Chapter 652 Ice Lake
"This... is this a wooden house?"
"..."
Not long after entering the underground ice of the polar circle, Ronald was once again shocked by what he saw in front of him.
Located underground in an extreme and inaccessible location like the polar circle.
There is actually a house built here.
Or to describe it more rigorously, this is an old wooden house frozen in the ice.
At the same time, due to the natural protective effect of glaciers, this ancient house shows a fairly new look. With Ronald's observation habits, he could even clearly see the traces of life left here by the owner of the house during his lifetime.
"..."
"Yes, this is a house."
"And it was built quite a long time ago, at least more than ten thousand years ago."
I heard Ronald's emotion.
Ivy, who was walking closer to them, started to explain how the underground wooden house was discovered.
"About a month ago -"
"A team of adventure enthusiasts accidentally discovered an underground glacier and entered it for exploration, and were surprised to find traces of activities left by prehistoric humans here. And because there happened to be someone in this team They are explorers funded by our company, so the situation was immediately intervened and controlled."
"..."
"That's right..."
Ronald nodded to express his understanding.
And probably after hearing their conversation, Erin, who was walking in front of the team, suddenly said:
"I happen to know a little bit about the situation of that expedition team." "
In order to ensure that the situation here is not disclosed to the outside world, all of them have I was 'invited' to the island of Saipan for 'vacation' by the company, and it would be impossible to see them in a short time." "...
"
What an 'invitation'! What a 'vacation'!
Ronald heard the hint in Aerion's words - it was a reminder and a threat to them.
Mr. Mercenary deliberately hinted at the current situation of the adventure team being imprisoned, as a metaphor for what consequences Ronald and the others might encounter if they disobey now.
At this moment, Yanni on the side quietly winked at Ronald.
Follow this partner's guidance.
Ronald immediately saw that there was a large missing corner at a very unnatural angle on the side of this frozen wooden house.
——The traces of excavation are too obvious.
Not only had this part of the hard ice been cut open with tools, but even part of the material of the ancient building itself had been forcibly removed with tools.
Absolutely destructive collection!
Ronald was not sure whether this was the work of the expedition that discovered this place, or the influence of subsequent arrivals.
But no matter what, this behavior of damaging items on a large scale is abnormal and not allowed. Even for necessary environments that require sample research, implementers should be conservative in taking a small number of samples.
There is absolutely no reason to directly saw off a large piece of the ruins for research like the situation before us.
It is precisely because of this discovery.
Yanni's expression is very bad now.
Just like Ivy was dissatisfied with Erin's behavior just now out of the habit of a medical worker; Yanni, as a scientific researcher, also has an extremely disgusting attitude towards this destructive behavior.
But Yanni knew it in his heart.
The current leader of the team, Erin, is not someone who agrees with her idea.
Therefore, without breaking his skin, Yanni could only hint at the situation to Ronald and express his dissatisfaction at the moment among the same academic staff.
In this case.
Ronald could only reply with a wry smile.
If it were a formal organization led by the government, then of course this would not happen here.
But who told them that they are now private organizations with corporate backgrounds?
For the sake of profit and efficiency, some less 'friendly' development methods are almost unavoidable. Even before he traveled through time, he had seen this kind of behavior.
There was a subtle atmosphere in the team.
The five people continued to work hard on the glacier.
I don’t know if it’s because the preparations Irene made before leaving the camp were effective, or because those underground beasts didn’t want to pursue them too deeply.
In short, as the environment became colder and colder, Ronald and the others discovered that the blue creatures behind them had indeed not caught up with their fleeing team.
Underground glaciers are indeed not a friendly environment.
But to be fair, compared with the dangerous beasts we encountered before, this place can be considered safe now.
The team continued to move forward -
and more incomprehensible scenes appeared in front of them again as the position advanced.
——It’s a plant.
In the cold and light-less environment of underground glaciers, a large number of blue plants with shapes different from those on the ground began to appear. Although Ronald knew that some plants have strong adaptability to extreme environments. But if it could develop so prosperously in this kind of underground glacier...
To be honest, Ronald thought this was still too bizarre.
At this moment, a suspicion even appeared in his mind.
The wooden houses I saw outside might have been left by the people who once lived here.
After all, you can see here - there are plants, water, and even animals. As long as you can find a way to replenish some specific supplies, there is no problem in surviving here for a long time.
Ronald's mind was filled with thoughts.
However, as the location goes deeper, this pure consideration begins to change again as the environment changes. The glacier fissure, which was not very spacious at first, began to gradually expand at a certain location until it finally became quite wide, even as wide as a road.
And in this situation.
The location of the final node of the glacier's fissure growth finally appeared before people's eyes.
——It is an underground lake with no edge at all.
Because of the dual protection of underground glaciers and rocky soil, the flat and quiet lake here is like a beautiful gem embedded in the ground. Just the light used by the exploration team to illuminate it can give people a dreamlike feeling. wonderful visual experience.
That's why such a shocking scene occurred.
Yanni finally couldn't help but speak:
"Let me tell you - where are the positions of Delat and Angel from before?"
"It is definitely not a good thing to destroy this precious environment. Even if it is just for the company's interests, it is absolutely unacceptable to destroy such a place and cause the company to suffer reputational losses." Yanni's question is very effective
. .
Because the company's reputation was at stake, Erin almost immediately pointed to the shore on the left side of the ice lake:
"See there? Those two guys are staying here."
"We'll be there in a few minutes. We’ve arrived.”
[Thanks to Endless Fire Territory Ginseng for the reward! 】
(End of this chapter)