Wilderness Survival with Druid System

”What are you doing...?”

Coming to Chen Wen’s side and seeing the four people lying next to him, Vikram seemed a bit confused.

Chen Wen pointed at Dan Zeng and said, ”This guy is the one who escaped last night. He should know something. We’ll ask him later.”

”The other three are just outer members. We’ll tie them up and toss them to the reserve later.”

Hearing this, Vikram nodded but was a bit puzzled and asked, ”Those people in the mine just left, are they...?”

Chen Wen suddenly realized and chuckled, ”Ah, those guys got scared off.”

Saying this, Chen Wen took out a hunting rifle, resembling a fire poker, which made Vikram’s eyes widen.

”Wang Defa!”

Looking at the rifle, Vikram couldn’t help but ask, ”How did you manage to find a gun?”

Hearing this, Chen Wen recounted the events that had just happened.

However, he hid the incident of the Tibetan Horse Bear.

It’s better not to let Vikram know about turning the Tibetan Horse Bear into his own bear.

Vikram didn’t doubt him either, as Chen Wen had always been trustworthy to him, so he naturally didn’t suspect anything.

After the two discussed for a bit, they decided to interrogate Dan Zeng to see if he knew more.

...

The two dragged Dan Zeng to a separate mine tunnel.

Vikram pulled out a military dagger and stabbed it into Dan Zeng’s other good leg. Blood instantly flowed out along the groove, but the wound was not deep, so the bleeding wasn’t much.

He asked in English, ”Do you speak English?”

Vikram wasn’t hopeful, but Dan Zeng nodded slightly and said in English, ”Yes! Mercy, please!”

”You speak it, that’s much more convenient.”

Vikram withdrew the military dagger a bit.

He first asked the three questions he wanted to know, but Dan Zeng looked bewildered; evidently, he didn’t know.

This left Vikram somewhat disheartened.

However, Dan Zeng was a bit better than the other two; he knew something about the second question.

”Regarding the order, it’s always the boss, the Barbarian, who handles it. But previously, I recall about five months ago, there was something unusual during one of the Barbarian’s order handlings, and this anomaly lasted several days.”

Dan Zeng recalled, ”I remember the Barbarian was very angry at the time. He told us that the people from Indonesia are really unreliable.”

”So it’s in Indonesia!”

This answer seemed to confirm something for Vikram; a flash of anger passed through his eyes.

After asking his questions, he looked at Chen Wen.

Chen Wen thought for a moment, then asked, ”Where’s the Barbarian? What’s he planning now?”

Hearing this question, Dan Zeng didn’t hesitate at all and directly betrayed his boss: ”He’s in the core zone. Before leaving, he plans to score big. We’ve taken two orders before, one for Golden Yaks, another for Black-necked Cranes. The Barbarian had us search for traces of these two animals before, and he should have determined their locations. He is now looking for them in the core zone.”

”Also, there are many live animals in their vehicles.”

”Additionally, the Barbarian plans to kill you. He wants to use your head as a key to the Hunting Owl Headquarters, and I’m responsible for this part.”

Chen Wen nodded slightly.

Golden Yaks, Black-necked Cranes.

He was somewhat familiar with these two animals.

Golden Yaks, also known as Golden Wild Yaks, are national first-class protected animals.

They have no distinctive physical features compared to regular wild yaks, primarily different due to their coat color.

The coat of a Golden Yak is golden yellow. From a distance, it seems as if the whole yak is made of golden threads.

The Golden Yaks are incredibly scarce!

Before coming here, Chen Wen had read the association’s data; the observable population of Golden Yaks is less than three hundred!

Moreover, their habitat range is narrow and very fixed.

In Qiangtang, they could only occasionally be seen in the core area.

Furrowing his brow, Chen Wen asked, ”You found the Golden Yaks?”

”Yes, we did.”

Dan Zeng nodded, ”We bought the information from the herders. Someone saw a small herd of Golden Yaks during grazing in the core zone, including a calf!”

Gasp!

Both Chen Wen and Vikram drew a sharp breath simultaneously.

A calf!

The value of such a rare animal’s juveniles is unquestionably astronomical!

As for Black-necked Cranes, they are also national first-class protected animals, and they are extremely rare.

But there are a few more than Golden Yaks, with an estimated global count of around ten thousand Black-necked Cranes.

The information obtained from Dan Zeng left Chen Wen and Vikram both in shock.

They truly didn’t expect that even surrounded, these Hunting Owls were still continuing their poaching!

And even included Golden Yaks, which are considered national treasure-level protected animals!

”Don’t you know that the entire perimeter of Qiangtang is heavily fortified right now, just waiting to catch you all?”

Chen Wen looked at Dan Zeng, puzzled, unable to understand this group’s mentality.

Are they not afraid of being caught?

Dan Zeng shook his head and said, ”I don’t know, but the Barbarian has his ways.”

”What?”

Chen Wen pursued the question.

But Dan Zeng shook his head again.

Chen Wen thought Dan Zeng was unwilling to speak, so he said, ”Are you still keeping their secrets?”

Dan Zeng sighed, ”It’s not that I don’t want to tell; I honestly don’t know! Now that I’m in your hands, I can’t run away. My family has long passed away, so I’m not afraid of their retaliation. I even wish you’d catch them, since I’m caught, I don’t want them living freely outside, but I truly don’t know.”

Hearing this, Chen Wen looked at Vikram.

Vikram nodded, ”He’s not lying.”

At this point, both Chen Wen and Vikram felt a bit speechless.

”Forget it, since he knows nothing...”

Vikram said this, miming a motion across his neck, intending to provoke Dan Zeng to see if anything else could be extracted.

But seeing this, Dan Zeng’s face remained emotionless.

He didn’t even plead for his life.

It seems he truly has said everything.

Chen Wen sighed helplessly, ”Forget it. Drag him out. Zhaxi Cizhu and his men should be arriving soon. Let’s make contact with them, discuss the current situation, and see what fortune brings us.”

Vikram nodded.

There’s no other choice now.

...

After dragging Dan Zeng out, Chen Wen rummaged through some buildings, finding a lot of portable food and some survival supplies.

He and Vikram divided these items.

In terms of food, it was mostly canned goods and some dried fruits, with plenty of compressed biscuits and soda crackers. There were also some cigarettes and alcohol, but Vikram took those; Chen Wen didn’t want them.

For the supplies, there were some medical items and weapons.

Chen Wen took some medical supplies, leaving the rest to Vikram.

Vikram picked and chose some weapons to take with him.

After selecting the supplies, the two rested while waiting for Zhaxi Cizhu’s people to arrive.

Soon, dawn broke.

Chen Wen and Vikram took turns resting, not allowing the captured individuals any chance to escape.

Around seven or eight in the morning, Chen Wen and Vikram finally met up with Zhaxi Cizhu and his men.

Several off-road vehicles arrived at the mine entrance, and Chen Wen waved to them, leading them into the mine.

When the two groups met, Vikram, being unfamiliar with the other party, didn’t engage in much communication.

However, Chen Wen and Zhaxi Cizhu knew each other well. The two chatted for a while, with Chen Wen sharing what he knew with the other party.

Upon hearing the news, Zhaxi Cizhu furrowed his brow tightly.