Chapter 63: Dryads
86_86900The autumn breeze rises, and the originally vigorous green plants begin to converge on the flamboyant branches and leaves, wrapping the fruits of various shapes with the gradually withering flowers, and under the dim appearance, there is the joy of infinite rebirth.
"Damn the grass!" A female voice suddenly emerged from the layers of yellow and green shade.
"Satsuki, don't get angry!" Another slightly deserted female voice hurriedly said: "These things are a bit strange, not like the plants that were going to eat people before, but they have a sense of protection." ”
"Indeed, Du Qinyue, don't always be impulsive, last time you burned a plant that helped you eat zombie insects half to death, En will take revenge, and let Qing Dai save it for a long time, let's stay in the back with peace of mind, don't come to add to the chaos." A gentle male voice also sounded, but the content of the words was very different from his own temperament.
"Get out! You're just a charger, can you compare to my fire ability? Don't be arrogant when you eat soft rice! The previous female voice was furious, she listened to her good sisters, it doesn't mean that she has to be angry with this kind of follower man, if it weren't for the fact that he was still useful, she would have taught him a lesson.
"Xiaoyue, Xu Sheng, don't find fault with each other, we are not in a safe camp now, we are in the wilderness, pay attention to the surrounding situation." The cold female voice was a little cold sweating, but controlling the situation was really not her thing, she couldn't bear this kind of competition for favor or something.
At this moment, a strange whistle suddenly came from the distance, obviously far away, obviously very low, but very clear, like a feather scratching in everyone's ears, ticking three or four tones and disappearing.
Qing Dai was pardoned, and said to the two people who were glaring at each other: "It should be lunch, let's go back, and come back in the afternoon if you have any questions." ”
Of course, Du Qinyue would not embarrass Qing Dai, sneered at Xu Sheng, and walked back with Qing Dai affectionately.
Xu Sheng looked back at the grass that was still grinding but looked extremely weak, frowned and thought for a while, and finally shook his head and followed Qing Dai and the two and returned to the camp.
The so-called camp is naturally on a fairly open territory, and the ability can burn a piece of bare ground to prevent any unknown creatures from danger, and then open the characteristic RV to form a temporary habitat.
The twins Ou Hui and Ou Ming were folding the big table to plate the food, and when they saw the three of them coming back, they smiled happily: "It's time to eat." ”
Qing Dai smiled and reached out to touch the heads of the two begging for praise and caresses, and sure enough, she gained a satisfied look, and she was very relieved in her heart, this road was almost primitive life, but the two more or less pampered children endured it one by one, and adapted well, although it was distressing, but it was more reassuring.
In addition to compressed food, lunch is also paired with the meat of mutant animals - yes, after several studies by the Academy of Sciences, although there are some changes in the energy of mutant animals, they are still healthy meat, so they have also become one of the foods of human beings.
"Ah Jun, your craftsmanship is good, I really missed a lot of good things back then, it's a pity, fortunately, it's not too late to find out now." Du Qinyue took the time to praise while holding a plate of mutant rabbit meat and feasting on it.
Zhang Hongjun eats elegantly and quickly, strictly following the good habit of eating without saying anything, but his resentful eyes clearly explain: You girls don't know how to cook, just rely on me, a big man, no wonder the earth is going to change a lot, and the way of heaven has changed!
Qing Dai ate silently, not daring to look up, she is also a cooking idiot, at most she can cook noodles and porridge, such a high-level barbecue is really a bit difficult, if you want to practice, I don't know how many ingredients to waste, so, it is better to work harder. Amitabha, fortunately, saved this housekeeping expert at the beginning.
And Lian Qingyun glanced at a few people who were arguing, remembering that he was also obsessive-compulsive to pack everyone's luggage, revealing a cold look: You stupid humans!
Only Xu Sheng helped Qing Dai put her favorite fish in front of her, and watched with satisfaction that Qing Dai gained a little weight under her own feeding, Qing Dai ate well and slept well, that is a good thing, as for who is unhappy, it is none of his business.
Finally, the meal time for each ghost child is over, and the well-behaved twins have cleaned up the mess, Qingdai was supposed to do it for her, but the two children said that they had to do what they could and couldn't hold everyone back, and everyone else said that the after-dinner meeting was important, so they had to give up.
Zhang Hongjun took the lead in asking, "How is it?" Qing Dai, you said before that the woods in front of you are a little different, did you find anything? ”
When they drove away from the territory of City C, they realized that the world had changed far more than they had imagined. It should be said that the zombies after the change of the sky are just hors d'oeuvres, and after the earthquake and heavy rain, the earth was completely reborn.
All traces of modernity have almost been swallowed up, except for the houses and traffic roads that collapsed in the earthquake, and what is even more terrifying is that the plants that have been at the bottom of the food chain have all changed drastically, and the plants that have not much ability to attack have all skyrocketed in size, covering all the places they can reach; And those plants that don't have much change in size seem to use the mutation energy for their attack ability, that is, like man-eating flowers and cordyceps, feeding on other creatures.
The animals have developed countless mutations, except for the speed mutations of some domestic pets seen in C City, the mutations of wild animals are much more fantastical. There are those who have become purely larger, and there are those who are similar to humans, who have abnormal abilities, and some who have changed into new species. The crowd was eye-opening along the way, and with a prepared encyclopedia, they couldn't answer the questions about the animals now.
The most thrilling thing is that they have just left C City, and they have been taken to a jungle by the chaotic terrain environment, as well as the chaotic magnetic field from time to time, and have been chased by more than a dozen wolf-like dogs for a long time.
