Chapter 110 Great Changes in the Western Wasteland
“Boom!”
At the beginning of the thirteenth day of the second year after the establishment of the Teng tribe, the ice and snow still had not melted. However, the west was covered with dark clouds, lightning and thunder for several days in a row, which was very scary.
This was a situation that had never happened before. For a time, all the tribes were in a panic, not knowing what fate would befall them.
In the Teng tribe, the old witch stood in front of the bamboo house, looking at the gloomy sky in the west and the lightning that flashed from time to time, his face very solemn.
During this period of time, he always had a frightening feeling, as if something big was happening.
"Did something unexpected happen in the Western Wasteland?"
The old witch frowned and thought for a long time, then said, "How about... go and take a look?"
The old witch was a little hesitant because it was winter and it was snowing everywhere. The weather was very cold, and there were huge unknown dangers over there.
The old witch walked into the bamboo house and sat by the fire. He looked at the dancing flames and pondered for a long time. Finally, he stood up again and said, "Let's go and have a look. Anyway, I'm this old and I'm not afraid of death. Why should I be afraid?"
The old witch's gaze gradually became firm, and a fire burned in his heart.
After making the decision, the old witch simply packed up and walked towards the bamboo forest in the heavy snow.
The snow on the ground was very deep, but the old witch didn't care. He walked to the outside of Jiang Xuan's yard with one step deep and one step shallow, and knocked on the door covered with a thin layer of ice.
In the bamboo house, Jiang Xuan, who was drawing a map, shouted outside: "Tangyuan, go open the door!"
In the bamboo shed, Tangyuan stood up reluctantly, then staggered to the gate of the courtyard, picked up the wood supporting the door with its beak, and then used its beak to pull open the gate.
When it saw the old witch outside, it subconsciously looked back, but did not see the giant eagle.
The old witch patted Tangyuan's hard wings and said with a smile: "The little guy is getting stronger and stronger."
Tangyuan rubbed his head against the old witch affectionately, then staggered back to sleep.
“Squeak…”
When Jiang Xuan heard the old witch's voice, he hurriedly opened the door and came out.
"Old witch, why did you come in person when the snow is so heavy? If you have anything to say, just ask the soldiers to tell them and I will go over there."
The old witch waved his hand and said, "I'm not too old to walk. It's okay."
Jiang Xuan invited the old witch into the bamboo house, asked him to sit by the fire and warm himself, and scooped him a bowl of hot soup from the pottery tripod.
"Come, have a bowl of soup to warm yourself up."
The old witch didn't hesitate. He picked up the bowl and blew on it. After a long time, he finished the bowl of hot soup and felt much warmer.
The old witch put down the bowl and said to Jiang Xuan: "I am going to the Western Wasteland."
Jiang Xuan was stunned: "Go to the Western Wasteland? Now?"
"That's right, something big must have happened in the Western Wilderness, and I want to go and take a look." The old witch's tone was calm, but his eyes were firm.
Jiang Xuan frowned and said, "But it's still snowing now. It's too cold. Can we wait until the ice and snow melt before going?"
The old witch shook his head and said, "By that time, everything may be over. I have witchcraft power to protect myself, and thick animal skins to keep warm, so the cold is nothing."
The old witch is a very opinionated person. Once he makes a decision, it is difficult for others to shake his opinion.
Jiang Xuan thought for a moment and said, "Why don't I go with you? I also want to visit the Western Wasteland."
The Teng Tribe is located in the northwest of the Southern Wilderness. Judging from the climate and environment of the Mountain Sheep Tribe, it should not be far from the Western Wilderness.
If a major change really happens in the Western Wilderness, the Teng Tribe will definitely be affected in the future.
If you go there in advance to check the situation, you can also respond early.
The old witch looked at Jiang Xuan and said, "I suggest you not to go there. It may be very dangerous there now."
Jiang Xuan laughed and said, "Where is not dangerous? Even if you stay in the tribe honestly, you can't avoid the disaster that is coming."
"What's more, I am now a four-color warrior and have the ability to protect myself."
In this extremely dangerous primitive world, danger may suddenly come even if you do nothing.
Everyone who can survive needs a little luck in addition to strength.
Jiang Xuan thought that his luck was pretty good. Moreover, they were going to the Western Wilderness on a giant eagle, which was relatively safe.
The old witch thought about it and felt that what Jiang Xuan said made sense, so he nodded without hesitation and said, "Since you have decided, I will take you there. You should get ready."
"good!"
