"The China couple stopped me and asked me to slow down because I was climbing the fastest, and I was about to reach the limit of the umbilical cord. If I crawled any longer, they would not be able to keep the umbilical cord inserted into their bodies. But why would I care about this kind of thing? More and more monsters were gathering below, and all I could think about was how to get out of this damn place as soon as possible. After hearing what they said, I even sped up.
"But after that, I heard the wife of the China couple warn me that if I didn't slow down, all of us would die here. She said that the reason why the monsters didn't attack them was because of the baby behind me. The baby was living on their blood. If they died, the baby would also die. And if the baby died, then the monsters wouldn't have any scruples. At that time, the doctor and I wouldn't be able to survive. But if the baby died, then the monsters wouldn't have any scruples.
"I was shocked when I heard that. Indeed, we had only climbed a short distance now. With the monsters' speed, if the China couple died, the doctor and I would definitely follow in their footsteps. It was just a matter of time. So although I wished I could grow wings and fly away from this place, I had to slow down and let the China couple catch up with me.
"It took us twenty minutes to climb to the top of the stone pillar. During that time, the monsters kept following us. But just like the China couple said, they seemed to be worried about the baby's life. They didn't attack us until we climbed down the ice path. They stayed at the top of the stone pillar and did not chase after us. They just looked at us coldly from below. There seemed to be a force restraining them, preventing them from leaving the city under the ice.
"But we still didn't dare to let our guard down. Although we were physically and mentally exhausted at that time, we still used the last of our strength to rush up from below."
Satchus finally finished telling this incomparably bizarre adventure story, and the people in the room fell into silence.
But everyone was silent for different reasons. Song Jia thought that Zhang Heng would continue to tell her the questions she wanted to ask like before, but after waiting for a while, she found that Zhang Heng did not speak. She turned her head and found that Zhang Heng was thinking about something with his head down.
She hadn't known Zhang Heng for a long time, but his calm and steady style of doing things had left a deep impression on her. This time, after listening to Satchus's story, Zhang Heng was a little absent-minded, which was rare for him.
So Song Jia turned her head and asked herself, "What did you do in the end, um … deal with the baby?"
"As promised, I handed the baby to Mr. Tyme. He looked ecstatic. He held the baby up and looked it up and down, mumbling something. Unfortunately, my English was not good, so I didn't understand the meaning of the word. Later, I asked the doctor, and the doctor suspected that there was something wrong with his ears, because the word he heard Mr. Tyme say was — container."
"Container? What container? "Song Jia raised her eyebrows.
"I don't know. I was scared at the time, and I didn't have time to think too much about it. After I came out of the city under the ice, I found that the meteorologist and biologist were nowhere to be seen. I asked Mr. Tym where they went, and Mr. Tym casually told me that there was nothing to do here, so he asked them to go back first. But I'm not a fool. Why would I believe such nonsense? Our expedition was coming to an end. The two of them only needed to wait for half a day before they could go back with the rest of the team. Besides, the two of them were just scientists, not professional explorers.
How could they walk back in this snowy place? "So it's more likely that Mr. Tym and his men did something to them. When I thought of this, my hair stood on end. Mr. Tym obviously didn't want anyone else to know what happened here. Although the doctor and I escaped with the China couple, what should we do now?"
"Mr. Tym seemed to be thinking about how to deal with our problem. His gaze followed the umbilical cord to the China couple, and a strange expression appeared on his face. Then, he said, 'Fate is always full of magical changes, isn't it? Maybe this result is not bad.'
"However, he didn't say anything else after that. Instead, he looked at me and the doctor and said," I've always been a man of my word. I promised that as long as you do what I want you to do, I'll reward you handsomely. So, let's talk about what you want. Don't worry, I'm like your magic lamp, I'll grant your every wish. "
"The doctor said that I don't want anything. I just want to leave this damn place, go home, take a bath, and lie in bed without doing anything. Mr. Tym seemed a little surprised and asked, 'Are you sure, young man? Is this what you want?' The doctor answered affirmatively, 'Yes, this is my only request.'
"Well, if you insist," Mr. Tym said and shrugged. Then, he looked at me. I wanted to say the same thing, but the doctor beat me to it. Really, considering our experience along the way, there's nothing more exciting than going home and sleeping in bed. I just want to forget about the monsters and the city under the ice. But looking at Mr. Tym's regretful face, I thought that this might be an opportunity. So, I tentatively asked, 'Can I ask for two billion kronor?' "
"You have a big appetite," Mr. Tym said with a smile. Then, he said, 'I can give you two billion kronor, but you haven't given me that much yet.' I wasn't too disappointed after hearing that. I was just making up the number, so it was normal for me to be rejected. But then, I heard Mr. Tym say, 'Fifty million kronor. Fifty million kronor is a fair price.'
"After he said that, I noticed that the doctor's face turned green. He looked very upset, as if he hadn't expected Mr. Tym to be so rich. He wanted to change his previous request, but Mr. Tym rejected him. 'There's only one chance,' Mr. Tym said. Mr. Time said. I felt that he was secretly happy because he really liked the feeling of fooling around with other people.
"With our previous experience, I was very curious about what the Chinese couple wanted. But Mr. Tym didn't seem to want others to hear his conversation with the Chinese couple, so he waved me and the doctor to the side. They chatted on the other side for half an hour. Finally, I saw Mr. Tym extend his hand and shake hands with the Chinese couple. It seemed that they had reached an agreement. I used the satellite phone to contact the captain again. Half a month later, we returned to Nuuk and ended the expedition. "
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