As they entered the middle stage of the trek.

The participants gradually reached the midsection of the Yukon.

But what frustrated Abel was that since reaching the midsection, Hank and Ludwig hardly appeared on camera.

Moreover, the two of them changed their usual hurried pace and stopped at the staff's temporary camp.

They set up camp here.

Could it be that these two intended to stop here?

Abel thought, and looked towards the group of Yang Feng and Jenny.

Similar to Hank's group, they also rarely appeared on camera.

Most of the time, only Yang Feng appeared on camera, while Jenny was nowhere to be seen.

Then after a while, Jenny would return with some small animals.

But when Abel looked at a screenshot of a certain frame of the video, he fell into thought at the tag on the rabbit's ears that Jenny was carrying.

If he wasn't mistaken, it should be a farmed rabbit, right?

Forget it, forget it, this is the game of the bigshots, we just need to mind our own business.

Abel silently turned his attention to Chen Wen's group.

Since meeting Mr. Belmont again, he had learned of Mr. Belmont's purpose.

The gentleman funded the program for a simple reason, to cover up his ultimate goal.

Belmont was after the gold treasure left by his ancestors.

Of course, at this moment, Abel didn't know that what the gentleman was really after weren't the treasures, but more veins.

However, Abel felt it was a bit far-fetched.

Would people really believe in such legendary stuff?

And be willing to spend real money?

What a farce?

Abel just felt that rich people's minds were a bit abnormal.

Because there was also another hidden mogul targeting these treasures.

Mr. Belmont funded this survival trek to cover up from that person.

Forget it, let's just watch Chen Wen's performance.

Abel sighed and no longer bothered with those two groups.

Instead, he focused intently on watching Chen Wen's situation.

These two were genuinely here to survive at the moment.

...

Midsection of the Yukon River, Hank's camp.

Ludwig, sneakily avoiding the cameras, was speaking with Belmont's key confidant.

"Mr. Dio, our people have thoroughly surveyed caves 7, 8, and 9, and we haven't found any human remains or a large amount of refined gold yet."

There was some silence on the other end of the phone.

Ludwig cautiously asked, "Sir, shouldn't we call it off? I believe the rumors aren't reliable, and even if there was gold, maybe it was taken by others long ago."

Dio's voice came through, devoid of any emotion: "Continue the search; aren't there nine more abandoned pits yet to be checked?"

"Moreover, Ludwig, you're also a descendant of the original seven. You might possess some hidden information; Mr. Belmont doesn't want to pressure you to reveal it, but don't you think you can keep it hidden now?"

"Mr. Belmont is a kind person, but is the one hidden in the dark a good person? The one with the most blood on his hands back then was his ancestor!"

"Now, tell Mr. Belmont what you know! Because of your contributions and the past sentiments, Mr. Belmont has decided to give you the gold! And let you have a share in the mining, isn't that enough?"

Upon hearing this, Ludwig broke into a cold sweat.

He knew very well that the secret he held could relate to the ultimate treasure.

But even if he kept it to the end, could he realize it himself?

Very difficult!

After a strenuous struggle, Ludwig lowered his voice: "Okay, I trust Mr. Belmont's credibility. After all, his ancestor didn't act in the final moment, Mr. Belmont must have inherited his good qualities..."

Babbling on and on, Ludwig, after receiving Dio's further assurance, began to disclose his secret.

"Back then... their plans for the future... by the lake... peaceful days."

"In short, that's all I know, and when they fled, their direction was towards that lake, so if we can find that lake, maybe we can find the treasure!"

Listening to Ludwig's secret, Dio was overjoyed internally.

Feigning calm, he said, "Very well, I will report everything honestly to Mr. Belmont!"

Having said that, Dio hung up the phone and relayed everything to Belmont.

But just as he was transmitting the information.

In the mountain woods.

Someone delivered the same message to another gentleman.

The gentleman quickly took out a map, searching frantically.

Finally, he sighed a long breath, "Let the 'wolf pack' move! It's the final moment!"

"Understood!"

...

Over the next ten-some days or so.

Chen Wen and Hua Yun continued to advance very steadily.

Soon, the second small town was in sight.

"We're almost there, less than a day's journey left."

Hua Yun looked at the map and sighed with relief.

Honestly, she felt like this survival intensity even matched that of wilderness solo dwelling.

And that's under conditions where cooperation and food exchange in town are allowed.

But either way, reaching the second town represented their arrival at the midpoint of the Yukon River.

"The road ahead will be much easier to travel. We've consumed quite a bit of our food and can move faster now."

Chen Wen nodded, pointing at the map: "And according to the map, the road ahead is all wide river surfaces; the Yukon River is currently frozen solid. We can glide across, just need the reindeer to follow."

Hua Yun nodded; Chen Wen was right.

She slowly said, "Once we reach the town tomorrow, we need to exchange some spices, food, and feed, nothing else."

"We earned a lot last time, it can't even all be spent."

Chen Wen nodded: "But we have accumulated some leather, we should sell it; we can't carry it with us."

Last time, he specifically consulted with the staff.

Other than the grizzly leather given to him by the old hunter Bokan, all other leathers must be submitted after the event.

So rather than keeping the leather and waiting for it to be seized later.

It would be better to exchange it for Canadian dollars to keep in hand immediately.

In the afternoon, Chen Wen noticed many human and sled tracks in the snow.

"The second town is much larger than the first, with more people, there's a lot of human activity here."

Chen Wen remarked.

Hua Yun slightly nodded.

Chen Wen's words weren't wrong, but in this weather, even locals don't go out much, right?

After all, it's the coldest time on the Yukon River now.

The locals tend to stay indoors, rarely going outside.

Perhaps tourists?

After all, with better living conditions now, many people opt for travel; Canada's winter snow scenes are quite impressive.

And you can see auroras too.

It's a hot spot for winter tourism indeed.

Though curious, it's explainable.

Hua Yun stopped overthinking and started planning the necessary resource exchanges in the upcoming town with Chen Wen.

...

The next day at noon, as the sky was grey and overcast.

Hua Yun and Chen Wen arrived at the second town.

The town was large and even had a police station.

Chen Wen's animals were not permitted into the town.

Helplessly, Chen Wen could only seek assistance from the program team.

The program team helped Chen Wen contact a nearby farm for the animals to take a rest.

The farm could provide proper services.

Finally, after settling the Golden Eagle, lynx, and reindeer.

Chen Wen and Hua Yun successfully entered the town.

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