Chapter 1228 Cold Wave
It is a long journey from the star stronghold to the eternal frost and frozen soil.
Traveling with a large force is not as simple as "taking an airship and floating there in two or three days" as Feng Ying and others described.
A large team of more than a hundred people, carrying a huge amount of supplies, boarded the ship from the port of the Star Stronghold and set sail on several ocean-going giant ships.
They set out from the southern part of the New World and traveled westward along the offshore coast of the New World. After more than a week of sailing, they arrived at the coastline in the northwest of the continent.
Different from the warm and comfortable South China Sea, the sea here has strong winds all year round. It is winter at this time, and there are still large ice floes floating in some areas.
Thin ice floes are not a hindrance, and ocean-going ships can easily run over them.
But once you encounter an iceberg that is inconspicuous on the sea surface but is a huge iceberg under the sea surface, it is normal for the fleet to hit the rocks and sink the ship if it fails to avoid it in time.
Fortunately, there are sea people to help.
Under the orders of the Commander-in-Chief, the sea people hunters from Aziz Territory came to this sea area early to explore a relatively safe channel.
And in a small boat, he piloted several nautical miles in front of the transport fleet throughout the journey.
Following the wakes of these "children of the sea", after several days of sailing without any danger, they finally approached the coast of the ice sheet.
However, they encountered the biggest trouble of their trip.
Big cold wave.
The sea surface, which is more than ten nautical miles away from the permanently frosty coastline, was frozen solid by the sudden cold wave, making it impossible for ships to approach it.
According to Aziz and others who dived into the sea to investigate, the ice layer freezing the offshore sea is several meters thick, even up to ten meters in some places.
There are bad things and good things about this.
The bad side is that there is no way to break the ice and the ship will be completely unable to move forward.
The good thing is that, let alone people and vehicles, it will be fine even if a few Explosive Hammer Dragons run over it on this ice.
So, the material squad leader in charge of the command decisively ordered the personnel to disembark and unload the cargo on foot.
But then, they encountered new trouble.
There are too many goods, the ice is slippery and difficult to move, and there is a lack of suitable means of transportation. If only people pull and drag on their backs, it may take several weeks to transport all the supplies.
Just when everything was at a deadlock, the messenger who went to Yuechen stronghold to communicate brought back good news.
After several hours of anxious waiting, a large number of snow deer and sleds dragged by Bobo appeared at the end of the ice.
With the help of these snow creatures and large sleds, overland transportation is possible.
Although it is still impossible to take away all the goods at once, it can always be completed by spending some manpower and going back and forth several times.
The fourth phase of the group is specialized in doing this.
A furry figure jumped off the sled and ran towards Gordon and the others.
"Master Gordon! You are finally here!"
The person running over was Feng Ying, and Hayata was stunned by her snow-white fur equipment.
Isn't this the snow mountain suit she often wore back then?
"Wind"
"Ah! By the way, I almost forgot about this!"
Just when Anxil was about to speak, Feng Ying, who remembered something, ran back Went to the sled and brought some clothes.
"This is a cloak for cold protection. Everyone, put it on quickly!" She stuffed an extra large fur cloak into Gordon's arms, and then stuffed another one into Hayata and the others. There are also grilled ones.
So did the others who came from Yuechen. The sleigh team brought a large number of cold-proof cloaks and distributed them to the new arrivals.
Everyone from the Stars has tried their best to dress as thickly as possible, but in this icy and snowy land of -20 to 30 degrees below zero, it is still not warm enough.
These thick cloaks do the trick.
Feng Ying looked around and saw that there was no one around, so she said mischievously: "Don't tell others, these cloaks we brought are high-end goods made of the thick fur of ice jackals. They are better than others. The cloak of snow deer fur is more warm.
More importantly, it is waterproof. Snow will slide on it and it will not get wet.
