After resting for an hour and a half, they went out to work again.
Some of them stayed behind to dismantle the tents and clean up the mess, while others took their tools and went into the snow.
Hudi gave Li Du a pot of hot wine, so that Li Du could drink it while walking on the ice to replenish the energy consumed by the little bug. He felt a little better in the afternoon.
They searched carefully on the ice sheet. The ice sheet was so big that it was like a few drops of water falling into a big lake.
After another busy afternoon, they still found nothing.
In the evening, it was windy. The sun was still high in the sky, but a gust of wind suddenly hit the ice sheet, blowing some ice shards on their bodies and faces.
Steve waved and said, "Li, get on the sled, let's go!"
It was necessary to be careful to survive in Antarctica. Once there were signs of changes in the weather, they had to hurry back to the camp.
They had spent so much energy and manpower on this trip, but in the end, they did not gain anything. This made them somewhat depressed.
Steve saw Li Du's depression and said with a smile, "Go back and have a drink. It's common to not find anything here."
Li Du spread out his hands and said, "There are so many of us. I thought we would find a meteorite, even a small one."
"It's not that easy. Steve shook his head. "You've been spoiled by your good luck, man. It's good luck to find one meteorite a year here. In fact, our family has been here for 20 years, and we've only found five meteorites."
"So few?" Li Du said in surprise.
Steve nodded helplessly. "Too few, too rare. Otherwise, they wouldn't be worth so much money. They are too scattered and lack markers. Sometimes you don't know if the place you're looking for has been searched before. "
This dispelled Li Du's idea of staying here to find meteorites and make a fortune. He was not afraid of the meteorites being hidden too deep, but he was afraid that they were too scattered.
Not long after they returned to the camp, there was a storm outside.
It was the first time Li Du had encountered such a strong wind. In fact, it was a tornado, and it was not just one. Several tornadoes came at the same time, wreaking havoc on the ice.
This was a very special experience. In the past, whether it was in China or the United States, the windy weather was always rainy or snowy.
It was not that Li Du had never experienced a big storm before. He had experienced one when he first went to Australia. At that time, the storm had even swept a shark ashore.
But that was different from now. Now, it was sunny outside. The weather was clear, and the view was good. Then, a storm appeared.
Li Du had an unobstructed view from the window and could see very far. From this distance, he saw several tornadoes twisting and appearing.
Because there was nothing on the ice, there were very few snowflakes. Although the South Pole was very cold and had a lot of water and ice, the weather there was actually very dry. The average annual precipitation was about 50 milliliters, which was equivalent to the Sahara Desert.
That was why Li Du and the others were so worried when Sophie's sled was sent flying yesterday. The sled slid on the ice, and there was no cushioning at all. Crashing into the ice was painful.
Li Du and the others were not far from the coastline and were not considered inland. There was still some snow on the ice.
When the tornado came, the snow first danced wildly in the air, but it was soon swept away, and no one knew where it went.
Without the snow, Li Du had no reference point in his field of vision, only the unmoving ice and the rampant tornadoes.
Without a reference point, he could not see the scale of the storm, but he could see the tornadoes moving over the glacier.
If he did not look at the place where the tornadoes were, it seemed very quiet outside, with no sign of strong winds.
But the greenhouse he was in was shaking violently, and the windows were banging in the wind, as if someone was setting off firecrackers at the window. It was an extreme experience.
People could not see the wind, but they knew that there was a strong wind raging outside!
The wind came and went quickly, and after they finished dinner, the house was quiet.
After a while, Li Du went out to try it. There was only a slight breeze, and the weather became quiet.
Steve paid attention to the weather station. The weather would still be fine for the next few days, and there would be no major storms, so they continued to work together to find meteorites.
After spending so much energy, they still found nothing.
Life was hard, and even with superpowers, sometimes it was not so easy to make money.
Li Du finally could not take it anymore.
No wonder Hudi and the others despised him at first, saying that finding a meteorite would not make you a meteorite hunter. The job was not that simple, or rather, it was simple and torturous.
There was nothing on the glacier. There were a few skuas, penguins, seals, and sea lions on the beach, but further inland, there was only ice.
Working in such an environment was very boring, and it was an extreme form of mental torture. Li Du soon lost his patience and decided to leave.
Steve was more patient. He saw Li Du on the plane and said he would stay for a while until spring, and then return to the United States to prepare for Siberia.
The plane had a long journey until it landed in Hobart.
Out of the airport, Li Du rolled down the window and looked out, greedily.
The green trees, the red flowers, the blue sea, the colorful clothes, and the warm sea breeze were all things that could not be enjoyed in the Antarctic.
He had only been in Antarctica for a week, but he felt that he had been away from civilization for a long time.
Even the three children felt that way. Ah Ow tried to poke her head out, opened her mouth, and stuck out her tongue in the wind.
They bought some supplies on the island, and the yacht Lee Martin came to pick them up. Big Ivan drove the yacht, cigar in his mouth, and looked relaxed.
"How's life?"
"It's great," Big Ivan said proudly. Big Ivan said proudly, "Every day is diving, fishing, soaking in hot springs, picking black grapes, and hunting. Wow, it's so cool! What about you, boss? "
Li Du said, "It's great, too. Every day there's snow, ice, ice, and ice. It's great, isn't it?"
Sophie shrugged indifferently and said, "It's not bad. I think it's good to stay in the house and read. After all, the sun is good there."
She looked up at the bright Australian sun and added, "Of course, the sun is better here."
On the way back, Li Du sat on the deck with his feet on the railing, a glass of iced juice in his hand, and looked around casually.
The boat traveled for a long time, and Seagull Island came into view. Suddenly, the sea seemed to boil, and the water began to churn.
Brother Wolf turned the rudder with experience and said, "There may be whales coming."
Shortly after he said that, fish appeared on the surface of the water. Soon, these fish spread their wings, jumped out of the water, and flew up with the sea breeze …
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