Chapter 004

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The day after tomorrow.

At Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport

At the arrival gate area.

(Picture above is just for rough imagination. Your own imagination may be more correct to describe the situation.)

There are two unique men waiting at the arrival gate.

One of them has natural red hair and wears a Hawaiian shirt even though the weather there is cold.

And the other one is a 'normal man' with quite an obese body.

Both of them are Rory O'Leorne and Qunn Virganto.

"Hei Qunn, is everything ready?"

"Sure ready. You just need to do it like usual."

"OK... Let me prepare first. When they come out from the gate door. Then I will greet her: 'Hello Ms. Rosemund, What an honor to meet you the youngest professor ever.'" Rory looks nervous and tries to practice his welcoming greeting first before the actual event happens.

"NO! Not the youngest professor, the youngest professor title still hold by Alia Sabur, She became a professor at 18 years old in 2008." Qunn reminded his friend.

"Ow. OK... If like that. 'Hello, Ms. Rosemund the youngest archeologist ever'." Rory practiced again.

"NO! Cut! NG! The youngest Archeologist still held by Arsh Ali, he has already been active in excavation projects since 15 or 16 years old." Qunn said again.

"Then what do you want me to say?" Rory asked with quite an annoyed attitude.

"The Youngest Archeology Professor. Remember that. And her name is Rosamund, not Rosemund."

"Are you sure, I am skeptical, try to browse again..."

"Well, wait... I'll try to browse again..."

"Well, so far from my browsing result, the youngest one would be her, Rosamund Chavez, who become the Professor of Archeology at 25 years old. The second one is Dorothy Garrod who got her archeology professor title at age 47 years old. See, I guess I am right." Qunn said.

"Ow OK. So Rosamund Chavez. The youngest Professor of Archeology. Is it correct now?" Rory asked.

"Yes, good," Qunn said while giving thumbs up and smiling. "Besides she is quite pretty you know?"

"Really? Where is her picture?"

"Here, see? Look?"

(you can see her picture in the prologue.)

"Hem... you right. So you want her?"

"No, not quite my type. And the pretty lady will not be interested in me either." Qunn said.

"Well, then... focus work then. Come on." Rory said.

But after that, they still need to wait for more minutes.

...

Finally, Rosamund and her team come out from the arrival gate door, followed by the team from China.

She also confuses trying to look for a person that will be welcoming her team. She imagine the person would be a normal-look-office-worker or a formal-look-driver. She never imagine that their team will be welcomed by that two unique people.

"Ow I think that's her, isn't she?" Rory whispered to Qunn.

"Yes, I think It is her. Camera-ready, you can greet her." Qunn whispered back.

Rory raises the A3 size board in his hand that is written: 'Welcome to Alaska, Rosemund and team'. But Ros doesn't see it.

Rory weaves it and jumps a little, but still, Ros doesn't see it.

So he chooses to walk and approach her directly.

"Well, hello, hi, Ms. Rosemund? The Youngest Archeology Professor?" Rory said while weaving, coming to get closer, and showing the board that he hold.

"Em... yes... who are you?" Ros said.

"Well, I'm here to pick up you and your team... I'm the delegation of your sponsor... to pick up you. So here I am now." Rory nervously said.

"You? From Zomaftec?" Ros asked again.

"Who is Zomaftec?" Rory innocently asked.

"Yes Zomaftec, your father already said that they are from Zomaftec and Bie Lin Jing. Zomaftec, the biggest biomedical company in the US, our vaccines are from them." Qunn whispered to Rory.

"Ah... Oh yes... from Zomaftec then. Well, actually Zomaftec contact Mr. Elad, Mr. Elad contact my father, my father points me for the job, and well I guess that is what happens now." Rory said.

"Wow, quite a hectic delegation flow I guess. So you are sent here to pick up my team? And what is that?" Ros said while pointing to the camera held by Qunn, "are you recording right now?"

"Oh yes. We are live streaming actually right now." Rory said proudly. "Have you ever watched my channel? Named 'Roryroyce', many watch that."

