When the heavy snow that began to cover the land of Newsar gradually began to stop, Polina's experimental vehicle No. 2 was finally ready to board the landing ship of the naval commandos.

Along with the experimental vehicle 2 boarded the landing ship, there were fifty packets of compressed and bundled raw cotton, five thousand pounds of coal, four doctors on a relief mission, and twelve naval commandos.

The "crew" of the experimental vehicle No. 2 consisted of three people. Inventor and chief technician Polina, driver and major investor Dussand, and coal and cotton contractor Lorraine.

Duchamp was also involved as an observer group, along with three naval colonels from Orin, a commodore general.

In order to carry twenty-three people and tens of thousands of pounds of supplies, the Admiralty specially deployed a campaign-class landing ship from the Royal Guards naval fleet in Olin. Compared to the Newsar Garrison Navy, this campaign-class landing ship has more space, and it can also provide a room for the Commodore of the Armament Department to match his identity.

In contrast, the experimental vehicle 2 had to operate with a mule-horse convoy on another landing ship. The location of the operation was chosen near the equator in Newsar, in an alluvial plain area called Bosenke. The poor people in this area depend mainly on fishing for their livelihoods. Winters in Newsar are very cold, and only the equatorial region does not freeze in the seas.

And their fishing methods are completely different from those in other regions.

In the waters near Bosenke live a scalless fish called Tuanyu, which has almost no bones or small spines except for one main backbone and head. But they are the most ferocious collective predators in the entire Newsar Ocean.

As their name suggests, these fish are mainly found in the oceans in the form of "fish balls". Other fish flock together to fend off predator attacks and increase their chances of survival. And the clumps of fish come together to eat bigger prey.

These fish, which are no more than twelve inches long, are like crazy wolves, and after being attacked by a fish group, it only takes half an hour to turn into a pair of white bones that fall into Haiti. Larger fish don't bargain much for the tufts, and only a few of them make it to life.

But such ferocious predators are nothing more than a bunch of toothy delicacies in the face of human intelligence.

The freedfolk of Bosenke like to use ground cages to catch clumps, but they are not very efficient. Fishing companies that can afford to have boats out to sea for large-scale fishing can't catch clumps of fish with gillnets – they have scaleless bodies and sharp teeth. Ordinary rope nets will be directly crushed by them, while unbreakable nets mixed with steel wires will directly turn these delicate fish into puree.

The poor people of Bosenke are the main force in catching the fish.

Before catching the fish, the poor people need to find a beach and build a small platform in the shape of a "匚" on the shallows with stones. The opening faces the ocean. Then, at high tide, cut your arm with a sharp stone chip or knife and drip blood into the sea.

The clumps of fish in the ocean have an unrivalled sense of smell, and they can detect the smell of blood from miles away in the water.

When the fish had rushed into the narrow water in the middle of the platform, the paupers blocked the opening with stones or straw mats that had been prepared in advance. When the tide is low, the water in the platform will also flow away quickly with the low tide of the ocean. The unstoppable clumps of fish have become trash fish that can be "picked up" by the poor on the beach.

In order to ensure that the fish are delivered in the freshest condition to the major cities of Upper Albin or other colonies, Bosenk has a small interstellar landing field. The fish are bought by fishing companies for a penny each, then chilled in ice cubes and delivered directly to restaurants via an interstellar jump.

In the end, it was sold to gourmets for two gold pounds each.

Despite the good natural conditions and the negligible cost of catching the fish, the poor people living in Bosenke are still living in great difficulty.

All of Bosenk's industrial products are more expensive than Obern'Albin. The average price of coal was 65 pence a pound, and the price of cotton, sugar, and even shoes was at least double that of the upper albin.

It is worth mentioning that the fishing company in Bosenke is also the contractor, operator and owner of the landing site. The entire Bosenke Plain and the surrounding waters belong to the fishing company.

This fishing company is also the owner of almost all shops in Bosenk.

The Royal Navy chose Bosenke as the location for this experimental operation mainly because of the multiple terrain of Bosenke on the edge of the alluvial plain near the coast, as well as the relatively rich resource supply capacity of the city of Bosenk.

Horses are active in winter and need additional water and fodder supplies. And after heavy physical activity, they also need a warm, sheltered stable to rest in – otherwise, sweaty horses will get sick.

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Before setting off, Dussaint prepared a secret weapon for the experimental vehicle No. 2 - two new sets of pneumatic rubber tires and two tracks.

Regardless of the terrain in Bosenk, with its two tracks on metal off-road wheels and pneumatic rubber tires, the four-cylinder gas engine-powered No. 2 was bound to shock all the naval commandos involved in the experiment.

After happily boarding the assault ship at the Upper Newsar Starland Landing Field, Dussander landed at the Bosenke Starland Landing Field in three consecutive violent vibrations. In only three quarters of an hour, the assault ship appeared at Bosenke, 8,700 miles from Upper Newsar, with a whole boatload of men and supplies.

The landing hatch of the assault ship slowly opened, and a strong cold wind with the smell of sea smelled of sea blew into the cabin.

"Let's move everything down first." The captain in charge of directing the operation gave an order to his teammates, "Set up a temporary cargo station at the landing site!" ”

After receiving the order, the navy soldiers began to carry the cotton out of the cart little by little. Dusson looked at the soldiers' hard work, and proposed to the captain who had just given the order, "Mr. Captain, in order to speed up the progress, let the soldiers carry things to my car." ”

"Mr. Lord, the experiment has not yet begun." "There's no point in your product starting to show up right now - the officers who are watching aren't there right now." ”

"I just want to make things faster." Dussaint was stunned for a moment, and then replied in a very natural manner, "I still have to report to the heraldic management office at night, and I don't have time to stay up with you." My car doesn't need to be ignited in advance, and it's ready for use right away – without delaying your work. ”

At Dussand's insistence, the experimental vehicle No. 2 joined the handling operation. After five trips back and forth, with the help of the dump bucket, he successfully completed the entire loading and unloading process. At the same time, he also fulfilled his dream of becoming a truck driver when he was a child.

Mr. Captain looked at Dusand and the experimental vehicle No. 2 beside him, and there was a look of surprise on his face.