"What is this?" Eric, who was curious about everything here, asked first.
"How do I know?"
As he spoke, Professor Jonas had already knocked the tip of the ice pick into the gap in the cover of the wooden box, "But you will know if you open it and take a look. ?”
Seeing this, Wei Ran took a few steps back subconsciously, but Leo, who was rummaging through the boxes, dropped the miscellaneous trophies in his hands and came over.
"What is this?" Eric exclaimed.
"It looks like a film?" Professor Jonas saw Wei Ran approaching again, and took out a Bakelite sealing tube from the full wooden box and looked at it.
Before Eric, his cousin Leo and Wei Ran could reach out, the old man reminded, "To be on the safe side, we'd better not open these sealed canisters. The film inside is Maybe it hasn't been developed yet. If you open it rashly, you may destroy the things inside."
"But what are these films for?"
Wei Ran deliberately took out one. While fiddling with it, he secretly observed the expression on Professor Jonas's face. It wasn't until a trace of nervousness flashed across the other party's old face that he returned his attention to the film seal in his hand.
This black cylindrical tube, which is thinner than the toothpick tube and slightly longer at the same time, has a line of pencil-thick red paint painted in the middle, and the upper end is painted with bright yellow paint. The paint contained some unexplained alphanumeric numbers.
"Probably it's intelligence information from the German Navy's reconnaissance in this area."
Professor Jonas put the sealing cylinder in his hand back into the wooden box, and at the same time signaled to Weifan and E. Rick also put back the sealed tube in his hand, "But no matter what it is, for nearly half a century, there has been a question mark as to whether these films can be developed into photos, so it's better to take them back to France and discuss what's inside." What's the content?"
As he spoke, Professor Jonas had already knocked back the cover of the wooden box, and then pointed to the iron door next to him, "Go on and see if there is anything else. What, let me sort out the meteorological data here, and then it’s time to start working.”
Before Eric could finish the translation, Leo was already excited by curiosity and couldn’t wait. He used his mountain pick to break the padlock on the rusty iron door.
Unfortunately, although the space behind the iron door is not small, there are not many valuable things. Except for a dozen 200-liter oil drums stacked against the walls on both sides, a box of kerosene gas lamps and various In addition to the vulnerable parts of generators and radio stations.
The only things that can be considered rare are several neatly stacked sets of German military uniforms from World War II, as well as some balloons used for meteorological observations, or steel bottles neatly placed in the corners.
In addition to these, there is also a set of disassembled small wind power equipment placed in this room with a small window open but tightly blocked by the snow outside.And some stacked crates and a few boxes of cans.
After all, there was oil inside, and the three people carrying kerosene lamps did not dare to stay too long, so they quickly left the room and used the broken lock to secure the iron door.
"There is good news"
After seeing the three of them return, Professor Jonas immediately shook a folder in his hand and said, "I just found the information here. Directory, from October 1940 to the summer of 1945, the meteorological data of every day during this period is recorded in detail here. "
"Every day?" Ran and Eric both exclaimed.
The former was surprised by the long history of this weather station. You must know that during World War II, Germany occupied all of Norway in June 1940. In other words, the Germans began to build a weather station here almost as soon as the war ended, and probably even before the war ended, under the cover of the Battle of Norway.
As for the latter’s exclamation, it was entirely because of the “surprise of the special code”. After all, five or six years and more than 1,500 days of meteorological monitoring data were enough to meet the total amount of data Eric needed to establish a research project alone.
"Indeed every day"
Professor Jonas placed the folder on the table, "But there is also bad news. If we want to take away so much data, I'm afraid we have to It takes a long time to take photos here, and I'm even worried about whether the film I brought is enough." Hearing this, Eric immediately turned to the table to read antique pornographic magazines. Leo asked something, and the latter responded without raising his head.
"Don't worry"
Eric said confidently, "That fishing boat returns to Finnmark County for supplies every half month. It can continue to provide us with supplies before spring comes. service, so not only do we have plenty of time, but we can always get refills even if we don’t have enough film.”
“In this case, how about we celebrate first?”
Professor Jonas? He hit his shoulders and said, "I haven't done such physical labor for a long time. It's even more tiring than leading you to do the project."
"We really need to celebrate!"
After Eric finished speaking, he turned to say something to his cousin Leo again. The latter simply stuffed the pile of erotic magazines on the table into his arms, responded, and turned around and walked out.
"While Leo is preparing meals, let's tidy up this place!"
Professor Jonas continued, "It's much more comfortable here than living in a tent, and it's even better outside. There is plenty of coking coal. Just light up the stove and it will be very warm."
"It would be great if the generator still works," Eric continued.
