Chapter 1058 - 77: Siberian Roe Deer

Hua Yun thought about it; spending a day on this group of mouse hares that need two or three at a meal is indeed not quite worth it.

She nodded slightly: "Alright, then let’s leave it to the Golden Eagle, but are we just going to leave like this?"

Leave?

Chen Wen chuckled, definitely not leaving just like this.

What was that saying?

Since we’re here!

Chen Wen said: "Catch a few, just enough for lunch, and don’t focus on just one mouse hare family; let’s separate. Catch one from each family so they won’t experience mass death this winter, and it will remind them to fear humans."

As Chen Wen spoke, he was also instructing the Golden Eagle.

This group of mouse hares living too comfortably isn’t a good thing either.

Born in hardship, perishing in comfort.

If their luck is really bursting with fortune, and no predators have passed by here.

Over time, this group of mouse hares might become an infestation.

Hua Yun nodded and separated from Chen Wen again.

This time, the two acted directly and decisively.

Chen Wen did not use the spear.

The spear is too large; with the size of these mouse hares, one thrust would leave not much edible.

Therefore, Chen Wen used a more primitive method.

He picked up a stone, planning to use it to smash the mouse hares.

As someone who can throw a spear, after some simple attempts at throwing stones, Chen Wen quickly mastered the skill of using stones to smash mouse hares.

The hit rate soared upwards.

On Hua Yun’s side.

She directly used a bow and arrow.

Because the mouse hares had almost no defense against Hua Yun.

She could completely walk to about ten meters away and shoot them with a terrifyingly high hit rate of one hundred percent!

Wherever Hua Yun walked, this group of mouse hares died there.

But Hua Yun strictly followed Chen Wen’s advice and did not eradicate an entire mouse hare family.

After hunting one mouse hare, she didn’t bother with the startled others, directly walked to the shot mouse hare, pulled it off the arrow, and hung it at her waist.

Then she didn’t turn back, looking for the next target.

Soon, the mouse hares became wary of Hua Yun.

For no other reason than that the killing and blood had made the mouse hares realize that this two-legged beast was not to be trifled with!

On Chen Wen’s side.

After hitting three mouse hares with stones, he stopped.

But considering that the Golden Eagle also needs to eat, Chen Wen used stones to hit two more, counted as food for the Golden Eagle.

Soon, the two met again.

Hua Yun shot seven, aside from what she eats herself, the rest were for the Golden Eagle.

The Golden Eagle instantly had good feelings toward Hua Yun.

For animals, those who consider their food are very good friends.

Such is the simplicity of the animal world.

...

Leaving the mouse hare camp.

Chen Wen and Hua Yun began to go north along the lakeshore.

Hua Yun led the way.

As she walked, she checked the areas beside the lake with soft mud and sand.

In these places, if animals passed through or drank, rested, they would leave their footprints or other marks.

But after walking for over an hour, Hua Yun still found nothing.

This made her very frustrated.

However, Chen Wen did make a discovery.

As he walked, he looked over Lake Baikal’s surface.

His expression was somewhat dazed.

Hua Yun seemed to notice where Chen Wen was looking.

She followed his gaze and looked over, and quickly, Hua Yun was also somewhat stunned.

In the distant lake, there seemed to be a shadow.

The shadow appeared strange, like a plesiosaur, with a smooth head and a short neck emerging from the water.

It surfaced for just a moment before swiftly submerging.

"Loch Ness Monster!"

Hua Yun couldn’t hold back a cry; its appearance was incredibly like the Loch Ness Monster!

However, her exclamation only drew a reaction of speechlessness from Chen Wen: "What’s on your mind, how could that possibly be the Loch Ness Monster! Not to mention this is Lake Baikal, not Loch Ness; even if it were Loch Ness, it wouldn’t be that we just arrive and encounter the Loch Ness Monster!"

Hua Yun smiled awkwardly.

At this point, she probably understood what she had just seen.

Chen Wen raised an eyebrow, surprised: "Didn’t expect to see Baikal seal here, interesting!"

But the seal only appeared briefly, with no intention of coming this way.

And Chen Wen and Hua Yun wanting to get to the seal without a speedboat is impossible.

After all, the place where the seal appeared is already at the edge of Hua Yun’s vision.

"If we plan to hunt seals, it might have to wait until later stages of survival, when the lake becomes icebound, to go."

Hua Yun looked at the seal, couldn’t help but sigh.

Seals are really good hunting targets!

Its body is full of fat, which for them, especially later, can be described as hard currency!

Chen Wen nodded slightly.

He had once thought of making a canoe to try seal hunting, but this plan isn’t suitable. By the time the canoe is finished, the lake surface will likely have begun to freeze.

It’s better to wait until the lake freezes over, find seals’ breathing holes on the ice, and then it will be more convenient to hunt them.

...

The seal was just an interlude.

After assessing the situation over there, the two continued forward.

After walking for about half an hour.

Hua Yun, leading the way, made a discovery.

She excitedly said: "Chen Wen! Come quickly, there are footprints here!"

Footprints?

Upon hearing this, Chen Wen’s spirits lifted.

After walking so long, finally there was a discovery!

Chen Wen quickly walked to Hua Yun’s side, and they both started to examine the footprints.

On the ground Hua Yun pointed to, there were several clear tracks, likely from animals coming to the lake to drink.

They passed through this relatively soft mud land to reach the lakeshore.

After drinking and resting by the lake, they slowly passed by here, returned to the forest.

Hua Yun crouched, reached out to feel inside the footprints.

"Very moist, they must have just passed by!"

Hua Yun said excitedly.

Chen Wen also glanced inside the footprints, where he could see some soil-like substance, but it wasn’t local soil—it was stickier, likely brought from the forest.

As for what animal.

From the antler-shaped footprints, Hua Yun and Chen Wen already had an answer.

"Elk, or roe!"

Hua Yun confidently stated.

Chen Wen nodded, even pinpointing the owner of the footprints more directly: "It’s almost certainly roes!"

The two looked at each other, their eyes filled with excitement.

Roes are perfect hunting targets for them.

Alert but not very clever, most importantly, they have meat and hides!

"Let’s camp and track these roes!"

Chen Wen excitedly said: "Let’s try to hunt two or three, finishing half our task for the second outing!"