Chapter 39 Antarctic meteorites
The speed of the convoy was very fast, and it was only ten hours before it traveled nearly 300 kilometers in the ice and snow.
Although many of the guards were skilled skiers, they were moving too fast, and many of them were bruised and swollen.
Huang Chuan looked up at the sky, only to see a dark cloud rushing towards this side, and in his experience, he judged that there was about to be a snowstorm.
The Antarctic blizzard is absolutely terrifying and cruel beyond ordinary people's imagination, and the wind sweeps the hail in all directions.
The visibility will not exceed two meters, and it is difficult to even breathe in the face of a snowstorm, let alone rush.
If you're not careful, you risk stepping into an ice hole or falling off a glacier.
Huang Chuan told everyone to camp on the spot and set up their tents as soon as possible before the snowstorm came.
Everyone quickly took out their tents and set them up on the spot, and in less than two minutes, 100 tents were set up.
Huang Chuan's judgment was not wrong, as soon as he set up the tent, the wind swept the ice and snow all over the sky, and just now there was still white light everywhere, and it instantly became dim.
Looking at the wind that covers the sky, it can't help but remind people of the end of the world, the tent nearly two meters high is blown and shakes around, and the wind and snow hit the tarpaulin with a popping sound.
Fortunately, the military tent is of good quality, the tripod has penetrated one meter deep into the ice, and the gripper stretched out below firmly grasps the surroundings, otherwise the hundred and ten tents would have been blown into the air.
Everyone hid in the tent to take shelter from the wind and snow, just now everyone skied all the way hard, not feeling cold, and some people even sweated.
Now that they have stopped, the sweat has solidified, and many people are so cold that their upper teeth touch their lower teeth and make a gurgling sound.
In order to resist the cold, everyone had to take out biscuits to replenish the calories and survive this wave of snowstorms.
It took almost three hours for the blizzard to stop, and many people were pale from the cold and their lips were purple.
Even the sled dogs, huddled together to keep warm, shivered with cold, and the brothers were bound to die if they continued like this.
Huang Chuan mobilized everyone to hurry up and let the blood flow as soon as possible.
After packing up the tent, the Bailai people continued on their way.
Jiang Shaoyang is definitely the most beautiful boy in this group, because he is good at light skills, and skiing is just a matter of mastery for him.
When others were concentrating on sliding forward, he did several somersaults in the air, performing his perfect light skills, which added a lot of fun to everyone.
The most disadvantaged were the members of the expert group, because they were old, not as physically and flexibly as a group of lads, and they were exhausted and out of breath after a few hours.
In order to catch the meteorite as soon as possible, they have been holding back and sliding forward as fast as possible.
Just as everyone was concentrating on hurrying forward, they suddenly heard the sound of ice cracking in front of them.
The sled dog leading the way ahead was so frightened that it lay on the ice and did not dare to move.
It's not good, when the glacier collapsed ahead, Huang Chuan told everyone not to move, let alone speak loudly, so as not to cause resonance due to too much movement.
All the people obeyed Huang Chuan's order, and lay on the ice one after another, quietly staring ahead, not even daring to come out.
Then there was the clatter of the ice, and a wail from a sled dog a little ahead of it.
The ice beneath it shattered in half, and its entire body fell into the ice hole, but all the sled dogs were strung together by a long rope.
When the rest of the sled dogs saw that their companion was killed, they pulled their legs back with all four legs.
The sled dog that had fallen from the ice hole suddenly hung in the air, and although its body did not continue to fall, the rope tied around its neck almost strangled it out of breath.
Because the ice was too slippery, the remaining sled dogs couldn't stand the gravity and couldn't hold on to the ice with their limbs, so they followed and slid in the direction of the ice hole.
If this continues, all the sled dogs will fall into the ice cave to be buried, what should I do?
The Bailai people didn't dare to move casually when they were lying on the ice, because the ice under their feet was also cracking, making a grinding sound.
With a little exertion, everyone will risk falling into the ice hole, and when it is over, the sled dog will not be able to save it.
Seeing the nine sled dogs wailing and sliding towards the ice hole, everyone closed their eyes in despair.
At this time, Jiang Shaoyang took out a long rope from his bag and made a slipknot at the other end.
With a strong right arm, the long rope was thrown more than ten meters away, and it was firmly wrapped around the neck of a sled dog.
Just when the ten sled dogs were in despair, they stopped sliding towards the ice cave for a while.
Seeing this, Shangguan Jian and Chu Huaiyu slowly crawled to Jiang Shaoyang's side to help grab the rope.
Liu Feng, the captain of the guard, told the others to slowly retreat, first to the solid ice.
After about ten minutes, the Bailai people finally retreated to a safe place.
Now there were only ten sled dogs and Shangguan Jian left on the cracked ice, and everyone watched from the sidelines, pinching out a cold sweat for their safety.
I can't help with the strength, so I have to be in a hurry.
Watching the ice crack louder and louder, it looks like it can last for two minutes at most.
