"Dog sledding...... It's the first time for me!" Shangguan Qing looked a little excited: "I've only seen it on TV before, but I didn't expect to have the opportunity to ride such an ancient vehicle!

"Isn't this the first time I've sat down, and it's like I've sat before. I've always seen it on discovery shows, and it's fun to sit up in a dog sled. Li Huan smiled.

"Haha, boss, I finally discovered your weakness, you haven't even used a dog sled, and you're not as good as us here. There's this thing in Alaska, it's pulled with a couple of Alaskan dogs, and I sat on it once. Leon said: "Rodman has also sitted, we can learn everything in the delta, and the dog sled will also drive." ”

"It's fun, and it's fast. Rodman nodded: "Leon is right, we used this kind of transportation a lot when we were in Alaska. Dog sledding is a very useful means of transportation in the snow, unless you have a snowmobile that can be faster than a dog sled. Otherwise, any other means of transportation is not as fast as he is in school. However, all things considered, snowmobiles consume a lot of fuel, and even if you have full supplies, the longest battery life is only more than 100 kilometers, which is far less practical than dog sledding. I've heard it said that the best riders and the best sled dogs can run five or six hundred kilometers in a row. ”

"Hee-hee, we haven't been on a sled in a long time. Rovisha and Agata also said with a smile.

"It's just the two of us who are turtles?" Li Huan smiled, but he didn't compete with them in this regard.

"It's okay, boss, wait a while you two will sit on the sleigh and let Uncle Petrosovlovich pull you. He's the best rider in the area. His dog sled is the fastest. Rovisha said.

"Alright, let's hope so, we'll have to get there as soon as possible. Li Huan nodded and no longer dwelled on this issue, he wanted to get to the military base faster than a fun dog sled.

It didn't take long for Li Huan and the others to hear a dog barking from the house in the corner of this small village. When they could see clearly, a large group of fluffy, cute sled dogs rushed towards them.

"Ahhh

"Husky ......" Li Huan grinned, looking at more than thirty huskies, fortunately it was in the Siberian wilderness, if it was in the city, probably even a building would have been demolished.

"Hehe, this is our sled dogs, a lot of people like to be domesticated in the city, I can't imagine what it's like to be kept in the city. Petrosovlovich came up and said, "This is our companions, and they will take us with us, Harvey, Harvey, come and meet the guests!"

At the shouts of Petyotr Sovlovich, a sled dog, about half a man tall, came out, enthusiastically approached several people to sniff it, and wagged its tail. This sled dog seemed to be very smart, and when it saw Shangguan Qing's liking eyes, it immediately ran to her side and spun around, and even stretched out its tongue to lick Shangguan Qing's hand. Seeing Shangguan Qing's smiling appearance, it pounced on Shangguan Qing's body and coquettishly behaved hard.

"This Erha is different from the Erha we see, not only is it not stupid, but it is also a monkey spirit!" Shangguan Qingle giggled.

"They're not stupid. Li Huan smiled faintly: "It's just that the autonomy is too strong." ”

Petotsovlovich brought a typical Siberian Husky, commonly nicknamed Husky, nicknamed Erha.

The Siberian Husky is a primitive ancient dog breed that lives mainly in northeastern Siberia and southern Greenland. The husky name is derived from its distinctive hoarse call. Huskies have changeable personalities, some are extremely timid, some are extremely violent, and the huskies that have entered human society and families have no such extreme character, are relatively docile, and are a popular pet dog all over the world. Huskies, Golden Retrievers, and Labradors are the top three non-aggressive dogs, which are widely bred by people around the world, and there are a large number of races for this breed around the world.

Huskies are friendly and independent by nature, and although they are very alert, they lack the offensive and defensive awareness of guard dogs in many situations. Huskies are naturally clean-loving and do not have the smell of many long-haired dogs. This breed of dog is extremely adaptable to living conditions, but naturally loves to hang out, so care must be taken.

Husky, who has always been considered a typical representative of stupidity among dogs, can never understand human speech, can never be trained, and if you raise it, you can really only follow it, because he has no IQ at all, so the owner does not intend to have any requirements for him, as long as he is healthy and happy. In fact, huskies are not only not stupid, they are also smart.

In the world canine IQ ranking, there are a total of 128 kinds of dogs that can be on the ranking list, and the husky's IQ ranks 47, which is above average, which is equivalent to the IQ of a 2-3-year-old child, and it is obviously not stupid - and the people on this list also came out to explain that the so-called IQ is not actually IQ, but a comprehensive factor of obedience and trainability. Huskies are ranked so low, mainly because huskies are very poor in obedience, and their obedience to humans mainly comes from contact with humans in the process of evolution.

