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Chapter 493 Poisonous Mushrooms

After so many years, Frederick still remembered the joke that "my country's famous biologist Professor Li has worked hard for more than 30 years to successfully breed cold-resistant mosquitoes, filling the gap of no mosquitoes in winter in our country." Now he is thinking, if Catching the mosquitoes here may save Professor Li 20 years of detours.

The temperature is now only about 10 degrees, and over the swamp with withered water and grass, a "dark cloud" half the size of a football field is constantly billowing, chasing a dark mammoth.

The mammoths here are very small, with adults only as tall as a horse. The mammoth in the swamp is about the same height as a pig, only about one year old, and limps when running.

The little woolly mammoth shook its body vigorously from time to time while running away, causing the palm-long black hairs on its body to move and squeeze the mosquitoes parked on it.

Its nostrils are the main places where mosquitoes attack, so its long nose also flicks, as does the tail behind it.

But it didn't seem to be of much use, as more and more mosquitoes landed around its nostrils, mouth and eyes.

Jin Li looked at the surrounding terrain in the car. The convoy had just walked out from between two mountains. The swamp was at the foot of the mountain in the north. There was a large lake to the north. The mountain was in the south. The not-so-flat road led from the mountain to the swamp. pass through.

The wind was not strong today, so Jin Li said to Lu Li: "Burn that swamp."

Then she took up the horn and blew the signal to notify the vanguard ahead to return.

There are too many mosquitoes here, and both humans and deer are their targets.

The best way to deal with these mosquitoes is to use fire. There is still water in the ground and the surrounding trees are sparse, so there is no fear of the fire spreading.

Lu Li took off the heavy crossbow from her back, left the team, advanced more than three hundred meters, and stopped one hundred meters away from the edge of the swamp.

She was very strong and easily used the iron hook to wind up the string. With a little aim, a flaming arrow flew towards the withered yellow weeds.

The fire spread quickly, and the thick smoke not only drove away the mosquito clouds in the sky, but also caused nearby wild animals to flee after smelling the smoke from the fire.

Soon the smell of burning fur filled the air, and the baby mammoth was surrounded by fire and then gone.

Frederick originally wanted to try the taste, but Jin Li told him: "Mammoths live in groups. This little one is alone. He is probably sick and can't keep up with the team. It's best not to eat it."

Frederick thought the same and gave up the idea.

The team walked for nine days without any danger, passing through several valleys, crossing a dry river bed that only had water in spring, and walking along an unknown length of lake for three days before arriving at the mouth of the large lake.

Frederick found himself skirting a mountain range along the lake, which had been to the east when he started to disembark, and now to the southwest, and to the southeast was an endless pine forest.

There is a large field of purple sparks on the flat ground by the lake. This kind of flower has a string of small purple flowers like a pagoda growing on the top. It grows one by one by the water. When the wind blows and sways, it looks like a purple flame from a distance.

There is a small stronghold here, with a pier extending into the lake. Five traditional shallow-bottomed sailing and paddle boats are towed to the shore. Several wooden longhouses and several windowless warehouses are built next to it, surrounded by wooden walls. got up.

Judging from the wood, this stronghold was built less than two months ago and can accommodate dozens of people. It is not a problem to squeeze in a hundred people.

It’s just that there is no one here, and there is nothing in the longhouse. Judging from the horse manure in the stable and the rut marks outside, it seems that the people here left three to four days ago and went deep into the pine forest.

Frederick went to a windowless wooden house and took a look. It was a warehouse for food. The ceiling was covered with smoked fish, and there were many wooden barrels filled with oats. There were several wooden barrels filled with various kinds of oats. There was a basket of dried mushrooms, and several boxes of concentrated soup and dehydrated vegetables beside it. The production date showed that it was produced last year.

Several boxes had two locks on them. Out of curiosity, Frederick opened the hinge behind the lid of one of the boxes. When he opened it, he found that it was filled with instant noodles, braised beef flavored.

This is good stuff. Although there is no chili pepper due to cost issues, it uses a spicy spice from the southern continent and concentrated ginger juice. It is most comfortable to have a bowl in winter.

The other box is mushroom stewed chicken flavor, and the mushrooms are imported from the north. After eating instant noodles with this flavor from some off-brand manufacturers, there is a certain chance that you will hear the table ask you whether this noodles is delicious.

The third box is Sour Ginger Ball Noodles. Each portion contains twelve finger-sized pork balls wrapped in flour and deep-fried. It is the instant noodles with the highest meat content on the market. The things were all good, but they belonged to someone else. Taking them without asking was considered stealing, so he could only re-tighten the screws on the hinges.

"Hmph, I thought you would eat it secretly."

A thin, short-haired Aurora warrior came in outside the door and teased Frederick with a wicked smile.

Frederick has become familiar with the girls in the team these days. The Bree who came here is an animal trainer and a veterinarian who can treat people. She is responsible for driving cars and medical work.

A few days ago, she got into Frederick's tent during a break and spent most of the day asking for advice on first-aid dressing on the battlefield, much to the disappointment of the girls who were eavesdropping outside.

Frederick smiled and said to her: "I am worried that you are eating secretly. You should eat more."

Bree went over and pinched Frederick's arm angrily, pouted and said, "I knew you liked big guys."

Frederick nodded solemnly.

Bree added: "Wait and help me dig out the roots of Purple Sparkle. The big horned deer has eaten the leaves, and we will dig out the roots."

Before Frederick could answer, she suddenly shouted: "Ah! Not good!!"

Bree quickly walked to the barrel, picked up a basket with dried mushrooms, and immediately walked outside to a bright place.

At this time, Heli heard the shout and came from the nearby warehouse. She smiled evilly and said to Bree, "What, did he attack you?"

Bree ignored her joke and handed the basket in her hand to her.

When Hurley looked at the mushrooms in the basket, her face instantly turned pale, and she hurriedly asked Bree to pour them out.

Bree said, "There's more in there," and threw down the basket, then turned back to the warehouse and picked up two baskets.

Frederick realized something was wrong and helped lift all the mushrooms out.

Bree and Hurley poured all the mushrooms in the baskets onto the ground and spread them out. Others saw them and came over to help.

Frederick was not familiar with mushrooms, but he also knew they were dangerous. He had heard of all kinds of weird mushrooms in the southern forests.

After more than ten minutes, it seemed that there was a result. Frederick went over and asked Bree: "How is the situation?"

Bree frowned and said, "The people here are outsiders and are not familiar with the mushrooms in the forest. They came back after picking poisonous mushrooms."

Heli next to him continued: "There are 18 kinds of mushrooms here, 9 kinds can be eaten normally, and 6 kinds will cause various hallucinations if not cooked thoroughly."

Frederick breathed a sigh of relief. People here cook everything in one pot, and there is no such thing as undercooking.

He had some ideas in mind. At first he didn't know how to meet the other party, but now that he has this entry point, he might be able to sell him a favor and make future negotiations easier.

"What about 3 more types?" Frederick thought that the numbers didn't add up enough.

Heli sighed and shook his head and said: "There are three other kinds that will cause death if eaten and cannot be saved."

Frederick said immediately without thinking: "Hurry up and make arrangements and notify them!"

(End of this chapter)