Chapter 1380 Just a pile of cans?
To increase efficiency, Xiao Peng even went aboard the submarine to help. His extraordinary strength once again amazed everyone. There were several metal barrels that Hua Chong and his men struggled to move, but Xiao Peng was able to carry them out of the cabin by himself!
When the winch brought the last basket onto the ship, the wind began to pick up on the sea.
"Quick! Cut off contact with the submarine and evacuate this sea area to the southwest!" Xiao Peng ordered.
Ma Xiao asked, "Southwest? Where are we going now?"
Xiao Peng said, "Of course we should take refuge quickly! If you're not actively trying to escape, you have a mental problem! Our immediate target is White Island. We should go through the Eric-Erikson Strait to King Carl Island to avoid the wind and snow!"
Ma Xiao frowned slightly. Xiao Peng had issued a strange order: White Island and King Karl Island are both islands in the Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands, and are uninhabited islands on the west side of the archipelago.
Why is it uninhabited? The harsh environment is a natural consequence. The Eriksson Strait is known for its strong winds and rough seas. Aside from research vessels bound for Svalbard and some warships, few people use that route.
Going there to avoid the storm? This obviously has an ulterior motive!
However, Ma Xiao did not raise any questions. He directly gave the route instructions to the first mate, then passed the message to the "Luna", and then asked Yang Zhibin to command the submarine to be put into the sea.
"Boss, are we going to move these things back to the 'Luna'?" Ma Xiao asked, pointing at the boxes, barrels and other things that were fished out.
Xiao Peng said, "Brothers, you worked so hard to pull them out. How can you not let us see what's inside?"
"Hmm?" Ma Xiao said after hearing this, "Isn't this a bit bad?"
"What's wrong with that?" Xiao Peng said, "Everyone has been working for so long, it's time to see the fruits of their labor!"
Ma Xiao was about to speak when the boat suddenly began to shake violently. Several of them grabbed the railing to steady themselves. Ma Xiao shouted, "Yang Zhibin! Slow down!"
These were the waves stirred up by the submarine re-entering the water. Ma Xiao looked at them with heartache.
Xiao Peng looked at it for a while and said, "Ma Xiao, stop looking! Let the brothers leave here quickly! The polar storm is not fun! Everyone, work harder! Let Lao Zhu prepare some delicious food."
"Yes!" The boat became busy again.
But that evening, Lao Zhu hadn't prepared anything delicious: the polar storm was far more terrifying than he'd imagined. The waves surged over five meters! The two boats were bobbing like leaves on the surface. Standing on the boat was unbearable, so how could Lao Zhu possibly cook anything delicious? Even standing on the boat was a struggle.
But for Xiao Peng and his crew, this was child's play in the North Sea. Oceans around the world are also different. The general difference is this: in the Mediterranean, there were two-meter waves today; in the North Sea, there were only two-meter waves today.
Now, except for the necessary staff, everyone else on the ship is basically in the restaurant with beer to celebrate the completion of the work.
"Boss, what's in these boxes?" someone shouted. "Shouldn't they be sent to the safe?"
Xiao Peng was sitting at the bar, swaying with the waves, beer in hand. He had already drunk quite a bit. After hearing the crew member's question, he replied, "Actually, I don't know either. We should know once we open it and take a look."
Ma Xiao beside him whispered, "Boss..."
He was afraid that Xiao Peng was acting impulsively after drinking.
"It's okay!" Xiao Peng waved his hand and said, "We're all brothers. Hua Chong, open the boxes one by one! See what's inside!"
"Alright!" Hua Chong swung towards a box with a crowbar in hand. "It's sealed pretty tightly!"
Everyone gathered around to see what was going on. Xiao Peng shouted, "Make way, make way! I want to see it too!"
"Is this really okay?" Ma Xiao asked from the side.
Xiao Peng burped and said, "Of course! Move aside, I want to see what's inside! Let me be frank! No one is allowed to take photos or videos! Otherwise, don't blame me for getting angry!"
Ma Xiao wanted to persuade Xiao Peng, but after seeing Xiao Peng's expression, he chose to remain silent.
Ka Xin perked up at this moment and ran directly to Hua Chong: "Hua Chong, what are you dawdling about? Let me pry it open!"
After saying that, he reached out to grab the crowbar from Hua Chong.
"I can't give you the chance to open the first box!" Hua Chong dodged Kasim's hand and directly inserted the crowbar into the gap of the box lid. Then he stepped on the top of the box and exerted force. The entire box lid was directly lifted up, and the contents of the box were displayed in front of everyone.
Everyone fell silent when they saw what was in the box, and then everyone looked at Xiao Peng.
In fact, Xiao Peng's smile froze on his face.
"What is this?" someone whispered.
The person next to him blinked and replied uncertainly, "Why does this look like... a can?"
"Keep your voice down! Didn't you see the boss's expression change?"
"Get out of the way!" Xiao Peng jumped down from the bar, squeezed through the crowd and walked in front of Hua Chong.
Hua Chong saw Xiao Peng coming over and said, "Boss."
After he finished speaking, he handed Xiao Peng something he had taken out of the box.
Xiao Peng took what Hua Chong handed him. It was a cylindrical tinplate bucket with no markings on it.
He looked down. "Uh, 'Iron Rations'."
The so-called "iron rations" referred to canned food, the most common form of portable rations. Since canning required iron, and steel was in short supply during the war, Germany developed a "half-iron ration" that reduced the quantity to half that of an iron ration, consisting of a mixture of paper packaging and metal cans.
"Boss, are you sure this is a can? There is no label on it." Hua Chong said.
Xiao Peng nodded. "During World War II, it was said that the Soviet army's logistics were 'disaster-level,' but Germany wasn't much better. Most of the food was canned, and the quantity couldn't be guaranteed. Often, they relied on 'requisitioning food locally.' At that time, to save time and costs, manufacturers working with the German military wouldn't label or paint their cans. Instead, they printed instructions on the wooden boxes that shipped the cans. So, receiving cans for German soldiers was often like opening a blind box."
"Is there a description on the wooden box?" Hua Chong looked at the outer wooden box and searched for a long time before finding the characters printed in black lacquer on the outside. "RS850? What does this mean?"
Xiao Peng replied, "'RS' stands for beef. You're in luck. Inside is an 850-gram can of beef. Who wants to try some?"
Everyone at the scene was silent, and everyone's face looked unhappy. They worked so hard, and all they managed to salvage were some cans?
"Is this the submarine that provides supplies to the German secret base?" Kasim covered his mouth with his hands, looking terrified because he had said the words 'German secret base'.
Everyone on the boat looked at Xiao Peng in confusion. What German secret base?
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