Chapter 522 Hunting season begins!
July 12, 7 a.m.
The much-anticipated black bear hunting season will begin on time at 8 o'clock today, and everyone is making intensive preparations.
From Oak Company to the Japanese office, to the hunters and the eagerly awaited audience, everyone is looking forward to it.
In the black sedan outside the Imperial Hotel, Nobita Nobi raised his wrist to count down, there was only one hour left before the live broadcast.
Bifang went to the bathroom, scooped up a puddle of cold water and poured it on his face, shook off the excess water droplets, smoothed his hair, picked up his backpack, wiped his shoes, and ran to the elevator.
At 7:40, we arrived at Wakayama Prefecture, the southernmost tip of the Kii Peninsula.
Four drones were hovering around Bifang, three of them were for Bifang himself, and the other one was controlled by Oak Company.
Primitive hunting of black bears is an extremely dangerous activity. Reporters who have not received professional training dare not get close at all and can only remotely control drones.
Bifang walked alone into the mountains. It was mid-July and the weather was already becoming extremely hot.
This hunting season, there were a total of thirty-five black bear hunters, and based on the registered combinations, there were fifteen groups in total, with more than four-fifths choosing to form teams.
Even the Matagi hunters were no exception. The five Matagi hunters were divided into three teams in total. Sato was alone, and the other four were divided into two teams each.
The remaining people formed even more teams, thirty-five people, totaling four two-person teams, four three-person teams, one four-person team, and six single-person teams.
The singles group includes Mugalen, Bifang, Sato, and the other three.
The same thing.
Black bears are risky, so be cautious when hunting.
The capital is in the East 8th District, and Japan is in the East 9th District. Therefore, China and Japan are actually only one hour apart. If it is 8 o'clock in the morning in Japan, it is 7 o'clock in China.
Although it is a bit early, it is already a very friendly time period for those who like Bifang live broadcast.
When we were in the Xishuangbanna rainforest, we had to get up around six in the morning to wait for the live broadcast.
I get up before the sun rises.
Oh, the days are long in June, that's all right.
【Front row seat】
[Wait for the old Fang Chao to be alive]
[How long will this live broadcast last? Is it longer than the last one? ]
[I don't know. There are 100 bears and 35 people. If each person has 3 bears, that should be a lot, right?]
[Not sure, never killed]
[If you dare to kill me, I will dare to enter]
In the official live broadcast room, Bonegawa Suneo and Minamoto Shizuka introduced the contestants one by one. When they introduced Bifang, the number of people increased again. Unfortunately, it did not reach the grand occasion when the hunters first chose the territory.
“I always feel that Bifang’s personal live broadcast takes away a lot of traffic.” The staff member complained while wearing a headset.
Another staff member disagreed, pointing to the curve on the panel and said, "But the popularity of the event is several times higher than before Bifang announced her participation. The current number of spectators has exceeded our original best-case scenario expectations, and this is just the beginning. It will definitely increase in the future."
The old man nearby heard their discussion and scolded them, "Just do your job well. These things are none of your business."
"Hi, hi, hi, all departments have coordinated. There are three minutes left and the live broadcast will begin soon."
"Two minutes left..."
"One minute."
"here we go!"
As the seconds hit zero, various departments coordinated their operations, and tens of millions of viewers sitting in front of the screen waited anxiously .
Nearly one-third of the audience gathered in Bifang’s live broadcast room.
In the first venue, the lights were on, the oil paintings came alive, and the huge black display screen lit up again, illuminating the entire hall.
Familiar voices came from all directions, and the classic opening remarks sounded.
"Looking back at the evolution of mankind , if our ancestors had not had the adventurous spirit and imagination, the courage to innovate and sacrifice, humans would not have used canoes to surf the sea and explore the infinite mysteries on the other side of the ocean."
【The man standing at the top of the food chain! 】
【A stomach that can digest everything! 】
The strongest jungler in history
[The freest man on earth, funny]
“Human curiosity generates the urge for adventure, and human adventure ignites the torch of civilization.”
“Adventure is not only found in the oceans and mountains, deserts and swamps of nature, but also in densely populated cities.”
Bifang stepped one foot on a large rock, looked down the mountain, raised his head and smiled at the drone in the air, then stretched out his hand and made a two-finger salute.
“I’m Bifang, a professional outdoor adventurer. Here, I will show you how to survive in some of the most dangerous places on Earth. In those places, without professional skills, you can’t even survive a day. And today, I’m back again!”
[Pandaman series, hand-cranked light sticks! ]
[Wuhu, Wuhu, Wuhu, Fangshen, my male god, hehe]
[God Fang is going to avenge Black Bear! ]
[Isn't this hunting season too cruel? Why can humans deprive animals of their lives at will? ]
[Burning incense in a temple is useless. To worship the real Buddha, you still have to read the comments. 】
[Strange, Lao Fang is wearing clothes, but I’m still not used to it]
[Plus one, I thought I was the only one who wasn’t used to it. I had been looking at grass skirts for almost a month before, and suddenly my style changed.]
