Chapter 282 Botanist Escort Mission (2)

Chapter 282 Botanist Escort Mission (2)

Later in the night.

Feng Shao was leaning against the wall, thinking about his weapon, the short fishing rod. There was nothing unusual in the first half of the night. There was no sound in the woods near the camp, it was very quiet, but not completely silent, that was normal.

After pondering for a long time, Feng Shao really couldn't find anything special about the fishing rod, so he put it away. Bored, he stretched and began to observe the gap on the wall that was used as an observation port and deliberately left when setting up the camp. By changing his observation angle, Feng Shao saw an owl squatting on a branch not far away, and some small herbivores passed by the trap outside their camp.

"Jiji!"

Just as Feng Shao was about to sit back in his original seat, he heard the cry of an animal, so he looked in the direction of the sound, but saw nothing. However, the sound did not disappear. Feng Shao estimated that the sound should be made by a small animal, but from his current standing posture, he could not observe it from the observation port.

However, this was not a problem for Feng Shao. He easily climbed onto the wall near the observation port with the help of the irregular protrusions of the rock. After observing again, he confirmed the source of the sound, which was a fat rabbit with very long ears.

The rabbit's head and half of its body emerged from the hole under the ground. Its eyes kept moving, as if it had discovered something. Not long after, the rabbit emerged from the hole and hopped towards the bungalow in the camp.

Feng Shao observed that when the rabbit was moving, it stepped on the trap they had set earlier. However, because it was very light, it did not break the branches above the trap used as a concealment, but only knocked off some leaves on it.

But this is normal. After all, when they set the trap, it was to prevent large creatures. Small animals like rabbits pose no threat to the five people.

Since he had nothing to do, Feng Shao began to pay attention to the movements of the rabbit, but soon, the rabbit ran into the blind spot of observation, so Feng Shao had to sit back.

According to the time indicated on the system, there were still about two hours until dawn, and how to spend these two hours became the last thing Feng Shao wanted to think about. As a result, Feng Shao dozed off against the wall.

After an unknown amount of time, Feng Shao was awakened by a slight vibration. He instantly became alert, thinking that a large creature was approaching. Feng Shao carefully moved to the observation port to check, only to find that the rabbit had returned, and there were several small rabbits following behind. They seemed to be looking for food, sniffing around the camp.

Feng Shao's mind moved, and he thought of an idea to kill time. He took some of the wild fruits collected by Dai Lin and Meng Rou, then moved the stone that Zhu Long blocked the door, squeezed out, and came to the outside of the bungalow. Relying on his own speed, Feng Shao gently placed the wild fruits away from the trap, and covered his body with nearby leaves and dead branches. The rabbits smelled the fragrance and slowly jumped over here. The big rabbit cautiously explored the way ahead, touched it first, and when it found no danger, the little rabbits surrounded it.

At this moment, a slightly larger baby rabbit accidentally jumped in front of Feng Shao, and Feng Shao quickly grabbed its legs. The other rabbits were scared and fled in all directions, only the big rabbit jumped back and forth not far away, anxiously looking at the trapped baby rabbit. Seeing this, Feng Shao decided to let the baby rabbit go, after all, it was just a fun episode in a game. He touched the baby rabbit's head, and the rabbit struggled in fear. Feng Shao let go of his hand, and the baby rabbit immediately ran to the big rabbit, and then they quickly disappeared into the darkness. Feng Shao smiled, brushed off the leaves and dead branches on his body, and stood up.

"Goo~"

Just as Feng Shao's attention was attracted by the cry of an owl on a distant tree trunk, he noticed that it was getting darker around him. With a start, he suddenly leaped forward and rolled, and took out his weapon. When he was about to shout loudly to wake up the others, he stopped thinking about shouting after seeing who was standing in the original position.

It turned out that when Feng Shao moved the stone blocking the door, the friction sound made by it woke up Zhu Long. He found that Feng Shao had left the camp and thought that he might have discovered something, so he prepared to come out to take a look. Zhu Long was very strong and moved the huge rock blocking the door without making any sound. Then he saw Feng Shao playing with a rabbit.

"Why are you walking so quietly?"

"Why don't you stay on guard and come out to play with the rabbits?"

Zhu Long gently put the huge stone that served as the door back into place while talking quietly to Feng Shao.

"I'm just bored. There has been no abnormality during this period. But you, why don't you get more sleep? If we encounter a battle later, you will be the main force."

"I was close to the door, and the sound of you pushing the stone woke me up."

"Oh, sorry."

