The hull was 150 meters long, with a width of more than 20 meters. The middle was equipped with two curled mechanical torsion arms, and the front was equipped with a helipad, carrying a polar version of the Mi-8 helicopter. On the side of the hull, there were three big words written in white paint on a red background.
Pathfinder!
This was not only the name of the polar expedition ship, but also the name of the entire Antarctic expedition team.
Without any grand ceremony, after more than 20 members of the expedition team, including Jiang Chen, boarded the ship, the Pathfinder left the port in a low-key manner, crossed the equator, and headed to the south. It wasn't until all the personnel boarded the ship that the crew was surprised to find that they were on the same ship as the famous president of Future Group.
"My name is Jiang Chen. Obviously, you already know. You just work normally. I don't have any other intentions on the ship. I just want to hitch a ride to Antarctica. "
The ship set sail, and the head of the expedition team held a simple introduction meeting. All the crew members participated. Jiang Chen didn't make it special and simply introduced himself at the meeting. After he finished speaking, he turned and returned to his room, leaving the stunned people in the cabin.
After the meeting, the four girls gathered together and went to the cafeteria to get food.
On the way, the four girls quickly began to gossip.
"Hey, that … is he really Jiang Chen?"
"The one on TV?"
"The president of Future Group, who owns a number of companies with a market value of hundreds of billions … but why is he on our ship?" A female recorder covered her mouth and her eyes widened in surprise.
"On the same boat with the president, God, this, this is the unfolding of a Korean drama!" Another girl said with stars in her eyes.
"Wake up, Qianqian, it's time to take your medicine." Her best friend standing next to her handed the lunch box in front of her solemnly.
"Damn you! Go to hell! "The girl named Qianqian blushed and slapped her best friend.
…
From the equator to the South Pole was nearly 10,000 kilometers. With the Pathfinder's maximum speed of 18 knots, the trip would take about two weeks.
It wasn't until now that Jiang Chen realized how wrong it was to not bring Ayesha. With Ayesha by his side, at least he didn't have to face the lonely and boring nights. Now, his only joy was lying in his bedroom with the Phantom helmet on and playing online games using the quantum communication satellite's Wi-Fi.
The number of females on the ship was pitifully low. First of all, the soldiers of Celestial Trade were all male. Secondly, the scientific researchers with engineering degrees were basically all male. The only four female researchers were interested in him, but he wasn't interested in interacting with them.
Along the way, he played the game and enjoyed the sea breeze. Time passed quickly.
Although he had an administrator account, he didn't use it. He just registered as a perverted archer and started playing from level 1. Needless to say, this kind of gameplay was quite fun. Especially when someone was acting tough in front of him, he would sneakily pull out an enchanted arrow and kill them in one shot.
This feeling was simply refreshing.
After playing for two weeks, he met a few interesting people online, but he didn't reveal his identity. When the Pathfinder was close to Antarctica, he would probably put this game aside and wouldn't have the opportunity to play it again.
In the last three days, the temperature began to gradually become colder. When the ice floes began to appear on the water surface, the Pathfinder expedition group was already very close to Antarctica. Even with Jiang Chen's strong physique, he couldn't handle the cold anymore. He put on thick winter clothes.
These winter clothes were all produced by the Sixth Street garment factory. They looked similar to down jackets, but they were stronger. The sponge-like cotton was sandwiched with heating wires, which could be adjusted through the touch screen at the bottom of the bowl. When the clothes were distributed, the scientific researchers couldn't bear to put them down and couldn't wait to put them on on the spot.
Every expedition to the polar region was a nightmare. Even a runny nose would freeze. It was the same no matter which country's expedition station they went to. But with these winter clothes, although the snot would still be frozen, at least the body would be much more comfortable.
Fortunately, they didn't encounter any difficult glaciers along the way.
The Pathfinder bypassed Scott Island, sailed smoothly into the Ross Sea, and headed to Hallett Station in the UA for simple supplies. Logically speaking, these expedition stations in principle did not sell supplies to the outside, but there were exceptions to everything.
It was obviously not the first time Captain Marshall Keller went to Antarctica. He was very familiar with the situation here.
"It's an unwritten rule here to help each other. The sea is easy to freeze, and anyone may encounter a situation where the supply ship is late. If you have extra supplies on hand, selling them to others is equivalent to saving someone's life. Of course, the price may be a little more expensive. "
After the supplies were completed, an American wrapped in a polar bear like coat leaned against the railing and greeted the people on the ship.
"Hey, guys, where did you get your clothes? I mean … wearing such thin clothes, are you really not cold? "
When he shouted this sentence, he used an Ohio accent. It just so happened that there was an immigrant from Ohio in Jiang Chen's delegation, so he laughed and shouted.
"Haha! Not to mention cold, wearing this is like wearing an air conditioner! "
At the same time, the Ohio man also showed off the logo on his chest, afraid that his fellow countrymen couldn't see the brand of his clothes.
On it, the words "Future Light Industry" were printed in large letters.
Okay, he ordered the clothing factory at the Sixth Street to print these words. However, the so-called Future Light Industry was still in the conceptual stage. Jiang Chen had been hesitant to enter the less profitable light industry.
The man standing on the other side of the Harriet inspection station smacked his lips and looked at the clothes of the Xin inspection team with envy in his eyes.
Although he didn't recognize Chinese characters, there was no one in the UA who didn't recognize the words "Future". Don't recognize? You'll recognize it when you open your phone. Future 1.0 had a terrifying market share in smartphones, and Future had almost become synonymous with high technology.
While he was envious, there was no point in being envious.
He watched the Pathfinder leave, shook his head, moved his legs buried in the snow, and walked in the direction of the cabin.
If it was an expedition to the pole, most tourists would choose the Ross Sea as the landing point. Because this was the southernmost sea that ships on Earth could reach, it was also the traditional route for humans to reach the Antarctic continent by ship and go to the South Pole.
However, Jiang Chen and the others were not going to challenge the pole of the world, but to explore the treasures of the Third Reich. So after completing the supplies, the Pathfinder directly sailed out of the Ross Sea, along the coast of George V, and headed to Wilkes …
However, what everyone didn't know was that shortly after they left the Hallett Station, a person wrapped in a thick down jacket walked behind the station and took out a satellite phone.
The lips under the shadow spat out white mist.
"They have arrived …"
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