The Rise of Primitive Tribes Farming

Chapter 390 Desert Hyla Frog
A terrifying sandstorm swept across a large area. The sky was full of strong winds and dust. It was so yellow that it was impossible to see anything clearly.

With quick eyes and quick hands, the piercing willow moistened a large piece of sackcloth brought by Chen Bei with water, and then covered Chen Bei and herself on top of her head.

The moist sackcloth can well insulate the invasion of sand and dust, making people breathe more comfortably.

The flamingo doesn't use sackcloth, it just hides its head in its wings and squats on the ground, so the sand and dust won't affect it too much.

Chen Bei asked Ci Liu: "Do sandstorms often occur here?"

Thorn Willow said: "There are more blows in late spring and autumn and winter, and less blows in summer. We just caught up."

Chen Bei could only smile wryly. He came to the desert once and caught up with a sandstorm. What kind of luck is this?
In the next few hours, the sandstorm continued, and the thick yellow sand was carried by the wind from one place to another, forming wavy dunes.

Fortunately, Chenbei and the others hid on the leeward slope of the rocky mountain, and there was not much sand and dust falling down. If they were on the sand dunes, a large amount of sand and dust could bury people alive.

Half a day later, the sandstorm finally subsided, the sun was shining brightly again in the sky, and the air became much cleaner.

Chen Bei took away the linen cloth on top of his head, and Ci Liu had fallen asleep leaning against him at some point, and Chen Bei's movements made Ci Liu wake up.

This girl has such a big heart, she can fall asleep in this environment, Chen Bei murmured inwardly.

What he doesn't know is that as people who live in the desert all year round, they are familiar with disasters like sandstorms, and they know how to ensure their own safety.

In the absence of life-threatening conditions, there is another strong man next to him, and he feels safe in his heart, so he naturally relaxes a little.

Tired from the long flight, Thorn Willow fell asleep directly.

"The dust is over and it's another nice day."

Thorny Willow stretched her waist, she slept very comfortably this time, and the tiredness on her body disappeared.

The flamingo also poked its head out from under its wings, stood up, and paced gracefully nearby with its head held high.

"Whoosh..."

A gust of wind blew, and it was actually chilly, with some moisture, not dry.

"There's a cool wind, won't there be another sandstorm?"

Chen Bei frowned. It would be uncomfortable if he shaved endlessly. He also wanted to find the magic medicine for the soul as soon as possible and return to the Mang tribe.

After all, the Mang tribe is only in peace for a short time now, and there may be conflicts with other tribes at some point. As the leader, he cannot leave the tribe for too long.

Thorny Willow stood up, sniffed the air, looked at the sky, and said, "It's not a sandstorm, it's raining."

"Rain?" Chen Bei was a little surprised, the probability of encountering rain in the desert was too small.

Thorny Willow explained: "Although the sandstorm is very powerful and will destroy many things, but after the sandstorm, sometimes there will be a heavy rain, allowing the creatures in the desert to breathe."

"There is such a thing."

Chen Bei felt a little strange, but he believed in the experience of Thorn Willow. Although he was very strong, he was really inferior to Thorn Willow in terms of survival in the desert.

"Then I'll dig a cave to hide from the rain."

Chen Bei took out the bronze spear, and with the power of the totem surging, he quickly dug up the stone mountain.

Most of the rocky mountains in the desert are relatively loose and fragile sandstone, so it is relatively easy to dig.

Chen Bei quickly dug a hole more than one meter high and two meters deep, put all the supplies in it, and himself and Thorn Willow also hid in it.

As for the flamingo, its feathers are thick and waterproof, so it is not afraid of rain.

"Boom!"

The weather in the desert was changing rapidly. Just as Chenbei finished his busy work, a large dark cloud quickly gathered, and a strong wind blew up above the ground.

"Tick..."

A large raindrop fell on the sand in front of the cave, and a small piece of sand was condensed together by the rain, making the surface wet.

Then, more raindrops fell, wetting the sand, and the rainwater flowed down the sand.

"Crash..."

The torrential rain fell, and the hot air in the entire desert was suppressed and turned into a chilly one.

In the distance, a Haloxylon tree quickly stretched its leaves to welcome the rare rain, every leaf, every piece of bark, and every root were cheering.

With the help of the rain, those seemingly half-dead desert weeds quickly stretched out. In a short period of time, they became more energetic and the grass blades became greener.

And the animals in the desert cheered one after another, enjoying the rare rain.

A black beetle crawled out from the ground and stood on a small rock, sucking the rainwater greedily. It could drink water equivalent to half its body weight. With this water, it could survive in the desert without food or drink. For several days.

This is a function that evolved only in the unique place of the desert. If it is in the southern desert where water resources are abundant, there is no need to evolve this water storage function.

"Swish..."

In the sand in the distance, the sand suddenly moved, and a huge animal came out from under the sand. It was very round and looked like a huge bun from a distance.

Of course, the skin of this "baozi" is not pure white, but is covered with light brown spots, the eyes are big, but the mouth is not big, and the limbs are slender compared to the body.

