Then, Ethan Laurent heard her gentle voice, "We are currently in the Northern Hemisphere. This river flows eastward, so that direction should be east."
Her gaze shifted to a tree beside her, and her voice echoed again, "The green side of the bamboo faces south, and the yellowish side faces north. In a windless state, the tip points south, so this direction should be south."
"The entrance of the ant nest faces south, consistent with the bamboo's direction, and the hotel is to the south, so we should walk this way!"
Her voice was clear and measured, using natural clues to determine direction.
Afraid that one guide might be incorrect, she used three indicators to identify directions: the river, the bamboo, and the ant nest.
When they were in the forest, she observed these same three directions.
Ethan Laurent was still roasting something, intending to fill their stomach before finding the way back.
Unexpectedly, when he regained focus, she had already solved the issue.
