Chapter 376 Heading to the Heart of the Polar Regions

After everyone discussed and decided on the destination and route, they began intensive planning and preparation.

Wang Xiao and Leo were responsible for finding a ship, while the others were responsible for transferring the supplies brought by the plane to the port and waiting.

Half a day later, relying on his extensive network of contacts, Leo finally found a captain who was willing to sail to their destination.

In recent years, with the development of human technology and economy, the polar regions have gradually been developed into tourist areas.

However, only a small number of areas without major hidden dangers were opened, and the place Meng Zhiyi and they were going to was in the heart of the polar regions, which was undeveloped and had major hidden dangers.

Therefore, not many captains are willing to go to this place.

The boat was not very big, it was a fishing boat, and because it was the fishing ban season, the captain had some free time.

The ship is now docked at the port. Everyone has put on thick warm clothes and is methodically moving boxes of supplies onto the ship.

The captain was a man in his forties, wearing local clothing, with his hair braided in a braid and a sealskin hat.

"What are you going to do? Moving so many things." The captain came over and asked curiously.

Shen Que was tidying up Meng Zhiyi's clothes to prevent her from freezing.

Hearing the captain's question, everyone else started thinking about how to answer.

"We are responsible for exploration." Shen Que replied calmly: "These are all research equipment. Please drive the boat steadily and don't damage them."

Upon hearing this, the captain nodded quickly: "So they are doing research. That's right, researchers from various countries come here all year round."

"Don't worry, my boat is famous for being stable here. The place you are going to is still a risky area, and few people dare to go there."

Meng Zhiyi rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Then you must be very powerful. It's so dangerous over there. Are you familiar with the route?"

"Yes, I know it. To be honest, I have sent a group of people there twice before you." The captain said with some pride.

Meng Zhiyi: "Are you also a researcher?"

The captain shook his head: "Not a researcher. The leader looks gentle, but his subordinates are ferocious. And..."

He spoke in a lower voice.

Meng Zhiyi also followed suit and put his ear close to it.

"Moreover, each of them was equipped with a gun. They didn't look like good people. I suspected that they went in to hunt and protect animals."

"So arrogant?" Meng Zhi was surprised, but he had already guessed what was going on in his heart.

The person the captain was talking about might be Lian Mubai.

The captain did not know Meng Zhiyi's true purpose, and seeing that they were very friendly, he really believed that they were geological researchers.

Then he said, "The first time they came, there were not that many people, and they didn't stay long, so I waited for them on the boat for three days. The second time, there were about a few hundred people, and they brought a lot of tools."

"I was curious at the time and wanted to ask, but after thinking it over, I decided not to provoke him."

Meng Zhiyi also pretended to be a curious baby and asked with sparkling eyes: "What happened next? Did these people leave? Did you call the police to arrest them?"

The captain shook his head in embarrassment: "The second time they didn't let me wait. After delivering the goods and unloading the cargo, they let me go. At first I also thought about calling the police, but I am just an ordinary fisherman, and my family depends on me for support. If I offend these people and anger my family, it would be a loss."

Meng Zhiyi nodded and understood: "That's right, sometimes there is no need to offend people."

After saying that, Meng Zhiyi patted the captain on the shoulder with a smile and said, "Don't worry, we are good people and we work for the country."

The captain smiled innocently and said, "You look friendly and don't seem like bad people. That's why I agreed when that guy found me."

As they were talking, all the supplies had been loaded onto the boat. Shen Que turned around and held out his hand to hold her hand, and everyone boarded the boat one after another.

The captain said that if there was no bad weather, it would take two days to reach the destination from the port.

But the weather here is changeable, especially at sea, and there is no way to be sure whether there will be bad weather.

So they can arrive within three days.

The time is relatively tight because after arriving at the destination, they still have to find a place to set up camp and find the base where Lian Mubai is hiding.

But the weather was beyond their control, and Meng Zhiyi thought it was useless for them to worry.

After the boat started moving, Meng Zhiyi went into the room and fiddled with something.

Shen Que went to see her several times, always in a mysterious manner.

"Are you hiding something from me?" On the deck, Meng Zhiyi, wrapped in a coat, looked at the ice blocks floating on the sea, and the penguins that occasionally popped their heads out and slid onto the ice blocks.

"Huh? Why do you ask that?" Meng Zhiyi was stunned, looking puzzled.

[No, was I that obvious?]

[I secretly recorded some videos for him as a gift, but it was discovered? ]

[Could it be that he has already read it behind my back? ]

【While I was sleeping? 】

Meng Zhiyi muttered something in his heart, and blocked what Shen Que wanted to say.

He held her in his arms, thought for a moment, and said quietly, "You locked yourself in your room all day, and you were still hiding things when I went to look for you."

Meng Zhiyi leaned into his arms and blinked: "Is there? Did I hide it?"

Shen Que lowered his eyes and looked dimly at the person in his arms. Seeing that she was playing dumb, he did not intend to expose her.

Anyway, she said in her heart that it was a gift for herself, and she would know sooner or later.

"Did I see it wrong?" Shen Que calmed down and looked at Meng Zhiyi with amusement, acting along with her.

Meng Zhiyi climbed up the pole: "You must have seen it wrong. How could I hide something from you? You don't trust me!"

"Okay, I was wrong. I apologize." Shen Que chuckled and tightened his hold on her hand a little.

Meng Zhiyi snorted proudly, leaning against him lazily, her eyes fixed on the sea.

During the night, the weather really changed.

Hailstones the size of pigeon eggs fell from the sky, and the wind was howling on the sea. The entire ship was swaying and rolling with the waves.

Wang Xiao immediately took people to the cabin to check the supplies to ensure that the supplies would not be damaged due to the shaking of the ship.

In the room, Shen Que protected Meng Zhiyi and tried his best to keep her steady so as not to fall.

Meng Zhiyi opened the curtains and saw the roaring waves hitting the window.

"Can this ship...hold on?" Looking at such bad weather, Meng Zhiyi couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"Leo found it, so it should be fine." Shen Que seemed calm, but when you saw that he had already taken out a life jacket and was ready to put it on Meng Zhiyi, you knew that he was not as calm as he seemed.

"Don't panic, this is normal. Hail is localized. I can avoid it by walking forward."

The captain's voice came over the radio.

Meng Zhiyi held onto the handrail on the wall to steady himself, then smiled at Shen Que and said, "You don't have to put it on. The captain said it's okay."

Shen Que said seriously: "Just in case, you should put it on."