Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl-Chapter 499 - 455: What others have, Brother Monkey must also have
Chapter 499: Chapter 455: What others have, Brother Monkey must also have
The path on the ground was much easier to walk, and Chen Ying quickly found the campsite following White Bear.
Dao Meihua was the first to come over and pull him aside for an inspection.
The mountains had many leeches, and if you weren’t careful, you’d get bitten without even noticing.
After checking thoroughly and confirming that there were no leeches on him, Dao Meihua breathed a sigh of relief and went back to the tent to continue making soup.
Ying Bo and Dai Wang approached Chen Ying to inquire about the situation after Dao Meihua had left.
Chen Ying sent them the small videos he had taken with his phone, but the long video of the cave could only be sent later via WIFI.
However, they could still watch it on Chen Ying’s phone.
He had them sit aside to watch while he led White Bear back to his tent and took out some fruit to cut and feed it.
Don’t underestimate this passage. Do you really think it’s simply a tunnel? There are actually many branching paths and cave spaces inside, which might hold what they’re looking for.
Chen Ying couldn’t explore it alone, but others could go in. The question of how to transport equipment in there needed some serious thinking by the technical team.
If it doesn’t work out, expanding the entrance might be the only option.
Because of this unexpected discovery, Ying Bo contacted his professor, planning to increase manpower to investigate the cave.
Others continued with the pre-determined projects since exploring the passageway also took time.
Although the passage could be used to go down, it took too much time, making it not very cost-effective. Unless there was an accident with the safety rope preventing them from climbing up with it, they’d only use the passage to leave the canyon.
Moreover, according to Chen Ying, in narrow spots of the passage, it was difficult to carry a large backpack, so you’d have to drag it along the ground.
Apart from the tunnel through the mountains, another cave in the valley was also marked for key attention.
Chen Ying mentioned there were snakes inside, and based on the rock characteristics of the mountain, everyone reasonably guessed that the cave was a karst cave, and the snakes inside were likely White-headed Vipers, as these snakes particularly favored such environments.
Talking about the White-headed Viper, Chen Ying suddenly realized his Little Bai had been missing for two days.
After coming down from the mountain to the base, it sneaked into the woods and its whereabouts were unknown for two days. It probably was still wandering outside.
In the evening, they sat together eating noodles while chatting about the various legendary tales of the area.
There have always been many legends about Shennongjia, especially about the Wild Man.
But the authorities have proven that there are no Wild Men here, and over the years, no one has been able to produce evidence proving the existence of Wild Men. It is likely a marketing "gimmick" intended to boost tourism by the locals.
Although there are no Wild Men, the other mysterious animals are enough for researchers to explore.
While albino animals are one aspect, it’s also said that the Grand Canyon contains organisms that have been extinct outside.
The possibility is low, but not impossible. These organisms are likely to be smaller species, perhaps plants, insects, or even fungi.
For large animals to sustain a population, the numbers cannot be too small, or they would gradually become extinct.
But with the technological power of modern society, it wouldn’t be possible for large numbers to go unnoticed.
Only microorganisms could develop and thrive in a closed environment.
Of course, the world is vast and full of wonders, and perhaps there truly are organisms inside the canyon that have gone extinct outside, and their research is aimed at this purpose.
The path Chen Ying took today still extended further, and he even discovered an animal trail, with traces suggesting it was left by medium to large ungulates.
"Tomorrow we’ll all go down. Dao Bo, you and the other two girls stay up here. Just check the safety rope every so often to ensure it’s still there."
"I also want to go down with you guys," another female team member chimed in. "I can handle it; I won’t be a burden to you."
The surrounding situation was well understood, and to seize the research opportunities, she needed the courage to delve into the canyon.
"Why don’t we all go down? Bring whatever equipment we can carry, and wrap the rest in waterproof fabric to store under a tree." ƒгeewёbnovel.com
Dao Meihua had no particular objections to going down, but she couldn’t leave herself alone up there, especially since it was a rare chance to act with Chen Ying, and she didn’t want to miss it.
"Then let’s go together. After breakfast tomorrow, let’s pack up, and we’ll take two tents. We’ll stay down there for at most one night, and if we find a suitable place, we can come back up to get the rest of the supplies."
After discussing tomorrow’s plan with Chen Ying, Ying Bo told everyone to get some rest early so that they could wake up early and set off without delay.
Around five or six in the morning, Chen Ying woke up.
Without disturbing the others, he went out to boil water and prepare breakfast.
Just after putting the canned tomatoes and luncheon meat in the pot, he saw the White monkey return.
It even brought Chen Ying some wild fruits from the mountains.
