Selina's residence is in a camp not far from the bar.
Selina has been a frequent visitor to this camp for adventurers and travelers for a year, and she spends money like money. Naturally, she has a year-round exclusive residence here.
Well, it’s actually a semi-permanent tent, a set to be precise.
When Chen Nuo followed her back, he found that this place actually looked very professional.
In a tent outside, there is heating equipment. On the table are various travel and adventure maps of the Antarctic continent, the coordinates of various supply points, and various symbols written and drawn on the map. I am afraid that only Selina herself can read it.
clear.
There is a movable whiteboard lying on the side, with various symbols written and drawn on it, including names and coordinates.
There are also some equipment on the ground, empty oxygen bottles, cold protection equipment, supply bags, ice axes and other such things.
Selina obviously had no intention of letting Chen Nuo enter the tent inside, which was where she slept.
Seeing this, Chen Nuo actually felt a little emotional.
This woman can really endure hardships.
No matter how much money you spend, life in this place is actually very difficult.
In terms of food and accommodation, it is far inferior to other places outside.
The food is just that, but the comfort of the accommodation is beyond compare.
Sleeping in a tent every day is definitely not acceptable to ordinary people.
Although the heating equipment is complete, but...
Don’t forget, this is King George Island, the closest island to the Antarctic continent.
But it’s actually still difficult. Let’s talk about a simple little detail: there are no flush toilets in this place.
Even on the island, tents can be set up, heating equipment can be installed, and various supplies can be transported.
However, it is still impossible to start large-scale construction of the sewer system because the soil is frozen! It is also difficult to transport large-scale excavation equipment.
"You won't be living in this place this year, will you?"
Chen Nuo found a simple folding chair in the tent outside and sat down. Chen Nuo looked at the surrounding environment and asked with a wry smile.
Selina casually took off her cold-proof clothes and threw them aside, then took out two bottles of beer, threw one to Chen Nuo, unscrewed the bottle cap and took a sip, shook her head and said: "Not all, every time I log in
In Antarctica, a search operation takes a month. After returning, you need to find a place to recuperate and recuperate.
I will choose to leave King George Island and live in South America for a few days. Then I will hire a guide, rent equipment, and re-plan the next search route.
After formulating a new action plan, come to King George Island half a month in advance to adapt to the environment and make preparations before departure.”
Chen Nuo calculated in her mind that it was amazing. It meant that she had spent more than half of the past year in Antarctica.
"If it were you, you would do the same thing." Selina said lightly.
"Okay, what happened to Vanelle?"
Selina stared: "You... don't know?!"
Chen Nuo immediately waved his hand: "Okay, now is not the time to make a fuss. The top priority is that we need to communicate with each other about the situation we have learned first to save time. You tell me what you know about it first, and then I will talk about mine."
After all, Selina had also been a mercenary and was an elite member of the mercenary world, so she immediately suppressed her emotional fluctuations.
This female mercenary has a very strong ability to express herself. After all, she has led a career and has a very important professional skill, which is to know how to grasp the key points when exchanging information.
"After I left China, I went with Vanel. He arranged a new identity for me and I joined his organization. However, because the octopus monster was searching for information about the operation in South America, survivors like me could not show up.
, so the job Varnell assigned me was to be a logistics staff member, hidden in a safe area, responsible for the daily maintenance of a safe house."
Chen Nuo nodded.
Then Selina talked about what happened next.
When Selina mentioned the time when Varnell disappeared, Chen Nuo raised his eyebrows.
So, did Varnell never go back after the Antarctic operation ended? Did he disappear completely?
But... Chen Nuo was sure of one thing at the time, Vanel had successfully escaped from the red circle of the base!
Three survivors: Varnell, Nolan, and the female superpower Rebecca.
Before today, Chen Nuo had always thought that Vanel had probably returned to the Octopus Monster organization and continued to lurk.
However, Chen Nuo did not interrupt Selina, but chose to listen first.
Later, Selina said that after many inquiries, she came to Antarctica and started searching...
A few minutes later…
"You said you met me half a year ago?"
