Dinner was prepared by Mountain Eagle along with some of the kids...

He marinated thick one-inch steaks, then placed them in an oil barrel converted oven, setting the time and having Zack occasionally turn them over.

Mountain Eagle himself stewed a big pot of tomato, potato, and beef stew, and made a pot of seaweed egg drop soup.

The atmosphere in the cabin was very good...

A group of women, although a bit biased against Tessa, changed the topic to future work and life when Xiao Wan took the initiative to thank Tessa for her help and started discussing the possibility of utilizing Tessa's resources in Thailand to organize a study trip route there.

At this moment, Tessa seemed like a different person. She easily joined in Xiao Wan's discussion and then took out her phone to show photos of Sunset Mountain, starting to introduce the condition over there to Xiao Wan...

Soon enough, she was planning how to establish a small orphanage there, and even inquired whether it was possible for some outstanding children from Thai orphanages to join this so-called study trip program.

Sincere, unpretentious, that feeling was as if Mountain Eagle didn't exist, or that he wasn't a barrier to the sense of accomplishment the women sought.

Soon, even those who were most prejudiced against Tessa, like Griffin, Red Sparrow, and Hummingbird, had a great change of opinion about her, which made Marta, who was always close with Tessa, breathe a sigh of relief.

However, the happier Xiao Wan and Tessa were, the more Mountain Eagle wanted to escape...

Just as he prepared dinner with little pleasure, Tiffany suddenly approached him...

"Boss, I heard you plan to go night fishing tonight. Lilith and I will join you, and we'll bring Marta along as well.

The life in the camp is too comfortable. Marta has been staying there for so long, she doesn't really get to experience the harshness of an Alaskan winter, making her time here meaningless to her growth.

Lilith doesn't feel at home here either; she's been doing night training lately, but those guys from Butcher's team are unwilling to cooperate with her.

We want to go out with you, take a stroll and give some space in the house...

Selena, taking care of children, is inconveniently housed in the container houses outside, ha... Besides her, you also need to find a place for that Tessa to stay..."

Tiffany's schadenfreude tone irritated Mountain Eagle, and he retorted rudely, "Do you think I need you to teach me?

If you believe it or not, without needing me to arrange anything, my wife can handle things perfectly well!"

Tiffany seemed intent on upsetting Mountain Eagle. She maliciously said, "Let me tell you something, women aren't as simple as you think. Even if they seem cheerful and chatty now, in reality, in their hearts..."

Mountain Eagle couldn't help but cut Tiffany off with a middle finger gesture, saying, "You, a tomboy, shouldn't randomly guess women's thoughts; your brain has been messed up by steroids and testosterone.

If I were you, I'd honestly learn how real women handle things, instead of having a mind full of fighting and killing."

Tiffany wasn't angry at Mountain Eagle's rant. She smiled and said, "Then I really should learn better...

So it's settled for tonight; we will bring sleeping bags and gear, have a real night training. Marta will surely like it."

After being interrupted by Tiffany, Mountain Eagle surprisingly felt much more relaxed. He nodded and said, "Although I don't think Marta will like it, you are the captain of the rescue team, your team, your call!"

While they were talking, Xiao Wan came over and whispered a few words to Mountain Eagle...

Mountain Eagle actually didn't hear clearly what Xiao Wan said, he just nodded to show agreement!

As a result, a group of women helped to take the luggage upstairs, and when they came back down, Marta delivered the bad news gleefully to Mountain Eagle...

"What?"

Marta looked at Mountain Eagle's dumbfounded expression, showing her little white teeth, said gleefully, "Your luggage has been moved to Zack and Fist's room. Mrs. Li invited Tessa to stay with her and asked Angel Luna and Eva to move in too, freeing up girls' rooms for Selena.

Boss, do you think Mrs. Li and Tessa will fight at night?

I always feel that there's something odd about their behavior as rivals..."

Hearing this, Mountain Eagle grabbed Marta's head, turning her to face the giant dining table, saying, "Go set the table..."

After speaking, Mountain Eagle checked the progress of the tomato beef stew, then went out to check Zack's grilled meat progress, found it to be about right, and summoned Daria and Yuliy, the two Banshees, to help with serving the dishes...

The others would only create more trouble for Mountain Eagle. Only from these two Banshees could he get some relatively objective information.

Daria changed into a light and comfortable home outfit, faced with the boss' questions, while helping to plate the grilled meat, said smilingly, "Boss, things are much better than we imagined...

I have to admit, I underestimated Mrs. Li and even more so, Tessa...

A lot of the speeches and actions we had prepared were completely unnecessary, they would never cause trouble for you when you encounter problems.

