Chapter 51: The Secret of the Crystal
After listening to Zhang Jing's report, Chen Xiao gradually fell into deep thought, his eyes flashed with strange light from time to time, and he looked thoughtful, but his face occasionally showed a trace of uncertainty and deep worry......
At this time, Chen Xiao was also faintly excited in his heart, he knew that if what Zhang Jing just said was true, then some of the doubts he had been about the mysterious spar would be solved, and it might bring an opportunity to himself and the followers around him, a precious opportunity to accelerate to become a strong man.
But if you want to get this opportunity, you must meet two prerequisites, the first premise is that you must confirm that Zhang Jing's description is true, and the second premise is that after confirming that what Zhang Jing said is true, you must send someone into the water to try this plan, and it can be successful.
Of course, these two prerequisites can also be done as one thing, after all, among the ten people, only Zhang Jing and the other three are good at water, and it is Zhang Jing among the three who reported the underwater situation to Chen Xiao, if you want to confirm this premise, Zhang Jing and the other three cannot complete it.
Theoretically, if the hedron can stay underwater and not sink into the ground, then does that mean that the hedron can be transferred to a container filled with water?
After Chen Xiao understood the stakes, his body couldn't help but tremble with excitement, and his mouth was even more anxious and shouted at Zhang Jing in front of him: "Zhang Jing! Fast! You don't have to do anything now, go to everyone's luggage pile and look for a bigger vessel and a longer rope! ”
After Zhang Jing reported the situation at the bottom of the river to Chen Xiao, he saw that Chen Xiao was stunned, and after waiting for a few breaths and not seeing Chen Xiao reply, he had to start digging up the strange fish corpse in front of him, he had only been with Chen Xiao for two days, and he was not particularly familiar with each other, and Chen Xiao's usual strict requirements also made him a little afraid, so he did not take the initiative to interrupt Chen Xiao's thinking.
Just when Zhang Jing was peeling the fish skin with steel bars, Chen Xiao's abrupt voice behind him suddenly startled him, making his body tremble violently, and he stayed in place for a long time before he came back to his senses, and his eyes stared at Chen Xiao directly, with a puzzled look.
"You hurry up now and grab the container and rope, call Liu Rui and Zhao Hong, the three of you go to the bottom of the river where you saw the spar once before, just go down alone, tie the rope around your waist, if you don't come up for more than five minutes, the other two will quickly pull up the person who went into the water......" Chen Xiao saw that Zhang Jing was stunned in place, and he also knew that he was in a hurry just now, and he didn't explain the situation, so he explained to Zhang Jing in detail.
After listening to Chen Xiao's detailed description, Zhang Jing gradually came to his senses and understood the task assigned to him by Chen Xiao, so he nodded heavily, and assured in his mouth: "Don't worry!" Brother Xiao, I will definitely send those few spars to you steadily, now that the strange fish is dead, there should be no danger in the river, and it is not easy to take a few spars! ”
"Well, you must pay attention to safety, this river is so big, who knows if there are mutated creatures in other river sections, don't delay too long, it's getting dark, if you really can't take it, you can absorb a piece! Hurry up! Tell them about the situation! Chen Xiao nodded expectantly, and then instructed with a serious expression.
After Zhang Jing nodded in response, he quickly ran towards Zhao Hong and Liu Rui, looking 100,000 anxious, it seemed that he still attached great importance to Chen Xiao's order.
Chen Xiao looked at Zhang Jing's distant figure, and after thinking silently for a while, his eyes gradually revealed an appreciative look, this kid not only works neatly, but also quite pragmatic, with a vigorous and resolute style, which is somewhat similar to himself, although he is not very old, but if he is trained well, he may become a capable leader in the future.
After thinking for a moment, Chen Xiao continued to deal with the corpse of the strange fish in front of him, and focused his attention on the teeth of the strange fish, the teeth of this guy are half a foot long, even if they can't be polished into a bone dagger, it is more than enough to make an arrow for Xiao Guo.
After packing up the luggage and clothes, Xiao Guo, Li Han and Gao Feng saw that Chen Xiao was in full swing, and they also hurriedly joined the work of dissecting the dead fish, and after a while, they unloaded the strange fish into eight pieces, and packed two or three hundred catties of tender fish, ready to cook after finding the camp at night.
Since everyone did not use snake venom on this strange fish, the flesh and blood of this big fish can be eaten with confidence, and the little fat man who likes to eat fish brains also regained some strength at this time, and staggered to the front and back of everyone, shouting that everyone had to pack some fish brains for him......
Zhang Jing and the other three who rowed back to the river on the raft also launched the task given to them by Chen Xiao at this time, and the protagonist of this mission was of course Zhang Jing, because it was he who discovered the traces of the spar and the strangeness of the spar.
I saw that after he tied the rope around his waist, he jumped into the water without hesitation, which made Zhao Hong and Liu Rui on the raft a little nervous, and the hands holding the rope trembled slightly, with a worried look.
