Xikailan Municipal Government had indeed collected quite a few pages and arranged them in order.
The first page in the display case happened to be the first page of the second volume.
The contents of this page were simple. The explorer had received sponsorship and thanked several sponsors. They were all old companies that He Ao did not recognize, though some still existed today, such as Nordic Electronics.
Though this explorer had been obscure, he was quite capable of securing sponsorships and had received funding from many companies.
Although it was said that no one who ventured deep into the North Ice Field had ever returned alive, he had still assembled a sizable team.
In the exploration journal, he claimed it was the largest expedition to explore the North Ice Field at the time. Everyone was curious about what lay in the depths of that endless ice field.
He chose summer, when temperatures were rising, to enter the North Ice Field. According to his estimates, the temperature would be at its highest by the time he reached the depths, and they would quickly achieve their goal.
But reality soon slapped him in the face.
Upon entering the outer region of the ice field, the temperature did indeed gradually rise as he had imagined.
They even saw frozen soil exposed by melting ice and snow, as well as cold-resistant creatures moving along the edges of lakes in the ice field.
But as they continued deeper, everything changed. The warming weather rapidly turned colder the farther they went.
Soon, they reached depths no one had ever entered before. At that point, even the most experienced guides could no longer tell which way lay ahead.
At this stage, the team had its first internal conflict. Some refused to go any farther and wanted