At this moment, Su Su and Dante's pupils shrank sharply. They thought that those Haru were doomed, but they did not expect that these guys, whom they had not seen for more than ten years, had actually developed to the point of being able to breathe fire.

At this point, we saw that it wasn't just one team of Haru coming to reinforce us, but several teams of Haru coming with those large nets.

They began picking up the giant mosquito corpses from the ground one by one and putting them into a net bag.

Some of the giant mosquito carcasses were carried back to the swarm of Haru we had passed earlier, apparently to be used as food.

The remaining giant mosquito corpses were packed up and carried by Haru as they continued forward.

Could it be that they have more than one settlement?

This is the question we all have at this moment: if these corpses weren't meant to be taken to other settlements as food, then what was their purpose?

There were many giant mosquito corpses here, piled up into a huge heap more than three meters high and more than ten meters in diameter. Because these things were big enough, Haru was able to load them quite quickly.

A large net can be filled with the corpses of giant mosquitoes in less than two minutes. Because the area is large enough, Haru doesn't need to wait in line at all.

The two teams that arrived here had already filled their nets to the brim and were carrying their spoils deeper into the jungle.

The remaining Haru swarms that arrived here one after another, like the Haru before them, began to pack the giant mosquitoes into bags and set off in the same direction.

To avoid alerting them, we chose to follow the last Haru team.

After carefully following the trail, we finally arrived at a huge area that appeared to have been artificially cultivated.

The strangest thing about this place is that in an area at least the size of a football field, only a few extremely sparse plants of *Prorocentrum spp.* can be seen standing there.

The first unusual place was the extremely small number of *Prosocephalotaxus fortunei*, which seemed to serve more of a decorative purpose.

The next anomaly is that the site has been divided into large, orderly plots of land, as if it had been farmed.

The land was covered by a thick layer of dead branches and weeds, and the pile of dead branches was at least 50 centimeters high.

The thickness is so great that we can't see what's underneath, but there are quite a few bones piled up nearby, and they are of all kinds, including bear, tiger, snake, and pig bones.

At this moment, you can see some Haru, who must have been here handling these bones.

They piled all the bones on a pre-prepared fire of dry wood and lit it, burning them all to ashes.

Then Haru would come and collect the burnt bone meal, using a barrel made of whole bark.

Because they were quite far away, I didn't know how they were made. I could only deduce from the rough bark texture that they were probably made of bark.

The security here is much tighter, with tall Haru men patrolling the cleared fields from time to time, carrying bows and arrows and bone knives and other weapons.

For now, all we can do is hide on the periphery and secretly observe the situation. Logically speaking, these guys shouldn't be that wary yet. Given enough time, we should be able to discover some patterns and sneak in.

At this point, about a few dozen meters from where we were, there was such a strange field.

The large number of giant mosquito corpses that Haru brought were not taken into the accommodations, but were taken directly to the fields.

Then we witnessed this scene.

Haru chose a marked spot, and several Haru began to work, removing the layer of dead wood covering it.

Then we saw Haru first sprinkle a layer of bone meal on the ground, and then put the corpses of the giant mosquitoes they brought on the ground.

As they covered the dead trees again, I saw many white things on the dead trees, but from a distance, I couldn't see what they were.

I have a bad feeling that the things here are not simple; they might be the cultivated *Procambarus* described in the murals.

This *Protozoa*, which has been modified and enhanced by Haru over a long period of time, has a stronger ability to spread than the original and grows faster than the original *Protozoa* in the soil.

If this thing is truly the kind of monstrous creature described in the murals, then once it spreads, even termites wouldn't be able to suppress its reproduction rate.

This will certainly have a devastating impact on the ecological balance of nature, and all species will have to re-evolve in a short period of time.

This will trigger a major reshuffling of the natural world, and a new wave of mass extinctions is about to begin. Humanity may find itself in a dangerous situation, much like most mammals.

Although it's unclear why these Haru are so insistent on cultivating this stuff, perhaps it offers some benefit to their species.

However, these creatures have not yet fully evolved into humans like us; they are only stronger than humans in certain aspects.

Haru only saw the immediate benefits, unaware that in the long run, even they themselves would be destroyed by the abnormal fungi they had cultivated.

"Sir, are they trying to store food? But won't things spoil if they're left under dead wood like this?"

Dante was very puzzled by Haru's actions.

Susu pointed to Haru, one of the men who was carrying water, and said...

"They just sprinkled water on it. It doesn't look like it's for storing food. It looks more like it's for planting something. We sprinkle water on things when we plant them."

I nodded, indicating my agreement with Su Su's point of view. If nothing unexpected happens, what they're planting is most likely *Prosopa spp.*

Haru is now too strict in guarding the fields, so we have no chance to get close to these mysterious fields during the day.

I gathered everyone together, and after walking a few hundred meters in the opposite direction of this area, I made sure it was safe before revealing my next plan.

"As you can see, it's daytime now, so our chances of going out to gather intelligence are extremely slim."

So I plan that we all rest and regroup here for now, and then sneak over after dark to see what happens.

"But Master, if we wait until dark to act, won't our flashlight beams attract their attention?"

At this moment, the observant Su Su immediately noticed our problem. I had also considered this issue, so I spoke to everyone...

"After dark, the Haru should light their campfires for light. At that time, we don't need to use flashlights. We can use their campfires as landmarks to sneak around in the dark."