Closer to Revealing My True Self-Chapter 61 - 58 To Hand_1

“Right, a banded krait. Last year, due to camera issues, they didn’t set off until noon. And then they found the banded krait by a water ditch in the evening; everyone was particularly happy,” Teacher Lei said.

While others were discussing last year’s situation and how they discovered the first snake,

Feng Yi started putting on his gloves.

Cheng Si noticed. He was quick-minded, observant, and wouldn’t underestimate anyone in the team.

Judging by appearances, Feng Yi certainly didn’t seem cut out for this—his previous experiences, like acting in web dramas, had nothing to do with field research!

But!

If he’d been selected by Team 6, he must have some exceptional talent!

“You haven’t found one already, have you?!” Cheng Si asked.

Upon hearing this, everyone else also turned their gaze to Feng Yi.

Professor Zhou glanced at Steve again.

Steve shrugged, making a helpless gesture as he had not yet detected any snakes nearby.

This area was still on the outer edge of the Nan Chong Preserve, frequented by people, making snake sightings unlikely.

“Maybe there’s a ‘little cutie’ hidden around here that no one has noticed yet!” Steve said.

Cheng Si made no comment on what Steve called a “little cutie.”

In Steve’s eyes, even a three-meter-long King Cobra was considered a little cutie.

Moreover, when the news of Qing surfaced, Steve had posted a video on his social media platform showing his visit to Yue Mountain to see Qing.

In the video, Steve was pressed against the glass enclosure watching the snake with eyes akin to a fanatic, continuously exclaiming “Wow, it’s so beautiful! So charming!” and the like.

Heaven knows how Steve found anything charming about that menacing-looking snake!

The first time Cheng Si saw a high-definition close-up of Qing, he almost tossed his phone across the room!

However, Cheng Si had no idea that Feng Yi was the “Yue Mountain Brother Se” who had captured Qing.

To protect Feng Yi’s privacy, the joint conservation bureau had not disclosed that “Yue Mountain Brother Se” was Feng Yi.

At the Nan Chong Preserve field research team, apart from the personnel responsible for vetting, only Professor Zhou and Professor Zhu were aware of Feng Yi’s background.

So Cheng Si’s first impression of Feng Yi was that of a web drama actor without much appeal.

Under the scrutiny of eight pairs of eyes,

Feng Yi said, “I’ll give it a try.”

As he spoke, he walked a few steps to the side, lifted a stone slab off the ground, and grabbed a worm-like “little bug” from the soil beneath it.

Feng Yi said, “Found a ‘little cutie.'”

Cheng Si looked at Feng Yi, and then at the worm-like little bug in his hand.

“Is that a snake?” Cheng Si inquired.

Professor Zhu let out a “heh” with a chuckle.

“It is a snake!”

“What he’s holding is a hook-nosed snake. I’ve heard that it used to be commonly seen around Nan Chong; you could find one while turning over the soil in the fields. After the climatic abnormalities, their numbers decreased dramatically; now it’s unknown. Finding one here is also important data, make a note of that!” Professor Zhu said.

When it comes to snakes, few people think of blind snakes, especially the small ones like the hook-nosed snake. This creature really doesn’t look much like a snake—it lacks the imposing presence that snakes typically have!

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Harmless, small in size, its aggressiveness toward humans can be considered negligible.

Some people wouldn’t even realize they’ve stepped on a snake after crushing it to death!

At this moment, the hook-nosed blind snake that Feng Yi had turned over from beneath a stone slab, about ten centimeters long, coiled around Feng Yi’s finger. Its head was lifted, flickering its tongue slightly.

Cheng Si could now clearly see the difference, thanks to the magnification and slow-motion capability of the high-definition camera, he could see the “mini snake” flicking its tongue.

“Wow! There’s such a snake?!”

While exclaiming, his fingers rapidly pressed the camera’s shutter.

“Looking at them, their bodies are slightly purple, dark purple, with grayish-purple underbellies. Their scales are reflective and look shiny. There are no segments, definitely not the same as earthworms. It doesn’t have a neck… Are those two little dots its eyes?”

“Those are eyes.” Steve also leaned over, “Oh my god! How adorable! It just curls around your finger! All the blind snakes I’ve caught always try to escape desperately!”

Teacher Lei, holding the camera, also came over to film. This was too easy to capture!

No need to worry about the blind snake wriggling away, or injuring them while handling, and it was possible to adjust the shooting angle to get the most satisfactory photos.

“How did you find a blind snake under that stone?” Cheng Si asked Feng Yi.

“I guessed,” Feng Yi said.

Cheng Si: I don’t believe you for a second!

The others were also half-doubtful.

Feng Yi continued, “I was just trying my luck. Yesterday I heard someone say they found ant eggs by lifting a rock, and since blind snakes feed on ants and their eggs, I thought I’d try my luck here.”

Professor Zhou nodded; it was indeed possible.

But they hadn’t expected Feng Yi to actually find a blind snake here.

Cheng Si wasn’t too obsessed with those three points, but he was very interested in blind snakes.

He followed Feng Yi’s example and lifted a similar stone slab, but after flipping several stones, he found nothing.

Steve couldn’t help but remind him, “Don’t waste time on stones that are too tightly packed with sand and soil. Those with gaps are worth a look; you might even find some larger snakes.”

Cheng Si thought: I don’t want larger snakes; I just want to find a harmless, non-aggressive blind snake.

Researcher Xie, who had been silent all along, now spoke up, “The… game is over just as it started?”

Researcher Xie thought: Did he just easily earn my point like that?

Professor Zhou also laughed; he really hadn’t expected Feng Yi to catch a blind snake on the spot.

To say he caught it is to really have caught it!

Indeed, his sensitivity to snakes was something the others couldn’t compare to!

While everyone else was flipping stones, none were as accurate as him!

Feng Yi, holding up his hand, showed the small blind snake coiled around his finger to Professor Zhou, “Does this count?”

“It counts!”

Professor Zhou took out his notebook and made a note, “A gentleman’s word. I’ll record the three points for you now and apply to transfer them to you once we get back.”

“It seems that the number of blind snakes has also increased. This is good news,” Teacher Lei said while taking photos and recording the surrounding environment and terrain with his camera.

“I wonder if the number of other snakes in the Nan Chong reserve has also increased. I just hope we don’t spend months searching and still not find enough snakes, not having sufficient data,” Professor Zhou said, looking at Feng Yi, “Feng, if we can’t find any snakes later on, can you still find them?”

Researcher Xie instantly put up his guard, staring at Professor Zhou with a face showing deep resentment: Don’t even think about docking another point from me!

Professor Zhou ignored him and continued smiling at Feng Yi, “However, three points are no longer available, how about one point per snake?”

Upon hearing this, Feng Yi replied, “You’re joking. I’m just playing a game for fun at the start, to liven things up. For the rest, just tell me where you need snakes caught, and I’ll fetch them for you! I don’t have many skills, but catching ‘little cuties’ is one of them!”

With a reward of 1000 points, catching snakes was his primary job after joining the team. He wasn’t unappreciative or greedy; he knew there was a limit to earning points.

Besides…

If he went to catch snakes by himself, he could secretly eat something along the way, like fruits from the forest.

Even if he didn’t recognize the types of fruit, a sniff would tell him if they were edible. This was a capability brought on by evolution.

The team paused for a while, gathered sufficient data, and then Feng Yi released the small blind snake back to its original place, covering it again with the stone slab.

Although the blind snake was small, it was at least a good start, wasn’t it?

And it was a flashy start at that, shining brightly with a purple hue!