Chapter 377: Chapter 285: The Appointment (Part 2)
By now, Jeff’s face was beaming, his smile so wide he couldn’t close his mouth, revealing a set of big white teeth. He was absolutely ecstatic.
The Chief had promised him over the phone that there would definitely be a spot for him among the next Tribal Elders.
Becoming a Tribal Elder meant officially entering the tribe’s upper echelon, allowing him to participate in all aspects of the tribe’s development and even make decisions on many important matters.
’This is great,’ Jeff thought gleefully.
’Tatanka is the tribe’s Guardian Spirit.’
’And Feng is my Guardian Spirit. My luck has been nonstop ever since I met him.’
「Elsewhere.」
After the boisterous group returned to the camp, they dispersed to their own tasks, all busy preparing for Christmas.
Feng Mountain wandered around with nothing to do, offering only verbal assistance. In the end, he was driven back to his cabin by the annoyed group.
Feng Mountain had originally wanted to join everyone, but when it came time to help, he only gave orders and took very little action himself.
One moment he’d complain that a task was too tiring, the next he’d find something else too troublesome.
Eventually, the group got so fed up with him that they just shooed him back to the cabin.
After being sent back to the cabin, Feng Mountain felt utterly indignant.
’Back in the day, I came to this Crown Territory all by myself with nothing,’ he mused. ’I built this whole place with my own two hands.’
’And now look at this.’
’I just wanted to lend a hand, and they all got annoyed with me.’
The more he thought about it, the more resentful he became. Feng Mountain stood up, walked to the armory, and took out the Type 56 carbine he had been in the middle of maintaining. Then he returned to the living room, sat on the sofa, and started fiddling with the gun, practicing rapid disassembly and reassembly.
RING RING RING!
The ringtone of a WeChat video call sounded.
Hearing the ring, Feng Mountain stopped what he was doing and took off the blindfold he was wearing.
He then picked up his phone from the side. When he saw the WeChat ID on the screen, the corners of his mouth turned up involuntarily, and a gentle smile instantly appeared on his face as he pressed the answer button.
Soon, Xiaohua’s chubby cheeks appeared on the phone screen.
Perhaps due to her pregnancy, Xiaohua had put on quite a bit of weight. Her already somewhat round face now looked even plumper, giving her a unique cuteness that was a joy to see.
"Brother, good morning!" Xiaohua’s cheerful voice came from the phone as she greeted Feng Mountain with a grin.
"Morning?" Feng Mountain was taken aback for a moment, then he turned to glance at the pitch-black night sky outside and teased, "It’s only nighttime here. What ’morning’? You think you’re still in China?"
Hearing Feng Mountain say this, Xiaohua seemed to finally realize.
In her excitement, she had forgotten that Crown Territory was in the middle of its polar night. She felt a little embarrassed and stuck her tongue out at Feng Mountain.
Feng Mountain asked with a laugh, "What made you think to call me today? Where’s Hu Zi?"
"He went to the shop with Black Hide. He’s taking me to the hospital for a prenatal checkup later. Brother, when are you coming back?" Xiaohua said, gently stroking her swollen belly.
"Soon. I’ll head back to China after Christmas," Feng Mountain said with a grin. Suddenly, as if struck by a brilliant idea, his eyes lit up and he quickly added, "Hua’Er, how about the three of you come to Crown Territory for Christmas? I’m telling you, Crown Territory is beautiful right now. We have cows, sheep, and even horses."
"Go to your place? The flight is so long, and the tickets are so expensive!" Although Xiaohua complained about the distance and cost, the subtle sparkle in her eyes betrayed her true feelings.
"It’s not that far. I’ll book you first-class tickets. You’ll be here after a good sleep. How about it? After Christmas, I’ll fly back to China with you all."
The more he thought about it, the more feasible the plan seemed. Feng Mountain’s face was full of anticipation.
As for whether it would be a problem for Xiaohua to travel long-distance with her big belly...
There was no need to worry about that. The necklace he had given Xiaohua wasn’t just for show. With the protection of Curse Art, unless she deliberately slammed her stomach into a wall, the necklace made it difficult for anything to go wrong.
「Just then.」
The voices of Hu Zi and Black Hide came from off-screen.
"Hua’Er, are you ready? We’re heading out. Let’s get the checkup done early, then we can take a walk in Binjiang Garden. The doctor said you can’t just lie around all the time, you need some proper exercise."
