In order to better appease people's hearts, and so that those old people who survived would not feel like a bunch of consumables, Ivan spent another week recruiting dozens of outlaws, and the entire team recovered in an instant.

Novice cannon fodder is delighted by the generous pay, especially under the encouragement of the surviving old people, they are even more eager for this expedition.

The surviving old people are also very happy, with this group of newborn calves who are not afraid of tigers novice cannon fodder joined, their probability of surviving in the future has been greatly improved.

Both sides were very happy and the overall atmosphere of the team was very good.

After purchasing the necessary equipment, the procession traveled through the vast Baikal to the Angara, an important tributary of the Yenisei River.

The azure waters of Lake Baikal meet the sky, and occasionally you can see boats carrying tourists passing by, and the excited tourists on them are like the excited outlaws on the ferries at this time.

There was no shortage of logistical supplies on the ferry, and everyone was eating and drinking, playing cards and drinking in the scenery of the lake and mountains, which was indeed the best pastime that these outlaws could think of.

"There are many legends associated with Lake Baikal, the most famous of which is the Golden Legend of the White Army of Tsarist Russia.

The 180 tons of gold could have been sleeping at the bottom of the vast Baikal lake, where the Mir submersible found a 100-year-old broken wooden box and even glittering gold bars.

It's just that the best salvage opportunity was missed due to the turbulent undercurrent at the bottom of the lake, and the beautiful opportunity was missed, and the tuyere of wealth will not give people a second chance, not to mention this huge amount of wealth that can change the fate of a family. ”

Jiang Yingxue, who was sitting on the bow deck sipping bitter tea, didn't seem to care about Bai Ning's topic, and the endless lake in front of her was a beautiful scenery that could make people's hearts peaceful.

Come to think of it, 180 tons of gold is only seven or eight billion wealth equivalent, which is only a fraction of the Jiang family.

"What I like more is that there are legends about the Baikal water dragon.

In the 1980s, Soviet researchers recorded a 30-meter-long moving object on the lakebed with an echolocator, but they failed to figure out what exactly it was.

The legends that exist in this vast lake are all derived from people's fears and fantasies, and as for the so-called wealth, it is nothing more than the fantasy of some poor people who want to get rich overnight.

In this world, some things exist objectively, and some things only exist in people's subjective fantasies.

For objective existence, no matter how we change ourselves, we can only change ourselves forever;

As for the subjective fantasy, no matter how much we explore, it is destined to be only a dream. ”

What Jiang Yingxue is referring to is very obvious, that is, the expedition to map the Tunguska region is likely to be just a futile effort.

Come to think of it, Tsarist Russia and the former Soviet Union have such a powerful national strength, and in the end they only came up with a sleep deprivation experiment, a Chita zombie incident, what additional secrets can they find for these private expedition teams?

Isn't the talented team gathered with the strength of the whole country still comparable to this rabble that has been gathered together casually?

Obviously, in addition to giving people an indescribable sense of beauty, the vast scenery of lakes and mountains can also ignite the sense of distress inherent in human nature, making people sentimental and making people doubt everything.

I didn't expect the ruthless Jiang Yingxue to show such a sentimental side.

It seems, like the cotton dress she wore at this time, was as soft as a mist, enveloping an adolescent sentimental girl.

"Whether it's an illusion or reality, as long as you don't regret it, then everything is worth ......"

Just as Bai Ning responded, the entire ferry shook dullly, as if something had hit the bottom of the ferry.

The makeshift seats weren't very secure, and a small amount of tea splattered out, turning into drops of tea stains and disappearing on the snow-white tablecloth.

"Huh. It's very appropriate. ”

Jiang Yingxue picked up the tea in front of her and responded with a slight smile, without saying the possibility of a water dragon.

Everyone can feel it, and there is no need to say much about this situation.

The scenery of the lake and mountains is known, the cold lake breeze at high latitudes is known, and the turbulent undercurrent at the bottom of the lake is even known.

……

The ferry soon arrived at the huge bay at the junction of Lake Baikal and the Angara River, and the vast bay known as the Irkutsk Sea was sparkling with microwaves, and the bay was full of boats and light boats, and all the tourists were smiling with happiness.

The city of Irkutsk, at the end of the bay, is the cause of all this prosperity, the pearl of Siberia and the largest industrial city in Siberia.

The tourism industry is also developed here, and the people did not stop too much, and continued to replenish some materials, and everyone changed to river boats to continue to move forward.

The boring river navigation lasted for several days, and finally entered the area of the Right Tunguska River through the Yenisei River, and the people who went up the river were forced to change boats again due to the current of the river.

Transfer to a narrow assault boat from a local's narrow assault boat in a village along the river, and continue upstream to the roar of motors.