[Where are you now? I heard that you need to choose a place. I didn’t see the previous live broadcast of Xiao Japan. Can Lao Fang explain it to you? ]
Bifang pointed to the sea in front of him and said, "I am currently on the Kii Peninsula. A peninsula is a landform where half of the land extends into the ocean or lake, and the other half is connected to the mainland. It is usually surrounded by water on three sides. You see, we are standing on a high place and can easily see the sea."
The drone took off and the camera zoomed in. The tide was rising and falling, and there seemed to be seagulls flying in the sky, then they dived into the water. The bird was surrounded by the sea on three sides, and then there was a large forest behind Bifang.
Surrounded by the sea on three sides and backed by a forest, it is truly a dreamlike island.
The rainy season has indeed passed. Yesterday's heavy rain was an accident. However, although the weather is clear today, the ground is still wet and covered with mud.
Bifang scraped off a layer of mud from the sole of his shoe and continued, "This is a peninsula that protrudes from the central part of Honshu, Japan to the Pacific Ocean. It is also the largest peninsula in Japan. It covers the entire Wakayama Prefecture, Nara Prefecture, and the southern part of Mie Prefecture."
"I don't know if you have seen the rules of the competition. The hunters' activity range is divided according to the principle of three-fifths of the county. According to this rule, my activity range is almost the entire Kii Peninsula."
Three-fifths rule?
The audience looked confused and said they had never heard of it.
Fortunately, someone gave a brief explanation in the barrage, and Bifang also said it again.
Bifang supported his whole body on one leg, stood on the boulder, then jumped lightly and landed from the boulder.
Ever since his joints were strengthened, Bifang particularly likes to do this kind of movement. It feels effortless and a very smooth experience.
"As for the Kii Peninsula, most people mistakenly believe that the name comes from Kii Province. In fact, it is the combined name of the ancient Japanese imperial system Kii Province and Ise Province, with each taking half. However, it seems that Kii Province has the upper hand."
[Hahaha, I'm reminded of the joke about the merger of two universities]
[We two brothers each put out a character, Dongnan University put out the character "Nan", and Nanjing University put out the character "Jing". No one gets the upper hand, dog head]
[Kii Peninsula, sounds so familiar, is it the one where Sadako committed suicide in The Ring?]
Bifang shook his head: "Then you remembered it wrong. The Ring is set on the Izu Peninsula. The story in The Dancing Girl of Izu also happened there. It's not the Kii Peninsula where I am now. The difference between the two is quite big."
"The Kii Peninsula is basically made up of mountains. The mountains extend to the seaside, and the steep cliffs go straight down to the seabed, as if it was split by a sharp sword. Because it is a mountainous area, there are large areas of virgin forests, so many hunters still choose this place."
The Kii Peninsula is not the same as Wakayama Prefecture. Wakayama Prefecture is closer to the sea and has mostly flat land. In addition, there is Dolphin Bay and villagers frequently patrol the mountains. Therefore, the number of black bears is indeed much less than in other prefectures.
Many hunters choose other counties on the Kii Peninsula. The junction of the peninsula and Honshu Oshima is the best hunting spot.
That's why Mugalen was so confused when he saw that Bifang chose Wakayama Prefecture.
Due to its large tracts of virgin forest and the Japanese love of "creating gods", this place can be said to be the birthplace of Japan's native Shintoism. Hidden in the large tracts of virgin forest are Japan's oldest Kumano Sanzan, the first shrine, and the world's longest and oldest pilgrimage route - the Kumano Kodo.
There are also small towns and secret railway areas with a population of only 10,000 or 20,000 scattered along the coastline.
It’s just that there is only one train line for transportation in the entire peninsula, and the catering and business are not very developed, so it is not well known to the public.
Bifang was heading towards the depths of the forest. Right now he was still on the outskirts of the forest. If he went deeper, there would be a greater chance of encountering a black bear.
"In December 1912, a 2.7-meter-tall, 340-kilogram Japanese brown bear broke into Sanmobetsu Village in Tomamae County, Hokkaido, and began a five-day hunting operation. In this brown bear attack, a total of seven people died and three were injured."
"Afterwards, Japan organized a bear hunting team of 600 people, who found the brown bear by following its footprints and eventually shot it dead. This is the most serious brown bear attack in Japan and even in the world so far."
"It was this incident that kicked off Japan's 'human-bear war'. Especially since the 21st century, Japan's 'human-bear conflict' has become increasingly intense."
"According to statistics from Fukui Prefecture, Japan, in 2010, there were 841 'bear sightings' in the prefecture, meaning black bears appeared in residential areas. In 2014, there were still 615 bear sightings in the prefecture. This is also the prefecture with the largest number of hunters."
Fukui Prefecture is located in the central part of Honshu Island, which is quite far away from Bifang's current location. However, with such a high frequency of bear sightings, it has undoubtedly become the most popular place for hunters in this hunting season.
All five Matagi hunters, without exception, chose Fukui Prefecture.
As local hunters, they know best where the most black bears are found, and they are also the first to choose hunting spots after Bifang and Mugalen.
Obviously, they had made preparations long ago.
