Fatal Strike: Paladins Mercenary Road

Chapter 403 Alaska Summer

It took Mountain Eagle five days to settle the affairs in Anchorage...

On the sixth day, under the leadership of Old Joe, Shanying went to a small airport and boarded a small Cenas seaplane.

The orange plane was very old and the seats inside were also very worn out.

Old Joe seemed to see Shanying's dissatisfaction. He smiled and said, "If you don't want to fly to Marshall and then take a whole day on the boat, this plane is your best choice."

Shanying sat on the tattered seat with no elasticity and sponge overflowing, and spread his hands in dissatisfaction and said, "I don't see what's good about this..."

Compared to Shanying's dissatisfaction, the butcher and Dalia acted very naturally...

The butcher put away his luggage, sat down, fastened his seat belt, and said to the somewhat dissatisfied Shanying: "Boss, when you arrive in a strange place, it's best to trust the choices of the locals!"

Old Joe put a gun bag under the seat, gave the butcher a thumbs up, and said with a smile: "This Russian guy is a man who knows his business!"

As he spoke, Old Joe closed the cabin door forcefully, then patted the seat back in the cockpit and shouted, "Everyone is here, let's take off..."

When Shanying saw the driver in the cab greet him, he realized that this guy was actually Ruby Jr., the son of Ruby Sr. and the former owner of the camp.

When Mountain Eagle signed the contract, it promised to continue employing the father and son to serve in the camp and to allow old Ruby to be buried near the camp after his death.

He didn't expect that little Ruby, who looked honest and even a little silly, was actually an airplane pilot.

He subconsciously gave Ruby a thumbs up. When the plane began to taxi, he fastened his seat belt tightly and said to Old Joe, "Is it okay? That guy looks, you know, a little..."

After hearing this, Old Joe smiled and said, "Old Ruby is a famous old fox in the Yukon River Basin. In order to punish this old guy, God made his wife give birth to an idiot son..."

Seeing that when Mountain Eagle heard the word "idiot", his hands tightly grasped his pants, Old Joe smiled and said: "Don't be afraid, little Ruby is just not smart, but in Alaska, he is the best man!
He has been building camps with old Ruby since he was a child. The campground he sold to you was built by him and his father in nearly thirty years.

Little Ruby is a great carpenter, a decent fisherman, a passable hunter, and even a decent mechanic and electrician.

Ruby Jr. has everything his father has, except for Ruby Sr.'s cunning brain!"

As he spoke, Old Joe looked at the slightly relaxed Shanying and said with a smile: "You were right to hire Little Ruby to work for you. Even if he has 30, he can't stay in the city for a day."

The mountain eagle felt the plane leap steadily into the sky, and then began to climb slowly...

After feeling the stability of the plane during takeoff, Shanying breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Now I think he is still a good pilot!"

"good?"

Old Joe sneered and said, “Little Ruby can’t operate a complicated aircraft, but he is still a top mountain pilot.

There are not many pilots in Alaska who can take off in bad weather, and little Ruby is one of them.

Every winter for the past ten years, little Ruby has used this plane to help transport the wounded and pregnant women to nearby towns.

The locals call him 'Damaiya', which means Sky Warrior!"

Shanying felt the plane gradually level off, and he said with a smile: "It's just a bold move, but does that mean I made money?"

Old Joe shook his head noncommittally and said, "If you're talking about that camp, then you're definitely at a loss!

It's impossible to make back the money running that camp!"

Old Joe looked at the indifferent look of Mountain Eagle, shook his head and said, "I don't understand the thoughts of you rich guys, but as long as you can hold on to the camp, the natives there will like you!"

Shanying said happily: "I think so too...

When I was a child, I fantasized about owning a piece of land that was entirely my own and where I could fish and hunt freely.

Alaska fits all my fantasies! ”

Old Joe looked at Shanying, whose attention was no longer on him, shook his head and said with a smile, "Then your request is really not high, but I hope you won't regret it when the time comes.

Alaska is not for everyone! ”

At this time, Shanying couldn't hear what Lao Qiao was saying at all, his attention was attracted by the scenery outside the window.

It is summer in Alaska now. There is no magnificent view of thousands of miles of ice and snow, but green everywhere...

The ice and snow on the top of the snow-capped mountains melted, and a large amount of water flowed into blood-like streams and rivers that nourished large areas of tundra.

The afternoon sun shines on the towering mountains, reflecting dazzling golden light. Wild flowers dot the green tundra. Large flocks of migrating birds take off and land constantly, as if the earth has a pulse.

The mountain eagle saw several huge moose wandering in the tundra swamp. Even from the sky, it could feel the majesty of these big guys.

Alaska in summer is like a picture full of life...

Maybe it’s because Alaska has an eight-month cold winter, so the remaining four months condense all the essence of Alaska related to vitality and generously show it to people.

