10129 New Urban Farmers Chapter 174 Strange Objects in the Cave! First Update of 4000 Chapters
The sudden return of the donkey-like monkey troop surprised everyone. The adult golden monkeys bared their teeth at Zhang Guodong and his group, seemingly in a frenzy, and even started throwing stones again. Only a small group, possibly pregnant mothers and their young, remained in place and did not follow.
The sight of nearly forty or fifty adult golden monkeys, led by their alpha male, was truly magnificent and awe-inspiring.
"This group has so many adult golden monkeys, it must be a very large group. There must be a reason why the monkeys returned this time. There may be something they can't bear to leave behind!" Old Yi quickly analyzed.
"Something you can't let go of?" Zhang Guodong asked in surprise.
"That must be it, otherwise the monkey troop wouldn't have run away and then come back. The reasons monkey troop migrations in the mountains are twofold: one is the need to migrate in search of food, and the other is encountering predators they can't defeat. This is unusual. Clearly, something up there is attracting them! Perhaps their young?" Old Man Yi said, then added with a hint of doubt.
"Grandpa, are we not going down yet?" Little Tiger hurriedly reminded him from the side.
Although the monkey troop was intimidated by Big Black and his three companions, the flying stones were indiscriminate. Many landed several meters away before exhausting themselves. Having experienced his grandfather's serious injury, Little Tiger became more perceptive...
Old Yi looked at Zhang Guodong.
“Old Yi, I think you should attack first and wait for me. I’ll regret it if I don’t go up and check this time. You don’t need to worry about me. These monkeys can’t beat Big Black and they can’t hurt me!” Zhang Guodong said.
"That's good, but please be careful. If it really doesn't work, come down!" Old Yi nodded and said.
Yi Lao Xiao Hu, Zhang Cheng Zhu, Zhang Daniu, and Dunzi hurried downstairs to wait for Zhang Guodong. They only stopped when they felt the distance was about right.
However, from the bottom up, Zhang Guodong and Dahei are basically no longer visible.
"Grandpa, can Brother Zhang manage all by himself?" Tiger asked with some worry.
Zhang Chengzhu, Zhang Daniu, and Dunzi had heard Zhang Baoshun privately instruct them before Elder Yi arrived: ensure Elder Yi's safety first and prevent him from wandering off, so they should only listen to Elder Yi's orders.
Old Yi frowned slightly and said, "It should work. Da Niu and Dunzi will go up and check on the situation later!"
"Okay, Grandpa Yi!" Da Niu and Dunzi immediately replied excitedly.
They're young after all. Faced with something like this, their first thought wasn't danger, but rather actively participating. Old Yi shook his head slightly. However, he had a suspicion about Zhang Guodong.
He knew that Zhang Guodong was no ordinary person.
This is "unusual." It's not about his background, but about Zhang Guodong himself. Of course, having such a shocking idea and refining a top-grade pill has a lot to do with it.
He'd been working on a top-grade pill for years. Let alone a top-grade pill, even a low-grade one was impossible to refine. The medicinal herbs that met the standards were extremely difficult to collect, not to mention... If the herbs for a top-grade pill weren't of at least fifty years quality, it simply couldn't be refined—and that's a very low estimate.
But where can you find wild medicinal herbs that are fifty years old or even older? Zhang Guodong gave him twenty top-grade pills at once—how many of those herbs would that require?
Elder Yi was unaware that Zhang Guodong possessed a "Peach Blossom Spring Space." This was truly extraordinary, equivalent to another Yu Lei Space, only this space was very small and contained no stars.
Furthermore, while Zhang Guodong's breakthrough in boxing technique might not have attracted much attention from laymen, Master Yi knew it was astonishing, even defying common sense. However, it's said that some people experience a dramatic change in temperament when their boxing reaches an extremely high level, and Zhang Guodong's breakthrough seems to fit that legend. Otherwise, ask yourself, how could an ordinary person's breakthrough in boxing technique cause such a significant commotion?
That's terrifying!
In short, the only reason he couldn't understand these things was that Zhang Guodong was no ordinary person.
Rather than waiting like this, it's better to sit down and listen to what's happening upstairs. Then sit down and wait patiently.
The large black monkeys above continued to roar and howl. Zhang Guodong was still confronting the monkey troop.
"Grandpa, Daqing, Erqing, and Uncle Baoshun said that the elephant wolf really is a wolf?" Xiaohu asked in a low voice as he listened to the voices.
"Did your Uncle Baoshun say that?" Old Yi raised an eyebrow and said.
"Uncle Enbao said Daqing and Erqing look like wolves. But they're much bigger than ordinary wolves. If Daqing and Erqing really are wolves, then at least they're the wolf king, that's what he said!" Xiaohu said excitedly. "Last time when I went into the herb garden with Brother Zhang, Xiaojin and Xiaohua were so scared when they saw Dahei and the others that they immediately ran back to their den and wouldn't come out! That's amazing!"
