"The diversity of life is amazing."
Watching the scientific research ship leave, Lu Zheng unlocked the invisibility technique and said, "I remember seeing a joke before, saying there is a question, why polar bears don't eat penguins."
Shen Ying laughed when she heard this, "Because penguins live in Antarctica!"
Si Lingxi asked calmly, "Isn't anyone thinking about sending polar bears to live in the Antarctic, or sending a group of penguins to the Arctic to live?"
Lu Zheng, "..."
"If polar bears come to the Antarctic, they will probably be happy to death." Shen Ying said with a smile, "But if penguins go to the North Pole, they probably won't survive."
Even if you don't take into account the differences in environment and temperature between the Arctic and Antarctic, polar bears have no natural enemies in Antarctica and seals are their food. Penguins are much worse off in the Arctic. In addition to seals, there are also polar bears and walruses.
"Maybe there is no sovereignty over the North and South Poles, and no one dares to take the responsibility of destroying the ecological balance." Lu Zheng could only say this.
Lu Zheng remembered that when he was a child, there was a lot of publicity about Antarctica. It seemed that everyone was rushing to occupy Antarctica. The Great Wall Station was famous.
But as I get older, there seems to be less and less news and publicity about Antarctica. Going to Antarctica for scientific expeditions or even tourism has become a very common thing.
Shen Ying shrugged and asked, "Isn't it because there is no sovereignty, so it doesn't matter if you destroy it casually?"
What Shen Ying said made sense, and Lu Zheng couldn't refute it, "Maybe it's because this research doesn't have any important significance."
If it really blocks the way of humans, it doesn’t matter whether they are polar bears or penguins, it’s not a big deal if they all become extinct.
Without profit, it is estimated that no one would do such a thankless thing.
…
After taking photos with the penguins, the next thing I went to see was of course the seals.
Adult seals are no fun, but baby seals, well...
"So cute hahaha!"
The baby seal is white and fluffy, especially smiling.
He is dressed in pure white, without any color, and has a pair of big black eyes.
Don't be too cute!
This is a cute creature that is no less cute than the big and small pandas.
The only drawback is that it will grow up.
So Shen Ying refused the approach of several big seals without hesitation, and just took pictures, played with the little seal, and fed it fish.
However, there was a big seal nearby, so she had no intention of adopting the seal.
"Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!"
The cry of the baby seal also has the smell of milk. It screams when feeding a fish, and it is very happy to eat.
Si Lingxi looked at several seals up and down for a while, then shook her head.
"There's too much grease and the meat doesn't taste good."
"Oh! Oh! Oh!"
Several seals dived into the water to hunt for food, unaware that they had just almost become food.
"On the Antarctic continent, in fact, only on the edge of the sea are there animals like penguins and seals that live ashore."
Lu Zheng said, "And inside the continent, there is an ice sheet and no man's land."
But now that you are here, you have to go in and take a look.
So the three of them didn't fly too high, they just stayed at an altitude of tens or hundreds of meters. Shen Ying also took out her mobile phone and videotaped the whole thing.
Snowfields, glaciers, majestic snow-capped mountains, sharp ice cliffs, and from time to time a blizzard swept past, bringing out patches of wind and snow.
Under the blue sky, there is a dazzling white.
Fortunately, Lu Zheng will not suffer from snow blindness.
"It's quite beautiful!" Shen Ying sighed.
Although she has also been to the northern snowfields, she has never been to the far north. There are still more or less inhabited pine forests. This is the first time she has gone deep into such an uninhabited land.
"Hey, there is a scientific research station there. The flag hanging there is from China." Shen Ying pointed to a place not far ahead and said.
Lu Zheng looked around and saw a building on the snow-covered plateau.
The whole building is red and yellow in color, with steel bars as the bones and iron sheets as the surface. It covers an area of about hundreds of square meters and is divided into several areas.
Around the building, there are many scattered scientific examiners, wearing thick clothes, operating various equipment outdoors.
The most eye-catching thing is the flagpole erected in the middle of the scientific research station, indicating the country to which this scientific research station belongs.
Lu Zheng nodded, "This location should be Zhongshan Station. More than a thousand kilometers to the south, there is Kunlun Station located deep inland."
Shen Ying shook her head, "For mortals, this is really not a good place."
Lu Zheng smiled and said, "There is no way. This is an international public area. If you don't occupy it, others will. If there are any discoveries or scientific research results in the future, you may not even be able to take a sip of the soup."
Whether it is scientific research at the North and South Poles, deep-sea exploration, space stations, moon landings, or even exploration of Mars...
As long as countries can keep up, they are basically trying to keep up.
Maybe we can't see any results now, but we can't push technology too far. At least we can accumulate data and technology so that we can catch up if necessary.
…
A few people came to Antarctica to see the scenery. They circled around Zhongshan Station to see what was new, and then flew over to continue their flight and fun.
"There is a convoy."
After flying for more than two hundred kilometers, Lu Zheng saw a driving convoy on the endless snowfield at a glance.
Three snowmobiles, each pulling three to six sleds, stretched for more than a hundred meters, forming a long snake formation, leaving messy traces on the snow behind them.
"It's probably sending supplies to Kunlun Station," Lu Zheng guessed.
Of course, the three of them would not disturb the scientific research activities of the scientific examiners. They decisively passed the convoy and continued deep into the Antarctic continent.
Then……
They quickly became bored.
There are no flowers, trees, animals, insects, streams, or strange rocks.
There are snow-capped mountains and snowfields, glaciers and ice caves, as well as the bright sun and white clouds, as well as the ubiquitous whistling wind.
"How about we go to the beach to play with penguins and seals?" Lu Zheng suggested.
He was still shocked when he saw the Antarctic continent on TV and in pictures. Of course, it was still very beautiful after he came here, but there were too few changes and it would inevitably become boring after watching it for a long time.
Shen Ying nodded, and just as she was about to agree, she saw something change in the distance.
Of course Lu Zheng and Si Lingxi also saw it.
Just in front of the three people, the sky in the distance changed color. The blue sky and white clouds disappeared, turning into a turbid white.
"Hoo-ho-ho-"
The howling wind suddenly intensified and became even more violent than the biting cold wind that blew just now.
"snowstorm."
Lu Zheng looked around and saw an endless white snowstorm.
"It's a big snowstorm." Shen Ying stretched out her hand to test the wind, "It's much bigger than the ones we just encountered."
Lu Zheng couldn't help but his eyes narrowed, "Not good!"
