Chapter 37 Spitsbergen Islands (1)
“P146T1631W7814 Arrives.”
Whenever Lorraine did something related to his responsibilities, her tone became particularly stiff. Huang Xuan walked out of the plane passage on the hard land, which was much better than the environment without roots under his feet in the passage.
"Where is it now?" Huang Xuan said, taking a deep breath of air conditioning and saying, "It's so cold."
While speaking, his whole body suddenly became warm, and Lorraine replied: "In standard time, 1631, it was located near Longyearbyen in Spitsbergen Islands, close to the Arctic Circle. The current temperature is 2°C. I have put an energy circle on you to maintain the temperature, but I still recommend that you wear clothes quickly."
"You asked me to wear less." Huang Xuan looked at the long-sleeved T-shirt on his body. This was because the short-sleeved shirt gave people a strong visual impact... Although he no longer felt cold, Huang Xuan still had a cold war, stamped his feet and said, "Look for someone."
"There are a lot of human activities 3 kilometers west. Also, please note that you can stay in P146 for up to 84 hours."
"It's just three and a half days, it's so complicated." Huang Xuan shrank his neck, feeling that he had nothing to do with the hard frozen soil nearby. He shook his head and took a step in the right direction.
On the way, Lorraine began to search for plane information. This is the most important step. It can not only determine the current security, but also the key step to determine the end. Before the time and space oscillation occurred, the environment of each plane had been fully examined. However, in the current time and space desert environment, the data is outdated, and the only thing that can be hoped for is the standard plane similarity. If this is also a plane developed after severe time and space shock, it will usually have a higher similarity. At this time, time and space desert has become an advantage. If it were in the era of large planes, there would be no similarity at all. Countless businessmen have destroyed everything that can be destroyed long ago. If it weren't for this, how could time and space shock happen?
As the closest human settlement to the Arctic, the Spitsbergen Islands have poor plant coverage, especially in areas close to the inland areas, where only a little moss is exposed to the land. Lorraine said that there were still a large number of polar bears here, which made Huang Xuan leave a little thrilling.
While walking, Lorraine began to popularize the basic information of the region to Huang Xuan. The content was numerous and complicated, which made him unbearable. He thought, if he really listened to it, then as long as he took a few more time and space trips, history and geography would be considered a master.
The Spitsbergen Islands, also known as the Svalbard Islands, were in Norway's territory during the time of Huang Xuan, but at present, the owners here are Dutch.
The Netherlands in the 17th century was the most powerful country in the world and was known as the "sea coachman", and Spitsbergen, as its colony, was highly valued.
The air seemed to be cold, and you could hear someone talking from afar. Through the empty fields, you could see a small fishing village.
"It seems to be a market." Huang Xuan speeded up. The energy circle had a good warmth effect, but he still liked clothes more. "What is the value of the 17th century?" He was already considering what clothes to change? Polar bear leather jacket? Will it be a little too heavy?
"Tulips." Lorraine's answer almost made Huang Xuan vomit blood. He suddenly remembered that he seemed to have heard similar information just now. It seemed that there was a period of time that the Netherlands had been trading tulips wildly. People sold their assets to buy tulip bulbs for hoarding, and competed to buy newly cultivated pathological varieties, which made a rare tulip sold as many as thousands of Dutch guilds, worth 30 times the average annual income of the Dutch at that time.
Of course, such madness will inevitably end. After the fanaticism, the cherished tulips depreciated by people will depreciate by more than 90%, and most of the ordinary varieties will be fed to animals. This is known as the first economic bubble in history, which seriously affected the economic order and even economic strength of the Netherlands. However, this thing was extremely expensive before it depreciated.
"Tulips are still valuable now?" Although he already knew that he was born near the Arctic Circle, Huang Xuan couldn't help but ask.
"Analyzing the similarity of this plane, tulip sales are climaxing."
Huang Xuan was slightly disappointed. If he had known that he would have brought a batch of tulips, he would have been better than famous products such as "Eternal Augustus".
Several small sailboats appeared quickly in front of Huang Xuan with three sails. This was a style that would never be seen again in the electrical era. They all had their own cross sails, made of canvas, with vertical seams. The ropes tied the sails and used movable rigging to tie them together. Triangular sails have not yet been invented, so the area of the sails is far from as large as people imagined.
Seeing the boat coming, people in the fishing village started to scream. At this time, several Nordic men also walked out of the low wall and saw Huang Xuan.
At this moment, their expressions should be shocked. Huang Xuan shrugged. If he saw a yellow man walking around in a T-shirt near the Arctic Circle, he would probably scream. After all, it would be easier to fight monsters if there were more people.
"Hoegaathet (How are you?)" Huang Xuan took the lead in greeting. Lorraine was used as a translator for him, and his pronunciation was very similar, completely like Huang Xuan himself was speaking Dutch.
"Hoi" A man stretched out a hand and replied, Huang Xuan showed a very happy expression and asked loudly: "Hello you. How far is this place from Longyearbyen?"
"Just in front." A young man looked at Huang Xuan who was gradually approaching curiously, pointed to the west and said, "Where are you from?"
"Amsterdam, my friend." Huang Xuan deliberately showed friendship. The famous Nordic Viking has been famous for a long time. He smiled and said, "I went to Amsterdam from Guawa Island and am now an employee of the East India Company."
Guawa Island is today Indonesia. As far as the history is familiar to the Chinese, the Dutch East India Company invaded Taiwan based on Guawa Island and was finally driven out by Zheng Chenggong a hundred years later. However, the young people in front of him obviously don’t know where Guawa Island is, but every Dutch knows the East India Company. When Huang Xuan was so familiar with the Dutch life, the middle-aged man standing behind came forward and said, “If you want to go to Longyearbyen, you can go with us later.”
"Thank you so much." Huang Xuan shrank and said, "Can you change some clothes with you? I can exchange them with spices."
Although spices are no longer the legendary violence since the 17th century, they are still expensive. However, they are located in the northernmost part of the earth, and spices are only more marketable in Europe. The middle-aged man shook his head, but he still promised to give him a set of clothes.
Huang Xuan accepted it embarrassedly. He could not free up a large amount of food from the plane passage now. However, several young people seemed very enthusiastic, especially when Huang Xuan wore Shanghai leopard skin, his image changed drastically and he became closer to them.
The previous small sailboat brought some fish and algae, a large number of shrimps, and many of them were famous Norwegian jellyfish shrimps. As far as Huang Xuan knew, their prices were higher than those from the broken boats loaded with them, but now they are just food for fishermen.
Chapter completed!