Chapter 57 Human traces in the mountains
Looking at the beaten bear on the ground.
Chen Yun was slightly disappointed.
The disappointment was not because I couldn't kill it.
He is not that murderous for the time being, and besides, this bear is still a human being with a locator implanted in his body.
If something happens, there will definitely be relevant departments nearby involved in the investigation.
The reason why he was slightly disappointed.
It's because the strength of this bear is not enough to reflect his current strength.
The level of black bears is too low.
It is nothing among all land beasts and cannot be ranked among the best.
Its relative, the brown bear, is a monster whose largest individual is close to a ton, and its own strength is about a ton, so it is really worth seeing.
The black bear could only be killed in one instant without even holding on for half a second.
Chen Yun tried to shake the black bear by its neck to wake it up.
But this black bear is obviously very smart.
Chen Yun clearly felt that its emotions had changed from a mostly void coma, to a complex emotion of nervousness, fear, and uneasiness in the shaking.
but.
But he just closed his eyes tightly and dared not open them.
He is very skillful in pretending to be dead.
This made Chen Yun roll his eyes helplessly and said, "Please, you are a bear."
It's a pity that the black bear, who knows how to survive, still has no movement at all.
It was obvious that he understood the strength of the two-legged beasts in front of him.
Chen Yun could only throw the black bear to the ground.
It seems that next time I can only find Tiger to slide and shovel?
Speaking of which, after I gave the black bear a try just now, I felt a little enlightened.
Thinking.
Chen Yun slightly thought about it and turned around to leave.
Saying goodbye to this cunning black bear, Chen Yun, who was dressed in some tatters, headed deeper into the mountain forest.
…
The lush broad-leaved tree canopy intermittently blocks the sun.
Underfoot are fallen leaves, twigs, fruits, bark fragments and other organic residues, gradually accumulating to form a humus layer.
Every foot falls is extremely soft.
After a long time, Chen Yun, who was walking in the forest, faintly discovered that there was something special here.
There should be no traces of human activity here, but there seem to be some faint human footprints and smells.
Even though these footprints were covered by new leaves and branches in the humus layer, they were still looming under Chen Yun's perception of World 2.0. These footprints appeared probably a few days ago.
Thinking.
Chen Yun took out a rough map of Laojun Mountain from his empty backpack.
The map shows only an outline of the vast forested area of the mountain range, with no details.
However, the villages that exist around the mountain range are roughly marked.
Find Huangjia Village where you came in, and then compare the distance and direction you have walked so far.
Chen Yun found that he should still be deep in the mountains.
"Where are the traces of human activities in the deep mountains?"
Chen Yun frowned and murmured softly.
Is it a scientific research organization?
Or a ranger?
Looking at the scattered footprints.
After Chen Yun pondered for a moment, he began to follow these traces.
With his powerful perception ability.
Easily follow these subtle traces and move forward.
Whether it's the vague footprints, the direction in which weeds are falling, or the smells coming from outside the forest...
These are all clues that Chen Yun is following.
Not long.
Chen Yun followed these traces and came to a small stream.
Across the stream, there is a soft stone clearing.
There are two men in the open space fetching water from wooden barrels. One looks thinner and has a short hairstyle. The other one is fatter and has slightly longer hair.
The two people were dressed in loose white robes.
No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like the kind of clothes someone would dare to wear when traveling deep in the mountains. He probably doesn't need to travel too far, so he's too lazy to change clothes.
It can be seen from this.
There should be a place for them to live nearby. but……
Except for forest rangers and some people with scientific research needs, who would be bored and live in the mountains?
Not only is daily life extremely troublesome, there is no water, electricity or a series of modern equipment.
And there may be dangers.
After all, there are real wild animals such as black bears, wild boars, and minks in this forest.
It is nothing to Chen Yun, but for most people it is life-threatening.
Is silent.
The two people also noticed Chen Yun's arrival.
They were stunned at first, and then the man with the short hair slowly put down the bucket, looked at Chen Yun and said, "Hello, are you lost? Do you want to go to our spiritual retreat to rest for some time?"
His voice sounded sincere.
It was as if he really couldn't help but feel sympathy after seeing Chen Yun in ragged clothes deep in the mountains and forests.
But in front of Chen Yun.
Everything is at a glance.
The fat man who stood aside and said nothing felt peaceful and peaceful.
However, this short-haired man does not seem to be so sincere in his heart. Instead, he has some kind of... greed?
Things don’t seem that simple.
Groaning.
Chen Yun nodded and said, "Thank God. I thought I was going to be trapped here."
Although he didn't cry when he said this, he looked like he was bursting into tears.
His strong body coordination and control ability make his acting skills perfect.
The expression is one-third of fear and seven-thirds of life after disaster, and the performance is vivid. It was as if he was really lost in the forest and felt lucky to suddenly see a living person.
Such acting skills, combined with the tattered and tattered clothes from sprinting around in the forest, are more convincing than any evidence.
The next moment.
Sure enough, Chen Yun found that the short-haired man's mood turned into secret joy, as if he was the one who was saved in the deep mountains and old forests.
"Then come with us, we have food, water and accommodation there."
The short-haired man smiled, picked up the bucket full of water, and headed north.
The fat man also immediately followed behind with water.
See this.
Chen Yun followed decisively.
There is something very wrong with this so-called spiritual retreat whose name sounds like a cult. It is located so deep in the mountains and forests.
The greedy mood of the short-haired man just now also made Chen Yun very unhappy.
so.
No need to think too much, Chen Yun's choice was to follow these two people immediately.
We didn’t go far next.
We came to a sudden mountain.
There are several caves on the mountain.
Chen Yun smelled the smell of saltpeter. It should be a mine left by the ancients who mined saltpeter.
There are not many trees near the outside of the cave, only a dozen simple cabins.
In the open space between the cabin and the cave.
Chen Yun saw a scene that made him narrow his eyes and think deeply.
The middle-aged bearded man sat cross-legged on the ground.
He closed his eyes and pretended to be a ghost.
Around him were eleven adults, male or female, sitting cross-legged around the bearded man, muttering prayers.
Their emotions were full of fanaticism.
Surrounding these people who were sitting cross-legged with their eyes closed, a tall lady looked silently at Chen Yun and the others who came back from outside.
Her eyes were carefully looking at Chen Yun's unfamiliar face.
Everyone here.
They were all wearing white robes just like the two men who led Chen Yun here.
See this.
Chen Yun couldn't help but look up at the sky, which was rarely covered with tree shades. At this moment, the sun had set at about four o'clock in the afternoon.
The slightly dim sunlight fell on the ground in front of them, illuminating the scene where a group of people seemed to be praying in front of them in a strange way.
This made Chen Yun fall into deep contemplation.
Have I... strayed into a cult?
(End of this chapter)