Chapter 242
The four drove on. Trash grew thicker and thicker, and the ground began to form ice, revealing that some areas hadn't melted yet. They continued to dig deeper, the ice thickening as they followed the shoreline. Finally, they saw people, about 20 or 30. There were also people in the sea: three motorboats were pulling crude nets out to sea, with people on shore helping to push them. Several television stations were filming, and the logos looked familiar, indicating world-class TV stations.
The snowmobiles were parked nearby, and the four approached on foot. The other party quickly spotted them and, realizing they were from a wilderness survival program, came over to greet them.
"You are Chu, Ali, Caesar, haha, what a coincidence, you call me Jesse." Jesse laughed. He has a rough appearance and speaks cheerfully.
"My name is Paige." Paige came out from behind the three of them and shook hands with Jesse. "What are you doing?"
"Oh, we are collecting garbage!" Jesse looked at the sea, frowned, and looked very sad.
"What is this garbage..." Chu Huaiqin had actually guessed in his mind, all kinds of packaging, such a large amount, this kind of thing can only be seen in tourist areas.
"It's traveling." Jesse said solemnly.
The Arctic is a place that many people yearn for. Every winter, a large number of tourists come here to see polar bears and snow. They bring all kinds of food with them and leave the bags on the snow after eating. When the snow melts in summer, the food will flow into the sea.
"Are you pulling up the net to block the garbage?" Chu Huaiqin thought about it and this was the only reason.
"Yes, blocking the garbage in this bay can prevent it, but it's not 100% effective. The ice sometimes cuts through the nets and the garbage flows down." Jesse is a volunteer. He comes here every year during the ice melting season and leads people to clean up the garbage, but he still can't prevent some garbage from slipping through the net.
The four of them felt heavy in their hearts after hearing this, and the audience in the live broadcast room were also furious.
"That's too much. They can eat but not process. Are they animals?"
"Thank you, please don't insult animals. Their excrement can be used as fertilizer for nature!"
"God, that white whale and seal died from eating garbage. Their bodies floating on the sea still had half a piece of garbage in their mouths."
"Not only that, I still remember the birds that died when my brother fell into the water. He said they were ivory gulls, known as the 'Snow White of the Ocean,' and they had garbage in their mouths too."
"Ahhh, I'm so angry. Such a cute little bird and a white whale died because of garbage."
"Can't local officials find a solution? Are they just focused on increasing tourism revenue?"
"I've been to the Arctic, and there are signs everywhere saying no littering, but some people still have clumsy hands. What can be done?"
"Yes, the residents there also need to eat!"
"It mainly depends on the personal qualities of the tourists."
There was endless debate in the live broadcast room, and the program team even replayed the white whales and seals floating on the sea, as well as the dead birds. The video of the little monk and his sister trying to rescue the white whale from falling into the water was also cut out. Although they failed to save it, the two of them had to soak in the cold sea water for almost half an hour.
Many people's eyes were red and they cursed those who littered. Due to the huge impact on survival in the wild, this wave instantly swept the world. News media in many countries reported it and attracted everyone's attention. Some people also found out the several TV stations that appeared in the live broadcast room. There are well-known radio stations in China, North America, etc. They broadcast Arctic documentaries every year, which also talk about Arctic environmental issues. However, due to the current entertainment era, few people pay attention to it, so it has not attracted everyone's attention.
Following the report on the live broadcast of wilderness survival, documentaries of this type produced by several TV stations also became popular.
"I finally understand why Anthony chose the Arctic as his survival destination this year."
"I knew it a long time ago."
"Woo woo~, I'll never scold Anthony again."
"I just hope that after this wave of events, people will take it more seriously, and that those who litter will get off my back."
"That's right. If you don't put the garbage in the trash can, you'll just swallow it yourself, killing so many animals. How can you sleep at night?"
"They're not afraid of dead animals knocking on their windows at night."
Whether it was the audience in the live broadcast room or other people, they all cursed, hoping to wake those people up.