Chen Nuo finally couldn't help but interjected.
"Yes, in an underground glacier."
Chen Nuo's face immediately turned pale.
Selina briefly explained the situation at that time.
He talked about how he went down the glacier, how he found Chen Nuo frozen in the glacier, and then, finally, a mysterious little boy appeared.
"You mean, little boy?"
Chen Nuo smiled bitterly: "You're not old, a little thin, your eyes are big, and your hair is a little curly?"
"Yes. From the appearance, it looks like a typical Central and South American race." Selina nodded immediately: "Furthermore, his ability is very strong. Although I can't tell how strong it is, it is definitely not what I can do."
Competitive."
"He told you that Vanel is still alive? Did he say it personally?"
"He said it himself." Selina nodded: "He said that Vanel is still alive, but the situation is quite special and he will not go back for the time being."
Chen Nuo understood.
He thought for a while and asked: "So...because of his words, do you think that Vanel may be the same as you saw me at that time, and may also be frozen somewhere in Antarctica?"
In the local glacier?”
"yes!"
Selina gritted her teeth and said: "Although that little boy told me not to worry...how could I not be worried! I couldn't resist him at that time, so...even though I found you, I couldn't save you. I...
"
Well, Selina was actually a little embarrassed, and what she said was rather vague.
Chen Nuo nodded: "It doesn't matter, that guy won't hurt me."
But obviously, this woman has not given up looking for Vanel, so she has been working hard for more than half a year.
Chen Nuo thought for a while and comforted Selina:
"The little boy you mentioned has a special identity, and I can't explain it to you clearly. In short...if he told you that Varnel was not dead, then he wouldn't be treating you like that.
Lying. Davarisi should really be alive."
"Even if you are alive, if you are frozen somewhere like you were, I can't just sit back and watch, right?"
That's right...
Chen Nuo shook his head and said: "I will try to find a way to ask that guy about this matter. Vanel is also a good friend of mine. I will not ignore it."
Selena did not shy away from her special relationship with Varnell.
Chen Nuo wasn't surprised either.
It's quite appropriate.
A bear-like man from a fighting nation, married to a tough female mercenary.
Good.
"If I hadn't met you, I would have set off to Antarctica again in two weeks." Selina said slowly: "Now..."
"Of course there is no need to go now." Chen Nuo shook his head: "I think what the little boy said is credible. It is futile for you to continue searching in Antarctica. There is no need to do such a thing."
"What is your relationship with that boy?" Selina asked, and added: "I have no intention of inquiring into your secrets, but this matter is related to Vanelle's life and death! If you don't explain clearly, I won't be able to feel at ease.
.”
"I can't say the specific identity of that guy. As for his position, I believe that at least for now, he has no hostile intentions with us. I'm sure of this!
I can only tell you that in my judgment, this guy is trustworthy.
So Vanel is definitely still alive. As for the specific situation, I can only wait until I ask him."
After listening to Chen Nuo's words, Selina felt a little relieved, but only a little. Before Vanel was found, this female mercenary would not be at ease in any way.
"Think about it from another angle. If he really had malicious intentions. When you met him when you found me, he could have killed you on the spot to avoid future troubles."
"I understand everything you said." Selina sighed: "It's not that I haven't thought about it that way.
But... the thing didn't happen to you, so you may not understand that no matter what anyone says before I find Vanel, I can't really feel relieved."
Chen Nuo can understand this.
Thinking about it from another perspective, if Lu Xixi or Sun Keke were missing, I would desperately search for them.
Even if someone tells me that "the person is still alive", will I really feel relieved to go home and stop looking for him?
It's impossible.
"I can't actually do anything, but I won't be willing to go back. So, even if it's in vain, even if the hope is slim, I can only continue to search like this. Otherwise, even if I go back, I won't
If you don’t feel at ease, you won’t feel at ease even for a day.”
After Selina said this in a numb tone, she looked at Chen Nuo again: "What about you? How were you trapped at that time? I mean... maybe Vanel was trapped, and your situation is different.
It’s similar.”
