22. Two investigators
"As long as you catch a 'pink alien fish' in this forest, you have completed the first step of strength determination."
"Let's try it, there will also be pink alien fish in this fishing spot, and then it's up to each person's strength, and this level should be completed soon."
"Of course! I'm Fichte! Fichte's eyes burned with a fierce "fighting spirit", he took off the bag behind his back and quickly rummaged through, "Let me look for it, I remember that I also have a fishing rod in my simple bag......"
At this moment, he suddenly felt as if something was pulling the corner of his clothes, and when he turned his head, he found Alyssa's hand tugging at his leather waistcoat.
"What's wrong, what's wrong?" Fichte looked at Elisa suspiciously, and saw that she kept winking at herself.
She's ...... Eye cramps?
Alyssa pressed the pause button on her eyes that were about to cramp, and sighed up to the sky: "Senior! Don't make a fuss, we still have a mission! ”
"Ah, uh, it seems to be!" Fichte suddenly realized, clapped his fists, and said to the fish investigator, "I'm sorry, old fish, we still have a task." Well, next time, next time, I'll pick a time for the two of us to have a good exchange of fishing skills. ”
"Go, go, hunter is a busy man......"
"Then we'll go first."
The fish surveyor waved his hand with his back to them, and with a casual pick of his fishing rod, a large fish leaping around in the air arced through the air and fell into the basket set up on the shore.
After bidding farewell to the fish investigators, the two followed the path they had taken last time, through the coast, through the caves, and after several hours of trekking, finally came to a dense forest.
On one side of the dense forest are unattainable ancient trees, and a waterfall rushes down into a depression in the forest to form a pool, and the water flows around the dense forest and rushes straight down the cliff on the other side, forming another turbulent waterfall.
This tall forest is the area where several people last observed the activity of poisonous demon birds.
The poisonous demon bird inhabits the depths of this dense forest, and the new camp selected by the investigation team is also in this dense forest.
"I don't know if I will encounter the poisonous demon bird again this time." Alyssa was a little excited in her heart, every time she encountered a new monster, it meant that her experience was further enriched, and it also meant that she was one step closer to a veteran hunter.
As long as you can hunt it, you will prove that your strength has reached that point.
Alyssa had some expectations, although the last time she failed to hunt the Great Thief Dragon alone, it was because she was careless and didn't flash! Otherwise, with his mastery of the "skillful" sword, he will definitely be able to successfully complete the hunt!
"Don't be in a daze, keep up." Fichte was the first to make his way to the entrance to the jungle, and when he wasn't facing the food, his mind was always very calm.
"Oh oh, good!"
The light in the dense forest was much dimmer than the outside world, and the tall trees overhead almost completely covered the sunlight with their luxuriant branches and leaves, leaving only a few mottled light and shadows in the gaps, and a few sunflowers bloomed tenaciously in the light and shadow.
The atmosphere of the environment was a bit oppressive, but it was nothing more than a routine for the old hunters who had long been accustomed to loneliness.
Fichte walked through the woods, jumping between the rhizomes of ancient trees and the tops of the trees, and in his hand he held a light sword, cutting off the branches and leaves that stood in his way.
On the other hand, Alyssa is not so comfortable.
Although it is not the first time to pass through here, there is always a big difference between this oppressive jungle and the sunny outside world, and this gloomy atmosphere makes the cheerful Alyssa involuntarily feel depressed, and she wants to speak but can't speak.
This made her feel a little uncomfortable, like a canary that had been living in a cage, suddenly one day being released into the vast forest, although she had been longing for freedom, but when freedom came to her, she would inevitably feel panic.
"Don't be nervous, relax, calm your mood, feel the natural air, listen to the sound of everything, and you won't feel empty tension."
Fichte stopped and said to the nervous girl.
Alyssa noticed Fichte's caring gaze, a little shy, but more touched.
She took a deep breath and closed her eyes, everything around her seemed to be quiet for a moment, and she seemed to be able to hear her own heartbeat.
Once, twice.
Suddenly, she felt another voice come in, what seemed to be the same heartbeat, once, twice, the heartbeat gradually overlapped with herself, and she heard the long breathing beside her.
"It's Fichte."
Farther away, the sound of beetles shaking their limbs touching the roots of a tree.
There is also the hum of the wings of the omen-dragonfly, the sound of paralyzed frogs moving on the ground rubbing the dirt, and the crunch of pterosaurs pecking at nuts in the air......
Alyssa's heart gradually calmed down, and a sense of fulfillment arose in her heart.
She slowly exhaled a breath, opened her eyes, and showed a bright smile: "Senior, I'm fine, let's go!" ”
"Let's go, then."
Fichte plucked a milky white beetle the size of a half palm from a dead branch on the ground, stuffed it into his mouth, and chewed it with relish.
