The solid knowledge that came with the class card allowed Old Kui to say whatever came to mind.
In turn, his livestream viewers were fully engrossed in his speech.
Nonetheless, he impatiently picked up his camera upon learning that a water source was nearby and continued on his journey.
But as he went down the mountain, the sun had set too.
Wang Kui had embarked on his journey in the afternoon. Now that several hours had passed, the skies appeared to have been soaked in oil, leaving it translucent, while the red twilight sun dyed it in its colors.
As the light became darkness, the still forest that appeared calm with the cries of cicadas abruptly became sinister.
[The sun is setting and it will be dark soon. Aren't you going back, Old Kui?]
[Yeah. It feels like we won't find it today. Let's go again tomorrow!]
[It would be difficult to walk when it gets dark soon!]
Many viewers in Wang Kui's channel could not help but worry about him when they saw that the sun was setting.
He was more or less moved, but he threw away his stick and said, "Don't worry, everyone! I'm an old hunter, and like I said before—I will not give up until I have caught the wolfdog. That's why I am not leaving this mountain!"
What the hell?!
Staying the night in a wild forest?!
Most of the viewers were left gaping—it was not as if they had never seen a streamer livestreaming at night in the wild, but those streamers would either be streaming from a small hill near suburban areas, or they would be accompanied by others, which did not pose much danger.
However, what happening before them was different.
That old man who lived at the foot of the mountain had made it clear that boars and wolves dwelled in the mountains, and the viewers themselves had seen the animal footprints and traces of their urine. Moreover, Wang Kui was out there alone and had brought nothing with him!
It was as masterful as it was bold of him!
[This streamer is truly something fierce! He is much more real than those other outdoor streamers!]
[Listen, Milk Tears has gifted streamer Bank Card x1—I'm falling apart already!]
[Little Pooing Archdemon has gifted streamer Bank Card x1—sob! This streamer is so manly! I would be scared to death if I had to stay outside in the dark!]
[You ladies would be so frightened when it's pouring and thundering outside, crying stuff like 'I can't do this', and then going down to pubs with booming stereos at night with the same flashing lights and stuff. Why aren't you people spooked about that? I really want to shake you until you won't recognize your mother!]
Wang Kui slid a glance or two at the live comments on his watch before continuing on his journey.
The sun would set faster over the mountain than it did in the city, so he had to find a good location as well as a water source.
It must not be forgotten that he was within the territories of beasts too!
Splash… Splash…
The faint sound of flowing water could suddenly be heard from between the trees in front of Wang Kui.
"Listen! It seems that I was right!"
His mouth curled into a smile, and he covered three paces with two as he used his stick to part the wild grass ahead.
In the next second, he had rushed out of the woods.
His field of vision broadened at once!
There was a stream around three meters wide slowly flowing down south from up north.
The water was as clear as it was shallow, allowing everyone to see the pebbles at the bottom.
As a matter of fact, it was very rare to see water so clear at the Jixi Province, where land degradation was a serious problem.
Rays of twilight reflected on the surface of the stream through the gaps between the tree crowns of the forest, reflecting dazzling crystalline ripples.
Jade-green weeds grew everywhere at the opposite bank, with the occasional slanted tree that dangled above the stream. Smooth and small pebbles lined the banks as well, perhaps having been brushed by the stream throughout the year.
[Isn't that sight simply beautiful?!]
[Yeah. I even want to go out with Old Kui now!]
[Now this is truly outdoors! The best sceneries are never filled with crowds, but a journey full of unknowns!]
Even Wang Kui himself could not help dropping to a crouch and putting down his camera and branch to splash the stream with both hands, feeling the icy and delightful stream gushing through his fingers.
Closing his fingers, he scooped up two palms full of water.
"Slurp~ Gulp… Ah, awesome!"
[Streamer, won't you get a stomachache from drinking raw water?]
[Heavens. I'm actually salivating from Old Kui drinking that water…]
[Truly, nature's porter!]
[Don't drink it, Old Kui!!! I see signs of animal urine on the shore!]
Wang Kui almost choked when he saw the last live comment on his watch, and he promptly searched around the shores. However, he soon realized what had happened when he found nothing unusual.
He had been fooled.
[Hahahaha! You people are horrible, Old Kui is going to be traumatized!]
[You lot almost destroyed our streamer there!]
Wang Kui, however, was not embarrassed, even promptly waving his hands and solemnly saying, "It's alright, friends—this is the same place, though it might be from a different time… so, I, Old Kui, will drink some more!"
At his words, his livestream channel blew up.
[Lol! Going again?]
[Lol!]
[That's the most delicious thing there is, as described by the divine gourmets, Gordon Ramsay and Old Kui! Even Bear is impressed by your expertise!]
[Oil-fried Silly Cutie gifted streamer Airplane x1—our streamer is too funny! A passerby is now a fan!]
Being a media person, Wang Kui himself understood the memes.
After laughing, he explained, "Back to the topic on hand. Our friend from before is right: we mustn't drink any raw water out in the wild. However, clear flowing water like the one in this stream can be drunk optimally because the flow cleans the water to a certain extent, and bacteria would have a hard time growing here."
That was when a ray of light reached his eye.
It was twilight reflected from a rock beside the stream.
Fishing out the palm-sized rock that was shaped like a weaving shuttle from the stream, Wang Kui added, "It's late now, and the sun will be setting in less than an hour. We have to find a safe place before it gets dark and set up a shelter!"
"This stone has a fine shape. It resembles a chisel, has a tip that is sharp enough, and a back end that is easy to grip and exert strength. It will be quite handy for chiseling trees!"
Since Wang Kui had come out of an area where wild animals were active and had not seen many suitable places to rest, he simply strode across the stream to look for one at the opposite end.
The slopes on the opposite end were also much flatter.
Wang Kui kept looking around, continuously searching for a spot where he could set up a tent.
"We must pay attention to where we put up our shelter in the wild since the temperatures between night and day differ a lot in the mountains. It could be very hot during daytime, only for nighttime to be freezing, which is why we must find a place that is not exposed to winds."
"Likewise, because cold air tends to descend, we should not pick riverbanks at lower ground. Your spine would definitely be crippled if you sleep overnight at a place that damp, not to mention that there would be many mosquitoes, so stay away from the water as much as you can."
Meanwhile, the deeper Wang Kui walked, the denser the bushes and weeds were.
Wang Kui had to keep his camera attached to his shoulder strap as he gripped his wooden branch with both hands like a machete to clear a path.
Past the grass, he stopped when he reached the front of several lacebark pines.
He was now over a hundred meters away from the stream.
The pine trees up front were just around three or four meters tall and as thick as a wrist. However, they could only be considered 'little brothers' in comparison to the deciduous trees beside it, each easily standing up to thirty meters tall.
"We'll do it here!"
Wang Kui lowered his stick and took out the limestone he had put in one of the side pockets of his backpack. Pointing at the lacebark pine that was closer, he said, "These two pine trees are quite close, being just two meters from each other. Do you also notice that the branches on them grow out at around the height of a meter? With this, we just have to get a long branch to make a pillar with before finding some dried branches that stand left and right from each tree to make a stable triangular-shaped shelter!"
[It feels like this streamer really knows a lot!]
[You think? Old Kui here is a professional hunter acknowledged by the national forestry department!]
[This young and this skilled?! Little sister here is in love!]
[Mainly over your skills, though!]