"Ah yes, I have seen your contents, when you ate snake and scorpion in China," said one of the crews from China. "You were puking back then right?"

"Ah see I have many fans. Are you 'Rovers'? (A fans club name that was made by Rory himself for everyone that becomes his followers and fans)" Rory happily asked.

"No, I was just bored and love to watch foreigners try our food, so it was just random that I saw yours. I'm not your subscriber or your fan." That crew explained.

When Rory and the crew from China have a conversation, Ros already slides to peek at their live streaming screen that holds by Qunn.

"They're are only 100 persons watching you now. And your total subscriber is only around 100.000 subscribers." Ros said.

"Well... Yes... now still a little, but later it will be 'boom'." Rory tried to defend his fame condition.

"Well, whatever it is Mr. Rory, now you must stop your live streaming. This is serious." Ros whispered to Rory.

"Why?" Rory asked by whispering back.

"Because our expedition is still confidential. I believe it is written in your contract. It should be." Ros said.

"Well, I don't hold the contract. I don't know." Rory said.

"Yes, she is right Rory, I remember your father said to you to make a company private documentary. I guess it means we can't live streaming it." Qunn who heard their whispering through Rory's mic explained.

"What? How do you know?" Rory asked not believing.

"You talk with your father on loudspeaker last night. Of course, I can hear that." Qunn explained.

"Well, it means we can't continue the live streaming, OK rovers, don't worry, we will continue to inform you of our update, so please stay check our newest update. Thank you, see you." Rory said to end his live streaming.

After that Qunn also turns off the live streaming.

"But Ms. Rosamund. As I know we still have a job as your team documentary crew. So are we still may record you and your team?" Qunn asked Ros.

"It's already turned off, right? no more live streaming?" Ros worried.

Qunn and Rory nod. They show Ros that the screen is already off.

"Well, if you are really pointed to become our documentary team, of course, you may record us professionally. But please remember, what the most important is, never leak where our location, and better keep secret about our discovery letter. Why? Because an artifact expedition actually likes a treasure hunt. What are you going to do if you leak the information, and the competitor come and force us to surrender, everything now will be useless then, isn't it?" Ros explained.

"Ow OK, noted. We will never leak any important information out." Qunn promise.

"Well, so now everything is very clear already right? So come on, are your team all already complete? The bus already waiting for us, I will bring you all to the hotel." Rory said.

After making sure again that the team is already complete, they all follow Rory and Qunn.

"By the way sir, are you not cold wearing that Hawaiian shirt in here, Alaska?" Ros asked confused.

"Nope, I was born in Ireland, so cold already become my best friend. Besides, now is summer in Alaska." Rory said.

"Now is still spring," Qunn said reminding his friend.

"Really? Well, feels quite a summer for me."

Everyone quite smiles at Rory's silliness. Especially the team from China, they kind make little jokes between themselves, but no one beside them is able to hear what exactly they said.

Just slightly the word bai socho or bai xaiochao is heard and then they laugh together. But that's it.

After walking for some time to the parking area, finally they arrive at a quite big bus, just like a tourist bus.

"OK here is the bus. You can put your big belonging in the bus luggage compartment. Tomorrow we will use the same bus so it can be left there." Rory explained.

After they manage their stuff neatly in the bus luggage compartment, they climb up enter the bus and sit comfortably.

The team from China choose to sit at the back, meanwhile Ros and the team seat in the front area. Rory and Qunn as 'local guides' of course must sit in front also.

After all is set, the bus starts to go to the hotel.

"Test... test... 1 2 3..." Rory takes the bus mic and starts to say something that he needs to say.

"Well, hello everyone. It is a pleasure to meet you all today. Now we are going straightly to the hotel. So once again welcome to Alaska."

Everyone welcomed that greeting with applause.

"O yeah, I think I forgot to introduce myself and my friend to you all. My name is Rory O'Leorne, and my best friend here name is Qunn Virganto. And the bus driver that will transport us safely this night and tomorrow's name is Mr. Derry. Nice to meet you."