Chu Huaiqin and his companions were unaware of the intense heat outside. The four rolled up their sleeves and began to help. Because the ice was so wide and long, the workload was enormous. Pulling the net wasn't difficult, but pushing the ice away was the challenge. Sometimes, this wasn't convenient on the boat, so someone had to go into the water.
Jesse said that their nets cannot stay in the water all the time because polar bears need to hunt and leaving the nets there may hurt them. So every once in a while, when there is a lot of garbage, they put down two nets, and everyone works almost non-stop.
It's not tiring, but it's tedious. Using a small boat to catch fish is too much, and the sea is too wide. Using a net is better, but you can't catch everything in one go, which is quite annoying.
Chu Huaiqin and his three companions were busy until evening. During the meal, they just ate some bread with everyone else. It was not until the evening that they had the real steak dinner.
People who hadn't touched meat for a long time were envious as they ate. Thinking of his three children at home, Chu Huaiqin had the urge to hide the steak in his arms for the first time. Of course, it was just a thought, and he still enjoyed the meal.
Jesse was a very understanding person. When they were about to go back, he gave each team a bag of beef.
The people waiting for them in the camp were also worried. Why hadn’t they come back after being gone for a whole day?
Everyone craned their necks to look, and finally heard the sound of a motorcycle.
"Brother, brother, what took you so long? Xia Entropy almost trampled the grass around here." The little monk came closer and said quickly. Seeing the brown paper bag that Peppa was holding, he asked curiously, "What's that?"
"It's meat. Call me brother and I'll give it to you." Peppa Pig wanted to take advantage of the little monk and waited for him to call her with a smile.
"No way, if you have meat, I must have some too." The little monk looked down on him.
"Okay, let's go back!" Chu Huaiqin got out, gave the driving seat to Paige, took a bag of meat from his arms, and said, "Drive the car back."
"I said there was meat." The little monk made a face at Peppa.
At this time, Xia En also came over and looked Chu Huaiqin from head to toe. After confirming that he was not missing any limbs, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"What's going on?" Xia Entang took the meat from Chu Huaiqin's hand and handed it to the little monk. The little monk happily ran to beat Lin Zhinan with the meat in his arms.
"The source has been found." Chu Huaiqin recounted what they had encountered.
"Are we still going tomorrow?" Xia En asked.
"Go ahead, outdoor programs can bring them traffic." Chu Huaiqin also paid attention to this type of documentary program before, and the traffic was indeed small.
Xia En nodded, but didn't say he would go too. Since Qingqing went, he had to stay, because there were two troublesome people in the group.
Live broadcast room
"Pfft, brother, is it really okay for you to say it out loud like this?"
"That's how it is. Support Chu."
"All day today, no matter what video or TV station I clicked on, there was something about environmental protection. This wave of promotion is really powerful."
"Yeah, let's keep it for a few more days. The overwhelming news will let those litterers see what they are hurting."
"Hope this wave is useful."
Team Three had a very rich dinner today. BC had pan-fried beef, while Chu Huaiqin and his team had stir-fried beef, and they also had beef noodles. I had originally wanted to fry a piece of beef for Edward, but after spending so much time with Chu Huaiqin and his team, I've actually grown to love Chinese food.
"Oh, what should I do when I return home? I won't be able to sleep if I can't eat such delicious food." Edward held the bowl, took a sip of beef soup, and wanted to cry again.
"You should find a Chinese chef." suggested the little monk.
"Is cooking as delicious as Chu's?" Edward's eyes sparkled.
"How can it be as delicious as what I cook? Don't even think about it." The little monk directly shattered Edward's fantasy.
Edward: “…”
Both the front and rear were working hard to clean up the garbage. Chu Huaiqin and his team went to help every day, and they brought back a piece of meat every day. Everyone was obviously getting fatter. Of course, when they went back the next day, Jesse wanted to give them meat, but he still "falsely" refused it for a while, but finally accepted it because he couldn't refuse it.
