The Fruit Threshold Forest had just entered winter, and the weather was not too cold, which was indeed true for this Zenu people who were accustomed to wearing single clothes for winter, but in fact, the minimum temperature was as low as 10 degrees, and the animals in the forest were particularly active during this time, and Lu Qi naturally knew that they were not preparing for the New Year, but looking for and storing food for winter.

This period was also the last and most dangerous hunt for tens of thousands of Zeno people in the Fruit Gate Jungle. After all, the environment is worse than spring, summer, and autumn.

Jack Bauer walked along the river, almost covered in all sorts of oddly shaped arched rattan trees, and he walked in the middle of the line with a forkgun, stepping barefoot on the icy swamp mud, letting the rotting mud of dead leaves peek out of his toes like bugs, but his square face was a happy expression.

Looking at the others, the vast majority of them were somewhat sad, looking around more or less vigilantly, with the word "scared" missing from their foreheads.

Dense forests are very dangerous. Not only do you have to guard against poisonous snakes and beasts, but also some poisonous insects. Even if you're not careful, stepping on something under your feet can lead to fatal consequences.

The reason why Xiao Qiang was in a good mood was that he was supposed to be punished, but now he was exempted from punishment by the captain. He also withstood the fork gun of his dreams and was no longer a coward hiding behind.

For Northwest families, a winter hunt of up to 400 people is undoubtedly a big battle with nature. As the saying goes, the army does not move, hay comes first, and food and water are undoubtedly the most important for 400 people. As a result, nearly 400 out of 100 were in charge of logistics, and in the early days, they were responsible for delivering food and water.

The most important thing is drinking water. Although swampy forests are rich in water, most of them are not drinkable. Xiao Qiang was one of the people who carried drinking water, but today, the large water bag he was carrying was accidentally broken by a tree branch, wasting dozens of liters of spring water. That's the drinking water quota for a few people. Rest means that several people can die from winter hunting due to lack of drinking water.

In the past, hunting parties have occasionally encountered this situation. The fate of a slave carrying water would be tragic. Although he will not be executed directly, he will be beaten dozens of times in the wild, which is basically an empty phrase.

Xiao Qiang knew this fact, so he was almost white at the time, with no blood. He could imagine the leader, Lu Qi, angrily stabbing him in the forehead with a short blood. However, when Lu Qi learned about this, he didn't punish him at all. Instead, he gently let him go and gave him a fork gun to take part in the hunt. He still remembers being young, a novice, and being placed in the middle of the team.

"Human life is more important than drinking water!" Lu Qi said at the time: "In such a large swampy forest, it is not difficult to find water to drink, but one less person who can use it will die!"

In short, Lu Qi spared his life. Xiao Qiang was undoubtedly grateful. Xiao Qiang felt annoyed at the thought that he had joined the team that despised and teased Lu Qi. Now he heard someone say bad things about Lu Qi. Although he didn't dare to risk fighting with others, he dared to curse.

No one dared to disobey Lu Qi, but Lu Qi's rewards and punishments were unknown. Some experienced Zeno began to doubt Lu Qi's ability, but he did not murmur in private: "I'm afraid that Xitu's old statement is wrong." The boy could fight, but he had no experience in winter hunting. What's the use of winning hearts and minds like this? It's just getting started, and there's a lot of drinking water. When there is no drinking water in recent days, the big guy will rebel and the boy will know how wrong his decision was. ”

Xiao Qiang accidentally heard this kind of whispering, he gave up listening to Lu Zhishen's report, and said that he would punish these people who violated the law. However, Lu Qi is indifferent to this: "The difference in vision is not because of vision, but because of insight. Let them go. It won't be long before they get it. ”

At that time, although she didn't know why Lu Qi was so confident, Xiao Qiang completely believed what Lu Qi said. After all, the person who can defeat the big boss of Luolong at the age of 12 is definitely not a fool. This is also an idea, which made Xiaoqiang suddenly realize that compared to Lu Qi, his six or seven years of time were really wasted.

