"Cals? Who tad this cal before?"
Seeing this cal, everyone opened their mouths wide.
Chen Wen didn’t speak, he just waved at the cal.
It seed to notice Chen Wen’s gesture, the cal slowly walked towards him, its long neck straightened, and its head gently touched Chen Wen.
Chen Wen smirked and smiled, "You’re back?"
He gently patted the cal’s head, cleaning the sand off its top.
The cal seed to feel Chen Wen’s kindness, it knelt down behind him and placed its head on Chen Wen’s leg.
The others widened their eyes, looking behind Chen Wen.
"This cal is back, the other cals should be back too, right?"
"Yeah, I feel they should be back too, maybe they’re behind?"
"Go have a look!"
The group couldn’t wait to stand up and look behind Chen Wen.
But after waiting for a long ti, there was nothing but the sandstorm.
Dennis awkwardly sat back down and said, "Where were we just now?"
Adam rubbed his nose and said, "Taming cals."
Fred added, "We were discussing why the cals ran away earlier, even after we treated them so well."
Silence.
That statent once again pierced everyone’s hearts.
Chen Wen laughed, looking at everyone, and thought to himself: The animals I ta really are different from others, they all know to co ho, not bad, not bad!
He cleared his throat and said, "Ahem, well, maybe I’m just more liked by animals, so my cal found its way back."
After a boastful remark, Chen Wen finally got to the point: "The plan remains the sa, we’ll load so supplies onto my cal, and we’ll carry the rest ourselves. anwhile, I’ll take the opportunity to find a herd of tamable cals."
The group nodded silently.
"Ti to sleep, ti to sleep."
Adam lay back on the sand, feeling dejected.
...
The next morning.
Urged by Adam, the group got up early.
The sandstorm outside had lessened a lot, and the direction could be discerned.
Under Dennis’s lead, the group placed so grains on Chen Wen’s cal, letting it carry these supplies.
The others then divided and carried the remaining supplies, following behind the cal.
On the road, Chen Wen had the kestrel and hawk fly high, scanning the surroundings to find a herd of single-humped cals.
With a high-altitude view, the kestrel quickly spotted a herd of single-humped cals.
With the kestrel’s lodious cry, Chen Wen looked in the direction it indicated.
"Stop for a mont, there’s a herd of single-humped cals over there."
Chen Wen gestured for everyone to wait a bit.
He set down the supplies and quickly walked to a high point on a sand dune, looking in the direction pointed out by the kestrel.
After carefully observing this direction, Chen Wen frowned.
"What do you think of this herd of cals?"
The kestrel landed beside Chen Wen and asked.
Chen Wen shook his head slightly, "Not good, this is a herd entirely made up of male single-humped cals, they’re temperantal and sensitive, easily agitated."
And there are no special animals inside.
Hearing this, the kestrel couldn’t help but ask, "So what kind of cal herd are you looking for?"
Chen Wen thought for a mont and said, "The quantity is almost the sa as these cals, but the individuals are different. Alright, look at those cals."
While speaking, Chen Wen pointed to a few cals in the herd: "Just look for cals with mouths that have sothing like a atball, the kind we’re looking for, ideally has only one male like this, such a group is the cal herd I’m looking for."
Hearing this, the kestrel nodded with so understanding.
During the breeding season, male single-humped cals will inflate an air sac from their mouths that resembles a atball.
This sac can attract females, displaying their charm.
Of course, to humans, this thing looks a bit disgusting.
The group Chen Wen was searching for ideally had only one male single-humped cal’s stable group, not an unstable group consisting of many male single-humped cals.
After roughly understanding Chen Wen’s point, the kestrel imdiately flapped its wings and flew up.
And Chen Wen returned to the group.
"How did it go?"
Dennis asked.
Chen Wen shook his head, "No good, it’s a bachelor group consisting entirely of male single-humped cals, hard to ta."
Hearing this, Dennis nodded decisively, "That’s indeed the case."
A bachelor group made up of male single-humped cals is not only unstable, but each mber has a volatile temperant.
Trying to ta them is as difficult as climbing the sky!
...
In the following days, Chen Wen and the kestrel persistently looked for herds of single-humped cals and lone single-humped cals.
But the harvest was diocre.
The encountered single-humped cals were not special, and in the past few days, none of the encountered herds were stable groups led by a single male.
After encountering the fourth bachelor group, Chen Wen couldn’t help but complain, "Damn it! Are all the single-humped cals in this desert male-favoring? How co they’re all male? Where did the females go?"
Dennis shook his head.
He had no idea what was going on either.
Behind the screen, the old vice president from Australia couldn’t help but laugh.
Beside him, an Australian player preparing for another challenge also chuckled softly.
The Australian player couldn’t help but say, "They’re a bit unlucky, and not very knowledgeable about single-humped cals."
"Bachelor groups of only males often linger in the desert, looking for females who have lost their males to form groups, whereas those stable groups of single-humped cals often live near oases and won’t stray far from them."
The old vice president nodded, "Indeed, but I’ve noticed the bond between Chen Wen and that kestrel seems stronger."
"His beast taming skills are unique. If he really finds a stable herd of single-humped cals and can ta a male, he might just be able to take away a whole herd!"
In a stable herd of single-humped cals, the male is the undisputed leader.
The other cals are either the male’s mates or offspring.
If one can ta the male single-humped cal, the entire herd is likely to follow their leader away.
This athlete nodded slightly, "Yes, but it still depends on his beast taming skills, as male single-humped cal leaders are not so easily subdued."
...
On Chen Wen’s side, in the following days, they continued to travel.
Soon, the third oasis was in sight.
Dennis saw the third oasis, and a hint of joy flashed across his tired face.
It’s been an extrely tough journey!
Sand kept getting into their shoes, rubbing against their feet, making it unbearable.
Under the direct sunlight, they had to endure the scorching sun and move forward with difficulty.
Without cals, they couldn’t carry heavy water bladders, and the water they brought could barely sustain their vital activities.
By the end, they could hardly sweat anymore.
In this hellish difficulty, what was supposed to be a three-day journey took them nearly five days to reach the third oasis.
"Without cals, we can’t even make it out of this desert!"
Dennis gasped, looking at Chen Wen at the front of the group.
Unlike the exhausted others, Chen Wen was in noticeably better condition.
He nodded and said, "There will be more herds of cals near the oasis, leave it to , I’ll ta them!"
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