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It's a carapace about the size of a palm. It is located at the bottom of the locust's abdomen. Probably due to the constant contact with the ground! All locusts have this thick horn at the bottom of their abdomen. In terms of its function, it should protect the body from rubbing against the ground. After all, a soft belly in direct contact with hard ground is not a comfortable thing. "Taste?" Looking at this black dirty horn armor, Qin Guang couldn't help but frown. This thing grows right on the tip of the locust's tail and often comes into contact with its droppings. Even if you don't have to smell it with your nose, you can know what it smells like if you think about it. Therefore, for the object handed over by Tianxiang, he could only cover his nostrils in embarrassment, and shouted unhappily: "What else can it smell like?" Stink, of course. ”

"That's right!" Tianxiang smiled and nodded, and maliciously handed the carapace in his hand closer again: "However, there are many kinds of smells. Don't you think it's a little weird? When Tianxiang said this, Qin Guang couldn't help but be surprised. Hurriedly sent the fingers on his nose away, resisted the vomiting sensation brought by the stench, and approached the carapace. Sure enough, a strange smell that was obviously different from insect droppings also wafted over.

“。。。。。。 What is it? Confused, he asked, "You're right, this smell is very unique." It seems like...... I used to smell it somewhere. "It's a fishy smell. Very noticeable fishy stench. Tianxiang lowered his raised arm. Toss the rotten carapace aside. Rubbing his hands: "Remember?" The specialty of the Eastern Capital, after decaying, has this unique fishy smell. ”

"You mean...... Fish? Qin Guang suddenly realized.

"That's right, it's fish." "But...... There are mountains in a hundred miles around here, where do the fish come from? "I'm afraid you can only know this question if you ask them yourself." Tianxiang pointed to the insect corpses on the ground and nodded thoughtfully: "There are mountains and forests here, and it is impossible for too many fish to grow in the springs and mountain streams. It is impossible to have such a large number of locusts stained with a fishy smell. Judging by the intensity of the stench, the bugs seem to have been with the rotting fish for a long time. If they had flown from afar, the smell would have been gone. However, until now, the smell is still quite strong. Therefore, their haunt point must not be too far from here. "As for these people whom they have killed, I am afraid ...... Or for the food. Qin Guang looked at the cold sky: "It's almost winter now, and the food for insects is getting less and less. There is no guarantee that there will be no large-scale attacks on human beings. The labor farms scattered outside the fortress are all withdrawn into the clan territory! Do so. Be safe. ”

"Good! It's up to you! As he spoke, Tianxiang kicked the insect corpse on the ground fiercely: "I want to take someone to search the neighborhood to take a look." Something surprising will be discovered. "You mean...... Those fish? Qin Guang was a little puzzled.

"Fish, it's just an introduction. I don't know, but the final result will surprise us all. ”

Tianxiang's words are quite vague. After all. In the depths of his heart, for this seemingly ordinary thing. There is a deep sense of concern...... The search party is not very large. The three armed squadrons marched from the north, northwest, and northeast. In fact, the only scope that can be searched is this. To the south of the fortress, there is absolutely no chance that there will be any problems.

Tianxiang's team is aiming for the northeast. This is due to the fact that the blood of insects on the ground is extended, but more importantly, it is also because it is in the direction of the sea. Fishy smell. is the only clue at the moment. It is also the only tool that searchers can rely on. In order to facilitate the movement, each search team brought five or six farmed insects with them. When it comes to smell, this powerful creature has a far more sensitive sense of smell than humans. Riding on the back of the insect beast, Tianxiang couldn't help but feel a little emotional. His former mount, Xiaoqing, had already been buried in the ground a few years ago. Compared to the lifespan of a human being, his survival time is too short. However, as the first insect beast successfully domesticated by the race. The appearance of Xiaoqing undoubtedly provided a living model for later hunters. It was from that time that all kinds of insects and beasts that were domesticated and used for artificial domestication gradually appeared in the equipment sequence of the dragon militia. Now he stepped down a worm beast called "Blackridge Skyhorn". This giant beast, which evolved from ancient herbivorous insects, not only inherited the fine "traditions" of its ancestors, but also developed omnivorous habits on this basis. In particular, it has a terrible appetite at all times. Such a two-year-old adult longhorn beetle, which is nearly 10 meters long and weighs about 2 tons, needs to consume at least 300 kilograms of food every day. Sometimes, watching it leisurely enjoy the comfortable appearance of green grass blades, Tianxiang himself can't help but want to get something, stuff it into his mouth and chew it. "The effort must be proportional to the return." This is an old saying that is widely circulated among the dragons. Raising insects and beasts is no exception. Since they have consumed a lot of food, they naturally have to pay the price they deserve. In this way, during the gradual reduction of war, many insects and beasts were mostly used to replace human cultivation or haul goods. And when war breaks out, they must rush to the front line, using their huge and hideous bodies to win a greater victory for their masters. This is their responsibility and their obligation. The stench of locust carcasses has been sniffed by insects and beasts. I don't know if this huge creature understood what its owner meant, and after sniffing wildly for a while, it opened its mouth and swallowed the whole insect corpse. I couldn't laugh or cry when I saw Tianxiang. After repeated reassurances of raising the militia. Then he stepped on his back in confusion. Led by its heavy and gigantic steps, it left the fortress and walked slowly in the direction it had chosen.

