335.Mt. Koiltoku (3/3)
Ancient Yide Mountain, 820 kilometers away from Chongdian City.
The shuttle drove near the foot of the mountain, and Zheng Weiqi stopped and parked the shuttle. The two walked up the hill on foot.
"According to the contents of Shenbo's notebook, we must first find a twisted alder tree, and he will hang a horn on the tree, and people of other races will contact him when they blow the horn. "Nine Heavenly Dao.
"It's hard to find. Zheng Weiqi looked at the trees all over the mountain, if he didn't know the general direction, it was tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack.
"No way, there's too little information. Jiutian was also helpless, but he was not without the slightest clue, he thought about it: "I checked the information yesterday, alder trees are generally semi-shade species, like warm and humid climate, like to grow in alluvial soil or valley stream side forest. We can follow this clue to find. ”
"By the valley stream?" Zheng Weiqi thought for a moment, his eyes scanning back and forth in the woods. His gaze was sometimes deep into the woods, sometimes to the sky, and sometimes to listen.
"This way. ”
Zheng Weiqi suddenly turned in one direction and beckoned Jiutian to follow.
"What did you find?" Jiutian said curiously.
"Boss, as you said just now, alder trees generally grow by valley streams, so as long as we go to this stream, we have a high probability of finding alder trees. Zheng Weiqi explained to Jiutian as he walked: "Wild animals always know where to drink, follow the footprints of animals, or observe the direction of birds. Even if there are swarms of insects, it means that there is a water source nearby. ”
With Zheng Weiqi, Jiutian will always learn a lot of survival skills. However, he is not really an idiot, he can easily identify many plants that come into view, and then tell Zheng Weiqi about them.
"You see this shrub, the twigs are dense, the leaves are opposite, dark green, shiny, often 3~4 whorls in the upper part of the branches, the whole edge, there are small oil spots, and the leaves are fragrant after rubbing. The flowers are white and produce purple berries. This is called myrtle. This flower is very fragrant, and many people will use this fragrant myrtle flower as a garland at weddings. ”
All the way. Jiutian introduced Zheng Weiqi to many plants that grow in this humid climate, such as laurel, palm, acacia, yellow sandalwood, fruit and oak, mahogany and cedar.
Rather than being pure green or brown, these trees have their own colors that add color to the forest and add to the vitality.
"The owner was very knowledgeable. Zheng Weiqi exclaimed. He knew many of these plants, but he couldn't name them. He is generally concerned about whether a certain plant is dangerous, whether it can be eaten, and so on. The two of them are tantamount to learning from each other's strengths and weaknesses, and they are also comfortable in this forest.
Along the way, Jiutian saw a lot of wild animals, but most of them didn't know him. Zheng Weiqi can recognize a lot, but he doesn't know the name, he only knows whether he can eat it, and whether it is dangerous or not.
The two walked for about half an hour, the air gradually became a little moist, and Jiutian faintly heard the sound of running water.
"Ahead!" Jiutian looked into the distance, and sure enough, he saw a reflection between the gaps in the trees, which should be the surface of the water.
A moment later, a stream appeared in front of the two of them, but the alder tree was nowhere to be found.
"We walked up the stream, and maybe the alder trees were in a certain part of the stream. "Nine Heavenly Dao.
The two walked up the stream, and after about twenty minutes, Jiutian's eyes lit up, and finally they saw an alder tree. The stems of the alder tree are erect, hollow, like a pen holder, and the leaves are broad, spirally arranged at the top of the stem, which is very easy to identify.
However, Shenbo's notes are a twisted alder tree, so it should be easier to identify. The two entered the alder forest and began to search. A moment later, they saw an alder tree twisted in the shape of an "S".
Nine Heavens circled around the twisted alder tree, and among the huge leaves, a horn was faintly seen hanging from the branches. Because it is obscured by the leaves, it is not easy to see, and if it is not specially searched, it will not be noticed at all.
"Go, take the things off. Nine days patted Groot.
The little one meowed, climbed down the trunk, and then slapped his claws so hard that the horn fell straight down.
Zheng Weiqi jumped forward two steps sharply, just holding the horn in his hand.
Jiutian touched the horn, which was made of some unknown beast horn, and it was also engraved with complicated patterns, which looked rough and atmospheric, and had a very primitive atmosphere.
Shen Bo's notes record that he used this horn to contact the bereaved family, and that someone would pick him up after it was blown. Nine days let Zheng Weiqi blow the horn.
Whining~
Whining~
The sound of the horn was high-pitched and sharp, startling a crowd of birds, and several weasels were so frightened that they ran with their tails between their legs.
After blowing the horn, the two immediately left the place and hid in a large tree not far away, but their eyes were fixed on the vicinity of the twisted alder tree.
As a result, the two of them waited in the tree for an hour, and they didn't even see a mouse, let alone a person. However, this situation was expected for nine days, and Shen Bo suddenly interrupted the transaction with the remnants of the exchange of fairy birds since two years ago. If everything is in order, Shenbo will definitely not give up this business. The interruption of the transaction is clearly a sign that there is a problem on the side of the bereaved family.
"Lao Zheng, can you find any clues?" Jiutian could only ask Zheng Weiqi for help at this moment.
"I'll go ahead and have a look. Zheng Weiqi thought about it and told him to stay where he was and not run around, and run forward by himself.
Jiutian suddenly felt that this scene was as if Sun Monkey had drawn a circle for Elder Tang.
A moment later, a figure stepped out of the woods. Jiutian was originally Zheng Weiqi, and he was about to ask him, but he suddenly realized that something was wrong. Out of the woods was a man dressed in animal robes, with dark skin and a face painted green.
"Lying on the grass!" the Nine Heavens Monster screamed, and his hairs immediately stood on end. I didn't expect that the remnants who I was looking for just now really appeared in front of me at this moment.
However, what made Jiutian's heart tremble even more was that this bereaved man was carrying a handful of stone grass in his hand, which was extremely sharp, and the tip showed an abnormal purple color, which was likely to be highly poisonous.
The remnant man stared at Jiutian, and suddenly bent down, letting out a low roar in his throat, and his expression was extremely hideous. The stone grass in the other party's hand was raised at once and aimed at Jiutian.
"Wait! I'm not hostile! I'm here to make a deal with you!" Jiutian hurriedly took two steps back and explained loudly. He felt that the relict man in front of him was likely to be the relict who had traded with Shen Bo before. Because the remnants have a strong sense of territory, there is generally only one remnant tribe within a certain range.
Since the bereaved family has made a deal with Shen Bo, it means that it is not impossible to communicate.
"No...... Trade...... You...... Dead ......" The bereaved man's tone was awkward, mixed with some ancient language that Jiutian couldn't understand.