The next day, in the real world, Chen Yang learned that the ducks had been safely brought back.
They were quick and arrived at the waterfall in the afternoon, then decided to return that same day to avoid wasting time.
They arrived just as darkness fell and successfully brought the ducks back to camp.
However, these are all wild ducks, and the camp's fence can't keep them out at all; they still have to be tethered.
Chen Yang and Ye Wu continued on their way, and it took them another day.
In the forest, they found a small stream, so they followed it upstream. The direction of the stream also indicated that the terrain was high in the north and low in the south.
There were many fish and shrimp in the stream. Chen Yang and Ye Wu modified the bamboo baskets, turning them into fishing baskets, and caught two small fish to fill their bellies.
"The duck gizzard is mine, don't you dare take it. You eat the stomach."
In the evening, they finished all the remaining duck meat. When Ye Wu saw that Chen Yang had almost eaten the duck gizzard that he had deliberately saved for last, he immediately turned on Chen Yang.
Chen Yang wasn't as obsessed with food as Ye Wu. For Ye Wu, he could live without money or women, but he couldn't live without delicious food.
However, he himself had no talent for cooking, so he could only eat wherever he could find food.
They walked for another three days, but still hadn't left Yepo Forest. Worried that they might lose their way back if they continued like this, Chen Yang decided to turn back the next day.
Inside the Night Park, sometimes even the sun's position is unclear, making it difficult to determine direction.
"We've walked about sixty kilometers, haven't we? This Yebolin is ridiculously large," Ye Wu exclaimed.
Chen Yang shook his head and said, "We're clearing the way as we go, so it's very slow. Sometimes we have to find campsites to live in and look for food. I estimate it will be at most forty-odd kilometers."
"That's big enough."
The next morning, as they were preparing to return, Ye Wu said he heard the sound of a river.
Chen Yang immediately decided to follow the direction in which Ye Wu had heard the sound.
They walked west for more than half an hour, and the sound became noticeable.
"It looks like a big river; the sound is quite clear. But we can't see any sign of the river," Chen Yang said.
So they walked for another ten minutes or so before they finally saw the river.
Just as Chen Yang had guessed, it was a large river, estimated to be over 300 meters wide, and with a rapid current.
This river is a significant discovery, and Chen Yang noticed that the water flows south, so he guessed that this river should also flow through the Mo Yuan where the Xin Du camp is located.
“Let’s go back first. Once the horses are tamed, we can go to the western part of the Mo Yuan Plain. Maybe this river also flows through there.”
Chen Yang said.
Ye Wu nodded. This was indeed the best solution. Their current capabilities were insufficient to develop the resources of a river within the forest, but it would be much more convenient if it were on a plain.
"At least we've made some progress, otherwise this trip would have been a complete loss," Ye Wu said with a smile.
"Aren't wild ducks a harvest too? Let's go, we're getting ready to head back."
The return journey was much faster than the way there. They had already cleared a path through some of the dense vegetation, so they didn't need to search for resources along the way. By the evening of the third day, they had reached the waterfall.
“This waterfall and that river both need names. Let the newcomers name them,” Chen Yang said.
Naming such iconic places is essential.
Before Chen Yang could even tell everyone that they were about to return to the Xindu camp, good news came from the Xindu camp.
The two mischievous black bears fell into the trap. Not only that, but they also found a small black bear that stayed by the trap and refused to leave.
The next day, Chen Yang and Ye Wu hurried back to the camp and went to check the traps by the lake.
Sure enough, the two black bears sat obediently inside the trap. Apparently, they made a fuss when they first fell into the trap yesterday, but they haven't made any noise today.
"Look over there, that little black bear is under that tree. Although it's a little black bear, its attack power should not be underestimated. We don't want to hurt it, so we just let it wander around nearby."
Chen Yang looked and sure enough, there was a little black bear looking in their direction from under a tree not far away, but it didn't dare to come over.
This put Chen Yang in a bit of a predicament.
Although he wasn't some saint, he still had a lot of psychological barriers to killing the bear cub's parents in front of it. Bears are quite intelligent creatures, and the more intelligent an animal is, the harder it is for humans to harm it.
Taming these two bears is extremely difficult. To tame them, you first need to restrict their freedom and then feed them.
They've managed to restrict their freedom, but feeding two large black bears is still too difficult for them. Right now, they're just not worried about food, but they're far from having enough to eat.
"Let's keep them for a couple of days, and release them once our camp is built," Chen Yang said with a sigh.
“I don’t really agree. What if those two bears hold a grudge? Then we’ll be in trouble,” Jiang Bo said.
"Brother, how could you say that!" Jiang Yining said angrily, rarely refuting her brother for once.
Chen Yang waved to her and said, "Jiang Bo is right. The most rational decision is to kill the two big ones and then try to tame the small ones. But I guess it's just my saintly heart acting up; it's a bit hard to do."
Jiang Yining knew that doing so was the right thing to do, but she still couldn't accept it, and Li Su'er also disagreed.
They now have hunting skills and are not too worried about food. They have also gradually collected some animal pelts. Killing these two bears would be very helpful to them, but it is unnecessary. This is different from a wolf attack.
“Brother Jiang, you may have forgotten that this is the Micro Realm, where you can’t truly die. If these two bears cause any injuries or deaths, take the blame. I can bring them back into the Micro Realm.”
Jiang Bo nodded. The micro-world was so realistic that he had forgotten that the saying "the dead cannot be brought back to life" could be overturned in the micro-world.
“Bears have a more sensitive sense of smell than dogs, and they are also very powerful fighters. It would be great if we could tame that little bear,” Wang Bing said regretfully.
Not to mention Wang Bing, even Chen Yang felt it was a pity, but these things can't be forced.
They threw down some wild fruit and a chicken. Bears are omnivores, so Chen Yang didn't want to waste too much meat; some wild fruit would suffice.
They still have a lot of fruit, though much of it has rotted. Giving it to these two bears would be a good idea.
He glanced at the bear cub not far away, then placed some fruit next to the trap.
"Let's see if we can tame this little bear. If we can, then our camp will have another guardian."
Chen Yang said with a smile, but he didn't have much hope.
"By the way, those two couples on the island in the middle of the lake are saying they're going crazy from eating mangoes every day. None of them are good at hunting, so I'll go stay there for a while," Ye Wu said with a smile.
Chen Yang nodded and asked, "How is the taming of the horses going?"
Wang Bing said, "When Hou Yu came to stay the day before yesterday, he mentioned that it seemed that two of the horses were already rideable, and the entire herd was not wary of them."
Chen Yang nodded, then gathered everyone together and told them about their discovery in the Night Forest.
(End of this chapter)
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