Probably because humans once lived in this area, even though the farmland has turned into forest, there are still many fruit trees left. Without anyone to take care of them, they grow wildly, and their fruits are still edible.
The fruits produced by those wildly growing fruit trees in this season do not look good. Many of them have traces of being pecked by birds on the surface, and many are infested with insects.
Some of the relatively fresh broken ends on the branches may have been broken by animals in the mountains.
But for Feng Yi, as long as there was food, it was good enough. He didn't care too much about the food that had been pecked by birds or had worms.
It’s all about providing energy to the body.
After eating, I felt much better and no longer felt that sense of urgency. I was able to turn over a few more rocks and catch a few reptiles, such as turtles, hiding under the rocks and in the cracks.
Feng Yi dug up a small turtle while turning over rocks by a pond. He didn't know what kind of turtle it was, but he could tell it looked different from the other turtles he usually saw, and it had two pairs of eye-like markings on its head.
After they are caught, they will be handed over to Professor Zhou and others for identification.
"Four-eyed water turtle!" Professor Zhou was very happy. After asking Feng Yi about the specific location where he found it, he began to take samples and record them.
"Are you feeling better?" Professor Zhou asked Feng Yi.
"Much better! You don't have to worry." Feng Yi replied.
There were more fruits to eat, and Feng Yi's condition was slightly better than the previous few days.
"That's good. There are only a few days left. If there is no bad weather, I estimate that we can go out in about three days."
After hearing what Professor Zhou said, Feng Yi was even happier. He would be able to eat meat in three days!
He will eat a lot of meat after he gets out! Make up for what he missed in the past two months!
Feng Yi joined the South 6th team to participate in the operation. At first, he did not intend to take the lead. The team members did not know each other, and his actions were restricted, so he just played the role of a tool man, only coming out when needed, occasionally helping to find snakes, and was passive most of the time. At that time, there was also Cheng Si in the team, and Steve, an experienced veteran, the two worked well together.
After that, everyone became familiar with each other, and Feng Yi had more freedom. In addition, Feng Yi had to go out to find food to supply energy for his body, so the chances of finding the target naturally increased.
As his hunger grew and his body could no longer keep up, he became lazy and reduced his actions. The team thought Feng Yi was not adapting well and they understood, so they rarely assigned him any work.
But now, the closer it gets to the end, the more relaxed Feng Yi feels. He has more fruits to replenish his energy, and after wearing the pupil lenses, some functions of the vomeronasal organ have been activated, so he doesn't have to waste too much.
When the super-sensitive sense of smell is activated, even if only one-third of its function is activated, it is much better than that of ordinary people.
So now Feng Yi is very efficient in finding fruits and catching targets.
Everyone in the team agreed that Feng Yi was happy just because he knew the scientific expedition was about to end, which was the same mentality as students when the holidays were approaching.
It's indeed similar, but Feng Yi's mood is stronger than that of students waiting for the holidays.
When Feng Yi is happy, he works harder.
After handing the four-eyed turtle to Professor Zhou and his friends, they went to turn over stones again and found another four-eyed turtle.
At night.
The scientific expedition team also needs to conduct nighttime surveys because some nocturnal snakes only come out at night.
Feng Yi caught a small snake at night.
This little snake is a little stupid. It doesn't even run away when you catch it.
Feng Yi didn't pinch it, but let it wrap around his hand and handed it over to show Professor Zhou.
Professor Zhou took a look, but did not immediately say what kind of snake it was. Instead, he asked Feng Yi.
"Do you know what kind of snake it is?"
"I don't know." Feng Yi said.
"I didn't know you were still playing?!"
Feng Yi: "... I've seen it before. It's not poisonous or aggressive."
In fact, he has never seen it, but he can't say it: I can tell at first glance that it is a stupid person and has no attack power against me.
Professor Zhou didn't know whether to believe it or not. "It's definitely not poisonous. It's a blunt-headed snake that eats snails and slugs."