"Ah..."

This strange animal let out a cry of excitement when it was drenched in the rain. Then, it opened its mouth to catch the rainwater, and drank it into its belly. Its speed was rapidly expanding due to drinking a lot of rainwater.

"What kind of animal is this?" Chen Bei looked curiously at this strange, ugly animal.

"This is called a giant tree frog. It is a very dangerous animal in the desert. It usually hides under the sand and preys on passing animals, bugs, and even people."

"Only when it rains, it will climb up from the bottom of the sand, drink a bellyful of water, and then burrow into the sand again, and the water will allow it to persist under the sand for a long, long time."

"There is also a small tree frog, about the size of a fist, not as fierce as the giant tree frog, and only eats some bugs."

After hearing Ciliu's explanation, Chen Bei was eager to try it, and said, "Can I eat it?"

"What?" Thorn Willow was stunned.

"I said, can this giant tree frog be eaten?"

Perhaps because of staying in the tribe for a long time, Chenbei has developed a habit of hunting unique prey every time he goes to a new place.

After finally coming to the desert, encountering sandstorms and heavy rains, if you don’t hunt a few prey, wouldn’t it be a waste of experience?
Therefore, when Thorn Willow introduced this giant tree frog, his first thought was whether it was edible or not.

"This..." Thorny Willow thought for a while, and said: "It is said that it is edible, but I have never eaten it. I just heard from the old people in the tribe that the meat of giant tree frogs will be unpalatable when there is a lack of water, but If you drink enough water after it rains, the meat will taste better."

Chen Bei licked his lips and said: "It's good if you can eat it, you wait here."

Holding the bronze spear, Chen Bei rushed towards the giant tree frog in the blink of an eye.

"Chief Chen, be careful..."

Ci Liu yelled, but found that Chen Bei had already run far away, so she could only look nervously at Chen Bei and the giant tree frog through the rain curtain.

However, this hunt was much simpler than Thorny Willow imagined.

Chen Bei rushed over, bursting out with the power of the totem, dodging the giant tree frog's tongue attack, and piercing the head of the giant tree frog with a bronze spear. A series of actions were done in one go.

By the time Thorn Willow reacted, Chen Bei had already picked up the giant tree frog with a bronze spear and came back through the rain curtain.

"Oh!"

Chen Bei threw the giant tree frog in front of the cave and looked at the sky.

"It's not too small, it's the one for today's dinner."

Thorny Willow opened its mouth wide, and after a while, exclaimed: "Boss Chen, that's amazing!"

Chen Bei was a little proud, but said calmly on his face: "It's just a giant tree frog, it's nothing."

After the rain stopped, the sun came out again, the sand could not store water, and the ground soon dried up. Chen Bei picked up some firewood. These firewood were only wet on the surface, and they could be burned after drying.

Chen Bei dismembered the giant tree frog, and there was only half of the water left in its stomach, but its flesh was full.

"No wonder you said that the meat of giant tree frogs will become more delicious after drinking rainwater. It's like dried shiitake mushrooms swell after being soaked in water. It must be more delicious than dry ones."

Chen Bei cut off the four legs of the giant tree frog, skewered them with wooden sticks, roasted them on the fire, and threw the body and internal organs to the flamingo to eat.

The flamingo doesn't dislike it either, it already eats frogs, although this kind of frog is a bit big and its growth environment is a bit special, but it doesn't prevent it from eating meat happily.

Due to the sandstorm and heavy rain that delayed most of the day, after Chen Bei finished his busy work, it was already dark.

The stars in the sky are twinkling, and there is a bright moon rising slowly in the sky.

Although the desert is dangerous and the daytime is very hot, the night sky is very beautiful, and the stars are more obvious than other places.

"Crackling crackling..."

The firewood continued to burn, and the four huge frog legs gradually turned brown, and a strong fragrance wafted out.

Chen Bei dug out the eating set from the animal skin bag, cut open the frog's legs with a stone knife, brushed a layer of oil, baked it until golden brown, sprinkled salt, spices, etc., and a mouth-watering aroma came over his face.

"Gudong..."

Thorny Willow swallowed quietly, she had never smelled such delicious roast meat, even better than the roast lamb in the tribe.

Moreover, roast mutton is generally not her share, so it would be nice to pick up some minced meat once in a while.

But Chen Bei let her eat these four big frog legs until she was full.

"Okay, try it."

Chen Bei handed a roasted frog leg to Thorn Willow. Thorn Willow couldn't bear it for a long time, and immediately gnawed on it. He was so hot that he breathed out, but he couldn't bear to spit it out.

Chen Bei smiled and said: "Eat slowly, no one will grab you."

Chen Bei also took a frog leg himself, and after taking a bite, he smacked his lips and said, "The taste is indeed different from other meats, not bad."

Both of them happily gnawed on the frog's legs, and the desert wolves in the distance were all crying, but Chen Bei glanced at them inadvertently, released a powerful breath, and those desert wolves ran away immediately.

　Thanks to the book friend "Xing Qingliu" for the 500 book coins.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)