The central and southern parts of Baffin Bay and the Smith Strait are between 70 degrees north latitude and 80 degrees north latitude. Even in midsummer, the average daily temperature is only a few degrees above zero. At night, people cannot stand it without wearing cotton clothes.

When we first entered the Smith Strait, the boat was very happy because the temperature rose rapidly for several days of sunny days. The icy on the sea surface could even thin and melt at a speed visible to the naked eye, and some sea areas even showed a rare blue color.

Long-term navigation in polar waters is a great test for both crew members and passengers. Because you can basically not see any other colors except the blue sky and the white surface of the sea, and it is very boring. And in summer, you can't see even if you want to see an aurora.

After Nuke came out, she wanted to see the aurora, but her wish was destined to fail. At this time, the sun almost never sets, and the sky is bright all day long. Where can I see the aurora?

Princess even stayed up for two nights to witness the aurora style, but it ended up disappointing her. Here, even if the sun sets, the sky is still very bright.

This situation was something the princess had never thought of before. She had said she had gone to the Arctic this time and wanted to see the aurora, but her ideas were all lost.

In addition to the failure of Princess' wishes, the crew and Captain Andre did not last long because of the good weather.

The weather changes in the polar seas are as good as the faces of children, and it really changes as soon as possible. Just like today, the sun is still bright before lunch, and the warm sunshine shines on people, making people feel comfortable and want to sniff for a short time. But when lunch is finished, the sky immediately changes its face.

In less than an hour, the originally warm south wind turned into a knife-like north wind. The thick dark clouds rolled forward at a terrifying speed under the roaring north wind. Then, almost in a moment, the heavy snow like goose feathers fell down.

Yang Jing and the princess dare to swear that they have never seen such a big snowflake in their lives. Heavy snow like goose feathers? It's too weak. Have you ever seen a palm-sized snowflake?

Now the snowflakes falling from the sky are wrapped in the north wind, which are the legendary palm-sized snowflakes...

The visibility was reduced a lot. Before, you could see the snow-capped mountains along Elsmere Island and Greenland. Now you can't see anything. Even the sun that has been wandering over everyone's heads has completely disappeared.

A super snowstorm came suddenly.

The visibility quickly dropped from dozens of kilometers before the blizzard to only a few hundred meters, which forced Captain Andre to carefully reduce the ship's speed again.

Although the Blue Whale is a PC1-level icebreaker, this icebreaker is the highest-level icebreaker and can travel in all polar waters throughout the year. Moreover, the Blue Whale also has the highest A5-level icebreaker and can sail in extremely severe ice conditions throughout the year, but this ship is not omnipotent.

It was like last year when the Blue Whale went to Antarctica for scientific research, but it encountered a strong blizzard on the Ross Ice Shelf, which resulted in the rapid increase in the thickness of the ice layer on the Ross Ice Shelf, and eventually trapped the Blue Whale in the ice shelf.

The maximum ice-breaking ability of Blue Whale is to break the ice layer of the year with a thickness of 3 meters, or the ice layer of the year with a thickness of 1.8 meters, with a thickness of 1.8 meters. Even Blue Whale can do nothing if it exceeds this limit.

This is also the main reason why the Blue Whale was trapped in the Ross Ice Shelf last year.

Now, although the Blue Whale has not entered the Arctic Ocean, it is already infinitely close. In addition, it is the Smith Strait, which is very narrow. Icebergs are constantly breaking from the glacier and falling into the seawater. In addition, the visibility has become lower and the temperature has dropped rapidly. The ice layer that originally began to melt has thickened again, which has made Captain Andre have to reduce the speed of the ship to the safest three knots.

Only by driving at this speed can the Blue Whale be safe.

Andre doesn't want to repeat the wrong way of his previous boss. He doesn't want the Blue Whale to be trapped in the Arctic waters again or hit an iceberg...

Chris and the others are also knowledgeable people. They have been to most parts of the world, but they have never seen such a violent snowstorm.

"Oh Shet! Shet!" Clark, who was tall and powerful, ran in from outside, wrapped in cold air, and started cursing as soon as he closed the door, "Hell, this damn weather, this damn blizzard! There was no one standing outside at all. I was almost blown down by a strong wind just now!"

