Irkutsk, the oldest city in southern Siberia, has always been known as the "Heart of Siberia."
As the car drove through the city, they saw many Soviet-style things. Monuments to heroes could be seen everywhere in the square, and there were many statues of famous generals on the streets, such as Admiral Gorchak.
This city had an inspiring history. It was a place where brave and skillful heroes came forth in large numbers. For the victory of World War II, Irkutsk paid a great price and suffered heavy losses. Almost all the men over the age of 40 fought and died!
As the car passed the central square of the city hall, looking at the monument to the martyrs who died in World War II, Steve asked Hankway to stop the car and went to buy a bouquet of flowers to put in front of the martyr's grave.
They first found a hotel to stay in, not far from the residential area where Hankway and the others lived.
The meteorite hunters were all rich people in the local area. They lived in spacious and warm apartments, which were basically two-story duplexes.
In Siberia, apartments were more popular than villas because they were convenient and warm. The weather here was so cold that the temperature in Irkutsk in January was often below minus fifteen degrees.
Although they were not there to play, everyone had to relax and rest. Led by the meteorite hunters, they walked around the city in the afternoon.
Kirov Square, Lenin Square, Karl Marx Square, Decembrist Street, 130 Commercial Pedestrian Street, Li Du and Sophie visited all the major attractions.
As the core city of the Siberian zone, Irkutsk was still quite prosperous. People from all over Europe and Asia came to visit, so the tourism industry was quite developed.
Li Du did not have lunch. He chose to shop with Sophie and buy local specialties.
Their favorite was the kolomna cake, an old Russian dessert made of sour apples, honey, and syrup.
This was a type of canned food. When the weather was cold, one could choose to heat it up. This way, holding it in one's hand could not only warm one's hands, but also allow one to taste delicious food. It was simply the perfect choice for shopping.
Ah Meng had a keen sense of smell for honey. As soon as the can was opened, it climbed up Li Du's trousers.
Because of the cold weather, Li Du wore thick and strong clothes that could bear Ah Meng's weight. The little guy climbed on top of him, poked its head into the can, and licked its tongue.
Li Du ate half a can and gave the rest of the soft fruit cake to it.
In the end, the little brat only had two bites when they came across a small pot that was being boiled. There was sticky honey inside, and the fragrance spread out along with the steam. It was fragrant and sweet.
Ah Meng immediately threw the jar backwards and it hit Ah Ow. The soft fruit cake spilled out and hung on her fur. Ah Ow was very angry and went over to bite Ah Meng.
Normally, this bite would cause trouble, and Ah Meng would definitely chase it for at least a day.
However, now that there was pure Altair honey, Ah Meng's attention had long been attracted to it. He did not care what Ah Ow was doing. He stared at the pot of honey and stood up like a human. He stretched his head and sniffed, making a "puff puff puff" sound.
This was the famous Altai honey, also known as buckwheat honey. Russia's largest buckwheat production base was located next to the Altai Mountains. Buckwheat was the favorite of bees, and the combination of the two produced this honey.
The color of the Altair honey was pure dark amber and extremely clear. It was slowly rolling inside, bringing out a stronger and stronger sweet smell.
Sophie went to buy two bottles, and Ah Meng stretched out its claws to snatch them.
The honey was very hot, and Sophie tried to persuade it, but Ah Meng did not care and continued to try to snatch the honey.
This time, Sophie was angry. She slapped its head and made it squat on the ground. She put away the honey and said angrily, "Behave yourself. Why are you so uncultured? If you continue like this, there will be no honey for you in the future. "
Ah Meng squatted on the ground and looked at Li Du, who pretended not to see it and continued to shop with his hands behind his back.
There were no hamburgers and sandwiches common in the West. Instead, there was something called triangular buns, which were common in Bashkortostan and Tatarstan, but had been introduced to Irkutsk a long time ago.
The triangular buns were not big, and there were potatoes, lamb, and green onions in it. It was very fragrant and slightly sweet, and tasted delicious.
These things were useless to Godzilla and Big Quinn, who bought large bread, fried pork chops, and fried pork chops, smeared them with caviar, and ate them with great relish.
In the evening, Hudi, Hankway, and the others found a bar where ivory hunters frequented, and then they took the crowd to look for a harvest.
There were two kinds of ivory hunters: the locals who took the risk, and the outlaws who could not survive in the cities.
Siberia was large and had a bad climate, so it became the first choice for many criminals to avoid crime. The local security was poor, and people were not afraid of crime. As long as they ran into the north-central plateau of Siberia, the police could not catch them.
However, to survive in such a place was to suffer, and the police thought that living in the cold plateau was more punitive than going to jail.
In fact, Irkutsk, the oldest city in Siberia, had played the role of a "political penal colony" at different times in history.
The bar was called 'Shining Paradise.' Before entering, Hankway told the crowd, "There are some tough guys here, and they really dare to risk their lives, so let's try not to provoke them."
Looking at the grave faces of Li Du and the others, he added, "Of course, even if there is a conflict, there is no need to be afraid. We meteorite hunters are tough guys, and there is no pressure on them."
Whether it was meteorite hunters or ivory hunters, they were all outlaws.
Both industries required people to stay in the uninhabited wilderness for long periods of time, where there were no cameras, no monitors, and no one knew what happened.
Mammoth ivory and meteorites were very valuable, and people would kill for a piece of ivory or a piece of meteorite.
Meteorites were easy to deal with. The ones they found were usually very small and could be hidden. Mammoth ivory was too big to hide, and if the person who got it was weak, it would be a crime to have it stolen, but it was more likely to be killed.
There were many glaciers and swamps in the wilderness, and if you killed someone, tied a stone to the swamp and threw it in, there was no way to find it.
Pushing open the door of the bar, a gust of hot air accompanied by the smell of alcohol greeted them.
Crazy rock music echoed in the room, and the dazzling lights changed colors, dazzling people.
On the central stage, several scantily clad dancers were twisting their limbs or shaking their hair, and some burly men were shouting around the stage with bottles in their hands.
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