42. Home is gone
It seems that it was because Ren Xiaosu ate the biscuits that Liu Bu was very dissatisfied with Ren Xiaosu.
But in fact, Ren Xiaosu had long understood that whether Liu Bu would treat him with the same bad attitude as to whether he would eat those biscuits. So Ren Xiaosu had long known whether the convoy would provide him with food. He just didn't expect the other party to break up so directly.
This is fine, Ren Xiaosu is actually quite relaxed, so he doesn't have to worry about anything.
Ren Xiaosu is mentally prepared for the current situation.
He turned his head and walked towards the forest, but Liu Bu became anxious: "Where are you going? If you run away now, you will definitely not be able to go back to the market town outside the barrier No. 113!"
If Ren Xiaosu left, they would have wasted their time today. Without a guide, they would not have been able to travel through this forest to find the way to Jingshan.
I have to say that Ren Xiaosu admires this group of people very much. It is about five days away from Jingshan. Fortunately, the group of people got lost early last time and finally found the way out by them. If they went deeper for two or three days, they would probably not be able to get out of the forest.
This is not a waste of a day. The big guys who are used to being pampered in the shelter barriers did not realize who they are now...
Of course, Ren Xiaosu can also understand that people have inertial thinking. It is not a matter of a day or two for big men in the shelter barrier to despise refugees. It is normal that they can't turn around at the beginning.
Ren Xiaosu turned around and grinned and said, "I'm going to find something to eat, why are you panic?"
"I'm not panicking," Liu Bu explained awkwardly: "I'm reminding you that the guide died near this last time. Don't die here inexplicably like him, and waste our time."
The last time the guide came here and took them on the wrong path, but after walking forward for several days, everyone felt that the direction was wrong, so they turned back and prepared to set off again from Yunling. As a result, the guide had an accident when he went to the riverside to wash his face in the morning.
While talking, a staff member suddenly said, "There are footprints of wild beasts on the land here!"
Ren Xiaosu frowned. What beasts can be there? Few wild beasts survive on the edge of the forest. Moreover, when humans built these shelter barriers, large beasts were long ago refused to be blocked outside the barrier circle. Few large beasts could directly enter Barrier No. 113 through the protection of the outer barrier.
For example, it is very rare to attack wolves that have attacked factories.
Everyone leaned over to see what the footprint looked like. The soldiers in the private army were careless. What were they afraid of if they had guns?
As a result, they were all stunned when they saw it. The row of footprints led to the forest, and each footprint was probably half the size of a head.
Seeing this scene, all the soldiers immediately raised their guns and were nervously aiming at the depths of the forest. For some reason, these private troops suddenly felt that even if they had guns, they could not give themselves too much security.
"I haven't seen this footprint when I came last time, did I?" someone trembled.
"No," someone shook his head.
Ren Xiaosu glanced at the footprint and understood what kind of creature the other party was, and immediately felt relieved.
Then he looked at the open space where the band was about to camp, and suddenly he saw some garbage left by the group of people after camping last time, and even a lot of food residues. He suddenly said seriously: "This is a bear, attracted by the food residues you left behind last time."
Liu Bu questioned: "Nonsense, what do you think I have never seen a bear's claws look like?"
Ren Xiaosu followed his footprints toward the forest, so he would not be so kind to tell these bands and private troops everything: "Ahem, that might be a wild boar..."
The group of people behind him watched Ren Xiaosu enter the forest, as if they were not afraid of these footprints at all, nor were they afraid of the dangers hidden in the forest.
"This kid is too brave," Liu Bu took a breath: "Do you want to die?"
The soldiers of the private army put down their guns. What a terrifying beast. It would not be too late to raise the gun when they heard Ren Xiaosu's screams.
These private soldiers looked careless and not afraid at all, but the trembling voice just now exposed their strength and hard work.
Ren Xiaosu was walking in the forest, but in fact he could tell at a glance that this was the footprint of a deer.
He followed the footprints of deer because following such large wild animals in the forest can usually find water sources and rivers. Like humans, they need to replenish their body water in time.
Moreover, he also wanted to go to the river to see why the guide died.
According to Liu Bu's description, the guide washed his face in the river, and then his face was bitten by something and eventually died on the spot.
Ren Xiaosu thought to himself that this guy is really stupid. It is well known that the species order is evolving now, but herbivorous species still eat herbs, and carnivorous species still eat carnivorous. This is common sense.
This guide probably, like many people in the market town, thought fish survived by eating water plants, but Ren Xiaosu read a well-preserved book from Mr. Zhang and said that freshwater fish only eat meat, like black fish catfish, most of the others are omnivorous, but basically no one only eats vegetarian food.
How can you avoid eating such a big piece of meat on your face?
Ren Xiaosu was glad that he understood the power of knowledge and had been replenishing knowledge all the time, otherwise he might have been like that guide, and he would have been obsessed with the Tao at any time.
He followed the footprints and the deer was a relatively gentle creature in the forest. It would usually be fine if you didn't mess with it.
At this time, Ren Xiaosu saw something like wood chips on a tree. This was clearly a trace left by termites after eating. He looked at the roots and indeed, a piece of soil bundle was raising abnormally around the roots.
On the way, Ren Xiaosu was surprised and kicked the mud bun away in a few seconds. The brown termites inside were crawling quickly. This thing was as big as a little finger and was not very delicious, but it was sufficiently nutritious.
You should know that many people in the market town have malnutrition all year round, and often use termites and termite eggs as supplements. Some people find a termite nest that can be happy for several days...
But termites cannot be eaten raw because they are afraid that they secrete formic acid, and Ren Xiaosu has not fallen to the point where he has to eat this thing.
The termites were at a loss on the broken ant nest. Before they could figure out why their home collapsed, Ren Xiaosu had already pulled a large leaf and wrapped a small piece of the ant nest with the termites on it.
He tore off a branch, trimmed it with a bone knife and made it into a simple harpoon, so he was ready to catch fish...
Before he walked far, Ren Xiaosu turned back. He stabbed the bone knife in the ant nest for a long time and found the fat and fat queen of the ant and took them away...
Chapter completed!