Chapter 133: Strange Birds
One of the main reasons for the unstable circulation of the flying wings themselves is the poor performance of the feathers used as materials, and the original Daalus was constrained in Crete, so he could only use the feathers of common birds such as cranes, sparrows, and goshawks to design the flying wings, although they were treated as much as possible, but the natural material of those feathers determined the limitations.
But now this strange bird has metal-like feathers, but it does not burn when it is fire, it is not soaked in water, and it has great resistance to water and fire, not only that, but what is even more commendable is that although this feather is as strong as a stone, it is not much heavier than ordinary bird feathers, and it is undoubtedly the best material for making flying wings. Flying wings made from this feather will be much more stable than the original flying wing.
"Looks like I'm really lucky."
Ye Ye flicked the feather in his hand, and his gaze was projected to the strange birds that were still hovering in the air hundreds of meters away, and he chuckled.
"However, flying in the sky is a bit tricky, and you have to find a way to catch a few more of these creatures."
Although looking at the weight, the feathers of two or three strange birds can make a pair of flying wings, but Ye Ye knows that it will be difficult for him to succeed in making this kind of thing for the first time, but he is afraid that a lot of materials will be wasted in the process, plus backup, the more excellent feather materials the better.
Ye Ye didn't know that although this strange bird was not as familiar as famous monsters such as Medusa, Minotaur, and Skola, it was not an unknown person. He had already crossed the mountains into the Arcadia region, and the great lake, called Lake Stinfalis, was the habitat of these strange birds. Decades ago, the number of these strange birds was far more than the dozen or so now, but hundreds of thousands of people entrenched in this lake area, flying out every day to cover the sky and the sun like a large dark cloud, and the temperament is violent and likes to eat human flesh, the original people and animals in the vicinity have been swept away, so far there are no people in a radius of 100 miles, and the animals have fled.
Later, the Greek hero Hercules was ordered to expel these strange birds, and with the help of Athena, the goddess of wisdom, he startled these strange birds with the bronze cymbals made by the god of fire, Hephaestus, and shot a small part with the bow and arrow that he had shot countless monsters, before driving away the strange birds living near the lake, which was also one of the twelve trials that he famously passed down to future generations. Later, on the journey to obtain the Golden Fleece, the Iasons of the Argos also encountered these strange birds on the island of Aritia, and after a hard time, they frightened the strange birds with noise, bright light, etc., and then hurried through their territory in embarrassment.
Originally, the strange birds around the lake of Stinfalis should have been dispersed by Hercules, but the Hercules did not destroy them after all, so after the past few decades, a small number of them have returned to this habitat, and even if their numbers have not decreased dramatically, they are still the top of the surrounding area, and they are very happy.
But that's the end of their free life, and the sharp feathers of the strange birds, which used to be the most powerful weapon, are now the perfect material to attract the attention of hunters.
After not being able to find Ye Ye, the strange birds returned to the surface of the lake in a huff, but they seemed to be a little afraid of the lake below, and although they hovered overhead, none of them came close to within three meters of the lake.
At this time, the sun has been deflected, the sky is dyed with blood, the sunlight sprinkled on the lake surface has also changed from golden to red, half of the lake is clear and clear, half of the lake is red and sparkling, it is more picturesque scenery, but it is a pity that there is only a group of birds around who do not understand the amorous style and are dumb and dumb, and the scenery is ruined.
I don't know when, a light smoke rose from the surface of the mirror-like lake, and there was also a mist in the mountains and forests moving towards the lake along the breeze, which seemed to disperse in a blink of an eye, but it was endless, but for a moment most of the lake near the shore was already shrouded in a blurry pale white mist, and the scene gradually became blurred. Since the fog did not disturb the strange birds flying high in the sky at first, they did not take the situation to heart and still kept their voices low. But the mist quickly turned from thin to thick, and expanded and spread to the surrounding area, and soon spread to the entire lake, turning this place into a Penglai fairyland, which seemed to be real and illusory.
Because the fog was so sudden, the small brains of the strange birds that fell into it could not react, but they continued to hover in this obscuring cloud according to the original inertia, but they didn't know that under the cover of the fog, a figure had sneaked underneath them, raising his bow and aiming his arrow at the figure flying in the air.
"Wonderful feeling!"
The corners of Ye Ye's mouth were slightly curved, although his gaze could not be farsighted in the mist, but the mist turned into his tentacles and became another organ of perception. Even if he didn't turn on the scanning, every movement of the strange birds flying in the air was still clearly displayed in his heart lake, and it was meticulous.