Origin of the HuskyThe husky's name was given by the Eskimos of the cold regions of the North, and in Alaska, it was originally called "Eski" or "Eskimo", which is the work-oriented sled dog we know today. About 35,000 years ago, Central Asians migrated to the ends of Siberia and the Arctic with their jackal-like dogs, which crossed with Arctic wolves to develop the northern dog breed. In the Neolithic period, northern dogs had evolved their own unique shapes and characteristics and continued to breed with wolves for a long period of time, and these breeding dogs were classified as huskies, and by this time, they were extremely docile.

Some say that its gentle nature is due to the love and care that various tribes have given to it over the centuries. Its owners are all inhabitants of the Arctic Circle: the Chakchi, Koyak, Konchada, Samoyed, and other tribes.

As for their strange obedience, it comes from too strong independence.

The Malamute must defy the forces of nature, and its life is built on fortitude, loyalty and obedience to its leaders. In the team, there are two leaders, the person is always the boss, and the dog captain is the deputy leader. There is also disagreement on this point, and it is said that the dogs of the Indians relied more on their pilots and navigators than on their dog captains. In any case, something is constant, and despite the mixed leaders, huskies always have a unique form of leadership. So they have become accustomed to a more independent and free life, accustomed to thinking independently and doing things according to their own thinking patterns, rather than being trained by humans, so the husky's clumsiness is just from their own excessive trust in themselves, from the canine's view of the world.

Pyotrsovlovich quickly set up a couple of dog sleds and invited everyone to get on the sleigh. Because it's not that far. A few dogs galloped at full strength, and it took about half a day to arrive. However, Li Huan saw that the sleigh was full of supplies. Well. Pyotrsovlovich pulled out, these dogs are very strong, judging by the size of these dogs, they have a lot of strength. For example, while directing his young men to carry supplies, Sovlovich beckoned Li Huan and them to get on the sleigh.

"This is ......" Li Huan was puzzled: "Are we going to walk a very dangerous road?"

"No, why do you ask? Although the Great Siberian Wilderness is dangerous, it is not a problem for me to show you the way to the St. Hesseburg military base. Petotsovlovich was stunned: "Don't worry, I'm the best hunter around." ”

"No, no, no, you're mistaken, I saw so many supplies on the sled, I thought we were going to go a long way, it would take a long time. Li Huan said.

"Haha, these things, these things were sent to my old friend. Pyotrsovlovich explained: "You know that at this time in the Great Siberian Wilderness, everything was in short supply. Although St. Haysburg is the largest village in the area, and all the belongings are available, they are relatively short of food and all kinds of things to eat, and if we have the opportunity to go there, we usually bring them some wine or physical goods, which is the most popular. These things are not for us, and if it weren't for this, I could have taken you lightly. ”

After speaking, Petrosovlovich squeezed his eyes: "Moreover, I didn't send this batch of supplies, Rovisha and Agata said that you have to pay for these supplies in the end." These supplies can get you familiar with them as soon as possible and make your work easier, but our small village can't afford such consumption, so you still have to pay for these items. ”

"Of course. Li Huan hurriedly said.

"Then let's go, don't look at these materials, let's travel lightly. Petrosovlovich said.

When Pyotrsovlovich said lightly, he meant not taking any supplies. In the Great Siberian Wilderness, only the most experienced hunters would dare to cross the academy without any supplies, because they could find food anytime and anywhere. Li Huan chatted with Petrosovlovich yesterday. He believed that this old man had this ability. He's the best hunter in the wilderness.

Of course, people like Li Huan are still reluctant to put the lives of so many people in the hands of someone he just met. Although Petrosovlovich didn't bring supplies, or if he did, they weren't for everyone, but in fact, there were still a lot of supplies in Li Huan's virtual space. While climbing the western part of the Ural Mountains, they bought a lot of supplies in the town below the mountain. Li Huan is such a person, there are basically no empty places in his virtual space, and it is better to bring more than to be blind when the time comes.

Petrosovlovich's skills are indeed superb, he drove a sleigh in front, and Li Huan and the other sleds followed behind. At the beginning, the husky who was very enthusiastic about Shangguan Qing was the lead dog, and now Li Huan has fully experienced how smart the husky is. Petrosovlovich just gave it a command and then didn't care, and it was entirely up to the dog to lead the pack towards their goal. Li Huan had never done a dog sled, so he was not very familiar with this thing, and for the sake of safety, he also put the machine in front at the beginning, constantly detecting whether there were snow caves or snow pits underground.

You must know that there are countless such natural traps in the Great Siberian Wilderness, and the most terrifying thing about this natural trap is that you don't know when it was formed and how deep this trap is. Li Huan has seen some naturally formed snow caves on many TV shows, and the depth can even reach hundreds of meters, as if once such a snow cave falls, even Li Huan can't get out.