"Well, it tastes ok, kind of like ...... Cherry tomatoes, it's just a little astringent. ”
"Eh, senior! Why do you pick up everything and eat it! What if it's poisonous?! Quick, spit it out! Alyssa was dumbfounded, then suddenly changed her face, nervously tugging at the corners of Fichte's mouth, and shouted loudly.
"Well, it's okay, according to the records of the investigation team, this bug is called 'Endurance Thunderworm', and after eating it... Hmm~" Fichte said and suddenly shuddered, "After eating, the whole body will be like being electrocuted, but it will not cause damage, but it will double people's endurance in a short period of time, and it is an excellent stamina supplement when hunting." ”
"Uh... That's right," Alyssa muttered, her words a little slurred, "I'm sorry, senior, I'm impulsive." ”
She reached out and patted Fichte's ruffled leather coat, and stepped aside with some embarrassment.
"Okay, let's go, it's a bit rushed, but it should be able to arrive within the estimated time."
Based on the brightness of the surrounding sun, it was close to noon, and they had to make sure the new camp was safe before sunset.
Fichte took out the insect cage left by Barn, opened it gently, and the green fluorescent insect swarm quickly flew out, hovering on the ground for a while, and then flew in one direction, into the depths of the dense forest.
"Go, follow me."
Fichte leaped and disappeared into the forest with the guide worm.
...
"Senior, have you noticed that just now we walked all the way, and there were many traces of monsters along the way that we hadn't seen before?"
Alyssa gestured to describe what appeared to be the footprints of a large ornithosaurus, "There are also a number of brightly colored feathers, and I think there must be a large ornithosaurus in the vicinity." ”
"Yo, the observation skills are not bad." Fichte smiled and complimented, "What other conclusions do you have?" ”
"This ornithosaurus species is different from the poisonous demon bird, it should not be able to fly, so its feet and limbs are relatively developed, but according to the size and depth of the footprint, its weight will not exceed 3 tons, and the threat level should be smaller than that of the poisonous demon bird, but before you see it, you can't easily make up your mind......
Alyssa thought as she organized the wording.
At this moment, a sudden shout came from the front, "Hey, you two, hurry up!" I've been waiting for you here for a long time! ”
The two of them looked forward, and the strong man with the big bone sword like a door panel on his back, who else could it be if it wasn't Barn?
It's just that next to him stood a small figure wearing a green camouflage suit and a hood, and I don't know who it is.
The two hurriedly walked briskly.
"I'd like to introduce you, this is an environmental biological investigator next to me." Barn grinned and showed sixteen white teeth, "You all have nets in your bags, right?" She's an expert in this area, so you can ask her if there's anything you don't understand, and you know the illustrated book of 'environmental creatures' in the hunter's notes, right? She's the head of the editorial staff of the book......"
"I'm a Biological Investigator." The woman in the green camouflage suit interrupted Barn's endless introduction with a smile, "You're the new members of the fifth group, right?" Sure enough, the momentum is completely different, unlike some people, who look steady, but are actually reckless guys. ”
"Hey, you don't slander your friends like that, do you?" Barn was unconvinced.
"Oh? Tell me, have you helped me in any way for so long, in addition to causing me trouble? The woman in green glared at him without flinching, a pair of big eyes and a pair of poisonous demon bird feathers on the hood, as if two pairs of eyes were staring at Barn at the same time.
This big man who was more than two meters tall seemed to be half a meter shorter out of thin air, and he was defeated in the attack of the woman's eyes, and he couldn't say anything.
"Okay, I'm too lazy to pay attention to you."
The biological investigator turned to the two hunters and said enthusiastically, "Tell them about my job." Environmental creatures, i.e. children who are small animals or insects, fish, etc., are not counted as hunting objects...... Just thinking about them makes me excited and looking forward to them! My research is to capture, observe, examine, empirically document, and document them...... In short, there is a lot to do...... And this is a 'new continent' full of new species, and there are so many things to know that I can't finish investigating!
...... Ahh That's right! Do you want to ...... Let's do research? Captured environmental creatures can be raised in the hut where you live and kept to be observed. That's great! If you're interested, come back to me! Welcome to the exciting world of environmental creatures! ”
Fichte wiped his sweat silently, he didn't expect this girl to be able to say such a long sentence in one breath, which was the opposite of her attitude towards Barn!
Before he could refuse, he heard Barn laugh and say, "Ahahaha, I'm sorry Xiaolu, their task is to build a camp, and they can't help you catch small animals now, you see if you want to ......"
"Did you speak?" The biological investigator stared at the strong man and frightened him away, then turned back to the roots of the tree, muttering that he didn't know what he was talking about.
Barn laughed twice, scratched his head, turned to the stunned two and said, "Let's go, the location of the candidate camp is over there." ”
He pointed not far ahead, which was part of an ancient tree, and from above hung a red and green vine, and at a height of about ten meters, there was a light spilling.