In the bamboo house, the old witch looked at the animal skins and said: "Animal skins are animal skins after all and cannot be preserved for a long time, so I decided to carve the Hundred Sketches of the Wilderness into high-quality stone."
Stone carvings are an older way of recording than animal skin scrolls.
Animal skin rolls will be damaged due to moisture, fire, weathering and other reasons, but it is more difficult to damage the stone carvings unless someone smashes the stone carvings or chisels them off.
However, compared to animal skin rolls, stone carving takes longer, especially high-quality stone, which is hard in texture and it is not easy to carve witchcraft characters on it.
The old witch looked at Chi Shao again and said: "I am getting old, and it will be difficult for me to complete the Hundred Sketches of the Wilderness by myself. If one day I leave, I hope you can continue to complete it, which will also be good for your Vine Tribe."
Chi Shao nodded solemnly and agreed to the matter.
"I have one more request." The old witch looked at Chi Shao sincerely.
"You said."
"If there is an opportunity in the future, I hope you can use the animal skin scroll to copy a sketch of the Great Wilderness and give it to the Eagle Tribe in the Eastern Wilderness."
Chi Shao said without hesitation: "Okay, I promise you."
"In this case, even if I suddenly go to see the Eagle God one day, I will have no regrets."
The old witch showed a happy smile. From now on, he can focus all his energy on finding medicinal herbs, identifying medicinal herbs and carving sketches of the great wilderness.
The old witch looked at Jiang Xuan again and said: "Xuan, to carve the Hundred Sketches of the Wilderness, you need a large piece of high-quality stone. I want to go to the Rabbit Tribe to see if I can find such a high-quality stone. You and the Rabbit Tribe
I'm relatively familiar with it, can you accompany me for a walk?"
Jiang Xuan said in embarrassment: "Old witch, I'm afraid I won't be able to do it these days."
"What's wrong?"
Jiang Xuan told the story of the large-scale migration of the tribes in the Western Wilderness.
"So that's it."
The old witch nodded and said: "Anyway, we can't rush to carve a hundred sketches of the wilderness, so let's wait until you get through this crisis."
The old witch thought for a while and added: "I will stay in the Vine Tribe during this period. Although I am old, Xiao Hei is here, so I should be able to help a little."
Xiao Hei is that terrifying giant eagle.
Jiang Xuan was already a four-color warrior, but he still felt tremendous pressure when facing the giant eagle.
I'm afraid only the old witch himself knows how powerful this giant eagle is.
The old witch asked the giant eagle to help the Vine tribe fight, which is a great thing for the Vine tribe.
"Old witch, don't worry, when this crisis is over, I will definitely help you find large pieces of high-quality stone."
The old witch nodded and said: "Okay, I know you are very busy. Go and do your work. You don't have to accompany me, a bad old man."
"Old witch, please take rest and don't be too tired."
Jiang Xuan gave instructions, and then left the bamboo house with Chi Shao.
The old witch ate something, then continued to pick up the animal hair brush and drew magical witchcraft characters one after another on the animal skin scroll.
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On April 16th, the annual metamorphosis of giant dragonfly larvae begins again.
"Buzz..."
On the stone mountain, the huge divine vine bloomed with green light. The terrifying vines grew rapidly, intertwined, and then turned into a huge vine bridge, extending into the Feiyu River.
"Oh my God, what happened?"
"I don't know, it's such a big vine..."
On the other side of the Feiyu River, more than 500 captives of the Jackal tribe looked at the huge vine bridge and talked about it.
The soldiers of the Second Guard also focused their attention on the vine bridge, and they did not even urge the prisoners to continue working.
"The giant dragonfly is coming again!"
Xiangu, the leader of the second guard team, looked at the water of Feiyu River and felt very excited.
"Crash..."
In the Feiyu River, dark green giant water flies appeared one after another. This time, the number of water flies that were about to emerge into giant dragonflies was even greater than in previous years.
The number of giant dragonflies and the time of their transformation vary every year.
In some years, the number of giant dragonflies will be very small. For example, in the first year of the Vine Tribe, there was only one giant dragonfly.
That year, Shinto didn't even use a vine bridge to pick him up. The giant waterfly climbed to the shore and transformed into a giant dragonfly.
In the second year of the Vine Tribe and the third year of the Vine Tribe, the number of giant waterhoppers was about the same, with thirty or forty every year.
This year, there are obviously more giant dragonflies that have reached the metamorphosis stage than in the previous two years.
The entire Teng tribe, all the people in the tribe, are staring at the giant water flies in the Feiyu River, wondering how many of them can only climb up and transform into giant dragonflies.
Although giant dragonflies only have a lifespan of half a year, they are very powerful and have helped the Vine tribe win several wars.
The situation of the Vine Tribe this year is not optimistic. The emergence of giant dragonflies can alleviate the pressure faced by the Vine Tribe.
Jiang Xuan stood by the river and watched the giant water grasshopper climbing the vine bridge at close range with the soldiers of the fishing team.
"It's begun." Jiang Xuan whispered.
The first giant waterhopper swam around the vine bridge a few times and then climbed up first.
Then came the second one, then the third one...
Many giant water flies climbed up the vine bridge one after another with their powerful claws.
The giant water flies that have not reached the stage of transformation are also swimming around the vine bridge, and the water surface seems to be boiling.
"The tenth, the eleventh..."
"Twenty-two, twenty-three..."
Jiang Xuan counted them one by one. When all the giant water flies in the transformation stage climbed onto the vine bridge, he also ended counting.
"There are sixty-five in total!"
Jiang Xuan clenched his fists in excitement. The number of giant water flies this year far exceeded the previous two years, which also means that the Vine Tribe has a group of powerful helpers.
When there are no giant water flies climbing up anymore, the divine vines emit a soft green light, then begin to retract, and wrap around the stone mountain in circles.
Under the protection of green light, these giant water flies no longer move, but enter a state similar to hibernation.
After a few days, they will shed a layer of shell and emerge into real giant dragonflies.
After everything was over, the people of the Vine tribe withdrew their gaze and started working again.
But the more than 500 captives from the Jackal tribe were deeply shocked by the scene of Shen Teng performing miracles.
"The patron saint of the Vine tribe is so powerful."
"Yeah, so strong."
"What is that thing crawling up in the water?"
"I don't know."
These prisoners were talking in low voices, and there was something called "awe" in everyone's eyes.
"Stop standing and continue working. Don't you want to eat?"
The soldiers guarding the second team did not explain to them, but urged them to work.
The leader said that he should not treat these prisoners too well, nor should he treat them too badly. Only by giving them kindness and power can they return home faster.
In fact, there is no need to explain, because within a few days, these prisoners will see those giant dragonflies with their own eyes.
Time passed quickly, and in the early morning three days later, when the sun rose, the first giant dragonfly that had fledged began to struggle in its old shell.
The old shell has become translucent, and the giant dragonfly is struggling desperately inside.
Soon, a crack appeared on the head of the old shell, and the giant dragonfly's head came out first, then the legs, wings, and tail...
When it is completely out of the old shell, it first separates the six barbed legs and places them firmly on the old shell. Then it begins to straighten the curved tail bit by bit and straighten the wrinkled wings bit by bit.
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This process will last for several hours and is very painful.
To be continued...