When the helicopter that Yang Jing and his team were riding landed in the open space of the Alert camp, there were already more than a dozen people around them.
And when Captain Andrei Milakinov, who was sitting in the co-pilot seat of the helicopter, got off the helicopter, an old white man with white hair who looked to be in his seventies, immediately greeted him with a smile.
"Whoa, whoa, what my dear little Andre!
When I radioed today, I thought you were joking.
Andrey, welcome to Camp Alett again!
The old man gave Andre a warm hug, but the scene of the dry and thin old man and Andre hugging each other really made people laugh.
Andrei also smiled and said, "Kyle, I'm really glad to see you again."
How long have you been here?
I remember the last time I saw you was two years ago, you wouldn't be here for two years, would you?
” The old man raised his eyebrows playfully and smiled, "Why not?"
How nice is it here?
There's no damn pollution, no intrigue, I love it here, really love it. ” "Okay, Kyle, you've won again this time.
I know I can't win you by betting with you, so I've brought you a lot of good stuff to take as a bet this time. ” The old man laughed, "I had already radioed Max before you landed, and he told me that you did bring us a lot of really good things.
Thank you, Andrey, for still thinking of those of us who have been forgotten by the world. ” Andre smiled and said, "Kyle, don't thank me if you want to thank me, in fact, the owner of these materials is not me, I was just hired this time."
Come, let me introduce you to the real bosses who supported our trip to the North Pole.
Kyle, this is Albert Yang from China, and the beautiful lady next to him is Yang's fiancée, Sophia Bai.
Kyle, they're real, bold bosses.
The things I brought with me today were all purchased by these two generous bosses.
You know, with that meagre salary in my pocket, I can't afford to buy that $500-plus a pound of Australian Wagyu beef.
So, Kyle, you should thank them. ” Kyle immediately turned his head and walked towards Yang Jing, walked to him, ignoring Yang Jing's outstretched right hand, but gave Yang Jing a warm hug, "Young man, thank you for your generosity, your generosity has won the respect of old Kyle."
Welcome to Alet. ” The old man's enthusiasm made Yang Jing feel a little uncomfortable, but looking back, it was very likely that this old man had been here for more than two years, and this dedication alone was enough to make anyone respect.
"Hey, Kyle, it's a pleasure to meet you, I'm Albert Young, you can call me Albert.
Your persistence and persistence are enough to earn you the respect of the whole world.
Kyle, this is my fiancée, Sophia. ” Gege stood aside with a smile and shook Kyle's hand, "Sir, you are really a respectable person, I just heard the conversation between you and Andre, I really admire you." ” "Wow, compliments from such a beautiful lady make me feel like I'm twenty years younger.
Sophia, welcome to Allet. ” After greeting Yang Jing and Gege, Kyle began to greet the others, and Andre leaned in and whispered, "Kyle is a true scholar, if I remember correctly, he should be seventy-three years old this year."
He was originally a senior professor at the University of Victoria, and after he retired, he didn't know how to do it, so he came to Alert, and then he has been doing research here, and sometimes he stays here for a year or two, as if this time, he should have stayed here for more than two years. ” Hearing Andre say this, Yang Jing and Gege were also in awe.
The University of Victoria is one of the top institutions of higher learning in Canada, and it is definitely not easy for a person to be a senior professor in that kind of school.
Even if you are rehired after retirement, your salary will never be less than $300,000 a year.
But the spirit of this old man who gave up such a high salary to conduct research in this kind of place, which is almost the most desolate place in the world, is really very worthy of respect.
"I first met Kyle seven years ago, when I was the chief engineer on the Blue Whale, and I first met Kyle Sr. that summer when the Blue Whale came to the North Pole on a scientific mission.
In the years that followed, I met Kyle Sr. here twice, last two years ago in the summer.
Oh yes, Kyle's name is Kyle Pedro. ” Gege said in an admiring tone on the side: "This old man is really powerful!
He is a true scholar who is in his seventies and can still hold on to such a place for such a long time to do research. ” Taking advantage of everyone's greetings, Andre introduced Yang Jing and Gege to this northernmost settlement of mankind.
