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Chapter 103 Snake Luck
The route chosen by the team was fairly smooth, and Feng Yi studied several electronic documents in the car.

This was passed to him by Huang Ye, which contained an overview of the destination and some related points.

Feng Yi has no experience in catching snakes on the plateau, and he doesn't know what the snakes on the plateau have at this time of year. He relies on instinct and perception to catch snakes. Other people's experience may not be useful to him, but it is always good to know more. .

The team rested a few times on the road, and during the breaks, Huang Ye would also ask about the South 6th team.Others in the team are also curious about the South 6 team of the Nanchong Scientific Expedition Team. Their work has similar parts, except that they look for snakes on the plateau, while the South 6 team looks for snakes in the forests of the Nanchong Mountains.

There are more types of snakes in the Nanchong Mountains, but there are only a few in the plateau area. Only two species have been found at altitudes above 4000 meters, and it is not easy to find.

After the break, he set off again, changing Feng Yi to drive, Huang Ye wanted to call home.

Sitting in the driver's seat, Feng Yi noticed the pendant on the car.

In the pattern on the pendant, the Buddha is meditating below, and above the Buddha is a huge cobra.

After Huang Ye finished making the phone call, Feng Yi asked him, "Does this pendant on your car have any special meaning?"

Huang Ye glanced, "Oh, this, it doesn't have any special meaning, I just hope to be lucky enough to get a picture of a snake."

"Do you believe in Buddhism?" Feng Yi asked.

"No, there are people in my family who believe it, and I'm not a true believer. Do you believe it?" Huang Ye knew that some people were more taboo against such patterns.

Many of his relatives believe in Buddhism, but some people wear Buddha jade pendants, while some people think that Buddha statues are placed for worship, and wearing them is blasphemy.Had more than one quarrel.

Different people have different ideas.

He bought this pendant just for psychological comfort, hoping to get a picture of a snake every time he followed the team, but he didn't think so much about anything else.

"I don't believe in religion." Feng Yi said, "I just think your pendant is very strange. This is the first time I see someone hanging this on a car."

"Well, it's just a psychological comfort. You also know that after the abnormal climate period, the number of many snakes has decreased. Sometimes you can't find a snake with the team for ten days and a half months, and you often return empty-handed. Every time I searched for it after inquiring about the news from the locals. If I was lucky, I could find it. Sometimes, if I was unlucky, I couldn’t find it no matter how hard I searched.”

Huang Ye said, "I've heard so many myths and stories, and the only one that can stick out its tongue on the Buddha's head is a snake. Hehe, although the story says that the snake king protects the Buddha's Dharma."

As he said that, Huang Ye suddenly remembered something, "Oh, I almost forgot, the Fuxi Nuwa pendant I had someone bring for me!"

Feng Yi: "...Fuxi and Nuwa?"

Huang Ye smiled awkwardly, "In myths and legends, Fuxi and Nuwa have the head of a man and the body of a snake. I'm thinking, if I add more psychological comfort, maybe the luck of the snake will be better."

Feng Yi did not speak.

Huang Ye continued to babble the unopened car accessories in his trunk.

Seeing that Feng Yi hadn't spoken for a long time, Huang Ye thought, Feng Yi doesn't believe in religion, and he must have no interest in myths and legends.

"Hey, in fact, you can just listen to the fairy tales, don't take them seriously. Who knows what happened thousands of years ago.

"We are still in the information age. What happened in the morning, there will be 800 versions in the afternoon. If it is changed to tens of millions of years ago, the difference between the versions will be even greater. Don't take it too seriously, just listen to it and let it go."

"En." Feng Yi replied.

When driving in the afternoon, I encountered a herd of yaks on the road, and the convoy stopped for a while to let the yaks pass by.

Feng Yi looked through the car window.

The herders rode behind the herd of yaks on horseback, and a big black dog wandered around the fringe of the herd of yaks. The cattle herding looked relaxed and skilled.

When walking past the convoy, he noticed something, the big black dog looked at the car where Feng Yi was in, and took two steps away from the car, his eyes alert.

