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Happy Tycoon - Chapter 427

Published at 29th of September 2021 01:38:45 PM


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Baffin Bay and the middle and south of Smith Strait are between 70 and 80 degrees north latitude. Even in midsummer, the daily average temperature here is only a few degrees above zero. At night, people can't stand going out without cotton clothes.

When they first entered the Smith Strait, all the people were very happy, because the temperature picked up rapidly due to the sunny days for several consecutive days. The ice on the sea surface even thinned and melted at a speed visible to the naked eye, and some sea areas even showed a rare blue.

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

Gege wanted to see the aurora after she came out of nuke, but her wish was doomed to fail. In this season, the sun hardly sets. It's bright all day. Where can I see the aurora?

Ge Ge even stayed up for two nights to witness the aurora, but she was extremely disappointed. Here, even if the sun sets, the sky is still very bright.

This situation was unexpected before. Originally, she said that the sea went to the North Pole. She wanted to see the aurora, but all her ideas failed.

In addition to the failure of Greg's wish, the crew and captain Andre didn't last long because of the good weather.

The weather changes in polar waters are comparable to children's faces. That's really changing. Just like today, it's still sunny before lunch. The warm sunshine shines on people, making people feel comfortable and want to take a nap. But when lunch was over, the sky immediately changed its face.

Even less than an hour, the originally warm south wind directly turned into a knife like north wind. Driven by the roaring north wind, the thick dark clouds rolled forward at a frightening speed, and then almost in a moment, the goose feather like snow fell down.

Yang Jing and Ge Ge Ge dare to swear that they have never seen such a big snowflake in their life. Goose feather like snow? It's too weak. Have you ever seen a snowflake the size of a palm?

Now the snowflakes falling from the sky are wrapped in the north wind, which is the legendary palm size snowflakes

The visibility immediately decreased a lot. Before, we could see the snow mountains along Ellesmere Island and Greenland. Now we can't see anything. Even the sun, which has been hovering over people's heads, has completely disappeared.

A super snowstorm came so suddenly.

The visibility dropped rapidly from dozens of kilometers before the snowstorm to only a few hundred meters, which made captain Andre have to carefully reduce the ship's speed again.

Although the blue whale is a PC1 icebreaker, this icebreaker is the highest level icebreaker and can travel in all polar waters all year round. Moreover, the blue whale also has the highest A5 ice breaking level and can navigate in waters with extremely severe ice conditions all year round, but this ship is not omnipotent.

Just like last year when the blue whale went to the Antarctic for scientific research, it encountered a strong snowstorm on the Ross Ice Shelf. As a result, the ice thickness of the Ross Ice Shelf increased rapidly, and finally the blue whale was trapped in the ice shelf.

Blue whale's maximum ice breaking capacity is to break the ice layer of the current year with a thickness of 3 meters or the ice layer of many years 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 on the Ross Ice Shelf last year.

Now, although the blue whale has not yet entered the Arctic Ocean, it is infinitely close. In addition, this is the Smith Strait, which is very narrow. Next to it, icebergs continue to break from the glacier and slide into the sea. In addition, the visibility becomes lower and the temperature drops rapidly. The ice that originally began to melt is thickened again, This makes captain Andrey have to reduce the ship's speed to the safest three knots.

Only driving at this speed can ensure the safety of the blue whale.

Andre doesn't want to repeat the mistakes of his last boss. He doesn't want the blue whale to be trapped in the Arctic sea again or hit an iceberg

Chris, they are also knowledgeable people. They have been to most parts of the world, but they have never seen such a violent snowstorm.

"Oh, shet! Shet!" the tall Clark ran in with the cold from the outside and began to curse as soon as he closed the door. "Hell, this damn weather, this damn snowstorm! There's no one standing outside. I was almost blown down by a gust of wind just now!"

John Bruno smiled and joked, "who makes you so blind? Seeing the snowstorm, you don't hurry back to the cabin. Do you want to turn into a frozen sculpture outside?"