After all, these three people came out of a village, and they are also partners who have played since childhood, and their feelings must be much deeper than ordinary friends, and it is inevitable to worry at this time!
Chen Xiao and the others were cleaning up the parts on the strange fish, and their eyes were also staring at the movement of the river, and their anxiety was difficult to dispel, for fear that there would be another strange fish attack.
Other people still have some rejection of Chen Xiao's action in their hearts, and they all feel that there is no need for this at all, because what can be more precious than life? If Zhang Jing and the other three encounter an accident, it will really outweigh the losses!
Therefore, the eyes of several people looking at Chen Xiao also carried a trace of complaint, after all, everyone finally arrived on the other side.
Chen Xiao ignored everyone's expressions, and didn't make any explanation, he knew that if this operation was successful, it would definitely make everyone's future have a new height, so he had to verify this conjecture as soon as possible, if it was known by other humans first, he and the others would lose the opportunity, and there would be more fierce competition at that time.
While Chen Xiao looked at the raft in the distance and waited anxiously, he was also secretly pondering in his heart, although the people around him did not understand his decision now, and may think that his theory was nonsense, but he knew that as long as Zhang Jing successfully completed the task, these people would be very grateful to him in the future, because he would lead them to find more spars, so that their bodies would become stronger.
In fact, Chen Xiao is now more worried than the people around him, not only worried about the safety of Zhang Jing and the others, but also worried about the failure of this operation, in that case, it is not only as simple as denying his plan, but also killing his hope of leading everyone to become a strong man as soon as possible.
Time passed second by second, and Chen Xiao's heart tightened, and he involuntarily paced to the river, staring at the raft on the river without blinking.
At the same time, Xiao Guo and the others also stopped their work and looked at the raft on the river, and Liu Rui and Zhao Hong on the raft were constantly trembling, and their hands holding the rope were also wiping sweat on their trouser legs from time to time, looking very anxious.
Chen Xiao has been calculating the time in his heart, and at this time, he estimated that five minutes would be coming soon, but there was still no figure of Zhang Jing, and he couldn't help but feel a little bitter in his heart, could it be that he was thinking too simply? Zhang Jing shouldn't deceive himself, right?
"Zhao Hong, Liu Rui, pull Zhang Jing up! It's almost time, hurry up and let him breathe! Although Chen Xiao was unwilling, he could only reluctantly order, after all, Zhang Jing below was also very important, and it seemed that he was still too anxious to get a large number of spars.
After Zhao Hong and Liu Rui heard Chen Xiao's shout, they subconsciously prepared to pull the rope in their hands, but the two of them had just pulled the rope up less than a meter, but they each showed a look of surprise.
I saw that on the surface of the river in front of the raft where the two were standing, there was a sudden ripple, as if something was about to emerge from under the water, and even the rope in their hands began to sway from side to side.
Before the two of them were shocked and wanted to continue to pull the rope in their hands, the river in front of the raft suddenly surged, and then a wet figure popped out, only to see that this person was holding the edge of the raft tightly with one hand, and his other hand was holding a closed stainless steel rice tank, and he looked out of breath, not Zhang Jing!
Seeing Zhang Jing suddenly emerge from the water, everyone was overjoyed, and they were also relieved, and quickly moved to the shore, ready to welcome the return of the three of them.
Zhang Jinglian, who was dragged to the raft by Liu Rui and Zhao Hong, took a few breaths of breath before shouting at Chen Xiao in surprise: "Brother Xiao, your guess is correct, these three spars will really stay in the water all the time, and they haven't passed through this rice tank, it's really amazing." ”
Zhang Jing's intermittent voice reached the ears of Chen Xiao and the others with a hint of excitement, making everyone feel surprised and curious again, and showed a thoughtful expression.
After Chen Xiao heard Zhang Jing's words, the excitement in his heart was even more uncontrollable, it seems that his conjecture has really been verified, these spars can really be carried, and in the future, he and others will no longer have to spend so much daytime to take turns absorbing spars, after finding the spars, they only need to carry them on their bodies and absorb them while they sleep at night.
The success of this operation is not only to allow himself and others to have a way to save time in the future, but the most important thing is that he and others can get more spars through the underwater space in the future.
Although there are animals in many rivers, it is impossible for them to absorb all the spars, because if the crystals do not disappear after falling into the water, then there must be a large amount of spar reserves in rivers, lakes and seas.
In addition, there are some man-made drinking water reservoirs and artificial lakes, where not only the amount of water is sufficient, but also there are few underwater creatures, and it is a treasure land with dense spars, as long as no other human beings also discover this secret, it is conceivable that they will have more opportunities to find spars in the future, how can they not be pleasantly surprised!
It's no wonder that the two strange fish encountered in succession today have huge sizes, and it seems that they are taking advantage of the geographical advantage, because there are a large number of energy crystals under the water that can be absorbed by the surviving creatures in the river, so they all grow so huge.
