Lao Wang blushed and said: "Fat brother, really, I...I'm not talking nonsense, this thing really looks like a specialty of our village. There is a creek behind our village, which leads directly to the back mountain. The creek in the back mountain
This thing is produced here, but the quantity is very small, and the size is not that big... The young people in our village can catch a few and sell them in the back mountains from time to time, and they can be sold for a lot of money. Oh, they seem to be sold for more than 400 yuan.
One kilogram, but later the government said it was a second-level protected animal, so they didn’t dare to catch it. However, there are still brave young people who go to the back mountains to poach it and then sell it for money..."
Lao Wang said, and pulled Xiao Shanzi next to him: "If you don't believe it, ask Xiao Shanzi. This guy caught one a few months ago."
Xiao Shanzi nodded quickly and continued: "What Old Uncle Wang said is true. The shape of this thing is the same as the specialty of our village, but it is not so big."
Specialty? 400 yuan per pound? Class II protected animal? This monster has become a specialty of the village. After hearing this, Fatty and Ning Xiaofan couldn't help but look at each other, still a little confused.
In the end, Ning Xiaofan calmed down and asked: "What, what are you talking about as a specialty? After talking for a long time, what is this specialty called in your local area?"
"Babyfish."
"The government said its scientific name is Giant Salamander"
Lao Wang and Xiao Shanzi replied in unison.
Whether it is a giant salamander or a giant salamander, Ning Xiaofan and Fatty naturally know what it looks like. After hearing what Lao Wang and Xiao Shanzi said, they looked at the monster in the water again. Comparing the two, the monster in the water looked like a giant salamander.
The shapes overlap.
The fat man smacked his tongue and said: "You don't know if you don't tell me, but this thing really looks like an oversized version of the giant salamander... Fatty, I ordered one of them in a restaurant back then. The taste was good, very good, tender and smooth...
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The fat man seemed to remember the deliciousness of the giant salamander, and continued with a drooling look: "Xiao Fan, if this thing is a giant salamander, how about we get one and try it?"
Ning Xiaofan glared at the fat man angrily: "You're a foodie, and you can't even decide whether this thing is a giant salamander. Aren't you afraid that it's poisonous?"
"Uh, that's right..." The fat man smiled coquettishly, but his little eyes couldn't help but look at the monster in the water. His throat twitched and he swallowed several mouthfuls of saliva, seemingly unwilling to do so.
The monster in the water is huge and looks scary. However, this monster is suspected to be a mutated giant salamander, and everyone's fear has subsided a lot. After all, this monster that is suspected to be a giant salamander is not thick-skinned and can be killed with bullets. It is threatening.
It’s also much smaller…
Lao Wang and Xiao Shanzi continued to maneuver the rubber boat forward.
During the next trip, the rubber boat was touched by underwater monsters from time to time. Everyone felt that the contact force of the underwater monsters was not strong. They seemed to be just curious and had no intention of overturning the rubber boat, so they did not start.
Gun shooting.
No accidents were encountered during the march, and everyone gradually relaxed their minds. In addition to changing people to paddle the boat, and arranging for two more people to take turns to be on guard, the remaining people began to take a nap.
Unknowingly, a few hours passed, and Ning Xiaofan, who was taking a nap, was gently awakened by Zhang Chun, who was in charge of guarding.
"Captain Ning, we can see the land..."
land?
Ning Xiaofan, who was still a little confused, rubbed his face to wake himself up, and then looked in the direction where Zhang Chun shined his flashlight.
There is now a faint layer of mist above the water. Under the light of the flashlight, through the mist, you can vaguely see a piece of uneven land. It is dark and cannot be seen clearly. It looks like it is made of a
Stretching rock composition.
After several hours of traveling in this water that does not touch the sky or occupy an area below, it feels unsteady all the time. Now that he can see the land, Ning Xiaofan can finally let go of his worries.
With nothing to say, Ning Xiaofan and Zhang Chun woke up everyone who was still napping.
Everyone who woke up was very excited when they learned that they had arrived on land, and they couldn't help but cheer. Of course, this water area was too quiet, and everyone was afraid that their cheers might provoke unknown monsters, so they deliberately kept their voices down.
I felt a slight shock, and the rubber boat's bow touched the land.
Without Ning Xiaofan's intervention, Yang Hai jumped out of the rubber boat first and groped towards the shore with an assault rifle in hand. He didn't go too far and found that there was no danger nearby, so he started to be vigilant at the nearest location.
Yang Hai's performance made Ning Xiaofan secretly nod. Yang Hai is indeed a person who has served in the army. He is bold and careful, and has rich experience in surviving in the wild. It is definitely a good deal to get this guy into your team.
The terrain near the shore was not good, with uneven terrain and piles of rocks. After Ning Xiaofan and others worked together to lift the equipment off the shore, he ordered Lao Wang and Xiao Shanzi to deflate and fold the two rubber boats, and followed
, and began to arrange manpower, and they went into groups of two to explore the nearby area, and ordered the exploring personnel not to go too deep, just to find a place to camp.