"Shet!" Clark patted the snow on his head and body. "Aren't I on duty? Safety first, do you know?"

Kevin Martin smiled and said, "Clark, do you think there will be any pirates in this weather and in this sea area? Even if there are pirates, it is estimated that we will not be used. The weather here can kill all enemies! You see, I came in early to avoid the snowstorm."

A crowd of people around burst into laughter.

"Well, you won!" Clark McCann spread his hands helplessly, and then cursed, "this damn snowstorm!" Chris handed over a cup of steaming coffee, and Clark smiled.

Yang Jing clapped his hands and said, "OK, guys, you don't have to be on duty outside in such a big snowstorm. We can't even see a ghost for several days along the way. We don't have to worry about safety. If you want to get out of the cabin, you must be careful of your feet. Don't get hurt because of sliding. It's not worth the loss."

The crowd nodded. Including Carl Morris and their eight member mercenary team.

It has been more than ten days since leaving the port. Yang Jing, a forthright boss regardless of details, has long won the favor of the eight mercenary team.

Vice captain Kevin Martin said: "This damn Blizzard is really fierce. I haven't seen such a violent Blizzard since I was a child. When I was in my hometown of Montana, I thought the winter snow in our hometown was the most terrible, but compared with this, it's pediatrics. By the way, Brian, did you see such a Blizzard when you served at Tulle Air Force Base?"

Brian Scott is a signalman in the mercenary team. He is very thin. Compared with Clark McCann, he is like a deer standing next to an elephant. He sits behind a table in the restaurant, holding a cup of hot coffee and staring at the snow outside. When he hears this question, he nods and says: "It's very common, but when I served at Tulle Air Force Base in, I encountered at least dozens of such snowstorms a year."

Then Brian Scott pointed to the southeast and said, "in fact, we passed the place where I served yesterday."

Greg asked curiously, "Brian, did you ever serve at the military base known as the northernmost military base in the world?"

Brian Scott smiled and nodded. "Madam boss, to be exact, that place is only the northernmost military base of the U.S. Army in the world. I served in the 821st Air Corps of the U.S. Army. The place of service is really Tule air force base."

Yang Jing seems to have heard that Tule air force base is a very powerful air force base. So he smiled and said, "Brian, if you can, I mean, if there are no confidentiality regulations, can you tell us about the mysterious Tule Air Force Base?"

Brian nodded and said, "in fact, there's nothing to say. I can find what I should say on the Internet, and I can't touch what I shouldn't say. Boss, when I served there, I was an ordinary signal soldier."

Yang Jing raised her hand and looked at her watch. She found it was almost 11:00 noon, so she shouted at the kitchen: "Garcia, let's have something rich and good this noon. In addition, take out some of the Mexican tequila I saved. It's too cold today. I think the guys need this thing to live their blood."

"OK has the final say, brother! You have the final say!" the kitchen answered with a loud answer. Garcia is the head of the blue whale restaurant, a chef who is good at making Mexican food, and has served on the blue whale for ten years.

After hearing these words, a group of people immediately cheered. For these retired soldiers, nothing is more beautiful than a cup of tequila with a few heights in cold winter. If there is, two cups

Chef Garcia soon brought up tequila wine and some nuts. Yang Jing poured a glass of wine for Brian himself. After Brian thanked him, he said, "in fact, Tule air force base is nothing mysterious. It is just a ground-based radar station. Now there are the 12th space early warning squadron and the 821st Air Corps."

Kevin Martin leaned into Clark McCann's ear and whispered, "let Brian have two drinks later, and he'll say everything he knows, I promise." obviously, Kevin Martin and they don't know how many times they've experienced this scene.

Clark McCann immediately poured wine into Brian's just empty glass. Brian smiled, raised the glass, touched Clark, and drank the wine again.

Sure enough, after so many glasses of wine, Brian's conversation box completely opened.





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