The three of them, led by Mountain Eagle, rushed to the hidden location of the snowmobiles. After loading all their supplies and equipment onto the sleds attached to the back of the snowmobiles, they sped into the complex network of sparse woodland...

The experienced "Sled" took the lead, and soon they passed through the forest and entered the vast wetlands.

During the summer, the waterways here are like a maze, making it difficult for most to navigate by boat. However, in winter, these frozen waterways turn into highways.

By avoiding wetland islands overgrown with bushes and some slightly elevated areas, they could use the snowmobiles to travel quickly.

With aerial reconnaissance and the assistance of a tactical computer, Mountain Eagle immediately mapped out a high-speed route upon entering the wetlands and led the way, accelerating across the wetlands.

Covering a near thirty-kilometer wetland trek took them only an hour and a half. When they emerged from the wetlands, a vast tundra lay before them.

The snow on the tundra was deep, apart from traces of small animals within the occasional shrub, there were almost no other signs of life.

Riding a snowmobile in such a place, as long as you can withstand the cold, is actually quite exhilarating!

Two tributaries of the Yukon River crossed the tundra, but at this time, except for the main river channel which hadn't frozen due to its flow, most of the tributary surfaces had thick ice layers.

The experienced "Sled" merely drove the snowmobile to search up and down and soon found a suitable crossing point.

The entire process was indeed challenging, but with excellent equipment and several Maghenxi Wolves as aid, even if faced with challenging terrains like riverbanks, they could assist Mountain Eagle and them in violent landings.

By 9 PM that night, Mountain Eagle and his team spent nearly 7 hours traversing about 70 kilometers southwest to reach the vicinity of Saint Mary's Town.

As the snow began to fall, Alaska plunged into extreme darkness...

Following Mountain Eagle's instructions, "Sled" found a wind-sheltered forest and started quickly gathering firewood.

Chakdi used a large tree as a support, stretched a windbreak and snow curtain with oilcloths on the south side and above the temporary camp.

Mountain Eagle settled the snowmobiles and quickly set up the tent from the sled...

A few steel pipes stood in the reserved sockets at the corners of the sled, then the cold-proof tent was erected, followed by securing the perimeter with ropes to prevent it from being blown over by the wind.

The three moved with incredible speed, the entire process took only about an hour and a half, and the campfire was lit.

After Mountain Eagle had set up the tent, he placed an iron pot over the campfire to melt snow water...

During the waiting period, he took a large bag of dog food from the sled and poured it for the hardworking Balang and Maghenxi Wolves.

Seeing them seemingly uninterested in the dog food and instead eyeing the canned goods Mountain Eagle carried, he laughed and scolded a few words, then tossed a few cans of luncheon meat near the campfire to heat up, preparing to treat them...

Balang lowered his head to eat all the dog food on the snow, then lay at Mountain Eagle's feet, occasionally using his front paw to nudge the can closer to the fire, making it heat up faster.

Mountain Eagle was amused by such humane actions, he reached out to rub Balang's neck forcefully, and just when he was about to speak, two sharp gunshots rang out from not far away...

"Pa, pa..."

Four Maghenxi Wolves immediately darted out of the temporary camp, disappearing into the darkness.

Mountain Eagle glanced through the Peregrine Falcon's perspective and discovered that while he was settling the sled tent, "Sled" had gone to a small lake less than a kilometer from the camp after lighting the campfire and had spotted a few reindeer there...

The gunshots were fired during "Sled's" hunting. Even with a silencer, the AK-105 makes a significant sound unless equipped with special subsonic ammunition, only barely protecting the eardrums from gunfire-related problems.

"Sled" took down a young male reindeer with two shots, then on-site decapitated the reindeer, removed the four hooves and the innards, and, with the help of the four Maghenxi Wolves, dragged the reindeer back to the camp using a snowboard.

Mountain Eagle watched as Balang stood up when "Sled" and the others approached the camp, then started happily pacing in place, he chuckled and shook his head, saying, "You're a police dog, always eating raw meat, what's that about?"

While Mountain Eagle was speaking, Balang didn't turn his head towards him, just glanced sideways at Mountain Eagle, then went to greet "Sled" and the others as they entered the campfire's light range...

"Sled" placed the reindeer carcass near the campfire, first cutting the heart in half and offering it to Balang, then distributing other fresh innards to the greedy Maghenxi Wolves...

While the big ones were eating with blood and flesh flying, "Sled" called Chakdi to help skin the reindeer, at the same time removing several legs and placing them on the ground for Balang and the others to use, leaving the most tender belly and back tenderloin for themselves.

Mountain Eagle observed "Sled's" doings and helplessly shook his head, saying, "No need to spoil them, how will Old Qiao feed them in the future?"

