Chapter 2 Chapter 1 Antarctic Expedition Expert

Although I have achieved nothing myself, among my friends, there are many famous people. Zhang Jian is one of them. He is a famous Antarctic explorer and has a very high status in the world of bipolar exploration. . One very hot summer day, he came to my house suddenly.His presence was a great surprise to me, but I welcomed him with all my heart. Because in the past few months, I have been troubled by the question of whether Wang Yan and Yan Fen, two unfortunate people, should live or die, and I have been very depressed mentally.But Zhang Jian is a strong and unyielding person. In his eyes, there is no such thing as "impossible".A long talk with this kind of person can unconsciously restore a disappointed person's confidence in everything.On the first day Zhang Jian arrived, we talked and drank almost non-stop.

When it was nearly dusk, Zhang Jian held the wine glass, turned it around, and suddenly sighed. I looked at him fixedly, sighing was not what he did, and if he sighed too, there must be something extremely embarrassing. I immediately thought, at this time, it should be the time when he was working in the ice and snow of Antarctica, why did he abandon his work and come here?Work aside—this doesn't look like Zhang Jian again. I asked him, "Did your vacation come early?" Zhang Jian said angrily, "No, I was forced to take a vacation." I shouted angrily: "Which bastards made the decision?"

Zhang Jian said with a wry smile, "It's the doctors in the expedition team, including Sir Schaer." I was stunned again: "Doctor? You are very strong. Could it be that the famous internal medicine expert discovered something wrong with you?" The expedition team that Zhang Jian works for is a real "international column", with people from all over the world. The doctors accompanying the team are also the most famous experts in the world. Sir Schaer is the leader of it, and Zhang Jian Jian is the vice-captain of the expedition. If the doctors of the expedition team forced Zhang Jian to take a vacation, there was something wrong with Zhang Jian's body.

Zhang Jian stood up, waved his hands so that the wine in the glass splashed out, and said: "I am very strong, I am as strong as a walrus, I did see those things, and I still insist that it is not my hallucination , The ice and snow in Antarctica can't make me have any hallucinations, I'm used to this kind of life, I don't need a vacation!" From Zhang Jian's yelling, I know that things are by no means as simple as I imagined. I quickly asked, "What did you see?" Zhang Jian opened his eyes wide: "Do you believe what I said?" I nodded and said, "Naturally, I believe even the most bizarre things, because I firmly believe that human beings are poor in knowledge, and human beings think that ordinary things cannot be explained."

Zhang Jian sat down and patted me on the shoulder vigorously: "I don't look for others, I only come to you, so you know I have a good eye." I asked again: "What exactly did you see, but did an invisible person appear in Antarctica?" I still can't forget Wang Yan and Yanfen. It is not impossible for them to arrive in Antarctica a few months later. But Zhang Jian stared at me with wide eyes: "Invisible man? No! No! It's not an invisible man, but an alien from another planet." I shrugged and said with a smile: "That's not surprising, there are advanced creatures on other planets besides the earth, and they came to the earth as guests, so why is it so surprising?"

Zhang Jian smiled wryly: "If Sir Schaer was like you, then I wouldn't have to take a vacation, but this old stubborn insists that what I see is just an illusion." I also slapped him on the shoulder vigorously: "Hey, when did you learn to be sloppy? What did you see? Tell me!" Zhang Jian gestured with both hands: "An iceberg──" He only spoke four words, and I couldn't help laughing out loud! Seeing an iceberg in Antarctica is a very common thing, but it is considered to be an "illusion". Then it is not Zhang Jian who needs to be forced to take a vacation, but the doctor accompanying the team.

Zhang Jian glared at me and drank the rest of the wine in his glass: "Don't laugh, there is more to come!" "What else is there to say? An iceberg is an iceberg. Is there anything in the iceberg?" "There's still something!" Zhang Jian's expression on his face was as if he had been possessed by an evil spirit. He suddenly stood up and shouted loudly. I pressed his shoulder again and made him sit down: "Speak slowly, what is it? What's in the iceberg?" Zhang Jian raised the wine bottle, filled another glass of wine, drank more than half of the glass in one breath, and said: "This iceberg is not big, but it is different. It is as crystal clear as crystal, and there is no flaw at all... ..."

