Chapter 60: A Basket Was Made
Liu Qing's diarrhea lasted for two days before it improved, during which he never dared to eat meat, only occasionally ate a little roasted ginger beans to supplement nutrition, and then drank water, although he often felt hungry, but fortunately, nothing happened.
When his health was almost better, Liu Qing decided to go to the Giant Tree Forest again. No, no, he was in too much of a hurry last time, and forgot the multi-functional sapper shovel next to the pit, without the sapper shovel, he really felt that there were many things that could not be done, such as cutting a tree and chopping firewood or something, there was no way to do it, to say that the dagger could be used improvised, but the speed was too slow.
The most important thing is that the sapper shovel can be said to be the only metal tool he has now, and the dagger and gun can only be counted as weapons. Of course, he had two sapper shovels with him at first, but then he somehow lost one in a tornado, and when he woke up, he was left with this one.
Today's weather is good, the sky is clear, the sun is shining, Liu Qing and Xiao Wu have breakfast, he carried a bow and arrow and a satchel, a dagger was inserted in his waist, and a roll of thin rattan rope with good toughness was wrapped, about ten meters or so, in addition, he also carried a simple quiver made in the past two days, which contained more than 20 arrows stained with venom, which could be said to be fully armed.
After getting ready, Liu Qing was going out, this time he brought a bow and arrow, first, the role of the bow and arrow is still very advantageous, and he can attack quietly, and secondly, he is also worried that once he encounters the kind of pit before, he can use the bow and arrow to launch the rattan rope, and if it doesn't work ten times, he will come a hundred times, maybe he can fix the rope and make it easier for him to climb.
Seeing that Liu Qing was tidy up and was about to get out of the hole, Xiao Wu also followed him in a hurry, and also showed that he wanted to go out with him. Liu Qing thought that Xiao Wu was clingy, but he didn't know that Xiao Wu was afraid that Liu Qing would go out again and not come back for a few days. Originally, Liu Qing didn't plan to take Xiao Wu with him, because it still had wounds on his body, but Xiao Wu kept biting his trousers, and there was no way, Liu Qing had to cut off the white film inside a piece of dinosaur skin, wrap Xiao Wu's wound, and then go out with it.
In the giant tree forest, as quiet and deep as usual, although Liu Qing was not the first time he came in, he was more cautious than when he first came in. To be honest, the more he learned about this giant tree forest, the more terrifying he felt, and now he somewhat understood why the wild animals outside didn't survive here, it was really full of all kinds of dangers, and it was often unpredictable.
For example, the kind of corpse eating insects, once it smells blood, it is simply a group of people, and if they are entangled, I am afraid that even a dinosaur will not survive. What's more, there is also the huge python, which was only seen once under its belly that day, which scared Liu Qing.
Soon, one person and one tiger came to the stream, because Xiao Wu was injured, Liu Qing did not take the path he used to take at all, but took a detour and came directly to the tree root bridge. Xiao Wu was very surprised, he didn't expect to be able to cross the bridge like this, he had jumped directly across the river before. After crossing the river, there seems to be no trace of corpse eating insects, it seems that Xiao Wu's wound has scabbed, and he bandaged it again, and it still has an effect.
Continuing to move forward to the front of the big pit, Liu Qing stood on the edge of the pit and sighed for a while, it was such a big pit that made him deeply experience the feeling of truly facing death, but it was also this pit that made him feel like he had been reborn in the pit, and his mentality had changed a lot compared to before. Not only that, but even the equipment he brings when he goes out now is very different from before.
Liu Qing quickly found his sapper shovel at the edge of the pit, which looked no different from before, except that it was too damp and had a layer of water stains on it. Xiao Wu saw the sapper shovel, leaned in and sniffed it, and then walked away as if bored.
Liu Qing held a sapper shovel in his hand, put the longbow on his back, and continued to move forward. There were a lot of fruits on the vines attached to the big tree in front, and Liu Qing planned to pick some back, if it weren't for these fruits, Liu Qing would not have fallen into this pit. This time, I can't let them go.
Climb up along the vines, pick up those big ripe fruits and pick them, this thing is not easy to take, Liu Qing can only take away at most four at a time, or two arms on one side of the posture, it is very uncomfortable to walk. I couldn't fit it in my satchel, it contained two pieces of jerky, as well as a pistol and a magazine with dozens of bullets scattered around, and I couldn't put a single one of them in the spare space.
After picking the fruit, Liu Qing stood on the waist of the tree trunk and looked into the distance, the depths of the forest could not be seen at a glance, and there was a foggy feeling, and he couldn't see far. As he was about to get down, he noticed that there seemed to be movement in the grass less than fifty meters below.
The movement in the grass was not small, but it seemed to be very regular, there were two grass stems lying together, it felt like something was pushing and playing, and it seemed like there was wind blowing, but there was no wind here at all, so it could not be the wind blowing. After Liu Qing looked at it carefully for a while, he gradually understood, and was suddenly startled, and almost fell off the vine.
