On March 18, the rain finally stopped, and the warm sunshine once again filled the primitive jungle.
"March 18th..."
In the early morning, Jiang Xuan got up, carved today's date on the bamboo tube that records days, and carved a small word "Qing" next to it.
After carving, he stretched out, put down the bamboo tube, and walked out of the bamboo house.
At this time, the orange-red sun has just risen from the mountains on the other side of the river. It doesn’t look dazzling at all and is very beautiful.
"Chief, can we go hunting in the mountains today?"
Uncaria couldn't wait to ask Jiang Xuan.
Jiang Xuan replied affirmatively: "The weather is good today, you can go into the mountains!"
"Great, I'll get ready now!"
Uncaria excitedly entered the house to prepare hunting tools, and the others were also very happy. It was really hard to endure the days when it rained every day.
After the five people prepared their hunting tools, they carefully painted the vine tribal totem pattern on their faces, as well as a horizontal stripe painted with red paint.
This red horizontal stripe is the symbol of a warrior of one color. For a warrior, it is a very important symbol of glory.
When everything was ready, the five people added thick and burnt-resistant wood to the fire pit, closed the door of the bamboo house, and then stepped into the jungle to the south.
After the rain, the air in the forest is particularly fresh, and even the smell of rotten leaves has been diluted.
In order to ensure harvest, they will make some adjustments to their hunting route every time. Of course, the general direction remains unchanged.
After walking for two hours, they came to a strange forest.
"Shashasha..."
On the big tree in front, a fat green bug is eating the young leaves. It is more than fifty centimeters long and has a pair of eye-like patterns on its head. It is as big as a bowl. It is very scary at first glance.<
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This kind of bug can be eaten and can be considered as one of the prey. However, Jiang Xuan and the others came all the way over and did not want to waste their energy on a bug.
They still prefer prey like bighorn sheep.
"唳!"
A big bird with a wingspan of five or six meters swooped down from the sky, grabbed a big snake entrenched in the tree like lightning, then flew back up and disappeared in an instant.
The branches and leaves are still shaking, but the snake has been captured.
Jiang Xuan has seen too many such things, and his heart has no fluctuations. While he is vigilant about his surroundings, he uses his eyes to search for prey that can be hunted.
He stepped over a thick old vine and walked not far when he saw a strange large tree.
There are many round fruits scattered under these big trees, each one is about the size of a football, but strangely, each one is incomplete, as if it has been bombed.
Not only that, Jiang Xuan also discovered that there were many animal bones scattered under the tree, some of which were rotten, and some of which were relatively hard.
"What is this?"
Jiang Xuan randomly picked up half a fruit and found that the pulp and seeds were gone, leaving only an empty shell.
Red peony walked to Jiang Xuan and said: "This is the thunder fruit."
"Thunder Fruit?" Jiang Xuan looked at Red Shao in confusion, not understanding why there was such a name.
Chi Shao pointed to a big tree and said: "This kind of tree is called the thunder tree by the hunting team, and the fruit it bears is called the thunder fruit."
"Every year, the Thunder Fruit Tree will be filled with fruits of all sizes. When the fruits are ripe, as long as a wild beast passes under the tree, the ripe fruits will fall from the tree and explode, killing the wild beast." "Because the sound when it explodes is like thunder, the people in the hunting team call it thunder fruit."
Chi Shao pointed to the animal bones scattered on the ground and said: "These are the beasts that were killed by it."
Jiang Xuan looked at the thundering fruit shell in his hand and listened to Chi Shao's introduction, marveling at it.
There are too many strange plants in this world.
Chi Shao added: "I also heard one thing from the hunting team, that is, there is a kind of beast living under the thunder tree, called the earth armor beast."
"This kind of ground-armored beast is covered with hard scales and has sharp claws. It is very good at drilling holes. It is also a thief. It likes to dig holes from the ground and steal the beasts killed by the Thunder Tree to eat."
Chi Shao searched the surrounding ground, and after a while, he dug out a hole under the fallen leaves. However, the hole was covered with moss, and it was obvious that no earthly armored beast had entered or exited here for a long time.
"This should be the hole dug by the ground armored beast. The thunder tree has not yet produced any fruit, so they are not looking for food here."
Jiang Xuan dug a section of the hole with a bone scraper, and sure enough he found a few remaining animal bones inside, with clear tooth marks on the animal bones.
This discovery made Jiang Xuan very interested. He planned to wait until autumn to come here to see with his own eyes the explosive thunder fruit and the earth-shelled beast that likes to steal the corpses of wild beasts.
"dig some saplings back."
When the Thunder Fruit explodes, the seeds in the fruit will splash out. If they find a suitable place, they will take root and grow into a second Thunder Tree.
Therefore, where thunder trees grow, there are often many small saplings.
Since Jiang Xuan plans to build a defense line of dangerous plants around the tribe, this thunder fruit is also a good choice. Although it can only be effective when the fruit matures in autumn, it is also very powerful.
"I'll dig it."
Uncaria volunteered to dig up the saplings, and Jiang Xuan was happy to have someone do it for her.
They dug a total of eight thunder tree saplings, all with their roots and soil, so that their survival rate would be higher and their recovery after planting would be faster.
After digging the saplings, Jiang Xuan walked around the woods again and found some complete sheep horns, deer antlers, and some animal bones that had not yet decayed and could be used to grind bone tools.
These horns and bones are good things for the tribesmen, and they will not let them go if they encounter them.
After picking up animal horns and bones, the group continued to move forward, searching for prey and edible plants.
At noon, Jiang Xuan shot a large flightless bird with his bow and arrow, and the five of them had a feast.
After eating and drinking, the five of them moved on.
They also found some edible tubers and wild vegetables, which Jiang Xuan dug up and planted.
Currently, there are too few types of food and vegetables grown by the Vine Tribe, and Jiang Xuan will not let go of any opportunity to increase varieties.
When they walked to a hill, Chi Shao suddenly grabbed Jiang Xuan, pulled him and hid in the bushes nearby, and waved to the three teenagers behind him to hide as well.
"What's wrong?"
Jiang Xuan asked in a low voice.
"There's someone ahead!"
Chi Shao's expression is very serious, and at the same time there is some tension.
They had been worried before that sooner or later they would meet people from other tribes, and now, this worry has come true.
Jiang Xuan followed Chi Shao's gaze and after careful observation, he found something wrong.
There is a relatively hidden cave at the foot of the mountain. There are many thick dead branches piled outside the cave. This is obviously man-made.
In addition, there is a slight smoke coming out of the cave, which you really can’t find unless you look carefully.
Uncaria asked in a low voice from behind: "Chief, what should we do now?"
Shi Loach and Nan Xing also looked at Jiang Xuan eagerly, and even Chi Shao looked at Jiang Xuan without saying a word.
At this time, Jiang Xuan, as the leader of the Vine Tribe, must stand up and make a decision.
Jiang Xuan thought for a moment and said: "Let's find a tree to hide first, observe how many people there are on the other side, and then make a decision."
Others nodded. They found a tall and dense tree, climbed up lightly, hid among the branches and leaves, and observed the cave from a distance.
***The author has something to say***
Writing these strange things requires a lot of time thinking and researching information. I’m sorry for the slowness.