Fatal Strike: Paladins Mercenary Road

Chapter 610: A Thriving Camp

Although Shanying had only been away from Brown Bear Camp for about a month, the camp had changed a lot since he left...

A large wooden house covering an area of more than 400 square meters has completed its roof, and more than a dozen houses converted from large containers, sprayed with green paint, are scattered in the camp.

Because it is winter, all kinds of construction workers have been evacuated. Only little Ruby is left, managing various equipment in the camp and carrying out multiple tasks at the same time.

The snow made the ground in the camp, which was originally like a muddy pond, much cleaner. Little Ruby proudly introduced the various tasks of the camp to Shanying...

The most noteworthy thing is a greenhouse covering an area of nearly 2000 square meters...

Plastic steel frame and transparent plastic panels are used as exterior walls and roof.

Solar ventilators and internal lights are installed on the walls, and the internal planting area is equipped with floor heating and a drip irrigation system.

If you want to say how technical it is, it's not that...

Because both the drip irrigation system and floor heating require Ruby to control them himself according to a planting instruction manual, and the temperature and humidity inside the greenhouse need to be monitored every day.

Compared to those high-tech greenhouses, the greenhouses at the brown bear camp are not worth mentioning.

But this thing is really precious in the Alaskan wilderness today, because it allows people to eat vegetables even in the cold winter when the temperature is dozens of degrees below zero.

And you can't help it being cheap...

The plastic-steel structure and prefabricated transparent plastic panels were all made and sent over by a company from Dongda University. The various accessories for the heating and drip irrigation systems were all custom-made by Xiaowan from domestic manufacturers and then shipped over via SF Express.

Because it is air freight, the freight is indeed a bit high, but compared to purchasing in Alaska, the price is still more than half cheaper.

In the entire camp, Shanying was most satisfied with the greenhouse, because he had only been away for less than a month and there were already results inside.

White radish, carrot, cabbage, onion, garlic, lettuce, these commonly grown vegetables in the zone are growing vigorously.

Old Ruby, who used to look like he might die at any moment, is now in better spirits than any young man...

He would come to inspect the greenhouse twice a day, then pinch some green leaves and put them in his mouth to taste, as if that thing could really prolong his life.

Two ridiculously strong mountain lions served as guards of the shed…

Little Ruby built a small house for them outside the greenhouse with floor heating pipes passing through it.

Compared to the active horses and wolves, the two mountain lions were happier staying in the camp...

Here, as long as you beat up the two little bears who want to enter the greenhouse to steal food from time to time, and drive away some ignorant lambs or rabbits, you can get rich food from old Ruby.

Compared to the relatively inner greenhouse, the most lively places in the camp are old Ruby's house and the sawmill by the river.

The camp's pier has been expanded several times...

It is called an expansion, but in fact it is just a simple expansion on both sides of the original dock built with concrete piles.

Wooden piles were driven into the riverbed, and then wooden planks were used to build a dock to facilitate the docking of small boats driven by Native Americans and Inuit.

When the Mountain Eagle arrived at the river, he saw a dozen small boats parked at the dock, towing a lot of driftwood.

The natives helped each other, using the capstan on the shore and manpower to transport the wood to the sawmill near the dock.

It is difficult for ordinary people to imagine that a smooth wooden board with a width of 30 centimeters and a length of about 2 meters is a very scarce commodity in the aboriginal settlement area.

Here, a piece of ordinary European particleboard can be sold for $150 in winter, and smooth wooden boards are even harder currency.

Ever since little Ruby repaired the ancient sawmill, the firewood shed in the camp has been continuously expanded, and the dry firewood inside has piled up like a mountain.

Various leftover scraps not only meet the heating needs of the entire camp, but also ensure 24-hour uninterrupted operation of the floor heating system in the greenhouse.

The indigenous people did not use the things in the camp for free. When they came, they would bring reindeer, salmon, cod and even various furs as usage fees.

Those who were in real financial difficulty would not come empty-handed. They would collect a dozen bales of hay and send them to the camp, then use the sawmill to make wooden boards to go home and repair their houses with a guilty look on their faces.

With so much food, the few people in the camp definitely can't finish it all, so the animals in the camp are blessed.

Under the leadership of Little Ruby, Mountain Eagle got to know many indigenous people...

These people are generally introverted, and most Indian and Inuit men don't even like to smile when facing outsiders.

So except for the Native Americans led by Wyandot who were very close to the camp, the expressions of the others were not particularly enthusiastic, but their actions were completely different.

A sawmill used by so many people should have been a mess, but what Mountain Eagle saw was a neat and clean place.

After these people have finished using the machines, someone will consciously send the cut scraps to the firewood shed. A large amount of sawdust will be loaded onto trucks and taken to the composting site at the far end of the camp, where it will be mixed with various domestic waste and food leftovers for fermentation, providing fertilizer and organic soil for the greenhouse.

The mountain eagle likes this state very much...

He didn't need these indigenous people to be grateful to him. He regarded providing sawing services as a way to develop customers. If a hundred indigenous people came here, he would have a hundred suppliers, and Xiaowan's salmon and fur business would have a relatively stable supply.

