LOGINCharlie then remembered. "That reminds me. When will personnel from the research base come back?"Heiji thought about it. "There is a fuel transport team that comes and goes, maybe a couple of days to move fuel. They should arrive in another two or three hours."The research station's fuel consumption was enormous. Even during the Antarctic summer, their research station had burned through their reserves to this degree. In fact, despite having such a big crew, the research team members were never this busy either.Currently, almost all vehicles and helicopters were operating continuously outdoors. Radar scanning required a large amount of electricity, so the internal combustion engines on these vehicles and aircraft consumed an additional amount of fuel for power.In the Antarctic winter, the Japanese research helicopters were equipped with ice radar and consumed approximately two tons of fuel per hour—truly fuel guzzlers.And to ensure operations continued without interruption, t
To Charlie's knowledge, the only benefit the South Pole had for cultivators was to stay away from the hustle and bustle of modern society—nothing else.Moreover, even if it kept them free from the mundane, there were no rare herbs or natural treasures to help, be it for cultivation or for making pills.In fact, Charlie himself wouldn't be here if he weren't chasing after the aurora hand seals.However, since the elder of the Qing Eliminating Society had come in person and taken the entire Japanese expedition team as his slaves, he must be searching for some valuable treasure unknown to Charlie. For a moment, Charlie instinctively felt a surge of excitement. If there were truly something valuable in Antarctica, wouldn't it be a huge windfall if he could find it before the Qing Eliminating Society elder? But Charlie stopped himself, as he knew his limits. Even with Ruby and Penny combined, the three of them were no match for the elder of the Qing Eliminating Society. In fact,
Moreover, considering that the ship wasn't meant to be used as the base of operations, it was likely that the elder wouldn't return here personally, and there was no risk of being discovered.Hence, Charlie quickly made up his mind to use a stronger burst of Reiki to clear Heiji's mind, and then mind-bend him again.Once the mindbending took effect, Charlie asked, "What's the name of the person who told you to remain here?""The Lord of the Winter Manor," Heiji promptly replied."The Lord of the Winter Manor?"Charlie was left baffled, but tapped into his phone to bring up a photo of the Qing Eliminating Society elder they had lost track of, and showed it to Heiji. "Is he this man?"Heiji promptly nodded. "Yes, that's him."His response didn't surprise Charlie at all. "Where is he now?""The Griffin Winter Manor, most likely," Heiji replied.Charlie raised a brow. "The Griffin Winter Manor? Where is it?"Since Barlin styled himself as the Lord of the Winter Manor, he treated
While Heiji started singing at the top of his lungs along with the song, he suddenly noticed a figure beside him, and couldn't move at all before he knew it.Seeing Charlie, he was obviously horrified!For Charlie's part, he had no idea if Heiji knew Oskian, but considering that the research crew would have at least attended college and therefore know English, he prepared to project his Reiki and mind-bend the Japanese man.However, Charlie just reached into Heiji's mind when he noticed the other strand of Reiki that was already bending the man's mind.Charlie was at once wary—another cultivator, here, in the Antarctic?!This had to be the last of the Three Elders they were tracking!The last report on his whereabouts was in Ushuaia, and Charlie was worried if the man was on his trail, only for Earthnet to lose track of him.Naturally, he had no idea that Barlin stopped using public transport to reach the Antarctic, instead taking a fishing boat, waiting along the Japanese resea
His tone determined, Charlie once again refused, "We're extremely isolated and the environment is at best hostile. Help won't arrive in time if anyone gets hurt—I'll at least have peace of mind if Ms. Chain and Ms. Singer are watching you."Seeing that he was dead set, Vera nodded. "Just be careful."Nanako soon provided Charlie with the coordinates of the stranded ship, which was around 180 miles from Charlie's position. While it was past the shoreline in the summer, the sea had since frozen over, so he could just walk.Sure, the coastal area was flat, and snow tractors would be quicker, taking at most a five-hour journey, but it was big and loud, making him easily detectable.As such, Charlie decided to drive and stop around thirty miles out, and then proceed on foot.With that, he picked one of the lighter snow tractors and sped out of the Norway research base, stopping and turning off the lights in the snow as planned.At the same time, he focused his Reiki on his soles—not e
Having been on the Elliot, Charlie could see that everything from the tech to the design of a research vessel was twice as complex and sophisticated than what one would see in two modern ships put together.In other words, it didn't make sense that it would break down that easily.Furthermore, the research crew had been using helicopters without informing the ministry, even turning off trackers while they did. It gave the sense that they weren't stranded, but were staying in the Antarctic deliberately.The motive in itself was… peculiar.They were all researchers, so it should only be the fresh crew who should be conducting any operations themselves in the Antarctic. And once the plans were finalized, they would have made all the necessary preparations before departure, including personnel, supplies and equipment.In that case, there was absolutely no need for the research crew here for the summer to schedule a return at all, or for the research vessel to remain in Antarctica.B
Finley knew very well that as soon as the Fox family began investigating the line of Japanese ninjas, it would be easy for them to find clues about the Iga ninjas.He could not help but mutter to himself, “How can the Iga ninjas be a match for the Fox family? When they face the Fox family, they will
Merlin sighed. “But I still don’t quite understand why they would want to draw the Fox family into the spotlight. Are they going to make a move against the Fox family in front of the whole world?! That would be too arrogant and the whole world will not forgive them for it. By then, they will definit
At this moment, at Shangri-La.The auction was already over, but Charlie didn’t leave immediately. He originally prepared a whole Rejuvenating Pill for the three VIPs tonight, half of which was to be given to his grandfather, Jeremiah. The other half would be divided into two, to be given to Old Mast
“Never mind.” Charlie pointed at the stack of documents relating to the cargo ship, which was lying in front of Andre. He hissed through gritted teeth, “That cargo ship will be yours if I can’t turn things around tonight!”Andre laughed and said excitedly, “Okay! Mr. Wade, you really are easygoing! I







