Chapter 263 [Butcher of the Desert]
Chen Ergou cleared the freshly harvested seafood and placed it neatly on the banana leaves. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Lobster, as well as small half-clams and three pieces of barracuda.
Lobsters and clams are put aside for the time being, as they can be cooked with a little washing, with an emphasis on barracuda.
He picked up a golden barracuda and looked at it: "It looks like a lot of meat, the slender mouth has sharp teeth in the upper and lower jaws, and there are a lot of bones in this kind of fish. ā
But these barracudas can be found in the world's oceans, and little is known about them. ā
āā¦ā¦ Actually, I don't know much, except that their diet is probably lower algae and organic detritus in the sediment of the seabed, which they scrape with their jaws. In order to eat better, the barracuda's teeth have degenerated into tiny brush-like shapes. The pyloric stomach is muscular, like a sand bladder, which is ideal for grinding and crushing food in the sand. ā
"So...... This is a fish with very clean flesh. ā
"Isn't it inconceivable that someone compares a barracuda to a shark?"
He smiled.
While he began to clean up the barracuda scales, cut off the fins, and dig out the internal organs, he chattered to the camera and introduced:
"There's a reason why it's compared to sharks, adult barracuda have few natural predators and are particularly curious and alert. Sharks, by contrast, are much more reflexive. In fact, this is because sharks have weak eyesight and rely on their keen sense of smell to observe changes in things around them, while barracuda relies on a good eyesight. ā
"When a school of barracuda is attacked by an invasion, all the fish in the school work together to reflect the light with their bodies, and the sparkling scales of the jujube make the invaders confused, and the fish wait for an opportunity to escape. Schools of barracuda can also be arranged in spectacular formations, and for a dazzled-eyed shark, a large 'body' of hundreds of barracuda can be mistaken for a dangerous 'superfish'. ā
"That's where the Seawolf Storm comes in, we've seen it before. ā
"Alright, it's almost clean. ā
He set the utensils and food, but he didn't do it immediately, he crossed his hands on his hips and thought for a while: "This dinner seems to have begun to take shape, but the color is a little monotonous, I want to find some spices and green plants to spice up and satisfy my hunger." ā
"You can also balance the nutrition, not all the meat. ā
The audience almost squirted.
"You know it's all meat. ā
"It's just a pure carnivore, every time I say I am a vegetarian, I eat all meat. ā
"This dinner is better than the big guest hall, and I am speechless. ā
"The big guest hall, upstairs in Suzhou. ā
ā¦ā¦
Chen Ergou looked at the barrage that slipped by and didn't interject.
He kept his food in the turtle food pod to prevent other animals from coming and stealing it. Then he took a knife and a bamboo tube made of giant dragon bamboo, thought about it, and brought a piece of straw rope, and walked deep into the island.
"Now that the weather is getting cooler, let's hurry up and go. ā
There are many kinds of plants in tropical island forests, and if you are not careful, you can accidentally eat toxin-containing fungi and fruits. Any experience of eating poisonous fruit is terrible, and there is no need to say more.
Since entering the desert island, he has tried to prey on meat to minimize the risk of food poisoning.
Tender spices can be used to cook porridge and can also help replenish various vitamins that the body needs.
The smell of the woods changed somewhat, and he sniffed vigorously, "I smell the peculiar smell of spice plants, wafting from the mud that leans into the shore...... The murmuring of the stream can still be faintly heard. ā
The flickering and flickering dense forest crossing is particularly frightening, but fortunately, he is not an ordinary person, and the moving BGM songs are also played in the live broadcast room at the right time, so that he will not be so lonely.
When he encounters a forest path that is blocked by overgrown plants or needs to be touched to cross the path, he usually opens the way with a jungle knife.
Walking out of the dense rainforest, I saw a small waterfall that kept dripping.
Chen Ergou washed his face, looked at the waterfall that was flowing endlessly, and said with some worry: "It's enough to have a small waterfall like this, sometimes too much doesn't mean it's a good thing." ā
"You can tell from the surroundings that this is not a source of fresh water that flows all year round. ā
"I can almost assume that all this fresh water comes from the volcanic basin at the top of Whale Island. The source of fresh water is, of course, rainwater. And the faster it is lost now, the faster it is dwindling. ā
He shook his head, only watching as the turbulent water finally flowed to the sea, "Unfortunately, I can't stop it at all. ā¦ā¦ Hopefully my guess is wrong. ā
Sniffing his nose again, the smell of the spice plant was even stronger, "It should be nearby." ā
Recalling what he had observed, he roughly deduced that he was leaning against the edge of the island's pristine rainforest.
