Chapter 1219 Wild Recreation
Of course, Tan Juren also confirmed the existence of these two beasts through his telescope. He couldn't help but secretly admire Zhang Yun's methods. If he wanted to capture such beasts under the existing conditions and transport them to the South China Sea, he would have to encounter many people in the process. trouble. When he saw these two lions, Tan Juren instantly felt that it was worth taking a boat to come to this barren mountain. He believed that several of his friends who came with him would also have the same idea, because this kind of scene may be rare in this life. Seeing it can only be achieved in this wildlife area on Ambrosia Island.
Of course, it is not difficult for Tan Juren to imagine how the tourists who came from afar would feel when they saw these rumored beasts with their own eyes. Then would someone be curious and ask Zhang Yun to bring these beasts to him? Join the hunting target's luxury package, or simply pay to buy the ownership of the beast from him and transport it back to your country to show off your status.
After Tan Juren thought about it for a while, he saw that Zhang Yun and his two disciples did not say anything. They were each holding a small notebook and writing and drawing, not knowing what they were recording.
After Zhang Yun finished writing a paragraph, he looked up and saw Tan Ju and Ren looking at him blankly, and explained with a smile: "Being a tour guide is just a side job, and doing scientific research is the main business. Every time we come in and observe a beast, we must make corresponding records." , record the time and place of their appearance to determine their activity range and living conditions.”
Tan Juren knew nothing about this professional knowledge and could only respond with a few smooth oh-ohs. During this period of time, he had almost forgotten Zhang Yun's status as a scholar, but regarded him as the operator of this tourism project. However, Zhang Yun obviously did not forget his roots. He made it clear that his original intention of establishing this project was to engage in scientific research, and the related work was not affected by business affairs.
"Let's go, continue heading west!" After Zhang Yun finished recording, he quickly issued the order to continue moving forward, so the team that took a short rest regrouped and set off again.
But what was slightly disappointing was that in the next hour, the tourists did not encounter any more beasts such as lions and tigers. They only saw a crocodile floating on the water with its head by a small river. If it weren't for Zhang Yun's guidance, they would probably just think it was a piece of dead wood floating on the river.
"It seems we have to take some measures." Zhang Yun looked at the sky and decided to use his ultimate move.
Zhang Yun found an open area, determined the upwind direction, and ordered his men to put the meat bait they brought around. Then everyone evacuated to a high ground about 200 meters away to station, waiting quietly for the target to appear.
The sense of smell of wild beasts is much more sensitive than that of humans. The group of spectators could no longer smell the smell of blood after they left the bait site for a while, but soon some wild beasts smelled the smell and came to enjoy the feast.
A few hyenas appeared first, followed closely by a Sumatran tiger. Soon the two lions that had been watched from a distance also appeared nearby at the same time as a small group of hyenas.
The tourists were naturally shouting and excited when they saw it. This was much more exciting than going to the zoo to see the beasts spinning back and forth in the iron cages. Zhang Yun was accustomed to it, and he and his two apprentices patiently answered various questions raised by the spectators.
The current scene is not unusual for operators like them. Basically, as long as there are groups of guests coming here to visit and play, such means will be arranged to induce wild beasts to compete for food to meet the viewing needs of tourists. Of course, such services are not included in the ticket price. Services such as professional explanations and meat bait arrangements require extra money. However, tourists who have traveled across the ocean to visit here will naturally not care about this small amount of money. Since they can enjoy better services by spending money, and they are not short of money, naturally the more thoughtful the service, the better.
However, the amount of meat bait was not too much. After a group of wild beasts carve it up, only the meat residue was left. The slow arrival relied on force and started to snatch the food from the mouths of other early comers, which immediately caused chaos again. The onlookers were really feasting their eyes on this. Of course they came here not just to watch them eat meat from a distance, but to see these beasts fighting each other for food was naturally the biggest reward.
At this time, Zhang Yun's careful arrangement before departure also showed its value. If there were not a large number of guards waiting on the outside, these unsatisfied beasts might regard the tourists as the next round of attack targets.
