At the only deep-water dock on Green Island, a huge vessel is parked.
This icebreaker is about 1,670 meters long and more than 30 meters wide. It stands quietly on the pier, like a huge steel monster.
"These bastards have a much easier time making money than us."
Before entering the pier, he had to pass through a gate. Frank cursed and stuffed a few American knives out, obviously very dissatisfied with the behavior of this kind of car gangster and road bully.
After passing the gate, Frank parked his car directly under the icebreaker and flashed his car lights more than ten times.
I seemed to hear the sound of the car engine, and was pointed in the direction by the car lights. A beam of light came down from the icebreaker.
"Hey, brothers, guests are here." Frank rolled down the window and waved to the people above.
A ladder was lowered from the boat. Su Xiaofan and others did not show off, and climbed directly up the ladder to the boat that was twenty or thirty meters high.
"Old friend, see you next time."
Frank said a few words, turned around, and drove away in a hurry. These were the things he had to do, and the rest was not his responsibility.
"My friend, is this your new companion?"
Arriving on the deck of the icebreaker, a middle-aged man with a full beard came up and wanted to hug Mr. Yang. However, seeing that Mr. Yang had no intention of opening his hand, he couldn't help but said angrily: "You Chinese people are just not enthusiastic enough."
, Okay, let’s go sit in the room.”
As a captain of an international shipping line, the bearded English speaker is very authentic, and Su Xiaofan doesn't sound like there is any problem.
"Come on, old friend, I brought you the best vodka from China."
After coming to the captain's cabin and sitting down, Bearded Beard took out several wine glasses and poured wine for the three of them respectively. "In this damn weather, drinking such a glass of vodka is really a pleasant thing."
"Leonid, I need an explanation."
Mr. Yang gently pushed the wine glass away, "From ten thousand dollars per person to one hundred thousand dollars at a time, Leonid, you are a bit too greedy."
Although 10,000 and 100,000 don't mean much to Mr. Yang, he still needs to make it clear, otherwise he will dare to increase it to 1 million next time.
"No, William, that's not the case."
The bearded captain named Leonid shook his head repeatedly and said: "Old friend, haven't you noticed that my ship has been changed, and this is no longer the original ship."
"Um?"
Mr. Yang didn't pay attention to this. He looked at the furnishings in the captain's room and nodded slightly, "Has your boss bought a new ship?"
"That damn vampire, he bought this ship with our hard-earned money!"
Leonid muttered a few words, and it turns out that all migrant workers in the world are the same, and no one does not scold the boss.
"What does this have to do with us?"
Mr. Yang shook his head and said, "Leonid, you have to understand that what you earn is extra money, and buying a new boat will not increase my comfort on the boat. Why should I pay more."
"No, no, brother William, you are mistaken."
A sly smile appeared on Leonid's face, "This is a nuclear-powered icebreaker. It will reduce your voyage from six days to five days!"
"Just for a day? I don't think it's worth the tenfold cost."
Mr. Yang said disapprovingly: "I don't mind if you spend a few more days on the road, if the cost can be reduced."
"Okay, William, I'll be honest with you."
Leonid suddenly sighed and said: "Because the ship was changed to a nuclear-powered ship, my first mate was also changed. You know, I must give him an extra share of this money, otherwise he will ask the boss
Looking for trouble with me."
"I'm not in the habit of carrying so much cash." Mr. Yang spread his hands, and Leonid's reason was acceptable.
"Don't worry, you can transfer money this time!"
Leonid took out a piece of paper and handed it to Mr. Yang, "There is an account number on it. Just put the money into this account before you arrive at your destination."
"Well, I hope this doesn't happen again next time."
Yang Lao slightly released a hint of coercion, "Otherwise I will make you understand what regret means."
It was obvious that the bearded captain was just an ordinary person. The pressure released by Mr. Yang immediately made his knees weak and he almost fell to the ground.
"My dear friend, there will never be a next time."
Leonid finally remembered the identity of the person in front of him, and large beads of sweat suddenly fell from his forehead.
Leonid has always maintained respect for these mysterious Easterners, but he feels like he has been blinded by money today.
Anyone who lives in the Arctic Circle knows this legend.
Legend has it that there is a mysterious place in the far north, where a powerful strange beast lives.
These strange beasts can easily destroy ships traveling to and from the North Pole, making everyone extremely fearful. More than a hundred years ago, this route was blocked for a long time.
