The fish that swam in this river were mainly salmon.
Salmon were anadromous fish. They lived in rivers for one to five years, then went into the sea for two to four years. When it was time to spawn, they would migrate to their birthplace to lay eggs and live out their lives.
The Podkamennaya Tunguska River was one of the habitats for salmon. Salmon usually lived in the river, but at this time, most of the salmon had not yet grown up. In August, when the salmon migrated, they were the fattest.
Now the group did not care about the fattiness of the salmon. They ate dried meat every day and did not eat much fresh fish. When they saw the salmon, how could they not hurry?
"Do you have a fishing net?" Li Du asked.
Steve took out a crossbow-like weapon and shook his head. "Who would bring a fishing net to explore Siberia? Here, there's a harpoon gun. This thing is even more powerful! "
The United States had introduced many modern harpoon guns in recent years. The reason was that Asian carp had invaded the lakes and rivers of North America. The local government had constantly organized people to hunt Asian carp, and the harpoon gun was born for this purpose.
The main part of the gun was the sight. The lens was divided into two parts. Because the water would refract light, it could automatically correct the line of sight. The position of the fish after aiming was its actual position.
Li Du took a harpoon gun, stood by the river, aimed at a big fish, and pulled the trigger. With a whoosh, a sharp arrow flew out with the fishing line.
Unfortunately, it did not hit …
The sharp arrow hit the side of the big fish, almost grazing its head. The big fish was frightened. It shook its head and tail and disappeared into the water plants at the bottom of the river.
The little guys watching the fight shook their heads. Ah Meow opened his mouth and let out a breath, as if he was sighing helplessly.
Young Ford noticed and said in surprise, "I must have seen it wrong. This little guy sighed regretfully because you didn't shoot the fish?"
Li Du smiled. "Well, you did see it wrong."
"Animals sigh a lot," Steve said. "But it has nothing to do with their experience. They only sigh to clear the residual air in their lungs. They don't sigh to express their emotions like humans do."
"Of course, what emotions can animals have?" Big Ford said casually.
Steve shook his head and said, "No, of course animals have emotions. They are also very emotional."
Li Du did not participate in such a topic. He did not want to expose the abnormality of the five little ones.
He went to another place to shoot fish, and the five little ones followed him.
Standing on a small high ground by the river, Li Du raised the gun and took aim. This time, he had experience. First, he used his eyes to follow the movements of the fish, observing its movements. When he was almost done, he took advantage of the moment when the salmon paused and quickly pulled the trigger.
Swoosh!
The arrow pierced through the water and hit the fish's body.
Li Du smiled and prepared to pull the fish out. However, as he walked forward, he suddenly realized that something was wrong: his feet were stuck in the mud.
Walking on the tundra, getting bogged down was common, so there was no need to panic. These tundra zones experienced low temperatures all year round, so the soil was very hard. Even if there were quagmires, they were usually just a layer of soft mud on the surface. The frozen soil underneath was very hard, like stone.
At first, Li Du did not care. He wanted to pull his legs out, but he could not. As time passed, his body gradually sank. Previously, the mud was only up to his ankles, but now it was two centimeters above his ankles.
At this time, he could no longer pull his feet out. The mud was like a black hole, swallowing his feet.
Fortunately, he was wearing high-top leather boots. In order to keep warm, the boots reached up to his knees, so the muddy water would not get into his shoes.
He struggled and tossed, but not only could he not pull his feet out, he sank deeper and deeper.
Ah Meow and the other little ones did not understand what was going on. They looked down at their feet. Everything was normal.
Li Du knew that he could not toss himself around anymore. He quickly shouted, "Hey, there's a swamp over here. I'm in the swamp!"
Brother Wolf and the others, who were smoking, threw away their cigarette butts and ran over. Li Du motioned for them not to get close. "Back off. D * mn, if you guys fall in again, we'll be dead!"
Steve hurried over with a fish in his hand and said, "What's going on? What's going on? Why is there a swamp here? "
Hankway nodded calmly and said, "Yes, swamps are common here, so don't go out alone, in case no one can help you if you get stuck in the swamp."
He handed Li Du a coil of rope, and when Li Du pulled it, he and a few Nenets began to pull him out of the quagmire like a tug-of-war.
Young Ford laughed and said, "It's like pulling a radish out of the mud, isn't it?"
Li Du wanted to laugh too, but he could not.
Although the rope was pulling him, he felt that he was still sinking, and he did not know if it was an illusion, but he felt that something was pulling him down!
The Nenets had not been successful and were getting a little anxious.
Seeing that Li Du had sunk down to his calves, and if he waited any longer, it would be at the base of his thighs.
"F * ck, what's going on?" Luo Qun was anxious and cursed.
The five little ones understood what was going on and ran up to Li Du, dragging him out with their mouths.
Li Du calmed himself down and said, "Don't worry, there are so many of us here, it must be all right. Besides, I feel that something is pulling my feet down there …"
Hearing this, Hankway shuddered and said, "Not an illusion?"
Li Du felt for a moment and nodded. "No, I'm sure."
The Nenets suddenly showed a look of panic, and Hudi said, "Is it Mud Grom? Li has met Mud Grom? Go and get the oil, go and get the oil! "
"What is Mud Grom?" Li Du asked.
Hankway hurriedly explained, "One of the most terrible devils in Siberia. It hides in the swamp and has dozens of tentacles on its body. If people or animals enter its territory, it will use its tentacles to drag people into the swamp for food."
Luo Qun waved her hand disdainfully. "Superstition!"
"But it's here now!" Hankway cried, pointing to the swamp.
Sophie said, "What are you fighting for? Hurry up and pull Li Du up! "
Hudi and the others went to the car and ran over with a bucket of oil. Li Du saw that it was olive oil and laughed. "You're not going to stew me and eat me, are you?"
"How can you laugh at a time like this?" Hankway said helplessly. "You really have a big heart!"
Hudi threw him the oil bucket and said, "Pour it on your boots, down your boots, and make the tentacles of Mud Grom smooth, so we can pull you out!"
Li Du was also anxious. He quickly poured olive oil around his boots, but he did not think it would work.
Indeed, the olive oil could not flow into the ground so quickly. They continued to pull, but they still could not pull Li Du out, as if something was really pulling his feet down below!
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