April 7, Yingqi.
A dozen or so young people arrived deep in the Rainforest with their luggage.
Back in the peaceful era, when this land still belonged to Andai State, many people came here every year to hike deep into the rainforest and experience the breath of nature.
Now, after the new rules were announced, these dozen or so Yingqi youths had agreed online to leave the city and venture into the rainforest together, returning to a primitive way of life to avoid the harm of Microplastics.
"Keep it up, everyone! We'll go a little farther, find a suitable place to camp, and settle down there!"
A short young man in a pure cotton shirt clenched his fist to encourage the others.
His name was Gaoqiao. During the peaceful era, he had worked as an environmental investigator and had extensive wilderness experience, so the group had elected him their Team Leader.
"Gaoqiao, huff... are we really going deeper...?"
A woman in the group, drenched in sweat and panting heavily, asked him.
Someone else said, "Yeah, we've been walking for nearly three hours. We're already far from the city, so we should be fine now, right?"
"Um, I think it'd be safer to go a little farther," Gaoqiao said with an apologetic smile. Although he had been chosen as Team Leader, he did not put on airs and instead kept a low profile.
"The forest is so dense. Microplastics can't spread all the way in here, can they?"
"Come on, everyone. Gaoqiao is the expert, so we should listen to him."
"Exactly. Stop complaining."
In the end, they chose to trust Gaoqiao's professional judgment and continued following him deeper into the forest.
They had set off at noon and did not stop until evening, when they found an open area and