The final part of the journey was even more bumpy and shaky, and although many of the personnel did not get seasick and vomited, the half-dead appearance still caused the other outlaws to laugh.

The occasional sound of wandering laughter dissipates in the primeval forests on both sides of the river, and the sparseness and vastness of the high-latitude coniferous forests make the river breeze seem to become even colder.

"Disembark."

Finally arrived at the predetermined area, and with Jiang Yingxue's order to clear the sea, those who were suffering from seasickness seemed to have been amnestied, and they rushed down with their not very neat legs.

A large amount of equipment was piled up near the river, and the group camped here for the time being, waiting for Ivan to take a local guide to a nearby village to buy or rent mules and horses.

In the evening, the surrounding dense and towering pine trees obscure the sunset sky, and only a small shade of dark red sunset light fades over the treetops.

The air rushing from the river was chilly, and it was conceivable that it would be cold at night, and even without Ivan's command, his outlaws would not treat him badly, and a sloppy bonfire hurriedly formed in the camp.

A large number of dead branches and broken trees that have been piled up at random are burned red, and the fresh branches that are re-invested later stimulate wisps of light smoke to disperse, which is the unique fragrance of pine oil.

The people who went out to try their luck hunting got back a huge wild boar, which made the outlaws who had eaten the canned food for several days look fierce, and they were busy killing the pigs for meat one by one.

If you just look at the camping pleasure here, the atmosphere reveals a kind of uninhibited joy.

"You say, Ivan will find out something special in the process of buying mules and horses?"

Bai Ning, who was sitting next to Jiang Yingxue and drinking tea, coldly popped up this question, which did not cause too much feedback from Jiang Yingxue, as if she was talking to herself suddenly.

"What do you want him to find out?

Shouldn't this be your home turf? ”

Looking at the bonfire in front of her in a daze, Jiang Yingxue responded without a match, like a cautious response after a long exam, and like a procrastination answer in poor spirits.

Bai Ning came here to find the ancient ruins that might exist in the Tunguska region, and he was the absolute leader here.

If the crystal nucleus in Bai Ning's hand was not a cover for swagger, then he should understand the danger of what he had just said.

"In the process of deciphering the secret documents before, we have already talked about the possibility of a research base for the Tunguska outpost.

Based on the fact that both the sleep deprivation experiment and the Chita Zombies incident ended in abandonment, I suspect that this possible outpost research base is also very likely to be abandoned halfway through.

Ivan knew this, and he also wanted to trace the origin of the predecessor of the sleep deprivation experiment, otherwise he would not have come to help. ”

Bai Ning's explanation made Jiang Yingxue turn her head to look at him, and she was even more a little puzzled if Bai Ning could find the ancient ruins of the Tunguska region.

"Do you mean that Ivan's curiosity is not unique, and that there are likely to be curious babies similar to Ivan here?

Whether it was during the Tsarist period or the former Soviet Union, the people who were qualified to come here to investigate the site of the Tunguska explosion were all the elite of the elite.

If the descendants of such a character suddenly live here, do you guess whether it will receive attention from the military.

Moreover, if this person is really interested in the follow-up investigation of the Tunguska region, he can join the official organization, whether it is the sleep deprivation experiment or the follow-up Chita zombie incident, he can let him exert his strength, why be a country man here? ”

Regarding Bai Ning's implicit reference, Jiang Yingxue directly gave her own negative answer.

If Bai Ning's actions were just some innocuous speculations, and he wanted to rely on some vague luck to advance the follow-up expedition, Jiang Yingxue would have to start re-evaluating the follow-up value of Bai Ning's investment.

"What do you think Eva's grandparents and grandchildren are trying to find out the truth about sleep deprivation experiments?

Is it just because life is boring? ”

Bai Ning did not respond positively to Jiang Yingxue's rebuttal, but just asked a question that seemed to be very off-topic, and seeing that he didn't answer, Bai Ning had to continue.

"The research value of science, except that it can be used to explore the truth of the world and broaden the boundaries of human cognition, actually has no utilitarian value.

Especially for the military, which has a strong purpose and only wants to gain great power through research, academic value in the general sense is of no use to them.

Whether it's the sleep deprivation experiment or the Chita loss incident, the military's research goal is the direction of weaponization.

In the light of this overall demand, it is clear that the military will ignore the value of other academic research in the Tunguska region.

Even in order to obtain more research costs, it has adopted a suppressive attitude towards other research directions. ”

Bai Ning's words stopped at the point, and Jiang Yingxue could also accurately understand Bai Ning's specific thoughts, which was a very good direction of reasoning.

The 19th century was a great era of Frankenstein, and everyone had their own obsession on their own path of exploration, and this obsession should not be underestimated.