Whole School Transmigrated: I Have 3 Daily Intel

Chapter 41: Chapter 39: Grassland Stream, the Best Hunting Ground

"Don’t go too far!"

Chen Chong shouted at Xu Jun and Jia Wen, who were heading deeper into the overgrown field.

"Got it..."

Watching the two of them nearly disappear behind the tall weeds, Chen Chong wasn’t too worried.

Ever since the bloody incident from the day before yesterday, far fewer people had gone out hunting today.

Most people were afraid of running into the Blood Python and the Giant Eagle in the jungle.

The deaths and injuries of nearly a hundred people had left them with deep psychological scars.

Chen Chong, however, wasn’t that scared. For one, the intel hadn’t mentioned anything, and for another, he had his new ability.

He hadn’t had any particular feelings on the way here.

If there were any real danger, his Beast Intuition should have been triggered.

It hadn’t reacted at all, which at least proved that they were safe for now.

’If Extraordinary Creatures like the Blood Python and Giant Eagle showed up nearby and my Beast Intuition still didn’t react, then this B-Level ability would be a total scam...’

"Sir, I’ve set the traps, but there are quite a few wild rabbit holes. I’m worried three traps might not be enough. I’ll go find some more branches and vines to make a few more on the spot. It’ll increase our chances of a catch."

On the way here, Wang Biao had explained to Chen Chong that wild rabbit warrens were extensive and interconnected, making the creatures extremely difficult to catch.

Even if you found their warren, you could probably wait at one exit for a lifetime and never catch a single rabbit.

Rabbit burrows usually have three or even more entrances and exits.

The moment they sense danger, they’ll escape through another exit. To catch one, you have to find and trap as many of the openings as possible.

That’s where the idiom "a crafty rabbit has three burrows" comes from...

"Alright, go ahead. Don’t go too far."

"Don’t worry, Sir."

Wang Biao headed back into the jungle to look for materials to make more traps.

Chen Chong went back to his search, his head down. The feeling guiding him to the location mentioned in the intel grew stronger, and his search area narrowed.

Finally, next to a clod of dirt, a Card shimmering with a green light lay quietly on the ground.

"A C-Class Card?"

Chen Chong’s heart leaped with joy as he quickly picked it up.

There was nothing on it but a large, empty plot of land.

Without a doubt, this was a C-Class Vacant Land Card that could create a 50-square-meter space.

Chen Chong smiled. His own room was starting to feel a bit crowded after adding the fishpond, animal cage, and spring.

This Vacant Land Card was just what he needed to fix that problem.

"Brother Chong, Brother Chong..."

Xu Jun’s voice carried from a distance, but there was no sight of him.

The terrain of this overgrown field was uneven, and the weeds were half a meter tall, severely obstructing his view.

From a distance, you could only hear his voice, not see him.

"Where are you?" Chen Chong scanned the area for a long time but couldn’t see anyone.

"Brother Chong, hurry over here! I’m over here!"

"Coming..."

Chen Chong followed the sound of the voice and walked forward.

Treading through the cumbersome weeds, he walked for a good seven or eight minutes, almost reaching the edge of the overgrown field before he finally spotted Xu Jun and Jia Wen.

"Why’d you guys run so far?"

"Brother Chong, get over here! Look at this!"

Chen Chong squinted and walked over. When he got a clear look at what was in front of him, he was stunned.

Amidst the jungle weeds, there was actually a small river cutting across the landscape.

To call it a river might be an overstatement; it was more accurately a stream.

It was four or five meters wide, and though he couldn’t tell its depth, it certainly wasn’t shallow.

The banks of the stream were covered in countless aquatic plants, providing shelter for various herbivorous fish, as well as smaller fish and shrimp.

The water in the middle flowed slowly, with ripples occasionally breaking the surface, proving that there was no shortage of fish inside.

On the other side of the stream, the overgrown field gave way to the familiar tall trees and various plants of the Primitive Jungle.

"Judging by the direction of the current, it must flow toward the large river with the Giant-Horned Catfish. Is this stream a tributary of that river?"

