Chapter 95 Leaving Together
Jack was startled and immediately said, "Are you trapped here? We can get you out, really. Don't worry, we can still help each other, because the icebreaker belongs to our country. Although I also want to agree to your request."
He was keenly aware that they appeared here, but the cruise ship had been silent for such a long time, and the situation was obviously very bad.
Jiang Si refused coldly, "Then you can do whatever you want."
Jack was shocked. "No, no, no, I really can't make all the decisions about this ship. At least I need the consent of all members."
Jiang Si didn't waste any time talking to them and turned away.
Jack didn't want to see his wife get into trouble, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Then what should we do? Can we leave here with you?"
Jiang Si pointed at their cruise ship and said, "After you get on board, decide whether you want to leave or not. If you still want to leave, we will take you away with us."
Jiang Si is not a cold-hearted person. This group of people may still want to go back alive and find their relatives.
Icebreakers can play a rescue role and as long as the ship follows closely behind, it can be towed back together.
After hearing Jiang Si's words, Jack felt even more uneasy.
We have already entered the northern waters, but there is no signal at all, and the abnormal climate is really frightening.
They looked at the huge cruise ship, and every step they took was filled with deep uneasiness, for fear that they would encounter some monster once they got on.
Jack went up to the deck of the cruise ship. The thick snow and the howling cold wind made the empty cruise ship look extremely strange.
When he entered the hall on the first floor and saw the densely packed corpses, his heart stopped in an instant.
He had never seen such a miserable and horrific scene. His teammates were so frightened that their legs went limp. They knelt on the snow and cried out, "Oh my God!"
Jack and the others didn't dare to go any further onto the cruise ship. They quickly jumped onto Jiang Si's yacht and asked excitedly, "Why is this happening? What happened?"
Jiang Si said indifferently: "As you can see, the end of the world has happened, we are all survivors, and now is the extreme cold time."
"Compared to us, you are much luckier. You haven't even had time to experience earthquakes, meteorite falls, extreme heat, torrential rain, hurricanes, or mutant creatures."
Jack was stunned. "How could this happen..."
They only went to Antarctica to take the postgraduate entrance exam, and the world suddenly ended?
However, the tens of thousands of corpses on the cruise ship clearly told him that what Jiang Si said was true.
The end of the world has really come.
Otherwise, the ice surface in this sea area cannot freeze, and the temperature cannot reach temperatures above minus 55 degrees Celsius.
It's even more impossible that so many people died on such a cruise ship and no rescue team came to deal with it.
Jack suppressed his fear and grief and asked Jiang Si, "What's going on now? Is everything covered in extreme cold? Is there no one left alive on the continent?"
Jiang Si waved his hand. "We're from Asia, so we don't know the situation here yet. But, you've all seen the bodies on the cruise ship. They were all obviously trying to escape, but didn't make it. Now, I'm giving you a choice. The supplies on the cruise ship are sufficient for you to survive for a very long time. When spring comes and the world is at peace, you can return to the mainland."
"Of course, you can also choose to do as we did and load enough supplies for now and make a tentative landing. If you want to stay, the icebreaker must belong to us."
After listening to Jiang Si's words, Jack chose the latter without hesitation, "Let's go back together. My parents and children are still waiting for me."
If they stayed, Jiang Si would have taken the icebreaker away, and they wouldn't know when they could return to the mainland, let alone which would come first, an accident or tomorrow.
I just heard from Jiang Si that they also experienced natural disasters such as meteorite falls, earthquakes and extreme heat.
If you encounter these disasters again on a cruise ship that is unable to move forward, there will be no possibility of escape.
Jack made his choice, and naturally the others made the same choice.
Just letting them stay with so many corpses might cause psychological problems.
Besides, even if there are no crops to eat on land, we can still find some supplies here and there, which is better than suffering at sea.
Jiang Si nodded: "Okay, we'll go with you first."
From Jack, we learned that their Antarctic research team consists of fifty people, and forty of them are crew members. They are now short of food, fuel and medicine, and half of them are lying on the ground.
The first priority is to save these people’s lives.
Jiang Si found several carts that could be towed in the snow and moved all the emergency supplies needed from their boat.
In order to save time, everyone rode non-stop all the way, and it took more than an hour to reach the icebreaker.
Seeing them coming back with supplies, the people on the icebreaker waved excitedly and immediately got off to move the things.
Without Jiang Si's command, they took the antifreeze and diesel, poured them into the fuel tank immediately, and started the icebreaker's engine.
Fortunately, as the most advanced icebreaker in the north, it was not frozen for several hours. Whoosh, the lights on the ship were lit.
Those who were still conscious on the boat suddenly let out excited roars.
Jack distributed food and medicine, and Qin Shen and Jiang Si immediately went into rescue mode.
Although there are only two of them, their momentum is enough to match that of thousands of troops.
With Qin Shen around, Jiang Si felt at ease without holding a gun.
Thanks to Jiang Si and Qin Shen's rescue efforts, most people regained consciousness. A small number of people were seriously ill and needed to be slowly recuperated with medication.
Sheri, the most experienced scientist in Antarctic research, asked Jack about the situation on the cruise ship. Jack's face darkened and he told her what he saw on the cruise ship.
In an instant, the entire icebreaker fell silent.
Someone laughed and said, "Jack, are you missing home so much that you're hallucinating?"
Jack shook his head gravely. "It's the end of the world. Hasn't anyone noticed yet? Do you really think I'm joking?"
Everyone fell silent again.
In fact, everyone had a slight sense of unease, but no one expected a situation as exaggerated as the end of the world.
Xirui was silent for a long time. Looking at Jack, whose hands were clenched tightly and his face was full of grief, she asked, "What should we do then? Are there enough supplies on the cruise ship for us to return to the mainland?"
Everyone looked at him expectantly again.
Jack cast his gaze upon Jiang Si, who had finally taken a break from his busy schedule. "We have enough supplies, but to save everyone's lives, I've already promised to hand over the icebreaker to them. But they will also keep their promise and take us away from here and back to our beloved homeland."
Hearing this, everyone's eyes turned to Jiang Si and Qin Shen, all with a look of opposition on their faces: "Why do you represent us and agree to hand over the icebreaker!"
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