While Chu Xiaoman was receiving treatment, Wang Zheng and the two of them also began to gather information.
The two of them arrived at the stream yesterday and spent the night in a tree. They didn't find any supplies nearby, so they waited here.
Under Chu Xiaoman's treatment, Wang Hang's injuries recovered at a visible speed. Wang Zheng then bid farewell to the two of them, as he wanted to continue exploring. His goal was not the supplies that had been deployed, but the people who came to find them.
Wang Zheng casually broke off a tree branch, borrowed Wu Huan's knife, and whittled it into a straight wooden pole. Then he took out yesterday's canvas, tore off a piece, tied it to the pole, and wrote two lines of large characters with charcoal.
"Practicing medicine to save lives, once a day at five o'clock!"
Wang Zheng looked at his masterpiece, nodded in satisfaction, then shoved the wooden stick into Chu Xiaoman's hand and ordered them to continue.
Even the aloof Wu Huan couldn't help but laugh out loud, while Chu Xiaoman's lips were so pouty that an oil bottle could be hung on them.
Wang Hang and Qiu Lu watched as the trio from Jingnan, completely oblivious to the danger, fooled and played along as they made their way downstream. For a moment, they didn't know whether to envy them or complain.
"Wang Zheng, this flag is too ugly. I don't want to hold it anymore. You can hold it yourself," Chu Xiaoman vented her dissatisfaction.
Wang Zheng, however, had a plan in mind. He leaned over and whispered, "Our reputation as dual healers has spread throughout the training camp. In everyone's mind, you are stronger than me. Right now, you are holding the flag while I am recording the map."
If anyone wants to harm us, they will definitely attack me first, and then I will catch them off guard. What a perfect plan!
If no one ambushes us, that's even better. We can just heal people and earn coins—a highly profitable business! Isn't that much better than sending you to fight monsters on your own?
It would have been better if this hadn't been mentioned. Just mentioning the name of Jingnan Shuanghe made Chu Xiaoman furious. It was clearly Wang Zheng who was lazy, but now he's ruined her reputation!
Moreover, she was forced to carry such an ugly flag. Chu Xiaoman wanted to resist, but she was afraid that Wang Zheng would really make her fight the alien beast alone. So she could only curse him in her heart to vent her anger.
Looking at Chu Xiaoman's expression, Wang Zheng knew she definitely wasn't saying anything nice, but he didn't care and continued walking downstream.
From the mountain, it looked like the sea wasn't far, but in reality, it was quite a distance. This is what they mean by "looking at the mountain makes you want to run yourself to death."
The three encountered another group of students on the road, but the other group quickly retreated after a brief encounter from a distance, showing no intention of contacting Wang Zheng and his group.
Wang Zheng didn't force it. It was only the second day, so there was no rush. His goal for today was to familiarize himself with the terrain around the stream.
The three walked to the end of the stream, and Wang Zheng realized that this island was no wonder it was called Butterfly Island. The stream under their feet had become so small that it was negligible. Further ahead was a rocky beach, but the island extended a long way to the left and right, like the ends of butterfly wings, forming two huge beaches.
A few tents were scattered across the beach, indicating that several students had already chosen to camp there.
Wang Zheng did not rush to contact the other party. After recording the relevant information in his notebook, he returned with Wu Huan and Chu Xiaoman.
Although he decided to return, Wang Zheng did not choose the way he came, but instead plunged into the dense forest on the other side of the stream.
As Chu Xiaoman cut down the vines around her, she complained, "Since we've decided to go back, why not turn back the way we came instead of going through these deserted places?"
Because the road was difficult to walk on, Chu Xiaoman also stepped forward with her knife to help Wu Huan clear the way. Wang Zheng had already put the banner of "Helping the World with Medicine" into his backpack and followed behind the two to record the terrain and observe the surrounding situation.
Wang Zheng opened his notebook, pointed to the outline of the island, and said, "Xiaoman, I'm not trying to criticize you, but since you have a brain, you have to use it, otherwise it will rust over time."
You see, we landed on the island from here, at the right wing of the butterfly. After circling halfway, we went uphill to the very top on the right, which is our campsite from last night. We just followed the stream to the end of the island, and as you saw, their campsite was also set up on the right side.
This shows that most of the students were exploring the right side of the island, and there was no one on the left side. Our journey, overcoming numerous obstacles, is clear proof of this. What does this mean?
Chu Xiaoman's eyes lit up immediately: "This means that the island on the left has been unexplored, so we can hunt as many strange beasts as possible."
"Bingo! You got it right, and no one will come to cause trouble." Wang Zheng tapped Chu Xiaoman on the head. "So, don't complain, keep clearing the way."
"Understood, Captain!" Chu Xiaoman replied immediately, as if she were being playful.
Taking the lead in exploration paid off, and soon Wang Zheng and his companions encountered two wild boars. As usual, the two of them kept watch while Wang Zheng charged in, successfully acquiring two silver coins and 9 points of spiritual energy in just a few minutes.
Before Wang Zheng could even finish cleaning up the mess, Wu Huan's voice came through his earpiece: "A herd of horned deer is coming from ahead, there are more than a dozen of them!"
Wang Zheng immediately climbed up a tree so thick that it would take two people to hug it to hide, and had Wu Huan hoist the deer herd over to meet him.
The horned deer, a second-rank mythical beast, evolved from an animal of the Cervidae family in the order Artiodactyla of the class Mammalia. It is small in size and moves swiftly. It lives in groups, has long, slender legs, and is good at running. Both males and females have antlers, which are solid, forked, and shaped like curved knives, and are exceptionally sharp, hence its name.
Wang Zheng silently memorized the information about the Blade-Horned Deer, feeling extremely excited! This time he had struck it rich. Although both the Blade-Horned Deer and the Fang Wolf were second-grade exotic beasts, the Blade-Horned Deer was much easier to deal with.
Despite its evolution, the horned deer remains a typical herbivore, eating grass, bark, tender branches, and saplings. It is timid and poses no threat as long as you avoid its antlers.
Just a few minutes later, Wang Zheng, who was in the tree, saw a herd of stags walking towards him, munching on fresh bushes on the ground as they went.
Looking at Wu Huan hanging far behind, Wang Zheng whispered instructions to her to go around to meet up with Chu Xiaoman, making sure not to let a single one escape.
When the horned deer got close, it didn't pay any attention to the wild boar on the ground, circled around, and continued heading towards the beach.
Wang Zheng quietly slid down from the tree, crouched low, and used the bushes for cover as he crept toward the last lone stag.
Holding my breath, I slowly approached.
10 meters, 8 meters, 5 meters.
Wang Zheng pounced on the back of the horned deer, pinching its mouth with one hand and holding the base of its antlers with the other, firmly fixing its body in place. With a twist, he instantly gained three points of spiritual energy.
This could be considered a perfect assassination. Although it still caused some commotion, the deer herd wasn't alerted, was it?
Wang Zheng licked his lips, slowly dragged the carcass of the horned deer into the bushes, and continued to creep toward the next unlucky victim.
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