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Since that's the case, she didn't bother to ask any more questions.
Besides the hang glider, Gu Ran also brought pots and pans, a kettle, some seasonings, and hot pot base, apparently planning to have hot pot.
He didn't even bring any weapons.
"You're really enjoying yourself, treating off-roading like a picnic," Nono said, adjusting her black-rimmed glasses.
Gu Ran's teammate, Li Enshu, brought guns and some tools, but she did bring two raincoats, because it rains almost every day in the rainforest, so rain gear is a must.
After the inspection, Gu Ran and Li Enshu set off.
As Lee Eun-sook walked, she applied sunscreen while complaining, "This sun is so strong!"
The little girl loved beauty, and after applying sunscreen to all her exposed skin, she asked Gu Ran, "Oppa, do you want sunscreen?"
"No need," Gu Ran smiled.
He used the Super Light Rock Technique to lighten his luggage and his own weight, then let the glider float in the sky.
The glider was about six meters wide, like a sunshade, and hovered three meters above their heads, shielding Gu Ran and Li Enshu from the sun.
"Wow, there's such a use for this!" Lee Eun-sook looked at the hang glider above her head. Gu Ran seemed to have already thought of its use, as the hang glider's surface was made of heat-insulating and UV-blocking materials.
Lee Eun-sook suddenly felt that all the sunscreen she had just applied was a waste of time.
"Oppa, tell me how you did it!" Lee Eun-sook asked, her big, curious eyes wide as she shook Gu Ran's arm.
"It's a secret, of course I can't tell you if it's a secret!" Gu Ran smiled and patted Li Enshu's head.
"Tch~ Fine, don't tell me then!" Lee Eun-sook pouted.
Actually, she was very happy because she had always known that following Gu Ran would not be difficult, but she did not expect it to be so easy.
“Here, give me the weight, I’ll carry it for you.” Gu Ran reached out her hand to Li Enshu.
"No need, Oppa, I can do it myself."
Li Enshu refused Gu Ran's help to lighten her load, as she felt that this cross-country race was also a test for her.
Although she is not good at fighting, she trains regularly, and with the advantage of her bloodline, cross-country running with weights is not a difficult task for her, it's just a bit tough.
“Oppa, what do you think about traveling at night?” Lee Eun-sook suggested. In Africa, which is the equatorial region, it is advisable to travel at night. Lee Eun-sook had done detailed research on this.
Gu Ran shook his head: "There are many venomous snakes in the rainforest at night, making it too dangerous to travel. Besides, if there's shade, traveling during the day isn't so bad, and what's more..."
"Not to mention what?"
“We also have this!” Gu Ran said with a smile, pointing to the hang glider above their heads.
"I understand. Oppa wants to use a hang glider for a while. After all, as we go deeper into the basin, the altitude gets lower and lower, and a hang glider can save some energy."
Lee Eun-sook looked around and pointed to a solitary mountain not far away: "How about we climb that mountain? It looks to be about 200 meters high. The terrain gets lower as we go west, which should be enough for us to glide for quite a while."
"You're overthinking it. Why go through all that trouble climbing mountains?" Gu Ran said with a smile.
Lee Eun-sook was confused. This hang glider is unpowered; where would the power come from if it didn't glide from a high place?
Gu Ran grabbed Li Enshu's backpack, lifted her up, and with a light leap, jumped onto the hang glider.
"Grab it!" Gu Ran grabbed the handrail of the hang glider in mid-air, and Li Enshu grabbed the handrail as well.
Lee Eun-sook finally realized what was happening!
That's right. Since Oppa can make the hang glider float above her head without any power, why would he need any power? He must have another way to replace the power source.
Actually, the main purpose of this glider is to provide shade. If he didn't need to use it for shade, he could fly there using the Super Light Heavy Rock Technique.
But the sun in the sky was too scorching, and he needed something to shield him from the sun, so he chose a hang glider.
There were seats on the hang glider, and Gu Ran and Li Enshu sat side by side on it.
Having been paired with an oppa, Lee Eun-sook had anticipated that the upcoming schedule would be much easier, but she never expected it to be this easy.
With a hang glider, you can fly 120 kilometers in the sky every day without having to walk, so you don't need to use any physical strength at all.
This is too easy!
Gu Ran put on sunglasses and began to admire the beauty of the African rainforest.
Lee Eun-sook originally wanted to train herself, but now there's no point in training at all.
She nudged Gu Ran beside her with her shoulder: "Oppa, I heard you're getting engaged this summer. I'd like to attend your engagement ceremony too."
Gu Ran thought for a moment and said, "The engagement ceremony is the engagement. We only plan to invite relatives. We can invite you later for the formal wedding."
"Oh, by the way, the student union sent a note saying they want to discuss the next 'Free Day'," Lee Eun-sook said. "When are you free?"
“They haven’t elected their next president yet,” Gu Ran said. “We’ll talk about it after their president takes office, but…”
"But what?"
"I always feel that Freedom Day every year is a bit boring because it's always the same fighting and killing. I'd rather think of something new."
"What's new?"
"Not ready yet."
Lee Eun-sook smiled and suddenly said, "If Lu Mingfei becomes the next student council president, perhaps he will propose a day for playing e-sports."
"You can play esports anytime, it doesn't have to be a day of complete freedom," Gu Ran said, stretching, then changed the subject, "What do you want to eat for lunch?"
"I want to try antelope meat!" Lee Eun-sook said excitedly. "I wonder if it will taste good!"
