It seems that using some sharp chisel, inscriptions were carved on this pebble, and those characters look somewhat like Japanese. Among them, two characters are "huangmu", and there are several other Japanese characters that I don't recognize.
"Is this carved with a Japanese person's name?" I suddenly understood that the scarred monkey must have had some interaction with Japanese individuals. No wonder it showed no fear and even appeared somewhat friendly toward me, a rare creature.
"Could there really be Japanese people active on this island?" I felt that things were becoming complicated and not quite right. However, I also knew that now was not the time to unravel these mysteries. Besides, with winter approaching, I temporarily had no time to solve these puzzles. I decided to continue searching in the forest.
This time, my luck seemed to be not so good; the entire morning was spent searching the forest, yet there was no harvest. Although I saw two plump wild deer, due to a small mistake, they slipped away. I even shot at a deer a few times with an empty gun, wasting several bullets.
"Hunting is indeed much more difficult than I imagined." Hunting dogs are crucial for a hunter. Despite having a gun, chasing down those animals with just two legs was impossible for me. Moreover, my marksmanship was not proficient; although I could hit the prey, ensuring a fatal injury or stopping their movement was challenging.
Injured prey would be frightened and run away, and how could I possibly catch up? The blood from injured prey would attract other predators easily. Compared to natural predators in the forest, I had no competitive advantage.
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Moreover, I suddenly realized a very important problem: going out alone, even if I managed to shoot down some large prey, it would take a lot of effort to carry them back to the cave. There might even be accidents during transportation.
I sighed, feeling somewhat frustrated, "I was too naive before. It seems I can't spend more time in this forest this afternoon. At this rate, I might not successfully hunt any prey and could even attract the attention of the wolf pack."
This morning, I saw that wolf pack twice from a distance. I guessed that this forest might be their territory!
"I must think of another way." Seeing that it was already noon, I decided to return to the cave for lunch first and then continue my efforts in the afternoon.
Seeing that I didn't bring back any large animals, only a few small ones, everyone looked somewhat disappointed, but no one said anything, instead offering me consolation. Only Hu Yijian over there seemed quite pleased; he seemed to be reveling in my misfortune. Seeing him like that, I grew even more disgusted. Did he think that he could survive just because I didn't have any gains?
After pondering for a moment, I felt that it was time to deal with him.
"Don't worry, everyone. Although I didn't have much success this morning, I've come up with a solution." I smiled and then said.
"Really? What's your solution?" Peggy asked somewhat unhappily, "Don't lie to us; we're not fools!" Peggy still held a grudge against me for what happened yesterday.
"I just pinched your chest a few times!" I mumbled to myself, not arguing with her, but telling everyone, "I found some smaller carnivores near the beach, cat-wolves. I chose these relatively smaller prey because they have a limited range of activity and like to eat fish. I plan to use some fish as bait to set traps and lure them. With traps assisting, combined with an ambush, the chances of successfully hunting them will greatly increase.
"I will set traps, and after capturing the prey, I'll need some help. This afternoon, Hu Yijian, you will accompany me." I looked at Hu Yijian and said calmly.