The black-backed longhorn does not move very fast, but due to its height and the length of its legs, it is able to maintain sufficient distance. Two days later, the search party was out of the normal control of the fortress. Began to enter the densely wooded mountainous area. A mountain stream running down the river interrupted the direction of the search. It's probably the relationship between the stream and the water! The Celestial Bull stopped at this point. According to the explanation of the militia who followed, the insect beast could only be tracked here. Without the guidance of the scent, it doesn't know where the target is hiding.

Frustrated, yes. Unexpectedly, though. It always comes with hope.

A soldier who was fetching water by the stream found that many white and black fish bones had washed down from the upper reaches of the flowing water. Although the number is small and the size of the bone is not large, it is certain: it is a fragment of fish bone that has been torn apart. Tianxiang looked at the fishbone in his hand. On the face of it, this should be a fairly large fish. Because, the bone in his hand is simply a rib thorn that supports the cavity of the fish's abdomen. It's just that this rib thorn is as thick as an adult's finger. It is conceivable how big it will be to have this ribbed fish.

The water in the mountain stream is very clear. But it's also shallow. If such a big fish can be raised in such an environment, Tianxiang will not believe it even if he is killed. "Go upstream." This is a new order that he subsequently issued. The source of the fish bones should be there.

The mountains are not steep, strictly speaking, they should be hills. It is only because of the dense vegetation in between, coupled with the large location of the heights, that the mountain seems to be high. And the source of the stream. It seems to flow from the middle of the hill. The search team has been divided into battle formations of three people. Using the divergent sense of thought, Tianxiang can easily find the living organisms in the surrounding area. However, most of them were other swarms that had nothing to do with the target. Although they were amazed at the uninvited guests they had never met, they showed no further interest. In their minds, there are only fresh and delicious plant stems and leaves, and those brothers and sisters of the same clan who are weaker than themselves. is the most important goal for yourself. The tracking lasted for two days, and the scope of the search was expanded. By noon on the third day, Tianxiang had already discovered the location of the target assembly area. In front of a cliff about a kilometer away from the search team, more than twenty locust-like bio-energy fluctuations came. The tight formation quickly spread out and quickly closed towards the target's location. It's just that the closer you get to the target point, the more mysterious Tianxiang will be. He could clearly "see" through the thoughts he released: these strange locusts seemed to be eating around a pile of things. And their vestigial upper limbs, with only two claw tips, seemed to be pinching something strange......

"Attack!" As the various squads arrived at their designated positions one after another, the sense of command attached to the thoughts was also conveyed to the minds of each soldier in time. After a series of gunshots rang out from multiple directions, the clearing in front of the cliff had turned into a Shura field full of tired dead corpses. "As expected, their food is fish."

Twenty-seven locusts were killed. Judging from their actions before they died, they should be eating around the fish pile. The fact that the fish that had not yet been swallowed before dying, and the several pieces of fish that had been bitten off the middle, made this abundantly clear. It's just that the pile of fish, which is about a meter high and stacked like a small mountain, is simply beyond everyone's expectations. Roughly estimated, there are at least hundreds. Fish, is an aquatic animal. No one doubts this. Judging by the fish found at the site, they are quite massive. The weight of each one is about five or six kilograms, and it can be regarded as the pride of freshwater fish.

