In the evening of the next day, after more than 20 hours of long-distance flight, Song Wenbin arrived in Oslo, the capital of Norway. Arriving at this Nordic city that is fantasized and longed for by thousands of Seoul people, Song Wenbin also had many imaginations about this place before leaving the plane. After all, this is the place where he used to brag to Seoul people.
But when the plane was about to land, his fantasy was replaced by reality. Looking down at the sky, there were low houses everywhere, and the streets didn't seem wide. Viewed from a height, it seemed no different from Seoul.
After leaving the plane, the sense of reality became stronger. Under the gloomy sky, the air was a little damp and cold. It was obviously the summer of July and August, but here it was as cold as the late spring cold in China.
Even though Song Wenbin had already put on his winter jacket, he was still shivering.
To be honest, the climate here is not what Song Wenbin likes. If he had a choice, after visiting so many countries, the tropical climate of Panama was his favorite.
"Yan, someone is waiting for us."
Song Wenbin was looking at this legendary paradise.
Suddenly, fellow photographer Wei Ning pushed him and said to the front.
Song Wenbin looked over and was a little surprised. The handsome man in white clothes he saw at the Seal Company earlier was already waiting for him at the Oslo airport.
"Hello." Song Wenbin, as the leader of this group, went up to say hello to the man.
The man in white nodded to him and said, "Time is precious. I have prepared transportation for you. Come with me."
Without too many pleasantries, the man led the film crew to a small plane at the airport. This was an old-fashioned plane with propellers that could seat five or six people.
"We will help you bring the prepared plan over."
The man in white said loudly amidst the sound of the propeller: "You go to the Yellow River Station first, someone will meet you there."
"Understood." Song Wenbin said.
Before he had time to take another look at the city, Song Wenbin was stuffed into the small plane. He took off in a hurry and flew further north.
Not long after, they flew to the blue sea. This is the Barents Sea, one of the continental seas in the Arctic Ocean.
After another two-hour flight, Song Wenbin took his team members to the country's land deep inside the Arctic Circle. Ny-Alesund in the Spitsbergen archipelago.
Here, Song Wenbin could see pure blue and white, with the azure sea on one side and the vast white wilderness on the other. There were only a few scattered houses and solitary cedars in the wilderness. It was hard to imagine that he was in the place now. The location is at a higher latitude than where he was in Siberia, and the place he is about to go is 90 degrees north latitude, the North Pole, one of the three poles of the earth.
As the small plane slowly landed from the gray cement runway, Song Wenbin could see dots of white snow on the roadside. The snow was much less than what Song Wenbin had seen in Siberia, but it was still enough to make him annoying. .
Sure enough, when Song Wenbin left the small plane, he couldn't help shivering and curled up. After arriving here, the temperature has dropped even lower, from above zero to below zero, and the snow under our feet can make a crunching sound.
Next to the plane, there was an old man in a down jacket waving to Song Wenbin and the film crew.
Song Wenbin came to him with his arms crossed. He was a fat black man wearing glasses. He came up to him and said, "Hello, Teacher Yan, I am the logistics supervisor of Huanghe Station. My name is Chen Cheng, and I work for your program." Loyal viewers.”
Song Wenbin quickly shook hands with him and said repeatedly: "Hello, hello."
"When I was watching the first season, I was thinking about the possibility of you coming to the North Pole, but I didn't expect that you would actually come in the second season." As he said this, he took out his mobile phone and said with a smile, "We can take a photo together. ?"
Song Wenbin stood next to Chen Cheng and took a photo with him.
After taking the photo, Song Wenbin couldn't help but ask, "Is it always this cold here? I remember it was said in the news that the temperature in the Arctic is more than 20 degrees."
"Harm, that's accidental, it can't happen every day."
Chen Cheng smiled and said: "Twenty degrees every day is okay, but the North Pole will be finished soon."
"That's it..."
"This year has been considered warm. If you had come here at this time 20 years ago, the whole place would have been white, and you would have seen the ground everywhere. It was due to global warming over the years, and the Arctic was the first to be affected."
Different from many mainstream values, Song Wenbin feels that he was born at the right time and praises global warming. He does not care at all about the howling of polar bears, fires in tropical rainforests or carbon-neutral, energy-saving and emission-reducing electric vehicles. If you can, please It would be better to let the winter disappear forever if it gets warmer faster. This is what he really thinks in his heart.
Of course, he wouldn't say it in public.
"This is so bad."
Song Wenbin said regretfully.
"That's when there is nothing we can do. All we can do is record it." Chen Cheng said calmly: "Let's go, Teacher Yan, I will take you to visit the place where you live."
After following Chen Cheng not far, Song Wenbin came to a vermilion house not far from the airport runway. It was about four or five stories high and covered a large area. It looked very conspicuous in this gray wasteland. .
While walking, Chen Cheng also introduced to Song Wenbin, "This building was originally the dormitory building of the Norwegian King's Bay Company. China rented this building from the King's Bay Company. Our scientific expedition team has been stationed here for many years, and the equipment is complete. It’s very complete, including restaurants, libraries, dormitories, and more. There’s also an optical observation platform on the roof, which is the largest space physics observation point in the world’s polar scientific expeditions. If you want to see it, I’ll take you there.”
