774 The Fortress on Antarctica (1/2)

To be honest, April was not a suitable season for a visit to Antarctica.

Every year from the winter solstice on December 22nd, the brightest months were in January and February, and they were the most suitable times for traveling to Antarctica. By the summer solstice on June 22nd, the sun would shine north of the equator. The South Pole would welcome polar night and remain in complete darkness.

Now in mid-April, after entering the Antarctic Circle, the sun was not far above the sea level, as if it could fall at any time.

However, Jiang Chen did not have the patience to wait until next year.

Ten-meter-long mechanical arms were deployed to move containers on the white coast. The crew of the expedition got onto the boat and landed on the ice-covered coast one after another.

Before boarding, everyone consciously used a vacuum cleaner to clean every corner of their pocket to avoid seeds or other creatures being brought to the South Pole. It was a rule that all surveyors stepping on to Antarctica consciously abided by. The Antarctic ecosystem was extremely fragile and everyone must prevent the ecological disasters caused by the invasion of species.

After all the errands were taken care of, Jiang Chen boarded the last boat and stepped onto the continent of Antarctica.

Accepting from the hands of the exhilarated members, Jiang Chen inserted the blue flag into the height of the white desert.

The nine stars that represent the nine islands of the Pannu archipelago swayed in the wind and the palm leaves that surround the nine stars symbolized victory.

”As the first South Pole research station, the president should name it! Everyone! What do you think?” The leader of the mission, He Gaoyang, said in excitement.

”Yes! Yes! Please give a name to the research station!” Immediately someone responded with whistles.

”Haha, why don't we call this Future Research Station!”

”It's not creative...”

With the enthusiasm of the team members, Jiang Chen thought carefully for a moment.

With his naming creativity, it would be difficult to think of a good name. Future? He was almost bored of hearing this name. The research team was not an enterprise. There was no need to make it sound like his retail chains.

”Let's call it Antarctic Gull!”

Seagulls are the national birds of the Pannu archipelago and have not changed even after the change of regime. It is said that the first settlers who arrived in the Pannu archipelago were rescued by seagulls, so the colonists who first arrived in the Pannu archipelago considered the seagulls as the ambassadors of God.

Antarctic Gull Research Station was unanimously agreed upon by the team. Because their trip was planned in a hurry, the team also didn't have a name. Therefore, He Gaoyang decided everyone should vote by democracy to pick a name, and it resulted in the research team being named Antarctic Gull as well.

Therefore, the first research station of Xin in Antarctica was established.

Named Antarctic Gull.

With the help of the crew, the members of the mission started to remove their equipment from the containers. The radio was first set up in the snow, and then the tented dome-shaped house was opened followed by a simple port...

Not far away, the chubby penguins formed a line on the snow, revealing their bulging white belly. Flapping their wings from time to time, they watched this group of foolish humans.

In order to avoid bothering these cute animals, the station site was chosen to be as far as possible from the activity range.

Just as the members of the team began their work, Jiang Chen, Garrett and several members of the ”Sea Lions” Special Forces were preparing to march toward the Antarctic heartland.

”Where are you going?” Hearing Jiang Chen's preparations for leaving the camp, He Gaoyang put aside his work. ”There was just a storm and I don't rule out the possibility of another some time soon. I don't think…”

”I'm just going to take a tour.” Jiang Chen patted the polar car next to him. ”There are supplies on this. Even if there is a snowstorm, you don't have to worry about it.”

Seeing Jiang Chen insisting on going out, He Gaoyang didn't try to persuade him further and watched the two polar cars head into the white desert.

...

The headlights shot out high beams to illuminate the road in front of them. The two SUVs blew up the snow and headed directly south.

The two polar off-road vehicles named Grizzlies-P3 were Russian products that had proven their reliable performance on the Siberian ice sheet. Two massive tires could smoothly run over the snow without being impeded by any kind of terrain. A car could seat up to six people, and could load up to five tons of cargo, even exceeding the load of some small trucks!