With a muffled sound, the huge dumpling fell to the ground.
Even though it had spread its wings as much as possible to reduce the noise when it landed, two rows of large and deep holes still appeared on the ground.
It was forcefully poked out by Tangyuan's claws.
"Hahaha, Chief Xuan, I haven't seen you for a while, you are getting stronger and stronger!"
Shanjia walked to the door to greet him in time, and started to praise Jiang Xuan before the person walked over.
Jiang Xuan jumped off Tangyuan's back, landed easily on the ground, and then walked towards the mountain armor.
He is nineteen years old this year, and his strength has reached the level of a five-color warrior. He is tall and burly, and looks very oppressive.
"Chief Shanjia, long time no see." Jiang Xuan showed a smile on his face.
He has been to the Shangui Tribe countless times, and it is as familiar as his own home. After landing, he felt relatively relaxed.
"Chief Xuan, you came at the right time. Our tribe's warriors just collected some fresh ice lotus roots today. Come on, I'll take you to try them."
"Okay."
The two of them walked shoulder to shoulder and walked into the tribe while chatting. The Shangui tribe members on the road were very familiar with Jiang Xuan. Some warriors even greeted Jiang Xuan, and Jiang Xuan responded one by one.
After a while, the two came to the house where Shanjia lived.
In addition to the fire pit at the entrance, a set of wooden furniture is particularly conspicuous. It was a gift from the Teng tribe to the Shangui tribe. There are two sets in total, one for the witch and one for the leader.
After Jiang Xuan sat down on the chair, Shan Jia immediately put some washed ice lotus roots on the table and let Jiang Xuan eat as he pleased.
Jiang Xuan casually took a piece of ice lotus root, put it in his mouth and took a bite. The cold and sweet taste made him feel refreshed.
It is really a pleasure to be able to eat something like this on a hot summer day.
On the other hand, the ice lotus root transplanted by the Vine Tribe does not have this cooling effect. The taste is much worse, and it does not have the effect of being as cold as ice cubes.
Jiang Xuan said in surprise: "This was dug from the place where the Otter tribe used to live?"
The mountain armor said honestly: "Yes, but our warriors are not as good at diving as the otter tribe. They can only pull up the ice lotus roots. Most of them can only get the upper part, and it is difficult to pull them out completely."
Jiang Xuan took another bite and said, "It's a pity. Those ice lotus roots under the mud are bigger and sweeter."
The mountain beetle said helplessly: "If you want to eat the ice lotus roots under the mud, I guess only the big otters from the otter tribe can dig them out."
Can only those big otters dig it out?
Jiang Xuan thought about it carefully and thought: That's not necessarily true. There are many animals that are good at diving, not just giant otters!
For example, in the Frog Tribe, those giant frogs are particularly good at diving, so digging an ice lotus root should be no problem.
However, Jiang Xuan would not say this in front of Shanjia. He was thinking that after the territory of the Teng tribe expanded to the Great Swamp, he must try to plant ice lotus roots again in the Great Swamp.
It stands to reason that as long as the environment is similar, the ice lotus roots grown should be the same, and there will not be a significant drop in taste and yield after the vine tribe was transplanted before.
After Jiang Xuan finished eating a piece of ice lotus root, he put the matter aside for the time being, because he was not here for the ice lotus root today.
"Chief Shanjia, actually I came here this time specifically to report to you."
"Report?"
"That's right. Do you know that there are a large number of locusts flying over here now?"
"Locusts? What is that?"
"It's just a grasshopper, but it's much more ferocious than the grasshoppers we usually see."
"It turns out to be a grasshopper..."
When the mountain beetle heard that it was a grasshopper, it immediately relaxed.
Grasshoppers are creatures with a very long history and a wide distribution range. Tribal people are not unfamiliar with them at all.
Usually when tribesmen go out hunting, if they encounter large grasshoppers, they will catch them, tie them into skewers with thin wooden sticks, roast them, and eat them. The taste is pretty good.
When Jiang Xuan saw the expression on the mountain jia, he knew that he knew nothing about the locust plague, and thought he was just some grasshoppers jumping around in the grass and eating grass leaves.
"Chief Gochujang, the locusts we encounter now are not the ones you usually see. They are so overwhelming that they are too numerous to count. They can eat an entire forest in a few days."
"Think about it, if these locusts eat up all the plants in the forest, the animals will definitely run away, so where should we hunt?"
After hearing what Jiang Xuan said was serious, Shanjia finally took it a little seriously, but still asked a little doubtfully: "Is it really that powerful?"