Mountain eagles love such places from the bottom of their hearts! Anyone who wants to live a free life without being disturbed by the world, as long as they can bear the risks and have enough ability, can go deep into Alaska with a tent, an axe, and a shotgun, and they will find what they want.

By chance, Shanying bought a campsite, and he wanted to turn it into a place for himself and his family to relax.

His childhood dream came true late, but he wanted to experience it with his own children...

Leave the city to learn how to make fire, hunt, fish, climb trees, chop wood, cook...

Live your life to the fullest and experience simple happiness!

Once people indulge in enjoyment, time will pass very quickly...

About three hours later, Shanying felt the plane begin to descend, and then he saw a magnificent river...

The summer snowmelt caused the water level of the Yukon River to rise significantly, and the rushing snow water carried a large number of dead trees toward the downstream.

The Yukon River is wild during this period!

But it is precisely because of its wildness that the surrounding narrow and dry waterways were refilled with river water, and the vast tundra swamps were able to revive.

Following Old Joe's loud reminder, Mountain Eagle looked down...

The upper reaches of the Yukon River suddenly turned south at one point, then drew a huge U-shape and returned to its original direction.

The campsite is right at the bottom of the U-shaped river!

Shanying saw several boats parked at the dock outside the camp, and an old C49 transport plane used to transport fuel parked on a piece of yellow gravel next to it...

Shanying was in no hurry to enter the camp, so he unbuckled his seat belt, walked to the back of the cockpit, patted Ruby on the shoulder, and shouted, "Go north..."

Little Ruby turned around and smiled at the Eagle, saying, "Boss, the plane doesn't have enough fuel. I can only take a short detour..."

The mountain eagle nodded slightly and shouted: "It doesn't matter, I will fly as far as I can..."

After hearing this, little Ruby pushed the throttle to increase the altitude a little again, flew the Eagle north for dozens of kilometers, then made a circle and began to return to the camp along the upper reaches of the Yukon River.

Looking down from the air, Mountain Eagle clearly saw the situation in the north of the camp...

The huge U-shaped river bend is where the indigenous people live. The mountain eagle doesn't know exactly how many people there are, but the colorful tiles of seven or eight Indian villages reveal their existence to the mountain eagle in the sky.

After leaving the river bend and continuing northward, there is a winding mountain range, which is the land purchased by the Dimension Card Company.

The mountains to the north are an important place for winter trapping for Native Americans. Without the harvest from winter trapping in the northern mountains, many Native Americans would have a very difficult winter, and the winter in Alaska is particularly long!
The plane flew over a small town called "Russian Mission" upstream...

Little Ruby told Shanying that the people in the town had been relocated and people from the Dimension Card Company had moved in.

The mountain eagle saw the dilapidated town...

There are many ships docked at the town's dock, but there are not many people inside the town. Most people are hanging around a newly built white building in the north of the town.

Hearing a plane flying overhead, the people around the white building looked up at the sky, and then some people who were obviously security guards began releasing flares into the sky to drive away Shanying and the others.

Little Ruby cursed a few words angrily, then made a circle and flew downstream.

But the mountain eagle saw a faint path extending from the woods north of the town of "Russian Mission" into the inner mountains in the north.

When Little Ruby returned, Mountain Eagle sat back in his seat and fastened his seat belt...

Those white buildings are not like those of ordinary civilian companies. First of all, they are very large in scale and not only are they neat, but the area divisions and personnel movement patterns all have strong military characteristics.

But who among the regular troops would be stationed in the interior of Alaska, where the temperature is minus ten degrees Celsius for eight months a year?
Have money but nowhere to spend it?
Shanying felt that if the people moving in there were really soldiers, they could only be mercenaries, and these people must be protecting something particularly valuable, otherwise it would be impossible to explain why those people appeared!
As the plane turned, the mountain eagle looked toward the mountains in the distance...

"What's there?"

After about ten minutes, the plane slowly landed on the bumpy gravel runway...

Old Qiao looked at Shanying and said with a smile: "Boss, what would you like to eat tonight?
Or maybe you want to take advantage of the good weather and go fishing for some salmon yourself..."

The mountain eagle recalled the exciting landing process just now, then said with a smile: "Why can't we go hunt a reindeer?
When we landed just now, I saw some reindeer moving around near the swamp on the other side of the river.

I heard that reindeer meat tastes very good..."

Old Joe shook his head and said, "Alaska law stipulates that flying and hunting cannot be done on the same day."

After Shanying heard this, he immediately understood the significance of this law, and then said with a smile: "Let's go to the camp first...

I have always been looking forward to it, hoping it will bring me some surprises.”

Old Joe opened the door of the plane, smiled meaningfully, and said, "I hope so!"

(End of this chapter)