Evolution from the crocodile

Thinking of this, Lu Chen immediately returned to the river and started fishing hard.

In just ten minutes, he caught more than 20 fish and placed them neatly on the rocks on the shore as gifts to the monkeys.

When these little guys saw that the food they had received was twice as much as before, they all squeaked excitedly.

Lu Chen crawled up to Golden Point, stretched out his toes and patted the banana lightly, making a hissing sound.

Through these days of contact, he discovered early that Jindian was far smarter than other macaques. It is easier to understand what you want to express by shouting.

After hearing this, Jin Dian scratched his head and scratched his head, with doubts in his little eyes.

Helpless, Lu Chen pointed at the banana again.

After doing this again and again, the little guy seemed to finally understand what he was thinking. It squeaked a few times, turned around, climbed up the big banyan tree, and jumped deep into the jungle.

Embarrassing... Lu Chen's running speed on land was nowhere near as fast as this guy.

Looking at the direction the golden dot is traveling, it seems to be along the river.

After a little thought, he decided to make full use of his strengths and avoid weaknesses, and give full play to his own advantages: carrying gold dots on his back and traveling through the water.

This little macaque is underage and weighs less than ten kilograms, which can be easily carried by Lu Chen's current body.

But it was the first time Jin Dian sat on the back of a crocodile and swam, and he was very scared at first. However, it quickly adapted, squeaking excitedly, and kept pointing in the direction with its little paws.

More than thirty miles upstream, a crocodile dragged a monkey into a tributary.

Lu Chen visited this tributary a few days ago and once hunted a wild boar cub, but he did not explore the waters further upstream at that time.

Unexpectedly, Jin Dian would bring him here.

They walked slowly against the current in the winding river, and they still didn't reach their destination after walking for two hours.

This place is already considered deep in the protected area, and the surrounding trees are getting denser and denser, with no trace of human activity visible.

Lu Chen was a little doubtful as to whether Jin Dian understood what he meant. Could it be that you are pointing blindly, or do you think sitting on the back of a crocodile is very majestic?

Besides, at such a long distance, how could the group of monkeys go back and forth to pick bananas and deliver them to them?

But now that he had arrived here, Lu Chen naturally did not intend to give up halfway. In the end, he could only comfort himself: maybe the distance between the two would be closer on land.

After all, the river has twists and turns, and there are many mistakes along the way.

After swimming for more than ten miles, Lu Chen turned into a thinner tributary under Jin Dian's command. This tributary is more than two meters wide and can barely be called a mountain stream.

In some places, the water is only half a meter deep. Lu Chen turned around and looked around, but saw no wild banana trees.

If we continue to swim upstream, we may not be able to make it back before dark.

Zhizhi...

Seeing that he had stopped moving forward, the monkey squeaked and continued to point its little paw forward.

It seems to say that the banana tree is not far away.

After Lu Chen took a short rest, he continued to move forward with the monkey on his back.

After passing through the jungle, a valley appeared hundreds of meters away. A light mist shrouded the mouth of the valley, from which the stream flowed.

Huh? ? Lu Chen suddenly felt that the water temperature of the mountain stream was a little strange.

It seems... not so cold anymore!

In order to confirm that his feeling was correct, Lu Chen swam forward another dozen meters. Then he hissed excitedly, and his huge tail kept flapping in the stream, making a splashing sound.

Zhizhi...

Jindian was startled and almost rolled off the crocodile's back into the water.

The water temperature of the mountain stream increased significantly, and Lu Chen even felt warm and moist when he was in it. A rough estimate is that it is at least three to four degrees higher than the outside world.

natural spring! ! He understood immediately.

There are most likely geothermal hot springs in the valley ahead, so the temperature of the stream is so high, so... banana trees bloom and bear fruit in autumn and winter.

Sure enough, approaching the mouth of the valley, the water temperature increased, about 17 or 18 degrees Celsius. There are luxuriant flowers and grass beside the stream, and many bees are buzzing around.

The trees on both sides of the strait also looked extremely green, lush and full of life.

It seems that in an instant, it is early summer again.

Lu Chen saw acres of banana trees, producing heavy bunches of bananas. There are many red wild fruits growing in some unknown bushes, which Jindian picked in exchange for fish.

Only then did Lu Chen understand why he had been looking for it in the jungle for a long time but could not find it. This is where the wild fruits grow.

There was also the smell of various wild animals on the shore, including wild boars, barking deer, hares, civets... Lu Chen sniffed and easily identified a dozen species.

It seems that the food source here is very abundant, at least there is no need to worry about going hungry in a short period of time.

Zhizhi...zhizhi... Jindian pointed to the banana tree not far away and jumped up and down, as if asking for credit.

This guy has definitely done a great job. I must catch a few big fish for him later to reward him.

Lu Chen was also extremely lucky that he didn't eat the golden points.

In short, there is no need to move further south.

The temperature is already so high outside the valley, and it must be even higher inside.

Lu Chen was full of expectations for the situation in the valley and hurriedly swam toward the mouth of the valley with the monkey on his back.

Unexpectedly, just after swimming more than ten meters away, Jindian let out a sharp cry again, and his voice was full of fear. At the same time, he jumped up and down on the crocodile's back, pointing his little paws towards the valley.

It seems that there is a terrible monster hiding there.

What animals threaten monkeys? It seems like too much.

Names came to mind one after another in Lu Chen's mind: various raptors, cats, Burmese pythons...

Could it be a Burmese python? Lu Chen thought of the scene when he rescued Jin Dian.

The little guy was chased by a Burmese python and almost died.

Knowing that there might be danger in the valley, Lu Chen woke up from his excitement and became more cautious at the same time.

If the monkeys can find this hidden valley, other animals must know it too.

Now is the late autumn season, and the food in the mountains is obviously reduced. The monkeys would rather forage elsewhere than go into the valley to live... This is not normal in itself, there must be something that scares them.

After thinking about it, Lu Chen decided to go in and find out.

He swung his tail and swam to the shore, put down the golden dot, and swam toward the valley alone.

Zhizhi...

Jindian jumped to a big tree and continued jumping, as if to remind him of the danger ahead.

After Lu Chen responded with a few words of comfort, he swam forward without hesitation.

If you really take the crocodile cubs into the valley to live, you must find out what kind of beasts are there, otherwise it will be bad if you lose your life in confusion.

The mouth of the valley is long and narrow, shaped like a bottle mouth.

After entering the valley, the surroundings suddenly became dark.

However, the water temperature in the mountain stream has increased again, almost 24 to 5 degrees Celsius, which has reached the suitable growth temperature of the crocodile.

Lu Chen swam in it, feeling that every cell in his body was cheering, and he felt an indescribable sense of comfort.

The valley is filled with mist and shadows are blurred.