Chapter 1166: 1166. Ice and Snow Pole (5/5)

Chapter 1166: 1166. Polar Ice (55)

Wilkes Land is a vast ice field, which was first arrived by American Wilkes from 1838 to 1842 and named after him.

Li Du didn't know much about this place, he dared to go here just to give Steve face.

The pamphlet describes some precautions for living in Antarctica in this season. Li Du has never been to Antarctica, and he feels that Antarctica is a vast expanse of white ice, which is extremely cold.

But according to the pamphlet, it is actually not cold in Antarctica, and it can basically be maintained at around zero degrees Celsius during the day, so you can keep warm by wearing ordinary winter clothes.

Of course, if there is an ice storm, the temperature will drop drastically. Fortunately, the probability of this kind of ice storm occurring in the warm season is very low.

The brochure mainly needs to prepare daily necessities such as clothing and sunscreen. To live in Antarctica, you need down jackets, waterproof pants, waterproof gloves, sweaters, warm hats, sunglasses, and an outdoor jacket.

There were some clothes like this in the cabin, but they might not fit well, so Li Du decided to go to Hobart to buy some by himself.

The clothes you wear in Antarctica don’t need to be too thick, what you need is close-fitting warmth, so it must fit well, otherwise cold air will easily enter if the clothes don’t fit well.

The shopping mall in Hobart has this kind of winter clothes for tourists going to Antarctica. When they are still short-sleeved outside, they keep a pile of thick clothes, which is awkward no matter how you look at them.

After boarding the plane, they began to change their clothes. The air conditioner in the plane had a good cooling effect, and the purpose was to let them feel the Antarctic temperature in advance.

A group of people gradually added clothes, and when they woke up, the bottom of the plane was already covered with endless white!

"Antarctica is here?" Li Du asked in surprise, "My God, this ice cap is really big and white!"

"It's not an ice cap, sir, it's a neat cloud," said a random bodyguard.

Sophie laughed loudly: "Are you sleepy? We just closed our eyes for a while, can we reach the South Pole?"

"However, the South Pole has indeed arrived." The bodyguard said again.

Sophie couldn't laugh anymore, Brother Wolf shook his head helplessly: "Can't you finish talking at once?"

After flying for less than half an hour, the plane began to land.

There is a natural runway on the ice sheet, and the place where the plane chose to land is very flat, but because of the small frictional resistance, the plane has to glide forward after landing on the ice sheet, and the gliding is far away before there is any sign of slowing down.

Li Du looked out of the plane window, the scenery outside was not interesting, just a large expanse of white snow, exactly the same white, and some places in the distance had bumps in the ground, and the snow mountain was the only view here.

Brother Wolf handed him the goggles: "Boss, be careful."

Li Du nodded to understand that he should not stare at the snow for too long, otherwise he would suffer from snow blindness.

Wearing a fur coat, Steve and Elson waited for them at the end. They drove a sled car, which looked a bit like the front half of a walk-behind tractor, and it looked interesting.

After the meeting, Steve gave Li Du a warm hug and said with a smile, "I didn't expect that we would meet here. This is really unexpected."

Elson added on the side: "It's fate, Steve, you and Lee are really destined."

This is not nonsense, and Li Du also felt the same way. He didn't know the news of Steve's coming to Antarctica, and the two sides met in the end.

After getting on the toboggan, Steve took them around the big ice sheet to help them familiarize themselves with the environment.

However, this was of no use. Li Du looked at the ice cap area in the same way, and couldn't tell where it was.

It wasn't until the sleigh cart drove far that he discovered a different color: a grayish-yellow land appeared in his vision.

"Further ahead is the ocean. There are many penguins and seals there. If you are interested, I will take them to see them another day. As for now, let's have dinner first." Steve turned his head from the car and said.

The sun was still high in the sky, Li Du took out his watch and saw that it was half past nine in the evening!

This season, the ice caps in some parts of Antarctica will melt, exposing the land below.

Steve and his family live on a solid ice sheet, a collection of large, colorful shipping containers lined up side by side, with steel structures rooted deep into the ice.

The outside of the box is an insulation layer. After opening the door, the temperature inside is suitable. Compared with the world of ice and snow outside, it is two spaces.

The box has a large space, with an area of ​​more than 200 square meters. There are many windows on both sides, and some green plants are thriving near the windows.

"Welcome to Steve's Antarctic Home." Steve smiled and opened his hands, "Please feel free to change your shoes, and you are welcome. If you want to visit, Mr. Steve is happy to be a tour guide."

Li Du took off his thick coat, and he said, "There's no need to visit, let's take a rest quickly, but I read online news before, saying that there is no artificial residence here in Wilkes Land?"

Steve shrugged and said, "Of course there is no external publicity. In fact, there are more things in Antarctica than you expected."

Sophie was silent for a moment, and said, "It seems that the government is not being honest with her people."

Steve laughed: "When is the government ever honest? Don't pin your hopes on the government."

Li Du waved his hand and said, "Okay, don't talk about whether these are useful or not. What are you doing in Antarctica this time? Let's talk about business."

Steve said: "It's okay, Li, we are in Antarctica now, and no government of any country has the ability to monitor here, nor can our dear America, so if you have anything to say, you can say it here."

Without hesitation, Li Du immediately turned around and hugged Sophie: "What I want to say is, dear, I love you, just like the ice and snow here love the land that embraces them, I want to be with you, forever... "

Sophie buried her face in his arms with a smile, and said shyly, "Me too..."

Steve couldn't take it anymore, and quickly said: "Okay, okay, let me tell you the answer, I'm here to look for meteorites, my god, don't you do this? Don't provoke me on purpose, okay?"

Li Du achieved his goal and let go of Sophie in satisfaction.

Sophie was dissatisfied, she reached out and grabbed him and said angrily, "Hey, what are you doing? Using me? After playing with him, just throw me away?"

Steve's face turned green: "Please, I beg you, don't provoke me like this. I know you are very affectionate, but you don't need to show off in front of me, right? We are friends, you can't hurt me like this!"

Li Du gave him a sideways look, and said, "Do you know how powerful we are? Well, let's get down to business. You came to Antarctica to look for meteorites? Why are you looking for meteorites?"

Steve asked him to sit down, and then asked without answering: "Do you know about extraterrestrial meteorites? Do you know that there is a big crater here?"