Forest protection starts with picking up a lynx girl

Chapter 456: The missing person reappears
After getting familiar with the team members, the big white monkey no longer resisted their approach and even took the initiative to help another female team member carry her backpack.

Dao Meihua has a deep understanding of plants. Along the way, she discovered many plants with medicinal effects, but she has not seen any rare ones.

The big white monkey is not interested in other things, but is very curious about flowers and plants.

Dao Meihua also became interested and pulled the big white monkey to tell it which grasses could cure diseases and which plant roots and rhizomes could be used as food to satisfy hunger at critical moments.

The big white monkey didn't understand what she said, but Chen Ying was there. After Dao Meihua said it once, Chen Ying repeated it in her own way. The big white monkey seemed to understand some of it and wrote down the edible plants very seriously.

The king filmed a one-minute video nearby, and did not forget to complain to his companions, "Look at the big white monkeys, their attitude towards class is so good, unlike some students, who act like they are free when they are taken out for a field trip. When we go back and ask them if they have gained anything from this trip, they say that except for the difficult road and ugly scenery, there is nothing!"

After walking for a while, the king stopped and said, "There is something wrong with the magnetic field here. You can see that the compass doesn't work anymore, and the positioning of the mobile phone doesn't work either."

Fortunately, everyone had experience in the wild, and after discussing it, they decided to find a place to camp for the night, otherwise it would be very dangerous in the woods after dark.

After understanding what they wanted to do, the big white monkey pulled Chen Ying to the bottom of a cliff.

There is a natural cave here, which is at least ten meters high and has a ground area of ​​about twenty to thirty square meters. The most important thing is that there is a small spring on the left side of the cave.

The continuous flow of water over the years has created a dent in the stone on the ground below, about the size of a washbasin and less than ten centimeters deep.

The accumulated water flowed along the stone wall, washing out a shallow ditch on the ground, and then flowed into the grass on the side of the road.

Perhaps somewhere below, these waters gather into streams, flow joyfully into rivers, and finally into the sea.

Chen Ying and his team chose the right side, staying as far away from the water source as possible to leave a passage for animals that came here to drink water.

Two tents were set up, with the three boys staying in one and the two girls staying in another.

The three boys take turns to keep watch, so the girls don't have to stay up all night.

The big white monkey is not interested in tents. Unlike the polar bear, it does not like narrow spaces and must sleep in trees at night.

Chen Ying and his team set up the tent, had a quick dinner, and then began to explore the surroundings. They set up two cameras opposite the water source.

The big white monkey was very curious about what they were doing, so it ran over to watch. It also saw its own figure appearing on the camera. This guy kept running in front of the camera to show his face, so Chen Ying had to pull it back and tell it that if it continued like this, the camera battery would run out prematurely.

The big white monkey grinned at Chen Ying and wanted to take a photo of himself with his mobile phone.

This guy seems to be very smart. He even knows how to take a picture of himself with his mobile phone.

She didn't let it play for too long. Just like human parents control their children's mobile phone play time, Chen Ying only gave it five minutes.

I gave it to play with as a backup phone. Apart from taking photos and certain apps, it cannot be used for anything involving money.

After playing with the phone for a while, the big white monkey returned it to Chen Ying and ran into the woods without a trace.

"Don't worry about it. It's obvious that it's very familiar with the environment here. Let's eat first. After that, we can take a look around while there's still some time. We can go further down tomorrow."

I have to say that with the big white monkey following them this time, they avoided a lot of detours.

Twice during the day they wanted to go to the other side, but the big white monkey stopped them and led them downstairs until they found this safer place to spend the night.

After dinner, everyone started working according to their respective arrangements.

Although we didn’t encounter any animals or plants worth studying today, we have gained a deeper understanding of the ecological environment outside the Grand Canyon.

The next morning, they packed up and prepared to carry out the plan they had made the day before.

"Ying Bo, Teacher Chen, let's go for a walk in the west, within a range of 50 meters. When we came down yesterday, I saw an animal trail over there, and we wanted to go and squat for a while."

"Okay, you two move together. Be careful. If you encounter a threat, come back and ask for help immediately. Don't just stand there. Do you have a whistle with you?"

"I brought it, and the walkie-talkie has enough battery."

After checking the rescue equipment they were carrying, Da Wang and his female team members went to the woods in the west one after another.

Ying Bo planned to walk in the direction that the big white monkey left last night, also within a radius of fifty meters.

There is no way. The mountains here are high and the forests are dense. A radius of fifty meters is already a very large area.

Chen Ying and Dao Meihua walked directly down along the stream. They walked in a straight line and their estimated search range was one hundred meters.

The one hundred meters they measure is from the cave, one hundred meters to the southeast. They will turn back when they reach the point and will not search anywhere else.

"It's a pity that the mountains here are high and the forests are dense, so it's impossible to use drones. Otherwise, the search mission would be much easier."

Chen Ying stood beside Dao Meihua, holding a trekking pole.

Dao Meihua is taking a photo of an orchid and taking soil and leaf samples.

"This is a large yellow-flowered shrimp orchid, a rare and endangered plant. I didn't expect there would be a small colony here."

Dao Meihua excitedly picked up the camera to take pictures, and recorded a video with her mobile phone, preparing to send it to her senior brother when she returned to a place with signal.

Her senior brother specializes in orchid research and loves them as his life.

"It's a pity that the flowers have already bloomed this year. I'll come back next year if I get a chance. The flowers will be especially beautiful when they bloom."

