Kate nodded and said: "This is a good idea. We just happened to supplement and improve the simple map on the kraft paper during the exploration process. The map of this area may be of great use and value in the future!"
"Then it's settled! We can set off after two days of rest! But before that, we still need to make some preparations. I just happened to replace this broken arm armor with a new one. Weapons such as machetes, hand axes, etc. need maintenance.
Look, they are all very worn! The arrows for the hunting bow also need to be made, and I have to sharpen some more stone darts! This thing is so useful!" Steven said excitedly.
"Then rest for two days before making preparations. Anyway, we have plenty of time. It will take at least a few days to complete the content you mentioned. We also need to prepare enough food for the road. We will follow the basic consumption for at least 15 days.
We have planned to replenish food through hunting in the forest, so that we can ensure that the supplies will not be exhausted before we come back."
After finishing the meal and cleaning up, the two of them sat at the wooden table under the big tree in the yard and drank tea. They discussed some details and planned the scope of the exploration. Seeing that the night was getting dark, the two of them went back to the house to sleep.
As usual, Steven would sit cross-legged and stand on the bed in the first half of the night to practice soul flame visualization. At a certain time, which was about 4 hours, he would automatically exit the silent state, and then lie down to sleep. He continued to do this every day, and
After exiting the silence, his sleep quality was also very good. When he woke up in the morning, his energy was very full and clear. This was one of the reasons why he continued to practice.
In the next two days, in addition to hunting, the two did some light physical things as part of their vacation. However, after lunch, they still picked up wooden sticks to practice swordsmanship, and then did archery, darts and other combat training.
This did not stop because of the vacation. Of course, after training in the afternoon, they still went to the river to lie in the cool water and relax. This has become a constant habit for the two of them.
A week passed easily like this, and one morning when the sun had just risen, each of them carried a large backpack, opened the fence gate of the camp and set off.
According to the previous plan, they would first go southwest through the canyon between the two peaks on the south side of the ruins plain, enter the mountainous area south of the plain, then cross the mountainous area and enter the southern part of the dark rainforest, and then travel southwest for 10 days before turning to the right direction.
East, then turn northwest after traveling for another 10 days, and finally enter the Dark Mountains, and then return to the ruins plain through the mountains. The rainy season is almost here. They will stay at the camp in the ruins plain for a few days to rest, and then return to the camp outside the mountains.
, waiting there for the end of the rainy season.
The two quickly crossed the ruins plain and came to the canyon between the two peaks. The slopes on both sides of the canyon were relatively gentle. The canyon was only a few kilometers long. It took the two of them an hour to cross the canyon and enter the southern part of the Dark Mountain.
In the mountains.
Three days later, the two of them had passed through the mountains of the Dark Mountains and officially entered the southern dark rain forest. On the first day they entered the rain forest, they met a purple star whip python. It was the morning before, and the two entered a steep place after breakfast.
The terrain of the canyon was very similar to the canyon of the Purple Star Whip Python they encountered last time. It was also a steep, deep and narrow cliff covered with dense bushes.
The two of them were already on high alert when they entered the canyon, holding weapons in their hands. Sure enough, when they were about to leave the canyon, Steven who was walking in front felt that he was locked by something on the cliff, so he stopped.
He stepped down and gestured to Kate behind him.
When the Purple Star Whip Python threw out its tentacles to attack Steven, Steven, who was already on guard, dodged sideways, then swung a straight knife and cut off its tentacles with just one knife, and then Kate cut it off again.
The remaining tentacles were frozen. Steven rushed up the cliff and dug through the trees, found the body of the thing, and ended it with a straight knife.
The two of them were now able to fight the Purple Star Whip Python skillfully. As long as they avoided its tentacle attacks and found its body, they could kill it quickly, even without weapons like a straight knife.
Although its body is covered with scales, the thickness and defense are far less powerful than the scales on its tentacles. Even an ordinary machete can cut through its scales and kill its body.
Of course, these are Steven and Kate. Firstly, they have the experience and tyrannical strength to fight this monster. Secondly, relying on Steven's keen perception, they can detect it in advance and avoid its sneak attack.
If an ordinary expedition team encounters this monster, they will definitely encounter disaster, because the bone spurs in the monster's tentacle suckers are highly poisonous, and they can make the prey caught by it lose their resistance in an instant, even if
The expedition team has a numerical advantage, but will soon lose its ability to resist when encountering a surprise attack.
After the two killed the whip python, they did not peel off its scales. The whip python was about the same size as the smaller of the two they encountered last time. The two did not want to waste time, and they were carrying
It had too much equipment, so I didn’t skin it. I only briefly searched its cave and left the canyon after finding nothing.
They found a relatively dry place to camp on the edge of the rainforest that night. After dinner, the two sat by the campfire to drink tea and discussed the morning's encounter. They speculated that the monster was most likely to appear, except for the narrow
In addition to the cliff terrain, it is also relatively close to the rain forest. This may be because there are more animals in the rain forest. If you are closer to the rain forest, more prey will have the opportunity to enter the cliff canyons not far from the rain forest.
This provides a strong reference for them to search for clues about this whip python in the future. After all, the scales on its body are very high-quality armor materials. When there is a need, the two of them may hunt and obtain it in the future.
Scale skin.
That night, Steven was still on duty for the first half of the night, and Kate was on duty for the second half of the night. This would make it easier for Steven to practice the Soul Flame Technique.
After dawn, the two of them had breakfast and tidied up, then entered the dark rainforest. After nearly a year, they entered the rainforest again. They were a little uncomfortable at first. The speed of traveling in the dark rainforest was far slower than that of the mountainous areas.
, they first had to throw away the straw sandals made of milfoil grown in the mountainous areas and replace them with the high-top leather boots they brought. They also needed to first look for purple star grass and frog wood, extract their juice and apply it to the exposed skin.
The uppers of the shoes are used to prevent mosquito bites and poisonous insects and snakes, and the ubiquitous thorny shrubs and trees in the rainforest add to the obstacles to travel.
Fortunately, as senior jungle explorers and excellent hunters and monster hunters, the two of them were able to quickly adapt to the environment here.