The Amazing son in law Chapter 7855
As the ancients said, “It takes more than one cold day for ice to freeze three feet deep,” and three feet is only about one meter.
However, the ice layer here averages over two thousand meters.
If the legendary Gate of Ascension is not on the ice sheet, but on the land beneath it, wouldn’t it require venturing two thousand meters into the ice to find it?
Thinking of this, Wu Bolin (Bick) felt a sense of despair.
Having seen a map of Antarctica, he already knew just how vast the continent was. He had initially thought the search for clues would be on ice sheets covering millions of square kilometers, but now it seemed he would be searching within a vast expanse of ice and snow, spanning millions of square kilometers on the surface and extending two kilometers deep. This level of difficulty could be described as hellish.
However, even though the difficulty level is hellish, Wu Bolin (Bick) still has no intention of giving up.
He knew very well that under Wu Feiyan’s command, he had no chance of escaping her control. If he couldn’t find the path to immortality, he might not even outlive Wu Feiyan. Therefore, Antarctica might be his best chance.
So he secretly vowed that as long as the legendary Gate of Ascension really existed, he would find it no matter where it was!
After a full 24 hours of non-stop travel, the three snowmobiles finally arrived at the location designated by Wu Bolin (Bick).
This place is located in a north-facing mountain pass, where the cold wind is biting.
After getting out of the car, Wu Bolin (Bick) walked on the glacier. After a few steps, he stopped, pressed his palm against the ice surface, and released his spiritual energy to explore and perceive the situation and structure beneath the ice cap.
With Wu Bolin (Bick)’s strength, if his spiritual energy were to spread through the air, no movement within a radius of ten kilometers would escape his perception. However, when faced with an ice sheet more than two thousand meters thick, the transmission power was significantly reduced.
Let alone probing the area under 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 range it spread out was only about three or four miles.
Seeing that he was stroking the ice with his hand and his brows furrowed, Kohei Kikuchi, who was loyal to him, couldn’t help but ask with concern, “Masato, what are you doing?”
Wu Bolin (Bick) said impatiently, “This is not something you need to worry about.”
After saying that, he stood up and said to Kohei Kikuchi, “Get in the car and drive straight south for two kilometers.”
Kohei Kikuchi immediately nodded and said respectfully, “I obey!”
He then immediately called for the others to get on the bus.
Wu Bolin (Bick) returned to the car, constantly sighing and clicking his tongue. He couldn’t help but think, “Each exploration only covers an area of about two kilometers in radius. How long will it take to explore the entire Antarctic continent? Moreover, the spiritual energy consumed each time we explore to a depth of more than two thousand meters is considerable. If this continues, our spiritual energy will be depleted, and we won’t be able to replenish it. Won’t we have no choice but to give up?”
While driving, Kohei Kikuchi couldn’t help but ask, “Masato, is something on your mind? Why don’t you tell me and see if I can offer any help you can?”
Wu Bolin (Bick) sneered: “Just drive your car properly. This is none of your business. If you say another word, I’ll cut your tongue out!”
Seeing that he seemed somewhat angry, Kikuchi Kohei immediately dared not say another word.
Wu Bolin (Bick) was unaware that modern Antarctic scientific research already possesses something called ice radar. This device has a detection depth of two to five thousand meters and can detect structures beneath the ice surface. Many subglacial basins, bedrock, lakes, and even ice fissures are detected by it. This type of radar comes in two forms: ground-based and airborne. Ground-based radar, as the name suggests, is operated and used on the ground, while airborne radar is used by being hoisted into the air by airplanes or drones. Both of these types of equipment are present at the Japanese research station, which is now Wu Han Palace.
However, the use of ground-based ice radar is not hindered by the current winter season, which prevents aircraft from operating.
If Wu Bolin (Bick) were to tell Kikuchi Kohei about his needs, Kikuchi Kohei would definitely recommend a ground-based ice radar to him immediately. He would only need to go back and install the radar on the vehicle, and he could conduct detection along the way, which would be infinitely more efficient than Wu Bolin (Bick) searching for it bit by bit on his own.
Unfortunately, Wu Bolin (Bick), 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.