I couldn't help raising my glass: "Zhang Jian, I wish you to become a poet after retirement." Zhang Jian said loudly: "I'm not writing a poem, I'm just trying to describe to you what I saw at that time, so that you have the feeling of being there!" I closed my eyes and tried my best to feel like I was in the ice and snow of Antarctica.I have traveled many places in my life. I once stayed in Ecuador, the equatorial country, for a month, and I also lived in a fishing village north of Alaska, but I have never been to Antarctica. At this time, the Antarctic I imagined was, of course, the one seen in the movies and screens. I tried my best to put myself in it, but Zhang Jian's words led me step by step into the Antarctic of my imagination.

"It was an iceberg about 20 meters high. It was so transparent that people were surprised. Everyone in the expedition team went out to work, and I was the only one who was sorting out the information in the camp. Not far from our camp, we dug into the ice sheet And a lake was formed, in the center of the sea, in the center of the ice, about an acre in size, which was used for the study of Antarctic marine life, and the iceberg suddenly emerged from that lake." I imagined the scene at that time, suddenly, I felt that something was wrong, I waved my hand hurriedly: "Hold on."

Zhang Jian rolled his eyes at me: "Don't interrupt my narration, okay?" I hurriedly said, "But if I find something unreasonable in your account, can't I also ask?" Zhang Jian smiled wryly, "Is there something unreasonable since I just started? Well, you can ask." I said: "You just said that there is a lake next to your camp. That lake was formed by you digging through the ice to draw out the sea water, but it is still surrounded by thick ice, right?" Zhang Jian said: "Yes." I puffed up my chest as if I had won: "Then, may I ask, did the iceberg you saw slide from the ice?"

