Live Streaming: Great Adventure in the Wilderness-Chapter 584 - 581: Defeat Magic with Magic (Reserve a Spot)

Reserving a spot; will finish revising before dawn.

The cicadas were screaming for their lives, the world outside was flooded with burning sunlight, and the shadows of the eaves on the ground were as sharp as knives.

Standing by the window, Gang Tianwu adjusted his collar. The air conditioning repairman hadn’t arrived yet, and in just over ten minutes he began to feel unbearably hot. Saliva was sticky as glue in his throat, and the office was stuffy like the steamer where monsters cooked fat monks in "Journey to the West".

A knock on the door sounded, and a team member stood at the entrance and said, "Group Leader Gang Tianwu, someone wants to see you."

"Who is it?"

"Chief Matsumoto Kiyonaga from Taiji Town."

"Do I know him?"

"Chief Matsumoto asked us for the hunter information from hunting season a few days ago."

"Oh!"

Once reminded by the team member, memories flooded back to Gang Tianwu. He hurried back to his desk, quickly tidied up the office table, wiped off his sweat, and nodded, "Please, let Chief Matsumoto in."

Moments later, Gang Tianwu rose to welcome him. "Ah, Chief Matsumoto, your visit is an honor. Why didn’t you say so in advance? How was it, did you review the materials from last time? Any issues? Nagano, pour Chief Matsumoto a cup of tea."

Matsumoto had rushed all the way from the subway station without a break, heading straight over to Gang Tianwu’s place without even time for a drink, drenched in sweat.

He thanked Nagano for the drink and drank down a whole cup of water in one go, finally catching his breath, "I apologize for the bluntness, Group Leader Gang, I will spare you the courtesies—there was no issue with the information, but how much do you know about Bertrand Guy?"

"Oh, that hunter ranked second? Do you remember him?"

"Yes." Gang Tianwu nodded. He had personally confirmed the final participant list, so of course, he remembered, especially the one ranked second, almost by heart.

"Bertrand Guy, born in Minnesota State of Ugly Country, has held a Professional Hunter’s license for over thirty years, enlisted in his youth, served with distinction, retired after ten years, has been a truck driver, hunter, archer, actor, singer, sailor, engineer, farmer, and the total number of Black Bears and Brown Bears he has hunted exceeds fifteen. A very impressive record."

Bertrand’s career was incredibly diverse, with such a broad range that it made one wonder if it was fabricated. This man in his fifties had an extremely rich life experience.

He quickly drew the attention of the vetting personnel after registering and was placed on the list. Gang Tianwu had also agreed readily upon seeing it.

Linking Matsumoto’s previous behavior and his hasty visit now, there must be a good reason. After some thought, Gang Tianwu pondered, "Is there a problem with him?"

"I can’t be certain, but there’s a good chance." Chief Matsumoto Kiyonaga didn’t dare make a definitive statement and instead asked Gang Tianwu, "Do you know about Tiangella?"

"Tiangella? What is that?" Gang Tianwu was puzzled.

Chief Matsumoto Kiyonaga took a deep breath, relieved. As expected, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department was also unaware of this. He explained with a hint of pride, "It’s a multinational corporation..."

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Just then, Nagano arrived with a second cup of water. Chief Matsumoto Kiyonaga received it with a smile but didn’t gulp it down this time. Instead, he held it in his hand, sipping it slowly.

Without utilization, there is no protection.

This was the corporate motto of Tiangella and their longstanding public declaration.

In this aspect, it almost matched what Bi Fang had said in an interview program six months earlier.

Commercial hunting is the protection of wildlife.

This viewpoint was briefly explained by Bi Fang, underpinning it with a systematic chain of relationships.

Chief Matsumoto Kiyonaga took out his phone, opened a video, and showed it to Gang Tianwu.

In the Old Stone Age, when the species of humans had just been born, agriculture did not exist. As omnivores at the top of the food chain, humans relied on a combination of hunting and gathering to survive and evolve. Like other dominant species at the top of the food chain, they were merely a part of Nature.

In the process of hunting, intelligent humans invented spears and bows and arrows, and with these tools, they developed cooperative group survival habits, laying the foundation for modern civilization.

At this juncture, humans completely became the dominators of Nature, with a very direct food chain relationship with wild animals.

The upper-level species depended on preying on the lower-level species for survival and continuity.

In the Old Stone Age, there was absolutely no concept of wildlife protection in humans.

However, through repeated trial and error, humans instinctively understood that they should not over-hunt or forage excessively.

First, there were no proper storage conditions to preserve surplus harvest, and second, it would cause unnecessary trouble for the next hunting expedition.

There are two most direct pieces of evidence for this point.

First, today we can see domesticated species such as pigs, horses, cattle, and sheep that were formed during the Old Stone Age. The process of domestication is itself a form of "protection" of animals.

Livestock such as pigs, horses, cattle, and sheep have become the most numerous mammals in the world because their value makes humans willing to keep them in enclosures.

Second, research on the still-existing Old Stone Age tribal civilizations reveals that they consciously protected the healthy breeding and continuation of the species in their habitats.

This notion of not overusing resources is the sprout of animal protection awareness, a practice that creates conditions for better and sustainable utilization in the future.

By not going against the agricultural seasons, grains will be abundant beyond consumption; by not over-fishing with nets in the pool of spawning fish, fish and turtles will be plentiful beyond consumption; by cutting wood only at the right times, the forest resources remain inexhaustible.

Grains and fish are abundant, wood is inexhaustible; these practices ensure that people can live and die without regret.

To live and die without regret is the beginning of the Way of the King.

Mencius explained this truth thousands of years ago.

The subsequent series of developments became even more complex, as the pastoral-agricultural model replaced the hunting-gathering model. Human survival no longer relied on the direct use of wild animals, and the direct food chain relationship between the two began to relax.

Later, the emergence of metallurgy meant that metal farming tools began to be used on a large scale, farming efficiency underwent a qualitative change, and more and more human groups began to completely free themselves from the direct use of wild animals.

Humans had truly become the only species at the very top of the food chain; there were no wild animals that humans could not hunt.

Humans began to focus on the efficiency of obtaining meat, with large-scale livestock farming replacing hunting, and the main purpose of hunting was no longer just for consumption.

As the wheels of history continued to roll, in the 15th to 17th centuries, the Age of Discovery dawned, giving rise to geographical discoveries and the great exchange of species.

Potatoes and sweet potatoes appeared, and a more efficient system of pastoral-agriculture further squeezed the remaining hunting-gathering model. The connection between humans and nature became vague.

Humans began to segregate themselves from wild animals, living in towns and cities, while wildlife occupied the jungles. The food chain relationship between the two disappeared almost entirely. They no longer reproduced in the same area, their territories clearly demarcated, without overlapping.

The wheel stops at modern times.

Humans have become a species that can only survive and develop by relying on the economic society. As modern agriculture and animal husbandry become more developed, ordinary people no longer need to use wild animals, and their value plummets, becoming merely the thrill pursuit and aesthetic pastime of the wealthy.

Ordinary people might take action over the price of pork rising, but they wouldn’t pay any attention to things the rich enjoy.

The speech in the video came to an abrupt halt. Gang Tianwu pressed the pause button; he had been patient enough: "What does Chief Matsumoto wish to say?"

Chief Matsumoto Kiyonaga sat with a straight, serious posture: "I would like to ask you to agree to suspend the hunting season and permit me to arrest Bertrand Guy!"