However, Li Huan underestimated the IQ of these dogs too much, and after running for nearly two hours and a hundred kilometers, Li Huan knew how smart the huskies were. How smart are these dogs? Maybe it's because their ancestors have been running on the snow for a long time, or maybe it's because they know how to see danger. Li Huan had foreseen dangerous glacier crevasses or snow craters several times in advance, and these dogs would always detect the danger in advance and then lead the entire sledding team to avoid the danger. Li Huan wondered at first, why did these dogs have such a keen sense of smell? During the break, he also asked Pyotrsovlovich about this question.

"Hahaha, I knew you wanted to ask this question. I've heard that some of the leaderboards in the city make them stupid, but they're not, they're more intelligent than you think. "The experience of living in the snow fields for a long time has taught them that the snow cannot be moved, and that the snow is showing signs of collapse...... It may be an animal's innate sensibility, and you probably don't understand it, but trust me, no one knows where to go in the snow better than these dogs, so you don't have to worry about it at all. In two or three hours we'll be at the military base over there. ”

Everyone is on the road after a short rest, not to mention that these huskies can play their best role in the snow. Looking at the amount of exercise of these huskies, Li Huan doubted that those huskies who were locked in the room all day would not be suffocated, no wonder they dismantled their homes every day. Time passed quietly, and after about three hours, when the sleigh team climbed a section of the glacier, a dot of buildings appeared in the snow ahead.

"We're here!" Petotovich signaled the lead dog to stop, pointed to the buildings, and said, "See, it's about a kilometer from here, and you can get to that military base...... Oh no, it's a village now. Let's go and visit this settlement, which is supposed to be the northernmost settlement of mankind. Speaking of which, it's been more than a year since I've last been here, and I haven't seen those old friends for a long time, and I don't know if they're still alive. ”

"Oh, you come here a lot, too?" Li Huan was curious.

Petotsovlovich shrugged: "Not often, you don't know much about how the Siberians move. Siberia is so big that there are countless settlements here, each of which basically lives on a gathering basis. But you know that the resources around each settlement are different. In such a situation, everyone can only survive if they exchange regularly. That's why we visit and exchange on a regular basis...... If I'm lucky, I'll be able to find you a guide who knows the area better than I do—you know there are some military secrets that I can't tell, but they're ordinary people, and if they tell you, then I won't be able to take care of them. ”

Li Huan gave a thumbs up.

"But...... It's better to contact them first. Remember, in Siberia, any guest who comes without telling him will be considered hostile. After Pyotrsovlovich finished speaking, he took out a satellite phone and dialed a number to go out, and then he smiled: "Okay, we can get in touch, we can go." Be polite, whatever you're looking for, they'll be there for you. ”

Li Huan and the others naturally understand, this is called offending no one and don't offend the locals, the locals may be able to give you a lot of invisible benefits. Especially for travelers like Li Huan and others who come from afar and have no clue, if they get help from the locals, things will be much easier. Of course, Petrosovlovich is a local, but he knows far less about this military base than the villagers.

Fifteen minutes later, Li Huan and the others bypassed the ice cliff and came to this village building where the voices of boiling people could be heard in the distance.

After the Abandonment of the Fort St. Hays military base, the village built around this surrounding, as the northernmost human settlement on the planet, covers a small area, with a radius of just over ten kilometers, and less than twenty large and small buildings. These 20 or so buildings, surrounded by three or four hundred small houses, are the villages that have developed along this abandoned military base.

It is surprising that in the barren Siberian Plain, the infrastructure of this village is all concrete, and it is extremely flat. The small houses that the villagers themselves built around the military base sit on these concrete floors. They even sweep the snow away from the ground. Judging from the snow swept away by the villagers, there are even asphalt roads with crushed gravel underneath! This is very unusual, in today's urban construction, asphalt gravel roads are very common, because of their ductility and their permeability. But during the war years, asphalt was still a military-controlled substance, so how could it be used to pave roads?

It will only be used in some very important places - Li Huan looked at this straight black road carefully, and he immediately reacted. Pyotr Sovnovich said that at one time a strategic bomber airfield was built here. Then Li Huan can understand that as an airfield for strategic bombers, the requirements for the ground load bearing of the airfield are very high. Because every strategic bomber has a large range and a large bomb load, its take-off weight and landing weight are very large. Therefore, it must be a road of very good construction quality to be used as an airport runway.

The inhabitants are also very clever and have built their own villages along the asphalt runway. This straight airport runway has now become a "road" in the village.

"They're really smart and use local materials. Li Huan sighed.

Then he looked at the runway that was not detached from any buildings, but was still clean, and wondered: "There are no residents living there, why are they cleaning up there? Is there still a plane landing here?"