The clearing was covered with a thick layer of fish scales. Exposed to the air, they exude a pungent thick smell. This is exactly the same as the stench that Tianxiang had smelled on the insect corpse before, and it is certain that the extremely disgusting stench came from here. Not only the fish scales, but also a considerable amount of black feces remained in the woods around the clearing. From the looks of it. It must have been done by the dead locusts. There are also faintly white-colored fish bones. Judging from the location of several clumps of feces scattered along the stream, the broken fish bones found downstream by the search team should have come from here. Tianxiang, who carried M5G43 cross-body behind him in his hand, squatted down and picked up a fish with a surface full of slime, and looked at it carefully. Although his suspicions had been confirmed, he still could not understand where the locusts could get such a large number of fish in the mountains, where there were no large water reserves. It's a big fish with red scales. The length is more than fifty centimeters. Judging from the whitening of the fish's eyes and the soft cotton body, it seems that they have been dead from the water for quite some time. Tianxiang pulled out the dagger on the side of his shoe. Shoot the fish belly that is bulging high and has been miserably white. Suddenly, a large mass of black and smelly fish intestines gushed out from the breach, swelling to the terrible belly of the fish, and instantly emptying into a shrunken meat bag. "These fish, at least two days or more." Tianxiang thought about it, put down the fish corpse in his hand, and wiped the dirty dagger in the grass for a long time. After deciding that there were no adhesions, it was slowly placed in the sheath. From the time inference, the fishing period of these fish should be after the attack on Xin'an Town. That is, almost at the same time as their own departure, the locusts gathered here. I've already gotten these fish. There are no large water sources around. This has already been confirmed by photographs taken by unmanned reconnaissance aircraft in the air. It is also impossible for an earthly river to support so many large fish at the same time. For a while, the source of the fish seemed to be the most puzzling part of the whole incident. It was as if they had suddenly appeared out of thin air, mysterious to the apex.

"Could it be that these locusts know how to transport the fish they catch to their places of residence and slowly want to use them?" For such an idea, even Tianxiang himself could not be convinced. But. It was precisely because of this that he suddenly remembered that when the search team had just launched an attack, he seemed to see that the locusts seemed to be holding something in their "hands。。。。。。

No one has ever turned over the corpses. Except for the recumbent position, they remain in the same state as they were before death. And the remnants between its claws, except for Tianxiang. Hardly anyone pays much attention to anything. Because, it's too commonplace to be worth mentioning. It was a short twig with a very thick surface. The length is about 15 or 6 centimeters. All locusts have this small broken branch on their hands. As for what the use was, for a while, even Tianxiang was a little confused.

"It doesn't make sense." He thought to himself, "The branches themselves are indeed ordinary. But it was at this time that it appeared on all locusts. After careful analysis, there must be a reason to connect them...... "Insects do have a habit of biting trees, especially omnivorous insects like locusts, which is not surprising."

After staring at the stiff insect corpse on the ground for a long time, Tianxiang picked up one of the branches, compared it to the posture that still existed on the insect corpse, and slowly imitated it。。。。。。 Suddenly, he noticed a very small link: almost all the locusts had a foul-smelling fish on their other hands, without exception. The body of the fish is either intact or has been gnawed off in half. But there seems to be something missing in the dirty bodies of these fish......

Scales! That's right, fish scales. Tianxiang, who had a flash of inspiration, hurriedly grabbed a rotten fish, learned the posture of an insect corpse, and slowly hung up the hardened scales on the surface of the fish's body with short branches. Suddenly, the shimmering and reflective scales of the fish fell down like dry leaves.

It's just a very simple move. In the eyes of others, there is nothing unusual at all. However, Tianxiang, who completely understood what the locusts were doing, stood in place as if he had been struck by a sudden lightning bolt, his mouth slightly open, and he could not say a word. The ancient biologist Charles Darwin, in his book "Theory of Evolution", clearly stated that the most basic difference between humans and animals is that humans can use tools while animals can only obtain food by their own ability. This is the most fundamental reason why Australopithecus was able to evolve into humans.

A short twig doesn't look unusual. However, wasn't the original tool of the australopithecus also a stick broken from a tree? Although there are some differences in size, the meaning of them is exactly the same. Through the consciousness of the "monster", Tianxiang knew that although the human-faced locusts had a similar appearance to humans, they had not yet evolved enough to use tools. They are still a group of insects with low intelligence. Human genes are only a necessary part of their bodies for them, and they have no value to help them evolve. But now this group of locusts knows how to use tools, and the huge difference is enough to make Tianxiang feel frightened.