"It's okay. I went to bed the earliest and I've almost had enough sleep. How about you sleep a little longer? I'll keep watch."

"Forget it, it will be dawn soon."

No longer feeling sleepy, Feng Shao and Zhu Long simply sat down in front of the door outside the barracks. Fortunately, Feng Shao had just brought out a lot of fruits, so they were not completely idle. While eating the fruits whose taste and appearance did not match, the two of them took the branches on the ground and drew randomly on the ground.

"Goo~"

“Flutter…”

An owl not far away flapped its wings and flew away, and soon after, a small group of bats also flew out from the treetops. Feng Shao and Zhu Long both noticed that they flew away suddenly, probably because they were scared away by something. The two looked at each other, left the place, and quickly climbed above the barracks, looking in the unusual direction.

“Thump, thump, thump…”

Not long after, a familiar but very out of place sound came into their ears. It was the sound of a small motorcycle with an engine problem, which made the two men alert but also very confused.

"boom!"

"Oh! Falk!"

"Clang!"

“Gurgle…”

The sound of a collision came from behind a tall bush not far away, followed by a man's exclamation, and then the sound of something falling to the ground and then rolling away. Looking in the direction of the sound, Feng Shao and Zhu Long observed that a man in a tattered research suit was crawling and rolling, chasing something that had rolled down, and walking towards the camp.

"Pfft!"

"Ah! Fuck!"

"Boom!"

"laugh!"

However, that guy seemed to be tripped by a branch or a stone and fell to the ground. However, the rolling thing he was chasing rolled into a trap set by Zhu Long and Feng Shao. The thing must be very heavy, and it broke the branches and leaves covering it, fell into the trap, and was pierced by the wooden spikes under the trap, making some sounds of gas leakage.

"Trap? How could there be a trap? Where are my campsite and tent? When did a house appear?"

The disheveled man looked very confused. He wanted to go over and take a look, but perhaps out of fear of the traps, he could only move around by crawling on the ground. This method was indeed very useful. He successfully avoided many traps and came to the vicinity of the barracks.

"Click, click, click!"

The man fiddled with the flashlight hanging on his chest for a few times, lit up a little light, and began to observe this barracks that appeared suddenly to him. Although it was rather rough, it was very sturdy. Judging from the simple chimney that was still smoking, there seemed to be a burning fireplace inside.

"Hey..Where's the door?"

Looking at the man circling around the barracks below, Feng Shao and Zhu Long, who were lying on the roof of the barracks, didn't know what to say for a moment. This guy either had some problem or had a strange way of thinking, because normally speaking, when traveling alone in such a complex and unknown environment, if you find a place that suddenly appears, the normal reaction of a normal person should be to observe secretly first, and then explore after confirming it is safe, instead of circling around looking for a door to go in.

"Oh, so this big stone is the door."

After searching for a long time, he finally found the location of the door, but he didn't look very strong, so it was difficult for him to open the big stone blocking the door. So the man lay on the ground again, went back the same way, bypassed the traps, and returned to the tall bushes where he came out.

"Dang, dang!"

Soon, the sound of things being tidyed up was heard from behind, and some small animals nearby were frightened and ran away in all directions.

“Thump, thump, thump…”

Not long after, a small motorcycle loaded with goods, with a dent on the front, which looked like it had been bought several times, drove out from behind the bushes and drove all the way to the front of the barracks. With the previous search, the man riding the motorcycle, who was wearing a tattered research suit, avoided the trap and did not let himself and the motorcycle fall off.

"boom!"

"Oh! Falk!"

However, just after passing the last trap, a loud noise came from the motorcycle's engine, and it seemed that the engine exploded.

He stopped the motorcycle and stood it on its place, then the man began to unload the things on it. There were a lot of things on it, but it seemed that a lot of things fell off when the motorcycle had the first accident. The man took off an extra-large backpack tied to the motorcycle. There should be a lot of things in it, and he looked very struggling when he took it off.

Then there were some strange plants, some were branches, leaves and the like, there were also many vines of various shapes, and some fruits that Feng Shao, Zhu Long and others had never seen before.

After unloading these things on the ground near the barracks, the man tidied up his tattered research suit and his messy hair, walked to the door of the barracks, and then stretched out his hand to knock on the "door".

But before he could knock on the door, the stone was moved away from the inside, and the person who opened the door was Yang Jin. Behind him, Meng Rou and Dai Lin also woke up and looked at the man knocking at the door vigilantly.

"Hello, I am..."

"Boom."

