Wearing heavy protective gear, Xu Milu followed Liu Peiqiang's instructions and entered a cylindrical structure that looked exactly like an escape pod. After she entered, the hatch closed with a click, and the pod vibrated slightly.
"Sizzle—"
[This is KT. This Antarctic expedition escort mission is being carried out by one main aircraft, three escort aircraft, and eleven escort aircraft.]
Liu Peiqiang's voice came through the communicator:
[Ms. Xu, for this mission, the main engine I pilot will tow the safety cabin. Upon arrival at the destination, I will lower the flight cabin according to the designated landmarks. The total flight time is one hour and forty minutes. You can turn on the monitor in front of you to continue watching your requested program, or you can rest inside the flight cabin.]
Xu Milu opened her communicator and replied:
"Colonel Liu Peiqiang, won't the coalition government people act with me?"
[Ms. Xu, because the average surface temperature in Antarctica is currently between -90℃ and -102℃, our protective suits can only support our activities on the surface for ten minutes, so we cannot carry out subsequent missions. However, we will deploy our Antarctic automated scientific research robot to provide support. If needed, please feel free to contact us online.]
Xu Milu immediately said she understood, and then settled comfortably into the small bed in the flight cabin to wait for takeoff.
"Thump—"
"Click—"
The entire flight cabin suddenly trembled slightly. She looked out through the small window of the flight cabin and, accompanied by a slight feeling of weightlessness, the flight cabin slowly lifted off the ground. The Mountain and Sea Base also became smaller and smaller until it gradually disappeared under the clouds.
Because only large fighter jets could support this long-distance transport mission, Xu Milu's flight cabin was suspended below the aircraft like a large "ostrich egg" throughout the entire flight.
From her vantage point, she could see several escorting fighter jets weaving through the vast sea of clouds, resembling a few elegant geese in flight.
So the question is, how can she ask to buy an airplane without making Earthlings think it's too strange?
Xu Milu fell into deep thought again.
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...
The entire flight went exceptionally smoothly. Apart from encountering two unstable factors that caused the cabin to shake, Xu Milu barely felt that she was flying in the sky.
[Ms. Xu, we are about to begin our descent. Due to the temperature, to prevent aircraft malfunctions, we will lower the capsule at an altitude of 3000 meters. The capsule's parachute and decompression device will then deploy, and you will be safely on the ground in thirty seconds.]
The flight module is equipped with a GPS system and enough resources for one month. You only need to bring the energy block into the research station to install the power source and restart the station's power system.
[Because the Earth is entering a period of rotational standstill, the polar day in Antarctica will become shorter and shorter. Antarctica will enter polar night in half an hour. Please be aware.]
After pressing confirm, the chain lock above the flight cabin automatically opened, and the entire orange flight cabin plummeted downwards. Fortunately, Xu Milu had fastened her seatbelt beforehand, otherwise she would have hit her head on the wall.
The feeling of the flight capsule falling was extremely intense. This was the first time Xu Milu had ever experienced a sudden fall without using magic, which inevitably brought back some "painful" memories of learning to ride the clouds from Nezha.
"Bang--"
The red descent device slowly opened, and the descent speed of the entire flight cabin gradually slowed down. After a few breaths, the flight cabin in which Xu Milu was riding emitted a muffled sound, and then the entire cabin tilted slightly, and she felt the gravity of the earth again.
Xu Milu dialed the communicator:
"Colonel Liu Peiqiang, I have landed successfully. You may return to base. Oh, and please give my regards to Sister Duoduo."
Received. Best of luck.
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"Crunch, crunch..."
The entire surface of Antarctica was covered with a thick layer of ice and snow. The vast, empty land was a white expanse, and Xu Milu's shoes made a series of sounds as they stepped into the snow.
—In the extreme low temperature, the face mask of the protective suit froze and cracked, becoming more fragile than sugar plastic. She simply went back to the system space to change into her magic robe and wrapped herself in an inextinguishable flame to resist the biting cold in the air.
It's so cold! The entire Antarctic continent has become a desolate wasteland, with frozen "ice sculptures" of animals everywhere: snow foxes, seals, penguins, sea lions, albatrosses, Antarctic wolves...
These animals seem to retain their appearance from when they were alive, as if they were sculpted from clay. Each animal is covered with a thick layer of snow, and if you brush it away, you can see the animals frozen in ice.
Xu Milu even saw a whale that was frozen solid while trying to leap out of the water. It was still in the action of leaping out of the water, and the frozen white waves around its body seemed to tell of its unwillingness.
At -90℃, this place is no longer suitable for animals to survive.
Xu Milu continued walking forward, trying to find some surviving animal populations, but she was disappointed.
The entire Antarctic continent resembled a pure white hell. Apart from the sound of the wind in the air and the "rustling" sound of snowflakes rolling on the snow surface, Xu Milu was surrounded by complete silence.
It's even quieter than a vacuum.
Fortunately, she arrived at the Taishan Research Station in Antarctica just before the polar day disappeared. The moment she turned on the power, the research station suddenly lit up just as the sunlight disappeared.
"Da! Da! Da! Da—"
As the machines began to operate, the automated equipment in front of Xu Milu lit up one by one, casting cold white light on the ground, and the robots buried in the snow began to move.
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