Chapter 430: The City of Stakes

Leng Huo thought of the name because he felt he needed a wooden shield. When he confronted the saber-toothed tiger just now, if he had a wooden shield in his hand, he might not be so embarrassed.

Leng Huo imagined the appearance of his left hand wooden shield and right hand short sword, and couldn't help but be leisurely fascinated. Of course, it would be even more beautiful if you could wear rattan armor. However, thinking of the preciousness of the rattan armor and the heaviness of the wooden shield, Leng Huo frowned again.

Fierce Claw was stunned for a moment, and asked, "Wooden shield?"

Leng Huo casually gestured and said: "The straight wooden sticks with the thickness of the arms are tied vertically, two layers above and below, and then fixed with horizontal wooden sticks, and finally the handles are made of bark and hemp rope, which is very heavy, but it is very effective against the collision of wild beasts. ”

Deertongue pursed his lips, "We have javelins, any beast has to turn around and flee, what do you want wooden shields for?"

Cold Fire thought alone. The wooden shield used by Lenghuo's mother was unusually heavy, about eighty catties, and if you add the weight of the spear, it was enough to make it difficult for Leng Huo to move an inch.

However, Leng Huo quickly remembered that among the bladed caravans he had seen in the bazaar, some of the low-brow riders were equipped with small wooden shields and covered with a layer of leather.

Perhaps, cold fire can also make a lightweight wooden shield. However, how to talk about wood cutting is a big problem. Short swords and spears are the treasures of Cold Fire, and if you want to use them to chop hard wood, Cold Fire is reluctant.

Leng Huo and the others walked halfway, and a thunderclap suddenly sounded in the air. Immediately, lightning tore through the sky, dark clouds rolled in, and day turned into night in an instant.

The wind is full of faint fishy smell, which is a sign of an approaching rainstorm!

Claw shouted, "Hurry up!"

The crowd hurried, and even the men who were in charge of guarding at the front of the line rushed wildly. The embarrassed appearance seemed to have a hundred and ten tyrannosaurus rexes chasing and gnawing on their butts.

In the light rain forest, the spring is cold, windy and rainy. If you accidentally get cold from the cold rain, you are very likely to get sick. For the Kaolin people, once they get sick, they can only resign themselves to fate.

As for doctors, there is no such profession in the drizzle forest. Medicine, even less have heard of this term.

However, the weather is the most fickle. Before they could take two steps, a torrential rain fell from the sky, enveloping the forest in a misty mist.

Although this scene is beautiful, but the fierce claw cold fire and others do not have the slightest appreciation. In the blink of an eye, their clothes were already drenched.

Especially the cold fire, the wound that had just been bandaged was useless. The ashes of the plants and trees were washed away by the heavy rain. Fortunately, there was a buffer time for a while, and the blood flow from the wound was very small, otherwise, just blood loss would have killed a cold fire.

Heavy rain washed away the roads, and the roads were muddy and difficult to navigate. One foot deep and one foot shallow, which is painful. Normally, it only takes an hour to travel, but in the heavy rain, everyone walked for three hours.

After noon, Leng Huo Fang followed Fierce Claw and the others to the Antler Tribe. By this time, the torrential rain had stopped, and a silky drizzle was floating in the air. Leng Huo's face was pale, and his body was extremely weak.

He leaned on his spear and looked at the Antlers Tribe. Through the rain and mist, you can see a huge city of wooden piles, which is very impressive.

This is not an ordinary stake, but a living one. That's right, it's a wall of living trees next to each other.

Cold Fire has never seen such a tree. It has a straight trunk and rarely forks. The bark is white and greenish, slightly more unsightly than the bark of a birch tree.

Talon proudly pointed to the wooden wall, "This is the aspen we planted ourselves, and it took us a full seventy years to get the trunks close to each other. After a pause, the fierce claw said: "Behind the aspen is still the aspen, and at first we planted a total of three rows, close to each other. ”

The semicircular stake has only one notch for entry and exit. The wooden door hanging above the gap is supposed to be a castle used by the Antler tribe to resist the beasts. This is similar to the valley where the cold fire has made its home.

Walking into the gap, Leng Huo found that the living wooden wall was two meters thick, and the gaps between the trees were so small that it was impossible for even a small dragon to enter or exit through such a gap, let alone other beasts. Imagine that over time, these aspen trees will continue to grow until the gap is completely blocked.

There are no gaps at the lower end of the aspen tree, but the upper part is different. The canopy of the aspen trees is so lush that the poplars begin to stretch out from each other fifteen meters above the ground, with gaps large enough for a person to pass through. But the height is not dangerous anymore.

After walking through the gap, Leng Huo was even more surprised. Behind the wooden wall is not a dwelling, but a swaying poplar tree, with three rows in front and back. Obviously, these aspen trees have not grown for many years, only the thickness of their thighs. But it is conceivable that when these trees grow, the Antler Tribe will be truly indestructible.

And behind the poplar trees in the second layer, Leng Huo saw the thumb-thick poplar saplings swaying in the wind and rain. This time, he was completely blown away.

Fierce Claw looked at Leng Huo's shocked expression and smiled proudly. "This layout was set by my grandfather's grandfather. He also said something that made a lot of sense. ”

Leng Huo hurriedly asked, "What words?"

"Those who do not seek the overall situation are not enough to seek a domain. Those who do not seek eternity are not enough to seek a moment. To be honest, Rappaw didn't really understand this himself, but that didn't hurt him to show off.

Leng Huo gently repeated this sentence, and the more he thought about it, the more flavorful it became. couldn't help but feel a sense of confidant in his heart for the old man who had long since passed away.

Behind the triple wall is the dwelling of the Antler tribe. Most notably, there is a waterhole in the center. Where does the water in the waterhole come from?

The antler tribe, backed by a cliff, is as high as a hundred feet. There is a waterfall falling above the cliff. Broken jade qionghua, falling into the sky, swinging bursts of white mist, beautiful.

But most importantly, the waterfall has a pool of water at the bottom of the wash. This waterhole provided enough drinking water for the Antlers tribe to make their home here.

There is a wooden wall in front, a cliff in the back, and a waterhole in the middle. This is the Antler Tribe.

After entering the residence, the old and young women and children of the Antler tribe were already waiting with their feet crossed. Seeing Leng Huo and the others coming in embarrassment, they shouted and greeted them with boiling broth.

The broth gives off an enticing aroma that makes the cold belly gurgle. You must know that Leng Huo has not eaten since the confrontation with the two saber-toothed tigers in the morning, and he has long been hungry.

The deer tongue happened to be holding his daughter-in-law's clay pot next to him and drinking it, and after hearing it, he laughed and handed the clay pot to Cold Fire. Leng Huo hesitated a little and did not take over.

He knew that the food of each family of the Kaolin tribe was not very large.

Maybe the wife of the deer's tongue hasn't eaten yet.