Chapter 138 Camping in the Snow
Camping in the wild is not an easy thing.
Especially in the deep of Jinghu Forest in the cold winter.
The ferocious beasts wandering in the forest due to food shortage, the cold temperature of more than 20 degrees below zero and the raging snow and wind are enough to devour any hunter who thinks he has good survival skills.
To survive in this environment, there is only one hard indicator, strong enough strength!
If there is a choice, Yu Ke certainly hopes to stay in the camp comfortably for the winter, but who let his camp be blown up by the dogs in the Nightmare Organization.
Don't want to rush back and forth for several hours, you can only choose to camp to monitor the Macrophagous Vine Forest.
Fortunately, with his own strength and the storage capacity of the imprint space, Yu Ke's camping in the wild is more comfortable than imagined.
Nine o'clock in the morning.
Yu Ke, wearing a brown windproof coat made of long-haired bear fur, returned to the hillside where he had explored the Macrophagous Vine Forest.
The weather during the cold wave basically switches between rain and snow.
The snowstorm in the deep of Mirror Lake Forest these two days was not large in scale, but it lasted for a long time, and only stopped twice intermittently.
At the top of the cliff with an altitude of nearly 500 meters, the power of the snowstorm was stronger than expected. Yu Ke gathered up his fluttering bearskin coat and looked out. The sky and the earth were all white.
He took out the telescope he had just bought last night from the imprint space and pointed it at the giant vine forest covered by snow in front of him.
Compared with the last time, the scale of the giant vine forest has increased by nearly one-third. Those flower buds used as hunting weapons look more and more tough, standing high in the jungle, and the snowstorm cannot shake them at all.
Even in the depths of Mirror Lake Forest, plants with such tenacious vitality are extremely rare. Coupled with its state when hunting, it is hard not to worry about what a horrible scene it would be if it really caused a disaster like the attack on the Heisen Building.
The index finger flipped the switch to start the observation module inside the telescope.
Soon, a series of data appeared in the upper right corner of Yu Ke's vision, including the current environmental temperature, wind speed, the distance between him and the macrophagous vine forest, etc.
The most important thing is the scale of the macrophagous vine forest. After preliminary observations with the telescope, its coverage area is close to 3 square kilometers. It is obvious that this scale of spread is abnormal.
If it spreads at this speed, once it enters the hunting state, the creatures in the surrounding forests will probably suffer a catastrophe. Even tiger-level beasts will probably only end up being swallowed.
In fact, according to the monitoring of the Forestry Bureau during this period, the animal populations in this area have either migrated or suffered a catastrophe. It can be said that the emergence of the macrophagous vine forest is destroying the existing ecological balance.
This is also the main reason why the Forestry Bureau considers completely destroying it through bombing.
Yu Ke came here to find out what is going on under the macrophagous vine forest and give suggestions to the Forestry Bureau.
After the preliminary observation, Yu Ke put away the telescope and turned around to prepare to build a campsite.
Considering that some equipment needs to be installed and the camping site will last for several days, it is definitely not the same as last time to find a space in the pile of rocks to spread a blanket. That kind of environment is only suitable for short-term shelter from the wind and snow, and it is not suitable for long-term stay.
Yu Ke will not torture himself so much.
His eyes swept across the messy piles of boulders around him, and he soon had an idea in his mind.
The last time Yu Ke came, he had to think about finding gaps between the boulders to avoid the wind and rain. Now that he has contained a trace of dragon blood and completed the transformation of his body, it is no longer the same. The skyrocketing physical fitness makes it no longer difficult for him to lift tons of boulders.
He took out a portable lighting lamp from the mark and placed it next to it. The bright yellow light illuminated the dim sky.
Yu Ke took off the coat that was a bit in the way, folded it and put it aside. The lining was a special combat uniform, which not only had excellent thermal insulation effect, but also had both defense and flexibility. It was a special supply within the Disaster Prevention Bureau and could not be bought on the market.
He casually lifted the stone in front of him from the ground, just taking this opportunity to test his own strength.
From light to heavy, pieces of frost-covered boulders were moved by Yu Ke from all over the place and concentrated on the flat land in the middle of the cliff. Building a stone house was nonsense. He planned to build a circular stone wall here, leaving only a gap for him to enter and exit.
In this way, the cold wind on the high cliff can be blocked out, and it will be much easier to build a tent and deal with the remaining snow.
Most of the stones on the cliff are irregular, and the benefits of the Leviathan Axe are revealed at this time. Yu Ke has tested the strength of the enhanced Leviathan Axe. With the control of wind and snow, it is no problem to cut steel, let alone flatten stones.
It took half an hour to pile up the stone wall, and another half an hour to build a tent that can accommodate two people for normal camping. At the same time, with the stone wall as support, a rain and snow tarpaulin was arranged on the top of the tent to prevent snow or rain from affecting the tent.
It has to be said that the only disadvantage of expensive things is that they are expensive, but the quality is indeed guaranteed. He bent down, lifted the door curtain, got into the tent, and after a simple tidying up of the internal structure, the wind and snow were isolated outside. Yu Ke could clearly feel the temperature inside the tent rising.
