Braised Eggplant with Minced Pork

Chapter 403 A Little Happiness (Third Update)

Seeing Olsen's sad expression, Tang Tian comforted her for a while, and then the two returned to their temporary camp.

As soon as they walked in, they smelled a strong aroma of bread.

Sure enough, nature is the most amazing place.

The guide used a knife to cut open the breadfruit, and the aroma that wafted out was enough to make anyone salivate.

The fruit inside was in segments, which could be picked out and eaten directly with a knife.

Tang Tian cooled a piece and handed it to Olsen, then ate a piece himself.

The taste was very sour and astringent. Although it smelled like bread, it tasted very different.

This was normal. The African continent had plenty of sunlight but scarce water resources. No matter what kind of tree it was, the fruits it bore were mostly rich in vitamins.

However, the sourness and astringency were within acceptable limits, and it was quite appetizing.

Olsen ate happily beside him.

"Awoo! Awoo!"

Just then, some baboons appeared dozens of meters away from the camp, howling at them, saliva dripping all over the ground.

They had obviously smelled the aroma.

This should be the same group they had driven away earlier.

Olsen picked up a baked breadfruit, preparing to throw it to them.

"Hey, my friend, don't do that!"

The guide immediately stopped her when he saw her action.

"Those monkeys, it's okay if you don't give them food, but if you do, they'll attack you if they're not full."

The guide went on to explain.

That was very African. Even the monkeys were so lazy.

Olsen put the breadfruit down after hearing that.

"Awoo!"

Just then, another roar came from outside the camp.

The group of baboons ran off in the blink of an eye after hearing the sound.

"It's a lion!"

A bodyguard shouted, and the others picked up their weapons one after another.

Gun ownership wasn't prohibited in Nigeria. As long as you got a permit to enter the reserve, you were allowed to carry firearms for self-defense.

But generally speaking, the animals in the reserve didn't attack humans, so this was considered an unexpected situation.

Tang Tian protected Olsen behind him, then turned around following the bodyguard's voice, and found that a lioness had broken into the camp, her abdomen dripping with blood, and she was limping as she walked.

"It's her."

Olsen was a little nervous at this time, but she still recognized that the lioness was the one that had attacked the buffalo herd earlier.

It seemed she had been driven to the end of her rope.

The lion was approaching, and the guides had already loaded their guns.

"Don't shoot yet, throw her some of the food we brought."

Tang Tian said.

Olsen's heart was prone to overflowing with compassion. This could be seen from her saving the American shorthair cat earlier, to feeling sorry for the lioness just now, and wanting to give the baboons breadfruit.

If the lioness was shot and killed right in front of her, her entire vacation would definitely be ruined.

The bodyguard immediately turned around to get the food after hearing what he said.

Animals could be shot if there was a risk to human life in the reserve, but the procedures afterward were troublesome, so they certainly didn't want to kill them if they could avoid it.

Some pre-made meat products were thrown over directly.

The lioness didn't dare to move at first, but after the guide signaled everyone to step back a little, the lioness picked up the meat, looked at them, then turned and left.

Wild lions in general were very wary of humans, but she must have been starving and had no other choice.

The small crisis was thus resolved.

Tang Tian turned around and saw Olsen's happy expression. The food was well worth it.

After eating and drinking their fill, they continued to venture deeper into the reserve.

The reserve was very large, and rainforest areas deep inside were off-limits. They were following the route designated by the reserve, with the upper reaches of the Niger River as their destination.

The Niger River was the third largest river in Africa, after the Nile and the Congo, and also a must-pass for the Great Migration of Africa.

When they arrived, many other tourists had already gathered there.

At this time, a wildebeest herd had gathered on one side of the river, with at least one or two thousand animals in number.

"My friends, you are very lucky to be able to witness the most spectacular scenery of the natural area upon your arrival."

The guide parked the car in a position with a good view, then beckoned them to get out of the car.

The Great Migration of Africa was the most spectacular scene in Africa.

Africa was short of water. In the summer, because there was little rainfall in the upper reaches, the water and grass couldn't meet the needs of the animals, so they would migrate to the more rainy lower reaches.

This migration wasn't just a few hundred or a few thousand animals, but tens of thousands of animals migrating.

Wildebeest, antelope, and zebras were the main force, and African hyenas, lions, and leopards, which fed on them, followed them all the way.

The whole process was fraught with difficulties and obstacles, and many animals would also reproduce and breed new life during this big gathering.

The guide said they were very lucky because the wildebeest herd had now arrived at the Niger River, a must-pass for the Great Migration.

As the third largest river in Africa, even the narrowest channel in the upper reaches was dozens of meters wide, and the migrating animals could only cross it by force.

And in addition to the lions and hyenas lurking on the shore, there were also many saltwater crocodiles sticking their heads out in the river.

But in order to survive, they had no choice.

Amid the cheers of the tourists, the wildebeest herd began to move, and they began to jump into the water in an orderly manner, then swam vigorously towards the opposite bank.

At this time, the crocodile herd in the river seemed to be boiling, chasing frantically towards the wildebeest herd.

Several wildebeest were bitten and dragged into the water to be torn apart by several crocodiles, and the scene was quite tragic.

Just then, a very touching and shocking scene appeared.

A small wildebeest was swimming too slowly and had been targeted by a crocodile.

At the same time, a wildebeest on the shore jumped into the river, swimming forward quickly and vigorously, and then stopped directly when it swam to the middle of the small wildebeest and the crocodile.

There was a distance of about four or five meters between the two sides.

The wildebeest turned its head and stared at the small wildebeest for the last time, with great reluctance in its eyes, and then was dragged into the water by the crocodile.

It didn't even struggle much.

That should have been the small wildebeest's mother.

The small wildebeest swam to the opposite bank with all its might, and stood there for a long time.

After waiting for a long time for its mother to arrive, it finally turned around and left the shore as well.

Olsen couldn't help crying at this time. The scene was very touching.

After staying by the river for a long time, they drove back.

Stopping and going along the way, taking pictures and enjoying the scenery, this was basically the main harvest of this trip to the reserve.

They stopped to take the last set of scenic photos a dozen kilometers away from the previous temporary camp.

They saw another lion at this time, but it was a male lion, standing in the shade of a tree, comparable to the lioness they had seen before, its stomach was shrunken from hunger, and it was also injured.

Just as Tang Tian was thinking that he was going to witness a miserable world today, the previously injured and limping lioness broke into their sight again.

But this time it wasn't coming towards them, but walking straight towards the male lion.