Chapter 1337 Borrow a Ship (1/2)

Two military radios for a treasure location was a worthy deal. Li Du felt that way, at least, so he agreed.

Thus, he got a map, a detailed hand-drawn map of a spot in the Arctic Ocean.

”It won't be easy to find the hidden cemetery. You'll have to cross the ice caps and straits, and eventually dive into the water, and you'll have to know that narwhals don't die in the shallows,” said the old man with the plait.

Li Du tapped the map and said, ”Are you sure this is useful?”

The old man took out an official map and compared the two. Both maps were almost the same, except that the hand-drawn version had a smaller scale and described some characteristic landmarks, which the official map did not include.

Veterans were masters at cartography, and in their era had to be able to hand-draw maps, which was an important job during the war.

The map showed that they should go north, right in the direction of the North Pole. The old man pointed to a red dot on an ice sheet and said, ”This is the location of the invisible cemetery. You just dive down and you'll find it.”

Li Du nodded. Brother Wolf took two radio transmitters and gave them to the veterans, who checked it as soon as they got it. When they made sure that the transmitters worked properly, the deal was completed.

The northern part of Severnaya Zemlya was deep in the Arctic Circle, but the invisible cemetery was even farther north, almost all the way to the North Pole.

If the weather was not predictable, they could not take a helicopter to the North Pole region. If they encountered an ice storm during a helicopter flight, it would be very dangerous.

The old man rubbed his hands and said, ”You will have to go there by boat as we did. If there is a need, we can lend you a boat.”

”Really?” Li Du was surprised at his generosity.

The old man with the plait took them to the seaside by car. The tundra belt was only 20 kilometers away from the nearest coast, and the rangers would drive back and forth all year round. There was originally no road, but the frequently passing cars broke a track of sorts, so driving to the coast was a little easier.

There was a simple pier near the coast, made entirely of logs, where several weather-beaten boats were moored.

Looking at the rickety boats, Li Du asked, ”Are these the boats you were talking about?”

The old man fondled the plait on his chin happily. ”Yes, they are. How about them? If you are ready to do us a favor, you can choose any of them.”

”What kind of favor?”

”We got the information. The poacher ship is out at sea. They've been near the islands before, and the bastards we caught got off ships as well. So as you know, we want to fight against the poachers. We need your help.”

Listening to the old man's words, Li Du thought of the transport ship that he observed from the car on the way here. The ship looked like it was heading for the ocean, and he did not see its appearance, but he guessed that it must be the poacher ship they were talking about.

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Li Du shook his head. ”This deal is impossible. First, it is the responsibility of the local police to catch the remaining poachers. Second, I dare not take the risk and use this boat to go out to sea.”

The old soldiers looked oblivious to the dangers of sailing a boat in such condition, but Li Du could not close his eyes to the danger.

The old man with the plait was not reconciled. ”Can't you do us this favor? There are no godd*amn cops on the island, no one from the mainland. We need your help, especially your helicopters.”

Steve touched his nose and said, ”Li, come here a moment.”