That is, because of all kinds of attacks and escapes day and night, the compass failed, and they got lost in only three days, and the instrument on the car showed that they had run thousands of kilometers, but I am afraid that most of them were going in circles.
The only thing that can be rejoiced is that Lian Qingyun was obsessed with astronomy when he was a child, and the sky after the sky changed was almost comparable to more than 20 years ago.
Because of the confusion about the direction and the speculation about the way forward, everyone had to start planning for people's livelihood issues, in addition to hunting mutant animals, but also to find other reliable food, and the dry food carried must be kept as the last hole card. For this reason, Indigo is the one that looks the most relaxed but is actually the most tired, and you must always let go of your perception in the car and look for plants with special feelings.
Qingdai was not ambiguous: "There are some discoveries, this time I feel more reliable than the last wheat plant, it should be because autumn is coming, many plants have fruits, according to reasoning, picking the fruits of plants is the most dangerous, but the fruits are definitely the safest and nutritious food." ”
"Dangerous?" Zhang Hongjun was not dazzled by the bright prospects, and he quickly focused on this keyword.
Qing Dai nodded slowly, looked at everyone's solemn faces, and said in a deep voice: "We just tried to get closer, and there was some grass interference, which did not attack, but very clearly stopped us from advancing. I think I'm afraid that these plants have all developed intelligence, and they have enclosed their territory and little brothers. ”
After looking at everyone's somewhat distorted and weird looks, Qing Dai also knew that it was not difficult to accept such a thing, but it would just take a little time.
Du Qinyue muttered, "This is a magical world, right!?" ”
Zhang Hongjun and Lian Qingyun exchanged glances, and said: "Magic is not magical, we all have to fight, people can't starve to death, and if you eat meat all the time, you will be malnourished." ”
Then he turned to look at Qing Dai again: "Can you communicate with the plants like you did before, and see if you can get some food with minimal conflict?" ”
Qing Dai sighed and said, "We're going to use its children as food, do you think we can communicate amicably?" ”
Du Qinyue glanced at Zhang Hongjun: "He just wants to show off his IQ and deceive the simple plant." ”
Qing Dai looked at Du Qinyue and pulled up a new hatred, a little dizzy, and hurriedly said: "Okay, I'll try it, it's good to collect information first." ”
Looking at Xu Sheng, who resolutely followed her, Qingdai was a little helpless, and even more warm and stable, so she could only take the initiative to take Xu Sheng's hand and approach the mysterious jungle.
No matter how many times you experience it, the darkness as deep as the primeval jungle will create fear in your heart. This time, Qing Dai transformed all her pure perception ability into the will signal when she communicated with the big willow tree, and said as simply and clearly as possible: Hello.
Soon, the two of them came to the place where they had been tripped by the grass before, and the grass still entangled the footsteps of the two, and it was very clear that they were not welcome.
Qing Dai knew that her goal was at a distance of about two hundred meters, and she had never tried such a long range of communication, so she could only try hard, otherwise Du Qinyue and they would really forcibly use fire to achieve their goal. Maybe it's because of the ability, but Indigo doesn't want to hurt the plants.
"Can you hear what I'm saying?" Qing Dai repeated this sentence in her mind, and the ability slowly poured forward, and the grass under her feet writhed unconsciously, Qing Dai's ability made them very painful, but they could not disobey the lord's orders.
I don't know how long it took, Qing Dai only felt that except for holding Xu Sheng's hand that was drenched in sweat but still never gave up, there was some emptiness in her brain after exhaustion, and only then came a voice from the infinite green halo: "Let go...... Kid ......"
The voice was very deep and majestic, like a high king, young and strong, with great authority.
Qing Dai even felt like a subject, suppressed by this majesty.
But in a moment, she reacted and asked, "Excuse me, can you give us some food?" ”
After a while, more coercion came, making Qing Dai choke Xu Sheng's hand, but Xu Sheng didn't have any intention of letting go, and grabbed her tighter with his backhand.
Although Qing Dai knows that children who ask for plants are cruel, she understands the habits of nature better. The fruit of the plant is of course the offspring, but also a tool to lure the animals, and they must use the animals that come to feed them to be able to spread their seeds to other places, so that the appropriate demand will not make the plants have the same anti-feelings as animals love their young.
It was another long wait, and when Qing Dai was about to hold on, the warmth of the hand she grabbed came again, which made her conscious.
Finally, the voice made a decision.
"You...... Come here......"
The grass under the feet of the two men loosened, and they dodged away as if they were fleeing the plague, and from a distance, it seemed as if Moses had divided the sea, and it really seemed as if they were greeting the distinguished guests.
Qing Dai was overjoyed in her heart, only then did she find that she was already soaked with sweat, and the slightly cool autumn breeze made her shiver, and Xu Sheng quickly took off her coat and wrapped her.
It was only then that Qing Dai discovered that she was already so familiar with this man's taste, and she didn't reject it at all.
Time was urgent, Qing Dai forcibly suppressed all kinds of distracting thoughts, and pulled Xu Sheng towards the front.
However, in just two hundred meters, it seems to be crossing a different world: the darkness in front of it slowly disappears, and the bright sunlight shines on the ground again, but there are not many lush creatures on the ground, only a shallow lawn.
In the middle of this sunlight, a ten-story tall tree stood in front of the two of them.
"What tree is this?" Qingdai knows very few plants, so she can only ask Xu Sheng.
"Jujube Tree." Xu Sheng looked at it and replied affirmatively.
Qingdai tried to recall the jujube tree that she had eaten many times in her hometown, is this the case?
The body that can only be hugged by five or six people, the leaves the size of a human face, and the jujube the size of a fist, this is the mutated jujube tree.