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Chapter 6 Chapter 5 The Polar Change

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Someone stuffed the wine bottle into my mouth again, I took a big sip, leaned over and sat down. The cabin of the helicopter is not big, there are about four or five people, everyone looked at me with a very strange look, a very solemn middle-aged man stretched out his hand to me, and introduced himself: "Scott. " I quickly shook hands with him: "I know you, you are Captain Scott, aren't you?" The captain of Zhang Jian's expedition team is called Scott, that's what I know, and from the situation in front of me, it can be clearly seen that this middle-aged man named Scott is the leader of everyone, so I am sure he It was Captain Scott of the expedition.I also said my own name: "Wesley." The look on his face was like seeing a ghost.Shi Gutuo hurriedly said: "My friend, let's go to sleep first." I wondered: "Hey, what's the matter, my name is Wesley, what's wrong with that?"

Scott paused: "You must have read the latest newspaper before you fell into a coma?" I still don't understand: "What does this mean?" Scott said: "You have to know that when you read the newspaper before you fell into a coma, and the things recorded in the newspaper remain in your mind, you will have a hallucination, imagining that you are Wesley." I took a breath: "So you also know Wesley, so what happened to Wesley?" Scott shook his head: "It's a pity. I heard that he is a very brave man. My vice-captain Zhang Jian invited him to the South Pole. I have received a telegram from them in New Zealand, but They never made it to Antarctica."

I hurriedly asked again: "What happened to them?" Scott sighed: "Their plane crashed. Experts are studying the cause of the crash. It is said that all the parts of the plane have become extremely strong magnets. The plane fell on the ice and was broken into pieces. The two of them , and even the corpse is gone.” I said again, "That was a few days ago?" Scott said: "Seven days—eh." He looked at me with strange eyes: "How did you end up on the ice field? Where did you come from?" seven days!It turned out that seven days had passed since I was on the ice sheet, drinking blood like a feather, and in the last few days, I had no consciousness at all, and my memory was just blank.

Scott asked again: "How did you end up alone on the ice field? Which expedition team do you belong to, so we can contact you on your behalf." I wrapped the blanket tightly, leaned over and sat up: "Captain Scott, I repeat, I am Wesley, and I fell from the sky, do you understand?" Scott obviously didn't understand, he shook his head, turned around and said, "Send him back to the base first." I closed my eyes. Since he didn't believe it, I was happy to rest first, and then I said, I'm really tired these days. The helicopter took off, and I could hear Scott yelling orders and the sound of the camera rolling. It seemed they spotted me on a routine photo flight.

I looked down, it was all silver and white, and I couldn’t see the edge. I looked up, and there were white clouds floating in the sky. I knew that one of the white clouds must be Jefferson’s aerial platform, but if I said it, who would it be? Will you take my word for it?Now, nobody even believes that I am Wesley, what else is there to say? I fell asleep for a while, and when I woke up, I saw the helicopter flying forward. After a while, I saw a lake carved out of the ice. The sea ice was in the middle, and it looked extraordinarily blue. There are more than a dozen tents on the ice, and I know this is the base of the Scott International Antarctic Expedition.

I leaned back again, and pointed down: "Captain Scott, is this lake in the ice the one that Zhang Jian saw with an iceberg rising and a flying submarine condensed in the ice?" Captain Scott, who was sitting next to the driver at this time, was shocked when he heard my words, and turned around: "You, how do you know?" I sighed: "I told you that I am Wesley. If you don't believe me, what can I do?" Shi Gutuo said sharply: "If you are Wesley, what about Zhang Jian who is on the same plane as you?" I looked up to the sky again: "He may be in the sky, I have no way of knowing where he is."

Scott stared at me, of course he would not understand what I meant by saying this, and I was not going to explain to him for the time being, he looked at me for a moment: "Okay, I believe you are Wesley, but may I ask?" , how can you crawl out of a smashed plane and crawl seven hundred miles away?" I smiled wryly and said, "You won't understand even if I tell you, I didn't fall with the plane, I jumped into the sea from a net!" Captain Scott and several expedition members raised their hands at the same time: "My God, what is he talking about?" I closed my mouth and stopped speaking. I believe that even if I told them from beginning to end, they would not believe it, because as soon as we talked about our plane being sucked into the sky by a strange force , they will no longer believe it.