Old Yi smiled with relief.
However, Daqing and Erqing do resemble wolves, but just as Zhang Baoshun suspected, no wolves in the forest are this big. Daqing and Erqing are a size larger than ordinary forest wolves. Zhang Guodong said that Daqing and Erqing are still immature and will continue to grow, which is far beyond the size of ordinary wolves. Anyway, he had never seen them.
"Perhaps the two wolves, Daqing and Erqing, are more closely related to wolves by blood, since wolves shouldn't be raised as pets?" Old Yi said with a smile. He wasn't entirely sure himself.
"Little Tiger, I think Big Black and Second Black are more majestic, like an elephant or a lion!" Zhang Daniu said, scratching his head. Even though he was older than Little Tiger, he had expressed his opinion on hiding manure, clearly showing his fondness for it.
Dunzi nodded hurriedly.
At this moment, Zhang Guodong was climbing up the mountain quickly. Without the attention of Yi Lao and the others, he no longer held back his strength and jumped and climbed on the rocks, increasing his speed several times over.
His climbing speed was even much faster than that of the big black ones, as fast, agile, and uninterrupted as that of an ape.
With Zhang Guodong supporting them from behind, Dahei and the others charged upwards again. When the monkey king saw that the enemy was getting closer, he started chirping loudly again, seemingly directing his subordinates to fight the enemy. The monkeys jumped around on the branches, occasionally leaping down to the ground, and then stones flew over.
"Big Black, up!" Zhang Guodong dodged the stone with relative ease.
While monkeys are quite intelligent among animals, they are ultimately not humans and cannot compare to them. Their accuracy in hitting the stone was considerably worse. Just as Zhang Guodong and Dahei were about to reach the summit, the monkey troop suddenly became agitated, chirping anxiously, and some began to retreat.
Zhang Guodong's bitterness
Fighting a bunch of monkeys!
These golden monkeys are all excellent climbers. They leap constantly from branch to branch, making them very difficult to catch if one were running on the ground.
Stone!
On a whim, Zhang Guodong picked up a stone and threw it at a creature that looked like a monkey king. With a loud thud, the stone hit a tree trunk about a meter away, startling the monkey king so much that it immediately ran away.
"Ha ha!"
He got carried away with throwing money and threw a few more. But Zhang Guodong was just trying to scare them; he didn't really mean to hit them.
Big Black and the other three also ran up to Zhang Guodong, eyeing him menacingly. Seeing that the enemy was too powerful, and even "King" had been driven away, the monkeys scattered and ran away as well.
"Victory!" Zhang Guodong said with a smile.
"Let's go and reap the rewards of our victory!"
Zhang Guodong, along with Dahei and the others, continued their ascent. Compared to this desolate rocky mountain, the sight of one man and four ferocious beasts seemed insignificant.
Zhang Guodong realized that this barren mountain was not just that small area of Shanheng.
"Six, during his climb, he actually discovered five new medicinal herbs, all of which are classified as first-grade precious. And there are quite a few of them!"
Perhaps it is a medicinal herb unique to this area.
Just like the Dionysus plant growing on the edge of a cliff, the environment below is extremely humid, especially after rain. The abyss-like sinkhole is shrouded in billowing mist.
Big Black and the others have a very keen sense of smell. Once they reached the top of the mountain, they looked around and felt that this place was quite unique. There were fewer trees than on the surrounding mountains, but more rocks and a wide field of vision.
"Awoo!" At this moment, Big Black bit Zhang Guodong's trouser leg and then seemed to pull it.
Zhang Guodong was surprised to see what the guy had discovered. He then saw Erhei and Daqing running in one direction. Zhang Guodong decided to follow them with Dahei to find out.
Along the way, Zhang Guodong saw many caves of varying sizes, the largest being as tall as a person, but Dahei and the others did not stop, turning around the mountain bend. Suddenly, a large cave appeared before them in the distance.
When Shi Ming looked down at the monkeys' droppings, he realized there seemed to be a lot more of them in this area, and Zhang Guodong was immediately invigorated.
"Erqi!"
He smelled the aroma of alcohol and Dionysus here!
Zhang Guodong was overjoyed.
There really is Dionysus grass on this mountain?! Haha!
But then, Big Black and the others continued to trot towards the three-meter-high stone cave.
"Could it be that the Dionysus herb is growing next to the cave?" Zhang Guodong wondered. But most plants need sunlight, so the Dionysus herb is probably no exception, right? However, it's also possible that some plants don't like too much sunlight.
In the shady spot of Bansi Stone Bend, Zhang Guodong finally sensed the presence of the Dionysus Grass. One, two, three—there were actually more than thirty plants!
