Chapter 653: Chapter 653

Mountain Eagle and Blood Fox met at the airport, then got something random to fill their stomachs, and everyone split up in Anchorage...

Daria, with a large suitcase containing 3 million US Dollars, escorted by Sealion and Donkey, returned to the Captain's Hotel.

This time, Daria needs to stay in Anchorage for a while...

She needs to acquire a spot that can correspond with the Brown Bear Camp, with a warehouse, hangar, fuel depot, and a qualified facility dormitory.

At the same time, she has to act as a liaison, relaying the needs of the Brown Bear Camp to the market in Anchorage, purchasing the necessary items there, and then sending them to the Brown Bear Camp in a cost-effective way.

Most importantly, Daria needs to pick up Xiao Wan and the kids who will arrive soon.

The task for Blood Fox is to help the muddleheaded Tank arrange for his wife to go to Thailand for surgery and see if there's any way to fix Tank's brain issues.

Meanwhile, this old buddy also has to guide Tiffany and Lilith to familiarize themselves with the tasks that the Arctic Fox Rescue Team needs to carry out, and also incorporate the newly adult intern tourism police Marta into their team.

Their first task is to head to the Golden Triangle to extract Snowden, while simultaneously helping the village sell their gold and purchase needed supplies and weapons.

The task is straightforward, but judging from the impression the Golden Triangle left on Mountain Eagle, Tiffany and her team might face some challenges completing it smoothly.

Everyone parted ways at the airport just before dawn...

Mountain Eagle got into the cockpit of the King Air, preparing for a good ten minutes under the slightly nervous gazes of Butcher and the others, then took off onto the runway under the tower's command.

The flight went smoothly, and the King Air flew over the vast untouched forest, reaching the skies over the Brown Bear Camp at first light...

In November, Alaska had already entered winter, with about nine hours of daylight and an average of 13 snowy days a month.

Due to its latitude, the snowfall in Brown Bear Camp in November is around 6 centimeters, with an average high temperature of minus two degrees and a low of about minus five degrees.

Moreover, the surrounding mountains and forests block the fierce cold winds, making the overall climate and conditions around the camp relatively good.

At the same time, higher latitude areas like Fairbanks and the Arctic have temperatures of around minus 11 degrees and minus 16 degrees.

Plus, the biting winds on the tundra rapidly draw heat from the body, making it feel much colder.

Intentionally, Mountain Eagle piloted the King Air around the Brown Bear Camp, lowering its altitude near the valley where the lab was located for observation.

The snow at this time hadn't fully covered the mountains; Alaska below zero degrees still burst with intense vitality...

Vast expanses of spruce and pine trees remained green, with spats of snow on their tips seemingly mere decoration, not hindering their tenacious stretch skyward.

The exit at the north side of the valley, a vast belt of birch, was already bare with blotched snow pressing down golden leaves.

When the first light pierces the Birch Forest onto the ground, thanks to the contrast of ice and snow, the golden specks formed by those leaves become dazzlingly bright.

The remaining plants in the valley attracted herds of reindeer, moose, and various grazing animals, gathering to store enough nutrients to survive the severe winter.

The Yukon River wasn't frozen at this time, and the few centimeters of snow can't stop marshland plants from trying to grow, accumulating the last bit of sunlight.

Mountain Eagle must admit this truly is a magical place; the life of flora and fauna here shows a resilience he has never seen before.

If Alaska's summer is an adorned woman, then entering winter, it's like a warrior draped in furs, wielding an axe, roaring its pledge never to surrender to the extreme cold.

Mountain Eagle purchased a vast area surrounding the valley up till the Russian Mission and specifically flew to circle the Russian Mission Town...

A large number of cattle and sheep were herded around the town, with around a dozen oversized warehouses of the Vidika Group being their final refuge.

Dozens of native herdsmen, not adept at shepherding, rode snowmobiles urging the cattle and sheep to where grasses still grew to graze.

Several ships loaded with vast amounts of hay berthed at the docks, with folks using forklifts to transport the cubically packed hay to the cattle's and sheep's refuge.

Mountain Eagle wasn't sure if these people's efforts could help the cattle and sheep survive the winter, but trying is certainly better than seeing them freeze to death in the woods.

While Mountain Eagle hovered the plane, Little Ruby's voice came through the radio...

This optimistic fellow exclaimed with excitement: "Boss, you're back..."

Hearing the call on the radio, Mountain Eagle picked it up and replied with a smile: "Yes, I'm back...

Little Ruby, has my house been completed?

When I left, it was already topped off, and you promised it would be fully finished in half a month.

I plan to bring my son over for the winter; if the house isn't ready, you'll have to sleep in a tent with your old man..."

Little Ruby responded loudly: "Don't worry boss, the house is finished, come see for yourself, it's definitely the most luxurious house in the Yukon River Basin!"