Everyone spent an hour watching the dinner process of this group of beasts. It was not until they gradually dispersed after eating the meat bait that everyone finally calmed down again.
"This is really exciting!" Tan Juren put down the kettle, wiped his mouth, still unable to hide the excitement on his face, and said loudly to Zhang Yun: "This trip is worth it!"
Zhang Yun smiled and ordered to move on. He has been here for a long time and has seen scenes like this many times, and he is not as excited as these tourists. If these guests can see the beasts in action here, the trip will not be in vain.
Although the quarantine area where wild animals are kept covers hundreds of square kilometers, the area that tourists can actually visit is still relatively limited, only a plain area of about 20 square kilometers. To the west of this plain, there is still dense forest as far as the eye can see. Large things like sightseeing carriages cannot enter at all. Even if Zhang Yun and others want to inspect the natural environment on the west side of the island, they will not cross it on foot from the east entrance. Instead, they will choose to take a boat around to the west coast and then go ashore into the dense forest.
Tan Juren and others had a tight schedule, and the six months were only enough for them to take a carriage and wander around the plains, watching the excitement. After a symbolic circle, Zhang Yun ordered to return.
"What will you do if a guest asks to stay here for a few more days?" Tan Juren asked Zhang Yun curiously on the way back.
"Pay more! What else can we do?" Zhang Yun explained with a smile: "It's not impossible to spend the night in the wild, but we must have more guards and supplies, which all cost money. Last time a prince from the Champa Kingdom came and stayed here for five days. It’s a pity that you didn’t have enough time, otherwise you could have stayed here for a few more days.”
Tan Juren sighed and said: "There is nothing we can do about it. Business is more important...but there should be opportunities in the future!"
He didn't have much confidence in what he said. He didn't have a clear understanding of what the environment would be like when he arrived at his destination. It was hard to say whether he would be able to take a vacation by then, and he might not have the time to visit this place again.
Zhang Yun could think of his difficulties. He raised his hand and patted his shoulder and said, "It's okay. I travel around for a few months every year. When I'm free, I'll go to your place!" Tan Juren immediately recovered from his melancholy. He got out and smiled and said: "Okay, when you come, I will treat you with plenty of fish and meat, and I guarantee that you will have better food than you raising these beasts!"
The two of them talked and laughed, feeling relaxed and at ease. The wilderness was originally a dangerous situation surrounded by beasts, but with many guards, they didn't have to worry about safety issues at all.
Before dark, the convoy returned to the safe zone. Although camping in the wild is not without conditions, Zhang Yun does not want to take any risks. After all, the people coming this time are not foreign dignitaries, but friends from another time and space like himself. The security requirements of these people are higher than other guests. Much more. After everyone has seen wild beasts fighting for food in the wild, they naturally have an intuitive understanding of the risks of camping and will not insist on spending the night in the wild. Besides, the tent for living in the wild is not as comfortable as the holiday house here.
Although the appearance of the bamboo-wood structure holiday house looks relatively simple, the hardware inside is actually not bad. There are a lot of the same things. The bedding and sanitary ware are all high-end goods produced in Sanya. Every bedroom window or balcony can be viewed to the sea. Apart from the lack of electricity, there is really nothing to fault here, and there is also a large artificial swimming pool in the resort. The water source is underground spring water that flows continuously. If it was not too late after dinner, Tan Juren and others would have planned to go into the water. Swim a few times.
Early the next morning, the energetic supervisors got up early and ate, and then asked Zhang Yun to quickly arrange for them to go hunting. Zhang Yun led everyone out of the resort and came to a separate house. He asked his men to bring out a lot of weapons for them to choose. Knives, forks, bows and arrows, all the cold weapons commonly used in hunting are available.
Everyone looked at each other, and finally Tan Juren said: "We don't know how to use these things, you should bring out the rifle!"
This group of people had no hunting experience, and the only weapon they had the skills to use was a rifle. When it comes to hunting with cold weapons, they think they are not so skilled yet. However, Zhang Yun didn't have any high-end rifles here. When he took it out, he saw that it was an export-model monkey version flintlock rifle. Although it would not affect its use, everyone still felt uncomfortable using it. Fortunately, the guards they brought were all equipped with rifles. At this time, they could only requisition their weapons to satisfy themselves.
