After a week at the camp of the FM Mining Group's Arctic branch, a ship with two battery packs came in from the outside.
After the chief engineer of the Hammerhead Shark replaced the battery pack, the icebreaker's propellers finally turned again, and the steel behemoth of the sea was full of energy again.
Li Du and his party were on their way back. He had been in the Arctic long enough and did not want to stay here any longer.
He could empathize with Dunford, who had been here off and on for two years, which was torturous.
So before leaving, he promised Dunford again that when he saw the Ford brothers, he would put in a good word for Dunford and find a way to transfer him.
Dunford's eyes were full of tears of excitement, which showed how much he did not want to stay here anymore.
In this respect, he was worse off than the workers, who were treated the same in any mining company. If they did not want to stay here, they could leave.
But Dunford had already become the general manager of the branch, and if he resigned, it would be difficult to find a job that matched his current pay and position. After all, the global mining industry was not doing very well, and a large number of managers were waiting to take up their posts.
The rest of the trip went smoothly, all the way south in the Arctic Ocean, and when they arrived at Komsomolets Island, Li Du returned the icebreaker to Bobby Blodwen.
Learning that his ship had returned, Blodwen, who was warming himself by the fire in the wild, looked surprised. "Did they really return the ship?"
The voice on the phone said with certainty, "It's at the dock, boss. I'm on my way."
"I'm on my way, too." Blodwen jumped into the car in a hurry.
First, the helicopter was lost, and now the icebreaker was taken away. Bobby was scolded by his brother, and he was afraid that the helicopter and ship would not come back.
The money was a small matter. The important thing was that neither the helicopter nor the ship belonged to their family. They had borrowed them from a tycoon in Russia.
If the tycoon's helicopter and ship were lost, the other party might not ask for compensation, but it would definitely affect the Blodwen family's position in the other party's heart, which was more important than money.
The Blodwen family had plenty of money, but their position in the outside world was earned with hard work and time. For people of their class, hard work and time were more important than money.
Bobby Blodwen rushed to the dock. The undamaged Hammerhead Shark was standing on the surface of the sea. Li Du was packing up his things and heading down.
Seeing Bobby Blodwen, Li Du smiled and said, "I've cleaned the boat for you. There's nothing left on it."
Bobby Blodwen glanced at him and climbed onto the boat. He first went to the cockpit and saw that the GPS navigator and electronic map had been removed, leaving two empty holes in the cockpit.
This made him furious. He rushed down and roared, "What do you mean by this? You destroyed my ship? "
Li Du laughed, "Don't slander me. Not only did I not destroy it, but I also helped you replace it with a new propeller battery and transformer system."
"What about the GPS and electronic map?"
Li Du said, "Will these two things affect the use of the ship?"
Bobby Blodwen's face darkened. "It's none of your business, but these things belong to the ship. They belong to me. It's illegal for you to steal them!"
Li Du said, "You're slandering me again. I didn't steal them. They accidentally fell into the sea."
The ship's first mate smiled bitterly and said, "Boss, those two instruments are in the water."
Bobby Blodwen's face darkened even further.
Li Du would not keep these two things for him. The GPS and electronic map had the function of automatically recording the route. If he kept them, Li Du's trip to the North Pole would be completely exposed to Bobby Blodwen.
The man had gone to see these two things as soon as he got on the boat. Obviously, he wanted to know what Li Du was doing in the North Pole.
Li Du was not stupid. How could he leave such a mark?
Bobby Blodwen was thinking about how to deal with Li Du. At this time, a small red dot appeared in the sky in the distance. The red dot gradually grew bigger, and the sound of the propeller was heard. A helicopter was flying over.
Seeing the Mi-171, Blodwen's eyes suddenly turned the same color as the fuselage. The man next to him said happily, "That's great, boss. They want to return the helicopter to you."
Blodwen knew that there was no such good thing. Sure enough, the helicopter landed in the open space. Li Du and his party, wearing clothes and carrying bags, boarded the helicopter, and then the helicopter flew away.
Steve waved at Blodwen at the door of the cabin with a big smile on his face.
Blodwen yelled, "Give me back my helicopter!"
The helicopter had already taken off, but fortunately, the icebreaker had already returned. It seemed that the helicopter would be returned eventually.
These days, Steve and his party had left Bolshevik Island and turned to October Revolution Island.
"How's the recent harvest?" Li Du asked.
Steve laughed loudly and said, "Not bad, man. We worked with the police and the veterans to deal with the poachers and seize one of their transport ships. It was a tough battle!"
"What about the meteorites?"
"Well, nothing, but it's enough, isn't it? When we first came to Severnaya Zemlya, we didn't expect to get so many meteorites! "Steve said with satisfaction.
Then Li Du asked the question he was most concerned about. "When are you going to leave Severnaya Zemlya?"
Steve's answer delighted him. "In the next few days, we'll pack up and leave. The first phase of the exploration of Severnaya Zemlya is over. The harvest is gratifying!"
Li Du breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, he did not have to stay in this boring place any longer.
Back at the camp, he gave the Ford brothers a gift, which was ice brought back from the Arctic. The ice was sealed in a polyethyl ester compound and could be stored for hundreds of years without melting.
The Ford brothers accepted his gift with a smile, and then Li Du told them about Dunford and asked them to help move the unlucky guy out of the Arctic.
After a few days of rest, the main people returned. Hankway and the other Nenets remained on the island. They were professional meteorite hunters, and this was their job.
The cars and tents were left behind. Li Du and his party took the Mi-171 to Vorkuta, where there was an airport, and then flew across Siberia to Alaska.
Finally, this journey to the Polar Region was over.
When they left customs, Li Du looked back at the sky in the distance. The sky was blue and spotless. Thinking back on his life over the past few months, it did not seem very boring. It was quite memorable.
However, he would probably not come to Siberia or the Arctic again. He would find someone to take the whale teeth.
Of course, he would only take the whale teeth and not touch the bodies of the narwhals, trying to protect the beautiful cemetery.
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