"Alat is not strictly a settlement, but a military base.
It was originally developed as a military base.
The settlement still has a radio station for military intelligence, and that's the area over there. ” Yang Jing and Gege looked in the direction that Andre was pointing and saw that there were some buildings about five hundred meters away from the camp.
"That's right, that's the military base, and it's the oldest building in the entire Aleph settlement.
There are now Canadian Army soldiers stationed there for six months at a time, and then they get three weeks off.
Hey, see the second lieutenant?
He should be the supreme commander of that military base.
At most, the military base is estimated to be guarded by more than a dozen people in turn. ” Andrei retracted his gaze, then pointed to this camp and continued: "This camp is the Alert settlement that developed later, and now there is a meteorological observatory set up by Environment Canada and a monitoring point set up by the Global Atmosphere Observation Network, which are all civilian facilities.
As for the northernmost airport, Alert is also part of this camp. ” Yang Jing shook his head slightly and said, "Why do you want to set up such a settlement in such a northern location?"
It's too hard here. ” Andrei said with a smile: "This is not something we can control, there are many places that are actually made by those guys who play politics."
For example, the Thule Air Force Base that Brian said that day, and here. ” When Yang Jing and Gege heard this, they both shook their heads slightly, and there was no squeak.
Some things don't change by their opinions.
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"In fact, Alett used to be much more lively than it is now, and it is said that during the Cold War of the last century, the maximum number of people living here reached 200, and they were called 'thefrozenchosen' (the chosen frozen people').
These people were working for the military signals intelligence radio receiving station and for the two two meteorological monitoring stations.
At the height of the Cold War in the last century, Alett's military intelligence station was ordered to wiretap the Soviet Union.
In fact, compared to Ottawa in Canada, the distance from remote Alette to Moscow is shorter and more strategically advantageous. ” "It's a pity that after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Cold War pattern completely disappeared, and fewer and fewer people were stationed here.
Twelve years ago, there were five long-term settlers here, but now, there are no real long-term settlers here, and the people here, including Old Kyle, can only be considered short-term settlers. ” Yang Jing and Gege shook their heads slightly again.
Yang Jing looked around this small square and found that around this small square, there were colorful signs.
One of the largest signs, built of iron shelves, is white on the top and blue on the bottom, and in the middle is the five letters "alert" written in black letters, which is the name of Alett.
In the upper right corner of the sign, there is also a direction indication, and below the sign, there is a smaller line in black English - orlds-ost-northern-statn, which translates into Chinese as "the northernmost station in the world".
Next to this sign, there are dense wooden signs, and if the biggest sign of Alert is the mother, these wooden signs are like children snuggled up to the mother.
Most of these wooden signs are handmade signs, and most of them have some words written on them, "How many miles to xxx place".
Seeing Yang Jing paying attention to these signs, Andre said: "These signs are all made by those who came to Alett to take risks.
It is the northernmost human settlement in the world, and many people come here every year to venture here.
When they come here, they often make signs of their hometown and pin them here to show that they have been here. ” Yang Jing took a cursory look and found that there were at least a dozen large logs erected here, and each wood was nailed with no less than ten handmade wooden plaques, such as one sign that was clearly written, Oslo, 1983.
This means that Oslo, the capital of Norway, is 1,983 miles away, which is about 3,192 kilometers when converted into kilometers.
In addition, there are names of cities such as Reykjavik, Seattle, San Francisco, Buenos Aires, etc., and Yang Jing even saw the sign of Melbourne, which is 14,942 kilometers away Gege also saw these wooden cards and said with a smile: "These foreigners really know how to play." ” At this time, the personnel who had just gone to the beach to greet the two assault boats also returned.
There were vehicles in the camp, and these people were all passing by vehicles, and although the shore was still about ten kilometers away from the camp, they still rushed back quickly.
Every time a ship drops anchor and the people on board come to camp, it is no less important for the inhabitants of Alett than it is to celebrate Christmas.
It's so boring here, so whenever someone comes to visit, they take it very seriously.
This time is no different.