Fatal Strike: Paladins Mercenary Road

Chapter 390 First Arrival in Alaska
Anchorage, Alaska, USA...

Shanying and his group went through a long flight, transferred in Vancouver, Canada, and arrived at Anchorage Airport.

Alaska is the largest state in the United States, with an area of 172 million square kilometers, accounting for 17% of the total area of the United States.

The climate characteristics here include the subarctic zone in the southernmost part and the arctic tundra in the north. Alaska has extremely long daylight hours in the summer and polar nights in the winter.

There are glaciers, snow-capped mountains, forests and lakes everywhere, and there are a large number of wild animals.

The people here are famous for their independence and self-sufficiency, because transportation within Alaska is really difficult to describe. There are only 172 permanent residents in the 70 million square kilometers of land.

Except for some larger towns, public resources here are almost negligible. If ordinary people cannot learn to take care of themselves, they will not be able to survive for a long time in the Alaskan interior.

The airport in Anchorage is not big. When Shanying and his friends came out of the airport, they felt the coolness in Alaska which was completely different from that in Southeast Asia...

The temperature of around 15 degrees and the relatively dry air make people feel very cool and comfortable...

Shanying and his friends found a taxi at the airport gate and arrived at the Captain Cook Hotel in downtown Anchorage before dinner.

Captain Cook Hotel is one of the most high-end hotels in Anchorage. It not only provides luxurious accommodation facing the snowy mountain scenery of Alaska, but also assists tourists with various travel needs.

For example, we can help tourists find suitable travel companies and tour guides, help them apply for hunting licenses, rent hunting rifles, and even help arrange whale watching trips...

This is Mountain Eagle’s first time in Alaska. He needs to rest here for a few days before he finds a way to enter the interior of Alaska to conduct an investigation.

No one except Dalia and the butcher knew they were in Alaska...

Shanying is a man with plans. In order to get to know Alaska more quickly, he chose to spend a lot of money to stay in the presidential suite of Captain Cook Hotel.

The butler service provided by the hotel gave Shanying a professional consulting partner...

Both Daria and the Butcher had experienced the Hilton Hotel incident in Moscow, but they were still not used to the Eagle's approach.

The butcher felt that his boss was wasting money, and Daria felt that this non-targeted approach was inefficient.

Mountain Eagle didn't care what other people thought. He just wanted to stick to his own pace and conduct a systematic investigation with a relatively objective attitude while out of the Arctic Fox's sight.

He had a very strong premonition that the Black Fox wanted more than just revenge on the Arctic Fox...

Revenge only requires killing the opponent, and there is no need to have a decisive battle in Alaska. The cost of mobilizing manpower and material resources here is too high, and it is far away from Snowden, which is not conducive to his completing the commission.

So the Mountain Eagle guessed that there must be some huge interests around Bessel, the Arctic fox's lair!

The most valuable things in Alaska are oil fields and gold. Apart from these two things, nothing else can offset the cost of Black Fox.

Mountain Eagle couldn't figure out what Black Fox wanted to do specifically, but he needed to find significant interests near Bessel and then try to infer Black Fox's intentions.

The butler provided by Captain Cook Hotel is called Serek, a middle-aged man in his forties.

In Serek's eyes, someone like Shanying who had booked the presidential suite for three consecutive days was an excellent big customer.

At this time of year every year, many tourists from all over the world transit through Anchorage to inland Alaska.

Most of the tourists who can travel to Alaska are not short of money, and rich people like Shanying, who wish they could put the label of "I am rich" on their heads, are the best customers in Serek's eyes.

He can earn a large commission by arranging travel for such clients, not to mention the large tips from wealthy clients.

Serek assisted Shanying and the other two in completing the formalities, and then attentively guided them to take the presidential suite's dedicated elevator to the top floor of the hotel.

While riding the elevator, Serek looked at the simple luggage in Shanying's hands and said with a smile: "Sir, how long do you plan to stay in Alaska?

Is there anything in particular you want to see or somewhere in particular you want to go?
You have too little luggage. If necessary, I can help you buy the necessary items according to your future itinerary.

There is an outdoor gear store near the hotel that has everything you need for summer in Alaska. ”

Shanying nodded with a smile and said, "I don't have a specific itinerary. If I have to say a goal, I want to visit along the Yukon River.

Fishing, hunting, camping, and seeing snow-capped mountains, forests, tundra, and wilderness at the same time…”

Shanying glanced at his luggage and said with a smile, "I don't know Alaska, so I didn't bring any luggage...

If I can finalize the trip soon, then I’ll know what I need.

I trust you can give me the help I need, right? Mr. Serek!"

After hearing this, Serek immediately nodded and said, “Of course, providing all necessary assistance to tourists is the tradition of Captain Cook Hotel and also my responsibility!

