From the dragon race to penetrate the world

Chapter 175 Departure, Eternal Frozen Ground

After Finger heard Lu Chen's words, a look of surprise appeared on his face, "Really?"

Lu Chen nodded, his expression became serious, "Really, but brother, are you sure you don't want to go? Although I don't know what happened before, but that place has a lot of influence on you, right?"

As far as Lu Chen himself said, if possible, he would not want to take anyone with him. Nibelungen is very complicated and full of changes. Although he plans to find Nibelungen, he will find a way to get Brother Finger and Chu Brother go out first, and he will handle the rest by himself.

But in reality, many things will not go as planned, and going to the North Pole with him is definitely a high-risk task.

After hearing Lu Chen's words, Fingel also put away the humble expression on his face, "It seems that the principal has already told you, but what kind of person do you think I am, Junior Brother? It would be the kind of person whose heart is full of revenge flames." , who want to risk their own life, but also to find out the truth back then?"

Lu Chen stared into Finger's eyes, and the two looked at each other for a few seconds. Lu Chen nodded and said, "I think so."

He has always been very accurate in seeing people. Although Senior Brother Fingel is usually very sloppy and seems to have no lower limit, in fact, the other party is by no means a real good-for-nothing.

"Okay, okay, I surrender, to be praised by the S-level junior, so what if I accompany you for a while."

Fingel raised his hand, and then put on a mean expression and said: "But you have to protect me, brother, I'm very weak, brother."

"Brother, you'd better weigh yourself first, and how weak you are."

Lu Chen looked at Finger's strong body, he would definitely be considered a strong player in ancient times.

"Don't worry about weighing things, by the way, Junior Brother, can you take me to download tonight's dungeon together."

Fingel smiled flatteringly, opening World of Warcraft, he still needs two pieces of equipment.

Lu Chen smiled, "Let's go."

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The glaciers that have accumulated over the years are disintegrating under the feet of the steel giants, sinking into the water and floating a corner, the sound of the impact is reminiscent of summer thunder, but this place will never be related to the hot summer.

Gullfaxi (Gullfaxi) is the name of this steel giant, which is said to be the mount of the frost giant Hrungnir.

Gulfaxi is 134 meters long, 30 meters wide, and has a displacement of 23000 tons. It is equipped with two reactors and can be used in deep waters within the Arctic Circle. The ice-breaking thickness is 2 meters.

This is an Arktika-class icebreaker, produced by the former Soviet Union, and there are only five in the world. It seems that the academy has indeed invested heavily in this mission.

Lu Chen stood in front of the deck, looking at the endless snow field, feeling the sharp cold wind coming from the pavement.

Only when you really come to this place, can you appreciate the ruthlessness of nature. The endless frost covers everything, turning the world into a piece of snow, as if purifying the dirt in this world.

Lu Chen exhaled, and the white water vapor rose halfway, then gradually sank again. In the environment of more than minus 30 degrees, the water mist would condense instantly.

"Junior brother, do you want to have a bite?"

Trembling, Fingel walked to Lu Chen's side. This guy was wearing a warm down jacket, and a thick military coat over it, and a cashmere cap on his head, which almost covered his ears.

He held a bottle of vodka in his hand, and looked at Lu Chen like he was looking at a monster, because the other party was only wearing ordinary casual clothes, with only thin autumn clothes and long trousers inside, which was what the other party wore in the academy, and even when he came to the North Pole. !

Lu Chen took the vodka from Fingel, and didn't mind that the other party had just drank it. He blew on the bottle, and the scorching wine drank a wave of heat, dispelling the coldness brought by the severe cold. some.

"Where's Brother Chu?"

Lu Chen returned the bottle to Fingel.

"Junior Brother Chu is cramming Inuit in the house, because we will only have Inuit as guides when we step on the eternal frozen land."

Fingel rubbed his hands tremblingly.

"It really looks like Brother Chu's style."

Lu Chen smiled, and said that if he wanted to learn an unpopular language in a few days, only someone like Chu Zihang with the strength and patience could do it.

This is already the third day since they set off. The ship traveled from the port in the north of Greenland and went all the way deep into the Arctic Circle before seeing the sight in front of it.