After following the yak herd far away, the big black dog relaxed, as if the alarm had been lifted, and his footsteps became light again, trotting around the edge of the yak herd.

Feng Yi thought, did the big black dog sense his aura?

He has tried his best to restrain his breath.

It may be that the big black dog has a keen sense, or it may be that he is close to the key point of evolution, and some breaths can't be hidden?
Fortunately, it has no effect on normal life.

The convoy arrived at the destination on the second day after departure. There were several showers on the road, each time lasting only 10 minutes.

This time Feng Yi didn't ride a bicycle, so he didn't have to get wet in the rain, and stayed safely in the car.

When they arrived at the target location, there happened to be a convoy preparing to leave.

Huang Ye looked at the group news, and explained to Feng Yi that the team over there was investigating the big cats, and the captain is now asking them for news. "

"Big cat?" Feng Yi asked.

"It's snow leopards, leopards and the like."

"There are quite a lot of scientific research activities now."

"That is, the funds are sufficient, the equipment conditions can keep up, and people can be recruited, so the investigation will be more frequent. But it is also very hard. This time they came to replace a camera placed in the field, which was damaged by the big cat. "

After a while, the convoy set off again to the resettlement site.

Feng Yi knew from Huang Ye that the leader of this investigation team also came once in July and took a photo of a red-spotted alpine viper. This time he came here at this time and got news that someone had seen it in another place.

Three times a year, it is necessary to collect sample data in different seasons, but Huang Ye came with the team for the first time, and he missed the time in July.

Huang Ye has been in a state of excitement since arriving on the ground.Before going to bed at night, I was still chanting:

"Feng Yi, do you think we can find the red-spotted alpine viper this time?"

"can."

Feng Yi has already smelled the smell of snakes, and there are far more than a few of them, and they are not big.

But Feng Yi doesn't plan to dig them all out, and will catch whichever one is the closest tomorrow.

Unlike Huang Ye and others who were excited and looking forward to it, Feng Yi only went out to look at the starry sky for a while at night, and then continued to sleep, sleeping very well.The compass is in effect, and after being able to locate accurately, you can sleep soundly.

The next day, the sun was high, Feng Yi put on his hat and sunglasses, and set off with the team.

"I heard from the locals that one was found there recently."

Huang Ye pointed to the hillside not far away, "I don't know if I ran away, I hope I didn't run far."

Huang Ye was not allowed to catch snakes. He didn't have much experience in catching snakes. Even if he dared to catch snakes, the team leader would not allow him to do it.

The red-spotted alpine Agkistrodon is not big in size, but it is still a viper, and it is poisonous. Inexperienced people panic and either hurt themselves or the snake.

Therefore, if he found a snake, Huang Ye could only call others to catch it.

Huang Ye originally followed the familiar snake catchers in the team, but seeing that Feng Yi was still standing there and did not follow the team to the other side, Huang Ye walked out a few steps and then backed away.

"Aren't you going with me?" Huang Ye asked.

"There are a lot of people going there, enough." Feng Yi stood there, pretending to look around, flipping through the documents and looking at the terrain. After a while, he raised his finger and pointed to a hillside not far away, "I'll go there Look."

"You... think there are snakes over there?"

"Yes! Tell the team leader for me, I'll go over there and have a look." Feng Yi raised his foot and walked over there.

He didn't have the contact information of other members of the team, so he asked Huang Ye to help.Since I joined the team temporarily, I always have to report when I act alone.

Huang Ye was completely confused by Feng Yi's operation.

He didn't think that Feng Yi was talking nonsense, and the person who could be selected by the South Sixth Team must have outstanding abilities, but what is the basis for judgment?
Looking at Feng Yi, then at the others, Huang Ye gritted his teeth and followed Feng Yi.Rather than trusting Feng Yi, it is better to say that he believes in the picky vision of the South 6 team.

Of course, even if he didn't find the snake, he wouldn't think that Feng Yi's ability was not good enough.

In Huang Ye's view, snakes are always elusive. Finding snakes in this kind of place is not easy, and sometimes it really depends on luck.

