Chapter 9: Patrol Team

Return to the off-road vehicle.

Yu Ke sat in the cab and reported the situation to the Forestry Bureau, and was ordered to stay on standby.

The patrol team was about to arrive at the scene, and he needed to cooperate.

Open the car door and sit in the driver's seat.

Yu Ke held the camera that was originally worn on his chest and looked through the video he had just taken, with a solemn expression.

The picture finally froze at the moment when the monster turned its head.

To be honest, Yu Ke had never seen a monster like this, and there had never been a similar existence in the public information released by the Forestry Bureau during training.

In the era of the Great Cataclysm, it was extremely common for animals and plants to change their morphology. The frightened deer encountered not long ago was the best proof.

However, the strange bird just now was obviously beyond this scope.

Whether it was the size or the human face, Yu Ke could not imagine what kind of bird or beast it would be. What made Yu Ke more concerned was the moment when their eyes met. He could clearly feel the sinister malice in the monster's eyes!

The senses enhanced by the Wild Heart reminded Yu Ke that this guy was fundamentally different from the beasts he had encountered before!

Rumble~ Rumble~

While thinking, there was a buzzing sound above his head. It seemed that the patrol team had arrived.

Yu Ke looked up. The sky in the area where the highway was located was not covered by branches. He could clearly see a helicopter with the patrol team logo on the outside hovering in the air, and the wind pressure blew up the fallen leaves on the ground.

The side door opened, and several figures jumped down.

This is nearly 30 meters above the ground. This is not how you jump when parachuting, right?

Before Yu Ke could react, white airflows were ejected from the backs of these people without exception, allowing them to descend steadily.

Wow~ It's 2036 after all.

This technical level must be as high as a three-story building.

Leaving the off-road vehicle, as the distance got closer, Yu Ke could clearly see the individual armor with metallic luster on these people.

It can only be said that they are worthy of being the elite troops of the Forestry Bureau. These patrol members can be pulled out to shoot science fiction movies.

When landing, many patrol members have already begun to be alert. Some people took out instruments that Yu Ke had never seen to monitor the surrounding environment. The captain walked quickly towards Yu Ke. When he got close, he raised his hand and pressed the ear mechanism, and the full-coverage mask unfolded.

I thought it would be a steady middle-aged man with a square face, but it turned out to be a blonde with blue eyes and outstanding facial features. The low-altitude rapid descent made her forehead hang a few strands of hair. Her sharp eyes swept over Yu Ke and said in a deep voice,

"I am An Saili, the captain of the third patrol group. Did you report the discovery of the human-faced owl before?"

"No. 281, patrol hunter Yu Ke, if the human-faced owl you are talking about is it, then I should be right."

Yu Ke didn't know what the human-faced owl meant, so he simply handed the camera to An Saili and let her identify it herself.

Ansai Li took the camera and saw the very clear human-faced owl on it. His brows were furrowed. When he looked at Yu Ke again, there was a hint of surprise in his eyes. He handed the camera to the team member who followed him and said, "Upload this video to our channel, Yu Ke. When did you find it? What was the situation at that time? When was it last seen in your sight? Can you mark its approximate location on the map?" A series of questions were thrown at Yu Ke. Ansai Li's urgency was obvious, because judging from the pictures taken by the camera, the young man who was abducted by the human-faced owl was probably still alive. As time passed, his chance of survival was constantly decreasing. Yu Ke didn't waste words and tried to describe the situation at that time in concise words, emphasizing the direction in which the human-faced owl left. "Thank you for your cooperation. Your contribution will be rewarded by the Forestry Bureau."

After shaking hands with Yu Ke, Ansai Li did not stay for too long. He turned around and made a gesture. The team members immediately rode on the mountain bikes that had just landed from the helicopter through the airdrop and set off to chase the human-faced owl.

Looking at their backs disappearing in the mountains and forests, Yu Ke had a clear understanding of the work of the patrol team.

Although the patrol team has a very good reputation and generous treatment both inside and outside Danhang City, their work is indeed dangerous.

As a forest ranger, Yu Ke only needs to take care of his part of the outer forest area most of the time.

As long as he does not go deep into the Jinghu Forest, basically nothing will happen.

On the other hand, the patrol team probably spends most of the year fighting mutated monsters in the Jinghu Forest. Even if they make money, they probably have no chance to enjoy it.

The matter of the human-faced owl has nothing to do with Yu Ke.

Although being able to hunt this human-faced owl should earn a lot of experience for the [Forest Ranger] profession, Yu Ke's current equipment is obviously not enough to complete the hunt, and he is not qualified to participate in the patrol team's operations.

Continue driving forward.

Because he stayed in the forest for a while, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon when Yu Ke drove out of Jinghu Forest.

The trees on both sides of the road ahead gradually became sparse.

The vast wilderness came into view, the afternoon sun sprinkled on the earth, and the breeze blew the wheat waves, making people's minds suddenly bright!

Due to the impact of the catastrophe, Danhang City, which was originally a first-tier city, has completely expanded into a super city with a permanent population of nearly 50 million. Outside his city are endless vast fields, pastures and other food supply places.

As for the transfer stations set up by the General Administration of Disaster Prevention in various places in the wilderness, they are more like bridgeheads between Danhang City and Jinghu Forest.

Yu Ke saw Transfer Station No. 3 at first sight when he left Jinghu Forest.

As mentioned before, the functions of the transfer station are diverse.

It not only serves the hunters under the jurisdiction of the Forest Defense Bureau, but also serves as a supply station for civilian hunting groups and lone hunters when they are on the move. It is also an important fortress for Danhang City to cope with the ever-changing natural environment. Needless to say, the scale is large.

The main structure of the entire Transfer Station No. 3 is quite similar to the high-speed railway station in Yu Ke's previous life. It is mainly gray, blue and white. The building materials are all extremely solid metals, divided into upper and lower parts.

The upper part is various types of shops, offices, entertainment venues opened by major official agencies and chambers of commerce, and even ticket stations similar to high-speed rail stations.

The former is led by the Disaster Prevention Bureau and is an official non-profit organization.

For example, the environmental monitoring department, the wilderness rescue team, the meteorological observation department, and the army stationed at the transfer station.

They are like the eyes and ears and hands of Danhang City outside, able to predict and respond to some catastrophic events in advance, and cooperate with the Forest Defense Bureau to manage the Jinghu Forest, which consumes a lot of funds every year.

The latter is purely to make the operation of the transfer station smoother, attract investment, and turn the operation of the transfer station from a bottomless pit completely borne by the government to a state of balance of income and expenditure or a small profit.

To put it bluntly, it is to collect taxes from these merchants to provide for the employees and soldiers in the official organizations above.

Everyone has to support themselves and their families, and no one is willing to work for free, let alone in such a place far away from the city.

Except for the train lines, the lower part is basically divided into logistic areas for military camps and personnel of various official institutions, and some of them are warehouses and maintenance areas.

Yu Ke followed the signs and went directly to the commercial area of ​​the transfer station from the elevated roads on both sides of the station.

Along the way, you can see many dusty off-road vehicles, with the names of various hunting groups painted on the bodies, and various equipment or harvests on the top. Occasionally, there are lone hunters carrying large and small bags in and out of the transfer station gate.

The cold wave is coming, and most of the hunting groups are retreating, making the transfer station particularly lively.

Yu Ke took time out today to come here, and he had to return to the sentry tower camp as soon as possible.

Therefore, he will not stay in the transfer station for too long.