Professor Zhou looked at Feng Yi seriously and said, "Be careful next time. Don't touch anything you don't know or understand, no matter if you think it's dangerous or not! Even if they are not poisonous, snakes living in the wild carry bacteria! It's not good if a bite causes a serious bacterial infection."
Feng Yi replied honestly: "Yes, I remember it.
After turning around for a while, he found another stupid snake. The snake was leaning forward and looking at him with big eyes. It moved slowly and leisurely, and looked anxious.
I don’t know if it’s because I ate too many snails.
This time Feng Yi did not grab it directly.
"Professor Zhou, there's another stupid... blunt-headed snake over here! Do you want to catch it?"
Professor Zhou came over to take a look and said, "No need to catch it, just leave it there, we will take care of it here."
Teacher Lei has come over to take pictures. Taking pictures of snakes in the natural background is more ecological, and it always feels awkward to take pictures of them when they are caught in the hand. It is rare to encounter such a cooperative snake, and it doesn't know how to hide from people, so it's good to take pictures.
Steve observed the surrounding environment, "There should be blunt-headed snakes around here. If there are a lot of them, they might attract some snake-eating snakes."
After a while, under Feng Yi's deliberate guidance, Steve caught a red-bellied snake.
"You're lucky! It's a decent size." Steve looked at the redbanded snake.
After stabilizing himself, Steve told Feng Yi, "This thing eats a lot of things, and its attacks are ruthless, and it shows no mercy to its own kind. The pattern is really beautiful! But it's a bit irritable."
Although this scientific expedition is coming to an end, the results are good and everyone is in a good mood.
Conditions were limited at night and it was impossible to keep moving forward. Now that we had found our target, the team stayed where they were.
When Professor Zhou and his colleagues were measuring and sampling, Feng Yi fell asleep directly. He couldn't help with those works, so he went to bed early to get enough rest, and then get up early tomorrow to find something to eat!
The next day, before the others woke up, Feng Yi went to look for food. He smelled the fragrance of fruit last night, but it was inconvenient to move.
It was just dawn and the sun had not yet risen. For most people, the lack of light made it inconvenient to move around.
Feng Yi didn't have such concerns. He was now wearing a pupil lens, which blocked his pupils. His eyesight was not very good, so he mainly relied on his sense of smell.
I went out for a walk, found some wild fruits to replenish my energy, and then caught another snake.
He didn't know what kind of snake it was, but it looked quite interesting, with horns growing above its eyes.
It was still dark, and Feng Yi ate some fruit before catching the snake and returning to the team's rest area.
At this time, the sun came out, and Professor Zhou and others had already gotten up and were packing up.
"Feng Yi, you got up so early, did you go to the bathroom? You should be careful and don't walk too far... What are you holding in your hand?!"
Professor Zhou dropped what he was holding and walked over quickly.
"Horned pit viper?!" Professor Zhou said in surprise, "It's really a Horned pit viper! There's one here? This kind of snake usually moves secretly and is not easy to find. Where did you catch it?"
Feng Yi: "Just... nearby."
Feng Yi told the location.
Professor Zhou's smile faded. "The location you are talking about is not 'nearby'!"
Because they needed to take samples from the discovery site, Feng Yi did not lie.
Judging from the look in Professor Zhou’s eyes, I guess I’ll have to call him over to give a safety class when he has time.
Fortunately, Professor Zhou quickly focused his attention on the pit viper and had no time to give Feng Yi a safety lesson.
In recent years, there has been little data related to the horned pit viper in the Nanchong Mountains. After Professor Zhou contacted the scientific research base, the base also attached great importance to it.
Teacher Lei took some high-definition photos and sent them to the base.
Therefore, when the Nanchong Scientific Research Base updated the news related to the scientific expedition team on the social platform, there were photos provided by the Nan 6 Team.
These photos also include the blunt-headed snake and red snake discovered last night, as well as the four-eyed turtle discovered during the day.
