Happy Tycoon

The central and southern parts of Baffin Bay and Smith Strait are between 70 degrees north latitude and 80 degrees north latitude. Even in the mid-summer season, the daily average temperature is only a few degrees above zero. At night, no cotton clothes are worn. People can't stand it after serving it.

When they first entered the Smith Strait, the people in the boat were very happy, because several days of sunny days allowed the temperature to rise rapidly, and the ice on the sea could even thin and melt at a speed visible to the naked eye. Some sea areas even It reveals a rare blue.

Sailing in the polar waters for a long time is a great test for both the crew and the passengers. Because sailing here, except for the blue sky and white on the sea, you can hardly see other colors, which is very, very boring. And in summer, even if you want to see an aurora, you can't see it.

Grid wanted to see the aurora after coming out of Nuuk, but her wish was destined to fail. At this time, the sun hardly sets, and the sky is bright all day long. Where to see the aurora?

Grid even spent two nights trying to witness the aurora with his own eyes, but she was extremely disappointed in the end. Here, even if the sun sets, the sky is still very bright.

This situation was something Grid hadn't thought of before. Originally, she wanted to see the aurora when she said she would go to the North Pole this time, but all her thoughts fell through.

Except that Grid's wish fell through, the crew and Captain Andre didn't last long because of the joy of the good weather.

The weather changes in the polar seas are comparable to the face of a child. Just like today, the sun is still shining before lunch, and the warm sun shining on people makes people feel comfortable and want to take a nap. But when lunch was over, the sky immediately changed its face.

Even for less than an hour, the originally warm south wind turned into a knife-like north wind. The thick dark clouds were tumbling forward at a frightening speed driven by the roaring north wind. Then almost in a moment, the feather-like snow fell on his head and face.

Yang Jing and Grid dare to swear that they have never seen such a big snowflake in their lives. Heavy snow like feathers? Too weak, have you ever seen palm-sized snowflakes?

Now the snowflakes falling from the sky surrounded by the north wind are the palm-sized snowflakes in the legend...

Visibility also decreased a lot. Before, I could see the snowy mountains along Ellesmere Island and Greenland, but now I can't see anything. Even the sun that has been circling above everyone's heads has completely disappeared.

A super blizzard came so suddenly.

The visibility dropped rapidly from tens of kilometers before the blizzard to only a few hundred meters, which made Captain Andrey cautiously reduce the ship's speed again.

Although the Blue Whale is a PC1 class icebreaker, this icebreaker is the highest grade icebreaker that can travel in all polar waters throughout the year, and the Blue Whale also has the highest A5 class icebreaker rating, which can be extremely severe throughout the year. Sailing in icy waters, but this ship is not omnipotent.

It’s like last year when the Blue Whale went to the Antarctic for scientific expeditions. As a result, it encountered a severe snowstorm on the Ross Ice Shelf. As a result, the thickness of the Ross Ice Shelf increased rapidly and eventually trapped the Blue Whale in the ice shelf. .

The Blue Whale’s maximum ice-breaking ability is to break the ice layer of the current year with a thickness of 3 meters or the multi-year ice layer with a thickness of 1.8 meters at a ship speed of three knots. Beyond this limit, even the Blue Whale was helpless.

This is the main reason why the Blue Whale was trapped in the Ross Ice Shelf last year.

And now, although the Blue Whale has not entered the Arctic Ocean, it is already infinitely close. In addition, it is the Smith Strait, which is very narrow, and there are continuous icebergs breaking down from the glacier and falling into the sea, plus visibility. The temperature dropped rapidly, and the ice layer that had started to melt thickened again, which required Captain Andre to reduce the ship's speed to the safest three knots.

Only by driving at this speed can the safety of the Blue Whale be ensured.

Andre doesn't want to repeat the mistakes of his previous boss. He doesn't want the Blue Whale to be trapped in the Arctic waters or hit an iceberg again...

Chris and the others are also well-informed people. They have been to most parts of the world, but they have never seen such a blizzard.

"Oh Shet! Shet!" The tall and mammoth Clark ran in from the outside, wrapped in cold air, and started cursing as soon as he closed the door, "Damn it, this **** weather, this **** blizzard! It's just outside. Untenable, I was almost blown down by a gust of wind just now!"

