Chapter 63 The Restless Atmosphere (First Order Required!)
"The next stop is the No. 3 transfer station. Thank you for riding."
The train arrived at the transfer station on time. The sound of brakes could be heard faintly in his ears. Yu Ke stood up and left the carriage.
He stepped onto the platform.
The noisy sounds coming from the front and back made him raise his eyebrows. He looked around and was quite surprised for a moment.
Less than two days later, the number of hunting groups at the transfer station increased significantly.
When Yu Ke was on the train, he could feel the restless atmosphere among the hunters in the same carriage. A large number of hunting groups were rushing to the Mirror Lake Forest with unprecedented enthusiasm, as if there was a treasure waiting for them to discover.
It seems that the Forestry Bureau's plan to deliberately spread information in pursuit of Pandora is quite effective.
According to the information provided by Anseli in the Monster City this morning.
Considering the adverse impact of Pandora, which has been listed as Strange Containment 087, on the forest environment, the Forestry Bureau decided to conduct a large-scale search inside the Mirror Lake Forest in order to find it and contain it or completely eliminate it in the shortest time.
However, the Forestry Bureau has limited manpower after all, and the area inside the Mirror Lake Forest is too large.
Letting civilian hunting groups join the search operation has become the best solution to the problem.
On the one hand, once the Forestry Bureau launches a large-scale operation, the news of Pandora will eventually be revealed. The civilian hunting groups have always had their own intelligence channels. When they see the actions of the Forestry Bureau, they will inevitably inquire from many parties.
Rather than spreading various versions of rumors at that time, it is better for the Forestry Bureau to guide in advance and let the situation develop in the direction they expect.
On the other hand, Pandora's influence is too bad. The Forestry Bureau only wants to find its location. For this reason, it has even applied to the state agency for satellite detection. No matter which hunting group finally finds Pandora, as long as a battle breaks out, the Forestry Bureau will definitely know.
After all, once Pandora appears again, the movement it creates will definitely not be small.
To put it bluntly, the Forestry Bureau wants the civilian hunting groups to become their "hounds" in their search for Pandora.
Taking the suitcase handed over by the flight attendant, Yu Ke took the escalator to the lobby of the transfer station.
There was no rush to drive back to the patrol camp.
The Forestry Bureau gave each ranger a set of detection tools to detect the flora and fauna, water and soil conditions in the Mirror Lake Forest, and to confirm the pollution caused by Pandora. He had to go to the Forestry Bureau's office in the transfer station to collect them.
Although Yu Ke did not plan to just stay and wait for the Forestry Bureau to kill Pandora, these tools were also very important to him.
As long as they were used properly, these detection tools could also be used to find Pandora.
Not only that, Yu Ke also bought a lot of things online in the past two days.
Entering the depths of the Mirror Lake Forest is not a matter of just thinking and going.
Previously, either following the transport team or going and returning on the same day, but this time is different.
Even Yu Ke could not guarantee that he could find Pandora within one day, and a long stay was inevitable, so things to survive in the deep forest were essential.
Fortunately, as a newly promoted two-star hunter, he had the authority.
Through internal channels, it was easy to get a whole set of camping equipment at a discounted price. You just need to go to the store to pick it up.
When Yu Ke loaded all kinds of equipment and supplies onto the off-road vehicle, it was already evening.
After closing the door and starting the off-road vehicle, Yu Ke put the backpack he carried with him on the co-pilot, and then took out a USB flash drive given to him by Ansai Li, which recorded the route and detailed plan of the Forest Protection Bureau's operation.
Looking through the car window at the vast Mirror Lake Forest in the distance, Yu Ke breathed a sigh of relief.
Go home!
Driving on the forest road.
On both sides are towering dense forests that are constantly retreating. The snow has just melted, and the brown and yellow tree trunks and the black and white ground complement each other.
Yu Ke operated the on-board computer with one hand and inserted the USB flash drive given by Ansai Li.
"Identity detection in progress, No. 281 Forest Ranger Yu Ke, verification completed, file processing in progress."
As the data in the USB drive was loaded into the computer, Yu Ke gradually understood the plan of the Forestry Bureau.
The Forestry Bureau listed several possible hiding places based on Pandora's characteristics through the research data in the small garden workstation.
Pandora is afraid of strong light, which has been verified.
The weather has been sunny recently, which means Pandora must hide in the shade to avoid direct sunlight.
With its size and phosphorescent shape, if it simply hid under the shade of the tree, it would have been discovered by satellites long ago. There are only two places for it to hide.
One is underground! The other is a lake!
Although the former is dark enough, it also limits Pandora's actions. Judging from its eagerness to pollute the Mirror Lake Forest, this guy doesn't seem to be willing to lie dormant and wait for the opportunity.
Only the last choice is left - Mirror Lake!
The place where Pandora was first discovered was a stream in the forest, which shows that it can survive in water and is familiar with using water flow to infect water, soil, and even plants and animals.
Therefore, the Forestry Bureau determined that Pandora is likely to use the Mirror Lake deep in the forest as a base and wait until night to move around.
This is the key to the problem.
This vast primeval jungle is named "Mirror Lake", which shows the importance of Mirror Lake. It can be said to be the core of the entire forest.
It is not just a lake in the deep forest.
In fact, Mirror Lake is a general term for large swamps connected by water network tributaries in the depths of the forest. Its area is extremely large.
This is also the main reason why the Forestry Bureau mobilized the civilian hunting group. They need manpower to explore the way, at least to find the waters where Pandora is hiding, so that they can use satellite positioning and then summon the air force to destroy it.
