"This ...... Is this a wooden house? ”

“……”

It didn't take long to enter the subterranean ice of the polar circle before Ronald was once again struck by what was in front of him.

It is located underground in such an extreme location as the polar circle, which is inaccessible.

There's actually a house built here.

Or, to put it more bluntly, it's an old wooden house frozen in ice.

At the same time, due to the natural protection of the glacier, this old house gives a rather new appearance. With Ronald's observation habits, he can even clearly see the traces of life left by the owner of the house here during his lifetime.

“……”

"That's right, it's a room."

"And the age of construction is quite far away from us, at least more than 10,000 years old."

Hear the emotion from Ronald's mouth.

Ivy, who was closer to them, opened her mouth to explain how the underground wooden house had been discovered.

"About a month ago—"

"A team of adventure enthusiasts stumbled upon an underground glacier to explore here, and then were surprised to find traces of prehistoric human activity here. And because there were people in this team who happened to be explorers funded by our company, the situation was immediately inserted and controlled. ”

“……”

"That's right......"

Ronald nodded in understanding.

And probably overheard their conversation, Irion, who was walking in front of the team, suddenly said:

"I happen to know a little bit about that expedition."

"In order to ensure that the situation here is not revealed to the outside world, several of them were 'invited' by the company to the island of Saipan for a 'vacation', and it should be impossible to see them in a short time."

“……”

What an invitation! What a 'vacation'!

Ronald picked up the hint in Erien's words — a reminder to them and a threat.

Mr. Mercenary deliberately alludes to the current situation of the adventuring party's captivity, as a metaphor for what kind of consequences Ronald might encounter if they disobey now.

At this moment, Yanni on the side quietly glanced at Ronald.

Follow this partner's lead.

Ronald immediately saw that there was a large notch on the side of the frozen wooden house at a very unnatural angle.

- The traces of excavation are too obvious.

Not to mention that this part of the hard ice was directly chiseled by people with tools, and even some of the materials of this ancient building itself were forcibly deducted by people with tools.

Absolutely destructive acquisition!

Ronald wasn't sure if it was the discovery of the expedition or the impact of the arrivals.

But in any case, this kind of large-scale destruction of items is abnormal and is not allowed. Even in the necessary environment where the material needs to be collected, the performer should take a small sample in a conservative manner.

There is no reason to directly sawed off a large piece of the ruins for research like the situation in front of you.

It is also because of this discovery.

Yanni's expression was very bad right now.

Just like Ivy just now, out of the habit of medical staff, she was dissatisfied with Erion's behavior; Yanni, who is engaged in scientific research, is also extremely disgusted by this destructive behavior.

It's just that Yanni knows it in his heart.

The current leader of the team, Iryan, is not the one who would approve of her thoughts.

So on the premise of not tearing his face, Yanni can only hint at the situation to Ronald in this way, and express his dissatisfaction at the moment among the same academic staff.

For this case.

Ronald could only reply with a wry smile.

If it is a formal institution led by the government, then of course this will not be the case here.

But who made them now a private institution with a corporate background?

For the sake of profit and efficiency, some less 'friendly' development methods were almost unavoidable, and even before he crossed over, he hadn't seen such behavior.

There was a subtle atmosphere in the ranks.

The five continued to toil their way through the glacier.

I don't know if it's because the preparations made by Erion before leaving the camp have worked, but also because those underground beasts didn't want to chase too deep in the first place.

In short, as the environment became colder and colder, Ronald and the others found that the blue creatures in the rear did not catch up with their fleeing party.

Underground glaciers are indeed not a friendly environment.

But in all fairness, compared to the dangerous herds that I encountered before, this place is relatively safe for now.

The team moved on –

An even more incomprehensible picture once again appeared in front of us as the position progressed.

- It's a plant.

In the cold and low-light environment of underground glaciers, a large number of blue plants with different shapes from the ground began to appear. Although Ronald knows that some plants have a strong ability to adapt to extreme environments. But in such an underground glacier, it can still flourish so well......

To be honest, Ronald still thinks this is too bizarre.

At this moment, there was even a conjecture in his mind.

The wooden houses I saw outside before may have been left behind by the people who used to live here.

After all, you can see it here – there are plants, there is water, and even animals. As long as you can find a way to replenish some specific supplies, you will have no problem surviving here for a long time.

Ronald had a lot of thoughts going through his head.

However, as the location went deeper, this pure consideration began to change again as the environment changed. The crevasse in the glacier, which was not very wide, began to widen at some point, until it finally became quite wide and even open like a road.

And in this situation.

The location of the last node of the glacial fissure enlargement finally appeared in front of people's eyes.

- It was an underground lake with no edge in sight.

Protected by both underground glaciers and rocky soils, the flat and quiet surface of the lake is like a beautiful gem embedded in the ground, and the lights used by the explorers can give people a dreamlike visual experience.

It is because of such a shocking scene.

Yanni finally couldn't help but speak:

"I said—where are the two of them before, Dratt and Ingres?"

"It's definitely not a good thing to destroy this precious environment. Even if it is only for the sake of the company's interests, it is absolutely unacceptable to destroy such a place and cause the company to suffer reputational damage. ”

Yanni's question was very effective.

Because the company's reputation was at stake, Irion almost immediately pointed to the shore on the left side of the frozen lake:

"See there? Those two guys are here to stay. ”

"We'll be there in a few minutes."