The Survival of the Wild Tribe

Lu Zhan also stretched out his hand and broke a banana fruit down. Unfortunately, the one he broke was still green. The skin was hard to peel, and the flesh was bitter and astringent. He couldn't help but wrinkle his brows after only one bite. The face is full of disgust.

Luo Zhen looked funny, and stuffed half of the banana fruit in his hand to the other party. Lu Zhan did not dislike it. A big mouthful was like eating the rest of the fruit, and the two cheeks were stuffed into bulge. He commented vaguely, "Sweet."

There is another reason why Luo Zhen chose to go out in the middle of summer. At this time, most of the wild fruits are reaching maturity. This can greatly reduce the chance that they will bring back some discarded plants. As long as they see the fruits, they can know these things. Can it be eaten?

"What's the matter?" Knowing that those fruits with yellow skin are sweet, Lu Zhan went to another banana tree and broke a few back, only to see Luo Zhenzheng squatting on the ground facing a small banana tree. Miao sighed and couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. "Aren't you happy that there are so many wild fruits here?"

Luo Zhen shook his head, "We can't take these banana trees with us."

Their journey to the sea this time took a very long time. Although the road they chose is the safest one, it is not the only one. Luo Zhen is not sure whether they will return along the way when they return. Therefore, whenever he finds a plant he is interested in, Luo Zhen will first dry the rhizome or seeds of the plant and preserve it.

There is a large wooden box on the back of Zhuifeng, which is specially used to store these things.

"Why? Don't these wild fruits have matured? We can't just take the seeds away?" Now Lu Zhan is also familiar with Luo Zhen's process of selecting plants. Luo Zhen who has seeds usually only brings seeds, and those who don't have seeds. He would dig up the entire plant, remove the branches and leaves, and retain only the rhizomes. With Luo Zhen's current ability, with the assistance of Tai Sui and Jingguo, these rhizomes can be brought back to life.

"These banana trees have no seeds at all, and their seedlings are really too big." Luo Zhen regretfully slapped the green leaves of the banana seedlings. Such a large banana seedling really takes up too much space. They have just stepped into the growth. Fengshan, it is not worthwhile to bring such a seedling.

"Then we can dig a few more trees when we come back." Lu Zhan said indifferently.

He threw away the banana peel that he had eaten in his hand and peeled another one, or the weather was too hot. It could also be because he was running for a whole day with Luo Zhen on his back. He was hungry for a long time. Lu Zhan, who has no interest in wild fruits, actually thinks that this fragrant banana fruit tastes good.

"It can only be this way." Luo Zhen took out the bone knife and planned to cut a few bananas that had grown to the same extent and take them away. For the resentment of not being able to take the seedlings away, he could only make up for this time by eating enough. Now, as for whether or not you can turn back to this place on the return journey, you can only look at fate.

"Yoyo." Chasing the wind anxiously opened her mouth to pull Luo Zhen's clothes corners. It didn't like the taste of banana peel, but it didn't have any hands and couldn't peel the banana peel. He could only urge Luo Zhen to feed it. .

Seeing this, the fold ear next to him spit out the banana peel in his mouth directly on the face of the chasing wind, full of contempt for the other party's squeamish behavior, chasing the wind raised his hoof angrily and kicked the ear with a kick, his nose was heavy. He exhaled two groups of air, and saw that Luo Zhen had peeled a ripe banana fruit and put it to his mouth. He also proudly gave Ni Zheer a glimpse and took a big mouth, and then rolled the whole banana flesh into it. In his mouth, the sweet banana meat made it squint happily.

"Don't eat too much, be careful that your stomach will be uncomfortable." Luo Zhen only fed a few roots and was reluctant to feed the chasing wind anymore. He sent it to graze and looked at the sky, worried about the two of Shanqi who were going hunting. After returning, they found that they would be worried if they didn't see each other, so they and Lu Zhan each carried a few banana fruits and walked back.

Luo Zhen’s selection of banana fruits is very skillful. In addition to those ripe and yellowed and ready to be eaten right away, there are also some that have just a little yellowish shadow on the skin, and the rest are green banana peels, so they will be ripe. After eating thoroughly, the rest is just right to be eaten.

And after the banana fruit is cut and placed for two days, it will have a bit less astringency than when it is picked directly from the tree. Even if the variety they found is sweet enough, the taste will not be bad after two days. , Maybe even better.

When the two returned with the staghorn horses, Shan Qi and A Qing had also returned from hunting.

