Chapter 1173 Ice Ship (2/2)

can check the market…”

Li Du interrupted him, ”No need to. It is yours now.”

Li Du needed money, big money. He did not care about a mere five million. He would

rather spend that money to earn someone's favor. Steve possessed great capabilities

that Li Du respected.

Steve gazed at him and said, ”You have saved me twice. Now you give me such a gift.

To be honest, I owe you too much.”

”You will owe me more in the end,” Li Du smiled.

Steve shrugged his shoulders and said, ”Bring it on. I have a feeling that I will gain

many things thanks to you during this trip to Antarctica. I will owe you a favor once

more.”

He kept the rock in his bag and carried it himself.

That piece of rock was worth much more than just five million to him. Some things were

priceless, and if he lost it, he would not be able to buy another even for fifty million

dollars.

Having stashed away the precious rock, they began to get ready to go out to sea.

Steve did not keep them in suspense any longer and said, pointing to a floating ice cap,

”This is our ship, an ice ship.”

Although the seawater was blue, there were many small ice particles in it. Hence, to the

naked eye, the water did not look pure and clean.

The Antarctic ocean was different from the melted ice on land. The seawater was very

cold. It was just like the ice spring that Li Du saw in a martial arts novel. One could feel

the cold upon nearing it.

The sea was vast and blue and resembled an icy mirror. It was calm and deep. Facing

the ocean, one felt as though one's soul could be engulfed.

The so-called ice ship was a floating iceberg that had been sculpted. There were many

similar icebergs by the sea. A depression on the floating ice was created by using a

hammer chisel and a chainsaw to form a concave surface. The depression could

accommodate people and thus a vessel was formed.

After hearing Steve's explanation, Li Du asked, ”Isn't all ice in Antarctica resistant to

being crushed as it had been frozen for hundreds of thousands of years? Haven't they

become ice cores?”

Steve smiled. ”That's true for the ice that is meters below us. The ice surface and the

floating ice on the sea are not tough. They might even melt during the warm season.

Hence, Ah Meng was able to break that kind of ice.”

Saying that, Steve could not help but put up his thumbs as a gesture of praise. ”Even

so, the claws of your honey badger are extremely sharp. It's the first time I see ice being

dug without the use of any equipment.”

There were a few floating icebergs that had been sculpted by the sea. They were even

safer than ships. Icebergs were tough and could float better. It could appear as if just a

small piece of ice was floating, but in fact, it would only be the tip of a humongous

iceberg.

Everyone was split across the two ice ships.

Although it was the warm season, Antarctica was still freezing cold. Once the ice ship

neared an iceberg, it would freeze and stick to it within a day.

After breaking off the parts that had been frozen to with the iceberg, they climbed upon

the ship. There were some holes in it to place metal poles and hang the sail. Using the

wind current and the paddle, the ship could be moved.

The ice ship was very safe. However, it was difficult to start. After all, it was very heavy.

Fortunately, the sail and the water flow could help push it along. Adding on to the

strength of the paddles, they were able to slowly move the ice ship.

”Where are we going to cast the net and catch some krill?” Li Du asked.

Steve smiled gallantly. ”You will know then. The ocean will give you the answer.”