McMurdo Station, Antarctica.
With a long whistle, the ship carrying cargo and researchers slowly docked. There was no world-class port in Antarctica, and there was no convenient giant machinery to load and unload cargo. After the cargo ship docked, the workers and sailors of the base would need to move the cargo down bit by bit.
When the weather got colder, icebreakers would be used to open up the channel. Sooner or later, the power of mankind would completely conquer every inch of the earth.
"Excuse me."
The forklift moved the container onto the trailer, and the handsome examiner in the middle quickly jumped away after apologizing.
The crew just wanted to quickly unload the cargo and go home as soon as possible. They were tired of the scenery of Antarctica, and it was not suitable for them to live here.
"This is Antarctica!"
The handsome examiner took a deep breath and looked at the magnificent Antarctic landscape, speechless for a moment.
Under his feet was permafrost that was harder than concrete, and parts of the hills in the distance had brown soil exposed, but most of it was still covered with white snow. The terrifying upright apes could even conquer the Arctic Circle, but for hundreds of thousands of years, they could not do anything about Antarctica. Now, a 'town' had been built on the most desolate and lonely land on earth.
It was already late autumn in the northern hemisphere, and it would not be long before winter came. However, the southern hemisphere, where the seasons were reversed, was steadily moving towards summer. When the climate was most suitable, the entire McMurdo Station would be occupied by more than a thousand researchers.
Every year, tens of millions of liters of fuel and 5,000 tons of supplies had to be supplied by land, and the cost of maintaining the town was frighteningly high.
"Let's go, don't just stand there like a fool. You'll feel disgusted when you see such a landscape in the future."
Patting the shoulder, the old researcher put his arm around the young man's shoulder and dragged him forward.
As far as the eye could see, the two were just tiny black dots on the vast white land.
"It's penguins!"
The young team member suddenly pointed at the beach not far away in surprise. There were two or three penguins wandering on the land, like lone soldiers separated from the main force. Almost every island around Antarctica had penguin colonies scattered around. If one was brave enough, one could sail a boat to catch a penguin.
The lone soldier's luck wasn't good enough. A penguin was squashed under a fur seal, and it didn't look like it would survive. The South Pole looked holy and white, but the law of the jungle was still deeply rooted at the end of the world.
Without permission, whether it was a researcher or a tourist, they had to keep a sufficient distance from the Antarctic creatures. For example, penguins. Humans needed to be at least five meters away from the penguins. Of course, it was a different story if the penguins took the initiative to hug you.
Although the penguin that was about to be killed was pitiful, the fur seals might starve to death if the penguin was rescued.
"Do you know why I told you to be careful?"
The old researcher pursed his lips at the fur seal. The fur seal naturally couldn't see the expression on the human's face from such a distance, and even if it was angry, it wouldn't normally make a move on a terrifying ape of similar size.
"The South Pole is too dangerous. The natural environment is harsh and life is in danger at any time."
"Take a closer look."
The fur seals weren't in a hurry to reach for the food beneath them. Instead, they wriggled their bodies and did indescribable things to the dead penguins.
Finally, after a series of dull wriggling, the fur seal slowly started to eat the corpse of its' lover '.
"!" The handsome man's left cheek twitched violently. This was different from the South Pole he'd learned from his textbooks.
"In this dead land, even animals will become crazy, not to mention humans like you and me. After we reach the South Pole," Zhang Tie said.
It's a shame we're not Extraordinaires, or we could ask the fur seal why it's doing such a thing. "
Striding past the fur seal, the handsome man couldn't help but look around a few times.
The team members who stayed behind in the residential station were observing through the glass. When they saw a 'living person' approaching, they waved their arms excitedly and welcomed them from afar.
"Before coming to McMurdo Station, everyone has been screened for AIDS. You can play as you please, and with your outstanding appearance, you'll definitely have plenty of partners."
The old man kicked away a small piece of snow on the road. After shaking off the ice and snow beneath his shoes, he pressed his hands against the door.
"The entire station uses more than 10,000 rubber condoms every year, and even then, there are always accidental pregnancies. Oh, I remember you're from the South. Doesn't that sound immoral?
She might be a married woman, or she might have just gotten engaged. But this is a place far away from civilization, who cares? "
"At the same time, pay attention to your relationships. There were once two researchers who lost their lives in a game of chess. I'm sure you know about that. Even the tiniest bit of emotion will be magnified here."
"So, welcome to the South Pole."
The old man took a deep breath and pushed the sealed door open.
Hot air rushed at him. Even in the frozen South Pole, he could feel the warmth of a temperate zone. There were also researchers in half-sleeved clothes walking around the station. Just by looking at the scene in the room, it was hard to imagine that this was Earth's butt.
Every single one of the examiners who stayed behind revealed a warm smile, especially the eyes of a few of the female examiners, which were shining brightly. Moreover, thinking back to what the old senior had just said, he felt that even the gazes of the male examiners had become special.
"Come on, we can unload all the supplies today."
The crew kept busy, and of course, occasionally had the leisure to take a few photos and send them to Facebook.
"Splash."
A dark shadow fell into the water on the side of the cargo ship. Almost at the moment when the shadow fell, the temperature of the cold seawater suddenly dropped, and it even began to freeze within a few seconds.
But this change was too small. Even if the frozen area was expanded a hundred times, it would not be noticeable.
A seal wandering near the shore held a penguin in its mouth and curiously swam toward the rapidly freezing place. Although polar bears and Antarctic penguins would never meet in their natural state, seals were distributed from the South Pole to the North Pole.
But as soon as it came into contact with the frozen sea, the seal's movements suddenly slowed down, and then it turned around to escape.
The temperature of the seawater ahead was not right. Even the seals felt cold. If they moved forward, they might freeze to death!
If polar creatures froze to death, they would be laughed at by their friends in Antarctica!
The seal wanted to escape, but this piece of conscious ice would not let go of its target.
"Swoosh!"
Thousands of long needles suddenly froze down from the surface of the ice, and before the seal could completely turn around, thousands of long needles surged out.
Blood-colored red flowers suddenly bloomed under the water, but the seal's body was frozen by the expanding ice before it completely fell to the seabed.