Chapter Thirty New Food Source

  He pressed the trunk of the tree, and a soft and slippery feeling came from his hand. After pressing it down, it would take a second to recover.

  It's like pouring water into a balloon and then pressing it, only without so much elasticity.

  Wang Yang's eyes widened in amazement, feeling extremely magical.

  He didn't know much about plants, only that babies' skin was elastic because of its high protein content, and with high protein came more moisture, making it soft.

  Does this mean that the bark of such plants contains a high amount of plant protein?

  He lightly tapped his fingernail and some bark fell off, then he rubbed it gently in his hand and it turned into a green **.

  It's hard to believe that the bark was in hand just a moment ago, and the next moment it was gone.

  Raised his head and looked at the hard and stiff curved tree trunk, with a sigh of emotion in his heart.

  It's only with a body as soft as this that one can absorb the few rays of sunlight filtering through the gaps in the forest where giant trees stretch up to the sky.

  Wang Yang didn't know what the scientific name of this tree was. Anyway, he had never seen it before and didn't know how such a plant evolved.

  Is it possible that this type of plant slowly evolved and its bark became skin, and its body developed into an animal?

  Wang Yang has never read any works on evolutionism and randomly expressed his own ideas.

  He didn't linger too long, the low quality of this tree's coarse fibers had reached an unbearable level, making it impossible to make ropes. He adjusted his slightly disappointed mood and continued to explore.

  He walked forward for a while and stopped in front of a big tree that several people could encircle.

  He had already gone 400 meters deep into the forest, which was the farthest place he had been to, and also the exit of two small hills. Further ahead, it was truly a vast and endless primeval forest.

  Just like a big river reaching its estuary, in front of it lies an endless and boundless ocean.

  Wang Yang was accustomed to the life in the forest, but only in the dense jungle area. He had never climbed a mountain and knew nothing about the dangers that might exist in the primeval forest.

  He decided to stop here.

  Still like just now, take out the stone cone, carve four arrows on the tree, and write under the arrow pointing down: "The way back."

  Then head left.

  The area on the left is connected to the foot of the mountain and is the last two blocks that can be afforded.

  He walked on the withered leaves that emitted a rotten smell, rustling, and the trees crisscrossed, cutting the picture into four or five pieces.

  On the tree, also unknown what bird, chirping and shouting, the whole forest seems to be disturbed by this, and at any time can hear the sound of roaring lingering.

  This land is also unknown to whom it belongs, the ground is covered with white bones everywhere, there are thick bones and thin bones, looking gloomy and shrouded in death.

  Wang Yang felt very uncomfortable staying here, and it was absolutely certain that it was not the territory of the Bladetooth Tiger. That guy was fierce and had a huge appetite, but he was definitely not big enough to sweep away all animals.

  Look around here, everywhere is a trace of bones and skeletons, I'm afraid there's one particularly troublesome guy.

  Wang Yang walked while quickly filtering through the animal information he knew in his mind, trying to determine which animal possessed such astonishing destructive power and appetite.

  He picked up a bone and looked at it. It was about three centimeters in diameter, roughly the size of his wrist, and should be the shinbone of some animal.

  Somehow, he compared the bone to his own calf and found it was a bit taller than his own, and his heart suddenly felt a chill.

  "It can't be an ape, it looks like some kind of adult..."

  Wang Yang was speechless, which wasn't unusual. The place they lived wasn't too far from here, and considering the number of people who died every year, it was still within the normal range.

  After all, at this time, the apemen did not have the concept of burial. When people died, they would be thrown out of the canyon.

  Wang Yang watched it a few times when he was young. The first time he watched it, his heart felt sour, but later on, he gradually got used to it.

  One time, he wanted to proactively dig a hole at the canyon entrance to bury people. At that time, he was still too young, and everyone didn't understand his intention, nor did they help him, so on the first day, he couldn't finish digging the hole.

  The next day I looked again, and the corpse was gone...

  He no longer cared about these spiritual trivialities from then on, and instead focused on eating his fill and dressing warmly before considering anything else.

  This bone should be quite old, with a blackened exterior, very brittle, and would break after a few knocks.

  Wang Yang found a few hard bones, picked them up and brought them back to grind slightly, which can be made into bone needles.

  As he walked and walked, he arrived at this place near the foot of the mountain.

  This place is a cliff, just like Wang Yang initially imagined.

  The surface is smooth and flat, with occasional steep places where a few unknown wild grasses grow, looking as if they were cut off by a single sword of some great god.

  At the top of the mountain cliff, several old pines are twisted and turned, their sturdy branches extending out of the cliff face, suspended in mid-air.

  There was no vine plant on the cliff that Wang Yang had been dreaming of.

  But at this moment, Wang Yang did not feel lost, but was overjoyed, because he found that under the cliff, there were more than a dozen fruit trees!

  The tree was laden with bright red fruit, tender and juicy.

  Wang Yang was immediately moved. He hurriedly climbed up the big tree to observe the situation around him, never forgetting that where there is food, there is strife, and being extremely careful.

  Behind him was the road he had taken to get there, on his left were areas he had already explored, and on his right was the primeval forest. In front of him was a steep slope that stretched all the way up to the top of the mountain.

  The cliff face is facing the primeval forest, which is in front of and to the right of Wang Yang.

  It can be confirmed that there is no danger on the left and behind, but attention is needed in some places, which are the mountains and the primeval forest. No one can guarantee that a man-eating monster will not run down from the mountain or several freaks will rush out of the primeval forest.

  Wang Yang was not in a hurry, he had plenty of time, at least he had to wait for a while before knowing if there were any large animals nearby.

  This wait was three hours long and it went straight into noon.

  Logically, after such a long time, we should be able to see the shadows of some large animals. If it's territorial and that guy has a keen sense of smell, he should have detected us by now and come out to drive us away.

  But strangely, for three whole hours, no large animals appeared at all, and the largest one was a wild cat!

  Feral cats and lynxes can be effectively distinguished as long as their characteristics are well grasped. Feral cats have a much smaller body shape, and there is no sharp hair on the ears.

  So Wang Yang ruled out the possibility of a leopard's lair, even if it was a leopard, he wasn't afraid.

  He thought it over again and again, and seeing that there was no real danger around him, he finally came down from the tree and ran in that direction.

  As he approached a dozen or so fruit trees, Wang Yang heard the "chirping" sounds coming from the fruit trees and quickly stopped, turning his head to look.

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