"Back then, Varnel and I participated in a mission organized by an octopus monster and went to the Antarctic. There were many accidents on that mission, and something happened in the end. I tried to find a way to get Varnel and the other two people out.
And I myself was tricked by a hateful bastard, and then trapped in it.
So I think this matter is very suspicious. The suspicious thing is...
I am certain that at that time, Davarisi should have escaped with two other guys.
Moreover, a few days ago, I saw one of the escapees."
When Chen Nuo said this, he shook his head.
It was that old bastard Kolo who trapped him in the first place.
However, Khloe had every reason to trap herself, but had absolutely no reason to attack Varnell.
Khloe never mentioned such a thing to herself.
So, Khloe definitely didn't do it.
People who were in Antarctica at that time...
After excluding Khloe.
West Germany is probably not the same. As West Germany is, he is a seed, a seed that is moving forward on the evolutionary path of the mother body.
To be honest, Vanel's level is far from the level that would require West Germany to take action.
So, after thinking about it, it only has something to do with the octopus monster.
Three escapees!
If Varnell disappears, then the person who knows the best about the situation must first ask the other two escapees, Rebecca, and... Nolan!
Selina was not a fool. After thinking about Chen Nuo's words, she understood what Chen Nuo meant.
"Where did you see the other escapee?"
"Tokyo."
"Then I'll leave for Tokyo immediately!"
Chen Nuo sighed, this woman's mobility was too strong, but Chen Nuo still shook his head to stop: "That woman should be working for the octopus monster now, and she only showed her face in Tokyo, where is she now?
, I don’t even know.”
Selina was a little helpless when the octopus monster was involved.
Not to mention she is just a small mercenary. Although she is quite powerful, it is compared to ordinary people.
For a behemoth like the octopus monster, a mercenary is really nothing.
"Let me remind you, even if you find that woman, you are no match for her. She is a capable person, and her strength is quite good." Chen Nuo added another piece: "So, my advice to you is, don't act without authorization.
I'd better wait until I find West Germany and ask him about this matter. West Germany is the little boy you met.
He is actually not as young as he looks, this guy is an old monster."
Selina glanced at Chen Nuo: "...You people are all monsters."
Chen Nuo smiled bitterly and did not refute anything.
Well, from a certain perspective, there seems to be nothing wrong with what this woman said.
but……
After thinking about it, Chen Nuo frowned and said, "You have been in Antarctica for so long and done so many searches... and no one has noticed anything? No one has troubled you?"
"...No." Selina shook her head.
This is a bit strange.
Chen Nuo frowned.
Selina's search operation is actually equivalent to the Antarctic mission targeting the octopus monster. Many of her searches and intelligence gathering will inevitably lead to the secrets of the octopus monster.
The octopus monster must have kept the incident in Antarctica a secret.
Little Blueberry Xicheng Kaoru was discovered after some days of investigation in Japan, and then everyone was arrested.
And Selina, this woman, stayed in Antarctica for more than half a year, and she was not discovered by the octopus monster? No one came to trouble her?
This is very suspicious.
His eyes were fixed on the map on the whiteboard again. A highlighted area on the map was obviously the red circle of the base he had been to!
Chen Nuo looked left and right...
I always feel like I've overlooked something?
I just can't think of it no matter how much I think about it.
·
After finishing a bottle of beer, Selina asked again: "What are you doing in Antarctica this time?"
"Let me... find something." Chen Nuo sighed.
"Going to Antarctica?"
"No, go to sea." Chen Nuo shook his head: "I need to find a boat and one or two guides who are familiar with the nearby waters."
After hearing this, Selina also frowned: "If you are going to Antarctica, I can provide some help. I have been there three times in the past six months, so I am very familiar with it.
I can also introduce equipment and professional guides.
But at sea..."
Selina thought for a moment, shook her head and said, "I can't help you.
However, I can introduce you to someone."
"Um?"
"When I came to Antarctica, my eyes were dark and everything here was unfamiliar.
But I met a guy who is a veteran of this place and is very familiar with everything here.
I went to Antarctica several times. At first I joined other people's adventure teams, and later I formed my own adventure team.