The helicopter landed, and I was lifted out of the helicopter and walked in the same tent. Soon, two people who looked like doctors came to examine me, and one of them said, "Give him food." Alas, food is what I need, and I can be as strong as a walrus if I have enough to eat at this time! Then I devoured what was brought to me until I could eat no more.I was alone in the tent, and I seemed to be forgotten. Half an hour later, Scott walked in. His expression was very serious, and as soon as he came in, he said, "We saw your ID, and you are indeed Wesley." I breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Thank God, you finally understand."

Scott's expression became more serious: "This way, the matter is very serious." I was stunned: "Why is the matter serious because I am Wesley?" Scott said slowly: "Why are you safe and sound, but Zhang Jian is missing?" If it weren't for my lack of clothes, I would have jumped up. I said loudly, "Why, what do you mean? Did I murder him?" Scott didn't think I was joking at all, but he nodded: "Exactly, we have notified the relevant parties, you must be under surveillance here." I took a breath of cold air and couldn't say a word!

Zhang Jian must be on the air platform in good condition at this time, but I was suspected of being his murderer. Captain Scott looked at me with cold eyes, and from his face, I could see that he almost regarded me as a person who was going to the electric chair. Originally, I wanted to tell him in detail what happened to me and Zhang Jian, but at this time, I dismissed the idea. For Scott, it seemed, was by no means a man who could accept facts he did not know. I also understand why Zhang Jian was forced to take a vacation when he saw the flying submarine for the first time. Naturally, it was because Scott did not believe such a thing would happen.

