Alexander's Memoirs - The Trailblazers Chapter 12 It's the Rainforest
The two walked to the stream where the horse was killed, and the blood was still fresh.
Alexander frowned as he looked at the blood stain, then simply kicked a few feet to cover the floating soil and continued towards the lake.
Since there were only two people moving, she always maintained a tiring posture with her bow and arrow ready to stay alert along the way.
When the two came to the lake again, they saw a lot of blood and a small number of beast corpses by the lake from a distance - even a few that had been eaten beyond recognition. In addition, they also found some corpses with ink on them.
The inferior feather arrows and wooden throwing spears looked like the weapons of the tribesmen.
Although there were no corpses of the tribesmen, looking closer, there were a lot of blood dripping in that direction of the road.
After observing for a while, Alexander confirmed that there was no living thing and then cautiously approached the direction of the beast's corpse. Freya drew out her dagger and followed behind with her other hand ready to throw a flying knife at any time.
After approaching the corpse of the beast, Alexander began to carefully examine the wounds on the body.
However, apart from the wounds caused by man-made weapons, there are only wounds eaten by ordinary wild animals. Perhaps this is good news.
Freya was a little confused and said, "Can't the natives take away these trophies?"
"I don't know, maybe they think there is something wrong with these beasts and they are not clean? Anyway, let's take some back to take a look." Alexander said, choosing a beast carcass that seemed to have relatively complete fur to take back.
"Okay." Within her ability, Freya also brought back a beast corpse.
After making the choice, Freya and Alexander set out on the road together. It would be faster to drag the body back to the camp from here.
After returning to the camp, Alexander went to the technician and asked him to test whether there were toxins: "We have to be careful. There must be a reason why the tribesmen did not bring these meats back." After Alexander warned the technician, he saw Freya going to Noli and
Susie's over there.
It's already afternoon now, even Sherlock should get up.
After a brief thought, Alexander decided to go to the technician and ask if the leather armor was ready.
The technician told Alexander that he used part of the magic-rich big cat's whiskers and neck fur to make a magical item with a weak effect.
This is a yellow forehead protector, which always exudes a slightly exciting magic power. Alexander took the item and thanked the technician happily. He suppressed his smile and asked if there was any clue about the captain's condition.
The technician did not say that the captain's physical condition would not last for half a year, but just made a perfunctory statement. It would be a bit strange to be the captain of the pioneer team with such a body, but now everyone has lost their memory and has no time to care.
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"That's it..." Alexander nodded, lowered his head and left, thinking that he had to go to that tribe for help. Or should he find a way to find the spell caster...
"The great migration of beasts?" Freya looked at Noli's eyelids still fighting.
"Hmm. Either that place is far away from here, or there may be others behind." Noli yawned and then said: "Do you think there will be wild beasts or even a tide of beasts behind?"
"Well...we saw traces of tribes fighting with many animals on the other side of the lake. They may know the situation." Alexander frowned and walked over and said: "What I am worried about is not the beasts...but the things these beasts avoid.
I’m afraid we won’t have to escape next time.”
"We really can't deal with things that can make those beasts escape." Freya sighed.
"Then we have to act as soon as possible...if we continue to drag it on, we will become fertilizer." Susie behind Noli narrowed her eyes and continued to rest.
When she fell asleep again, the female wolf seemed to have had some bizarre dreams and was not sleeping peacefully. But no matter what, she finally woke up before the late lunch and was not hungry.
"Let's do this for now... we can decide after lunch whether we want to explore other places. Maybe we should go to the tribe to ask about the situation first?" Noli made a summary of the discussion, then went to squat down next to Susie and gently
He gently rubbed the she-wolf's chin: "Girl, wake up."
"Ouch..." The female wolf broke away from the dream, stood up in a daze, and reflexively rubbed Noli's extended hand affectionately.
...How long can we wait? Noli looked at her without changing her expression, while thinking about her next plan.
Lunch was stewed pork and the last pancake. This meal used up the last bit of food brought, but fortunately there was a lot of new meat. After lunch, Alexander went as originally planned to look for large carnivores that might be moving around the camp.
animal.
"Okay, let's go." She put the empty bowl on the ground, checked her belongings, and took the lead to walk to the place where the dead horse was found to see if she could find footprints to follow.
Noli patted Susie on the head and followed Alexander. Along the way, she looked up from time to time to see if the leaves above her head were squeezed or broken. There was nothing important now, and Freya also followed her companions.
The adventurers knew that this would consume a lot of time and might yield nothing, but they still set out in order to eliminate potential threats and protect the safety of the camp.
There are many tracks of wild beasts on the edge of the road, and those tracks extend roughly in the direction of the wilderness. Of course, there are also many wild beasts that have penetrated into the dense forests on both sides, and there are all kinds. Therefore, the adventurers have no way to confirm what kind of wild beast killed the horse.
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Alexander observed the footprints of large carnivores that had penetrated into the dense forests on both sides closer to the camp, and then chose one and followed it.
But after a few rounds, there were no traces of wild animals near the camp except for the two giant wild boars. It is also possible that the horses ran onto the road and were bitten, and then ran to the edge of the creek with their last few breaths - this
Some of the footprints have long been covered up by the end of the beast tide.
When we got to the campground, we had fewer tracks running directly into the wilderness. It took us an hour and a half to eliminate the danger - there were no predators wandering around the campground.
"At least we should be able to confirm that the possibility of large carnivores wandering around the camp is relatively small." Alexander wiped his sweat and said: "What should we do next? Let's go to the tribe to ventilate?"
Noli rubbed her eyes. She hadn't felt this sleepy for a long time. "Well, this should be the best way to obtain information. The mobility of beasts in the jungle is too high. If the tribe lives for a long time, it may
has experience."
"Okay." Freya also nodded and said, "Based on what happened before, it would be better to go to the tribe."
"Well, even so, they want us to exchange knowledge for knowledge... we can only give it a try." Alexander frowned and then took the lead to walk in the direction of the tribe.
It was close to four o'clock in the afternoon when the adventurers arrived at the tribe, and the eldest brother guarding the gate was replaced by a strong man.
"Hey, you guys. The village chief has something to do with you." The big man snorted, as if he was dissatisfied with the village chief's decision. There was no clouded leopard following him. In addition, the clothes, weapons and accents were similar.
Alexander walked over and waved, "Hello. We are neighbors who came to visit before. We were troubled by those crazy beasts last night. We came here to ask what's going on here."
"Oh, it seems we came at the right time." Alexander smiled without any embarrassment and prepared to walk to the village.
"After entering, the wizard will guide you." The man said.
"Thank you." Noli walked towards the village and took a look at the internal environment to see if there were any changes.
Susie followed Noli closely, but she didn't see the clouded leopard, which made her relax a little.
When the adventurers entered the tribe again, there seemed to be a lot more leopards. Most of them were guarded by tribe warriors and rested lazily.
There were also little leopards running around, which looked more like humans and pets. The wizard was standing at the door of the room that the adventurers had cared about before.
The way she is now, she is going to meet a big shot... Freya is a little embarrassed.
Noli walked up to the wizard slowly and said, "Hello, we are here to visit again." At the same time, she glanced at the leopards to see if there were any fresh wounds.
She noticed that many of her fellow clouded leopards with red stripes were injured, but they were not serious. Some of the new clouded leopards were not injured and some were more seriously injured. However, the young clouded leopards, whether they were originally in the tribe or not, were not injured.
scars.
Alexander also walked up to the wizard and said, "Good afternoon. I heard that the village chief wants to see us for something?"
"First, let me tell you a story, which is related to what we will talk about later." The wizard leaned his wooden staff against the door.
"All ears." Alexander stood up straight, stared into the wizard's eyes and waited quietly.
"There are always some mysterious legends in this world, and this vast rainforest is no exception. Elephants will leave the team independently before death, and follow the mysterious induction in their brains to go to the elephant mound to end their lives; the sea
The giant whales in the whale will dive alone when they are about to die. Even if their eyesight and lungs are useless in that situation, they can still dive unimpeded to the bottom of the sea where generations of whales have slept. Giant beasts often have
Mysterious stories give their deaths a mysterious color. Many people believe in giant beasts. Creatures that transcend nature have powerful power and may also have wisdom beyond their own kind. They believe that the place where giant beasts rest is
It is guided by gods, or it may be that there are miracles and treasures that are beyond the reach of humans. No matter why, even though the burial ground of the giant beast has been discovered long ago, the mysterious color is enough to make it a taboo."
Alexander listened silently, thinking about the connection between this and the information he knew so far.
Is the next thing to be said related to the Behemoth Boneyard? Or...the destination of those beasts is the Behemoth Boneyard? Freya thought.
The wizard paused for a moment and took out a piece of flexible tree bark. "This is a simple map. According to the warrior's investigation, the source of the commotion is in the tomb of the giant beast."
Alexander reached out and took the map and looked at it.
Comparing it to the map that Freya handed to Alexander, on this map, the location of the tomb of the giant beast was marked out, while the forbidden area was just an X marked on it, simple and clear.
The indigenous people did not have so many ways to fake, cover up or deceive. Of course, the other paintings only have simple terrain. The location of the giant beast tomb is probably a long distance away from the end of the road. Judging from the proportion,
Look, at least one round trip will take ten hours.
At this time, a middle-aged man dressed as a warrior walked from the house to the door. He had many old wounds on his body. Just like medals, he had a strong oppressive aura: "There seems to be a change at the Behemoth Cemetery. Many beasts
They all ran out, not just small beasts, but also buffaloes, wild elephants, big birds and pythons, tigers and leopards, all running away as if they were fleeing for safety. However, there were not many specific ones, like those inherently ferocious beasts.
, the ones who ran out are probably just the old, weak, sick and disabled. But I really care about what happened. I’m glad that I have new neighbors who are fighting side by side at this time. Hello everyone.”
What could make so many beasts run away...the most advanced predator? Or some strange alien species? Or some kind of force? Freya's face was obviously shaken.
"You are the village chief. A large number of wild beasts are swarming in the same direction as if they are avoiding something...are they afraid of something?" Alexander said and returned the wizard's map: "By the way,
We found traces of battles between your people and wild beasts on the other side of the lake. What’s strange is that you didn’t take away those corpses. Can you tell us the reason?”
"It's just that Solas and a few warriors found out when they went to fetch water. The village doesn't need so much food now."
"Well, that's it." Alexander said as if he remembered something: "Sorry, I'm off topic. So, what the village chief wants us to do is go to the tomb of giant beasts to investigate?"
"That's right, the soldiers are all recovering from their injuries now. When they are healed and ready to find out the cause of this crisis, the wizard can provide you with some medical help."
"Understood, it just so happens that we need to accumulate some medicines that can quickly heal wounds before we go to the temple to see it. We will prepare to leave tomorrow." Alexander nodded. "Then, let's leave first."
"Dear wizard, were Solas and the others not injured when they were fighting the wild beasts?" Thinking of the strong indigenous men who could be called friendly before, Noli was inexplicably worried, so she asked a few more questions to see.
Was the other party injured while fetching water?
"It's not too serious. I've already taken medicine and it will be completely healed in a few days."
"That's good." Noli felt relieved. If Solas was also seriously injured, it would be too dangerous.
"This is a deposit. This thing can be melted by most liquids. After drinking it, it can stimulate the power of blood that may exist. Even if it doesn't exist, there is no harm." The village chief threw a blue crystal to Alexander.
Alexander raised her hand to catch the crystal: "Thank you, let's get ready to go." She first put the crystal away, waved to the village chief and the wizard, turned around and prepared to leave the tribe and return to the camp. When she walked to the door, she said
He waved to the gatekeeper.
The adventurers suppressed many inexplicable thoughts and set foot on the road back to the camp. Susie tensed her body and followed. Perhaps the large number of clouded leopards stimulated her, but the master had no time to comfort her. After all, the tribe still had
An important piece of information was revealed - this jungle is called a rain forest by them.
When they discovered traces of blood among the bushes on one side of the rainforest path, several skinless humanoid monsters suddenly roared out of the bushes and attacked the adventurers. This chapter has been completed!