Original War

Chapter 8

That black hemisphere Shao Xuan used it as a fishing float. Shao Xuan tried wooden blocks, but no, as the tribe said, the diving area near the shore is okay. The wooden block sinks when it is placed on the surface of the water for a while, and something pulls it down. of. And since such a black block is a means of protecting the lives of swamp worms, it should also have a certain repelling effect on the creatures that like to catch floating objects in the river.

There is no fish hook, and there is no stone hook to replace the fish hook for the time being. No way, Shao Xuan simply tied a stone worm directly, if there are carnivorous fish in the water and he is interested in stone worms.

I used earthworms for fishing in my previous life. I haven’t seen earthworms in this life. Try using stone insects instead. The people of the tribe say that the creatures in the water are very fierce and shouldn’t be considered as such a simple bait. Without the hook, Shao Xuan did not plan to catch a fish now. If the fish in the water eats stone insects, it will not be too late for Shao Xuan to polish a hook specifically tomorrow.

The stone worm was just asked by Caesar to dig it and fasten it at the front of the rope, but this is only temporary. If the stone worm is resistant to water, it will still slip away from the rope over time. Without enough tools, I can only try this first. If this stone worm has slipped away, I will dig another one.

The black hemisphere acting as a fishing float was tied about half a meter away from the end of the rope. Shao Xuan did not intend to explore deep water. Standing by the shallows, Shao Xuan threw the bait and the black hemisphere. Bearing the weight of grass ropes and stone insects, although the black hemisphere sank a little, it still floated steadily on the water surface. Shao Xuan watched that it could judge what might happen under the water surface based on it.

The straw ropes he carried on his body were not too long, less than five meters in total, and Shao Xuan was still very close to the place where the stone insects were thrown. Standing on the shore, Shao Xuan’s feet did not touch the water. Pay attention to the surface of the water, and be prepared for any accidents to go away in time. There was a guard warrior not far away, and he ran over there first in danger.

While Shao Xuan was doing all this, the two warriors who were in charge of guarding the river bank were also very curious about Shao Xuan’s purpose. He originally thought that the child was going into the water, and planned to carry the child away and throw it back into the cave later. Will see this series of strange behaviors. Therefore, after the two glanced at each other, they didn’t go over to pick up people for a while, but stared at Shao Xuan’s side.

“Caesar, you can pull the rope as soon as I let it go.” Shao Xuan put the other end of the rope in Caesar’s mouth, and he held the middle section.

After waiting for a while, there was no movement in the water. Shao Xuan thought to himself: Is there no fish in the water near the shallows? Or something in the water is not interested in stone insects?

Before he finished speaking, the black hemisphere attached to the water suddenly sank.

There is it! !

The rope in Shao Xuan’s hand slid rapidly, and the palm of his hand was aching fiercely because of the friction of the straw rope. Shao Xuan squeezed the rope and pulled back, and at the same time greeted Caesar standing behind him for help: “Caesar, pull!”

Although it was a little sudden, Shao Xuan could feel that the force he was pulling into the water was not beyond his ability to bear, so he asked Caesar to help pull it, trying to see what was in the water that bit the bait.

Caesar bit the grass rope tightly and pulled it back. After dragging people so many times, it was not unheard of to pull the rope.

The two soldiers standing not far away watching became nervous. They had never been in the water. Even if they came to the river bank, they would just touch some water to wash the animal skins on the very edge. They would not take another step in the water. In the summer, I saw huge river beasts appearing on the water in the distance, coupled with the bloody incidents passed down by the tribe from generation to generation about the river, so I have always maintained a cautious and fearful mentality of this river, and now I suddenly see it. Shao Xuan was surprised when he pulled something from the river, and the string in his heart suddenly became tense, for fear of something big coming out of the water.

“Past?” A soldier bumped his companion with his elbow.

“Go… in the past… take a look…” the other hesitated, not knowing what he thought of, and said.

There was wind blowing from the river to the shore, with moisture, and a faint fishy smell. I don’t know if it was the smell of creatures in the water or something else, but this smell made the two soldiers more nervous.

Shao Xuan could feel the things in the water being pulled through the grass rope in his hand. He wanted to drag into the water, and here he wanted to pull up to the shore, but Shao Xuan was slightly better here, stepping back step by step, and pulling the water in the water. Something pulled out.

The thing biting the bait was almost showing its shape, and the surface of the shallow water was violently pulled by the underwater creatures, and the splashing water splashed everywhere.

Shao Xuan squeezed the rope, staring at the surface of the water and pulling back attentively, suddenly a picture flashed from far to near, like a big mouth with countless fine teeth biting this way, the whole mouth almost Shrouded Shao Xuan’s head!

As soon as he touched Shao Xuan, the picture quickly disappeared.

The screen flashed too fast, and Shao Xuan was gone before he had time to escape.

Shao Xuan shook his head, thinking that he was too nervous and hallucinated.

