”It’s not possible, it’s a waste of time since it’s steep. Although it’s a little further walking along the stream, I can make up the time if I walk faster.”
After planning the itinerary for the next day, Ye Jian began drawing the terrain map she saw; it should not be forgotten as part of the training content.
To replenish her proteins and not allow hunger to affect her actions, Ye Jian caught a non-venomous snake that was in heat, which gave extreme resistance as her breakfast.
The scent of soil covered her whole mouth. Raw meat was tough to eat, but as long as it could replenish her protein, physical fitness and drive the hunger away, she still swallowed it down in a few bites no matter how bad it tasted.
As for the parasites, it was not part of her considerations.
Only when you’re safe and worry-free can you think about all these. When it comes to survival, you will only consider one thing: filling your stomach!
Snakes begin awakening from the warmth of spring; snakes just entered the estrus period from late April to early May. From early in the morning, Ye Jian heard many male and female snakes making clear, loud noises like sounds of rocks hitting. When she raised her head, she could see snakes entangling each other on the tree branches; when she lowered her head, she could also see them in the cracks of the rocks.
Ye Jian only swept her gaze when seeing these snakes, makin@deg people’s scalps go numb; her gaze landed on the abnormally broken branches.
The marks were fresh, the broken part of the branch was still wet, congealing milky white beads. Ye Jian broke the same branch and observed the speed of the sap congealing into beads.
There was no sap coming out after five minutes.
Ye Jian lifted her head and looked towards the south; someone passed through last night…… The direction she was looking at was the direction of the stream she chose.
It was normal for people to pass by in the mountains. Some came to poach or some villagers climbing Dalang Mountain peak to dig for herds…… It was all possible.
However, they would not deliberately wipe away any of their traces; they’ll just walk pass and continue threading forward. There’s no way they would erase their traces.
Experienced poachers would usually hide their tracks to conceal their whereabouts. Still, there were no rare animals in Dalang Mountain, only small animals such as pheasants and rabbits; it was not worthwhile for someone to take the risk of hunting in the middle of the night.
They were not villagers digging up herbs, they were also not hunters, after excluding the people who were not dangerous…… Only dangerous people remain.
Ye Jian narrowed her eyes, she pressed the military dagger in her hand and continued walking along the stream heading south.
”She didn’t take this path? No traces could be seen along the way. She has no water and food with her, some traces should be seen when she’s searching for food,” five kilometers away from Ye Jian, a few soldiers dressed in camouflage suits climbed the mountain, they stepped on the green moss, searching for the right direction.
”Reporting, Team Leader Xiao, we have no discoveries on our side!”
”Team Leader Xia, did she follow the wrong direction? Is she lost in the mountains?”
Team B arrived at one of the training destinations Ye Jian needed to reach; they didn’t find any traces of her in that area, so they were suspicious.
Team Leader Xia was a little puzzled, according to common sense, she should leave some traces; he turned around and said to his comrades: “Go to the stream and search again.”
The female soldier was lost; they needed to find her. He was afraid the female soldier wasn’t lost, and they were unable to find her.
”Yes sir!” Several voices sounded neat, they quickly dispersed to the stream to start searching.
After searching for ten minutes, Team Leader Xia contacted the provincial military district, he reported their situation, “Commander, we’ve searched the place she rested last night and couldn’t find any traces. Do you think she has not passed this place?”
