According to Ta and the others, plants like the Fire Spear would not come back for a short period of time after their first failure. In addition, their "blood" would prevent other creatures from approaching. Therefore, the tree hole was safe for the time being, even safer than it had been in the past few days.
Ta guessed that the two Fire Spears were here for the Green Thief. Without wasting any time, he took a few people with him to the swamp to get some mud. They covered the stone box with a layer of mud, and then wrapped it with a big leaf with a fragrant smell. They tied it with a straw rope, which could cover most of the smell of the Green Thief. This was also the method they used to cover up when they found plants with strong smells.
The smell of the Green Thief was hard for humans to smell, but some plants and animals could sense it through other means. It was good to take some protective measures.
Now, the people no longer underestimated Shao Xuan. Even though they still thought that setting traps was a small trick, they could not deny the benefits this method brought to them. As a result, the people's attitude towards Shao Xuan became much better. Maybe Shao Xuan was really protected by the ancestors, and that was why they could find the Green Thief. At the same time, Shao Xuan's ability could not be ignored. At least in the eyes of the people, so far, Shao Xuan was much more successful than most of the newcomers in the tribe.
After resting for a while, Ta led a group of people to continue searching around, to see if they could find more seedlings of the Green Thief. And Shao Xuan followed Tuo and Keke to climb up the tree.
The tree hole was in the middle of the trunk of the giant tree. Further up, the dense branches and leaves of the canopy were occupied by all kinds of birds. Although they were not big birds, and the largest one had a wingspan of about one meter, they had the advantage in numbers. Therefore, the people in the advance group usually did not go up there to provoke them.
However, because of the chaotic battle of the Fire Spears, many birds were scared away. Most of the birds that stayed in their nests during the day were scared away. Therefore, after returning to the tree hole, Shao Xuan followed Tuo and Keke to climb up the canopy to search for birds' nests, and picked up a lot of bird eggs.
When they ate bird eggs in this place, Tuo and the others ate them raw. They didn't refuse any kind of bird eggs.
Shao Xuan took out three eggs from a bird's nest. Strangely, the three eggs looked different even though they were in the same nest. In terms of size, the big one was a little bigger than an adult's fist, while the small one was about the size of an egg Shao Xuan had seen in his previous life. In terms of color, there were three eggs. One was purplish-red, one had blue and white spots, and the last one was earthy yellow with some circular patterns on it.
"Are all of these edible?" Shao Xuan asked.
Keke looked back and said, "Yes, I have eaten all of them."
"Why do the eggs in the same nest look so different?" Shao Xuan asked as he carefully put the eggs into the animal skin bag filled with leaves.
"Maybe those birds stole it from somewhere else," Keke said carelessly.
"Stolen?" Shao Xuan was surprised.
"Of course, with their size, how could they lay such eggs? There are only so many birds in your nest, "Keke gestured with his hands," How could such a small bird lay so many fist-sized eggs at once? But those birds have long and thin claws, so it must be very convenient for them to steal eggs. "
"All the eggs here were stolen?" Shao Xuan was surprised.
"All of them," Keke said with certainty.
Birds of a feather really flock together. These were all egg-stealing birds. No matter what species they were, they all gathered together. They weren't afraid that the eggs in their nests would be stolen by other birds. After all, the eggs were not their own, so they didn't feel bad even if they were stolen.
Thinking about it, these birds must have their own places of laying eggs, which were more hidden, or bred in other special ways.
While digging out the eggs, Shao Xuan found many eggs in the nests that were pecked open. There was some leftover egg white in the eggs, and in some eggs, the larvae had already taken shape, but they were pecked until they were incomplete. These birds in the canopy stole the eggs to store as food.
After filling the bag with eggs, they returned to the tree hole.
Ta and the others searched for a long time, but they didn't find any more seedlings of the Green Thief. They might have been robbed by other creatures. Judging from the behavior of the Fire Spear, the Green Thief was indeed very popular. Fortunately, Shao Xuan's trap caught the Green Thief at night, and they got up early in the morning, so the Green Thief was not robbed.
