The food for dinner was similar to the food for lunch, but because of the barbecue crocodile meat, everyone ate with relish.

While eating, Jason announced his next step to everyone. In the evening, everyone rested in the crocodile field, and the large army set off early tomorrow morning.

"Paheiochi Lookout?" Dr. Mario recalls the area he visited as a young man, "I can't imagine that the grove has been transformed into a landscape. ”

"Is there anything interesting there?" Dr. Martin drank her coffee as she raised the skewer in her hand, "Is there an animal that tastes better than this?" ”

"I don't know, I used to eat my own dry food," Dr. Mario shook his head, "and occasionally I would pick some wild berries and eat them, and I remember a red berry that tasted very good." ”

"Are you talking about raspberries?" Dr. Martin thought for a moment and said, "Woody plants of the Rosaceae family. ”

"It should be, I'm too old to remember its name for a moment," Dr. Mario said, eating his hot, cooked ration, noticing a grain of rice on his beard.

Dr. Martin reached out and plucked the grain of rice from his beard and threw it into the fire, "Waiting for them at the Paheoch lookout will delay the journey for at least a day." ”

"No way, we can't leave our companions behind," Dr. Mario said to her as he watched his assistant stir the coffee with a spoon, "I know you're worried about the progress of the research project, but since Jason has his own arrangements, we all have to go as planned." ”

"It's not just the progress of the project," Dr. Martin said, putting down the glass in her hand, she pushed the glasses on her nose upward, "I've lost that mystery man." ”

"I lacked the right equipment to track his tracks," Dr. Martin said, "and the more information he scrapped around, the more I felt a sense of crisis, which went beyond pranks, and this mysterious man had a very clear purpose and plan." ”

"And Warsanton is not honest with us," Dr. Martin continued, "and that's what bothers me the most. ”

"You're thinking too much, Martin," Dr. Mario looked at her, "and if it's beyond your means, why don't you just put it aside and do what you can." ”

"When we get to New Orleans, we'll inform Warsanton about this through our base there, and I'll find a way to talk to the politicians over there." Dr. Mario continued to shove a spoonful of rice into his mouth, "Now, just stop thinking about these things and enjoy the food." ”

"Well, I'll try not to think about them," Dr. Martin picked up the skewer and took a bite into it, "the cumin powder seems to be a little less." ”

Fires were also set up around the perimeter of the spectator area, and at night, Jason arranged for eight soldiers to guard the camp in two shifts, mainly to prevent wild animals from entering the spectator area and harming the people inside.

Kim and Ciel slept on the bench wrapped in blankets, neither of them was very sleepy, Kim was still reminiscing about the beautiful dream in the afternoon, and she hoped that after falling asleep at night, she could connect this dream, so that the comfortable and comfortable time in the dream could last for a while.

Hill stared silently at the dark night outside, thinking about Selena leaning on Thompson's shoulder before dinner. Now she is like a little girl who has been robbed of a toy, and her heart is very entangled, even if she doesn't like that toy very much.

Thompson sat by the fire, surrounded by young girls from the research group. The cowboy is telling them stories of Texas, which is full of large ranches and Spanish-style townships.

The life on the ranch was what the girls in these institutes longed for, and in Thompson's description, the trees were green in the early spring, and the grass and shrubs covered the fields with a light or dark shade of green, and the endless pastures were full of cows, sheep, and horses, and the handsome cowboys showed their skills on horseback.

It's a haven for adventurers, and many people who love outdoor experiences come to Texas every year. Because most of the terrain is extremely open, people camp and hike here during the day and lie on a blanket and gaze at the stars in the night sky at night. Further west, there are both majestic mountains and vast deserts.

Thompson presented the scenery of his hometown like a picture scroll in front of the girls, and immediately attracted their exclamations.

"If we go to Houston later, I hope to invite you to my hometown," Thompson said excitedly, "My hometown is in Temple, next to Lake Belton, and the scenery is very beautiful. ”

"We'll go even if you don't invite us," Selena said, "and I haven't ridden a horse since I was a kid." ”

"Horseback riding is easy, I learned it at a very young age,......"

Hill covered her ears with a blanket, and Thompson's voice was a little noisy in her ears, and she wanted to get up and go to Jason, but she was worried that it would expose the relationship between the two and cause trouble for Jason.

"Kim, are you asleep?" Hill turned and asked his companion who was lying next to him.

