Chapter 86: Spasm
Woof woof woof——
Dozens of dogs of different sizes and colors were divided into five groups, each pulling a sled with a person sitting on it, and about 100 kilograms of supplies tied behind it.
Accompanied by Zhang Jian's loud and old shout, dozens of dogs exerted their strength at the same time, and rushed towards the vast white world ahead under the gaze of everyone on the research ship behind them.
As soon as it started, Liu Yu felt a bone-chilling coldness coming towards him.
Although she had put on special cold-resistant clothing, a hat on her head, and a mask on her mouth and nose, with only her eyes exposed, the ubiquitous cold still managed to penetrate her, causing her to shiver uncontrollably.
Silently resisting the chill, Liu Yu tried his best to recall the skills of operating the sled that he had learned from Zhang Jian during the brief training. He controlled the dogs as much as possible to bypass the bumps and depressions to make the sled as stable as possible.
As the cold wind blew against her face, Liu Yu felt like she had turned into a robot. At this moment, apart from mechanically controlling the dogs, her mind was almost frozen, unable to think or say anything.
Time passed slowly. After an unknown amount of time in this vast world of ice and snow, Zhang Jian let out a loud "whoa!" and dozens of dogs slowly stopped.
"Ten minutes' rest."
Liu Yu wrapped his clothes tightly, curled up into a ball, and didn't want to move at all.
Besides her, Captain Sun Jianping, another young man, and an old man all did the same thing. Only Zhang Jian jumped off the sled swiftly, took out some food, and threw it to the dogs.
The big dogs were eating voraciously, while Zhang Jian carefully checked the condition of each dog, and from time to time he massaged some dogs vigorously, as if he was massaging their muscles to relax them.
Some white mist emerged from these dozens of dogs and gathered into a ball.
"Let's go!"
With another shout from him, the five sleds started moving again.
Starting from early morning, it took until noon for the five sleds to cover a distance of about 100 kilometers and arrive at another two-story building covered with snow, similar to Zhang Jian's residence.
The door was closed and a padlock was hanging on it.
This is another Antarctic research station.
During humanity's heyday, a dozen scientific expedition members once lived here for extended periods. But now, no one has set foot here for over thirty years.
Sun Jianping walked over and smashed the lock open without any hesitation. He turned around and called out to the people, "Come in quickly."
Hundreds of kilograms of supplies and equipment were brought in. Once everything was complete, Zhang Jian and Sun Jianping started a fire to cook and keep warm.
As the flames rose, the temperature in the air finally rose a little.
Dozens of dogs gathered in a crooked heap and lay beside, each of them staggering and looking extremely exhausted.
The meat in the cauldron finally boiled. Zhang Jian cut the meat into pieces and put them among the dogs.
The big dogs devoured the food again, and Zhang Jian began to massage them again.
After eating and resting for about an hour, Zhang Jian stood up and said, "It's time to go back."
There were five sleds and five people when they came. When they left, there were still five sleds, but only two people were left.
Sun Jianping, a young man and an old man will stay here.
Because people themselves are also one of the "supplies" that need to be transported. Moreover, the three of them stayed here, in addition to guarding the supplies, they also had other things to do.
Their own transportation capacity was limited and they could not transport much food here. The three of them also had the responsibility of finding food.
"Let's go hunting."
Sun Jianping said hello, and the three of them braved the wind and snow and left. After watching them leave, Liu Yu and Zhang Jian set off on their return journey.
In the absence of transported supplies, the three sleds can move forward without human control.
It was not until dusk that the five sleds finally arrived under the ship.
The two men got on the boat, and the people on the boat hurriedly lifted dozens of dogs onto the boat.
Arriving at his dormitory and feeling the warm air, Liu Yu collapsed directly on the bed, not wanting to move at all.
Even if you ride a sled, traveling 200 kilometers in a day is really tiring.
After a quick wash and freshening up, Liu Yu went straight to sleep. In the specially designed kennel, Zhang Jian continued to massage the big dogs.
The next morning, the journey began again. Once again, several hundred kilograms of supplies and equipment were distributed across five sleds, and in addition to Zhang Jian and Liu Yu, three other people were once again responsible for operating the sleds.
The sled set off again.
This time, just halfway through the journey and not long after a rest, Zhang Jian called out again and asked the dogs to stop.
Liu Yu looked over and saw Zhang Jian jump down and rush straight towards a big dog with mottled fur.
The large dog panted violently, white air gushing out of its mouth like a long sword. It stood there, trembling uncontrollably, with bumps constantly appearing and disappearing on its body, as if there was something alive under its skin.
Liu Yu immediately knew that it was a muscle spasm.
This situation has happened to me before, as I over-exercised.
Zhang Jian untied the rope on the dog, held the spotted dog in his arms, and massaged it hard.
After a long time, the spotted dog finally calmed down. But when Zhang Jian put it on the ground, it stumbled twice and fell down again.
It struggled hard, but could not stand up. In the end, it could only lie on the cold ground, sobbing softly at Zhang Jian.
Zhang Jian sighed, a hint of sadness flashing in his old eyes.
He picked up the spotted dog again and sat on the sled again. The old and loud voice sounded again: "Go!"
The five sleds set off again.
In the swirling snowflakes, in addition to controlling the sled, Liu Yu was always observing the spotted dog in Zhang Jian's arms with his peripheral vision.
Then she saw that the spotted dog was still moving at first, but after trying hard to stick out its tongue and lick Zhang Jian, it became silent.
After arriving at the scientific research station that served as a transit station, Zhang Jian got off the sled holding the spotted dog, found a place nearby, gently put the stiff spotted dog down, then gathered the snow with his hands and slowly buried it.
Sun Jianping and others also came out together.
A total of eight people stood silently in front of the snow pile, and together with Zhang Jian, they bowed deeply towards it.
Liu Yu finally understood why Zhang Jian initially refused to help transport supplies.
"Let's go! Get some rest quickly, we have to travel again in the afternoon!"
Zhang Jian called out, and everyone and the dogs quickly entered the scientific research station.
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