Everyone again does applause again.

"Em... your hotel rooms are already booked by your company I guess. The dinner and tomorrow's breakfast vouchers are already inside the envelope. Here all already in my hand, and now I will distribute it." Rory said showing a bunch of envelopes in his hand.

Now Rory stands up carefully and starts to distribute it with the name that is written on the envelope.

After that Rory back to his seat and pick the mic again.

"Tomorrow my ship predicted will arrive at the dock around 10 am in the morning. So I hope at 9 am we all can gather in the lobby already. I think that is the information that I need to inform you all. Is there any question?"

"No... Thank you." Said the team from China. Well, they all there are already grown-up men and women, they know they are not there for vacation, so they already know the drill.

"OK, our trip to the hotel approximately will take time around 40 minutes, so take your rest and enjoy the beautiful view of Alaska," Rory said to end his announcement.

"O'Leorne? That O'Leorne Family from Ireland? The O'Leorne Shipping and Maritime?" Ros asked right away after Rory turn off the mic.

"Ow, you know my family?" Rory asked

"Of course, Top 10 richest family in Ireland," Ros said.

"Well, yes that is family. Now my father is the head of the family." Rory explained, quite proud but a little bit sad also.

"How come you involved in this expedition? Are you the operational manager in your family?" Ros asked.

"Well, no... Not like that at all... I think it's just a coincidence. My father's ships operate in many north regions right, especially in here the Alaska region. Last night suddenly I got a phone call from my father, he said that Zomaftec and Bie Lin Jing will hold an expedition, and they need an Ice-Breaker-Ship in hurry. And luckily one of my father's Ice-Breaker-Ship is ready quite near here, so that ship called to fulfill your requirement. And I and Qunn coincidentally in Alaska to do our job, that is why my father points me to do the job. I think like that." Rory explained.

"As I remember you said Mr. Elad at the airport," Ros asked.

"Well, yeah... My father has no connection with Zomaftec or Bie Lin Jing. So I guess, they need Ice-Breaker-Ship but have no connection also. So they ask for help from Mr. Elad maybe. And then Mr. Elad was the one that called my father. I think that was what happen." Rory explained again.

"Ow OK, I think I quite get 'the picture' now. So, Mr. Rory, you are the official operational from the O'Leorne family in Alaska?" Ros asked again.

"No... Not like that at all. All my brothers are the successor of my father's legacy. I get nothing in fact. So I and Qunn actually just a... What is our profession name actually Qunn?"

"Em... a few decades ago maybe people call themself 'Youtuber', but now there are many video streamer providers right, and we do all... We also do youtube, toctoc, etc... Even we have our own channel kind of self-made video blogger or website that operate independently. Something like that, so what is our profession name actually? I don't know exactly also, 'a-freelance-video-content-creator'? 'A-video-stream-maker'? Well, I don't know also, there is still no exact name to our profession I guess." Qunn said.

"Well, yes like that Ms. Rosemund. So we are actually just coincidentally in Alaska and want to make our content video. But just like that, my father gives me another job to become your 'local guide' maybe, and documentation team." Rory explained.

"Ah, I see... Well, my name is Rosamund actually, it's OK, and many people take it wrong too... So you can call me Ros I guess, so we can become friendlier." Ros said.

"I already told you many times Rory, you misspell her name," Qunn said.

"Ow sorry then. I just want to call you Rose." Rory said and laughing to give intonation that he just joking. "OK, Ros then... You also can just call me Rory and he Qunn."

"By the way, Ros, why is your team only four people meanwhile the China team 7 people?" Rory asked.

"I will hire locals, so later I already have an appointment with their head contractor at a local bar near the hotel," Ros explained.

"Ah, that makes sense then. I also confuse because as I remember my father said I must prepare to handle a quite big group of the expedition, but why do I only see 11 people."

After that, they just continue chit chat like normal people until they arrive at the hotel.

A four stars hotel.
































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