Gu Ran tapped her on the head: "Come on, this is a tropical rainforest, where are there antelopes? There are deer though, and since we're in the Congo River, shouldn't we try the local freshwater fish?"
“I usually eat seafood in South Korea, and I rarely eat freshwater fish.” Lee Eun-sook looked down at the river. The Congo River has a very complex hydrology. In some places it is very rapid, with a large drop and a large flow. The deepest part is more than 200 meters.
Such deep waters naturally attract many large river creatures.
"I heard there's a local fish called the Platinum Fierce Fish, which can grow up to 1.2 meters long and has delicious flesh." Gu Ran switched his eyes to white and looked down at the bottom of the river.
Lee Eun-sook gestured with her hand to indicate the length: "Oh my, how heavy would a 1.2-meter fish be?"
"At least fifty kilograms!" Gu Ran said with a smile.
"Fifty kilograms, it'll take us a long time to eat that..."
"So frugal? I was thinking we could just throw the leftovers back into the river," Gu Ran said.
Soon, Gu Ran spotted a large fish in the river, which looked like the Platinum Fierce Fish.
This fish looks a lot like a mud carp at first glance, but it is much larger and has sharp teeth. It is a local food fish and an important source of protein.
Gu Ran took out a fishing rod from his backpack and began assembling the fishing line.
Lee Eun-sook was stunned when she saw Gu Ran's fishing rod: "Oppa, are you really going to catch fish to eat?"
"You think I'm joking with you?"
As he spoke, Gu Ran controlled the glider and landed beside a shady flat area. After placing his loads, he began to prepare fishing bait using water from the river.
He had previously observed with his white eyes that the water in this place was very deep, at least fifty meters deep, and there were many large fish swimming below that were over a meter long.
"Hehehe, there's definitely no chance of missing out today!" Gu Ran laughed.
Seeing that her oppa was so playful, Lee Eun-sook had no choice but to go along with him.
Even as the president of the Lionheart Society, he still loves to play. Oppa is so cute!
Lee Eun-sook gathered some branches from nearby, then used them to build a makeshift stove, and began steaming rice...
Yes, Gu Ran also brought rice.
Lee Eun-sook was very curious. When checking the luggage, Gu Ran hadn't brought any food, but he somehow produced a bag of rice from somewhere.
Chapter 533 The Misunderstood Zero
Rivers in the rainforest should not be entered lightly, as they are vast and teem with enormous creatures.
Just like the anaconda disaster often depicted in movies, those terrifying giant snakes originate from the rainforest.
Li Enshu knew this principle, but because Gu Ran was nearby, she became bolder. After washing the rice and cooking it, she took off her shoes and played in the river barefoot.
She really wanted to take a shower. Although she hadn't walked much today, the hot and humid climate of the rainforest had still made her sweat profusely.
Gu Ran seemed to have read her mind, and said while baiting the hook:
"If you want to take a bath, that's fine too. I have a makeshift changing room for the beach in my backpack that you can use as a bathroom. I also brought a foldable bathtub and a camping showerhead for a quick shower."
"Let's not wash it yet, let's talk about it after you catch a fish." Li Enshu looked at Gu Ran's fishhook, which was as big as her palm and had a spring on it. She wondered what kind of device it was.
She asked curiously, "Is such a big fishhook really necessary?"
"You need a big hook to catch a big fish!" Gu Ran said, having already baited the hook and started casting.
Li Enshu didn't know how long Gu Ran would fish, so she planned to leave the beach and find some wild vegetables and fruits in the surrounding woods as a form of exercise.
But before she could even get ashore, she saw that Gu Ran's fishing rod had bent.
"Did you catch a fish?" Lee Eun-sook asked curiously, "or did it get caught on something at the bottom of the water?"
"Of course, it's about catching fish!" Gu Ran rolled his eyes before casting the line, putting the bait right up to the fish's mouth.
He pulled hard on the fishing rod, and the originally straight rod instantly turned into the shape of the letter 'C' under the pull of the big fish!
When Lee Eun-sook saw the fishing rod, she immediately knew that the fish must be huge!
"Oppa, we need to let out some line to reel in the fish!" Lee Eun-sook has experience in sea fishing and has even caught tuna weighing tens of kilograms.
Seeing that Gu Ran was still "bowing" the fish and showed no intention of letting go, she asked Gu Ran to play the fish until it got tired before pulling it up.
"Would it take forever to reel in the fish?" Gu Ran was too lazy to do it slowly. He gathered some lightning-attribute chakra in his palm and quickly transmitted it down the wet fishing line.
He controlled his chakra with such precision that he could concentrate the lightning only near the fishing line and prevent it from dissipating.
The next second, the water suddenly churned, and the big fish was immediately electrocuted, its back bent, and it instantly lost consciousness and began to float to the surface.
Gu Ran quickly spun the fishing reel and began reeling in the fishing line.
When Lee Eun-sook saw that his fishing rod had suddenly straightened out, she thought he had gotten away from the hook and was about to comfort him.
Unexpectedly, the fish had already been stunned by the electric shock and was belly up. Gu Ran pulled it to the shore.
"Holy crap!" Li Enshu was stunned. Was it really that easy to catch a fish? From the moment Gu Ran cast his line to the moment the fish was brought ashore, it took less than five minutes!
She ran to the shore, intending to lend a hand to pull the fish ashore, but Gu Ran stopped her: "Be careful, its teeth are very sharp, and the sides of its gills are also very sharp. Let me do it, so you don't get cut."