Zhang Jian said loudly: "No!" I "haha" smiled: "Did it fall from the sky?" Zhang Jian said angrily: "Wesley! I told you, it appeared suddenly, suddenly—" His voice softened a little, and he sighed: "I think it floated from under the ice and arrived at our camp Nearby, the ice had been cut through, and it floated up, suddenly appearing before my eyes." I nodded: "Go ahead." Zhang Jian continued: "When a big iceberg suddenly appeared in front of my eyes, I was completely stunned. This is something I have lived in Antarctica for many years and I have never encountered it before. I was very happy, because the iceberg came out of nowhere, and this may be an extremely important piece of information about the flow of sea water under the ice layer, so I rushed out..." "When I got to the side of the iceberg, I felt something was wrong. There was a black thing in the middle of the iceberg." "That big black thing, at first glance, looked like a huge sea turtle frozen in by an iceberg, but when I looked carefully, I realized that it was not a sea turtle, but a small ship. submarine!" When I heard Zhang Jian talking about this, I couldn't help asking: "A small submarine, my friend, have you ever read it wrong?" Zhang Jian shook his head and said, "That's a submarine, frozen inside about three meters thick, I was wondering why the submarine would freeze in the ice, like a bug in amber, suddenly, there was a bright light coming from that ship shot out of a small round window of the small submarine!" I wanted to ask Zhang Jian if he had a high fever at that time, but seeing his serious look, I couldn't bear to make fun of him anymore. Zhang Jian continued: "I was taken aback. I thought it was the reflection of the sun on the ice, but it was not. The flash came out from the small window of the submarine. It flickered a few times and stopped a few times. I immediately saw It was a distress signal sent in Morse code: SOS, SOS. There are still people living in that submarine!" Zhang Jian's breath became thicker. He took a few breaths and continued to talk: "I immediately went back to the tent, took a strong flashlight, and asked in Morse code: Who are you? I don't know why I would Involuntarily, he asked such a ridiculous question. The answer I got was: Quickly try to break the ice and save us." "There was no one else on the base, and I struggled to move the icebreaker by myself, started the motor, and the icebreaker spun rapidly." "The iceberg made a terrible sound and shook. When the tip of the ice pick went deeper and deeper into the iceberg, a crack appeared in the iceberg. It was no longer so crystal clear. Twenty minutes later, it There was a terrible noise, and it broke apart into hundreds of pieces." "The submarine was displayed in front of me. It was a very strange submarine, round in shape. I just stopped the icebreaker, and the round cover of the submarine opened, revealing the upper body of a man wearing a diver's suit. In the clothes I was wearing, I could only see the man's figure, which was very short, like a dwarf. He waved to me, shouted something I couldn't understand, and shrank in, and the round cover was also closed. , the submarine—” He just talked here, and I said: "The submarine dived into the bottom of the sea again?" Zhang Jian glared at me: "Like everyone else, you guessed wrong. Suddenly, three puffs of thick smoke rose from the bottom of the submarine. The submarine shot into the sky at a speed I had never seen before." Go! When the smoke clears, the submarine is gone." I looked at him without commenting on what he said, because I really couldn't comment. If I were to comment, I must agree with Sir Schaal.Poor Zhang Jian, he has been working too long in the ice and snow of Antarctica.He did not see a mermaid emerging from the frozen lake.That was still his luck. I can believe all weird things, if Zhang Jian said: a flying saucer flew down and then rose into the air, or a submarine (even if it was frozen in an iceberg), suddenly appeared and dived into the bottom of the sea, I still have room for consideration. But what he was talking about was a submarine that flew into the air! I looked at him and shook my head slowly. Zhang Jian is very sensitive. When he saw me shaking my head, he said loudly, "What do you mean by shaking your head?" I hurriedly said: "It's nothing, since you are here, I have the responsibility to play with you, what do you want to play?" Zhang Jian held the wine glass tightly in his hand: "I want to ride a wooden horse in the amusement park──But first tell me, do you believe everything I say!" I stood up: "Zhang Jian, you have to know──" Zhang Jian shouted loudly: "Believe it, or not?" I felt so embarrassed that I would have lied to my friend if I said I believed it.And if I don't believe it, it will make Zhang Jian very disappointed. I was hesitating to answer, and Zhang Jian's complexion became more and more ugly, suddenly the doorbell rang loudly, Lao Cai opened the door, and heard a person shouting: "Urgent call, urgent call, sign for receipt." I hurried down, and the urgent telegram belonged to Zhang Jian. I raised my voice and called Zhang Jian down. Zhang Jian signed for it and opened the telegram. Gut." Shi Gutuo was the captain of Zhang Jian's expedition team. I shrugged: "You can't ride a wooden horse anymore." Zhang Jian murmured, "What is it?" I thought for a while: "Would you like me to accompany you for a walk?" Zhang Jian nodded and said, "You should prepare to some extent!" I spread my hands and said, "What are you going to do? Bring a non-starch and non-ironing shirt?" Zhang Jian also felt embarrassed, and he said, "Don't be so angry, Wesley, I promise you that this trip is worthwhile. When you arrive, I will assign you to do the easiest job." I stared and said, "What do you want me to do? Let the penguins go?" Zhang Jian smiled and pulled me out.I suspect that one of his ancestors must have lived near the South Pole. Otherwise, why would he, who was originally sad, be as excited as a monkey when he had the chance to return to the South Pole? We went straight to the airport. On the way, I found out that Zhang Jian came to my house as soon as he got off the plane. He never planned to stay in a hotel. That's why Captain Scott's telegram was sent to my house. We waited at the airport for about an hour. Through his special relationship, Zhang Jian arranged for me all the documents I needed to go to Antarctica during this hour.Vice-consuls from several countries rushed to the airport, and they treated Zhang Jian very respectfully.They respect a scientifically accomplished man so much that I feel apologetic when I compare him to an excited monkey in my mind just now. As soon as the plane we took arrived