Chapter 45: Into the Jungle
"Phew--finally up. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info" Li Kai collapsed to the ground, his hands hanging limply at his sides, trembling slightly. After more than an hour of continuous climbing, they finally reached the top of the cliff.
"yes, it's finally here." Simon gasped for air, sweat dripping from his forehead, and the muscles in his arms still bulging in pieces, showing their strength.
"I'll camp here tonight." Ansu said as he stood on the cliff and looked at the sun that was sinking in the west. The afterglow of the setting sun painted her face a golden red, and her eyes seemed to condense the last rays of sunlight, shining in the twilight of the trees. Looking down on the Everglades they passed through from another angle, the red sunset reflected in the water intertwined with verdant plants like a colorful oil painting. The mushroom forest slowly spreads out like a drop of ink on paper, and gradually, all the scenery is dyed with a layer of gray blue.
It's getting dark, so it's not suitable for traveling at night. They had traveled through other jungles before, and it was definitely not advisable to travel at night, as the night in the jungle was also noisy. All kinds of nocturnal animals shuttle through the jungle and make all kinds of strange noises. Poisonous snakes, spiders, centipedes, scorpions and other poisons roam through the litter and roam in search of food. In addition to animals, various poisonous plants are also waiting quietly in the dark. The jungle at night is even more dangerous than during the day.
They took advantage of the fact that the sun had not yet completely set the horizon to find materials to build shelter. The jungle is rich in materials, with thick vines and wide leaves. Thick vines wrapped around the equally thick trunk of the tree, like a python hanging from the tree, and the broad leaves stretched out like a verdant screen. The ground was covered with a thick layer of damp fallen leaves, which creaked when stepped on.
They only stayed here for one night, and there was no need to build complicated shelters, as long as they could get off the ground. Ansu looked at the large and small vines around her and decided to make a hammock. As long as the raw material of the hammock is vines, it is not difficult to make it, as long as the vines are wound between two trees, and then some vines are woven horizontally, and finally a layer of leaves is spread on top of it. But the difficulty is to predict whether the hammock will be able to bear its own weight.
Simon's idea coincided with Ansu's, they only stayed here for one night, and the shelter was okay. Hammocks take them off the ground, and they don't want to wake up in the morning to see a centipede sleeping next to them.
The large number of vines is also a problem, they are not only wrapped around the tree, but also with each other, often pulling down one and pulling the other down, and sometimes this pull will shake some of the insects down. They whipped the cut vines on the ground to make sure there were no bugs attached to them before they began to weave hammocks. Ansu made the hammock as soon as possible, and after laying a layer of leaves, she lay down, the hammock shook a few times, and slowly stood still, Ansu turned over on it, the leaves were pressed and rustled, and the hammock swung a few times, and finally it was safe and sound. Ignoring the unevenness caused by the vines and branches on the back, this hammock succeeded.
The second one was completed by Sun Cheng, and the third was originally Simon, but he miscalculated his own weight, and after trying to lie down, the vine broke in a few seconds. He had to cut down thicker vines. In the end, Li Kai's was also completed. Night finally fell on the jungle.
As if by magic, after a brief period of darkness, the jungle began to light up with various lights, which were as soft as the moonlight, casting a veil of mystery over the gloomy jungle. The dead branches and fallen leaves on the ground also emitted dots of green fluorescence, and some flew into the air like fireflies, dancing, and dotting the surroundings like a dream.
Sun Yan frowned and looked at it for a while, then suddenly turned over and fell, and more green fluorescent dots flew up. A few broad leaves were plucked, and one person gave one.
"Put this over your face." Sun Tong said.
"What for?" Li Kai looked at the leaf repeatedly, and it was not at all comfortable to cover the leaf on his face.
"These tiny fluorescent dots are the spores of a fungus in the litter layer of the litter, and too much inhalation can cause lung infections." After Sun Cheng finished speaking, he lay back in his hammock and covered his face with a large piece of leaves, covering his entire head.
Listening to Sun Yan's words, cold sweat was dripping on Li Kai's back, and he hurriedly covered his face with leaves, unexpectedly hiding a murderous motive in such a dreamy and beautiful scene. But the jungle is one such place, and the more beautiful things are, the more deadly they can be.
When the lights in the jungle come on, the nightlife of the jungle officially begins. The surroundings began to come alive.
Squeak – This long, shrill sound is supposed to come from a primate, such as a monkey.
Boom, boom, boom – this rapid, logging-like sound may have come from a bird species.
Buzz – needless to say, this pesky sound that has been haunting my ears must be mosquitoes.
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A variety of voices came and went, hardly stopping for a moment. In this noisy environment like a vegetable market, Ansu and his family couldn't sleep at all, although their bodies were already very tired. Mosquitoes are constantly harassing them, and although they wear herbs to repel mosquitoes, it is clear that some mosquitoes do not seem to be afraid. It is also possible that the mosquitoes in the swamp are different from those in the jungle, and the jungle is obviously more ferocious.
Simon and Li Kai constantly drove away the mosquitoes around them, and at the same time, they had to endure the noisy sounds, which made them irritable and unable to sleep. They moved restlessly, the leaves rattling beneath them.
"Grass, I'm going crazy." Li Kai let out a low scolding sound, and these mosquitoes bombarded his ears in turn, and the sleepiness he had finally brewed was blown away. The tired body strongly needs to rest, but the spirit is tormented.
Simon was overwhelmed by the torture and finally shot back, and suddenly there was a crackling sound. Although he killed a lot of mosquitoes, there were many more to come. Simon wanted to cry without tears.
Ansu is also surrounded by countless mosquitoes, but they don't seem to have any interest in Ansu and don't bite her. Strangely, there was no movement on Sun Yan's side, as if they were all afraid of the medicinal fragrance on his body.
"Hey, you don't have any other mosquito repellent medicine? Damn, I can't stand it. Li Kai scratched the bag on his body and said. These jungle mosquitoes are the fighters among the mosquitoes!
It was already dark when they had made their hammocks, and they had used up almost all their energy by climbing the cliff today, and they were so tired that they didn't want to move a finger, so they didn't make a fire. They should make a fire, though. At the very least, it can scare the beasts and repel mosquitoes. (To be continued.) )