If your clothes or shoes get wet while you are in this damn place, it will be really fatal. "
Gordon heyed, this guy hasn't been seen for a month or two, why has he changed?
Anhil didn't have time to put on his cloak and asked quickly, "Take these sleighs to the moon. How long does it take to reach Chen Stronghold? Is there a warm house over there in Yuechen? ”
He himself is not that afraid of the cold. He is worried about his mother and Fufu.
It happened to be a cold wave. The temperature was lower than expected, the wind was stronger, and the young people were all worried. It’s too much for some, let alone the elderly and children
Mrs. Sterling and Fufu are still on the boat, and Ancil does not dare to let them get off.
He already regretted it a little, maybe he should have left them in the stars.
"Don't worry, the sled is very fast. If you go here, it will take less than an hour.
As for the house over there in Yuechen, hehe, don't worry, it will only be better than you think. It’s warmer!”
Feng Ying deliberately left half of her words, obviously to sell it off.
An Xil breathed a sigh of relief. He believed that Feng Ying wouldn't talk nonsense. As long as Fufu and the others could live in peace, he didn't care about the rest.
As for what exactly is built over there at Yuechen, you will know when you see it with your own eyes.
Under the organization of the material squad leader, important goods were quickly loaded onto the sled, and the remaining large quantities of materials were neatly stacked, leaving a few hunters to guard them, waiting for subsequent transportation.
Fu Fu, who was wrapped into a ball of fur by Gale, Mrs. Sterling, and some older scholars, crowded on a large sleigh padded with thick furs.
They will go to Yuechen stronghold first with the sled transport team.
As for Gordon and others who are young and strong, they are not qualified to enjoy the warm sled. They have to brave the wind and snow to walk to the stronghold.
Everyone had no objection.
No member of the survey team who can come to the New World cannot endure hardship, and those in poor health will not be sent here to develop the ice sheet.
Yuechen stronghold is established in the snow forest not far from the coastline. The straight-line distance from here is only about twenty kilometers.
According to Feng Ying and others, the terrain along the way is flat, but the snow is thicker.
This level of trekking is just a warm-up for the hunters, and even those civilian employees can walk down it easily.
As the sun rises, the wind and snow pause.
The air is still bitingly cold, but there is no longer the feeling of cold wind hitting your face and making it difficult to take a breath.
A hundred or so people formed a long queue.
Everyone was full of curiosity about this new land and looked around along the way.
No need to worry about danger.
Even not including Silver Edge, there are more than twenty elite hunters in this team.
Not to mention the incoming flying dragon or something causing trouble, even the incoming ancient dragon might be able to repel it on the spot.
Hayata tied her cloak tightly and lowered her hood. The fur on the edge of the hood directly covered her entire face.
Feng Ying was surprised when she saw it, "Acridine? Sister Hayata, you are indeed like this too, and so is that guy Jean, who likes to cover his entire face with a hood."
Hayata said with a smile: "This will save you from the wind and snow, and more importantly, it will block the sunlight reflected on the snow.
Otherwise, if you walk in the snow for a long time on a sunny day, your eyesight will be damaged."
She also grew up in the Snow Mountain of Frasia. The environment on the top of the snow mountain is not much better than here.
“No wonder this winter suit has this on the hood.” Feng Ying raised her eyes and looked at the fur filter eye mask on her forehead, “I thought it was a visor.”
"You know, why don't you quickly take off the blindfold?" Gordon scolded.
"Oh!"
"By the way, Feng Ying, do you know where to find Feng Piaolong?" Hayata asked again.
"I know, we have to go through the snow forest and go further north. There are many mountains and valleys over there." At this point, Feng Ying muttered.
"Xuanxu always wants to run there, but we don't dare to let her go. There are many dangerous monsters there, and I have even seen the footprints of Qilin.
Ha Does Sister Yata also want to find the purple wind drifting dragon? ”
".Well, no, I'm looking for another Fengdiaolong." (End of Chapter)