Chronicles of Primordial Wars

On the huge ice field, only Shao Xuan was left.

Very quiet all around.

Although it is usually surrounded by fog, and I can't see far, I can hear some eagles of different sizes from time to time, or the sounds of those giant beasts walking back and forth, or, they are eating icicles.

But now, all the sounds that were heard every day in those days were gone.

Shao Xuan felt a sense of isolation.

However, without those giant eagles, he also planned to take a good look at this ice field. After he came to this place, because the giant eagles were all around, he didn't dare to walk around. Now that the eagles have flown away, he doesn't need to care. .

Even if his vision was limited, he had already recorded in his mind the rough terrain within the range of vision he could see during the time when the fog dissipated.

Just be careful and you should be fine.

Shao Xuan was walking on this piece of ice on the top of the mountain. Because of his usual habits, the movement of walking was very small. In addition, the surrounding area was very quiet now. Subconsciously, Shao Xuan also relaxed his movements.

Although the foot is cautious, but the speed is not slow.

In front was the cliff abyss where the eagles flew down. Shao Xuan naturally would not walk forward, but walked horizontally along the ice sheet.

In order to prevent someone from accidentally falling into the abyss, Shao Xuan stayed away from the border.

The length of the vertical direction is already known, but the horizontal distance is unknown. Even when the fog dissipated, Shao Xuan could not see the boundary.

There are still some large footprints on the ground of the ice field, and the icicles are all peck marks, some big and some small.

On the way, Shao Xuan also saw several very huge icicles, and such huge icicles would naturally be favored by the larger giant eagles. You can tell by looking at the traces on them. Most of the peck marks are above, and it can't be seen clearly further up, and it is close to the ground. With only a few small peck marks or no peck marks, giant eagles don't always bow their heads to bite.

Shao Xuan is walking. Suddenly I heard a chi chi sound, which was not loud, but because the surroundings were too quiet, the sound was more obvious.

This kind of sound is not the sound of giant eagles walking. When the giant eagles walk here, most of them have a heavy feeling and are very generous. Not shy about anything. But this kind of voice at the moment always made Shao Xuan feel a sense of caution.

The sound is getting closer,

Shao Xuan hid behind a huge icicle, carefully paying attention to the approaching creatures in the mist.

Gradually, Shao Xuan saw a long figure in the fog.

snake?

No, not a snake.

It's not as long as a snake, and it walks in a different way than a snake, looking more like a bug.

Stone bug?

In mountainous and rocky areas, stone worms are more common.

But soon. Shao Xuan knew he was wrong.

This is not a stone worm, but a meat worm that is very similar to a butterfly larva.

This worm was thicker than Shao Xuan's thigh, nearly four meters long. The whole body is snow-white, with a round head, and there is a tightened "neck" between the head and the body.

It seems that it is no different from other butterfly larvae except for its larger size, but if you look closely, you can find many differences.

Many butterfly larvae that Shao Xuan saw in the hunting grounds had three pairs of thoracic feet, four pairs of gastropods, and a pair of tail feet, and this one was in front of him. There are three pairs of thoracic feet and three pairs of abdominal feet. Like the three pairs of tail feet, the thoracic and tail feet are very similar. Not so with the stomach.

The anterior ends of the thoracic and caudal feet are hooked, while the gastropods carry suction cups. The chi chi sound Shao Xuan heard just now was the sound of it crawling on the ice sheet.

A very strange bug.

Shao Xuan did not expect to see such a creature in such a cold place. In general, they should live in warmer regions.

Not sure whether the worm has attack power, Shao Xuan did not move, but quietly stood behind the icicle, observing the snow-white meat worm that was crawling closer and closer.

It crawls for a while, then stops for a while, then supports the ground with its stomach and tail feet, stands up at the front end, seems to be recognizing something, then determines a direction and continues to climb.

At this time, he was heading towards Shao Xuan's side.

Found out?

Shao Xuan was vigilant and silently put his hand on the handle of the knife.

However, the worm stopped in front of the icicle, and then Shao Xuan heard a small cracking sound.

Feeling the vibration from the icicle, Shao Xuan knew that the insect was eating the icicle.

Its target was only the icicle, and it did not find Shao Xuan.

Shao Xuan and the worm, one is on one side of the icicle and the other is on the other side. Shao Xuan did not have a probe to observe, but only judged the general behavior of the worm based on his hearing and the vibration from the icicle he was leaning against.

The clack sounded for about two hours, and the worm changed places to look for other icicles, and Shao Xuan followed quietly. Sometimes, there is no icicle to cover, as long as Shao Xuan is more cautious, the worm will not notice Shao Xuan. In its eyes, it seems that it doesn't care about everything else, and is dedicated to finding food.

