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    A large bird that looks like a pigeon is parked on the top of a tree. It occasionally lowers its head to examine the insects on the branches, but immediately straightens its neck and looks around with a pair of eyes alertly, for fear of encountering a surprise attack by some natural enemy.  However, this big bird obviously only paid attention to the natural enemies it had encountered before, but did not know that there was a danger from the outside approaching under his feet.

    "Whoosh~" With the sound of a bowstring, an arrow suddenly shot out from the grass. As a result, the big bird on the treetop had no time to react. The arrow pierced its chest and fell to the ground.

    "I've been hit again. Brother Lin, your archery skills are amazing!" With a cheer, two people emerged from the grass half a man tall. They were two members of Feng Shijie's team. One of them was holding a bow and arrow.  It was the middle-aged man named Brother Lin, and the other person was a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old named Ertian. This time he went hunting with Brother Lin to prepare for the extra meal in the evening.

    Now Ertian has a lot of prey hanging on his body, mostly birds, especially the leather bag in his hand, which is full of bird eggs.  But these prey are all trophies of Brother Lin, he is just an errand boy.

    "Hey, Ertian, you are still young now. If you are willing to learn, if nothing else, I can make you reach my brother's level within three years!" Brother Lin walked over and picked up the bird he shot.  , and then hung it on Ertian, while not forgetting to seduce Ertian to learn from him.

    "Three years?" Ertian curled his lips after hearing this, "Forget it then. I heard from the boss that there will be more and more muskets in the future. The boss has only practiced for a few months and his marksmanship is as good as a god, so he has that skill  . I might as well learn how to use muskets from the old school. Maybe when I finish learning, I can also make a musket for fun."

    When Ertian mentioned the musket, there was an unconcealable look of envy in his eyes.  When Feng Shijie joined the exploration fleet and practiced good marksmanship, when the fleet returned to Taiwan, Li Min gave several important people a musket. Feng Shijie, as the surveyor, also had one in his hand.  At the same time, this was also the first time that Li Min allowed private individuals to possess firearms.  Feng Shijie also took great care of his musket. He would not take it out at ordinary times. This time, he took it with him to explore the gold mine.  This made Ertian and other team members envious.

    Hearing that Ertian would rather learn musketry than his own archery, Brother Lin was a little angry at first, but then he sighed, because he also knew that Ertian's choice was not wrong, and he only needed to train the musket for three days.  In May, you can train a musketeer, and the range of the musket is no shorter than that of the bow and arrow, and its power is far superior.  In contrast.  However, it takes several years of practice for his bow and arrow to achieve any success, and there is no advantage in power or range. In this way, any fool will know which weapon is stronger.

    It¡¯s getting late too, looking at the sky.  Lin Ge took Ertian back to the temporary camp on the top of the mountain, which was behind a huge rock and could be exposed to the sun during the day.  So the ground was very dry, which made Feng Shijie and the others very excited.  Because during those few days in the tropical jungle, they had never seen a dry place.  Even the clothes on their bodies were wet and stuck to their bodies. Sometimes they were wet from dew, and more often they were wet from their own sweat. In addition, they couldn't see the sun, so they couldn't sleep in just a few days.  Within days, they all felt that their bodies had become moldy. Now that they could find such a dry place on the top of the mountain, they were so happy that they even called the Buddha to bless them.

    When Lin Ge and Ertian returned to the camp, the people who stayed behind had already lit a bonfire. The temperature on the top of the mountain was much cooler than at the foot of the mountain. Even when the night wind blew, they would feel a chill. It was estimated that it would be even cooler at night.  It was cold. Feng Shijie was worried that the hot and cold would cause the team members to catch wind chill, so he asked everyone to rest around the fire and put on thick clothes.

    Seeing Brother Lin and Ertian coming back with so many prey, the people who stayed behind immediately went up to them, took off all the prey from Ertian, and then went behind the boulder to clean it. There was a pool there, and the water in it should be the mountain.  The spring water is very clear and can be used for drinking.

    At this time, Brother Lin walked up to Feng Shijie and saw Feng Shijie drawing a picture on a piece of waterproof parchment with a paintbrush.  Feng Shijie serves as the surveyor of the fleet and can also draw maps. He is currently drawing the terrain of this area into a map. If he hands it over to the Manila government in the future, he can earn a large commission.

    When Feng Shijie finished the last stroke, he looked up and saw Brother Lin. He immediately smiled and said, "Brother Lin, how was the harvest today? What kind of prey did you catch?"

