Chapter 160: The Polluted Canal
"I'll go up and take another look." Chu Qiao said as he walked upstream.
On both sides of the upstream, white fish bones were stranded on the shore. The larger ones were half a meter long, and the smaller ones were less than 5 centimeters. Some of them still had flesh on them, emitting a rotten stench, which was even more shocking than the scene downstream.
Chu Qiao frowned, covered his nose and ran downstream, taking a deep breath. "They're all dead fish."
Lu Zhan's face turned pale, and he unconsciously took a half step back, saying nervously, "Let's go, don't stay here too long."
The two of them quickened their pace and continued walking southwest along the small canal.
As they walked, their faces became darker and darker. From time to time, there were several animal corpses lying at their feet, including those of a deer, a porcupine, and even a cheetah.
The netizens on the barrage have not yet realized the seriousness of the matter and think they can get a bargain:
"Oh my god, Master Chu, you guys are rich, you can eat meat for free."
"It's a great thing."
“It’s easy to get it”
"This operation is 666."
Brother Feng: "Master Chu, eat it when you can. Don't waste it. Which corpse do you want to eat?"
"Little Chicken gave Chu Qiao an airplane - cats are not tasty, try porcupines, they must be delicious."
Chu Qiao's face turned grim. He didn't bother joking with his friends online. He kicked the bones away and said, "There are indeed a lot of animal carcasses here. Some have turned to bones, while others haven't rotted yet. But they are all inedible."
"These animals didn't have any wounds on their bodies. It's definitely not possible that they died of natural causes. It must have been caused by the surrounding water."
A vulture flew across the sky and landed on the dead fawn.
Chu Qiao picked up a small stone and threw it at the vulture.
The vulture was just about to eat when it was disturbed. It immediately became agitated and rushed towards Chu Qiao.
Chu Qiao's eyes lit up, and he dodged easily to the right, shouting, "Don't know what's good for you. I'm saving you."
As she spoke, she picked up a wooden stick, and the vulture's attack came again, but was accurately knocked back by the stick.
The vulture failed in its two attacks and suddenly became a little listless. It thought Chu Qiao had taken a fancy to the deer, so it circled around it angrily, intending to wait until Chu Qiao had enjoyed it before it could nibble on some of the meat.
Chu Qiao suddenly took out a flint and skillfully started a fire.
The vulture watched helplessly as the fawn's body burned to ashes. Chu Qiao also moved other corpses around and threw them into the fire. It howled in the sky, its voice sharp and piercing, expressing its dissatisfaction.
Chu Qiao looked up at the sky and said with a curled lip, "The vulture probably wants to kill me right now."
Lu Zhan: "You did the right thing. These corpses are also infected with the virus. If they are eaten by animals, the virus will spread from one to ten, and from ten to a hundred. The consequences will be immeasurable."
After dealing with the body, the two men continued to leave. The aloe vera in the bag and the half pot of water in the kettle were enough to sustain them for a while.
As we got further away from the canal, there were fewer and fewer bodies on the road.
The fatigue brought by the hot weather was too much for both of them, and their pace became slower and slower.
Chu Qiao dragged his heavy steps, looking at the soil, counting his steps as he walked, so that he could roughly estimate the distance they had walked.
Lu Zhan suddenly pulled Chu Qiao.
Chu Qiao felt top-heavy and almost fell down. She grabbed a small tree beside her and steady herself: "What's wrong?"
Lu Zhan squatted down and saw a 5-centimeter footprint in the grass with a forked tip.
Lu Zhan: "Can you tell what kind of animal it is?"
Chu Qiao: "It's most likely a zebra's footprint. Let's go over and take a look."
Chu Qiao followed the footprints and found that they gradually became messy, and finally suddenly turned into two long prints, extending all the way to a cave. The cave was very large, two meters high, and empty inside.
"There's something under my feet," Chu Qiao suddenly said. His voice echoed in the cave, sounding a bit scary.
Chu Qiao moved his right foot, revealing a bone with a trace of flesh still remaining on it.
"ah……"
"Oh my god, Master Chu, how come you always run into everything?"
"These are not human bones."
Chu Qiao calmly picked up the bone and said, "It's just one bone. I can't be sure if it's from an animal or a human."
Lu Zhan: "Let me take a look."
Lu Zhan picked up the bone, gestured to Chu Qiao's body, and shook his head: "It's not a human bone."
He searched the cave again and found that there was more than one bone. Based on the bones he found, Lu Zhan roughly pieced together its shape.
Chu Qiao looked at the bones in front of him and thought of the marks that had led all the way to the cave entrance. He said, "Even though many parts are missing, it's still clear that it was a long-legged animal. Perhaps it's the zebra footprints from earlier."
"If there's a zebra carcass here, then this cave is most likely a carnivore's cave."
"And judging by the dried flesh on the bones, this carnivore has been gone for about four or three days."
Lu Zhan stared cautiously outside the cave: "Let's get out of here quickly, otherwise it will be too late to find a place to sleep."
Chu Qiao shook her head: "It's too late." She gritted her teeth and said: "There's no time to look for it anymore, let's just stay here."
"No, it's too dangerous here. We have no idea what kind of predator it is. The risk is too great."
"It's even more risky to go out. Besides, based on my experience, there's a good chance this carnivore will run into danger and won't be able to come back."
Lu Zhan was skeptical: "Are you sure?"
Chu Qiao waved his hand: "Don't worry, I promise to bring you back safely. However, for safety reasons, the cave entrance needs to be blocked."
Chu Qiao took him out and saw a flowering tree in the distance. The tree was less than 4 meters tall. After walking closer, Chu Qiao saw that the tree was full of thorns.
Lu Zhan's eyes lit up. "Acacia flower? This flower is used in Beidou traditional medicine for anti-inflammatory and antibacterial purposes. You've found a treasure."
Chu Qiao spoke to the drone, "This flower is called the Acacia tree. It's a small tree that generally grows only in tropical areas. It blooms in spring and autumn. The yellow flowers on the branches are extremely beautiful. Although this tree is a small tree that doesn't grow large, it's full of treasures."
Chu Qiao: "The flowers of this kind of book also have aromatic oils, which are high-quality fragrance raw materials. The bark and roots can be used to make tannins, the branches can be made into glue and ink, and the seeds are edible."
As soon as Chu Qiao finished speaking, netizens became excited: "Then what are you doing? Looking for seeds. Aren't seeds edible?"
"The one above, just started watching Master Chu's Wilderness Survival?"
"I agree. You obviously have no common sense. The flowers haven't even finished blooming yet, so where did the seeds come from?"
Chu Qiao nodded. "This time I mainly want to use the branches of the acacia tree. Because its branches are full of thorns, placing them at the entrance of the cave can play a certain defensive role."
As he spoke, Lu Zhan had already taken out a knife from his backpack and started chopping off the branches of the acacia tree.
Chu Qiao walked over, grabbed the half-cut branch by Lu Zhan, bent his legs off the ground, and pressed all his body strength on it, breaking the branch instantly.
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