Decades ago, a group of magicians from the East fought with those alien beasts and drove the alien beasts away from the shipping routes, so that all countries could conduct expeditions in the Arctic.
Later, these magicians will take their ships and go to that mysterious place.
Of course, in Leonid's view, there was nothing where they disembarked, just a glacier.
But these people were able to survive there, so in Leonid's eyes, they were mysterious and powerful.
And Leonid also knew clearly that these things were not legends, because he had seen with his own eyes that those magicians could fly directly to his ship.
"Okay, take us to where we live. You know the rules. Don't let anyone disturb us."
Mr. Yang flicked the piece of paper in his hand and said, "This money will be transferred to this account before we disembark. Leonid, remember the proverb in your country, greed will blind people..."
"Yes, my most distinguished guest."
After being beaten up by Mr. Yang, Leonid's attitude became obviously much more respectful, and he personally led a few people to the top of the icebreaker.
Anyone who has been on a cruise ship knows that sailors usually live on the negative floor below the deck, while the upper cabins are for tourists.
Of course, icebreakers are not cruise ships, so they do not have these rules.
But there is no doubt that the view from the upper floor is better. This place was converted by Leonid into several rooms with balconies, specially provided for people like Mr. Yang to live in.
The pitch-black seascape was naturally not interesting to see. Spending the night on the boat was a new experience for both Su Xiaofan and Yang Xiu.
The two simply ran to Mr. Yang's room and sat on the balcony chatting.
If they were seen by the crew on the ship, they would definitely think that these people are not normal, because the temperature on Green Island at night is already below zero.
"Mr. Yang, how many kilometers can this icebreaker travel in a day?"
Su Xiaofan took a few bottles of vodka from the room. At this temperature, drinking some hard liquor made people feel very comfortable.
"At most, it's more than three hundred nautical miles a day, which is about five or six hundred kilometers."
Mr. Yang was not very sure, "Anyway, the total distance from here to the Glacier Restricted Area should be three to four thousand kilometers, which is already deep in the Arctic Circle."
"Actually, don't think this ticket is expensive."
Mr. Yang smiled and said: "Leonid needs to take a detour to get us to the restricted area of the glacier. The distance is several hundred kilometers, so we don't have to pay much."
"Grandpa, it's actually three to four thousand kilometers away. It's not impossible for us to rush there ourselves."
Yang Xiu said: "Since we are building an icebreaker, there will definitely be icy seas along the way, which will allow us to rest. We can reach the restricted area of the glacier in two days at most."
Although Yang Xiu is decades older than Su Xiaofan, Yang Xiu has been practicing in the restricted area where his family is stationed for these years, with very little contact with the outside world.
So in terms of knowledge and character, Yang Xiu may not be much better than Su Xiaofan, a young man in his early twenties.
Thinking of spending five or six days on the sea in a boat and paying the bearded man one hundred thousand dollars, Yang Xiu was somewhat reluctant.
Hearing what his grandnephew said, Mr. Yang said noncommittally: "There is no one around now. You go out and try, run thirty to fifty nautical miles and come back."
"good!"
After sitting on the plane for such a long time and constantly concentrating his energy, Yang Xiu also felt a little aggrieved, so he immediately jumped out of the balcony.
After using the movement technique, Yang Xiu's figure quickly blended into the darkness. With the strength of a Yin Shen realm cultivator, it was no problem to run hundreds of kilometers without touching the ground.
"You won't grow if you don't suffer some losses."
Mr. Yang sighed, glanced at Su Xiaofan beside him, and couldn't help but shook his head. This is really irritating.
Su Xiaofan was more than half the age of Yang Xiu, but he was able to keep his composure and never uttered a single word of complaint throughout the trip.
"Mr. Yang, you won't suffer a loss."
Su Xiaofan released his spiritual consciousness, but compared to the restricted area, Su Xiaofan's spiritual consciousness seemed to be somewhat restricted, and could only extend for forty or fifty miles at most.
At this time, Yang Xiu had not yet run out of the range enveloped by Su Xiaofan's consciousness, and was walking very fast close to the sea. There seemed to be no danger around him.
"You'll know later, wait until he runs further away."
After a while, Su Xiaofan's consciousness could no longer detect Yang Xiu. It was obvious that he had now run fifty miles away.
"Xiaofan, this earth is not simple. No matter how powerful a cultivator is, it is nothing compared to a planet."