It is foreseeable that in the years to come, if more people know this secret, then how fierce and cruel the competition around the energy crystal will be, and at that time, it will be filled with bloody storms, whether it is between humans and humans, or between humans and animals, it will evolve into a protracted energy battle......
"Hey, young people, you've really crossed the river! It's amazing to kill this monster too! Sure enough, it's a young hero! ”
Just when Chen Xiao fell into thought, and Zhang Jing and the other three on the river were about to row the raft to the shore, a similar sound suddenly came from the other side of the river, which immediately alerted everyone and looked at each other.
I saw a middle-aged man about forty years old standing next to the corpse of the strange fish on the other side of the river at this time, and after speaking to everyone, he continued to look at the strange fish in front of him, and with a complicated expression, there were surprises, amazements and incredulity......
This man was the same man who had persuaded them to give up crossing the river and lent them axes and knives, and it seemed that he had come back to get his tools, and by the way he saw where they were.
"This big brother, thanks to you, we not only crossed this river smoothly, but also killed this strange fish that eats people, and there will be one less scourge around you in the future! Thank you for your generosity to us before! Your tools are all on the shore, put them away yourself! After Chen Xiao saw the person who was coming, he hurriedly greeted politely, and at the same time had a grateful look on his face.
"Hey, I didn't do much of a favor, but you avenged the dead folks, which is a big deal! I should have them thank you so much! The middle-aged man waved his hand embarrassedly and said in an excited tone.
"No need, big brother, we are about to leave, let's have a chance to visit you again in the future! We were forced to fight it, mainly to cross the river! You don't have to worry too much! Chen Xiao shirked for a moment and replied indifferently.
"How can this work? You helped us kill this monster, but we didn't even drink saliva, how can we be embarrassed? Now how are you leaving, and how should the villagers repay you in the future? The middle-aged man frowned and retorted, with a sincere expression.
"Big brother, the main thing is that we still have things, and it's not early, we have to arrive in Y County as soon as possible, and when we pass by next time, we will definitely come to your house as a guest!" In addition, we have half a big fish here, enough for you father and son to eat for a few days, so I will give it to you! Chen Xiao spoke tactfully in a tactful tone, and politely sent the rest of the fish out.
"By the way, big brother, the strange fish next to you has been poisoned, don't let others eat it, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable! Zhang Jing, you go and take this big brother to the other side of the river, and let him use the raft to pull the fish back in a while! Chen Xiao didn't wait for the middle-aged man to reply, and then instructed Zhang Jing, who was about to return to the shore.
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"Little brother, how embarrassing is this? You've all given away two game, and now you're giving fish and meat, which should have been my right way to entertain you! You guys are really good, you actually killed two monsters in a while! As soon as the middle-aged man who arrived on the other side of the river saw Chen Xiao, he chattered with guilt on his face, and when he saw the other half of the strange fish corpse not far from everyone, he showed admiration on his face, and then he looked incredulous.
"It's okay, we can't eat it anyway, and we really can't get it! Be careful when you cross the river for a while! We're leaving, I'll visit your house when we have time! Chen Xiao knew that this eldest brother was a kind-hearted person, but he was too polite in talking and doing things, and he kept chattering, which seemed to be completely incompatible with his sturdy body.
"Alright! Little brother, since you are in a hurry to leave, I won't say thank you, my name is Bai Sheng, and I haven't asked for your name yet? In the future, when you are free, you must come to Qifengling! But who knows if there will be a future? Maybe I'll die suddenly! After the middle-aged man sighed, his tone began to become pessimistic, and it seemed that he also felt that he had no hope for the future.
"Brother Bai, my name is Chen Xiao! Don't think like that, don't you still have a son? You have to think about him! Although the living conditions are difficult now, as long as we grit our teeth and persevere, human beings will definitely be able to rebuild their homes in the future! After Chen Xiao announced his name, he comforted in a firm tone.
"Yes! If it weren't for this son, I would have despaired, but there are not many people left alive now! If you want to rebuild your home, it's easier said than done! Forget it, don't talk about it! It's not too early, so let's go! Have a nice trip! Bai Sheng sighed and said a few words, then said goodbye to Chen Xiao with a complicated face.
After Chen Xiao nodded silently, he slowly marched slowly in the direction of Y County with the people who had packed their luggage and belongings, and after walking forty or fifty meters, he suddenly stopped, and turned to Bai Sheng, who was watching everyone behind him, and shouted in a firm tone: "Brother Bai, believe me, as long as I find a suitable place to live in the future and gather a part of the crowd, I will come back to pick up your father and son!" When the time comes, let's rebuild our homes together! ”
After Bai Sheng listened to Chen Xiao's words, he couldn't help but nod excitedly, but he couldn't say a word in his mouth, he just looked at Chen Xiao and the others with eyes that revealed a mysterious brilliance and gradually disappeared......
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