Chapter 70 Mushroom Forest
On the morning of February 9, Jiang Xuan led the hunting team into the mountains again.
There were nine people entering the mountain this time, including Jiang Xuan, Shi Qiu, and seven other warriors of the same color.
Among them, the leader of the bandits, Jing Jie, mainly asked to follow Jiang Xuan hunting. Jiang Xuan felt that Jing Jie was quite capable and was performing well, so he agreed.
Hunting is a dangerous business, and there is no harm in having more people.
The jungle in spring is full of tender green branches and leaves and unknown flowers and birds. It is very beautiful. There are not many mosquitoes, making people feel comfortable.
Jiang Xuan and others walked in the jungle, searching for suitable prey.
“Rustle…”
A giant millipede crawled by from a distance. It was about seven or eight meters long, covered with hard armor, and was round. When it crawled, hundreds of its legs moved together, which was enough to make people with trypophobia feel numb.
Although the giant millipede is large in size, it has a strong odor and leaves a strong smell wherever it crawls. The warriors of the Vine Tribe dislike it very much.
No one would eat this kind of thing unless they had no other choice.
The nine people continued to move forward. Their luck was not very good today and they only captured some small prey along the way.
"Is it because the route we took today was not good?"
During the break, Jiang Xuan frowned because the prey he caught today was too little.
"Chief, there's something going on ahead!"
At this moment, the soldier who was responsible for exploring the way ahead ran back in a hurry, looking very excited.
Jiang Xuan immediately stood up and asked hurriedly, "What did you find? Is it a large prey?"
The soldier shook his head, panting, and gestured with his hands, "It's not prey, it's mushrooms, so big, so many mushrooms!"
A soldier who was resting said disapprovingly: "Why are you so excited about seeing mushrooms? Aren't mushrooms growing everywhere now?"
Others nodded as well. This season was the time when mushrooms grew wildly and could be seen everywhere. It was nothing special.
"They are not ordinary mushrooms. They are very large and there are many of them. Oh, I can't explain it clearly. Chief, just follow me and you will know!"
The warrior who was exploring the way was obviously not good at speaking and could only look at Jiang Xuan eagerly.
"It's almost time to rest, so let's go over and take a look."
Since Jiang Xuan had spoken, the others had no choice but to stand up and follow the soldier who was responsible for exploring the way forward.
Jiang Xuan didn't care much at first, because although mushrooms taste delicious, many species are poisonous, and many tribesmen are poisoned by mushrooms every year.
Over time, people only eat mushrooms that are easiest to identify and have been eaten many times, and they dare not eat unfamiliar mushrooms.
However, when they passed through a dense forest and came to the place the warrior had mentioned, everyone was shocked by the scene before them and was speechless! This was a primeval forest with towering ancient trees. The trees were very large, and there were no bushes or vines on the ground. Instead, it was covered with all kinds of giant mushrooms.
“This…is this a mushroom?”
In the hunting team, Jiang Xuan opened his mouth wide, staring in amazement at a large patch of giant mushrooms in front of him.
These mushrooms have different shapes and colors, the only thing they have in common is that they are big, incredibly big!
An orange-yellow mushroom, five or six meters tall, with a huge cap that is larger than an ordinary roof and a handle as thick as a tree trunk.
A purple Ganoderma-like mushroom, seven or eight meters high, has five caps growing from one main stem. From bottom to top, each section has a cloud-like cap growing obliquely, which is very beautiful.
A blue mushroom that looks like a giant butterfly, with a cap divided into two halves and beautiful patterns on it.
There is also a peculiar black mushroom with a very short umbrella handle and a lot of umbrella caps, which are stacked one on top of the other, and look like a giant pine cone.
There are also mushrooms that look like giant flowers, mushrooms that look like dead trees, mushrooms that look like giant snakes...
The variety of mushrooms was simply dazzling, and everyone in the Teng Tribe hunting team was shocked.
"Oh my god, these mushrooms are so big, aren't they?"
“Are these mushrooms edible?”