John Bruno smiled and joked: "Who made you so dumb? Seeing the blizzard, don't hurry back to the cabin, do you want to become a frozen sculpture outside?"

"Sheet!" Clark slapped the snowflakes on his head and body. "Am I not on duty? Safety first, do you know?"

Kevin Martin on the side smiled and said, "Clark, do you think there will be any pirates in this kind of weather and in such seas? Even if there are pirates, it is estimated that we will not be needed. The weather here is just Can kill all enemies! You see, I also came in early to avoid the blizzard."

A group of people around burst into laughter.

"Well, you won!" Clark McCann helplessly spread his hands, then cursed again: "This damn, **** blizzard!" Chris handed over a cup of steaming coffee, and Clark smiled suddenly.

Yang Jing clapped his hands and said, "OK, guys, you don't need to be on duty outside in such a big snowstorm. We walked this way, and we couldn't even see a ghost shadow for several days. Everyone, don't worry about safety. The question. But if you want to move out of the cabin, you must be careful with your feet. Don't get injured by slipping, it will not be worth the loss."

A group of people nodded. Including Carl Morris and their eight-man mercenary team.

It has been more than ten days since leaving the port. In these days, Yang Jing, a bold and uncompromising boss, has already won the favor of the eight-member mercenary team.

Deputy Captain Kevin Martin said: "This **** blizzard is really terrible. I have never seen such a blizzard since I was a child. When I was in my hometown of Montana, I thought that the snow in our hometown in winter was the most terrifying. Yes, but compared to this, it’s pediatrics. By the way, Brian, have you ever seen such a blizzard when you served at Tulle Air Force Base?"

Brian Scott is a signal soldier in the mercenary squad. He is very thin and looks like a fawn standing next to an elephant compared to Clark McCann. He was sitting behind a table in the restaurant, holding a cup of hot coffee in his hand, looking at the snow outside in a daze. Hearing this question, he nodded and said: "It's very common, but I served in Tulle Air Force Base. At least dozens of such blizzards a year."

With that said, Brian Scott pointed to the southeast and said: "In fact, we passed by the place where I served in the military yesterday."

Grid asked curiously: "Brian, you used to serve at the northernmost military base in the world?"

Brian Scott smiled and nodded, "Boss, to be precise, that place is only the U.S. military base in the northernmost part of the world. I was serving in the U.S. 821st Air Force Regiment. The place of service is indeed in the map. Le Air Force Base."

Yang Jing seems to have vaguely heard others say that this Tulle Air Force Base is like a pretty awesome air force base. So he smiled and said, "Brian, if you can, I mean, if there are no secrecy restrictions, can you tell us about the mysterious Thule Air Force Base?"

Brian nodded and said, "Actually, there is nothing to say. What should be said can be found on the Internet, and what should not be said is not accessible to me. Boss, when I was serving there, I was an ordinary correspondent. ."

Yang Jing raised his hand to look at the watch and found that it was almost eleven o’clock at noon, so he shouted at the kitchen, “Garcia, let’s have something rich and good today at noon. In addition, save me. Bring out some of those Mexican tequila. It’s too cold today. I think guys need this stuff to invigorate themselves."

"OK! You are the boss, you have the final say!" There was a resounding answer in the kitchen~www.readwn.com~Garcia is the head of the Blue Whale restaurant, a chef who is good at making Mexican dishes. The Whale has been in service for ten years.

After hearing these words, a group of people suddenly cheered. For these retired soldiers, there is nothing more beautiful than a glass of tequila in a cold winter. If there is, then two glasses...

Chef Garcia soon brought tequila and some nuts and the like. Yang Jing personally poured a glass of wine for Brian. After Brian thanked him, he said: "Actually, Tulle There is nothing mysterious about the air base, there is just a ground-based radar station. Now there are the 12th U.S. Space Early Warning Squadron and the U.S. 821 Air Force Regiment."

Kevin Martin leaned into Clark McCann’s ear and whispered: “Wait for Brian to drink two glasses, and he will tell all he knows, I promise.” Obviously, this scene of Kevin . Martin they don't know how many times they have experienced it.

Clark McCann immediately poured wine into the glass that Brian had just emptied. Brian smiled slightly, raised the glass and touched Clark, and drank the wine in the glass again.

Sure enough, after such a few glasses of wine, Brian's chat box was completely opened.