The first stop is still the Zehou Ministry, in addition to the pioneer warrior team, there is also a trading team of 200 people, 100 warriors, 100 slaves, and the target of the trading team is the geese, wild ducks and swans raised by the Zehou Ministry.

The transaction used is the original fine pottery of the tribe, and the new pottery is not used, although the fine pottery is precious, the royal department can also be manufactured, unlike the new pottery, outsiders have not seen it at all, so as not to cause turmoil.

The team of 500 men went to the river, cut wood and made a hundred rafts, and used all the animal repellent grass that had been traded last time here, and began to cross the river on rafts, crossing the rolling river without danger.

After arriving at the opposite bank, the raft team did not go ashore and continued to walk with poles, and Mu Wu directly found a tributary that led straight to Zehou from the fish skin map, supported the raft, entered the tributary, and walked down the river.

It only took two months to reach the reeds of the Zehou Division, and the soldiers guarding the Zehou Division, seeing that it was a "mountain tribe" they had just met, did not stop them, but still left most of them outside.

Mu Wu took fifty men into the house, and went to the trading shed, and with a hundred fine pottery that had been prepared, he traded a thousand packets of beast-repellent grass, and three hundred breeding animals, one hundred each of swans, geese, and wild ducks.

They also traded celandine grass to stop bleeding and treat trauma, round-leaved sundew to relieve cough and asthma, moss to be used as medicinal and pasture grass, and bottle grass and flytrap to replenish insects, all of which are very useful Osawa specialties.

After the transaction was completed, the Wood tribe left the Zehou Department, and the two hundred members of the trading team, on a hundred rafts, embarked on the return journey, while the team of three hundred people, under the leadership of the Wood Witch, continued their journey.

This time, their goal was no longer the prairie in the south, but the wilderness in the west, walking along the rough river towards the source of the river, and it took three months to reach the edge of Daze.

Lakes, rivers, swamps, disappeared without a trace, undulating mountains to the north, barren and savage wastelands to the south, and the great rivers rushed into the depths of the mountains, and the procession came to a halt.

The scenery is desolate and decaying, the wind is whining and blowing, the terrain here is gentle, the climate is dry, the vegetation is sparse, and you can only see the continuous wind and sand, the barren Gobi, and the low shrubs.

The most common is the clumping of the Shuttle tree, the strange willow fluttering in the wind, the young leaves of the Shuttle tree can be used as livestock feed, the dry branches and leaves can be used as fuel, and the whole plant can also be used as medicinal materials, which has the effect of protecting the liver and nourishing the kidney.

Strange willow is also a dwarf shrub, the fresh branches and leaves are Chinese medicinal materials, can be used to treat colds and coughs, rheumatism and bone pain, slender branches are flexible and strong, can be used to weave baskets, weaving various utensils, strong and durable.

There is also a tall poplar, the whole plant is sparsely shrub-like, with thick rhizomes and sparse branches and leaves. The resin it produces can clear away heat and detoxify, make acid and relieve pain, the roots can be used to repel insects, and the blooming inflorescences can stop bleeding.

Populus euphratica is hard, resistant to water and corrosion, made of sturdy utensils, leaves rich in protein and salts, excellent fodder for livestock to overwinter, long wood fibers, good material for papermaking, dead branches are also excellent fuel.

At the edge, there are tall and lush trees, the leaves are good pig feed, the bast fiber is the advanced raw material for papermaking, and the paper material is white, and the seeds, leaves, skin, and milk can be used for medicine.

There are also clumps of sisal, the sisal fiber is elastic, the tensile force is very strong, the rope made is very tough, and the use is very wide; hemp leaf residue can extract alcohol, oxalic acid; hemp head can be made into hard paper, brush.

The flowers and juice of sisal can be used to make wine, sugar, and the thick hemp leaves can also be used for medicinal purposes, which have the effect of cooling blood and stopping bleeding, reducing swelling and detoxifying.

Subsequently, the team began to go deep into the wilderness, the owner of this wilderness is the Wilderness Department, which also belongs to the command of the War King Department, and the relationship between the Waiting Department and the King Department is not very good, at least it is not bad.

