Zhang Zian had originally planned to go to bed early, get up early, and start early. However, he had been tossed around for a long time because of the coyote attack last night. He had been in a daze, and it was not until dawn that he really fell asleep. It felt like as soon as he closed his eyes, he was woken up by the birds outside.
When he got out of the tent, it was already bright.
In fact, the elfins had already woken up, but he did not get up, so they were happy to rest for a while.
The campfire had long been extinguished, and even the embers were cold. He added firewood at about four o 'clock in the morning, estimating that it could last for two hours at most.
Famous proposed that it be responsible for adding firewood. Anyway, it slept outside the tent, which was more convenient. However, it did not have the flexible hands of humans. If it wanted to add firewood, it could only push the dead branches into the fire. It was easy to smash and create sparks. There was a certain degree of danger, so he decided to do it himself.
Seeing him come out, Famous yawned and said without waiting for him to ask, "Everything is normal. The coyote did not come back. In addition, I know why the deer was able to detect danger in advance yesterday. "
"Oh? Why? "
Yesterday, when they had just chosen this stream to camp, the deer had obviously shown a nervous look, as if it had perceived some potential danger, but Famous did not smell anything. As a result, something happened that night. It had been brooding over this. Even if Zhang Zian and the other elfins went back to the tent to sleep, it was still thinking about it. Finally, it understood.
Famous led him to the stream.
The water level of this stream, which was temporarily formed due to the thunderstorm, was significantly lower today than yesterday. The flow speed and volume had weakened a lot. In about two or three days, the stream would become a muddy ditch, and finally completely dry up. It would not be until the next thunderstorm came that it would be rejuvenated.
Famous explained, "Because the deer drank the raw water of the stream, and I drank the water that you filtered, disinfected, boiled, and cooled."
Zhang Zian seemed to understand. "You mean, the smell of the coyote was dissolved in the water, so the deer tasted it?"
"It should be like this." Famous nodded.
If that was the case, it made sense.
Zhang Zian looked up at the upstream direction of the stream.
Coyotes also had to drink water. After they drank upstream, their smell was carried downstream by the stream. When the deer drank water, it noticed that there were coyotes upstream, so it was nervous. However, the cold water that Famous drank did not have these smells.
The deer knows that there are coyotes upstream, but it is not sure how far away they are. No one knows how long the stream is. As long as it is the direction of the stream, it can be considered upstream.
According to scientists, deer are not very afraid of coyotes. To be precise, deer have two reactions after smelling the scent of coyotes. One is that when they smell the dominant individual in the coyote pack, that is, the coyote leader, the deer will panic, but if they only smell the scent of an ordinary male coyote or a female coyote, the deer will not show obvious fear.
Clearly, the black wolfhound from yesterday had caused this deer to have an uneasy reaction.
Zhang Zian held the compass in one hand and the mobile phone in the other. Through comparison, he found that the location of the light cluster seemed to be in the direction of the current upstream of the creek. If he continued to move toward the light cluster, he might encounter coyotes, especially the group from last night.
Of course, the flow of the stream was twisty and changeable. Maybe after a few turns, it would turn elsewhere.
In any case, a living person can't always give way to a few animals, and even if he took a detour, it might not be without trouble, because badgers are smart and vengeful animals. There are many related videos on the Internet that show the badger's character, including a movie, "God's Crazy 2," where the hero accidentally stepped on the flattop and was almost chased by the flattop throughout the desert …
Yesterday, the badger suffered a big loss. After it recovered, it was likely that it would want to retaliate.
Zhang Zian was indifferent to this. If it wanted to come, then let it come. Anyway, there might be a black bear behind it. There was no difference between a few coyotes and an American badger. When there were too many lice, there was no need to worry.
"Quack! The road torch from last night, do you have any extra? Give me one to play with! "
Richard pretended to be intimate and jumped on his shoulder.
"What do you want that thing for?" Zhang Zian waved it aside. "Get up. Don't delay me from making breakfast."
"Quack! You idiot, the accuracy of your hand is too bad. Just like last night, if you just threw the torch into the pit dug by the stinky badger, wouldn't everything be fine? So, if there is another accident, I can turn into a bombing chicken, grab the torch, and be responsible for throwing bombs. I guarantee that every throw will be accurate! "it cried.
"If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will remove the word 'bombing,'" he said disdainfully. "Look at how scared you were last night!"
Richard desperately found reasons to defend itself, such as a gentleman being poor and so on …
After breakfast, it was not appropriate to walk immediately after eating. It was easy to get stomach problems, so Zhang Zian didn't rush to leave. Instead, he implemented the idea he had last night. He found a branch of suitable length, used a knife to cut off the bark and branches, and cut it into a straight wooden stick. He also used the rough red phosphorus on the road torch cap as sandpaper to smooth the burrs.
"Pi, this is for you."
He said to Pi and waved the wooden stick in his hand.
"Zhi zhi?"
Pi was sitting on a branch and looking at the giant tree in the distance. The blisters on its palms had disappeared. Hearing his voice, it looked at the wooden stick and couldn't help but be confused.
"You were very brave last night, but it was uncomfortable to swing the branch, right? So, I cut this wooden stick for you. We still need you to protect everyone in the future. "Zhang Zian swung the wooden stick a few times, and the wind whistled.
"Zhi zhi!"
Pi jumped down the tree quickly and ran over on its hands and feet. It happily took the wooden stick, ran to the open space, and swung it a few times like him.
Zhang Zian's climbing stick was too long and heavy for Pi, but it loved this wooden stick. The weight and length were very suitable for it.
Pi swung the stick for a while, then carried the wooden stick on its shoulder and walked around the camp proudly. It looked around vigilantly, like a loyal guard. Even Richard was envious of it.
Vladimir was planning to put a red star hat on Pi's head when he returned to China.
Looking at how happy it was, Zhang Zian secretly regretted not thinking of cutting a wooden stick for it to play with earlier.
Every elfin had its own strengths, as long as they were given a suitable stage. Before last night, who would have thought that Pi would be so brave to fight against the coyotes?
Even the spotted owl had put in a lot of effort last night, warning the appearance of the coyotes with its cry.
The only one that couldn't be counted on was Richard.
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