Zhang Guodong was surprised to find more than thirty Dionysus plants growing densely here! He then walked quickly. At the same time, he continued to sense and found other Dionysus plants in different shady spots. However, these Dionysus plants were not densely clustered together; at most, there were three to five plants, and at least one or two.
In total, there are more than sixty Dionysus plants in this area!
The air was thick with the smell of alcohol!
"Roar!" Dahei, Erhei, Daqing, and Erqing all had extremely sensitive senses, and their perception of such a strong smell of alcohol was quite different. Inhaling too much would probably make them drunk, and they felt somewhat uncomfortable. But Dahei nibbled at Zhang Guodong's trouser leg and then roared towards the cave.
Voice.
"Is there something in there?" The strong smell of alcohol made it difficult for Zhang Guodong to distinguish the aromas. But Dahei and the others were experts in smelling alcohol.
Zhang Guodong raised an eyebrow. What could be inside the cave?
However, Dahei and the others couldn't stay here for another ten or twenty minutes; their condition would be affected. Zhang Guodong decided to send them out of the area to prevent the monkeys from returning. He, skilled and daring, strode towards the cave. He could pick the Dionysus herb later!
"There shouldn't be any wild animals in the cave, right? Or maybe there are baby golden monkeys?" Zhang Guodong thought as he walked, sensing and scanning his surroundings. Snakes? They're practically extinct in places where monkeys usually live. Monkeys pose a huge threat to snakes, and they especially love to eat snake gallbladders.
Therefore, snakes dare not provoke monkey troops.
To his surprise, the cave wasn't dark at all. Beams of light shone down from the ceiling, acting as a kind of lighting system. Zhang Guodong had originally intended to grab a flashlight, but upon closer inspection, he realized he didn't need one.
This is indeed where the monkeys live; the soil is mostly dry and soft. There are many messy but varied footprints. Surprisingly, it's cleaner inside than outside, with no golden monkey droppings left behind.
Twenty-two meters!
This was the limit of Zhang Guodong's sensing range! He was surprised that he couldn't sense the bottom within this depth range. The cave was not only wide but also quite deep.
Zhang Guodong even saw rough stone benches, stone tables, and a few stone flakes that resembled stone tools!
This startled Xi Qi!
This cave couldn't possibly have been inhabited by ape-men, yet these golden monkeys somehow managed to make stone tools.
become?
Stone hammers and stone knives. The blades are quite dull! Zhang Guodong also noticed that there seemed to be more stone tools the further in he went.
No wonder this troop of monkeys would use stones as weapons; it's truly astonishing. But what exactly are these stone flakes used for?
Although some of the stone slabs were rather dull, they were freshly used. Zhang Guodong noticed some dried sap traces on them, and even a hint of floral or woody scent.
"Could it be an illusion? Impossible! Although the aroma of Dionysus grass permeates the area, affecting and confusing the scents of other plants, there are indeed traces and scents of plant sap on this stone slab, and they are quite fresh and unusual!" Zhang Guodong confirmed.
"Huh!" Zhang Guodong finally discovered a huge natural stone platform at the very back!
The stone platform was ten meters long and one and a half meters high. On it were some huge stones and stone slabs of various sizes.
"Could this be the Monkey King's throne?" Zhang Guodong wondered with amusement.
However, he did not investigate further.
With a simple grab on the edge of the giant platform, Zhang Guodong easily flipped himself up. If anyone saw this, they would be astonished.
With both feet planted firmly on the ground, looking down from such a high vantage point, one truly felt like a "king."
Zhang Guodong quickly realized his guess was correct; this was indeed the Monkey King's throne. A large amount of golden monkey fur had fallen from the sides of the central boulder, polishing the non-boulder surface until it shone.
At the base of the cave, Zhang Guodong saw more than a dozen stone fragments lying on the ground, each about 30 to 40 centimeters in diameter. The fragments appeared to be covered with some brown, dry mud, suggesting they had been there for a long time.
long.
Zhang Guodong sensed something and began to look around. But apart from this one spot, there seemed to be nothing unusual anywhere else.
"It seems this is the only unusual thing in this cave!" Zhang Guodong thought to himself. He was somewhat impressed by Dahei and the others; how could they distinguish the scent of something from such a distance and amidst such a strong smell of alcohol?
Zhang Guodong squatted down and selected a stone slab. He began to dig away the surrounding black mud. It was indeed very dry and the mud was quite thick, with much of it hidden in the soft soil. Once he dug it away, the truth was revealed, and a burst of intoxicating fragrance immediately rushed out.
"Alcohol?!" Zhang Guodong exclaimed.
There was wine in this stone cave? He quickly peeled back the stone slab, revealing a patch of murky, golden liquid inside. It really was wine! And the rich spiritual energy it exuded surprised Zhang Guodong.
"Monkey wine!"
Good heavens! Legend has it that monkeys can brew wine, but it's mostly found deep in the mountains and forests—a truly legendary thing! But here he is, monkey wine?!
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