"If this is edible, one mushroom would be enough for our entire tribe to eat for many days, right?"
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Everyone in the Vine Tribe was talking and exclaiming in amazement. It was obvious that no one had ever seen so many giant mushrooms.
This scene was just like the cartoons Jiang Xuan had watched in his previous life; it was extremely dreamy.
"Cry!"
Just then, a bird flew over the forest at a very fast speed.
"puff!"
When it flew above a giant red mushroom, suddenly, a large amount of powder sprayed out from the middle of the giant mushroom cap and wrapped the bird.
“Gah…”
After the bird was covered with powder, it only flew forward a short distance before falling to the ground at an angle, obviously dead.
The faces of the people in the Vine Tribe who were in the midst of a heated discussion froze as they realized that these giant mushrooms seemed to be no pushovers.
"Look over there."
Jingjie discovered a giant elk, but its condition was obviously not right. Its eyes were dazed and it staggered towards the giant mushrooms.
When the giant deer walked into the middle of a patch of giant mushrooms, it seemed that it could no longer hold on. Its body shook a few times and then fell to the ground with a bang.
After seeing two animals fall down in succession in this forest of giant mushrooms, even a fool would know that something is wrong with this place.
The people of the Teng tribe involuntarily took a few steps back. The excitement on their faces was gone, replaced by instinctive vigilance.
"how so……"
The face of the warrior who was exploring the way also turned slightly pale. Obviously, he did not expect that this seemingly beautiful place was so dangerous.
Jiang Xuan held the bone spear and said, "There's something strange about this place. Let's go around it first."
Jiang Xuan didn't want any accidents to happen, so to be on the safe side, it would be better to avoid this strange giant mushroom forest.
Everyone nodded, no one wanted to risk their life.
They bypassed the giant mushroom forest from the side and tried to keep themselves at a safe distance.
However, just when Jiang Xuan was about to leave this place, an unexpected situation occurred.
"Oh no, there's someone in front!"
Jingjie, who was walking in front, suddenly let out a low growl, then quickly hid behind a thick tree trunk. Seeing this, the others also chose to hide in nearby shelters.
In the primitive jungle, encountering people is often more terrifying than encountering wild beasts.
Because different tribes fought fiercely for prey and resources.
If we encounter a ferocious beast and are ambushed, only a few people may die.
However, if they encounter people from other tribes, it may bring disastrous consequences to their own tribe.
Jiang Xuan whispered, "Stay still, I'll go up the tree and check the situation."
He carefully avoided the sight ahead, then climbed up a big tree with many branches quietly.
When he was halfway up, he could already see the person in front of him through the gaps between the branches and leaves.
It was a team of about seventy or eighty people, probably a hunting team from some strange tribe.
There were dark green totem patterns painted on their faces, but because the distance was quite far, Jiang Xuan couldn't see clearly what was painted on them.
However, the most eye-catching thing is that there are two huge mountain tortoises in this team! These two mountain tortoises carry a lot of things on their backs and follow the team at a fast speed.
Not only that, the leaders of this team were actually wearing large tortoise shells, including chest armor and dorsal armor, which looked quite funny.
Not only that, Jiang Xuan discovered that they were actually walking towards the forest where giant mushrooms grew!
"What kind of tribe is this? What do they want to do in that mushroom forest?"
Jiang Xuan had many questions in his mind, but no one could answer him. He could only continue to observe and see what these people from this strange tribe wanted to do.
In order to facilitate observation, Jiang Xuan changed a branch on the tree with a better view. He wanted to see if these people would encounter danger in the giant mushroom forest like those animals.
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Congratulations to the book friend "昕轩凉生ヽ" for becoming the first protector of this book. Thank you for your strong support.
Thanks to the guardian "昕轩凉生ヽ" for the reward of 6,000 book coins.
Thanks to the book friend "Qian Nanyou" for the reward.
Thanks to book friends "Zhaixing Xiaodao", "Jiushijiu Bianhua" and "Wuyujian" for their rewards.
(End of this chapter)
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