Chapter 283 The Endless Locusts
"Boom!"
With a dull thud, the huge dumplings fell to the ground.
Even though it had spread its wings as wide as possible to reduce the noise when landing, two rows of large and deep holes still appeared on the ground.
That was poked out by Tangyuan's claws.
"Hahaha, Chief Xuan, I haven't seen you for a while. You've grown stronger and stronger!"
Shanjia came to the door to greet him very promptly, and started praising Jiang Xuan before he even walked over.
Jiang Xuan jumped off Tangyuan's back, landed easily on the ground, and then walked towards the pangolin.
He is already nineteen years old this year, and his strength has reached the level of a five-color warrior. He is tall and strong, and looks very oppressive.
"Leader Panther, long time no see." Jiang Xuan smiled.
He has been to the Mountain Turtle Tribe countless times, and it is as familiar to him as his own home. After landing, he felt quite relaxed.
"Chief Xuan, you came at the perfect time. Today, the warriors of our tribe just happened to collect some fresh frozen lotus roots. Come on, I'll take you to taste them."
"good."
The two men walked into the tribe arm in arm, chatting. The people of the Mountain Turtle Tribe on the way were very familiar with Jiang Xuan. Some warriors even greeted Jiang Xuan, and Jiang Xuan responded one by one.
After a while, the two came to the house where the pangolin lived.
In addition to the fire pit, a set of wooden furniture is particularly eye-catching at the entrance. It is a gift from the Vine Tribe to the Mountain Turtle Tribe. There are two sets in total, one set for the witch and one set for the chief.
After Jiang Xuan sat down on the chair, Shanjia immediately put some washed frozen lotus roots on the table and let Jiang Xuan eat them.
Jiang Xuan picked up a piece of frozen lotus root, put it in his mouth and took a bite. The cool and sweet taste refreshed him.
It is really a pleasure to eat something like this on a hot summer day.
In contrast, the ice lotus roots transplanted by Tengbu tribe do not have this cooling effect, the taste is much worse, and it does not have the coolness of ice.
Jiang Xuan was surprised and asked, "Is this something dug up from the place where the Otter Tribe used to live?"
Shanjia said honestly: "That's right, but our warriors are not as good at diving as the otter tribe. We can only pull up the frozen lotus root. Most of the time, we can only get the upper part. It is difficult to pull it out completely."
Jiang Xuan took another bite and said, "It's a pity. The frozen lotus roots under the mud are bigger and sweeter."
The pangolin said helplessly, "If you want to eat the frozen lotus root under the mud, I guess only the big otters in the otter tribe can dig it out."
Can only those big otters dig it out? Jiang Xuan thought about it carefully and thought: That may not be the case. There are many animals that are good at diving, not just big otters! For example, the frog tribe, those giant frogs are particularly good at diving, so digging a frozen lotus root should be no problem.
However, Jiang Xuan would not say such words in front of Shanjia. He was thinking that after the territory of the Hou Teng tribe expanded to the Great Swamp, he must try to grow ice lotus roots in the Great Swamp again.
Logically speaking, as long as the environment is similar, the ice lotus roots grown should be the same, and there will not be a significant drop in taste and yield after transplanting as was the case before.
After Jiang Xuan finished eating a piece of frozen lotus root, he put the matter aside for the time being, because he didn't come here for the frozen lotus root today.
"Chief Shanjia, I came here to tell you something."
"To report?"
"Yes, did you know that there are a large number of locusts flying towards this side now?"
"Locusts? What are those?"
"It's a grasshopper, but it's much more ferocious than the grasshoppers we usually see."
"So it's a grasshopper..."
When the pangolin heard that it was a grasshopper, he immediately relaxed.
Grasshoppers are creatures with a very long history and a very wide distribution range, so the tribesmen are not unfamiliar with them.
Normally when the tribesmen go out hunting, if they come across large grasshoppers, they will catch them, string them together with thin wooden sticks, and roast them before eating. They taste pretty good.
As soon as Jiang Xuan saw the pangolin's expression, he knew that he knew nothing about the locust plague and thought it was just some grasshoppers jumping in the grass and eating leaves.
"Captain Panther, the locusts we are facing now are not like the ones you usually see. They are overwhelming and countless. They can eat up an entire forest in a few days."
"Think about it, if these locusts eat all the plants in the forest, the animals will definitely run away. Then where will we go to hunt?"
Shan Jia finally took Jiang Xuan's words seriously, but he was still a little skeptical and asked, "Is it really that powerful?"
