Chapter 417: Wasteland Swamp
At dawn the next day, the group got up one after another, washed up briefly, ate some compressed biscuits and dry food for the march, and then cut down some wood and trees nearby, and simply tied two rafts with vines. Because the terrain is flat to go forward, there are no cliffs and waterfalls and other ups and downs, and you will soon encounter a rainforest, the hardships of trekking in the rainforest can be imagined, simply build a raft, save time and effort.
There is a saying that there is a lot of strength in numbers, and under the division of labor and cooperation, the two rafts can be completed in half an hour, not to mention the beauty or anything, at least there is no doubt about the durability and durability.
At this time, the sun had just risen, and the golden morning sun passed through the treetops, scattering mottled splinters in the forest, and the chirping of birds was endless.
"Let's go."
Pushing the raft into the water, the group went down the river, which is not too small and not small, and can continue to move forward even when resting, greatly saving physical strength and energy.
But the happy time is always short-lived, and before everyone can pass through the rainforest boundary, they find that the river in front of them has cleverly bent out a huge arc, like a big hook, and folds to the east, if they continue to drift lazily, then they will inevitably go against the place where they have been.
Therefore, Qin Fen and the others could only abandon the boat and go ashore and resume the days of walking on both legs.
But when Qin Fen jumped off the raft, he immediately heard a series of "creaking" overwhelmed sounds under his feet, and then he felt that the whole person sank downward, and the silt and rotten leaves quickly covered Qin Fen's instep, and a rancid smell rushed straight to his head, causing people to sneeze several times one after another.
"Unfortunately, there is a tidal swamp ahead." Qin Fen scolded in a low voice.
The main part of the tidal flat swamp is the river beach, but this is the silt bend, but it has not been able to break out of a peninsula, but only a large pool of rotten and smelly silt remains.
Helpless, everyone could only pinch their noses and trek forward in this swamp. It didn't take long for the shoes to turn into two big mud lumps. And there are a lot of mosquitoes in this swamp, buzzing in your ears and clamoring to suck blood and eat meat, which is really annoying.
Fortunately, everyone's nerves are quite tenacious, and the mud swamp or something is no longer enough to challenge their limits, so they just frowned, took out a mask to cover their mouths and noses, and quickly got used to it. If you are an ordinary person, you will soon collapse when you enter this nightmare place full of rancidity, silt, and dampness.
Walking through this muddy and damp swamp is extremely laborious to walk, and it is good to step on it, but if you want to pull out your legs, it will take several times more strength, and you have to worry at any time whether you will be unable to eat if you step on it, and it is also difficult for ordinary people to persevere.
It didn't take long for the dwarf Lori to pout:
"Bad guy, I can't walk anymore, you carry me!"
Qin Fen was speechless, Nami-chan was almost up to her knees with every foot she stepped on because of her short calves, and the luck of trekking in this swamp was several times greater.
"Why do you want me to carry it? Jia'er can do it too. ”
"Hmph, it's really a bad person, Jia'er herself is so tired and sweating profusely, isn't it even more tiring to carry me on her back? So, of course, you'll have to memorize it. ”
“……”
I won't get tired of feelings, will I? Qin Fen shook his head, pulled the dwarf Lori out of the mud pit as if he were pulling a radish out of the mud pit, and said:
"Don't move."
"Hmph, I know, I'm verbose."
After landing on the shore and walking out for one or two hundred meters, Qin Fen realized at this time that there were several streams nearby that meandered and flowed over, poured into this swamp, and then looked in all directions, so the water surface showed chaotic small whirlpools from time to time. At this moment, being exposed to the sun, the heat is steaming, and there are wisps of pale yellow mist coming out of some places, which looks quite bleak, this is quite frightening miasma, I believe that any normal person will not have the idea of entering to experience.
At the same time, after the heat of the sun is transferred to the ground through the surface, the heat evaporates, resulting in turbid bubbles coming out from the bottom of the swamp from time to time. In addition, there are clumps of black-red mist diffused in the distance, and if you look closely, you can find out what kind of black-red mist there is, but there are countless small bites, mosquitoes, and blood flies gathered together, and the scalp of people is numb.
Walking in this swamp can be said to be extremely difficult, but fortunately, everyone has a wealth of survival experience, knowing that the most troublesome part of this swamp is just an incredible number of mosquitoes, even if it is a cow, it only takes an hour for the blood to be sucked out, leaving only a skinny corpse.
Fortunately, everyone took out wormwood, calamus, smoke and mosquito repellent in advance, and after solving the biggest problem of mosquito infestation, the rest is not a matter.
In addition, there are many animals that survive in the swamp, but large animals are rare, after all, whether it is a feline or a canine, no matter how "silent" the feet are, it is difficult to walk freely in this semi-deep swamp. Therefore, everyone was very strange to find that the biggest creature here was actually ......
Mouse!
That's right, it's a giant mouse that's bigger than a cat.
Ai Jiaer, who was the first to discover this mouse, immediately exclaimed-
Anyone who sees a swarthy and eerie mouse that is bigger than a cat will feel disgusting and uncomfortable when they stare at you.
Seeing these rats, Qin Fen said in a deep voice:
"These rats must have undergone some kind of mutation, and by looking at their size, they can be seen that they are by no means vegetarians, and the two small fingers with their mouths are quite sharp, and they live in this swamp, and their bites are likely to spread various diseases."
The dwarf Lori pouted and said:
"Wouldn't it be nice to kill it then? Dare to scare Jia'er, can't spare it! ”
Qin Fen shook his head and said:
"Don't do it for the time being, once you see blood, it will easily attract the rest of the rats, don't forget, the reason why rats are the first of the four pests is because of their amazing fecundity, God knows how many giant rats lurk in this swamp."
Hearing this, thinking of a group of rats rushing towards him, everyone couldn't help but feel a chill and hurriedly shook their heads.
It's best not to touch this thing like a rat, and don't forget, the Black Death, which ruled the whole of Europe, was a bloody crime caused by a single mouse......
After spending half a day walking through this rotten and foul-smelling swamp area, I came to a vast reed pool. However, it was already relatively dry here, and the muddy water could only overflow the surface of the feet, and the ground was covered with very lush hollow noodle grass, green and green, crowded together, dense and dense, spreading far away. It's a pity that the reeds have not yet bloomed at this time, and only the green waist pole is swaying in the breeze, otherwise, the scene of the reeds flying in the sky should be very beautiful.
Walking here, the next step is to climb the mountains and mountains as if walking on the ground, and everyone sped up under their feet, and saw a village at noon the next day.
It is a small village built on the middle of the mountain, and the south side of the hillside has been reclaimed into a gentle slope, and the pieces are spread out along the mountain. It has a bit of a terraced taste, and you can see a large number of wooden houses built together in a patchwork of green shades, and the pale blue smoke is rising under the clear clear sky.
"Looks like it's some hobbit village in the Shire, let's go and rest." Qin Fen said.
The charr is the collective name of the hobbit settlement, but due to the limitation of productivity, these hobbits usually live in villages, like pearls, dotted on this plain and hills, and this village in front of them should be one of them.