I smiled wryly: "Please give me back all my belongings, including my documents." Among my many documents, there is a special document issued by the international police, which must not be lost. There is also a piece of paper taken from the hands of the green monster with strange-shaped words on it. retrieve it. I have decided that if Scott does not agree, then I will restrain him and get back my things by strong means. Scott thought about it, and said: "Yes, I will send someone to deliver it to you immediately." As he said, he backed out, and I followed a step, and saw an expedition member pointing at me with a shotgun. It was a powerful double-barreled shotgun, and its bullets could penetrate thick walrus skin. , I certainly don't want to take the risk. I returned to the tent, and in less than five minutes, someone sent all my belongings back, and also gave me a set of leather jackets and pants worn by expedition members. The leather jackets and pants are extremely warm, and I took them Put it on, and lie down again. On this day, I have nothing to do at all. Of course, if I want to escape, the expedition member with the shotgun will never know, I can sneak away from behind the tent. But the question is: what if I slip away?Still wandering on the ice, waiting for another rescue with little hope?So I just lay there and listened to the sound of the expedition team going out to work and coming back in. Here, although there is no difference between day and night, there are still certain regulations on the working and sleeping hours of the expedition team members. I heard someone in front of the tent come to replace the person who watched me all day. I closed my eyes, thinking about what I should do. I had no idea at all. Slowly, I fell asleep. Then, someone pressed a hard object on my chest. The impact, I woke up from the pain of the impact, and opened my eyes. There was a tall man standing in front of me, looking down at me. It was the shotgun in his hand that hit my chest, but that man was not the expedition team member guarding me, but Jeff pregnancy! With cracked white teeth, he smiled at me: "Hello, Mr. Wei, I think I should first express my admiration to you." I ignored him and looked out, only to see one of the expedition members guarding me, lying on the ice outside the tent, apparently passed out, and ten yards away from the tent, there was a turtle parked like spaceship. Beside the spaceship, stood two short people with copper masks on their heads. They were robots, because they didn't have steel cylinders with compressed chlorine gas on their backs. Jefferson smiled: "Mr. Wei, I've come to invite you in person, you should come with me." I answered him coldly: "Where are you going?" Jefferson's attitude is proud: "go to the greatest place on earth, that place will not only make you one of the greatest people on earth, but also prevent you from sitting in the electric chair." Suppressing the anger in my heart, I stood up slowly, and at the same time, I was already thinking in my mind: If I caught Jefferson by surprise at this time, it might be much more beneficial to my situation.At least, it can make Captain Scott understand that what happened to Zhang Jian and me was not just nonsense or daydreaming, but something really happened. I stood up straight and said lazily, "You mean, you want me to go to your air kingdom as a diplomatic representative?" Jefferson laughed smugly. He obviously appreciates the term "air kingdom" very much. When he raised his head and smiled smugly, my fist had already sunk into his stomach. Then, The edge of my left palm cut the back of his neck while his body was bending down in pain. This is a very crisp and exquisite two strokes.In terms of scientific research, I am not as good as Jefferson's Wanwan, but when it comes to fighting, Jefferson is not as good as my Wanwan, his body immediately collapsed. I grabbed his collar and lifted him up.At this moment, I only felt that there were two people rushing towards me at a speed that ordinary people could not achieve. As soon as I raised my head, a person hit my body with a "bang", the impact was so powerful that my whole body was thrown into the tent and hit the pillars of the tent, "crash" With a sound, the tent fell on me. The tent used by the expedition team was similar to a yurt, all made of thick felt, and the weight was naturally very amazing. The whole tent was pressed on my body, and it took me some time to stand up. And when I got out of the tent, there was nothing: Jefferson, the spaceship, the robot, all disappeared, only the expedition team member guarding me, still passed out on the ground! But in the other tents, human voices have already been heard. It is obviously the sleeping expedition team member, who has been awakened by me! I was stunned for a moment, and immediately thought that my situation was even worse! Would Captain Scott believe that Jefferson was here and had a fight with me?He is not a headstrong person, but after seeing the situation in front of him, he can draw a conclusion: Wesley knocked out the guard in order to escape! If I don't take the opportunity to escape, then what is waiting for me will be nothing else, it must be the electric chair! I quickly jumped up and took a few steps.At this moment, someone had already come out of the tent, and I hid myself by the side of a tent so that people could not see me. I heard exclamations coming from the tent where I used to live. I gently opened the tent where I was hiding, and looked outside, only to see that there were only one by one in the tent. wooden box. Those wooden boxes, or ten, or eight were placed on the sled.When I understood the words painted on the outside of the box, which indicated that the contents of the box were food, I couldn't help being overjoyed. The box is on the sled, and I only need to find two sled dogs, and I can go away. I decided to do this, and first rolled out the two sleds lightly, and tied them together with ropes.Then I listened carefully.As more and more people came out of the camps, there was a slight commotion in the dog team. I could hear the intermittent barking of dogs from the left, and my original camp happened to be on the right. That is to say, if I go to the left, it is not easy for people to find me, not to mention that I am still wearing the costume of an expedition member. I boldly pushed the two sleds out and ran forward. Along the way, seven or eight people asked me, "What happened? What happened?" But I answered them in a calm voice: "It's a big deal for you to see for yourself." Those people passed by me without doubting my identity. I didn't stop until I came to a circle surrounded by a wooden fence.In the circle, there are more than 30 big dogs, which are good friends of people in Antarctica. Up to now, scientists on earth have not created a better polar vehicle than a dog-pulled sled. Dogs are much more alert than humans, and when they saw me approaching, they suddenly barked. More than 30 well-trained dogs suddenly barked without the slightest sense of friendliness, which is also very surprising.I was stunned for a while, thinking about what method to use to calm the group of dogs, when a strange thing happened suddenly. It took almost a tenth of a second. Suddenly, all the dogs stopped barking, and they all fell down, one after the other, tightly lying on the ground, whining from their throats. The sound of woo, in their eyes, reveals incomparable fear and panic. I couldn't help being stunned. If you are familiar with dogs, you can know that when a dog's eyes show fear, people can quickly feel it. Moreover, the friendship between humans and dogs has been tens of thousands of years, and humans are most likely to be infected by the frightened expression of dogs. There was an inexplicable panic in my heart: what happened?What happened?Is there a large group of beasts rushing forward?I quickly looked back, but there was no one behind me, it was empty, and there were no beasts worthy of fear by the dogs. I was stunned again, remembering the sensitive reaction of animals to some great disasters. Even mice and ants can predict fire and flood. Any miner can tell you that when the mine was about to collapse the night before, the pit How the mice in the movie ran in panic. What great disaster, then, will befall us now? At that moment, I forgot that it was actually my best chance to escape, and I even ran forward, wanting to tell Captain Scott that something unknowable, a great disaster was about to happen, I learned from the dog This can be seen in the strange behavior of the group. However, I only took one step, and it happened. First of all, there was a violent shock. I was running forward, but that violent shock made my whole body jump up and bounce up. Then, I was thrown onto the ice again, and then I was thrown up again.That situation was like I was on the lifesaving canvas net used by firefighters. When the lifeguard tightened the canvas net, I was thrown into the air by the elastic force of the net. The barking from the pack of dogs was even more desolate. I tried my best to stabilize my body, but I couldn't. When my body was constantly thrown up and down by the violent shock, I saw everything in the camp: people, things, and tents, all like Mexican jumping beans, constantly jumping, It was an unimaginable phenomenon. Then, about three or five minutes later (I couldn't time the correct time when my body was being tossed like a softball by an invisible force), there was a crackling sound that almost deafened your ears, and in my The left side, passed over. Then, forty meters away, a column of sea water surged up, and that column of sea water surged out with a force of thunder. When the seawater column first appeared, it was crystal blue, but then it turned emerald green, and there was another loud noise, and the seawater column exploded, turning into a heavy rain! The raindrops sprinkled on my body with extremely rapid force. At that time, although the shock of the ice layer had stopped, when the raindrops formed by the sea water column sprinkled on my body, I still jumped up. But hot! It should be said that the raindrops were hot! How could it be so hot if the sea was not boiling and the raindrops formed by the seawater column?But how can the sea boil?Could it be that the guy surnamed Zhang Mingyu is cooking the sea again? I jumped, and instinctively covered my head with both hands, scorching hot raindrops sprinkled on the back of my hands in big and big spots, less than five minutes before and after, as far as I could see, on the ice sheet, due to the scorching heat Due to the impact of the raindrops, countless small holes appeared. At this time, there was no sound except the sound of raindrops on the ice. And at the place where the ice layer cracked, a large green puff of smoke was rising upwards. That kind of situation really made people believe that the end of the world has come, and the earth will be destroyed! Almost everyone has seen the end of the world in the movies. At that time, according to the description in the movies, almost everyone was howling and running, but now I am faced with the facts. Very different from what you see in the movie. I saw the dogs lying on the ground without making a sound, and the people I saw either stood blankly or fell to the ground, holding their heads tightly with their hands, as if trying to isolate themselves from the world. No one made a sound, no one ran! People were all stunned by the scene before them, including me, as if my feet were nailed to the ice, unable to move at all. The thick green smoke is changing colors, first it turns into thick green, then it turns into black, then it turns into gray, white, orange-yellow, orange-red... The time for each color change becomes shorter and shorter, finally, I understand what's going to happen! It must have been a tsunami, a sudden tsunami. At the place where the ice layer cracked, the surrounding ice cubes have melted together. With the thick smoke, the sea water surged up, and the sea water was so hot that it was