The huge alloy steel plate standing in the wind and snow is full of traces of erosion, but it is nothing in the face of a thickness of four or five meters and a height of tens of meters.

A few steps further, the number of alloy plates suddenly increased, and the wind rubbed against the alloy plates and made a violent screeching sound. As the field of view widens, lime lamps that are strictly covered by glass gradually appear, providing the most basic light source. The effects of the wind and snow were greatly diminishing, and after crossing a high slope of snow, Kasia finally stepped on the frozen ground again.

The information given by Himia contains the basic information of these imperial stations, and the staggered alloy plates are its protection. The whole is a half-open and half-hidden flower, and the alloy plate is the petal that wraps the center of the flower, and the strong snowstorm gradually weakens layer by layer until the effect is eliminated.

The range is very extensive, and it is said that these alloy plates are scattered around a kilometer or two around the edge of Imperial Tsukiji, and can withstand most of the blizzards, so as not to endanger the core rest area to build the airship airfield there.

The light quickly became intense, but it was all lime lamps, and if you wanted to see high-pressure mercury lamps in a truly extreme area, you could only see them on large airships and military warship-level airships. In some large imperial residences, some electrical equipment can sometimes be seen. But here, time and history go back as if they were discussed, and historical artifacts such as gas lamps and lime lamps are the main force.

"There have always been unknown influences in the extreme region, the most direct of which is the absolute destruction of various power equipment and communications. If there are no countermeasures, these things will completely fail when they are close to the limit area、、、 "The specific reason is of course not stated in the data, and the specific experience of the past few days has made Kasia know that the impact is far beyond electrical appliances and communications.

A merely closed door appeared in the visual light, covered with a layer of frosted glass ice. Crack the ice cube on the lever and pull it to the bottom. There was a slight vibration on the ground beneath his feet, and on the side, a huge wind wheel in mid-air also moved. After several gear slowdowns, the ice on the door immediately cracked, and then a crack was formed, and the warm air inside turned into a billowing white mist, which poured out of the crack.

Kasia walked in, then pulled the lever behind the door, and watched the door close before continuing down the stairs.

Soon to the bottom, Kasia moved the blanket wrapped around her body as if she remembered to cover her lower body. In front of the passage are bright lights, and there are not many human voices. Taking a deep breath of the warm air, Kasia rubbed her head as the frozen ice fell with a clattering sound.

At the end of the passage was a large hall, sparsely stocked with tables and chairs, and equally sparsely seated by less than twenty people. As if sensing movement from the passageway, as Kasia quietly walked over with the blanket on her body, the people in the hall looked at her one after another. Without speaking, Kasia stood there for a second or two, and then looked around, and there was a counter on the side at the end of the passage, and a middle-aged man sat in the back, holding a book and watching quietly under the lime lamp.

Sensing that someone was coming, the middle-aged man raised his head and was stunned for a few seconds before returning to normalcy and showing a smile: "Friend, the snowstorm outside has stopped?"

It seemed to be a topic of concern to everyone in the hall, and the gaze gathered on her bare back made Kasia feel a little uncomfortable.

"No, it may be a few days to wait. Expressionless, Kasia looked at the shelf behind the counter, "Can you give me a cup of hot juice?" Raising his arm with white skin, "My clothes are frozen and shattered, and the temperature outside is much colder than here." ”

A few minutes later, Kasia came out of the room, already with a proper set of warm clothing. At the counter, the middle-aged man had already heated the juice and put the cup on the counter. Kasia sat down on the side, picked up the cup and took a few breaths, and then drank half of it in one gulp, and the almost sleeping stomach pouch became active, and hunger came with it.

Seeing that the middle-aged man was looking at him, Kasia put down the cup and nodded with a smile: "Thank you for this dress and juice." At the same time, several people entered the hall through the passageway, and it was the face that had just sat in the hall.

"The blizzard has not stopped, it is much bigger than yesterday. As if a notice to the others, several of them looked at Kasia with a few complicated glances with helplessness, as if to remember the face, and then they picked up their things and walked into the other passages that connected the hall.

"Friend, it's rare to see someone like you. The middle-aged man smiled happily and said, "I don't meet a few people in a year, and most of them are in the summer." Looks like you encountered something bad on the way, right?"

"By the way, my name is Evans, and I'm in charge of the chores in this station. Evans closed his book.

"Tusos. "By the way, Mr. Evans, I have something to ask about. ”

"Without waiting for the blizzard to stop, there is no possibility of anyone in the station leaving. The two large airships that remained here left together a few days ago. Only a few medium-sized airships remain in the station, ready to sail back to the Empire as soon as the blizzard subsides. Evans directly said the answer that Kasia wanted, "This is still thousands of kilometers away from the empire and covered in snowstorms, if you want to rush on foot, I advise you to give up this idea." Wait, the power of the blizzard is expected to wane in four days. You don't have to look at the degree on the ground to hold it up, you know that this is also the edge of the tundra. A hurricane high in the sky can be compared to the intensity of docking with the position of the Endless Sea. ”

"Thank you. Kasia said after drinking the rest of the juice.

"Don't worry, there are still more than ten days before the assessment, and at the speed of the airship, you just need to catch up with the pick-up airships specially prepared for the assessment in various regions of the empire. Evans saw Kasia's concern and comforted, "Take advantage of these few days of rest, there are a lot of notes left by other people in the station when they were bored, all about what they saw and heard in the tundra. I don't know if it helps, but you can check it out. ”

Evans poured another glass of juice for Kasia, and the white air rose: "There are no entertainment facilities in the station, and these materials and some of the books left behind are sufficient. In the case of lime lamps, I'll give you a detailed map of the station, and what is marked where. 、、、 room," Evans pointed to the other wall of the hall, where a panel hung and was almost full of code cards of the same style, "Just look at the map and find a random one you like, except for some time ago, this place has been inhabited all year round." ”

"As for the cost, when you arrive in the empire by airship, you will be charged along with your ship fare. All are very cheap prices, please feel free to consume. With a merchant smile, Kasia laughed along.

Three days later, the blizzard began to weaken. In the afternoon, the weather conditions finally reached the passing line for departure, and the few forty or fifty people in the garrison flew together into the territory of the empire.