Jiang Xuan immediately packed up his things, such as dry food, water bottles, weapons, medicine powder and other necessary things.
He also prepared a large and thick animal skin to put on his body to protect him from the cold wind and snow.
Afterwards, the two of them went to Chishao again and told her the whole story.
In fact, Chishao also wanted to go, but if she and Jiang Xuan both left, who would manage the tribe? Therefore, Chishao had to stay in the tribe.
However, she stuffed a lot of medicinal powders for various purposes into Jiang Xuan's pocket and asked him to carry them with him in case of emergency.
Jiang Xuan briefed Chishao about the affairs of the tribe, and then found Gou Teng and others and asked them to take care of Tangyuan.
After everything was ready, Jiang Xuan and the old witch rode on a giant black eagle and flew towards the Western Wilderness.
"Cry!"
The giant black eagle let out a loud eagle cry, then flapped its huge wings and flew towards the Western Wilderness.
In the yard of the bamboo forest, Tangyuan watched the giant eagle fly away. It actually wanted to fly with it, but it had no choice but to stay in the tribe as it had not grown up yet and could not fly long distances.
Chishao also stood beside Tangyuan and prayed in his heart that Jiang Xuan and the old witch would return safely.
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In the sky, the giant eagle would land on a mountain to rest and catch some prey every half a day of flying.
Jiang Xuan and the old witch were covered in thick and large animal skins, sitting on the back of the giant eagle, enduring the cold at high altitude.
Fortunately, Jiang Xuan is already a four-color warrior. If he was a one-color warrior, he really wouldn't be able to stand such cold.
To Jiang Xuan's surprise, the old witch seemed to be more resistant to cold than him. It must be the mysterious witch power protecting him.
Most of the time, they hid their entire bodies inside large animal hides, and occasionally lifted the hides to see what was happening outside.
The animal skin was frozen hard and covered with a thick layer of ice and snow. Every time it was opened, a lot of strength was required, accompanied by the sound of "cracking" of ice.
This situation continued until the third day of their journey.
When the giant eagle led them deep into the Western Wilderness, the heavy snow that was flying all over the sky suddenly disappeared, and there was no snow on the ground.
The temperature in the Western Wilderness is actually higher than where the Teng Tribe is located.
At the same time, they often encountered large numbers of thick clouds, from which rumbling thunder and lightning like silver snakes could be heard from time to time.
"What on earth is going on?"
Jiang Xuan couldn't figure out what was going on in the Western Wilderness. Why wasn't it snowing even though it was clearly winter? Moreover, there were a lot of dark clouds gathering, with lightning and thunder, but it wasn't raining much.
The old witch also frowned. This situation was really abnormal.
According to the records of the Eagle Tribe's successive shamans and some legends, the Southern Wilderness is the warmest place, the Northern Wilderness is the coldest place, and the climates of the Eastern Wilderness and the Western Wilderness should be similar.
However, the climate in the Western Wilderness is very warm now, which is obviously wrong.
On the fifth day of their journey, Jiang Xuan and the old witch had already gone very deep into the Western Wilderness.
Just then, an accident happened.
Early that morning, a large area of fish-scale clouds appeared in the sky, and at the same time, there was a rainbow of seven colors, which was very beautiful.
However, at noon, when they were resting on a hill, the giant black eagle suddenly let out a sharp cry and spread its wings, urging them to get on the eagle's back immediately.
When the old witch and Jiang Xuan hurriedly climbed onto the eagle's back, the giant eagle immediately flew up, and not flying forward, but flying higher and higher.
Not only the giant eagles, but also a large number of birds left the forest on the ground and flew into the sky, and a large number of wild beasts ran wildly.
“Boom!”
At this moment, a sound like muffled thunder suddenly came from the ground, continuous and extremely terrifying.
Jiang Xuan and the old witch sat on the back of the giant eagle and looked at the ground.
They saw a very horrifying scene.
Suddenly, the earth rose and fell like water waves, mountains collapsed, rocks rolled on the ground, and countless cracks appeared, as if a piece of exquisite porcelain was suddenly broken.
The towering ancient trees fell down with a loud bang, the houses on the ground collapsed instantly, the wild beasts on the ground wailed and ran, and the tribesmen in this area were also running and wailing.
"There was an earthquake..."
Jiang Xuan looked at the horrific scene on the ground and his face turned pale.
The old witch's face was also very pale. He had lived for most of his life and had never seen such a tragic situation. He had only heard some legends.
