I don’t know whether Gu Laosan’s mouth has been enlightened, but his brain has definitely been enlightened.
Now Wang Ping didn't have to worry about Yuan Xiaoxiao running away in the middle of the night. In order to prevent being attacked by wolves at night, she got up and ran to the wilderness, picked up a lot of dead branches and shrubs, and burned a bonfire. Without weapons, this was the only way to deter wild animals.
Of course, although fire is the most effective means of defense against all animals, nothing is absolute.
To be on the safe side, Gu Laosan didn't bother to keep the corpse, but stood up, took out an engineer shovel from his backpack, and started digging a trap around the tent.
But it was not known whether it was because of the bonfire or the wolves were not targeting them. With Wang Ping's eyesight and hearing, he was alert for a long time but did not see any wolves appear. Only the occasional wolf howl reminded him that the wolves were still there.
Gu Laosan dug several half-meter deep pits around the tent and foolishly inserted a row of broken branches into them. Wang Ping actually wanted to remind him that with the night vision and intelligence of wolves, such traps were completely useless. However, it was rare for Gu Laosan to show off his skills, and the badger didn't want to discourage his enthusiasm.
Seeing that some of the firewood she had collected was wasted by someone, Yuan Xiaoxiao stood up and went to collect firewood from afar. After eating and drinking his fill, Wolf Xiaosi regained his energy and followed her happily.
Gu Lang's live broadcast has been turned off, and the tablet is placed in the tent and charged with a power bank. However, the power bank is estimated to not last long. Maybe before arriving in Ritu, Gu Laosan will contact the outside world. Wang Ping remembered the tablet he brought this time, but forgot to bring it with him. It is still thrown in the drawer of the Wrangler.
"How about we go investigate?"
Passive waiting is not Wang Ping's style. He has developed a habit in the security team for many years. If there is a potential danger around the campsite, he will always investigate it in advance and then formulate corresponding measures.
Looking back, he watched Yuan Xiaoxiao walk away without noticing this side. A badger stood up and ran to the backpacks piled together outside the tent, fished out his own small backpack, pressed the start button of the drone and put it on his back.
"Pooh!"
Gu Laosan had dug half of the fourth pit. He spat out the mud that splashed in his mouth and was about to throw out a stone he had dug when he saw a badger standing bent over by the campfire with a drone on its back.
"Boss, you..."
Before someone finished speaking, a badger was seen stretching out its paw and pressing the remote control on its chest. The blades of the drone turned and carried the badger directly into the air. In an instant, it rose to a height of more than ten meters and flew back the way it came.
“I’ll go!”
Gu Lang threw down the engineer shovel, jumped out of the pit, and shouted at the badger's back: "Where are you going?"
Yuan Xiaoxiao heard someone shouting in the distance, turned around and saw that Gu Lang was not shouting in her direction. She rolled her eyes silently and turned around to continue walking. There was a small patch of camel thorn not far from the lake, which was exactly where she wanted to go.
In the camp, Gu Lang silently shook his head and muttered, "You learn really fast... You're even better at playing than me!"
Turning around and jumping back into the pit to continue digging, Gu Laosan's thoughts began to wander, and he recalled the scene of a badger taking off just now.
"I don't know if there is a device that can make people fly..."
Wang Ping flew nearly a kilometer in the direction of the wolf's howl before he saw traces of wolves near a pine forest. To the relief of the badger, it seemed that the wolves were not targeting him, because they were hunting at the time. The wolf howls heard by everyone were probably the voice of the wolf king giving orders.
Wang Ping controlled the drone to rise a little higher and hovered over the wolf pack. In his field of vision, there were more than a dozen Tibetan antelopes being besieged by the wolves. It was estimated that because of the sudden attack by the wolves, the majority of them had already escaped, but only these dozen were blocked by the wolves and were running around in panic.
"What a sin..." sighed a badger.
The Tibetan gazelle is a species unique to the plateau, known as the "Tibetan yellow sheep", and is a national second-class protected animal. Whether in terms of appearance, character, or rarity, it perfectly matches what Wang Ping thinks a rare species should look like.
Especially in terms of appearance, the Tibetan antelope is most famous for the white heart-shaped mark on its butt, so in the circle of wildlife enthusiasts, the Tibetan antelope is also called the "plateau white butt".
Unfortunately, these “white butts” are about to turn into “red butts”. Seeing that the wolf pack’s encirclement is getting smaller and smaller, I’m afraid that only a few will be able to escape in the end.
Wang Ping sighed and was about to operate the drone to return when he suddenly found that the wolf king standing on the periphery looked familiar. There seemed to be a bloodstain on the wolf king's hind legs.
"It can't be such a coincidence, right?"
A badger sighed inwardly, wondering if this could be considered the butterfly effect.
If Gu Laosan had honestly driven away during the day, without shouting that immature voice, perhaps the wolf king would have been killed by the bear. Then the Tibetan antelopes would not be besieged by the wolves. And his group might have driven out of this area long ago, without having to be so nervous about the wolves.
Every sip and every bite is linked to the next. It is just like the saying: I didn't kill Bo Ren, but Bo Ren died because of me.
Unable to bear watching any longer, a badger was afraid that he would not be able to resist rushing down and beating up the wolf king. The drone turned and flew towards the camp. Wang Ping muttered to himself, sooner or later, I will have to settle this account with someone again!
As if sensing something, the wolf king on the ground turned his head to look at the direction where Wang Ping left, then howled to the sky. The wolves changed their movements and pounced on their chosen targets. The mournful cries of the Tibetan antelopes rang out in the night sky.
When Wang Ping came back, he first observed whether Yuan Xiaoxiao was in front of the tent, and then landed.
Gu Laosan came over excitedly to ask about a badger's flying experience, but Wang Ping was not in a good mood and ignored him. He went to his backpack to find some beef jerky to eat. However, he found that there was not much beef jerky left, so he was in a worse mood.
At night, after a quick dinner, Gu Lang and Yuan Xiaoxiao took turns to keep watch. Wang Ping slept in the tent with Wolf Xiao Si in his arms. Before dawn, someone was called up by Yuan Xiaoxiao and urged to hurry on. It seemed that she was fed up with traveling with this guy and wanted to end this nonsensical journey as soon as possible.
Wang Ping had no objection. The most important thing on this trip to the plateau had already ended, and he also wanted to go back early so that he could check the results on the intranet.
Gu Lang's legs hurt as expected, and he had been groaning since he woke up, and he was unwilling to do anything. If Yuan Xiaoxiao hadn't seen through him and started a live broadcast for him, someone would still be unwilling to leave.
Only when facing the camera would Gu Laosan be willing to act like a tough guy.
However, just after they finished packing and walked less than 500 meters to the west, the two men and a badger stopped in surprise.
Under the camera of the live broadcast room, a Tibetan antelope that was bitten to death was lying quietly on the road they had to pass.