Closer to Revealing My True Self
Chapter 378 - 275: The Mind of This Person_2

Chapter 378: Chapter 275: The Mind of This Person_2

After the two team members were called over, Captain Wen did not mimic the sound again, instead he recounted the situation at that moment in front of the two team members, and then let them try to imitate the strange call of the giant panda.

Even though many days had passed, the impression of that moment was so deep that they still clearly remembered the panda’s call.

So, two more "aww-ying" imitations were produced.

Teacher Mu was now confused.

Logically, he knew that he shouldn’t doubt the capabilities of the reserve bureau patrol team captain and his team members.

But from his professional perspective, this was indeed a difficult question to answer.

Therefore, he asked to see the footage that was filmed.

Captain Wen did not refuse and retrieved some of the footage of the giant panda that had been captured at that location.

There were also the related samples they collected and a small part of the results analyzed at the monitoring station.

Based on the camera footage and sample data, it was indeed an adult, healthy wild giant panda.

It took Teacher Mu a while before he said, "Considering what you’ve said, this shouldn’t be an angry call, but it doesn’t indicate happiness either, it might be a slight fright. I wasn’t at the scene, so I cannot be certain. Based on your descriptions alone, my ability to judge is limited."

"This call may represent some special meaning, or perhaps it has no meaning at all. It’s well worth recording."

"They don’t have rich facial expressions, so to recognize their subtle emotional changes, one mainly relies on vocalizations. There are indeed differences between pandas in captivity and those in the wild. Wild giant pandas might have some other communicative sounds, they perhaps have richer vocal expressions."

"In a captive environment, one would hardly see creatures that threaten their survival, whereas wild giant pandas face the competition of survival every day."

All in all, this "aww-ying" was beyond his capacity to judge, but he had become even more curious.

Field cameras could capture their tracks, but it’s difficult to record their calls in various situations.

Just as with pet cats living in human society, you can’t be sure if they will make some strange call in certain circumstances.

Your understanding of animals is limited to what you can observe, and what happens in the places you can’t see, that remains unknown.

Feng Yi, the indirect creator of this conundrum, had now entered deep into the mountains.

He had taken off his shoes and bagged them.

Walking barefoot was faster, and the soles of his feet showed a layer of scales, offering stronger defense.

Stones and other hard objects couldn’t harm him.

Feng Yi also carried a bag in his hand for collecting litter.

On his way, he had picked up some trash in the mountain.

"Why do some people always choose this way to leave a trace that they have been here?"

While complaining, Feng Yi picked up a plastic bag from the bushes and put it into the trash bag.

Last year, when he followed the scientific expedition team into the Nan Chong mountain range, the team would also pick up some plastic trash along the way, which he had already grown adept at.

After the period of abnormal climate, in order to help the forests recover more quickly, several neighboring provinces and cities indeed implemented protection policies, which included strict limitations on people entering the mountains.

Forest rangers, during their patrols, would persuade unregistered individuals or groups to leave.

The cameras set up would also investigate if they observed any.

However, even so, every year there are still countless people who enter the forest without reporting. Some manage to walk out safely, while others go missing in the mountains.

On the second day Feng Yi was in the mountains, he discovered a skeleton that had already decayed to bones in a cave.

From the skeleton, the deceased seemed to be younger than Feng Yi, probably just a college student.

Feng Yi noted down the exact location and made a mark.

He couldn’t contact the outside world at the moment, but he planned to inform the rangers as soon as he could get in touch.

Night had fallen.

In the darkness, the wild beast hiding behind the bushes fixed its gaze, deep and bloodthirsty, upon Feng Yi.

Feng Yi’s upright oval pupils looked towards its hiding spot.

Soon after, the beast quietly left, seeking another target.

Feng Yi: That’s more like it. Don’t waste your time on me, go find food elsewhere.

In the mountain forest, day or night didn’t make much difference to Feng Yi, who could be traveling at any time or resting whenever he needed.

The terrain here is such that in some places the danger is not evident to the naked eye, but one wrong step and you could tumble down. Without the aid of teammates, you might end up trapped here.

Feng Yi activated his all-around perception, functioning like a three-dimensional scanner, identifying steep slopes and cliffs; even thick undergrowth couldn’t obscure his vision.

For ordinary people, the pitch-black night where you cannot see your own hand in front of you barely made a difference to Feng Yi; to him, it was almost like daylight.

He continued on his way, munching on a wild fruit.

Pausing in his steps, Feng Yi looked up.

Perched atop the interlacing branches above him was a subadult giant panda.

Perhaps because Feng Yi had concealed his presence, he appeared as an "unknown creature, not within the dietary spectrum, and without competitive threat" in the eyes of the giant panda, undistinguishable from any other animal.

Even so, the scent of the fruit Feng Yi was eating attracted more of its attention.

A bit greedy, but not excessively so.

It peered down through the gaps in the branches.

Its hanging legs swung back and forth.

Feng Yi thought it looked quite cute, but he would not make close contact with these wild beasts, nor would he feed them.

Although their claws were no threat to his defenses, and he did not have to worry about transmitting pathogens to them, as germs found it hard to linger on him.

Feng Yi merely wished that they would maintain a healthy distance from humans,

rather than showing affection or approaching people for food.

As for snakes...

In this regard, Feng Yi wasn’t too worried.

Mainly because snakes, generally speaking, didn’t have the brainpower or awareness for such concerns.

The application form stipulated that he was to look for the Qin Emperor Brocade Snake, so of course, he couldn’t just pay lip service.

Feng Yi continued to actively search along the way, but so far, he still hadn’t sensed the existence of this creature.

It’s possible that the southern side of the mountain range held a greater probability, with its climate differing from the north, the south being relatively warm and moist.

He wasn’t in a rush to find snakes.

On this trip to the mountains, Feng Yi’s main goal was to find places that might be connected to his ancestors.

Trusting his intuition, he believed that this mountain range hid a secret.

He relied on instinct to determine his direction and route, even though the path was difficult to navigate and some areas felt damp with a "stepping-on-mud" sensation.

There was a stream ahead, and Feng Yi decided to rest for a while.

His main concern was the discomfort of too much mud clinging to his feet.

He scraped off the mud by the stream, prepared to wash his face, and then soak his feet for a while, before continuing downstream along the stream.

Just as he was about to sit down, he sniffed the air and walked further upstream.

On the other side of the stream, a giant panda was lying back ’lazily’ against a rock by the stream, nibbling on something in its hand that was certainly not bamboo or bamboo shoots.

Indeed, this wasn’t a bamboo forest, but pandas don’t exclusively eat bamboo; they might also eat meat.

Encountering another giant panda did not suggest an abundance of them in this mountain range, but rather that Feng Yi’s route was relatively less traveled by humans, without even cameras set up.

The treasured animal across the stream, at that moment, was lying back, grasping its food, while both of its feet were dipped in the stream, occasionally flipping them up to splash the water.

Upon noticing Feng Yi, the giant panda paused, seemingly unable to distinguish what kind of creature he was. Sensing no threat, it continued laying there munching on its treat.

Feng Yi took a moment to photograph it with his camera and then walked a little further upstream before stopping.

He crouched down, setting aside his backpack and camera, washed his face, sat on a rock, and dipped his feet in the water.

Not far away, the panda downstream playfully slapped the water with its feet again.

Feng Yi also moved his feet, splashing the water – splash, splash, splash!

Water droplets scattered.

In this moment, his mindset was nearly on par with the wild animals.