Li Du decided to stay.
Although it was a little boring to stay there, there had been no cold snap recently, so the weather was good.
He did not like the city as much as Hans did, and staying with Sophie and the little ones on the desolate Severnaya Zemlya did not make life monotonous.
Usually, they would stroll together in the wilderness. Occasionally, Li Du would drive a mountain bike across the wilderness, where the land was open and the environment was beautiful, and he could ride to his heart's content.
Staying in such a place for a long time, Li Du felt that his cardiopulmonary function had improved a lot, and the unpolluted environment was really comfortable.
In June, the entire northeastern part of the island had been searched. Except for the two meteorites that Li Du had found before, no one else had found anything else.
Steve decided to go south. They had been going north, and the southeast had not been searched yet.
Knowing his decision, Li Du shook his head. "No, the southern area is the polar forest belt. Let's not go there. There are a bunch of crazy old men there."
"Crazy old men?" Steve asked in surprise. "What are you talking about?"
Li Du introduced the old men he had met when he first landed. Steve thought for a moment and said, "Oh, I know who you are talking about. The forest rangers on the island. You are talking about them."
"Are they really forest rangers?" Li Du asked. "Why are they so rude and barbaric? They scolded us and shot us to drive us away. "
Steve scratched his head and said, "How could that be? We drove here from the polar forest, and we met the forest rangers along the way. They were very friendly. "
Big Ford frowned and asked, "Is it racism again?"
Li Du said, "I don't think it has anything to do with racism. Before I got off the plane, they were ready to hit the helicopter. They were a bunch of crazy people!"
Thinking of the indomitable momentum of the pickup truck hitting the helicopter, he could not help but shake his head. Those old men were too tough!
Big Ford spread out his hands and said, "But we met them, and they were very friendly. We even traded some daily necessities for some animal skins and charcoal …"
"Wait." Steve interrupted him and looked at Li Du. "You said they drove into your helicopter and had a conflict with you?"
"Yes."
Steve said, "What if they were going for the helicopter?"
Li Du turned his head to look at the large helicopter that was parked next to the campsite. It was painted red and looked particularly eye-catching in the wilderness.
Red was the protective and lucky color of the Blodwen family. Their nickname, the Red Devils, came from this color.
Steve added, "Think about it, when Blodwen pretended to be a lumberjack and attacked us, it meant that they knew about the situation here. Maybe they came here and had a conflict with the veterans."
Big Ford nodded. "That's possible. That explains why they didn't come to the eastern part of the island."
Li Du did not think much about it. Now that he had heard the analysis, he felt that it made sense.
Steve said, "We'd better search the southeast area. Why don't we drive there first and see what's going on? We've talked to them before, and we're on good terms with them."
Li Du shrugged and said, "I think this is fine."
They took their bodyguards with them and left first. Li Du had wanted to take the villagers with him. After all, the villagers were natives of the island. Perhaps they could gain some respect in front of the veterans.
Steve waved his hand to dismiss the idea. "Ha, you definitely don't know this, but the villagers on the island have a bad relationship with the forest rangers because they also secretly cut down trees."
The villagers needed warmth, and the wood on the island was the best raw material. They could also make money by burning charcoal.
The forest rangers did not allow people to cut down trees because it was not easy for the polar forest to grow to this size. Once a tree was cut down, there would be one less. Once it was damaged, it would take decades or even hundreds of years to recover.
On the road, Steve introduced Li Du to the local ranger team.
"They are all veterans who participated in the war in Afghanistan. They probably suffer from post-war psychological syndrome, you know? It's a kind of traumatic stress disorder. People who suffer from it become crazy and can't take any stimulation.
"After retiring from the army, they couldn't live in the city, so they came to Severnaya Zemlya. At that time, they applied to be forest rangers and sheriffs. At that time, there were still more people on Severnaya Zemlya.
"Later on, they stayed here. Although life here was boring, the quiet environment soothed their mental illness, and they gradually treated this place as their home."
"That's why they value the polar forest very much and do their best to protect the environment here. For them, this is home!"
Listening to the introduction, Li Du laughed. "They told you that? You've done your homework. "
Steve shrugged and said, "How is that possible? I asked someone to find out myself. At first, there were eight veterans who came here. Later, some people with the same mental illness came. At the peak, there were thirty of them."
They had previously expanded their search to the northeast corner of Bolshevik Island. This trip would take at least two days to cross half of the island.
The road conditions on the island were too bad, or rather, there were no roads. The environment was so bad that even the heavy-duty SUVs could not drive fast. They could only drive slowly.
Driver chose to walk by the sea. There were waves at high tide every month, so the land by the sea was flatter.
The next morning, Li Du was bored playing with Ah Bai when Driver suddenly said, "Boss, there's a boat on the sea."
Li Du turned his head and looked. Indeed, there was a transport ship on the sea, but it was too far away and he could barely see the shape of the ship.
He thought it was a boring episode on a boring road, but after driving for another two hours, someone suddenly appeared in front of them.
Seeing the SUVs, these people waved their arms. Someone rushed over on a mountain bike and blocked their way.
The motorcade stopped. Steve lowered the window and asked, "Hi, everyone, good day. How can I help you?"
Hearing his words, a big man raised his eyebrows and asked, "Huh, Americans?"
Steve nodded and said, "Yes, we're from America."
The big man laughed and said, "Great, we've met our compatriots. We're Americans too."
As he spoke, he came up and gave Steve a warm hug through the window. Steve was not used to such enthusiasm, so he smiled and pulled away. "Hello, my compatriots. Why are you here?"
His refusal made the burly man's expression turn ugly. The burly man snorted and said, "We came here to work. Originally, we were driving motorcycles, but you know how bad the road conditions here are. Our motorcycles are having some problems, so we wanted to borrow your car."
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