The climate becomes increasingly humid in the depths of the rainforest, and it feels like it has rained even if it is not raining. A thick white mist envelops the entire forest. In the darkest places, it is almost impossible to see the scenery ahead.
The vines in the rainforest are intertwined, hiding the sky from the sun. In some sections of the road, grasshoppers are everywhere in the grass. If they accidentally touch the exposed skin, they will immediately be tightly stuck, making it difficult to guard against.
The wooden sticks Gong Xue distributed to everyone played a great role at this time. They not only drove away the poisonous snakes nearby, but also frightened the locusts from the grass and leaves, minimizing the damage to them.
In order to reach the camping site near the water source before dark, Gong Xue did not give the team members any time to rest.
The hot and humid environment coupled with the rapid march was too much for even the strong soldiers, let alone Zeng Yingying and Wei Lan who had never suffered such suffering.
They were thirsty and tired, and the backpacks on their shoulders were like a mountain weighing thousands of kilograms, making them breathless.
It’s not that I didn’t cry out that I was tired or in pain. I even sat on the ground a few times and asked Gong Xue to use a flare gun to call for help. But Gong Xue only left them with a stubborn and upright figure, and left them alone.
Asking for help?
It's the same as admitting defeat.
Whether it was asking for help or admitting defeat, it had never appeared in her life dictionary. There was no way that she would lose this battle of dignity and honor on her own initiative for the sake of two rich ladies who were holding her back.
Scold for scolding, hate for hate, the road still has to go on.
Zeng Yingying and Wei Lan became desperate after many experiments, and their childish and boring protests became much less frequent. Although they were still full of complaints and resentments, they would no longer sit on the ground and stall for time. Because it would be dark soon.
Widening the distance between you and Gong Xue will only intensify the fear and fatigue of being trapped in the jungle.
The jungle in the dark night is full of unpredictable dangers. It is like a terrifying ghost shrouded in dark magic. It is isolated from the world and inaccessible. It is also like a world forgotten by reality, far away from the noise and war...
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Finally, when Zeng Yingying and Wei Lan were so exhausted that they could no longer hold on, the faint sound of water came from ahead.
"We've arrived at the campsite." Gong Xue's words made the team members so excited that tears filled their eyes.
The soldier took a few steps quickly, pulled away the grass that blocked his sight, and then stood there like a stone statue, motionless...
Gong Xue called him, and came forward in surprise when she heard no response, followed by Wei Lan and Zeng Yingying. Then, as if they had been cast a restraining spell, they were shocked speechless by the sudden scenery in front of them.
I thought it was just a water depression marked on the map, but I didn't expect it to be a natural lake with no end in sight...
The lake is deep and green at dusk, and the breeze blows through it, creating ripples of light. The lake surrounded by thick ink and colors is like a crystal clear jade plate in a green ring, with vast misty waves and water birds jumping around. A kind of vast and distant beauty instantly swirls and stirs in the chest.
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"Gugu------Gugu---" A discordant abdominal rumble interrupted their focused gaze.
Gong Xue was the first to come to her senses. She took off her backpack and said to the soldier who was too embarrassed to scratch his head and press his belly: "Go and pick up some dead branches and leaves, and we will make a fire to cook."
Make a fire to cook?
Zeng Yingying and Wei Lan looked at each other, there was no lighter, no matches, no meat, no vegetables, what to cook with?
Do you want to eat the two taels of rice that are less than a slap in the face?
Although Da Bing was also full of doubts, he still involuntarily followed Gong Xue's orders.
Gong Xue took a wooden stick that the soldiers had sharpened at both ends, pointed at the overgrown lake shore and said, "Pull out the grass and dig a sand pit to get water."
Sand pit to get water?
How to get it?
Gong Xue took off her helmet and threw it to Wei Lan, "Use it to scoop out the water in the pit!"
After that, without looking at the stunned expressions of the two people, he picked up the wooden stick and walked towards the lake.
Gong Xue took off her military boots and socks, rolled up her trouser legs, revealing her fair and delicate legs and stood by the knee-high shallow water. She held a sharp wooden stick in one hand and a waterproof flashlight in the other hand and sank into the dark lake water.
After waiting with bated breath for a few minutes, a half-foot-long fish swam over from a distance. Seeing the fish approaching, Gong Xue suddenly shook her feet in the water. The fish jumped up in fright, and bubbles appeared on the water.
Gong Xue's sharp eyes were aimed at the fat fish, and she inserted the sharpened wooden stick with extremely fast momentum.
Success!
Gong Xue looked at the fish struggling and twisting at the front end of the wooden stick, and the corners of her lips could not help but turn up, revealing a faint smile.
After that, she used the same method to catch two smaller fresh fish.
By this time, it was completely dark.
She used the weak flashlight to clean the fresh fish. When she got up, she saw a dark figure standing a few meters away, and subconsciously shouted: "Who --------"
"It's me." Under the dim moonlight, a soldier with a strange expression walked out.
He seemed to have been observing her for a long time. Looking at her and the prey in her hands, the soldier looked shocked and asked in surprise: "You actually know how to catch fish with a lamp?"
Lamp spear fishing is a fishing method that uses the principle of light source refraction to attract night swimming fish and then hunt them with harpoons.
Lantern fishing seems simple, but in fact it requires a lot of the hunter's reaction ability and wrist strength. If there is a slight negligence, or there is a connection error in a certain link, the fish will be let go, and all the previous efforts will be wasted.
Gong Xue was able to spear fresh fish with just a simple wooden stick and a flashlight. This unique skill shocked the soldiers, especially the sharp and accurate blow she just saw when spearing fish under the moon, which made the soldiers even more amazed.
Unstoppable..
"I once watched a teaching video. I just learned it now and sold it. In fact, I don't know much about it." Gong Xue said lightly.
Not very likely?
How could he catch so many? If he becomes proficient, wouldn’t he take away the fishermen’s jobs?
The soldier took the fresh fish thrown by Gong Xue, squinted his eyes and looked at the size of the fish, then waited for Gong Xue to pack up and returned to the camp together.
It was dark all around, and the sharp chirping of night birds could be heard from time to time in the rain forest. Zeng Yingying and Wei Lan huddled together, holding their helmets filled with water, staring nervously at the jungle back to back.
Hearing the footsteps, Zeng Yingying trembled and shouted: "Who-------who is it!!"
"Ah----------" The soldier jumped out of the wormwood with a bloody fish.
"ah----------"
"Ghost----------" The two timid little Didi hugged each other in fright, and the helmets filled with water fell to the ground...
The soldier pointed at the two girls who were shaking like chaff and laughed. Unexpectedly, he was slapped on the back of the head. Before he could care about his teeth, Qingyue's order came to his ears, "dig a hole again to get water."