"What is this?" Eric, who was curious about everything here, asked first.
"how could I know?"
As Professor Jonas spoke, he had already knocked the tip of the ice pick into the gap in the cover of the wooden box, "But won't you know if you open it and take a look?"
Seeing this, Wei Ran subconsciously took a few steps back, but Leo, who was rummaging through the boxes, dropped the miscellaneous trophies in his hands and came over.
"What is this?" Eric exclaimed.
"It seems like a film?" Professor Jonas saw Wei Ran approaching again, and took out a Bakelite sealing tube from the full wooden box and looked at it.
Before Eric, his cousin Leo and Wei Ran could reach out, the old man reminded, "To be on the safe side, we'd better not open these sealed tubes. The film inside might not be developed yet.
.Opening it hastily may destroy the contents inside."
"But what are these films for?"
Wei Ran deliberately took out one, playing with it while secretly observing the expression on Professor Jonas's face. It wasn't until a trace of nervousness flashed across the other person's old face that he returned his attention to the film seal in his hand.
.
This black cylindrical tube, which is thinner than the toothpick tube and slightly longer at the same time, has a line of pencil-thick red paint painted on it in the middle, and on the end facing upward, some unexplained words are written in bright yellow paint.
, a number composed of letters and numbers.
"Probably it was the intelligence information from the German Navy's reconnaissance of this sea area at that time."
Professor Jonas put the sealed tube in his hand back into the wooden box, and at the same time motioned to Weihan and Eric to put the sealed tube back in their hands, "But no matter what it is, after nearly half a century, will these films be able to develop photos?"
There are still question marks, so let’s take them back to France and discuss what’s inside.”
As he spoke, Professor Jonas had already knocked back the cover of the wooden box, and then pointed to the iron door next to him, "You guys go ahead and see what else is there. I will sort out the meteorological data here, and then
It’s time to get to work.”
Before Eric could finish his translation, Leo, who had been aroused by curiosity and couldn't wait any longer, had already used his mountaineering pick to break the padlock on the rusty iron door.
Unfortunately, although the space behind the iron door is not small, there are not many valuable things, except for a dozen 200-liter oil drums stacked against the walls on both sides, a box of kerosene gas lamps, various generators, and radio supplies.
In addition to damaged accessories.
The only things that can be considered rare are several sets of neatly stacked German military uniforms from World War II, as well as some balloons used for meteorological observations, or steel bottles neatly placed in the corners.
In addition to these, in this room with a small window open but tightly blocked by the snow outside, there is also a set of disassembled small wind power equipment, as well as some stacked crates and boxes.
A few boxes of cans.
After all, there was oil inside, and the three people carrying kerosene gas lamps did not dare to stay too long, so they quickly left the room and used the broken lock to secure the iron door.
“There is good news”
When Professor Jonas saw the three of them coming back, he immediately shook a folder in his hand and said, "I just found the data directory here. From October 1940 to the summer of 1945, during this period
Every day’s meteorological data is recorded in detail here.”
"Every day?" Wei Ran and Eric both exclaimed.
The former was surprised by the long history of this weather station. You must know that during World War II, Germany occupied all of Norway in June 1940. In other words, the Germans almost immediately ended the war, and even very
Perhaps before the war ended, under the cover of the Norwegian Campaign, construction of a weather station began here.
As for the latter's exclamation, it was entirely because of the "surprise of the special code." After all, five or six years and more than 1,500 days of weather monitoring data were enough for Eric to set up a research institute alone.
The total amount of data required for the project.
“Literally every day”
Professor Jonas put the folder on the table, "But there is also bad news. If we want to take away so much data, I'm afraid we will have to take photos here for a long time. Even I am worried about the film I brought.
Is it enough?"
Hearing this, Eric immediately turned to ask Leo, who was leaning on the table and flipping through antique erotic magazines, and the latter responded without raising his head.
"Do not worry"
Eric said confidently, "That fishing boat returns to Finnmark for replenishment every half month. It can serve us until spring comes, so not only do we have plenty of time, but even if we don't have enough film, we can always get replenishment."
"
"In that case, how about we celebrate first?"
Professor Jonas beat his shoulders and said, "I haven't done such physical labor for a long time. It's even more tiring than leading you to do your project."
“Definitely need to celebrate!”
After Eric finished speaking, he turned to say something to his cousin Leo again. The latter simply stuffed the pile of erotic magazines on the table into his arms, responded, and turned around and walked out.
"While Leo prepares the food, let's clean up this place!"
Professor Jonas continued, "It is much more comfortable here than living in a tent, and there is plenty of coking coal outside. As long as you light the stove, it will be very warm."
