Chapter 47 Ice Fishing

The Forestry Bureau gave the rangers three days off.

Yu Ke, however, was not able to rest.

On the one hand, the ranger team wanted him to lead the way to the human-faced owl's nest for on-site inspection.

Ansai Li set the departure time on the second day after the cold wave ended, which showed how much they valued this matter.

After all, it involved the experimental subjects in the small garden workstation. I think what happened that day has long been known to the Disaster Prevention Bureau, and the tracking of Pandora is probably also in progress.

On the other hand, it was the promotion of the two-star hunter, which was quite important to Yu Ke.

The promotion of the ranger hunter from one star to two stars means a comprehensive improvement in welfare. It is not just a simple increase in monthly salary and social welfare, but also involves the discounts and subsidies he can get from the sale of various materials and equipment through the Forestry Bureau in the future.

If Yu Ke wants to live a stable life in the ranger camp, or even further transform the camp, he must have money.

Moreover, with his combat strength, it can be foreseen that repairing equipment will become a commonplace in the future.

For example, the Leviathan Axe needs maintenance after repeated battles. The various arrows that come with the Sharp Tooth Bow and Arrow need to be purchased. When the strength is enhanced in the future, the equipment needs to be replaced. All these things cost money.

Therefore, Yu Ke got up early again today.

Perhaps because the cold wave has just ended, the sky is still a little gloomy, and there are fine snowflakes falling with the wind.

Tomorrow is a sunny day.

The hunting team agreed to go to the depths of the Mirror Lake Forest in the afternoon. While there is free time in the morning, Yu Ke plans to complete the daily tasks issued by the Forestry Bureau, that is, to observe several special environments in the forest area:

Mirror Lake tributaries, vine jungles, mushroom communities.

There is no need to observe the herd of startled deer. Yu Ke has been with them for nearly a week and has taken all the photos he wants. The Shadow Moon Leopard is too difficult to find, so you have to try your luck. The Forestry Bureau has no rigid requirements, and Yu Ke is too lazy to spend time.

There is no need to get up so early just to complete a few environmental observation tasks.

In fact, Yu Ke also wanted to take this opportunity to get some fish and mushrooms as ingredients for the camping barbecue tomorrow.

As mentioned before, the rangers in the nearby forest area organized a camping barbecue, which was a small-scale party to celebrate their successful survival of the cold wave. The time was set for tomorrow, the first sunny day after the cold wave.

Yu Ke was going to take a car to Danhang City the day after tomorrow to complete the promotion procedure, and he was free tomorrow.

He was still very happy to participate in this kind of leisure activity.

After a series of fierce battles during the cold wave, it was not easy to welcome a sunny day. It was the most appropriate way to relax.

After all, Yu Ke himself was not a person who was keen on living alone. He loved freedom, not loneliness.

Squeak~

The off-road vehicle stopped steadily on the side of the forest road.

Yu Ke opened the door and got out of the car. He patted the back of the car. The frightened deer crawling inside jumped down, shook off the broken snow on its horns, and then bent its front legs and waited for Yu Ke to sit on its back before getting up.

"Let's go!"

Gently stroking the neck of the frightened deer, Yu Ke glanced at the route shown on his watch, raised his hand and pointed in a direction.

Compared with the previous walking trek, Yu Ke's speed with the frightened deer as a mount was undoubtedly several levels faster.

The young and strong frightened deer sent to him by the Deer King was undoubtedly the most outstanding among the deer. Although it did not have the exaggerated extreme acceleration of the former, it was enough for Yu Ke's daily travel.

Not only that, Yu Ke had already measured the basic data, and when he arrived at the transfer station tomorrow, he would customize a saddle in the shop there.

It was convenient for him to ride, protect the frightened deer, and carry more things when he was in the forest.

The careful feeding in the past few days has accumulated sufficient physical strength for this frightened deer.

The snow and obstacles in the forest can't stop its pace at all. Yu Ke only needs to point out a general direction, and let it move forward on its own. It will avoid obstacles along the way and protect Yu Ke to reach the destination.

The Mirror Lake tributary, which used to take more than half an hour to reach, now only takes ten minutes, and the travel efficiency has been greatly improved.

Not long after, Yu Ke successfully arrived at the river beach on the shore of the Mirror Lake tributary.

Although the cold wave has ended, the Mirror Lake tributary is still frozen. The previous extreme cold temperature drop has formed a thick layer of ice on the surface of the tributary, which is extremely difficult to melt in a short time, and this is what Yu Ke expected.

Carrying a sharp bow and arrow and carrying the fishing gear that will be used later, Yu Ke fed the frightened deer a carrot, then motioned it to move freely next to it, and he stepped on the snow to the center of the river.

That's right, this time he came here to collect water samples to complete the task, and also wanted to go ice fishing.

Generally speaking, if you want to fish on such a thick ice surface, the first thing to do is to dig an ice hole.

The patrol camp did not have the professional equipment required to dig an ice hole, but this did not bother Yu Ke. He first used his feet to sweep away the snow, then took off his gloves and put his right palm on the ice surface.

He exhaled lightly, and his five fingers gathered into claws and lifted up.

The ability to control wind and snow that he had just obtained through the trophy trait was activated, and he easily forcibly extracted the frost in the ice under his hand, causing it to melt into water.

This is one of the application methods of the wind and snow control ability that Yu Ke has recently researched.

Although the scope of the white-grade wind and snow control ability is quite limited, it cannot allow Yu Ke to realize the ability of those superpowers in film and television dramas to freeze rivers or create ice walls instantly, but it is not difficult to mobilize and attach in a small range.

It is a supplement to his existing combat system, and the colder the environment, the smoother this ability is to use.

After all, it was obtained by hunting more than a dozen Wendiegos, so Yu Ke was not too disappointed.

With this trick, Yu Ke easily made fishing holes on the thick ice surface, and with the bait prepared in advance, he caught several fat fish in a short time, and this was only part of his plan.

He chose a fish that didn't look good and threw it directly to the ice surface in the distance.

The cold wave had just ended, and there were many hungry beasts and birds in the Mirror Lake Forest, and this fish was the trap set by Yu Ke.

Things developed just as Yu Ke thought.

About ten minutes later, a dark shadow appeared in the sky, which looked like some kind of water bird.

When it circled and fell, it was about a hundred meters away.

Yu Ke picked up the sharp-toothed bow and arrow placed next to him slowly, blew on the arrow tip, and immediately a gust of wind and frost lingered on it, and then bent the bow and put the arrow.

The blue quality power increase increased his strength by nearly one-third compared to before.

In fact, this is Yu Ke's biggest gain, and the effect is far more intuitive than the ability to control wind and snow.

Easily pull the sharp-toothed strong bow, simply aim and release the string.

In an instant, only the whistling sound of the arrow breaking through the air can be heard, and the water bird circling in the sky fell down in response.

Yu Ke quickly went over to pick up the prey that fell on the ice.

The wing on the left side that was hit by the arrow was already covered with a thin layer of frost, and not even a few drops of blood flowed out.