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Shi Wen said, "It feels like we're going on a school trip."

Yan Kexing: "Perhaps in its eyes, today really is an autumn outing. Come and have breakfast first; today we'll have pumpkin milk porridge and bacon and tomato spaghetti."

Shi Wen a deep breath of the aroma and said, "Today's breakfast is so hearty!"

Yan Kexing: "You need to eat more before you go out to work."

Shi Wen finished his breakfast with great satisfaction and then took the little ones to Zhou Hongzhong's place.

Shi Suo and the others were going to work today. Shi Wen didn't equip them with saddles or anything like that, so he just rode directly on Shi Suo's back and rode very steadily.

Compared to when Shi Wen first met it, Shi Suo has now gotten used to Shi Wen's riding style and has learned to cooperate with him, leading him with the most steady pace.

Even without a saddle, Shi Wen rode very comfortably.

Shi Wen arrived, Zhou Hongzhong and the others were already waiting at the door, eating fried noodles and chatting.

Shi Wen them waving and greeting me.

Zhou Hongzhong quickly swallowed the fried noodles, then, holding the plastic bag of noodles, asked, "Shi Wen, have you had breakfast yet? Would you like some?"

Shi Wen looked at the tempting reddish-brown fried noodles in the transparent plastic bag, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Never mind, I'm already full."

Zhou Hongzhong: "Then you should come here to eat next time; this fried noodle dish is absolutely amazing."

Shi Wen nodded, looking at his lips, which were red from the spiciness.

Everyone had arrived, Zhou Hongzhong went back to the office building to bring over the camel he had borrowed in advance.

Camels have a rather short temper. When Zhou Hongzhong brought one back yesterday, he accidentally provoked it and it spat all over him with sticky saliva.

When he led them out again today, he could clearly sense that the camels were a little afraid of his Shi Wen, and even their eyes seemed to have become much clearer.

Zhou Hongzhong glanced at it again, but quickly suppressed his doubts.

Today we're here purely to work, so we don't chat much. When we get there, we tie the building materials to the livestock and then lead them up the mountain.

Shi Wen's Laibao was the best at carrying loads, followed by Shi Suo.

He assigned different weights to each of the little ones, and they seemed to adapt quite well.

The path up the mountain is difficult to walk; it's mostly a narrow, winding trail, with some sections clinging to the mountainside on one side and a cliff on the other, making it extremely dangerous.

Zhou Hongzhong explained, "These are paths originally created by the mountain people. They've been abandoned for a long time. We recently cleaned them up, making them easier to walk on; otherwise, they were much more difficult to traverse before."

Shi Wen asked, "Did people live in these mountains before?"

Zhou Hongzhong: "Yes, they still live there. There are still a few scattered households, but they are all elderly. That's why we need to patrol."

Shi Wen their nonchalant expressions, Shi Wen said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Zhou Hongzhong smiled and said, "You have to love what you do. It's alright. If we're on duty, we can have a two-day weekend, which is pretty good."

They chatted as they walked uphill, but soon they started to pant.

The animals, on the other hand, looked fine, appearing energetic and full of vitality.

Camels, in particular, with their tall bodies carrying large amounts of building materials, look like moving hills.

Shi Wen it took them more than two hours to climb from the foot of the mountain to the halfway point, truly embodying the saying "looking at a mountain makes one's horse run itself to death."

They can make two to three trips a day on this route.

Shi Wen estimated that it should take no more than five days, maybe three or four, to transport all the building materials up the mountain.

Shi Wen to help out of friendship, but they would not accept money from Zhou Hongzhong and his group.

Zhou Hongzhong felt bad about it, so he treated him to meals every day and even added extra feed for the livestock.

The food outside wasn't as good as what Yan Kexing made, but each restaurant had its own unique characteristics, Shi Wen ate very satisfying meals.

Four days passed in a flash. That afternoon, Shi Wen and the little ones finished carrying the last load of building materials and sat down to rest at the site they had chosen.

Even in August, the wind already carries a chill, especially in places where the sun doesn't shine. After a short while, you'll feel cold just from Shi Wen breeze.

He was getting restless, so he told the others who were still resting, "I'm going to check things out over there. Call me if you need to leave."

Zhou Hongzhong wasn't here today, so he was the only team member leading the team. Hearing this, he nodded and said, "Brother Shi, be careful."

Shi Wen smiled, waved, and stood up to leave.

Yan Shi saw him stand up, he immediately tried to stand up as well.

Shi Wen pressed down on its neck and said, "Rest well. Learn from your brother; you can stay here."

Shi Suo lay lazily on the ground, hissing softly.

Shi Wen Shi Wen to the side by himself. A couple of days ago, when he came up, he saw a series of strange footprints on the side, but he was busy working at the time and didn't look at them carefully.

I happen to have some free time today, so I can go and take a look.

Shi Wen this, Shi Wen walked briskly into the Linzi nearby.

It hadn't rained for the past two days, so he quickly found the set of footprints.

The footprints were not very clear and seemed unfamiliar to Shi Wen. He looked at them for a while but still couldn't identify what kind of animal they were.

After squatting down to examine them carefully, he simply took out his phone, snapped a picture, and sent it to Yan Kexing: [Look, the strange footprints I found in the Linzi today.]

Yan Kexing examined the footprints and replied to Shi Wen, "[They should be the footprints of a musk deer.]"

Shi Wen: [I recognize this one, I just couldn't remember it for a moment. We seem to have quite a few musk deer around here.]

Yan Kexing: [I'll have someone take a look.]

Upon Shi Wen his comment, Shi Wen quickly typed: [Never mind, it's just a few kinds of animals anyway. I just saw footprints and did some casual research. No need to make a big fuss about finding people.]

Yan Kexing: [It's alright, I'm looking for Xi Long, he should recognize her.]

Shi Wen: [Xi Long? I'll go find her. It'll be easier if I just ask her directly.]

Shi Wen and Xi Long were quite familiar with each other, after all, they had helped raise the giant pandas at their zoo for so long, so there was no need for formalities between them.