"Huh?" Ciel's voice interrupted Kim's reminiscence of that sweet dream that afternoon, "What's wrong?" ”

"Come with me, I can't sleep." Hill sat up on the bench, she put the blanket aside, and put her shoes on her feet.

"Alright," Kim sat up with a blanket draped over and walked around the audience with Ciel.

"Do you have something on your mind?" Kim asked her when he saw Ciel's face.

"No, it's just that I'm too full and want to take a walk to promote digestion." Hill said with a smile, but there was still a hint of impetuousness between his eyebrows.

The two men came to the edge of the audience area, intending to walk outside, when suddenly a soldier flashed out of the shadows next to them.

"Ladies, please don't go out," said Brandon, who was on guard duty here, stopping Kim and Hill, "It's a dangerous night in the wild, and although we have set up fires around the perimeter, they can't fully guarantee the safety of those who go out. ”

"It's a little stuffy inside, can't you just go out for a walk?" Hill pointed nearby and said, "Just walk around here, we won't be too far away." ”

"It only takes a few seconds for an American crocodile to swallow a living person," Brandon said, "ma'am, how likely do you think we can get you back in a matter of seconds?" ”

"Ciel, let's stay inside," Kim advised Ciel, "This is not in the base, so we should be safe." ”

"Alright," Hill nodded, and she said to Brandon again, "You're right, thank you." ”

After Brandon watched the two go back, he continued to look at the night outside, and with the help of the infrared thermal imager in his hand, he could clearly spot the animals nearby.

As far as the eye could see, there were only a few waterfowl perched in the bushes, but Brandon was not careless, he had already seen the size of the American crocodile here, and he had no doubt about their danger.

By daybreak, Jason's soldiers were already packing up, and it wasn't long before everyone else was shouting.

"What's wrong with you, did you have a nightmare last night?" Thompson saw that Hill's spirits were not very good, and his eyes were a little puffy, he handed the coffee to Hill's hand, "Have a drink, refresh yourself, our destination today is Paheoch Lookout." ”

"No, thank you," Hill said coldly as he rejected Thompson's coffee, "I want some water." ”

"Okay, then I'll get it for you," Thompson put the coffee aside and prepared to turn around to get the mineral water.

"I can go myself," Hill walked around Thompson's side, leaving only a back in front of him.

"What's wrong with her?" Thompson didn't know why Hill was so cold to him, and he asked Kim next to him, "Did I offend her somewhere?" ”

"I don't know," Kim said, "let's not spend all our energy thinking about this, let's pack our things first, everyone is ready to go." ”

"Well, Kim, if you know why, be sure to tell me," Thompson said.

"Okay," Kim began to straighten the blankets on the benches, "the next time you invite so many girls to your hometown, please remember to tell each of them that they belong to the first batch of invitees." ”

In the shack in the audience area, only the marks of the bonfire burned remain, and the garbage generated after the overnight stay is buried and disposed of, including the bones and internal organs left behind after the dismemberment of the crocodile.

The four trucks were started, the road was soft after the rainstorm, and the places where the trucks passed left a striking mark, and Jason chose to follow the outermost part of Dade County, avoiding urban areas and villages as much as possible. The team is not short of supplies, so staying away from these otherwise densely populated areas is mainly for safety reasons.

The first stop on Highway 9336 into the Everglades is the Ernest Co Visitor Center, which is about 6 miles away from Jason's current location. Jason's plan would see the convoy take Highway 9336 from this location and continue west until it reaches the Paheiochi Lookout.

The road from the crocodile farm is not easy to walk, and due to the heavy rain, the ordinary road surface is muddy. When the truck drove over it, it often splashed high muddy water, and everyone felt a little bumpy in the car, and some people began to hold on to the iron railing inside the canopy.

The car went all the way, and it didn't take long to bring everyone to a dense forest, and the leading driver stopped the car, took out the map and began to check the route.

"Where is this?" Jason asked.

"The Hammer Bird Conservation Circle," said the soldier driving, pointing to a location on the map, "less than two miles from the Ernest Ko Visitor Center." ”

"Look, there are a lot of birds there," King put his head out of the canopy and looked at the dense forest, and saw a flock of white birds flying out of the dense forest, and the scene was quite spectacular.

"There's a river in front of you blocking the way, so it looks like the only way to get on Highway 9336 is through the farm to the north," said the soldier in the driver, who looked over to Jason to see what he was going to do.

"Well, stay out of danger," Jason carefully observed the direction to the north, "there may be survivors there." ”