Deep within the glaciers of the Arctic waters.
Liu Yishou stood on the bridge of the Kunlun Aircraft Carrier, his breath misting in the cold as he studied a set of encrypted coordinates clutched in his hand.
Before him stretched a vast white ice field, with towering icebergs and howling winds.
He looked up into the distance, toward the Arctic Army Military Base.
It was still several kilometers away.
"Reporting in. We've reached the designated coordinates." The communications soldier's voice sounded beside him.
Liu Yishou nodded and picked up the encrypted communicator.
"This is the Great Xia Navy Expeditionary Fleet, calling Arctic Army Base."
A burst of static came through the communicator, followed by a deep male voice.
"Password."
"The heavenly king subdues the earth tiger."
"Chicken stewed with mushrooms."
"Verification complete. Please stand by."
Liu Yishou frowned, lowered the communicator, and turned to his adjutant.
"What now?"
The adjutant looked blank and shook his head helplessly.
If even you, the commander-in-chief, don't know, how would I?
Rumble-
Just then, the iceberg ahead suddenly began shaking violently.
The entire bridge seemed to tremble with the thunderous noise.
Liu Yishou's eyes widened at the sight.
"What's going on?!"
The next moment, the scene before him left him utterly stunned.
A fissure suddenly opened down the middle of the iceberg's sheer face, which stood over a hundred meters tall.
Then a massive stone wall slowly sank, revealing a pitch-black opening.
The opening was broad, nearly a hundred meters across.
Its depths were lost in darkness, and the walls on either side were smooth and level, clearly excavated by human hands.
Liu Yishou: "???"
The adjutant: "!!!"
Every officer on the bridge stood dumbfounded.
Just then, the communicator sounded again.
"Expeditionary Fleet, please enter the canal. We will guide you forward."
Liu Yishou