Mr. Yang seemed to be feeling a little emotional, "Although our individual strength is very strong, can we live longer than a stone? Even if we all decay, the stone will not change at all."
"So many emperors in ancient times were pursuing immortality."
Su Xiaofan nodded, but said disapprovingly: "It's enough for a person to live a wonderful life. Why do you want to think so much?"
"Oh, I'm not as open-minded as a young man like you."
Yang Lao laughed when he heard this, "But you will know when you live a long time. The longer you live, the more you fear death. Between life and death, there is great fear..."
Su Xiaofan didn't quite understand what Mr. Yang said. How old was he now? He didn't even find a Taoist companion. How could he consider the issue of life and death? So Su Xiaofan couldn't accept this.
"Huh? Why hasn't Brother Yang come back yet?"
Su Xiaofan changed the subject. In fact, he also felt that Yang Xiu's trip was a bit long. It was only thirty or fifty kilometers, and half an hour was enough.
But more than an hour had passed, and the bottle of vodka in Su Xiaofan's hand had bottomed out, but Yang Xiu had not yet appeared in his consciousness.
"Mr. Yang, will something happen?"
Looking at the dark sea in front of him, Su Xiaofan felt a sense of awe for the unknown.
Since the development of human beings, there are only two places that have not yet been conquered. One is the starry sky, and the other is the sea in front of us.
The depth of the Mariana Trench is more than 10,000 meters, and humans still don’t know what it looks like and what creatures live there.
"What can happen? The most I can do is take a bath in the sea. It won't freeze him to death."
Mr. Yang laughed and said, "Actually, I want you to experience it, but you are too cunning to be curious."
"Mr. Yang, have you experienced this before?" Su Xiaofan appropriately showed his curiosity.
"I have experienced it. I almost fell into the sea and took a bath."
Mr. Yang did not shy away from the things that made him embarrassed back then, and said: "Flying on the sea, especially at night, even cultivators in the late Yangshen stage would not dare to do it."
"So I'm not curious."
Su Xiaofan smiled like a thief, "The cultivators in the later stage of Yang Shen have to take the boat honestly, why should I be the first person..."
If it was a road that no one before had gone through, Su Xiaofan would be willing to try it. He was a very courageous person.
But it is obvious that predecessors have summed up the experience, but I want to do the opposite. That does not mean that I have courage, but that my brain and IQ are insufficient.
After waiting for more than an hour, the temperature of the sea surface became lower and lower. Su Xiaofan was at a height of thirty or forty meters above the sea surface, and he felt the cold wind blowing into his neck.
Even Su Xiaofan had to allocate some spiritual power to keep out the cold at this time, which shows how harsh the environment in the Arctic Circle is.
"Where did this brat go?"
It's not that Su Xiaofan is anxious now, but that Mr. Yang can't sit still. After all, Yang Xiu is the pride of the whole village, and he doesn't dare to let anything happen to his grandnephew.
Given Yang Xiu's level of cultivation, two or three hours is enough for him to run hundreds of kilometers, but there is no resting place on the sea. If the true energy in his body is exhausted, he will be in big trouble.
"Huh? I'm back." Su Xiaofan's expression suddenly changed, and he found that Yang Xiu's figure appeared within the scope of his consciousness.
However, Yang Xiu's condition at the moment was obviously not very good. His feet were already submerged in the sea water, and he was running on the sea with a mouthful of real energy.
This made Su Xiaofan a little stunned. It should be no problem for a cultivator in the realm of Yin Shen to travel a hundred and eighty miles in the void. Why did Yang Xiu end up in such misery?
Before Su Xiaofan could take a closer look, Mr. Yang's figure disappeared from the balcony.
After a while, Mr. Yang took Yang Xiu back to the boat. As soon as his feet stood firm, Yang Xiu couldn't help but sneeze twice in a row.
"Brother Yang, what's wrong with you?" Su Xiaofan was stunned.
Since starting to practice, Su Xiaofan has never covered himself with a quilt at night and has never been cold. He has never seen a practitioner suffer from a fever or cold.
"Don't mention it, Ah Zhi!"
Yang Xiu sneezed again, quickly grabbed his bottle of wine on the table, and drank it all in one breath.
"I'm going to change my clothes first and then we'll talk when I come out."
Yang Xiu's complexion turned a little pale, obviously due to the huge consumption of real energy in his body.
"Is this really a bath?"
