Chapter 539
A strange tree without leaves and branches stood alone like a bare wooden pile . The only special thing was that it had hundreds of fist-sized holes .
Chop!
The waved axe brought with it a sharp air current . The strange tree was chopped down .
“This is the last one . ” Qu Ce wiped the sweat on his forehead, and then a few chops, he cut the tree into sections . With each chop, strange things that looked like flower buds grew out from those holes on the tree . It looked like two leaves that were folded together and it was opening up like it was ready to bite .
It was this species . Earlier today, a plant like this one bit off a piece of flesh from a warrior who belonged to the Mang tribe . The bite was poisonous and the phytotoxin prevented blood from clotting . If the wound was left untreated, blood would have flowed continuously without stopping .
After they cut the tree into smaller pieces, the large flower buds on the tree seemed to have lost their energy and dropped down weakly . Qu Ce had just picked up the pieces of wood that they cut up from the tree and threw them into the woven net . He wanted to keep it as firewood . As long as the "buds" were plucked, wood from this type of tree would be highly flammable . It was the perfect material for starting fires .
They followed Shao Xuan and the other Flaming Horns into a hilly place and then took a rest on another mountain near the people from Rock Hill City .
At a lower altitude, there was an underground stone cave and they were now resting there . From where they stood, they could catch a clear view of the other mountain clearly . If the people from Rock Hill City started a fire, they could see the smoke rising up above .
Qu Ce dragged a net full of chopped firewood back to their resting place . There was a wide hole under a flat boulder that led into the cave . When Qu Ce went in, he even had to bend his knees and lower his head to enter .
It looked very narrow on the outside, but it was much more spacious after entering .
It accommodated more than fifty people, and there was still some space for roasted meat and fresh fruits . They did not feel at all crowded when they were inside .
However, because it was an underground cave, there wasn’t much light coming in from the vent holes inside the cave . Their only reliable light source inside the cave was the Water Moon Stone .
“It’s so hot in here! I’m beat!” Qu Ce flung the bag full of firewood to one side and laid down on the ground to rest .
Qu Ce let out a relaxed long sigh as he laid down on the stone-cold floor inside the cave . He had been busy all morning and the refreshing coolness was really comfortable .
In contrast to the ever-rising temperature outside, it was much cooler inside the cave . In this kind of weather, it was easy for people to forget that it was actually supposed to be winter at this time of the year .
The people in the cave sat around Shao Xuan and paid no attention to Qu Ce . Their eyes watched closely as Shao Xuan’s hands moved . The younger ones in the team who were in the lower ranks couldn’t even squeeze in or get close to Shao Xuan at all . They could only try their best to hear what they were saying and piece together the rest . As they heard the people in the innermost circle talking, their ears itched with curiosity, but all they could do was wait idly on the side .
“Not finished yet?” Qu Ce asked the people who were pushed to the side . He was a young warrior of the Eight Limbs tribe .
“It should be done pretty soon,” the person said .
When Qu Ce went out to get firewood, someone brought back one of the traps laid by the slaves from Rock Hill City . Although it had been taken down, the trap still remained mostly intact . The only trouble they faced now were some complicated knots and structures . Many people wanted to separate the trap into parts and study it carefully, but they didn’t know where to start . Finally, Shao Xuan stood up and took over this matter .
At first glance, the trap was one that belonged in a thick grassy area . It had a bait and a lasso for catching . Some instruments attached were made of gold and looked like it was specifically designed to catch a certain prey .
What were the people in Rock Hill City trying to catch? The green-faced fanged beast!
Shao Xuan had already told everyone that Rock Hill City was looking for the green-faced fanged beast, but there were too many strange animals in the forest and it was hard for them to be sure which one it was . They hadn’t come across any animal that had a green face or fangs .
They had already been here for two days and yet they hadn’t met any slaves from Rock Hill City . They hadn’t even come across any beast that looked similar to the green-faced fanged beast . If they didn’t see the people from Rock Hill City settle down in the village, the other tribes naturally wouldn’t believe what Shao Xuan said . From what they saw, it even seemed like Rock Hill City was planning to stay for a long time .
Shao Xuan was telling the others about the green-faced fanged beast, but he only revealed the information they heard from the robber .
The other tribes knew for a fact that the Flaming Horns caught a robber .
The other tribes all knew about this . Therefore, they still believed part of what Shao Xuan said . However, he did not tell them what Rock Hill City could do with the beast if they had found one . The other four Flaming Horn members were also tight-lipped about that .
No matter what the truth was, if they wanted to know the objective of the slave masters in Rock Hill City, they had to figure out what they could do with the green-faced fanged beast . These tribesmen regarded the desert slave owners as their most threatening opponents, and Rock Hill City’s every move affected a nerve in their body .
So now, when Shao Xuan was dismantling the trap, several tribes gathered around . They knew that the Flaming Horns had more knowledge about trapping fierce beasts, so they were willing to wait for Shao Xuan’s explanation .
Shao Xuan looked at the trap that had just been completely dismantled and breathed out slowly, “Done!”
“How is it?” The people were eager for an answer .
Shao Xuan picked up a handful of green grass that was completely fixed into the trap, “This should be the favourite food of the green-faced fanged beast . That’s why Rock Hill City used this as a bait, and judging from the size of this trap, the beast is probably not large in size . ”
After Shao Xuan got up, he said, “Its height is probably about this tall,” he made a gesture with his hands, roughly estimating the size of the beast .
According to Shao Xuan’s predictions, the green-faced fanged beast’s height probably was lower than their chest level . But of course, it could be taller . This was merely a guess they made according to the trap .
However, compared to those huts, the five Flaming Horn members still preferred to live inside the stone cave .
Tonight, half of them were outside and half of them remained in the cave .
Compared to the others who suffered from insomnia, Shao Xuan slept very well that night and even had a dream .
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