Closer to Revealing My True Self-Chapter 80 - 75 You Are Wide Open to Eat_1

When Feng Yi and the others passed by the group of patrol rangers, some of the dogs bared their teeth and stood on the alert towards Feng Yi’s group.

The rangers just laughed and scolded them lightly.

“You’ve just come out of the forest and carry some scents on you, so they’re a bit anxious,” explained Teacher Lei.

Teacher Lei also liked dogs and had intended to pet them, but seeing this, he gave up and said with a smile, “That must be the case. I’ll take a shower later and then come back to play with them.”

With his head down, Feng Yi silently followed Professor Zhou and the others to the temporary dormitory.

He could already smell the aroma of food!

He couldn’t muster any interest in anything else!

Right now, he just wanted to eat!

However, no matter how hungry or how much he craved, Feng Yi could only eat a little bit of food.

He had to continue enduring.

After resting for one night at the branch base, Feng Yi was ready to leave for home the following day. He had already booked his plane ticket.

Before leaving, Professor Zhou called out to him.

“There’s a small-scale scientific expedition at the end of September or beginning of October, along a different route than this one. Would you like to join?”

Feng Yi’s performance during this expedition had satisfied everyone on the team. Despite sometimes being impulsive, his skills were truly strong and he didn’t hold the team back.

It was Feng Yi’s first time participating in a scientific expedition, and he had some difficulties adjusting, but nevertheless, he had performed quite well, and even deep within the remote forest, he didn’t have problems with sleeping.

As long as he slept well, he recovered quickly, which was excellent!

Therefore, Professor Zhou was really looking forward to working together again.

However, Feng Yi declined politely yet firmly.

Even with the extra volunteer points…

He would see how things went.

The feeling of hunger was truly unpleasant, and Feng Yi worried that this long-term starvation might have a detrimental effect on his body.

He was only at the initial stage of evolution; starvation would affect his development.

Professor Zhou wasn’t surprised by Feng Yi’s refusal but still asked him to consider it and told him he could contact him if he changed his mind.

“Oh, and one more thing. Would you like to have the medical team here give you a thorough check-up? Any injuries or discomforts can be looked at by them. It’s free of charge.”

Feng Yi refused this offer as well.

A thorough check-up was out of the question!

“No need, I have a plane to catch, I’ll go to the hospital when I get back.” He wasn’t really planning on going to the hospital; he just wanted to deflect the matter.

Feng Yi exchanged contact information with everyone on the team, especially Steve.

Steve even invited him to go snake hunting when he was free.

Leaving the base branch by car, Feng Yi ate another meal at the airport and then slept on the plane after having the airplane meal, continuing to sleep until he landed.

After that, he ate all the way home.

Once home, he washed up and went straight to bed.

He slept for two days straight.

Upon waking, he replied to messages on his phone and drove around the city, eating and stocking up on groceries.

Then he slept for another day.

Only then did he start to feel normal again!

After replying to messages and scrolling through the news on his phone, Feng Yi saw that people were still talking about the Nan Chong Spiritual Snake incident.

With the gold bar incident, Steve had rambled on and on beside him that day, and Feng Yi hadn’t really absorbed much, as his mind was occupied with how he would survive the ordeal ahead.

Now, checking the news on his phone, he had a more comprehensive understanding.

But after reading, he realized that he could only trust the reports from official media; only a few self-media sources were somewhat objective, while most were rather exaggerated.

The self-media were indeed formidable, even unearthing the past beliefs of that village along with various ancestral stories.

Feng Yi was astounded as he read.

If he hadn’t experienced it himself, even he wouldn’t know such bizarre things could happen!

He almost bought into the lore of a real Spiritual Snake in Nan Chong!

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Turning off the news page, a notification for a text message popped up.

The points had arrived!

The 1000 volunteer points from Team Nan 6, plus the 3 points he earned for being the first to catch the snake, and an additional 100-point bonus!

100 points! Team Nan 6 was indeed generous!

Professor Zhou was such a good person!

The points from the scientific expedition were really abundant!

If the duration of the next expedition is short, it might still be worth participating.

A short while later, another notification for a text message arrived.

The Conservation Bureau awarded an extra 2 points.

Feng Yi asked Professor Zhou, who told him that apart from Cheng Si, who had dropped out halfway, everyone else in Team Nan 6 received bonus points from the Conservation Bureau as a reward for providing clues with the discovery of the snake skin belt.

The points were quickly transferred.

1000 volunteer task points + 3 first-capture reward points + 100 extra reward points + 2 bureau reward points

Adding to the existing 45 points he already had, he now possessed 1150 points in total.

He didn’t know how many points the other team members could get from a single field survey, but anyway, he was very satisfied with these points!

These points could be seen as a contribution value towards the improvement of the human living environment. They also represented a societal value.

The more contributions one makes, the more points they accumulate, and the more privileges one enjoys.

Many privileges cannot be easily bought with money.

Feng Yi was celebrating the new points he’d just earned when his phone rang.

It was a call from Lu Yue. He was in the area for work and said he’d drop by to see Feng Yi.

Of course, Feng Yi understood that “drop by to see” wasn’t possible; there must be another reason.

Having received a reply to his message to Feng Yi the day before yesterday, and knowing that Feng Yi was going to rest for the next couple of days, Lu Yue didn’t rush over. Since he was free today, he came to discuss some matters with Feng Yi.

During the hottest time of the year, Feng Yi had spent nearly two months in the wild.

So, Lu Yue initially expected to see someone charred like charcoal, with collapsed looks, listless, deficient in vitality, and showing a dim complexion.

But he didn’t expect…

Was this guy absorbing «Spiritual Energy» or what?!!

