Chapter 104 Chapter 104 Spending Money Day 104
Before coming, Liu Yue did a lot of research.
She knew that visiting the African savannah to see animals wasn't like being in a zoo, where every ten steps would bring a sight to see. The vast expanse of the landscape here, with wild animals roaming freely, required an experienced guide and a bit of luck to see them.
Of course, they were on their way to the hotel, so what would happen on this fixed route was purely a matter of luck.
With so many zebras appearing, Liu Yue didn't know whether her luck was good or bad...
It’s better to think positively, Liu Yue comforted herself, at least she didn’t gain nothing.
She had seen a lot of complaints and posts about avoiding dangers. They said that they had spent two or three days on the grassland, and most of the time was spent on the journey to and from the national park. The scenery along the way was nothing but grass, and they didn't see any animals at all. The dirt road was very bumpy, and the car was full of dust blowing in the wind.
Liu Yue's car's chassis was very high, so the mud didn't splash onto her. However, she still wore a mask, a headscarf, and long-sleeved shirts and trousers. Every once in a while, Sang Yu would spray her with mosquito repellent.
The last time she was so fully armed and on high alert was when she was watching a volcanic eruption in Vanuatu.
Come to think of it, these were travel destinations she had never imagined before.
So, now that you are here, don’t think too much, and don’t have a particularly strong purpose. Just enjoy it to the fullest.
Liu Yue had just adjusted her mindset when she saw a giraffe walking slowly in front of her.
The animals here seem to be really accustomed to the presence of humans and off-road vehicles. When they see the car, they neither panic nor retreat. It seems that they know that the car will stop and wait for them to cross the road, and they are still walking forward leisurely.
Well, it’s called a road, but it’s actually a dirt road…
This scene suddenly gave Liu Yue a magical feeling. A thought arose in her mind: they were the masters of the grassland, and she was just a guest.
This realization made her feel a little weird as a human being. It was a completely different experience from being in the zoo, and it was also the meaning of her journey.
A key advantage of convertible SUVs is that they're easy to use for photos, making it easy to snap photos with animals. Liu Yue took off her mask, gave the camera a "V" sign, and, on a whim, took advantage of the distance between the camera and the camera to snap a picture of herself chewing on a giraffe's neck.
In this picture, her expression is certainly not pretty, but it is very vivid, and Liu Yue likes it very much.
After driving along this dirt road, Liu Yue finally arrived at the hotel.
She stayed in a separate villa called Singita, with a dedicated entrance. Hotel staff greeted her at the courtyard entrance. According to local etiquette, someone smeared something black on her hands and asked her to wash them in a copper basin.
Apart from tourists, most people here are black. Liu Yue is very interested in the braids of black women. Her hair has grown longer, so she can try this local hairstyle.
Perhaps because this is Singita, the accommodation conditions are much better than Liu Yue imagined.
The bed was still clean and soft, the washing environment was the same as before, and there was a bathtub; the Internet and communication were not affected, and the decoration in the room was very African.
After lunch, Liu Yue rested on a lounge chair in the courtyard.
She seemed to be dozing with her eyes closed, but she was actually checking the location of the fragments on the map in her mind.
You can go exploring in the afternoon. Visitors to the reserve are usually led by a guide. If she takes the initiative to ask to drive to a certain place...
It'll be weird, but it should be okay, right?
Fortunately, the automatic pickup range of the fragments this time is 500 meters. If it is required to touch it like in Paris, Liu Yue will just pretend that she has never received this task.
It would be fine if it was on a dirt road, but what if she was deep in the grassland and there were a few ferocious beasts nearby? How would she get through?
Neither the guide nor the bodyguard would allow her to get out of the car, and Liu Yue herself didn't dare. Lions won't approach humans on their own initiative, and it's best for humans not to approach them on their own initiative either.
Liu Yue looked at the map for a while, then said to the system, "The points I can redeem for collecting fragments this time will definitely be more than 1, right?"
If she plays Pinduoduo's tricks and gets only a few tenths of a point, she will never go there again. She will never fall for such a trick.
System: "...Yes, it will definitely be greater than 1."
