"Facing such a harsh environment, if human beings have no shelter, they will freeze into popsicles in a short time." Chen Jue thought to himself.

…

After hiding in sleeping bags and resting for the night, the three of them drove the off-road vehicle deeper into the area again the next day.

This exploration lasted for a full seven days, during which we frequently traveled to and from the last supply point for repairs. The map data brought out from the scientific research station were also marked with crosses during these seven days, eliminating one unexplored area after another.

terrain.

In order to search for those meteorites, the Hongmu Group spent a lot of money to take a complete set of high-magnification photos of the Antarctic continent from satellites.

Coupled with decades of exploration, some easy-to-reach places have already been explored. What was left for Chen Jue and Linglong were the worst and most remote routes.

On this day, when the vehicle came to an endless stretch of ice, Chen Jue suddenly sensed a faint wave of innate energy coming from below.

As for Linglong and Zhao Zhen, they are probably not as advanced as Chen Jue, so they didn't react at all when they passed by this place.

"Zhao Zhen, stop here!"

"I sensed something down there." Chen Jue reminded him.

After half a month of getting along, Chen Jue has roughly figured out the personality and temper of the group leader, and has established a good friendship with him.

"Mr. Chen Jue, are you so perceptive?" Zhao Zhen hurriedly stepped on the brakes and looked back at Chen Jue in surprise.

During this period of time together, Chen Jue was very discreet. Linglong played the role of dealing with Zhao Zhen throughout the whole process, and even Zhao Zhen almost ignored Chen Jue's role.

Unexpectedly, in a twist of events, the first person to sense the energy radiation from the meteorite would be Chen Jue!

"It should feel like it's not far from us, right under our feet." Chen Jue laughed and didn't admit it. Even Linglong looked at Chen Jue in surprise.

Then the three of them got out of the car, took out tools, drilled a hole in the thick ice under their feet, and lowered a tether camera with night vision function.

These are industrial-grade wide-temperature equipment. Ordinary electronic equipment cannot even be turned on in such a low-temperature environment.

While observing the scene captured by the camera, Zhao Zhen exclaimed: "Found it! There is a natural crater below!"

Chen was determined to say that "hard work pays off", and Linglong looked at each other, and then cooperated with Zhao Zhen to start chipping away at the ice layer, digging a hole that could accommodate several people.

Using rope equipment, the three of them descended into the crater below.

The crater is more than 100 meters deep, and is blocked by a layer of sharp ice above it. It is impossible to tell that there is such a magical inner space underneath through satellite photography.

At the bottom of the pit, a huge stone about half a person tall with a dark surface appeared in front of the three of them.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Zhen took out his mountaineering pick and knocked off a piece of the stone, exposing a large area of ​​dark golden lines inside the stone.

The innate Qi emanating from the stone was so strong that Chen Jue, Linglong and Zhao Zhen all showed a hint of intoxication.

It's as if the pores all over the body are open and all the cells in the body are jumping for joy!

"How many carats does this have to be?"

"It weighs at least half a ton!" Chen Jue visually inspected the size of the meteorite and couldn't help but marvel.

I didn't expect that I would find such a huge meteorite just by sensing it. If John said five million green coins per carat, this meteorite alone would be enough to buy a country!

"Such a big impact crater! There must be scattered debris nearby!" Zhao Zhen shouted, his eyes filled with enthusiasm. The three of them searched around the crater again and found several pieces of palm-sized debris.

Meteorite fragments.

Unfortunately, the innate energy content of these fragments is obviously not as good as the one at the bottom of the pit.

It is estimated that this huge meteorite of over half a ton is the core of an asteroid, and it contains a very high concentration of innate energy.

I just found this meteorite, but it's a problem to bring it up. After all, the bottom of the pit is more than 100 meters away from the ice layer above.

If the meteorite is broken bit by bit, the innate energy inside will probably escape very quickly.

Chen Jue also didn't want to reveal too much about his strength and his ability to carry meteorites with one hand.

"I'm going to notify the scientific research station! Let's try using the polar car's winch to see if we can drag it up!" Zhao Zhen seemed a little excited and hurriedly climbed up the rope and started climbing up.

Linglong gave Chen Jue a warning look and signaled Chen Jue to stay here. She probably didn't trust Zhao Zhen, so she also followed the rope and climbed up.

Seeing the two people starting to climb up at the same time, Chen Jue showed a strange look on his face. With a thought in his mind, he walked to the edge of the big meteorite, took off his gloves, and put his hand on the mountain climber when no one was around.

The gap in the meteorite opened with a pickaxe.

The reason why the innate energy contained in this type of meteorite can maintain tens of millions without spilling is because it forms a thick weathered crust after falling.

But as soon as Zhao Zhen opened it, the innate energy in the meteorite began to slowly spread out.

"It's a waste anyway, you might as well be absorbed by me."

Chen Jue thought about this, took out a few energy bars from his pocket, stuffed them into his mouth, chewed and swallowed quickly, while he put one hand on the dark gold pattern exposed by the meteorite's breach, while mobilizing the free attribute points, and began to use

The minimal point-adding method of exchanging 0.01 attributes for 10 proficiency points gives [Big and Small Weekly Operation Lv1 (5/200)] a little.

