Approaching them was a herd of wild buffalo, dozens of them packed together. Even from this distance, Chen Yang could feel their astonishing power.
Chen Yang quickly called Li Su'er and Ou Huang, and rode their horses towards a grove of trees that was visible to the naked eye in the distance.
The buffalo ran wildly, as if possessed. Chen Yang and his group always hid in the woods before the buffalo arrived. Only then did they realize that the buffalo were being chased by several lions, and that the buffalo had fled in fright.
If they hadn't dodged in time, they might have been mistaken for enemies and rammed into mincemeat by these bison.
“These cows are stupid. I think there are at least dozens of them. They could have easily driven away the lion by turning their heads and working together to fight back,” Li Su’er said.
Chen Yang said, "It depends on the situation. Sometimes buffalo can drive away lions. You see, the cows and calves are protected in the middle, and the bulls are on the outside. If a calf falls behind, it may become prey."
Li Su'er nodded. She didn't know much about this kind of thing. While Chen Yang was watching Animal World, she spent most of her time binge-watching TV series.
After chasing for a while, the lions seemed to have no success and gave up. They lingered in the spot where Chen Yang had just been, as if they had smelled something. Chen Yang observed from a distance, preparing for battle.
However, the passage of the buffalo herd likely masked most of the scent, as the lions didn't find them and left after a while. Chen Yang only emerged from the woods after confirming that the lions had disappeared from sight.
If a person can disappear from Chen Yang's sight on a plain with few obstacles, they must have gone quite far, which is why he dared to come out.
Lions and tigers rarely overlap in their habitats. Chen Yang and his team had spotted tigers near the Xindu camp and Yebolin, but the discovery of lions here proves that they have traveled a long way and that the climate and geographical conditions have changed significantly.
If we continue forward, we should reach the climate anomaly zone.
Over the next few days, Chen Yang and Li Su'er, in addition to the beach, also visited several well-known villages and towns nearby, as well as one or two universities in Australia. They went out early and returned late every day, having a great time.
Within the micro-world, they finally sensed a significant climate anomaly.
The temperature difference is not significant, but the terrain changes are substantial.
On their sixth day of travel, they were constantly climbing uphill, and the temperature had dropped somewhat, causing the vegetation to change. Normally, vegetation wouldn't change this quickly.
"We should be approaching the climate anomaly zone soon," Chen Yang said.
They've been moving slowly these past few days, and the Tasmanian tigers have delayed them by most of the day. If they were traveling at a faster pace, they should have been able to reach their destination in two and a half days. This is quite a distance, and they still have a short stretch of road to cover. The round trip will take at least six days.
Six days is much longer than traveling to and from the West Boundary River. If there aren't any very important resources here, Chen Yang doesn't think it's necessary to develop this area.
The European Emperor has basically recovered in the past few days, and Chen Yang's leg injuries have also healed to a great extent.
"Alien Yang, we're going back to the inn tomorrow, right?" Li Su'er said.
Chen Yang nodded and said, "What, you're reluctant to part with it?"
"A little, but I miss everyone quite a bit. I feel more comfortable at the inn."
Chen Yang smiled and said, "Do you want to move in with me after we go back?"
“No, that would mean Yining would be all alone. Let’s wait until Yining finds a boyfriend.” Li Su’er refused without hesitation, and then, as if afraid that Chen Yang would be unhappy, she said, “It’s okay if I stay with you for a night or two occasionally.”
"Woof woof!" Ouhuang suddenly barked. After its injury healed, it seemed to have become lively again, running ahead every day. Sometimes, if Chen Yang and the others were slow, Ouhuang would urge them on.
“Let’s go, this single dog is getting upset again,” Chen Yang said.
The two rode slowly, with the European Emperor galloping ahead. And so, as the sun climbed from the east to its zenith and then began its westward journey, they were finally about to reach the top.
"What's that area?" Chen Yang asked, looking in one direction with some curiosity.
"Alien Yang, your Eagle Eyes are too abnormal! I didn't see anything."
After Chen Yang told Li Su'er that he wasn't an alien, Li Su'er also learned that Chen Yang possessed two supernatural powers: wolf-like blood and eagle-like eyes, which made her extremely envious. She also understood why Chen Yang had seemed somewhat violent when they went to Wushan together.
"Let's go, let's ride over and take a look," Chen Yang said, then patted the horse's rump and sped up. Li Su'er and Ou Huang followed.
When they finally got closer, Chen Yang finally recognized the plant that looked somewhat familiar to him.
"Barley!" he exclaimed in delight.
Upon hearing this, Li Su'er also showed a surprised expression, and she and Chen Yang rode their horses quickly over.
Chen Yang had traveled to Tibet more than a year ago, spending about half a month there. He even helped a Tibetan family harvest barley, which is why he remembered it and was able to recognize these as barley.
There isn't a lot of barley here, but for them, the most important thing is that they can grow barley in the future. This barley is all important seed.
Barley, also known as naked barley, is mainly produced in Tibet, Sichuan, and Yunnan, and is a very important staple food. It has extensive medicinal and nutritional value.
Barley can be used to make traditional tsampa, noodles, steamed buns, and more. It can also be used to brew barley wine and has many other uses.
This barley field isn't large, less than an acre, but it's enough to feed them for a short time. They can continue planting more, which is a good supplement for them, whose only cash crop is corn.
Li Su'er and Chen Yang walked into the barley field and looked at the plump grains of barley. They were overjoyed.
“Barley ripens in autumn, and the climate here is already different from that of Mo Yuan. We should already be on the border with the climate anomaly zone, just not as obviously as the previous two places,” Chen Yang said.
"Look, we didn't just do tourism, we also made some great discoveries," Li Su'er said proudly.
Barley is indeed a major discovery, as it is a crop that can be used as a staple food.
However, barley can only be grown in this area; the climate of Moyuan and Huxin Island is not suitable for growing barley.
This means that someone has to plant it here.
However, it's not time to plant yet. Let's harvest the barley and save the seeds. We can come and plant it in a few months.
Chen Yang can still do the work of harvesting barley. Since this place is suitable for barley growth, they can just come back here to plant it again in the future.
“Let’s keep going,” Chen Yang said.
"Huh? Aren't you going to buy barley?"
"We can collect it when we get back, there's no rush now, we're going back anyway."
"That's true, let's go then."
So, they ignored the barley that had just been discovered and continued on their way.
After riding for another half hour, they finally arrived at a new area with unusual weather.
(End of this chapter)
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