Forest Guardian's Daily Life: Saving a Giant Panda at the Start
Chapter 32

Beautiful Stalactites and Stalagmites in the Cave

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After staying with them for a while longer, Lin Xuan saw that Panda Mother could find food on her own and didn't need his worry at all.

At this moment, Lin Xuan was finally relieved.

He took the other Panda Cub with him and then headed back.

Since Panda Mother could find food by herself and there was no danger around, Lin Xuan wanted to go back and prepare to explore that cave tomorrow, or sometime soon.

Perhaps there were other creatures inside the cave worth investigating.

Around eight o'clock the next morning, Lin Xuan, fully equipped, set off into the mountains.

He quickly arrived outside the cave, the light from his headlamp shining into the depths.

He discovered that, apart from the entrance, the cave curved downwards into the earth.

It looked like a sinkhole, but the interior was several times larger than the entrance.

Standing at the cave's entrance, Lin Xuan could vaguely make out some sights through the light.

He saw that the surrounding walls of the pit were sheer cliffs, as smooth as if cut by a knife. In the middle of the cliffs, a large opening was formed, like a bottomless well!

"I can't believe there's such a huge pit on this mountain!"

"Yeah, looking at the surroundings, this pit must have formed many years ago but was never discovered."

"It was the heavy rain that caused this large pit to appear in our view."

"I have to say, the streamer's luck is really good to find such a big pit."

Many outdoor and nature enthusiasts also entered the streamer's live broadcast room, sending comments.

"This is indeed a pit, and today I've come here to go down and take a look."

Lin Xuan's heart was filled with anticipation about what sights lay within this "pit."

"Is the streamer really going down? We don't know what's down there, it's pitch black."

"Didn't you see all the equipment the streamer brought? They're clearly prepared to go down and observe."

"Even if you told the streamer not to go, with their personality, they would definitely venture in."

"Honestly, I'm also quite curious about what's inside this big pit and what it looks like."

"Curiosity is one thing, but the streamer's life is more important."

"Everyone, don't worry. When I descend into this pit, I'll first observe my surroundings and find a good spot to lower myself."

Not long after, Lin Xuan finished surveying the area.

He took off his backpack and pulled out a climbing rope.

He wasn't sure about the conditions inside the cave, so he had prepared a very long rope, a full five hundred meters.

Fortunately, his backpack was quite large; otherwise, it would have been difficult to fit five hundred meters of rope inside.

He found a relatively large rock, threaded one end of the rope through it, and tied it securely.

He tugged a few times and found it to be very stable, which put Lin Xuan at ease.

Holding the rope, he placed Xiao Qing inside a small pouch on his waist.

"Xiao Qing, stay in there for a while. I'll show you once I'm down."

After instructing Xiao Qing, Lin Xuan prepared to enter the cave.

He held onto the rope, entered the cave, faced the entrance, and began to descend step by step.

"Streamer, be careful!"

"Take it step by step, don't rush, be careful not to slip."

The viewers in the live broadcast room, seeing the streamer finally starting to descend into the cave, were all filled with concern.

Some of them had seen many news reports about beginners who liked climbing but lacked the skill of experienced climbers, leading to accidents.

Now, with the streamer entering this cave alone, if they accidentally fell, there would be no remains.

As Lin Xuan descended about a hundred meters, a dripping sound echoed from the depths of the cave.

Water droplets fell silently, creating a moving echo in the mountain cave.

Soon, Lin Xuan noticed a flash of white light. The next moment, he shifted his body and saw a miraculous sight.

It was an extremely spectacular stalactite cave.

White stalagmites stood erect on the ground, smooth and lustrous like jade.

From the cave ceiling, stalactites hung down in continuous rows like panpipes, refracting soft light under the illumination of his lamp.

What made it spectacular was the peculiar formation of these stalagmites and stalactites.

Within the vast and empty cavern, the stalactites and stalagmites were symmetrically arranged, forming a very regular circle with only a small gap.

"Holy crap, these stalactites are so beautiful!"

"To find stalactites this deep in a cave!"

"It's really amazing. I've been to a very famous karst cave before, and the stalactites there were also beautiful, but they were nowhere near as uniform as these."

"These stalactites have such vibrant colors! Most of the stalactites I've seen before were dull gray, but these are so beautiful, smooth, and pretty."

"The reason the stalactites here are so beautiful is related to the environment and the texture of the rock," Lin Xuan explained.

He found a platform where he could stand. He shone his light down, discovering that the passage continued deeper below.

"Looks like this cave is still very deep!"

However, having discovered so many beautiful stalactites, Lin Xuan decided to stay here for a while.

To admire the magnificent work of nature.

After all, since he had come all this way, wouldn't it be a waste not to appreciate it?

Looking ahead, the platform he was on was about half a meter away from the platform with the stalactites. To get there, he would have to jump.

He lengthened the rope he was carrying and then jumped across.

Thump!

As his body landed on the platform with the stalactites, a loud thump echoed through the cave.

It sounded quite pleasant.

He walked towards the stalagmites, and the surrounding light grew even brighter.

Xiao Qing, who was in Lin Xuan's waist pouch, poked its head out at this moment, curiously looking around.

Hiss hiss.

It flicked its tongue, looking at Lin Xuan as if asking, 'Is it morning yet?'

"Such beautiful stalactites and stalagmites! Streamer, quickly switch to the drone view, I want to take screenshots!"

"Yeah, I want to take screenshots too, streamer, hurry up."

"Haha, no problem, everyone can take as many screenshots as they want."

Lin Xuan readily agreed to these small requests from his viewers.

He switched the camera feed in the stream to the drone's perspective and then controlled the drone to fly around the stalactites and stalagmites.

"Huh, streamer, look! If you go a little further inside, right in the middle of the stalagmites, there's actually a small pond!"

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