Alaskan furs and king salmon are not valuable in the eyes of indigenous people, especially the furs of herbivores, which have no value at all to many indigenous people.

In Alaska, the skins that are slightly more valuable are bear skins, wolf skins, fox skins, otter skins, muskrat skins, seal skins...

The furs of the most common herbivores such as reindeer, moose, musk ox and blue sheep are not valuable.

When Mountain Eagle brought a large amount of daily necessities and announced that furs could be traded, the camp could no longer hold any more furs.

Old Ruby had to hire women from nearby Indian villages, teach them his experience in handling furs, and ask them to help process the furs, and then store them waiting to be shipped away.

The king salmon business that Shanying prepared for his wife Xiaowan has not expanded in scale yet, but a batch of furs are sent to Anchorage every week and then shipped to the country via SF Express's dedicated line.

High-quality furs will definitely sell well, but Shanying doesn’t know whether it can make money or not.

The mountain eagle stood in old Ruby's cabin...

The originally dirty living room was turned into a grocery store...

The weather was getting colder and the small flea market outside was no longer possible, so Old Ruby moved the trade indoors.

Watching Wyandotte's son Jesse exchange two otter furs for two boxes of .22 bullets, Shanying handed Jesse two large dark chocolates and a handful of candy, asking him to take them back for his brothers and sisters...

Jesse glanced at the little bear who was holding the calf of the mountain eagle and making a scene. He enthusiastically showed his .22 shotgun to the mountain eagle and said, "Sir, Wynn said that some cattle and sheep will not survive the next month, so he plans to slaughter a batch of them. I can bring the beef over in the evening. Can you make a delicious meal of beef and potatoes?"

Shanying shook his head and said, "Come over if you want to eat. No need to bring beef. We already have more than enough beef in the camp.

Your dad is a country bumpkin. When you have nothing to do, you can go online and learn how to preserve beef and mutton...

Let me tell you, there are many ways to preserve beef and mutton besides smoking and air-drying.”

As he spoke, Mountain Eagle kicked the troublesome little bear away. He looked at the little guy who had grown to be as big as a dog with disdain and said to Jesse, "Remember to pack up the entrails of cattle and sheep and bring them here. If you don't eat them, it will be a waste if you throw them away. You might as well use them to feed the animals in the camp.

We will try to save as many of the cattle and sheep that Dimension Cargo Company brought in as possible. When we have nothing to do, we can learn more about it online. Raising cattle and sheep in Alaska is expensive, but not impossible. "

After listening to this, Jesse nodded vigorously and said, "Sir, Wynn has been assisting those animal protection organizations to investigate the valley recently. They blew up the collapsed mountain cave and found that there is still a lot of space inside.

That is your territory now. If you can find a way to dig the cave open again, the cattle and sheep will have a place to spend the winter.

Sir, a cousin of mine came back to the tribe from Montana. He worked on a ranch in Montana. He said that if it is well managed, the valley can be a great ranch that can support 3000 to 5000 Angus cattle. "

Shanying is not very interested in developing a breeding industry in Alaska because the transportation costs are too high and the local people's willingness to consume is not strong.

The cattle and sheep nowadays are all raised by the Dimension Card Company in order to reduce the cost of living in the valley. The people of the Huai'en tribe can eat them for free, so of course they are happy.

If they had to pay for it, they would rather go to the mountains to hunt big animals like reindeer and moose.

The business of grazing has very low commercial value in Alaska.

However, the lack of commercial value does not mean that there is no practical value!
It is still worthwhile to raise one or two thousand heads on a small scale to meet the needs of people and animals in the camp.

Shanying looked at Jesse, who had an expectant look in his eyes. He thought for a moment and said, "Well, if your cousin is really a good cowboy, let him come and talk to me.

I can provide some funds so that he can go to the valley to raise cattle.

You should know that it is difficult to sell beef at a good price in Alaska, so it is definitely not a good business, but we can eat it ourselves.

Go back and ask, if your cousin is really capable, I can offer him a good salary."

This was the first time in Jesse's life that he was entrusted with an important task. He shook hands with Shanying solemnly and said seriously, "Sir, just wait for my good news. I guarantee that the cattle and sheep will survive."

Looking at this enthusiastic child, Shanying smiled and nodded. Just when he was about to say something, Old Ruby's radio suddenly rang...

Michael, a Marshalltown police officer, spoke on the radio...

"Old Ruby, we need to borrow Little Ruby's bush plane. A plane just crashed 150 kilometers to the north...

We were ordered to go and identify the crash site and provide guidance to the National Guard.”

Old Ruby frowned and said in a deep voice: “What kind of plane requires the National Guard to be dispatched?

There will be heavy snow in the next two days. There is only virgin forest around 150 kilometers to the north. It is impossible to rescue people. "

Michael on the radio said helplessly: "I don't know, it might be the plane of some rich man or something like that. Anyway, the people at the state government sound very nervous...

I don’t know the specific situation, we will just fly over to check, and if we really can’t save him, there is nothing we can do.”

(End of this chapter)