Chapter 520: How can one be so shameless?
“Huh, we’ve been walking all day, and we’re finally here.”
Gordon put down the heavy package on his shoulders and took a breath.
This is a closed cave camp. It is not big, but it is very safe. As long as the entrance and exit are blocked with snowdrifts, you are not afraid of a snowstorm.
The only drawback is that the lighting is relatively poor. If you don't light a bonfire at night, you probably won't be able to see anything, but Gordon is already very satisfied.
There were only two things in the package weighing dozens of kilograms - a large amount of food and a large amount of hot drinks.
These two things may not seem to be directly related to hunting, but being on a snow-capped mountain with scarce resources and an extremely cold climate, the only consequence of running out of food and hot drinks is to freeze to death in a short period of time.
Gordon didn't want to have to think about replenishing supplies in the middle of the hunt.
"A week's worth of food and hot drinks should be enough, but why do you always feel a little unsafe?" Gordon muttered after storing most of the supplies in a storage box in the camp. .
“Maybe it was infected by Ancil.”
"It makes sense."
"But we do need to make some preparations. I just checked the firewood in the camp. It is barely enough for two or three days."
"Then I have to add more."
Gordon glanced at the cave. The sky outside the camp, "Didn't we pass by a valley on the way here? It's not completely covered by snow. It should be enough to cut down a small tree and drag it back."
"Then By the way, I saw snow deer footprints down there, "Pigpa's eyes were shining.
"Snow Deer's Footprints"
"Very fresh footprints, meow!"
"Then let's walk!"
Two or three hours later, the sky was completely dark.
One person and one cat dragged a small tree blown down by the snowstorm and a large pile of snow deer meat back to the camp.
After spending a lot of time chopping the saplings into firewood and roasting all the snow deer meat, they had a hearty meal.
The remaining barbecue was allowed to cool naturally and then stored in the storage box.
Looking at the boxes full of boxes, Gordon sighed with satisfaction, "I feel comfortable now, and I can start hunting with peace of mind tomorrow."
"Hiccup~, you were indeed taken advantage of by An Xi. I am infected with Meow.”
The first day of hunting did not go well.
The snowstorm of the previous two days had obscured all traces of living creatures, and among the few fresh footprints encountered, no giant beasts were seen.
For those huge footprints that were said to be over two meters in diameter, Gordon felt that he would not miss it or admit his mistake.
The next day, same thing.
On the third day, Gordon took the pork chop and set out early in the morning. He wasted most of the day and still found nothing.
It’s nothing so far. Gordon is very optimistic. Due to various reasons, it is also common in hunting to temporarily not be able to find prey, right?
Then something unusual happened.
The keen-eyed Pig Chops spotted a hot air balloon wandering among the clouds, so they immediately used the reflective metal parts of the armor to send out a signal, asking the hot air balloon to help find the target's location.
The scholars observing the hot air balloon responded to their request.
"Snow Lion King. Five kilometers northwest. Strange Dragon ten kilometers due north. Huh?" Gordon, who read the light signals carefully, was filled with questions.
As usual, the light signal was repeated three times, and Gordon confirmed it three times.
That’s right.
Gordon did not believe in evil and once again sent a light signal to the hot air balloon.
"Gam To? (Behemoth)"
After a moment, the observation hot air balloon responded.
"No findings"
Gordon and Pork Chop looked at each other.
Judging from the style, the observation hot air balloon should belong to the Gulong Observation Bureau. Even if the observers on it are not powerful scholars, they are definitely novice idiots with poor eyesight.
Besides, something as big as a giant beast should be very conspicuous in the sky. Can you still miss it?
If you hadn’t missed it, there wouldn’t be giant beasts in the nearby mountains at all? A trip in vain?
Where are you kidding us? ! !
At this time, the observation hot air balloon had slowly drifted into the clouds and disappeared. Even if Gordon and the others wanted to find each other to confirm again, there was nothing they could do.
“It’s unbelievable, meow.”
Pork Chop looked at the direction where the hot air balloon disappeared and murmured to himself, “I lost the gold coins and Hayata was not around, but Gordon could actually Is your face so dark?”
Gordon’s mouth twitched fiercely.
His face was indeed dark at this time, but he did not attribute all problems to luck.
Whether it is an ordinary illustrated book or internal research data from the Ryukyu Academy, it is shown that the giant beasts have a strong sense of territory and their territory is very fixed.
With no natural predators, it is almost impossible for them to leave their territory unless food is so scarce that they cannot survive.
This possibility cannot be said to be completely impossible. After all, the reason for this mission was that the giant beast destroyed the village and ate up all the wood used to build the houses.
But what about he and Pork Chop cutting down trees in a valley two days ago? Although it is not a large snow forest, basic food should still be guaranteed.
Wait, Valley?
Pig Chop looked at the silent Gordon from side to side, and shook his little paw, "Meow? Are you shocked now, meow? I'm just joking, meow."
Gordon found a place to be exposed outside the snow. rock, sat down, and took out the map.
Looking left and right, he quickly overlaid the surrounding mountains with the patterns on the map and confirmed his position.
Pork Chop also came over curiously.
“We are here now.” Gordon looked up at the sky, “The observation hot air balloon just now was probably at this position and height.”
Gordon let Pork Chop hold the map, stood up, and looked down.
The flat map turned into rolling mountains and deep valleys in his mind, and soon he had some guesses.
“From the position of observing the hot air balloon, this valley, as well as the back slope of this ridge to the foot of the mountain, should not be visible.”
Gordon pointed his finger on the map Two areas were demarcated, "We will focus on reconnaissance in these two places. If there are giant beasts moving in the nearby mountains, only these two places can avoid the sight of the hot air balloon."
"Yes. It makes sense.”
Pork Chop thought about it for a moment, "Isn't this valley the same place we visited two days ago?"
"Yes."
Gordon nodded, "That valley is not the same. How old is it? If we were not blind at the time, we should be aware of it, so... The probability is higher on the back slope of the ridge, so give priority to reconnaissance here.
If there is no one here, go to the previous valley. If there is no one in the valley, you can only choose to retreat. "
“Good meow.”
The hunter and Ellu cheered up. Instead of wandering around and searching aimlessly, they now had at least two targets for focused investigation.
Crossing the mountains and ridges, Gordon and Pig Chop spent more than two hours and finally arrived at the back of the towering ridge.
The steep ridge is like a barrier, blocking most of the wind and snow. At the foot of the mountain, a small basin stretches out into the distance.
“Oh.”
On the ridge, overlooking the dense cedar and spruce in the basin, Gordon raised his eyebrows.
The giant beasts eat wood as their main food, so this is simply a canteen.
Looking up at the orange-red sky full of sunset, Zhupa scratched his ears and said, "If the Meowth beast is really in this basin, the Meowth should be clearly visible from the hot air balloon?"
< br>"That's right. Maybe it's because the mountain is blocking it and there are some visual blind spots." Gordon held up a portable telescope and inspected the foot of the mountain.
At this time, a large group of mammoths came into his sight.
"Huh? Is the head white?" (End of this chapter)