The end of the world: mountain and sea disasters

Chapter 47 Ice Fishing
The Forestry Protection Bureau gave the rangers three days off.

Yu Ke couldn't take any time off.

On the one hand, the hunting team wanted him to lead the way to the human-faced owl nest for on-site investigation.

Axelius set the departure time on the day after the cold wave ended, which shows that they attached great importance to this matter.

After all, the experimental subjects in the Little Garden Workstation were involved. It is assumed that what happened that day had already been known to the Disaster Prevention Bureau, and the tracking of Pandora was probably in progress.

On the other hand, there is the promotion of the two-star hunter, which is a very important matter for Yu Ke.

The promotion of a ranger hunter from one star to two stars means a comprehensive improvement in welfare, not only a simple increase in monthly salary and social welfare, but also involves discounts on various materials and equipment sold through the forest protection bureau in the future and the ability to obtain of subsidies.

If Yu Ke wants to live a stable life in the forest patrol camp, or even further transform the camp, he must have money.

Moreover, with his fighting intensity, it is foreseeable that repairing equipment will become a commonplace thing in the future.

For example, the Leviathan Ax must be maintained after repeated battles. Various arrows for the Sharp Tooth Bow need to be purchased. When the strength increases in the future, the equipment must be replaced. These things all cost money.

So Yu Ke got up early again today.

Perhaps because the cold wave has just ended, the sky is still a bit gloomy, with fine snowflakes falling in the wind.

It will be sunny tomorrow.

The hunting team headed to the depths of Jinghu Forest in the afternoon as scheduled. Taking advantage of the free time in the morning, Yu Ke planned to complete the daily tasks issued by the Forestry Defense Bureau, which was to observe several special environments in the forest area:
Mirror Lake tributaries, vine jungles, and mushroom communities.

There was no need to observe the herd of alarmed deer. Yu Ke stayed with them for nearly a week and had all the photos he wanted. However, the shadow moon leopard was too hard to find, so he had to try his luck. The Forestry Defense Bureau did not have any strict requirements, so Yu Ke was too lazy to spend time.

There is no need to get up so early just to complete a few environmental observation tasks.

In fact, Yu Ke also wanted to take this opportunity to get some fish and mushrooms as ingredients for the camping barbecue tomorrow.

As mentioned before, the rangers in the nearby forest organized a camping barbecue. It was a small party to celebrate their successful passage through the cold wave. The time was set for tomorrow when the weather cleared for the first time after the cold wave.

Yu Ke plans to take a bus to Danhang City to complete the promotion process the day after tomorrow, and he will be free tomorrow.

He is still happy to participate in this kind of leisure activity.

After a series of fierce battles during the cold wave, we finally got a sunny day. It was a perfect way to relax.

After all, Yu Ke himself is not a person who likes to live in isolation. What he loves is freedom, not loneliness.

呲~
The off-road vehicle stopped at the edge of the forest road.

Yu Ke opened the door and got out of the car, patted the back compartment, and the frightened deer crawling inside jumped down, shook off the snow on its horns, and then actively bent its forelimbs, waiting for Yu Ke to sit on the back before getting up.

"set off!"

Caressing the deer's neck, Yu Ke glanced at the route displayed on his watch and raised his finger to point in the direction.

Compared with the previous treks on foot, Yu Ke's movement speed was undoubtedly several levels faster with the amazing-antlered deer as his mount.

The one sent by the Deer King to him was undoubtedly the most outstanding young and strong horned deer among the deer. Although it did not have the exaggerated extreme acceleration of the former, it was enough for Yu Ke's daily transportation.

Not only that, Yu Ke has already measured the basic data and will customize a saddle at the store there when he arrives at the transfer station tomorrow.

It is not only convenient for riding by yourself, but also can protect the horned deer, and can also carry more extra things when moving in the forest.

The meticulous feeding over the past few days has allowed this frightened deer to accumulate sufficient physical strength. The snow and obstacles in the forest cannot stop its pace at all. Yu Ke only needs to point out a general direction, and let it move forward independently. It will avoid obstacles along the way and protect Yu Ke. Ke arrived at his destination.

The tributary of Jinghu Lake that used to take more than half an hour to reach now only takes ten minutes, greatly improving the efficiency of traveling.

Not long after, Yu Ke successfully arrived at the river beach on the shore of the Jinghu tributary.

Although the cold wave has ended, the tributaries of Jinghu Lake are still frozen. The previous extreme cold and cooling caused a thick layer of ice caps to form on the surface of the tributaries, which is extremely difficult to melt away in a short period of time. This is what Yu Ke expected.

Carrying a sharp-toothed bow and arrow, and carrying the fishing gear he would need later, Yu Ke fed the frightened deer a carrot and then motioned it to move around freely while he walked through the snow to the middle of the river.

That's right, besides taking water samples to complete his mission this time, he also wanted to go ice fishing.

Generally speaking, if you want to fish on such thick ice, the first thing to do is to drill an ice hole.

The forest ranger camp did not have the professional equipment required for making ice holes, but this was not a problem for Yu Ke. He first swept away the snow with his feet, then took off his gloves and put his right palm against the ice.

He let out a light breath, curled his five fingers into claws and lifted them up.

The ability to control wind and snow, which he had just acquired through the loot trait not long ago, was activated, and he could easily forcefully extract the frost air from the ice cube under his hand, causing it to melt into water.

This is one of the application methods of wind and snow control ability recently developed by Yu Ke.

Although the scope of the white-level snow control ability is quite limited, and it cannot allow Yu Ke to realize the ability of superpowers in movies and TV shows to freeze rivers or create ice walls instantly, mobilizing and adhering to a small area is not difficult.

It can be regarded as a supplement to his existing combat system, and the colder the environment, the smoother this ability can be used.

At least it was obtained by hunting a dozen Wen Diego, so Yu Ke was not too disappointed.

With this hand, Yu Ke easily made a fishing hole on the thick ice. With the bait prepared in advance, he caught several fat fish in a short time, and this was only part of his plan.

I chose a fish that didn’t look very good and threw it directly to the ice in the distance.

The cold wave had just ended, and the Jinghu Forest was full of hungry beasts and birds, and this fish was the trap set by Yu Ke.

Things developed just as Yu Ke thought.

About ten minutes later, a black figure appeared in the sky, looking like some kind of water bird.

When it circled and fell, it was almost a hundred meters away.

Yu Ke picked up the sharp-toothed bow and arrow lying beside him unhurriedly, blew on the tip of the arrow, and immediately felt a wind, frost, and cold air lingering on it, and then bent the bow and set the arrow.

The blue-quality power increase increased his strength by nearly one-third compared to before.

In fact, this is Yu Ke's biggest gain, and the effect is far more intuitive than the ability to control wind and snow.

Easily draw the sharp-toothed bow, simply aim and then loosen the string.

In an instant, the only sound heard was the whistling wind as the arrows shot through the air, and the waterfowl hovering in the sky fell upside down in response.

Yu Ke quickly walked over and picked up the prey that fell on the ice.

The wing where the arrow was hit on the left side was already covered with a thin layer of frost, and not even a few drops of blood flowed out.

(End of this chapter)