Chapter 143: Butterfly
Behind this layer of silk, under the angle between the protruding rock and the mountain wall, Shao Xuan didn't find anything special, only some climbing marks.
I searched carefully, but I couldn't find even a piece of.
I thought I would find some treasure, but I didn't expect the white worm's nest to be clean like this.
Shao Xuan looked down the steep slope again, but found no trace of the white worm's activity, and it was obvious that the white worm had not gone down further in the near future.
After finding the nest of the white worm and having no other harvest, Shao Xuan planned to go back, walked two steps, stopped and thought, Shao Xuan walked behind a protruding rock not far from here, cleaned up the traces of his own walk before leaving, and then leaned against the rock and waited.
Although there is sunlight, the ice particles that fall every once in a while are not something to enjoy, and the temperature does not rise, but when the sunlight fades away, the temperature plummets.
However, for Shao Xuan, who is already accustomed to the temperature on the top of the mountain, he can still tolerate it at such a temperature and fall asleep.
When the sun left only a faint light in the sky, the white worm returned.
Because every step had to be tightly hooked on the ice and rocks, it would naturally make a sound, Shao Xuan originally closed his eyes to rest, and when he heard the movement, he hurriedly looked over.
The angle chosen by Shao Xuan can clearly see the activities of the white worm outside and inside the nest.
Although the sun has set, the light provided by the two moons in the sky can also allow Shao Xuan to see the situation over there.
After returning to the nest after eating, the white worm excreted.
One by one, white translucent puckballs were pulled out of the tail.
After the white worm was finished, it kicked the pucks down the mountain one by one.
Shao Xuan: "......" This insect really has a habit of cleanliness, and he knows not to pile in the "nest".
After eating and drinking enough to solve the metabolic waste, the white worm lies on its stomach in the nest and rests, motionless.
Shao Xuan didn't look at it again, and slept against the rock.
The next day, before the sun was fully out, the white worm came out of its nest.
After it, Shao Xuan also went up the mountain.
In the next few days, Shao Xuan didn't go down the mountain again, nor did he follow the white worm, but continued to check other places on the ice field, and after getting familiar with the terrain here, Shao Xuan also let go of his speed.
A few days later, Shao Xuan returned to his original location, not to turn back, but because this ice field is circular, and after walking around, he will naturally return here. In the process, Shao Xuan encountered a few more bugs like white worms, but he didn't spend any more time tracking them.
Back at the previous starting point, Shao Xuan didn't see the white worm, and when he looked at other places, there was no trace of the white worm crawling.
Curious, Shao Xuan went down the mountain and came to the white worm's nest to investigate, just in time to see the insect that had just finished molting.
The skin of the molt is the same color as the silk it spits out, transparent.
Perhaps it was a little tired after molting, and after resting for a while, it moved and kicked the skin piled up there out of the nest.
Shao Xuan also wanted to get the insect skin over to take a look, the tribe was too short of materials, and if there was anything good, he would try his best to get it, and that insect skin might also be a rare good thing, but he was kicked out of the nest by the white worm without care.
Originally, he was worried that the insect skin would be blown away by the fierce wind, but he didn't want to, but the next moment Shao Xuan saw that the insect skin that had been kicked off fell straight down and smashed on the ice below, making a bang.
Looking at the pit that was smashed out by the insect skin, Shao Xuan was stunned.
Even if the skin of the worm is so heavy, the white worm itself will definitely be heavier. I really can't see it.
Shao Xuan couldn't go over directly to get the insect skin over now, the white worm was still in the nest to rest, and he had to wait for the opportunity.
And this opportunity, a wait is a night.
When the sun rose again, the white insects that had molted all night climbed up the mountain like ghosts, and Shao Xuan went over to pick up the insect skins that had been smashed into the snow. After a night, the skin was covered in snow and ice.
Brushing aside the snow on it, Shao Xuan picked up the insect skin. The heaviness of the hand is completely different from the appearance of this insect skin, but for those who often carry stones in the tribe, this weight can still be bearable.
The transparent insect skin, Shao Xuan held it in his hand, and he could clearly see the lines of his palm. I pulled hard, but it didn't break.
Sure enough, it's a good thing.
Shao Xuan rolled up the insect skin, tied it with a leather rope in the animal skin bag, and carried it with him.
After looking around the nest and finding no other insect skins, Shao Xuan cleaned up the surrounding traces and went up the mountain.
After that, Shao Xuan went to look for several other white worms, followed their footprints, found the worm nest, and picked up two insect skins, the rest were not seen, maybe they had not molted yet, or perhaps, they kicked too far, the insect skins were not around, and they may even be wrapped in snow and rolled down the mountain, in several places, Shao Xuan saw traces of snow sliding. There is no way for Shao Xuan to do this.
When Shao Xuan was looking for the insect nest to collect insect skin, Shao Xuan found that the bodies of the white insects were becoming transparent, originally snow-white, but gradually, they became translucent, and the transparency increased day by day.
