During the four days of waiting for Herbert to come and pick up the things, Weiran frequently contacted Katenka via email, and with the help of the other party, he found more and more items that were enough for Herbert to eat at least one or twenty.
The criminal evidence of the old man in prison. By the way, Katenka was also planning a plan to send Herbert to prison to sober up under the former's instructions.
While leaving everything about Herbert to his beautiful female subordinate, he finally made the decision to explore the secret behind the watch with the help of a metal book.
Just like the previous considerations, this is not only to satisfy curiosity and verify Katianka's investigative ability, but also to accumulate more things in the metal book to live in. More importantly, if you are lucky, you may be able to
Learn a new language.
Considering that this time the content is mainly about exploration, and it is very likely that it will be an adventure into the freezing Arctic Circle, Weiran has also made sufficient preparations for this.
In addition to carefully familiarizing myself with the topographic map and satellite images of Bear Island, the most important thing was to put a glass bottle of vitamins in the medical kit, and also added a lot of dried chili peppers to the seasonings in the food box.
The remaining space is filled with various high-calorie foods and a large bottle of bear fat that can prevent frostbite, be used as food, and can even be used for burning. In order to get this large bottle of multi-purpose bear fat,
He spent a lot of effort, but finally got it with the help of Jima.
Also filled were the three oil barrels. The ones filled with gasoline were naturally left untouched, but the two oil barrels that originally contained fresh water and red wine were all replaced by 95% medical alcohol.
This alcohol can be used as fuel, and can also be used to sterilize instruments after dilution. It can even be further diluted if necessary. According to Maozi's standards, it is no problem to drink it.
As for whether the two large barrels of alcohol can be carried over, he doesn't care. Anyway, with the barrel of gasoline as a base, he won't lose anything if he can't carry it over. As for water, considering the natural environment of Bear Island, there is nothing missing.
Lack of water.
In addition, he also replaced the anti-tank gun with the ammunition he purchased a few months ago. Anyway, those ammunition were produced in the 1980s. Based on past experiences, as long as the anti-tank gun can be obtained by then
Once it comes out, there is a high probability that it can be used.
After making the final preparations, Wei Ran filled his personal flask with Professor Alexei's private gin, then locked the rolling shutter door, took out the glasses case from the safe, and walked into the bedroom on the second floor.
As usual, he closed the curtains and locked the bedroom door. He took out the watch from the glasses case, took a deep breath, and summoned the metal book with mottled patina.
Amidst the sound of turning pages, the metal quill slowly floated up, and he drew a hand on the blank page 14. As the pen tip moved rapidly, the hand gradually appeared on the wrist.
Got a watch.
Role identity: Victor, a doctoral candidate in meteorology
Return mission: Survive to the end and take at least 200 photos.
Two hundred? Why so many? What about the language tasks?
Wei Ran frowned and allowed his field of vision to be filled with intense white light. The task of not having language was unexpected, and the task of taking 200 photos was also something he did not expect.
After a while, loud snoring sounded in his ears one after another. His nose also smelled the smell of stinky feet that was so strong that it was pungent, and the smell of body odor that was no less lethal than the former.
Opening his eyes carefully, the first thing Wei Ran saw was the small dim light on the ceiling above his head. Looking to his left and right, he saw a snoring person lying on each of the two single beds.
The person on the bed on the left was an old man who looked to be in his fifties and already bald. Beside his pillow were a radio that seemed to be able to generate electricity by hand and a glasses case.
On the bed on the right, a young man who looked to be in his mid-twenties at most was lying on the bed. On the bedside table next to this young man, there was a golden watch and a pair of glasses that looked to be of high quality.
Glasses.
So you are Mrs. Amanda’s brother Eric?
Wei Ran muttered to himself, and climbed up from the single bed gently. At a glance, he saw three huge mountaineering bags and a wooden box that could at least fit a person in next to the wall.
He turned around and looked at the quartz clock hanging on the wall. The time displayed on it was past five o'clock. He reached out and picked up a newspaper on the table that he couldn't understand what was written on it. The date displayed on it was December 5, 1988.
Number.
Putting down the newspaper gently, Wei Ran walked to the window and opened a corner of the curtain. Outside the window, which was covered with a little frost, in addition to the heavy snow falling in the wind, he could vaguely see the dark sea in the distance, and
On the streets illuminated by street lights downstairs, cars drive by from time to time and even reindeer pulling sleds run by from time to time.
Putting down the raised curtains, he walked into the bathroom again, locked the door as quietly as possible, and began to take things out of the metal book.
After some attempts, except for the platoon boat that I didn't dare to try because of lack of space, the only things I could take out this time were Mauser bayonets, pistols, food boxes, three oil drums, portable wine bottles, kerosene gas lamps, and telescopes.
Things. As for the rest, they were once again temporarily detained by the metal book.
Fortunately, there were quite a lot of things he put in the food box. The three oil barrels were also full of gasoline or high-concentration alcohol.
