"There are a few important points in choosing a branch. Pannis, who led Catherine and Eva to leap nimbly between the tree nets, suddenly stopped on a branch, crouched down and pointed to a branch under his feet, and said, "First, choose the one who is about to be eliminated by Sogkumu. Suogu wood has a characteristic, because the life is very long, the vitality is also very strong, and the growth is very fast, so every year each Suogu wood will have a lot of old branches to be eliminated and fall off, we choose this kind of branch cutting, not only will not cause harm to Suogu wood, but also equivalent to cleaning up the excess burden for them, which will only be good for them. Moreover, one of the biggest characteristics of the branches that are about to fall off is that perhaps because they are about to die, the wood inside the branches will become very compact in a short time, and it is the toughest part of a rope tree, and the ground of the camp can be woven with such branches, even if an armored cow runs on it, you can rest assured that it will never break. Well, of course, it's impossible for this kind of tree net armor cow to run. As for how to tell which branches are about to be eliminated, the main thing is to look at the color. You see, the normal bark of the sogu wood is this yellow-brown with a little turquoise, while the dying branches are like this one, the turquoise is gone, but becomes closer to black. If it's hard to tell just from the color, you can flick it with your fingers and feel it, there is an abnormal elasticity, which means that it is about to die. Wait a minute, okay, you can see the part of the bark that has been peeled off, and you can hear the sound of bouncing up, the bark is very elastic, but the texture of the heart of the tree inside is like a malleable metal. With these three methods, it is easy to distinguish whether it belongs to the branch that is about to fall off. ”

"The second point is not to choose branches that are too long, but not too short. As mentioned earlier, the wood of the branches that are about to fall off is the tightest, which will lead to an increase in the weight of the branches themselves, causing difficulties in transportation. And after taking it back, it is not convenient to weave because the branches are too long. So it's okay to choose these branches that are about four meters long. Of course, if you are willing to cut a branch about four meters long from a branch that is tens of meters long, you can also do it, but it is more troublesome, it is better to find the right length again. The one-handed sword in Pannis's hand flashed. A branch the size of an adult male's wrist separates from the tree, and because the branch is disconnected and entwined with the other branches, it does not fall under the tree, but remains in its original position. Cut off a few small branches on the branches. With a strong pull along the direction of the branch, a finished branch has been removed, and the branch seems to be unable to fully bear its own weight, and the front end is bent and hung low, but no matter how small the angle is, it will not break. Pannis shook the branch and said, "You have also found out, if you choose too long a length, the biggest problem is that you can't pull it out at all, the longer the branch, the more branches, the more difficult it is to extract it from the entangled tree web." ”

"As for the third point. It's important to remember that it's not calm in the swamp. Indeed, there are almost two worlds above and below the tree web, and the world below will often encounter lurking magical beasts, and there are many dangers brought by the environment, while the number of magical beasts above will be much smaller, but don't let your guard down. Pannis broke off a twig and threw it not far away, and several unknown beasts that looked like rabbits but had sharp claws that could climb trees were disturbed by the branches, squeaked and fled in all directions. After disturbing the life of the little beast. "There's another system of organisms on the treeweb, mostly small creatures, but occasionally there are medium-sized carnivorous beasts like swamp leopards, mud lizards, and tree badgers that climb trees in the upper tiers, and swamp leopards that use whirlwinds to slow down their prey," Pannis explains. Mud lizards have petrification rays, and if they are not discovered before being attacked, they can be life-threatening if they are petrified, and as for the badgers that they hate the most, their talent for survival is to tear shields, and there are only four creatures in the world of Yara that have this ability, and they are one of them. Catherine, you have a Legendary Tier shield. But if you encounter a badger of the same level, their minions can easily tear your Douqi shield, so be careful when encountered, don't use the shield to resist, otherwise you will be injured. However, the most annoying thing in the upper world is not these carnivorous monsters. ”

"The most annoying?" Catherine was listening and carefully choosing the branches to intercept, when she suddenly noticed the difference in the meaning of Pannis's words, and asked suspiciously, "Not the most dangerous?"

