Volume 19 Familiarizing Yourself with the Environment
In order to prevent the white wolf from continuing to track, Ming Xuan picked up some seven miles of incense, squeezed out some juice and smeared it on his whole body, to cover up his smell, and also to repel mosquitoes, although Ming Xuan and the white wolf's beam has already been formed, but now is not the time for revenge, you have to wait until you are really strong, and now your strength is not enough.
With the lesson of the white wolf, Ming Xuan is obviously much more cautious than before, because he has just set foot in the Black Forest, it is better to first explore the surrounding environment and the distribution of beasts and the field of activity, after all, this is only the outermost part of the Black Forest, the distribution of beasts in the forest has a strict hierarchy, and the distinction of levels is established by relying on strong strength, the more powerful the beast will stay in the deepest part of the forest, because the food there will be more abundant, and the territory will be larger, now it seems that the white wolf is from the outermost beast, and the strength of the white wolf is already so difficult to contend with, so it is conceivable how terrifying the beast inside the forest is。
Ming Xuan carefully explored, often first choose a hidden place to hide, after confirming that there is no danger around, and then sneak forward for a while, and then quickly choose a hidden place to hide and observe the movement, although the process is more troublesome, and it can't travel much in a day, but it is relatively safe, and it can avoid the detection caused by the beast, but there is no way, now the strength is insufficient, so you can only live like this first.
Be careful to make the Ten Thousand Year Ship, this time Ming Xuan is relatively safe, easily dodging the vision of several fierce beasts, and even the white wolf who went out to forage, and in the next few days, he didn't even encounter a fierce beast, and let him inadvertently catch a big fat rabbit in his hiding place, maybe it also used this place as a refuge, who knew that he would meet Ming Xuan, a hunter, but it can be regarded as a reward for Ming Xuan's cautious attitude, his spare food was almost consumed during the recuperation period, and it could be used as a supplement。
How to deal with this rabbit is actually very knowledgeable, in the forest if you directly use fire to grill food is a very dangerous practice, because once roasted with fire, the food will exude an attractive aroma, attracting the surrounding beasts, then it is not just baking food, they have become the food of the beasts, of course, if you are strong enough, then you can have no scruples, and you can even use this as a trap to catch the beasts, if you are not strong enough, don't joke with your life. Of course, it's okay to eat it raw, but many people are not used to it, and Mingxuan doesn't eat raw at all, so how can you cook the food without attracting the attention of other beasts?
Ming Xuan skillfully peeled off the rabbit skin with his sword, and cleaned the rabbit's internal organs, and then dug a pit to bury the rabbit skin and internal organs, which could not be used as food, into the soil to prevent the smell of blood from spreading, which would also attract some beasts with a keen sense of smell. Cut out the part that you want to eat now, sprinkle it evenly with a variety of condiments, then wrap it in a large leaf and spread a layer of mud on the outside. So that the flavor of the food does not escape.
Then dig a pit in the ground, put the wrapped rabbit meat into the pit, cover it with a thin layer of soil, and then just build a fire on it, use the temperature of the fire to infiltrate the soil to roast the rabbit meat, so that the fragrance of the food will not overflow, but also ensure the deliciousness of the food, of course, after the firewood is lit, people should not stay in place, although the fire will make the beasts feel afraid, but it will also attract them to come, and then it will be troublesome to see yourself, just wait until the firewood is burned out and extinguished, wait for a while and come again, pick up the soil, disassemble the leaves and eat directly。
This is a good method, but it is not Mingxuan himself came up with it, but a baking method summed up by the hunters of Huoyun Mountain in the long-term hunting in the forest, Mingxuan went to consult experienced hunters before entering the Black Forest, and learned a lot of ways to survive in the wild, using the juice of Qili Xiang to cover the smell is also taught to Mingxuan by hunters, and it can be used in the Black Forest.
There are still a lot of wild fruits in the forest that can be eaten, so as long as Ming Xuan is careful enough in the Black Forest, there is still no big problem in surviving, and of course he will not be so desperate every time, and he will be chased to death when he encounters a white wolf pack that has a deep hatred for him.
Ming Xuan didn't blindly march into the depths of the forest, but still walked around the outer edge of the Black Forest, first figuring out the surrounding situation, and then confirming whether he wanted to go deeper, not to mention that now the white wolf pack on the periphery has made it difficult for Ming Xuan to deal with, and the depths of the forest may not even have a chance to escape.