    Brother Lin also smiled and said: "There are not many prey on the top of the mountain, and I was afraid of walking too far and getting lost, so I only shot a dozen birds and touched a lot of eggs. I will do it myself after a while.  Let¡¯s make some egg drop soup to replenish our health.¡±

    When Brother Lin said this, he lowered his head and looked at the map drawn by Feng Shijie and said: "Boss, Kanu has found a few reference points. How far are we from the pine tree tribe? If it is too far, how far will the supplies we bringAre you afraid it¡¯s not enough?  "

    Feng Shijie smiled after hearing this, and then pointed to a river on the map: "Brother Lin, look, according to Kanu, this river is called Keku River, and the nearby tribes all live near this river, and  Kanu's tribe used to live in the lower reaches of this river, which is not far from our mountain. As for the Pine Tree tribe, they lived in the middle reaches of this river, so as long as we walk along this river, we can  We will definitely find the location of the Pine Tree Tribe!¡±

    Brother Lin's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he was also glad that they were so lucky to be able to see the Keku River in Kanu's mouth on this low mountain. With this river as a sign, they not only don't have to worry  Get lost, and your chances of finding the Pine Tribe are greatly increased.

    Seeing Brother Lin's face looking happy, Feng Shijie put away the map with a smile, then patted Brother Lin on the shoulder and said: "Okay, it's a good sign that we can find the Keku River. Let's do well tonight."  Celebrate, then go down the mountain tomorrow and try to find the location of the Pine Tree Tribe as soon as possible.¡±

    While Feng Shijie and Brother Lin were talking, they suddenly heard a commotion next to them, and then several young team members came towards them shouting, and behind them, a bald man came over carrying a wild boar more than three feet long.  , judging from the appearance of this wild boar, it should still be a young wild boar. Otherwise, if it were an adult, even a dozen of them might not be able to kill it, let alone just a few people sent out to hunt.

    "Bald head, where did you pick up this wild boar?" Brother Lin also asked a little depressed. He has always regarded himself as the best hunter in the team, and he usually catches the most prey, but he didn't expect that today  Another team was surpassed, and the team was led by a money-hungry bald man.

    "Brother Lin, look at what you said, what do you mean by picking up? We obviously hunted it in the swamp in the woods. It was originally a big wild boar and several small wild boars, but I think the big wild boar was too big.  We couldn't eat that much, so we shot this little wild boar back!" Baldhead said proudly.  And from what he said, it seemed as if the wild boar he met just now was raised by his family, and he could eat whichever one he wanted.

    "Bah, just a few of you want to hunt an adult wild boar? You are lucky to be able to hunt this little wild boar!" Brother Lin is a good hunter and is familiar with the habits of various beasts. Naturally, he knows that wild boars are in the jungle.  It is harder to kill than a tiger. It is very rare for them to be able to kill a small wild boar with bald heads.

    The bald head also turned red after hearing this. They were indeed lucky. They really didn't dare to fight such a big adult wild boar, but for some reason, a small wild boar escaped from the protection of the adult wild boar. As a result,  They took advantage of the opportunity and chopped the little wild boar to death with the ax in their hands. They immediately ran back, for fear of being retaliated by the big wild boar.

    But at this time, Feng Shijie smiled and said: "Bald can kill such a wild boar, which can satisfy everyone's greed. Brother Lin, please help clean it up. Let's roast the wild boar tonight!"

    After hearing what Feng Shijie said, Brother Lin and Bald No longer argued. They had people carry the wild boar to the waterside to clean it up. When the sun completely set, the wind on the top of the mountain suddenly picked up. Fortunately, there was a huge boulder blocking it, so Feng Shijie and the others fell.  It didn't feel too cold, and dinner was ready, so the scene was even more lively.

    A dozen iron lunch boxes contained snow-white rice, and the bamboo tubes next to them contained freshly made egg drop soup. In addition, each person also had a roasted bird meat, and above the bonfire, a half-sized wild boar was sitting.  Roasting on the fire, the pig skin has turned a golden color, which makes people very appetizing at first sight. From time to time, clear fat drips down, making the flames below brighten up.

    They stayed in the tropical jungle for three days and ate dry food for three days in a row. Moreover, in that humid and hot environment, the dry food they brought with them could easily go bad. Even if it didn't go bad, the taste wouldn't be much better.  Go, so now seeing such a sumptuous dinner, naturally everyone is drooling.

    Feng Shijie didn't talk so much nonsense. Seeing everyone's greedy expressions, he swallowed his saliva and immediately said: "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and fill up with something. There will be wine to drink later!"

    After hearing Feng Shijie's words, Baldhead and the others all grabbed the lunch boxes one by one and devoured everything in the lunch boxes. However, there was not much rice in the lunch boxes, only enough for everyone to eat half full, because there were still wild animals coming next.  There is pork, and there is also wine to drink. These meals are just for everyone to fill their stomachs first.

    After everyone finished eating, the dinner officially started. Because he didn't bring much wine, Feng Shijie gave each team member a small bowl of strong wine, then raised the bowl and said, "Brothers, we are all friends by fate.  I have nothing to say, for the sake of gold, let¡¯s do this first!¡±

    "For gold, do it!" Baldhead and Brother Lin also shouted, laughing and raising their wine bowls to drink.Then they pounced on the roasted wild boar like a pack of hungry wolves and started grabbing the pork.  And Feng Shijie looked at the brothers who were making a fuss, with a warm smile on his face.  (To be continued)
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