Accompanying diary with strength first

Well, it happens that they are so close together, there must be a good show to watch.

Ichinose next to me seemed a little dazed, not knowing what she was thinking.

"Let's go, Captain! Do you need me to help you with your backpack? I will throw the chosen backpack onto Ichinose's soft chest."

"Ah! Oh...no need! Kitazawa-kun...thank you..."

Ichinose snapped back to her senses, and put her bag on her back in a panic. Her cute look hadn't changed at all.

"Everyone heard it! Ichinose has already admitted that he is our captain, we must work together to win the victory for the captain! The captain will give you small money and class points."

"Oh!!!"

The mood in the group was suddenly mobilized by me.

Just in time, before the phone was confiscated by the teachers, I hurriedly asked someone to help me take a photo of all the members before we set off, and Mio-chan took the opportunity to grab Ichinose and seize my C seat.

"Ugh..."

Surrounded by everyone, Ichinose, who realized that she couldn't get rid of the title of captain, uttered a lovely mournful cry. She was not in the mood to worry about her sister for the time being.

§ 341 346 Only by knowing nature from nature

Only know nature from nature. - bacon

Bringing the familiar watches, we sat together and studied the route map of this trek before waiting to set off.

I have to say that this time we have to cross mountains and ridges, and even cross rivers. I don’t know if the river is frozen now.

"The school is too bad. Each location is only marked with missions and optional mission locations, and it doesn't tell us what missions are at all." Iori said helplessly.

"Paper maps, I can't write them down even if I want to. This is supposed to simulate real-life orienteering, right? After all, with the development of technology, electronic maps are so convenient to use, and there is no difficulty at all." I smiled. Said.

"Really, I don't have a good sense of direction. I almost lost my way when there was an electronic map on the deserted island..." Kurihara-senpai looked at the map in her hand very dizzy.

"Don't worry, this time we are 12 people acting together, it is impossible to get lost or something."

who cares!I'll put the flag in first.

"Don't talk big." Mio-chan interrupted my bragging, "Look at the forest in front of our starting point, there is no road at all! I think the groups that have already set off are all confused and got in. , we are about to face the same problem.”

"This is easy to handle! You see, these blue dots on the map are recommended camping spots. We can get two extra points for each person camping at these spots, as long as we go to these spots every day! We can use one The two camping points are connected to form a broad avenue leading to the end." I said and pointed to everyone.

"It's easy to say, these places are near or far, and may even deviate from the direction we should be moving forward. Which one should we choose as today's goal?"

"Mio-chan, you are too naive. It is definitely impossible to go straight on such a complicated terrain. Detours are rare and common. This damn map only roughly uses height lines and scales to draw the terrain and The river, what we will encounter on the way is completely unpredictable, we should roughly estimate the footsteps of our team, and choose a safe camp that can be reached before the sun sets."

"We should go as far as we can, right? After all, the shorter the time to reach the finish line, the higher the score." Shibata added.

"Well, on the whole, five to ten kilometers is a more suitable distance. On the first day, we have to get used to it first. And it is already 10:30, I suggest choosing a campsite seven kilometers northwest, here The terrain is flat, we will go west and then north, and we can go downhill for a while."

"Will it be a bit far? Although there are no mandatory mission locations on the road today, we plan to pick up optional missions near the campsite, right?" Ichinose said.

"Let's see when the time comes! If you don't have time after arriving, you won't do the mission. I'm worried about the water source. We have water purifiers and drinking water that can be used for a while, but there is no river around this camp. If We can’t replenish the water, should we bring some more now?” Hashimoto also participated in the discussion.

"Don't worry, since it is the recommended place for camping, there must be a place to get water nearby, otherwise it is not suitable for choosing as a camping place. The terrain here is so low, it may be the old river, but now it has stopped flowing. We usually carry enough water for two days, and carrying too much water is also a burden, and I saw that the mission rewards on the plane are the same as those on the desert island, and there are also water and food."

"That's true..."

"Well... Seniors, it's our turn to set off soon..." Eguchi, a second-year student, reminded.

"Oh! Then let's gather at the teacher who leads the team!"

The leading teacher of our seventh team is a hunter from outside the school.Even in a desolate place like Hokkaido, there is an ancient occupation like the Orion. They hunt game, collect medicinal materials, and live a life like a hermit.Of course, I occasionally pick up jobs similar to tourism.

"You can call me Yoshino, get ready, we'll go right away!" The man with the shotgun grinned, and I noticed that he was also wearing a smart watch issued by the school.

"Mr. Yoshino, I am Ichinose Hoonami, the captain of Team 7, please give me your advice." Ichinose stepped forward to greet him.

"Yo! Captain, you don't need to call me teacher..."

When Yoshino saw such a cute female high school student greet him, he was a little shy, which subverted my inner fantasy of a hunter.

Not all hunters are so "wild"!

"Mr. Yoshino," Ichinose decisively ignored his request, and took out a map to communicate with him, "Our destination today is here..."

