Laura and Wu Wenzhen came here together, which was beyond Li Zhao's expectation. It was not until they explained the situation that they realized that the two people had known each other a long time ago.

"Hey, hey, don't look surprised! Miss Yokoyama is the important person I want to introduce to you, and she is also a necessary person for this operation.

You may not know yet, but we are very good best friends and partners. We have traveled and explored many places in the world together before, and our cooperation is not very good!

By the way, I was surprised that you two actually knew each other!" Laura explained.

Wu Wenzhen was also a little surprised by this, but she didn't make it obvious. She also took the initiative to tell Laura about her experience of meeting Li Zhao and the others.

"Haha, it doesn't matter, it seems that this world is very small!"

After Li Zhao sighed, he continued: "Then the current personnel can be determined, that is, me, Laura and this Hengshan..."

"Call me Miss Wu!" Wu Wenzhen corrected him this time.

"Okay, Miss Wu! Then the crew for this trip to Tierra del Fuego will be the three of us, okay!" Li Zhao repeated it after modifying the title.

He doesn't care about the reason why Wu Wenzhen can acquiesce to Laura calling her Miss Hengshan, but is unwilling to call her that to people like himself. Although their relationship is now friends, they have not yet reached the point where they talk about everything.

To what extent.

"I don't agree. Min Xiaoyan must be included in this operation!" Li Ruolan made a different voice at this time.

She also has her own considerations. Although her relationship with Laura is good, after all, she is still a little different from the girls she has been with. Coupled with Wu Wenzhen, who doesn't know the full details, she really doesn't feel at ease.

Forget it, the one in Botswana, but this adventure was full of uncertainties. It was a pity that I couldn't participate in person due to physical factors. Among the sisters who knew everything about it, Dolsa was also not suitable for me.

Therefore, Min Xiaoyan became the final candidate. With her watching, at least the situation would be much better. After some discussion, everyone finally established the personnel arrangement plan.

"You don't have to worry about supplies. I have prepared everything you need, which is enough for you to cope with various adverse situations. The food can at least sustain ten people for more than a month." Li Ruolan said.

"Wait a minute, you mean ten people, do you mean there are other people involved?" Li Zhao heard the implication.

"Yes, the most in-depth investigation still really depends on the four of you. But such an operation with just the four of you is obviously not enough, and the local climate and environment are very harsh. So I also arranged for Zhao Zhi and Xiao Zhao to lead

We will have four other members of the Zodiac Security Company as backup to be responsible for peripheral reconnaissance and ensuring the safety of your rear." Li Ruolan explained.

After some further discussions and careful arrangements, the group set out on December 6th. The guide leading the team was naturally Laura, but the staff officer responsible for the specific action arrangements chose Maicon from the Zodiac Security Company.

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This has nothing to do with whose rank is higher, but because Maicon has served in the Argentine army and participated in wars as a peacekeeping force. He is very familiar with various geographical and military operations precautions, so

He became the best candidate. In order to make this expedition more meaningful, the team was finally named the Dragon God Expedition Team.

The expedition team first arrived in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, and then transferred to Ushuaia, the capital of Tierra del Fuego. Their final destination was Estados Island, located next to Tierra del Fuego.

The island has a total area of ​​541 square kilometers and is located east of Tierra del Fuego, separated by the 28.5-kilometer-wide Lemaire Strait. The highest peak on the island is 1,120 meters above sea level. The coast is steep and the climate is cold and rainy, which is unfavorable for farming.

, the island is almost uninhabited, with only one lighthouse and a natural haven.

Because it is not open to the outside world, there are naturally no transportation routes in this area. But this is not a problem for them. Li Ruolan has already arranged everything. At this time, the importance of owning a ship is reflected, and the "new discovery"

The yacht was already anchored in the port.

Naturally, such an adventure cannot be done blatantly, let alone discovered by others, so it can only be set off at night.

Towards midnight, the "New Discovery" finally approached Estados Island. However, in order to avoid the lighthouse on the island, the yacht had to move to the other side of the island, where they were transported

They were all put down. After they were all ready, the yacht left temporarily, and they would take everyone back the next time they came over.

