Chapter 1390 There’s Someone Behind (1/2)

Wild honey was so valuable that Li Du would be glad to collect it if he came across it, but only if doing that didn't mean risking his life.

Compared with farmed bees, wild bee venom had higher toxicity. If one came across them, it was better to run away, because one was a lot more likely to get beestings than honey.

Godzilla was scared when he saw the wild bees, He whispered, ”Let's get away. Leave quickly. These little bastards are very fierce. Any aggravation will make them attack.”

Li Du was reluctant to leave and took a last look at the beehive. The beehive was big, and he could imagine how much honey it contained!

He opened the mountain map, and Brother Wolf quickly found another route.

Vegetation flourished in the lower half of the mountain, and on the new route, they came across clusters of hardwood, red spruce, glue-fir, beech, ash, and birch.

At noon, they chose a mountain stream for a spot to take a break.

The stream gurgled down, and clear water appeared among the rocks.

Li Du went up to wash his face and found the stream very cool, which was very rare in the summer. He felt nicely refreshed washing his face with the cold water.

After washing his face, he was ready to get some water. Meanwhile, two salamanders emerged from the cracks in the rocks by the stream. They were as long as Li Du's palm and had bright red spots on their backs.

Because their body color was so striking, Li Du was not sure whether they were toxic or not, so he called Brother Wolf over.

”The red-spotted salamander. You would often run into these fellows in many Appalachian streams. Rich in protein and edible,” said Brother Wolf after taking a look.

As soon as he heard the word 'edible', Godzilla was ready for action.

Li Du stopped him and said, ”What can you make with such a small thing? And we do not know if they have parasites, so you'd better leave them alone.”

Godzilla smacked his lips ruefully. ”They look tasty.”

As usual, it was Firecracker who set up the cooking stones. Brother Wolf started the fire and Li Du went to fetch some water to cook.

He wanted to let Ah Ow and Ah Meow go into the woods to hunt, but after considering this, he got Ah Ow to stay back and sent Ah Meow to hunt alone.

Ah Meow walked silently through the forest. Even if there were hunters or poachers they wouldn't be able to find him, so he would not encounter any danger. Ah Ow wasn't able to move as quietly.

Li Du was boiling water when Ah Ow jumped into the stream.

The current in the stream was a little strong, but not excessively so. Li Du thought that Ah Ow was not in danger of being washed away, so he left her as she was.

As a result, the water splashed all over the place. Ah Ow climbed up the bank, jumped down, and then climbed up again, shaking out her fur vigorously.

Ah Ow was very good at playing by herself. Li Du did not bother her and only told her, ”Be careful, Ah Ow. Don't jump too hard.”

After a while, Lu Guan, who just came back from collecting firewood, exclaimed, ”Hey, boss, look! What is Ah Ow dragging?”

Li Du turned his head quickly, and then saw Ah Ow who was dragging a big turtle on a nearby rock. She couldn't hold the turtle in her mouth, so she had to lower her head and bite above its shell.

The turtle had a rough shell the size of a rice cooker, a short thick neck, a long pointed tail, and muscular limbs.

”There are snapping turtles in the river!” exclaimed Li Du.

The snapping turtle was a dominant reptile, relatively common in North America. In nature, they did not have to deal with any predators except the alligator, as no other creature would dare to mess with them.

However, Ah Ow was not an ordinary animal. She spotted the turtle and pulled it out of the river.