"Great Witch, Chief, where have you been?" Seeing that the two came back carrying a lot of wild fruits, Ah Qing hurriedly greeted him and took the wild fruits from Luo Zhen's hands.

"We found a banana forest. These banana fruits taste good. You and Shan Qi will taste it later." Luo Zhen was in a good mood to find such a large number of banana fruits.

Shan Qi brought back three pheasants this time, as well as a fat hare. The hare had been skinned and cleaned in advance. The pheasant had only taken out its internal organs. The hair would be very difficult to retreat without hot water, so he planned to bring it back. deal with.

When Luo Zhen saw this, he dug a few pieces of mud at the entrance of the cave and went back. He used the mud to build a simple small stove. When he went out, the dried wild mushroom and meat soup had already smelled of aroma. After the four of them had eaten it, they directly returned the bamboo tube Put the water in a pottery pot and plan to boil the water to dehair the pheasants.

This time, Luo Zhen brought a lot of sauces. Except for the powdery seasonings, the other jams should not be stored for too long. After spreading the sauces on the hare, put them directly on the fire and bake them. There are smelly grasses around. The smell of stinky grass is disgusted by many animals, so they don’t need to worry that predators will smell the scent of roast rabbit and touch this neighborhood.

Before dealing with the pheasants, Luo Zhen asked Lu Zhan to peel off some banana leaves from the previous banana forest. The area of ​​the banana leaves is not small, and the whole pheasant can be easily covered.

Luo Zhen first marinated the pheasant with clean hair in jam for a while. The feathers of the pheasant would naturally not be wasted. He found a fairly flat place at the entrance of the hole and put the feathers on it for drying, and then harvested it before leaving tomorrow. Just go.

Cut two roasted rabbit legs to feed the flame ants. The remaining rabbit meat is naturally not enough for four people. However, after eating a pot of wild mushroom meat soup and adding a few pieces of bananas, a few people are not too hungry. , Luo Zhen sent the three of them to sleep for a while, and then let them get up to eat after he has handled the pheasants.

Now the sky is completely dark outside, and the insects and beasts in the forest are also beginning to scream. The forest at night is obviously much more lively than during the day. The flame ants are scattered around the cave in batches to warn, even if Luo Zhen alone is staying at night. Don't worry about being overwhelmed by beasts attacking them. The flame ants' perception of danger is not worse than that of the orc warriors. The other three also know this, knowing that Luo Zhen has slept on Lu Zhan's back for a day, so they are not welcome, and each find a place to lie down. I closed my eyes and fell asleep.

They haven't closed their eyes for two consecutive days and one night, and they have to raise their twelve minutes of spirit to be on guard for the dangers around them at any time. Both mentally and physically/physically, they have accumulated a certain degree of fatigue.

The few staghorn horses that chased the wind lost the energy they had in the banana forest just now. At this moment, they huddled together and fell asleep. The chasing wind even made a few small snores, which seemed to be really exhausted. . Since I came to the Riyao tribe, although these antler horses will usually go out hunting with the orc warriors, even those who don’t go out will run in the basin, but the people in the tribe take care of them very well. The antler horses have not been there for a long time. I've tried running so intensely for two consecutive days and one night. This kind of life is probably only encountered in the winter years ago when they were hunted by predators when they secretly went out looking for food in the winter.

Although the antlers did not complain to Luo Zhen, Luo Zhen still felt a little pain when they looked exhausted.

Put a bamboo tube specially used for boiling water on the side of the fire, Luo Zhen stuffed a small handful of pine needles picked on the road into it, then removed the pottery pot, and stuffed the pheasant wrapped tightly in banana leaves into this. In a simple earthen stove, then use the remaining soil to cover it.

The earthen stove was too small and could only be grilled in batches. A pheasant was pressed into it, and the charcoal fire inside was suppressed a little. Luo Zhen lit a smaller fire next to it for lighting, and then went into the fire. Throw a small handful of Bidens to repel mosquitoes around.

Because of the location, the moonlight lazily shone into the cave, casting a large shadow, Luo Zhen did not idle, took out a small notebook from his backpack, and recorded all the several plants encountered today, and then On the small map on the last page, the route passed today was drawn, and the location of the banana forest was marked.

In primitive mountain forests, Luo Zhen’s maps that were completely based on impressions did not have any substantive effect. After all, there are no obvious signs in the forests that can be used as reference objects. Even the animal roads are sloppy. They When you usually go forward, you can only go straight ahead when you encounter a place overgrown with weeds. If it weren't for the signs left by the previous orc warriors, I'm afraid they would not be able to find the right direction.