"Of course, there is no commute to Fort St. Hays, so supplies or personnel are usually transported here, except for airplanes, which are only primitive dog sleds. However, dog sleds are now mostly used on the road, and small planes are still the main means of supply transport - you must know that St. Heesburg is not like other villages, in Siberia it is a big city, and it is a village with a radius of several hundred kilometers around it. The much-needed supplies they needed were in the bag. For example, some oil, medical supplies, etc., which we can't collect, are all exchanged from here. "It's just that St. Haysburg is too far north, and the climate here, especially in the cold season, is very harsh, and it is not so easy to replenish supplies by planes," said Pyotrsovlovich. Therefore, only very urgent materials are usually sent by plane. However, even if someone is willing to fly, they may not be able to land, and if the airport breaks down, the place will be completely finished. As long as you have snow, the roadbed will be crushed, and everyone finally finds such a suitable gathering point, and naturally they are not willing to let it break. So even if there are no planes landing, the place will be cleaned up. ”

Although it is not yet the worst time for the weather in Siberia, the weather is not optimistic. As the largest rural city in the surrounding area, Shenghai Shibao is hardly visited by people. So when Li Huan and the others came to this village on a dog sled, there were already more than a dozen people surrounding them. When Petr Sovnovich, who was sitting on the sleigh at the front, stepped off the sleigh, an old white man who looked to be seventy or eighty years old immediately greeted him with a smile.

"Old Peter, haha, it's really you, I thought I'd never see you again. You contacted me the other day and said that you would come here, and I thought you were joking! At this time, someone may be traveling in the Great Siberian Wilderness. Besides, you're almost 70 years old this year, do you think it's still the same person you used to be?" the old man gave Petrosovlovich a warm hug, and the sight of two bearded white old men hugging each other made everyone laugh.

Petotsovlovich also smiled and said: "Chilov, I'm really happy to see you again." When I came here last year, I remember that your hair was all white, but now it's a little black. Why, is it so comfortable to live here, and if so, how about I move in with you?"

The old man named Chilov raised his eyebrows playfully and smiled, "Why not? How nice is this place? No damn pollution, no intrigue, I like it here, I really like it." You see, your hair isn't black this year, my hair is black, so say, you lost the bet!"

"Well, this time you won again. I know I can't win you by betting with you, so I've brought you a lot of good things to make this bet on, as well as a gift from us as a guest from afar. Petrosovlovich said.

Chilov smiled: "Thank you, and still think of those of us who have been forgotten by the world." ”

Pyotrsovlovich smiled slightly, looked at Li Huan, and then introduced Li Huan and the others: "If you want to thank me, don't thank me, in fact, the owner of these materials is not me, I was just hired this time." Come, I'll introduce you to the real boss. This is Li Huan from China, and the beautiful lady next to him is his girlfriend. Old guys, they're real, bold bosses. The things I brought with me today were all purchased by these two generous bosses. You know, our small village, but we can't buy these things, and even if we do, it has to be a year's income for the whole village. ”

Then, in particular, he pointed to several large boxes on the last sled: "Especially those, we brought three whole boxes of vodka!"

After speaking, Petrosovlovich squeezed his eyes at Li Huan, telling Li Huan not to say anything. In fact, when Li Huan heard vodka, he suddenly realized that if you want to give Russians something in winter, the best thing is probably wine. As a local, Li Huan didn't expect that when he heard this, Li Huan nodded gratefully, he naturally wouldn't say anything.

Sure enough, Qilov immediately turned his head and walked towards Li Huan, walked to him, ignoring Li Huan's outstretched right hand, but gave Li Huan a warm hug, "Young man, thank you for your generosity, your generosity has won the respect of old Qilov." Welcome to our village, you are our most honored guest!"

The old man's enthusiasm made Li Huan feel a little uncomfortable, but when he looked back and remembered the typical enthusiasm of Russians, Li Huan had no choice but to respond.

"I'm very happy to know you, I'm Li Huan, you can call me Li...... This is my girlfriend Shangguan Qing. Li Huan said in very standard Russian.

Shangguan Qing next to him also hurriedly responded: "Hello old man." ”

"Wow, a greeting from such a beautiful lady makes me feel like twenty years younger. Welcome to Fort St. Hays. ”

After greeting Li Huan and Shangguan Qing, Qilov began to greet the others, and Petyotr Sovlovich leaned up and whispered: "Qilov is a real scholar, if I remember correctly, he should be eighty-one years old this year, and he is even older than me." He was originally a senior professor at St. Petersburg University, but after he retired, he didn't know how to do it, so he came to St. Heesburg, and has been doing research here ever since...... I don't know what he's working on. ”

Hearing Pyotrsovlovich say this, Li Huan and Shangguan Qing glanced at each other, and they were both surprised, it seemed that this place was really strange. St. Petersburg University is one of the top universities in Russia, and it is not easy to be a senior professor in such a school. Even if you are rehired after retirement, the salary for one year is definitely beyond the reach of ordinary people. But this old man gave up such a high salary to study in this most inhospitable place in the world—what is here? Except for snow, it is still snow.

Unless there is something more valuable to study......