"Ding! Received communications from other ships, please rush to the cockpit to handle it."
After receiving the system reminder, Huo Yu raised his head and said to Barton: "Let me go to the cockpit. There are ships on the channel, and the automatic driving will not work."
"Okay, okay, please."
Nodding to Station Commander Patton, Huo Yu turned around and walked towards the cockpit.
When passing by Ulani, he glanced at the small ball between his chest.
Xiaotuan's bear face was wrinkled and looked inexplicably cute.
Huo Yu hooked his hand and hugged Xiaotuan over.
The confused Ulani was left alone and messy.
As expected of the foreign version of Bai Xiaomo, how dare you hook up with my naughty kid!
Don't spoil it, it's still a child!
Xiaotuan finally broke away from the constraints of the two houses and suddenly felt refreshed.
Taking the little guy to the cockpit, the ship's communicator had been ringing for a long time.
Huo Yu connected to the communicator, and immediately heard the serious voice of the other party:
"Ship ahead, please state your number and purpose."
"Hello, this is [Red Jiao], owned by the Arctic Icekeeper." Huo Yu picked up the communicator and said.
"Hello, this is [Polaris]."
After hearing Huo Yu's fluent Chinese, the tone of the other person's voice softened a lot.
"That's right, we didn't find the information about your scientific research ship in the voyage records, so we came to check with you."
Logically speaking, the Arctic Ocean is an open sea, and no ship has the authority to inspect other ships.
Unless you have law enforcement authority and suspect that the other party's vessel is an illegal vessel.
"This ship was made in China and is on a mission to rescue the 083 scientific research station. I am the person in charge of this mission, Huo Yu, the director of the 249 scientific research station."
"Okay, wait a moment."
There was a sound of typing on the keyboard from the other side of the intercom. It should be that the other party was inquiring about Huo Yu's identity information.
"Found it. It was last night. Stationmaster Su Jian of the 009 scientific research station uploaded your travel records."
"Hmm." Huo Yu was stunned, "Yes, I have already reported it to the 009 scientific research station."
"Okay, could you please connect with us? If you need any help, you can ask." After finding Huo Yu's information, the other party's voice became gentler:
"We are a research ship directly under the Polaris Research Station and the overall command ship handling this rescue mission."
Huo Yu knew clearly that the other party said he wanted to help, but in fact he was still worried about him and wanted to conduct the next check.
As the commander-in-chief ship, it is understandable to have such vigilance.
It just so happened that Huo Yu also hoped that they could settle the people at the 083 scientific research station so that he would not have to go to the Shilaozi Xiaozhi Scientific Research Station.
"Okay, we will stop sailing immediately and wait for the next order from the command ship."
"Okay, thank you for your cooperation, we will see you soon."
"See you."
After hanging up the communication, Huo Yu turned off the engine of the scientific research vessel.
The entire ship began to slow down until it slowly anchored above the water.
...
On the [Antarctic Star], several ship-borne turrets silently moved their muzzles.
The woman put on her equipment, stared at the [Red Dragon] stationary on the sea, and said to the icekeeper behind her:
"Notify the action team and send a small rescue boat to go to the ship with me to have a look."
"Here, Captain, I can just take the people there. You..." The icekeeper behind him looked confused.
The woman glanced at him and said casually: "Don't worry, they are not bad people."
"This is a bit dangerous..."
"Excuting an order."
"yes!"
The ice guard stood at attention, saluted, and took out his walkie-talkie to notify the action team to prepare.
The icekeeper's execution was very strong. Within ten minutes, a small boat with ten people on board was hoisted to the water and headed for the "Red Jiao" not far away.
The boat lay across the ladder in front of the Red Dragon Boat, and the two boats were connected with ropes.
Ten armed Ice Guard combatants boarded the deck one after another.
Each icekeeper's gun pointed toward the ground, but he held the handle tightly.
This is a semi-alert posture. As long as you raise the muzzle of the gun, bullets will roar out.
Most of the icekeepers at the 083 scientific research station are veterans, and they couldn't help but frown when they saw this situation.
They stood up and walked to the icekeeper who had just boarded the boat to form a human wall, faintly blocking Huo Yu from behind.
Words and words can lie, but actions are the most convincing expression.
These ice keepers have already regarded Huo Yu as one of their own and want to protect him regardless of their own safety.
Huo Yu felt warm in his heart.
He lifted the shoulder that was blocking his face and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, brothers, we are one of our own."
Hearing Huo Yu's voice, the ice guards relaxed a little and opened a passage for Huo Yu.
Huo Yu walked to the front of the team and his eyes fell on the woman headed by the other party.
"Intermediate Ice Keeper, Huo Yu."
"Commander Shou Bing, Qing Chan."
Huo Yu was slightly startled.
Icekeeper is a management position in the Icekeeper organization.
According to the icekeeper hierarchy, grassroots icekeepers can be divided into four levels: trainee-junior-intermediate-senior.
When senior icekeepers are promoted, they reach the management level of the icekeeper organization, which is the level of commander.
Ice Keeper Commanders are divided into four levels, namely, Ice Keeper Commander - Ice Keeper Commander - Ice Keeper Commander - Ice Keeper Chief Commander.
In a site-level scientific research station, the stationmaster’s level is senior icekeeper, and Barton is at this level.
The director of the base's scientific research station is at least at the level of an ice guard commander, and Su Jian is an ice guard of this level.
The director of a city-level scientific research station is at the level of an icekeeper commander. Huo Yu has never met such a big boss.
"Hello." Huo Yu said in a respectful tone.
Senior icekeepers can slowly be promoted to this level just by relying on their seniority.
But as the commander of the Ice Guards, only those Ice Guards who have achieved major achievements can take this position.
Excluding those "traitors", every ice guard commander is worthy of respect.
"Stationmaster Huo." Qingchan's words were somewhat tentative. It was obvious that she had recognized Huo Yu's identity, "Why are you here?"
"In order to carry out the rescue mission assigned by the 009 scientific research station."
Qingchan nodded and looked at everyone at the 083 scientific research station behind Huo Yu for a moment.
After pausing for two seconds on Ulani's face, she looked at the flag on top of the [Red Dragon].
Huo Yu was a little embarrassed by Qingchan's look.
This woman speaks very appropriately and her tone is neither light nor serious.
But I don’t know why, but it always gives Huo Yu an unfathomable feeling.
Just like when I faced Mr. Xie Jie before.
"As far as I know, stationmaster Huo should be the stationmaster of the inland scientific research station, right?"
Huo Yu nodded.
"Then where did this ship come from?"
"A friend in China found it for me. It is a boat used by the Chinese scientific expedition team." Huo Yu said the words he had prepared long ago.
In addition to the ice keepers, each country has its own scientific expedition team.
Some researchers who have weak language skills or have other reasons who do not want to join the Icekeepers will choose to join the national scientific expedition team.
There is close cooperation between the national scientific expedition team and the icekeeper organization, and it is reasonable to provide ships for a national icekeeper.
"Yeah." Qingchan nodded slightly.
Huo Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, finally being fooled.
"Which friend in China? Tell me, maybe I know him."
Qingchan looked at Huo Yu with a playful expression.