Chapter 91: The Great Swamp at Night
After the transaction was completed, Jiang Xuan immediately ate the night-shining mushrooms because the pangolin reminded him that the fresher the night-shining mushrooms were, the better the effect would be.
He first tried to tear off a little and put it in his mouth without swallowing it, to see if there would be a poisoning reaction or other abnormalities.
No matter what time, it is always right to be cautious.
Although Jiang Xuan felt that everything that needed to be traded had been traded and the Mountain Turtle Tribe had no motive to poison him, he still habitually tried to see if there was any poison.
After a while, Jiang Xuan didn't find anything unusual, so he ate the whole night-shining mushroom.
Apart from being able to glow, the night-shining mushroom looks very ordinary, but it tastes really good. It gives Jiang Xuan the feeling of eating crab meat, very fresh, and with a sweet taste.
"What a pity, it's a little too little."
Jiang Xuan smacked his lips, feeling a little unsatisfied.
Although it tasted good, Jiang Xuan's body did not show any obvious changes after eating the night-shining mushrooms, which made him a little uneasy.
Could the Mountain Turtle Tribe be a swindler? He asked Shanjia about this question.
Shan Jia smiled and said, "Don't worry, Chief Xuan. You have to digest it after eating it, right?"
"You're right, I was too impatient."
Jiang Xuan smiled awkwardly. Only strong and powerful medicine would produce immediate results after taking it.
Because they had been traveling and trading during the day, it was already late. The Teng Tribe was not familiar with the Great Swamp, so Jiang Xuan and his friends decided to stay in the Mountain Turtle Tribe for one night.
The Mountain Turtle Tribe was quite welcoming towards their customers, and the pangolins gladly let them stay the night.
Moreover, the Mountain Turtle Tribe is not afraid that people from other tribes will take the opportunity to do something small, because they have a living totem god!
It was an old mountain turtle as big as a hill. No one knew how many years it had lived, but it had outlived the totem gods of the nearby tribes.
If it weren't for the existence of this old mountain turtle, the Turtle Tribe would not have been able to live so well.
After night fell, Jiang Xuan finally felt that his eyes were different from usual.
In the past, after nightfall, Jiang Xuan could only see things clearly by moonlight and firelight.
But now it’s different. He was surprised to find that he could see things in the dark clearly without the help of firelight or moonlight!
If someone stared at his eyes at this moment, they would find that there was a strange transparent film on his eyes, and his pupils were much larger than during the day.
"Night-shimeji mushrooms really work!"
Jiang Xuan was a little excited because gaining night vision ability was so important. It meant that he would be able to move at night in the future.
Jiang Xuan decided that he would find a way to trade some Night-shining Mushrooms with the Mountain Turtle Tribe in the future, and it would be best if all the warriors of the Vine Tribe could have night vision.
At night, Shan Jia found Jiang Xuan again and asked with a smile: "Chief Xuan, how is the effect of eating the night-shining mushroom?"
Jiang Xuan exclaimed: "It is indeed a good thing!"
"Of course, otherwise how could I ask you for a unicorn horn?"
Shanjia then asked, "Chief Xuan, are you interested in going hunting with us in the Great Swamp tonight?"
"tonight?"
"Yes, tonight."
"Will it be too dangerous?"
Jiang Xuan was a little hesitant. After all, this was an unfamiliar environment, and night was when various predators were most active.
The pangolin smiled and said, "It's alright, we'll ride the mountain turtle, and we won't go deep into the swamp."
The reason why Shanjia came to invite Jiang Xuan was because he felt that the two of them had similar personalities. He treated Jiang Xuan as a friend and had no other thoughts.
Jiang Xuan thought for a moment and said, "Well, it's good to go and broaden my horizons. Then I hope the leader of the pangolins will take good care of me."
Shanjia patted Jiang Xuan's shoulder happily and said, "Haha, no problem, pack up and we will set off soon. Believe me, the Great Swamp at night will not let you down."
After Shanjia left, Jiang Xuan talked to Chishao and others about going out hunting.
Chishao seemed very calm about this. She only said one sentence: "Follow the leader of the pangolins closely."
It’s not that Chishao doesn’t care about Jiang Xuan’s safety. In fact, she cares more than anyone else. It’s just that she has already felt the presence of the totem god of the Mountain Turtle Tribe.
As long as they stay within the Mountain Turtle Tribe, they won't be in too much danger.
Gou Teng and others wanted to go with them, but they had no night vision and it was too dangerous to go out at night, so they had no choice but to give up.
Jiang Xuan took his weapons and some personal belongings, touched the spider silk clothes on his body, and then strode out.
