In the Dinosaur World, within the large lake in the center of the ring-shaped island.
The surface of the lake had been heated by the sun and was somewhat hot; the sparkling lake was serene.
The pterosaurs gliding over the island seemed to disdain this large lake, preferring to hunt over the perilous sea, rather than deigning to visit this beautiful large lake.
In the midst of tranquility, a giant crocodile suddenly shot out from the water, its body quickly transforming into a bird mid-leap, and it took off amid the spray.
Flying low over the lake for a while, it plunged back into the lake, resuming its enormous crocodile form as it dove to the bottom of the lake, swiftly swimming along the lake bed.
The small fish hidden among the strange rocks and water grass at the bottom were frightened into scattering, but the giant crocodile ignored them, swiftly swimming along the lake bed, carefully observing everything.
The afternoon sun shone on the water surface, and through the layers of water, the depths of several meters were no longer dark, facilitating the inspection by the giant crocodile.
After swimming for a while, sensing tranquillity ahead, the giant crocodile once again dashed towards the surface. Once it reached the surface, it leapt and transformed into a bird in mid-air, flying swiftly for a distance before plunging back into the lake.
The cycle repeated itself.
Only Yan Fei could freely transform within this Dinosaur World.
The lake was vast, and if he relied solely on the crocodile’s swimming to explore the entire lake, it would take too long. Only by periodically flying in the sky could he quickly traverse the lake.
After having lunch at the cattle ranch, Yan Fei left the notes he’d copied there for Ma Chao and the others to check. He then slipped out under the guise of studying, found a secluded spot, entered the ring-shaped island, and began his exploration of the large lake.
The transformation of the cattle ranch wasn’t something that could be accomplished overnight. It was necessary to let everyone gain more knowledge first, then slowly discuss aspects where improvements could be made.
If they set aside his "secret bone meal", the current cattle ranch was slightly superior to ordinary farmers raising cattle—they at least had dedicated feeding and constant recording.
But how much better it was would be hard to say. Many elderly people who had raised cattle for a lifetime might not necessarily be worse than the specialized cattle ranch.
Much work was still needed to achieve the scientific management mentioned in the book!
There was a long way to go; there was no need to rush. Therefore, he simply came to Circular Lake—under the night’s dim light, he dared not swim recklessly in the lake for fear of unknown dangers; it was much safer during the day.
So far, the biggest fish Yan Fei has found in this lake is the ones he caught in the reservoir and released here. As for the other bizarre native fish, although they are numerous, there are none that are significantly larger.
There was truly no danger. As the scope of exploration grew, so did his courage. Naturally, his speed also increased.
Soon he roughly surveyed the entire lake. So much commotion would definitely alarm any beast in the lake unless it was intentionally hiding from him. Otherwise, he should have found something new by now.
But thinking about it, the likelihood of that was slight.
After much flying and swimming, he lay in the water by the lake, enjoying the warm lake water and looking at the shore, planning to find a suitable location to build a cabin in his free time.
From now on, this lake would serve as his exclusive fishpond. The scenery here was beautiful, and building a cabin by the lake would be incredibly comfortable.
As for any risks, on this island, aside from the pythons, the largest carnivorous creatures were the Deinonychus.
If everything went as planned, the python Yan Fei had killed first was probably the largest snake on the island. As for the other pythons, they were in the surrounding woods, and they were all smaller than his Deinonychus form.
Apart from the area around the ring-shaped lake in the center, the rest of the island was mountainous, with dense forests. The mountains were steep and hardly a suitable habitat for other large carnivores.
There were quite a few Microraptors, as this environment was suitable for these four-winged creatures. After all, they could fly, even if they could not truly soar into the blue sky.
The most common dinosaurs were the Protoceratops, which Yan Fei had seen when he first came to the island. Though they resembled pigs, they could scramble and run quite quickly in the forest.
Unfortunately, no matter how fast they were, they were at the bottom of the food chain on this island. Apart from Deinonychus, there were also Rapators on this island.
Deinonychus occasionally challenged the few Stegosaurus on the island, but Rapators primarily preyed upon Protoceratops. They would occasionally encounter some creatures that bumped into their claws, but otherwise, they seldom changed their diet.
After searching for a while, he didn’t find a high enough location to ensure that the wooden house he built wouldn’t be crushed by large dinosaurs like Stegosaurus and Camarasaurus.
His eyes glanced unintentionally at the cliffs under the setting sun, and he was suddenly struck with an idea.
There was a cave on Vegetable Garden Island, so here, there might be a suitable place to carve out a small cave. Even a larger crack in the rocks would do, as long as he could renovate it.
If he was planning to live there, it would definitely be better to find a location in the middle with good visibility and little risk of animals sneaking in while he wasn’t there.
With this thought, the giant crocodile lazily lying in the water became a cinerous vulture. Fanning its wings, creating a flurry of spray, it flew towards the cliff under the setting sun.
From top to bottom, he scrutinized each inch carefully, and he did find several locations suitable for carving out a cave.
Any lower would be too close to the water, which wouldn’t be suitable.
Just as he was about to carefully check which location was best, he suddenly paused, then flapped his wings and flew towards a large chunk of collapsed cliff near the water.
He had noticed this place early on but hadn’t come over for a closer look. When he flew down from above, he realized that it was a hidden world.
The collapsed boulder blocked the view, but from above, one could see that it was hollow behind.
What had attracted him over was the faint, strange noises coming from within the formation.
The opening at the top was quite large; the cinerous vulture could fly in directly.
After entering, he landed on the boulder.
The sight before him left him feeling surprised, delighted, and slightly overwhelmed.