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The Antarctic environment was harsh. The icebreaker began to work, crushing two or three meters of sea ice. The fleet moved forward from the new channel at the back.

However, there were also news.

The good news was that Casey Station was only a day's sail away, but the bad news was that there was a snowstorm at Davis Station and the ship couldn't get to shore.

As he had made two choices beforehand, Qi Jin ordered the fleet to advance at full speed towards the Casey Station.

At this time, through the telescope, one could already see the coastline of the South Pole. It was a vast expanse of white with cliffs several hundred meters high, and they were formed by layers of ice, making it impossible for humans to climb them.

Antarctic creatures, very lovely penguins, can already be seen here, flapping their wings and leaping out of the sea to perch on the outcrop of the icebergs.

Penguins are suitable for social groups. As long as there are penguins, they are basically in groups.

The cute golden pearl waved its arm at the penguin, trying to attract its attention.

The penguins watched the ship curiously. Some of them craned their necks, jumped off the iceberg, and followed the ship.

"Catch two little penguins and play."

The Golden Pearl pulled at Qi Jin's arm, swaying it back and forth.

Qi Jin shook his head and said: "The Penguin Family's mother hatches on shore, my father hunts for food outside, and when my father takes back the food, it is my father who hatches for the next generation, my mother hunts for food, their relationship is very strong, even from the myriad of penguins, they can still identify one's family. After the child is born, my parents will still leave behind one person to take care of the child, and when the child is growing up, the appetite will increase, and my parents will go out together to hunt for food.

"So that's how it is. Penguins are so great."

The kind-hearted Jin Zhu naturally couldn't bear to let the little penguin starve to death, so he gave up on the idea of catching the penguin.

Kathy finally got close, and after some discussion, a small boat came out of the harbor and led the way.

Casey Station had already built a simple and crude port. The temperature here was too low to carry out large-scale construction, and the materials now were unable to adapt to low temperatures.

Containers were being transported out of the cabin and being dragged along the ice. On the ice, sliding was the easiest way to save effort.

It took three days to unload.

As the weather warms, more ice sheets break away from the Antarctic continent.

Standing on Kathy's platform, he could see the several hundred meters high ice cliff crash into the sea, stirring up the high sea water. Then, the cliff turned into an iceberg, drifting away from the sea.

Sometimes a whole cliff creaked away from the Antarctic ice field, and humans didn't dare to approach it. They simply fell off their feet and never found it again.

The end result was death.

The hundreds of millions of kilometers around the South Pole, a large number of icebergs were created every day. When winter arrived, the temperature fell and the new ice cliffs formed again. This was the difference between summer and winter in the South Pole.

Casey chose to build on the soil level, not afraid to break, because in the South Pole, the most important thing was to find land. The ice could change at any time, and in a season of alternating temperatures, the ice was the least reliable.

The four ships slowly left the dock after unloading the cargo.

They would be returning to the Murbener to repair and replenish their supplies.

Qi Jin brought his men to the shore. Since there was no place to stay for the time being, they set up a tent and slept in the snow and ice.

The tent used in Antarctica was very low, unlike any other tent. Furthermore, it was covered by three huge curved steel beams made of steel. The beams were only one meter tall.

The moisture-proof pads were at least forty centimeters thick.

The tent was made of warm materials, so that the temperature inside could be maintained at around ten degrees Celsius.

He would not feel the cold while hiding in the tent and then hiding in the thick sleeping bag.

An awkward problem in Antarctic life is excreta, since the warmest temperature in Antarctica is about -20 degrees Celsius and -40 or -50 degrees Celsius is normal weather.

Any excrement of the human body would freeze into a ball and never disappear.

The greatest pollution to Antarctica from frequent human activities is the problem of excreta, so excreta here are the most expensive and need to be collected and treated uniformly.

There was a special toilet inside the base. The previous time, it had cost a dollar. This price was really acceptable.

After leaving the base, he had to think of a way to use the toilet.

Qi Jin was leading a scientific research team. They had 12 snowmobile s, and these cars used electricity, so the car sheds were made with electrode plates. As there were very few rainfall in the South Pole, most of the weather would see the sun.

After staying in the tent for the whole night, they had installed the wheels and sheds according to the instructions in the blueprints. Since the sheds were circuit boards, they were relatively precious, so if the car was damaged, the car would go on strike without any electricity.

Behind the snowmobile, there was a huge sledge with more supplies. These snowmobile were the most important means of transportation for the imperial examination team.

Every single one of the snowmobile's structures were extremely strange. Every single inch of the steel plate had a layer of insulation in the middle, and it used the most advanced nanotechnology.

A 3 inch thick thermal insulation layer could withstand 70 degrees Celsius of low temperature.

There were toilets, kitchens, beds.

Each car was a small room.

In just a day's time, all of the snowmobile were assembled. The snowmobile weighed 42 tons, looking like a car of Tank car.