People who follow the developments and those at the scientific research base are all sighing: This South 6 team is becoming more and more productive as it approaches the end!
Cheng Si, who had already been discharged from the hospital, felt depressed when he saw these things when he woke up early in the morning.
The South 6 team recently caught a three-meter-long king cobra and became famous, and the official account of the Nanchong Base gained a lot of new fans.
Cheng Si’s previous live broadcast attracted more attention to the South 6 team than other teams. After Cheng Si stopped following the team, those who wanted to see the latest news about the reptile expedition could only follow the official account on the social platform.
Among those who watch the scientific research updates of the South 6th Team every day, a small number of people persistently leave messages every day:
May I ask, in the photo of South Team 6, the guy who coiled a python and a king cobra with his bare hands, is he Yueshan Snake Brother
Nanchong Base did not make a positive response to this.
But the more this happened, the more everyone felt that this person was Yueshan Snake Brother!
Cheng Si felt more and more upset after reading these comments.
He knew the truth but couldn't say it out, and he originally planned to take advantage of Snake Brother's popularity, but he didn't expect to be sent out before he could do it!
When Cheng Si's assistant brought breakfast and medicine, he saw Cheng Si checking the status of South 6 Team again and looked unhappy, so he comforted him: "Brother Cheng, don't think too much, a blessing in disguise!"
With the help of the team, Cheng Si did receive a lot of benefits from this injury.
However, Cheng Si still felt unwilling to give up. He could have done better.
Cheng Si was regretting his impulsiveness. After measuring the data of the horned pit viper and collecting samples, the members of the South 6 Team started a new day of investigation.
Feng Yi was counting down in his heart. In two days he would be able to go out and have a big meal!
At the edge of the reserve, you can already see some traces of human activities. Logically, there should be fewer animals, but you can still see many animals here.
Sometimes they panic when they see people, but some remain calm or observe from a distance. Those with calmer reactions no longer regard humans as a sign of fear.
With the strictest protection laws and ecological protection propaganda from all sides, fewer and fewer people will actively interfere with their lives. Isn't this making them bolder
The sun was a bit strong today, so at noon, Professor Zhou asked the team to rest in the woods and replenish some food.
After Feng Yi ate a piece of biscuit, he couldn't sit still anymore because he smelled the fragrance of wild fruits.
The food in the bag was indeed not enough for him to eat, as what he had eaten in the morning had already been digested.
"Professor Zhou, I'm going to take a walk."
"Don't go too far!!" said Professor Zhou.
"Hey, I'm sure I won't go far this time."
The fragrance of the fruits that Feng Yi smelled was indeed not far away, so his reply was very affirmative.
Following the scent, I picked some fruit, which replenished my energy and immediately made me feel more energetic.
Feng Yi sniffed the surroundings carefully, trying to see if there was anything else to eat.
Suddenly I smelled a hint of scent information.
This smell...
Feng Yi walked forward a few steps and looked up.
The dense branches blocked his view, and with the contact lenses on, Feng Yi couldn't see clearly what was on it, but based on the smell, he was sure there must be something on it.
The trunk is thick and can be climbed.
Putting down his backpack, Feng Yi easily climbed up the tree and quickly found the object by following the smell.
A strap secures a box to the tree.
I looked at the logo on the belt, it was the logo of a top global luxury brand.
Under the strictest protection laws, the world's top luxury brands no longer use real snakeskin.
It is even more impossible to use real snake skin to make a belt!
So, it is definitely a fake!
However, Feng Yi did not take off the package immediately. Instead, he took a photo and went to look for someone.
Professor Zhou and his colleagues were discussing the project meeting to be held after the scientific expedition. Only Steve was wandering around, trying to find a little cutie.
Just as I was looking for it, I heard Feng Yi's shout:
"Ste—ve!"
Steve's scalp tingled.
Ever since Feng Yi shouted like this while dragging the python last time, Steve has been overreacting to Feng Yi's shouting.