After learning about Yang Lin's purpose and current activities in the Arctic from Teacher Xiao Liang, some of Yang Lin's fans expressed their concerns.
"This is truly courageous of Director Yang, but isn't this decision a bit too impulsive?"
"More than impulsive, if you tied up Bear Grylls and Survivorman and dropped them in the Arctic, they wouldn't even be able to travel a thousand kilometers together."
"That's debatable, Director Yang isn't an ordinary person. He's been to Qinling, Shennongjia, and Motuo. This time, the problem shouldn't be too big."
"Besides, aren't Gou Dan and Gou Sheng following him?"
"Gou Dan and Gou Sheng are truly amazing. If they really reach the North Pole with Director Yang, they'll be the only dogs in history to have reached the North Pole."
"There's nothing more to say, I wish him a safe journey."
"The Xihong Zoo cannot be without its master for a day. Director Yang, you must return soon!"
"Director Yang has single-handedly managed the Animal City for years. The Arctic is nothing to him!"
"Go, Director Yang! Remember to film!"
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Yang Lin was naturally unaware of his fans' concerns and well wishes.
If he knew that he not only had antis but also so many devoted fans, he would probably be so excited that he'd eat three bowls of rice right now.
After leaving the research station, he headed north at a speed of 30 kilometers per hour.
Meanwhile, Kun Baobao and the other underwater units had already arrived in the Arctic Ocean area and were waiting for him.
At his normal pace, he would officially leave the Nuoyisong area, where the Yellow River Station was located, in three hours.
Before that, he had to cross over a hundred kilometers of tundra.
Compared to the unpredictable ice surface of the Arctic Ocean, the tundra of the Svalbard islands was much safer.
Although covered in thick snow, there was a solid permafrost layer beneath. Occasionally, Yang Lin could even spot a hardy plant or two standing in the ice and snow.
Of course, the seemingly safe tundra also harbored hidden dangers.
Just half an hour after Yang Lin set off, several polar bears, larger than Wangcai, emerged from who knows where.
Anyone else might have been scared out of their wits on the spot. As the largest land-dwelling bear species, polar bears were many times larger than the Asian black bears in Xihong Zoo.
Unfortunately, they ran into Yang Lin.
Looking at the four polar bears strolling leisurely, Yang Lin's eyes lit up.
"Gou Dan, Gou Sheng, are you tired yet?"
The two brothers, who were running enthusiastically, suddenly heard Yang Lin's question. Although puzzled, they replied excitedly:
"Not tired, not tired! This is just the beginning."
"You're underestimating us, aren't you? Director Yang, just sit back, we'll pull you straight to the North Pole!"
Saying that, they prepared to accelerate again.
But Yang Lin sternly told them to stop.
"No, you are tired. I'll find some replacements for you."
"Replacements?"
Under the bewildered gaze of Gou Dan and Gou Sheng, Yang Lin got off the stationary sled.
The next moment, he walked towards the four polar bears, whose bodies were as massive as small mountains.
As he walked directly towards the polar bears, the four bears also noticed the strangely behaving human.
They didn't know that their few minutes of hesitation had cost them their last chance to escape.
Five minutes later, the family of four polar bears, who had merely come out to find food, were lured away by Yang Lin with the reward of 100 jin of fish per day.
After hiring these four naive giants, Yang Lin did not forget to take a selfie with them using his phone.
"Come on, give me a 'V' sign!"
As he had not yet left the Nuoyisong area, his phone could still receive 3G signals from China Mobile's base stations.
After taking the photo, he sent the picture of himself and the polar bears to Teacher Xiao Liang.
Five minutes later, Teacher Xiao Liang, who was at the Yellow River Station, successfully received the photo.
When he saw the photo of Yang Lin with the four polar bears, his expression changed immediately.
"Holy cow, didn't we agree to drink vodka only when scared? Why did he start drinking right after setting off?"
In his opinion, unless Yang Lin had drunk half a bottle of vodka, he wouldn't have dared to take a photo with polar bears.
Shaking his head speechlessly, he casually sent the photo out.
It goes without saying that this photo caused an uproar among netizens and fans in China.
However, if they could see the current situation of Yang Lin and the four polar bears at this moment, they might think that the selfie just now was nothing.
On the tundra, a sled was speeding across the snow. However, this time, it wasn't the brothers Gou Dan and Gou Sheng pulling the sled, but four large polar bears.
These behemoths, living on the ice plains, were now as docile as domestic animals. If the Inuit, who believed in shamanism, saw this scene, they would probably have taken Yang Lin for a god on the spot.
The four ice giants pulled the sled in front, while Gou Dan and Gou Sheng sat on either side of the sled like guardians. Yang Lin, in the middle, lay back with his legs crossed.
What everyone considered a wilderness survival expedition had turned into a recreational vehicle trip for him.
If he hadn't been worried about the polar bears getting lost, he would have even taken a nap.
Such an ostentatious act naturally attracted the attention of travelers and indigenous people along the way, and research stations from other countries were also bewildered by the commotion.
Especially when they passed by a research station of the "Little Sun" country, all the staff members were instantly stunned, running for their lives without even putting on their cold-weather gear.
In their eyes, these four fierce-looking polar bears were coming for them.
If they really charged into their research station, it wouldn't be able to withstand the impact of four ice giants.
It was only when they saw that the four polar bears were pulling a sled behind them that they realized things might not be as they thought.
"What's going on? Polar bears pulling a sled?"
"Is this a hallucination? How could polar bears pull a sled for humans?"
"But there's clearly a person sitting in the back."
"Could it be someone from the Russian Federation?"
"No, I think I saw the Chinese flag faintly on the sled just now."
"Nani, has China already learned to tame polar bears!"
In the biting wind, the group from "Little Sun" only returned to the research station after watching the four polar bears pulling a man, who was suspected to be Chinese, disappear into the snowscape.
"Station chief, did you bring the key?"
"Noda-san, didn't you bring the key when you came out?"
"I didn't. I thought you did."
"None of you brought it?"
"Damn polar bears!"
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Another half an hour passed, and Yang Lin could already see the coastline. Along with the coastline, a building with a peculiar design also appeared.
Seeing this building, four words popped into his mind: "Doomsday Granary."