Yes, in order to eliminate Pandora, the Danhang Municipal Government has contacted the nearest air force base. As long as the target is locked, military aircraft equipped with special strong light missiles and various heavy lethal weapons will immediately take off and rush to the battlefield.
This is also the confidence of the Forestry Bureau to disclose some information to the outside world.
In the final analysis, the state machine is still enough to suppress everything at this stage. No matter how unruly the civilian hunting group is, they can only retreat helplessly in the face of the activated state machine.
The file bag that Ansai Li gave Yu Ke contained a USB flash drive and several routes that were more suitable for going to Jinghu Lake set by the Forestry Bureau. All of them were planned based on the exploration of Jinghu Forest over the years and were internal secrets.
This is the benefit of being backed by an official organization.
Most of the time, ordinary civilian hunting groups have to rely on luck to enter the depths of Jinghu Forest. What kind of terrain they will encounter along the way and what kind of ferocious beasts they will encounter all depend on the situation at the time, and they often encounter various unexpected accidents.
On the other hand, the route map in Yu Ke's hand not only marked the terrain and landforms along the way, but also had information about local ferocious beasts and forest resources that might be useful.
Of course, this is because Yu Ke has been promoted to a two-star hunter, his strength has been recognized, and he has had the experience of confronting Pandora head-on not long ago, otherwise this information would not have come into his hands.
Just at this time, Ansai Li sent a communication request, and Yu Ke raised his hand to answer it.
"Have you reached the forest patrol camp?"
"It's about ten minutes away by car."
"I'll have a team member bring you a satellite communication device later. If you find Pandora, please notify us at any time."
Although Yu Ke refused to act with the patrol team, as a forest patrol hunter, he still had to take corresponding responsibilities. An Saili needed Yu Ke to provide intelligence from the depths of Jinghu Forest.
An Saili always felt that this guy who suddenly appeared had some special skills and could always get involved in some special events.
Her intuition was always accurate.
"No problem, can the equipment I ordered be in time tomorrow afternoon?"
Yu Ke never planned to fight Pandora alone. The previous beasts could be dealt with by conventional means, but Pandora was obviously not one of them. The Forest Defense Bureau had to be the main output.
Besides, what Yu Ke wanted was only experience points, not to risk his life and property to fight against unknown horrors. Now it should be called Containment No. 087.
Both the [Forest Ranger] and [Investigator] professions can gain a lot of experience in this operation.
"It's too late. We just got your data yesterday. It's impossible for the Manufacturing Bureau to complete the combat uniforms and a full set of bows and arrows in one day, especially the latter. Your requirements are a bit too much. It will probably take some time. I'm not sure how long it will take."
The reason why the customized equipment is customized is that it has to be specially modified according to Yu Ke's various data and needs.
If it can be done in a day or two, why does Yu Ke need to fill in the reward from the Disaster Prevention Bureau?
Yu Ke understands the reason, but he is still a little disappointed when he thinks that he can't change the new equipment in this operation.
Just as he was about to close the communication, he heard An Saili add,
"If the equipment can be completed during the mission, I can let the helicopter take it and airdrop it to you."
"Haha, thank you very much!"
If you want to get the equipment to Yu Ke as quickly as possible, airdrop is indeed the only option.
The communication is hung up.
Yu Ke took out the USB drive and put it back into his backpack. The patrol camp was not far ahead. He was now impatient to return to the sentry tower.
However, just as Yu Ke arrived at the open space near the camp.
A large RV with a modified exterior for defense appeared in front of the patrol camp.
It was parked on the left side of the camp. Someone in the car was moving things down. At the same time, two people approached the patrol camp, looking around as if they were looking for something.
Seeing this, Yu Ke honked the horn directly.
After driving the off-road vehicle to a distance of more than ten meters, he stopped steadily, took out the sharp-toothed bow and arrow from behind the seat, and got out of the car, shouting,
"This is the patrol camp of the Forest Protection Bureau. Who are you and what are you doing here?"
Yu Ke was just on guard and did not launch an attack, because from the actions of these people, it did not seem like they were going to break into the camp.
The sleeping bags and tent stands placed next to the car were the most direct evidence.
If it was an intruder, there was no need to waste time taking out the equipment needed for camping.
As expected, after seeing Yu Ke's uniform and the Forestry Bureau logo on the SUV's paint job, someone in the RV immediately came out with their hands raised, indicating that they were not a threat and said,
"We are a civilian hunting group and would like to stay overnight outside the camp."
The civilian hunting group and the Forestry Bureau have a cooperative relationship to some extent.
Therefore, in the absence of a suitable camping spot, the camp where the forest rangers are stationed is the preferred night camping spot for the civilian hunting group.
If you are willing to pay a sum of money, you may be able to get supplies or medical support.
Of course, the premise of all this is that the civilian hunting group they belong to has registered on the Forestry Bureau's official website and can find the team member information. Otherwise, it is not a good idea to approach the forest ranger camp without authorization.
After all, those poaching organizations also call themselves civilian hunting groups.
Yu Ke had encountered poachers who wanted to kill him to replenish supplies not long ago.
The hunting group in front of him seemed to have just entered the Jinghu Forest. They had abundant supplies and their words and deeds were also normal. After a brief consideration, Yu Ke put down his sharp-toothed bow and arrows and asked to see their hunting group documents.
After successfully confirming their identities, he agreed to let these people spend the night next to the camp.