Gorkha was the old name for Nepal during the Qing Dynasty.
Because eight of the world’s ten highest mountains are partly or entirely within Nepal’s borders, and it is home to some rare treasures, it did indeed attract cultivators seeking immortality in earlier years. They left many sites in remote areas. Wu Bozhong felt the chances of finding pill-refining materials there were higher.
Wu Paulo nodded and said, “Since one of you goes east and the other west, I will head north or south.”
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Just as the three grand elders were actively preparing to re-enter the world, dinner time arrived on the Iliad, berthed at the port.
The captain had specially notified everyone to gather in the restaurant, saying he wanted to introduce the four new arrivals to the entire crew.
The crew found this perfectly normal. Under ordinary circumstances, experts hitching a ride would live alongside everyone for at least ten days or more. Getting acquainted would naturally make things easier later.
Thus, when Charlie wade arrived in the restaurant with Lin Wan’er and the other two women, all members of this Iliad research voyage were already assembled.
These Nordic crew members had pushed the dining tables together into a nearly ten-metre-long super-long table, laden with all manner of food. The dishes featured Nordic specialities, mainly seafood and meat: smoked salmon, various grilled sausages, prawns, and crabs.
Captain John Thoresen, influenced by Charlie wade’s psychological suggestion, was completely obedient to him and naturally very courteous. Smiling at everyone, he said, “Come, let us all applaud to welcome meteorological expert Mr Louis, along with the three beautiful ladies accompanying him, who are also experts in meteorology.”
Then, he asked Charlie wade quietly, “By the way, Mr Louis, how should I address these three ladies?”
Charlie wade smiled faintly, released a trace of spiritual energy, and said to the crowd, “Everyone, for the coming period, we will need your help and care. The four of us have rather special living habits, so please do not disturb us in ordinary times or inquire about our activities. If we need any assistance from you, please do your utmost without slacking or cutting corners. Treat us as the most honoured guests and serve us wholeheartedly. Understood?”
The three women could not help laughing upon hearing this. Who asks for help in such an ungracious way?
But they also knew that Charlie wade was not really asking for help. As he spoke, the psychological suggestions were already implanted.
Thus, they could see that the crew members, who had previously harboured some doubt about the four’s identities, instantly lost all traces of doubt and curiosity upon hearing these words. Like soldiers receiving orders, they replied very seriously in unison, “Understood!”
Charlie wade nodded and continued, “Regarding anything about us, you must not tell anyone. When you return from the voyage, you will completely forget ever having met the four of us and that we ever boarded this ship. Understood?”
“Understood!”
The crowd replied once more in perfect unison.
Charlie wade looked satisfied and completely set his mind at ease.
As long as these people, along with those currently at the Nordic research station, received psychological suggestions, after they left, no one would reveal the four’s whereabouts to anyone. Thus, the four remaining at the research station to spend the Antarctic winter would be remembered by no one.
Over the next three days, Charlie wade and the others waited aboard the research vessel for a weather window to cross the Devil’s West Wind Belt.
During these days, several more research vessels arrived at Ushuaia Port one after another, creating the spectacular sight of over a dozen research ships berthed simultaneously, all awaiting entry into the Antarctic Circle.
On the night of the fourth day, Captain John Thoresen suddenly announced loudly over the broadcast, “All personnel, attention please. Port management has notified us that winds and waves in the Drake Passage have subsided. This is an excellent weather window. Management has instructed us to prepare immediately and be ready to depart within the next hour!”
