Deep Sea Diary [Another World]

Chapter 24

It is said that it is the end of the forest, but there are still trees, but the vegetation has changed significantly——

The patches of tree fern comparable to giant sequoias became sparse and scattered, replaced by a bush.Xia Chuan took the lead and walked to the front, and took advantage of the remaining sunlight to look a little farther away. Through the bushes, he could see the lush green grass and trees, and there was something reflecting light between them, which was slightly dazzling.

Xia Chuan relaxed his brows, apparently in a good mood.

"Water!" Dennis raised his finger and called out, "It's a wetland, Professor! Is this the area where you woke up?"

Professor Linton leaned on a wooden branch and looked around, then shook his head hesitantly: "It doesn't look like it, it shouldn't be..."

Dennis was taken aback: "Huh? Then—"

"Same, as long as there is water." Xia Chuan took his words, said firmly, and then walked forward looking for a place to stay in the bushes, reminding him as he walked: "Living things are indispensable near the water." , pay attention to your feet."

The shrubs here are uneven, the shady places are thicker and taller, and they look like normal trees, and the bright places are relatively shorter, but they are all over Xia Chuan's waist.Their branches and leaves are very hard, some have burrs on them, and they grow densely. If you are not careful, you will scratch your arms, and it is very easy to add more color to the three people who are already injured.

From time to time, Xia Chuan used his dagger to clear the bushes beside him, and then barely cleared a path that could pass one person.

"There are a lot of living things in this kind of place, but there shouldn't be many big ones." Professor Linton walked between Xia Chuan and Dennis leaning on a branch, looking at the densely growing shrubs, and said, "But after passing this shrub, there are no big ones ahead." Not sure about some, maybe there are crocodiles floating in the wetlands."

Dennis's teeth trembled: "Emperor crocodile?!"

"The crocodile is in Africa!" Professor Linton turned his head and gave him a blank look. "But it doesn't mean that it is not a crocodile. The crocodile in this era is not too small."

Xia Chuan, who was leading the way, didn't even move his eyebrows, and just continued to cut his branches and walk his way.Few people would not be afraid of a crocodile, a creature with very terrifying fighting power. In fact, in the past, if Xia Chuan knew that there might be a crocodile not far away, he would definitely make a detour, and there would be no need to confront that animal head-on.But now, especially after walking for a day in the dense forest mixed with terrestrial carnivorous dinosaurs, giant snakes, and pterosaurs, the crocodile can no longer bring him any excitement...

Compared with the dense forest, they walked through this bush much faster, perhaps because they were more motivated after seeing the water.The three chased the last ray of light out of the bushes, stepped on the grass and walked for a while, and finally came to a place with water.

It's just that the water is still very shallow, and it only accumulates in low-lying places, scattered among the vegetation, large and small.The three of them stopped talking, and immediately walked forward along these sporadic puddles.

As they walked farther and farther away, the puddles that caught their eyes became larger and narrower, and the ground under their feet gradually became soft and sticky, with the dampness of their trouser legs.Not long after, the three people walking forward stopped at the same time—they found a place where they could stay temporarily.

After dotted with more and more depressions, they finally saw a place that looked like a shallow river.Of course, this place is still a puddle in essence, but the area is larger, the water level is deeper, and there are many live fish.The most wonderful thing is that beside this "shallow river", the trunks of several tall trees have fallen down. I don't know how long they have been down. They were blown by the wind or hit by something, or they were washed by the water and piled up on the ground. here.

In short, the few broken tree trunks were piled up in a mess, about half the height of a person.When people rest in such a dangerous place, they have to rely on some shelter to have a more sense of security. These remaining broken tree trunks are a good choice.

Xia Chuan quickly scanned around, and then led Professor Linton and Dennis to the pile of tree trunks, squatting down with their backs against the tree trunks.His dagger had been sheathed at his waist, and his hands were clutching a branch he had cut in the bushes that blocked his way.

He glanced at the ground, found a relatively dry place and dropped the bush branches, and built a firewood pile in two or three clicks, and then stretched out his hand to Dennis.

Without him needing to speak, Dennis rummaged through the bag and found the lighter in his hand very cooperatively: "Here—"

It wasn't until he saw this kind of thing that Professor Linton seemed to notice that Dennis was still carrying a large black bag. He grabbed the edge of the black bag, buried his head in it, and turned the contents inside. After reading it over and over again, I raised my face with my eyes wide open: "Cheating! Why did I wake up with nothing around, my luggage was gone, and I was limping, but your bag is still there? Only you Do you have any luggage?"

"When I woke up, I still had an underwater gun." Xia Chuan lit a fire with a lighter, and replied casually.

"Oh! Good stuff! Although it won't work against big guys, it should be no problem against small ones, especially underwater ones, right? Can that thing catch fish?" Professor Linton said and turned to Qian He took a look, swallowed silently, "I'm a little hungry, and I haven't eaten any decent food for more than a day."

Xia Chuan: "...Don't count on it, it's lost." The underwater gun was shot into the boundless sea by someone long ago, and it couldn't be found.

Professor Linton looked hopeless and muttered: "Why did you lose it, such an efficient predator tool..."

Xia Chuan: "..."

The fire quickly ignited, and the fire was not too big or too small, just right.Xia Chuan threw the lighter back to Dennis, then took out the dagger at his waist, twirled it dexterously on his fingertips twice, and said, "It's the same if you have this one without an underwater gun." Then he walked towards the "shallow river" .

This "shallow river" was probably formed only a few days ago. Xia Chuan took a closer look, and there were no conspicuous living things in it except for a few fish, which should have flowed in with the current.

It is not difficult for Xia Chuan to catch a few fish that are not too small in this small pond without other factors interfering.Within a few minutes, he came to the fire with a few fish in his hand: "I just treated it briefly in water, you guys roast it first." Then he threw the fish to Dennis.

"Eh? What about you?" Dennis asked while hugging the fish.

"I'll go wash it." Xia Chuan pointed to his bloody shirt.

Dennis had already seen that he couldn't bear it, and immediately waved his hand understandingly: "Go, let's bake it first, and you can eat it after washing."

Before he finished speaking, Xia Chuan strode towards "Shallow River".This shallow river is surrounded by high-density vegetation, half-covered and half-blocked, and there are thin water flowing up and down, which proves that the water in this river is quite lively.

He found a place under the cover of grass and trees near the downstream, and quickly unbuttoned two shirt buttons. Just as he was about to take off his shirt to wash off the blood on his body, he heard some movement not far away. Rusty, very rhythmic.

footsteps!

Xia Chuan suddenly raised his head and looked towards the source of the sound, and saw a familiar dark blue figure appearing in his field of vision, but the outline was a bit strange, as if there were things hanging on his shoulders, hands...even around his waist, and he was not too small.

After he took a closer look, he was completely speechless: "..." This guy really brought all the edible food along the road!