"Sled" skinned the animal's belly and ribs, then cut the meat into long strips...

Hearing the boss's words, "Sled" seriously remarked, "Boss, they are not pets. Today, they proved to me they are the best partners."

As he spoke, "Sled" showed a somewhat complicated and expectant expression, saying, "Boss, you will let me train Maria and Alena, right?"

Mountain Eagle was momentarily stunned, then looked at the two female wolves voraciously eating meat, sighed, and shook his head, saying, "Buddy, you've already named them, what else can I do?

However, be prepared that they might grow exceedingly large in the future.

I'm not worried that you can't support them, but other than performing specific tasks, they can't follow you all around the world.

Alaska is the place most suitable for them to live!"

'Sled' nodded decisively and said, "I don't mind, I can stay in Alaska, stay at Brown Bear Camp to take care of them. When you need them, boss, I can bring them over.

Boss, they make me feel very assured, even more assured than when I'm with Butcher and the others...

Because I know they definitely won't leave me behind!"

Mountain Eagle understood 'Sled's past; he didn't expect that after reconciling with Butcher and the others, this guy still had an unresolved issue in his heart...

But he could understand that strong psychological shadow, the Brown Bear Camp indeed needed a strong person to stay, so he nodded and said, "Then it's up to you, but you need to talk to Butcher and the others yourself...

They did a lot to promise and spoke highly of you to get you in at the time.

I don't mind, I just hope you won't let your comrades misunderstand..."

'Sled' showed a bitter smile, then looked at the two female wolves, and the bitterness turned into joy...

"They won't misunderstand, if I'm always with them, the ones feeling uneasy would be them!"

Mountain Eagle wouldn't waste words on an adult's life choices. He spread out a piece of tin foil in the snow, curled up the edges, then placed the strips of meat cut by 'Sled' on it, and started mixing in various seasonings and sauces...

After the first one was done, Mountain Eagle spread the meat strips on the tin foil, then sprinkled chopped Reindeer tender meat on top, and covered it with another piece of tin foil, sealed the edges, and placed it on the campfire.

Chakdi got the meat on the other side of the Reindeer done too, but he chose to slice off the whole piece of venison.

He placed the rectangular venison on the snow to wash it a bit, then decided to store it...

Mountain Eagle saw Chakdi's method and smiled, "Once frozen, it'll be troublesome to eat...

We'll roast it all today, and tomorrow morning we can have hot food."

Chakdi was stunned for a moment, then nodded and asked, "Boss, how do you plan to do it?"

Mountain Eagle thought for a while, pointed to the empty spot next to the campfire and said, "I'll handle the marinating, you dig a small pit nearby..."

Men don't need detailed communication, once Mountain Eagle spoke, Chakdi roughly knew what he was going to do.

So he took out a spade and started digging energetically beside the campfire...

Digging into Alaska's frozen ground is very tough, luckily the campfire helped a bit, easing Chakdi's work...

Meanwhile, Mountain Eagle cut the big pieces of venison into strips of width 4 and 15 centimeters, then punched many holes in them with a knife, pounded them with a gunstock, and marinated them with sauce...

When the venison was about to freeze, Mountain Eagle asked 'Sled' to bring some pieces of Reindeer webbing fat, the oil from the abdomen, then wrapped the marinated venison with the fat, secured it with wire and hung it inside the pit Chakdi dug.

When Mountain Eagle finished his work, the first batch of venison wrapped in tin foil was ready...

He moved the tin foil wrapped venison to the ground, lifted the top layer, and with a burst of steam came the fragrant and burnt aroma of the meat...

'Sled', who was handling the remaining meat strips per the boss's instructions, couldn't help but sniff and praise, "What a wonderful smell...

I've never had such delicious food during task execution in my life!"

Mountain Eagle picked up a strip of meat and tasted it...

Hmm, it's a bit oily; chewy and flavorful, although it didn't retain the fresh texture of Reindeer meat, but given their current conditions, it's quite well done.

After trying one, Mountain Eagle moved the tin foil closer to the campfire, maintaining the meat's temperature while putting several instant noodle cakes into the boiling pot...

Everyone needed some hot food to get through this cold night, so they could maintain enough strength and energy for tomorrow's actions.

......

Just as Mountain Eagle and his team were camping, a Crow flew onto the branch outside the abandoned State Police office on the outskirts of Saint Mary's Town...

Meanwhile, inside the abandoned State Police office, the generator was running, the lights were bright, and the long-unused radio was being cleaned and started. Several people were arguing around a table...

......

Mountain Eagle raised his head and glanced in the southwest direction while eating...

"Found you guys!"