"It's more powerful than you think, otherwise I wouldn't have come all the way here to remind you."
Jiang Xuan continued: "Our Vine Tribe has begun to deal with these locusts, but the strength of the Vine Tribe alone is far from enough. We need the help of other tribes."
"Can't even you Vine tribe deal with it?"
The Golin was taken aback and finally realized the seriousness of the problem.
You know, the nearby tribes have regarded the Vine Tribe as a quasi-large tribe. Even the Vine Tribe can't deal with things that other tribes can't resist.
"Chief Shanjia, no matter what I say, it's useless. How about I take you to see it with your own eyes?"
The mountain beetle hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
He could never imagine how a grasshopper, which usually seemed harmless to humans and animals and was even used as food, could have such terrifying destructive power.
If he doesn't go and see it with his own eyes, he won't completely believe it.
"Okay, then I'll trouble the Shanjia leader to go with me to the Que Tribe and the One-horned Tribe. I believe they will be like you and want to see the locust plague with their own eyes."
Shanjia nodded again. He was not in the mood to eat ice lotus root anymore. He ate some animal meat to satisfy his hunger. Then he explained a few words to the witch and left the Shanjia tribe with Jiang Xuan.
The Que Tribe and the One-horned Tribe were not far from the Shangui Tribe, and the glutinous rice balls flew very fast. That evening, the leaders of these two tribes were also persuaded by Jiang Xuan to follow Jiang Xuan to see the locusts.
Late at night, Tangyuan took them back to the forest where the hunting team and the breeding team were to rest.
Early the next morning, just after dawn, Jiang Xuan got up with the leaders of the three tribes and climbed to the tallest tree nearby.
After just one glance, the leaders of the three tribes were shocked and speechless.
I saw a vast forest in front of me. All the green had disappeared, leaving only the bare trunks and branches, all yellow and withered.
You know, it’s midsummer now!
"This...this..."
The mountain jia was stunned and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Jiang Xuan had already anticipated their reaction, and he said calmly: "Keep watching."
The habit of locusts is to rise during the day and lie down at night. At this time, most of the locusts are still sleeping on the trees.
When it gets brighter and brighter and the sun rises from the east, all the locusts slowly wake up.
"Buzz buzz..."
One after another, the locusts woke up, flapped their wings and flew up.
At first, only a few scattered locusts flew up. Soon, more and more locusts flew up, so densely packed that they were hard to count.
These locusts are all khaki in color. When they gather together, they look like a big yellow cloud. Just the buzzing sound of their wings makes people feel scalp numb.
After these locusts flew up, they quickly pounced towards the nearest green plants. Their large number and swift movements were daunting.
"Kacha kacha..."
The locusts gnawed wildly on leaves, grass leaves and plant buds. In the blink of an eye, a big tree was riddled with holes, and all the green leaves were eaten by the locusts.
"Gudong..."
The mountain beetle swallowed hard and said, "Are these really grasshoppers? It's too scary."
The leaders of the Bird Tribe and the One-Horned Tribe nodded one after another. Both of them looked a little panicked, because the scene happening in front of them was really terrifying.
Jiang Xuandao: "You can think of them as mutated grasshoppers. If left alone, they will eat up all the forests near the swamp and even further away before long."
"At that time, how will we survive here?"
Jiang Xuan's words were like a heavy hammer, hitting the hearts of Shan Jia and others.
When it comes to tribal survival issues, no one can remain indifferent any longer.
The leader of the One-horned Tribe hurriedly asked: "Chief Xuan, what should we do?"
Jiang Xuandao: "Of course we must unite and deal with these locusts together."
He thought for a moment and then added: "Not only our four tribes, but also other tribes near the Great Swamp must unite to deal with these locusts. They must be eliminated to prevent them from continuing to invade our territory.
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The three people nodded one after another. After seeing the horror of the locust plague, they absolutely did not want the locust plague to happen in their territory.
At that moment, Jiang Xuan discussed with them the feasible methods of killing the locusts. After the discussion was completed, he immediately sent them back to their respective tribes and asked them to organize manpower to deal with the locust plague together.
As for the Vine Tribe, in addition to the hunting team and the breeding team, more people were mobilized to participate in culling the locusts.
"Quack!"
Two days later, the frog tribe came over first, and a large group of giant frogs immediately jumped into the forest and hunted the locusts crazily.
Soon, other tribes came over one after another to join in this big operation against the locust plague.