Putting the last bottle of wine he had taken out back into the metal book, Wei Ran had just opened the bathroom door when the harsh ringtone of an old-fashioned telephone rang outside, and the purring sound that seemed to be singing a folk song also stopped suddenly shortly after the ringing.
end.
Soon, there was a conversation in the room that Wei Ran couldn't understand. But after a few words of conversation, he heard the sound of putting down the phone again.
"Professor Jonas, my cousin has found the ship. Now they are preparing the supplies and equipment needed to land on the island. They will pick us up in five or six hours at the earliest." The person who just answered the phone changed into a health-care device.
He understood German and said, "By the way, where is Victor? Why haven't you seen him?"
"I'm in the bathroom," Wei Ran responded through the door. After waiting for a moment, he pressed the flush button of the toilet, then turned on the faucet and washed his hands.
It was only when he walked out of the bathroom that the bald old man who was half lying on the bed asked worriedly, "Eric, is this cousin of yours trustworthy?"
"Don't worry, Professor." Eric adjusted his glasses and assured confidently, "Although we don't meet often, he is definitely worthy of trust. Even the boat that took us to Bear Island this time was the best one he found.
A friend rented it.”
"That's good"
Professor Jonas put on the cleaned glasses, "Since we are about to set off in a few hours, let's check the equipment to avoid discovering anything missing after boarding the ship."
"Let me and Victor do it!"
Eric said as he jumped out of bed, took out a necklace from his neck, and used the small key on it to open the padlock on the wooden box.
"Victor, how about you read the supplies list and I'll check it?" As Eric spoke, he had already opened the lid of the box, pulled out a piece of paper from the inside and handed it to Wei Ran.
"no problem"
Wei Ran simply agreed and read the item names and corresponding quantities against the handwritten list in German.
Speaking of which, the teachers and students prepared a lot of things. In addition to three kerosene gas lamps and various accessories, there were also three sets of Heinze pancake ovens issued by the West German armored forces in the early 1980s and matching stainless steel
Stock pot, kettle, frying pan.
What surprised him even more was that, except for a small medical box and three black Leica M3 cameras, the remaining space in the wooden box was filled with boxes of film.
Suppressing the doubts in their hearts, Eric followed Eric and put the things he had just taken out into categories one by one. The two of them took out the contents of the three hiking bags and took inventory.
The contents of these mountaineering bags are quite normal. In addition to the bright red polar winter clothing and boots corresponding to their respective sizes, there are also some sundries such as ice axes, shovels, sleeping bags, and a change of underwear and socks.
After repacking the three hiking bags with their respective names on them, Eric took out a palm-sized notebook, opened it and said, "The rest is gasoline, tents, food and drinks, believe me.
Goleo will definitely be ready, he knows Bear Island better than we do."
"Wait a minute, Eric, what did you say your cousin's name was?" Wei Ran asked in surprise.
"Leo, what's wrong?"
Eric looked at Wei Ran in confusion, "I remember what I told you on the way when we came here. He is a gold prospector and an experienced hunter."
"Sorry, I just heard it wrong," Wei Ran responded perfunctorily, but actually he was secretly surprised.
He remembered very clearly that Mrs. Amanda had said at the airport that her brother had disappeared during the expedition. She also said that her brother was called Leo, a gold prospector, and a second-rate explorer. Could it be possible?
She didn't lie, but she was actually looking for her cousin, not her brother?
But in this case, how did the watch on Eric's hand end up in Amanda's hand?
Before he could figure it out, Jonas, who had been sitting on the bed studying notes, said, "Eric, remember to ask your cousin to prepare more supplies. Although Bear Island is not large, I want to be on this island."
It is not easy to find a hidden weather station on the island, especially during the polar night, so we must be prepared to search for it for a long time on that island."
"Don't worry, Professor"
Eric replied confidently, "I asked my cousin to prepare enough supplies for the four of us for a month, and the fishing boat that took us to Bear Island will always be waiting for us at the dock."
"Will there be news about the boat your cousin is looking for?" Jonas couldn't help but ask.
"No, I promise not."
Eric paused, "Speaking of this, Professor Jonas, I'm more worried about whether there is the Equator 2 weather station we are looking for on that island."
“There is absolutely no doubt about this.”
Jonas closed the notebook in his hand and explained with certainty, "I can guarantee that there must be an undiscovered weather station left by Germany during World War II on that island, and there must be abandoned items in that weather station.
A lot of valuable information.”
"A weather station left behind by Germany during World War II? Equator Station 2?"
Wei Ran, who was watching the excitement on the side, became more and more confused as he listened. Isn't this the late 1980s? Why is it still related to Germany during World War II?
"Professor Jonas"
Eric asked in a somewhat excited tone, "If we really find that weather station, will the weather data in it really be free for Victor and I to use?"
"certainly!"
Jonas replied affirmatively, "If it weren't for your two research projects, why would I take the risk of bringing you to such a ghost place?"
There's something wrong with this old man... Wei Ran frowned subconsciously when he saw the false smile on Teacher Jonas's face.
