Wilderness has its own rules, one of which is that you are not allowed to hunt near water sources unless you are hunting aquatic creatures or you live in the water yourself.
You can wait, you can follow the prey away, but at the water source, you cannot make a move; this is a law of nature.
But the leaves choose to abide by this law.
After the hare finished drinking the water, it hopped away, and Ye Zi quietly followed.
Fifty meters away from the stream, Ye Zi held a pebble in her hand, while a wild rabbit in front of her took aim at it.
Swoosh...
Ye Zi walked over quickly, and the rabbit twitched twice before falling silent.
The rabbit meat we just got is still edible, but the hide can only be used to weave leather ropes.
Because the stone was thrown with a bit too much force, it not only hit the rabbit but also blasted away its abdominal cavity.
However, Ye Zi didn't care. The key point was whether the flying stones could hit the target every time after being aimed.
For the rest of the journey, Ye Zi continued to practice her stone-throwing skills as she walked, but this time she added an aiming motion.
Every tree he targeted had at least one pebble left on its trunk.
Indeed, he can hit the target every time he aims, which is undoubtedly a huge help to Leaf Hunting, because from today onwards, he officially has the ability to attack from a distance.
In the evening, Ye Zi decided to set up camp on the spot and not move any further, because three days had passed and he had not encountered a single wolf, let alone a large brown bear or moose, apart from small prey such as pheasants and rabbits.
Ye Zi wondered if she was looking in the wrong direction. After setting up camp, she ate some barbecue while pondering what to do next. She couldn't go back empty-handed; that would be too embarrassing.
After pondering for a while, Ye Zi suddenly realized that he had made a discovery: the stream beside him was getting wider and wider, which meant that there was a river upstream and this stream was just a branch.
If there is a river, the chances of encountering a brown bear are relatively high, because brown bears often follow rivers in search of food.
The chances of encountering a moose are actually lower.
After thinking it through, Yezi stopped worrying. Although she finished work early today, she figured if she encountered a brown bear tomorrow, she would consider it a chance to recharge.
After dark, bored, Ye Zi picked up some pebbles from the stream and continued her stone-throwing training.
You can level up with 500 experience points; the more times you hit a target, the closer you are to leveling up.
On the morning of the fourth day, Ye Zi woke up full of energy, ate and drank her fill, and continued on her way, leaving the search and exploration to the system.
Around noon, the system finally sent a notification.
"Host, there's a change 500 meters ahead; we're about to leave the forest."
Ye Zi was stunned for a moment. She thought they had found a brown bear or a moose, but she didn't expect that they had left the forest.
He responded to the system and then continued walking.
Soon, after walking 500 meters, Ye Zi could see the situation after leaving the forest.
A river flows across, and on the other side grows thick bushes. The leaves, which are not clearly visible, choose to climb the trees, for the higher one stands, the farther one can see.
Standing on the tree, Ye Zi finally saw the situation clearly: a crisscrossing river. The stream that Ye Zi had used as a landmark was indeed a tributary, and a very small one at that.
Then Yezi was in a dilemma, because the bushes on the other side of the river were one of the moose's main food sources, but crossing the river would be quite difficult.
Neither the original owner nor he himself can swim; the only difference is that he is not afraid of water.
He didn't know how deep the river was, and the method of throwing stones to measure the depth was not applicable to a river that was only a few tens of meters wide.
Therefore, hunting moose is very difficult.
However, Ye Zi did not rush down the tree. Instead, she stood on it and continued to observe. If there were any traces of moose on the other side of the river, it might be worth the risk, even if it meant building a raft. If she could not find any traces, there was no need for her to go down the tree.
After observing for a while, Ye Zi was somewhat disappointed because she did not see any moose on the other side of the river.
Undeterred, Ye Zi continued to observe, after all, moose are living creatures that can move around, and it's not impossible that they might suddenly appear.
After observing for a while, Yezi's stomach started to rumble. After walking all morning, was she really going to eat nothing but air at noon? Anyone would protest in that situation.
The roasted bear meat was all gone, and if they wanted something to eat, they had to roast it fresh, so the leaves returned to the ground.
Start a fire, take out the game from your waist, clean it, and place it on the campfire.
While she was at it, Ye Zi took an axe and started chopping down trees, so that if she saw a moose on the other side, it would be easier to prepare.
Just as Ye Zi had knocked down a large tree, cleared away the branches, and was preparing to eat, the system notified her again:
“Host, a moose has entered the detection range.”
As the prompt came, the direction of the moose also appeared in Yezi's mind.
Ye Zi suddenly turned her head to look in the direction of the moose.
This direction isn't across the river, but upstream of the leaf.
"Is it coming this way?" Ye Zi asked the system.
"Yes, at the current speed of the moose, it will be here in about five minutes. It is eating."
Ye Zi raised an eyebrow. No wonder he was so slow; he was eating as he walked.
However, these five minutes were exactly the time Ye Zi needed to prepare.
Five minutes is enough for Yezi to eat a meal.
However, Ye Zi didn't plan to wait for the moose to come. Animals are afraid of fire, and their first reaction upon seeing a fire source is to stop, and then most of them will choose to leave.
Ye Zi held a piece of roasted meat in one hand, eating as she walked, while clutching a pebble in the other, ready to throw it at any moment.
If there's time to aim, that would be best. Leaf will try his best to kill with one blow. The hardness of the pebble, combined with the monstrous force he adds when he throws it, makes Leaf confident that he can kill with one strike.
Even without time to aim, the moose's massive size would still make it a target, and Ye Zi was confident he could hit the moose's body.
Even if it's not a penetrating wound, the pebble will definitely remain inside the moose's body.
In any case, the pebble in his hand would definitely cause great harm to the moose.
The person and the moose, eating as they walked, headed in opposite directions; the distance of 500 meters was not far.
The moment Ye Zi saw the moose, she pushed off with her feet and instantly moved sideways, hiding behind a tree.
After quickly finishing the roasted meat in her hand and casually throwing away the remaining bones, Ye Zi then took a serious look at the moose in front of her.
Before setting off, Er Ya gave Ye Zi a basic introduction to the moose living in Alaska.
It is two meters tall, three meters long, and weighs more than half a ton.
Hearing about moose and seeing a real moose are two different things.
Ye Zi had thought about what it would be like to encounter a moose, but when he actually saw one, he felt that it was completely different from the deer he had in mind.
No wonder it has the word "camel" in its name; this thing is even bigger than a camel, and those big horns on its head look incredibly dangerous.
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