Shao Xuan found that the icicles that the worm chose were all those thick ones, because most of the thick icicles were very long and were eaten by larger giant eagles, and most of them were above the icicles. , those close to the ground are rarely gnawed. And that worm, the target is the place where the thick icicle is close to the ground and is not eaten by the giant eagle.

Is it cleanliness or fear of the smell left by giant eagles?

Shao Xuan didn't know.

However, after figuring out its preferences, Shao Xuan became more skillful when he followed.

Looking at the traces of the white worms on the icicles, Shao Xuan found that the worm ate much faster than him, and the bite force was not inferior to those of the giant eagles, but each bite of it was very small, and it was easy to eat. And it's fast, so the cha cha sound is very dense.

When the surrounding light was getting darker and darker, and it was almost dusk, the worm stopped looking for food and went back to the place where it climbed.

Shao Xuan still followed it.

The further out you go, the thinner the fog becomes, and there is basically no fog where you climb up the ice sheet.

At this time, Shao Xuanneng could see the appearance of the white worm more clearly.

Where does it come from? Where are you going now?

I saw that the white worm arched its slender body after reaching the edge, then along the steep slope, stretched the front part of its body downwards, and then moved the back of its body, the two ends were touching, and when it moved, it bent and stretched, It looks like an arch bridge.

It has hooked thoracic feet and tail feet, which tightly hook the ice and rocks, so that the body does not slide down the steep slopes. Shao Xuan looked down and saw that the white worm was moving very quickly and steadily. For it, such a steep slope was like walking on the ground.

Looking at the sky, Shao Xuan did not follow, but turned back, leaned against an icicle, nibbled some ice cubes, and then fell asleep.

the next day.

Shao Xuan saw the white worm again. It climbed back to the icefield along the route it had turned back yesterday, and started the same food-seeking journey as yesterday.

Shao Xuan continued to follow. Shao Xuan did not see other creatures on the ice field. It was rare to encounter such a peculiar species. Shao Xuan planned to observe more.

Every day, shortly after the sun rises, the white worm climbs up the ice sheet, looking for the thick icicles that have not been pecked by the giant eagle, and nibbling on them. It will only nibble on each icicle. A third of the cross section will not gnaw off the icicle.

After observing the white worm for five days, Shao Xuan planned to follow it when it came down the mountain.

Shao Xuan can also handle such a steep slope.

The situation on the steep slope is much better than the ice field on the top of the mountain. There is not such a thick fog. Even if there is fog in the place close to the mountain wall, it is very thin, and many times it can be directly exposed to sunlight.

To be on the safe side, Shao Xuan stayed away from the white worm and followed closely behind. But soon, Shao Xuan discovered that the speed of the white worm was much faster than that of him, much faster than when he was on the ice field. It didn't take long for Shao Xuan to be thrown away.

After thinking about it, Shao Xuan returned to the icefield again.

He changed his strategy, and when the white worm climbed the ice sheet again the next day, Shao Xuan did not follow it, but walked down the steep slope.

The white worm will leave traces of walking on the rocks and thick layers of ice and snow. As long as Shao Xuan follows these traces, he can know where it went down the mountain.

On the steep slope, where the white worm passes, there will be deep potholes, and there are traces of hooks under the potholes.

Look at the body length of the white worm, and then according to its walking pattern, you can quickly find it. In addition, Shao Xuan went down the mountain in the daytime, so such potholes are not difficult to find.

Shao Xuan went all the way down, from the top of the top of the mountain, a violent wind would blow from time to time, and with many small ice particles, it hit Shao Xuan directly. Shao Xuan could only hold on to it, and clawed tightly on the rock or the hard ice covering the rock.

It took nearly half a day for Cha Cha and the big eagle to fly up the mountain, but Shao Xuan spent most of the day now, but he didn't even reach a third of it.

However, right here, the trail of the white worm stopped descending, and instead went along the horizontal line to other places.

Shao Xuan followed the traces and continued to search, and finally, beside a protruding rock, he saw a nest made of silk threads.

Shao Xuan knew that some meat worms would use the spit out silk to sew the two sides of the leaves together to build a "leaf nest", or to pull a layer of silk thread in a sunken place to build a simple nest. When they are resting, they hide in such a nest, and when it is time for activity, they will come out to find food.

In several hills around the tribe, this kind of situation is often seen. Sometimes when you peel off a rolled leaf or a leaf that is folded inward, you will find a bug hiding inside.

And now, what Shao Xuan saw was the nest built by the white worm.

The silk is very transparent. What is strange is that these silks are not reflective. If Shao Xuan followed the traces and was blocked by this layer of silk threads, they would not have been found.

Touching it, pulling it to see how it feels, it's not bad. Shao Xuan's first reaction was that this kind of thread is very suitable for trapping, but I don't know how long these threads can last.

However, Shao Xuan will not move these threads for the time being. He will first observe the white worm, otherwise it will be bad to disturb it. (To be continued)