"It's more serious than you think, otherwise I wouldn't have come all the way here to warn you."
Jiang Xuan continued: "Our Teng tribe has already started to deal with these locusts, but the strength of the Teng tribe alone is far from enough. We need the help of other tribes."
"You, the Teng tribe, can't deal with it?"
The pangolin was shocked and finally realized the seriousness of the problem.
You know, the nearby tribes have already regarded the Teng Tribe as a quasi-large tribe. If even the Teng Tribe can't deal with it, the other tribes will be even less able to resist it.
"Captain Panther, no matter how much I say, it's useless. How about I take you to see it with your own eyes?"
The pangolin hesitated, then nodded.
He could never imagine how grasshoppers, which usually looked harmless and were even eaten as food, could have such terrible destructive power.
He wouldn't fully believe it unless he went and saw it with his own eyes.
"Okay, then I'll trouble Chief Shanjia to go with me to the Sparrow Tribe and the Unicorn Tribe. I believe that they, like you, want to see the locust plague with their own eyes."
The pangolin nodded again. He was not in the mood to eat the frozen lotus root anymore. He just ate some animal meat to fill his stomach. Then he said a few words to the witch and left the Mountain Turtle Tribe with Jiang Xuan.
The Sparrow Tribe and the Unicorn Tribe were not far from the Mountain Turtle Tribe, and the Tangyuan flew very fast. In the evening of that day, the leaders of the two tribes were persuaded by Jiang Xuan and followed Jiang Xuan to see the locusts.
Late at night, Tangyuan drove them back to the forest where the hunting team and the breeding team were to rest.
The next morning, just after daybreak, Jiang Xuan got up with the leaders of the three tribes and climbed up the tallest tree nearby.
After just one look, the leaders of the three tribes were so shocked that they were speechless.
I saw a vast forest in front of me. All the green had disappeared, leaving only bare tree trunks and branches, all withered and yellow.
You know, it’s midsummer now! “This… this…”
Shanjia was stunned and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Jiang Xuan had anticipated their reactions. He said calmly, "Just keep watching."
Locusts are active during the day and hidden at night. At this time, most of the locusts are still sleeping on the trees.
As the sky grew brighter and the sun rose slowly from the east, all the locusts slowly woke up.
“Buzz buzz buzz…”
One locust after another woke up, flapped its wings and flew up.
At first, only a few locusts flew up here and there, but soon more and more locusts flew up, so densely packed that they could not be counted.
These locusts are khaki all over. When they gather together, they look like a large yellow cloud. The buzzing sound from their wings is enough to make people's scalps tingle.
After these locusts took off, they quickly pounced on the nearest green plants. Their large numbers and swift movements were intimidating.
“Crack, crack…”
The locusts were frantically gnawing on leaves, grass leaves and young buds of plants. In the blink of an eye, a large tree was riddled with holes and all the green leaves were eaten by the locusts.
"Gudong..."
The pangolin swallowed hard and said, "Are these really grasshoppers? That's horrible."
The leaders of the Sparrow Tribe and the Unicorn Tribe nodded, both of them looked a little panicked, because the scene happening before their eyes was too terrifying.
Jiang Xuan said: "You can think of them as mutated grasshoppers. If left alone, it won't be long before they eat up all the forests near the Great Swamp and even further away."
“By then, how are we supposed to survive here?”
Jiang Xuan's words were like a heavy hammer, hitting the hearts of Shanjia and others.
When it comes to the survival of the tribe, no one can remain indifferent.
The leader of the One-Horned Tribe asked hurriedly: "Chief Xuan, what should we do then?"
Jiang Xuan said: "Of course we should unite and fight these locusts together."
He thought for a moment and added, "Not only our four tribes, but also the other tribes near the Great Swamp must unite to deal with these locusts. We must eliminate them and prevent them from continuing to invade our territory!"
The three of them nodded. After seeing how terrible the locust plague was, they absolutely did not want it to happen in their own territory.
At that moment, Jiang Xuan discussed with them the feasible methods to kill the locusts. After the discussion, he immediately sent them back to their respective tribes and asked them to organize people to deal with the locust plague together.
On the Teng tribe side, in addition to the hunting team and the breeding team, more people were mobilized to participate in killing the locusts.
"Quack!"
Two days later, the frog tribe arrived first. A large group of giant frogs immediately jumped into the forest and frantically preyed on the locusts.
Soon, other tribes also came one after another and joined the campaign to fight the locust plague.
Thanks to the book friend "Aurora Cuckoo" for the reward of 5,000 book coins.
(End of this chapter)
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