The starship drifted through the Earth's sky for a night, returning to the Arctic Circle. Jiang Ran caught sight of a glimpse of green light through the transparent window. It resembled a small tail, thin at the top and thick at the bottom, flickering and changing against the distant night sky.
Of course, the others also saw the faint green light and moved forward.
Fu Bo leaned against the window and said excitedly, "Could this be another fawn? Could it be Xiaobai?"
Jiang Ran teased him deliberately: "You will be sent back to the capital planet tomorrow. Whether it is Xiaobai or not, you won't be able to see it anymore."
Fu Bo: “…”
"Okay," Jiang Ran said, putting aside his teasing thoughts and speaking frankly, "Those are the Northern Lights, a natural phenomenon that begins to appear in late autumn and early winter."
"Oh," Fu Bo snorted unhappily, "No wonder my Xiaobai isn't as pretty."
Jiang Ran: "Xiaobai is not yours either."
Fu Bo: “…”
Fu Bo: "Will Dark Shark attack you if you don't speak?"
After a whole night of fun, we looked at the time and it was really late. After that, we chatted briefly, said good night, and went back to the cabin to rest.
The flight environment at Earth's high altitudes is relatively unstable, prone to sudden turbulence. Late that night, before retiring, the pilot gradually steered the spacecraft back into the stratosphere.
Early the next morning, the stratosphere absorbed the Rossby waves and experienced a sudden warming.
After the driver had the situation under control, he came to report to Xu Yang and asked him when he planned to return.
Behind him are four pairs of eyes full of expectation.
Xu Yang seemed unaware: "Now."
Four people: "..."
No matter how they bit their handkerchiefs and cried, Xu Yang did not change his mind. He and Jiang Ran went through the connecting passage together and returned to the small starship.
However, the difference this time was that there was another driver coming with them.
Jiang Ran was a little curious: "Mr. Xu, don't you know how to fly a spaceship? Why are you still..."
Xu Yang said calmly, "Professional matters should of course be handed over to more professional people."
Jiang Ran nodded, but his heart was full of doubts.
Is it really not for the purpose of being lazy and slacking off?
When the pilot came to confirm the landing site with Xu Yang, Jiang Ran took the lead and pointed his finger at the light screen: "Can we land here?"
Xu Yang glanced at the spot she pointed to and immediately understood her intention: "Last night, we were far away, so what we observed with the naked eye might not be accurate. The aurora also covers a large area, so the best viewing location might not be right there."
Jiang Ran nodded: "I understand. If I need to move later, I will find a way."
Having said that, Xu Yang of course no longer refused and nodded to the driver. After a while, the spaceship sped towards the earth.
All their supplies had been discarded when they encountered the pyroclastic flow earlier, and now they had nothing but two tennis balls.
The support team sent by Xu Yang was of course professional and considerate. Before the boss could even say anything, they had already prepared a complete set of things for them. After the spaceship successfully landed, the pilot also helped them move their belongings onto the ice.
Jiang Ran picked through the bag of supplies for a while and felt a little strange: "Why are there so many more things than we brought last time?"
Before Xu Yang could say anything, the driver said with a big smile on his face, "Last time we came here, who would have thought there was a ruthless person who liked to climb volcanoes here?"
However, Xu Yang just waved his hand and said, "Last time I didn't have enough experience. Now that I have experience, of course I will be more prepared. There is nothing else to it."
Jiang Ran continued to rummage through the supply bag for a while and felt that neither of them was telling the truth.
If it was just for safety reasons...why was there so much extra bedding in the bag? Even two sets of futons.
Actually, it’s just that Xu Yang didn’t sleep well before, right?
Jiang Ran just complained in his heart, of course he didn't say it out loud.
She didn't question the new supply package that was almost twice as expensive, but just asked for two huge sets of pure white clothes that could even cover the head and a black dye.
Xu Yang was also feeling guilty at the time, so he agreed without asking any questions.
After everything was packed up, the driver took the starship to reunite with everyone, leaving only Jiang Ran and Xu Yang on the ice.
Jiang Ran looked at the starship that had become a small black dot as it sailed away in the distance and asked, "Why not leave the starship behind?"
"There was a danger before, but it was just a special situation. Borrowing such a powerful external force as a starship is not allowed by the rules."
All right.
That's exactly what the rules say.
Jiang Ran turned his gaze to the two large bags in front of him: "Let's start packing."
Xu Yang also looked over, his eyes just landing on the clothes and dyeing pens she wanted: "What exactly do you want these two things for?"
"You'll find out soon enough."
Now that there were only two of them, making a fire and cooking was much simpler than before. Jiang Ran found an ice cave, caught two fish, and grilled them for lunch.
This time the landing site was closer to the Arctic Circle than before, and the polar night phenomenon was more obvious. Not long after noon, the sky gradually darkened.
Jiang Ran and Xu Yang built two small snow houses before it got completely dark, and then stayed in the snow houses to adjust to the jet lag and took a nap. When they woke up, it was already midnight.
When Jiang Ran walked out of the house, he looked around first, and then saw a familiar green light in the north.
It is bright above and dark below, spreading hazily across the sky, like two beams of light projected on a roll of black drawing paper.
"Is that the aurora?" Xu Yang asked.
"That's right." Jiang Ran nodded.
"It's beautiful." Xu Yang paused before saying, "I've never seen such beautiful light on the capital planet..."
Jiang Ran was a little curious: "The Federation's technology is so mature. Even if the capital planet is covered by a protective shield all year round, they can artificially create starlight and moonlight to reflect it, right?"
"In theory, it's possible..." Xu Yang thought for a long time before slowly saying, "But since we were born, the night sky we see has always been pure black. Over the years, we have become accustomed to it. Even if we see a beautiful scenery, we will still sigh in admiration. No one would think of changing the environment they have lived in for many years, and the cost... is so high."
"I see."
As Jiang Ran spoke, he extended his hand to Xu Yang: "Mr. Xu, who loves the aurora so much, would you be willing to walk north with me, to the place closest to the sky, and see with your own eyes how bright the aurora is?"
Xu Yang looked at Jiang Ran's outstretched hand, his heart moved slightly. He hesitated for a long time before putting his hand on it. "But going over there means we have to cross a very narrow river. The floating ice above is very thin and may break at any time. There are also many giant creatures in the river. It would be very dangerous to go there rashly."
"No, no, no," Jiang Ran stretched out a finger and shook it, "Of course I'm not rash. I've been prepared."
Xu Yang was curious and raised his eyebrows to ask, "What preparations?"
When Jiang Ran heard this, he immediately became excited. He trotted back to the snow house and scrambled out two huge sets of white hooded clothes and black dye.
Xu Yang was very confused: "Your preparation... is this?"
"Yeah!" Jiang Ran excitedly drew a line on the white clothes with dye, then looked up and said, "We can put on this clothes and swim over disguised as sharks or emperor penguins!"
Xu Yang: “…”
He looked at the fluffy clothes again and again, hesitated for a long time, and then asked, "Can I refuse?"
The author has something to say:
【Small Theater】
Jiang Ran: Wear it! It’s so cute!
Xu Yang: I am wearing this today, and I may make my debut at the company’s investment meeting tomorrow.
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