Chapter 257: Into the Jungle
Before leaving, Nightnight perfected the core of the most critical fortifications of the clan station.
The 'Ant'Hive Core', a central hub that surrounds the entire stronghold and connects three miniature fortresses, nine pillboxes, eighteen arrow towers, and thirty-six outposts, has been officially completed.
It was a large, spherical space built underground, extending through dense underground passages to connect to the various fortifications, and it could be switched back and forth between the defenses at will. There are also two passages leading to the storage and weapons depots, allowing the clan to mobilize and arm the army for a counterattack as quickly as possible after an enemy attack.
At the same time, Cangye also handed over the manufacturing method of scorpion crossbows, trebuchets and other siege equipment to craftsmen, in addition to various siege mechanisms, combined with these items and the core of the ant nest, the clan was able to resist the onslaught of an army about five times the number of its own for up to three months.
However, the imaginary enemy of the night is always the Black Orcs, after all, this is a temporary stronghold, and it can also be developed into a bridgehead after finding the real base camp in the future, so the ant nest has an escape route across the gate of the wolf's skull, and can escape from the ascension at any time after the fall of the stronghold. At the other end of the passage, there is a storehouse that hides the stockpiles in case of emergency.
With the Blood Axe in charge, even if the orcs of the Swift Wolf Clan invade in a big way, they will not be able to break through the stronghold that can now be called the 'Copper Wall'.
After making all the preparations, in the early morning of the fifth day, the trio entered the jungle with enough supplies.
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The vast jungle system is made up of ferns, and the climate is less humid than that of the marshes, but a little more sultry.
The vegetation here remains relatively pristine and needs to be attached to the moist aquatic environment to survive. The jungle ecosystem is moist and rainy, and the soil has become fern after repeated irrigation by water, which has led to a crazy increase in ferns.
The deeper you go, the more sturdy the columnar trees that take root in the soil, averaging about 50 meters in length, and the lush canopy of the trees shades the sky and the sun, and the sunlight can only shine through a few gaps in the shadows of this green sea.
The view of the jungle is relatively dark, and once it is dark, it is impossible to reach out and lose sight, and due to the humid environment, it is difficult to light a torch, so it is impossible to light and eat cooked food.
Along the way, the Blood Fang is cutting his knife into the trunk of the tree, the best way to mark the road in the labyrinthine jungle.
On the other hand, Cangye will use a knife to cut open some relatively fat tree trunks, and there is clear water flowing out of the inside.
"Jungle plants are extremely dependent on water to survive, so the organs in the body have the ability to store water, and this water can be drunk directly."
The Blood Fang glanced at Cangye with appreciation, and they only learned this knowledge more than ten years after entering the jungle.
At the same time, Cangye will also identify some non-toxic plant rhizomes and cut off the lower part for food.
Bags are limited, and obtaining water and food in the jungle is also a necessary means, and the supplies in the bags cannot be used until the last minute.
Superbrain is running all the time, 360° direction without blind spots to scout around, actively avoid some random infestation of dinosaurs or other creatures, can not live in the jungle, even if you kill these creatures can not get a source of food, but the smell of blood may attract more dangerous existence.
The dinosaurs living in the Eastern Continent are not the same species as those in the Southern Continent.
The body shape of the dinosaurs in the southern continent is closer to that of the Dinosaurus, while the eastern continent maintains a relatively primitive form, and some of them have evolved into thin bodies in order to adapt to the jungle terrain, which is one of the dinosaur subspecies.
These dinosaurs are characterized by their relatively small body size compared to adult humans, walking in a bipedal manner, and extremely degraded front paws, which facilitate movement in the jungle.
The three of them met a litter of mouse beasts.
Less than 150 centimeters long and about 100 centimeters high, these rats and beasts feed on plant roots or small amphibians and reptiles such as small insects, forest frogs, and tree snakes.
The dozens of rat beasts that Cangye and the others saw were being chased by a moa.
Terror Birds (Large Birds of Prey)
Creature Level: 15
Moa is about 3-4 meters in size and weighs about 600 pounds, similar in appearance to ostriches, and is also unable to fly, but unlike the moa that is a vegetarian, it has a ferocious and bloodthirsty predatory trait, and is a completely carnivorous species!
Inconsistent with its relatively large size, the moa is extremely fast and fast, and can support such a large body movement, and its agility value should be in the range of 12-15.
The panicked rat beast was chased by the moa and was mostly preyed, leaving only two or three kittens to escape.
After eating, the moa and the three of them looked at each other, perhaps under the influence of the deterrent power of the night, and the brutal moa just glanced at the three of them and ran away.
Soon after, a fierce and excited howl and moa screamed from the jungle in the distance.
A flock of velociraptors surrounded the moa and bit wildly, their claws and toes tearing off a large piece of flesh from the moa's body each time, and the teeth were sharper than the claws.
Velociraptor is also a type of dinosaur, a close relative of the mouse beast, which is larger but much more bloodthirsty.
Riding on the back of the velociraptor were green-skinned, pointy-eared dwarfs with different oil paint on their faces, and bone spears, wooden clubs, and stone axes in their hands.
These are the real masters of the Eastern Continent - goblins.
Laughing loudly and muttering an unknown language with sharp teeth, the moa was almost torn to pieces, and the goblin alliance pounced on it, feasting on the corpse.
This is a jungle where fire cannot be made, and the goblins have long been accustomed to eating raw.
This is the jungle, governed by cruel laws, killing and plundering, vegetarians and predators, characters who can't eat meat, can only be hunted in the jungle, not the top predators, and the lower predators who also eat meat will be hunted.
The fate of the Jungle Master was not all smooth sailing, as the goblins encountered a group of more than a dozen giants of raiders, and along with the velociraptors, they were smashed into bloody pieces of flesh and fed for the two-headed giants and trolls.
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The deeper they walked into the jungle, the higher the trees, the darker and darker the environment, and the oppressive atmosphere as they walked forward, and the three of them finally came to the ideal place following the rudimentary map drawn by the expedition.
It may have been a slight clearing in the middle of the dense jungle. The complex terrain of hills and hills spreads along the elevation all the time, like fangs that are randomly intertwined, highlighting the fierce edge to the sky.
This plateau is just a toe on the edge of a series of majestic mountains, half covered in lush greenery, lying on the ground like a sleeping dragon, and the head or tail of the dragon cannot be seen as far as the eye can see.
Beneath the Fangshan Fort is a clean, wide lake, as bright as the moonlight, where three rivers from different directions converge, the blue and refreshing color of the lake is enough to dispel the oppressive silence of the green for more than ten days.
The bluestone slabs around the lake are stacked like steps towards Fangfang Mountain.
On each side of the trail stood a pair of huge boulder statues, most of which were in dilapidation and appeared to have been destroyed by the flames of war.
The summit of the trail stands at an altitude of about 240 meters, where you can see the ruined cityscape.