Chapter 144 A More Relaxed Second Hunt (4)

Next came the water birds and eggs. As Ye Nai had said, there were piles of them, and it was impossible to count them. Anyway, there would definitely be enough to entertain the guests for the anniversary dinner in March. The live birds they caught with the bird nets could be kept for experimenting with breeding.

The most amazing thing is the fish and shrimp.

Ye Na sorted the fish and shrimp into piles according to their size. People who were good at distinguishing between fish and shrimp could tell that there were different species in those piles, and they were only put together because their length and width were similar in size.

Among the big fish, Captain Niu, the biggest among them, held the fish by its mouth and raised his arm with great effort, with the fish tail still on the ground.

"Wow, this fish is good!"

"Even if we can only get one-third of the meat like we did with the wild boar, this amount of fish will be enough for several meals."

"The shrimps are good too, they are all big. It would be great if the shrimp meat was intact and edible, like the water birds, with all the meat left on, that would be delicious."

"I think this amount is enough to report back."

"I can get the job done, but what about after the anniversary? Why don't you leave some more food for your own people?"

"Well... guests are not supposed to take some gifts with them before they leave?"

"Then play a little longer? After this trip, you can rest longer."

Ye Nai listened to everyone's heated discussion and felt that it would be better to play a little longer. With a longer rest period, she would have more time to spend in the training hall.

The team leaders called her aside for a discussion and they reached an agreement in no time.

The troops were divided into two groups. Ye Nai was still hunting in the wetlands, while the captains led all the members to the outskirts of the wetlands where there were terrestrial animals to use their expertise, and waited for Ye Nai to return to meet them, and then they returned together.

In order to facilitate communication, the communications soldier left two devices, a high-power radio and a radio direction finder, for Ye Nai and taught her how to use them, so that she could find the main force as soon as possible on her return journey.

The logistics department also counted the prey she brought back, but the things were still handed over to her for safekeeping. If they were left in someone else's space, they would rot at a normal rate.

Besides, there is no logistical space to accommodate so much prey.

Ye Na packed up her things and spent the night in the camp. The next morning, she packed up her tent and drove her tracked vehicle to continue her journey.

Everyone in the camp also broke camp and set off. Ye Nai still left the big machines like the excavator to them. They moved the bird cages onto the trailer and connected it to the tractor. The excavator and forklift followed behind the tractor. In case the wheels slipped and got stuck, they could just push the excavator out.

Ye Na was speeding through the wetlands. She was very interested in this vast body of water. She also knew that the car would record the route she had taken, which was like drawing a map, but she didn't care. Instead, she thought it was better to record it so that the higher-ups would know how far she had run to bring back so many prey.

As for the actual hunting, of course that was left to her mycelium.

She ran around the water's edge for almost a circle without stopping, far beyond the place where she had turned around before, but still could not see the boundary of the water. There were only traces left by strange beasts and plants on the muddy ground.

Just when she was about to end this adventure and go back to reunite with the main force, Ye Na unexpectedly discovered wheel tracks.

The tire tracks were not new, they had been there for several days. If she hadn't seen them this time, the traces would have disappeared without a rain.

The spores flew in the direction of the ruts, and Yenne drove and followed cautiously behind.

Half a day later, Spore sent back feedback that there was someone there.

Ye Nai immediately got out of the car and put it into the space, then got into the dense grass as tall as a person by the water and slowly approached from there. The spores and hyphae paved a safe path for her, preventing any dangerous animals or plants from approaching her.

The grass on the shore swayed in the wind, and no one would notice that there was a person hiding in it. At most, they would think that an animal was passing by.

Ye Nai ran quickly in small steps, not knowing how far he had run until he heard the rhythmic beats of drums. He stopped, lowered his body, and cautiously moved towards the direction of the sound.

The drumbeats became louder and more frequent, and were echoed by voices singing.

Yenna peeked out from the bushes curiously and unexpectedly saw a bonfire dance scene that was neither traditional nor modern.

Before it got dark, the bonfire had been lit. Fifty or sixty dark-haired and dark-eyed men and women wearing colorful robes were singing and dancing around the fire to the accompaniment of drumbeats.

It looks like a form of entertainment for ethnic minorities, but it seems a bit weird in the secret environment.

Ye Na's first reaction was that an enemy from another world had appeared, and she immediately wanted to kill him. Fortunately, before she could take action, the other party finished a dance and started talking in twos and threes. She then realized that they were speaking their native language. Although they had different accents, she heard several popular internet memes, which made her hesitate for a moment, and she bent down and eavesdropped patiently.

In this vast and unobstructed world, the group of people did not expect that there was a stranger hiding in the grass beside them. They all talked loudly, fearing that the people around them could not hear their voices.

As Ye Na listened, she understood who they were.

They are believers who come here to find the entrance to the other world. They sincerely believe that the arrival of the aliens, although it brings war, also brings news of the new world and a shortcut to travel through the universe. They want to go to the other world to live a better life.

They believed that the enemies from other worlds disappeared without a trace after being driven back to the secret realm, and that there must be a secret passage leading to their world, and this vast wetland area was the most suspicious.

Some of the theories sounded reasonable to Ye Nai.

To maintain the shuttle between the two worlds, the secret passage must have enormous energy. Fortunately, there is an awakened person who is sensitive to energy in their team this time.

Ye Na felt that it would take a lot of energy just to maintain this huge space channel in the secret realm. Her spores were also sensitive to energy, but they had no reaction.

If there really is an energy source, it must be hidden somewhere deeper and harder to find.

The secret places in Dongling City are mainly plain terrain. Where can things be hidden on the plains?
Only underground.

Yenna turned her head and looked at the water behind her.

Or, underwater.

Ye Na retreated the same way.

She is not interested in these people. As long as they don't harm others, she doesn't care what they believe in.

Ye Nai retreated a long distance, stood by the water, threw out a large number of spores, let them sink freely, and collected fish and shrimp of suitable size for her. The spores that failed to catch prey would fall to the bottom of the water and drill into the mud at the bottom of the water, and bring her the answer one day.

Ye Nai set up the tent and rested early. Before falling asleep, she decided to return early tomorrow morning. If she didn't go back, she would miss the anniversary.

The space is constantly being stocked with goods, all of which are large fish and shrimps with a large proportion of meat.

In the second half of the night, a vibration similar to an earthquake was transmitted to the ground from under the water, through the thick mud and above the rock layer hundreds of kilometers deep. However, the water was deep enough that the vibration was retained in the water, causing only insignificant ripples on the surface.