Chapter 1245 Attrition
"At the time, I just thought the story Baker told was too nonsense. He didn't want to tell me what happened, so he used such a ridiculous story to perfunctory me. I felt that he must have been bribed by Mr. Tam. , which made me a little panicked, because I couldn’t find anyone I could trust in the entire team. I wanted to turn around and go directly to Mr. Tam to say goodbye. Maybe I shouldn’t have accepted this job from the beginning, but I haven’t yet I completely lost my mind, because those retired soldiers all had guns in their hands, and I didn’t want to conflict with them, especially now that we were in the wilderness with no one around. So until I found a chance, I could only continue to be honest. Be my guide.
"After what happened that night, the mood among the scientists was a bit low, but I don't know if it was my misunderstanding. The expedition team obviously lost two members, but Mr. Taim became more and more excited, and the most disappointing thing was that the expedition team lost two members. What surprised me was the retired soldiers. Although they had lost two companions, they were not worried at all, and there was no sad look on their faces. They were so calm that it was scary. In addition, because I have been paying attention to them these days, they were also I discovered a little secret about them.
"That is, this group of retired soldiers will also perform a small ceremony before meals, which is similar to a pre-dinner prayer, but it is not the Christian kind. Moreover, they do it very secretly, trying to carry others behind their backs. In other words, they and Maybe they all come from some secret sect, which makes me feel a little uncomfortable.
"Although my father is an Inuit, I am actually more inclined to atheism. But usually I am not very resistant to these mysterious things. On the contrary, I am curious from time to time. But not now, not in this uninhabited area. Being on the ice with a bunch of sneaky pagans doesn't sound like you're up to anything good.
"Although I didn't believe the story the doctor told me, I had to admit that it kept lingering in my mind for the next few days, and even made me sleepy. I went to see Mr. Tam again, hoping to He wanted weapons for self-defense, but he comforted me and said not to worry. There were retired soldiers in the team to protect us. I had no choice but to bring an ice ax with me, which was better than nothing.
"We arrived near the destination on the seventh day. Although I saw nothing except the rolling glaciers and mountains, Mr. Taim told us in an unusually firm tone that this is where we were, and that the mountain was enough for discovery. The ancient ruins that brought great fame to the author and even rewritten human history are here, but where is it hidden? We need to look for it carefully little by little.
"I fulfilled my duty as a guide and found a suitable camping spot for the expedition. From this point, I began to carefully search the surrounding areas. I prayed that nothing would be found in this operation. It would be best to find a place where food and supplies can be found. Before you run out, leave empty-handed so you won't run into any more trouble.
"But I found that I might have underestimated Mr. Taime's determination to find the relics. Three days later, we changed camps. Mr. Taime called everyone together and reiterated the importance of what we were doing and stated that he would not find the relics. He will not leave here. If the supplies run out, he will use the satellite phone to contact another team to transport them to us. His words also changed the expressions of many people, including me.
"I have even considered stealing a satellite phone to call the police, but Greenland's police force is not sufficient, and the place we are now is very remote. The manpower that can be sent may not be the opponent of these retired soldiers. The doctor seemed to see through what I was thinking and warned me not to act rashly for the time being.
"After that, we continued to search for the ruins. I led a group of people to the north of the camp, and the geologists led a group of people to go south. They were still studying the rock formations along the way, because according to Mr. Taime, the ruins It has a very long history, surpassing human history, and meteorologists are responsible for observing the weather every day, reminding us when there is a snowstorm to return to the camp, and when we can continue to work. In addition, Mr. Taime and the couple from China The theologian and his wife each also brought a team of people."
"On the twelfth day, the team of geologists made new discoveries. They found some strange fossils that they had found before, and this time there were more. Mr. Taim was very happy, and they also started working in the evening. He drank a bottle of champagne to celebrate, but this time for safety reasons, he did not allow anyone to bring those fossils back to the camp. But what everyone did not expect was that not long after they lay down after eating, a strange snowstorm came again. .
"Before this, the meteorological experts had just announced that it would be sunny in the next two days, and we could continue to explore. Because this time the blizzard came so suddenly, I didn't even have time to drive the Greenland dogs into the tent. As a result, it soon turned out again. Hearing the gunshot, the two retired soldiers who lived with me rushed out in unison like last time, while I nervously grabbed the ice ax and stayed in the tent with the doctor.
"We turned on the camping lights, hoping that the light would bring us a sense of security, but then I felt that all the blood in my body rushed to my head, because after turning on the lights, we saw a shadow on a tent, and the shadow was like It was exactly the same as the story the doctor made up before. It looked indescribably twisted and weird. The doctor and I were frightened. We just felt that the thing would rush into the tent and kill us in the next second, and what would be worse The retired soldiers had already run out to join the battle, which meant that no one in the tent could protect us.
"It was definitely the scariest half-minute of my life, but the thing didn't rush in after that, even though it had its face pressed against the tent (if that part could be called a face), and the barking of the dogs seemed to attract It attracted its attention, and it walked over there. When the snowstorm subsided, I poked my head out and found that all the Greenland dogs on the other side of the dog pen were gone. They were all killed. In addition, there were three retired soldiers. Killed in battle, one seriously wounded, I saw the remaining men carrying their bodies aside and then starting to dig a hole, just like the scene I saw last time.
"But what I didn't expect was that Mr. Taime could be so shameless. He still insisted on blaming all this on the hungry polar bears, and had no intention of canceling the expedition, even if only half of the retired soldiers who can fight are left. ”