Mu Sicheng lowered his head and rummaged through the thick stack of thirty-three years of temperature records that Bai Liudun had given him, and found the coldest place on August 10th of the year before last.

The records clearly marked the longitude and latitude of this location, which was exactly where Bai Liu and the others were now.

Tang Erda moved the radar detector to the ice surface, exhaled a breath of hot air, straightened his waist, turned his head and looked at Bai Liu: "Still the old rules, first detect and then drill?"

Bai Liu nodded.

Tang Erda moved the weighing hydraulic hammer to the ice surface, and after carefully checking that there were no ice cracks nearby, he climbed onto the helicopter and began to operate the instrument.

Liu Jiayi returned to the helicopter with him.

The wind was so strong in that area that it almost had the force to blow her away, forcing her to return to the helicopter.

Liu Jiayi put her hands on the driver's seat of Tang Erda's car, and leaned on her feet to look at the radar screen on the dashboard.

The instrument scanned downward layer by layer, and finally found a metal object with a regular shape at a depth of more than 1,000 meters. This discovery made her frown: "So deep? How long will it take to dig?"

"It's conservatively estimated that it will take more than six hours." Tang Erda rubbed his hands, which were frozen red from moving the equipment, and frowned, "It's a bit troublesome. The temperature here is too low. Even if we take turns working, those who are resting will not be able to keep warm because the fuel is running out."

"If we dig it by force, it will be dangerous."

Liu Jiayi looked at the thermometer hanging next to Tang Er's hand, raised her head and asked him: "But the temperature here is not very low now, only minus 30 degrees Celsius. Didn't you work safely in an environment of minus 50 degrees Celsius at Taishan Station before? Why is it more dangerous to work here?"

"Because the wind speed here is too strong." Tang Erda explained solemnly, "In Antarctica, the wind is colder than the snow."

"Low temperatures will only slowly take away a person's body heat, but high-speed winds will take away a person's body temperature more quickly. Working in such a high-speed wind, with our imperfect equipment and insulation, it is easy for the high winds to take away a lot of our heat and freeze us to death."

Tang Erda looked at Bai Liu and the others who were stabilizing the equipment outside the helicopter.

Mu Sicheng and Mu Ke were so cold that their faces turned purple in just a few minutes. They kept moving slightly on the snow to keep warm. Tang Erda showed some concern for the first time: "I'll go down and replace them."

"But you won't be able to hold out for long in such a strong wind, and you will also be frozen like this." Liu Jiayi's thoughts were clear, and he pointed out the crux of the problem directly, "Even if each of us takes turns to be frozen and forced to dig out our hearts, freezing to death is only a matter of time - because we don't have the supplies to warm up, and the fuel has been running low for a long time, right?"

Liu Jiayi paused again and again, but couldn't help but say:

"There's no need for us to fight Hei Tao to death in this game for now. It's normal that we can't beat him right now. We can first convince Bai Liu to log out."

"Whether it's this mission to dig out the heart a thousand meters below, or, or winning the Spade, it's too much for us!!"

Liu Jiayi clung to the edge of the helicopter tightly, her eyes red with faint tears, her voice sounded a little weak in the wind and snow, like a truly helpless little girl:

"Spades is really scary. I saw Hearts play against him. She asked me if I was sure I could save her from Spades. I didn't answer her at that time."

"But now I can tell you the answer. The answer is absolutely not. I have no ability to save any of my teammates from Heitao." Liu Jiayi suppressed her sobs, her fingers gripping the helicopter frame thin and pale, "...I don't want to see Heitao kill Bai Liu, just like he threw Bai Liu into the acid pool before."

"He's going to lose, and I can't save him."

Liu Jiayi was about to cry: "But I'm not sure I can persuade Bai Liu to quit the game. He trusts you more. Can you help me persuade him?"

Tang Er looked back at the little girl who was begging him sincerely with tears in her eyes. Her expression was so fragile, and he vaguely realized that this little witch, who in his memory had always been bloody and cruel, and extremely intelligent, was also afraid.

——The scene she saw at Edmund Station still frightened her.

Although the frightened little girl had not shown any signs of it from the moment she boarded the plane until now, she remained calm until Bai Liu left before trying to conspire with him.

Tang Er paused slightly, then took another step forward, sinking deeply into the snow. He turned around to hold the helicopter, looking up at Liu Jiayi at the door. The wind blew the animal fur on the edge of his hat brim into disarray.

Liu Jiayi is right, but Bai Liu is a tactician.

——This is an unquestionable identity.

"Are you questioning the tactician's decision?" Tang Erda asked in a deep voice.

Liu Jiayi bit her lower lip and stopped talking.

