Warship of Great Power

Sorlot was speechless again. What are you doing?

We are so miserable here that we want to jump into the sea. You are so good. You go for winter swimming and catch a few fish. Do you still have any awareness of serving customers? Customers are God. You think you are God here?

However, this matter cannot be blamed on Da Mao. It is mainly the fault of the Haiyan. If the Haiyan had not been driving too fast and collided, they would be running on the way home now.

"Mr. Sollot, do you want to eat fish?" Zaitsev said, "The fish here is the most delicious, especially when eaten raw, it is much better than the sashimi of the island country."

After the big fish was caught, it fluttered on the ice, but it stopped moving after a few times. If you wait for a few more minutes, it will be frozen solid.

It is not appropriate to describe the Arctic as water freezing. There is a more popular saying: the words spoken will be frozen. You have to put them in the pot and fry them before you know what the other person is saying.

Sollot looked at the frozen sashimi and was a little curious: "How can I eat this?"

"Of course, I eat it with my mouth."

After that, someone brought out a fire axe, and Zaitsev swung the axe and aimed it at the back of the big fish.

Bang, bang, bang!

In just three strokes, the big fish was split in half!

Sollot looked at the big fish curiously, how should he eat it next?

Swish! Zaitsev took out a multifunctional dagger, and then put half of the big fish on his shoulder, like a washboard, and exerted force with both hands.

As the multifunctional dagger went down, a piece of fresh fish was cut off, which looked a bit like the mutton rolls used for shabu-shabu.

Swish, swish, swish!

Slices of meat were constantly cut off, and soon a small mountain was piled up next to the big fish.

The sashimi in the island country is fresh and soft, while the sashimi here is hard. How to eat it?

Of course, eat it with your mouth!

Zaitsev had almost finished peeling, then picked up a piece from the ground and handed it to Sollot: "Here, eat!"

"Here, is there any seasoning?"

To eat sashimi in an island country, you need a beautiful environment, kneeling next to a small table, watching the waiter with a pillow on his back bring up the exquisite dishes, and then slowly savoring them.

By the way, before eating, you must take a photo and post it on WeChat Moments to show off that you have eaten Japanese food and show your superiority.

So, when eating sashimi in Russia, should there be a dipping sauce? How to eat without dipping sauce?

"Of course there is." Zaitsev handed over a bottle of vodka: "Come on, cheers!"

Just drink this?

Other Russians did the same, picking up a piece of sashimi, throwing it into their mouths, chewing a few mouthfuls, and then looking up and drinking a sip of vodka. This way of eating is exclusive to Russians!

Sollot hesitantly put a piece of sashimi into his mouth, chewed it twice, and it didn't taste good. He took another sip of vodka, and suddenly, the hot liquid flowed into his stomach, almost making him vomit.

"I can't eat this." Sollot decided to give up.

"Can't eat it? We'll grill the rest of the fish! But you must drink this vodka. It's very cold here. You'll feel warm after a few sips."

After saying this, Sollot really felt warm. After all, he didn't feel cold for such a long time.

So he took another sip, and his whole body was warm.

The sun soon set, and the cabin of the Fifty Years of Victory was filled with alcohol.

Sollot forgot what he came here for. He drank with the old Russians and ate grilled fish together. I don't know how long it took before he fell asleep in the cabin.

This is probably the most carefree day since he set out on the journey.

But many people are still busy.

"Mr. Oryang, our insurance compensation has strict standards. We need to conduct on-site inspections and collect evidence from all aspects. Please rest assured that as long as the insurance terms are met, we will definitely compensate."

"When will you go to the scene?"

"Well, there are no planes that can reach there now, and there are no ships, so we can only wait until next spring, or until those ships reach a safe area. Please rest assured, we..."

Pah!

Oryang slapped the table and stood up: "Bill, now is the most critical period for our Seadrill company. We have always been insured by you before, but in the future, we will definitely choose to cooperate with other companies because you have disappointed us too much!"

"Mr. Oryang, I'm very sorry, we really tried our best."

What you call trying your best, is just sitting in a warm office and saying a few words? Too much, too much!

Oryang left the insurance company and turned to the bank.

Obviously, the old Russians still want a sum of money. If the insurance company cannot pay in time, they can only be paid by Seadrill, but they have no liquidity for a long time, and now they can only go to the bank to borrow money.

The bank manager received him warmly, as if he had asked for a loan before, but when he asked for a loan, the bank manager immediately became embarrassed.

“I’m sorry, your company is not doing well, so we can’t lend you any more money, unless…”

“Unless what?”

“Unless you find a suitable collateral.”

mortgage? For this business, they have mortgaged the company to the bank. It is said that as long as the drilling platform is transported and the crude oil is extracted, it can be delivered to Equinox, so that they will have enough funds to pay off various loans.

but now……

"We have eight drilling platforms that are being transported, and we will mortgage these drilling platforms to you!" Oryang said.

"This... I'll ask."

