Day by day in the infinite game

Chapter 216 216. Travel in the Desert ([-])
When Lao Hu arrived after hearing the news, the chaotic scene had just come to an end.

Under the cold moonlight, seeing the chopped down trees piled up and down on the ground, Lao Hu felt a tightness in his chest, and he shook a few times before he could stand still.

He didn't say anything, he just walked slowly to the fallen trees and stretched out his trembling hands to help them up.

This is a hard-earned forest that he devoted his entire youth and all his efforts to. It is his pride and his hope.

A burst of suppressed crying sounded in the woodland shrouded in moonlight.

The culprits Jia Dabao and Slender Man have been tied up, and the corresponding evidence has been recorded. They are just waiting for Lao Hu to come over and see his attitude.

The rest of the people were just "accomplices" who were paid to do things. After their logging tools were taken away and the boss was arrested, they did not want to cause more trouble and just stood aside with their hands tied.

Tang Qinqin tried to talk and communicate with the trees whose trunks were cut down.

Normally, trees will die after being cut down. However, some tree species can be rescued and rejuvenated if the tree is not seriously injured and there are dormant buds at the right time and place.

Of course, the chance of this is very small under normal circumstances, and not all tree species have dormant buds that can sprout branches again when the right time comes.

The felled trees were not in good condition.

The lumberjacks brought by Jia Dabao and the Slender Man cut down the tree almost close to the roots. In this case, even if there were dormant buds on the tree, they were also cut down, leaving only the bare roots. .

Tang Qinqin walked over and quietly poured the diluted water of life on their roots and exposed growth rings.

Their vitality is severely damaged, and they will not die if they have the water of life.It's just that they need a period of "rest and recuperation" in recent months. After this time, they can grow new shoots and take on new life.

At that time, it should be a kind of comfort to Lao Hu.

"Uncle Hu, don't be sad, they will pay the price they deserve." Tang Qinqin walked to Lao Hu and helped him up, who was silent.

Lao Hu stood up and slowly regained some strength. When he passed by Jia Dabao and the tall and thin man, he turned back and glared at them fiercely.

"That's great, that's great, you guys..." Lao Hu's red eyes were full of regret and anger.

"Lao Hu, I was wrong, I was wrong. Please let us go. I will compensate for these losses!" Jia Dabao cried to Lao Hu with tears streaming down his face.

"I was distracted for a moment and did stupid things. Lao Hu, considering that we are old acquaintances, please forgive me this time..."

The tall and thin man didn't speak and just stood there with his neck hunched.

Under the moonlight, Jia Dabao's sobbing and begging for mercy continued to echo in the silent forest.

Lao Hu shook his head, stopped looking at the embarrassed Jia Dabao, and walked over.

"Send them where they belong."

With a long sigh, he walked out of the forest with a slight stagger.

After Lao Hu left, Dong Mingzhe and others were worried and arranged for several players to follow behind and escort him secretly.

There are also some players who are guarding the two "horse thieves" and the lumberjacks, waiting for dawn to pack them up together with the evidence and send them to justice.

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After this incident happened, Lao Hu's originally cheerful spirit visibly shrank and he became taciturn.

He spent all day long in the saline-alkali land, working tirelessly on soil improvement, reclaiming wasteland and planting trees.

It was hard for Tang Qinqin to tell him that those trees would return to spring. After all, it sounded too far-fetched.

Jia Dabao and Slim Man confessed to what they had committed.

After all, such a clear video with no blind spots completely recorded their "evidence of crime", making it impossible to deny.

According to the provisions of the National Forest Law, illegal logging or indiscriminate logging of forests or other trees in national nature reserves will be severely punished.

Jia Dabao and Slender Man did what they knew they couldn't do, destroying precious forests that were difficult to grow just for the little profit in front of them. In the end, both of them got a special silver bracelet and lost their freedom to accept labor. Several years of renovation.

This incident can be regarded as "killing the chicken to scare the monkeys", scaring the wood buyers who shared their thoughts and did not dare to do it again for a long time.

When the players were about to complete the game mission and leave, Lao Hu unexpectedly discovered that the trees he once thought were certain to die had quietly sprouted new buds.

He couldn't help but his eyes turned red again.

This time it was because of joy.

What could be more exciting and comforting than seeing hope?

When the players were learning how to manage saline-alkali land with Lao Hu, they got permission to broadcast the game live throughout the process. Many people with money and leisure were infected by their spirit of not fearing hardships, so they contributed money or efforts, which attracted more people. , there was an upsurge in society to reclaim saline-alkali land and plant trees.

Because many mature trees in Lao Hu's forest were destroyed before, in order to prevent unexpected results from the mission, each player over-completed the mission as much as possible.

[The mission of planting in saline-alkali land has been completed.About to be transferred to the next scene.Countdown 01:59:59. ]
Lao Hu's eyes were sour, and he lowered his head so that the players who came to say goodbye did not notice.

"Okay, don't be nagging. If you want to leave, leave as soon as possible. Don't stay here and whine. I still have a lot of things to do and I'm very busy."

After saying that, he picked up the large enamel vat and poured a few drinks of water.

"Uncle Hu, we're leaving, you have to take care of your body, I'm causing you trouble during this time!"

"Uncle Hu, take care of yourself!"

"Uncle Hu, see you later!"

"Uncle Hu, one day when we come back, let's have a whole-sheep feast together!" With such a flamboyant tone that doesn't treat him as an outsider, there is no one else but Lao Tian.

"This stinky boy!" Lao Hu, who was choked by the sorrow of separation, couldn't help but have fun and spat.

Because of the arrival of this group of young people, there was a large new forest area filled with seedlings of various tree species next to the originally mature forest area.

He could feel the vitality emanating from those saplings. If he took good care of them, over time, a new and complete forest ecology would be formed, which would have a beneficial impact on the soil improvement, water, soil, and climate of this saline-alkali land, and gradually improve it. This was once a barren land.

Sometimes he would feel a little dazed, as if through this group of young people he could see himself, who was equally enthusiastic, persistent in his beliefs, and working conscientiously in an ordinary position.

"Let's go, you should go and see the broader sky. I hope you can always maintain your enthusiasm and never forget your original intention." Lao Hu finished speaking with rare emotion and waved towards the players.

All feasts in the world come to an end, and moving forward with regrets is the normal state of life.

And what we can do is to do it and cherish it along the way.

(End of this chapter)