Chapter 15 Cooperation
The emergency came to an end.
The giant python sneaked into the tributary of Jinghu Lake and disappeared without a trace.
Today's work has to continue. I just saw the King of Shocked Deer. I think the deer herd should be nearby.
After returning to the off-road vehicle, Yu Ke did not rush to start the vehicle, but recovered his strength in the cab, thinking about the encounter not long ago.
It was a good thing to encounter the giant python. Yu Ke was now in need of hunting targets.
However, the rain and fog in the forest provided a perfect cover for the giant python's escape, and ultimately failed.
After opening and closing the contact channel of the Forest Defense Bureau several times, Yu Ke was thinking about whether to report the situation here.
It stands to reason that if he encounters such a strange beast in the forest area he is responsible for, he should report it to the patrol team as soon as possible to let them deal with it.
However, Yu Ke wanted to hunt independently and gain experience in the profession of [Forest Patrol Hunter]. If the patrol team intervened, he would definitely be just a supporting role, and the experience gained would be greatly reduced.
In the end, Yu Ke chose to conceal it temporarily.
Although it was indeed quite difficult to hunt the giant python by himself, he had a plan in mind and had to try to see if it would succeed.
Start the vehicle and drive a distance in the direction where the King of Shocked Horned Deer just appeared, and then stop the car when he reaches the Sancha Forest area.
Take out a set of equipment from the trunk, tear off a small piece of snake skin, and put on the raincoat again to enter the jungle.
He was lucky. Not long after entering the forest, he heard the unique scream of the Shocked Horned Deer. Following the sound, he came to the area where the deer were. He did not rush over, but hid behind a mossy stone to observe the situation.
Although the Shocked Horned Deer have no record of hurting people so far, it is always right to be careful.
Use the camera you carry with you to shoot the deer, record the number of cubs and the development of adult Shocked Horned Deer.
In the process, Yu Ke was surprised to find that the deer were circling around an open space, screaming non-stop, which confused him and tried to check by zooming in the camera.
The open space in the center of the herd was quite messy, with a lot of scattered deer hair among the fallen leaves, and faint traces of blood.
‘It seems that this is the reason why the Shocked Horned Deer King chased the giant python. ’
Obviously, the giant python attacked the Shocked Horned Deer herd and succeeded. For a giant beast like this, the huge size means that the appetite is also not small. It seems that the only thing that can satisfy its appetite in this forest area is the Shocked Horned Deer, which has also grown in size.
As the leader of the tribe, the Shocked Horned Deer King naturally had to respond to this.
Not long after, the Shocked Horned Deer King appeared next to the herd, making a sad neigh, and the herd responded.
The mourning for his companions lasted for nearly ten minutes.
The Shocked Horned Deer King asked the herd to leave, and he stayed where he was, using his horns to move the fallen leaves to bury the blood, and life had to go on.
It was at this time that Yu Ke, who felt that the time had come, walked out from behind the stone.
The frightened horned deer king, who noticed something strange, suddenly looked up and was obviously stunned for a second when he saw Yu Ke. He was alert and confused until the latter took out a snake slough from his pocket.
The unique smell of the giant python immediately angered the frightened horned deer king, who was already mourning the death of his kind.
However, just before it took action, Yu Ke threw out the snake slough first, then bent his bow and drew his arrow at a very fast speed, nailing the snake slough in mid-air to a tree trunk not far away, and then pointed to the Forestry Bureau logo on his chest and said,
"The giant python hunted your kind, you want to retaliate against it, and I, as a forest ranger, will also kill it. You and I will definitely win by cooperating, instead of watching it escape like today. You don't want your tribe to be stared at by the giant python all day, right?"
Before coming, Yu Ke had checked the observation records of the previous forest rangers on the frightened horned deer herd, and knew that there had never been a conflict between the two sides, so he believed that the frightened horned deer king must also know that people with the Forestry Bureau logo would not harm its tribe.
In addition, the experience of both parties hunting down the giant python together not long ago has provided a basis for communication between the two parties.
This is Yu Ke's plan.
If he wants to hunt the giant python alone, he has to rely on luck.
After all, he can't wander around in the forest all day. The giant python's whereabouts are uncertain. Relying on the tributary of Jinghu Lake, its hunting range is too wide. But if there is the help of the Shocked Horned Deer King to find it, it will be another situation.
Moreover, Yu Ke has seen the strength of the Shocked Horned Deer King. It is estimated that it is not inferior to the giant python in a one-on-one duel. If it is willing to cooperate with him, then the success rate of hunting will be greatly increased.
Of course, this idea is only Yu Ke's wishful thinking for the time being.
After stating his intention and plan, Yu Ke stared at the Shocked Horned Deer King and observed its reaction.
The Shocked Horned Deer King glanced at the snake skin nailed on the tree trunk not far away, and recalled the wounds he saw when he was hunting down the giant python. His front hooves stomped on the ground a little hurriedly, obviously thinking.
For Yu Ke, this is enough!
As long as they are able to communicate, he has a chance, he just needs to bring out more chips.
Thinking of this, Yu Ke immediately put the equipment he had just taken out of the trunk on the ground and took out a set of locators from it.
As a forest ranger, a locator is essential to ensure regular observation when special situations are discovered. Yu Ke never thought of installing a locator for the Shocked Deer King. That would be an offense to the latter and purely suicidal.
After installing the locator under the snake slough that was nailed to the tree trunk just now, Yu Ke pressed the switch and showed his watch to the Shocked Deer King.
A red dot was flashing on it, making a "beep~" sound.
"This is the communicator between us. If you find the giant python, you can kick here with your hoof and then bite it. I will receive the message and rush to meet you immediately!"
After Yu Ke finished speaking, he took out a new locator, opened his mouth and bit it, imitating the running action of the Shocked Deer King, and then did not wait for it to respond, and took the initiative to leave the forest, leaving the choice to the former.
This is playing hard to get.
If the Shocked Deer King is forced to cooperate, it will probably cause disgust on the other side, and even a conflict may break out. Therefore, Yu Ke chose to state his intentions first, combined with the results of his previous battle with the giant python, and let the Shocked Deer King think for himself.
As the leader of the herd of frightened deer, as long as it can keep its sanity, it will definitely understand which plan is more suitable for it.
Judging from the previous situation, it is obviously not easy for the frightened deer king to hunt the giant python alone. It is in the best interests of the frightened deer to cooperate with Yu Ke and kill the giant python together.
What Yu Ke has to do next is to wait.
This does not mean that he will not look for the giant python, but that he can put most of his energy into work and exercise first.
So far, most of the daily tasks issued by the Forestry Bureau have been completed.
The only thing left is the observation task of [B2: Shadow Moon Leopard].
Unlike the previous observation points, the Shadow Moon Leopard is a real beast marked as [Dangerous] by the Forestry Bureau, no less than the human-faced owl encountered yesterday.
It’s just that because of the special nature of its ability, the Forestry Bureau needs to collect its data.
Tomorrow is the deadline for the task, and Yu Ke still has no news about it.
It’s difficult to find it.