Chapter 71 Updated on November 7th
The breeze blew across the water, creating ripples.
Yu Zhu temporarily called it River C. She took out a telescope and looked forward. River C was like a dividing line, dividing Area C into two parts.
Part of it is water and part of it is land.
The place where Yu Zhu stood was the land, which surrounded the water area. The land was like the periphery of area C, and the water area was obviously the central area.
Yu Zhu had two choices: either go by water or by air.
As for wandering around the outskirts of the land, that was out of the question. She was here to explore, not to go on a picnic (? How could she not take any risks at all?
(Game: It turns out Ning wasn't here for a picnic =·=)
Of course, Yu Zhu would not learn from the movie clips and directly jump into the river to wade across it, immersing his body in the unknown water. Just thinking about it made his alarm bells ring.
Others really have no choice. There are no ships in the movie, the protagonist has a halo on his head and cannot die, and there are sufficient cannon fodder to block monsters. It’s no big deal to wade through the water.
But Yu Zhu looked at the little Xinni who was on guard at her feet, and she was reluctant to let it be cannon fodder.
The most important thing is that Yu Zhu has a boat, and he can go there by boat if he wants to go by water. However, the boat is made of plastic and is probably not very sturdy.
The second path passed through the trees. There were many deep-rooted trees in the river, with thick branches and many vines hanging down.
Yu Zhu pulled two of them with his hands and felt they were quite solid. The so-called empty road meant passing through with the help of the big trees without touching the river.
After all, this C River looks unsafe, and people have the instinct to seek benefits and avoid harm.
Reason told her that it was safer to take the open road, so she picked up the telescope again and planned to plan the route carefully, thinking about the placement of each tree.
Her vision gradually extended downwards until she saw a large, scarred tree with obvious marks of strangulation on the trunk, which were slanted and printed on the tree. They looked like the traces left by a large snake.
My heart suddenly started beating wildly, and I suddenly didn't want to walk on the empty road anymore.
It is not surprising to see snakes in the jungle. Snakes like this kind of dark and humid environment. Yu Zhu can imagine how the snake climbed up the tree and hung itself on the tree in circles to enjoy the coolness. From the marks on the tree, it can be seen that it is quite dedicated and must like this tree very much.
It might still be in the tree, or out looking for food. At this size, it's probably still alive.
Yu Zhu was afraid that as soon as his front foot landed on the tree, his back foot would fall into the snake's mouth.
It's not that she's a bully (? The big snakes are definitely different from the small snakes in Area A. They are more difficult to deal with, so there's no need for her to confront them head-on.
So, Yu Zhu took out the plastic boat very naturally.
This boat is really worth buying. It can be used anywhere. Who would have thought that we could travel by water on the island.
When Xinni saw Yu Zhu get into the boat, she jumped on board without even being asked.
Yu Zhu took Xinni and rowed along the river, away from the shore and towards the inside.
Just a few minutes after setting off, she felt something swimming close to the side of the boat, making a noticeable friction sound.
Xinni's pupils were shaped like vertical lines. She stood up with her leopard ears erect, looking at the seemingly calm water surface, as if waiting for her prey to show up.
Yu Zhu, on the other hand, didn't care much and continued to row regardless.
She had just seen the creature scraping against the side of the boat, its scales clearly visible.
Now that she knew it was a fish, she wasn't afraid anymore. Who knows who'd eat whom then! First, she ruled out crocodiles. The size of the scales didn't look like piranhas, and it was even less likely to be a shark. After all, this was a freshwater river.
There aren't many fish that can eat people. She noticed a flash of red, which looked a bit like an African tiger fish, but she was a little unsure.
The African tiger fish is one of the most ferocious freshwater fish. Its teeth are similar to those of a great white shark, like razors. It is a hunter who stalks the water, but it also likes to jump out of the water. It can easily attack crocodiles, let alone humans. Its killing speed is amazing. Because its meat is firm and low in fat, it is said to be very delicious.
