Zhao Xinqing asked Su Bai to carry the basket on her back, then stretched out her bare hands and carefully picked up the owl.
The owl's eyes instantly became serious, and he turned to stare at Zhao Xinqing.
Zhao Xinqing very gently placed the owl on Su Bai's backpack.
The owl's claws touched the edge of the basket and automatically clenched it, as if standing on a branch.
Then Zhao Xinqing put all the fish scattered on the big rocks into Su Bai's basket, reached out and stroked the owl's round head, and whispered:
"Take two steps and see if he can run away."
When Su Bai heard this, he took two tentative steps.
The owl looked left and right, and found that there was no danger. Then he lowered his head to eat the fish meat in the basket that smelled of blood.
Barrage:
【Wow!!!】
[After having this owl, Su Bai's broken backpack suddenly became very noble!]
【Who wouldn’t want a backpack like this? 】
Seeing that the owl was not flying around, Su Bai gradually felt relieved and took Zhao Xinqing at a normal speed to explore another stream on the mountain.
The owl noticed the change in the environment, and its ear feathers stood up quietly, obviously becoming more alert.
His attention was not focused on Su Bai and Zhao Xinqing, but more on paying attention to the situation in the surrounding forest.
This stream rushes down from the mountains, and the area it flows through is still a place where Su Bai and Zhao Xinqing have never set foot.
All the way up, the two of them walked very cautiously.
Although his feet were not as slippery as the bank of the creek in the morning, Su Bai, who was walking ahead with a fishing rod and short stick in hand, was still not very fast.
The owl also took two bites and looked around three times. It was obvious that he did not come to this forest often and was not familiar with the environment. He was very alert. If there was any disturbance, he would turn his head and look at it with his sharp eagle eyes.
As they were walking, Zhao Xinqing suddenly let out a light sigh, whispered "Wait a minute" to Su Bai, then ran to the outskirts of a forest, lowered her head and carefully observed the marks on the ground.
Su Bai followed behind, took a few glances, and saw the clues, and said curiously:
"This is……"
"A beast path?"
Even wild beasts have their usual paths of entry and exit. After being trampled all year round, little vegetation grows on them, and some footprints are also left behind, so it is easier to judge the path of beasts.
Zhao Xinqing nodded and said with a smile:
"We have discovered the snow leopard's secret passage."
She pointed to a footprint on the animal path and said:
"This is left by the snow leopard. This beast path should belong to her alone. No other creature dares to take this path."
"If not, the snow leopard will probably follow the scent and chase it and eat it."
"If we follow this road and climb to the top of the mountain, we should be able to find the snow leopard's den."
As Zhao Xinqing spoke, a few little stars appeared in her eyes, and she said with longing:
"When I was doing a research report in the zoo, I petted a little leopard."
"Snow leopard cubs are the cutest and cutest among big cats!"
"I really want to go..."
Barrage:
【Let her go! Let her go!】
[I simply can’t stand Dr. Zhao’s expectant expression! I wish I could rush up to the mountain in person and catch the little leopard and jerk it off to Dr. Zhao!]
【Su Bai!!! Take Dr. Zhao quickly!】
Zhao Xinqing glanced at the barrage, shook her head and sighed:
"No way."
"This mountain is too high. It will be dark when you climb up."
"Snow leopards have the strongest agility among all cats in flying over cliffs and walls, so snow leopards' lairs are usually located on very steep cliffs."
"Taking a step back, even if we go up there, if the snow leopard sees us appearing at the door of its lair, 90% of the time it will attack us directly, and it will not stop until it kills us."
Barrage:
【ah?!】
【Is this... so fierce? 】
[Aren’t you almost done with that snow leopard? 】
[The fight to the death is a bit exaggerated...this snow leopard still looks very gentle!]
Zhao Xinqing laughed and said:
"You underestimate wild animals too much."
"This female leopard has cubs, and she is very aggressive at this time."
"Even the little leopard's biological father may not be able to get close to her lair."
"She seems to be very gentle and polite when begging for food, but she is always secretly on guard against us."
"Once we follow her tracks and find her den, the snow leopard will immediately go berserk."
"All the previous efforts were in vain."
Barrage:
[I also learned knowledge that I will never need in this life...]
[Dr. Zhao can really communicate with wild beasts to a certain extent. The amount of information she obtains from details is tens or hundreds of times more than us ordinary people, right? 】
Zhao Xinqing chuckled and said a little arrogantly:
"More than that."
"The ability to obtain certain information from wild beasts is certainly important, but the ability to convey information to wild beasts is equally important."
"Only by establishing a two-way communication channel can we get along with the beast."
"Otherwise, it is easy to be attacked by wild animals."
While talking, the two of them walked up the stream for some distance.
Zhao Xinqing suddenly pulled Su Bai, pointed to the other side of the stream, and said:
"Look, we're lucky."
Su Bai looked where Zhao Xinqing pointed and saw a tall forest, lush and green...
It's no different from anywhere else.
Su Bai scratched his head:
"What kind of tree is this?"
Barrage:
[When Su Bai opened his mouth, I felt that my IQ was not that low. 】
[Comfortable, comfortable, Su Bai and I are almost stupid, I can’t tell what kind of tree this is.]
[The problem is... Su Bai is so stupid, but he has Dr. Zhao, do you have one? 】
Zhao Xinqing pulled Su Bai closer, pointing to the treetops, and said:
"Look at the trees."
Su Bai looked carefully and saw a series of purple-red ripe fruits among the green leaves.
"Is this... mulberry?" Su Bai said in surprise.
Zhao Xinqing nodded firmly and said:
"This is a mulberry forest."
"Mulberries usually bear fruit from April to June. It seems that due to the special climate and light conditions on this island, there are already ripe mulberries ready to eat in mid-March."
"We arrived just in time. In a few days, the first batch of mulberries will fall on the ground."
"In the next two months, we will have a lot of mulberries!"
"Great. With the addition of mushrooms, our precarious food structure is almost back to its most perfect state."
Zhao Xinqing's face was filled with joy and she casually placed the fish skin bag on the ground.
When she was about to go up the tree to pick mulberries, she suddenly heard a shrill and terrifying beast roar coming from the lush bushes in the direction she came from!
"Ouch!!!"
Barrage:
[Holy shit! What the hell is this so permeable???]
【Snow leopard?】
When Su Bai and Zhao Xinqing heard the beast's roar, they suddenly turned back.
Zhao Xinqing's face turned pale, her eyes were a little frightened, and she said with a trembling voice:
"No...not a snow leopard..."
"Sounds...somewhat like a devil bear..."
Barrage:
【Devil Bear? What is Devil Bear?】
[Upstairs, this should be a common name, the scientific name seems to be wolf or something...]