"I thought about it too." Lu Mingfei nodded to Nuonuo, then looked at Chu Tianjiao and said, "I remember that in the painting of 'Island of Death' that Vincent showed you just now, the central
On that huge ice-shaped island, are there many black coffins placed around the human figure wrapped in bandages?"
"Yes." Chu Tianjiao nodded and said, "Vincent said that the coffin containing the rare agarwood did indeed come from the 'Island of Death', but he had only seen the shadow of the island from a distance, and had not really seen it.
Get to the island."
"Vincent has never been to the island, how did he get that coffin?" Nono frowned slightly.
"Vincent told me a story. When he first entered the Arctic Circle with a rare inheritance, notes and great ambitions, he hid the body of the Führer in an iceberg to prevent the decay from accelerating."
Chu Tianjiao calmly narrated, "At that time, Sasha
He was just the lowest sailor on the ship. One night, the 'Yamal' was sailing normally on the sea. Suddenly, an alarm sounded in the cockpit. Sasha waited for a while and the sailors rushed over, but found that all compasses, compasses and communication equipment were out of order.
Already."
"Is there an aurora appearing in the sky at this time?" Chu Zihang suddenly asked.
"How do you know?" Caesar looked at Chu Zihang.
"From the perspective of human science, auroras are formed by the ionization phenomenon of the atmosphere. Generally, grand auroras are accompanied by extremely dense and extremely chaotic high-energy particle flows. This is why compasses, compasses and electromagnetic communication equipment are required for polar navigation.
It often fails.
"Chu Zihang explained, "To explain it from the Dragon Clan's worldview, the appearance of the aurora is due to the highly turbulent flow of elements in the area, forming a specific magnetic field. All network signals will be interrupted due to violent ionization.
The phenomenon can even affect satellite communications.
"Vincent said that the guests outside the ship screamed in surprise, and people rushed to the deck in large numbers. There were hundreds of light cyan and dark purple streamers hanging under the dark sky.
Covering the entire sky, they fluttered slowly, like the hem of a fairy's gauze skirt." Chu Tianjiao
Said, "Vincent said that the phenomenon is called 'God's Skirt' by the locals, which means that the bottom of the goddess's skirt is flying in the air. Ordinary aurora is not worthy of this name, only if it is large enough and continuous
It has been around long enough to qualify for this title, and it is a rare natural landscape that is rare to see in several years."
Everyone is waiting for Chu Tianjiao's next words, because he mentioned the legendary "Island of Death", so he is by no means describing the magnificent natural landscape. "The Skirt of God" is probably something that appears on the "Island of Death".
A precursor.
"People living in Russia and Greenland regard being able to see the 'skirt of God' as good luck in life, so the passengers on the 'Yamal' have to stay outside the cabin despite the severe cold. The scene is like
Some kind of fantasy miracle makes everyone obsessed with it." Chu Tianjiao said, "The first person who noticed something was wrong was the young man at that time.
When Sasha was young, he noticed a huge black shadow coming from above their heads. He looked up and saw that it was a huge iceberg, higher than the 'Yamal'. He loudly warned everyone on the ship
, those people who were attracted by the aurora came back to their senses, and for a while, screams and cries resounded throughout the ship."
"That's not right." Chu Zihang frowned slightly and questioned, "Even if people are attracted by the aurora, it's impossible for everyone to notice such a big iceberg, right? That iceberg is even bigger than
The Yamal' is higher, even if the passengers on the deck are enjoying the beautiful scenery, what about the sailors on the ship? For such a big ship, there can't be anyone in the cockpit, right?"
"This is the most incredible thing." Chu Tianjiao whispered, "Vincent said that the iceberg... appeared out of thin air!"
"Appearing out of thin air?" Chu Zihang's brows furrowed even deeper, and strange expressions appeared on the faces of the others.
"Sasha also confirmed this statement. He said that he noticed the huge black shadow, which seemed to appear suddenly. They had been sailing in the Arctic Circle for some time at that time, and large icebergs had long been recorded in the logbook.
