50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 848 Departure
Olafur also stated that the two Kharkivchakas he possessed were the 1970s improved models: "Kharkovchaka 2".

The "Kharkovchaka 2" is equipped with more modern insulation materials, has added small windows for ventilation, and is fitted with radio navigation equipment.

It is worth mentioning that the "Kharkovchaka 2" can float on the water.

As long as the weight does not exceed the limit, the waterline will not exceed half of the vehicle body, so it can be regarded as an amphibious vehicle, which is crucial in some special environments.

These improvements significantly enhance the comfort and safety of the crew, but of course, they also increase the price.

Sun Zhiwei was very satisfied after inspecting the vehicles and also learned a lot.

This was the first time he had ever seen such a special vehicle. In his previous life, he was not an explorer and had never been to polar environments, so he was unaware of this information.

Seeing that he was interested, Olafur strongly recommended the product and said that he could give Sun Zhiwei a 9.8% discount because of Jürgensen.

Sun Zhiwei was both amused and exasperated. Was he the kind of person who cared about such a small discount?

However, he was genuinely interested in the "Kharkovchaka 2" and, after careful consideration, he offered his opinion.

He asked Olafell to modify the interior of the vehicle, turning the cabin that could carry eight people into a single cabin.

Then remove the extra beds, expand the kitchen area, add a shower room and a storage cabinet, and add an external compartment to the top of the carriage.

External bays can be used to carry additional items, such as a snowmobile.

These modifications are merely interior finishing touches and will not damage the vehicle's structure; in fact, they reduce the weight of the passenger compartment.

After confirming, Olafel said there was no problem; he not only sells cars but also handles vehicle repair and modification.

The two agreed to modify both "Kharkovchaka 2" vehicles in Olafur within 7 days, with the total cost of the vehicles and modifications amounting to $420 million.

This order made Olafur extremely happy, and he even made the rare decision to generously give Sun Zhiwei two tracked tanker trailers as a matching item.

The price of $420 million is far more expensive than the two motorhomes he bought in America back then.

Back then, a Camelot and a GMC Motorhome together cost only $23.

Of course, the performance of the Kharkiv Chaka 2 is also incomparable to that of two civilian motorhomes.

Overall, Sun Zhiwei felt the investment was worthwhile; the initial investment was nothing compared to successfully securing the "Communist Youth League Member" designation.

Over the next seven days, Sun Zhiwei waited for the "Kharkovchaka 2" to be modified while carrying out other preparations.

The first thing was supplies. Normal supplies included compressed biscuits, instant food, and portable fuel, which he ordered directly from the old Jürgensen shop.

Later, these supplies will be placed in the storage boxes of "Kharkovchaka 2".

However, the vehicle's fuel needed to be prepared separately. With the tanker truck donated by Olafell, he only needed to prepare the fuel, as the "Kharkovchaka 2" was a gas guzzler.

The various oils he previously stored in his space were prone to freezing in the polar environment. Only in the northernmost countries would antifreeze additives be added to the oils used in their machinery.

That's how the soldiers of the Russian Empire developed the habit of drinking antifreeze.

The "Kharkovchaka 2" runs on military diesel fuel to ensure its powerful output; this high-grade diesel isn't available at regular gas stations. Fortunately, Oslo is the capital of Norway, and there are army reserve warehouses in the nearby suburbs. After finding out the location of the warehouses, he went to take a look around one night.

As it turned out, he actually found quite a few good things inside.

Norway may seem like a small country, but it is a founding member of the "Northern Peak" alliance, and there is also a "Northern Peak" joint operations command center in the center of Oslo.

Therefore, although Norway has a small military force of less than 2 people, their equipment is the same state-of-the-art equipment as the "Northern Mountain".

Due to its numerical disadvantage, the Norwegian army has had to develop towards becoming more elite, and its army, navy, and air force have all been mechanized.

There are very few ordinary infantry units; the largest number of personnel are in the honor guard.

Therefore, Sun Zhiwei discovered heavy equipment, including F-15s, Mirage 2000s, and Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks, in the warehouse of the Norwegian logistics department.

Some of the equipment was still in its unopened parts state. Although the total number was not large, most of it consisted of the most advanced weapons and equipment of the "Northern Mountain" in the 1980s.

He decided to take advantage of this freebie and selected two unopened F-15s and two Mirage 2000s from the storage warehouse and put them into his storage space.

Both of these fighter jets are the latest main fighter jets of Europe and the United States. The Mirage 2000 belongs to the third generation, while the F-15 belongs to the fourth generation.

There aren't even any samples available domestically right now, so it's a good opportunity to send two of each back home for our family to study.

As for fuel, the logistics warehouse has no shortage. A large amount of fuel is stored in an underground oil depot, including two depots containing the high-grade diesel he needs.

These strategic oil depots use extra-large oil storage tanks, with each tank capable of storing an average of 10 tons of oil.

Because this type of high-grade diesel has relatively few uses, he didn't take too much, only one-tenth of the amount from each of the two oil depots, with a total weight of about 2 tons.

Seven days passed in the blink of an eye, and Sun Zhiwei's preparations were all complete.

That morning, he went to the repair shop behind Amanda Olafell's shop and retrieved the "Kharkovchaka 2" that had already been modified.

That evening, he invited old Jürgensen and Olafur to have a drink together as a farewell.

The following morning, he boarded a scheduled flight at Oslo Airport to Longyearbyen in Svalbard.

Longyearbyen is the capital of Svalbard, located at 78 degrees north latitude, only 1300 kilometers from the North Pole, making it the city closest to the North Pole in the world.

It's called a city, but it's really just a small town with a permanent population of only 1800.

Every year, many tourists come here just to admire the scenery of this northernmost city in the world.

If we're talking about the northernmost inhabited place on Earth, it's not actually Longyearbyen, but Ny-Ålesund, which is even further north, although Ny-Ålesund doesn't have a permanent population.

Ny-Ålesund is just a small research town with only basic infrastructure such as a post office and an airport, as well as researchers who stay there for short periods.

It has become an international scientific research hub in the Arctic due to the Svalbard Treaty, with more than 10 countries, including Norway, China, and Germany, establishing research stations here, forming a "mini United Nations" pattern.

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