"That's right, not the most dangerous, the most annoying. Pannis nodded solemnly and said seriously, "That's a group of little things called kook rats. These critters are similar in appearance to squirrels, but their tails are not as big as squirrels and they are slightly smaller than squirrels. They have low attack power and usually feed on the young leaves of the sagogic tree. Since the swamp is in summer all year round, the corn rat is also active all year round. Although the Suogu rat is a weak magical beast, it is generally considered harmless to humans and animals, and it is even marked as an ornamental magical beast in the illustrated book of the Adventurer's Guild, but they have one of the most annoying characteristics, that is, they are extremely vindictive, if someone disturbs them, it is okay, they will also run away like some weak magical beasts, but once someone hurts a member of their group, they will begin to hold a grudge. ”

"But since their attack power is so low, what can they do if they hold a grudge?" Catherine asked puzzled, "No matter how much they hold a grudge, they won't be able to hurt us." ”

"Yes, they can't hurt us directly. Pannis smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "But they are a group of very intelligent animals, in a way, smarter than humans, and they will take revenge in other ways, which makes people very hateful, but they are helpless." ”

"For example?" Catherine's words intrigued, and before she knew it, she had stopped her work and asked, "Can they still attract the revenge of other creatures?"

"Not really. Pannis shook his head, "They're doing worse than that, though." If it only attracts other creatures, then the enemy is still in the light and is not difficult to deal with, and their revenge is in the dark. They would gather a large group of rats, at least a few hundred, and take advantage of the night to take advantage of the encampment in the upper world, quietly surround people's camps from all sides, and then, using their rodent nature, silently gnaw on the tree nets woven by the branches below the camp, causing the entire camp to collapse. You won't necessarily fall directly into the lower world, but after the camp collapses, don't think about resting. ”

"Poof. Catherine covered her mouth and snickered: "This kind of revenge is too bad, so that there will be no shelter for one night, and it will inevitably keep everyone on guard all night, and it will be very painful during the day the next day." ”

"You think that's the end of it? That's underestimating their vindictiveness. Pannis sighed, it was clear that his mind had been deeply hurt by the Corn Rat: "For the next few days, as long as you are still camping in the Upper World, you will enjoy the service of camp collapse at night, and due to the nature of the Rope Wood, it will be difficult to find their location even if you hear them gnawing on the branches." And even if they are found, there are hundreds or thousands of them, and finding dozens of them will not change the final outcome. ”

"Looks like you've suffered a lot. Catherine teased, "But aren't you worried that they're still holding a grudge and coming to eat the foundations of our camp tonight?"

"They don't have that long lifespan. Pannis snorted heavily, pouted and said, "This kind of hatred will not be passed down from generation to generation, and at the speed at which they will change, it will not have any more influence in five or six years at most." After so many generations now, there is no danger for a long time, and as long as you don't provoke them again, there will be no problem. ”

"A hundred years ago?" Catherine was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked tentatively, "When you came with the knight?"

"Yes. Pannis was silent for a longer time, until Eva had collected a large bundle of twigs on her own, and then she answered almost imperceptibly.

"I thought you'd pretend you didn't understand. After receiving the answer, Catherine was a little stunned: "I didn't expect you to really answer." ”

"You can't hide from what you should be coming, and there's no point in pretending to be stupid, so it's better to answer directly. Pannis looked at the sunset that was gradually sinking into the horizon, and whispered: "It's you, I thought you would endure it for a while, but I didn't expect you to find out now." ”

"You can't hide from what you should come, don't you?" Catherine smiled faintly and answered his question in Pannis's original words: "You come into contact with your familiar friends more and more often, if I don't make it clear, you will feel very tired to be with us, obviously everyone knows things in their hearts, but you have to pretend that you don't know anything to hide, I don't think you will like this feeling." In that case, it is better to say what needs to be said, and it will be good for you and us. But don't worry, I'll only ask questions here, and I won't ask questions that shouldn't be asked. ”

"Of course I'm relieved. Pannis's expression was complicated, and so was the meaning in his voice: "If I didn't feel comfortable with you, we wouldn't be here together." ”

"Haven't you finished talking?" Eva suddenly interjected into the conversation between the two without any undulating voice, and turned her head to see that the little girl had already carried a large bundle of branches more than four meters long, looked at the two of them expressionlessly and said: "I think you are doing the work of covering up and evading the selection of materials through chatting, but now that the work is over, you don't have to continue." ”

"Ah, I'm sorry. Catherine realized that she had been lazy, and said with a flushed face: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I really didn't mean to, I'll carry it back, you can rest for a while." ”

"Let's go back. Pannis preemptively took the large bundle of branches behind the Three-Eyed Girl: "I guess Galantis has already prepared all the other work." (To be continued.) )

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ps: Sure enough, I didn't make up for it without any accident, so let's fight for tomorrow, hahahaha, the weather is really good.