in Honolulu, Zhang Jian and I went straight to the local air force base. Zhang Jian was obviously a frequent visitor to the air force base. Even the guards knew him and saluted him, but they stared at me and checked me up and down before agreeing to let me go. Moreover, after entering the base, Zhang Jian could go straight to the office building, but I was "entertained" in the "VIP room". Everything in the "VIP Room" is beautiful and extremely modern, but unfortunately there are guards with pistols at the door who are constantly pacing back and forth, which makes me feel that I am in a very gorgeous prison. In the room! I waited for a long time before I saw Zhang Jian running in excitedly: "Okay, everything is ready, we will fly south, stop in Tokelu Island, Fiji Island, and then stop in New Zealand. Direct flight to Antarctica, are you familiar with this route?" I was so angry that I said loudly, "Of course I'm not familiar with it, but I believe that if something goes wrong with the plane, I can still lead your soul to the South Pole." Zhang Jian patted me vigorously on my shoulder: "Don't be impulsive, my good friend." He pulled me out, a jeep drove up and stopped in front of us, Zhang Jian stepped into it first, and I also got into the car, the car drove forward, and after a while, we arrived at the airport. The jeep stopped in front of a hangar, and I saw two small twin-engine planes parked in the hangar. I could tell at a glance that these two planes were well-maintained, high-performance planes that were in use all the time. Zhang Jian looked at me: "How is it?" I nodded and said, "The plane is not bad." Zhang Jian said, "That's right. This is the plane of the commander of the base. He is willing to lend us one. You just said 'good'?" I can't but admire Zhang Jian's supernatural powers. If I rushed here and asked the commander to borrow his plane, I wouldn't be considered a lunatic. I got out of the car, and two mechanics greeted me: "Are you flying the plane?" I nodded: "Yes, what should I pay attention to?" The mechanic said: "Everything is fine. These are the two planes we pay the most attention to. If you think about it, if this plane is neglected—" He stroked his neck with his hand and stopped talking. I smiled, climbed into the cockpit, went to the cockpit, checked a few points, and it proved that what the mechanic said was right, I backed out again, at this time, the mechanic was giving the order to drag the plane to the runway up. I put on the driving suit, and Zhang Jian looked at me with a smile: "Wesley, I told you that you can do it." I also looked at him and smiled, but in my heart, there was an evil intention. I decided to play tricks when the plane flew to the sea to scare him and see if he was still so relaxed. Fifteen minutes later, the plane's engine was roaring, and the plane rushed forward on the runway. I didn't wait for the plane to reach the specified time on the runway, so I pulled the elevator lever. As soon as the plane raised its head, it was already in the air. When the plane took off, I saw several Air Force officers beside the runway, gesturing to me and praising my flying skills.I am also very proud, because I haven't piloted a plane for a long time, but I still have such a result. I drove carefully until I reached Tokelu Island, and then gradually landed. Tokelu Island is a small island with only military value. We landed only to replenish fuel. Because I was in a good mood, I also gave up the idea of ​​playing pranks. The sky was clear and the iron wings soared, which immediately opened up people's minds, and the narrow thoughts were naturally dispelled. We flew all the way to New Zealand, and everything went smoothly. When we left New Zealand and continued to fly south, Zhang Jian's mood became better, because it was close to his favorite Antarctica. When the weather became quite cold and looking down, you could see ice floes in twos and threes on the sea, Zhang Jian couldn't help humming a song. He sat behind me and said: "According to the voyage, we will arrive in two hours. Near our camp, there is a runway carved into the ice. Be careful when you land. The ice runway is the place to test whether the driver is first-class." I smiled and said, "Don't worry, I thought you could make radio contact with the expedition headquarters." Zhang Jian sat next to me and skillfully manipulated the radio, but after a few minutes, a very strange expression appeared on his face: "Strange, why is the radio wave being interfered so strongly?" I said, "Maybe it's related to Aurora." Zhang Jian said: "No, the interference of the aurora is not so strong." I said, "Then you go ahead and try." Zhang Jian reluctantly agreed, while I continued to control the plane and flew south. The weather was excellent that day, and the visibility was very wide. Suddenly, I saw the pointer on the radar indicator on the instrument panel vibrate extremely violently. It usually means that the weather ahead has changed greatly. For example, a tornado is approaching. However, today, the weather is so good, it is almost unimaginable. Just when I wanted to tell Zhang Jian about this, our plane suddenly vibrated violently, and Zhang Jian and I swayed uncontrollably from left to right. It took about a minute before our plane stabilized. Zhang Jian's expression changed, "Wesley, what the hell are you doing?" I have no time to argue with him, because I have already felt that the matter is very serious, and some changes that I don't know are happening. First of all, I saw the sea water in front of me, as if it was boiling! And in the boiling sea water, there was a pillar of fire that continuously surged upwards. The pillar of fire did not surge high, only two or three feet high, but it made the sea water around the pillar of fire boil.At the same time, thick green smoke rose from the top of the pillar of fire. I have never seen such thick green smoke.At this time, even Zhang Jian was stunned. The two of us stayed for a while before Zhang Jian asked me: "My God! What is this?" I hurriedly said: "This place is close to the South Pole, I am going to ask you about everything here." Zhang Jian didn't make a sound anymore, he started the automatic camera, and when he started the automatic camera to take pictures of the strange signs in front of him, I found that our plane had reached an altitude of seventy feet—that was the instrument panel The altimeter told me so. Unless the altimeter is broken, otherwise, our plane is automatically ascending, and it is automatically ascending very quickly, because my original flying maximum altitude is 2,000 feet. I tried to bring the plane down, but it was impossible, the plane went up smoothly, but quickly and stubbornly.