The farming industry of the Vine Tribe restarted, and Dajiao was in high spirits, and began to cultivate a large number of insects, and then used these insects, wild vegetables, aquatic plants, very small shrimps, crabs, snails, etc. to feed chickens and ducks.
Under Jiang Xuan's instructions, the hunting team captured many bamboo rats, gray rabbits, bighorn sheep and other animals, allowing the bighorns to continue to be domesticated.
For this reason, the rattan tribe's breeding area has built many pens made of thick wood to tame animals that are relatively large and cannot dig holes.
In the future, Jiang Xuan also plans to breed wild boars, bison and other larger mammals. If they can be domesticated successfully, Jiang Xuan will consider taking out the curved shaft plow and using cattle to plow the fields.
Compared to digging the ground manually, cattle can plow the ground many times faster, not to mention that the cattle in this world are large and powerful.
Just one month later, the entire Vine tribe became in order again.
All the houses were built, the totem poles were erected again, and the cauldron was fired and placed on the altar again.
Even the rhythmic sound of the hydraulic equipment deep in the bamboo forest has returned.
During this period, several babies were added to the tribe, which made the tribe more dynamic.
Jiang Xuan specially asked people to add nutritious food to these mothers, and also gave them some soft animal skins and other daily necessities, and allowed them to cultivate for a period of time so that they could raise their children with peace of mind.
The days seem to have returned to calm, with everyone performing their duties and working together to grow the tribe.
However, everyone knows that the current calm is just the calm before the storm.
There must be a battle between the Vine Tribe and the Mosquito Tribe, and this battle is coming soon.
If we rely on the current number of warriors, we will definitely have no chance of winning against the mosquito tribe.
But after witnessing the scene of Shen Teng's tribulation, everyone in the Teng tribe was very confident in the victory of this war.
June 10.
Jiang Xuan called all the tribesmen together to discuss finding magical plants.
"The Fujigami has made a breakthrough, but it still needs some time to cultivate. We can't just rely on the Fujigami. We must try our best to improve our strength."
"I decided to lead a hunting team to the Mountain Turtle Tribe to see if I can trade some more powerful mushrooms or other mushrooms that can improve my strength."
"At the same time, we will also try to find the fruits of some magical plants along the way."
Jiang Xuan added: "This time, Wu will go with us."
In fact, if there was any other way, Jiang Xuan would not let Chi Shao go with him, because the leader and the shaman left the tribe at the same time, and it would be difficult for others to suppress the tourists.
Once something happens to the tribe, it will be a catastrophe.
Fortunately, the Vine Tribe also has a sea-fixing needle-like existence called Shen Teng, so there is no need to worry about big trouble.
The reason why Chi Shao is asked to go with him is because only Chi Shao knows enough magical plants. If Jiang Xuan takes people there by himself, he will probably miss the magical plants if he encounters them.
Jiang Xuan selected the twelve most powerful warriors, arranged things in the tribe, and then began to prepare things to trade with the Shangui Tribe.
At this time, the animal bones and teeth left by the old witch came in handy. They were very popular trading items among the tribesmen.
After everything was prepared, Jiang Xuan and Chi Shao took twelve warriors, as well as some animal bones and teeth, on the road to the Shangui Tribe early the next morning.
Jiang Xuan has never been to the Mountain Turtle Tribe, but he knows the location of the Mushroom Forest.
Considering how much the Mountain Turtle Tribe attaches importance to the mushroom forest, as long as you find the mushroom forest, you should be able to find people from the Mountain Turtle Tribe.
"Chi chi chi..."
In the hot weather, in the dense primitive jungle, various insects are hiding on the branches or leaves and chirping crazily.
The people of the Vine Tribe have been walking in the jungle for most of the day.
They have dark green totem patterns painted on their faces, hold weapons in their hands, and carefully observe their surroundings to guard against dangers that may suddenly appear.
Chi Shao asked Jiang Xuan: "How far is it from the Mushroom Forest?"
Jiang Xuan replied: "We should be able to arrive before dark tomorrow."
From the Vine Tribe to the Mushroom Forest, including the overnight stay, it takes about two days. If you walk quickly, the time can be shortened.
"Then I'll find a place later and prepare to spend the night."
It is very dangerous to spend the night in the jungle. You must find a safe place in advance, build a shelter and make a fire.
If there is no fire or shelter, you can easily become dinner for predators in the jungle.