Finally, on this day, the white insects disappeared collectively, and Shao Xuan saw the white insects that had turned into pupae in the insect nest. There are no cocoons, but the surrounding layer of silk is thicker.
The pupae are also transparent, with edges and corners, at first glance, they look like transparent ice cubes, and if you don't look closely, it is not easy to see that there is still such a pupa there.
It is not known how long such a pupa will last.
Shao Xuan would go down the mountain every few days to take a look, and the details of the nests of several stone insects he knew were recorded in his mind, and it was not difficult to find. The rest of the time, Shao Xuan would slowly absorb the energy brought by the ice cubes on those icicles. He found that in this place, when he was quiet, there was a great sense of inner tranquility, which was perfect for absorption.
The energy on the ice cube is not ordinary energy. Unlike the Fire Crystal, which contains such abundant energy, it is not pure. However, the energy of the fire crystal can only play an auxiliary effect on Shao Xuan, and the totem in the sea of consciousness has not changed at all, which is different from Shao Xuan and the rest of the tribe.
And the ice cubes on the icicles, every time they are absorbed, there will be a very small trace of the energy contained in them, which will be collected into the totem, which is the fundamental reason that supports Shao Xuan's power to operate the totem.
The two moons in the night sky gradually rounded, getting closer and closer, and the night became brighter and brighter.
On this day, the two moons coincide.
Shao Xuan walked out of the clouds and mist of the ice field on the top of the mountain and looked at the moon in the night sky.
When you are in the tribe, you can hear the roar of wild beasts in the mountains and forests in the distance. But here, it's unusually quiet.
I can't hear any birds and beasts, as if I am isolated from the world.
From the first hunt of the year to the current double moon, in a blink of an eye, nearly half a year has passed.
Suddenly, Shao Xuan felt as if something was happening under the steep slope.
Thinking of those white insects that had turned into pupa, Shao Xuan decided to go down the mountain to take a look.
On this night, under the overlapping moons, the surrounding qiē was like day.
Such a night is an unusual night for wild beasts and fierce beasts.
Therefore, Shao Xuan was also extra careful when going down the mountain.
When he finally arrived near a white insect nest, Shao Xuan saw a much smaller insect body coming out of the nest. It looks like a butterfly without wings, with two rod-like antennae.
When it crawled out and climbed up the raised rock, a white light like electricity emanated from inside its body and stretched outwards to form the shape of wings, and stretched outward.
The wings grew larger and larger, almost obscuring the protruding rock.
The glowing white fluorescent wings flapped slowly, the wings stood up, rested for a while, and then, the insect body jumped down from the rock, flapped its wings, and flew away.
Looking into the distance, there are also some small white spots of light.
The white worms that have become chrysalis have turned into butterflies on this night.
There are no stars in the night sky, and these white butterflies are like stars that are active tonight.
There was still a cold wind with snow and ice around them, but it didn't seem to have any effect on them, and they still flew steadily, farther and farther.
Shao Xuan stood there, watching the points of light become smaller and smaller until they disappeared, and then he withdrew his gaze and put them to the white worm's nest.
The silk is still there.
If you continue to stay there, no one will move for a long time, and it will be blocked by wind and snow, and when the white worm turns into a pupae, there will be a thick layer of ice and snow on the silk.
Shao Xuan went over and pulled the silk, these silks are not easy to cut, during this time, Shao Xuan has studied the insect skin, and he found that those wrinkled insect skins are not easy to flatten directly, but if you instill the power of totem, it will be much simpler.
Shao Xuan also used the same method to take these silks.
Originally, the silk that was clinging to the rock and almost became one with the rock was pulled down from the rock after Shao Xuan was instilled with the power of the totem.
Different from the heavy skin shed by the white worm, these silks are very light, which makes Shao Xuan even more happy.
In the nest of the stone worm, there is nothing left, and the broken pupa is not seen, I don't know if it was kicked down the mountain early, or it cracked by itself, or was it those white worms who ate it themselves?
It doesn't matter if you can't find it, for Shao Xuan, being able to get these silks is already the biggest gain tonight.
I ran to several places in succession, copied the nests of those white worms, and got a lot of silk. Of course, these silk worms don't care, and if they do, they won't stay here, there are several nests there, and the silk nets are still cut and bitten, and then let them flutter in the wind.
The operation of collecting silk lasted for two days, and at this time, the new giant eagle also came.
Just like when the eagles came, these giant eagles were very tired and looked very bad, like old men in their twilight years.
The successive arrival of these giant eagles let Shao Xuan know that perhaps, they will be back soon.
Because the giant eagles gathered on the ice field again, Shao Xuan no longer ran around, and waited where he was standing with the chirping at the beginning, trying to weaken his sense of existence.
Shao Xuan nibbled on the ice while paying attention to the giant eagles passing by.
was gnawing, Shao Xuan noticed that something was wrong, and as soon as he looked up, he saw a giant eagle falling, and with a bang, he fell in front of Shao Xuan.
The eagle's head happened to be not far from Shao Xuan, and he could see it very clearly.
For a time, big eyes to small eyes.
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