Hearing this, Liu Yue felt relieved.
Before she even got the fragments, she started thinking: should she make a spending plan first and use the 10 billion, or should she wait and accumulate more points to make sure she can get a 10 billion cashback before using it?
She drafted on her phone. Assuming she had saved two redemption coupons, the income from using them on the check-in and cashback wheels would be fixed. She would spend 10 billion and get 10 billion in cashback.
If she chooses to sign in twice to specify 10 billion, then she will have to spend 20 billion, and the return will be between 2 billion and 20 billion, which is a huge difference.
If she only considers the amount of money, she would undoubtedly choose the latter, but the advantage of the former is that the 10 billion is unlimited in time and purpose, and can also bring her savings income.
"I'm so distressed..."
Liu Yue scratched her head. "I already have more money than I can spend. If I don't plan to start a business, there's no point in saving more. But if I have to spend 10 billion twice, I don't know where to spend the money."
She asked the system: "How many fragments do we have left to collect?"
System: "The quantity is unknown, but even after the side quest is completed, the host's points can still be exchanged for props."
Oh, then let’s collect them first.
As long as the props are still there, it's fine. If she can't collect the points for two redemption coupons, there is no point in thinking about it anymore. She should make a decision based on the points at the end of the task.
Liu Yue thought the matter over carefully, and when she looked at the scenery in the courtyard again, she suddenly found a surprise.
A monkey ran in - in fact, there are security guards around the courtyard, but the security guards are mainly to prevent animals such as lions and leopards from breaking in. Monkeys like these are small and unlikely to pose a threat to humans, so they will be allowed to move freely.
According to the regulations of the nature reserve, humans are not allowed to feed wild animals, and the monkey had no intention of begging for food from Liu Yue. It just came in to drink water.
Yes, there was a small fountain in her courtyard. Judging from the monkey's movements, it seemed to be familiar with the place and even more relaxed than the tenant, Liu Yue.
Liu Yue was amused. She took out her mobile phone to take a photo and identify it. It turned out to be a long-tailed black-jawed monkey.
This is a very common monkey species in East Africa, usually moving in groups... Well, Liu Yue saw a few more monkeys coming, all lying by the fountain to quench their thirst.
She took a photo and posted it to the dormitory group chat. Lin Feiran's reaction was the most enthusiastic. Mainland Chinese passport holders can obtain a visa on arrival in Tanzania, but after asking about the hotel's nightly rate, she excused herself.
Lin Feiran said tearfully that when she earns enough money and becomes a top internet celebrity in the tourism industry, she will definitely come here to check in!
Liu Yue told her not to wait and to fly over directly, but unfortunately Lin Feiran was currently interning at a large company and couldn't just leave.
She looked at the messages in the group chat with envy. The kind of relaxation and freedom to leave at any time was exclusive to the rich. Even though she was already "someone else's child", she still had to work hard for real life.
The location of the fragments was neither far nor near from the hotel. Liu Yue estimated the distance on the map and thought that if she set out in the afternoon, she should be able to go back and forth on the same day.
She had to calculate her time because the private reserve was so huge that even if she drove at 100 km/h, it would take 15 hours to cross it.
After getting on the bus, Liu Yue opened the holographic map that no one else could see, pointed in a direction, and told the guide that she wanted to explore there.
The guide tactfully reminded her that he had a more recommended route and that they had better follow the traces of some animals, otherwise it would be easy to wander around in the grassland and see nothing.
Liu Yue certainly knew this, but she had to find the fragments today, so she had to bite the bullet and say that this was guided by her intuition.
Guide: ...
Well, she's a paying tourist, she has the final say.
If a group of friends came to visit, the guide would definitely have to persuade them again to prevent them from quarreling on the way; but since these people were her assistant bodyguards, it didn't matter.
Liu Yue's "intuitive guidance" was indeed unreliable. The guide asked the driver to drive in the direction she said. There was no one along the way and she couldn't see anything with a telescope. She even rarely encountered zebras, which she thought were very common.
The guide comforted her, saying this was normal on the grasslands, as no one knew where the animals would go. Even he was only basing his guesses on experience, and there was no guarantee that he would find something every time he explored.
