winter in greenland

This scientific expedition team is small in scale, including Peter, there are only 6 people in total.Mike is the team leader and also a professor of geology at a famous university in the west of country A. Two members of the team, Annie and John, are both his graduate students and teaching assistants, and the other two are researchers at the National Geographic Association of country A. They didn't know each other, one was named Lucia and the other was named Gail.

Anne was a short blonde, Lucia a few inches taller, with long brown hair always tied in a braid.John is a shy black guy; Gail is as the name suggests, a little taller than Professor Mike, and he doesn't talk much, but he does most of the physical work in the camp.

Peter's youngest daughter is called Datta, a very lively little girl, with dirty black hair braided into two braids, her cheeks have been tanned by ultraviolet rays, and her black grape-like eyes are always Round and round, very curious about all the equipment in the camp.The relationship with Anne is better than others, maybe because Annie is always very patient in answering all the questions she asks.

The night before, they came across a dying musk ox in the nearby woods. It seemed that they had had a fierce fight with the wolves. The strange thing was that there were no wolves nearby.Seeing that it was impossible to save it, Peter agreed with them to kill the musk ox.In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, they only cut off a part of the meat and took it on the road after simple processing.Dan and August happened to be in time for their toothbrush.

After a brief introduction to each other, a group of people gathered around the fire in the center of the camp. For fear of attracting other animals, the musk beef was simply roasted on the fire.When Dan took out a small bag of salt from his backpack like a magic trick, the eyes of several young scientific expedition members were straightened.

John swallowed: "Are you so fully equipped every time you come out?"

Dan smiled and shook his head: "Well, because we come every year, we have some experience. Sometimes there will be some windfalls on the journey. Whenever this happens, this small bag of salt is extremely precious."

Gail shrugged: "We have been eating compressed biscuits for 4 or 5 days in a row. Although we have been mentally prepared, we have to admit that this unexpected harvest is really surprising."

Dan skillfully twisted a pinch of salt and sprinkled it on the almost roasted meat, cut off three pieces with a knife and handed them to Datta, Anne and Lucia respectively: "Ladies first."

Datta said something in Inuit, took a big bite after receiving it, Lucia thanked politely, Anne was a little cautious, and said "thank you" in a low voice with a blushing face, Dan smiled at her Laugh, and start sharing meat with other people.

What he didn't notice was that Annie glanced over the bangs on her forehead and glanced at him several times.

August had a panoramic view of all this by the side, his eyes darkened.Clearing his throat, he turned to Professor Mike: "Professor, where is your planned route?"

Professor Mike glanced at Lucia and Gail with some hesitation: "Our university project only needs to take some ice samples from here for analysis, but Lucia and Gail want to go deeper into the glacier. In recent years, due to climate change, Compared to before, the Jensen Glacier has begun to melt in a small area. After discussion, we decided to go another [-] miles to the east, to the intersection of the midpoint of the glacier depth, and return directly to Nuuk from the north after sampling. What about you?"

August nodded thoughtfully: "In fact, we don't have a fixed route. It doesn't matter where we go. If you and your team members don't mind, we would like to set off with you. Of course we have our own equipment and The tent will not cause you any burden or trouble."

Professor Mike smiled heartily: "That would be great. Maybe you can tell us about the mysterious legends in this area on the way. I am personally very interested in Norse mythology."

"Then it's settled."

During the conversation between the two of them, Dan lowered his eyes and quickly scanned everyone around, only Lucia glanced at this side, his eyes were a little thoughtful.

Because they were carrying scientific research equipment, they traveled slower than August had originally estimated.

After a short rest at noon that day, they set off from camp around 2 o'clock.Fortunately, when they walked about two miles east, they encountered a family of arctic wolves—a male wolf and a female wolf with 5 wolf cubs.

There is a broad brown pattern on the back of the male wolf, which can hide itself well in the tundra, and look majestic on the snow-white ice field.The she-wolf was completely white without a single hair.Probably just after hunting and eating and drinking enough, the family of seven did not show any aggressiveness.There are even a few lively little wolves behind them curiously, sniffing the footprints on the snow, while their mother keeps half a body away from them, licking a certain little wolf's back from time to time, Raise your eyes to see their ranks.Occasionally, a short-legged little guy would sink into the soft snow nest and struggle for a long time but could not get up. The female wolf would step forward and gently grab it by the back of the neck and bring it out.The male wolf followed the female wolf all the time, his eyes were always watching the group of people vigilantly.

