After staying at the hot spring camp for a full two hours, until the two teachers Gorman and Anna had soaked in the hot springs enough, Alili ordered the reindeer sled and took the four of them and one dog back to the abandoned track.
Under the supervision of the two teachers, Weiran and Jima each controlled the plane to taxi, take off, and climb. Soon after, they crossed the Ural Mountains and landed smoothly near the abandoned military base. .
The changes here are also not small. In addition to the hunters who have arrived here in advance to wait for tourists, this abandoned military base has been surrounded by a three-meter-high barbed wire fence like a hot spring camp. to avoid being attacked by wild animals. All kinds of scrapped military equipment that were originally scattered and discarded were all cleaned up and sent to unknown places.
Secondly, the steps leading to the mountaintop observatory also have a corridor that is strong enough to withstand wind and snow. Thanks to the almost free local wood, the materials used in this corridor are extremely solid. From a distance, you can even see the glass windows that appear every now and then in this corridor.
But what is even more exaggerated is that not far from the abandoned military base, at a pass with strong winds, two obviously DIY wind turbines were installed.
"Ji Ma, those two generators are..."
"That's right!"
Ji Ma led the way to the mountaintop observatory. After Wei Ran finished speaking, he proudly replied in the affirmative, "We made it ourselves. The fan blades were removed from several abandoned helicopters. How about it? Doesn't it look very exciting?"
< p>"It's so exciting"This time not only Weiran, but also Gorman and Anna looked like they saw a ghost. The two generators built with wooden frames were high enough off the ground. It is four to five meters high, and the huge helicopter fan blades are even wrapped in a wooden frame.
"Jima, which genius made this for you?" Gorman couldn't help but ask, holding the husky.
"It's a Mr. Galkin"
Jima pointed to the radar station at the end of the corridor and said, "That kind old guy helped us repair the telescope in the observatory. , and by the way, they used these things to help us build two wind turbines. Although they are indeed a little noisy, their power is enough to provide basic lighting for this camp."
"Galkin. ?"
Gorman and Teacher Anna looked at each other and spread their hands with a dull expression, "I haven't heard of it, but if he is not a genius, he must be a madman. What idiot would think of using a helicopter propeller? "Mr. Gorman"
Jima emphasized calmly, "This is not Kazan, and we don't have that much money, so As long as it can provide us with free power, it doesn’t matter if it’s a tank turret spinning, let alone a helicopter blade.”
Gorman smiled, but did not continue.question, just urging Jima to keep going and take them to the observatory on the top of the mountain.
Everyone climbed up the wooden steps and walked directly into the clean observatory along the airtight corridor.
In the large circular space, the most conspicuous thing is the huge optical telescope, but in the inner corner, there are several curtains and several old-fashioned projectors with the characteristics of the times. After Jima turned on the power, it began to spin, playing the pictures taken from Venus that were discovered here, or the structural explanation of a certain type of artificial satellite in the Soviet era. At the same time, the old-fashioned speakers hanging on the wall , and also starts playing the sound corresponding to the screen.
The four people and one dog patiently watched the short video. Ji Ma stepped on the power switch on the floor with his toes, raised his finger and pointed to several fuel generators outside the window and said, "If you usually Just to play the video, the power provided by the wind turbine we saw before is enough, but if you want to make the telescope move, you need to start an additional fuel generator outside."
"Just rely on it. How many generators are enough?"
Wei Ran asked in surprise, but he remembered clearly that the five-story building on the left hand side of the mountain was specially used to generate electricity. In other words, the power consumption here was absolutely terrifying.
"I also had such doubts at the time"
Jima explained with a smile, "But Mr. Galkin explained that it does not require much power to drive this astronomical telescope. , the main power consumption at that time was basically used to supply the computing units and the people stationed here. Of course, even the generators we prepared will burn oil after all, so this telescope will become a Charge items. Victor, how about we charge one thousand rubles for 10 minutes?"
"Not expensive"
Wei Ran said simply, less than one. You can experience a Soviet-era astronomical telescope for only 100 yuan. This price is almost equivalent to free money for tourists who are willing to come here.
"I feel relieved with your words."
Jima breathed a sigh of relief, pointed to several large oil-fired heaters placed against the wall and said, "In addition, this observatory It can also be used as a banquet hall for parties, even if someone holds a Soviet-style wedding here."
"What idiot would hold a wedding in such a place?"
Teacher Anna looked at the surrounding furnishings, sighed and said, "If the Soviet Union was still there, why would you let you bastards ruin this observatory like this? It should be used..."
"So it's a good thing that the Soviet Union is gone, isn't it?"
Gorman didn't wait for the former to finish speaking, and before Wei Ran and Jima could speak, he faced Anna and said meaningfully, "Rather than continue here? Being abandoned and now being used to create value again by these young people is a good outcome, isn’t it? "
I don’t like it very much at ordinary times?Teacher Anna who spoke was stunned for a moment, then breathed a sigh of relief, "Yeah... luckily I'm not here anymore... Okay! Little guys, take us down there to have a look."
Ji Ma and Wei Ran looked at each other, and honestly left the observatory with the two teachers and the dog who seemed to have become a lot smarter.
"The power generation building on the left is basically used as a warehouse now."
Jima led everyone to the five-story building on the right and said, "All Weapons, ammunition, fuel, food and drink supplies, etc. were all placed in that building. In addition, we also used the summer to repair two Ural trucks as transportation tools. They are now in that building. "It's in."
Before they finished speaking, an Inta female hunter who had been waiting at the door had already helped them open the door with the animal skin curtain, and then everyone felt the heat wave coming towards them. .
“We have also repaired the heating system here.”
Jima said proudly, “Before the Ob River froze, we rented a cargo ship to transport it here. With less coal, even if we burn continuously every day, it is enough for us to last the whole winter without any problems. In the future, this building will be used to receive tourists, and food and accommodation will be provided here."
"Don't be afraid. Can't you recoup the cost?" Teacher Anna couldn't help but ask. Along the way, she saw too many familiar things and too many unfamiliar things.
"We really didn't make much money."
Jima led everyone to the second floor and continued, "In other words, all the money I made from this is Put it in here."
Before the three people following him could speak, Jima pointed at Aunt Inta who looked to be in her fifties and said, "But at least they made a lot of money. Money, isn’t it?”
“Jima, I’m starting to admire you as a bastard”
While speaking, Gorman handed Jima a cigarette, half seriously. He joked jokingly, "You are like the best Soviet person."
"Thank you, but smoking is prohibited here."
Jima took the other person's cigarette seriously Pin it on your ears, and then explain with some shyness and embarrassment, "I just want to be like Principal Nikolai. It was with his help that my parents left Inta to settle in Kazan. I Not as powerful as Mr. Nicholas, but at least it can make Inta’s friends’ lives a little more comfortable.”
“You will definitely make money”
Wei Ran is sure. Said, although this guy and his Inta friends used a lot of patchwork methods, they managed to give these two camps a different flavor. Judging from his years of experience working part-time in his aunt's travel agency, this is exactly what caters to the tourists' appetite for novelty.
"Speaking of this, Victor, I want to talk to you alone." After Jima finished speaking, he looked at Gorman and Teacher Anna apologetically.
These two teachersIt was quite satisfying, and he happily took the silly dog to look around the building, leaving enough space for Ji Ma and Wei Ran.
"Are you in trouble?" Wei Ran looked at Jima and asked.
"Let's talk somewhere else?"
Ji Ma was not in a hurry to speak, so he took Wei Ran into a conference room and brewed a pot of water himself. After getting some Chinese jasmine tea, Wei Ran said after careful consideration, "Victor, I plan to concentrate on being an actor in the future."
"What do you mean by this?" Wei Ran looked at it confused. quarter horse.
"Mr. Gorman said that I have a talent for acting."
Ji Mahua pulled the back of his head and explained with a look of longing, "And I talked with Principal Nicholas. , he also agreed that I try to be a professional actor, or a professional actor in your Time Film Studio. Maybe in the future, I will really become a star!"
"So? ?" Wei Ran put down his teacup and asked, "Why are you telling me this?"
"I want to give up these two camps." Jima suddenly said his decision.
"Abandon these two camps?"
Wei Ran looked at each other in surprise, "You have made such a large investment here, and you are planning to give up before it even starts? Ji Ma, was your head kissed by a brown bear’s butt?”