Fatal Strike: Paladins Mercenary Road

Chapter 833 Opportunities Amidst Disaster
"They can't do anything right!"

Dalia, far away at the brown bear camp, received a call from the mountain eagle...

She had already finalized the details of the Mexico operation with Kate from the Bangkok team. At this moment, she was supervising General Sid administering drugs to Thiago while training the Sinaloa gunner in hopes of helping him regain his youthful form as soon as possible.

The brown bear camp is located in the lower reaches of the Yukon River, at a slightly lower latitude than Fairbanks. Although it also experienced extreme cold and snow disasters, the camp and the indigenous people were well-prepared with supplies, and the northern mountains were rich in natural resources, so no wolf attacks occurred.

Upon receiving the call from Mountain Eagle, Dalia immediately called State Sheriff Reddick for advice...

The Alaska state government has indeed declared a state of emergency, but its actions are limited to the areas surrounding a few larger cities like Anchorage and Fairbanks, leaving it powerless to address remote areas.

Some say Americans are a symbol of freedom, and to be honest, in Alaska, people do enjoy unlimited freedom in most cases. However, the side effect of this is that when faced with natural disasters or man-made calamities, their weak organizational capabilities are exposed.

Liberalism will inevitably give rise to sophisticated egoism, and if the state government cannot provide sufficient funds, it will be impossible to organize a large-scale rescue operation.

Mobilizing the National Guard is merely a gesture and does little to alleviate the survival pressure on people in remote areas, as it is well known that U.S. soldiers do not participate in disaster relief.

Even if you let them sit in a helicopter to hunt wolves, they still have to check the weather before deciding whether to go out.

It's impossible to pay them to do road clearing and transporting supplies.

According to American practice, these tasks must be done by professional companies, and the process of getting contracts in place and approving additional disaster relief budgets is lengthy. Even if someone pushes for it strongly, there will definitely be an investigation afterward under the guise of anti-corruption to target political enemies.

The United States has a political system that is admired by many, but the reality is that only a strongman president like Roosevelt, who can unite the majority of voices, can make this system function smoothly. At other times, the system gets caught in a vicious cycle of internal strife and a "nothing gets done without corruption" mentality...

Only when Commissioner Smith has received enough will they be willing to relinquish their own interests or risk offending others to push something forward; otherwise, the system will succumb to internal friction and become 'brain dead'.

In New York, it takes years of meetings and discussions to install a few fences in a subway station. In the end, the various administrative expenses cause the price of a few sections of the fence to rise to a sky-high price of nearly 100 million yuan.

When asked about her boss's inquiries and instructions, Dalia quickly responded...

Transporting supplies to the upper reaches of the Yukon River by land is impossible. This year, due to a sudden drop in temperature, the Yukon River has frozen over, and the frozen surface is covered with sharp ice spikes formed by the pushing and shoving. Therefore, it is not feasible to transport supplies by sled across the river.

However, the brown bear camp has abundant supplies, and the C-27A transport plane is ready to take off at any time, but the runway needs to be cleared in the town of Koyukuk.

A helicopter could also be called in to deliver some essential supplies to the Mountain Eagles, but this would have to wait until the weather improved before it could proceed.

If the mountain eagle is in a hurry, Ruby can risk flying the jungle plane to the village to airdrop supplies, but the jungle plane has a very limited payload, so the assistance it can provide will be minimal.

Although the situation seemed rather serious, Dalia could tell that her boss was in a good mood, so she continued, "Boss, don't count on the National Guard. The FBI's investigation into the military in Alaska is not limited to the federal army. The evidence they have shows that the National Guard is also involved in arms smuggling projects."

Right now, many high-ranking officers in the Alaskan military are in a state of panic, with several senior officers already traveling to Washington to lobby.

Kate just contacted federal officials, and the Alaskan government has urgently requested assistance from Washington. However, we're now in the final stretch of the election, and the African American president simply doesn't have time to deal with the situation in Alaska.

The eagle on the other end of the phone chuckled and said, "So Alaska has to find a way to save itself, right?"

Dalia nodded and said, "Boss, this is the normal situation. As far as I know, it's like this all over the world."

Instead of leaving the locals to wait for rescue that may never arrive, it would be better to organize them and let them help themselves.

As long as enough money is paid, both Anchorage and Fairbanks have sufficient supplies and transportation capacity to continuously transport essential supplies to Koyukuk by air.

Of course, this is all predicated on the runway being cleared out...

Mountain Eagle was a shrewd man, and he immediately understood the meaning behind Dalia's words. After a moment's thought, he said, "So, you mean we need to spend money to solve the problem, right?"

Dalia said with a smile, "Boss, whenever there's a disaster, there are always wealthy people willing to generously donate..."

Mountain Eagle is all too familiar with the logic of politics and business. Alaska is going through a difficult time right now, and targeted aid that provides timely help will always yield a greater return.

After figuring out the details, Mountain Eagle hung up the phone and found Yulia in the kitchen, pretending to be busy...

