The fleet weaves through the labyrinth of reeds, the waterfowl chirps incessantly, and flocks of wild ducks are startled from time to time, and the big fish jump on the water, and the water beasts scurry in the grass.

After walking for two or three hours, it was still peaceful, and the dragon said carefully: "It turns out that the swamp is not very terrible. ”

Everyone relaxed and began to laugh loudly, and some hunters even shot geese with bows or jumped into the water to catch fish. After all, it was not an army, Shi Pan turned a blind eye, Baka Baka did not issue a warning, and the dragon spirit was not easy to restrain them.

After a little further walking, the surrounding environment gradually changed, and the wide water surface shrank into a chaotic and crisscrossed narrow waterway. The bare mud floor was covered with green aquatic weeds, and shrubs and reeds were so scarce that it was impossible to distinguish whether it was the ground or a puddle.

The reed boats leading the way were moving quickly ahead, scattering from time to time, exploring the way in all directions, and the shrill voices of the folks kept shouting and communicating with each other.

The attitude of the human beings was cautious, and they were engrossed in supporting the bamboo rafts, and the long fleet of boats circled around the mudflats, moving very slowly.

By the afternoon, the watery wetlands had turned into rotting mire, and the hot and humid air smelled of musty swamps.

Mosquitoes of all sizes bite people like yellow smoke, even if they are coated with insect repellent powder, they can't resist it. The fungus people shrank in their shells, and their shells also have anti-mosquito effects, so the impact is not great, but humans can only hold on.

The people of Longze underestimated the mosquitoes here, they were not prepared, they were bitten badly, and after enduring it for a long time, the team began to stir. The dragon spirit hurriedly called Baka Barka to think of a way, and these two simple brains didn't think of a way to deal with it at all.

As the sun set approached, when I was restless, I suddenly felt a good breath, and the sky sounded a muffled thunder, and the heavy rain poured down, finally driving away the mosquitoes.

People are used to the rain and don't take it seriously, and they are cheering for this timely rain.

The dragon spirits were a little worried about whether the sudden flood would wash their fragile bamboo rafts over, or change the waterways and get lost.

Fortunately, Bakabaka said that heavy rain is a good thing, it can make the water level rise, the waterway is unblocked, except that the line of sight is not far and it is easy to get separated, which is conducive to boating.

So the army of several hundred people struggled forward in a curtain of white flowers, and finally reached a high ground before dark, and the bamboo rows stopped around the high ground, and the army went up to the high ground to rest.

The so-called highland is just a solid wetland, more than a meter above the ground. The Rumors found this place based on the bushes that grew around it.

Everyone cautiously stepped on the waterlogged grass, and the black mud they stepped on suddenly tumbled, but they were not worried that they would sink. There was a ground in the swamp where the rain was pouring down, and everyone was already satisfied, and they all sat in the muddy water and ate in the rain.

The dragon spirit rode the canopy boar around the highlands, and when he saw that there was no danger, he walked up. He jumped off the boar, unsaddled it off, and drank from a low tree.

The big boar was in good spirits, walked to a bush, and stretched out his mouth to eat the berries on the bush.

Compared with humans, the canopy boar is more adaptable to the environment here, it does not need to walk along the waterway, it directly wades through the mud and walks in a straight line, and the speed is much faster than that of bamboo rafts, so it has enough time to rest.

Along the way, it rummaged in the muddy water for food, river mussels, snails, fish and shrimp, bird eggs, young birds, aquatic plants, etc., caught what to eat, ate a full stomach, and was neither tired nor hungry at the moment.

The dragon spirit beckoned a hairy savage, took out a mass as big as a steamed bun from the big basket carried by the hairy savage, touched the head of the big wild boar and said, "You have behaved very well this time, and I will reward you with some fresh food to taste." ”

He put the thing in his hand to the pig's mouth, and the big wild boar sniffed it, his ears jerked up, and he swallowed it in one gulp, and then shook his head with a comfortable expression.

It tasted enough of the taste, stretched out its mouth to ask for more, and the dragon spirit slapped it and shouted: "You can eat it tomorrow if you behave well!" ”

The canopy boar snorted and lay down to continue eating the berries.

The dragon spirit looked through the big basket, then covered the basket and said with a smile: "I can't afford to feed you with wine, so it's better to eat sake lees, haha." ”

This time, he brought three baskets of sake lees, which were specially used to satisfy the cravings of the big wild boar, and now it seems that the effect is good.

After resting for a while, he patrolled around the high ground again, comforted every intelligent creature on his side, and saw that everyone was not sick, and the dragon spirit settled down and fell asleep in the muddy water by relying on the big wild boar.

It wasn't until the second half of the night that the rain finally stopped. The bitter crowd finally breathed a sigh of relief, brought the precious dry firewood they carried from the bamboo raft, and prepared to make a fire, but it was not lit for a long time.

Seeing this, the dragon spirit took out a winged fire snake from the basket on the boar's back, caught it in his hand, and aimed it at the pyre, the effect was comparable to a flamethrower, and the fire was smoothly lit.

After lighting a few fires in a row, everyone gathered around the fire, and ate some hot food by the way, and suddenly felt much better.

The dragon spirit sat with Shi Pan and the Great Wizard, and the three of them looked at the raging flames, their expressions a little sluggish.

The jungle people never had to wear a coat to cover the rain, so they were drenched in heavy rain for seven or eight hours with their bare backs, and their ears kept ringing, and everyone's brains were a little dull.

Siye suddenly floated with dots of green light, and the dragon spirit saw it clearly, and wondered: "Why is there phosphorus fire just after the rain?" ”

Under normal circumstances, phosphorus fire is only found in a dry and high temperature environment, and it is also found in hot and humid weather after rain, but it is rare.

The other natives also saw it, and their voices lowered, and they couldn't help but look at the phosphorus fire around them, and their expressions were a little frightened but not panicked, obviously they were used to seeing it.

"Archwizard, what's that?" The dragon spirit asked deliberately.

"Ghost fire." The Grand Wizard said without raising his head.

"Your reaction is too bland, no matter how 'ghost' fire!" The dragon was puzzled.

The Great Wizard took back the branch from the fire and said as he ate it, "The ghost fire is a little soul fire left by the creatures who died here. It can't hurt anyone, so there's nothing to worry about. ”

The dragon spirit admired the natives a little, they were much more courageous than the later generations, and they could be so calm when they encountered ghosts.

More and more ghostly fires rose around them, dense like snowflakes, illuminating the dark swamp.

It was the first time for the dragon spirit to see so many ghost fires, and he was attracted by this poignant and strange scenery, and couldn't help but leave the fire and stand on the edge of the high ground, admiring it intently.

"It's a sight that makes people feel as if they've seen countless ghosts wandering around at night." He was amazed, creepy, and indescribably beautiful, and unconsciously fascinated by it.

At this moment, I saw a ghost fire in front of me as if it had been blown by the wind, and it spread out to both sides in a swirling way, and a distorted figure was suddenly revealed.