There is a lot of evaporation on the island during the day, and this moist swamp has gradually dried up.
He still didn't dare to be careless, and chose to walk on those light-colored mud surfaces to prevent falling into a man-eating swamp.
A handful of knee-high tender plants were distributed, and Chen Ergou told the audience, "I haven't challenged to survive in the swamp yet, and now that I've met it, I'll teach you a little useful knowledge, I hope you won't be annoyed." ā
"Don't bother, don't bother, the dog's small class has started. ā
"Listen well and study hard, otherwise you will fail the exam." ā
"Anyway, in terms of wilderness knowledge, I only serve you. No matter which professor in the country, you will be down. ā
Chen Ergou chopped a wooden stick, "Try to get around those grasses, there may be poisonous snakes or evil insects entrenched in it." ā
"Sticks used to be used to pick up small snakes that snake as they snake on swamp plants, but so far no snakes have been found on the island, and they still come in handy. It can poke the mud in the ground, and if it's empty, it dodges away. ā
Walking around the grass and stopping, it was getting dark.
Chen Ergou's whole person also became vigilant.
He will go beyond the normal sense of smell, hearing, sight, and spirit, and make him feel that the smell around him is likely to indicate that wildlife is at any time.
Concentrate and listen to everything around you.
To concentrate, he motioned to Goudan to turn off the music, and the live broadcast room suddenly fell silent, and the surrounding atmosphere seemed to become tense.
Chen Ergou raised his feet to keep silent as much as possible, and minimized the noise, and suddenly, a huge scissor-tailed bird flew up in the grass, startling everyone.
When I looked up, I saw that it was a frigate bird.
"Wori, it scared me to death. ā
"The atmosphere is getting weirder and weirder. ā
"Please, don't deliberately set up the tension. ā
Chen Ergou suddenly stopped, "Look, everyone!"
What to see?
Nothing, just a rotten piece of wood.
The second monk in the audience was puzzled, but Chen Ergou took a step back and said:
"It's a crocodile, a crocodile in disguise. If I accidentally step on it, at least half of my leg will be gone. ā
Because there is a lot of transpiration in the swamp, when the sun shines on the marshland, it will always produce some drowsy fog and block the view. Thanks to the old driver leading the way, the audience saw the truth.
The reason for the concealment of the surrounding plants is that I can't see the whole picture of this disguised crocodile, but the grown mouth is a little white, and the sharp teeth are shining with the white of the dry bones of the desert, and they are deranged from the mouth.
The eyes are like the eyes of a dry tree, and the broad jaws are like the skin of an aspen tree. The body is covered with blue-gray, white-black scales, scattered on the back and limbs, like ancient armor, and the pieces extend from the broad skull to the tail.
Chen Ergou measured it with his eyes and said, "It's about two meters long, and it can be seen that it's a male crocodile." ā
"I've seen the spices, have you seen them? Behind it, it's mint, cattail, and thyme...... Thyme that we used in the desert. ā
Sniffing his nose gently, a cool fragrance came to his nose, which was the smell of mint.
"I can even smell the mint. The green plant was fragrant, with paired leaves, lips and lips with small lilac flowers, and small dark purple-brown fruits behind the flowers......"
"It's super lucky to find mint on the island, and these plants tend to grow at high altitudes. It also has high medicinal value, it is a spicy and cold sweating antipyretics, and can also treat influenza, headache, red eyes, body heat, throat, gum swelling and pain. My eyes have been soaked in the sea for so long that they are still red and dry, and I need it to soak them. ā
"I can make tea with peppermint, which has the effect of clearing the heart and mind. ā
The live broadcast room began to make a commotion-
"It's really a dog's nose, you can smell it from so far away. ā
"Red-eyed rabbit. ā
"Your friend Butcher of the Desert is online. ā
"The desert butcher is not convinced: I have guarded the spirit grass for three thousand years, can you take it if you want to, first pass the old man's level!"
"It's coming, it's time to scare the desert butcher. ā