There are also wandering merchants like them, who do not fear being attacked, and the native tribes are not so vicious, and some are very welcoming to these people, and only need to guard against the dangers of the wilderness itself.

Just like the calm and dangerous quicksand, like the violent and ferocious storm, there are all kinds of dangerous poisonous insects, and predators lurking in the sand, and the murderous machine corresponds to the rich plant resources of the land.

In addition to the celery cluster, the nepeta parvia, these "wastes" that can be seen everywhere, even the four-toothed mustard, are also excellent feed before flowering.

The medicinal materials that can clear heat and detoxify, reduce inflammation and sterilize, include snakeberry, star anise, Sanya bitter, mountain sesame, Senecio, gallbladder grass, wolfberry, bitter herb, camellia, wild garlic, can be used for medicinal purposes, can be edible, and is rich in nutrition.

The thistle and the green are very useful medicinal materials that can cool the blood and stop bleeding, dispel stasis and reduce swelling, and all kinds of unitail grass, with its fresh texture and luscious taste, are very good food, and can provide the most important water in the wilderness.

Even if it is the most common dog tail grass, grass stalks and grass blades are fodder, and cattle, donkeys, horses and sheep love to eat it very much. Hay can be used as fuel for cooking. It is also a medicinal material, which can clear away heat and dampness, dispel wind and eyes, detoxify, and kill insects.

There are also many animals that live, herbivores include elephants, bighorn deer, antelopes, wild cattle, wild horses, each with its own population, and more carnivores, cheetahs, jackals, wild wolves, cave bears, saber-toothed tigers, giant lions......

There are golden eagles, the rulers of the sky, outlaw vultures that eat carrion, flocks of strong baboons, honey badgers that are not afraid of heaven and earth, giant pythons and lizards, and scorpions and centipedes.

The team has stalked through the desert, encountered terrible sandstorms, encountered invisible quicksands, been harassed by swarms of baboons, attacked by giant golden eagles, and once besieged by dense centipedes.

The most dangerous time is to be attacked by four monitor lizards, the smallest is five zhang, the largest is seven zhang, like a mountain of meat, rough skin and thick flesh, tight muscles, sharp bronze weapons, barely able to pierce flesh and blood.

The shield soldiers resisted in formation, the spearmen fought hard, the archers fired arrows from afar, and the team of three hundred warriors was beaten by four fierce monitor lizards, and more than a dozen warriors were torn apart by the monitor lizards and ate them.

In the end, an arrow shot into the eye of the largest monitor lizard, piercing its skull, and the warriors swarmed up, plunging dozens of spears deep into it, completely slaying it, and scattering the other three heads.

However, the most dangerous thing is the climate of the wilderness itself, where there is no heat and cold, only the rainy season and the dry season.

In the rainy season, the floods are rampant, the roads are muddy, there is no way to move forward, and in the dry season, the grass and trees wither, and there is a great drought everywhere, and it is difficult to drink water.

The warriors in the ranks of the wood tribe each carried two large gourds, each of which could hold ten catties of water, and when they met a water source, they filled the gourd, and when there was no water source, they filled it with the blood of hunted animals.

Even so, there was a crisis, when crossing a neighbor's door, the team's water source was exhausted, saving drink, walking for half a month, but not seeing the water source, not even the blood of the prey, almost dying of thirst.

Mu Wu told them that there was a vineyard in front of them, which could quench their thirst, and that the wild grapes were sour and unbearable, and the warriors had tasted them on the road, and when they thought of that taste, they instantly spoke with gusto, persevered, and walked for another three days.

Finally, instead of a grape forest, a dozen traveler's bananas appeared, and the big trees were like open fans, green and green, containing a large amount of water.

The warriors drank their fill of water and filled most of the gourds with gourds, and in good spirits, they continued their journey, which could have been filled with more, but the Wood Witch stopped them and told them an unforgettable truth.

