Arctic survival, starting in hell at minus fifty degrees Celsius

The 500 jin of meat they brought this time was all red meat. Sun Chengwu and his team didn't actually have much red meat in stock, so this was a significant blow.

Fortunately, we can trade with Boss Zhou and Lando to get more red meat.

Sun Chengwu has already passed on the techniques for making small umbrellas and pottery to Zhao Na and Richard. With them around, the business will continue.

However, upon returning this time, Ye Zhi Qiu brought back bad news.

He said with a serious expression, "Brother Wu, someone ran away from the camp last month. I heard that he went back with Boss Zhou's team that came to pick up the goods."

Upon hearing this news, Sun Chengwu's heart sank.

His worst fears came true.

If he were in the camp, with his core leader there, he might be able to stabilize morale.

However, something happened here, and he can't go back for the time being. Although the camp is being managed by Rogers, Li Mu, and others, there are bound to be oversights.

Once there's a first one, there will be a second.

Sun Chengwu asked, "How did you deal with Li Mu and Lao Luo?"

Ye Zhi Qiu shook his head. "I'm not too sure. I loaded the goods the day I got back and set off the next day. I didn't ask for details."

However, I heard that Lao Luo wanted Lao Ma to take people to bring the person back.

If they don't come back, then they'll be removed from the list and retaliated against.

As Lao Luo said, we can't let one bad apple spoil the whole bunch; once there's a first precedent, there will be a second.

They must be severely punished.

Hearing Ye Zhi Qiu say this, Sun Cheng Wu felt half relieved.

Lao Luo is still cautious. If it were someone inexperienced, they might just ignore it or give a warning.

But once this door is opened, a steady stream of people will be poached.

What are the advantages of Boss Zhou's side?

They are mostly women.

With more women, there will be no shortage of men.

She is also the kind of person who can be ruthless and treat women like commodities to be used.

Even more outrageous, the group of women actually became even more supportive of her.

Sun Chengwu didn't have her level of skill and couldn't understand the methods she used; he could only defend against them.

As for why they would cooperate with her even knowing she was using underhanded tactics?

Having one more friend is always better than having one more friend.

Even if they are just friends on the surface.

Another week passed, and Darss's injuries had fully healed. He was very strong and had survived the fever and infection.

After a month of training, he adapted to speaking with only half a tongue, though it still sounded somewhat unclear.

If you speak slowly and listen carefully, you can still communicate.

One morning at the end of October.

It was supposed to be morning, but it was still dark outside.

Their daytime was reduced to only two hours; the rest of the time was endless night.

In another two weeks, they will experience a period of eternal night.

The chieftain sent Giru to inform him, "The smuggling ships are here."

Sun Chengwu had no idea where the clan chief got the information. He had never left the village before. Could it be that he had a satellite phone?

If he really is a member of the Russian military, it's not surprising that he has a satellite phone.

It's not surprising that they were worried about revealing their location and didn't go to rescue Sun Chengwu and the others.

Before the matter was settled, Sun Chengwu would not make unfounded speculations. He went to the clan leader's door and knocked.

The clan chief opened the door. "You've arrived. Come in."

During the polar night, the temperature plummeted, and Sun Chengwu was already unbearably cold just walking from his own residence to the clan chief's place.

Polar bear coats are warm, but they can't stop the biting wind from penetrating everywhere.

The clan chief brewed him a cup of hot tea and said, "Have a sip to warm yourself up. Have the people outside prepare the goods and take a preliminary inventory."

After drinking a cup of tea, Giroud entered, covered in frost, bringing with him a biting wind.

Jiruha, his breath billowing white smoke, said, "Chieftain, everyone is ready."

The chieftain stood up, put on his bearskin coat, and said, "Let's go."

As I stepped outside, snowflakes began to fall.

When they braved the cold wind and reached the shore, everything before them had turned into a white expanse, and heavy snow had fallen again.

The cold wind, carrying heavy snow, lashed against his face like knives, cutting into Sun Chengwu's cheeks and causing a sharp, stinging pain.

Sun Chengwu rubbed his cotton gloves, wrapped them tightly around his neck, leaving only his eyes showing.

The cold wind blew into his eyes, and tears streamed down his face.

Before long, a layer of frost quickly formed on my eyelashes.

He could only rub it off with his hands.

Upon reaching the shore, there was no sound of speedboats approaching. The sea was frozen solid, with white ice stretching for hundreds of meters.

On the ice, a group of people were dragging an inflatable boat, struggling to walk towards them.

In the blizzard, people are not visible, and animals cannot be distinguished from humans five meters away.

The two were so close that their faces were almost touching, that they could only recognize each other.

The man with the hooked nose and azure eyes swept over the crowd, his voice carried on the cold wind, "Bring the person out."

Ollie and his two companions were bound hand and foot and pushed in front of the crowd.

The clan chief waved his hand, and Jiru led his men to hand over the meat that Sun Chengwu had brought to Hook-Nosed.

The man with the hooked nose stepped forward to count the items and nodded to him.

"We won't be coming during the polar night," said the hook-nosed man. "This trip has already been very risky. There are too many ice floes nearby, and I'm worried that the ship might accidentally hit the reefs and glaciers."

We've been friends for a long time, this ransom is just a small punishment.

In return, I've also prepared some things you'll need for the winter.

Then, he looked behind him and said, "Gurut, go and bring them up."

Sun Chengwu didn't know what they had prepared, and he didn't believe they would be so kind.

Soon, the black man named Gurut brought up a group of women.

These women, wrapped in thick cotton-padded coats, were shivering with cold. Most of them were from Northern Europe and looked exceptionally young and beautiful.

Roughly counting, there must be twenty or thirty people.

The man with the hooked nose chuckled, "We originally planned to send these women to Europe, but unfortunately, the strait is frozen over, and we can't cross."

We plan to return; we can't bring them back with us.

Chieftain, I heard your tribe is short of women, so these goods are a free gift. You're welcome.

After saying that, the hook-nosed man, carrying the red meat, disappeared onto the ice.

It left behind a group of desperate Nordic women.

The chieftain seemed to know something, and sighed heavily, saying, "It's all because of the war."

The wind and snow were so strong that Sun Chengwu only heard this one sentence clearly.

The chieftain looked at the women and said, "If you don't want to die, come back with me. Once you're here, don't even think about running away or going home."

The Arctic Ocean is nearby; you can't exactly swim back.

I can provide you with shelter and food, but you must have children for our village.

The moment the words "give birth" are uttered, women turn ashen-faced.

Two women immediately broke down, shouting, "We don't want to have children! We are free!"

To this, the clan chief coldly replied, "Fine, then you can swim back yourselves. Don't follow us."