"Never question a tactician's decision." Tang Er raised his head and looked directly at Liu Jiayi. "The moment he made the decision, he was already prepared to sacrifice his life for victory. Bai Liu knows the consequences of all this better than you."

"But for the tactician, winning the game is the most important thing, and all you have to do as his team member is to execute his decisions and win the game."

Liu Jiayi's voice was hoarse: "...Even if Bai Liu died for this victory, it wouldn't matter, right?"

Tang Erda said calmly, "Yes, it doesn't matter."

"Because that's what he wanted."

After Tang Erda finished speaking, he turned and left, leaving heavy footprints in the snow.

Liu Jiayi stood at the door and looked down at the footprints for a while, took a deep breath, rubbed her hands to wipe away the tears from her eyes, turned around and began to rummage through the boxes and drawers looking for maps and information.

She gritted her teeth and thought fiercely - even if she died, she had to survive this ordeal first and dig out her heart first.

You can't freeze to death here!

By the time Bai Liu and the others were rotated back by Tang Erda with the drilling machine, Liu Jiayi had already skillfully set up camp on the snow and took out heating equipment to keep the three people warm.

Mu Sicheng shivered as he held a cup of hot water, his words tinged with cold waves: "Damn, it's too cold!"

Liu Jiayi handed Bai Liu a small plush blanket. Bai Liu took it and wiped the icy ends of her hair: "Thank you."

"We are running low on fuel." After the group of people came to their senses, Liu Jiayi calmly began to describe the objective predicament, "Because we still need to leave enough fuel for the helicopter to fly, we don't have enough fuel to last for six hours."

Bai Liu only thought about it for a moment before proposing a solution: "Are there other observation posts nearby? We can go over and search the map to see if there is any fuel or supplies that can be replenished."

"Yes, that's right, I thought so too." Liu Jiayi took out a map and placed it between her and Bai Liu, "But after a careful inspection, I only found one place where supplies might be stored."

Liu Jiayi pointed to a cabin sign on the map and said, "This is the Scott Cabin. It is a cultural relic left behind by the first generation of explorers who came here in 1912."

Mu Ke leaned over and asked, "But this kind of cultural relic building is made of wood and is flammable. Could there be a lot of fuel stored inside?"

"Yes." Liu Jiayi nodded affirmatively. "I flipped through Edmund's book and found a travel brochure with a lot of information about the Scott Cabin. Because the cabin is still under maintenance and renovation, and there are people living near it, there are fuel reserves."

Bai Liu nodded: "This place is not far from here. We can walk directly to Scott's cabin first."

He simply ordered: "Mu Ke, Mu Sicheng, and Jiayi, you come with me and take away a small portion of the fuel and supplies, and leave the rest to Captain Tang. He has strong cold resistance, helicopter driving ability, and is more familiar with Antarctica. Let him focus on drilling and excavation here."

"When we get there, we'll call him by satellite. If he has oil, we'll ask him to come over and refuel. If not, we'll ask him to stay where he is."

Bai Liu looked around and asked, "Does anyone have any comments?"

Mu Ke and Mu Shicheng: "No."

Liu Jiayi pursed her lips and didn't answer.

Bai Liu looked at her quietly.

Liu Jiayi raised her red eyes and looked at him for a while: "Do you really want to win the spade?"

Bai Liu smiled: "I have to."

Although she had expected this answer, Liu Jiayi still couldn't help but want to scold him: "It doesn't matter if I die?"

Bai Liu smiled and stood up. He patted Liu Jiayi's head, wiped away her tears with his thumb, and hugged her gently: "——I promise that I will beat him before I die."

The group said goodbye to Tang Erda, picked up their sleds and snowballs and headed towards Scott's cabin.

Scott's Cabin was indeed not far away. After walking for a while, the group could see this nostalgic building on the coast.

There was a faint light in the cabin, emitting a warm heat, which made the group of people who had trudged through the wind and snow feel warm and refreshing. Mu Sicheng felt so comfortable that he couldn't help but soften his erect shoulder blades.

Bai Liu put the snowballs aside, took off his sled shoes, took out the whip and walked into Scott's cabin.

An old man was sitting on the creaking wooden bench, warming himself by the fireplace with his eyes half closed, his arms folded over his stomach as he dozed off, his long beard trembling, and a few snoring noises from the corners of his mouth, only possible in deep sleep.

The sound of Bai Liu's footsteps entering the house and the cold wind that rushed in through the door woke him up. He opened his sleepy eyes and saw Bai Liu standing less than five meters in front of him.

He seemed very happy and was not troubled by the rebellion of this uninvited guest. Instead, he raised his eyebrows in surprise and said, "Look, I found something."

Edmund's smiling eyes fell on the whip in Bai Liu's hand: "——Another new guest who likes to use a whip."