Xiang Yang actually admired Gao Chuang's past.
In the past, when foreigners looked down upon the Chinese, it was truly remarkable that Gao Chuang was able to become the second mate of a giant fishing boat at such a young age.
Gao Chuang now is more like an old man who is constantly reminiscing about the past, although he is still so ambitious and heroic.
"Mr. Gao, let's go to the Weddell Sea." Xiang Yang said to Gao Chuang after hesitating for only a moment.
"Oh?" Gao Chuang, who was recounting his past experiences, suddenly stopped talking. He looked at Xiang Yang, seemingly unable to believe that Xiang Yang would dare to go to the Weddell Sea after knowing that the Weddell Sea was so dangerous.
In fact, Xiang Yang himself was not afraid of the dangers in the Weddell Sea at all. The reason he hesitated was mainly because he was worried about the safety of the crew.
Xiang Yang could see that Gao Chuang really longed to go to the Weddell Sea.
In addition, the seafood in the Weddell Sea is indeed very rich. Even if Xiang Yang does not go this time, he will go there sooner or later. Why not take advantage of Gao Chuang, a guide who has been to the Weddell Sea, to lead the way.
When Gao Chuang saw that Xiang Yang's expression didn't seem like he was joking, he suddenly grinned and said, "Okay, then we'll go to the Weddell Sea next."
"Get ready. We will continue along this route until we cross the Weddell Sea."
Xiang Yang was about to nod in agreement.
Suddenly, Fang Youqun’s loud voice came from the bow.
"Brother Yang, Brother Yang, come and see." Fang Youqun shouted loudly to Xiang Yang a few times, followed by his smug laughter.
"What's the matter?" Xiang Yang rolled his eyes. Although he was asking, he actually knew without even looking that Fang Youqun must have used some means to get the harp seal onto the boat.
Sure enough, the next moment, Xiang Yang saw Fang Youqun running in front, constantly stretching his hands and making beckoning gestures towards the back.
Less than a meter behind Fang Youqun, a chubby, silvery-white seal was sliding its pectoral fins vigorously in pursuit.
The harp seal stuck out its tongue from time to time, looking extremely cute. If you didn't look closely at the expression on its face, it looked like it was always smiling.
"Brother Yang, look, I got this seal out of the water." Fang Youqun shouted to Xiang Yang.
"I saw it. Didn't I tell you not to go into the water again?" Xiang Yang said unhappily.
"I didn't go down. I used a net to bring it up to the Internet." Seeing that Xiang Yang was angry, Fang Youqun hurriedly explained.
"oh?"
Xiang Yang was slightly stunned. The net that Fang Youqun mentioned must be the small fishing net used by one person. He could actually catch a harp seal with that kind of net. It seemed that Fang Youqun had some special skills.
After spending such a long time with Fang Youqun, Xiang Yang still didn't know that Fang Youqun had this unique skill.
"Come, let me see this seal." Xiang Yang looked at the harp seal.
As a result, the harp seal was not afraid of strangers at all. When Xiang Yang looked at him, it twisted its fat body, opened its mouth, stuck out its tongue like a dog, and then panted and crawled towards Xiang Yang.
Xiang Yang was not afraid of the harp seal. When he saw the harp seal crawling towards him, he did not hide. Instead, he took two steps forward and then reached out his hand, wanting to touch the harp seal's round and furry head.
When the harp seal saw Xiang Yang wanted to play with it, it immediately became excited. It twisted its fat body around, rubbed its head against Xiang Yang's body, and stuck out its tongue, making all kinds of cute movements.
"Ouch."
Xiang Yang covered his nose and took a few steps back because the harp seal's mouth was really smelly.
When the harp seal saw that Xiang Yang didn't play with it anymore, it immediately became anxious, and quickly twisted its body and continued to crawl towards Xiang Yang.
Xiang Yang quickly blocked its way with his feet. The harp seal's mouth was so smelly, there must be a lot of bacteria. If it accidentally licked your skin, you might get sick.
As a result, the harp seal thought Xiang Yang was playing a game with it. When it saw Xiang Yang's feet stretched out, it immediately turned over, belly up, and hugged Xiang Yang's calves with its flippers, acting like a pet dog.
Xiang Yang quickly asked Fang Youqun to lead the harp seal away, or better yet, throw it back into the sea.
At this time, Gao Chuang came over and said, "This harp seal has good fur and can be sold for a good price. Why don't you kill it?"
Xiang Yang was stunned at first, then he smiled and said, "I usually don't kill these more spiritual animals."
Although Xiang Yang is a fisherman who makes a living by fishing, it is difficult for him to bring himself to slaughter penguins directly and bloodily like Gao Chuang did. Firstly, he cannot get over the hurdle in his heart, and secondly, it can be considered as accumulating some good karma for himself.
Gao Chuang shook his head and said nothing.
In Gao Chuang's opinion, Xiang Yang was having trouble with money.
How many people have gone through untold hardships to reach Antarctica, isn't it just for the fur of a harp seal
Xiang Yang actually let go of what he had already obtained.
However, this harp seal was caught by Xiang Yang's men, so Gao Chuang couldn't say anything.
"Um?"
At this moment, Xiang Yang suddenly narrowed his eyes, "The wind in this sea area is starting to get stronger."
"Let it get stronger. There's always wind on the sea." Gao Chuang said indifferently.
Xiang Yang's eyebrows became more and more furrowed, "No, this is not an ordinary sea breeze, this is the prelude to the coming snowstorm."
In Antarctica, blizzards are extremely terrifying, with snow flying all over the sky and strong winds howling. The wind blowing on your body feels like cutting with a knife.
When ordinary people encounter a blizzard in Antarctica, they can only find shelter or dig a hole in the ice to hide.
Because it is important to prevent the temperature from dropping in Antarctica, people usually have to wait until the snowstorm is over before climbing out of the ice cave to find food and drink.
However, Xiang Yang, Gao Chuang and others had made adequate preparations and had detailed steps and plans to deal with the snowstorm.
The ice-breaking method is what you would do if you were alone in the ice and snow of Antarctica and encountered a sudden snowstorm.
Although the hope of survival is still slim, it is better than doing nothing.
If the snowstorm comes very suddenly, there won't even be time to break ice.
The first thing to do is to find a place that can shelter from the wind, even if it is a pile of snow, a slope, a sunken pit, or a low block of ice.
Then try to dig a hole with your bare hands and stay in it as much as possible. You may be buried by the wind and snow, but you will not suffocate.
Then people wait in the pit for the blizzard to stop. During that time, they need to curl up as much as possible and cover their heads with clothes.
If you are lucky enough to survive the snowstorm, the next step is to find food and water, and then think of a way to send out a distress signal.