Ten minutes later, the bank manager came back: "I will lend you another one million dollars at most, no more."

"good."

When Sorlot woke up from his drunkenness, he felt some pain in his head. He stood up unsteadily and glanced at the person next to him: "When is it?"

"It's eight o'clock in the morning and the sun should be up in half an hour."

"Have you inspected the nuclear reactor?"

"Finishing work is being carried out, please don't worry, we will definitely be able to leave within three days."

in three days?

"Why does it take three more days?"

"After a nuclear reactor shuts down, restarting requires a series of work and procedures. Please rest assured." Zaitsev said: "We will definitely set sail again within three days at most."

Three more days... This delay will be almost as long as taking a regular route! If I had known earlier, I would not have gone this way. I was trying to save time, but what was the result?

Sollot already regretted it. He suddenly remembered what Qin Haiyang said before leaving.

Qin Haiyang sincerely suggested that he take the regular route. Why didn't he listen at that time? How wonderful it would be to hear it!

However, there is no regret medicine. They have to move forward. Even if they retreat now, there is no point.

"Mr. Sorlot, are you going to stay here or go back to your previous ship?"

Sorlot thought briefly: "Stay here."

He must urge Lao Maozi, and he cannot let Lao Maozi stop being passive and slack in work. Lao Maozi needs to work actively. Lao Maozi needs to take the entire fleet out of this ghost place as soon as possible!

Sorlot looked at the dark sky outside the window, and suddenly thought of something: "Is your ship frozen too? Can you find a way to start it?"

"Of course, we are icebreakers, and we can break through the ice even if it freezes."

any solution?

Three days later, when the fleet set sail, Sorlot saw the white gas floating around the hull and was very surprised. It turned out that there was such a hand!

The nuclear-powered icebreaker has indeed frozen, but this does not mean that the nuclear-powered icebreaker cannot escape by relying on its own power. At this time, as the nuclear reactor starts and warms up, steam suddenly spurts out from the side of the hull, and in just a few seconds Within minutes, the nearby ice melted!

so amazing!

Seeing this scene, Sorlot couldn't help but want to cheer. Playing icebreaker, Lao Maozi dares to say second place, no one dares to say first place!

However, he held back and remained calm. He must remain calm! This is just an ordinary voyage, I hope nothing will happen again!

"Besides steam, do you have any other options?" Sollot asked calmly.

"Yes." Zaitsev nodded: "If the steam is not enough, then we will put explosives and blast the ice directly."

Lao Maozi always likes to solve problems in a simple and direct way!

I heard Sorlot sigh with emotion.

The Petrel had a collision last time and its cargo had tilted. In order not to affect other ships, it was once again ranked last. With the help of icebreakers, other ships were freed from the constraints of the ice and began to move forward together.

The fleet set sail again.

"In order to avoid accidents, our speed has been reduced to ten knots." Sorlot said on the icebreaker.

The last time we were left behind, we were frozen, and we were hit too close, it was all because we were sailing too fast. Now we have reduced it to ten knots, which is safer. We have already lost time anyway, and we don’t care if we delay more.

One day, two days, three days...

Sorlot felt the warmth on the nuclear-powered icebreaker, and his mood became comfortable again, but he always felt that something was wrong.

"This sun..." He finally discovered that this time the sun did not rise again, not for half an hour, and the sky did not light up again. It was really like the three-body world, chaotic and chaotic.

what happened?

Sorlot's face was full of surprise.

"This sun... is really weird. The climate in the Arctic is so complicated..." Zaitsev was also very calm.

"Not good!" At this moment, Ilovic suddenly shouted.

"What's wrong?"

"We encountered thicker ice and our icebreaker couldn't move!"

"What do you mean?" Zaitsev frowned.

Any icebreaker has a corresponding icebreaking thickness. If it exceeds the icebreaking capacity of their icebreaker, there is nothing they can do.

The Fifty Years Victory is quite powerful. It can press through 2.8-inch-thick ice at a speed of 18 knots. Its ice-breaking performance is extremely powerful. However, if it encounters thicker ice, although it can still drive, the speed will slow down.

"how so?"

"I don't know. The climate in the Arctic is changeable, and we may encounter some particularly thick ice. But don't worry, we have a way."

For ice of a certain thickness, the icebreaker can drive directly over it and break the ice to move forward, but if it encounters thicker ice, another method will be needed.

There is more than one way to break ice on an icebreaker.

"The stern fills with water!"

Ilovic issued orders one by one.

When the stern of the boat fills with water, the bow of the boat tilts up.

"Reverse!"

"Attention, two cars, forward five, full speed!"

As the order to advance at full speed was given, the tens of thousands of tons of nuclear-powered icebreaker began to accelerate and sprint. The propeller at the tail rotated rapidly, and the ship became faster and faster. Then, the front end jumped onto the ice, just like a shark jumping onto the ice. .

This is the benefit of filling the back with water. If the front is tilted up, you can rush directly onto the ice.