When Lucia saw the little wolf, she couldn't move for a moment. She first talked to Gail for a few words, and then walked up to the team leader, Professor Mike, as if to ask for his opinion.After a while, Professor Mike walked towards August and Dan with apologetic expression on his face: "My team members want to take a picture of this family of wolves. After all, it is a rare opportunity, and it may take a little time."

Dan smiled heartily: "It's nothing, and we rarely encounter such opportunities to get close to arctic wolves. You can just do whatever you want."

Maybe seeing that the group of people in front of them had no malicious intentions, the mother wolf even let the pup get closer to the group within ten meters.Lucia's hand holding the camera was steady. She faced the wolves and walked backwards step by step, almost leading the cubs closer. Gail next to her was holding a camera and was also capturing the footage. Professor Mike I'm also shooting.John simply helped Peter pull the sled aside, ready to start after they finished filming.On the contrary, Annie was more nervous. She took Datta with one hand and slowly backed away. After a few steps, she came to Dan's side without knowing whether it was intentional or not.

August had pulled their sled next to Peter and the others, and was chatting with the guide. Dan was standing 20 yards away from them, arms folded, squinting slightly to observe the pack of wolves.His posture seemed casual, but the muscles under his shoulders and back were already tensed, ready to deal with emergencies at any time.

"Is this the first time you... have come to Greenland?" Anne's timid tone came from beside him.

Dan turned his head and habitually showed a harmless smile on his face: "The third time. August and I didn't know each other. We met in the Ilulissat Icefjord the year before last. It was August, and the polar day was coming to an end. My sled had an accident. It just happened to encounter a sudden change in the weather, and it snowed. August passed by and rescued me by the way. Since then, we Come here every year.”

There was a little envy in Annie's eyes. After thinking about it, she tentatively asked a question: "You and him... are you lovers?"

Dan was a little surprised for a moment, his eyes flashed, and he denied: "No, we are just good friends, why do you think so?"

Annie waved her hand clumsily: "No, you don't mind, I asked casually, I was abrupt."

The smile deepened in Dan's eyes: "I'd love to answer other people's questions, especially a lovely lady like you."

Annie blushed even more, and walked away holding Data almost like escaping. Datta didn't know if he understood their conversation, and looked back at Dan several times with curious eyes.

"What are you talking about?" August probably finished talking with Peter, and walked towards Dan.

Dan thought for a second and decided to keep the second half of the conversation a little secret: "She asked me if I come here with you every year, and I said we met the year before last in the Ilulissat Icefjord, and you saved Once I die, we will become close friends."

August: "...She believed it?"

Dan raised his eyebrows: "Why don't you believe it?"

August was silent for a few seconds, and decided to skip the topic: "What do you think?"

Dan turned his eyes to the rest of the team: "You mean this scientific expedition team?"

August nodded.

Dan's tone was thoughtful: "It seems that everyone is fine, and everyone has problems. First, that Professor Mike, the leader of the scientific expedition, only brought two teaching assistants? Second, the one named John The teaching assistant seems to have no interest in everything here. Since you are not interested, why did you join this team? As for that Ms. Anne, I think she is more like a teacher; the last two members of the Geographical Association, Lucia and Guy Well, it looks professional enough, but I always feel that something is wrong." He thought for a while, then shook his head: "Probably a kind of intuition. What do you think?"

August didn't speak for a moment, he squinted his eyes and looked at everyone present, and said softly, "You still missed someone, Peter."

"How to say?"

"He has a gun." August's tone was very calm: "It's not the ordinary shotgun commonly used by the residents here, he changed it himself."

"He told you?"

"That's what I just saw. He seemed reluctant to let people know that he had a gun. Although I'm not sure if the rest of the team knew about it, at least he hid the gun."

Dan frowned slightly, and looked up at the glacier obliquely above them, August followed his gaze, his face became a little dignified: "Everyone knows that there is a serious relationship, but the worst cannot be ruled out. Don't let your guard down."

Dan nodded: "I think I can hear some interesting news from that little girl named Datta. I'll try it later."

August patted him on the shoulder: "Be careful in everything."

The author says:

There are a lot of characters in this chapter. In order to prevent the cuteness from getting confused, let me go over it again: the scientific expedition team plus the guide has a total of 7 people, the captain is Professor Mike; his teaching assistants: John and Anne; two work of the National Geographic Association Personnel: Lucia, Gail; guide Peter, youngest daughter Datta.Lucia and Annie are sisters.just sauce~

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