Tierra took Fabien Kahn's outstretched hand and shook it with a smile.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Fabien." Tierra's voice carried a note of sincerity. "Congratulations on your achievements and your upcoming position."
A hint of pride appeared on Fabien's face, but he quickly smiled modestly. "Thank you, Mr. Lockhart. It is also an honor for me to be able to join this expedition team."
"This is a promising young man." As Honason Hadley spoke, he introduced the other young members around them to Tierra. "This is Linda Field. She specializes in climatology and geology, and she recently took part in a research project on extreme climate change. Her results were quite remarkable."
Linda was a very quiet-looking young female PhD, one of the few female members under Honason Hadley. She had thick, light-brown hair and azure eyes.
Though she was not very tall, when she shook Tierra's hand, he could feel that her arms were very strong, and there was a layer of calluses on her palms. It was obvious that they had been formed through years of fieldwork.
Linda nodded at Tierra, revealing a faint friendly smile.
"It is a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Lockhart." Linda's voice carried a note of confidence.
"The pleasure is mine, Miss Field," Tierra replied politely.
Extreme climate change—
Tierra mulled it over inwardly.
"Have you found a job as well?" Tierra asked.
"Not yet, Mr. Lockhart," Linda replied politely. "I still have about two years before I graduate."
"I see." Tierra nodded, then smiled. "If you are interested in changes to marine ecosystems, I may have a small project—more precisely, a project related to deep-sea geological changes and the activities of large organisms."
Tierra smiled.
He forcibly swallowed back words like "R'lyeh," "Cthulhu," and "Deep Ones."
"Deep-sea geological changes and