John Bruno smiled and joked, "Who made you so winsome? Seeing that the blizzard is coming, don't you hurry back to the cabin. Do you want to turn into a frozen sculpture outside?"

"Shet!" Clark slapped the snowflakes on his head and body, "Aren't I on duty? Safety first, do you know?"

Kevin Martin on the side smiled and said, "Clark, do you think there will be some pirates in such a sea in such weather? Even if there are pirates, we probably won't be able to use us. The weather here can kill all enemies! Look, I came in early to avoid the blizzard."

A group of people around him burst into laughter.

"Okay, you won!" Clark McCann spread his hands helplessly, then cursed, "This is a damn snowstorm!" Chris handed over a cup of steaming coffee, and Clark immediately smiled.

Yang Jing clapped his hands and said, "OK, guys, there is such a big snowstorm, you don't have to be on duty outside. We have been walking along the way, and we can't even see a ghost for several days. Everyone doesn't have to worry about safety issues. But if you want to go out of the cabin, you must be careful of your feet. Don't get hurt because of slipping, it will be a big loss."

The group of people nodded, including Carl Morris and their eight-man mercenary squad.

More than ten days have passed since leaving the port. After getting along these days, Yang Jing, a generous and unconcerned boss, has long won the favor of this eight-person mercenary team.

Deputy Captain Kevin Martin said: "This hell is awesome blizzard. I have never seen such a violent blizzard since I was a child. When I was in my hometown of Montana, I thought the heavy snow in our hometown was the most terrifying, but compared with this, it was simply a pediatrician. By the way, Brian, did you see such a blizzard when you were in service at Tuller Air Force Base?"

Brian Scott is a communications soldier in the mercenary squad. He is very thin and looks like a deer standing next to an elephant compared to Clark McCann. He is sitting behind a table in the restaurant, holding a cup of hot coffee in his hand and staring at the heavy snow outside. Hearing this question, he nodded and said, "It's very common. But when I was serving at Tuller Air Force Base in 2018, I had to encounter at least dozens of such blizzards a year."

As he said, Brian Scott pointed to the southeast and said, "Actually, we had already passed by where I served yesterday."

Princess asked curiously: "Brian, did you serve in that military base that is known as the northernmost part of the world?"

Brian Scott smiled and nodded, "Boss, to be precise, that place is only the northernmost military base of the US military in the world. I served in the 821st Air Force of the US military, and the place where I served was indeed at the Tule Air Force Base."

Yang Jing seemed to have vaguely heard from others about this Tule Air Force Base, which seemed to be a pretty awesome air force base. So he smiled and said, "Bryan, if you can, I mean, if there are no confidentiality regulations, can you tell us about the mysterious Tule Air Force Base?"

Brian nodded and said, "Actually there is nothing to say. You can find everything you should say online, but I can't get to know what you shouldn't say. Boss, when I was serving there, I was an ordinary communication soldier."

Yang Jing raised his hand and looked at his watch. He found that it was almost eleven o'clock in the afternoon, so he shouted loudly at the kitchen: "Garcia, let's have some hearty good things at noon today. In addition, take out some of the Mexican tequila I saved. The weather is too cold today. I think guys need this thing to keep themselves alive."

"OK! You are the boss, you have the final say!" A loud answer rang out of the kitchen. Garcia is the head of the Blue Whale restaurant, a chef who is good at making Mexican dishes. She has been serving on the Blue Whale for ten years.

After hearing these words, a group of people immediately cheered. For these retired soldiers, nothing is more beautiful than taking a glass of tequila with a height in the cold winter. If there is, it would be two...

Chef Garcia quickly brought tequila and some nuts and other things. Yang Jing poured a glass of wine for Brian himself. After Brian thanked him, he said: "Actually, there is nothing mysterious about Tule Air Force Base. It's just a ground-based radar station. Now there are the 12th Space Warning Squadron of the US Army and the 821st Air Force."

Kevin Martin leaned into Clark McCann's ear and whispered: "Wait a moment and let Brian have two drinks, and he will say everything he knows, I promise." Obviously, Kevin Martin and the others have experienced this scene many times.

Clark McCann immediately poured wine for the empty cup Brian had just drunk. Brian smiled slightly, raised the cup and touched Clark, and drank the wine in the cup again.
Chapter completed!