"Buzz!"

Chen Jue only felt that as soon as he added a little bit, the blood all over his body began to circulate rapidly. Through [inner vision], he discovered that the cells in his body began to rapidly transform and evolve under the support of the innate energy.

With the addition of the siphon effect induced by this Taoism technique, the innate Qi transported by the meteorite was completely calmed down.

After the 10 proficiency level was completed, Chen Jue found that all attributes had increased sharply, and the dark gold lines in the meteorite's breach quickly dimmed at this moment.

"Continue!" Chen Jue raised his head and glanced at Linglong and Zhao Zhen who had disappeared. With five fingers spread out, the bonus effect of the Golden Needle Pointing Skill [Peel Through Stone Like Rot] burst out. His fingers dug into the interior of the meteorite like a drill, and then 10

The method of adding proficiency points will promote the rapid improvement of [big and small weekly operations] little by little.

After Zhao Zhen and Linglong shouted from the hole above and dropped a winch wire rope and a canvas bag for carrying the meteorite, Chen Jue withdrew his fingers without hesitation and pinched the place where he inserted them.

broken pieces.

After taking a look at Zhou Tian's skill, it was stuck at [Lv1 (195/200)]. Chen Jue thought to himself, "It's a pity." It's just a short step away from this skill's ability to break through a level again.

But now Zhao Zhen and Linglong came down the rope again. In front of two outsiders, Chen Jue couldn't continue to make breakthroughs, so he had to cooperate with the two to bandage the meteorite.

However, when Linglong and Zhao Zhen saw that a corner of the meteorite seemed to be missing, and that the golden lines on its head were much darker, they both looked at Chen Jue with a bit of confusion.

Chen Jue didn't show anything. He smiled and cooperated with the two to lift the meteorite onto the canvas bag. When the three of them climbed out of the ice along the rope, Zhao Zhen began to control the winch device on the polar vehicle and began to move it bit by bit.

More than 500 kilograms of meteorites were dragged upwards and out of the ice.

The entire lifting and dragging process took nearly half an hour. Fortunately, there was no danger during the entire process. With the help of modern equipment, the meteorite was successfully lifted out of the crater below.

As long as he reaches the ice and waits for the support from the scientific research station to arrive, Chen Jue's trip will be considered complete.

And according to the exploration agreement previously signed with the Hongmu Group, no matter how many meteorites are found, Chen Jue and Linglong are eligible to share half of them.

…

After wrapping the meteorite and placing it on the ice, the three of them got on the polar off-road vehicle. Zhao Zhen had already sent a request for support to the scientific research station through the vehicle's satellite communication equipment the first time he stepped onto the ice.

If it weren't for the fact that the off-road vehicle was running out of fuel, the three of them would have just thrown away the supplies being towed behind them, and directly loaded the meteorite into the vehicle and transported it away.

This place is nearly two thousand kilometers away from the scientific research station, and support will not arrive soon. The three of them chatted while waiting in the off-road vehicle.

Every half hour, a noisy reminder will sound from the car's audio system, indicating that support from the scientific research station is getting closer.

After waiting for three hours, there was a roar like an airplane engine in the sky. The three of them heard the sound and got out of the car. When they looked up, they saw a small ship with the Hongmu LOGO printed on it in the blue sky.

The plane roared past, and nine blurry black dots jumped from the side of the plane.

Chen Jue squinted his eyes and recognized the figures from a distance. They must have used extreme sports such as wingsuit flying to make a sudden landing. The plane was circling in the distance, presumably planning to make an emergency landing on the nearby ice.

Zhao Zhen cheered and waved to the sky, while he slowly moved to the location where the meteorite was placed.

Chen Jue and Linglong noticed his subtle move and also leaned over. However, before they were halfway there, they heard several whirring sounds coming from above their heads.

A huge heart palpitation suddenly surged into their hearts. The hairs on both of their bodies suddenly stood up, and they each used their body skills to fly forward.

The next second, nine loud sounds of "Boom, boom, boom!" were heard, and nine metal objects that looked like gray iron spears plunged straight down from above, shooting down the people in front of them like bullets.

The ice formed a row of straight holes.

Then a loud sound of ice cracking was heard on the ice layer. The force caused by the series of cracks in the row of holes actually caused a gap in the entire ice shelf. The gap became bigger and bigger, and it continued to spread, as if

At this moment, a natural barrier was formed, separating Chen Jue, Linglong, and the polar off-road vehicle from Zhao Zhen and the meteorite.

The winch wire dragging the meteorite was also shot through and interrupted by the falling iron spear just now.

As for the nine figures flying in wingsuits from the plane, they had already opened their parachutes and slowly floated to Zhao Zhen's side.

Chen Jue, who had recovered from the shock just now, saw clearly from a distance of tens of meters that one of the figures lifted off the cold mask on his face, revealing a face that was very similar to that of Father Tom.

I have been writing this chapter all afternoon. If I were to break it down and write it, it would feel too watery, so I decided to piece it together and post it together.

There should be another chapter of about 4,000 words in the evening~
Chapter completed!