Only then did Su Xiaofan notice that the down jacket that Yang Xiu was originally wearing was gone, and now he was actually wearing a pair of underwear.
"It's really miserable."
Seeing Yang Xiu go into his room to take a shower and change clothes, Su Xiaofan couldn't help but shook his head. He was already in his fifties, why were he still so curious?
After a while, Yang Xiu returned to the balcony, his face a little more rosy, and he had obviously recovered a little.
"Brother Yang, what's going on? Have you encountered an enemy?"
Su Xiaofan was not curious about crossing the Arctic Circle, but he was still curious about what happened to Yang Xiu. Su Xiaofan had already moved the small bench and was ready to eat.
"There are no enemies."
Yang Xiu said somewhat depressedly: "I...I'm lost..."
Facing his ancestor and Su Xiaofan, Yang Xiu didn't hide anything and told everything about what he had just experienced.
When he first jumped out of the sea, Yang Xiu didn't feel anything unusual, so he started to run into the depths of the sea.
Only after running a hundred miles did Yang Xiu realize that he could not find the direction to go back.
In all directions, all that came into view was sea water, and there was no scene for Yang Xiu to judge the direction. Moreover, he ran too far in one breath, and the lighthouse used for navigation in the port would no longer be visible.
In desperation, Yang Xiu could only find a place to go, but after escaping for dozens of kilometers, Yang Xiu found that he seemed to be running in the wrong direction.
At this time, Yang Xiu was like a headless fly, scurrying around in the vast sea.
He couldn't tell the direction of going back at all. After running for a while, he would turn around if he felt something was wrong. But the more he ran like this, the more chaotic he was, and in the end he was completely lost in the sea.
It would have been fine if he was simply lost, but Yang Xiu discovered that the deeper into the sea, the stronger the wind was.
It turned out that after Green Island, the strong wind on the sea was almost the same as the strong wind dozens of meters above the ground, which made Yang Xiu very hard to resist.
It was at this time that Yang Xiu felt that the true energy in his body was running low, and the vast sea seemed to be filled with murderous intent.
Of course, according to Yang Xiu, he got wet not because he fell into the sea, but because he was wet by a huge wave.
In desperation, Yang Xiu could only throw away the down jacket that was soaked in water and weighed dozens of kilograms, and looked for a direction to explore again.
Yang Xiu was lucky this time. After running for dozens of miles, he finally saw the lighthouse used for navigation in the distance. The moment he saw the light, Yang Xiu was so excited that he almost burst into tears.
"Do you know why we have to take the boat honestly?"
Elder Yang looked at his somewhat embarrassed grandnephew and felt quite satisfied. Cultivators who had never encountered any setbacks were, after all, flowers in the greenhouse and were not capable of shouldering heavy responsibilities.
"I understand, Grandpa, I thought it was simple."
Yang Xiu smiled bitterly. The experience just now no longer felt like he was trying. The vast sea seemed like he was the only one left in the world, which almost made Yang Xiu lose his mind.
"So when you are overseas, if there is a boat to ride on, don't run away by yourself."
Yang Lao was also blamed by Yang Xiu, but told the two of them his experience, "If there is no boat, just find a place to stay on the frozen sea. If you are lucky, you can meet the supplies for the Arctic scientific expedition in ten and a half months."
Boat."
"Mr. Yang, on the sea, dangers come from two places, one is the strong wind, and the other is the fear of getting lost?"
Su Xiaofan summarized two experiences from what Yang Xiu just said.
"That's right."
Mr. Yang nodded and said: "Relatively speaking, getting lost is more terrifying than Gang Feng..."
The sea is vast, and the Arctic Circle alone covers an area of hundreds of millions of square kilometers.
It is impossible for cultivators to fly out of such a large area. If they get lost, even if they are Yang Shen cultivators, they will lose their skin even if they don't die. Yin Shen cultivators may not even be able to save their lives.
Moreover, there are some extreme environments in the Arctic Circle, with temperatures in some places even as low as minus 70 or 80 degrees Celsius.
In this low temperature, Yang Shen cultivators have to expend a lot of spiritual energy to resist the severe cold. If they fall deeply into it, Yang Shen cultivators are in danger of being damaged.
"So, don't think about those things that are available and not available. Wouldn't it be nice to take a comfortable boat ride?"
Yang Lao's words made Yang Xiu's face turn red and then turn white. Fortunately, the lesson was profound and he would not make the same mistake next time.
