After systematic wilderness survival training, Fu Bo and his companions traveled very smoothly until some problems gradually arose just as dark was approaching.
Jiang Ran stopped and looked at the pale-faced Zeng Pei and Ren Xiayang: "Are you okay?"
"Maybe it's because I've been rushing and exerting a lot of energy, so I feel a little uncomfortable," Ren Xiayang said, supporting himself with one hand on the tree trunk next to him. "It's nothing serious, don't worry."
"No, if it's just because of physical strength..."
Jiang Ran looked at Fu Bo, who seemed to be doing fine. "Why is he okay?"
Fu Bo instantly raised his chin: "Of course it's because I have good physical fitness!"
Ren Xiayang felt that it was hard to put it into words. He looked at Jiang Ran seriously and said, "You're right. It shouldn't be a problem of physical strength."
Fu Bo: “…”
Don't think I can't hear that this is sarcasm!
Jiang Ran was a little serious: "Can you describe to me what the reactions are when you feel unwell?"
Ren Xiayang agreed, "I just feel a little tired. I was a little hungry before, but now I feel like I'm too hungry. I don't feel much and don't feel like eating much."
Zeng Pei took a breath and said, "I'm having trouble breathing, my chest is tight, and I'm a little dizzy."
"I see."
Jiang Ran judged based on the symptoms: "This is not fatigue, it's altitude sickness."
"Altitude sickness?" Several people looked at each other.
"You don't know?" Jiang Ran was also confused.
"Should we...know?"
Jiang Ran: “…”
Isn't this common sense?
After a long period of misunderstanding, we finally found the reason.
Every planet within the Federation's jurisdiction has been professionally assessed as habitable, with flat, open terrain and no plateaus at all. Having not encountered a plateau for so long, this is no longer common sense in the interstellar age.
Jiang Ran had no choice but to explain, "We normally live in a normal atmospheric pressure environment. Suddenly, we enter the Pamir Highway at an altitude of over 3,500 meters. Our bodies can't adapt to the low-pressure, low-oxygen environment, and we experience altitude sickness. The symptoms are basically the same as yours."
"etc!"
Jiang Ran suddenly realized something was wrong: "Since you don't have this common sense, you didn't even bring medicine for altitude sickness?"
Everyone looked at each other and smiled awkwardly.
Jiang Ran: “…”
What should I do if I suddenly don’t want to lead this team anymore?
Fu Bo was still unwilling to give up: "Since you know about this, do you have medicine with you?"
Jiang Ran had a blank expression on his face: "I know, but I don't have altitude sickness, why should I bring medicine?"
Fu Bo: “…” That’s true.
It became a dilemma for a while.
Fortunately, Zeng Pei and Ren Xiayang's reactions were not too serious. Jiang Ran asked them to breathe through their mouths to improve lung ventilation and alleviate the symptoms as much as possible.
They couldn't hurry on, and it was already half dark. This area was relatively open, so Jiang Ran asked everyone to set up camp and rest on the spot.
"It's normal to experience altitude sickness when you're on a plateau for the first time. Most people will adapt in a day or two."
Jiang Ran said, "After all, your symptoms are mild. Rest for a night. If you haven't felt better tomorrow, you should consider oxygen therapy."
Of course, you cannot breathe oxygen during the competition. If you want to ask the program team for oxygen equipment, you must withdraw from the competition first.
Ren Xiayang and Zeng Pei both understood what she meant, and they swore one after another to get a good rest tonight.
Jiang Ran was a little worried: "Whether you can have a good rest is not up to us to decide."
"What did you say?" Fu Bo came up and asked.
"Nothing," Jiang Ran said, not wanting to put too much pressure on them. "Those who are healthy can take turns keeping watch at night."
In the wilderness, keeping watch is a normal operation and no one thought much about it.
While everyone was setting up camp, Jiang Ran went around to look for some dry firewood.
She wanted to light a bonfire before nightfall.
You know, in the legend of the Death Highway Pamir, wolves often appear here.
Jiang Ran's team was not too far away from Jiang Wenxue.
In the evening, every time Jiang Wenxue looked back, she would find that Jiang Ran was getting closer and closer, and her heart was in turmoil.
Finally, as it was getting dark, Jiang Ran was exhausted and stopped to set up camp to rest. Jiang Wenxue's tense nerves finally relaxed a little.
Jiang Wenxue really wanted to take advantage of Jiang Ran's rest to continue walking and widen the gap. However, in order to maintain her first place, she had been rushing all day long. Now she finally couldn't hold on any longer and decided to rest on the spot after not walking far.
Of course, the bodyguards followed their boss's orders without hesitation.
The resting places of the last two teams were not far apart, and when there was a louder movement on one side, it could even be heard on the other side.
For the first time, Jiang Ran felt that he also had the potential to be a jinx.
I had just prayed in my heart in the afternoon that I wouldn't encounter a pack of wolves at night, but when I was on guard in the early morning, I saw a few pairs of green eyes.
Tsk.
What you fear will come true.
Jiang Ran immediately called everyone else and everyone entered emergency alert status.
