Without meat, life has to go on.

Liu Qing thought as he walked. He actually had some questions, where the hell was he now, why were there tigers, wolves, horseshoe crabs, and dinosaurs, and what did the dinosaurs eat? What did these animals eat? Why did he rarely see small animals during the day? If the dinosaurs were overlords, why had he only seen two of them until now? (if that giant mouth in the sea was counted)

He couldn't understand these questions, but he suddenly thought that those wolves, cats, dogs, and other animals have very good night vision, could this be because they generally don't come out during the day, but can only come out at night, so they gradually evolved into that? Think about maybe it's possible, because there are dinosaurs, so those animals don't dare to come out during the day, they can only come out at night to forage, long-term nocturnal activities, so that their eyes have a certain evolution or mutation, greatly improving night vision.

"Haha!" Liu Qing smiled as he walked, "I didn't expect that I was quite talented in research, and this kind of problem could be understood by me!"

He is now walking on a mountain road, which is said to be a road, but it is actually a path trodden by various animals. Because it is a mountain forest, there are only a relatively few weeds on the ground, and there are almost no grasses with tall plants and wide leaves, and occasionally you can encounter one, and the length is not as lush as the one outside the forest. Walking in this kind of mountain forest makes Liu Qing feel like he has returned to the beginning, just like the kind of environment that the academy organizes to experience survival in the wild.

In order to prevent getting lost, every time he walked dozens of meters, Liu Qing would use a dagger to carve an arrow on the trunk of the tree to mark the direction he came from, so that he would not get lost when he returned. After all, in this kind of woodland, the types of trees are almost the same, and the terrain has not changed much, so ordinary people may not even be able to find the direction when they come in, let alone go far and then return to the same place. Fortunately, Liu Qing has been trained in this area, otherwise, he really wouldn't dare to run around casually.

Liu Qing did not go directly down the mountain this time, but followed a trail, almost diagonally down the hillside. Because he had encountered a stegosaurus on the road yesterday, and it was not easy to make out the direction on that road, he changed his course. After walking for about an hour, it was close to the bottom of the hillside, and the trees began to become tall and thick, the trees on the original hillside may be for various reasons, or the soil is scarce and not suitable for growth, the trees there are relatively slender, and the thickest ones are only slightly thicker than Liu Qing's thighs.

And now, a tree presented in front of Liu Qing's eyes was extremely tall, and it almost took three of him to hug it. Further on, there is a large forest full of such trees, and some are even thicker. This kind of scene is simply breathtaking, and Liu Qing couldn't help but sigh, the so-called primeval forest, I'm afraid it's nothing more than that!

The tree grows tall, and the roots below are naturally extremely entrenched, and the bark can be seen to have very wide cracks, but whether it is intact or cracked bark, it is covered with a thick layer of moss, these mosses are of different shapes, some are similar to beards, long hanging down, like the beard of trees, one by one, very beautiful, and some are like a layer of green fluff, very cute, and some trees, the trunk is wrapped with vines of different thicknesses, and those vines also bear fruits of strange colors, shiny, and seem to be delicious, so that Liu Qing can't help but swallow his saliva。

Liu Qing couldn't climb up and look far away, otherwise he would have found that he had now circled the side of the hillside, far from the previous coast. Now he is on the edge of a huge forest.

Liu Qing was shocked to see a forest of this size, but he had not forgotten his mission to find a water source. In his opinion, there can be such a huge forest, and the water resources here are definitely very rich, but I don't know if there is surface water, if there is it, it must be the best, if not, you can only try to dig up the groundwater.

Taking out the dagger and carving a mark on the trunk of the nearest tree, Liu Qing stepped into this primeval forest. The trees grow taller, the space underneath them is also larger, and the vegetation under the trees is less than on the hillside, and there are more vines and moss. This may be because the trees are too big, the nutrients on the surface are occupied, and other plants lack the living conditions.

As soon as he stepped in, he realized that the ground here is very soft and the soil is excellent, no wonder the trees here can grow so tall, unlike the hillside, there is not much soil, and there are many stones, it is not easy for plants to take root, it is simply delusional to grow like this.

After walking about ten meters away, Liu Qing heard the sound of water, and sure enough, there was water! When I walked through it again, it turned out to be a small stream, about four or five meters wide, with a drop in one place upstream, and a few tree roots that happened to pass through the stream, and the sound of the rushing water was the sound of falling from a high place over there.