With continuous careful exploration, Ming Xuan knew some of the situation on the periphery, the right side of the white wolf pack is a territory controlled by a group of jackals, the number of more than 20 dogs, jackals are relatively small compared to the white wolf, and the strength is weak, but the speed is very fast, and very flexible, treat the prey very fiercely, usually find it and rush to the top, divide and eat, and after a while, you can gnaw a or running prey until only a pile of white bones remains, when the food is not enough, there may not even be white bones left, and the jackals rely on the huge size of their own group in the periphery of the Black Forest also have a place。
On the left is the beast that makes Ming Xuan feel creepy, a huge golden python, shining with golden color markings, the body is the size of a bowl, enough to swallow Ming Xuan whole, at the beginning when Ming Xuan was scouting this area, he never found anyone occupying it, if it wasn't for the chance to see a pool of fresh blood under a big tree, which was flowing down the trunk, Ming Xuan looked in the direction of the blood flow, and found a monkey that was being killed by the golden python, the golden python became tighter and tighter, and the monkey's eyes were bulging. Covered in blood, his mouth opened wide but he didn't make a single scream, the only thing he could hear was the sound of broken bones, the monkey completely lost the breath of life, and was finally swallowed by the golden python whole, not even a single hair left, Ming Xuan was dumbfounded, motionless there, fortunately, the golden python rested directly when he was full, too lazy to take care of Ming Xuan, who had already exposed himself, otherwise he could also foresee Ming Xuan's fate.
Ming Xuan came to his senses and quickly left its territory, still in shock, he would rather face the entire white wolf pack than face this giant python, in fact, although the giant python is infinitely powerful and has rough skin and thick flesh, but its movement speed is not fast, Ming Xuan can leave more calmly, but in line with the fact that most people do not treat mollusks, Ming Xuan does not like to deal with this kind of beast.
Mingxuan, who was farther away, didn't go to explore them one by one, after all, he wouldn't go that far, and this place was enough for Mingxuan to toss. In fact, there are far more beasts here, some beasts do not have their own territory, lingering between the Black Forest and the outer forest, they are also very strong, in order to forage for them, they wander around, maybe when they will arrive here, although these places have been occupied by fierce beasts, but it is not that there are no gaps to drill, after all, the territory is very large, it is impossible to cover everything, otherwise Ming Xuan will not be so comfortable shuttling, as long as you are careful, there is no problem.
The more terrifying beasts still come from the depths of the forest, and some fierce beasts may be defeated when they grab territory in the depths of the forest, and can only wander to the periphery, where they are still strong, and they will also come to grab territory and plunder food, but this is not what Ming Xuan cares about, as long as he does not become food.
"I have a basic understanding of the periphery, what will be the situation inside?" Mingxuan was very curious, but now he didn't plan to find out, it was better to be curious and kill the cat, or to be down-to-earth step by step.
Jackal, white wolf and golden python, it seems that he has to experience in the territory of these people during this time, the golden python will not say, Ming Xuan does not want to provoke it, although its slow movement speed is not conducive to pursuit, but its attack speed is extremely fast, if Ming Xuan takes the initiative to provoke it, accidentally enters its attack range, it is estimated that he will die a miserable death like that monkey; , and in terms of individual strength, Ming Xuan still can't bargain, and it's still not appropriate to deal with them now, so the only thing left is the jackal.
Jackal, individually, is basically the same as Ming Xuan, it is estimated that it will be slightly stronger than Ming Xuan in terms of strength and defense, and it is precisely because of this that it will become the most suitable opponent for Ming Xuan, because the biggest requirement for choosing an opponent is that the strength of the two sides cannot differ too much, and it is best to be a little higher, so that not only can you give full play to your strength, but also get a lot of progress.
Although jackals are social animals, due to their large numbers, the demand for food will also be large, so they usually forage separately, which is conducive to finding more food.
Easier said than done, to find a lone jackal is not easy, first of all, you have to hide yourself, do not be found by the jackals, and secondly, you have to pay attention to the foraging movements of jackals, even if there are jackals acting alone, but if its companions are very close, they can come to support at any time, then it loses its original meaning, the third is fighting, jackals are timid and cautious by nature, it is difficult to make them go all out.
Ming Xuan followed the jackal group for a few days, but he didn't find anything, either there was no good hiding point, he was afraid of being exposed, or there were no jackals acting alone, and the jackals in pairs were not what Ming Xuan hoped to contend with.
A few days of tracking was not completely fruitless, Mingxuan discovered some habits of jackals, such as the time to go out to forage, and the location chosen for foraging, so that Mingxuan did not have to take the risk and follow the jackals all day long, just wait in the place where they often forage, waiting for the lone jackal.
The hard work paid off, and after waiting for a few days, a jackal dog broke away from the group and came out to forage alone, and it was far away from the group, which was completely in line with Mingxuan's requirements.
"It's you!" Ming Xuan quietly followed.