Chapter 36 5. New World

"Damn it, if you die here, all previous efforts will be wasted! These bastards must have followed the skid marks. If you have the courage, let the horse come here. I will wait for a long time..." Before the heroic words were finished, the second half of the sentence was covered by the strong wind, but everyone also saw that it was not a sneak attack at all, but a mirage.In the phantom, a person is driving a sled alone to the "Kingdom of the Underworld".Light and shadow magic turned one mountain into several. The illusion of "group attack" just now was just an illusion produced by light.When the wind and snow blow, the illusion disappears, and there is not even a dog on the snow field.

"Huh? What's the situation?!" As soon as the voice fell, dozens of black nose tips appeared in the snowdrifts around everyone.It's unbelievable that sled dogs can sleep in such a cold environment... This is a very important reminder. Zhezhu seems to have figured out all the strange phenomena that happened in the "Kingdom of the Underworld". "It seems that this trip is worthwhile." Zhezhu murmured thoughtfully. They began to climb the unnamed snow peak tentatively called P1.When we reached the mouth of the glacier, ice chips fell from the sky like fire arrows.Within three months, the expedition team climbed thirty-six or seven snow peaks and crossed countless glaciers. It is hard to describe how difficult the journey is.They discovered an incredible thing. After entering the polar region, Ms. Onobe's attitude towards Oritake changed 180 degrees, and she was not as sticky as she was in New York.

"That woman has sufficient resistance to the severe cold. In this environment, she only wears a set of tights and never complains. This kind of person may only be encountered in northern Canada, where there are everywhere reindeer. And Have you noticed? She looks a little strange recently." Kempner said to Zhezhu. Since just now, Ms. Onobe has been talking to herself, and she doesn't know what she is talking about.Zhezhu felt a little strange, but soon forgot about it. "Those guys from the 'Flame' must be tracking us. Sled dogs have a better sense of smell than a compass, and they can smell feces and blood from frostbite in the snow, even after a few months. .”

That being said, Zhezhu didn't worry about it.Under the late night sun, Zhezhu was thinking about an important question while listening to the sound of the avalanche.The surrounding mountains and glaciers exude a breath of death, and the unique loneliness of the polar region often drives explorers crazy, but Zhezhu's mind is extremely clear at this time. "That kind of person... no, it should be a special race that may hibernate in a special environment. Other than that, there is no way to explain the secret of the 'Kingdom of Hades'. When the Eskimos are summoned, they are They are in a state of hibernation, so their pulse is weak and their body temperature is close to death."

"The reason for hibernation is the extremely cold temperature. After hibernation, under the call of the hallucination, they drove the sled towards the iceberg without hesitation. Of course, they should not feel the pain caused by the severe cold at this time. With luck, did those who reached the depths of the snowy mountains without falling off the cliffs form a tribe there? Consume the fat stored in their bodies to sleep under the snow through the winter, wake up in the spring, and hunt musk oxen, The body stores nutrients for the winter. Is there really a kind of Eskimo that can hibernate?"

Zhezhu has full confidence in this conjecture.Overhead, a patch of small aurora wobbled back and forth, looking like a distorted rainbow.The golden lines at the core float towards the peaks of the snow-capped mountains.In the early morning of the next day, the team members got up and set off in silence as usual.Ten days passed, and they climbed over several snow peaks to reach a basin-shaped ice sheet.Ms. Onobe went to feed the whale wolf as usual, but for some reason, the whale wolf seemed particularly excited today. It suddenly got out of the iron cage while Ms. Onobe was not paying attention.

"Come on, the whale wolf has come out." Ms. Onobe shouted loudly, and the whale wolf had already used its fins to slide on the ice for a long distance.Suddenly, the whale wolf fell into the ice pit, and everyone hurried to the ice pit to look in.Zhezhu suddenly shouted: "Isn't the blue light coming out of the glacier? The water surface is emerald green, which means the water below is sea water." Generally, the water surface in the inland glaciers will emit a beautiful blue light, but this place is inland, how can the water flowing in the glaciers be sea water?They let down a length of rope and came up with a little water.It tasted really salty.Zhezhu calmly began to say to the crowd:

"Everyone, thanks to the whale wolf, we have made a major discovery. The Greenland we see on the map is actually not a complete island, but divided into two or three pieces. Those words that Dr. Miuchat said on the radio , I finally figured it out." "According to international law, the southern coastal area has been occupied by Denmark, so the northern hinterland also belongs to Danish territory. But we discovered a new strait here, indicating that the land in the north is actually separated from the land in the south. The opposite bank of the glacier can be regarded as Newly discovered unoccupied Antarctic island."