"Mr. Lu."

At this time, Captain Augustus of the Gulfaxi came to Lu Chen's side and saluted respectfully.

"Just call me by my name, or just call me the Commissioner, I don't like this title very much."

Lu Chen has emphasized it many times in the past few days, but there are still people who call it wrong.

"Commissioner Lu, with the power and configuration of this ship, we will go another [-] kilometers, and it will be about [-] o'clock, and we will not be able to go any further."

Captain August reported respectfully, even if the boy in front of him did not have the status of an honorary school director, he still showed great respect to him.

The opponent is not only a newborn legendary dragon slayer, but the target of this mission may also be a first-generation opponent. The calm expression of the young man at this time makes them, even the logistics team on board, full of confidence.

"Are the supplies ready?"

Lu Chen wants to confirm.

"Food, fuel, camping and other equipment have all been prepared, but there is a small problem now."

Speaking of this, Captain Augustus was a little embarrassed.

"what is the problem?"

Lu Chen frowned. The executive department should have arranged everything. This is a serious task and there is no room for delay.

"The Inuit changed his mind temporarily. He said that we can't go in this direction. He said that there are human-eating demons in front of this snowfield, and those who set foot on this land will also be punished by the gods."

Captain Augustus is one of the few commissioners who can understand Inuit and has many years of naval experience, so even though his blood is only B-rank, the academy still arranges him to be the captain of the Gulfaxi.

"Junior brother, look at it, you have to believe what the locals say when I tell you, many of those myths and legends have their own interpretations, why don't we go?"

Fingel was stunned again.

Lu Chen pondered for a moment, then raised his head and said, "Tell them that the original salary will be doubled ten times, and they only need to take us fifty kilometers deep, and then we can turn back. If they still don't want to, we can leave the sled dogs behind and we will take care of them." Walk."

Lu Chen didn't have the habit of forcing others to do things. These Inuit were just ordinary people, and the academy didn't intend to let the Inuit lead them deep.

At this time, another crew member ran over and said something in Captain Augustus's ear, and then Augustus raised his head, "It's been negotiated, the reward will be doubled eight times, and we will be taken fifty kilometers deep."

Lu Chen turned around and waved at Finger, "Go back and rest for a while, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep in such a comfortable environment for the next few days."

After entering the cabin, he saw Chu Zihang talking to someone he couldn't understand.

The other party was a man in a heavy leather jacket, with a short build, a broad nose, and straight black hair. He was an Inuit.

In fact, there are also names for Eskimos, but the Inuit do not like people to call them "Eskimos", because this term comes from their enemies, the language of the Indian Algonquin tribe, which means "people who eat raw meat", And "Inuit" is what they call themselves, which means "human beings".

At this time, the man was still holding the hand of a little girl on his left, which made Lu Chen suspicious and looked at Captain Augustus.

"Because these people live in no fixed place, and this gentleman lost his wife in his early years and only has this daughter, so he has to take it with him wherever he goes. We calculate money by person. He was very happy at first, but now He is also the one who is happy, because he doesn't want his daughter to take risks with him."

Augustus explained.

"Then let the children stay. Everyone knows what we are going to do, and we can't take children to take risks."

Lu Chen glanced at the girl who was wearing a furry hat with only a small face showing. She was about nine or ten years old, a little short, with a boyish brow, and she probably had a wild personality.

At this time, Chu Zihang seemed to have finished communicating with the other party, and came to Lu Chen's side, "We have discussed it, they will take us deep, give us directions, and then return."

"Well, let's go to rest first, at night... It doesn't seem to be night here at the moment, we plan to leave at nineteen."

Lu Chen knew that Chu Zihang had very little sleep in recent days.

The icebreaker continued to move forward, but the speed was getting slower and slower. Lu Chen and the others slept in the cabin on the heater, and got up to set off.

"Wang Wang-"

More than 30 Alaskas were released from the cabin by the Inuit

These large dogs were taken off the boat by their owners and happily rolled on the snow. Their fluffy fur and thick layer of fat allowed them to adapt to the icy and snowy environment, but they were somewhat uncomfortable in the warm cabin.