At the same time, it could be speculated that the creatures that were interested in the Green Thief were those that were active during the day, while the plants and animals that were active at night were not that interested in the Green Thief. In any case, they were lucky enough to catch the Green Thief and find a few seedlings of the Green Thief.
"Boss, will the seedlings die soon after they are pulled out?" Ah-Suo looked at the green seedlings in Ta's hand and asked.
Hearing Ah-Suo's words, the others also thought of the same thing. They had encountered similar situations before. After the seedlings were pulled out, no matter how careful they were or how they were covered with soil, they would die soon. The adult seedlings could not last as long as the seedlings.
"It's possible."
"How about we eat the seedlings? It'll be a waste if we don't eat them. "
"Yes, yes, yes. What if we wake up tomorrow and find these seedlings dead? After all, the seedlings are not big Green Thieves, so they can't last long. "
They gathered together and discussed. If it were other plants in the past, they wouldn't be so nervous. But this was the Green Thief they were talking about. They hadn't encountered one for many years. The death of any seedling would be a great loss.
In the end, Ta decided to eat all six seedlings of the Green Thief first. He also wanted to wait until the other team of twenty people met up, but he already felt the vitality of the seedlings in his hand was quickly draining.
Ta pulled out half a leaf and ate it first. He was the strongest one here, and also the leader of the team. He planned to try it himself first. If there were no problems, he would let the others eat it.
The others stared at Ta, watching him eat the small half leaf. They didn't even want to blink, for fear of missing any details.
"How is it? Boss, how do you feel? "Ah-Suo asked quickly.
Ta sensed it carefully and shook his head, "I don't feel anything except that my strength has recovered a little."
The others were disappointed, but even so, they still ate the seedlings. Shao Xuan got a leaf, which was more than the others, but no one complained. In terms of merit, Shao Xuan got more than all of them combined. Shao Xuan could have kept the Green Thief for himself if it wasn't for the rule passed down by the hunting group in the tribe, which stated that the things they hunted must be shared with everyone. Just like the last time when Shao Xuan hunted the Thorn Black Wind, he could have kept the Green Thief for himself.
Therefore, the others knew in their hearts that they had gained a big advantage. They also planned to help Shao Xuan hunt more food on their way back.
After the sun went down, not many birds flew back to their nests. The Chacha birds on the trees were less than half, and the surroundings were much quieter.
Those birds had other nests. When a disaster struck one place, they would hide in another, and come back when the disaster subsided.
Before the night fell, Keke asked Shao Xuan to set up a trap in the surrounding area to see if they could get something else tonight.
The rope that connected the white hairs was gone, so they could only use thinner vines and straw ropes to replace it. However, Shao Xuan had a feeling that they wouldn't get anything tonight.
When the night fell, the others didn't go to sleep, but crowded at the entrance of the cave.
"Why do I feel that it did work?" Tuo said, looking at a small protrusion about ten meters away from the entrance of the cave.
"I feel it too!"
"Although I can't see clearly, I can see a little farther than before."
"You're right! This is just a seedling. If it eats a big one, will it be able to move freely in the dark? "
Even Ta couldn't move freely in the dark. His vision wasn't as good as those ferocious beasts, so his movements would be limited.
The effect of the Green Thief seedling made everyone happy, but they wouldn't eat it alone. They would bring the Green Thief in the stone box back to the tribe and hand it over to the Shaman. This made Shao Xuan admire the Shaman even more. Even in the face of such great temptation, these people could still stick to their principles. This was the result of the Shaman's training.
It was a very quiet night. Everyone was having sweet dreams, and the night watchers were paying attention to the movements under the tree, hoping to catch more Green Thieves.
Shao Xuan slept well that night, but he did not have any dreams. He did not dream of the flowing green.
The next day, before the sun completely rose, everyone rushed down the tree to see Shao Xuan's trap. Other people who knew a little about setting traps also set some traps. However, they were disappointed today.
Nothing was put on.
The ground, which was covered with red liquid yesterday, was now covered with green. The knee-high grass grew up overnight. The "blood" of the Fire Spear became their nutrients.
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