"It must be. Brother Chong, didn’t you say you got a fishing cage this morning? On the way here, we were just talking about how it wasn’t quite right for the big river. A stream this size is perfect for it!"

Chen Chong nodded. "You’re right. This is a much better spot for the fishing cage."

The fishing cage, commonly known as a ground cage, is a type of sectional, cage-like trap and a very common fishing tool.

It’s often used in places like small streams, ditches, and ponds.

You sink it to the bottom with a few rocks and some bait, wait overnight, and you can catch a large haul of fish.

Its special design allows fish and shrimp to enter but not exit.

This type of fishing trap isn’t suitable for very large fish; it’s designed to catch smaller fish of a pound or two or less.

The narrower the body of water and the denser the fish population, the more effective it is.

In a wide body of water like the big river, it’s actually less efficient than in a moderately sized stream like this one.

Although a cage trap isn’t as good for catching large fish as a fishing net, its advantage is that it’s low-effort and doesn’t require much fuss.

Fish, shrimp, crabs, eels, loaches, frogs—it’s possible to catch almost anything.

With a fishing tool like a blind box, it wouldn’t even be surprising to find a tattooed eel inside one day...

"Brother Chong, when Jia Wen and I came over just now, we saw a big flock of wild ducks and some other birds I couldn’t name by the stream. I don’t know if they were catching fish or just playing in the water."

"But they all flew off as soon as we got here. Do you think my bird net would work here? Think I could catch them?"

"For real? There are even wild ducks?" Chen Chong was a little incredulous. ’Are the resources here really that abundant?’

"It’s true! Ask Jia Wen if you don’t believe me," Xu Jun said anxiously.

"Sir, my lord is indeed not lying." Jia Wen said with a faint smile, waving his feather fan.

"Damn, of course you should set it here! Do you even need to ask me about that?"

Chen Chong had an expression of exasperation.

To be honest, of all the animals in the jungle, not many could be raised as livestock or poultry, but wild ducks just happened to be one of them.

Catching wild ducks was far more useful than catching those palm-sized birds.

Live wild ducks, in particular, were extremely valuable.

They could take them back, raise them, and slowly breed them. Over time, they might even be able to raise a whole flock.

They had a fishpond at home anyway. At worst, they could just keep them in a cage as land ducks. It was a solid, sustainable resource.

"Alright, Brother Chong! I’ll go cut a couple of branches right now to set up the bird net." Xu Jun zipped off to the side.

After Xu Jun left, Chen Chong looked at the overgrown field behind him and the moderately sized stream before him, feeling emotional.

A place to set rabbit traps, bird nets, and fishing cages.

’This is simply a perfect hunting ground.’

’Today’s intel really paid off.’

’If it hadn’t pointed me to the Card here, I never would have run this far and found this treasure trove...’

Thinking about the potential prey they could catch in the future, Chen Chong’s mood lifted, and he began searching for a good spot along the stream.

Placing a fishing cage also required some skill.

If the water was too deep, the fish inside could suffocate; if it was too shallow, no fish would go in. He had to choose a relatively suitable spot.

Fortunately, he’d learned a thing or two about this from his habit of watching fishing videos.

Soon, Chen Chong found the perfect spot.

It was covered in aquatic plants, proving there would be no shortage of fish and shrimp, and the water was neither too deep nor too shallow—a perfect match for the fishing cage’s requirements.

As the Card slowly faded away, a folded, remarkably sturdy and well-crafted fishing cage appeared in his hands.

The fishing cage was very simple to use, not prone to tangling like the bird net.

All he had to do was pull it open, put some rocks inside to weigh it down, add some smelly bait, and then wait for the catch to bite...

Chen Chong took a plastic bag out of his backpack. Inside were some bloody Moose innards.

It was the bait he had prepared in advance for the fishing cage.

Because of the weather and being sealed in the plastic bag, the innards had already started to stink.

The moment he opened the bag, the smell assaulted his senses, so pungent that Chen Chong almost threw it away.

But the fish and shrimp in the water loved this stuff.

The stronger the stench, the easier it was to lure them in...

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