Chapter 18: First Entry into the Jungle
As the first rays of sunlight shone onto the earth, the children gathered at the entrance of the village and waited to go out for training had formed a neat line. The village chief specifically instructed that they could only move within 200 miles of the outer periphery of the Demon Beast Forest, and they were not allowed to go deep into the hinterland without permission. The ten members of the original hunting team were divided into two groups, and guarded in a fan shape behind the side of the training team in order to support them at any time. After all, these young people are the hope of the future of the clan, and it is important to be strong, but they are incomparable compared to the preciousness of life.
The training team began to set up the formation. Rui explored about 50 meters in front of the team with super speed. Tianke and Da Zhuang opened the way in front, and the weakest little fat man, Dudu, was in the center of the team, and outside him were Shui Yue, Yue'er and Bingxuan. Autumn Butterfly and Wind were guarding on both sides of the team, while Fei Yu was in charge of the rear of the hall at the rear, after all, his long range could be a good support.
The friends who have just entered the jungle do not have a trace of excitement, and they all understand the truth that curiosity kills people. As we went deeper, the towering giant trees began to block out the sunlight, and the smell of decay filled the children's sense of smell. The oppressive environment makes the children nervous one by one, like an arrow on the string. At this moment, they finally realized the hard work of the hunting brigade. It was these few ten people who went in and out of the barren forest every day to provide the whole clan with meat for three meals a day.
The identity of the little fat alchemist played a role at the beginning, he took out a small porcelain bottle, poured out a lot of fine yellow powder, and sprinkled it on the bodies of his companions, which was very good to avoid the bites of some poisonous insects.
The excessive nervousness of the children brings a lot of psychological pressure, even if an ordinary chick flies out of the grass around them, it will make the children sweat profusely.
At this point, the age gap is finally manifested. Although Tianke and the other older children were nervous themselves, they still spoke out to appease Bingxuan's excited emotions. Halfway through, a frightened porcupine bursts out of the grass and heads straight for the squad. The team suddenly became chaotic, and when Bing Xuan and the others were still busy scattering left and right to escape, a feather had already flown out, and the arrow shot directly into one of the porcupine's eyes, and the arrow body even drilled more than halfway in.
Tian Ke and Da Zhuang stepped forward, and the result of three strikes and five divided by two resulted in the battered porcupine. The two simply cut the porcupine, packed a large piece of dried meat into a carry-on storage bag for lunch, and left the rest of the stump on the ground for the members of the hunting party who arrived behind to carry it back to the village.
When the calm flying feather passed by the porcupine's body, he stepped on the big head of the porcupine, and struggled to pull out the arrow that was still inserted in its eye, carefully wiped it clean, and inserted it into the quiver behind it.
After calming down the panic, the team continued to move forward according to the original formation. The gap between long-term cultivation of physical arts and spells was exposed. The physical strength of the four mages was the first to fail, and they only walked more than 20 miles before they had to rest on the spot. Tianke raised his head and let out a whistling sound, informing Rui at the front of the team.
The jungle is full of thorns, and the little mages wish they could have a war pet at this moment, even if it is just for transportation.
However, everyone knows that a weak demon beast cannot be subdued if it is not strong enough, and a weak demon beast will only become a burden to itself in the later stage. After all, a person can only have one war pet in his life, otherwise, why should a powerful hunting brigade walk into the forest every time.
After resting on the spot for less than half an hour, and recovering some of his strength a little, Tian Ke beckoned everyone to continue walking, and he once again informed Rui in front of him with a whistling sound, and Fei Yu also jumped down from the big tree he was standing on and followed.
According to Captain Tie's description, the really powerful demon beasts are all hundreds of miles away from the demon forest, and the strength of the demon beasts on the periphery is average, coupled with the long-term hunting, it is driving them to gather in the depths. However, the powerful demon beasts all have their own territory, which also makes those powerful underground demon beasts angry, and occasionally impatiently attacks the humans who enter the forest.
Walking in this demon forest, I could no longer feel the warmth of the sun, and as the forest became darker, the time of the day passed, and the team walked less than eighty miles. At noon, I took a break and roasted the pork jerky that had been cut, but the children ate it with relish.
At this time, they have entered the mountain forest area, and the road conditions are very difficult to walk, although it is only a small hill, but it also indicates that the difficulty of walking in the back of the road is greatly improved.
Tian Ke and the others found a relatively flat ground at the waist of the hill, and it happened that the mountain here had a depression in it, so everyone decided to camp here.
Tian Ke arranged for Feng and Da Zhuang to patrol the vicinity of the clearing, and he took Rui and Fei Yu into the forest again to look for something edible.
The four mages took the initiative to set up the stove and light the fire to boil the water. The little fat man knows that his strength has become a burden to the team, and he is also very attentive. He took out a few packets of medicinal powder from his backpack and sprinkled them evenly around the camp in an attempt to keep some poisonous insects and beasts at bay. Then he rummaged through the grass near the camp for something.
After the fire, the three mages also took out some formation weapons from their backpacks, and carefully set up a few simple formations around the camp, not seeking to kill the enemy, which can have a warning effect. Moreover, these arrays that can store a small amount of elemental power can be used again and again as long as they are not activated.
Soon after, the three who had gone out hunting also returned, although they were a little tired, but fortunately no one was injured. Tian Ke and Rui carried a half-sized antelope with a wooden stick, and Fei Yu carried many berries in his clothes.
Cleansing prey, mages are the most handy, after all, a small water polo technique does not cost much elemental power. With the help of the little fat man, Bing Xuan borrowed a sharp dagger and easily skinned and dug the antelope, while Shui Yue and Yue'er stood aside and were responsible for cleaning.
The cleaned antelope is set up on a wooden stick and roasted over a campfire. The little fat man took some of the plants he had just picked, and some small particles of fruit were skillfully ground into powder and smeared on the antelope's body, and some of the leaves were stuffed directly into the antelope's stomach by the little fat man.
The warriors took turns climbing the big trees on the side to stand guard, while the rest of the children gathered around the campfire, eating washed berries and roasting antelope deer, exchanging insights and insights on the first day of jungle life.
After a while, the charming smell of meat wafted from the antelope, arousing the children's appetite. Everyone doesn't care about the greasy, and eats it separately. At this moment, they felt that this was the most delicious food in the world, and they also gave Xiaopang the title of life assistant.
The little fat man found his place in the team, and he was very happy, and began to brag about his more unrevealed skills while eating, which caused everyone to boo.
On a large tree not far away, a figure watched quietly there for a long time, and then quietly retreated, without attracting the attention of the children at all.
After dinner, Tian Ke beckoned the others to rest. Bing Xuan and the other four mages were arranged to rest in the sunken mountain, and Tian Ke did not arrange for them to take turns on duty that night.
"The first day has just begun, what will tomorrow be like?" After the retreat, Bing Xuan quietly looked at the stars in the sky, and couldn't help muttering in his heart, and then slowly closed his eyes.