"What..."
There was a group of bighorn sheep grazing ahead, and a mountain leopard suddenly rushed out of the bushes nearby. It bit the neck of a bighorn sheep like lightning, and then dragged the bighorn sheep away.
The sheep fled in all directions, and the bighorn sheep became food for the mountain leopard.
This kind of mountain leopard is very fast and has a wide range of diets. Sometimes, humans are also their prey.
Not long after Jiang Xuan and the others left, they encountered a giant python entrenched in a tree. When they passed under the tree, the giant python tried to attack them, but Jiang Xuan discovered it in advance and killed it.
The tough snake skin has many uses when peeled off.
The snake body is also cut into several sections and taken to the camping place at night, where it can be roasted and eaten at night.
Similar dangers are very common in the jungle. If you are not careful, you may lose your life.
Because of this, the hunting teams of various tribes actually suffered high casualty rates.
The casualty rate of the Vine tribe's hunting team is relatively low, because the Vine tribe has relatively sufficient food and they don't have to work so hard.
Before the sun went down, they found a large stone wall, built a temporary shelter on it, and lit a fire.
At night, Jiang Xuan and others roasted the python's meat and ate it.
While Jiang Xuan tore the snake meat and stuffed it into his mouth, he said to Red Shao: "Plants that can improve strength are really hard to find. We have been walking for a whole day and haven't encountered any."
Chi Shao said: "That's because people from all tribes need plants that can improve their strength. Once they encounter them, they often pick them all, and even dig up the trees. As time goes by, these plants will become less and less.
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Jiang Xuandao: "Then if you find a place where no one has ever been, is it possible to get a lot of these plants?"
Chi Shao was stunned and said: "Maybe, but such a place should be difficult to find."
The Southern Wilderness is very large, and the number of tribesmen is actually not that large, but it cannot sustain the tribesmen continuing and migrating from generation to generation.
A place may be inaccessible now, but a few years, decades, or hundreds of years ago, it may have been inhabited by many tribes.
Nothing special happened that night.
The next day, everyone continued on their way, and Chi Shao found some rare herbs on the road, which was an unexpected gain.
Before dark, they finally arrived at the outskirts of the magical mushroom forest.
"Hey, it's summer now, and there are so many giant mushrooms?"
Jiang Xuan was very surprised when he saw that the mushroom forest was almost unchanged from the last time he saw it.
The life span of ordinary mushrooms is extremely short. From growth to withering, some only take a few days, while some can last as long as one or two months.
Unless it is special mushrooms such as Ganoderma lucidum, the growth life will be longer.
Obviously, the various giant mushrooms in this mushroom forest are also magical plants, and their growth cycles are different from ordinary mushrooms.
Chi Shao said: "Since these mushrooms are still there, people from the Shangui tribe should come here often. We will negotiate with them then."
"It's getting dark now, let's find a place to spend the night."
The group found a safer place outside the mushroom forest, built a shelter, and made a fire to spend the night.
It was getting dark, and everyone was eating barbecue and some plant tubers. Uncaria, who was sitting on the tree as a sentry, suddenly let out an exclamation.
Jiang Xuan immediately stood up and asked the tree: "Uncaria, what's wrong with you?"
Uncaria's voice was a little excited: "Chief, come up and take a look."
"What are you looking at?"
"Mushroom, a glowing mushroom!"
After hearing Uncaria's words, Jiang Xuan immediately climbed up the tree and looked toward the mushroom forest.
This sight shocked him so much that he was speechless.
In the huge mushroom forest, many mushrooms emit faint fluorescence as night falls, just like night lights.
These glowing mushrooms are red, green, and blue. The whole mushroom forest is shining with colorful light, which is so beautiful that you can’t believe it.
"Surprisingly... there are actually glowing mushrooms!"
"So beautiful!"
Jiang Xuan and Undou's admiration made others unable to bear it.
They all climbed up nearby trees and saw this shocking scene.
Fortunately for Jiang Xuan, after all, he had seen too many night scenes in his previous life, and these glowing mushrooms just felt novel and beautiful.
But for those tribal people who have never seen electric lights and rarely see other lights except firelight and moonlight at night, the visual impact of this luminous mushroom is too strong.
Many people, including Chi Shao, are obsessed with it.
But Jiang Xuan was thinking, if this kind of luminous mushroom could exist for a long time and could be transplanted, wouldn't it be able to be used as a light bulb at night?
