On the snowfield, the sled was galloping, and six strong sled dogs were running in the wind. Their thick hair was covered with dry snow and quickly disappeared in the wind.
The cold continued to invade, and the limbs gradually became stiff. The fingers holding the reins were so cold that they almost lost consciousness and were covered with frost.
The two large deer that died on the sled seemed to have lost their color and were covered with a faint gray-white color, glowing with a cold and hard luster, as frozen as a stone.
Bi Fang's feeling was correct. The temperature in the Arctic dropped sharply tonight and it was surprisingly cold. He moved his stiff fingers and took out the thermometer from his pocket.
The orange-red liquid injection is particularly eye-catching, twenty, ten, zero, thirty below zero, forty, fifty...
From the internal environment to the external environment, the liquid column in the thermometer undergoes amazing elasticity.
Bi Fang's eyes quickly moved down along the rapidly shrinking liquid column, watching it shorten a little bit, and finally stabilized at minus fifty degrees, and there was a further downward trend!
Such an exaggerated temperature change made water friends open their mouths and feel unbelievable. Ordinary people will never encounter such extreme temperatures in their lifetime!
[Fuck, fifty-three degrees below zero?]
【Isn’t this too exaggerated? 】
【A snowstorm is coming again?】
[It doesn’t look like it]
"stop!"
Bifang suddenly pulled on the reins and stopped the sled. He quickly pulled out the musk ox hide from under the reindeer, unfolded it and draped it around his body to block out the cold wind.
"It's not a blizzard, it's just that the wind has gotten a little stronger, and the temperature has dropped even more than I thought. But it's not unexpected. The low temperature and darkness, this is the real Arctic night."
"My clothes can only withstand temperatures as low as -30 degrees Celsius. Beyond this range, it will be difficult to provide adequate warmth."
The two reindeer skins had not been tanned yet and were rawhide. They were as hard as slate and could not be used at all.
[It’s such a cold weather, why don’t you light a fire to warm yourself up before we get there? 】
An audience member suggested that Bi Fang take a rest and find a place to replenish his condition, but Bi Fang rejected it: "No, I have to rush back now. With a low temperature of minus 50 degrees, ice can form in an instant. This pair of gray whales
It means that the area of the ice cave will shrink rapidly, and I have to go back and see it in person before I can rest assured."
[Hiss, I almost forgot about this]
[Didn’t Lao Fang leave a drone over there? Didn’t you guys look at it? 】
【How is the situation?】
[Rescue operations are already underway...]
really......
Bi Fang, who was not surprised at all, bit the end of the rope, tightened the rope around his waist, fixed the musk ox skin on his body, then drove the sled again, heading towards the gray whale.
Only when Bi Fang took hold of the reins again did he realize that his fingers were even stiffer than before.
Bi Fang didn't expect that his cheeks and nose would freeze so quickly, nor did he expect that his fingers would lose feeling in such a short period of time, as if they were separated from his body, and he couldn't even hold on to a few ropes.
, he even needs to look with his eyes to know whether he is holding it in his hand.
The wires connecting the tips of my fingers to my body seemed to be short-circuited.
Bi Fang concentrated all his energy, and his fingers were so stiff that they finally started to tremble and flex their joints, making a shocking sound, as if they were filled with smoothies.
In order to avoid freezing to death, Bi Fang could only hold the rope with one hand and insert the other hand into his arms, trying to restore some warmth.
cold air
But none of this mattered. The fire had risen, and the flames of life danced with crackling melody before his eyes.
Cold air erodes all objects with temperature.
On the ice sheet, the roar of the engine continued. It was running 24 hours a day and was not frozen due to the low temperature. It was still using its residual heat.
Most of the people around were reduced, and the minus-50 degree weather locked most of the tourists in the rooms of the Tesis, greedily sucking the heat from the pipes.
The hull rocked left and right to break the ice, shaking people's brains so hard that many people began to vomit. Under such circumstances, negative emotions inevitably appeared.
"Damn it, I shouldn't have agreed. This whole thing was so stupid!"
"I ruined my trip for three whales!
"There is no need at all. Extinction is its fate. Since it cannot adapt to the environment, it should be eliminated!"
The sailor grabbed the escalator and walked through the corridor. Through the door, he could faintly hear the complaints of several men, mixed with the sound of cards being played, as if they were playing cards.
In the face of negative emotions, some people also refuted it.
"That's almost it. When you voted, you could have voted for it. You were also very happy when cutting the ice. Can't you stand a little setback? Don't tell me that when you agreed, you didn't have any fantasies about how you would brag to your colleagues.
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"Yes, it is only temporary. There is no point in opposing it now. I just hope this matter can end as soon as possible. It is a rare experience after all."
The sailor breathed a sigh of relief. Although he had some negative emotions, fortunately they were not too many and they were all under control.
The sailor who confirmed the status of the passengers grabbed the handrail and walked towards the upper level. When the hull tilted again, he changed the center of gravity in time and moved upward steadily. In the room, several men were still arguing.
"What a piece of shit, the boat is rocking again, I can't even aim it in the toilet when I pee!"
"F··k, I said why the mat was covered with urine, it turned out to be you!!!"
"Stop the quarrel, stop the quarrel, hey, calm down, damn, Mance, you won't just sit on it, will you?"
"Damn it, you little bastard! I'm going to kick your ass hard with my pointy boots, and I'm going to use your mother's tombstone for boxing practice!"
...
"Work harder. Without the sun, it will be difficult for the temperature here to recover. The ice will only get thicker. We must keep moving forward!"
The first mate returned to the ship to rest, and the second mate took over again. There were only twelve people present, seven of whom were sailors and only five tourists, all wearing thick coats.
"If you can't bear it anymore, just tell us in advance and we will send you back!"
As sailors sailing on the Arctic Ocean, they have strong adaptability to such low-temperature environments, and their physiques are much stronger than those of passengers.
"No, we can persist."
"If it really doesn't work, I will bring it up."
"Yeah, don't underestimate us!"
Several passengers shouted, their enthusiasm not diminished by the severe cold.
"Okay, then continue, don't let the ice freeze!"
Originally, after digging a cave, you only need to dig the next one, but now you not only need to dig the next one, but also keep an eye on the previous one to prevent ice from freezing the breathing windows of the gray whales.
However, in the face of a heavier task burden, the number of people working was reduced by half, and everyone was braving the severe cold and doing double the work.
The teeth of the chainsaw that are kept running all the time are a bit dull.
A sailor had just cut the ice cube, but in the blink of an eye, the seawater spilled out along the gap and froze the two tightly together again. He was so angry that he directly kicked it away, but the sailor forgot one thing and was caught by the seawater.
The ice surface is extremely slippery when it is wet and constantly eroded by ice.
As soon as he stepped on it, the sailor felt that he lost control of his right foot and his whole body suddenly slipped into the cave.
"careful!"
The second officer, who was staring closely at everyone, suddenly shouted, but it was already too late.