fishing system

Chapter 167 Congo Jungle ([-])

The upstream section of the meandering Congo River flows into the plains and jungles.

In this flat area, the river is divided into numerous tributaries, forming a huge fan-shaped channel network. The dense tributaries and river branches also bring an extremely rich ecological environment to this rainforest.

Along one of the tributaries, Yang Zi and the others drifted freely on a raft for half a day, and finally officially entered the dense forest area near noon.

There are no traces of human activities here, and it is surrounded by authentic rainforest landforms. Various wild animals live here, and the apes and birds are so lively.

Leaving the main river channel, the flow of the river became very slow, and when they got here, their rafts could no longer rely on the force of the water to move forward.

Seeing that the speed of the boat slowed down, the boss of the boat confirmed the route to Sima again, and then came to the stern to turn on the power. With the help of the propeller, the raft began to speed up and head towards the depths of the forest.

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"Da da da……"

The noise of the motor resounded across the river. Yang Zi looked around the river bank and at the gradually darkening sky, with a sad look on his face.

Their trip today was not smooth, as the rainy season passed earlier this year and the water level was lower than expected.

The route planned by the boss of the boat encountered the problem that the river was stranded and impassable twice in a row.

The raft went around in the rainforest all afternoon, but the progress of the trip was less than two-thirds of the schedule.

This is also doomed, they will not be able to reach their destination smoothly tonight.

Since the plan couldn't keep up with the changes, in order to have a better camping site, everyone had no choice but to stop rushing. Instead, they began to search along the river bank before it was too late, hoping to find a suitable tent place.

In the rainforest, the ground is mostly wet, and in some places it is even soft mud.

Camping on this kind of ground is often visited by snakes, insects, rats and ants. The dampness alone cannot make people sleep peacefully.

In order to choose a good place to live, everyone has been searching along the river for more than half an hour, but along the way, the scenery and environment on the shore hardly changed. Wood went ashore several times to check but failed to find a suitable place.

Do you really want to spend the night on the boat tonight?Looking at the small raft, Yang Zi felt a little headache.

If you really have to sleep on the boat, except for Qiao Qiaoqiao and the two sisters Sima to rest in the boat house, the elders of them will all feed the mosquitoes outside.

Because the boat is not big, and it is full of equipment and spare fuel, the sleeping place is probably only enough for them to spread a few blankets.

Want to pitch a tent?It's okay, but if you think about five or six gentlemen sleeping in a double tent, the feeling will be even more sour.

"Brother De, there is a gap in the woods ahead, the trees don't seem to be so dense, let's go up and have a look!"

Swiping away the terrifying images in his mind, Yang Zi saw a sparse patch of woods in front of him, and hurriedly greeted Wood who was beside him.

The other party obviously didn't want to squeeze into the boat to rest, and after looking at the environment for a while, he began to beckon the boatman to move towards the shore.

When the motor is turned on, the speed of the raft is still very impressive, and the distance of tens of meters will be reached in a while.

Yang Zi waited for the boat to dock, and after the boatman dropped anchor, he rushed up to the river bank full of expectations, ready to check around to see if he could find a suitable campsite.

Leaving the river bank and passing through the outer forest, the open space he observed in front of him quickly appeared in front of him, but unfortunately, this was not the camping spot he expected, but a wetland densely covered with puddles.

The area here is very open, with large and small water puddles distributed in it, coupled with the colorful weeds on the ground, it looks very beautiful.

But no matter how beautiful it is, it’s useless if you can’t camp!Yang Zi depressedly stepped on a nearby meadow, intending to vent his frustration.

But when he stepped on it, he was shocked.

I saw the several square meters of ground around the meadow began to undulate and turbulent after he stepped on it, like ripples in the water, spreading far and wide.

This unremarkable puddle and wetland is actually the legendary forbidden land for humans and animals, a rainforest swamp!
Taking a breath of cold air, Yang Zi stepped back dozens of meters almost as a conditioned reaction. It wasn't until he stepped on the harder mud that he felt at ease.

Even so, he felt that his back was covered in cold sweat. He was really lucky just now, he didn't fall directly into the swamp, but stepped on the buoyant grass.

Otherwise, with the danger of this rainforest swamp, it would be difficult to climb out once he got stuck, even if his physical fitness was twice as strong.

"Yang Zi, why are you standing here stupidly? Didn't you find a suitable place?"

As soon as he was relieved here, Wood rushed over from behind with a rifle.

"Brother De, don't go there, there is a swamp ahead!

grass!It gave me a big jump just now, the danger in this rainforest is really hard to guard against. "

After taking a breath, Yang Zi stopped Wood who was about to move forward and couldn't help but curse.

"swamp?"

Wood confirmed in confusion. After realizing that Yang Zi was serious all the way, he did not dare to act rashly anymore and began to ask the other party in detail about his past.

"It's really a swamp!"

Cautiously coming to the edge of the swamp again, Wood took a look at the surrounding environment, poked the grass a few times, and quickly confirmed Yang Zi's discovery.

However, this discovery is of no use. At most, it is to inform the government and ask them to mark it on the map to warn travelers who come here to pay attention to safety. However, their camping spot today is still unavailable.

After wandering around depressedly and finding nothing else, Yang Zi and the two began to return to the river bank, intending to leave this place and search for the next place.

"Woo...woo..."

Suddenly, just as the two were about to leave the swamp, Yang Zi heard a muffled low voice.

This sound was a bit like the painful cry of a large animal when it was injured, but it was very weak. If it wasn't for the quiet surroundings, he might not be able to hear it clearly.

"Brother De, there seems to be a voice over there, do you hear it?"

"The animals in the rainforest are just calling, what's so strange, I'm getting tired of listening to them these days."

Wood didn't take Yang Zi's fuss seriously.

"Uh! It's just that the voice is a little different, it seems to be that kind of voice for help.

I've had dogs before and every time they called for help it was this bark, shall we go and see? "

"The weak and the strong in the forest, we can't just intervene in this.

If you want this energy, you should find a place to camp early!I haven't found a place to sleep yet, who else do I want to borrow a bed from! "

"……All right!"

Although he was still curious about the voice, but after hearing what Wood said, Yang Zi was right after thinking about it, so he didn't insist anymore. The two left the edge of the swamp and planned to return along the same road.

But at this moment, several calls came loudly nearby. This time the sounds were very high-pitched and varied in size. They were obviously made by a group of animals.

The most important thing is that Yang Zi and Wood heard the source of the sound at the same time, it should be a herd of elephants!
As the undisputed overlord of the jungle, to make the elephants make such restless noises must be some kind of emergency.

The two people who heard the call stopped, looked at each other without arguing, and ran towards the source of the sound in a tacit understanding.

(End of this chapter)