, there are many experienced sailors on the ship, and they have the habit of naming each iceberg. They are very sure that there should not be such a huge obstacle on the route of the 'Yamal'." Chu Tianjiao said seriously, "But this
An iceberg appeared so suddenly. On that night when the sky was filled with aurora, no one had ever seen that iceberg before."
"Sounds like what happened to the Titanic," Fingal commented.
"But aren't Vincent and Sasha both alive, and the Yamal didn't sink?" Caesar looked at Chu Tianjiao and asked, "Is that ship so strong?"
"No, in fact 'Yamal' did not hit the iceberg." Chu Tianjiao shook his head and said.
"Did it go around? No, this is not in line with common sense." Chu Zihang analyzed rigorously, "According to Sasha's description, the 'Yamal' was very close to the iceberg at that time, and even the shadow of the iceberg covered them
, an icebreaker with the displacement of 'Yamal' should not have such flexible steering, the best result is to hit the iceberg sideways."
"No, it's not going around." Chu Tianjiao looked at Chu Zihang and said word by word, "They passed through the iceberg."
"Through..." Chu Zihang's pupils shrank, but he still hadn't realized what the word meant.
This word has no other meaning. Chu Tianjiao's words make people think at first that there is a cavity at the bottom of the iceberg, and that cavity can accommodate a giant object like the "Yamal" to pass through...
But can such a coincidence really happen?
"It's not passing through in the physical sense." Chu Tianjiao explained in a low voice. "Sasha said that when he saw that the bow of the 'Yamal' was about to touch the iceberg, he was completely discouraged and was even ready to jump off the ship.
, the passengers on the ship kept screaming and crying, and the first mate in the cab shouted at the top of his voice, "Slow down," "Slow down," but after a long time, the expected violent vibration did not come. When people came back to their senses,
Only then did we realize that the ship had sailed into the iceberg.”
"Is that iceberg hollow?" Caesar asked everyone's doubts.
"No." Chu Tianjiao shook his head, "To be precise, that iceberg is illusory."
"Illusion?" Everyone heard an incredible word again.
"It's like a mirage, but it's different from the mirage that people generally understand. The principle of a mirage is that because the air temperature difference is too large, the light bends forward in the air medium, so you can see things below the horizon. Ordinary mirages will appear in the distance.
The horizon, but this iceberg is right in front of you." Chu Tianjiao said, "And 'yamal' broke into the interior of the iceberg, and it did not disappear. When people raised their heads, they could see the outline of the iceberg and the aurora in the sky at the same time.
, even the sailor on board with thirty years of sailing experience could not explain such a bizarre phenomenon."
Everyone imagines the scene described by Chu Tianjiao in their minds, but no one can understand... Being inside an illusory iceberg, being able to see the outline of the huge iceberg and the sky at the same time, doesn't it mean that the iceberg is translucent?
Of?
"My expression was the same as yours. I couldn't understand it, but neither Vincent nor Sasha looked like they were lying. I thought it was incredible enough until I heard what they said next."
Having said this, Chu Tianjiao raised his head and looked at everyone, "The so-called 'Island of Death' is hidden in this iceberg."
Everyone's pupils widened in unison, because surprise and incredible expressions covered everyone's faces, because Chu Tianjiao's words were really difficult to understand... There is an island hidden in an iceberg? How big should this iceberg be? And
Regardless of whether the iceberg is real or illusory, what about the island? Was there an island first, and then a mirage formed around the island, obscuring the existence of the island, or was it the phantom of the iceberg first, and then the mysterious island came into being?
Born?
No matter what the situation is, this is definitely some kind of supernatural phenomenon, and it is definitely not something that human beings can do. It is simply like... a miracle.
"It's not that there is an island in the iceberg, but that you can reach the island by entering the iceberg. The first person to discover the clue was a certain sailor on the ship. He looked at the aurora reflected in the sea and said that they were like sailing in the sky.
, but soon he discovered something was wrong. In the reflection of the aurora in the sea, he saw white shadows, like clouds floating in the sky." Chu Tianjiao paused, "But he raised his head and looked at the real sky.
, Where are the clouds in the sky?”
"The 'Island of Death' appears as a mirage in the reflection of the sea water?" Caesar asked Chu Tianjiao.