The tiger fish has a drum-like air sac in its body that reacts to vibrations, alerting it to the approach of another creature. In this case, the tiger fish will quickly attack and bite the target with its mouth, rather than playfully brushing past Yu Zhu's boat like it did now.
Yu Zhu kept paddling while thinking in her mind. When the red tail brushed past the boat again, she finally had the correct answer.
This time she paid close attention to the ripples in the water, predicting that the big fish was about to attack her again, so she simply paddled it aside and pushed it to the surface of the water, revealing its true appearance. It was indeed an arapaima.
A surviving ancient freshwater fish, one of the largest freshwater fish in the world, is believed to have first appeared 100 million years ago. Due to the bony teeth growing in its tongue, it is called the Osteoglossus, also known as the Giant Dragon. As it ages, the tail of the Arapaima gradually changes color towards the back, with red spots appearing, and eventually the entire upper body turns purple-red, making it highly ornamental, magnificent and beautiful.
Although it is large in size, it has a very docile personality. It eats meat but does not eat humans. At least, there have been no reported cases of it eating humans in reality.
Arapaima is also the most curious fish. When it sees humans, it not only does not run away, but also swims up to watch. If there is any movement in the water, it will swim over to join in the fun. It seems too naive and stupid, and was once fished to the brink of extinction.
Yu Zhu: I can see that.
The purple-red arapaima in the water probably saw that it had been discovered, so it swam towards her openly, which made Sinny bar her teeth and make a warning sound.
This fish is at least 2 meters long. It feels very oppressive at close range and can easily arouse people's gigantic fear. But in Yu Zhu's eyes, it is just silly and cute.
However, thinking that this is an intermediate island, Yu Zhu will not be deceived by its appearance.
Even though the Arapaima doesn't eat people, it doesn't mean it won't hurt people. One knock of its tail can easily knock someone unconscious or even cause fractures. This warrants a warning.
Yu Zhu: "Kid, go upstairs and play."
Arapaima:?
Yu Zhu carried the tense Xinni back and continued talking to the Arapaima.
"My Nier is too busy to play with you right now."
"You'd better stay away from me. If you come over again, I'll treat you as a delivery man."
The tone sounded exactly like what an evil mother-in-law would say to a silly boy.
Arapaima: ...?
Although it didn't know what delivery was, it could see Yu Zhu's refusal. Perhaps it was hurt, so it didn't chase the boat anymore.
Yu Zhu: If I wasn't kind-hearted, I would have one less fish to fish today.
How much fish meat would such a big fish have!
Of course, mainly for the sake of safety, Yu Zhu was not blinded by the fish meat. There was more than one arapaima, and as long as she wanted to survive in this river, she could not touch it.
Yu Zhu has her own life creed. Although she is a little greedy and likes to eat a lot, she is more cautious than anyone else and knows what to eat and what not to eat.
A very peace-loving person! But if provoked to attack, she will not hesitate. Fortunately, the Arapaima is quite sensible, otherwise the outcome is really hard to say.
During this period, she would occasionally see that hint of red, but she didn't know whether it was the same fish.
Yu Zhu was moving at a steady speed in the river, paying attention not only to the water surface but also to the nearby trees.
The calm did not last long. She suddenly heard a "bang" and then a series of "click" sounds.
Something was biting her boat, and it was obviously not the work of the arapaima. The sound became more and more frequent. Yu Zhu could see through the hull that the bottom of the boat was constantly gnawing at it. It was so dense and creepy.
I recognized it as a piranha at first sight.
The next second, a piranha leaped out of the water and bit Yu Zhu, but was slapped away by her with a wooden paddle.
But with the first one, there will be the second and the third.
Although this fish is small in size, it is notoriously ferocious.
Yu Zhu waved the oar in his hand vigorously.
Xinni also chose the angle and pushed the piranha down.
Just at this moment, an arapaima suddenly jumped out with its mouth wide open, eating a piranha in one bite and started eating the buffet.
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