When the two soldiers came to Shao Xuan’s side, the things in the water had revealed its full picture.

It was a very weird fish, about half a meter long. The head of the fish occupies two-thirds of the whole fish body. It was pulled out of the water and the fish’s mouth was still clinging to the rope tied to the stone worm. There was no need to loosen its mouth. the meaning of,.

“Continue pulling, don’t stop!” Seeing the soldier who rushed over was stunned by the side, Shao Xuan greeted Caesar to continue.

For the first time to tow the fish, Caesar, in addition to the initial surprise and vigilance at seeing the unknown creature, quickly clenched the grass rope and pulled it back hard.

After pulling the fish out of the water and pulling back a certain distance to make sure that the fish would not jump back into the water, Shao Xuan let go.

“It’s finally out! Good Kay…Caesar! Let go, where are you going to drag the fish?!”

Caesar still pouted and bit the rope and pulled back, while pulling his throat, there was still a low growl. Apparently now this fish was pulled out of the water to make it vigilant. With the intent to fight, he pulled too much, so that Shao Xuan let go. After that, it continued.

When he heard Shao Xuan’s words, Caesar reluctantly let go of his mouth, and carefully approached the fish that was still flapping its tail, baring his teeth as if he was going to take a bite.

From the place where Shao Xuan first stood to the place where the stone worms were thrown, it is only a few steps away. It is estimated that the depth of the place where the bait is dropped is not human, but I did not expect such fierce fish activities in the shallow water area. Look at the big mouth. , Is full of fine teeth, and will not let go after biting the bait. After being dragged ashore out of the water, he slapping his tail vigorously, struggling violently, as if he wouldn’t give up without tearing off the bait.

A soldier who came over pierced that one with a spear that I didn’t know whether it was stone or his nephew’s spear. The spear was released very quickly, and the spear penetrated the fish directly and pinned the fish to the shore On the side of the ground.

The pierced fish then released the rope, opened and closed its mouth vigorously, and the fish head swayed, as if it wanted to take a bite from the surrounding things.

As for the grass rope that was loosened by the fish, there was only a piece of debris left by the originally tied stone insect, and the grass rope was about to be bitten off.

The straw rope used by Shao Xuan is tough and wear-resistant. He woven it himself. It is often used to pull bundles. It hasn’t been broken after using it for so long. It is very durable, but he didn’t expect the straw rope to be bitten off in just a while.

Shao Xuan was startled when his eyes fell on the open mouth of the strange fish.

The most obvious thing about the fish head is the big mouth. In the big open mouth of the strange fish, you can see countless fine fangs. Such a ratio of teeth seems to be born to bite and kill. The pulling force was a little bit stronger. If it weren’t for the help of Caesar, Shao Xuan alone might not be able to drag it out of the water so quickly.

If the nearby diving area is full of this kind of fish, it is estimated that people will be gnawed to leave only bones when they enter the water. This is only one kind of fish, and there may be other more terrifying things. It is no wonder that even totem warriors in the tribe are unwilling to enter the water.

Shao Xuan shuddered at the thought of what would happen to the children of the tribe.

Moreover, when pulling the rope just now, the picture that flashed before my eyes seemed to be this fish mouth full of fine fangs…

Shao Xuan stared at Yuzui, and he thought of the phantoms he saw in front of the stone-earth fence of that remote mountain village at the end of his previous life.

The two soldiers next to him saw Shao Xuan staring at the fish’s mouth in a daze, thinking that Shao Xuan was frightened and did not dare to approach this hideous-looking creature.

It was the first time Shao Xuan saw such a fish, but one of the two soldiers had seen it.

“Before I awakened the power of the totem, I followed my father to the river and saw this kind of prey once. The witch said it was called a fish. There was danger in the water. At that time, a woman in the tribe was washing animal skins by the river. His arm was bitten off, and my father stabbed one to death with a spear.”

Said that the warrior glanced at Shao Xuan. He did not expect that Shao Xuan could drag the fish up in the water without going into the water. Back then, his father went into the water at the risk of the boss and rescued the woman who was dragged into the water. Yes, but when it came to the rescue, half of the woman’s arm was gone. For a period of time after that, women in the tribe stopped coming to the river to wash animal skins, unless the mountain stream narrowed during the drought, and they had no choice but to come here to fetch water.

Shao Xuan recovered, the fish that was pierced through was dead.

The warrior who pierced the fish drew out the spear, took the fish off the spear head, and handed it to Shao Xuan with the tail of the fish.

“Here you are, this is your prey. Good job! You will definitely become a good fighter in the future!” After thinking about it, the fighter said again: “You should stay away from the water, except for fish in the river. , There are still many dangerous things, not every time you can be so lucky.”

However, half an hour later, Shao Xuan, who was considered “not so lucky every time”, used the same method to drag a fish out of the water that was bigger than just now.

The two fighters: “…”