Liu Yue thought to herself that she had actually prepared herself to spend the afternoon searching for fragments and find nothing...
But she was obviously lucky. As the off-road vehicle got closer and closer to the debris, the guide's eyes lit up and said that there might be a group of lions nearby.
"Ms. Liu, your intuition is so accurate!" He also gave her a thumbs up to praise her.
Liu Yue didn't expect to have such an unexpected gain. She sat up straight in an instant, feeling expectant, excited, and slightly nervous.
The 500-meter pickup range is still very useful. Before Liu Yue had time to listen to the system prompts, she felt that the car speed had slowed down and the guide asked the driver to stop.
He asked Liu Yue to look at the tree next to them, where two male lions were sleeping on the branches.
Wow, the guide's eyes were really sharp. The lions' body color was a bit similar to the trees. If he hadn't pointed it out, Liu Yue would have missed the two lions because she was only focused on the grass.
She was very close to the two lions, perhaps only ten meters or so? Liu Yue couldn't estimate the exact distance, but she felt it was definitely much closer than on the rockery in the zoo.
Before boarding the bus, the guide had warned them not to scream or make a scene when encountering wild animals. Liu Yue, mindful of this, held her breath, even speaking in silence, using only hand gestures.
You don't really need to be that careful, but it's exciting.
There is no protective net or glass wall. Just admiring the lion's sleeping posture, anyone who comes here will subconsciously speak in a low voice.
Liu Yue felt that this afternoon's trip was worth it. She got the fragments and saw the lion, but even more valuable things were yet to come.
The car moved forward slowly. Liu Yue finished reviewing the photos and videos she had just taken on her phone and was about to check how many points this fragment could be exchanged for when the car stopped again.
Here is the lion group that the guide just mentioned.
There were many lions lying lazily on the grassland, some were sleeping, some were feeding their cubs, and some were cuddling each other.
They lay there, even closer than the lions in the tree. The big cats exuded a strong scent on the grassland, forcefully announcing their presence.
Liu Yue really didn't dare to breathe at this moment. She had to make sure that Ren Zhen and Zhang Cheng were by her side before she could breathe the air with peace of mind.
There are so many lions! She was a little overwhelmed and didn't know where to look. The driver just parked the car here carelessly. They were used to it. Liu Yue, a novice driver, had sweat in her palms.
Even though she knew that humans were not on the lion's diet, she still couldn't help feeling anxious.
But if someone asked her to leave, she would definitely not want to leave. This kind of unique excitement can only be experienced in Africa.
Cowardly, but love to play, this is the true reflection of Liu Yue's mood at the moment.
She took out her phone to take photos and videos, and through the screen, she made eye contact with a lion that was about to stand up.
The beast's gaze frightened her, but Liu Yue tilted her head and observed the lion with her naked eyes.
It got up, shook itself, and walked towards Liu Yue's car...
The lioness's steps were strong and powerful. Liu Yue swallowed nervously, and her hands holding the phone were shaking.
The distance was already very close—she wasn't sure if it was five meters, but the guide and driver in the car were very calm. They would observe the lion's movements and eyes to confirm that it had no intention of attacking.
Liu Yue was also trying to observe. This time, she was actually looking the lion in the eye in reality.
She was really afraid it would suddenly pounce on her; after all, in Liu Yue's perception, its eyes weren't exactly friendly. But in reality, it was just pacing back and forth boredly, then changed direction and found another place to lie down.
……that's all?
Liu Yue thought about how nervous she was just now, and suddenly felt speechless and wanted to laugh.
It turns out that you still have to trust the experienced guide, after all, he is also in this car.
After this incident, Liu Yue became a lot braver.
Instead of leaving in a hurry, they stayed in this area and watched the sunset over the grassland with the lions without disturbing each other.
She quietly observed how the lion cubs practiced hunting. Perhaps in their ignorant eyes, they also hid the doubts about why humans had to stay in the tin box.
Liu Yue has been to many places and seen many sights. Her memory is limited, but she will never forget the sunset she spent with the lions on the Serengeti grasslands today.
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