It wasn't any wind, nor was it something playing around, but a huge python, but I don't know if it was the one Liu Qing saw that day. This giant python seemed to be sleeping, lying there motionless, with a high belly, Liu Qing extremely suspected that it was digesting food in sleep after it was full, because this kind of swelling did not look like a pregnant woman, and I don't know what this guy ate, he can actually prop his belly to such a height. And the reason why the grass stems move is because of the air flow that the python blows when it breathes. As you can imagine, how big an animal must be to produce a currents of air like wind when it breathes!
The python is blue-black, but the abdomen is white, except for the bulging abdomen, the other positions feel as thick as an oil barrel from a distance, this type of python, if you swallow Liu Qing, I'm afraid that your mouth won't have to be completely opened! As for the body length, because it is half hidden in the grass, it is difficult to judge, Liu Qing only based on visual inspection, I feel that there should be at least about 30 meters, 30 meters! What kind of concept is that, if it is upright, it is as high as a ten-story building!
The most peculiar thing is that there is a horn on the head of the giant python, yes, it is a horn! Like a rhinoceros horn, in the middle of its forehead, a black lump, at first Liu Qing thought it was a different color of skin, but when he looked closely, he found that it was not the color of the scalp at all, but a horn! In addition, its head also has some patterns, because the color is dark, and the light is not good, so it is not easy to see without looking carefully. However, when Liu Qing looked at the snake's head carefully, he was scared into a cold sweat, because he saw that the eyes of the giant python were staring directly at him!
That's not good! It's not good! You have to run quickly! Liu Qing's first thought was like this. Although the giant python is still a hundred meters away from them, can it be regarded as a matter for a giant python of this size? I'm afraid that Liu Qing and the two of them will be caught up and eaten before they even finish the 100-meter sprint! Of course, maybe Xiao Wu can escape, after all, its explosiveness is far more explosive than Liu Qing, this is what Liu Qing has tested, and the two of them run fast in the competition, and Xiao Wu has always won. In fact, Liu Qing didn't know that snakes don't have eyelids, so even when they sleep, they sleep with their eyes open.
Liu Qing clutched the vine tightly, leaned on the side, and quietly poked his head out to observe the giant python, seeing that it didn't seem to find out what it meant at all, or it was already full, and it was not interested in this "little animal" that was not enough to fill in the gaps. Aware of this, Liu Qing was relieved, but he didn't dare to stay here for a long time, who knows if this guy would wake up suddenly.
Hurriedly climbed down the tree, collected all the fruits, and called Xiao Wu, "Quick, let's go, there's a big guy over there!"
After speaking, he immediately took the first step, Xiao Wu didn't know what he meant, anyway, he would follow him wherever he went. So he also followed Liu Qing with his ass dangling, crossed the tree bridge, and returned to the cave along the road.
Back in the cave, Liu Qingshang was a little uneasy, and now he was more and more afraid of the giant tree forest. In the beginning, it was almost one of his food sources, and there he also verified the toxicity of poison ivy, and there were few animals such as dinosaurs or other beasts to harass it, Liu Qing even thought that the Giant Tree Forest was his "blessed land". But then he saw the power of the corpse eater there, and got some awareness of the dangers lurking there.
A few days ago, Liu Qing fell into the pit in the giant tree forest, and almost died in it, and then he encountered an unprecedented giant python, each of which made him gasp!
It is also now, he really understands these animals outside, the environment in the giant tree forest is good, and the food is abundant, but there are no animals foraging inside, it seems that there is a reason!
After sighing for a while, Liu Qing burned the fire and began to roast ginger beans again. As the saying goes, in life, the word eating and drinking, as long as there is food and drink, the mood will always be good. After eating and drinking, Liu Qing's mood also improved a lot, and his fear of the danger in the giant tree forest also diluted a lot.
He pulled out his pistol, disassembled all the parts, placed them on a clean leaf, and began to wipe them one by one. Guns and ammunition all need to be maintained, especially the parts on the firearm, once rusty, it will affect the flexibility, and even malfunction, and he can't even repair it when the time comes.
Originally, in the army, there was a fixed time every week to wipe and maintain the guns, and there was also a special gun oil when wiping. But Liu Qing's conditions are extremely limited now, let alone wiping it with gun oil, he is also using oil now, but it is oil made by himself.
When he first killed those animals, he found that most of these animals had a piece of white fat on their abdomen, especially the weevil-trunked pig, which had the most fat on their bodies. So he used a dagger to cut the fat into small pieces, put it in the kettle shell and smelted it, and finally made a lot of fat, and made a small water storage pipe, poured all the oil into it, and after cooling, it turned into white fat. That's the kind of grease he uses to wipe his gun now.
Although it is not convenient to use every time, it can at least play a role in preventing rust. So Liu Qing's pistol is still as good as new, without a trace of rust.
After wiping the gun, Liu Qing picked up the bow and arrow and walked out of the hole again, his archery still needs to be practiced, he forces himself to practice every day without injury. The number of bullets is getting dwindling and dwindling, and one day, he will lose his bullets, and the only thing he can use as a long-range weapon is the bow and arrow.