Chapter 55 What a Big Turtle

After the ground armor beast was brought back to the tribe, it attracted a crowd of onlookers, because this creature usually lives in underground caves. Although there are many of them, it is difficult to catch them.

Even the old witch couldn't help but come over to take a few more looks, because the Earth Armored Beast was a species unique to the Southern Wilderness, and he had never seen it in the Eastern Wilderness.

Jiang Xuan temporarily placed the earth armor beast under the stone mountain, next to the new altar.

This is a sacrifice to the Vine God. Jiang Xuan believes that it will never escape under the eyes of the Vine God.

Two days later, they went into the mountains again and captured an adult bighorn sheep and several smaller prey with a trap.

This bighorn sheep is larger than the ground beast and weighs more than 500 kilograms. If Jiang Xuan and his men had not eaten the fruits of the whip tree and had not had incredible strength, it would have been difficult to bring it back alive.

At this point, the offerings for the sacrifice have been almost prepared.

The best bighorn sheep, ground beetles, colorful pheasants, multicolored ducks, giant bamboo rats, etc. will be selected for sacrifice.

"There's still one big fish missing."

Jiang Xuan was going to go to the river to catch a big fish, and the sacrifice would be basically ready.

Really big fish are usually found in deep waters, and they are extremely strong in the water, so it is not easy to catch them.

After careful consideration, Jiang Xuan decided to use fishing to catch a big fish.

It is difficult to catch really big fish by setting fish traps, and casting nets is a bad idea without a boat or a good fishing net.

Only by fishing can you throw the hook and bait into the deep water and catch the big fish directly.

Jiang Xuan did what he said and immediately began to prepare the equipment for fishing big fish.

First of all, it needs a fishing rod that is strong enough. It should be thick, big and tough. Only in this way can it withstand the force of the big fish pulling.

This was not difficult for Jiang Xuan. He just had to cut down a purple blood tree as thick as his arm.

The purple blood tree is extremely tough. Jiang Xuan had previously made a bone spear using the tree, which was very useful.

Secondly, prepare strong enough fishing line and big fish hook.

As for fishing line, Jiang Xuan chose a rope woven from animal skins. This type of rope is very tough, wear-resistant and not easy to break.

As for the fishhook, Jiang Xuan found a hard barbed animal bone and polished it carefully. The end was sharp enough and the tail end could be tied firmly with an animal hide rope.

There was also a fishing float. Jiang Xuan found some dry reeds and tied them together to use as a fishing float.

Finally, he asked Dajiao for a few large insects and put them in a wicker basket with a lid.

These preparations took him most of the day.

In the afternoon, Jiang Xuan brought his big fishing rod and came to the river bend where the water flow was slow together with Chishao, Uncaria and others, ready to fish for big fish.

“Put on the bait first.”

Jiang Xuan put a big insect as thick as his arm on a huge animal bone fish hook.

The insect's head has been cut off, and it is completely dead, so it won't struggle, and the fishy smell will be stronger when put into the water.

Afterwards, Jiang Xuan held the three-meter-long purple blood tree fishing rod in one hand and the huge fishing hook in the other hand. After unfolding the more than ten-meter-long animal skin rope, he directly threw the baited fishing hook into the river.

“Boom!”

The fish hook entered the water in the deep area and sank quickly. If it weren't for the fish float made of reeds, the rope would have sunk into the water as well.

"Okay, now we just have to wait patiently."

Jiang Xuan sat down on a large pebble by the river.

Fishing is a job that requires a lot of patience. Being impatient is useless because whether or not the fish takes the bait depends on the fish, not the person.

Uncaria asked curiously, "Chief, can we really pull up the big fish like this?"

Fishing was a method of fishing that the tribesmen had never used before, so no one knew whether it was effective or not.

"It's the same principle, you can think of this as a fish trap."

"Look, when we use a rope trap to catch big birds, it's also a stick, a rope, plus bait and a trigger stick, right?"

"Fishing is the same thing, except you use a hook instead of a lasso."

"The big fish sees the bait, swallows the hook, and then the sharp hook pierces its body, hooking it so it can't escape."

"When a big fish struggles, it pulls on the fishing line, and the reeds on the water surface move with it."

"At this point, we just need to use the fishing rod to exhaust the fish's energy, and then pull it up."

Jiang Xuan used the trap as an analogy, and Uncaria Rhynchophylla, Chishao and others quickly understood what fishing was all about. To put it bluntly, this is an alternative fishing trap.

"Okay, don't talk while fishing, or you'll scare the fish away."

Jiang Xuan stopped talking, and the others began to wait patiently.

As a qualified tribal hunter, patience and waiting when hunting are the most basic requirements, and everyone has no problem with this.

The fish in this river have probably never been caught by anyone, and there are astonishingly many of them.

Not long after Jiang Xuan threw it in, the reed fishing float on the river began to move.

"A fish has taken the bait."

Jiang Xuan immediately perked up, gripped the thick fishing rod with both hands, and stared at the water surface.

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“Clatter…”

Soon, the fishing line made of animal skin rope was straightened, and the float made of reeds was dragged into the water by the big fish, floating up and down.

Jiang Xuan felt the huge force coming from the fishing rod, he immediately stood up with a look of surprise on his face.

“Clatter…”

A fast-moving black shadow appeared in the river, swimming back and forth with a hide rope. The huge force even bent the fishing rod made of purple blood tree.

"help me!"

After Jiang Xuan was dragged forward two steps, his expression finally changed and he immediately called for help.

You know, he is already close to being a two-color warrior, and his strength is several times that of an ordinary member of the tribe.

Even he couldn't stand steadily, so you can imagine how strong and big the fish in the water is.

Chishao, Uncaria and a few others went over immediately, grabbed the thick purple blood tree fishing rod together, and fought against the big fish in the water.

Gradually, the big fish in the water floated up. It was actually oval in shape and looked like a ball.

"What kind of fish is this?"

Jiang Xuan was very confused, but everyone knew very little about the fish in the water, so no one could answer him.

After a tug of war, it turned out that there were more people on the shore and they had more power. The strange fish in the water swam slower and gradually surfaced.

"Pull, pull up!"

Jiang Xuan and others pulled the strange fish to the shallow water. After some effort, they finally pulled it ashore. Everyone finally saw the true face of this strange fish.

"Wow, what a big turtle!"

Jiang Xuan exclaimed in amazement. He never expected that while fishing for a big fish he would end up catching a giant turtle.

The back of this giant turtle is more than two meters long, like a large round table. It is roughly estimated to weigh at least several hundred kilograms. It can be said to be a real big turtle.

“Is this thing called a turtle?”

"It looks so strange. Look, it has four legs."

"Yeah, how can it live in water if it has legs? It's so weird."

"Its mouth is so big, why can't I see any fangs?"

Everyone was very excited. They looked at this strange aquatic creature and chattered about it.

"The best sacrifice!"

"Build a rack and carry it back!"

Jiang Xuan was in a good mood. At his command, everyone busied themselves setting up the rack. Then they dragged the giant turtle onto the rack, tied it up, and carried it back to the tribe along the cleared road.

(End of this chapter)