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Chapter 7142
Thinking of this, Brovnen felt a sense of despair.
Having seen a map of Antarctica, he knew just how vast the continent was.
He had initially thought the search for clues would be on millions of square kilometers of ice,
But now it seemed he would have to search within a vast expanse of ice and snow, two kilometers deep.
This difficulty was practically hellish.
However, even with this hellish difficulty, Brovnen refused to give up.
He knew very well that under Victoria’s control,
He had no chance of escaping her grasp.
If he couldn’t find the path to immortality, he might not even outlive Victoria.
Therefore, Antarctica might be his best chance.
He secretly vowed that if the legendary Gate of Ascension truly existed,
He would find it, no matter where it was!
After 24 hours of non-stop travel, the three snowmobiles finally arrived at the location designated by Brovnen.
It was situated in a north-facing mountain pass, where the biting wind was intense.
After getting out of the car, Brovnen walked on the glacier.
After a few steps, he stopped, pressed his palm against the ice surface,
He released his spiritual energy to explore and sense the situation and structure beneath the ice sheet.
With Brovnen’s strength, his spiritual energy, if it were to travel through the air, could detect movements within a ten-kilometer radius.
However, facing an ice sheet over two thousand meters thick,
This transmission power was significantly reduced.
Let alone probing the situation beneath the ice sheet within a ten-kilometer radius,
Even after his spiritual energy was released and penetrated the ice to reach the rocky ground,
The area it dispersed to was only about three or four miles.
Seeing Brovnen’s furrowed brow as he touched the ice,
His loyal companion, Kikuchi Kohei, couldn’t help but ask with concern,
“Master, what are you doing?”
Brovnen replied impatiently, “This is none of your business.”
He then stood up and said to Kikuchi Kohei,
“Get in the car, head south for two kilometers.”
Kikuchi Kohei immediately nodded and respectfully said,
“Yes, sir!”
He then immediately called for the others to prepare to get in the car.
Brovnen returned to his car, constantly sighing and clicking his tongue.
He couldn’t help but lament, “Each exploration only covers an area of about two kilometers in radius.”
“How long will it take to explore the entire continent?”
“Moreover, each exploration to a depth of over two thousand meters consumes a considerable amount of spiritual energy.
If this continues, the spiritual energy will be depleted,
And there will be no way to replenish it.
Wouldn’t we have no choice but to give up?”
Kikuchi Kohei, while driving, couldn’t help but ask,
“Master, is something on your mind?”
“Why don’t you tell me and see if I can offer any help?”
Brovnen sneered, “Just drive.”
“This is none of your business.”
“If you say another word, I’ll cut out your tongue!”
Seeing that he seemed somewhat angry,
Kikuchi Kohei immediately dared not say another word.
Brovnen was unaware that modern Antarctic scientific expeditions already possessed something called ice radar.
This device could detect depths of two to five thousand meters,
Revealing structures beneath the ice surface.
Many subglacial basins, bedrock, lakes, and even ice fissures were discovered using it.
This radar came in ground-based and airborne versions.
Ground-based radar, as the name suggests, was operated from the ground,
While airborne radar was mounted in the air by aircraft or drones.”
Both types of equipment were present at the Japanese research station,
Now known as the Wu Han Palace.
Currently, winter prevents the use of aircraft,
But the use of ground-based ice radar was unimpeded.
If Brovnen informed Kikuchi Kohei of his needs,
Kikuchi would undoubtedly recommend ground-based ice radar immediately.
He only needed to load the radar onto a vehicle and conduct surveys along the way,
A process far more efficient than Brovnen searching for it himself.
Unfortunately, Brovnen, who had been in seclusion for a century, had not read many books and had no in-depth understanding of modern technology.
Knew nothing about these things.
He even had a transcendent sense of superiority,
Believing that apart from spiritual energy,
No one could possibly detect what was under the ice layer more than two thousand meters deep.