Fortunately, the wolves did not attack directly, but kept a distance from them, as if they were observing them silently.
Fu Bo swallowed his saliva and said, "Could it be that they have never seen humans before and are a little curious, but don't actually intend to attack us?"
Jiang Ran was so angry that he laughed: "They didn't attack directly because we lit a bonfire. Wolves are afraid of fire, understand?"
"Okay, okay." Fu Bo was a little disappointed.
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw those pairs of green eyes glowing in the darkness move closer.
"Wow," Ren Xiayang murmured, "it looks like there are quite a few of them."
Jiang Ran's expression was also serious. "The Mongolian wolves of the Pamirs usually live in groups. A pack consists of about two to five individuals, but this one... I roughly counted more than ten. It seems to be a large group."
Upon hearing this, Fu Bo's expression became even stiffer.
He subconsciously took a step back and was about to turn around and run away when Jiang Ran called him.
"Don't move!"
Jiang Ran said coldly, "Turning around and running when you encounter wolves is a big no-no. No matter how fast you run, can you ever be as fast as a wolf? Once you expose your back, the wolves will know you're afraid of them and can hunt you down without worry. It's no different than walking directly into their mouths."
Fu Bo didn't dare to move for a moment.
His voice trembled: "Then...then what should we do?"
"I have prepared a torch, it's right next to the tent."
Jiang Ran said, "Don't turn around. Back away slowly. Pick up the torches and light them in the bonfire. Everyone should hold one. Don't leave any behind."
As everyone did as instructed, the wolves saw their movements and moved much closer.
One of the gray wolves was the most anxious. It was already circling ten steps away from Jiang Ran, trying to move forward.
At this moment, Jiang Ran took the torch handed to him by Xu Yang and waved it forward a few times.
Just as she said, the wolves were obviously afraid of fire. The leading gray wolf was obviously much more hesitant than before, hesitating in place, no longer acting on its own, but actively waiting for its companions to come closer before acting together.
"What should we do next?" Fu Bo asked in a low voice.
"Calm down," Jiang Ran said without turning his head as he continued to wave the torch. "Don't panic. Wild animals are also afraid of people. You have to look them in the eye and make sure they can't guess your emotions and actions. Then they won't dare to come forward."
Fu Bo's eyes instantly widened into bells.
"You can even scare them."
Jiang Ran continued, "For example, when they approach, you could suddenly squat down and pretend to attack. You might be able to scare them away."
Fu Bo continued to stare.
But looking at the big bad wolf that was only seven or eight steps away, his voice trembled: "I... my legs are weak... Is there any other way?"
Jiang Ran: "Yes."
Fu Bo suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Wolves are afraid of fire, the color red, and being hit in the waist."
"Hold the torch in your hand and don't let go. If they get close, hit them in the waist with the torch."
"Look around you for anything red and try to hang it on you."
"Also, wolves are afraid of loud noises," Jiang Ran took a deep breath. "Do you have any metal objects with you? Bang them and try to scare them."
Everyone did as Jiang Ran said.
Zeng Pei was hammering the wrench he usually used to repair machinery. Ren Xiayang took out two igniters and knocked them against each other. Xu Yang also took out a strange object and knocked it. The sounds overlapped one after another and sounded quite loud.
These methods clearly work.
The gray wolf, who had just tentatively entered the five-step range and was confronting Jiang Ran at close range, was a little frightened and retreated a few steps with a few of his brothers.
However, they did not go far away. They soon turned their heads back and paced back and forth, as if anxious about whether to attack this group of strange prey.
Fu Bo felt all over his body and was stunned: "What should I do if there are no metal objects?"
Jiang Ran: "Then you just rely on yelling."
Fu Bo did not hesitate: "Ah - get out -"
Fu Bo's frightened voice was so penetrating that it frightened the wolves in an instant.
Combined with the various previous driving-away measures, the wolves finally made up their minds and left without looking back.
roar--
This group of prey is so strange!
Fu Bo's legs went weak. He put his hand on Ren Xiayang's shoulder, his face full of confusion: "Are they leaving now?"
After a while he became excited: "You were scared away by me!?"
Jiang Ran also relaxed his mind and said with a half-smile, "They may think you are a new kind of ferocious beast."
"Ferocious beast!" Fu Bo's eyes lit up, "I am indeed fierce!"
Others: "..." What's there to be proud of being treated as a beast?
But finally, the crisis tonight was temporarily resolved, which is really worth being thankful for.
Zeng Pei also felt relieved.
She rummaged through her backpack, suddenly confused. "We seem to have weapons with us. Why didn't we use them just now?"
Jiang Ran casually put the torch back into the campfire and said as he warmed himself, "The wolves move too fast. Even if we use weapons, we may not be able to defeat them. On the contrary, we may get ourselves into a mess."
"Of course, this is not the main reason."
"The main reason is..."
"They are protected animals within the country!"
Zeng Pei: “?”
Jiang Ran looked very excited and was about to explain it to her in detail when suddenly a loud noise came from the distance. The banging sound lasted for a long time before it stopped.
Jiang Ran's expression instantly darkened.
She was sure it was a gunshot.
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