Compared to two months ago, aside from his face and hands being slightly darker, he looked even more spirited than before!

Lu Yue had originally dismissed the rumors on the internet, but seeing Feng Yi looking like this made him doubt again.

Could it be that there really was a spiritual snake in Nan Chong Mountain Range?

Even if there was no spiritual snake, there must be something special about the place. Otherwise, how could Feng Yi seem to be in even better shape?!

“Do you know about the rumors of the spiritual snake in Nan Chong Mountain Range?” Lu Yue asked.

“I know,” Feng Yi replied, “It’s all nonsense spread online.”

“Maybe not?” Lu Yue took another look at Feng Yi, “You look quite healthy; is the air really good over at the Nan Chong reserve?”

“It’s really good!”

If there was anything worth reminiscing about from this field research, it would definitely be the air in the Nan Chong natural reserve.

Before joining the field research, Feng Yi thought the air in Yue Mountain was good and the climate was nice. But it was only after visiting the Nan Chong Mountain Range that he truly experienced the difference.

Sleeping in the forests of Nan Chong Mountain was just too amazing!

Of course, Feng Yi also knew it was an issue with his own constitution; not everyone would feel the same, and some might not be able to adapt to the climate in the Nan Chong forests, often finding it too humid and stuffy.

Having heard Feng Yi say this, Lu Yue started thinking and planned to analyze the potential business opportunities at the Nan Chong reserve with his team after he returned.

“How did you find the field research?” Lu Yue asked.

“Very exhausting!” Feng Yi said with a heavy tone.

It was the first time he’d gone hungry for such an extended period!

Lu Yue didn’t believe him.

Feng Yi’s state didn’t resemble that of someone who had undergone hardships!

However, Lu Yue didn’t dwell on this any further, as he had another matter of greater concern.

“The news just came out, the belt used to wrap those packages was made from farmed snake skin. The Joint Protection Bureau has worked with local departments to take down a chain of counterfeit luxury goods.”

“A chain of counterfeit luxury goods?” Feng Yi had not paid attention to that.

Sifting through the news, he had been shocked by the “Nan Chong Spiritual Snake,” and then distracted by the points credited to his account, leading him not to pay attention to other news.

“Yes, haven’t many top brands favored snake series elements this year? The genuine snake skin belts from international first-line brands start at over ten thousand yuan, providing opportunities for fakes. Some people are aware they’re buying fakes, but others think they’ve just gotten flawed goods from genuine brands.

“They look alike, and the feel is nearly identical. As you know, Medusa’s seventh-generation faux leather is already made to resemble the real thing, representing the most advanced eco-leather technology available. It’s tough for the average person to distinguish it from real snake skin.”

What compromised Lu Yue’s production line was wild animal skin, somebody had deliberately purchased it to pull one over on them. This incident, in fact, had little to do with that.

Nonetheless, observing the growing prevalence of counterfeits on the market worried Lu Yue.

The high costs of developing eco-leather lay there, and since only one company globally held the technological edge, the high prices of Medusa’s seventh-generation faux skin, along with costly testing kits and related equipment, persisted. If it hadn’t been for someone like Feng Yi, who could spot the difference between real and fake snake skin at a glance, their company would have suffered a great loss after being targeted this time!

Having seen results from the collaboration with the new brand, Lu Yue trusted Feng Yi’s appraisal ability even more.

Out of caution, after the other members of the Lu Family learned about it, they asked Lu Yue to extend an invitation to Feng Yi, requesting his presence to carry out an appraisal at the event.

There was a new product showcase during the anniversary celebration to display this and next year’s new products, including some of the involved leather materials. Having them appraised again would be safer, providing them with greater peace of mind.

Lu Yue explained his purpose.

“There aren’t many items to appraise, no more than a hundred. You can complete the appraisal just by walking around once.”

Feng Yi thought for a moment and asked, “When is the appraisal supposed to be? I’ll go and come back.”

Some celebrations aren’t really about enjoying food; they’re either about mindlessly filling numbers or navigating social interactions, with lots of insincere smiling and networking.

Feng Yi, having built a business before, knew some of the tricks involved. Before his academic examination, he might have been interested in having a good look at Qianli Group’s anniversary event, but hunger during the exam period was genuine. Not wanting to waste time,

he saw no necessity to put himself through that ordeal now. He would arrive on time to appraise the garments for Lu Yue and then depart!

Lu Yue was surprised and urged, “Won’t you stay longer at the event? We’ve even invited some popular boy and girl groups from the entertainment scene in the past two years to warm up the crowd, with many celebrities singing. Even if you don’t like socializing, you can still enjoy the shows.”

Having collaborated before, Lu Yue knew that Feng Yi had some money and probably didn’t need to force himself into social obligations.

Feng Yi asked again, “Will there be food at the venue? The kind where you can eat whenever you want, quite casually?”

If there wasn’t food, he wouldn’t go.

Lu Yue was momentarily taken aback, then quickly understood.

Having participated in a field study for nearly two months, regardless of whether Feng Yi went to absorb Spiritual Energy or not, his eating would have been restricted. On his return, he would definitely need to replenish.

Therefore, Lu Yue said with a laugh, “Of course! The venue will have several buffet areas, with various international and local cuisines, all you like and as much as you want! You can eat to your heart’s content!!”

Feng Yi was delighted.

That’s the way of a big group!

Generous!

Lu Yue said, “Here’s the plan, come over before noon, and we’ll find time in the afternoon to check those garments. The rest of the time is all yours to arrange. We’ll settle the payment on the spot.”

Feng Yi replied, “Okay! I’ll definitely come!!”

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