The next step is to arrange all kinds of equipment. The ground is laid with multiple layers of cold-proof and moisture-proof mats, leaving only some areas for placing wood stoves and exhaust pipes, where they will cook later.
The subsequent tent arrangement will not be described in detail. In short, Yu Ke will not treat himself badly. With the imprint space, he even prepared a folding high-end bed for rest, and a set of bedding.
It was already one o'clock in the afternoon when all this was done.
Yu Ke lit the wood stove in the tent.
Put two specially made luxury cans on it, and unpack a bag of potato chips.
The wind and snow were howling outside, but the temperature in the tent was quite comfortable, and the bright yellow warm light projected by the hand lamp illuminated everywhere.
Pick up the remote control to turn on the projection device on one side of the tent, and the image of the macrophagous vine jungle captured by the observation camera installed on the edge of the cliff immediately appeared in front of him. Yu Ke did not need to go out, he could see the vine forest in full view while sitting in the tent.
The main function of this equipment is to monitor the macrophagous vine forest at night. Yu Ke did not plan to stay in the tent all day. After dinner, he would go deep into the vine forest to investigate the situation at close range and shoot new hunting log series video materials.
According to previous experience, the macrophagous vine forest will not attack intruders unless it is hunting time.
Relying on the characteristics of the [teacher] profession to check for omissions and fill in the gaps, as long as there is enough time, Yu Ke can observe various abnormal phenomena in the vine forest and find out where these crazy growing vines come from.
Leaning against the folding chair, Yu Ke faced the curtain of the tent and could see the mountain forest covered by wind and snow outside through the window.
Dinglingling~
The phone rang.
Glancing at the number, it was from Nie Xiaoyu, the operator of the Forest Protection Bureau.
After all, Ansai Li is the captain of the hunting team three and usually has to go on missions. Therefore, after Yu Ke was promoted to a two-star hunter, the Forestry Bureau arranged an operator for him. After the attack on the Heisen Building, Nie Xiaoyu became the exclusive operator.
The job content is very simple, only responsible for the information communication between Yu Ke and the Forestry Bureau.
"I have arrived near the macrophagous vine forest. I will stay here for a while to find out the situation of the vine forest."
After answering the phone, Yu Ke got straight to the point. He had contacted the Forestry Bureau before leaving.
"The growth of the macrophagous vine is a bit strange. I need to observe it closely. If I find anything, I will contact you."
"Minister Zhao asked whether it is necessary to dispatch bombers. If there is a need in this regard, he must communicate with the military in advance."
As a subordinate agency of the Disaster Prevention Bureau, the Forestry Bureau does not have the authority to directly mobilize military bombers. This matter needs to be reported to the Disaster Prevention Bureau, and the macrophagous vine forest is currently receiving high attention from the Disaster Prevention Bureau.
In other words, the top officials of the Disaster Prevention Bureau are now waiting for Yu Ke to send back a message.
In this matter, they trust Yu Ke's judgment 100%.
"I'm not sure. I haven't checked it out at close range yet. I'll give you a reply tomorrow."
Yu Ke actually prefers direct bombing. When in doubt, firepower coverage is the simplest and crudest way to break the situation.
However, considering that the hidden things in the Macrophagous Vine Forest are still a mystery, it is not ruled out that it is the same type of existence as Pandora. Physical damage may be difficult to cause trauma to it, and rash actions may make the situation uncontrollable.
Therefore, Yu Ke decided to try to find the core of the Macrophagous Vine Forest first, at least to figure out what it is, so that if there is a bombing in the future, there will be a clear target and firepower can be concentrated.
After eating potato chips and canned food, Yu Ke, who has fully recovered his physical strength, carried the Leviathan Axe and Blackthorn Bow and Arrow and left the tent and headed for the vine forest.
The weather in the depths of the Mirror Lake Forest is changeable. It is still snowing now, and it may rain heavily in half an hour.
Therefore, Yu Ke asked Nie Xiaoyu to keep an eye on the weather forecast.
If there is a trend of rainfall in this area, tell him immediately.
Braving the wind and snow to arrive at the Macrophagous Vine Forest, Yu Ke turned on the shooting mode on the new helmet and recorded the scene in the first person perspective.
The cold wave did not cause the vine forest to show signs of withering, and their vitality was unusually strong.
Yu Ke believed that this was probably related to the fact that they feed on the flesh and blood of fierce beasts.
The last time he went deep into the vine forest, Yu Ke's target was the flower bud. By cutting it, he found the blood and flesh slurry flowing in the stem, which was obtained after it hunted and digested.
At that time, Yu Ke thought that the Macrophagous Vine obtained nutrients in this way, which was how it could reproduce at a terrifying speed. However, the attack incident not long ago proved that the energy collected by the Macrophagous Vine from the outside seemed to have a clear direction of convergence.
The leader of the Nightmare Organization, that is, the leader of the Ma Altar, deliberately released the macrophagic vines in order to utilize this characteristic to gather a large amount of blood and flesh energy to complete his own transformation.
The key to the problem lies here.
The blood and flesh energy accumulated in this macrophagic vine forest in front of us is undoubtedly a hundred times that in the underground laboratory.
If they also have a unified destination, what kind of existence should be nurtured in it?