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Chapter 7147
When Charlie heard the faint sound of an engine,
The other three girls were completely bewildered.
Apart from the wind and the rustling of the snow and ice,
There was no other sound.
How could there be a helicopter?
Moreover, when they arrived at the research station and met with the Nordic research team,
They had heard them say that helicopters rarely operate in Antarctica during the winter.
Unless there was an emergency concerning personal safety,
They would never risk starting them.
A slight mistake could result in a crash and death.
However, since Charlie said he heard it,
They believed he wasn’t just making it up.
So, Maria said, “Perhaps it’s another research team’s helicopter on a mission.”
Charlie said, “If a helicopter is really deployed on a mission,”
“It’s highly likely someone is injured.”
He then frowned and said,
“The helicopter seems to be getting closer and closer to us.”
At this moment, dozens of kilometers away,
A helicopter was searching along a predetermined route.
They were equipped with an aerial ice radar,
Scanning the ice sheet below at full power.
Their planned flight path brought them a few kilometers from the Nordic research station.
Because they needed to explore the ice sheet,
They had to precisely control the helicopter’s altitude,
Keeping it as close to the ground as possible.
As the helicopter drew closer, Jeremiah and Ria heard its approach.
Jeremiah asked Charlie,
“Mr. Wade, should we go back?”
“Or just wait here and see?”
“Let’s wait and see,”
Charlie said. “They’ve flown this far.”
“It doesn’t seem like they’re here to rescue people.”
“After all, in such extreme weather,”
“Who would send someone out on such a long-distance mission?”
“Okay.”
They all decided to wait and see which country’s research helicopter was undertaking such a large-scale mission at this time.
Because the Wu Han Palace’s research helicopter was conducting an exploration,
Its movement was slow.
The four waited a long time before one of the helicopters appeared in the aurora-covered sky.
Although they were still several kilometers apart,
Charlie immediately spotted the large red circle on the fuselage and asked in surprise,
“It looks like a Japanese helicopter.”
“What are they up to this time of the year?”
Maria remembered something and said,
“When you were in seclusion, I saw some news about Antarctica.”
“It seems that the Japanese research team launched their largest-ever winter research expedition to Antarctica this year.”
“It is said that the research stations are fully staffed, even almost overstaffed.”
“Oh, really?”
Charlie also found it strange and said,
“We’ve been here once before,”
“So we know that even some countries with year-round stations still operating in this cold weather have reduced their team members to ensure sufficient supplies.”
“After all, it’s not easy to supply supplies.”
“And now it’s impossible to get them in at all.”
“With them launching such a large-scale operation this time,”
“Can their supply reserves be used?”
Maria shook her head: “This I don’t know,”
“But what you said makes sense.”
“Even if they can bring a large amount of supplies via research vessels, the scale of the research station is limited.”
“Take our current research station, for example.”
“First of all, there is a clear limit to the fuel reserves.”
“And the construction of the oil storage tanks is very troublesome.”
“Not only does the entire oil storage tank equipment need to be transported directly from other continents,”
“But the supporting stabilization equipment and transmission pipelines also need to be transported to the site.”
“The oil tanks need to be unloaded from the ship and transported to the research station.”
“And a large pit needs to be dug to bury them.”
“This definitely cannot be completed in winter.”
“They haven’t announced any information about the expansion of the research station.”
“With so many people suddenly coming,”
“The fuel and supplies probably won’t be enough.”
“What’s more, they’re using helicopters on such a large scale.”