wild star

Chapter 26 Ancient River Channel

Bamboo is found in South America, and its quality is far inferior to that of hard bamboo in China. Therefore, South American bamboo is regularly cut down and Huaguo bamboo is imported.Although this place is lonely, it is not a no-man's land, and the bamboo forest is not far away.

Zhao Yanling reached out and grabbed the trunk to resist a wave of water, grabbed a bamboo and tied it to the tree.Tie up more than [-] arm-thick bamboos side by side, untie two bracelets, tie them horizontally, and form a simple bamboo raft.

The bamboo raft is loose, and it would not be stable if there were no beams to fix it.

At this time, the water was knee deep, and Zhao Yanling staggered onto the uneven bamboo raft, but fortunately it didn't sink.He used a long bamboo as a pole, and didn't dare to approach the river, so he slid eastward on the edge.

Chocolate stretched out his small head to look at the water surface, and suddenly shrank his head in fright.

There was an extra monkey, and Zhao Yanling bent down from time to time to pick up the fruits floating along the water.Although knowing that monkeys can eat most fruits that are even poisonous, Zhao Yanling still chooses the varieties that humans can eat.This is the same as picking mushrooms in the Northeast. Non-toxic fungi usually have worms.Therefore, although it is the summer harvest in South America, the supply of quinces, mangoes, bananas, snot fruits, etc. in the jungle is still in short supply.

He handed a piece of chocolate casually, and it grabbed it in his hand and didn't eat it, maybe he hadn't recovered from the shock and sadness.

"If you feed chocolate like this, aren't you afraid that it will be pulled into your bag?"

"Why do I have this worry?"

Zhao Yanling bent down to avoid the branches and leaves, and said to the water friends: "Haha, it seems that you have accepted the name chocolate. This kind of wool monkey has evolved super-long intestines to resist various toxins, and the speed of excretion is far less than that of rodents." , and some fight with humans. If you don’t believe me, ask your friends who raise hamsters, chinchillas and sugar gliders, these rare little animals usually smell bad.”

While talking, the waves turned, and a half-meter-long big fish jumped onto the bamboo raft, which shocked everyone.Zhao Yanling reacted quickly, bending down to pick the gills of the fish to eat grilled fish, the big fish opened its mouth, and he exclaimed: "I am Cao!"

Kick the fish off the bamboo raft with one kick!
This fish has a mouth full of human teeth, and when he saw it, Lao Zhao's hair stood on end.

Scratching his head, seeing the teasing from the audience, he argued, "This is an egg-cutter fish. Its scientific name is Saw-bellied carp. Actually, I recognize it. It's nothing scary. Its teeth are used for chewing nuts and other food. But In some areas where food is scarce, vegetarian egg-cutters can also become ferocious. It is said that someone who was swimming was cut by them with their mouth full of teeth, resulting in bleeding to death."

"Call..."

"Come on, it's an afterthought..."

"It's like I was scared just now."

The wise man was destroyed, and Lao Zhao wanted to cry but had no tears.Only Chocolate is sweet, picking his clothes to find lice and fleas for him.

As soon as he lowered his head, he found a flat worm pinched in its claws, and the goosebumps that had just subsided rose again.

"Cao Crawler! I really didn't hurt you for nothing."

Ticks can bite people without anyone noticing and suck blood, and the stomach becomes more and more swollen, and finally becomes translucent.If it is pulled out forcibly, its head will stay in the human skin, and it will grow into a hard bump after a long time. It will be itchy and painful every time it rains and cloudy. His father Zhao Laowu has such a bump on his head, thanks to chocolate. morning.

Thinking of the parasite, he lowered his head and lifted his trouser legs, and there were a few leeches lying on his calf.

Old Zhao, a big beast, is not afraid, but these little ones make his skin shudder.He picked up the blood-sucked leech with a fork, and the blood flowed from the wound, but the numbness in his heart disappeared.

"It's so scary, I will never travel to this place."

"I think it's quite attractive, but only a person like Lao Zhao can single-handedly control such an evil place."

"There are ticks and leeches. It is better for us in Huaguo to clean up the pests when eliminating the four pests. It is said that bedbugs and fleas often appear in American small hotels."

The majestic heavy rain is going around in the dense forest, and it is not fixed. Unless you are wearing a raincoat, you will inevitably get wet.There is a bend in the river in the distance, and it is very likely that it will merge with the mainstream, so Zhao Yanling hurriedly supported the penny in an attempt to stay away.