The explorers were divided into three groups, Fatty and Hou Sanzi, Zhang Chun and Chen Biao, and Ning Xiaofan himself paired with Xiang Aunt. The remaining Yang Hai, Lao Wang, and Xiao Shanzi guarded the supplies and equipment on the spot.
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The three pathfinding groups explored the way out in three directions, and Ning Xiaofan and Xiang Yi chose the middle direction.
Ning Xiaofan and Aunt Xiang walked forward for about two hundred meters. There were a lot less low and scattered rocks nearby, replaced by huge rugged rocks. Their shapes were also all kinds of strange, some shaped like animals, or even like people.
, it’s like entering a stone forest with various shapes and forms.
There seemed to be no wind in this place, so the jagged and strange rocks in front of him were naturally not eroded by wind. Ning Xiaofan felt a little strange, how were these strange rocks formed?
Just when Ning Xiaofan became curious about these strange-shaped rocks, Aunt Xiang seemed to be interested in these strange-shaped rocks. She shined a flashlight towards a strange rock that looked like a camel, observed it carefully, and whispered to Ning Xiao
Fan said: "Xiao Fan, this place must have been submerged in water before."
"Oh, Aunt Xiang, has it been flooded? How do you know?" Ning Xiaofan asked.
Aunt Xiang smiled softly: "This is not simple. Look carefully at the traces on this rock. If you see any fine lines on it, they are traces of water erosion. Although I am not a geological expert, these simple geological knowledge
I still know a little bit about it.”
Aunt Xiang spoke modestly, but Ning Xiaofan knew in his heart that the *** beside him was not as simple as he seemed on the surface.
Despite Ning Xiaofan's usually aloof appearance, his ability to observe details is definitely beyond the reach of ordinary people. Just look at the situation when he encountered a monster in the water a few hours ago, Aunt Xiang's calmness, and her ability to guide everyone to shoot with a flashlight.
Ning Xiaofan knew that Aunt Xiang was a woman with stories and abilities.
You know, in an emergency situation like that at that time, an ordinary woman would probably be so scared that she would scream or pee her pants. How could she be as calm as Aunt Xiang?
Vaguely, Ning Xiaofan felt that the little goblin wanted to put Aunt Xiang into his team, not out of any malicious intent...
Looking around, there are all kinds of jagged and strange rocks. In the outside world, it is definitely a wonder and a rare tourist attraction. However, since Ning Xiaofan entered this underground world, he saw many strange things and appeared.
Due to aesthetic fatigue, I can’t arouse much interest in the miraculous craftsmanship of nature.
Ning Xiaofan and Aunt Xiang continued to explore forward for a while. Among the strange-shaped stone forests, they found no plants, but there were naturally formed roads. Although the terrain was uneven, it was not difficult to walk.
After walking forward for a short time, the two of them discovered a small open space between two huge rocks with strange shapes.
Ning Xiaofan and Aunt Xiang entered this open area and inspected it. The entire open area was about 300 square meters, with huge rocks on both sides. To the north was the exit deep into the stone forest, and to the south was the entrance for the two of them. The ground in this open area was dry and hard.
It is like a whole rock surface, the terrain is relatively flat, with only some small rocks scattered sparsely, making it a good place to camp.
After finding this temporary camping place, for the sake of caution, Ning Xiaofan and Aunt Xiang did not continue to explore further into the stone forest, so they returned to the direction they came from.
Back at the shore, the two exploration teams of Fatty and Zhang Chun had not returned yet. Both groups carried wireless communication equipment. Ning Xiaofan did not use the walkie-talkie to recall the two groups. When he wanted to come, let Fatty and others
It would be good to explore more places, not to mention there might be a better place to camp.
After Ning Xiaofan and Aunt Xiang returned, they found a place to rest. Not long after, Zhang Chun and Chen Biao returned first.
Zhang Chun and Chen Biao did not explore more than three kilometers, but they found a camp. However, the camp they found was much smaller and not far from the water. According to the information provided by Zhang Chun, he and Chen Biao
The direction Chen Biao's group explored also encountered a stone forest, but there was still a water area not far to the right of the stone forest. In other words, the direction the two of them explored seemed to be along the water bank.
Not long after Zhang Chun's group came back, Fatty and Hou San also came back.
The news that the fat man brought back was not good. Not to mention that they had not found a suitable camp. The two of them were the same as Zhang Chun's group. Not far away, there was a water area in front of them. The two of them could only take a detour towards the central stone forest. Again
After returning to the original exploration direction, we soon encountered water again.
Judging from the information revealed by Fatty, the land under his feet was in an arc shape and surrounded by water on both sides, with only a small area of stone forest in the middle. After summarizing the information explored by the two groups, Ning Xiaofan, Fatty and others had to come up with a clue.
Doubts, is the area under my feet really land? Isn't it a small island?
Everyone discussed for a while. Before actually exploring this area, they were not sure whether this place was an island. Everyone was a little tired now, so they could only put their doubts in their hearts and plan to set up camp and discuss it later.
Naturally, the choice of camp was the one chosen by Ning Xiaofan and Aunt Xiang. It was not far from the landing place. Everyone packed their bags and headed towards the camp they were looking for...