At the gate of the Mountain Turtle Tribe, Shanjia and others were ready.
When he went to the Mushroom Forest, Shanjia brought more than a hundred warriors, but this time for the night hunt, he only brought more than twenty people.
In addition to the warriors, there are five giant mountain tortoises, which are the guarantee for night hunting.
No one knows the Everglades better, or is more sensitive to danger, than these mountain tortoises.
When Jiang Xuan arrived, Shan Jia shouted, "Let's go!"
More than twenty people and five big mountain turtles immediately left the tribe and walked towards the big swamp outside.
The Mountain Turtle Tribe was on the edge of the Great Swamp. After leaving the tribe, they walked a short distance before they saw the shimmering Great Swamp under the moonlight.
The pangolin was the first to climb onto the back of the largest mountain turtle, and then said to Jiang Xuan, "Chief Xuan, come up."
Jiang Xuan climbed onto the back of the giant mountain turtle as instructed.
The back shell of the giant mountain tortoise is not very smooth, and each piece of the shell has some edges and corners. However, because these mountain tortoises are so large, people will not feel uncomfortable when sitting on them.
The others also climbed onto the backs of five giant mountain turtles, with each turtle carrying four or five people.
“Clatter…”
Five giant mountain turtles entered the water one after another, carrying everyone into the mysterious swamp.
Jiang Xuan looked at the giant mountain turtles swimming freely in the water with some surprise in his eyes. He thought these mountain turtles usually lived on land and could not swim.
In the swamp, there are tall reeds and various aquatic plants. Many places look like land, but in fact they are just large areas of aquatic plants floating in the water.
If someone stepped on it, they would likely fall into the water and be swallowed by the swamp.
“Chichichi…”
“Quack…quack…”
Various insects and frogs are constantly chirping, and from time to time you can hear some strange bird calls and animal roars.
Jiang Xuan sat on the back of a mountain turtle, feeling the night breeze, looking at the surrounding scenery with the help of his night vision, and listening to various noises. He felt very fresh.
Shanjia said proudly: "Everyone who came out this time has eaten night-shining mushrooms. We don't need to light a torch to hunt."
Jiang Xuan said: "These soldiers are really lucky."
"Hahaha, being a warrior of the Mountain Turtle Tribe is indeed a lucky thing."
Shan Jia looked at the spider silk clothes on Jiang Xuan again and couldn't help asking, "Chief Xuan, what kind of clothes are you wearing? I have never seen them before."
Jiang Xuan did not hide it: "This is the spider silk clothing from the Spider Tribe. We spent a lot of money to trade it from the Black Tooth Tribe."
"So that's how it is."
Shanjia nodded. He obviously knew the Black Tooth Tribe.
"I still prefer to wear tortoise shell. It's safer. This spider silk suit is too thin."
The pangolin patted his thick tortoise shell. With this tortoise shell, he felt very safe.
The two chatted in low voices while looking for prey around them.
The Mountain Turtle Tribe also knows how to fish. After all, they have living "boats" called mountain turtles that can move freely in the water.
However, they only use spears and harpoon-like weapons to stab some large fish from the water.
But they don't know how to set fish cages, fish traps, or weave fishing nets.
Soon, the pangolin found a hunting target, a large water beast that was eating in a bush of dense aquatic plants.
Jiang Xuan observed from a distance for a while and found that this water beast looked a bit like an otter, but it had two long tusks like a walrus, which was quite strange.
The pangolin waved his hand, and the other four giant mountain turtles swam around and surrounded the water grass from a distance.
Obviously, they have cooperated in such actions countless times and have already developed a tacit understanding.
Because they were riding on mountain tortoises and had no torches, they were well hidden and the water beast did not discover them.
Shanjia said to Jiang Xuan in a low voice: "We in the Mountain Turtle Tribe call these water beasts water wolves. They are very fierce and cunning. If you don't pay attention, they will escape."
"Their big teeth are good things. They can be used to make tooth knives. The oil in their stomachs is also good. If you have burns or scalds, apply a little water wolf oil and you will recover quickly."
"Their fur is also a good material for making fur coats. It's soft and warm, and everyone likes it."
After listening to this, Jiang Xuan could only sigh that the tribesmen really made full use of every part of their prey.
This kind of water wolf is full of treasures. If it were in the world of Jiang Xuan's previous life, it would probably be hunted down and become extinct in a short time.
But in this primitive world, the territory occupied by humans is not large, but the number of various animals is extremely large.
Moreover, the tribesmen have their own set of rules for hunting. They usually do not capture young animals or mother animals with cubs, thus avoiding overfishing.
Soon, five big mountain turtles and more than twenty soldiers quietly surrounded the dense grass.