If Luo Zhen's map is to be effective, it can only be distinguished by the signs painted on tall trees and some stone mountain walls.

The following days were relatively calmer, Luo Zhen no longer found the wild fruit forest like the previous Jiao Lin, but along the way he found a kind of beans similar to soybeans, and wild chestnut trees, etc. , The harvest is quite fruitful.

Of course, they are not always safe. The most dangerous time was when they encountered a short-faced bear. The short-faced bear was a fierce beast, but it was able to single out the existence of the entire group of dire wolves. Even Lu Zhan was completely beasted by the opponent, and finally it was eliminated with the cooperation of Lu Yi's.

Even Lu Zhan, who has rarely been injured during hunting, was hung up this time. At their current speed, I am afraid that they will not be able to make the next rest point before falling into the dark. For safety, the last few people decided to go. Return to the place where they rested last night to treat the wound.

This time the rest point is a tree hole. The area of ​​the tree hole is not large. The staghorn horse cannot squeeze in, but the tree they live in is thick enough, and the thickest branch is wide enough for Luo Zhen to lie down and fight. One roll.

Although Lu Zhan bleeds a lot of blood, the wound is not serious. After applying thistle to stop the bleeding, he should be able to scab after a few days of cultivation. Shan Qi spilled some mashed stinky grass juice around to cover up the **** smell of the short-faced bear.

When Ah Qing was slapped by the short-faced bear and hit the tree trunk, his back was green. At first glance, it looked a little scarier than Lu Zhan’s scratches, but it didn’t hurt his bones. Just a little herbal rubbing to disperse the congestion.

Although there was a little bruise on Shanqi's arm, it didn't get in the way. Relatively speaking, Luo Zhen, who was best protected by the three, lost a few arrows, but didn't suffer any damage.

After treating the wounds for the three of them, looking at the short-faced bears as tall as a hill at the entrance of the tree cave, Luo Zhen decided to give them a feast of bear meat. This kind of energy-filled beast meat can't be wasted in vain. .

"This fierce beast seems to have fought orc warriors before." Luo Zhen drew out the arrow on the short-faced bear's back. This guy does not look cumbersome, but his movements are very flexible. Luo Zhen wants to shoot the opponent. It is not so easy, and the short-faced bear has thick skin. This kind of bone arrow can cause limited damage to it. As long as the short-faced bear is not anesthetized with a special arrow, it is difficult for Luo Zhen to put it down.

"Is this wound caused by the claws?" A Qing held his waist and looked over his head. In the direction where the arrow was shot, there was a blood-stained scar almost deeply visible in the bone, which was torn apart by Lu Zhanxin. Scratches, but underneath this scratch, there is obviously an old wound.

The wound didn’t look like a claw, it was more like being wounded by a certain sharp weapon, but metal has never appeared in this world, and even the weapons that the Sun Yao tribe can use are made of all kinds of bones. Yes, in such deep mountains and dense forests, is it possible that a ferocious short-faced bear beast would be scratched by some unknown sharp weapon?

"Dig out its heart." Lu Zhan didn't care whether the short-faced bear was injured before. He licked his lips, obviously more concerned about whether the short-faced bear's heart worked.

Shan Qi stepped forward when he heard the words, and the half beast turned into claws. Although his claws were not suitable for fighting, they were much better than bone knives when it came to breaking their prey.

I have to say that the short-faced bear is indeed a powerful and fierce beast. Even if it is out of anger, Shan Qi still took a lot of effort to cut its fur, and when it broke its flesh and dig out its heart, it was again. Some effort.

"The number of such beasts is too small. It is estimated that they will not hunt down the same species if they meet." Lu Zhan only glanced at it and shook his head at Luo Zhen regretfully. He had not swallowed the heart of similar beasts. Zhan didn't have much effect, but it still had some effect on the weakest Ah Qing.

A Qing disturbed the back of his head in embarrassment. Seeing that Lu Zhan gave him his heart for food, he secretly glanced at Shan Qi.

Shanqi amusedly stuffed the short-faced bear's heart into A Qing's hands. Even though it was a huge body like a hill, the short-faced bear's heart was still the size of a child's fist, and A Qing could take it in a few mouthfuls. It's all eaten.

Because they chose to bring Shanqi and Aqing out, Lu Zhan did not hide their secrets about the heart of the beast, so Shanqi and the two also knew what the heart of these beasts was. Of course, for the leader, the heart The two of them had no opinion on who should give them food. Staying in the same tribe, the relationship between the two had long been like brothers. They also understood that only when everyone's strength improved could they better protect the tribe.