Watching the girl struggle for ages to finish a bowl of vegetable salad, Mountain Eagle shook his head disdainfully and said, "You should go do the laundry. I reckon you'll be busy for the next couple of days..."

Upon hearing this, Yulia looked distressed and said, "Boss, everyone is working hard to cope with the disaster, I can't just hide in the back..."

Mountain Eagle smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Helping everyone solve logistical problems is also a kind of work..." Yulia knew that her boss was still punishing her indirectly, so she helplessly lowered her head and said, "Boss, why don't you just deduct my salary? I've fallen behind on a lot of work these past two days..."

The eagle circled the alluring Yulia once, nodded, and said, "If the job wasn't done well, then your salary should be deducted..."

As she spoke, Mountain Eagle looked at Yulia's surprised expression and said with a smile, "Your sister's entire year's salary has been deducted. Wouldn't it be a bit strange if you made an exception for her?"
Okay, your salary will be deducted, but you'll have some tasks coming up...

The task involved assisting Mrs. Li with matters related to disaster relief donations and bilateral coordination between sister cities.

If things go well, you should be able to make ends meet with the bonus.

In fact, since the Dalia sisters became the Mountain Eagles' assistants, they have hardly spent any of their own money.

Dalia is alright, as she has the independent funding approved by the Mountain Eagle, which includes all the expenses for her assistants' clothing, business trips, and meals.

Yulia, on the other hand, was in a terrible situation. Tens of thousands of yuan were deducted from her salary every year, which caused her great distress!
Hearing that there was a chance to make amends, Yulia nodded decisively and said, "No problem, boss. Are you going to take advantage of the wolf disaster to donate to the Alaskan government?"

If that's the case, we'd better find a suitable entry point.

Our lawyer, Tommy Black, has been active in Anchorage, and our firm currently maintains a close relationship with the Anchorage city government.

The question now is, boss, what do you want?
Currently, our Alaskan businesses are all operating at a loss, so seeking state tax breaks through donations wouldn't make much sense for us.

Yulia's mind was definitely sharp enough that she could roughly figure out what the mountain eagle wanted to do just by hearing its explanation.
Extreme cold, snowstorms, and wolf attacks combined to pose a tremendous challenge to the entire Alaskan government, with the situation being most severe in the western Fairbanks and the northern Yukon region.

From the American perspective, solving this problem would require a large amount of funding...

When wealthy individuals step forward and express their willingness to donate money, many projects that previously required significant effort and funds for lobbying can proceed quickly...

The business in Alaska was prepared by Mountain Eagle for Xiao Wan. With the foundation already fully laid, Mountain Eagle was happy to see how Xiao Wan would develop in the future.

But this opportunity is really great...

The sister city program was delayed due to the terrorist attacks by the Angel of Death, and a catalyst is needed to restart it.

This is a great opportunity!

Mountain Eagle's mother-in-law continues to contribute to the Women's Federation, and she played a role in promoting the sister city relationship.

If China could bring some aid supplies at this time, Anchorage would certainly provide the highest level of hospitality and reciprocation.

There's not much that needs to be done. Anchorage is, after all, a global hub-type air cargo city. Whether it's increasing flights, lowering airport fees, or simply offering a set of preferential policies, a little push for shipping cooperation between the two sides can quickly create a series of benefits.

Moreover, at this time when the United States is about to change leadership, bypassing the chaos of Washington and increasing bilateral exchanges and dialogue from another perspective is itself a remarkable achievement.

Mountain Eagle didn't want to tell Xiao Wan this himself, because he had never liked showing her his shrewd and calculating side, so he simply reminded her indirectly through Yulia...

Seeing Yulia take out her tablet and quickly jot down the important things he had told her, Mountain Eagle thought for a moment and then said, "First, contact lawyer Tommy Black and have him make contact with the state government."

Rescue efforts require efficiency. We can provide initial funding to purchase a batch of supplies, but we need the state government to provide a new Black Hawk UH-60M to assist us in transporting the supplies.

This model of Black Hawk helicopter has an external payload capacity of up to 4 tons and a long range, sufficient to cover supply operations in remote areas. With a few machine gunners, it can also assist in driving away wolf packs.

Yulia carefully noted down her boss's request, then nodded solemnly and said, "Understood. I'll go discuss the specifics with Mrs. Li right away..."

Looking at the messy kitchen, Mountain Eagle nodded and said, "Then get to work. It would be best if you could give me a definite answer within two days."

Our own helicopters have too small a payload capacity and their performance is not as good as the Black Hawk. It's best to leave these kinds of risky flights in extreme weather to National Guard pilots. They get compensation if they die...

This is the top priority; you can decide the rest yourselves!

As he spoke, Mountain Eagle rolled up his sleeves and said with a smile, "I'm sure I won't be able to sleep tonight, so I'll make a pot of wolf meat for everyone to try..."

Hopefully, it won't taste too bad!

(End of this chapter)