Chapter 114 Conquering the Creek
In the end, I couldn't go to the pier to make French fries because the forest and the pier were not adjacent.
In the absence of toys and sports facilities, the newly appointed child Wang Meiyang decided to organize the activity into "Rapid Forging".
In this pure natural oxygen bar, nothing is more worthy of a leisurely afternoon than being close to nature.
Mei Yang sat on the railing, gazing at the gurgling stream below, took a deep breath of negative oxygen ions, and asked the elves, "Does our tribe have a boat?"
The stream is only one meter wide here, but the flow is still very fast. Mei Yang thinks that if it is upstream of the stream, it is likely to be a turbulent river.
Whitewater rafting is a low-risk yet thrilling activity that's perfect for getting closer to new friends.
"No," Red, with his afro hair, replied, "I've only seen ships in books."
The others nodded in agreement.
Mei Yang thought so too. Where in the forest would a boat be needed? From their argument just now, Mei Yang heard that they mostly played rock climbing and exploration games on a daily basis, rarely involving water activities, and naturally, they didn't build a small boat for paddling.
But if we come to build a ship now, it will obviously be like patching a leak in the middle of the river, and the elves may not necessarily agree with the unauthorized logging.
How to solve the problem of entertainment equipment?
Mei Yang shook his feet.
Seeing that he looked so pensive, the teenagers didn't dare to disturb him and just sat there with him for a while.
A gentle spring breeze blows, and the leaves dance in the wind. The rustling sound is like grass skirts, praising the vitality of spring in the simplest manner.
Mei Yang looked at the swaying green lawn beneath his feet, suddenly slapped his thigh, and shouted, "Got it!"
"What, what?" The elves hurried over and looked at Mei Yang expectantly, wanting to hear what brilliant ideas he had.
Mei Yang didn't say anything, but just asked them mysteriously to take him to where the mother tree was.
So the six half-grown kids ran into the depths of the forest, laughing and talking happily all the way.
They passed by forest elves gathering fruit from the treetops, flower elves fertilizing flowers and plants in the nursery, dark elves digging for energy ores in the caves, and elemental elves cutting down trees in specific forest areas to process them into building materials...
Practice is the best teacher.
Mei Yang tried to do as Tan Xi said, to get rid of his shyness, and boldly greeted every elf he met, asked about their work, and even loosened the soil for the flowers.
After one round, he felt like he was about to turn from an I into an E.
But the harvest was definitely rich - from the elves' brief explanations, he pieced together a lot of basic information about this world.
When they came to a dark forest with lush branches and leaves that blocked out the sun and made it difficult for sunlight to penetrate, Mei Yang even saw many fireflies in broad daylight that should have appeared at night.
Something was pulling him in the dark, and Mei Yang's heart was pounding.
"We're here!"
After pushing aside a dense patch of leaves, the Elf Mother Tree suddenly appeared before Mei Yang's eyes.
It was really huge, with a circumference of at least eighty meters. It was not particularly tall, but its branches were extremely lush and its root system was well developed. Mei Yang could faintly see the same tangled golden roots underground as on the trunk.
"So beautiful." Mei Yang exclaimed.
"I heard from the adults that a long time ago, when the Elf King first led all his people to this forest, the land was not as fertile as it is now. To avoid large beasts, everyone lived directly on the Mother Tree," Pope explained. "The Mother Tree is our guardian angel."
"I felt so close to the mother tree when I saw it. My caregiver said that I lived on the mother tree for a long time when I was a child!" Auggie also agreed.
"Me too, me too!"
"And me!"
The elves chattered about their fate with the mother tree, but Mei Yang ignored them. His whole mind was attracted by the big tree that was full of flowing light.
I couldn't help but walk up and gently stroke its rough bark.
Mei Yang was pleasantly surprised to find that whenever he placed his palm on the tree, the golden light at that position would shine brighter, and because of the elves' praise, the mother tree was actually shaking its leaves slightly - Mei Yang was sure that there was no wind now, and all parts of the mother tree were oversized, and its leaves swayed slightly with the golden light on the branches, and it was subjective and active.
It is enjoying the praise of the elves!
Mei Yang was so shocked by this discovery that he couldn't help but hug the tree, pressing his face against its ancient bark, and whispered, "Thank you for protecting me and letting me live in this fairy-tale-like place."
Mei Yang believed that the mother tree could hear what he said.
The most direct proof is that the light spots flowing in the branches of the mother tree are brighter.
After sticking to the mother tree, Mei Yang called his friends to gather around the tree and look for the leaves he had slept on this morning.
After walking around the tree and searching the surrounding area, no one found the "thick leaves that are soft and fluffy and can accommodate four or five people sleeping" that Mei Yang mentioned.
Mei Yang was extremely disappointed.
He really liked the leaf and planned to take it home as a collection after playing with it.
He thought the Elf King would allow him to add a piece of natural green furniture to his home.
Blue, the smartest and most intelligent one, carefully asked Mei Yang about the appearance of the leaf, then asked him to look up at the mother tree and asked him if it was this kind of leaf.
"Yes, yes, yes!" Mei Yang said, "It looks like the leaves of the mother tree!"
"That's right." Blue shrugged and explained, "The mother tree usually doesn't shed its leaves. Every part of her body is extremely precious and full of vitality. The spirit responsible for maintaining the mother tree must have taken the leaves away."
"Oh." Mei Yang felt lonely.