"Is it here? Okay. But you don't need to tell me. After all, I can't decide your route. I will just follow you silently, protect you, and make evaluations for you."

"Yeah, with you guarding me, I feel a lot more at ease!"

While Ichinose was getting close to the teacher who led the team, I observed the teams behind us who hadn't set off yet.

The 8th team following us is the team led by Sakagami. It is mainly composed of class A of the first grade and class A of the second grade, and some tool people from other classes of the first grade are also mixed. It seems that all the first-year students are This is how the team is formed.

After that, the 16th team is the team where Suzune is the captain. Kouenji is leaning on the pile of luggage with his eyes closed, while Suzune and Tsubaki seem to be discussing the route of march intensely. What should the invisible Ayanokouji do? Are you going to choose equipment?

Ning Ning and Karuizawa are in the 19th team. Their team is also based on the three-year class B, with many second-year looks. The captain is Hirata, and he is meticulously directing the second-year boys to pack and get supplies.

Ryuuen and Hiyori were assigned to the 24th team. They were still picking out equipment in the warehouse and were not in a hurry to come out to assemble.

The teams further behind will no longer be seen.It is estimated that the Ishigami team and the Tsube team are at the bottom of the starting order.

Because this special exam is very realistic and primitive, we cannot find the real-time points of each team.In addition, the school does not allow communication devices such as mobile phones to be carried, so at most they can know the situation of the teams they have surpassed and the teams that have been surpassed.

"Beep!"

With the sound of the assembly whistle, it was time for our team to start. I also turned around to catch up with the team and embarked on the journey of this winter camp.

Instead of trotting forward like the anxious juniors in front, the 12 of us slowly disappeared from the sight of people at the starting point step by step.

In the process of advancing, the team appears a little silent, which is also a way to save energy and concentrate.Everyone has participated in survival on a deserted island, and knows that talking nonsense during the march is harmful and not beneficial.

I, who didn't carry a tent, was Captain Ichinose's dog-headed strategist, using the compass on my watch to lead the way ahead of the team.

According to the route we took from the airport by car, we are now somewhere in the Kitami and Hidaka Mountains in central Hokkaido.

We took a short break in the shade at noon to replenish energy and water.

"Over 2200 meters above sea level... Does anyone know how high the highest peak in Hokkaido is?"

I asked, pointing to the contour line that runs across the middle of our map.

"You don't even know this? Daxue Mountain is very famous." Kamuro replied.

"Xuyue? I remembered that we should be in the forest near the national park... that is near the highest place in Hokkaido. There is a mission point here. Everyone should be ready to climb the mountain in a few days. 2000 meters At the peak of the altitude, it takes a whole day to hike up and down the mountain, right?" I said bluntly.

"Is there no cable car on that mountain?" Tian Ze complained.

"Basically there are still some. After all, we need to develop the tourism industry! But do you think the school will give us a seat? Of course, if we fall behind, we can say nothing."

Amazawa didn't reply, but hid behind Mio-chan and made faces at me mischievously.

"Although we are mentally prepared, according to our current speed, the climbing will probably be in the afternoon of the third day, which is still very early!" Hashimoto said after doing some calculations.

"By the way... these mountains are volcanoes, right?" Junior Eguchi asked a little uneasy.

"Because it is a volcano, the geothermal resources here are very rich, so there are many hot springs! I hope the school will not be too wicked and let us go through the hot springs and not enter." Hashimoto said with a smile.

"That's right, our country is located in the Pacific Rim earthquake zone. These are mountains created by volcanoes and crustal movement. The volcanic ash brought fertile soil, and only then did this dense forest ecosystem, and then covered with white snow, The combination of ice and fire is quite beautiful..." I sighed.

"It's not a question of beauty, is it? Senior."

"Are you worried about volcanic eruptions? There is no need to. The active volcano areas that are not in the dormant period are forbidden to enter. We are safe here."

"Is that so?" Eguchi was a little dubious.

"Of course! As an earthquake-resistant Japanese, you shouldn't be afraid of these things." Shibata was much more heartless.

"That's right, Mt. Fuji is an active volcano! Do you think that volcanoes are nothing to be afraid of?" The bold Amazawa also laughed at him.

"I do think there's nothing wrong with being in awe of nature."

Yamada, who is usually taciturn, suddenly said such a sentence, which caught everyone off guard, and there was a sudden silence, but it was also in line with his personality that likes to travel.

"Brother, what you said makes sense." Orion Yoshino not far away broke the silence, "Your school put a lot of effort into sending you out. In addition to training your abilities, it's not like you don't have the awareness to cultivate you to live in harmony with nature."

So the points will be deducted for littering and polluting the environment, isn't it because it will cause trouble to others?I realized.

§ 342 347 Only when you give your friend some kind of help

Your spirit can only be enriched when you give your friend some kind of help. ——Suhomlinski

After an afternoon of trekking, we finally arrived at our campsite ahead of schedule.There, a teacher stationed here posted several optional tasks for us.

Ichinose and I were discussing the allocation of tasks while the others were starting to build the campsite.

