Sha Qilin shook his head regretfully, "There's nothing we can do. The center of the storm is just ahead."
Not to mention their small research vessel, even a ship of tens of millions of tons would end up with the ship destroyed and people killed if it were to reach the center of such a storm.
Su Nian knew that she had oversimplified the problem, so she stuck out her tongue, stopped talking, and concentrated on eating the vegetables on the plate.
During the long wait, the crew members had to go about their normal duties every day, which helped them kill some time.
The members of the scientific expedition team felt like their days were numbered and were completely bored.
Su Nian and Chu Beichen can still chat and relieve boredom, but Sha Qilin is pitiful.
Compared with the members of the scientific expedition team, he was just a military man. He was out of tune with them when chatting and they had no common language at all.
After much thought, he decided that only by pestering Su Nian and Chu Beichen could he pass the long journey, no, it was the long sea journey.
Every morning as soon as they woke up, Sha Qilin would come to visit without any hesitation. He would either stick to the couple to chat, or drag them to play childish Go. When Su Nian and Chu Beichen thought that Sha Qilin was over 30 and still a bachelor, they felt a little sympathy for him and reluctantly stayed with him.
After playing like this for several days, the storm finally stopped and Jingle Bell could continue to move forward.
After the storm, the sea was blue, exceptionally beautiful, and so calm as if nothing had happened.
The ship sailed for about ten days before reaching its destination. There were many huge ice blocks around it, and there were even quite a few large icebergs among them.
Fortunately, Jingle Bell is an icebreaker, so it can sail among the icebergs.
The glare from the iceberg was very strong, so in order to protect their eyes, everyone on the Ding Dong wore goggles.
Finally, on a calm afternoon, the Dingdang arrived safely near the coastline. The ship could only anchor here, and a small boat had to be used to land.
After Sha Qilin checked the coordinates again, he organized the first group of fifty people to land on the coast.
This is a world covered in ice and snow. The seals sitting on the ice have never seen humans before and don't know how to avoid them. They just stare blankly.
Fortunately, it was an expedition team and not poachers, otherwise these guys would be in danger of their lives.
Three of these dozens of people were botanists. Seeing the situation before them, they were very confused.
This is a barren land with no grass growing. Why should we invite botanists here?
Unfortunately, even if there are questions, it is difficult to ask at this moment because everyone's face is covered with a thick windproof mask.
The communication equipment was one-way, meaning only the leader, Sha Qilin, could issue orders to everyone. Only when Sha Qilin activated the two-way function of the communicator could others express dissenting opinions.
Su Nian deeply suspected that this was because Sha Qilin could not communicate with the members of the expedition team when he was on the ship.
Sha Qilin felt that since they couldn't reach an agreement anyway, there was no need to communicate and everyone could just unilaterally execute orders.
After getting ashore, everyone took off their ski equipment and started moving towards the direction specified by the coordinates.
There are only two ways to travel quickly in the Arctic: skiing and dog sledding.
In comparison, the former is simpler and easier, as long as everyone participating in the scientific expedition team masters skiing skills. The latter also requires the training of a large number of sled dogs, which will undoubtedly slow down the progress of the entire scientific expedition.
Su Nian wore a cold-proof mask and goggles that covered her small face tightly, and walked forward against the wind and snow.
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