"…Drinking water, portable gas lantern, inflatable mattress…"
After checking the camping gear in the trunk, Chen Mo subconsciously turned to Pichu beside him and asked,
"We didn't forget anything, right?"
"Pichu pi…"
Pichu lifted its head in confusion.
[Pichu: Are you… asking me?]
[I'm dying of laughter—Mo Bao, don't rely on Pichu so much, it's still just a baby!]
[Mo Bao's preparations are so thorough. With all this stuff, people who don't know better would think you're going on a vacation.]
Chen Mo smiled.
"I'm originally an outdoor streamer. Going into the wild this time is for educating everyone about spirits, not for wilderness survival, so bringing more gear is perfectly reasonable, right?"
Compared to the previous rushed trip, Chen Mo had prepared much more thoroughly this time, having browsed a lot of information about Hongjingpo Forest Park.
"Deep within Hongjingpo Forest Park is Redleaf Lake, our first destination. It's said that in autumn and winter, when the maple leaves turn red, they connect into a vast stretch along the lakeside, forming a blazing red reflection on the water—an absolutely stunning sight. Unfortunately, we probably won't get to see that this time. Still, in early spring, when tender new leaves have just begun to grow, Redleaf Lake should have a charm of its own."
[Spirit-education streamer × Tourism-promotion streamer √]
[Anping City has a place like this? I'm a local and I've never even heard of it.]
[I've been cooped up at home for over half a year—watching the streamer just get up and go makes me so jealous.]
[Mo-ge is right. I've been to Redleaf Lake several times. It's really beautiful. Even if you can't see the maple leaves, Mo-ge, you can still enjoy the moon reflected on the lake with Pichu. I promise you won't be disappointed.]
There weren't many people in the stream who called Chen Mo "Mo-ge," and the ones who did—and who sent a highlighted message every time—were basically limited to Ah Hui, the guy who had once argued with Chen Mo.
"Thanks for the highlighted message, Ah Hui. You're sending messages pretty quickly today—are your injuries better already?"
For someone like Ah Hui, who could admit his mistakes and change, Chen Mo actually had a decent impression. Plus, the guy was currently the biggest spender in the stream; it would be awkward not to respond.
[Mo-ge, you guessed right. Maybe because I used to work out a lot, the doctor said my recovery's really good. The brace on my hand has already been removed. I'll get another checkup at noon, and if everything's fine, I should be able to go home this afternoon!]
Perhaps to express his excitement about being discharged, Ah Hui directly opened a "Governor" worth nearly twenty thousand and even tipped several Explorer Voyages on top of that.
When rich people get happy, they really are just that straightforward and unpretentious. Chen Mo couldn't help but click his tongue inwardly.
So envious.
If I had that much money, I could already start doing a lot more of what I want…
Thoughts aside, Chen Mo still thanked Ah Hui amid a barrage of [Boss, you're being reckless] comments.
[It's nothing, Mo-ge. There aren't many people in this life I truly admire, and you're one of them. And these gifts are for Pichu. As someone from Anping City, I want to thank this little hero of Anping.]
As soon as that highlighted message appeared, Ah Hui—apparently eager to show off his typing speed—immediately followed up with another.
[Oh right, Mo-ge. After you finish this stream and come back to Anping, I've got a special gift I want to give you.]
"A gift? What do you mean?"
But no matter how Chen Mo asked after that, Ah Hui didn't respond again, as if he'd gone straight offline.
Left with no choice, Chen Mo gave up on pressing the issue.
I'll just refuse it when the time comes. Still… why does it feel like people keep wanting to give me gifts lately?
"Alright, time to set off, Pichu."
After confirming that everything was packed, Chen Mo picked up Pichu and got into the off-road vehicle he'd rented specially yesterday.
For Pichu, this was its first real experience riding in a car, and it was visibly excited in the passenger seat.
"Pichu———"
Facing the strong wind blowing into the car, Pichu opened its mouth wide, letting the wind rush in, looking hilariously cute.
This scene was perfectly captured by the livestream camera aimed at Pichu.
So even though it was just an ordinary drive, the viewers watched with great interest and absolutely refused to let Chen Mo turn off the stream.
"Pichu, be careful—we're about to enter a tunnel. And don't stick your head out the window, that's dangerous."
"Pichu~"
Passing through the long tunnel, the silent darkness and the roar of the engine carried everyone's thoughts far away. When the light returned, in that instant, it felt as though they had left the city's noise behind.
On the wide, sparsely populated road ahead, scenery unique to nature gradually unfolded, revealing a breathtaking beauty.
Bamboo and trees stood lush and green, mountains layered upon mountains. In Pichu's eyes, the flowers and trees by the roadside appeared and vanished in the blink of an eye. Amid the overwhelming rush, they seemed to blend into a landscape painting with its own distinctive charm.
"Pichu pi!"
[Pichu looks really happy too.]
[So beautiful… I suddenly feel the urge to go traveling.]
[I saw a news report before—after spirits descended upon our world, in just over half a year, the natural environment in the wild improved dramatically. Some experts suggested that this isn't only because human activity in the wild has largely paused, but that the astonishing environmental changes might also be closely related to the spirits' characteristics.]
[That makes sense. Didn't Mo Bao say last time that the reason the flower field Hui-ge encountered while camping was so beautiful was because Butterfree had carefully tended it? If you think about it more, maybe other spirits living in nature do similar things too.]
Damn it!
Lying in his hospital bed and quietly enjoying the scenery, Ah Hui nearly spat out the water he'd just drunk when he saw that comment fly by.
So even lying down I still get hit, huh?!
It's all in the past already—why bring that stuff up again?
Ah Hui sighed softly, his mind drifting back to that beautiful flower field they had trampled.
"Mo-ge said spirits are intelligent, highly perceptive beings. If you approach them with sincerity, they'll respond in kind… Should I go apologize to those Butterfree?"
Shaking his head, Ah Hui let out another quiet sigh.
"Forget it. I'll ask Mo-ge what he thinks when he gets back."
Not long after, a single sentence from the livestream—"We're almost there"—pulled Ah Hui back from his thoughts.
Looking again, what filled his vision was a shimmering lake surface. A gentle breeze rippled across the water, instantly soothing the soul.
Then, suddenly, countless viewers saw it.
A strange fish, its entire body crimson red and its dorsal fin shaped like a crown, leapt high into the air—before plunging back into the lake with a splash, vanishing without a trace.
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