The food for dinner was almost the same as that for lunch, but after the enhancement of barbecued crocodile meat, everyone enjoyed it.

Jason took advantage of the meal to announce his next plan to everyone. Everyone will rest in the crocodile field in the evening, and the main force will start to set out early tomorrow morning.

"Is the observatory of Paheochi?" Dr. Mario recalled the area he had visited when he was young. "I can't believe that the dwarf forest has been built into a landscape."

"Is there anything interesting there?" Dr. Martin drank coffee. She raised the meat skewer in her hand. "Is there any animal that tastes better than this one?"

"I don't know. I used to eat my own dry food," Dr. Mario shook his head. "I occasionally picked some wild berries and ate them. I remember a red berry that tasted good."

"Are you talking about raspberries?" Dr. Martin thought for a moment and said, "Woody plants of Rosaceae."

"It should be. I'm too old to remember its name at the moment." Dr. Mario was eating the hot and cooked food, and did not notice that there were some rice grains on his beard.

Dr. Martin reached out and took the rice from his beard and threw it into the fire

"We can't help it. We can't leave our companions behind," Dr. Mario said to her as he watched his assistant stirring coffee with a spoon. "I know you are worried about the progress of the scientific research project, but since Jason has his own arrangements, we should all follow the plan."

"It's not just the progress of the project," Dr. Martin put down his cup and pushed the glasses on her nose upward. "I've lost the mysterious man."

"I lacked proper equipment to track his tracks during the trip," Dr. Martin said. "The more information he grabbed around, the more crisis I felt. This is beyond the scope of mischief. This mysterious man has a very clear purpose and plan."

"And Washington is not honest with us," Dr. Martin continued. "This is the most disturbing place for me."

"You have too many things to think about, Martin," Dr. Mario looked at her. "If things are beyond your ability, why don't you just put them aside and do what you can first."

"When we get to New Orleans, let's report this to Washington through the base there. In addition, I will try to negotiate with the politicians there." Dr. Mario continued to put a spoonful of rice in his mouth, "Now, just don't think about these things and enjoy the food here."

"Well, I try my best not to think about them," Dr. Martin picked up the meat skewers, put them to his mouth and took a bite. "The cumin powder seems to be a little less."

Fires were also set up around the periphery of the audience area. At night, Jason arranged eight soldiers to guard the camp in two shifts, mainly to prevent wild animals from entering the audience area and harming people inside.

Kim and Hill slept on the bench wrapped in blankets. Neither of them was very sleepy. Kim was still reminiscing about the beautiful dream in the afternoon. She hoped that she could connect the dream after sleeping at night, so that the comfortable time in the dream could last for a longer time.

Hill quietly looked at the dark night outside, thinking of the way Selena leaned on Thompson's shoulder before dinner. Now she is just like a little girl who has been robbed of a toy. She is very troubled, even though she doesn't like the toy very much.

Thompson was sitting by the fire, beside which were young girls from the research group. Cowboys are telling them the story of Texas, which is full of ranches and Spanish style towns.

The life in the ranch is what the girls in these research institutes yearn for deeply. In Thompson's description, there are all kinds of tall and low trees that are green in early spring. The grass and shrubs are covered with a layer of light or deep green on the field. In the endless ranch, there are cattle, sheep and horses everywhere. Those handsome cowboys show their vigorous skills on the horse's back.

It is a paradise for adventurers. Every year, many people who like outdoor experience come to Texas. Because most of the terrain is extremely open, people camp and hike here during the day, and at night they can lie on blankets and gaze at the stars in the night sky. In the further west, there are both lofty mountains and vast deserts.

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Thompson showed the scenery of his hometown in front of the girls like a picture scroll, which immediately attracted their exclamations.

"If we go to Houston later, I hope I can invite you to visit my hometown," Thompson said excitedly. "My hometown is in Temple, next to Belton Lake, and the scenery there is very beautiful."

"Even if you don't invite us, we will go," Selena said. "I haven't ridden a horse since I was young."

"Riding a horse is easy. I learned it when I was very young."

Hill covered her ears with a blanket. Thompson's voice was noisy in her ears. She thought of looking for Jason, but she was afraid that this would expose the relationship between them and bring trouble to Jason.

"Kim, are you asleep?" Hill turned and asked his companion lying beside him.

