Feng Yi’s mind was full of thoughts on how to activate the “compass” and he didn’t pay attention to online gossip or read social or entertainment news.
Those things didn't matter to him now.
Just head west.
A bicycle crossed mountains and rivers, swamps, and experienced landslides, collapses, and mudslides.
Feng Yi no longer believed what the butler said about "good luck".
My instinct and compass were still not working. It seemed like I hadn't gained anything from riding for so long.
Feng Yi himself was a little skeptical whether this trip was worth it.
Continue west.
There is a large scenic area ahead with many food stalls. Feng Yi will stay here tonight.
In the afterglow of the setting sun, some tourists are arranging Mani piles by the lake.
Feng Yi looked for a while and then left, and found a tent homestay near the lake that was run by locals.
The conditions were simple, but because it was right by the lake, it was very popular and several tents were full.
There is an empty bed in one of the tents, you can squeeze in.
Feng Yi didn't mind sharing a tent with others, since everyone slept in their own bed anyway. He would sleep well and leave tomorrow.
There were two young men eating instant noodles in the tent, and there was another person lying on the bed opposite Feng Yi's bed.
The person on the bed heard the noise and glanced at Feng Yi, then lay back down listlessly, muttering, "How can people be so different? Some drink alcohol and eat meat, while others breathe oxygen!"
His two companions who were eating instant noodles smiled and one of them said, "You are better than those who are on oxygen. You still have the energy to say this. I think you will be able to adapt in two days and the altitude sickness will not be serious."
Feng Yi was stunned when he heard this. Altitude sickness
What is altitude sickness
Oh, yes, altitude sickness!
I was riding with my head down, climbing mountains when I needed to and taking detours when I needed to, and I even forgot about altitude sickness.
Anyway, Feng Yi didn’t feel it.
He took off his helmet and all his gear.
The person lying listlessly on the bed opposite turned his head to glance at Feng Yi, his eyes swept across Feng Yi's face, and he sighed faintly, "Why are people so different from each other!"
The young man who was making instant noodles cursed at his companion and looked at Feng Yi, "Do you need hot water? We just boiled some."
"Thank you." Feng Yi did not refuse and shared the food he bought from the locals outside.
The man eating instant noodles glanced at Feng Yi's equipment and said, "Are you riding a bicycle? Are you alone?"
"Well, come out and relax." Feng Yi said.
"Great! We all came here by car."
The atmosphere became much more harmonious once we started chatting.
The person who was speaking was called Huo Jin. He was from a university in Beijing. He was a graduate student in his second year. This time he brought his junior brothers and sisters here for a mission. There were both undergraduates and graduate students in the team. The other people living in this tent were all his junior brothers, and his junior sisters lived next door.
When Huo Jin learned that Feng Yi came from Yongcheng, he was about to end the conversation, but he became interested again.
"Have you ever seen a group of little swans flying over from your Yong City?"
“Yes.”
“How are they doing now? Are they really adapting as reported in the news?”
"I haven't paid much attention to them these past few days. But they were doing well over there before I left, and they were very energetic."
"It's true! I can't believe it, I can't believe it at all! They would actually deviate from their original route and run to your Yongcheng! And I saw on the news that the first few swans that went there haven't flown away yet! They might stay in Yongcheng for the winter!" Huo Jin opened his phone again and began to search for related news.
"Are you interested in this too?" Feng Yi asked.
Huo Jin explained: "We were originally researching this, but not the Little Swan. The project we are following now is the Demoiselle Crane.
"My mentor and my fellow students went to the breeding grounds of the Demoiselle Cranes in August and started following them. Now the Demoiselle Cranes are on their way to migrate and are flying towards this side."
Seeing that Feng Yi was listening attentively, Huo Jin continued, "The wintering grounds of the demoiselle cranes are in the south of the plateau. Every year, they migrate south from breeding season, traveling thousands of kilometers and crossing the Himalayas to reach their wintering grounds."
Feng Yi asked: "Their breeding grounds and wintering grounds are not in the same place, they are very far apart?"
"Yes. The same is true for cygnets. The breeding grounds of cygnets are in the Arctic tundra area, and they migrate south every year to spend the winter."
"Do the eggs of these migratory birds also hatch in their breeding grounds?"
"definitely!"
Feng Yi pondered the problem he was facing and asked, "I heard that migratory birds have their own set of compasses to identify directions?"
Huo Jin hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "You can say that. But it's not just migratory birds that have compasses. There are also migratory fish, turtles, moths, and many other animals and insects that have their own compasses. Some have sun compasses, some have moon compasses, and some have star compasses. They are all different."
"They have cells in their bodies that are related to environmental cognition and path planning. These cells work together in the body to achieve a navigation effect. Of course, they can also be regarded as a 'compass'.
"But after all, humans are not animals, so we certainly don't know as much as they do. Many mysteries are still being explored."
Feng Yi sat there in a daze listening to Huo Jin's words. He seemed to have grasped the key words.
Huo Jin didn't notice Feng Yi's abnormality. He finished his instant noodles and looked at the time.
"Oh my god! How come it's already this late so soon!"
Huo Jin quickly took out his camera from his bag and walked out of the tent. When he passed by Feng Yi, he asked, "Did you bring your camera? Do you want to go out and take some pictures? The starry sky here is so beautiful! I've already picked a place suitable for taking pictures!"
"go!"
Feng Yi stood up and followed Huo Jin outside, coming to an open area with little shelter.
Huo Jin shivered in the cold evening breeze, but his eyes were fixed on the night sky.
“The starry sky on the plateau is so spectacular!”
After taking a few photos, Huo Jin felt dissatisfied.
"No, you still have to come after 11 o'clock, or wait until the early morning."
Huo Jin shivered again in the wind, "I'll have to put on my down jacket when the time comes. Hey Feng Yi, aren't you going back to the tent?"
"No, I'll stay outside for a while." Feng Yi replied.
"are not you cold?"
"not cold."
"Okay, take your time to look around. If you need any help, just let me know. I'm going in first. It's too cold!"
After Huo Jin entered the tent, Feng Yi moved to another place with a better all-round view.
Standing by the lake at an altitude of more than 4,000 meters.
The starry sky is not only spectacular and beautiful.
Under the clear starry sky, it seemed as if the invisible barrier blocking the way ahead finally dissipated.
Those blurred lines gradually became clear.
The lazy senses are all excited at this moment.
The rotating starry sky is reflected in the iris.
The pupil shrinks into a thin line, recording the information of all the constellations and the star clusters composed of those star combinations.
He seemed to hear some sounds, or some signals.
It’s not that those sounds didn’t exist in the past, it’s just that they were usually too soft to be heard.
calm down.
Amplify them.
Listen carefully.
Wait for the other side of the world to slowly emerge.
Look, the laws of the planet are right before our eyes!
Rain or shine, day or night, it always exists!
The planet has its own pulse rhythm.
It establishes laws for all things that live upon it.
Feng Yi looked up at the starry sky, stretched out his hand, and slowly drew it across the sky.
Feeling the rhythm of the magnetic field laws, I seemed to understand the directional information they fed back.
The "compass" is effective!
Is this how the migratory birds that fly across the Himalayas and the turtles that swim in the ocean currents toward their birthplaces reproduce and thrive, relying on the laws of the planet
Feng Yi stood by the lake for a long time.
Under the stars, there are magnetic fields, water vapor, and all the information that floats along with the air currents.
The signals captured by all the senses form a map in the mind.
The long-lost instinct conveyed a clear message to Feng Yi at this moment—
You're going in the wrong direction!