steaming. It melted quickly, and I saw two tents, which had fallen into the boiling sea water due to the melting of the ice! At this moment, I heard a rapid whistle, and the wings of the four helicopters started to rotate, and the person who looked like a stone statue also started to move, and rushed to the helicopter! Of course I can also run to the helicopter, which can be said to be the best way to escape, but I have another idea, I jumped into the dog fence, pulled out four dogs, buckled on the sled, the dogs struggled I screamed and screamed, but I finally reached my goal. I swung my long whip, and the dog galloped away. The ice sled rushed out on the riddled ice surface. The speed was unprecedented for those who had never sat on an ice sled. unimaginable. When I estimated that I had driven about two kilometers, there was a loud "boom" from behind, and the entire ice layer seemed to tilt forward suddenly. The slope of the ice layer made the ice sled go faster , when I looked back, I saw a bright pillar of fire rising in the boiling sea water. The sound of that pillar of fire made my ears deaf to any other sound—even ice The sharp and strange sound of the layer breaking. The dog stopped again, and refused to take another step forward even after I swung the long whip. I had no choice but to stop. Fortunately, I was already quite far away, so I was not afraid of being affected. I looked up and saw the four helicopters of the expedition team flying out quickly, and the original camp of the expedition team no longer existed at this time, and the ice around the pillar of fire had all melted away. Instead, it became boiling sea water, and the diameter of that big circle was at least one kilometer. Even though I was far away, I could still feel the heat of that pillar of fire, which made me sweat. It can be said that such a pillar of fire rising from the sea is a rare spectacle in life. However, this is the second time I have seen such a spectacle. The first time I saw such a pillar of fire was when Zhang Jian and Zhang Jian flew to the camp. After we saw the spectacle of a pillar of fire emanating from the sea, the plane was sucked into the air of Professor Jefferson by strong magnetic force. on the platform. At that time, Jefferson said that we broke into his "experimental area" and that he had the power to destroy the earth. I knew he must be referring to the miracle of the pillar of fire in the sea. Today, Professor Jefferson was sent away by me, and this happened. Can it be said that this has nothing to do with Professor Jefferson?But what kind of power did Jefferson master to make such earth-shattering changes happen to the calm ice sheet in a short period of time? What weapon is he using? I kept thinking about it in my heart, but I couldn't find the answer. I saw that the helicopter had flown to the point where there was only a small black spot left. There were more than one expedition team in Antarctica. Of course they could go to other expedition teams to ask for help. The only problem was me. I waved the long whip again, and the dog was finally willing to run away again. I drove the ice sled again, and ran a long way. Smoke was coming out, where the ice melted, the sea water was no longer boiling, the blue sea water was as smooth as the ice surface, it looked like a sapphire was embedded in a whole piece of white jade. I checked what was on the ice skid, and in the violent concussion before the ice cracked, I lost more than half of my food, but it was enough for me and my four dogs for many days.However, I immediately knew that my act of checking the amount of food was completely unnecessary. Because I never had a chance to enjoy the food I brought. That didn't mean that I was going to die, but at this moment, I heard a "whooping" sound from the top of my head. That sound, almost like the sound a mosquito makes when it flies over your head.And when I looked up, I saw three turtle-shaped spaceships hovering above my head. Those three spaceships circled over my head once, then fell down.The way the spaceship fell was like nothing I'd ever seen before.They just fell straight up and down onto the ice—it took no more than a second from the high altitude to the ice, and the sound it made was always so low. Of course, this kind of spaceship is also the masterpiece of the green monster. People on the earth are unable to make such delicate and flexible things. Three spaceships were parked around me. The door on the one to my left was opened, and a metal pipe protruded out. From one end of the pipe, a person came out. That's Zhang Jian! When I saw Zhang Jian, I couldn't help being stunned. He ran towards me with his arms outstretched, and shouted as he ran, "It's just an accident, it's just an accident!" I don't understand what he means by yelling like that, and I don't know why he got off the spaceship. While I was still in extreme astonishment, Zhang Jian had already rushed to my side, grabbed me and walked away: "Come on, let me explain this to you slowly." I was dragged out by him a few steps before I had a chance to ask, "What are you trying to explain to me?" Zhang Jian said, "Is that the accident just now?" I was still baffled: "What an accident!" Zhang Jian was stunned: "Did you fall asleep just now, or fainted from fright?" I already knew what he was referring to. What he was referring to must be the breaking of the ice, the rising of the sea, the rising of thick smoke, and the bursting of the pillar of fire. However, how could this matter have anything to do with Zhang Jian, and asked him to explain it to me?What did he mean when he said it was an "accident"?I was thinking, only to find that I had been pulled in front of the tube protruding from the spaceship. I was shocked in my heart, and shouted: "Zhang Jian, what are you doing?" Zhang Jian said, "I'll take you where you should go." I was furious and shouted: "Zhang Jian, did you give in, or did they use some kind of machine to change our thinking?"
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