I know some very professional travel service companies. I will call them one by one and ask them to make a suitable itinerary and screen the tour guides and hunting guides that meet your requirements for you to choose from. "

As Serek was speaking, the elevator door opened. He picked up two suitcases and walked out of the elevator. Then he blocked the elevator door with one hand and said with a smile, "The hotel has prepared refreshments for the distinguished guests in the presidential suite. You can go into the room and rest for a while, and then go to any restaurant in the hotel for dinner around 8 o'clock in the evening.

I personally recommend the French cuisine, where they have foie gras and truffles just flown in today, as well as fresh cod and lobster to choose from.

I have to say that the French chef in the restaurant has very high requirements for ingredients, so the oysters there are great! ”

Seeing Serek winking at him, Shanying knew that he must have misunderstood the relationship between him and Dahlia...

Shanying didn't want to explain his situation to him, so he simply nodded and said with a smile: "Then I must try it. It is said that oysters produced in cold places are more delicious..."

Serek nodded happily... A wealthy customer who was willing to listen to his opinions would make his next task much easier.

When Serek led Shanying and the others into the presidential suite, there were already two waiters who had opened the door and were waiting.

The moment Shanying walked into the suite, he was attracted by the huge balcony floor-to-ceiling windows...

The endless mountains under the clean and bright sky in the distance attracted his attention!

Shanying strode to the balcony, breathed a breath of fresh air, and then sighed as he looked at the scenery in the distance...

"I like this place, I hope the Yukon River won't let me down..."

Serek appeared behind him at the right time and said with a smile: "Sir, Alaska lacks many things, but it is not short of beautiful scenery and prey.

For anyone who longs for the wild, Alaska is paradise!"

Shanying glanced at Serek and said with a smile, "Heaven usually has its price, right?"

Serek shrugged his shoulders naturally and said, "That's right...

Because if you want to truly appreciate and understand Alaska, you need professional people and professional equipment.

Planes, boats, guides, and the equipment needed for camping along the way are not cheap.

But I believe this is not a problem for you, after all, you are already prepared for this..."

Shanying liked Serek's straightforwardness, he laughed and said: "I did do some research before coming here, but I can't be sure yet.

If I want to have several good itineraries on my desk by tomorrow night for me to choose from, is that asking too much?

Upon hearing this, Serek said excitedly, "This request is not high at all..."

Serek paused, then looked at Mountain Eagle and asked carefully, "Sir, may I ask how long you plan to spend in Alaska, and what is your budget?"

After hearing this, Shanying stroked his chin and thought for a while, then said, "I plan to stay in Alaska for 30 to 40 days...

We are here to have fun, as long as the itinerary can meet my requirements, budget is not a problem! ”

As he spoke, Shanying seemed to suddenly think of something. He looked at Serek and asked, "Has there been anything interesting in Alaska recently?"

Serek was stunned for a moment and said, “Interesting things?

If it's something related to travel, there are many interesting things...

I will send you some Alaska travel magazines so that you can have a more detailed understanding of this place. "

Shanying nodded and said, "Then I'll trouble you..."

Shanying took out a stack of US dollars, counted a few 20-dollar bills, and stuffed them into Serek and the waiter...

"Please reserve a table for me at the restaurant. I will be there on time for dinner at 8pm..."

After Serek took the money and politely said goodbye, Shanying sat on the sofa in the living room and turned on the TV to the local TV station...

Dalia saw that Shanying was actually reading the local news seriously. She sat next to Shanying with some curiosity and said, "Boss, what are you doing?"

Shanying spread his hands and said, "Read the news, read newspapers, read magazines, and then find a few reliable guides to talk to..."

Shanying pointed to the local news being broadcast on TV and said with a smile: “News is the best intelligence channel for outsiders like us.

People who read the news can find business opportunities faster than others...

For example, if the news reports that there are several whales off the coast of Anchorage, then if the boatmen act quickly, they will have a chance to earn money from whale watching before others.”

Dahlia frowned and said, “What does that have to do with our current mission?
If you are saying that Black Fox has a more important interest in coming to Alaska, it certainly has nothing to do with civilians.

This so-called 'important interest' must be hidden under the table!"

Shanying listened, smiled and nodded, saying: "That's right, a business that makes a lot of money will not be on the news before it succeeds.

But believe me, a big business that requires someone like Black Fox to handle is definitely not peaceful.

Those jungle ants only create chaos and kill, and they were sent to Alaska to do what they are good at.

Someone wants Black Fox to settle the matter, which means that a conflict may have already occurred!

I don't believe that there would be no news about this kind of thing. The media in the United States, where local stations even report on missing cats and dogs, will not miss news related to this kind of conflict."

Shanying looked at Dalia with a surprised expression and said with a smile: "We don't have a reliable source of intelligence, so we can only find a reliable source in this way.

If my guess is correct, I believe we can find the information we want from the news and those tour guides.

These local media and those tour guides who rely on tourists for their livelihood are the real local bosses. They have more reliable information channels than us.”

As soon as Dalia heard this, she immediately understood the logic behind Shanying's arrangement of the tour guide interview and the itinerary plan bidding...

(End of this chapter)