"It would be nice if that generator still worked," Eric followed.
"Leave the generator to me." Professor Jonas smiled. "I used this old antique when I was young. Maybe I can repair it."
"Then let's go and light up the stove." After Eric said this, he urged Wei Ran, who had been silent, toward the door.
Glancing at the old man who was standing beside the navy property crate intentionally or unintentionally, Wei Ran, who was secretly wary, followed Eric to the entrance of the cave.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The two of them worked together to lift the heavy engine to the door, then each took out the ice pick and began to clean the ice on the surface, stove and chimney. After a while, Professor Jonas rummaged through the box
, also took the wrench and a bucket of fuel he found and walked towards the generator.
While the three people were busy, the cast iron stove was the first to light up the flames. When the thick smoke was drawn out by the chimney, the cave quickly became warm.
Even the generator that Professor Jonas was responsible for began to operate after some fiddling with him. Amidst the beeping noise, it provided the cave with stable power enough to drive the overhead light bulb to emit a pale yellow light.
After the three of them put the two tables they had packed up into a square next to the stove and arranged the chairs, Leo also brought over the various meals and two large bottles of wine.
He closed the two wooden doors and the iron door with bullet holes on the outside, leaving only a ventilation hole as big as a bowl. At the same time, he opened a gap in the iron door leading to the inner room and the glass window buried in snow.
The four of them sat down around the table in the warm and bright cave, enjoying a sumptuous meal and discussing the next work arrangements with Eric's translation.
"After eating, take a nap first."
Professor Jonas paused and continued, "After I wake up, I will carry the work box in and start taking pictures of the meteorological data. This cave is so warm, there is no need to worry even if there is a snowstorm outside."
Just after Eric finished translating the former's words, Leo, who was holding a wine glass in one hand and a crab leg in the other, put down what he was holding and said something with a serious expression.
Seeing Professor Jonas and Wei Ran all looking at him, Eric quickly explained, "Leo said we can work here for as long as we want, but we have to go to the tent outside to rest at night, and there must be people outside at all times.
"
"Why?" Professor Jonas was the first to ask, but Wei Ran picked up the cup again and took a sip with a look of surprise.
"avalanche"
Eric pointed to the top of his head and replied, "Leo said that this cave is indeed strong and comfortable enough, but once an avalanche occurs on the top of the mountain, it will definitely be buried. Even if the food and fuel inside are enough to last for a long time, as long as it is
If the snow is trapped here, it won’t take long for him to die of suffocation.”
Professor Jonas looked hesitantly at Leo, who had a serious face. After hesitating for a long time, he finally nodded, "Then I'll leave it to Leo."
After determining the work flow, Professor Jonas changed the topic at the right time. The four people around the table began to chat about various strange rumors about the looted treasures buried in Germany during World War II.
During the dinner, Professor Jonas toasted frequently, and even Leo, who didn't understand the language, joined in the fight and persuasion.
As for the result, naturally everyone drank a lot. By the time the meal was finished, everyone had drank at least one bottle of potato wine.
At the finale dinner, under Leo's repeated insistence, the drunken people got up and left the warm cave, walked back to the tent in the middle of the valley, each got into the warm animal skin blanket, and fell asleep with the help of alcohol.
However, less than two hours later, Professor Jonas, who lived in the same tent as Eric, quietly came out, looked warily at another tent not far away, and then carried a small flashlight
, carrying the empty hiking bag in his hand and walking towards the warehouse door.
After passing through three doors in a row, Professor Jonas glanced at the cast iron stove that was still glowing with scarlet light. After locking the door, he carefully turned on the flashlight and used the faint light to open the door marked Navy again.
Crate boxes for property.
After obsessively stroking the tightly arranged film seals inside, Professor Jonas took out a large box of heavy lead pendants from his mountaineering bag and placed it next to him. Then he picked up a seal, unscrewed it, and removed the film inside.
He poured it out and threw it into the hiking bag, then stuffed a piece of lead sheet inside and screwed it again.
Under the intense work of the old man, all the films in the crate were quickly repackaged. After restoring the crate to its original state, the old man did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he pulled out a film from his waist.
He skillfully dismantled the two radio stations on the table with a screwdriver, removed a vital circuit board from it and threw it into his mountaineering bag. Then he installed the radio casing and turned off the flashlight, carrying the full
I left the cave with my film hiking bag in the dark, and re-locked the iron door with bullet holes on the outside.
Almost at the same time that he turned around and was about to walk to the tent, Leo, who had stuck most of his head out of the tent, quickly retracted, and behind him, Wei Ran, who was lying on the animal skin blanket and snoring, also immediately shut up.
