Chapter 15: Rock Turtles

Dinner is still barbecued jerky, as long as you save it, there will be another meal tomorrow, it seems that tomorrow you have to go hunting, Ansu thought as he crossed and weaved the rattan leaves together in the light of the fire. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info his eyes swept over the little Naga, and Ansu temporarily called the little thing Naga, at least there was something more familiar in this alien planet. Little Naga was holding his injured tail and licking it again and again, looking at Ansu pitifully with big wet eyes, and barking a few times in a low voice. An Su lowered her head expressionlessly, and continued to weave rattan leaves, she didn't have time to pay attention to this reserve of food now, if it weren't for its face, it was estimated that it would be roasted on the fire tonight. After Ansu finished weaving some rattan leaves, he put some on the shed, layer on top of each other, extending diagonally downward. About a third of the roof is now covered with these waterproof rattan leaves. Ansu didn't spend all her time weaving rattan leaves, she also pulled some vines into ropes, a single vine is not as good as a rope twisted by several vines, Ansu stretched the finished product left and right hard, and nodded with satisfaction. Picking up one of the ropes, he replaced the wire, and glanced at the little Naga menacingly, warning him not to act rashly.

The next day, just after dawn, with the leaves still carrying the dew of the previous night, a crisp bird cry opened the prelude to the day on the island. After eating barbecue jerky, after feeding the last bit to Little Naga, Ansu carried the wooden spear sharpened last night, carried a homemade rope on his shoulder, and stepped into the **** grass. Thanks to her strong healing ability, An Su's injured leg has been healed, but it is still faintly sore, but it does not affect her movements.

Ansu went back to the camp by the sea first, the surging sea water had wiped out the traces of her previous life here, Ansu didn't feel it for long, she went straight into the cool sea water to rebuild a new stone wall, and the previous one was completely washed away by the waves. Ansu did not forget to collect some sea salt, long-term intake of essential elements for the body can lead to serious consequences, and food without salt is too unpalatable. After receding, some of the seawater is trapped, and after the high temperature of the sun, it will condense into a layer of white sea salt. Ansu carefully scraped them off with shells and put them into a bamboo tube hanging from his waist, Ansu used a bamboo tube made of young bamboo, although it was not as hard as a bamboo, but it was easy to carry, and it could be tied around his waist with a rope.

After collecting sea salt, Ansu walked along the coastline to the south of the island, but the further south he went, the more reefs there were, the vegetation became more and more scarce, and there were strange stones everywhere, lying unruly under the sky. Just as Ansu was about to turn around and go back, a large pile of moving rocks appeared in front of him. Ansu quietly hid behind a large reef, and after a closer look, he finally realized that this was not a moving rock, but a large group of turtles lying on the beach basking in the sun. These tortoise-like monsters carry not smooth turtle shells on their backs, but rather sharp rocks that gather into a large chunk of rock, very much like a stone when not moving. They have fin-like limbs, but their mouths are full of sharp teeth. This turtle can usually disguise itself as a rock and wait for its prey to come to the door, and when attacked, it can also retract into its shell, and fight with a knife-like sharp shell, which is simply an absolute defense. At this time, they are using their hind limbs to remove the sand from the beach, laying eggs of at least ten catties into the pit, and then burying them with sand. These large turtles, about 100 pounds, can lay about three eggs, and after laying the eggs, bury the eggs with their limbs, and climb on them to nest still. Ansu looked at the freshness, are these big guys imitating the hen to hatch eggs?

The mother turtle raised her head and opened her mouth slightly, unable to endure the rising temperatures, and the cool waters not far away tempted the scorching turtles all the time. Some of them couldn't bear it anymore, so they threw down the task of incubating eggs, paddled their limbs, and rushed to the cool ocean, where the rocky shells of rock turtles were occasionally exposed in the clear blue waters.

A slender figure quietly approached the group of rock turtles that were dizzy by the sun, she was as light as a cat, and dived over without moving, spotted the nest of a rock turtle, quickly dug up the mud and sand covering it, picked up two blue and white eggs and stuffed them into the snakeskin bag on her back, filled the sand again, and then retreated silently.

After enjoying the coolness of the sea, the mother rock turtle returned to the nest in good spirits and continued to squat, it seemed to feel that the nest was a little different from before, but did not find that there were two eggs missing from the nest, it swung its fins to sweep away the mud and sand on the nest, and then spread it on it again and continued to endure the scorching sun.

After observation, Ansu found that these rock turtles may not be guarding their nests to hatch eggs, but more to protect them, and in a short period of time, Ansu found that there were three different animals that took advantage of the mother rock turtle to take a bath to steal eggs. The most proficient is a fox-like animal, but it is much larger than the average fox, the size of a tiger on Earth, and has a long, pointed mouth that can easily bite open the eggshell and suck the liquid inside. This fox has flexible claws, and in three or two clicks, it will dig through the mud and sand to find the turtle eggs buried underneath. A fox can suck a nest of turtle eggs in less than a few minutes, and even if the mother turtle finds out and desperately paddles her limbs, she can't rush back to rescue them. There is also a way to deal with this cunning fox rock turtle mother, provided that they do not leave their nest, as long as the rock turtle mother has been guarding the top of the nest, the fox has no way to take it, the strong attack can not break through its sharp turtle shell, and digging a hole next to it will also be attacked by the rock turtle mother, the neck of the rock turtle can stretch up to three meters long, in this three-meter circular area, any suspicious thing that appears will be attacked, the sharp teeth of the rock turtle are not ornaments, they are as sharp as their shells, they can easily pierce the skin and bite the bones.

The second type of egg stealer is a crocodile-like and lizard-like reptile, about six meters long, covered in hard scales, and a snake-like forked tongue in its full mouth. This animal is the nemesis of the rock turtle, the rock turtle's teeth are difficult to penetrate its hard armor, and its flexible tongue can easily penetrate the sand layer and drag the turtle eggs out.

The third thief came from the air, a giant sea eagle with wings spread out for five meters, and its claws were strong and powerful, like a pair of sledgehammers before they were opened. The sharp beak is like a large iron hook that glistens coldly, shining in the sun. Its claws can flip a rock turtle over, its beak can disembowel a rock turtle, and the turtle's eggs are just an after-dinner dessert.