The White monkey was still a bit wary of others, so it stayed by Chen Ying’s tent, watching quietly as he cooked.
Glancing at the monkey, Chen Ying thought for a moment, took out a stainless steel bowl, and poured the canned pear fruits into it.
This pear can was made of tin, and its contents were substantial, with relatively little syrup.
He then handed a fork to the white monkey, teaching it to insert the fork into a pear slice and then eat it.
The fellow looked somewhat unintelligent, but learned quickly.
After Chen Ying demonstrated twice, it easily mastered it.
A can actually didn’t contain much, just four pieces of pear. After the white monkey finished the pears, it instinctively lifted the stainless steel bowl and poured the syrup into its mouth.
Chen Ying then poured a little cold boiled water for it to drink, using it as a mouth rinse.
While it was eating fruit, the others also gradually woke up and started packing up the camp.
Seeing the white monkey, the others restrained their excitement and tried not to get too close to it.
Perhaps the goodwill from everyone was exuded from the depths of their hearts, as the white monkey watched them warily from the corner for at least half an hour before slowly relaxing its body.
"Come and eat noodles, one bowl each."
Chen Ying even picked a bit for the white monkey, along with well-cooked tomato soup and a piece of luncheon meat.
Being all primates, eating some cooked food shouldn’t be a problem, right?
The monkey already knew how to use a fork, so Chen Ying sat next to it holding a bowl, teaching it how to suck in noodles.
On the other side, Dai Wang had already stealthily lifted his phone under the cover of Ying Bo and the female team member.
The classic scene of the Great Saint eating noodles didn’t reappear, but the white monkey had its own classic moves when eating noodles.
It saw Ying Bo and the others slurping, took a bite, felt something was wrong, and simply pinched a noodle between two fingers, putting one end into its mouth, and then started slurping.
Being its first time, its technique wasn’t good, and after slurping for a long time without success, it dirtied its chest fur.
Dao Meihua took out a wet wipe to clean it, startling the white monkey which wanted to dodge, but was held down by Chen Ying.
"Don’t be afraid, she won’t hurt you."
Seeing Dao Meihua clean its fur, the white monkey raised its head and looked at her for at least a few minutes, finally pulling back its lips into a "ferocious" smile.
Dao Meihua returned the smile and gave the large piece of tomato meat from her bowl to it.
The white monkey was truly delighted, looking at Chen Ying, making "doo doo doo doo" sounds, with its lips moving so fast there were residual images.
After eating, the two girls took the initiative to wash the bowls and chopsticks, while the men were responsible for packing the luggage.
The tent was put away, the supply boxes were also packed up, securely tied with waterproof cloth, and then fixed to the tree trunks. Lastly, the other items that weren’t being taken were put in a circle, wrapped again with a large piece of cloth, with the corners tied tightly to prevent insects, snakes, and rodents from getting in.
There wasn’t much to take initially, and with five people sharing, the burden wasn’t heavy.
Seeing them depart, the white monkey automatically followed along.
As Dao Meihua was getting ready to descend along the rope with her pack, the white monkey suddenly reached out its paws to grab the backpack.
"Ooh ooh, doo doo doo" the white monkey held onto the backpack, looking a bit anxious.
This time, leading the way down was Dai Wang, followed by the female team member, then Dao Meihua and Chen Ying, with Ying Bo last.
The first two descended easily, but when it came to Dao Meihua, the white monkey became a hindrance.
"What’s the matter? What does it want to do?" Ying Bo couldn’t understand the monkey’s language, but could see it wanted the backpack.
Chen Ying pressed his lips, sighed helplessly, "It wants to go down with us, let Dao Bo give it the backpack to carry."
It might have thought everyone descending needed to carry a pack, and without one, it panicked.
Chen Ying signaled Dao Meihua to take off her backpack and adjusted the straps and waist belt length, letting the white monkey carry it.
Never having carried a backpack before, the white monkey found it a novel experience, chirping excitedly, and danced for a while, then mimicked Dai Wang and the others’ actions by putting on gloves and holding the rope to slide down.
However, the gloves didn’t feel comfortable for it, so once it got down, it pulled and bit them off.
The awaiting Dai Wang and female team member below didn’t dare make a sound, fearing they might anger Brother Monkey and get beaten.
After everyone got down, Chen Ying suddenly made a suggestion, "Why don’t we all take a group photo?"
Although he was suggesting, his gaze turned to the white monkey. Ying Bo and the others exchanged glances and decisively nodded.
Chen Ying held the white monkey, standing with Dao Meihua on either side, Dao Meihua next to the female team member, and then Ying Bo and Dai Wang stood on stones behind them. With a shout of "cheese," everyone’s smiles were captured in the small lens.
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