"The task of collecting wild vegetables, mushrooms and herbs is relatively simple, but the points given are not many, and we have no shortage of food and water that can be provided for the time being. This task can be done at the same time as we go out to collect firewood, anyway, according to our collection Quantities are used to score points, not necessarily as the main goal."

"But the other two optional tasks seem to be difficult, Kitazawa-kun, do you have any idea?" Ichinose was not so optimistic.

"To be honest, I have no clue. Looking for rare ores... I only know that Hokkaido is rich in coal, but mining has stopped now, and the ores can only be found by luck."

"Is that so..." A trace of disappointment flashed in Ichinose's eyes, did she think so highly of me?

I'm not superman either!It's useless for you to look at me like that.

Well, it's not tiring to work with men and women, so I will work harder?

"However, you can try another task..." I didn't say anything to death, after all, running around in the wild is actually not something I'm good at.

As soon as I said this, Ichinose regained energy and looked at the mission introduction again: "Find the underground undercurrent and choose a suitable place to dig a well? Isn't this mission more difficult than the previous one?"

"After all, the underground things can't be seen or touched, right?" I finished what she wanted to say, "Since we have time, let's try to find it! Anyway, it's just a selection point and we don't need to actually dig a well, so it failed. There is no punishment."

"Hmm... Then I can only give you Mio-san alone, after all we still have to light a fire and cook!" Ichinose thought for a while.

Actually, Ichinose really wants to go with me, right?

The keen Mio-chan obviously noticed this too, and she generously gave Ichinose the opportunity to go out and let the wind go.

"I'm not worried about handing over the camp to those hands-and-handed boys. Fanbo, you and these guys can complete the mission."

"But…"

"Okay, Ichinose is better for you! As the captain, you control the movement range of the whole team. If you don't move, we can only go one kilometer away; if you move, we can use you The center of the circle reaches a place two kilometers away. And only your watch can see my location, so I won't get lost, understand?"

Although I couldn't see what Mio-chan was playing, I followed suit.

"Okay then, but Kitazawa-kun, you reminded me that we have to let everyone act in the same direction as us later. It would be a pity to be left behind because of optional missions." Ichinose added carefully.

"That's right, especially Tianze, this guy likes to run around the most, so he must be tied up in the camp."

"Haha! That's unnecessary, Amazawa-san is lively and cute, and has brought a lot of joy to everyone! If she wants to go out and complete the task, it's fine."

That's because you don't know her!She was no longer just "lively" at that time, not to mention that she had already passed the age that should be lively, and now she should develop in the direction of a lady.

Ichinose and I hurriedly set off after carefully instructing the things to pay attention to.You must know that it is winter now, and the sun sets in the blink of an eye. If you fail to return to the camp on time, you will lose money instead of stealing chickens.

"Thank you... Kitazawa-kun, do you already have a goal?"

Walking downstream along the dry river, Ichinose followed behind me panting. Although she left her bag in the camp, she still seemed to be working hard with her two loads.

I had to stop and give her a hand, our captain isn't worth it if he puts in too much energy on the first day.

"Although I don't know much about geological surveys, the terrain is lower as you go north, and the places suitable for drilling wells must be in the lower places."

"It sounds like this, but according to what you said, can't we dig a well just by finding a little place where the contour line is the lowest?"

Ichinose habitually grabbed my hand, looking very secure, and I had no choice but to let her go, after all, she usually looks so defenseless.

"That doesn't work. The relatively low geographical location is only one of the sufficient conditions for drilling a well, but not a necessary condition. I heard from my grandfather that the necessary condition for drilling a well is that there is running water in the ground, so that the water can be continuously supplied. If you find When digging at a low point, there is a high probability that it will be a dry well. No, it is a pit, and it is not even a dry well..."

"That's right, that's why you came all the way along this ancient river, right? I hope we are lucky enough to see the seeping water?"

"Shouldn't it? Even if there is, the place where the water seeps may have frozen in winter. So, I'm just trying my luck."

"Hey, our luck seems to be not very good. This mountain is almost at the bottom, and the distance from the camp is almost reaching the limit of 1000 meters..."

"No, it's too early to draw conclusions. I'm going to take a look at the place where the two mountains meet. If the surrounding areas are all products of crustal movement, maybe the water will be blocked there."

"However, from the map, it must be more than 1000 meters."

"Isn't it necessary for you to play a role, Captain Ichinose? You wait here and don't move around. I'll go back as soon as I go."

"..." When Ichinose heard that she was going to be left alone in this wilderness with no one and no signal, she panicked and refused to let go of my hand.

"Don't be afraid, I won't go far, and you can see me on the watch, can't you? You rest here for a while, and if you need something urgent, blow the whistle we prepared to contact you."

"Well, then you must be careful, go and come back quickly."

Only then did Ichinose summon up the courage to agree to my request, staring closely at the smart watch in her hand.When she wasn't paying attention, I had already set off in no time.

After running down the river for 400 meters, I saw more and more stones. These stones are much smoother than those on the mountain, and they are the product of being polished by running water.