The necessary equipment, equipment, supplies, as well as guides and professional personnel were all introduced by that person.
He is very familiar with this place and has worked with us several times, so he should be very reliable."
"You're not talking about the owner of that bar, are you?"
"No."
Selina's tone was somewhat disapproving: "The owner of the bar also does these things, but they mostly deceive the rich people who have money and no place to spend it. Moreover, the so-called professional guides they find are all doing Antarctic work themselves.
The commercial organization of the adventure travel business is nothing more than an extra layer of agency fees.
There are some special equipment that they can't get.
This guy I know, he can get a lot of things that you can’t find on the market.”
Chen Nuo's heart moved: "How do you know such a person?"
"When I found you on my first trip to Antarctica, after I came back, I refused to give up and wanted to continue searching.
Then, I met that guy in an adventurer organization...
Well, there is no point in me going into more specific details now.
I just made an appointment with that guy to meet tomorrow.
You and I will go to see him tomorrow, and then you can talk to him yourself."
·
The next evening.
Chen Nuo and Selina set out together to meet the person she was talking about.
The meeting place was still at the bar where adventurers gathered.
When I walked into the bar, the business here was already very good, and the bar was already half full.
Chen Nuo smiled: "Is life here so boring? It's not dark yet and everyone is here to drink?"
"The weather here is cold and there are no other entertainment venues, so drinking has become the most popular activity."
When Selina walked past the bar with Chen Nuo, the bartender inside looked at the two coming together and secretly gave Chen Nuo a thumbs up.
·
The person Selina was meeting was sitting at the table in the bar, which was the same place Chen Nuo was at when he met Selina last night.
When he walked over and saw the man's profile, Chen Nuo's expression immediately changed abnormally.
When she came to the front, Selina stopped, and the person at the table turned to look at the two of them, with a peaceful smile on his face...
Selina said slowly: "I brought a friend of mine here. He is going to organize an adventure in the near future and needs some equipment and manpower, so I brought him here."
The visitor stood up slowly, nodded to Chen Nuo, and then bowed slightly.
Chen Nuo took a deep breath.
At this moment, he suddenly understood that his consciousness last night was that he always felt that he had overlooked something important.
Where did this idea come from?
In the Antarctic incident last year, the final escapees, except for Varnell, Nolan, and the female superpower Rebecca...
In fact, there is a fourth person!
And the fourth person was sent out by himself after activating the "teleport" skill at the last moment and pulling him together to complete the space jump!
However, he was tricked by Kolo and was taken back.
However, I don’t know why, from the moment I got out of trouble, to returning to China...
Since such a long incident, I have always ignored this person in my mind, consciously or unconsciously!
It seems that he completely forgot about it!
This is extremely unusual!
How could a person with abilities known for his strong mental abilities be so forgetful?!
That Japanese, Kamizou Ichiro!
·
Kamizou Ichiro stood in front of the table and looked at the two of them with a smile.
It was obvious that his eyes only stayed on Selena for a short time before falling on Chen Nuo.
"It's always pleasant to meet again after a long separation... Sir, we meet again!"
Chen Nuo's expression changed again!
Reunion after a long absence?
Meet again?
This guy saw through his disguise!
And you can see through it at a glance?
Not right either!
The last time I saw him, in front of this guy, he always showed the appearance of "Anderson"! The Abyss Organization, the captain's subordinate, Anderson.
This is the vest I showed off in front of this guy last time.
Even if this guy can see through his disguise this time...
How could he recognize himself?
and……
In itself, it is a very strange thing for Kamizou Ichiro to appear here. He still appears as Selina's helper!
Chen Nuo suppressed the emotions in his heart and remained silent.
Selina's expression also changed: "You... know each other?"
"Of course, Chen Sang and I are old friends." Shenzong Ichiro smiled.
This time, even Selina's expression changed!
Chen Sang!
This Kamizou Ichiro, could actually recognize Chen Nuo's identity?!
The female mercenary was very vigilant, but Chen Nuo suddenly reached out and held Selina's shoulders, with a strange smile on her face: "Sit down and talk...