Chapter 34 Bird-Billed Mosquito
After eating all the fruits of the whip tree, Jiang Xuan clearly felt that his strength had more than doubled than before, but he didn't know how far he was from becoming a two-color warrior.
To become a two-color warrior, it is not enough to just be strong.
The two-color warrior's strength, speed, and senses must far exceed those of the one-color warrior. Only in this way can he hunt wild boars alone.
Each fruit of the whip tree has several small seeds scattered in the flesh.
Jiang Xuan collected all the fruit cores together, then took them to the southern forest, cleared a piece of land, and planted the fruit cores in rows.
Jiang Xuan had planted the previous eight thunder tree seedlings in the mountains and forests north of the Teng Tribe. This time, for the whip tree fruit cores, Jiang Xuan chose the mountains and forests in the south.
In this way, when these plants grow up, the forests on both the north and south sides of the Teng Tribe will have defensive capabilities.
Uncaria asked in confusion: "Chief, why do you plant these fruit cores here? This fruit is so good, shouldn't it be planted near the bamboo house?"
Shi Qiu rolled his eyes and said, "If you had seen the scene of a whip tree beating someone, you wouldn't have such an idea."
Jiang Xuan said: "Shi Qiu is right. The whip tree is very dangerous. If it is planted in the tribe, it will cause harm to the tribe members. But if it is planted here, it can defend against foreign enemies."
"Not only the whip tree, but also cage vines, biting flowers and other dangerous plants can be planted near the tribe. In the future, it will not be easy for people from other tribes to enter our tribe unless they can fly."
Uncaria scratched his head and said, "People from outside the tribe can't get in, but it's not easy for us to get out, right? These fierce plants don't recognize humans."
Jiang Xuan smiled and said, "This is easy. We just need to dig a tunnel underground and we can go in and out at will. We can also arrange two people to guard the tunnel, so it will not be easy for people from outside the tribe to get in."
Uncaria said in admiration: "Chief, you are so smart!"
When other people looked at Jiang Xuan, there was also admiration in their eyes.
After the men had planted all the fruit cores, they used stone axes to cut down the two large trees that provided shade.
It was very difficult to chop down the tree with a stone axe. Fortunately, the five men were all warriors and had just eaten the fruits of the whip tree, so their strength was greatly increased. After spending some time, they successfully felled the tree.
Jiang Xuan dragged the two big trees aside and left them alone for the time being. When the weather dried up in autumn, he could drag them back and use them as firewood.
Then they returned to their tribe.
Chishao took Uncaria and others to hunt, while Jiang Xuan took the tourists to continue transplanting those insect-eating plants.
"This is water arrow grass. It shoots water arrows to catch insects. It needs to be planted densely so that more water arrows can be shot out and the chance of hitting an insect is higher."
Jiang Xuan, along with Gan Song and others, transplanted the water arrow grass they had found in the open area into the vegetable field, planting three rows in a row, close to each other.
"This is bamboo grass. It relies on its bamboo-shaped leaves to catch insects, so it doesn't need to be planted so densely."
"This is a clapping plant. It uses these two leaves to swat away insects. It can also be planted in a dispersed manner."
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Jiang Xuan led the tourists to plant these insect-eating plants one by one in more than 30 acres of arable land.
Now it seems that there are too few plants to catch many insects, but in autumn, these plants will bloom and bear fruit, and produce seeds, and the Teng Tribe can plant them in large quantities next year.
As long as the planting is successful, the vine tribe will no longer have to rely on manual labor to catch insects. These plants will actively attract the insects and kill them.
After planting the plants, the sun had already set, and Jiang Xuan and the tourists returned to the bamboo house.
As night falls, the primitive jungle becomes active again. Countless birds and beasts emerge and engage in rounds of fighting for survival.
In the cultivated land, the newly planted carnivorous plants slowly stretched out their roots and penetrated deeply into the soil, absorbing water and nutrients.
Before long, their listless stems and leaves became full again and slowly stretched out until they regained vitality.
These carnivorous plants are very tenacious. When they adapt to the new living environment, they will be more vigorous than before! The night wind blows, and a full moon slowly rises from the horizon. The moonlight shrouds the earth like a veil, adding a touch of mystery to all things.
“Crackle, crackle…”
In the bamboo house, firewood continued to burn. After Jiang Xuan had eaten and drunk his fill, he remembered that there were a few stalks of fan grass in the animal skin bag, so he took them out.
"How could I forget these fan grasses?"
Jiang Xuan picked up the bone hoe and took the fan grass outside the house. He found a piece of vacant land and planted the fan grass.
"Next year, these fan grasses should grow into a large patch. Then we can squeeze out some juice and try to make mosquito repellent."
Applying the juice of fan grass on the body can repel mosquitoes, but I don’t know how long it can be preserved after being squeezed.
If we could find a way to make them into mosquito repellent and preserve them for a long time, we wouldn't have to worry about being bitten by mosquitoes when we go hunting in the mountains or sleep at night.
After all, no one likes the feeling of being bitten by a mosquito. It's okay if it sucks blood, but it leaves a bump that becomes more itchy the more you scratch it, which is really annoying.
After Jiang Xuan finished planting the fan grass, he returned to the bamboo house and closed the door.
Before going to bed, he added a handful of stinking grass to the charcoal fire next to the fire pit to repel mosquitoes.
"The stinking grass needs to be burned before it is useful, and once it is burned and blown by the wind, mosquitoes will fly in again. It would be great if a long-lasting mosquito repellent could be made earlier so that we don't have to smell this stinky smell every day."
Jiang Xuan lay down on the bamboo bed again, with his head resting on the newly made reed pillow and sleeping on a reed mat. Listening to the crackling sound of the burning firewood, he soon fell asleep.
As the night deepened, the stinking grass in the fire pit burned slowly.
“Buzz buzz buzz…”
Under the moonlight, a huge mosquito flew from the southern forest towards the Teng tribe.
Its wingspan is half a meter long, and its translucent wings flap at an astonishingly fast frequency, allowing it to fly at an extremely fast speed.
This giant mosquito is covered in black and purple patterns, and the most peculiar thing about it is its mouthparts.
Other mosquitoes feed on animal blood, plant sap or nectar, so their mouthparts are needle-shaped.
But the mouthparts of this giant mosquito look like sharp bird beaks, slightly curved and able to open and close.
This giant mosquito is very rare and its name is bird-billed mosquito.
The Bird-Billed Mosquito is the war pet of the Mosquito Tribe. It can help the warriors of the Mosquito Tribe hunt, guard, and observe the situation in the distance.
The appearance of this bird-beaked mosquito means that the warriors of the Mosquito Tribe have arrived nearby. It is equivalent to a scout exploring the way.
“Buzz buzz buzz…”
The flying speed of the bird-billed mosquito was so fast that in the blink of an eye, it flew over the Teng Tribe, saw the bamboo house, and sensed that there was someone in the bamboo house.
However, at this moment, the smell of stinking grass floated high into the sky with the wind and landed next to the bird-billed mosquito.
An unpleasant smell stimulated the senses of the bird-billed mosquito, and its body stiffened, and even its wings flapped slowly.
It's like someone who doesn't eat stinky tofu suddenly smells the stinkiest stinky tofu and his face turns green.
“Buzz…”
This bird-beaked mosquito fled from the vine tribe at the fastest speed, without even looking back...
Thanks to the book friend "Mengmeng Beast" for the reward.
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(End of this chapter)
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