Rebirth: Super Banking System

Chapter 2456: Chapter 2294: Greece Referendum

Next day.

Early morning.

Upon waking, everyone found that the icebreaker ship had already arrived in the ice floe area. The surrounding ice floes collided with the icebreaker ship from time to time, but it remained unmoved.

Thickened hull, extremely high hardness.

Moreover.

Despite the prolonged collisions, no one felt any vibrations. A group stood on the deck, eating and admiring the view, Tang Qing joining in with the crowd.

Though getting tired of the view.

Also.

Last night.

He teleported out, and on the ice floes, he played a game of extreme jumping. Tang Nian’er recorded the video again, titled: Please watch the ice floes.

Similarly.

No shots of the ship or people, only the scenery.

Suddenly.

Countless comments.

Among them.

Some guessed whether Tang Nian’er really filmed in the polar region, but the response was sparse. Mentioning the Aurora might be believable, but this was the ice floe sea.

Generally.

Few venture to this place, let alone girls.

…

Soon.

On the sea.

A group of people started playing on surfboards among the ice floes, not afraid of colliding with the ice as the intelligent system would evade, even in case of accidents.

Plonk!

Falling into the water.

Wasn’t a big deal.

Beneath the sea.

A massive submersible remained below, and there was also a Tianpeng on the ship, ensuring safety. At this moment, everyone enjoyed the thrill of speeding on the sea.

Taking photos.

Recording videos.

Sending to the group.

However.

They only shared with family or very close friends to prevent widespread distribution.

…

In the following days.

Ice floes.

From sparse to gradually becoming dense.

Finally.

Turned into a vast icefield, making sea power boards unfeasible, but Tang Qing brought something else—ice power boards.

On the ship.

There were various snow vehicles, along with dozens of sled dogs. But compared to these traditional methods, playing with Tang Qing’s high tech was more intriguing.

On the ice.

Dozens tread on power boards, carving trails across the icefield. Despite the cold turning their breath into ice on their faces.

It couldn’t dampen their enthusiasm.

Behind.

“Crack!”

“Sizzle!”

“Bang!”

The icebreaker constantly breaking the ice surface. The shattering, friction, and impact sounds nearby would be an absolute torture to the ears.

Therefore.

Generally, while the ship is sailing, everyone prefers to disembark to play, and the icebreaker halts during meal times, as it can’t travel much further.

Now.

We have reached the icefield.

However.

The icebreaker’s maximum icebreaking thickness is only 1.4 meters, though it seems thin, it’s already an outstanding figure among icebreakers. After all, icebreakers aren’t omnipotent.

Generally.

Icebreakers rely on power inertia for icebreaking.

Thicker ice.

The front sloped surface allows the icebreaker to climb onto the ice, using the massive hull weight to crush and fracture the ice ahead.

And thicker still.

No way through.

Unable to crack.

Can’t crush.

Huaxia’s largest icebreaker can only continuously break 1.2 meters of ice (including 0.2 meters of snow), the world record is merely 2.8 meters.

Therefore.

This journey, the icebreaker only covers the first half. Another segment requires disembarking for other transports, fortunately, preparations were thorough.

This trip’s difficulty is only sightseeing level.

…

January 11th.

Morning.

On the vast icefield, the colossal icebreaker stopped, leaving behind a long trail of ice floes, faced with an unmovable thick ice layer ahead.

At this moment.

The icebreaker couldn’t advance further.

Onboard.

Massive hoisting machinery lowered containers onto the ice layer, unloading their contents, then hoisted the empty containers back on the ship.

Soon.

The area before the ship appeared as a cargo yard.

Mechanical engineering.

Supplies.

Vehicles.

And sled dogs barking ’Wangwang’.

“Let’s go!”

Ge Feng shouted, the convoy started advancing, nearly thirty vehicles. On the icefield, the vehicles were track types and relatively lightweight.

At the forefront.

Was a scout vehicle, extending ten-meter-long probe rods on both sides, preventing accidental thin spots or collapse.

Of course.

Even with a pit, it’s no problem.

Because.

All vehicles had X-shaped long steel beams installed at the bottom, extending outward, similar to crossing a bar over ice, providing extra security.

Onboard the vehicles.

Warm as spring.

Hot tea.

Heating.

The extreme cold outside didn’t affect the inside. But they came to play, and after driving dozens of kilometers, they started racing.

Soon.

A pack of sprinting sled dogs appeared on the icefield.

Excitement!

For so many days.

On the ship.

Besides.

Upon arriving at the icefield, people indulged in playing power boards, leaving the dogs aside, returning to their familiar environment, they were uncontrollably happy.

…

Just at this time.

Europe.

Greece.

With a debt of hundreds of billions of Euros, a year’s voice to leave the group, and funding difficulties without borrowing options, the Greek authorities started to break the pots.

Proposed a plan.

—Not to repay.

Instantly.

Greece unanimously approved.

Humph!

Scold us.

Refuse more loans. We just won’t repay, see if you dare to be arrogant! To this plan, the European Union was taken aback, then angry.

Default?

You dream.

You rogue.

Hundreds of billions of Euro debt isn’t something you can default out of. I don’t believe you dare.

“Precisely.”

“Greece has no guts.”

“…”

Public opinion criticized, then despised, believing Greece was bluffing, a threat, merely seeking more loans, how could this be agreed?

However.

These words provoked Greece.

What?

Say we’re bluffing?

Fine.

Then we’ll show you whether we’ve got the nerve. The next day, countless Greeks took to the streets, the president decisively played a card.

—Referendum!

This year.

He was also exhausted, unable to repay, wanting to reduce benefits, Greeks disagreed, wanting more loans, EU countries also disagreed.

Helpless.

He was also forced to his limit.

Referendum.

Considered as a threat.

By then.

If the result favors not repaying, EU sanctions are inevitable, and then, crying impoverishment, blaming them, demanding the solution, you must rescue us.

Thinking.

The EU should intervene.

Otherwise.

Drag further.

Greece will be unable to pay wages. You know, joining the Eurozone, Greece can’t print money. Due to this debt, countries are unwilling to lend.

Wages.

Benefits.

Pensions.

…

Unchanged expenses.

Taxation?

Can’t support this expenditure, the taxation system of Greece inherently has issues, massive evasions, leaving borrowing as the sole option.

Currently.

Nearly unsustainable.

Referendum.

As its last resort to force the EU. The president believed the EU wouldn’t let Greece collapse, as the debt crisis wasn’t just theirs.

If not collapsing.

Then rescue.

This round.

Greece surely wins, regarding the EU leaving Greece unattended, forcing Greece’s exit, the president believed the probability was less than one percent, nearly impossible.