Wilderness Survival with Druid System

The choices made by the three were not unexpected by the thug.

Seeing the three reveal ingratiating expressions, the thug couldn’t help but laugh: ”Alright, since you want to survive, Alerman definitely won’t give up on you three. After all, when arriving at a new place, you old folks are always more handy.”

Alerman is the name of the Barbarians, or rather, the respectful title for the Barbarians from the people around here.

The thug said nothing else and instead took a stack of money from his backpack and threw it to the three: ”You three wait here for a while and move some supplies downstairs. For the next few days, just wait on the plateau. Alerman has tasks for you, don’t think about running after getting the stuff. We are all being watched now. As soon as the cameras capture your faces in Hua Country, you won’t be able to escape. Understand?”

The three nodded, with lowered eyes.

Seeing this, the thug waved his hand, instructing the three to get off the car and move the supplies.

Once the supplies were distributed, he said: ”For the next few days, continue waiting here, and in the meantime, find a person named Chen Wen. Alerman hates this person immensely, for if it wasn’t for him, we wouldn’t be in this situation. So, if you find Chen Wen and eliminate him, the three of you can leave the plateau with us!”

While saying this, the thug took out something wrapped in cloth and handed it to the old man: ”Alerman knows you can use this, take it. When you encounter Chen Wen, don’t talk, just take action!”

The old man took the wrapped item, a flicker of fear in his eyes.

He already knew what this thing was.

”Alright, I won’t say much more. Hope your luck is better.”

The thug said as he quickly got back into the car and sped away.

Leaving behind three still somewhat confused people.

Soon, however, the expressions of the three gradually changed, and after a brief discussion, they realized that to survive now, they could only do as the thug had said.

...

The next morning.

After getting up, Chen Wen called the animals to gather around.

After all, animals have a biological clock that is earlier than Chen Wen’s, so they rise quite early and are now searching for food nearby.

The three cubs of the Snow Leopard currently do not have the ability to act independently, and they still reside in the yak bag, venturing out only briefly each day.

However, compared to before, the snow leopard cubs now bear some resemblance to juvenile snow leopards.

Especially Fathead, possibly because of more experiences.

Its emotional state is now stable, and it is particularly attached to Chen Wen.

After casually plucking Fathead from the fabric of his belly, Chen Wen glanced over at the approaching Xiong Ma and his big family.

He discussed with Xiong Ma today’s route of action, which mainly involved revisiting last night’s discovery spot of Qin Yi to check out the situation there.

Xiong Ma shook his large head, emitting a series of neighing sounds.

The herd heard the sound, stopped eating, and began to approach, then, led by Xiong Ma, moved towards the direction Chen Wen pointed.

About thirty minutes later.

The leisurely horse herd arrived at the location.

Chen Wen dismounted, letting Xiong Ma and the herd move freely.

He then began to scout the surroundings with the Golden Eagle, looking for more information.

After all, according to the Golden Eagle, the car had been parked here for quite some time before departing.

This period was rather lengthy.

Once the Golden Eagle soared aloft, Chen Wen commenced his search.

Last night it was rather dark, and Chen Wen didn’t find much, but daytime brought a stark change.

Before the Golden Eagle made any discoveries, Chen Wen found something near a sack.

”Cigarette butts, looks like those people smoke, hmm, judging by the looks, they’re smoking pretty good stuff.”

Chen Wen picked up three cigarette butts, unsure if it was one per person or if someone smoked an extra.

The number could be three people, possibly two, but four seemed unlikely.

Chen Wen thought about it, and it seemed to match what the captured Sun Qian mentioned.

According to Sun Qian, their Hunting Owl operation was somewhat unique compared to others.

Normally, they don’t see the leader; only when money or tasks are distributed do they see him, and usually, they work in groups of three.

”Now is this the Barbarian’s people, or Old Dog’s?”

Chen Wen couldn’t help but ponder.

Just then, the Golden Eagle seemed to spot something.

It let out a screech, alerting Chen Wen: ”Found something! Looks like a bicycle! Qin Yi’s bicycle!”

Upon hearing this, Chen Wen immediately stood up.

Based on the circle location indicated by Golden Eagle, he quickly searched and found Qin Yi’s bicycle in the grass.

This bicycle, uniquely modified by Qin Yi, was now completely wrecked.

Be it the rims or the frame, they looked like they’d been run over by a car multiple times, losing all original features.

”What is this for? Why crush the bicycle like this?”

Chen Wen couldn’t help but wonder: ”Revenge? Or some other undisclosed reason?”

He walked to the bicycle and rummaged through its remains.

Everything was gone.

Whether the materials Qin Yi had stored or the camera he carried, all had vanished.

What shocked Chen Wen the most was that even the bicycle seat was slashed with a dagger and the foam padding inside taken out.

”This...”

Chen Wen momentarily didn’t know how to comment.

He shook his head, intending to leave just like that.

Suddenly, Chen Wen paused.

His mind recalled details of interactions with Qin Yi, and with this recollection, he realized certain points.

He vaguely remembered Qin Yi mentioned his bicycle had undergone various modifications.

Chen Wen returned to the bicycle, beginning to disassemble it.

As the bicycle came apart under Chen Wen’s hands, some components were revealed before his eyes.

”Hmm, was I mistaken?”

Chen Wen scratched his head; these parts were standard bicycle parts, entirely ordinary with nothing distinct—all perfectly normal.

Never mind, might as well look for something usable.

He shook his head, sorted the remaining parts, finding some useful items among them.

While Chen Wen was preparing to leave, he inadvertently glanced over at the still intact bicycle tire.

Then, Chen Wen’s mind suddenly recalled Qin Yi talking about something.

He seemed to mention once that the bicycle tire was modified, personally done by him.

With this thought, Chen Wen reached out intentionally and picked up the tire.

He hefted the tire, found it heavy, much heavier than a typical bicycle tire.

”What purpose could this serve?”

Chen Wen shook his head, placing the tire back on the ground.

When the tire hit the ground, perhaps reaching its weight limit, the inner hub and tire shook loose due to impact.

The contents inside fell out.

Chen Wen frowned, looking at the fallen items: ”Is this... a photo? Or something?”

He stooped down to pick up the fallen items.

Slowly opening them revealed contents that made Chen Wen gasp.

Indeed, they were photos!

Some photographs, shrunk down in printing.

Colorful photos, and the content was quite shocking to Chen Wen.

The photos’ content further stirred Chen Wen’s anger.

They depicted individual animals, yet as corpses!

Moreover, piles of animal pelts, canine teeth, and even firearms!