Then with the help of the commissioners, a lot of materials were transported onto the sleds. The high-calorie food was enough for four people to eat in the snow for half a month, and the fuel could keep them warm when they were resting.

The Inuit picked up his daughter and said something, and then Lu Chen saw that the little girl was a little disappointed, but returned to the boat obediently.

The Alaskans were chained to the sled one by one, and the trained animals immediately became quiet, waiting for their master's instructions.

Chu Zihang checked his equipment and got on a sled. Finger also teased the big dogs with a curious face, and then got on another sled. kinds of supplies.

There is another sled that is the largest, with sixteen sled dogs pulling it in front. The bottom of the sled has been widened to balance the force surface. This sled does not sit on people, but only pulls a black box like a coffin.

Lu Chen walked off the boat with two sabers in his arms, and the commissioners behind him saluted and sent him off.

He walked up to Chu Zihang, took a sled with him, and said, "Let's go."

Originally, the sled dogs were enough to pull four or five sleds, but because Heixuan was too heavy, they were released alone to pull them.

Lu Chen originally wanted to carry Heixuan on his back. Anyway, he has plenty of energy, so it’s not a big deal to trek long distances on the snow field, but there are some places where the snow is very thick. He is too heavy to carry Heixuan on his back, and he will sink into it, which is more troublesome .

As the Inuit yelled, the Alaskans ran happily, and sleds galloped across the ice.

After walking for about an hour, the Inuit man asked the Alaskans to stop, saying something that Lu Chen couldn't understand.

"He said the dogs needed to rest."

Chu Zihang translated.

Lu Chen looked back, the group of Alaska who was pulling Heixuan was out of breath, and couldn't run anymore, it was really embarrassing for them.

So a few people stopped to light a fire, and the Inuit took out the food and water from the car to feed Alaska.

After finishing all this, he walked up to Lu Chen and said a series of words, he knew that this was the person who was talking about this "scientific examination".

To be honest, the man has always been surprised. This scientific expedition team seems suspicious to him. The people on the ship are not scientists, but soldiers. What is even more suspicious is that after arriving at the destination, they actually let a few young people get off. investigation.

Chu Zihang translated: "He is introducing himself, his name is Verus."

"Verus?"

Lu Chen felt that the name was quite strange.

"In Inuit, it means fluffy and warm. They are very particular about their names, and they will bless future generations with a beautiful vision."

Chu Zihang explained, and then Verus spoke again.

"He said that we have to rest for more than half an hour before we can start, and it is estimated that we will reach the longest distance he is willing to go deep at around zero o'clock."

Chu Zihang continued to translate.

"You tell him that when he reaches a certain level, he can go back on his sled. We won't force him, let him lead the way with confidence."

Lu Chen showed a tolerant smile to Verus, but the other party shrank his neck.

They set off again after resting for a while. At first, Lu Chen felt a novelty admiring the scenery of the snowy field, but after a long time, he felt a little tired.

White snow, white snow everywhere, after the vernal equinox, there is a phenomenon of extreme day deep in the Arctic Circle, which means that there is basically no night here, but it is not always bright day, but dull white.

After looking at it for a long time, you will feel that this snowfield is like a crawling giant beast, lurking some raging crisis, choosing to eat people.

Until eleven o'clock in the evening, when there were seven or eight kilometers left before the previously agreed distance, Verus called again to make the Alaskans stop.

"He didn't want to go any further, saying that there were demons hiding ahead, and based on his experience, there was going to be a blizzard ahead."

After translating, Chu Zihang looked at Lu Chen, waiting for the other party to make a decision.

"That's how it is. It's not difficult for him. We will walk the rest of the way by ourselves. It is not necessary to say that we are guides. We just have dogs."

Lu Chen was about to let Verus turn back. Chu Zihang also asked about the demon Verus mentioned. It is said that it was a myth that was circulated in their small Inuit tribe.

Their tribe has been passed down from generation to generation. There used to be a god on this eternal frozen land. In the future, demons will descend on this land, devouring all those who dare to find a warm place.

(End of this chapter)