"In the judges' scoring criteria, Zhao Xinqing and I's long-distance trip should be considered an act of abandoning the camp, right?"
"Although we have not subjectively abandoned this camp where we have spent a lot of effort, we will definitely come back after refining the salt."
"But objectively, we have indeed temporarily lost the shelter of this camp."
After hearing Su Bai's question, the barrage fell silent for a moment, and then they all took a breath of air:
【It seems to be true...】
[As long as you leave the camp, you will lose this part of the points in the ranking list...]
[Although after Su Bai comes back, the points will be added back. 】
[But during this period, my ranking on the list will probably plummet...]
Zhao Xinqing thought for a while and said with a smile:
"It doesn't matter."
"There's still a long time until the game is over."
"Li Jixian has already gone home."
"There is no point in competing for the top spot now..."
Su Bai nodded and said:
"When we bring salt back, not only will the camp's points increase back, but the salt will also bring us a huge wave of points."
"It's dormant for now, it won't have any impact."
"Okay, go to sleep."
"Leave tomorrow morning!"
…
There was no talking all night, and both of them slept peacefully in the safe stone house.
The cat was taken out of its nest and was so angry that it cooed. Zhao Xinqing carried the cat into the stone house tonight, found a bamboo pole, and placed the cat on it.
This was not the first time that the cat spent the night in the shelter of two people. After a while, he got used to it, then he stopped talking and slept on the bamboo pole.
But his eyes would move from time to time. It was obvious that due to the nature of an owl, he probably couldn't fall asleep completely at night.
The next day, the two of them got up a little earlier than usual, and opened their eyes one after another just after four in the morning.
The two of them went to the river to wash up, and took the snack with them and let her drink water by the river.
The snacker was very confused at first, just grazing on the river bank, not knowing that he would soon be taken away from the familiar camp by two capitalists.
After Zhao Xinqing finished washing up, she found that the snack guy hadn't drank, so she pulled the snack guy and kept guiding him.
It took her half an hour to get the foodie "Tontonton" to drink to its full. She could hear the sound of water in the foodie's belly while walking.
Returned to camp and ate half of yesterday's remaining fish.
The two locked the door of the stone house and blocked the gap left by the fireplace to ensure that the interior of the stone house was in a relatively independent environment and that no accidental damage would occur while the two were away.
Before leaving, Zhao Xinqing raised her eyes and looked into the distance, looking towards the highest mountain peak in the east.
That's where the snow leopard's den is.
What Zhao Xinqing missed most during this trip was the snow leopards and the litter of cubs they had never met but had invested in for a long time.
It's a pity that Snow Leopard couldn't understand her farewell.
"Alas..." Zhao Xinqing sighed, shook her head and said:
"I don't know if the snow leopard will be anxious when he comes down from the mountain today and finds that we are missing."
"Actually, what I'm most afraid of is that the snow leopards will follow the scent we left behind and catch up with them. That would be terrible..."
Su Bai was stunned for a moment and asked:
"Probably not?"
"She still has a litter of pups."
Zhao Xinqing smiled bitterly and said, "Who knows."
"It definitely won't happen under normal circumstances."
"But the snow leopard's condition is not normal recently."
"Looking at how careless she is, I feel there is a certain chance that she will come after us."
Barrage:
【……】
【If we really catch up, it will be too much fun.】
【That litter of cubs will probably not survive.】
[You shouldn’t cheat on your baby like this, right? She has recently returned from wandering, and she still knows that she has to go home to Milkman.]
Zhao Xinqing did not hesitate any longer and quickly suppressed the worries in her heart. She followed Su Bai along with her snack boy and embarked on the journey to the seaside.
With the help of climbing high and looking far ahead, Su Bai had already determined the direction. There was also a high mountain on the side as a reference. In addition, Su Bai had many years of experience in traveling through the wilderness, so it was impossible to get lost.
As the camp behind them continued to move away, the surrounding environment gradually became unfamiliar.
This is a jungle that neither of them has ever set foot on.
The dense tree canopy blocks the sky and the sun, and only a few bits of sunlight shine through the cover of leaves and fall on the moist and muddy land.
The way the two of them walked became more and more cautious.
The cat squatting in the bird's nest in the basket on Su Bai's back seemed to be aware of the vigilance of the two two-legged beasts beside him.
He also opened his sleepy eyes and raised his ear feathers slightly to carefully capture the movements around him and identify potential dangers.
Suddenly, the cat flapped its wings and flew out, making no sound during the flight. If it weren't for the friction between its wings and the backpack when taking off, Su Bai and Zhao Xinqing would hardly be aware of the cat's movements.
The two of them followed the cat's flight path.
The cat was seen passing over a tree trunk like a sharp arrow.
When it flew back, there was already a snake with a reddish-brown background and black annular stripes in its talons.
The snake didn't look dead, but it was held tightly by the cat's sharp claws for seven inches and was motionless.
The cat flew into the bird's nest on the basket on Su Bai's back, lowered its head and pecked it, and its sharp eagle beak instantly destroyed the snake's head, and then started to feast on it.
Zhao Xinqing took a look and said:
"An ordinary red-chained snake, very common in the countryside, slightly venomous, amphibious on land and water."
"If there is a red chain snake here, it probably means there is a small water body such as a pond or a puddle nearby."
It's a pity that the two of them had just set out on the road and had drunk enough water before setting off, so they didn't bother to look for the habitat of this red-chained snake.
Ever since she set foot in the unfamiliar jungle, Zhao Xinqing's eyes have not stopped, and she has been searching for possible resources in the surrounding environment.
Su Bai had already formed a tacit understanding with her. He didn't pay too much attention to the surrounding environment, but was alert to danger and observed the terrain ahead.
In addition to the backpack and the cat and bird's nest, he also had an ox-horn bow and a bamboo quiver on his back, which contained eight arrows, all in very convenient positions.
As long as he encounters danger, Su Bai can complete the action of bending the bow and setting an arrow within two seconds to counterattack the potential danger.
Humans who can skillfully use weapons such as horn-hard bows and humans with bare hands are completely different concepts.
Although human beings with empty hands are not weak in combat effectiveness, they are not strong either.
Su Bai, who can hold an ox-horn bow, has reached the top of the wilderness food chain.
"Um?"
Zhao Xinqing, who was walking, suddenly let out a soft cry, grabbed Su Bai in front of her, pointed to a bush not far away, and said in surprise: