Chapter 36: Bird Beak Mosquito
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
After eating all the fruits of the whip tree, Jiang Xuan clearly felt that his strength had more than doubled. He just didn't know how far he was from becoming a two-color warrior.
To become a two-color warrior, strength alone was not enough.
The strength, speed, and senses of a two-color warrior far exceeded that of a one-color warrior. Only then could he hunt wild boars alone.
The fruits of the whipping tree had a few small cores scattered among the pulp.
Jiang Xuan gathered all the fruit cores and brought them to the southern forest. He cleared a space and planted them in rows.
The previous eight Thunder Roll Tree saplings were planted in the forest to the north of the Vine Tribe. This time, Jiang Xuan chose the forest to the south.
This way, when these plants grew up, the forests on the north and south sides of the Vine Tribe would have defensive capabilities.
Hook Vine asked in confusion, "Chief, why did you plant these fruit cores here? These fruits are so good. Shouldn't you plant them near the bamboo house?"
Stone Loach rolled his eyes and said, "If you'd seen the whipping tree beating people, you wouldn't think that."
Jiang Xuan said, "Stone Loach is right. The whipping tree is very dangerous. If planted in the tribe, it will cause harm to the clansmen. If planted here, it can defend against enemies.
"Not only can we plant whipping trees, but we can also plant cage vines and other dangerous plants near the tribe. In the future, unless outsiders can fly, it won't be so easy for them to enter our tribe."
Hook Vine scratched his head and said, "People who land outside can't enter, but it's not good for us to go out, right? These ferocious plants don't recognize people."
Jiang Xuan smiled and said, "That's simple. We just need to dig a tunnel underground and we can enter and exit as we please. We can arrange for two people to guard the side of the tunnel. It won't be easy for outsiders to get in."
Hook Vine said admiringly, "Chief, you're so smart!"
When the others looked at Jiang Xuan, their eyes were also filled with admiration.
After the few of them planted all the fruit cores, they used the stone axes to cut down the two big trees that were shady.
It was very difficult to cut down the tree with the stone axe. Fortunately, the five of them were all warriors and had just eaten the fruits of the whipping tree. Their strength had increased greatly. After spending some time, they successfully brought down the trees.
Jiang Xuan dragged the two big trees to the side and ignored them for the time being. After autumn, when they had dried up, he would drag them back for firewood.
Then they returned to the tribe.
Chi Shao led Hook Vine and the others to hunt while Jiang Xuan led the vagabonds to continue planting the plants that ate insects.
"This is water arrow grass. It needs to be planted more densely to catch insects by shooting water arrows. This way, the chances of hitting the insects are higher."
Jiang Xuan led Sweet Pine and the others to plant the water arrow grass that they had discovered in the open field in the vegetable field. They planted three rows of them.
"This is bamboo tube grass. You don't have to plant it so closely to catch bugs with these bamboo leaves."
"These are the clap blossoms. They rely on these two leaves to slap insects. You can also plant some of them."
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Jiang Xuan led the vagabonds and planted these insect-eating plants in more than 30 acres of farmland.
From the looks of it, there were too few of these plants and they could not catch many insects. However, in the autumn, these plants would bloom and bear fruits. With seeds, the Vine Tribe could plant them in large quantities next year.
As long as they could successfully plant them, the Vine Tribe would no longer have to rely on manual labor to catch insects in the future. These plants would take the initiative to attract the insects and destroy them.
After planting those plants, the sun had already set. Jiang Xuan and the vagabonds returned to the bamboo house.
As night fell, the primitive forest became active again. Countless birds and beasts appeared and fought for survival.
In the farmland, the insect-eating plants that had just been planted slowly stretched their roots and dug deep into the soil to absorb water and nutrients.
It didn't take long for their ragged stems to fill out again and slowly stretch out until they regained their vitality.
These carnivorous plants were very tenacious. After they adapted to their new living environment, they would have stronger vitality than before!
The night wind blew, and a full moon slowly rose from the horizon. The moonlight enveloped the ground like a veil, adding a mysterious aura to everything.
"Pi pa pi pa…"
In the bamboo house, the firewood kept burning. After Jiang Xuan ate his fill, he remembered that there were still a few stalks of fanweed in the animal skin bag, so he took them out.
How could I have forgotten about these fanweed?
Jiang Xuan picked up the bone plow and took the fanweed outside. He found an empty space and planted them.
Next year, these fanweed will grow and spread over a large area. When the time comes, I'll extract some juice and see if I can make it into mosquito repellent.
The juice of the fanweed could repel mosquitoes if it was smeared on one's body, but it was unknown how long it could be preserved after being extracted.
If he could find a way to turn the juice into mosquito repellent and keep it for a long time, he would not have to worry about being bitten by mosquitoes when he went into the mountains to hunt or slept at night.
After all, no one liked the feeling of being bitten by mosquitoes. It was fine to suck blood, but leaving a spot that got itchier and itchier was really annoying.
After Jiang Xuan finished planting the fanweed, he returned to the bamboo house and closed the door.
Before going to bed, he added a handful of stinky grass to the charcoal beside the fire pit to drive away the mosquitoes.
Stinky grass needs to be burned before it's useful. Moreover, when it's burned and blown by the wind, mosquitoes will fly in again. If only I had created long-lasting mosquito repellent earlier, I won't have to smell this stinky smell every day.
Jiang Xuan lay on the bamboo bed again and rested his head on the newly made reed pillow. He slept on the reed mat and listened to the crackling of the firewood. Soon he fell asleep.
The night gradually deepened, and the stinky grass in the fire pit slowly burned.
"Buzz, buzz, buzz…"
In the moonlight, a huge mosquito flew from the forest to the Vine tribe.
Its wingspan was half a meter. Its translucent wings flapped at an astonishing frequency, and its flying speed was extremely fast.
This giant mosquito was covered in black and purple patterns. The most peculiar thing was its mouthpart.
Other mosquitoes fed on animal blood or plant sap and nectar, so their mouthparts were needle-like.
However, the giant mosquito's mouth was like a sharp bird's beak. It was slightly curved and could open and close.
This kind of giant mosquito was very rare. Its name was Bird Beak Mosquito.
Bird Beak Mosquitoes were the battle pets of the Mosquito Tribe. They could help the warriors of the Mosquito Tribe hunt, stay vigilant, and check the situation in the distance.
The appearance of this Bird Beak Mosquito meant that the warriors of the Mosquito Tribe were nearby. It was equivalent to a scout.
"Buzz, buzz, buzz…"
The Bird Beak Mosquito flew very fast. In the blink of an eye, it flew above the Vine Tribe and saw the bamboo house. It sensed that there were people in the bamboo house.
However, at this moment, the smell of the stinky grass wafted into the sky with the wind, reaching the Bird Beak Mosquito.
The unpleasant smell stimulated the senses of the Bird Beak Mosquito. Its entire body stiffened, and even its wings flapped slower.
It was like a person who did not eat stinky tofu suddenly smelling the most stinky tofu. Its face turned green.
"Buzz."
This bird beak mosquito fled from the Vine Tribe as quickly as possible without even turning around…
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