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"That's amazing." Song Wenbin praised, "But have you seen my two colleagues here?"
"Are you talking about Su Tina and Huo Yu? They haven't come here yet, but I heard that they are already on the way and may arrive tomorrow."
"tomorrow……"
Song Wenbin glanced at his watch. It was already past ten o'clock in the evening.
The sky is still extremely bright and blue, and the sun in the sky shows no sign of setting.
Chen Cheng smiled and said: "We don't get dark until twelve o'clock this night, and it gets light at five o'clock in the morning. If you go further north, it won't get dark."
Song Wenbin felt speechless. Although he knew that there was such a thing as daylight, his personal experience was still a great test for the biological clock.
"Are you guys okay? Sleeping or something?"
"It's okay. It'll be okay once you get used to it." Chen Cheng asked: I heard you are going to the extreme this time?
"Yes."
"Then you have to get used to it." He smiled: "You need to train for at least a month to go to the extreme, otherwise you will not be allowed to go on the road."
"The training takes so long?" Song Wenbin was surprised.
"Of course, do you think it's so easy to go to the Pole? Of course, if you take an icebreaker, I didn't tell you. If you go there on the ice, my dear, because of global warming, I haven't seen many brave men dare to go there in these years. I have done this before. There are many people who have never returned in history. Teacher Yan, I admire you on this point. You have filled our spiritual vacancies with your life and courage." Chen Cheng said with admiration .
Song Wenbin smiled hard and modestly: "Don't dare, don't dare, it's just work, it's all the same."
Go to hell!
Huo Yu!
Sutina!
You must bring me the icebreaker!
Please!
Song Wenbin screamed filial piety crazily in his heart.
Chen Cheng took Song Wenbin to a dormitory on the second floor of this red house. The dormitory was very ordinary, with only a wooden bed, a table, a cabinet, and an old calendar on the wall with Tiananmen Square on it. The square was probably left by a previous scientific expedition team member.
After simply settling his luggage, Chen Cheng took Song Wenbin to the restaurant and prepared a dinner for him.
Dinner was quite exotic, with some fresh fish and shrimps, a few pickled herrings, and even a venison sausage stewed with potatoes. Song Wenbin has never eaten venison in his entire life, but if Chen Cheng hadn't told him, he might have thought it was beef sausage.
While eating, he could see a heavy truck driving over in the open space outside the glass. Several masters were unloading the load from the truck. This was the vehicle he chose for Sutina.
Looking at that thing, Song Wenbin couldn't help laughing. He really wanted to see Sutina's expression after seeing this thing.
…
Early the next morning, Song Wenbin, who was curled up in his quilt and sleeping bag, was awakened by a noise outside the house. With extreme reluctance, he stuck his head out of his sleeping bag and wiped the glass that had been covered with thick white frost. Sure enough, he saw Sutina's cheerful figure in the open space outside. She was pulling Huo Yu. , accompanied by the photographer, excitedly pointed at the red house and chattered non-stop.
Different from the late night when Song Wenbin arrived, they arrived during the day. Many staff from the scientific research station came out to watch them. Even staff from other scientific research stations next door came after hearing the news and surrounded Sutina and Huo Yu kept taking pictures.
Song Wenbin didn't care at all about their arrival. He stared at the sea in the distance, hoping to see the shadow of a ship. Sure enough, he saw one. Suddenly, he ignored the cold and hurriedly washed up. I went downstairs with my pants and clothes on.
Outside the house, the program crew was filming. When they saw him coming, they immediately pointed the camera at him. Song Wenbin said hurriedly: "Huo Yu, Su Tina, have you brought the icebreaker?"
Huo Yu smiled, stood up, and said, "That's necessary. It's a gentleman's agreement that we have agreed to let you see what we have chosen first."
Song Wenbin was overjoyed, coughed twice, and said, "It's really great, but don't worry, the vehicle I choose will definitely not let you down."
"Real or fake? What did you choose?" Huo Yu didn't believe it.
With a proud smile on his face, Song Wenbin walked to the huge object covered by a raincloth, patted it and said, "How about this big guy, is he sincere enough?"
"So big!"
Sutina poked her head over curiously and said impatiently: "What?"
"I carefully selected this for you."
Song Wenbin said mysteriously.
"Really!? Did you hit me!?" Sutina said in surprise: "Hurry up and let me see."
Song Wenbin laughed and pulled off the huge rain cloth with force.
Suddenly, a huge red machine appeared in front of the two people.
Su Tina looked at the machine, her face gradually changed from excitement to a little dull, while Huo Yu was stunned, then the corners of his mouth twitched, and he couldn't help laughing. Even the photographers and people at the scientific research station on the side also had similar expressions. Shock.
"This...this is..."
Sutina murmured: "Tow...tractor...?"
"Yes, exactly!"
Song Wenbin laughed loudly and said: "Dongfanghong lz2604 tractor, 260 horsepower, four-wheel drive, equipped with an in-line six-cylinder electronically controlled engine, and a luxurious and comfortable semi-suspended cab. How about it, isn't it great?"