Xiao Qiang never knew that Lu Qi had lived for more than 20 years in his previous life. In addition, in an era of advanced technology and information, the knowledge level of a young man in his twenties is definitely no worse than that of a centenarian in a world with backward information.

In an instant, the hunting party was far away from the Northwest family, and it had been 11 days since it entered the depths of the forest at the fruit threshold. This time, the average daily harvest of the hunting party was much larger than before, and the losses were small. With the exception of a few Zeno who were killed by venomous centipedes and spiders, almost no Zeno was killed by wild animals.

The biggest reason is that the fork gun adds a blood slot, and the beast stabbed by the improved fork gun, whether it is a wolf or a black bear, as long as it has 3 to 5 inches of physical strength, no matter where it stabs, is basically a dead word. It was stabbed a few times, then surrounded or followed, waited for a few minutes, and was as strong as an adult black bear, also died.

But at this point, little of the credit of Zenu is attributed to Lu Qi's head, because the improvement of the fork gun is completely arranged by the old tent alone.

Lu Qi didn't care. He didn't want to be a big boss for the rest of his life, after all, he didn't want to take a group of slaves outside every day to hunt and collect medicine for the family lord.

Thin leather boots could give his feet some protection, but they still allowed Lu Qi to clearly feel the deformation and moaning of the rotting swamp mud beneath his feet. He could wear waterproof and cold-resistant leather boots, leather armor with protective and warm effects, and also held a large ring knife with a beast's mouth, which was where Lu Qi, as a hunting leader, treated differently from other Zenu.

Smelling the slightly acidic air and listening to the whispers of various creatures is very comfortable, familiar, and free. There is a feeling of going back to a past life.

In the past, Lu Qi was not only a strong butcher, but also an excellent animal ecology researcher. In order to practice the Five Birds Opera, he often comes into contact with these wild animals in person. In order to take some valuable photos, he even fought with blind bears in Changbai Mountain and tigers in Longhu Mountain.

However, Lu Qi did not go to swampy forests like this. After all, many cranes live in wetlands. Different worlds, people may be different, cultures may be different, many things may be different, but as long as it is the same biological evolutionary system, then the natural similarity is almost 100%.

There is no doubt that the wetlands of this world are older and more fascinating than the destroyed wetlands on Earth. For Lu Qi, who has been practicing hard for 12 years, this hunt is undoubtedly a long vacation. He liked it very much.

"Team leader Yongdong, drinking water consumption is more than 70%, several team leaders suggested turning around, otherwise they may not be able to go back!" In the past few days, Lu Qi has not caused any trouble with him, which has calmed him down a lot.

It's much easier to go back than to explore. After 11 days of hunting, you can turn around in three or four days. The advice of the small team leader is also reasonable.

"No hurry!" Lu Qi responded, "The best time for winter hunting is 20 days. We'll all be fed. This winter, the big guys will be much better!"

"Ahh Are you crazy?" he blurted out, immediately realizing that he had said something wrong. He made up: "I'm sorry, team leader Dong Yong, I didn't mean to scold you, but your decision is too exaggerated." Without drinking water, the big man would be trapped in this dense forest. ”

"It's okay!" Lu Qi shook his head slightly: "You can rest assured that there will be enough water here." In this world, not only spring water can be drunk, but there is never a shortage of drinking water in the swamp forest!"

Although he did not participate in the battle, his face was not gentle, but he did not have too terrible evil spirits, and his brow was slightly furrowed. "Chief Yongdong, are you saying that there is any other water to drink in this swampy forest?"

"Son, why don't I know how to drink other water?" Tian Kang, who was standing on the side, was also shocked. "The water in the river and the stream is not good. Some Zeno has tried them and the body will not be able to tolerate them. If the weather is nice, it will be a serious illness. If the situation is severe, it will collapse and die. ”

"I'm not talking about rivers and streams!" Lu Qi's eyes blinked lightly like stars in the sky: "You don't have to look at me so suspiciously, let the four squad leaders help me collect all the empty water bags, and you will know tomorrow morning." ”