God-level great pharmacist

Chapter 1201 Dangers Everywhere

"Wow!"

With the sound of the whistle, the Weatherlight sailed out of the port and officially set off to the south.

Li Dong was sitting on the deck, wearing sunglasses, blowing the sea breeze. This was his first time going out to sea, so he was inevitably a little excited. No effect whatsoever.

There are two waiters standing behind him. Compared with the thinly dressed Li Dong, these two people are wearing thick down jackets and big cotton caps. Although it is December and the southern hemisphere has entered summer, this place is located in South America. The southernmost point is too close to Antarctica, and it is still sailing on the sea, so the temperature does not feel the heat of summer at all, but it is a good place to escape the heat, provided that you do not catch a cold.

There are more than 100 people on the whole ship including him. In fact, there are more than 100 people without him. Although he is the only passenger, such a large ship requires a lot of crew members, and there are not many people in each department and entertainment facility.

Although some performers and some restaurant staff had been reduced before the trip, the total number of staff still exceeded [-] in the end.

The cruise ship is sailing towards the Antarctic continent at a speed of 800 kilometers per hour. It is more than 900 kilometers from the departure point to Antarctica, and it is also more than [-] kilometers away from the nearest scientific research station in Huaxia. Captain Veron told Li Dong that the cruise ship is expected to arrive in two days. Arrived afterwards.

The scenery on the sea is very beautiful, the sky is blue, the sea is deep blue, the sky and the sea are lined up, which is invisible on land, but this kind of scenery is fine after a while, but after a long time, you will feel aesthetic fatigue, because The ship is the same all around.

In the morning, Li Dong returned to the cabin, and the two waiters who followed him thanked God, their faces were flushed by the sea breeze, it was from the cold.

In the restaurant, there are a lot of seafood, and the sea voyage, the most indispensable thing is seafood, big lobsters, crabs, and various fish, and many of them are new to him. It is an eye-opener. The waiter also said that if you want to eat Fresh, ready to catch, with equipment on board.

Relying on the mentality of not eating for nothing, Li Dong was open to eating. Anyway, the cost of catering was included in the cost of chartering the boat. Of course, it was impossible to pay back the original cost. Millions of dollars are not enough.

On the second day of driving, the ship began to slow down. When Li Dong walked out of the cabin, he found a lot of ice floes on the sea.

"Mr. Veron." Seeing the captain standing on the deck, Li Dong walked towards him.

The captain does not necessarily have to sail the ship himself. His role is to formulate the sailing route and use the sailing experience to ensure that the ship can reach the destination safely.

"Mr. Li, hello." Veron regained his senses and nodded slightly to Li Dong.

"There are a lot of ice floes on the sea." Li Dong said, ice floes are very dangerous, although small ice floes will not cause any damage to the hull, but no one knows what is under the ice floes, maybe there is nothing underneath, Maybe there is a huge iceberg below, and that's what the so-called tip of the iceberg means.

At this time, the experience of the captain will play a big role.

The captain will judge which piece of ice floe is dangerous and which piece of ice floe is not dangerous based on years of experience, but a novice captain can’t make such a judgment at all. Of course, old captains sometimes capsize in the gutter. Best example.

Don't look at the past so many years, technology has been very advanced, but it is still not uncommon for ships to hit icebergs.

"Yes." Veron turned back, looked at the seaside and said, "Global warming has caused more and more floating ice. When I came here more than ten years ago, I couldn't see floating ice at all, but now, it has It's everywhere." Veron sighed after finishing speaking.

Li Dong saw a bit of worry from the other party's face, but it was not about the voyage, but about the entire Antarctic continent.

The past ten years have undoubtedly been the fastest growing economy in the world. However, while people pay attention to the economy, they have seriously ignored environmental issues, such as tree felling, greenhouse gas emissions, and other human-made reasons. As a result of global warming, Antarctica heats up and icebergs melt.

Although many people have recognized this problem and many countries have made great efforts to protect the environment, the effect is minimal. The speed of protection is far less than the speed of destruction. will be number one.

"Is there any problem with our boat?" Li Dong asked. Although he had a hovercraft in his backpack, he really didn't want to use it.

"The front and bottom of this ship have been reinforced, so there will be no problem for the time being," Veron said.

"Temporary? What do you mean?" Li Dong noticed the problem with what the other party said.

"The route of the cruise ship is generally very safe, but Mr. Li, if you are going to the scientific research station, we will deviate from the safe route and sail into unknown seas, so I don't know what is going on." Veron said truthfully.

"The place where the scientific research station is established should be a safe sea area. Otherwise, how did the scientific research ship get in?" Li Dong asked puzzled.

"That's because scientific research ships are generally custom-made. In addition to hull reinforcement, they also have ice-breaking functions, which our cruise ships do not have. Moreover, scientific research ships will not go to scientific research stations. They will follow safe routes. Sailing, and then transporting the scientific research personnel and materials to the Antarctic continent, and a special convoy is responsible for transporting them to the scientific research station..."

Li Dong nodded. The captain is right. The scientific research station should at least choose a strong place, where the ship can go. The nearby ice shelves are definitely not strong. , wouldn't the scientific research station also have to drift away?

Seeing Li Dong's frown, Veron suddenly laughed, "Don't worry, although there are a lot of ice floes there, it should be safe in general, because as far as I know, the Huaxia Branch we are going to now The test station is built on a peninsula, not an ice shelf, and there is another small bay nearby, although there are ice floes around, but there are very few large icebergs, so there is no need to worry too much." Picking up a pair of nautical charts, he pointed out to Li Dong.

"..."

Li Dong was speechless after reading it, what about entertainment?It made him worry for a long time.

The cruise ship continued to sail in the ice floes, and the hull shook occasionally, but it still maintained a certain speed, and there was no dangerous situation.

Until the evening, a few bright lights suddenly appeared in the darkness ahead. They were lights, a great invention of human beings. If there is electricity and lights, it means that there must be someone.

"Mr. Li, we're here. The Huaxia scientific research station is ahead." Veron informed Li Dong through the walkie-talkie.

Li Dong nodded, he had already seen it.

(End of this chapter)