Let's try not to squat, we have to lie on our backs on the ice to increase the force area of the ice surface, Shangguan Jian shouted loudly at the two of them.
Or the vice captain has insight, Chu Huaiyu and Jiang Shaoyang heard the shout and lay on their backs on the ice together, using their backs to pull the sled dog backwards.
One meter, two meters...... The sled dog, suspended in mid-air, was finally pulled back to the ice.
The other sled dogs were also very cooperative, sliding backwards with their limbs firmly on the ice.
Three people and ten dogs cooperated tacitly, and they slid backwards for a distance of 100 meters in just two minutes.
Seeing that they were about to slide out of danger, several guards rushed up and pulled the end of the rope and dragged it back with force.
Only a loud clatter was heard, and the three people and ten sled dogs just slid out of the danger zone, and the ice collapsed nearly 100 meters away.
Expose a bottomless pit of several hundred square meters, and look at the bottomless pit that cannot be seen at a glance.
Everyone was shocked, and Huang Chuan told everyone that millions of square kilometers of Antarctica are full of pits, and everyone must be careful next.
Several of the sled dogs were stabbed in the legs by the ice ballast, and the blood was frozen into ice as soon as it came out.
Frightened, the sled dog hurriedly bit it with its mouth, and several guards quickly took out the trauma medicine to help the sled dog's leg wrap.
As we all know, once there is no sled dog in front of you, you will not be able to reach your destination.
After bandaging the wound of the sled dog, take out a few pieces of jerky for it to eat to replenish its strength, and after eating the jerky, everyone continues to hurry.
With the previous lesson, the sled dogs are now more careful, and every time they encounter an abnormal place, they will first make a careful observation to ensure that it is safe before passing.
Although there were many difficulties encountered on the road, after nearly 50 hours of rapid marching, everyone finally arrived at the fall of the meteorite.
From a distance, the meteorite looks like an oval wooden boat several meters long, and the whole thing is black and shiny.
Finally arriving at their destination, the team and the escorts ran towards the meteorite and cheered.
In appearance, the meteorite is surprisingly large, roughly estimated to weigh at least two tons.
Not to mention that the guards have not seen it, even Huang Chuan and other scientific research groups who have been engaged in research in the field of astronomy for a long time have not seen it.
A meteorite of this magnitude must have great astronomical research value. Huang Chuan pulled off the thick lenses, lay on the meteorite and cried excitedly.
How could such a heavy meteorite pull out of this thousands of miles of ice and snow, the captain of the guard, Liu Feng, looked at the meteorite and frowned and fell into thought.
Huang Chuan proposed that everyone should work the road, and they should repair and repair here first.
Everyone was happy for a while and forgot to be tired, and after Huang Chuan said this, everyone was indeed cold and hungry.
In a short time, the guards set up hundreds of makeshift tents near the meteorite.
Too tired, everyone took out the dry food, dried meat, ate and drank enough, and then got into the tent and fell asleep.
After dozens of hours of continuous travel, everyone was very tired and slept for almost ten hours at a time.
Shangguan Jian walked out of the tent and saw the pioneer's sled dogs huddled together and slept with their heads covered after eating dried meat.
He knew that the psychological pressure on the sled dogs was no less than that of people along the way, and Shangguan Jian couldn't bear to disturb them.
However, the ears of the sled dogs were extremely sensitive, and although Shangguan Jian's footsteps were very light, they still alarmed them.
Looking at Shangguan Jian, the sled dogs ran over one after another, rubbing their bodies against him around him.
I didn't expect these sled dogs to be so emotional, since they were rescued by Shangguan Jian and the three of them, the sled dogs saw that they were becoming more and more emotional.
Professor Huang, what are you doing? Shangguan Jian suddenly saw Huang Chuan squatting next to the meteorite, looking at something.
Shangguan Jian immediately walked over to greet him, is that you? You woke up, Huang Chuan looked at the meteorite while talking to Shangguan Jian.
After sleeping for so long and having rested, Shangguan Jian yawned.
Why don't you sleep, Shangguan Jian suddenly asked Huang Chuan.
I slept very little, usually three hours is enough, Huang Chuan held his glasses, and his eyes never left the meteorite.
Shangguan Jian knew that these scholars, once they fell into thinking, could sleep for days and nights, without eating or drinking, and could be said to be workaholics.
He didn't want to disturb Huang Chuan's thinking, and was about to leave.
Suddenly, I heard Huang Chuan shake his head and say to himself, it shouldn't be, it shouldn't.
What shouldn't be? Looking at Huang Chuan's strange behavior, why shouldn't Professor Huang be there, Shangguan Jian leaned in and asked again.
I don't think it's a meteorite, it looks like something that someone specially created, Huang Chuan answered Shangguan Jian's question while looking at the meteorite.
Not a meteorite? How can it be? The media all over the world have reported that it is something that fell from the sky, how can someone deliberately create it?
If it's a satellite, it doesn't look like it? Huang Chuan's words were confusing to Shangguan Jian.