However, I really don't understand the thoughts of you Asians. I also don't know if it's a misconception, but it seems like they are trying to build some kind of tacit understanding or barrier...

"I can't really say specifically what's going on, but Mrs. Li is actively involved, and it seems Tessa is deliberately cooperating with her."

Mountain Eagle listened, nodded somewhat despondently, signaled Daria to help set up dinner, then sat on the bench on the terrace, lit a cigarette and looked at the darkening sky...

"Whatever, just let it be!"

Just as Mountain Eagle was about to get up and go inside to eat, Razer, Camel, and Eagle Claw, the trio of old men, gathered around him...

Razer said with a grim expression, "Odin sent intelligence; those people have landed at Alakanaq..."

Mountain Eagle's mind instantly cleared up, saying, "How far are they from us? How soon do they plan to attack us?"

Razer shook his head, saying, "I'm not sure, but there are many of them. It's impossible for all of them to launch attacks from the river; northwest Saint Mary's should be their next stop.

I don't know their arrangements, but this scale of mobilization requires a lot of equipment and supplies, so it takes at least four to five days to prepare.

We need to tighten up!"

Razer said somewhat dissatisfied, "What is that old Blood Fox doing? Why hasn't he returned?

We need him and Chi Hu's team more here!"

Mountain Eagle thought of the airborne team from the north and shook his head, "Blood Fox has very important work to do.

Our enemies are not just those landing from the west; there are others whose main forces we still can't locate.

Blood Fox suspects their commander is in the rear, so he wants to dig him out!"

Mountain Eagle glanced at his watch, made an inviting gesture to the trio of old men, and said, "Let's go eat...

I promised the kids I'd take them ice fishing tonight.

The enemy won't be here for a few days; let's not make the atmosphere too tense..."

Razer looked at Mountain Eagle's relaxed demeanor, somewhat dissatisfied. He glared at Camel and Eagle Claw beside him, saying, "Aren't you going to say something?"

Camel and Eagle Claw's daughters were in Mountain Eagle's care, so facing Razer's dissatisfied blame, Camel spread his hands and said, "In my experience, trusting Mountain Eagle's judgment yields better results than us worrying needlessly.

You have visited the camp's long-range weapon setup; regardless of their choice, we have ways to respond.

If they are bold enough to want to seize the beach by boat, they better be prepared for falling into minus twenty-degree water."

Camel glanced at the sky and laughed, "I've seen the weather forecast and asked Quida; the river surface will freeze in up to four days.

The time left for those people is not much, and their attacking options are few.

Mountain Eagle wants to take the kids out for a spin, let him go; we old folks only give suggestions, not guidance on how he handles issues..."

As the trio spoke, Mountain Eagle took the lead into the house, warmly inviting everyone to start the meal...

Large plate of roasted meat, large plate of chilled salmon, a big pot of tomato beef, a big pot of vegetable soup, coupled with a big bowl of vegetable salad and a big pot of tea prepared by Xiao Wan, constituted the entire dinner.

Mountain Eagle appeared relaxed, but in reality, his nerves were already tense...

Under the strange gazes of the crowd, he quickly finished dinner and locked himself in the basement...

The large basement was actually a refuge, supply storage, and command center. Mountain Eagle checked the status of two main and backup generators, confirmed everything was working fine, and used the Sergeant system to manufacture six new bionic bird drones...

Compared to the eye-catching color of Crow, the Snowy Owl in the loft, and the larger, longer-hovering Alaska Peregrine Falcon, regarding concealment.

Having completed the new bionic birds, Mountain Eagle then manufactured dozens of new hand grenades and a box of automatic jump mines for equipment with animals.

After handling these, Mountain Eagle reconfirmed that there was no problem with the operation of radars and drones before he took the equipment upstairs.

Mountain Eagle spent nearly an hour in the basement; by now, the cabin had shifted from dinner to after-dinner tea and snacks...

Except Eva being too young to go out at night, the other kids had eagerly pulled Old Qiao and Quida to prepare, and as soon as Mountain Eagle appeared, they gathered around...

Mountain Eagle smiled and greeted his wife and Tessa separately, then invited Balang to join him outside and summoned the Magengxi wolves.

Mountain Eagle selected six Magengxi wolves, dressed them in anti-cold and warm protective clothing, equipped two of them with jump mines on their protective clothing, and prepared two bags of high-calorie dog food for them...

The other four wolves were given to four kids to quickly establish rapport through controllers, and they were required to take them wherever they went.

Receiving positive feedback from the kids, Mountain Eagle saw that Old Qiao and Quida had already prepared snowmobiles and sleds, waved his hand and said, "Let's go, we will spend the night at the northern small lake..."