“Leave the generator to me.” Professor Jonas smiled, “I used to use this kind of antique when I was young, maybeCan fix it. "
"Then let's go and light up the stove." After Eric finished speaking, he urged Wei Ran, who had been silent, to walk towards the door.
He glanced at it intentionally or unintentionally. The old man standing next to the navy property crate, Wei Ran, who was secretly vigilant, followed Eric to the entrance of the cave.
The two of them worked together to lift the heavy engine to the door, and then each pulled it out. Using an ice pick, he began to clear the ice from the surface, stove, and chimney. After rummaging through the boxes, Professor Jonas also took the wrench and a bucket of fuel he found and walked to the generator.
The three of them walked over. While he was busy, the cast-iron stove was the first to light up. When the thick smoke was pumped out by the chimney, the cave quickly became warm.
Even the generator that Professor Jonas was in charge of was also there. After some fiddling, he started to run it, and amid the beeping noise, it provided the cave with enough stable power to drive the light bulb above his head to emit a light yellow light.
The three of them were about to collect the two sheets. The table was made into a square next to the stove and the chairs were set up. Leo also brought over various prepared meals and two large bottles of wine.
He closed the two wooden doors and the one with bullet holes on the outside. The iron door only left a ventilation hole as big as a bowl. At the same time, the iron door leading to the inner room and the glass window buried in snow were opened a crack. The four of them gathered around the table in the warm and bright cave. Sit down and enjoy the hearty meal while discussing the next work arrangements with Eric's translation.
"Take a nap after eating. "
Professor Jonas paused and continued, "After I wake up, I will carry the work box in and start taking pictures of the meteorological data. This cave is so warm, there is no need to worry even if there is a snowstorm outside. ”
Just after Eric finished translating the former’s words, Leo, who was holding a wine glass in one hand and a crab leg in the other, put down what he was holding and said something with a serious expression. .
Seeing Professor Jonas and Wei Ran all looking at him, Eric quickly explained, "Leo said we can work here for as long as we want, but we have to go to the tent outside at night. And there must be someone outside at all times. "
"Why? "Professor Jonas was the first to ask, but Wei Ran picked up the cup again and took a sip with a surprised expression.
"Avalanche"
Eric pointed out He raised his head and replied, "Leo said that this cave is indeed strong and comfortable enough, but once an avalanche occurs on the top of the mountain, it will definitely be buried here. Even if the food and fuel inside are enough to last for a long time, as long as they are trapped here by the snow, they will die of suffocation in a short time. "
Professor Jonas looked at Leo with a serious face hesitantly. After hesitating for a long time, he finally nodded, "Then please leave it to Leo." ”
After confirming the work process, Professor Jonas changed the topic at the right time. The four people around the table began to chat about the various bandits who looted treasures buried in Germany during World War II.Yi rumors.
During the banquet, Professor Jonas frequently raised his glasses, and even Leo, who did not understand the language, joined in the banquet and persuasion.
As for the result, naturally everyone drank a lot. By the time the meal was finished, everyone had drank at least one bottle of potato wine.
At the finale dinner, under Leo's repeated insistence, the drunken people got up and left the warm cave, walked back to the tent in the center of the valley, each got into the warm animal skin blanket, and entered with the help of alcohol. Dreamland.
However, less than two hours later, Professor Jonas, who lived in the same tent as Eric, quietly came out and looked warily at another tent not far away. , then walked towards the warehouse door with a small flashlight and an empty hiking bag in his hand.
After passing through three doors in a row, Professor Jonas glanced at the cast-iron stove that was still glowing with scarlet light. After locking the door, he carefully turned on the flashlight and used the faint light to look at it again. Once the crated box marked Navy Property was opened.
After obsessively stroking the tightly packed film seals inside, Professor Jonas took out a large box of heavy lead pendants from his mountaineering bag and placed them next to him, then picked up a sealed canister. Unscrew it, pour out the film inside and throw it into the hiking bag, then stuff a piece of lead inside and screw it again.
With the old man’s intense work, all the films in the crates were quickly packed. After the old man restored the crate to its original state, he did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he pulled out a screwdriver from his waist and skillfully disassembled the two radio stations on the table, and removed a very important piece of radio from the top. Throwing the important circuit boards into the mountaineering bag, he then installed the radio casing and turned off the flashlight. He carried the mountaineering bag full of film and left the cave in the dark, and re-locked the outermost iron door full of bullet holes. .
Almost at the same time that he turned around and was about to walk to the tent, Leo, who had stuck most of his head out of the tent, quickly retracted, and behind him, he was lying on the animal skin blanket and snoring. Wei Ran immediately closed his eyes.