Chapter 557: Blood Collection
The way back was quite smooth, there were no more thieves and people from Yanling, fierce beasts and dangerous animals and plants in the forest, etc., everyone had already taken precautions, but the weather was getting hotter and hotter, and in the mountains and forests that had been wet, even the original slippery moss on the ground had begun to become dry, and there was a fight every day near the water source, and the water they took several times was bloody.
This kind of weather made everyone's hearts heavy, and even the Yanjiao people, who were originally happy because they had caught their prey, had a great discount in their good mood. Especially Dokang, the winter he experienced last year, compared to now, is simply the other extreme, I heard that today is more serious than last year, perhaps, on the other side of the sea, has been flooded by heavy snow?
When they returned to the tribe, Shao Xuan and the others knew that the situation in the mountains and forests was quite good, and during the time when they entered the mountains and forests to look for the green-faced fangs, the stream where the tribe often drew water dried up, and there were three similar streams nearby without a drop of water flowing, and the tribe used water to go to farther places to get water. But this is already good, at least Yanjiao has a lot of manpower, and it is not difficult for a team of soldiers to go out and carry a few large tanks of water back every day, and the expanded animal pens and fields can be used temporarily, and there is no crisis.
It's just that many tribes outside are not so comfortable.
The weather could not be changed, people were panicked, many small tribes held a ceremony every few days, hoping to change the current situation through prayers and sacrifices, however, the sky did not change, and even, the hotter it was.
Before the rain fell, it was not only the beasts in the mountains and forests fighting and killing because of the water source, but also the people.
I heard that in this unusually hot and dry winter, there are more tribes fighting than ever before, and the cause is mostly because of the water source. Most of the tribes are located in a location related to the water source, which used to be fine when there was no shortage of water, but now when such a situation occurs, the conflict escalates. After all, not every tribe is as close to the mountains and forests as Yanjiao is, in order to survive. Fighting is inevitable.
After leaving the mountains and forests, the people of several other tribes did not stay in Yanjiao for long, not only the matter of the green fangs, but also the severe living conditions brought by the current climate, which made them very worried, and they had to rush back to the tribe as soon as possible.
Fortunately, only some people entered the mountains and forests before, and some people from each tribe stayed in Yanjiao and waited, and there were also people who sent "sincerity" over, all of whom could help protect the green fangs. Halfway through, someone robbed him. When survival becomes difficult, there are more robbers and they have to prepare more.
When the people of those tribes left, Yanjiao's side began to enter the intense preparations.
The blue-faced fanged beast that had been waiting for it all day was captured, and it was time for the next step.
Because the blood of the blue-faced fangs is relatively special, if it is just a knife and bloodletting, it will evaporate before it is used, and the time is too rushed. In a hurry, it is easy to make mistakes when casting. It's best to get some of the blood out of it safely first.
To this end, Shao Xuan made a simple syringe with a bamboo tube, which is as thick as a child's arm, nearly half a meter long, and the inside is polished and cleaned many times, so as not to bring in too many impurities and affect the casting results. The piston is made of resin. Directly from those plants in the mountains and forests, connected to the piston rods.
The needle is a bird bone that is hollow, and a bone that is thin and hard enough is selected and attached to a syringe at one end. The other end is sharpened for easy puncture. It's not too fine, it's not hard enough, and it's easy to break.
After doing it, Shao Xuan tried to take water a few times, but it was okay and it didn't leak.
Seeing Shao Xuan make such a thing, everyone felt very novel, and when Shao Xuan used that syringe to get water, they knew what it was for, and they were naturally looking forward to it.
Nine green-faced fangs, two were given to the tribe, and seven remained. Now, all seven of them are still in a coma, and they showed signs of waking up halfway back from Shao Xuan and his entourage, and they were relieved after a few injections. It's strange that the green-faced fangs rarely open their mouths except when they eat, and even when they fall asleep, they mostly keep their mouths closed, only with two large nostrils spurting out. Shao Xuan couldn't pour some medicine into them, so he could only use a prick.
"Is it okay to use this?" Ao and Zhengluo stood behind Shao Xuan, watching as he sucked out the water from the clay pot and injected it into another clay pot.
"Give it a try. "I haven't tried Shao Xuan and I can't be sure, who knows if the blood of the blue-faced fanged beast will react with bamboo and gum?
"Drag one over here. Shao Xuan motioned for Duo Kang to pick up the prey.
Duo Kang glanced at the seven green-faced fangs on the ground, and then picked the fattest one out, which happened to be the first one Shao Xuan caught, the one with a broken fang.
Although the one is no longer with a round belly and is "thinner" a lot, it is still fatter than the others. It's no wonder that it will be picked by Duokang.
Looking at the green-faced fangs in front of him, Shao Xuan thought, if he could successfully take blood like this, he wouldn't have to slaughter them directly, after all, the amount of casting is not clear now, how much to use each time, when to use it, I don't count it in my heart, I have to try again and again, if it fails, I have to start again. Seven seems to be a lot, but if they fail again and again, will they go into the mountains and forests to catch them? It's only been less than a day since they came back.
Shao Xuan squatted down, avoiding its long fangs, looked at the distribution of its bones, judged where the internal organs might exist, and then took out the dagger and slashed at the entrance of its chest.
The knife was not deep, it only broke the skin, and there was not much blood coming out. The skin of the green-faced fangs was too thick, and the bird bones picked by Shao Xuan were thin, so in order to prevent the "needle" from breaking when the skin was broken, he first used a dagger to break the toughest thick skin outside.
The green blood flowed out, and soon it made a snorting sound, like boiling water, which quickly evaporated at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Ao and Zhengluo had only heard of it before, but now that they saw it with their own eyes, they knew that this fierce beast's blood was special.
The green-faced fangs healed very quickly, and Shao Xuan didn't wait for the wound to heal, so he pricked down.
It was not pierced all at once, the needle was pierced at an oblique angle, and while advancing the needle, Shao Xuan pulled the piston rod of the syringe. Although he couldn't see what was going on inside the bamboo tube of the syringe, Shao Xuan could feel whether the blood was returning when he pulled the piston rod, and when he noticed that blood was entering the bamboo tube, the force required to pull the piston rod would be much smaller, and it would be better and easier if it was pierced into the blood vessels.
Feeling the blood entering the bamboo tube, Shao Xuan also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. It's still possible.
This time it was just an experiment, Shao Xuan maintained the position of inserting the needle when returning blood, and drew nearly one-third of the blood, so he didn't draw it again.
On the green-faced fangs, the wound drawn by the dagger had healed, and Shao Xuan took some effort when he pulled out the needle, and almost pulled out the "needle".
After pulling out the "needle", the wounds on the green-faced fangs quickly healed, and there were no traces in the place where they were pierced for a long time.
Shao Xuan pushed the piston of the "syringe" and squeezed out half a drop of green blood, and there was a soft sound of "snort" in the air, and soon this half drop of blood also evaporated, sealed the needle, and did not hear the sneering sound again, which proved that the blood in the bamboo tube was still there for the time being.
Everyone present breathed a sigh of relief, this method is effective, it means that blood can be taken in this way, and then sent to the casting room, waiting for the smelting and casting to be used. (To be continued.) )