Since the temperature here is always cold, they had already put on all their equipment before setting off, and everyone was wearing down jackets at this time.

After landing on the shore, the expedition team followed the entrance marked on the treasure map and finally stopped on a slope covered with ice and snow in the center of the island.

"Oh, I have lived in Brazil for a long time, and I am really not used to this cold place. I don't even remember the last time I wore a down jacket." Laura complained as she walked.

"It's the same for me. It's the first time I've done something like this secretly. I always feel like I'm robbing a tomb." Li Zhao said in the same way.

"Actually, it's almost the same. Although this is not a cemetery, we will use the same technique in what we do." Wu Wenzhen said.

"It's strange. The entrance clearly shown on the map is near here, but why can't we see any entrance at all?" Laura stared at the map for a while, but she became even more confused.

"The general direction has been confirmed, so let me complete the next step!" Wu Wenzhen said, opening her backpack under the curious looks of several other people.

There are not many things in the backpack, and everything has a certain use. Some of the things are incomprehensible to the other three, giving people a strange feeling, especially the items in her hands.

Even more so.

This is a copper plate with yin and yang fish engraved on the surface. After opening it, a compass-style dial appears inside, but it looks a little different. When Wu Wenzhen used a special technique to turn the dial

, the pointer on it started to rotate rapidly as if it came to life. When it stopped, the largest pointer pointed to the south, and kept adjusting its position as she moved. In addition to this big pointer, there are

A small pointer is even more magical. As it gets closer and closer to the target, its jitter amplitude becomes smaller and smaller until it finally stops moving.

"This is?!" Li Zhao couldn't help but his eyes widened. Such a thing seemed to remind him of Hu Bayi's compass in "Ghost Blowing the Lamp".

"This is called the Qiankun Yin Yang Dragon Searching Plate. Although the search is not a tomb this time, it can still be applied.

According to its detection, the entrance should be in the area under my feet, and you should be able to see the entrance after cleaning the ice above it," Wu Wenzhen explained.

The ice under her feet was not thick, and after a few shovels, she could see the stone ground underneath. So everyone started moving together, and soon the five or six square meters of ice and snow under their feet were cleared away, and a whole piece of relatively clear ice and snow was exposed.

A complete large stone slab. But there was still a circle of gaps on the top of the stone slab. Wu Wenzhen knocked and found that the bottom was empty, and then said: "This should be the entrance to the passage. If you can move this part out, you can

Got in."

"This is easy. We have enough explosives, so we should be able to solve the problem easily," Maicon said.

"No, this is likely to damage the internal structure, and in severe cases may cause landslides, causing irreparable consequences. It would be great if there could be some mechanism to open the passage." Li Zhao disagreed with this approach.

"I have seen it. There is no mechanism at all to open this passage, so it can only be done with external force. In the past, Xiling warriors were very suitable for this task. But now that the level of technology has improved, as long as the technique is appropriate,

, the problem won’t be too big.” Wu Wenzhen said.

"That's no problem. I used to be a directional blasting expert in the army. I can use as much explosives as I need without going wrong and ensuring the completion of the mission." Maicon also has confidence in his own professional field.

No one had any objections to this. Later, with a "bang" sound, a hole with a circumference of more than one meter wide was blown out of the hollow of the stone slab, and underneath was a bottomless passage.

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After cleaning up the cave entrance again, it finally became an entrance that could accommodate one person. However, years of sealing also caused a large amount of turbid air to accumulate in the cave. If you go down immediately now, you will probably die.

The expedition team also used this time to set up camp next to the entrance of the cave. It was not until the next morning, when the turbid air in the cave had almost dissipated, that they tested it again and finally confirmed that they could go down.

By this time, the team was about to be split into two. Maicon stayed with the others and was responsible for managing logistics. He also needed to clear the snow from time to time to prevent the entrance of the cave from being blocked.

Laura became the new guide for the remaining four people, leading the team further down. This was also their initial staffing, and they must complete the most critical core tasks.

"Then, I wish you a safe journey!" Zhao Zhi sent blessings to Li Zhao and others on behalf of the left-behind staff.
Chapter completed!