Chapter 1243 Fossils and Dogs
"The Greenland Ice Sheet is the largest ice sheet in the Northern Hemisphere, with a depth of 2,530 kilometers from north to south and a width of 1,094 kilometers. The thickness of the ice is astonishing, with the deepest point exceeding 3,000 meters, covering a basin. This means that the ice sheet The thickness of the layer becomes thicker towards the middle, and there are two large ice caps on it. The place we want to go this time is near one of the ice caps.
“In the past few days, the scientific expedition team continued the good luck of the first day, and the weather and schedule went smoothly. Because the expedition was in summer, the edges of the ice sheet had begun to melt, and the thickness of the ice in many places had changed. It is very thin, and ice blocks break off from time to time near the seaside and fall into the sea water. You have to be extra careful when walking on it, but the further you go in, the more stable the ice cap there is.
"We also excavated some slates and fossils. The geologists and biologists in the team seemed very happy. If they had not continued to move forward, they would probably have to study it on the spot. Because I felt that this The configuration of the scientific expedition team was a bit strange, and I was a little worried at first. But as time went by, those retired soldiers really just did what Mr. Tam said, they were just doing what they were supposed to do. , so I gradually relaxed and began to enjoy this adventure.
"After all, remuneration is one of the reasons, but what really attracted me to join this operation is my love for this ice sheet, especially exploring the unknown secrets hidden in it, it is like uncovering it bit by bit. The most wonderful thing about the mystery of love is that every time I think I know enough about it, in the blink of an eye it will reveal a new side that surprises me, just like a lover who will never let you get tired of it. Same.
"So I thought to myself at that time that this expedition is really suitable for me. Of course, just in case, I still found Dr. Baker. After all, he was the only person in the expedition team who I knew the details of. Although the couple The Chinese couple were also nice, and they left a good impression on me, as well as the other scientists. They were actually nice people, but after all, I had only known them for a short time, so of course I was more willing to trust Dr. Baker.
"We agreed to move forward and retreat together in the future, and at the same time we would pay attention to the people around us, mainly those retired soldiers, and exchange information regularly. Baker thought I was overthinking, but he still agreed. After all, there is no big mistake in being careful. Then our team continued to move forward, but our luck seemed to have run out.
"The first thing that appeared abnormal was the group of dogs. They suddenly started barking inexplicably, and were somewhat resistant before moving forward. I have never encountered such a strange thing before. The Greenland dogs pulling the sleds were made by Inuit people. Domesticated by their ancestors, they completely lost their wolf nature and became very docile, hardworking and able to spend the night in the wild even when the temperature is more than ten degrees below zero.
"Although the temperature began to drop as we deepened, it was far from the level that the Greenland dogs could not bear, so the situation of the dogs at that time was something I did not expect. I had to ask the expedition team to stop first, and then it took a while After spending half a day calming the dogs and preparing more sumptuous food for them, they were willing to move forward, but it was obvious that they didn't want to do so in their hearts, just because this was my order and they were used to it. Obey human orders.
"The dog group thing did surprise me a little, but to be honest I didn't take it too seriously, because this is adventure. No matter how well prepared you are, problems of one kind or another will always happen, and this is what guides and leaders do. role, we solve various problems to ensure that the adventure can continue.
"After the problem with the dogs appeared, the geologists and biologists were idle and found a new fossil specimen on an exposed rock while wandering around. After that, they worked for that There is a dispute over the age of the fossil. Geologists infer that this thing comes from the ancient times from the perspective of rock formation, but biologists hold a different view, because from a biological point of view, the thing in the fossil has obviously evolved very well. Although it is a bit ugly, all the organs look quite mature.
"The biologist felt that this thing must be at least a creature from the Triassic era, and he was unwilling to let go of the fossil after holding it. He looked extremely obsessed, as if a person studying painting got a Leonardo da Vinci. The others were watching their quarrel and couldn't get a word in. Mr. Taime still had a smile on his face, and he only spoke to mediate between the two when they were about to get angry.
“In the end, it was agreed that this fossil belongs to biologists, and geologists will have priority in selecting fossils or rock samples found next time, and biologists will also lend this thing to geologists after studying it. a period of time.
"It happened that I also solved the problem of the dogs at this time, so we continued on the road. But strangely enough, when the biologist came back with the fossil, the dogs that I had finally calmed down became uneasy again. mood, so I asked the biologist to find a bag and seal the fossil, so that the mood of the dogs could be stabilized again.
"However, after we only walked a few kilometers away, the weather suddenly changed. This was a precursor to the coming snowstorm. After discussion, we decided not to continue on the road and decided to camp here and wait for the snowstorm to pass before setting off on the road. I took a few retired soldiers to check the pitched tents and reinforced them with ice bricks. I also built a fence for the dogs. I originally wanted to build another ice wall for them, but by this time the snowstorm had already begun. came, so we had to let the dogs go into the tent with us.
"They began to become restless again, and this time I felt clearly that they seemed to be afraid of something, but before I had time to think about it, the blizzard had already arrived, and all that was left in our ears was the howling wind, and The sound of ice and snow slapping against the tents made me glad that they had been reinforced before, otherwise I really don’t know if these tents would have survived this storm.
"Because we couldn't go out to make a fire, we just ate some biscuits at night. The dogs kept barking, and it was difficult for me to fall asleep. I lay there in a daze for about an hour. Suddenly I heard a gunshot from outside. There was a sound, and I opened my eyes and found that the two retired soldiers in the tent with me had disappeared at some point. Only Dr. Baker and I were left in the tent with our eyes wide open.