At the creek in front of Liu Qing, the water flow was gentle, and it looked like it should be quite deep. The creek was flanked by thick grass, and even several shrubs grew, which did resemble a green ribbon compared to the flat moss in most places.

"Ha! It's good to have water!" Liu Qing was very happy, he found the water source so quickly, at least so that he would not be troubled by the lack of water in the next time. Liu Qing was just about to reach the stream, when he was suddenly stunned, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a yellow and green shadow under his feet, at first glance, he would mistake it for a flowering vine on the ground, but his keen intuition told him that it was not!

Liu Qing, who was standing in place, carefully observed the "vine" again, there were no leaves at all, and if he looked closely, he could even observe some fine scales on the surface. It's a snake! Liu Qing was eager, and hurriedly took two steps back, he had just almost stepped on this snake!

Although he had eaten raw snake meat in the wilderness survival practice course, it was only snake meat, and he had never killed any snakes himself, not because he didn't want to, but because he hadn't encountered them when he was in the wild. But he knows very well that snakes are one of the most terrifying types of animals in nature, many snakes are strangely poisonous, and they attack and move very fast, and their bodies are extremely soft, and they can cope with almost any terrain in nature.

According to Liu Qing's usual knowledge, he concluded that the snake in front of him was poisonous, and he was not short of food now, so he would try to avoid contact with this dangerous animal, so Liu Qing turned around and walked away, changing a position close to the water source. But through what happened just now, he also knew that there are snakes here, and in his daily life, he should also avoid snakes as much as possible, unless there is an extreme lack of food, otherwise he is very reluctant to fight this animal.

After approaching the creek, Liu Qing unscrewed the kettle, immersed the kettle in the water, and gurgled ...... Bubbles bubbled out of the spout and filled up quickly. The water level in this part of the creek is not deep, it is crystal clear, some round stones of different shapes and sizes are scattered on the bottom of the water, and the light is a little dim, but the shape of tall grass and shrubs on both sides of the water is still reflected on the water.

Finding the water source made Liu Qing feel very good, raised his head and took a sip, and found that the water here was cool and sweet, and the taste was like adding sugar to mineral water. Liu Qing took another sip, and then smacked his mouth a few times, looking very aftertaste. I raised my head and looked at the scenery around me, the deep ancient primeval forest, there was no end in sight, and the end of the line of sight was cloudy, like mist and like swirling green smoke. Having found a water source, Liu Qing was reluctant to go any further and was ready to go back. He still has a lot of things to do next, and Xiao Wu is hungry now, so he must get him something to eat first.

Thinking of Xiao Wu, Liu Qing suddenly had an idea, since he was going to boil broth for it, wasn't that snake just right? Although there was tiger meat to use, it was Xiao Wu's mother after all, and Liu Qing was not willing to do that unless it was absolutely necessary. In order to replenish Xiao Wu's nutrition, let it grow up quickly, and fight hard! Liu Qing turned around and was about to find trouble with the snake just now, but a wave stirred up in the water.

Liu Qing stared at the splash, and his heart beat with joy, it was a fish! Although he had never seen this kind of fish, it was a fish! Except for the tail that looked a little strange, the other parts were no different from the fish he had seen. Liu Qing almost burst out laughing, this is a godsend!

He remembered very well that when He Wanhong gave birth to a child in confinement, her mother often boiled fish soup for her to drink, saying that fish soup was the most nourishing, and it could also provide milk, and the fish meat was easy to digest, which was the most suitable for pregnant women to supplement nutrition. At that time, Liu Qing didn't understand anything, and he only stayed at home for a week during his wife's confinement, and then returned to the army. When he came home again, it was because his mother died of illness, so he thought of his mother when he thought of fish soup.

At the moment, Xiao Wu is in need of nutrition, but it doesn't eat its own dry food, Xiao Wu is a beast after all, and it is a carnivore, some things are innate, its resistance to compressed biscuits shows this, even if you want to eat, meat will be its best choice. With an idea, the current problem is how to catch the fish in the stream, and he has the line and hook on him, but there is no bait!

He didn't know whether this fish was vegetarian or meat-eating, so for the time being, he could only look at the fish and sigh! That's right! Liu Qing thought seriously, and whenever he encountered difficulties, he always tried his best to use whatever resources he could use. At this time, he had already thought of a way, he could catch the snake first, try to use snake meat as bait, and if it really didn't work, then think of another way.