According to Blue, the leaves of the mother tree are the common property of the tribe and cannot be taken by a human cub like him. Mei Yang had to swallow his words and take the leaves home.
He gloomily asked his friends to leave, intending to try his luck somewhere else to see if there was anything else suitable to be used as a boat.
Fortunately, I didn't tell you why I was looking for leaves, otherwise it would be so embarrassing...
After taking only two steps, Mei Yang suddenly heard a crisp sound like the jingling of coins, not loud but very frequent, ding-dong-dong, and he subconsciously turned around.
Then I saw a thick leaf that was soft and fluffy, big enough for four or five people to sleep on, slowly floating down from the sky.
It was gently carried by the wind, so it descended slowly, enough for all the cubs to see that it was the mother tree swaying, giving gifts to her lovely children.
"Wow!" everyone said in unison.
They ran forward excitedly, touching the leaves that had just fallen to the ground, and touching its veins that were as thick as hemp ropes.
"Mei Yang, Aunt Tansi is right! The mother tree really likes you!" Red's little face flushed with excitement and he said loudly.
"The mother tree likes you all very much, too." Mei Yang said modestly.
These were leaves specially given to them by the mother tree, and they did not need to hand them over to adults. After hearing Mei Yang's introduction of the rules of the game, the elves screamed with excitement and even jumped up excitedly, just like traffic lights that had become spirits.
The leaves are thick and hollow, so even though it is very large, the overall weight is not very heavy.
The six people were divided into groups of two, taking turns carrying leaves and heading towards the source of this section of the stream.
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The Jigo River is a river that runs through the entire dark forest.
Its source is at the foot of a volcano, and most of its main body is in the Orc tribe. Only the middle and lower reaches and several tributaries are in the territory of the Elf tribe.
Mei Yang and his friends were going to the source of a stream called Xixi.
Starting from the mother tree, it took about forty minutes to walk to a small diversion. The river here was eight meters wide and the water was turbulent, but the riverbed was well developed, the water was no more than thigh-high, and there were no strange-shaped rocks, so even if you accidentally flipped over and fell into the river, you would not get hurt.
Everyone decided to go into the water here.
Mei Yang, who had the most theoretical knowledge, served as the captain of this rafting trip, and Red and Oggie, who were the strongest, served as the first and second mates. Under the command of Captain Mei Yang, they turned the leaf over with the back facing up, and then placed half in the water and half on the shore.
After everyone was seated firmly on the leaf boat "Golden Light", First Mate Reid held the handle of the leaf with a serious expression to control the direction, while Second Mate Augie stayed close to him, ready to lend a hand at any time.
Following Captain Mei Yang's order, the rest of the crew used their feet to push against the rocks on the shore and used the reaction force to push the boat into the water.
Soon, the Golden Light leaf boat successfully entered the water, and under the flow of the stream, it gradually set sail along the direction of the river.
At the beginning, the speed was not very fast and the whole ship was shaking.
But as the thrust of the water grew stronger, they drifted faster and faster, even seeming to be rushing around recklessly.
First mate Red was a good helmsman and he quickly mastered the secret of controlling the direction of the ship.
After turning a corner, the speed increased dramatically, and the white waves hit the faces of the boys and girls, wetting their clothes.
The scenery on the shore flashed by in their eyes, and even the fish in the water could not keep up with their drifting speed.
This was real whitewater rafting, and they bravely conquered the stream.
The screams, the shouts of joy, and the big smiles on everyone's faces are the most solid foundation of this friendship.
After another sharp turn, the most timid Sean simply buried his face in Mei Yang's back and stammered, "I like, I like this game! Mei Yang, you are a great friend!"
In response to her, Mei Yang gave her a brilliant smile.
…
The whole process takes about one hour and twenty minutes. The water is very intense in the first ten minutes, and then it is a long, slow float.
A few teenagers gathered together, chatting and reminiscing about their wonderful adventure that afternoon.
It was not until the sky gradually turned orange and red that Mei Yang realized that it was already dusk.
"Captain." Pope, the sailor in charge of reconnaissance, saluted Mei Yang and reported loudly, "It is estimated that the Golden Light will enter the last section of rapids in one minute, and the travel time is about five minutes."
Mei Yang pondered for a moment and gave his final order: "Six minutes later, when we reach the destination, all of us will jump into the stream together to celebrate our successful arrival at the destination."
This order was supported by everyone. After all, they were already soaked to the bone.
So six minutes later, when the leaf boat stopped in front of the Elf Restaurant, the six cubs jumped into the water at the same time.
“Plop—”
"Cool!"
Mei Yang wiped his face and shouted.
Others also followed his example, some shook their hair and some shouted "how great it was".
They laughed and enjoyed themselves like puppies who had just taken a bath and were trying hard to shake off the water from their fur.
The afterglow of the setting sun shines on the faces of the young people, giving happiness a golden glow.
Mei Yang's once obscure childhood received delayed gratification at this moment.
It turns out that playing with friends is so fun!
His heartbeat nearly burst through his chest.
Until he suddenly heard a cold question from behind him:
“How good is it?”
The smile suddenly froze on his face.
Including Mei Yang, five elf cubs and one human cub turned around stiffly like puppets whose spring had run out of steam, and looked towards the shore.
It was the expressionless Elf King, and behind him were five angry parents holding blackboard pointers.
Help! Mei Yang suddenly felt that the stream water was very cold, as cold as the eyes of the Elf King.
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