Chapter 220 222 Crack
With the strength of Rong Xianxian and Cui Lie, the appearance of this wild boar was simply to deliver food to them. In fact, Xiao Luo and Xuanxuan could deal with it. Cui Lie's move was simply because he was very good at flying knives.
Rong Xianxian accepted the wild boar's selfless contribution without hesitation, and put the whole pig and the pig leg into the sachet. The two adults and two children continued to follow the bird.
With this wild boar, they have a guaranteed meal for the next few days. They can fry, grill, or stew the meat. Fresh meat tastes much better than dry jerky. Well, when they reach the supply point ahead tonight, maybe they can even make some braised pork. I last had it at Aunt Liu's in Baihua Town. The taste was truly unforgettable.
"Sister Rong, why do I feel something is wrong? Aren't there any powerful monsters nearby?" Cui Lie said with a frown.
Rong Xianxian and his companions have encountered many wild animals along the way, including wild gray rabbits, pheasants with long tail feathers, black-necked long-tailed pheasants with colorful feathers, and they even saw a hedgehog the size of a piglet.
Rong Xianxian thought about it carefully and said, "Something is indeed wrong. I will contact Wang Lin."
"Alin, how is it over there? Are there any problems?" Rong Xianxian asked through the sound transmission jade talisman.
"No problem, Sister Rong, how is your search going? Do you need help?" Wang Lin replied. Rong Xianxian and Cui Lie had not been out for long, so it was unlikely that they would find the ice crystal tree in such a short time.
"I'm glad you're all okay. Stay alert." Rong Xianxian gave a warning and hung up the call.
"Sister Rong, survival of the fittest. In the current environment, how do these harmless little animals survive? They have neither mutated nor perished. Are there no monsters nearby?" One has to know that all kinds of monsters not only feed on humans, but also wild animals and domestic livestock. Rong Xianxian and her companions have come all the way. In other places, the surviving wild animals all have their own abilities. So although there are many that slip through the net, it is not like here. The number of wild animals and the richness of their species are comparable to the nature reserves for artificially raised wild animals before the end of the world.
"This place is not far from the official supply point shown on the map. It's possible that the army is carrying out a mission here and has come here to clean up, so there are no monsters here. It's also possible that there is a particularly powerful monster nearby. The higher the level of the monster, the larger the territory. In any case, something must be wrong when something is abnormal. We have to speed up!" Although Rong Xianxian did not feel any danger, she was a little uneasy because of Cui Lie's words.
It’s not a big deal if we can’t find the ice crystal tree, but it would be troublesome if we encounter danger. Rong Xianxian decided in her heart that if they really can’t find the ice crystal tree, they will return the same way they came.
"Mom, hurry up and catch up. Aoao said we'll be there soon." Xuanxuan was chasing Aoao and walking in front, but suddenly she turned around and shouted happily in the direction of Rong Xianxian.
"What?" Rong Xianxian looked at Cui Lie suspiciously. She must have heard it wrong.
Cui Lie looked at her innocently. This was what Xuanxuan said and he heard it, but he didn't know if it was true.
Rong Xianxian looked at the flat terrain, the abundant light and the green grass, and thought about the introduction of the ice crystal tree she had seen in the "Spiritual Plant Atlas". The ice crystal tree likes water, shade and coolness, and mostly grows in mountain streams, valley bottoms or deep canyons. Just now, when she was passing through a valley under the guidance of the little bird, Rong Xianxian had high hopes, but after searching around, she found nothing except a few wild pepper trees and two nests of wild bird eggs. When she walked out of the valley, there was this plain. Rong Xianxian had already planned to give up, but she didn't expect to hear Xuanxuan say that they were almost there.
Rong Xianxian walked towards the direction Xuanxuan pointed with doubt. Looking at the plain, the view was wide. Apart from a few lonely big trees, there was just a flat grassland. Where could there be any ice crystal trees?
The little bird chirped twice, flapped its wings twice, accelerated forward, and flew out with a "whoosh". Rong Xianxian followed the chirping sound and saw the little bird dive down and disappear into the ground.
Rong Xianxian widened her eyes in surprise.
Xuanxuan was still running forward, and was almost at the place where the bird disappeared. Rong Xianxian ran a few steps quickly, grabbed Xuanxuan, and observed carefully.
Where the bird disappeared, there was a large patch of sedge with lush branches and leaves, and it was impenetrable.
The alias of Humulus is also called the cutting vine. It is a perennial herbaceous climbing plant with barbed thorns on its branches, leaves and petioles. The leaves are pentagonal, with a rough surface and serrated edges. It is unknown how many years this piece of Humulus has been growing. The branches are long and the leaves are strong, and the barbed thorns are thick and sharp, which seem to be shining in the sunlight.
Rong Xianxian used a long stick to push aside the patch of weeds, revealing a deep crack underneath. The weeds blocked the light, and it was pitch black underneath, so nothing could be seen clearly.
"This crack is less than five meters long and no more than thirty centimeters wide. It is also covered by weeds. If it weren't for Aoao leading the way, it would be difficult for us to find it. But, is there really an ice crystal tree growing in such a narrow place?" Cui Lie had already inspected the area around the crack and was looking at it with suspicion.
Rong Xianxian also stared at the dark crack with suspicion. The darkness would bring terrible imagination to people. She didn't know what kind of danger would be lurking in the darkness. However, if there was really a danger, it would be difficult for Aoao to escape unscathed. Rong Xianxian took out a high-intensity flashlight from the sachet space and shone it into the depths of the crack. There were uneven rock walls on both sides of the crack, some places were wide, and some places were narrow. The crack was not straight downwards, so she could not see the bottom at a glance, and there was no sign of the bird.
"You guys wait upstairs, I'll go down and take a look." Cui Lie tied the ropes on his cuffs and trouser legs, straightened his clothes and said to Rong Xianxian.
"No, let's go down together. If anything happens, we can take care of them." Rong Xianxian put the two children in a small backpack and prepared to go with Cui Lie.
Rong Xianxian found two powered descent ropes in the sachet space. These were found by Rong Xianxian in an outdoor sporting goods store. These ropes were very strong and elastic, so Rong Xianxian collected a lot of them.
"Sister Rong, you even have a rappelling rope?" Cui Lie looked at the rappelling rope in Rong Xianxian's hand in surprise. In fact, without the rappelling rope, it would be easy to go down with their skills. However, using the rappelling rope could free their hands, and they could better defend against unknown dangers during the descent.
(End of this chapter)
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