Before going out today, he paid homage to Buddha Fuxi and Nuwa, hoping that the snake will have good luck today.

The team leader knew that Feng Yi hadn't followed, but Feng Yi was only a passer-by to them, and they were just helping them along for a while. They didn't ask to follow the team all the time, so the team leader ignored him.

After receiving Huang Ye's message that he and Feng Yi were going uphill on the other side, the person in charge also agreed.

It is also good to go to the other side, the soldiers are divided into two groups, and the chance of discovery is higher.There are enough people like them on this hillside.

Huang Ye walked behind Feng Yi, taking pictures of the surrounding scenery while walking.

"The weather is fine today, and the temperature is good at this time. I hope the red-spotted alpine vipers here are in the mood to come out to bask in the sun, otherwise no one will be able to find them if they hide... Feng Yi, why did you stop?"

Huang Ye didn't notice that he almost hit someone in front of him.

Feng Yi raised his hand and pointed to one place, "Over there."

"what?"

"Is that the red-spotted alpine viper you mentioned over there?"

"Where is it?"

Huang Ye stared and looked in the direction Feng Yi pointed.It was a little far away, so I couldn't find it at first glance.

Afterwards, he adjusted the camera, zoomed in and looked for it with the lens to see clearly.

Huang Ye's breathing was stagnant, and then he became short of breath. He felt that the blood flow was speeding up!
It is for this that I have worked so hard to come to the plateau at an altitude of more than 4000 meters!They were even mentally prepared to leave empty-handed!
"My snake luck today is amazing! I didn't expect to find it as soon as I came out!"

Huang Ye didn't dare to get close, so he adjusted the camera and took a few pictures with a professional camera.

Then I took a picture with my mobile phone and sent it to the team chat group to show off:

【Good start!Receive one first! 】

As expected of someone being favored by the South 6th team, Feng Yi's snake luck is good!

Thinking this way, Huang Ye moved his eyes away from the phone screen and looked over. Just a short while after sending the message, Feng Yi had already rushed over there.

"Hey! Don't get excited!"

Huang Ye was still worried that Feng Yi would strike too hard, so he hurried to follow, and was going to remind Feng Yi not to be bitten, but before he could open his mouth, Feng Yi had already caught the snake.

Seeing the snake was all right, and Feng Yi was not injured, Huang Ye became excited again, holding up the camera and snapping shots.

He had to hurry up and take pictures, otherwise he would not have such a good opportunity to take pictures when the team leader came over later.

Huang Ye's voice was trembling, "I finally saw it! The poisonous snake that inhabits the highest altitude in China! It's so beautiful! Oh, those little nostrils are so cute! Look at those two nests!"

Feng Yi: "...that's the cheek pit."

"I don't know how poisonous this moth-eating snake is."

Feng Yi looked at it, "It's not that good."

Before the rest of the team found the snake, the person in charge rushed over after seeing Huang Ye's message.

Feng Yi handed over the red-spotted alpine viper to them, and he will not participate in other data sampling work.

After wiping my hands, I sat on a rock on the hillside and basked in the sun.

He could sense that in the nearby area, meadows, hillsides, and some corners that were not easy to notice, some snakes came out to bask in the sun, and some snakes were still hiding in their holes.

Don't bother them anymore.On the other side, other people should be able to catch one, and two collections are enough.

Feng Yi caught the snake to thank the team for giving him a ride, and he stopped by to see these snakes that live above 4000 meters above sea level.

Such a demanding environment, they adapt very well.

Feng Yi changed the place, lying on the hillside, and he didn't dislike people in the mountains and rocks.

The pupils behind the sunglasses are narrowed, and the eyes look across the bright sky to see the hidden stars behind the light.

After the "compass" system was activated, he could see the constellations during the day, but not as clearly as at night.However, it is enough to judge the position.

He felt that if he lived here, he would be able to adapt well. The land is vast and sparsely populated, and no one would notice any abnormalities.It's just that the air here is thin, the air pressure is low and there is little oxygen, and the plateau has its own ecological rhythm.

He still has to find a suitable hatching place for his egg!

　make up.

　
(End of this chapter)