Chapter 1258 The Thrilling Swamp (1/2)

The fish swimming in the river was mainly salmon.

Salmon were anadromous fish. They would live in rivers and streams for one to five years before swimming out to the sea for the next two to four years. When it came to the spawning period, they would migrate back to their birthplace to lay eggs and complete their life cycle.

The Podkamennaya Tunguska River was one such source for salmon. Salmon usually lived in the river, but most of the salmon present at this time were not fully grown up. The salmon would be the fattest in August when they swam back.

Now the group of people did not care about how fat the salmon was. They had been eating dried meat every day and had not had fresh meat for a long time, so their main concern was about how they would catch the fish.

”Any nets?” Li Du asked.

Steve pulled out a crossbow-like weapon and shook his head. ”Who would bring a net to a venture in Siberia? Here's a fish gun, that's more fun!”

In recent years, the United States has introduced many modern fish guns. The reason for this was that Asian carp invaded North American lakes and rivers. The local government constantly encouraged people to keep the invading carp population under control.

The main part of the gun was the optic function. The lens was divided into two parts. Because the water would cause the refraction of light, the gun's optical mechanism automatically corrected the line of sight.

Li Du took a gun to shoot fish. He stood by the river and aimed at a big fish. He pulled the trigger and a fishing rod with an arrow flew out…

Too bad, he missed…

The arrow passed close to the fish's head and almost hit the mark. The frightened fish dipped headlong into the water and disappeared.

The little ones, who were looking on, shook their heads. Ah Meow opened his mouth and let out a sigh.

Little Ford noticed that, and said in amazement, ”Did I see what I think I saw? Did the little fellow sigh with regret that you missed the fish?”

Li Du smiled and said, ”Well, you must have been mistaken.”

”Animals sigh a lot. However, it has nothing to do with their feelings. They sigh to clear their lungs, not to express feelings like humans,” said Steve.

”Of course, what emotions can animals have?” said Big Ford casually.

Steve shook his head. ”No, of course, animals do have emotions. They have rich feelings just like we do.”

Li Du did not participate in discussing such topics, because he did not want to reveal that the five little ones were special.

He went to another place to shoot fish, and his pets followed him.

Standing on a small field by the river, Li Du raised his gun to aim at the fish. This time, he already had some experience. First, he followed the movement of the fish with his eyes and observed its behavior pattern. When he felt that it was time, he waited for the right moment when the salmon stopped and quickly shot it.

Swoosh!

The sharp arrow went right through the water and hit the fish.

Li Du smiled and tried to pull the fish out, but as he stepped forward, he suddenly noticed something was wrong. His feet were stuck in the mud.

When walking in the taiga, getting bogged down was common. There was no need to be panic. The earth had low temperatures all year round, and the soil was very hard. Even if there was mud, it was usually a soft layer on the surface, and the frozen soil below was hard like stone.

Li Du did not panic at first. He wanted to pull out, but he could not move, and with the passing minutes, he felt his body gradually sinking. At first, the soil was just above his ankles, but now he was submerged deeper with each moment.

By this time, he could no longer pull his feet out, and the mud, like a black hole, threatened to swallow his legs.

Luckily, he was wearing high-top leather boots, which reached up to his knees to keep him warm. The mud could not get into them for now.

He struggled and struggled, but instead of succeeding in pulling his feet out, he sank deeper and deeper.