Treasure hunt begins in England

Chapter 1006 The Door

If the name of Svalbard is directly translated, it means the cold coast. It is a polar natural archipelago located in the Arctic Ocean and whose sovereignty belongs to Norway.

Svalbard is composed of West Spitsbergen Island, Northeast Land Island, Eji Island, Barents Island, etc. It is located within the Arctic Circle, between the Barents Sea and the Greenland Sea. The capital, Longyearbyen, is located in the west coast of the island.

The island has many mountains, many fjords, cold climate, white and moving polar scenery and diverse polar creatures are the reasons why tourists come here, and this climate just fits the name of the island.

The Svalbard Islands were first discovered by the Norwegians in the 12th century. According to the "Icelandic Chronicle", the specific time is 1194. It was not until 1596 that the Dutch navigator William Barents named it Svalbard, which means "Svalbard". Cold Shores".

The Barents here is one of the earliest Arctic explorers, and the famous Barents Sea is named to commemorate his expedition achievements.

In 1611, whaling ships from the Netherlands and the United Kingdom came here, followed by whaling ships from France, the Hanseatic League, Denmark and Norway. They had disputes over whaling rights.Finally, divide the sphere of influence on the coast to end the conflict.

Among them, the Russians, the most populous of the non-Norwegian people here, came the latest and did not arrive until 1715, so there is not much left for them, so they can only go to the island to beg for life, which also caused the current population distribution. .

After the decline of the whaling industry in 1800, the archipelago was mainly engaged in coal mining.But by the early 20th century, companies and individuals in the United States, Britain, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Russia were surveying for coal deposits and claiming mineral rights.

So on February 1920, 2, the "Svalbard Treaty" was signed, which assigned the sovereignty of the entire archipelago to Norway.

However, according to the treaty, citizens of all signatories have equal rights to do business in Svalbard; at the same time, the archipelago maintains a state of disarmament, and Norway is obliged to protect the safety of residents on the island and its unique natural wilderness.

What is interesting is that the Chinese government became a signatory to the "Svalbard Treaty" on July 1925, 7, according to which the Yellow River Station of the Chinese Arctic Scientific Research was established in 1.

In the early days, the island used mining and fishing as the two most important economic pillars, but with the change of time and the emphasis on environmental protection in various countries, these industries began to decrease, and tourism gradually became the new economic core of the island.

Now an average of about 5 tourists visit the island every year.There are more than 4 hotels or hotels on the island, including a modern Radisson Hotel, and a post office and supermarket that are open all year round, which are sufficient to meet the needs of residents and tourists on the island even in polar nights.

In addition, the art galleries and churches in Longyearbyen, the capital of the archipelago, are also good places to travel. Various activities are often held to bring vitality to the town.

As for another important attraction, the Svalbard Seed Bank is a high-level refuge building located in a mountain more than 1000 kilometers away from the pole in the Arctic Circle.

Construction of the building, which the Norwegian government began on the Arctic island of Svalbard, is a repository for the seeds of the world's crops, with support from the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization.

The location of the "seed bank" is only more than 1000 kilometers away from the North Pole. It is a natural refrigerator that can keep seeds in a low-temperature environment, which is very suitable for long-term storage of seeds without being affected by temperature changes.

When building the "seed bank", the scientists fully considered all kinds of worst dangers that may occur in the world now and in the future, and made corresponding preparations.

For example, if the "seed bank" is located about 130 meters above sea level, it will not be submerged even if the ice sheet in Greenland or Antarctica completely melts and the sea level rises a lot.

In addition, Norway has established 3 national parks, 3 nature reserves, 3 plant reserves and 15 bird sanctuaries on the island, and nearly 60% of the island is protected.

164 kinds of plants, 4 kinds of mammals and more than 160 kinds of birds have been found on the island. You can often see polar bears, arctic foxes, reindeer and other animals pacing leisurely not far from the city.

It is also because of this special customs that Svalbard is able to attract so many tourists, and because of this, Mary can go to the predetermined location to light up the space coordinates more smoothly.

To be honest, Liang En was a little worried when he first calculated the latitude, because at this latitude, whether Russia, the United States or Canada had a large number of military restricted areas, it would be very troublesome to move in the restricted areas. Fortunately, the actual situation was not like this.

A week later, Mary completed the trip and marked the spatial coordinates of all important locations, and taking this opportunity, Liang En also completed the manufacture of the spatial gate recorded on the mithril plate.

"Is this the thing that can travel between different worlds?" Looking at the three-meter-high metal gate frame placed in the garage, the three historical attendants were all curious.

Because although the door frame of this metal gate seems to be full of mystery, it is full of modern and simple style no matter how you look at it, and it is not like something designed so long ago.

The most important thing is that this thing does not have any abnormal sound and light reactions when it is placed in the room. No matter how you look at it, it is just an ordinary metal door frame, at most there are some strange patterns on it.

"In theory, it should be able to open a door." Liang En's expression was obviously helpless at this moment. "It's just that everything here must feel that the weak point of the space can operate normally, so I haven't put in the energy gem yet."

"After all, if you activate this door, energy gems are purely consumables, so it is unlikely that I will consume some gems specifically for display."

"However, I have already understood the clues in the other party's space door, and I can basically confirm that the next operation should be smooth. As long as the data of the position given by the other party is correct, everything should be fine in the future. smoothly."

For Liang En, he doesn't want anything else now but just wants everything to go well.Because in the previous construction and analysis, he found that there were many pits left in this design drawing.

The most terrible thing is that the coordinates at the other end of the space gate are fixed. Obviously, this is the last trap designed by the person who left this blueprint before, hoping to send the coordinates of the current world back to his hometown.

The reason for judging that the other party did it on purpose is very simple, because after analyzing this space-time gate, Liang En found that the other party did not directly fix a target location, but chose to block other locations and simply point to another location.

Obviously, this is not the kind of supernatural power or material that may be consumed in order to save, but only set up a one-way channel to try to transmit information.

As for why the other party didn't just make a design with a clear direction, the reason is also very simple, because the design of this kind of space door is very complicated, and it doesn't mean that anyone can do it if you want to get it done.

So even if it was indeed a spellcaster who was trapped here before, for this spellcaster, he obviously didn't understand the core technology of this kind of space door, so the result is that he can only complete his own design mechanically.

(End of this chapter)