The sun gradually rises, dimly illuminating the entire sky.

Lin Zhensheng had been sitting by the fire for a long time, pulling at the coals.

It’s not that he’s diligent or vigilant, but the wooden platform is too hard, and it’s not enough to just lay a layer of straw blanket on it, which will cause backache in the middle of the night.

I really couldn’t deal with it any longer, so I simply stood up and went out on guard.

Not to mention, this Jiangdong night scene has a special flavor in it. The Dongliang River is roaring in your ears, and you can see the sky full of stars when you look up. There are endless chirping of insects and birds all around, and the roar of wild beasts deep in the dense forest. It is very lively.

It's much better than the one at the base camp.

The sun passed over the northern mountains, and the sunlight shone on the earth, causing mist to rise for a while.

Lin Zhensheng had already taken out the breakfast that had been stored in the warehouse in mid-winter and woke up the sleeping citizens.

As the sun gradually rose and the fog disappeared, Lin Zhensheng and others were ready to go.

Jump off the wooden platform and continue exploring according to yesterday's plan.

Lin Zhensheng first took people for a walk around the area.

There are mountains in the north, more than 2,000 meters high, but they are not as high as the northern mountains of the base camp, so Lin Zhensheng can call it Zhongshan.

The dense forests of Zhongshan and Beishan are completely different. In the former, the trees on the mountain are not densely packed, and there are even sandy and gravel floors with direct fruit leakage in some places.

Lin Zhensheng didn't even need a stone knife to open the way, he could easily lead people to climb more than 200 meters, follow this line around to the back of Zhongshan, and have a clear view of the upper reaches of the Dongliang River.

The Dongliangjiang River rushes along the north footline of Zhongshan from east to west. The river's turbulent waves hit the cliff of Beishan. The ninety-degree bend stirred up bursts of water, and a rainbow rose under it.

Lift your feet and look out, you will see green trees and forests, as well as plains and mountains.

"What a pity~"

Lin Zhensheng has not completed this circle.

There are also some cliffs on the north side of Zhongshan that are completely impassable. If you want to continue walking forward, you have to climb up the mountain. However, the road on the mountain is not easy to walk. There are not many trees, but each one is very tall, and there are many trees in the middle.

Overgrown with vines.

If Lin Zhensheng wants to go up the mountain, he must clear a way.

This work is time-consuming and laborious.

How can he have time to do this now? He still has to return to the base camp before the [Danger Alert] countdown ends.

The top priority is to get a clear picture of the map, go around a lot, decide on the resource points first, and then consider the issue of future directional development.

So he decided not to waste time here, walked to the foot of the mountain, crossed the bushes, and led people into the east forest.

The trees here are very neatly planted. I didn’t notice them when I was far away before. Now I look closer and see that the distance between the trees is no more than fifteen centimeters, almost the same.

You want to say it's an artificial forest, right? There aren't any artificial traces on the ground yet. But if you say it's a miraculous work of nature? That's a bit nonsense.

"Lord, we found a lake in front of us."

"Lake?"

Lin Zhensheng frowned and raised his eyes to look in the direction pointed by the citizen.

The terrain there is relatively high and there are trees blocking it. If citizens don’t go there, they can’t see it from normal view.

"Lead the way."

Several people climbed over the hillside one after another, and saw the lake that the citizens mentioned.

In a funnel-like shape, the long and narrow water extends forward, gradually expands, and eventually turns into a large mirror-like lake.

Big.

A very large inland lake.

Lin Zhensheng guessed that this should be a branch of the upper reaches of the Dongliang River. A large amount of river water gathered here and could not flow out, forming a large lake.

And where they all are now is in the notch of the funnel mouth, where a large amount of debris has been piled up by the waves on the water surface.

Lin Zhensheng stood by the lake, looking at the lake without saying a word.

There are piles of garbage on the lake, including resin, hay, wood, branches, and... hmm?

Lin Zhensheng's pupils shrank, as if he saw something extraordinary. He immediately knelt down and took out a shovel to dig out the pile of things.

Pulling and pulling with the left and pulling with the right, he hooked up a half-burned wooden stick.

Lin Zhensheng looked at this thing and took a long breath. He knew it very well.

Torch.

When there is a workbench, there is a blueprint for this thing.

Moreover, Lin Zhensheng discovered that the wood of this torch was very new and did not rot like other branches. It should have been recently thrown away and pushed here by the waves.

"Abandoned torch."

Lin Zhensheng looked at the shore of the lake with bright eyes and sighed softly: "There are people here!"

But there is nothing on the lake except waves. Both sides are covered with dense woods, and the line is not straight. There is a slight bend and it is blocked by trees, so you can't see the whole lake at all.

In this case, who knows where the territory of the person who threw the torch is.

Lin Zhensheng tightened the stone knife in his hand and scanned all the places he could see on both sides of the lake. Exceptionally, he found nothing. Instead, he saw a dot.

This point is more than ten meters deep into the lake, and it is covered with trees. It is the biggest culprit blocking Lin Zhensheng's view.

If they can reach this location, they will probably be able to see the entire lake clearly, and this location is not far from Lin Zhensheng's current location, only about two or three kilometers.

How can you allow others to snore and sleep on the side of the couch?

If Lin Zhensheng doesn't figure out where this territory is, he won't even be able to sleep tonight, let alone the future.

Make a prompt decision and lead people along the lake, using trees to cover their bodies and sneaking.

Half an hour later, Lin Zhensheng and others arrived secretly.

"Lord, no."

The citizen turned sideways and popped half of his head to look outside, and whispered.

The view here is really broad, and you can almost take in the entire lake.

Lin Zhensheng also hid behind a big tree, looked outside, and quietly raised a finger to his lips: "Shh~ be quiet."

Look carefully.

Lin Zhensheng's guess just now was correct. The entrance to the lake is on the branch of the East Liangjiang River. Its vertical and horizontal length is at least seven or eight kilometers, which is even more shocking than what he just saw.

The lake area is astonishingly large, and you can roughly see everything along the coast. Apart from the trees, there are some obvious gaps in the waterways, but there are still no traces of other people.

Did I guess wrong?

That abandoned torch was not discarded in the lake, but flowed in from the Dongliang River's entrance into the lake?

Lin Zhensheng was not sure. He wanted to walk along the lake shore and continue to explore, looking at different directions and locations, but they could no longer go forward.

The trees here are not neat, but rather chaotic. Some tree trunks are twisted and grow sideways, blocking the road.

Can't leave anymore.

Then we can’t just let it go.

If he doesn’t see it, he can’t feel at ease.

The person lowered his head and touched his chin, looking at the green grass on the ground, constantly looking for a solution in his heart.

Suddenly, Lin Zhensheng couldn't help but think of Midwinter.

It’s not that I miss him as a person, but I think of the territory before midwinter.

The original Shengdongdong territory and Lin Zhensheng's territory have different locations, different terrains, and different resources, but they all have one thing in common, and that is the prairie.

The core location of the workbench is arranged in the center of the prairie.

And according to what Lin Zhensheng saw and heard while lurking in the channel for a long time, other people also mentioned that they were on the prairie.

If that's the case... Lin Zhensheng raised his head and glanced at the lake with his eyes wide open.

Will that person also have a prairie?

Looking at the dense woods on the shore, completely blocking his sight, Lin Zhensheng suddenly turned back, looked at the way he came, and showed a faint smile.
Chapter completed!