Because there has never been an earthquake where the Eagle Tribe is located.
The hill where Jiang Xuan and the others were just now collapsed. If they had not left in time, they would probably be in great danger like those people and birds and beasts on the ground.
The black giant eagle flew higher and higher. It was obvious that it was very frightened and subconsciously wanted to stay away from the dangerous ground.
Faced with the power of heaven and earth, no matter whether it is humans, birds, beasts, or even raptors like giant eagles, they have no ability to resist. All they can do is stay away from it.
The black giant eagle flew farther and farther, until it left the large earthquake area. It was so tired that it landed on the top of a mountain with trepidation.
Jiang Xuan and Lao Wu also felt a little frightened. After all, the earthquake just now had caused them too much visual impact.
The usually peaceful earth turned into a raging sea at that moment, and countless lives on the ground died in this disaster.
Jiang Xuan and the old witch did not leave for the ground. They sat on the back of the giant eagle. It took them a long time to recover from the shock.
"Eat...eat something."
Jiang Xuan took out some dried meat and dried fruits and handed them to the old witch.
The old witch didn't ask for dried meat because he had bad teeth. He took a piece of dried fruit and chewed it slowly, but it tasted like wax.
Jiang Xuan ate some dried meat to fill his stomach, and then said to the old witch: "Old witch, is this what makes you uneasy?"
The old witch thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, I feel there is a greater crisis. This is an intuition."
A crisis bigger than an earthquake? What kind of crisis would that be? Jiang Xuan felt very bitter inside, because human power was simply not enough to face this kind of crisis.
Just like those tribes just now, during the earthquake, the only way to survive is by luck.
Fortunately, such a crisis did not happen in the Southern Wilderness. Jiang Xuan was relieved.
Not long after, Jiang Xuan looked at the scenery on the ground, and the more he looked, the more he felt something was wrong.
The ground was dry and yellow, there was almost no water, and even a small river in the distance had dried up.
"Old witch, do you feel that this place is a little too dry?"
The old witch asked, "Isn't it always this dry in winter?"
Jiang Xuan frowned. He subconsciously felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.
After resting for about an hour, the ground did not experience an earthquake like before, which made Jiang Xuan and the old witch feel relieved.
They boarded the giant black eagle and continued to fly westward, hoping to find the "greater crisis" that the old witch intuitively sensed.
On the sixth day, Jiang Xuan clearly discovered that the vegetation on the ground was much sparser than before, and there was less water, and the air was drier.
Because there was no information to refer to, he was not sure whether this was a characteristic of the Western Wilderness or a change in recent years.
But Jiang Xuan kept this situation in mind.
The seventh day, the eighth day... As they continued to go deeper into the Western Wilderness, the vegetation on the ground became increasingly sparse, and water sources such as rivers and lakes also became more scarce.
At the same time, the temperature gradually rose, the sun hung brightly in the sky, bringing rolling heat waves.
Jiang Xuan had already put away the thick and wide animal skin, and even took off the animal skin coat he was wearing.
"Old witch, have the witches of your Eagle Tribe ever recorded the situation in the Western Wasteland? The old witch looked at the dry land, shook his head blankly, and said: "No, our Eagle Tribe knows very little about the Western Wasteland, but I remember that the Western Wasteland should be similar to the Eastern Wasteland. How could this happen?"
It was clearly winter, but the depths of the Western Wilderness were as hot as summer. The vegetation on the ground was sparse, there were few water sources, and even the number of birds and animals had decreased, making it like a desert.
When the giant eagle landed again, Jiang Xuan discovered that there were a large number of dead trees on the ground, some big and some small. Some had rotted, while some were still relatively intact.
Based on the dead tree stumps still on the ground and some dry riverbeds, Jiang Xuan judged that this place should have been rich in vegetation and had sufficient water resources in the past.
It shouldn't have been very long since it became like this.
If the time is too long, the ground will no longer be soil, but yellow sand all over the sky.
“Earthquakes, droughts, is there any connection between them?”
Jiang Xuan thought about it for a long time but couldn't get an answer, but he vaguely felt that there must be some connection between them.
Moreover, the changes in the Western Wilderness will have a huge impact on the Southern Wilderness and even the entire primitive continent.
Naturally, it is impossible for the Teng tribe to remain immune in such an environment.
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Congratulations to book friend "昕軒凉生丶" for becoming the first elder of this book.
Thanks to the elder "昕軒凉生ヽ" for the reward of 10,000 book coins.
(End of this chapter)
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