Therefore, Shan Qi did not have any dissatisfaction with Lu Zhan giving A Qing the short-faced bear's heart. Among the three of them, it was indeed A Qing who should improve his strength.

Luo Zhen found a fairly flat stone slab, cut the short-faced bear's meat into thin slices, and cooked them fried meat. Ah Qing could only drool over the fragrant meat slices because he had eaten the heart that contains a lot of energy. , But there is no way to eat it.

His stomach is too strong now, I'm afraid that such a heart will be enough for him to digest for two or three days. If he eats short-faced bear meat again, I'm afraid it will either break his stomach or just vomit it out. In order to keep herself away from this greedy scent and to digest the newly consumed energy, Ah Qing supported her black lower back, carried a few water sacs and ran to fetch water.

Today there is a lot of food, Luo Zhen let go of the flame ants, and the flame ants without restrictions actually eat one-third of the short-faced bear meat. Luo Zhen can't keep up with the speed at which they can eat the meat. The speed is up, and in the end, they just roast them directly. Fortunately, the flame ants are not as picky as Lu Zhan, as long as they are fed by Luo Zhen, no matter what it is, they will not dislike it.

"Are we going to the next rest place tomorrow?" Shan Qi helped Luo Zhen, and Luo Zhen poured a cup of pine needle tea to relieve the greasiness of the two.

After eating the barbecue and fried meat, the remaining meat is cut into strips and simply placed on the fire to dry. If the raw meat is not handled properly in the current weather, it will soon be broken and there is no way to eat it.

"You are all injured. Let's take another day off before setting off. We are not in a hurry." Luo Zhen suggested.

Lu Zhan thought for a while and nodded, "This area should be the territory of the short-faced bear. There should be no other large beasts nearby. Now the short-faced bear is dead. It is much safer than other places. Wait. Let's set off after recovering from the injury."

Lu Zhan injured his back and his habitual right hand. Although his usual actions would not have much impact, he would suffer a lot if he encounters another fierce beast like a short-faced bear, just like Luo. Zhen said, they are not in a hurry to go to the opposite of Changfeng Mountain. Once they continue on their way, they are afraid that their wounds will drag on for a few more days to heal. It is better to stay here and cultivate for a few days before talking.

They haven't stopped and rested properly since they set out in the tribe, and it has been more than half a month since they started.

After the decision was made, Shan Qi moved their luggage to the tallest branch for storage.

"Would you like to have some Tai Sui?" Luo Zhen asked Lu Zhan frowning, thinking that the other party was suffering from the wound.

Lu Zhan came back to his senses, shook his head slightly, and after thinking about it, he still asked the question in his heart: "Do you think this short-faced bear is here specifically for us?"

Luo Zhen was stunned, "Isn't it going to hunt us?" Predators want to hunt their prey, so naturally they head towards the prey.

Lu Zhan pointed to the several staghorn horses that were eating weeds nearby. “For these fierce beasts, the staghorn horses, which are obviously big and have little combat effectiveness, should be their hunting targets.”

After receiving Lu Zhan’s reminder, Luo Zhen suddenly came over. The short-faced bear was aimed at him at first. If it weren’t for Lu Yi and Ah Si who had discovered something wrong, they would warn Luo Zhen in advance and let Luo Zhen have In addition, Lu Zhan was in front of him, otherwise the scratch on Lu Zhan's arm would just fall directly on Luo Zhen's face.

Later, even if the short-faced bear was blocked by Lu Zhan, the short-faced bear still clamored to pounce on Luo Zhen. At first, Luo Zhen thought that the arrow he shot on the opponent's back angered the opponent, but later found himself The power of "did not cause much damage to the short-faced bear, and the other three orc warriors had been fully animalized and fought with the short-faced bear. Luo Zhen stayed away a bit, so as not to interfere with Lu Zhan's battle, but Lu Yi and Ah Si were instructed to go up and help, and other flame ants scattered around. Once the short-faced bear made other actions, he would come forward and attack.

However, Lu Zhan, who was fighting the short-faced bear head-on, knew who the short-faced bear's target was, and this short-faced bear was obviously in a state of violent before attacking them, so it was not so much that its target was them. For several human beings, it is better to say that the short-faced bear's goal from beginning to end is Luo Zhen more accurately.

And what is the difference between Luo Zhen and them? The identity of ordinary people? Or a wizard? Could the short-faced bear be able to distinguish the life energy in Luo Zhen's body? That's why Luo Zhen was the target?

Lu Zhan frowned tightly, no matter which guess it was, he was not happy to see it.