This is a great moment. Zhezhu discovered this ice-covered strait and fulfilled Dr. Miao Xia's unfulfilled wish.Everyone is happy for the new discovery, the only thing to worry about is whether Luciano and his gang will come to sneak attack.They carefully crossed the ice field and continued to the "Kingdom of Hades".There was a thick fog ahead, and the mountain peaks sloped inward. When the fog cleared, they looked up and found that they had just walked out of a huge glacier mouth.There are countless thick lumps of ice hanging on the cliff.Zhezhu suddenly remembered something, and took out a micrometer from the luggage to measure it.That night he said to Ms. Onobe:

"Actually, there is more than one glacier. Similar glaciers are formed by violent snowstorms that freeze the river surface. Once the river surface starts to move, a dangerous ice tsunami will occur. I will leave Kempner and the others to you. In case something happens, I hope you can take him to refuge." Unexpectedly, in the middle of the night that day, the sound of Wan Lei's simultaneous firing came from all around.Is it an earthquake?Zhe Zhu hurriedly got out of his sleeping bag, and found that a beautiful but frightening ice tsunami had occurred in the opposite canyon.It seems that my inference is correct, but since Ms. Onobe has been instructed, Kempner and the others should be fine.

On the second day, an Eskimo shouted, "Get up, Captain! Something is wrong! Mr. Zabeck is gone, and Mr. Kempner is dead." Zhezhu was shocked!Kempner didn't take refuge?He rushed to the scene and found that the tent had not been moved, and Kempner's death was terrible.Kempner's body was sliced ​​by sickle-sharp ice, and his right wrist and right knee were bloody and bloody. Zhezhu called Ms. Onobe, stared at her and asked her: "Didn't I tell you yesterday? Why didn't you take Kempner and Zabek to evacuate?" "Oh, that matter." Ms. Onobe was indifferent. "I forgot..." "Bastard!" Zhezhu was furious, and punched her body. "You're killing them both!" "Isn't it just right to die? If they don't die, you will die tonight." "Ah?" Before Zhezhu understood what was going on, he was picked up by the Strong Woman.Ms. Onobe carried the folded bamboo to the edge of the glacier, hung it upside down and immersed it in the icy water. "He saved you, and you didn't say thank you, but you still beat him. You should stay awake in the water." "Quickly let me up!" Zhezhu screamed.Up and down, he seemed to see a blue flame burning in the depths of the glacier. "Let's be honest with you. That Kempner and Zabek are not good things. Americans are like this. It doesn't matter if he is black or white, as long as money is involved. That prosecutor Rogwell is not what he seems So clean, he's worse than the underworld. Poor Crude told him everything before he died, including Dr. Miuchar's weird radio call, and the latitude and longitude of the place where the whale wolf was caught. So Greenland fell apart Rogwell has already thought of the conjecture. But if you want to go to the local area for inspection, you need an expert in exploration. He thought of you and planned to kill you after the fact. The badass prosecutor asked the underworld to invite you to participate Exploration, on the surface, seems to be the underworld, but in fact he is manipulating it secretly. Kempner has also been bought by Rogwell long ago. He is a spy planted by your side. You treat this kind of person as a friend, really Pitiful." "Ah? How do you know these things?" "I overheard it. Kempner was there when you came to the circus the other day, and I overheard everything he said to the director. The director was a Jew." "So what if it's a Jew?" "For the establishment of the Jewish state. The Jews must need land if they want to establish a state, so they discussed with Rogwell and wanted to spend money to buy the information on this land. And you fool actually fell into Rogwell's trap, Come here to explore obediently. Listen carefully, without me, you would have died a long time ago. In fact, I was going to tell you the truth in New York, but after thinking about it, I forgot. Because you don't believe me at all... you Not only do you not believe it, but I think you hate me at all." At this point, Ms. Onobe did not go any further.Her inexpressible love can only turn into sadness and die with the wind.Zhezhu was also full of gratitude to her.Because of the ice tsunami, they lost most of their supplies, and the expedition team had to give up their expedition to the "Kingdom of Hades".And the New World is like a dream, swaying in the depths of the glacier.