Chapter 53 Camping Party

Northeast corner of Jinghu Forest.

Yu Ke drove an off-road vehicle and just stopped by the road. There were already several off-road vehicles of the same model next to him.

He took out the food he brought from the trunk and looked up at the blue sky.

It was a sunny day after the cold wave.

The temperature rose to minus two or three degrees, and the golden sunlight spread all over the forest.

The unexpected discovery in the depths of Jinghu Forest yesterday did not affect Yu Ke's mood. After bypassing the off-road vehicle, someone in front had put up a wooden sign to indicate the direction in advance, and even the snow had been cleared to both sides.

"Hey, Yu Ke?"

Before Yu Ke took a few steps, someone's voice came from behind him.

He turned around hastily and saw a tall and strong middle-aged man with a circle of unique mustache on his chin.

The voice sounded familiar, so Yu Ke asked tentatively,

"Zhou Lin?"

During the cold wave, the rangers often played games in groups. Zhou Lin and Yu Ke were there most of the time. Although they had never met each other, their voices were still familiar.

More importantly, the ham on his shoulder was covered with a layer of gray mold.

Before coming, they talked in the group and talked about what they would bring.

"Haha, it's you, let's go in together."

Zhou Lin came forward and smiled while carrying the ham.

The two walked along the forest path and talked about the camping site.

The rangers' camping was not "authentic" in fact. They did not plan to set up a temporary tent on the snow.

"The woodland in front was originally a logging site. There was a wooden house where loggers lived. It was abandoned because of the changes in Jinghu Forest. Later, after our transformation, it became a fixed place for forest rangers to gather. Various party utensils are stored inside, and all facilities are available. There is also a large open space in front of the house for setting up bonfires, barbecue grills, etc."

Zhou Lin has been working as a forest ranger for three years. He is a veritable old hunter and is familiar with the situation here. He added,

"In the past, we would come here to gather and relax every once in a while, exchange what happened in our respective forest areas, and communicate with each other. Some people also brought their families here and used this place as a family gathering place. The effect is very good."

The working environment of forest rangers is destined to make them alone most of the time.

However, humans are social animals after all. Living alone for a long time without seeing their own kind will cause various problems. After all, there are only a few people like Yu Ke who are alone. Many forest rangers have families, so fixed gatherings like this are particularly important.

In fact, the renovation of this abandoned wooden house was approved by the Forestry Bureau, which even allocated a sum of money for special support.

As he spoke, Yu Ke could already see the wooden house on the open space in front of him.

Three children, about ten years old, were holding small wooden sticks that they found from nowhere and playing, laughing and talking non-stop.

This era is different from Yu Ke's previous life. Most people may never have the opportunity to leave the city again.

It is a dream for them to come to Jinghu Forest to play. They can show off in class when they go back, which is enough to make them proud of their father.

After bypassing a few trees, the scene in front of the house was also revealed to the two of them.

The bonfire had been set up in advance, and stones were piled around it. Two men were working together to move the barbecue grill to the well to clean it, and a woman was cleaning the snow at the door of the wooden house.

"Old Wu, Old Cheng, look who I brought with me, our big internet celebrity!"

Zhou Lin took Yu Ke's shoulder and greeted loudly.

Yu Ke was warmly welcomed as a newcomer.

There was no other way. His recent videos were really famous. Everyone wanted to meet him. He quickly greeted everyone and joined in the preparations for the party.

There were quite a few people participating in this party. In addition to the eight forest rangers including Yu Ke, there were three people who brought their wives and children, a total of fifteen people. The men were responsible for physical work, and the women helped with cleaning and cleaning the ingredients.

The children were responsible for playing.

Yu Ke handed the ingredients he brought to the women, and he followed Zhou Lin to cook and wash the ham.

Putting the ham on the stone beside the well, Yu Ke took the spray gun from Zhou Lin and volunteered to try it.

"Use the spray gun to deal with the skin first, you just burn it with confidence, I will stop when it's almost done, and then deal with the meat on the front."

Seeing that Yu Ke seemed to be very interested in dealing with the ham, Zhou Lin did not stop him and said standing by.

Although it was the first time for Yu Ke to do this kind of work, he was very efficient. He finished cooking and washing the whole ham in a short while. During this time, some people came to join in the fun, saying that Zhou Lin had hidden the ham for so long and finally took it out for everyone to enjoy.

When the sun rose to the top, the preliminary preparations were officially completed.

A soup pot was set up on the campfire to stew ham and mushroom soup, and a few charcoal fires were pulled out and placed in the grill. Various pieces of meat were placed on top. There were experienced people in this field who were responsible for watching and cooking according to everyone's taste.

The stove in the wooden house was also turned on at the same time, and the aroma of cooking was endless.

Yu Ke and his friends moved their chairs around the campfire, each holding a skewer with a large piece of marinated meat, and the plastic buckets beside them were filled with various flavors of drinks.

The children who were originally wandering around also gathered around the fire and fiddled with it with great interest.

They would still eat in the cabin later, and now they were just killing time.

The topic of the crowd was still focused on the cold wave that had just passed, and Yu Ke became the center of discussion as expected.

Chasing the human-faced owl in the blizzard and finally succeeding was really exaggerated.

Since the matter related to Pandora was still confidential, Yu Ke did not say much, and only mentioned a few words about the fierce appearance of the human-faced owl and deliberately changed the subject.

"Don't tell me, during the two days when the cold wave was the most severe, an accident also happened in the forest area I was responsible for!"

Tang Bin, who was sitting on Yu Ke's left, cut half a piece of cooked meat with a knife and stuffed it into his mouth. After thinking for a while, he said,

"Didn't Yu Ke remind us in the group that there was a snow monster wandering in the blizzard? I was shocked at the time. I stayed by the window and used night vision goggles to observe the forest area around the camp. In the second half of the night, I seemed to see a forest spirit!"

Forest?

Aren't there forests everywhere around?

Yu Ke was a little confused and looked at Zhou Lin beside him.

"You misunderstood. Old Tang is talking about forest spirits, the spirit of the soul, which comes from a mysterious legend in the Jinghu Forest area."

Noticing Yu Ke's gaze, Zhou Lin realized that he had just become a forest ranger, and took the initiative to explain,

"It is said that whenever there is a major disaster, forest spirits will appear in the Jinghu Forest to protect this world and fight against the disaster. In ancient times, people also built a temple for it, somewhere deep in the forest."

Tomorrow's update will be later. I have to be a best man today, and I will definitely drink at night. I don't know when I will wake up tomorrow~