Happy Tycoon

When Yang Jing's helicopter landed on the open area of ​​Alert Camp, more than a dozen people were surrounded. And when Captain Andrei Mirakinov, who was sitting in the co-pilot position of the helicopter, got off the helicopter, an old white man with white hair and apparently 70 years old immediately laughed. Haha came up.

"Wow, wow, really my dear little Andre! I thought you were joking during the radio communication today. Andre, welcome to Alert camp again!" The old man gave Ren Gao Andre of Marathon University gave a warm hug. As a result, the scene where the thin and thin old man and Andre of Marathon hug together is really a bit of a laugh.

Andre also laughed and said, "Kyle, I'm really happy to see you again. How long have you been here? I remember the last time I saw you was two years ago, you won't be here anymore. It's been two years, right?"

The old man raised his eyebrows playfully and smiled: "Why not? How nice is this place? No **** pollution, no intrigue, I like it here, I really like it here."

"Well, Kyle, you won again this time. I know that betting with you can't win you, so I've brought you a lot of good things, so I take it as this bet."

The old man smiled and said, "Before you landed, I had contacted Max by radio, and he told me that you did bring us a lot of real good things. Thank you, Andre, you can still think of us. People who have been forgotten by the world."

Andre smiled and said: "Kyle, if you want to thank you, don't thank me. Actually, I am not the owner of these supplies. I am only hired this time. Come, let me introduce you to support us this time. The real boss of the Arctic trip. Kyle, this is Albert Young from China, the beautiful lady beside him is Yang’s fiancee, Sophia White. Kyle, they are real and bold Boss. The things I brought over today are all purchased by these two generous bosses. You know, with the poor salary in my pocket, I can’t buy the kind of Australia that costs more than five hundred dollars a pound. Wagyu. So, Kyle, you should thank them."

Kyle immediately turned his head and walked towards Yang Jing. He walked to the front, ignoring Yang Jing's right hand extended, but gave Yang Jing a warm hug, "Young man, thank you for your generosity. Your generosity has won the old man." Regards Kyle. Welcome to Alter."

The enthusiasm of the old man made Yang Jing a little uncomfortable, but looking back, this old man might have been here for more than two years. This persistence alone is enough for anyone to respect.

"Hey, Kyle, it’s nice to meet you. I’m Albert Young. You can call me Albert. Your persistence and persistence are enough to win you the respect of the world. Kyle, this is mine. Fiancee Sophia."

Grid smiled and shook hands with Kyle. "Sir, you are really a respectable person. I heard you and Andre talking just now. I really admire you."

"Wow, the compliment from such a beautiful lady makes my old Kyle seem twenty years younger. Sophia, welcome to Alter."

After greeted Yang Jing and Grid, Kyle began to greet the others again. Andre leaned forward and said in a low voice: "Kel is a real scholar. If I remember correctly, he should be this year. He is seventy-three years old. He was originally a senior professor at the University of Victoria. After retiring, he didn’t know what to do, so he came to Alter and kept doing research here. Sometimes he stayed here. It's just one or two years, just like this time, he should stay here for more than two years."

When Andre said so, Yang Jing and Grid were also in awe. The University of Victoria is one of the top institutions of higher learning in Canada. It is definitely not easy to be a senior professor in that kind of school. Even if you re-employ after retirement, your salary for a year will never be less than 300,000 Canadian dollars.

But the old man actually gave up such a high salary and came to this kind of almost the most desolate place in the world to do research. This kind of spirit is really worthy of respect.

"I met Kyle for the first time seven years ago. At that time, I was the chief engineer of the Blue Whale. That summer, the Blue Whale came to the North Pole for a scientific expedition, and I saw it here for the first time. Old Kyle. In the following years, I met with Old Kyle twice here. The last time I met was in the summer two years ago. Oh, by the way, Kyle’s name is Kyle Pedro ."

Grid said in an admiring tone: "This old man is really amazing! He is in his seventies, and he can stay in this place for such a long time to do research. He is really a real scholar."

Taking advantage of everyone's greetings, Andre introduced this northernmost settlement to Yang Jing and Ge Ge.

