Chapter 447

In the eighth year, the famous sailor, count Steve Hoffman (Zhang Yuan), bought the largest ship of all time, the Royal knight!

At the same time, he announced an ambitious Antarctic exploration plan to all citizens of Boulder, which caused a sensation in the whole city for a while and a half!

For the common people, in addition to war, finding new places of residence is the best way to cross class.

The recently discovered island is an island called "momoro", with an area of about 2.2 square kilometers. In fact, such a small island is not very useful. There are no mineral resources or fresh water resources, but the government still gives a lot of rewards to the discoverers, and the captain is canonized as a baron for this credit.

Now, the purpose of the "Royal Knight" is to open up territory. Although the road is a little far away and dangerous, Zhang Yuan's reputation is here!

In recent years, the so-called "telegraph" has long been known to everyone, and the reputation of the inventor of the telegraph has spread all over the world.

The young count has plenty of money, and the "Royal Knight" can bring enough security.

"What do you think?"

"Of course I'll do it!"

"But The south pole is too far away

"What are you afraid of? Such a large fleet, a 10000 ton ship, even if it encounters a big storm, it's nothing. " Such discussions can be heard everywhere in the streets. Some old sailors took the opportunity to show off their ocean going experience.

Encouraged by the interests, there are countless applicants. The whole screening process still adheres to the principle of "better be short than bad". As long as the good ones are good, don't make up for the bad ones.

However, there are still some people in the industry who are persuading Zhang Yuan not to carry out such dangerous activities. The planet has radians, and electromagnetic waves can't penetrate the ground. If you run too far, you can't even send a telegram.

The old housekeeper sighed On the other hand, my Lord, the nearest ocean has been explored several times. We have to go very far away, even if there is no danger in the middle, as long as there is no big harvest, it will damage your reputation. "

“…… If the exploration fails, the sailor's wages will still be paid. There is no income, only expenditure, and you will go bankrupt. "

The southernmost city, anvil an, is still quite a long way from the South Pole. In the middle of the city, there is a vast ocean without any supplies. It is a great test for the material reserves of ships and the psychological state of sailors.

"Yes, because of this, no one has ever completed such an exploration, so I have to do it."

Zhang yuanwan refused all the exhortations and insisted on starting a new voyage.

He doesn't care about prestige, nor does he care about money. The most difficult thing to give up is his sister Anna, but recently she found a reliable husband for her sister, and there is nothing to worry about.

In this way, the 10000 ton ship "Royal Knight" issued a whine, disappeared in the distant sky.

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The ninth year

The fleet came back tired after many hardships.

The Royal Knight returned to Boulder. This expedition ended in a complete failure. In the expected Antarctic area, no continent was found, not even a large island could be used.

The temperature in Antarctica is colder than expected. Even glaciers are sparse around zero degrees Celsius. If the pilot is not experienced enough, he may even hit an iceberg.

When all the sailors got off the ship, they seemed to be paralyzed, crawling on the ground and kissing the ground under their feet.

One year is a nightmare journey!

Finally came down is slightly tired of Zhang Yuan, he rubbed his temples, deep sigh, the so-called hero is not good when.

Failure is not terrible. The most terrible thing is public opinion. This time the failure, so that secretly mocking, jealous, all have a real hammer. There are also some down-to-earth aristocrats in the circle who say that his brain is broken and he has to discover the new world if he has no money.

Zhang Yuan clearly knows what kind of creature human beings are, just as he really found a new world, he is a real hero. If he can't find it, he's a bear and a fool!

He looked at the gray sky, at the sailors who were kissing the land under his feet, at the poor people in the street, exploited by the capitalists, and the slaves who had sold their children.

Man needs a new continent, man needs it!

Urgent need!

If we can't find a new way, it's chronic death!

Year 12

After three years of silence, Zhang Yuan tried to explore the far north pole. This time, more people mobilized than ever before.

He even sold off the rest of the company!

Some people admire Zhang Yuan's belief, and come to flee with a trace of fantasy, but more people think that this is a fool's behavior. Sailors are still full of recruit, this era is not lack of courage.Year 13

The fleet returned and the second exploration failed.

The temperature in the Arctic is more suitable than that in the Antarctic, but no so-called new continent has been found. This is also the most troublesome point. The oceans of this planet are too large and there are too few land. It's like looking for a needle in a haystack to discover a new continent.

In addition to the use of telescopes, people can only use a creature called "sea bat", which can smell fresh water, so it is usually used to explore the surrounding islands. However, the sea bat's search ability is also limited, it can only explore the area of 20 kilometers at most.

All of them got off the ship in frustration. Almost a quarter of the sailors were lost. There was also an internal strife. A large number of sailors organized to go back, which led to internal riots. Zhang Yuan even has to pay a lot of money for it. When people die, money will always be paid, no matter whether you succeed or fail.

The first taunt came with a trace of hypocrisy, but the second taunt took off the veil of hypocrisy. Even Anna, her sister, did not support such exploration.

"It's too dangerous, brother It's too dangerous. Don't go any more. "

Zhang Yuan recalled his hard and tiring journey in recent years, but he found nothing and sighed deeply.

It's not him who failed.

It's the whole world, the whole Civilization!

It's just that these people don't know it yet.

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