Mountain Eagle held some skepticism about that 'most luxurious' claim...

Because in Little Ruby's simple eyes, luxury standards are all about having running water, electricity, being warm in winter, and sleeping comfortably...

Maybe sensing that the boss had some doubts, Little Ruby anxiously said, "Boss, everything I said is true. Come and see for yourself, your house is really beautiful...

Boss, you definitely won't believe it, but I installed underfloor heating in the greenhouse according to the blueprints from East's factory, and I actually grew vegetables in the winter...

Wayne and the others all say that's a miracle!

Everything I'm saying is true..."

In his haste, Little Ruby started speaking out of order, and Mountain Eagle decided to stop teasing him. Instead, with a smile, he said, "I believe you. Is the runway ready?

I'm about to prepare for landing..."

Little Ruby shouted excitedly, "Boss, everything is ready. You'll see it all when you arrive..."

At this moment, Mountain Eagle could already see the lights lit up along both sides of the Brown Bear Camp's runway...

What used to be an unpaved runway has now been asphalted and equipped with guiding lights for easy night landings.

There was no control tower here, just Little Ruby and Old Qiao standing on either side of the runway with high-beam flashlights, acting as signalers.

Mountain Eagle skillfully began to decelerate for landing. The King Air had excellent stall handling and was very controllable. Mountain Eagle smoothly landed the plane on the runway and taxied to the end before slowly coming to a stop.

As the plane came to a halt, Little Ruby drove over in a tractor, using a homemade tow bar to slowly tow the King Air into a hangar.

Old Qiao parked an old truck, which seemed on the verge of breaking down, outside the hangar...

Seeing Mountain Eagle and Butcher getting off the plane...

Hunter Old Qiao quickly stepped forward and warmly embraced Mountain Eagle, pinched his arm, then bent down to rub Balang's neck. Noticing that Balang's fur had grown back quite a bit, no longer patchy like before, he finally said with relief, "Boss, a doctor from Anchorage came looking for you once. He said your body hasn't fully recovered to its best state.

But you look great right now!"

Mountain Eagle paused for a moment, then shook his head, saying, "Ignore that guy. He wants to use me as a guinea pig...

I'm in great condition now, and I think I can be even better. I just need a bit of time.

Fortunately, time is something there's plenty of in the Alaskan winter, wouldn't you agree?"

Old Qiao nodded slightly and said, "No wonder Little Ruby wanted to set up a gym in the barn. At first, I thought he was crazy, but I didn't expect it was for you."

Then Old Qiao observed as Butcher and the others unloaded a few big crates from the plane. After looking around and finding no more luggage, he said somewhat regretfully, "Wasting cargo capacity in Alaska is a crime...

Put the luggage on the truck first, and I'll take you guys around for a tour.

Brown Bear Camp is quite well-known in the Yukon River Basin now. Most of what you bought has been used up.

The upstream natives and Inuits have sent over furs they've stored for many years to survive the winter.

We need to restock here again..."

Mountain Eagle glanced at Little Ruby who was circling around the King Air, called out with a smile, then tightened his single-layer coat and quickly climbed into the passenger seat of the truck...

Reaching out to push away a spring sticking out of the worn-out seat cushion, Mountain Eagle looked at Old Qiao disdainfully and said, "Where did this junk come from?

Brown Bear Camp needs to take the high-end, upscale route. Stuff should be in a museum or the trash pile." Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝⚑𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖⚑𝕟𝕖𝕥

Old Qiao started the wheezing truck, smiling as he said, "This is something Quida and I dug out from the junk heap in Little Ruby's warehouse.

Fixing it wasn't easy, but even with all its quirks, it's enough for the trips between the runway and the camp."

With that, Old Qiao pressed the gas pedal, and the old truck chugged forward a bit, only to be blocked by a herd of cattle on the road...

Old Qiao leaned out, just about to shout, but Balang jumped directly out of the truck bed and let out a howl towards the nearby woods...

At Balang's call, Mountain Eagle was amazed to see some gray-white Magengxie wolf pups darting out from the woods...

These wolf pups circled Balang, nibbling and biting to show their enthusiasm, and after being disciplined by Balang, they started driving away the cattle blocking the road.

Watching the wolf pups with their lively antics, Mountain Eagle exclaimed, "These wolves are well-trained, who did that?"

Old Qiao looked enviously at the majestic Balang and laughed, "It was Balang, he's been teaching these young wolves how to work and hunt!

You have a good dog; it's better than those two brown bears and two cougars!

If someday Balang has pups with these wolves, you must save me one, we might breed a new and superior hound!"

Looking at the visibly more spirited Balang, Mountain Eagle laughed and said, "Is there no reproductive isolation between a Malinois and a Magengxie wolf?"