"Alert is actually not a settlement in the strict sense, but a military base. It was developed as a military base in the earliest days. Now this settlement still has a radio wave receiving station for military intelligence, here, It's that area over there."

Yang Jing and Ge Ge looked in the direction pointed by Andre, and they saw that there were some buildings about 500 meters away from the camp.

"Yes, there is the military base and the oldest building in the entire Aare settlement. Now there are some Canadian Army soldiers on duty there. They are stationed for six months each time, and then they can get three Week’s break. Now, did you see that ensign? He should be the highest officer of the military base. It is estimated that at most the military base is guarded by more than a dozen people in turn."

Andre retracted his gaze, then pointed to the campsite and continued: "This campsite is the Aare settlement that was later developed. Now there is a weather station established by the Canadian Environment Agency and a global atmospheric observation network. These monitoring points are all civilian facilities. As for the northernmost Alert Airport, they are also part of this camp."

Yang Jing shook his head slightly and said, "Why do you want to set up such a settlement in such a northern location? It's too hard here."

Andre said with a smile: "This is beyond our control. There are many places that are actually made by those who play politics. For example, the Thule Air Force Base that Brian said that day, and here ."

Yang Jing and Gege shook their heads slightly without saying anything. Some things cannot be changed by their opinions.

"Actually, Alert used to be more lively than it is now. It is said that during the Cold War in the last century, the number of people living here was as high as 200. They were called'The Frozenhosen' (chosen frozen people). These people are all Worked for the military signal intelligence radio receiving station and the two weather monitoring stations. During the white-hot phase of the Cold War in the last century, Alert’s military intelligence station was ordered to eavesdrop on the Soviet Union. In fact, compared to Ottawa, Canada, it is remote The distance between Alert and Moscow is shorter and has a more strategic advantage."

"It's a pity that after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the Cold War completely disappeared, and there were fewer and fewer people stationed here. Twelve years ago, there were five long-term settlers here. By now, there is no longer a real long-term history here. Settlers, people here, including old Kyle, can only be regarded as short-term settlers."

Yang Jing and Gege shook their heads slightly again.

Yang Jing looked around this small square, and found that the small square was filled with colorful signs. One of the largest brands is built with iron frames. The top of the brand is white and blue underneath. In the middle is the five English letters "ALERT" written in black font. This is the name of Alert. In the upper right corner of the sign, there is also a direction indicator. Under the sign, there is a line of smaller black English-ORLDS-MOST-NORTHERN-, which translates into Chinese as "the northernmost station in the world".

Beside this sign, there are densely packed wooden signs. If the biggest Alert's sign is the mother, these wooden signs are like children nestling next to their mother. Most of these wooden signs are hand-made identification signs with the words "How many miles to XXX" are written on them.

Seeing that Yang Jing pays attention to these signs, Andre said: "These signs were made by people who came to Arret to take risks. This is the northernmost human settlement in the world, and many people come here to take risks every year. Yes. After they came here, they would often make a sign in the city where their hometown was located, and then nail it here to show that they had been here~www.readwn.com~Yang Jing took a rough look and found that it was the least. There are more than ten large pieces of wood erected, and each piece of wood is nailed with no less than ten such handmade wooden signs. For example, there is a sign that says clearly, Oslo, 198. This means that the Norwegian capital of Oslo is still 198 miles away from here. , Converted into kilometers, it is almost 192 kilometers.

In addition, what are the names of cities such as Reykjavik, Seattle, San Francisco, Buenos Aires, Yang Jing even saw a sign in Melbourne, which is 14942 kilometers away...

Grid also saw these wooden signs and said with a smile: "These foreigners really know how to play."

At this time, the personnel who had just gone to the beach to meet the two assault boats also returned. There were vehicles in the camp, and these people passed by in vehicles. Although the shore was still about ten kilometers away from the camp, they hurried back quickly.

Every time a boat drops anchor, and then the people on the boat come to camp, it is a day not inferior to Christmas for the residents of Alter. It's too boring here, so whenever someone comes to visit, they take it very seriously.

The same is true this time.