Then... there was a clicking sound, and the icebreaker relied on its own weight to directly crush the ice and open a way!

What next?

Of course, continue to retreat, then move forward, and go back and forth slowly in this way. Although a path can be opened, the opening speed of this channel is very slow.

I used to be able to travel more than ten nautical miles in an hour, but now I can only travel more than a dozen nautical miles in a day!

When he discovered this situation, Sorlot was instantly desperate.

How long does it take to go?

"Mr. Zaitsev, how long will it take for us to sail like this?"

"I don't know. Who knows how long this section of thick ice is? As long as we pass this section and the ice thickness drops below 2.8 meters, we can continue to drive all the way!"

"But……"

"There's no way around it. Maybe it's because it's a cold winter this year, or maybe there's only one section ahead. After this section, the road ahead will be smooth again."

"All right."

Sorlot picked up the satellite phone, but there was no signal on the screen.

"Sunspot activity has been frequent during this period, and our Arctic region has been frequently disturbed. Our satellite navigation system cannot be used. However, don't worry, we can accurately find the route even with the oldest means. Nothing will go wrong," Ilovic said.

Zaitsev glared at Ilovic hard, what did you say? Can you say this nonsense? Aren't you reminding them?

Ilovic reacted instantly with an ugly face, but fortunately Sorlot was not in the mood to pay attention to this at all now. He was already disappointed and desperate.

If this continues, seadrill will definitely not be able to hold on!

seadrill corporate headquarters.

"Who can tell me what's going on with those people outside? Are they full?"

"I don't know. Starting yesterday, people from environmental organizations suddenly came out, like a shot of chicken blood, to protest outside our company, asking us to clean up the oil leaks in the North Sea. I suspect that they must have been Who instigated it?"

When the accident happened, a large amount of oil leaked onto the sea. However, it seemed that no environmental protection organization came to trouble us at that time. Now that the incident has passed, I didn't expect that these people would target me again!

They held a sign in front of Seadrill Company and held a sit-in, demanding that the company immediately clean up the oil on the sea. It was freezing cold, but they did not go home.

These single-minded guys were either incited or accepted money from certain people!

"Don't worry about them. After a while, they should go back. We are not capable of cleaning up the pollution, and it was not caused by us." Oryang said: "By the way, where did the fleet sail to?"

"have no idea."

"have no idea?"

"We have lost contact since yesterday. There have been frequent magnetic storms over there recently, and the radio may have been interfered with."

Oryang frowned, always feeling something was wrong.

"Damn, bad news one after another!" At this moment, someone cursed.

"what happened?"

"Several countries have issued statements that they have responsibly inspected their offshore platforms and found that they are in good condition, so these platforms will continue to produce energy."

"So? Oil prices are starting to come down?"

"Not only that, they said that too high energy prices would affect the development of world industry, so they decided to increase production and stabilize energy prices."

"What do they think? Don't they know that high energy prices are good for them?" Oryang's face changed.

The market is affected by the relationship between supply and demand. In the past, energy production decreased and prices rose. Now, as energy production increases, prices will fall. In this way...

"Equinox called. They believe that the recent energy market turmoil has made them cautious about increasing energy production, so..."

"So what?"

"They decided not to add new oil and gas wells for the time being, and those rigs we had were no longer useful."

"Damn, they can't do this!" Oryang became anxious, picked up the phone and dialed a familiar number.

"Hey, I'm looking for Adkins, what? He's not here?" Oryang put down the phone and had to find him in person!

Their seadrill company is responsible for mining, and Equinox company is responsible for operations. After their platform generates energy, they can get money from Equinox company. If Equinox company doesn't want it, then their seadrill company will go bankrupt!

Equinox cannot cheat Seadrill because of risk aversion, they are one!

However, Oryang did not go out because the outside was full of people shouting environmental slogans! If he goes out, he may conflict with those people.

And then... the bank comes to visit.

I borrowed so much money, and now I see that Seadrill is unable to repay it. In order to avoid risks, the best way for the bank to avoid the risk is to come to ask for repayment. If the repayment is not repaid, the bank will seize the assets.

There are still assets that can be seized if you start first, but if you start later, all the assets will be gone!

Within three days, seadrill was covered with seals.

"Damn, why is this happening? Why is this happening?" Oryang stood on the roof of the building, looking at the countless environmentalists shouting slogans below. You have forced a big company of ours to a dead end, and you are comfortable?

Without enterprises like ours, you wouldn’t even have a job or enough to eat. How would you have extra energy to shout slogans?

"Mr. Oryang, Mr. Oryang, don't..." A voice came from behind: "We can still be saved. When those eight oil platforms come back, we can extract oil ourselves, and our company can still develop!"

Almost at the same time, the phone rang. Oryang opened it, and Sollot's almost crying voice came from inside: "Oryang, our fleet is lost. We are surrounded by ice. We don't know what we are doing." When I can get out, please think of a way, I don’t want to die here... Hey, hey! "

Snapped!

The phone fell, Oryang lost all hope and took a step.