Falling into the Cretaceous

Mike was unable to participate in the conversation because he was stuck in the mud.

However, as a member of the armed forces, he seemed to have no need to participate. Just lying quietly and not attracting the deinosuchus to crawl over and eat him would already be considered a meritorious act.

An hour later.

The Gorgon over there has been eaten down to its bones. Its huge skeleton is just lying there near this swamp. When there is a flood in the future, it will be buried by the mud that washes in and eventually become a fossil.

If someone were to carve words on it now, future generations who unearth it would be astonished, believing that a prehistoric civilization had existed, or that extraterrestrial civilization had visited.

The young engineer mentioned the block universe theory before, saying it might be useful, even though the hope is slim, but we should still try it if there is even the slightest chance.

"I'm going down there. You guys cover me while I carve words on the dinosaur bones," Shen Ye said.

"Brother Ye, are we really going to send people from the future to save us?"

Zhou Jian was still very skeptical about this matter, after all, Hawking had already held a banquet to prove that people from the future had no ability to go back to the past.

This is something that almost everyone in the world knows.

Shen Ye's act of carving words there is essentially the same as Hawking inviting people from the future to a banquet.

"Give it a try. Even if the block universe theory holds true, traveling back in time is still impossible. It's just for peace of mind."

Shen Ye paused for a moment and then said:

"If successful, according to the block universe theory, the future people will see it the moment it is engraved, and if they take action, the rescue team will appear in our world instantly. So, there is no harm in trying it."

Cui Zhengxi handed Shen Ye a "dagger" made from a fragment of a propeller.

Mike, the mud-covered man, followed along; the muddy smell all over his body served as his best camouflage.

As Mike passed by the pool of blood where his agent had died, he only glanced at it, feeling fortunate that he had trusted Shen Ye; otherwise, he would have ended up in the same situation.

Escorted by the crowd, Shen Ye arrived in front of the massive skeleton.

The smell of blood was still very strong.

Shen Ye wasted no time and immediately began carving on the skull.

"What should I carve?"

Zhou Jian asked curiously.

"Coordinates, just one set of coordinates, and they'll know what happened."

Shen Ye engraved the coordinates he had measured one by one.

To ensure that every number was preserved, Shen Ye carved it very deeply, which took a lot of time.

After the carving was finished, Shen Ye and the others took a look at their surroundings.

No difference was found.

Shen Ye took out a walkie-talkie from his bag and turned it on.

"Ms. Lin, did you receive it?"

A burst of static came from the other end of the walkie-talkie.

"Okay, are you all alright?"

Everyone gathered around Lin Ruochu to listen, and Shen Ye heard everyone's voices.

"The agent sacrificed himself, but the rest of us are fine. Is there anything wrong at your camp?" Shen Ye asked.

"No, don't worry. Just be careful and make sure nothing else happens."

Lin Ruochu asked with concern.

Everyone was shocked. Someone had died in just over an hour. How would they solve the freshwater problem in the future?

"Alright, that's enough for now, we have to get going!"

After Shen Ye finished speaking, he turned off the walkie-talkie to save power.

Everyone was disappointed; clearly, nothing had changed.

"Don't be too disappointed, everyone. It's possible that the skeleton didn't turn into a fossil. Let's go!"

As Shen Ye spoke, he led everyone on their way again.

When Shen Ye hung up the walkie-talkie, Lin Ruochu received a strange sound.

"Hello? Mr. Shen, is that you?"

"..."

There was another burst of noise, including strange sounds.

The sound was somewhat like coming from a broken bellows, and it was hard to make out.

Zhang Qiming brought over the walkie-talkie.

"Hey? Wild Bro, did you hang up the walkie-talkie?"

"Feed?"

Everyone was puzzled. The walkie-talkie didn't respond, but the sound continued, though it stopped after a short while.

"It's probably due to the magnetic field. Never mind."

As Zhang Qiming spoke, he returned the walkie-talkie to Lin Ruochu.

"Let's all find our phones; the batteries might come in handy later."

Zhang Qiming said that now only some women and people who stayed behind to guard the camp and dig for ferns remained in the camp; the others had gone to find their suitcases.

Shen Ye and his group of nine went relatively smoothly, probably because the dinosaurs had already eaten their fill. After all, the motivation for animals to hunt is hunger, and another reason for attacking other creatures is to invade their territory.

After walking for twenty minutes, Shen Ye and the others heard the sound of flowing water.

That was not the sound of an ordinary stream, but the sound of a rushing river. Interspersed among these sounds were the calls of numerous pterosaurs, as well as the cries of some other unidentified wild beasts.

Shen Ye and his group crouched low and moved slowly under the bushes.

Everyone's heart was pounding.

"Did you hear that? It's a river! We won't have to worry about water anymore!"

Zhou Jian said softly.

"Now we need to choose the road closest to the riverbank!" Jack said happily. Mike was also excited, but the mud on his face hadn't dried yet, and the mud cracked when he laughed.

"Shen Ye, where would be the safest place to fetch water from the river?"

Cui Zhengxi wasn't excited at this moment, but asked in a low voice, clearly knowing that the most dangerous moment was yet to come.

Shen Ye had already thought about this issue when he came over.

Getting close to the shore is by no means a casual matter.

"We need to find dinosaur footprints. Those large herbivorous dinosaurs often follow a drinking path. These big guys aren't easily ambushed when they're moving in groups. We just need to wait until the large dinosaurs come to drink, then we can all go and get water together!"

Shen Ye said.

Upon hearing this, everyone agreed that it made sense.

"Then let's find it quickly!"

Zhou Jian said that the nine of them then carefully searched for footprints in the surrounding area. Although the river was less than 200 meters away from them, they did not dare to touch the riverbank casually, nor did they dare to rush.

In this world, they are just insects, and if they are not careful, they may become a delicious meal for dinosaurs!

After a while, Mike was the first to discover a muddy path with a lot of footprints on it.

"Brother Ye, why don't you go check it out?"

Mike crept back to Shen Ye's side and said, Shen Ye nodded, and followed Mike to the top of a small mound, looking to the other side.

Sure enough, there was a muddy, wild path here!

The surface was covered with large footprints, some small, kidney-shaped or horseshoe-shaped, and some huge, round or oval.

"Could these be footprints of a predatory dinosaur?"

Jack followed and lay down on the small mound, looking around and asking questions.

Everyone else came over too.

"No, these are all sauropod footprints. All sauropods were herbivores. Judging from the size of these footprints, we know that those guys came to drink water as a group. It's a zonal conservation behavior. We just need to wait!"

Shen Ye breathed a sigh of relief.

When will they come to drink water?

Cui Zhengxi asked.

"They usually drink in the early morning or late afternoon. They also assess the risks and try to avoid dangerous times. It's still early morning now, so there's still a chance. We can just follow them to get water in a bit!"

Shen Ye said.