Chen Yixin, clad in a thick anti-cold suit, swept her gaze over everyone on the deck through her goggles.
"Professor Chen, we can't delay any longer," Shangguan Long spoke in a subdued voice, "soon our Fire Phoenix Pheasant will take you and your researchers in search of land."
"And what about you?" Chen Yixin's voice sounded somewhat muffled under her scarf.
"We..." Shangguan Long's rigid face showed a faint smile, "dying for our country is our greatest honor."
Chen Yixin looked at the people on the rear deck stamping their feet for warmth.
"What about them?"
"They..." Shangguan Long found himself at a loss for words, some things he simply couldn't speak aloud.
Seeing Shangguan Long fall silent, Chen Yixin did not continue to inquire.
She looked up in the direction of the iceberg, the towering bridge of the ship blocking her view.
"I won't leave; I believe in Zifeng."
Without waiting for Shangguan Long to respond, Chen Yixin said with firm conviction.