"Huh?" Hill's voice interrupted Kim's aftertaste of that beautiful dream in the afternoon. "What's wrong?"

"Walk with me, will you? I can't sleep." Hill sat up on the bench. She put the blanket aside and put her shoes on her feet.

"All right," Kim sat up in his blanket and accompanied Hill around the auditorium.

"Do you have something on your mind?" Kim looked at Hill and asked her.

"No, I'm just too full. I want to take a walk to promote digestion." Hill said with a smile, but there was still a trace of impetuosity between his eyebrows.

The two men came to the edge of the audience area, intending to go outside, and suddenly a soldier flashed out of the shadow beside them.

"Two ladies, please don't go out." Brandon was on the guard duty here. He stopped Kim and Hill. "The night in the wild is very dangerous. Although we set up a fire outside, they can't completely guarantee the safety of those who go out."

"It's a little stuffy inside. Can't you go out for a walk?" Hill pointed nearby and said, "Just walk here. We won't go too far."

"It only takes a few seconds for an alligator to swallow a living person," Brandon said. "Madam, how likely do you think we will save you in a few seconds?"

"Hill, let's stay inside," Kim advised Hill. "This is not in the base. We should pay attention to safety."

"All right," Hill nodded. She said to Brandon again. "You're right, thank you."

Brandon watched the two men go back. He continued to watch the night outside. With the help of the infrared thermal imager in his hand, he could clearly find the animals nearby.

Within the range of vision, only a few water birds stopped in the bushes, but Brandon was not careless. He had seen the shape of the American alligators here, and had no doubt about their danger.

At dawn, Jason's soldiers were already packing their bags. Before long, everyone else was shouted.

"What happened to you? Did you have a nightmare last night?" Thompson saw that Hill was not in good spirits and his eyes were somewhat puffy. He handed the coffee to Hill, "Have a drink to refresh yourself. Today, our destination is the observation tower of Paheochi."

"No, thank you." Hill coldly rejected the coffee offered by Thompson. "I want to drink some water."

"Well, I'll get it for you," Thompson put the coffee aside, ready to turn around to get the mineral water.

"I can go myself," Hill walked around Thompson's side, leaving only a figure in front of him.

"What happened to her?" Thompson did not know why Hill was so indifferent to himself. He asked Kim beside him, "Where did I offend her?"

"I don't know," said Jin. "Let's not spend all our energy on this problem. It's important to pack up first. Everyone is ready to go."

"Well, Kim, if you know the reason, please do tell me," Thompson said.

"OK," Kim began to tidy up the blankets on the bench. "Next time you ask so many girls to go to your hometown, please remember to tell them everyone that they belong to the first group of people to be invited."

In the tent in the audience area, only a pile of bonfire marks were left. The garbage generated after everyone stayed here overnight was buried and disposed of, including the bones and viscera left after the crocodile was dismembered.

The four trucks were started. The road surface after the rainstorm was relatively soft. The place where the truck drove left a striking mark. Jason chose the route to go close to the outermost area of Dade County, avoiding the urban area and villages as much as possible. The team is not short of supplies, so it is mainly for security reasons to stay away from these originally densely populated areas.

The first stop from Highway 9336 into the Everglades is the Ernestco Tourist Center, which is about six miles away from Jason and their current location. In Jason's plan, the team will drive from this position onto Highway 9336, and then continue to go west until they reach the observation tower of Paheochi.

The road from the crocodile farm is not easy to walk. Due to the heavy rain, the ordinary road is muddy. When the truck drives over, it often splashes high muddy water. Everyone feels a little bumpy when sitting in the car. Some people begin to hold the iron railings in the hood with their hands.

The car went all the way and soon led everyone to a dense forest. The leading driver stopped the car and took out the map to check the route.

"Where is this?" Jason asked.

"Hamek Bird Sanctuary," said the soldier in the car, pointing to a location on the map, "is less than two miles from the Ernestco Tourist Center."

"Look, there are many birds." When the car stopped, Jin put his head out of the hood and looked at the dense forest. He saw a group of white birds flying out of the forest, which was quite spectacular.

"There is a river blocking the way ahead. It seems that we can only go through the farm in the north and drive to Highway 9336 in advance," said the soldier driving the car. He looked at Jason to know his plan.

"Well, pay attention to avoid danger," Jason carefully observed the north direction. "There may be survivors there."