Behind him, Zhu Long and Feng Shao jumped down from the roof and carried him directly into the house.

"Wait a minute, you're not cannibals, are you?! Help... Ugh!"

Yang Jin stuffed a piece of roasted venison into the man's mouth, stopping him from yelling. But meat was not a good idea at this time.

The man began to struggle, but it was impossible for him to break free from Zhu Long's power.

"Have you ever seen a cannibal dressed like this?"

Feng Shao shook his head and pointed at himself and Yang Jin.

"Also, that cannibal has such a murder weapon?"

Feng Shao pointed at Meng Rou's chest.

"Snapped!"

Of course, he was slapped in the face. But judging from his expression, which looked more like relief than pain, Meng Rou, who slapped him, was disgusted and shook her hand.

"Um..."

The man who was controlled by Zhu Long and kept struggling took a look at Meng Rou's chest, stopped struggling instantly, and nodded in agreement.

But just when Meng Rou raised her foot to leave a shoe print on him, Feng Shao suddenly pounced on her and hugged her legs.

"Lady, please be careful! Oh...smooth..."

"If you dare stick your tongue out and lick my legs, I will turn you into a eunuch!"

Meng Rou retracted her legs and looked at Feng Shao with disdain. Dai Lin beside her also took two steps back. Yang Jin also looked at them with a perverted expression and stood in front of Meng Rou and Dai Lin.

"What do you mean?! Who do you take me for? Am I that kind of person?!"

"Yes."

Including Zhu Long, the other four people responded in unison.

"That's right... No, that's not right! This time it's different, the task bar! The task bar!"

"Main Quest: Talk to the Botanist"

The investigation prompt for the main task popped up in the system bar, which made others stop looking down on Feng Shao.

"Brother, lust is like a sword hanging over your head, you can't..."

"Yeah, I know...bullshit!"

After confirming the man's identity and knowing that Feng Shao did have serious business this time, the tense situation was eased. After a while of conversation, the five people and the botanist sat in the house and formally introduced themselves to each other.

The man's name is Daniel, a botanist who doesn't play by the rules.

Daniel cleared his throat and said, "Actually, I have been studying the plants in this area and the surrounding area. The way they grow is very special, and they can also heal injuries, eliminate poisoning, and diseases. If these plants are used properly, they should be able to play a big role in medical treatment." From Daniel's tone, it can be judged that Daniel seems to be very sure of his ideas.

But then, Daniel scratched his head and said, "However, this area and the surrounding areas are full of dangers. The surrounding villagers, or loggers and forest rangers, occasionally spread rumors that they encountered strange things that put them in danger. There are indeed many poisonous plants nearby. Not many people are willing to come here, so I rarely find bodyguards and mercenaries responsible for security."

"As the saying goes, there is always a brave man under a big reward. If you can increase the salary, do you think there will still be people who will apply for the job?" Yang Jin said.

"That's the problem," Daniel scratched his head awkwardly, "I... uh, am I shy about my bank card?"

"It's probably because they are short of money... But no problem, we understand what you mean. Have you ever thought about asking someone nearby to take you in to have a look? Didn't you say there are villagers and loggers nearby? You can follow them?"

"I've been to the areas where the villagers and loggers are active. There's nothing worth studying about the plants there, but some of the fruits are delicious. As for the place I want to go, the people nearby are very reluctant to go. It seems to be related to some story they passed down. I don't know much about it. By the way, you guys don't look like locals. What are you doing here? Camping?"

"That's it."

"You have good eyes. There are no ferocious animals, dangerous plants or insects around here. The environment and air are good. It's a good place to camp. Um... By the way, can you give me my tent back? I'm not like you. I know a lot about surviving in the wild, or I don't have as much strength as you do. Without it, I really don't know where to sleep."

"How about this, don't you want someone to escort you to investigate those places that the locals are unwilling to go to? We can help you."

"But I don't have much savings, and I can't give much as a salary..."

After seeing that Zhu Long could easily move boulders and tree trunks, he was indeed very tempted by this proposal. However, as he was short of money, he didn't know how to start the conversation and could only rub his hands awkwardly.

"This tent will be your salary."

"real?!"

"Really, to be honest, we came to this place out of curiosity. You can understand us as a few curious adventurers."

"that would be great!"

"So what do you think Daniel?"

"Of course I have no problem!"

"That's settled then. As a botanist, you can also help us avoid touching some harmful plants."

"Of course! I'll take care of it!"

As the few people talked with Daniel, time passed quickly. Soon, the morning sun shone through the gaps in the leaves.