Although the hunting area is just an area isolated by the natural terrain of rivers and mountains, it covers an area of about ten square kilometers. It is the same as the beast area that we visited yesterday, and there are also antelopes, sambars, zebras and other animals there. However, these herbivores have no real natural enemies here and can reproduce with confidence. Zhang Yun will also regularly distribute their expanded populations to the beast area to ensure the ecological balance in the area.
The only threat to these animals is the human tourists who come here to experience hunting. In order to facilitate movement, Zhang Yun did not arrange a sightseeing carriage to accompany them today, but gave each of them a horse, euphemistically called it to experience the taste of riding and shooting.
In this case, of course, the entourage could not follow on two legs, and everyone received a horse. Fortunately, there are no ferocious beasts in the hunting area here, so there is no need to face a powerful enemy like yesterday. As long as each person has two or three followers, it is enough. The entourage also had a richer selection of weapons. Among them were people who were already good at using cold weapons, so they stepped forward to choose weapons that were handy to them.
Han Zhengshan was one of them. Tan Juren specifically asked him this morning if he wanted to go hunting with him, and he naturally agreed. Han Zhengshan picked a hunting bow, tried the feel, then carried it on his back, took a pot of arrows, and a two-foot-long waist knife, and they were all done.
There were not many people in the Haihan army who could use bows and arrows, and there was even less of them among the guards who followed. Han Zhengshan was carrying a hunting bow, which immediately made him stand out in the crowd.
"You actually have people who can use bows and arrows, that's good!" Zhang Yun naturally noticed Han Zhengshan's presence, and immediately said to Tan Juren.
Tan Juren said with a smile: "This person used to be one of the head catchers in Hangzhou Prefecture, Zhejiang Province. He has strong skills. I am not surprised at all that he can play with bow and arrow."
"Why did the head catcher from Hangzhou Prefecture surrender to us?" Zhang Yun couldn't help but become curious after hearing Han Zhengshan's identity.
"It's a long story... In short, he didn't come here voluntarily, but he did really well after he came, so the Police Department gave him a job and asked him to follow me south to the colony to be a peace officer."
"Sheriff?" Zhang Yun glanced at Han Zhengshan again, nodded and said: "This arrangement is quite consistent with his profession. But he is from Hangzhou Prefecture, and the situation there is not as good as the situation in the south, and his loyalty is reliable. ”
Tan Juren understood what Zhang Yun meant, nodded and said: "The Ministry of Security's political review has been passed, and his nationality has been approved for him. There should be no big problems. He himself also understands that his future is in our hands. This time Very positive on the road.”
After the group entered the hunting area, they quickly discovered their target. However, they usually neglected to practice and were not familiar with the use of flintlock guns. They finally approached the target slowly and leisurely, but when they fired their guns empty, all the living creatures in the field of vision disappeared almost instantly. However, these people didn't really want to kill many prey for fun, they just did it for fun. They were laughing and joking at each other, laughing at each other that their marksmanship was too bad.
The first person to open the door was Han Zhengshan. He shot a pheasant that was startled by the gunshot with a bow and arrow from a distance of about 20 meters. Everyone was shocked when they saw it, and they started to scream soon. Han Zhengshan secretly felt ashamed. His shot into the soul was purely a coincidence. He had just been in a hurry and didn't have time to take a good aim, but he hit the target just like that. If it happened again, he couldn't guarantee that he would be able to perform like this again.
However, Han Zhengshan also saw that although these leaders knew how to use guns, they actually did not know how to hunt. They knew almost nothing about hunting skills. They just hunted wherever they went without a clear hunting plan. He originally wanted to show off more during the hunting process, but when he saw the unhurried appearance of this group of people, he knew that he was overthinking it. They were just visiting the mountains and rivers in the name of hunting. How much could they catch? Gifts, but they don't care that much.
(End of chapter)