Chapter 438 The Meeting in the Rainforest at Night
Chapter 438 The Meeting in the Rainforest at Night
"Yes, the Red Stone Valley is dangerous during the high water season. He didn't know you could get water in the river, so he was just giving you a friendly reminder."
Well, Snow was a very intelligent person. Because he was intelligent, he didn't like to ask questions when he encountered problems. He always preferred to think for himself, and would only try to find out indirectly if he really couldn't figure it out.
When he discovered that Lezhi was accompanied by a leaf beetle, he was curious but did not ask. So, he still does not know that Lezhi can make bubbles.
"Okay, now I'm really curious. Jormungandr actually has such a strange place." A no-fly zone, huh? How interesting.
Seeing that Lezhi was not worried about the strangeness of Redstone Valley, but rather excited, Lei Xiu knew that he was right. Lezhi was even more fearless than he had imagined.
Never mind, he'll find out eventually.
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Inside the tent, listening to the faint sounds coming from outside, Snow suddenly felt a little lonely. But if he were to find a companion for this, he'd rather not. He shook his head, casting aside all thoughts of loneliness; that was freedom.
Lying on the specially induced spring grass mattress, Snow rested one hand behind his head, the other hanging casually with his fingers touching the ground, feeling the pulse of the earth. As members of the Kunling race, who were intimately connected to the earth, they felt at ease wherever they were, as long as they were in contact with the ground.
The earth provides them with shelter and brings them messages. For example, even though Snow is now with his eyes closed and huddled in his enclosed tent, the entire area within a hundred meters of the camp is actually under his surveillance.
He could feel the heat emanating from the two people sitting nearby; the activated flint energy was plentiful, and it could last for quite some time. Uninterested in listening to their conversation, Snow turned around and sensed a creature behind and to the side of Lezhi—a familiar fluctuation. Hmm, it was a jelly frog. Safe.
Having played hide-and-seek with Jelly Frog for so long today, Snow is already very familiar with Jelly Frog's scent. Once he's sure it's not a threat, he simply skips over it.
Then, further away, Cola and Furball chose to stop at the branches of the towering vines, where the view was excellent and they could see the entire campsite.
Are the two birds going to be on night watch tonight? That must be tough on them, but they can catch up on sleep during the day, so it's reasonable to have them on night watch.
With a smile playing on his lips, Snow didn't see anything wrong with entrusting the night's safety to the two birds. He had already witnessed the fighting prowess of the furball in the past two days. Cola said it was still learning, but as the prey it brought back grew larger and larger, its hunting skills were visibly improving every day.
In addition, birds and animals are naturally sensitive, making it the safest place to have them on night watch. Even he himself cannot guarantee that he can do a better job than them.
However, he also made a contribution; at least before he went to sleep, he would help everyone eliminate any potential threats near the camp.
These past two days, Lezhi had been pestering him to play games, and Snow knew, of course, that Lezhi wanted to test his sensory range. He wasn't about to let him have his way so easily. His rejection of the request to expand the game area, besides the stated safety reasons, was mainly due to an unconscious desire to keep something under wraps. It wasn't that he didn't trust Lezhi, but rather that his cautious nature was at play.
In reality, Snow's sensing range was much larger than Lezhi had imagined; however, the farther away he was, the less clear the information became, but he could still sense it in general.
For example, right now, outside their camp, they were surrounded by all sorts of auras: amphibious frogs, hard-shelled beetles, and, well, that looks like a beetle. Many insects like to be active at night. Snow wasn't surprised to see so many insects around. As long as they didn't show any signs of aggression, he could ignore them.
In fact, in this rainforest, they were the outsiders, and these insects were the natives. It would be abnormal if Snow couldn't sense them one day.
So, habitual thinking can be deadly. Snow always thought it was normal to have many insects in the forest, and he only cared about confirming that they had no intention of attacking. However, he failed to notice that the number and species of insects in the vicinity were gradually increasing at a slow rate.
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Outside the camp, the insects that Snow had discovered not long ago slowly gathered. They were very orderly, staying only outside the safe zone and not trying to cross the line.
Lezhi was still eating when the star map in his mind unfolded, revealing everything around him, but he wasn't nervous. If Snow could perceive it, he certainly could too; these insects showed no intention of attacking.
In fact, Lezhi had anticipated that they would gather there.
Swallowing the soup that had seeped into my mouth, this long dinner was finally coming to an end. "I'll clean up; you've already cooked."
Taking the initiative to clean up after the meal, Lezhi picked up the basket containing the dirty dishes and walked to the nearby stream, where she took out bubble fruit and began to slowly wash them.
Lei Xiu didn't argue with him, but instead strolled over and helped Le Zhi with the cleaning.
Behind them, the jelly frog, which had been dozing with its eyes closed, slowly reappeared, its cheeks twitching silently as if reminding Lezhi of something.
"Okay, tell them to wait, I'll be right there."
The seemingly random remark went unheard by the onlookers. They merely quickened their pace after the frame in Lezhi's hand was cleared, and stood up one after Lezhi.
Having repeatedly failed to get rid of Lei Xiu, and realizing his determination to follow, Le Zhi stopped pressuring him.
If he wants to follow, then so be it. Anyway, Lei Xiu can't hide anything from him, so he'll find out.
Thinking this way, Lezhi completely ignored Lei Xiu and tacitly allowed him to follow her closely.
They leaped across the stream, with Jelly Frog leading the way and Lei Xiu close behind. They left the camp area silently.
Taking everything in view, Maoqiu blinked its little black bean eyes and scratched nervously at the branches with its little paws, as if it wanted to follow, but then remembered that it had promised Lezhi that it would keep watch at night.
Only Coke knows the inner turmoil it's going through.
"Chiu-gu~"
The big black head gently rubbed against the little white ball, Cola trying to soothe the furball's restlessness in this way.
Having finally gotten the chance to stand guard alone with Maoqiu at night, Cola didn't want to waste it. Her method worked.
Unable to bear the harassment any longer, Little White Wings punched Big Black on the head. Then, Fur Ball decided to stay, not out of a sense of responsibility, but because it was too unreliable to let this spoiled brat guard the house.
It has to be a big fluffy cat.
With its fluffy little chest puffed out, the furry ball's eyes were full of determination.
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In the forest, Jelly Frog and Lezhi had successfully met with a group of insects.
The one who led the interaction with the jelly frog could barely be considered a relative of it; it was a forest frog, slightly larger than the jelly frog, with blood-red rings in its eyes. Combined with its emerald green skin, it was particularly eye-catching in the shimmering forest.
Its vibrant appearance might be conspicuous elsewhere, but in the lush and colorful rainforest, it serves as excellent camouflage.
Behind it, all sorts of brightly colored insects appeared one after another. The one with a seven-colored hard shell on its back looked like an enlarged version of a snail; and there was an eight-legged insect with a nearly transparent body and extremely long and narrow claws, which was none other than a spider.
Lezhi was already used to seeing enlarged versions of insects, so he remained relatively calm.
By this time, the conversation between the jelly frog and the forest frog had come to an end.
"doing what?"
Seeing the forest frog's eyes suddenly sharpen, Lezhi squinted and, upon hearing the message from the jelly frog in his mind, laughed in exasperation.
"You're not happy, are you? Fine, I was going to talk this out, but since that's how it is, then you brought this on yourselves..."
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