“Woo…”
After everything was ready, the pangolin stood up, let out a strange howl, then raised a short spear and threw it decisively at the water wolf.
That whistling sound is a signal.
Almost at the same time, other warriors from the Mountain Turtle Tribe also threw short spears at the water wolf. More than twenty short spears almost blocked all of the water wolf's escape routes.
“Ah…”
The water wolf let out a scream and was instantly stabbed by several spears.
It struggled to escape by diving into the water, but the giant turtle had already swam to the edge of the water plants and it could no longer escape.
Not long after, this water wolf became the trophy of the Mountain Turtle Tribe and was carried away by the mountain turtle where the pangolin and Jiang Xuan were.
Then, they captured a lot of strange swamp creatures, some were fish, some were giant frogs, some were water beasts, and even snakes.
It was not until midnight that they returned to the Mountain Turtle Tribe with various spoils.
This trip was quite rewarding. Jiang Xuan also broadened his horizons and gained some understanding of the things in the Great Swamp.
As a hunting companion, Jiang Xuan was given a giant frog as big as a millstone. According to Shanjia, the meat of this giant frog is very delicious and a rare delicacy.
After Jiang Xuan returned to the Mountain Turtle Tribe, he immediately washed and peeled the giant frog, then roasted the whole thing over the fire, and then distributed it to everyone in the Teng Tribe.
Jiang Xuan tore off a frog leg and took a bite. His eyes lit up: "It's really delicious!"
The meat of this giant frog is very tender and has crispy bones, and it tastes quite good.
Chishao and others also praised the giant frog's meat and were even eager to hunt a few to eat.
Of course, they could only think about it. After all, without night vision and giant mountain tortoises, it was almost impossible to hunt in the swamp at night.
The next day, everyone in the Teng tribe prepared to go back.
After all, the chief and the witch cannot leave the tribe for too long if they leave at the same time.
When they parted, Shan Jia said to Jiang Xuan: "Chief Xuan, next time you come here, I will take you to hunt in the big swamp during the day. I'm sure you will like it."
"Haha, Chief Panther, I'm looking forward to it."
Jiang Xuan hugged the pangolin bear and said, "Chief Pangolin, you are welcome to visit our Teng tribe next time. I will definitely entertain you warmly."
Shan Jia said, "I will definitely go if I have the chance."
"We are about to leave, see you next time!"
Jiang Xuan waved his hand, then took the people of the Teng Tribe and left the Mountain Turtle Tribe with the various mushrooms they had harvested this time.
Shan Jia watched Jiang Xuan gradually go away and sighed, "This leader Xuan is a good person, but I don't know what the Teng tribe is like, and I don't know if I will have the chance to go and see it."
In this era when transportation basically relies on walking, if the distance between tribes is a little far, they basically never interact with each other, and it is difficult to see each other again.
After the figures of Jiang Xuan and others disappeared, the people of the Mountain Turtle Tribe also dispersed. The tribesmen were very busy and did not have much time to think about the sadness of separation.
In the forest, Jiang Xuan and others returned along the original route, rested for a night, and hunted some prey on the way. They returned to the Teng tribe safely in the evening of the next day.
When they left, everyone living in the Teng tribe was nervous, fearing that something unexpected might happen to the leader and the witch, and their good days would be over.
Fortunately, the chief and the witch returned safely, and it is said that they traded a lot of good things from the Mountain Turtle Tribe.
On June 16, the weather was already very hot and mosquitoes were most active.
It was at this time that the hunting team of the Mosquito Tribe came near the Vine Tribe again.
In the forest, the flower mosquito was traveling with a hunting team of hundreds of people and a large group of bird-billed mosquitoes.
The witch of the Mosquito Tribe was very satisfied with the three large pottery tripods brought back from the Vine Tribe. Hua Weng also made a great contribution and gained more power in the tribe.
"Chief, we have gone to that small tribe twice and failed each time. Why do we need to go again?"
Hua Wen glared at the soldier who raised the question and said, "Why are you talking so much nonsense? I say go, and I'm going."
The soldier was obviously a little afraid of Hua Wen. He shrank his neck when he heard this and dared not raise any more objections.
In fact, Hua Wen was just unwilling to give up. If he failed again this time, he would not come again.
The warriors of the Mosquito Tribe were moving quickly through the forest. A large group of bird-billed mosquitoes were right in front of them. They formed a black mass and flew recklessly. The buzzing sound of their wings could be heard from far away.
When the Mosquito Tribe warriors in the front appeared outside the Vine Tribe again, they were surprised to find that the people of the Vine Tribe had actually come back!
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(End of this chapter)
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