Arctic survival, starting in hell at minus fifty degrees Celsius

Sun Chengwu returned to the village.

It had been half a month since they last met, and Su Wanqing looked much more haggard. She had been worried all this time.

The remaining men, including Lao Ma, were also somewhat dejected, and Lao Ma still had injuries on his face.

Sun Chengwu asked, "What happened to your face?"

Old Ma was too embarrassed to speak, but Fang Wei, contrary to her usual behavior, spoke first, "It got hit by the butt of a gun."

Sun Chengwu noticed a change in Fang Wei's attitude towards Lao Ma and asked, "What happened? Is he badly injured?"

Old Ma chuckled, looking happy despite his injury. "It's nothing, just a minor injury. That bastard tried to grope Fang Wei, so I pushed him."

Then that son of a bitch actually pointed a gun at me.

Later, the chieftain stopped him, and he just gave me a gun butt.

It turned out to be a case of a hero saving a damsel in distress; Sun Chengwu roughly understood why Fang Wei's attitude had changed.

Fang Wei's ex-husband died protecting her.

This time, when Lao Ma stood in front of her, it probably touched a soft spot in her heart.

She hides her true self with a strong exterior, but she is still a woman at heart.

Sun Chengwu said to Lao Ma meaningfully, "Take good care of your injury; you have a long life ahead of you."

Old Ma understood Sun Chengwu's subtext, chuckled, and said, "Alright, I'll definitely do my best in the future!"

Fang Wei gave the two of them a cold look, but didn't say anything more.

At this moment, Ollie said to Sun Chengwu, "The clan chief says he wants to see you."

Sun Chengwu nodded and said to Old Ma, "I'm leaving this to you. I'm going to see the clan chief."

Sun Chengwu arrived at the clan chief's house.

The clan chief sat in his seat, his face full of worry.

Upon seeing Sun Chengwu, he quickly stood up and said, "Sit down."

Sun Chengwu sat down without saying a word.

The clan chief remained silent.

The two remained silent for a long time before the clan leader asked curiously, "Aren't you going to ask me anything?"

Sun Chengwu said, "You mean you told me a long time ago, but you didn't, and you wouldn't have answered me even if I asked."

The clan chief sighed and said, "It's so hard to talk to you smart people. Ask away, I'll tell you everything."

Sun Chengwu sat up straight and asked, "Are you with the military?"

The clan chief was silent for a moment before saying, "Yes and no, but I do have a military background, though I no longer hold a military rank."

"Right now, I am merely the chieftain of the Hadza tribe."

Sun Chengwu roughly understood what he meant. It was nothing more than a rebranding scheme. When needed, he would be issued a military rank and would still be a member of the military.

He continued, "You've returned for this land?"

The clan chief nodded. "That's right, we need to make preparations in advance. This is a strategic location."

Sun Chengwu pressed further, "What about the Hadza people?"

The chieftain stated firmly, "First and foremost, I am a Hazara, and only secondly do I have other identities."

This statement may seem like an unanswered question, but it actually makes the question very clear.

He will not betray the Hadza people.

Sun Chengwu didn't pause and continued, "Why did they come here?"

The chieftain pondered for almost a minute before replying, "They think my progress is too slow. People from other countries have already landed and are using very aggressive methods."

Therefore, they also want to use radical methods.

However, this would render our years of planning futile, so I disagree.

During the argument, I got a little angry, and his side of the group was also quite angry.

Someone pointed a gun at me, so I killed him.

Sun Chengwu asked, "A battle for the Arctic?"

The chieftain hummed in agreement. "Yes, the Arctic is rich in mineral resources, with various minerals, oil, vast land, salmon, krill, whales, and more..."

Global resources have now been completely divided up, with only Antarctica and the Arctic remaining unexploited.

There's too much ice in Antarctica; the Arctic is a better fit.

Therefore, companies all over the world are setting up operations here, hoping to get a share of the pie.

This isn't just something the Russians are doing; your country is also planning to do it. If there's an opportunity in the future, I can take you deep into the Arctic Circle to your country's scientific research sites. They have satellite communication equipment that can transmit your messages there.

However, finding them would require traversing a no-man's-land, with a very high mortality rate.

Working in the Arctic and working in space are essentially the same thing.

After hearing so many inside stories in one go, Sun Chengwu remained silent for a while, digesting the information he had received.

He was putting the research station aside for the time being; crossing the death zone was virtually impossible without specialized equipment.

He will freeze to death on the road.

He asked, "Was this place set up by the Russians?"

The clan chief said, "Yes and no. After they learned my identity, they came to me and began to plot."

I promised them they could provide them with a base anchorage, but I disagreed with their complete control over our village, and they were not allowed to interfere with our village's life unless I contacted them.

They agreed.

Sun Chengwu thought of Ollie's voyage, "So, this time Ollie contacted them, and the escape route you mentioned is also through them."

The clan chief nodded. "That's right, it's them. But there's always a trade-off; you have to pay a price to find them."

They want to log in and asked me to clear out the village. I didn't agree, and that's how the conflict started.

The conflict is likely to escalate further.

I asked you to come here today for two reasons. One is to make things clear to you, and the other is to ask you to take Su Wanqing away. This place is likely to become a battlefield in the future, and it is very dangerous for her to stay here.

Young and strong, I hope you can let them stay and help me. I will not treat you unfairly.

In return, I will provide you with living supplies, hunting rifles and weapons, and rescue routes.

If I just ask them to send you out, they will definitely agree.

Only one person is allowed.

If you can go back and bring the message back, your country will send people to pick up your survivors.

I don't think there's much chance that the note you sent out will be found out; someone probably doesn't want them to know where you are.

The clan chief's words came from the bottom of his heart, without any concealment.

He showed his sincerity; now it's Sun Chengwu's turn.

Sun Chengwu did not immediately agree, and continued to ask, "You mean, we want to join the war?"

The clan chief nodded, giving an affirmative answer, "That's one way to put it."

Sun Chengwu shook his head. "Impossible. I won't agree. We've never participated in a war before. You're not asking us for help; you're sending us to our deaths."

The chieftain said, "I will train you."

Sun Chengwu shook his head again. "I will take my men with me. If you need help outside of the war, I will try my best to provide it. But I will not agree to send us to the battlefield. I will not use their lives to save my own life."