With a sudden sound, the sharp arrow shrieked through the mist, stirring the air flow and dragging a long white line on the track it passed, avoiding the golden iron wings of a strange bird that shot through its throat, and immediately fell straight down with one blow. In the mist, there were strings, and in the blink of an eye, three strange birds were shot and fell one after another, but they didn't understand what happened until they died.
But the rest of the strange birds had already sensed that something was wrong, and quickly waved their wings to disperse the fog around them, but the white mist seemed to be clumsy, and it was just blown away and then persevered. The strange birds scurried around in the fog like headless flies, and a few of the more intelligent ones hurriedly raised their postures, ready to fly high and avoid before observing the situation.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the longbow in Ye Ye's hand rotated, shooting arrow after arrow, and after shooting seven or eight strange birds in a row, the remaining few strange birds broke away from the range of the fog and hovered in panic at the edge.
"Tsk, almost unfinished!"
Ye Ye sighed regretfully, but he did not disperse the Cloud Concealment Technique, and still held his breath and hid in the fog, ready to see if these birds that had slipped through the net would return to the white fog by throwing themselves into the net. But after a while, as if they knew that their companions would never come out again, the remaining three or four strange birds snorted sadly a few times, and then flew away in a panic into the distance.
"It's a pity, these brutes are alarmed."
Putting away the bow and arrows, Ye Ye didn't feel too disappointed, although he missed the last few, but the feathers on the strange birds shot down this time were enough to use, even if he counted the margin of failure and waste, he could at least create more than two flying wings.
However, encountering the use of bows and arrows again also made Ye Ye vigilant, and in the future arrangements, he must put the means of strengthening long-range attacks on the schedule. In the final analysis, Ye Ye has not worked bows and arrows, but only relies on the bow skills obtained from the Taige world to have a little understanding. If you change to a bow and arrow master in the weapon group, you don't need to hide it at all, and it only takes two or three seconds to sweep away this group of strange birds under the continuous fast arrows, and if you change it to the "Heavy Pupil Martial Bow" in the Bahuang Crime Breaking Blade, it only takes one move to shoot out a rain of arrows in the sky and annihilate ten times the number of strange birds.
"Although the bow and arrow are not small, they don't fit well after all, and it seems that I have to find another way to make up for this shortcoming."
While thinking about it, Ye Ye casually dispersed the hazy white mist that shrouded the lake, only to see that the strange birds he shot before had all landed on the surface of the lake, half-sinking and half-floating. Although the beaks, claws, feathers and other parts of these strange birds were as solid as gold, they were as light as a feather, so they did not sink underwater for a while, saving Ye Ye a lot of salvage effort.
The surface of the water rippled under his feet, and Ye Ye's swift figure swept past the lake, and in a moment's time, he had already fished out all the corpses of the strange birds to the shore and began to deal with them. Except for certain parts, the flesh of this strange bird was not much harder than that of other birds, so he didn't have much trouble dealing with them, and quickly cut them off and piled them aside.
Looking up at the sky, it was already dark, Ye Ye simply decided to spend the night on the shore of this pleasant lake, and wait for the sun to come out tomorrow before continuing to hurry, so he took out the camping tent and other camping equipment from the storage space and prepared it.
"I don't know if this thing can be eaten, I think it should be similar to a wild goose or something, right?"
Ye Ye picked up the corpse of a strange bird that had been cut up, and grilled it on the bonfire with great interest, ready to taste it.
Just when Ye Ye was busy, in the middle of the lake in the distance, a small wave suddenly appeared, and then half of his delicate and beautiful face was revealed, and a pair of bright eyes full of autumn water looked at his every move curiously.
Barbecue barbecue, add some cumin, sprinkle some pepper, Ye Ye was satisfied to smell the aroma of the barbecue in front of him gradually becoming attractive, seeing that the heat was almost over, he took back the skewers and blew it, and then took a bite of it.
"Phew!"
The next moment, Ye Ye immediately spit out all the bird meat he ate like a ghost, retching, this damn thing was not only sour and astringent, but also had a disgusting bitter smell, and it couldn't be eaten at all.
"Hee-hee-hee!"
The jade-like and melodious laughter sounded in the lake, and she seemed to be amused by Ye Ye's actions, and the upper half of the woman in the lake was lying on the surface of the lake that had become substantial, laughing, and she was very happy.
"Who?"
Ye Ye's expression froze, and he turned around quickly, secretly blaming himself for being too careless and lax in his heart.
"Don't you know that the meat of the Stynfalis Monster Bird is poisonous?"