Anthony: “…”
The wilderness survival contestants took turns helping each other for nearly ten days. The ice slowly melted and the Arctic entered the highest temperature period of the year. This area will return to land and the sea to the sea.
"Chu, my friend called me and said this matter has attracted a lot of attention." Jesse laughed out loud while pulling the net. The more people pay attention, the better.
"You should thank Anthony." Chu Huaiqin smiled, stood up and stretched. In the distance, his eyes caught sight of a large ship, which was moving very fast, unlike normal sailing. Chu Huaiqin's face darkened. "Jesse, can you see what they are doing?"
"What?" Jesse responded, turning back, his face suddenly changed. "They're hunting whales."
Whaling ships will shoot harpoons at whales, which will get stuck in their bodies. The fishing boats will chase the whales until their blood slowly drains out and they can no longer swim. A ship can follow a whale for three days and three nights in order to hunt it. Such perseverance has laid the groundwork for the extinction of whales.
"Asshole." Jesse's eyes turned red with anger. He immediately took out his phone, dialed the number, and yelled, "Joe, Joe, hurry up, get someone to bring our boat over here."
Jesse and his friends are volunteers from an international environmental protection organization. They also have connections with animal protection organizations. They hate whalers deeply, and now that this is happening right under their noses, how can they allow it?
"Are you going to stop it?" Paige's lips trembled with anger, and she wanted to rush up and fight.
"We have to stop it," Jesse said.
Whales are extremely important to the marine ecosystem. Large-scale whale hunting is like wiping out their offspring. Don't these people understand this? Of course they do, but whales are incredibly valuable and can bring enormous benefits. How could such selfish individuals give them up?
"But will they listen?" This was not the first time Ali had seen this, but he could do nothing to stop it.
Not all areas of the Arctic are under control, especially the sea areas. These people are just taking advantage of loopholes, and no one knows whether these people are really doing illegal fishing or using secret methods. This area is very vague.
"Yes." Chu Huaiqin said coldly. There were four or five cameras in different parts of the world in the back! What's more, in extraordinary times, there are always extraordinary methods.
Seeing that the fishing boat was going farther and farther away, Joe finally drove their big boat over and rushed towards the boat with all his might.
Many people in the live broadcast room were also angry, and supporters and opponents quarreled with each other. Then everyone went online to look up the other party's information, and found that he was indeed a world-famous whale hunter.
A small island has done something that has angered both God and man.
The two ships sped across the sea, attracting attention from the outside world, and another topic was brought up.
"Brother Xia En, brother, why haven't you come back yet?" Lin Zhinan stretched his neck to look. It was already eight o'clock in the evening, although it was still daylight.
"I used to come back around six in the afternoon." The little monk squatted on the ground, supporting his chin with his hands.
"Yes, let's go and have a look!" Edward said excitedly.
People from other groups also found that their team members had not returned, so they came to discuss with Xia Entropy and finally decided to ask the director team first.
Director team: Indifferent face.
Contestants: “…”
After discussing, the three groups decided to go and take a look, so they went there by snow bike, which was better than walking.
"You can't cause trouble in the camp, okay?" Xia Entropy didn't want to bother with them, but there was something wrong with these people, and he couldn't explain it to Qingqing. "Edward, you're almost twenty-five, grow up."
Edward: "I'm still a teenager at twenty-five."
Edward was still young when he participated in wilderness survival, and even after a few years, he didn't look old.
"Xia, let's go. Edward is an adult. If he really makes a fuss, we'll beat him up when we get back." Alexander bent his arms. Even though he was wearing thick clothes, you could still see that he had well-developed muscles.
Edward and the little monk both shrank their heads.
Elijah had a headache and didn't know why Chu's teammates were making such a fuss.
The author has something to say: Regarding the Arctic garbage issue, I saw it in a documentary. A large number of tourists leave behind a huge amount of trash. When the snow melts in the summer, the trash flows into the ocean. Seals, polar bears, and even beluga whales ingest it, killing animals. It's terrifying. Regarding the cleanup, no one actually does it; it's just artistic manipulation in the article.
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