Of course, these mushrooms emit relatively weak fluorescence, so it is unrealistic to rely on a few mushrooms to light up a house.
But even so, it would be a pleasure to have some glowing mushrooms in the tribe.
At this time, in the Mushroom Forest, more than a hundred warriors from the Mountain Turtle Tribe, with two large mountain turtles, were collecting a very precious mushroom with the help of the light emitted by these mushrooms.
This kind of mushroom is called nocturnal mushroom. After eating it, people will have the ability to see at night like nocturnal animals.
Having night vision is really important to tribal people.
Because tribal people often spend the night in the jungle, but because they cannot see in the dark, they can only use fires to prevent wild beasts from attacking, but they cannot hunt at night.
In fact, in the world where Jiang Xuan lived in his previous life, people could only go out and walk at night after the advent of portable lighting.
The nocturnal mushroom is difficult to identify during the day, but it emits a special light at night. Therefore, people from these mountain turtle tribes look for and collect the nocturnal mushroom at night.
"There's one over there!"
The warriors of the Mountain Turtle Tribe saw a night mushroom and ran over excitedly.
"Let me pick it."
Shanjia, the leader of the Mountain Turtle Tribe, was still wearing a set of heavy tortoise shells. He walked to the location where he found the night-bright mushroom, and then carefully reached out and picked out the night-bright mushroom.
This is an ordinary-looking mushroom, only the size of a palm. If it were during the day, similar mushrooms would be everywhere in the mushroom forest.
But in the dark, this night mushroom emits a faint green light as a whole, which is very beautiful.
The mountain beetle carefully put the luminous mushroom into the animal skin bag, and then said happily: "Keep looking!"
That night, people from the Vine Tribe watched the night scene of mushrooms for most of the night outside the Mushroom Forest, and people from the Mountain Turtle Tribe also looked for night-time mushrooms for most of the night inside the Mushroom Forest.
Both parties have gained.
The next day, when the morning sun slowly rose, the glowing mushrooms in the mushroom forest gradually dimmed, becoming no different from other mushrooms.
If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes or experienced it personally, many people might not believe that there are such luminous mushrooms in the forest.
The next day, Jiang Xuangang woke up and was sitting next to the fire, roasting some plant tubers to eat, when the soldier on guard in the tree suddenly shouted.
"Chief, a group of people came out of the mushroom forest, and they brought two huge mountain turtles with them!"
Jiang Xuan was shocked and said: "They must be from the Shangui Tribe. Let's go over and have a look."
Jiang Xuan quickly stuffed the food into his mouth and swallowed it, then called Chi Shao and other warriors and hurried to the place where the Mountain Turtle Tribe came out.
The soldier in charge of sentry also quickly climbed down from the tree. He used tools to dig up the earth quickly, covered the fire, ensured that the fire was extinguished, and then hurriedly followed.
Outside the Mushroom Forest, the warriors of the Mountain Turtle Tribe walked out one after another, with relaxed smiles on their faces. It was obvious that they had a good harvest last night.
The leader of the Mountain Turtle Tribe and the leader of the hunting team were talking and laughing all the way, discussing how much the mushrooms harvested this time could increase the strength of the tribal warriors and how much they could exchange for some of the mushrooms.
At this moment, there was a sudden sound of footsteps in the woods.
"Someone is coming!"
The people of the Mountain Turtle tribe immediately became nervous. Shan Jia commanded everyone to quickly use the favorable terrain and two huge mountain turtles to prepare to defend against the enemy.
"Friends of the Mountain Turtle Tribe, don't be nervous. We are from the Vine Tribe, and we have helped you fight against people from the Mosquito Tribe before!"
Jiang Xuan started shouting from a distance to avoid being attacked by the Shangui tribe and causing unnecessary misunderstandings.
"Vine tribe?"
Goblin thought about it for a moment and felt that it sounded familiar, but he wasn't very impressed.
It wasn't until Jiang Xuan and others appeared from the forest, and when the mountain beetle saw the totem pattern on Jiang Xuan's face, it finally remembered.
Totem patterns are easier to remember than names.
"So you are friends from the Vine tribe, why are you here?"
Although Shan Jia thought about the Vine Tribe, he still did not relax his vigilance, because the Shan Jia Tribe and the Vine Tribe only met once, and who knows what the other party’s purpose is.