Unexpectedly, the bamboo raft seemed to be blocked by some obstacle and turned in a circle, Zhao Yanling swayed left and right to avoid falling.When he stood up, the bamboo raft rushed towards the river.

This kind of bamboo raft, which is not even considered a boat, can withstand the turbulence, and a sharp turn will destroy the boat and kill people!In desperation, Zhao Yanling supported the penny on the trunk of a palm tree. The bamboo raft was traveling in the right direction, but the penny got stuck on the scale-like bark of the palm tree and could not be pulled out.

Without the tools to steer, Zhao Yanling became anxious, just as a wave opened, the bamboo raft was pushed into the depths of the jungle and drifted with the current involuntarily.

The strange thing is that the waterway along which the bamboo raft advances can barely see towering giant trees, and the plants are much lower than other places, but the water flow is more urgent.

Part of the Amazon Basin was once a huge swamp connecting the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, until the rise of the Andes Mountains cut it off, forcing the river to flow eastward.After countless years, the course of the Yellow River in Huaguo has been changed again and again, but many lowlands still retain the ancient river course.

The landform here looks very likely to be an ancient river channel.It is not obvious at ordinary times, once it rains and floods, the deepest trees will be soaked in the water for several meters, and the water will pass through the ancient river at this time.

Seeing that the sky was getting dimmer and the jungle was as dense as night, Zhao Yanling took out a bright flashlight from his backpack. Since he couldn't control the direction, he had to know what was ahead.

Although this trip was hasty, at least Huang Youcai didn't get kickbacks in terms of equipment and equipment.This strong flashlight is as bright as five xpe flashlights, it can shine far away, and the lighting time is gratifying.

The bamboo raft collided with the trees from time to time, Zhao Yanling changed from standing to squatting, trying to lower the center of gravity to maintain balance.From time to time, there are splashes of water, and the bottomless water is actually the scariest, because I don't know what monsters suddenly pop up inside.

The audience was very worried. Chu Tong's father said to his wife: "It's really not easy for this young man. If he were a coward, he would be scared to death."

"Tongtong is just used to you. You are too courageous. This is a place where a girl can go. The strange fish just now has become a spirit, with human teeth. And that big leopard. Can eat people."

"What's a superstition? Didn't Xiao Zhao say that that kind of fish evolved teeth to eat nuts. Although Xiao Zhao has no formal contact with him, I think his character is much better than Huang Youcai. He is also capable and knowledgeable." it is good."

"I think so too. I'm thinking about introducing Tongtong to him after he is rescued. My Tongtong, woo..."

Seeing that his wife was out of shape and speaking without thinking, Chu Tong's father hurriedly coaxed her to persuade her without refuting.

He thought to himself: Who would a normal person go to the wilderness to do life-and-death activities every day? Maybe this young man has a self-abuse mentality. If his daughter is rescued, he can't push him into the fire pit...

The masochist Zhao Yanling was fascinated by looking at a twisted banyan tree. There were a lot of parasitic plants on it, and strange and unknown flowers clustered together from time to time, like dazzling fireworks.

The water flow has stabilized, and the bamboo raft is drifting unhurriedly.He wondered, since Chu Tong and the others had found clues to the ancient monuments, they might not necessarily walk along the Amazon River.According to the photos of Huang Youcai, what these people were looking for should be an altar.

If it were him, he would definitely not build the altar in a place where there is a danger of being flooded every year.Therefore, the altar will not be the current river course, nor will it be next to the ancient river course. Instead, it should go towards the lake or the high ground.

Thinking of this, he quickly asked Huang Youcai: "How far am I from where Chu Tong disappeared?"

After a while, Huang Youcai replied: "It's about two or three kilometers southwest of the missing point."

He took out a waterproof map and a compass, and it took him two turns to figure out the direction.The bamboo raft was almost at a standstill. He tried the depth with his feet and found that the water was up to his knees.

I was looking for a high place to walk, but I found a road that was not considered a road. Like the ancient river, the plants here are slightly low.

Suddenly, several black shadows sprang up, some climbed up the tree, and some flew towards the distance, and disappeared from sight in a blink of an eye.There is a yellow mud pit in front of it, full of footprints of birds and animals, and traces of overturned arches everywhere.

Rodents' unique screams sounded, revealing panic and pain, and the nearby dumplings seemed to be boiling.

(End of this chapter)