The next day, Jiang Bo led the others to begin preparing to rebuild the damaged facilities at the Xindu camp, while Chen Yang led Ye Wu and Li Sen toward Yebolin.
"You said you encountered a pack of wolves when you came here last time? You won't encounter them again this time, will you?" Li Sen asked.
"Don't worry, we have one more person this time, and I've prepared some carefully crafted torches. Before we enter the Night Forest, we'll start a fire by rubbing sticks together. I found some cattails by the lake, which can preserve the embers so we can light the torches at any time."
Li Sen said "Oh," and then realized what he meant. He stared wide-eyed at Chen Yang in disbelief.
"Drilling wood to make fire?"
"That's right, Chen Yang is an expert at making fire by rubbing wood. He can not only make fire by rubbing wood with his bare hands, but he also made a drill that can start a fire in no time."
Ye Wu said smugly, as if he were pleased with himself.
When the three reached the edge of the Night Forest, Chen Yang demonstrated how to start a fire by rubbing sticks together, and Li Sen was completely convinced.
They brought a small earthenware jar containing cattails. Cattails are excellent for preserving fire.
Carrying the torch, Chen Yang followed his memory and soon found the place where he heard the sound of the waterfall.
When they reached the waterfall again, Chen Yang was once again captivated by the magnificent scenery.
There were no elephants or deer this time, but the monkeys were still there, a few lynxes were lying by the lake, and a few wild ducks were drinking water.
"Oh my god, this is so beautiful. I have to take a picture right away... I forgot that we don't have cell phones in the micro world."
Li Sen exclaimed in surprise, instinctively reaching for his phone before realizing he was on Weijie.
"Let's find a way to catch those ducks so we can have duck eggs to eat."
Ye Wu said happily.
Chen Yang also agreed with his idea. Ducks are not particularly difficult to catch; catching one or two should not be a problem.
"You two are really something, not even looking at such a beautiful view, and you're thinking about catching ducks... How are you going to catch them? Should we use arrows?"
The two men gave Li Sen a disdainful look, and then Chen Yang said, "Try not to use him if you can avoid it; it's best to capture him alive."
"I'm helping out from the sidelines, because the duck smells terrible."
“Okay, take this long branch and chase the ducks back if they try to run away.”
Chen Yang cut a two-meter-long thin twig from the ground and gave it to Li Sen. Li Sen was very satisfied with this job, as he didn't have to have direct contact with the ducks.
"Be careful of those monkeys. They're very territorial and might attack us," Chen Yang warned, then he and Ye Wu slowly approached the waterfall, carrying the bamboo baskets on their backs.
The enormous roar of the waterfall and the resulting vibrations completely masked their presence. The flock of ducks, completely unaware of the two slowly approaching figures, continued to swim freely in the water.
Even if they notice Chen Yang and Ye Wu, they might not necessarily run away.
The two exchanged a glance, then each found their target and slowly approached.
The ducks finally reacted, but their reaction was unexpected. Instead of avoiding Chen Yang and Ye Wu, they curiously swam over.
How could Chen Yang miss such a windfall? He gave Ye Wu a wink, and the two of them acted simultaneously, firmly trapping the duck that was closest to them.
The ducks finally realized that the visitors were hostile and flapped their wings to run away.
"Li Sen, herd them back." Chen Yang reached out and grabbed the ducks in the bamboo basket, quickly dragged them to the shore, covered them with the basket upside down, weighed them down with stones from the pond, and then quickly ran to the next duck.
"Wah wah wah, watch me! Don't run away, come back! Hey, this one over here, go back, go back, go back!" Li Sen shouted and waved his stick. Although he didn't stop all the ducks, he managed to bring three or four back. One poor duck was even swept to death by him with a single blow.
Like Chen Yang, Ye Wu placed the ducks upside down in the bamboo basket, then used a bow as a stick to sweep and injure one of the ducks before capturing it.
Chen Yang discovered that his reaction time was incredibly fast, and he managed to catch two more in a short period of time. He knew that this must be due to his wolfish bloodline.
"Good haul, we'll have duck meat for dinner tonight." Li Sen said with a grin, carrying two ducks over. Just now, another duck tried to escape, but he beat it half to death with one blow. It looked like it wouldn't survive, so Li Sen gave the duck a quick death.
"Five alive, two dead. This trip was worth it," Ye Wu laughed loudly.
"Alright, get ready to start a fire. Tie the ducks up with rope so they don't escape."
Chen Yang used a rope he always carried to tie the feet of several ducks together, then stuck a wooden stake in the ground and tied the rope to the stake.
That evening, they enjoyed a hearty duck feast. After the fire was lit, the monkeys dared not approach.
To ensure the ducks would be safe when they left, the three men built a cone-shaped cage out of large stones. Except for animals with great strength like bears, it would be difficult for other animals to move the stone cage.
Moreover, there was a fire next to the cage, which was like double insurance, so the three of them weren't too worried when they left.
When Chen Yang entered the micro-realm again the next day, the ducks were indeed still alive and well. He fed them some water plants. He planned to raise these ducks, so they couldn't starve to death.
“Li Sen, you stay here and keep watch. Brother Wang and Su’er should arrive by evening. You and they take the ducks back to the Xindu camp. Ye Wu and I will continue to explore deeper into the camp.” Li Sen nodded and gave an OK sign. “No problem, I’ll take good care of the ducks.”
Chen Yang and Ye Wu continued on their way, taking with them the dead duck that was left over from last night, just in case they didn't hunt any food. Since it was killed by knocking, it didn't smell blood and wouldn't attract any carnivores.
However, their worries were obviously unnecessary. Along the way, they found more than a dozen bird nests and collected more than twenty bird eggs. They also caught a few shrimp in a small pond in Yebolin and kept them in a bamboo tube they carried with them for dinner.
The resources in Night Park are truly abundant, but there are too many mosquitoes and the journey is difficult.
Chen Yang left the sharp, tenacious blade to Jiang Bo, as the construction of the camp required it even more. He carried only a stone axe and a spear with him.
Stone axes are not a good choice for clearing paths, so their progress is very slow, and they have to collect various resources along the way.
However, both of them enjoyed the feeling of moving forward in the forest and constantly exploring the unknown.
That night, they found an open space to camp and enjoyed a delicious meal of duck, shrimp, and egg drop soup.
"Little Yangzi, are you just going to run the inn like this? You should know that with the Micro Realm as your backing and your abilities, you could definitely build a huge business, a really, really big one."
After a satisfying meal, Ye Wu and Chen Yang started chatting.
"I don't have high ambitions, I just want to be happy."
"You aliens really do think differently. Seriously, you kept this from me for so long, are we even brothers anymore?"
"I just found out too. We only just connected to Microworld two months ago," Chen Yang said with a smile.
Ye Wu clearly didn't quite believe Chen Yang's words. After thinking about it carefully, it seemed that it was pretty awesome that his brother was actually an alien. It was a pity that he couldn't tell anyone, otherwise he would definitely be successful in picking up girls with this trick.
(End of this chapter)
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