"There is still a long time in the dry season, and they don't store much water, and if we put them all away and die of thirst, there will be no water source to quench our thirst on the way back, and this water will be enough for us to hold out until we leave. ”

This kind of principle of self-interest first and then benefiting others is far more universal than sacrificing oneself for others, so that the soldiers deeply remembered it, relied on the water in the gourd to save drinking, and successfully walked out of the Gobi Desert and found a new water source.

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Similar to the Forest Waiting Department and the Zehou Department, the location of the Wilderness Department is also in the center of the wasteland, which is convenient for the management of the entire wasteland, which is a relatively rich forest, more than 100 miles, and is extremely conspicuous in the barren wilderness.

The outermost part is a row of sisal, which is both a resource and a defensive barrier, and then there are a lot of travelers' bananas, obviously, the Ministry of Desert is also using plant stagnant water, and there are many plants, all of which are usable medicinal herbs and food.

There are also shuttles, trees and strange willows in the forest, there are a lot of them, there are traces of artificial planting, and a large number of antelopes, bighorn deer, wild horses, wild asses, are shuttling between the trees, leisurely eating fresh branches and leaves.

There are warriors riding tall war horses to drive the grazing herds in the forest, and the quality of these war horses is obviously inferior to that of the wood tribe, but on the mainland, they are already first-class goods, invincible, and only under the horse waiting department.

Fortunately, I didn't bring the cavalry out, otherwise I would have gotten into some trouble...... Mu Wu, who was still regretting it before, did not bring the cavalry and affected the progress of the team, but now when he saw the cavalry of the Desolation Department, he was shouting and rejoicing.

If you really bring the cavalry back and be seen by the people of the Desolate Department, it will inevitably cause more trouble, Mu Wu thought silently, and led the team of the "Mountain Tribe" to follow the soldiers of the Desolate Department into the depths of the barren forest.

Soon, they arrived at the headquarters of the Desert Department, where there was relatively little wood on the wasteland, and most of the houses in the Waiting Department were mixed with earth and stone, and the high-rise houses were made of pure stone, and the top was covered with willow mats woven by strange willows.

They were taken to the poplar forest, where there were many stalls, and although the environment was harsh, the wasteland was extremely rich in materials, in addition to various edible plants, and mineral resources were quite expensive.

At the stall of the Ministry of Wasteland, Mu Wu saw a lot of ores, crystals, diamonds, white jade, jade, gold, silver, and even copper, and in the corner, picked up a fist-sized black stone.

The old man guarding the stall held his hands, saw him pick up a large number of stones, showed an interested gaze, and introduced: "This is a meteorite, which fell from the sky, and it is very hard, and the fire cannot burn it." ”

"Meteorite?" Mu Wu rubbed the stone, yes, what he was holding in his hand was meteoric iron, the meteorite refining temperature was extremely high, and the fire ability warrior could not damage it, he asked: "How many meteorites do you have?" ”

"Wait, there's a few more, I'll bring them to you. When the old man saw that he really wanted it, he immediately spoke up, and left with two warriors, and soon returned with three animal skins wrapped in them.

The package was opened, and there was a pile of black stones inside, two of which were the size of a head, and the others were scattered, with a total of about 100 catties, and the old man clapped his hands and sat down.

"There are a lot of these black stones, I took a lot of effort to pick them up, if you want them, they are all easy to give you, a hundred catties of salt!"

"Is such a clay pot okay?" the Wood Witch beckoned, handing him a fine pottery.

After taking the fine pottery, the old man was immediately attracted, his eyes widened, his eyes rolled, and he stretched out two fingers: "Two pottery can be exchanged for you!"

"Old man, don't be greedy, the quality of this pottery is worthy of the painted pottery of the royal department!

"Hey, you old guy, it's a little interesting! Shaomeng me, I've seen the painted pottery of the royal department, it's green, it's very good-looking, you don't have any color, can you compare it with the painted pottery?"

"That's it, it's useless for me to keep it, so I'll give it to you!" the old man waved his hand, holding the fine pottery and playing with it, without saying anything more.

The Wood Witch smiled and asked the blackstone to be put away.