Lu Mingfei opened his mouth and wanted to say something. He turned his head and glanced at Nono. Nono was lowering his head as if he was thinking about something. Lu Mingfei thought for a while, but finally did not speak.
"As the 'Yamal' sailed to the center of the iceberg, the people on the ship could clearly see that it was not a reflected cloud at all, but the shadow of the island." Chu Tianjiao said, "There are some islands under the water.
There are towering trees, and some have towering altars. The largest island is pure white. In the center of the island, a gray-white human figure can be vaguely seen, and he is surrounded by black squares.
thing."
"It's exactly the same as Vincent's painting." Chu Zihang thought for a while and said, "But these are all what Vincent used to describe, right?"
"Yes, although it sounds weird, there is no need for Vincent to lie to me." Chu Tianjiao said, "Sasha said that when they saw those islands, the passengers on the boat seemed to be possessed, fighting for each other.
They rushed to the edge of class A and stretched their bodies to look into the water. It seemed that it was something more attractive than the aurora in the sky. There were also some sailors among them, and some even seemed to have lost their souls, with dull expressions.
Jump into the water."
"It sounds more like someone possessed," Fingal said.
"The sailors who were still conscious hurriedly grabbed the crazy people. Unfortunately, one sailor fell into the water with him when he was rescuing his companions. Before he fell into the water, he held on to a sailor on a boat.
Safety rope." Chu Tianjiao said, "The commotion didn't end until the 'Yamal' sailed out of the iceberg. At this time, everyone who came back to their senses looked back to see where there were icebergs and the shadow of the island.
, even the aurora in the sky disappeared, everything just now seemed like a dream."
"Mass hysteria?" Caesar frowned.
"But there are twelve sailors and passengers missing on the ship." Chu Tianjiao said, "They were still on the ship before entering the iceberg, and they disappeared within ten minutes. This proves that what just happened is true.
But no shadow can be seen on the sea."
"I remember that a sailor just grabbed the safety rope when he fell into the water." Chu Zihang reminded.
"Yes, that safety rope is the only hope to solve the mystery. The safety rope on the Yamal uses a Russian military knot. When you fall into the water, it will automatically form a strong deadlock on your wrist.
"Chu Tianjiao nodded and said, "The first mate ordered the sailors to pull the rope up, but five sailors were dispatched, and the rope is still hanging straight under the water, motionless."
"Perhaps it was hung on the bottom?" Caesar thought for a while and then denied this statement, "No, the center of the Arctic Ocean is unfathomable, unless the rope is three thousand meters long, but in that case the sailor will not be saved.
The water pressure in the deep sea is enough to kill him, and when he is pulled up, it is just a ball of rotten flesh."
"The rope was only fifty meters long. Finally, the first officer ordered the use of a crane, but what was finally pulled up scared everyone." Chu Tianjiao said, "It was a black coffin."
"Is it the one used to hold Xite Jin's corpse?" Chu Zihang asked.
"Yes." Chu Tianjiao nodded and said, "The first mate and all the sailors were frightened at that time. The passengers on the ship also fled back to their rooms. The crew members discussed whether to throw back the coffin.
In the sea, they suspect it is the curse of the sea monster."
"But Vincent suddenly threw himself on the coffin. The old guy looked crazy and looked at everyone with a stern expression. He said something about a siren or a curse. This is clearly a miracle. This is the guidance of the head of state, which is the way to 'eternal life'
The road! If anyone dares to throw away the coffin, he will throw him on the ice field to feed the polar bears. The crew have never seen the old guy showing such a ferocious expression." Chu Tianjiao said, "Oh, by the way, Sasha said,
When the 'Island of Death' appeared, Vincent was the craziest of all. He was the first to want to jump into the water, as if he had lost his mind and gone crazy. It was Sasha who tried his best to get him
When he stopped, there were still a few scars on his arms, which were caused by Vincent's bite. He didn't expect that the old guy with few teeth left could have such a strong bite force, but since then, Sasha also
He gained Vincent's respect and was promoted from chief engineer to acting captain."
"That's why Vincent kicked everyone out except Sasha." Chu Zihang nodded, and he finally understood the whole story.