Afterwards, Qi Jin bid farewell to the people who were standing at Casey and paid a hefty price to get to the shore. Then, Qi Jin led the people towards the Antarctic ice plains.

Movement is restricted in the Antarctic because of a woman's biological reasons.

The six women and Qi Jin squeezed into a carriage of snowmobile.

The rest of the snowmobile had at least four men, some had five men in their cars, while the doctors and nurses squeezed into another car.

One car had only two beds, and everyone took turns sleeping and resting in them.

What made Qi Jin embarrassed was that the bed space was too small.

He and Jin Zhu wanted to do some physical and mental exercise to help themselves. They couldn't avoid the eyes of others at all. Seven people, one was driving the snowmobile while the other was a co-pilot.

Qi Jin's car was a flag wagon, and also the first car, walking at the front.

With so many people in their car, two of them slept while driving the car, and three of them had nothing to do but squeeze on the floor and curl up in the car with their long legs out of reach. As time went on, the circulation of their blood began to falter, making them feel even more fatigued.

Whenever you can't stretch your legs, hide in the toilet, stretch your body, stretch your legs, and move your waist.

Conditions are very difficult.

If it was all his women inside the carriage, Qi Jin might have used the space within the arborvitae radix to let them rest in another dimension. However, only the Golden Bead belonged to his people inside the carriage, so the others were not very familiar with him, let alone trust him completely.

Qi Jin could not use the space within the arborvitae radix.

On the first day, the caravan advanced three hundred kilometers. After walking for six hours, they could not see the rear end of the vehicle, but could only see the rear end of the adjacent vehicle. Behind each of the vehicles was a mountainous sleigh that blocked their view.

They could only rely on the walkie-talkie to communicate with each other. They needed to contact each other every ten minutes.

To prevent a car falling out of line.

By the time they stopped, they were deep in the interior of the South Pole. The temperature had dropped to -38 degrees Celsius.

Taking advantage of the break of dawn, the caravan gathered. The mountain-like sledge was placed outside, and the snowmobile formed a huge circle.

Since everyone needed to rest, and there were only two beds in the car, someone had to go out to the open space to set up a tent and sleep inside.

The conditions in the car were good. Not only was it warm, but there was no need to sleep in a sleeping bag.

Everyone who was used to sleeping in a large bed knew that the person in the sleeping bag could not stretch his arms and legs. It was very awkward sleeping.

After dinner, Hai Di said generously, "Qi Jin, let's go outside to sleep. You and the Golden Bead can stay in the carriage."

Everyone echoed, "That's right, that's right. You were the one driving the car during the day. It must have been very tiring. You and Golden Bead should have stayed in the car."

Qi Jin said straightforwardly: "How can I do that? I am a man, so I should take good care of you women. I should just sleep in a tent with Jin Zhu, but there should still be someone lying on the floor. The five of you should sleep in a tent with each other.

Avoiding the line of sight of others, Qi Jin and the Golden Bead went into the tent. Qi Jin wanted to let Hei Zhu come out, but after Hei Zhu went out and walked for a lap, he yelled loudly in fear of cold, and crawled into the arborvitae radix's space, never coming out.

Qi Jin's teeth itched with hatred, and could only release the double-headed snake monster that had recovered from its injuries while attacking Angoshe Base.

This was the first time that Golden Bead had seen this monster, and he could not help but feel a little afraid.

Qi Jin anxiously comforted Jin Zhu: "It's fine, don't be afraid, it's just a small pet of mine. Touch its head, the double-headed snake monster is very obedient and won't hurt you."

Jin Zhu could tell that the double-headed snake monster did not have any hostility towards them and was extremely respectful to Qi Jin. He then bravely patted the double-headed snake monster's head and giggled: "Hubby, your pet is really great. Do you want to sleep with us?"

"double-headed snake monster are guarding this place. I'll take you to an interesting place."

After saying that, Qi Jin's arm wrapped around Jin Zhu's slender waist, and his body swayed before he entered the arborvitae radix's space.

They were also wearing thick down jackets, which were specially made for them. In an environment of -40 to 50 degrees Celsius, they would not feel too cold, but there was a prerequisite, which was that when the wind reached over 40 meters per second, this kind of jackets would not be able to withstand the harsh weather, and the wind would quickly take away their body temperature.

The temperature of the arborvitae radix's space dropped a little. After Qi Jin entered the arborvitae radix's space, the arborvitae radix hanging from his neck fell onto the ground. Only the double-headed snake monster was watching over it.

Under the influence of the Antarctic environment, the Three Lives Wood Space's temperature dropped a little.

"Wah!" "Is this place the legendary Jiangnan?"

This was the first time that the Golden Bead had entered the Three Lives Wood Space, and it couldn't help but open its eyes wide, curiously looking at everything here. There was a small river, lush vegetation, and even birds with bright feathers that weren't afraid of humans.