"You’re taking Hua’Er for her checkup, why are you dragging me along? I was watching the shop last night, I barely got any sleep."
Hearing their voices, Xiaohua’s eyes curved into crescents as her smile widened. She turned her head in their direction and said, "Come here, quick! Brother Shan is video calling us. He said we should go to Crown Territory for Christmas."
’She said *I* was calling *us*?’
He instantly understood. ’This silly girl must really want to come to Crown Territory.’
A slight smile touched Feng Mountain’s lips, his face full of indulgent affection.
The next moment, two large faces squeezed onto the phone screen.
"Brother, I wanna go! Brother Kai said you set up a shooting range where we can play all we want," Black Hide yelled with a wide grin, his eyes wide with excitement. He looked like he wanted to jump through the screen right then and there.
"Brother, did you buy more guns?" Hu Zi asked as well.
"Yeah, I got them with Sun. We even have heavy machine guns. My armory is full of them now. I’ll show you guys something amazing."
Seeing their excitement, Feng Mountain got fired up too. He picked up his phone and started walking toward the second-floor bedroom while he spoke.
After entering the armory, he flipped the camera so Hu Zi and Black Hide could see the treasures inside.
The last time Hu Zi and the others had visited, the armory only had a few AKs and AR-15s. Now, the gun racks were sparsely filled with over thirty long guns and handguns, most of which were modified custom firearms.
On the other end of the screen, Hu Zi and Black Hide’s eyes went wide at the sight. Immediately after, the sound of drooling could be heard through the phone.
Feng Mountain chuckled to himself.
He walked over to the MG42, patted its painted barrel, and said proudly, "See this? The most badass ’Hitler’s Buzzsaw’ from World War II, the MG42. All original parts. If you guys come, you can shoot as many bullets as you want, until you puke. You in?"
"I’m in."
"Me too!"
Hu Zi and Black Hide said in unison, their eyes now completely fixated on the long guns and handguns in the armory.
As for Xiaohua, she had long been pushed aside by the two guys. She could only watch anxiously from the side, stomping her foot in frustration.
Feng Mountain flipped the camera back around and said to the two with a smile, "Then it’s settled. You guys arrange things on your end. I’ll call Brother Kai in a bit and have him book three first-class tickets for you. I guarantee you’ll have a comfortable trip over."
"Alright, we’re making Brother Shan spend money again!" Hearing this, Black Hide and Hu Zi looked a little sheepish.
Brother Shan was unbelievably good to the three of them. He always thought of everything for them, to the point that they felt a little bad about it.
The last time they went to Crown Territory, the round-trip ticket for just one person was over 40,000. For three people, that was 130,000.
Now it was first class, so the price would definitely be higher. For three people, it would probably be nearly 200,000.
Spending 200,000 on plane tickets was something they couldn’t even have imagined before.
Feng Mountain cursed with a laugh, "Get lost. I’m happy to do it, and it’s not your money anyway. Now go take Hua’Er for her checkup."
After hanging up the video chat with Xiaohua, Feng Mountain didn’t delay for a second. He immediately dialed Zhang Kai’s number back in China.
As soon as the call connected, Feng Mountain told Zhang Kai that Hua’Er, Hu Zi, and Black Hide were coming to Crown Territory and asked him to help book three first-class tickets.
Zhang Kai heard this and readily agreed.
Then, the two of them naturally started chatting about the tour group business.
After all, developing the tourism business was also a very important matter for Crown Territory.
Judging from the feedback collected from tourists after the first two tours...
Most tourists had a very good impression of Crown Territory.
This was especially true for the middle-aged and elderly tourists. After spending a few days in Crown Territory, they returned to China to find their health had inexplicably improved. They all found it quite miraculous and couldn’t stop praising Crown Territory.
But the reaction from younger tourists was more mediocre. This was mainly because the current environment in Crown Territory was more geared towards a leisurely and tranquil style, which couldn’t satisfy the younger generation’s desire for excitement and fun.
It made sense when you thought about it. When young people travel abroad, they’re definitely looking to do things they wouldn’t dare to or aren’t allowed to do back home.
Crown Territory, by comparison, was rather peaceful.
It wasn’t that it was bad.
It just lacked that thrilling element that gets young people excited.
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