"Don't worry, as long as I'm here, even if there are any monsters, they won't be able to hurt you!"
Tan Lin stood up with a smile and said to a few colleagues who were eating snacks: "Tonight we will take turns patrolling the night, in groups of three, for three hours."
"OK!"
After dinner, Director Wu arranged for a group of people to collect some leaves and branches nearby, pile them into the center of the camp, and light a prosperous fire.
There are many wild beasts in this deep mountain and old forest, which are very dangerous. Only by lighting a fire in the camp can we scare away some large carnivorous animals.
There are many things to pay attention to when camping in the wild. The first thing to consider is the weather. Then you need to choose a good campsite, reinforce the tent and enhance its rainproof performance, cover the tent with a rainproof plastic sheet, and store various travel supplies
Placed in tent.
The archaeological institute often needs to do field work. The more we camp, the more we observe and accumulate experience, and we will have a better understanding. The wind direction in the mountains at night is also unstable, so this team specially brought a wind meter with them.
A windproof campsite.
Before going to bed, in order to avoid the infestation of snakes and insects, Director Wu specially swept firewood ash around the tent to keep warm and repel insects and mosquitoes. The light of the large bonfire in the center of the camp can scare away snakes, rats and wild beasts.
It gives this team a little more security.
The group of people had been busy for a day and were all tired.
Soon everyone fell asleep.
In the entire camp, only Director Wu's tent was still lit. He was still studying the patterns on the stone door tirelessly, hoping to find a breakthrough.
Tan Lin and two boys were responsible for the first round of night patrol.
The requirements for the so-called night patrol in archaeology are actually very simple. As long as you don't fall asleep, it's not like the night patrol in the army where you have to stand guard.
Therefore, Tan Lin and the other three simply sat in a tent on the edge of the camp and started playing cards and playing Landlords.
"Versus three!"
"Four to four!"
"Bomb! Hahaha!"
The three of them had a great time in the tent.
"Senior Brother Tan, I want to go to the toilet, I'm suffocated!"
A boy wearing glasses said coquettishly.
"You have a lot to do! Go and come back quickly!"
Tan Lin waved his hand and continued shuffling the cards.
The boy opened the tent curtain, walked to the edge of the camp, found a big tree, and immediately started opening the gate to release water.
Just when he was about to go back after solving the problem, he suddenly saw a humanoid figure deep in the woods, staggering towards the camp! He quickly rubbed his eyes for fear that he would be dazzled at night.
However, the next second, he saw the figure trotting towards the camp.
At this moment, the boys were so frightened that they almost exploded with fear. When they were playing cards, Tan Lin told them that there used to be a mountain ghost in this mountain, which specialized in catching and eating passers-by! Could it be that this figure is a mountain ghost?
"Fuck! Hurry, wake up soon! There's a mountain ghost!"
The boy yelled and rushed towards the camp tent.
Tan Lin was smoking in the tent. When he heard shouting outside, he opened the tent and walked out. At a glance, he saw the male colleague who had just gone to the toilet running and shouting, looking like he was scared to death.
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Then he also saw the figure stumbling in the darkness.
Suddenly, the whole camp was filled with lights, and the group of people woke up from their sleep, quickly put on their coats and came out to check.
After Director Wu saw the strange figure, he couldn't help but frown and felt an inexplicable palpitation.
Even old people like him were scared, let alone young people like Tan Lin. At this time, everyone was in silence, so scared that they didn't even dare to breathe, and they didn't know what to do for a moment.
Zhu Wanlin hid behind Chu Ye early on.
At this critical moment, Zhu Wanlin firmly believed that as long as he hugged Chu Ye's thigh, he could save his life! "Quick, get the torch!"
Director Wu was the first to react and took the lead to pick out a torch from the bonfire. Others followed suit and pointed the torch in the direction of the figure.
However, the figure did not slow down and still staggered towards the camp.
"This damn thing isn't afraid of fire!"
Tan Lin took a breath. He was not even afraid of fire. This must be a mountain ghost! "He is a human."
Chu Ye, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke.
Um?
Is it a human?
As if to prove Chu Ye's words, after the figure approached the edge of the camp, he spoke with difficulty and murmured like he was dreaming: "Hungry... I'm hungry..." Everyone looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.
It turned out to be a homeless man in the mountains! "It's indeed a man. There's nothing to be afraid of. Go get him something to eat. Everyone is making a fuss!"
Director Wu breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhou Ge quickly took a bottle of mineral water and a pack of biscuits, cautiously approached the figure, and placed them on the ground far away.
As if he had been hungry for many days, the figure unscrewed the mineral water and drank the entire bottle of mineral water in one gulp. Then he tore open the packaging bag and devoured the entire bag of biscuits.
This look is like the reincarnation of an evil spirit.
The group of people felt a little relieved now that since the other party was only here to eat and drink, it would not pose any threat to them.
"Hey, who are you?
Why are you here in the wilderness?"
Tan Lin thought about how he had been scared out of his mind just now, and he immediately felt resentful in his heart. He walked over and shouted at the disheveled weirdo.
"...Eat people..." "This mountain...can eat people..." The weird man seemed to have lost the ability to speak. He stood there blankly and muttered a bunch of vague words, and in the end he could only vaguely hear them.
These two sentences.
What the hell?
eat human?
Can this mountain eat people?
"Oh, I thought I could meet the remaining survivors of the expedition, but it turned out to be just a mentally disturbed lunatic!"
Tan Lin glanced disdainfully and lost interest in the weirdo.
Chu Ye stood aside, opened his eyes, and glanced around at this weirdo.
He also felt that it was a very strange thing for someone to appear in the wilderness, but he didn't see anything unusual.
The clothes on this strange man were already in tatters, just some rags, and his feet were bare underneath. It was difficult to judge any valuable information from the clothes.
The staff at the scene all thought the weirdo was a lunatic. It was just a false alarm. They were just scaring themselves.
"Mr. Chu, is this madman pretending to be a ghost?"
Zhu Wanlin always hid behind Chu Ye and did not dare to come forward. He lowered his voice and asked cautiously.
"If he was pretending to be a ghost, you would all be dead just now."
Chu Ye patted Zhu Wanlin on the shoulder.
"Damn, you stinky lunatic, you scared me!"
But even so, Zhu Wanlin had no intention of leaving Chu Ye. Strange things were happening in this wilderness. Who knew if there would be danger? Suddenly, the weirdo seemed to be stimulated by something, and he shouted: "Eat people."
It’s gone! It’s eating people!”
The weirdo's voice was so loud that everyone felt like their eardrums were about to burst.
"What's eating people?"
Tan Lin said impatiently.
"People eat everything! Flowers eat people, grass eats people, land and stones eat people!"
The weirdo clapped his hands, his face full of fear, and shouted in a high-pitched voice.
"Shut up! You drink our water and eat our food, and you are still pretending to be a ghost here. I think you are looking for death!"
Tan Lin suddenly took a step forward and kicked the madman hard on the waist, sending the madman flying out!