After collecting the information and samples, Dao Meihua stood up and looked at Chen Ying.

"I'll show you photos of the large yellow flowered shrimp orchid raised by my senior brother later. The research team he leads is doing the restoration and protection of the large yellow flowered shrimp orchid. It has bloomed in the restoration site for three consecutive years. It is very beautiful."

After coming down once, I finally discovered a rare plant, so this trip was not in vain.

The two continued forward, and after walking about twenty meters, they saw an animal trail and heard faint trampling sounds. Chen Ying gestured, took Dao Meihua back a few steps, and stood beside a tree.

They both raised their phones at the same time and pointed them towards where the sound came from.

After about five or six minutes, a Chinese serow climbed up leisurely from below.

This big guy has horns like a deer but it is not a deer, hooves like a cow but it is not a cow, a head like a sheep but it is not a sheep, and a tail like a donkey but it is not a donkey, so people call it "Four-Unlike Animal". Some information also says that it is the legendary Pegasus.

I don’t know if it’s Tianma, but it’s true that this kid has a bad temper but is bold but timid.

It is easily frightened, and when frightened it likes to rush around. Its body is sturdy and its skin is thick, so when it collides with other creatures, those that are weaker than it will be injured, and those that are stronger than it will avoid it.

Of course, if it becomes the target of a wild beast, it will surely die.

The serow walked about two or three meters towards Chen Ying and the others, and sensed something was wrong. Its big ears turned around, and its black eyes looked around vigilantly. After shaking its tail a few times, it turned around and ran, running diagonally upwards along the hillside, and disappeared in a short while.

"Did you take the picture?" Chen Ying tilted her head to glance at Dao Meihua's phone.

"I took a picture of this big guy. He is so ugly and cute."

After waiting for a while and seeing no other animals coming, the two continued walking forward.

It's basically a downhill road, and at the end, there's actually a cliff.

The spring water in the cave flows here along the shallow ditch and then flows down along the rock wall.

Chen Ying pulled the branch next to him and looked out. It was about twenty meters high, about the height of six or seven floors. There was a pool of water below, and a small stream flowed across the cliff like a watch strap. The pool of water was like a dial embedded in the watch strap.

The view ahead is not wide. A mountain with an altitude of at least 1,500 meters stands in front, with layers of peaks and rugged rocks.

Dao Meihua recorded a lot of plants along the way. Although they are not particularly famous, they are also the type that need to be protected.

"It's a pity that Lao Gao didn't come, otherwise we wouldn't even let the bird go."

None of the researchers who came in this time were ornithologists. In the vast forest, birdsongs were heard one after another, but unfortunately, apart from the common birds, he really couldn't tell which bird was singing from the calls.

"Okay, let's go back. If we still have time, we can go check on Ying Bo."

"Let's go..." Before Chen Ying finished speaking, the system that had been missing for eight hundred years suddenly appeared.

[A rare creature was found in the pool below asking for help. Please complete the rescue within one hour. 】

Chen Ying almost fell to the ground. If Dao Meihua hadn't been there, he would have cursed loudly.

After a year or two of silence, he thought he had been freed long ago, only to find that the damn guy was still there!
Ten thousand alpacas are roaring through my heart.

No matter how much you curse, you still have to do the work.

Even the system couldn't help but speak out. It can be imagined that the creatures below are very precious and are really in danger.

But how should he explain it to Dao Meihua?

Subconsciously, he looked down again. Perhaps it was the help of the system, or perhaps the little guy was not destined to die. Chen Ying stared for a moment, picked up his phone and focused it somewhere below.

"I'm going, there's something going on down there."

"What's going on?" Dao Meihua was about to go back, but when she heard Chen Ying say that, she hurried over.

"At the edge of the pond, about five or six meters upstream, do you see something soaking there?"

“Could it be a water creature?”

"You mean fish? I guess so. I think it's a giant salamander, which we call a giant salamander."

As he explained, he took out the parachute rope from his backpack, pulled out two strands, connected them, fixed one end to a big tree next to him, fastened the safety buckle, and went down to take a look.

Dao Meihua did not stop them and stayed there ready to provide support at any time.

Fortunately, there are more rocks below the cliff, and it is not a swamp where it is difficult to walk.

After Chen Ying went down, he quickly approached the scene where the giant salamander had the accident.

When I got closer, I found that the giant salamander had stuck itself between two rocks.

The stone was very heavy and it did not have enough strength. After struggling for a long time, it not only failed to free itself, but also suffered many wounds. It could not even make a sound to call for help.

If it weren't for the system prompt, Chen Ying would not have been able to detect its existence at all. After waiting for half a day, this poor guy could only die silently.

Chen Ying had rescued a giant salamander in Jiamugou before, and he also studied the situation of the giant salamander in detail after that.

In the past, the Chinese giant salamander was thought to be a single species in central and southern China, but the latest study used genetic data to confirm that the Chinese giant salamander is actually composed of multiple unique species distributed in different river systems.

Although similar in appearance, they have actually diverged into at least seven species, and models support a total of nine species.

Only four species have been named by scientists, but only two have had their conservation status assessed by the IUCN, both of which are critically endangered.

The system reminded so urgently that it was very likely that this giant salamander belonged to other than the seven or even nine known species.

After all, Shennongjia has been mysterious since ancient times, and few outsiders have entered. It is generally recognized that there are likely to be unknown species living here.

Just because the giant salamander looks familiar, you can’t assume it’s an ordinary species!
(End of this chapter)