Chapter 423

Chapter 423 Narwhal becomes pilot whale, polar bear

It only took a minute or two to subdue the narwhal. When Kun Baobao brought them back to the side of the Snow Dragon, the people on the ship had not even noticed it.

They didn't even know that a group of local natives had joined their scientific expedition team.

However, this situation lasted less than a day before it was broken.

"Are you sure there is a large area of ​​floating ice ahead?"

"The narwhals told you, so it should be correct."

In the cabin, Yang Lin, who was originally admiring the scenery outside the ship, suddenly received a message from Kun Baobao.

The content of the message also made him pay attention to it instantly.

Although the Snow Dragon is an icebreaker, it can break through the thickest two-meter thick ice, but it is not absolute.

If you fall into a large area of ​​floating ice, there is still a high probability of being trapped.

Once trapped, it will not take one or two days to get out.

So in order to avoid this situation, Yang Lin immediately issued an order to the narwhals through Kun Baobao.

He couldn't directly tell the expedition team where there was an ice floe area ahead, so he could only let this group of whales tell them.

Five minutes later, the crew members exclaimed again on the deck.

"So many whales!"

"These are all narwhals. How can there be so many? Why are they all running in front of the ship?"

"I don't know. It seems that they suddenly gathered together."

"Do we still need to move forward? Or should we ask the experts on the ship?"

"Ask those experts. The behavior of these narwhals must have some deep meaning."

Shortly after the crew members finished speaking, Yang Lin and a group of expedition team experts were invited to the deck.

When a group of oceanographic experts looked at the narwhals in front of the Xuelong that kept poking their heads out of the sea, they all showed confusion on their faces.

"It's impossible. Narwhals should be very wary of humans. Why did they dare to get so close to us this time?"

"Yes, the Inuit hunt thousands of narwhals every year. They should run away when they see people."

"Can they recognize that we are not Inuit?"

"It's hard to say. We still know too little about narwhals."

After several marine experts discussed fruitlessly, Teacher Xiaoliang, who also came to the deck, turned his eyes to Yang Lin.

"Director Yang, you are a recognized expert in animal behavior, you can't be unaware of this."

Hearing Teacher Xiaoliang's words, the experts and professors present suddenly brightened up and looked at Yang Lin at the same time.

Yang Lin pretended to be flattered.

"I dare not, I dare not, in front of these seniors, how dare I call myself an expert, I am at most a wild and lonely monk, I have not received orthodox education."

"Xiao Yang, what are you saying? What's wrong with not receiving orthodox education? All knowledge is not necessarily obtained from books."

"That's right, we old guys have heard about your story, you are really doing things for the cause of animal protection."

"Yes, say whatever you think, don't hide it, maybe in the field of animal behavior, we old guys will have to call you a teacher."

Faced with the love of a group of experts and professors, Yang Lin finally said what he wanted to say for a long time after a struggle.

"I don't think their behavior is unconscious. They are blocking the front of the Xuelong now, and it is very likely to warn us."

"Warning?"

Hearing these two words, everyone present frowned.

"In ancient European mythology, the unicorn first came from the narwhal."

"And the kindness and beauty of the unicorn actually comes from the narwhal. The unicorn in the legend will help humans, so I think the narwhal must have sensed some danger ahead, so it ran in front of the research ship."

"That makes sense, it seems that there is such a saying."

"The ancestors of the Inuit seem to have used this to catch narwhals."

"It is comparable to those who catch sables in our country."

"I also think that Director Yang's analysis makes sense. At present, we just need to verify it."

"Don't we have drones? Let the drone fly ahead to explore."

After generally believing that what Yang Lin said made sense, the research team quickly released a drone and flew along their current route.

After flying about three or four nautical miles, a huge area of ​​floating ice appeared on the route.

If it was just a group of floating ice, the Xuelong could barely keep up. The key point is that in addition to the floating ice, the drone even captured a large number of collapsing icebergs hidden deep in the floating ice.

When these scenes were transmitted back by the drone, everyone on the research ship immediately took a breath of the cold air of the Arctic Ocean.

If such a group of floating ice really rushed over, they would definitely be trapped in it, and there would even be a risk of hitting the iceberg.

"It seems that these narwhals are really warning us."

"Fortunately, they appeared, otherwise it would be troublesome."

"Why didn't the satellite detect this group of floating ice."

"The climate change in the Arctic Ocean is too fast now. God knows where it drifted from."

......

While everyone was sighing and celebrating, the narwhal group chose to move forward again.

Seeing this scene, Yang Lin immediately shouted:

"It is leading the way for us. Hurry up and follow them. We should be able to reach the Yellow River Station soon."

Hearing this, the scientific expedition team dared not delay and immediately controlled the Xuelong to follow the narwhal group all the way.

What surprised them was that with the narwhal group leading the way, the journey was unobstructed.

The route that originally required caution to pass, now even satellite maps are not needed.

In just less than two days, the Xuelong carried the scientific expedition team to the Yellow River Research Station in Svalbard Islands.

Arriving here means that this polar scientific expedition trip has officially kicked off.

And this day has come to March 21, 2023.

On this day, Yang Lin witnessed the transition from polar night to polar day, and saw the vast Arctic ice field, known as the northernmost land of the blue planet.

Of course, the most important thing is that when he and his two brothers Goudan and Gousheng stepped on the ice field, a huge snow-white monster also walked out from behind the snow hill not far away with a leisurely pace.

At this moment, Yang Lin and the giant beast from the snow field looked into each other's eyes.

In a flash, a strong surprise filled his face.

"Oh my god! Polar bear!"

He never thought that he would meet a polar bear just after arriving in the Arctic.

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