Shen Feng learned from the prophet that a meteorite had fallen to the ground, and his heart immediately had other thoughts. If the meteorite on land had the same effect as the one in the sea, wouldn't he be able to cultivate ability users himself? Moreover, it happened that monsters appeared when the meteorite landed, which indicated that meteorites also had some special effects.
"If that's the case, what about the meteorite? Show it to us!" Shen Feng said directly.
Talutz smiled awkwardly and replied, "I don't have any meteorites right now, but as soon as you kill the monsters, you will. Because the meteorite fell in an area surrounded by monster habitats, if you kill the monsters, I can tell you the location of the meteorite!"
"Damn it, this is a daylight robbery! Brother Feng, don't believe him, he's just tricking us into working for him!" Yue Hengyi was immediately unhappy when he heard that the meteorite wasn't even in his hands. If this guy was just making things up, it would be a wasted effort.
Talutz quickly explained and said seriously, "I am a prophet, why would I lie to you? Not only did I see the meteorite fall, but many people in our tribe also saw this scene. If you don't believe me, you'll be at a great loss!"
Shen Feng thought for a moment and said, "I can do business, but you have to provide us with food and accommodation for these two days. Also, we don't eat ordinary things, only fruit, and you have to provide enough fruit!"
"No problem, absolutely no problem. In New Guinea, there might not be anything else, but there is definitely enough fruit, and you can find whatever you want to eat!" Talutz was overjoyed. It was great to have powerful ability users to help him solve the crisis.
"By the way, what does the monster look like? Is it some kind of mutated animal?" Shen Feng asked casually.
Talutz shook his head and replied, "I don't know, no one has ever seen this monster. I only know that the monster hides in the forest. Wherever there is firelight, humans will be attacked. Therefore, in New Guinea, many places dare not light fires, especially at night. Even if they light a fire, they have to do it secretly."
With this answer, Shen Feng was a little helpless, and he left with Yue Hengyi.
After walking out the door, Yue Hengyi praised Shen Feng, "Brother Feng is amazing. We don't have to pick wild fruits ourselves for these days. Others will naturally deliver the wild fruits to us. We eat their fruits for two days, and after two days, we'll say we can't do it and leave directly. This is called freeloading!"
Shen Feng shrugged and said, "You only think about taking advantage. I want to find an opportunity to find the meteorite. If this meteorite contains extraterrestrial elements, we'll make a fortune!"
"You say I like to take advantage, but haven't you always taken the lion's share of the benefits? I dare say, if you find the meteorite, you won't give me much!" Yue Hengyi said.
Shen Feng said seriously, "Even if I take the lion's share, I haven't forgotten you. This time, if I find the meteorite, I'll give you one-fifth!"
"See, see, I was right! You always take the lion's share of the benefits!" Yue Hengyi laughed.
Seeing this, Shen Feng just shrugged, said nothing, and went to find a place to rest. The natives also cleared out a room for the two of them. The room had a wooden bed with dry grass haphazardly spread on it, barely enough to sleep on.
The next morning arrived, and Shen Feng and Yue Hengyi got up on time. However, someone had already placed a plate outside the door, filled with fruits, most of which Yue Hengyi had never seen before.
"Oh, kiwi fruit, that's rare, and it's the yellow-cored kind. It used to cost at least twenty yuan a jin!" Yue Hengyi took the plate back to the room.
Shen Feng picked a passion fruit to taste, and at the same time explained to Yue Hengyi, "This is actually kiwifruit. The seeds were stolen, and after improving the variety, it was renamed and sold back to the country, and it's even more expensive than kiwifruit. I heard it tastes similar to kiwifruit."
Yue Hengyi tasted it and said, "It's different, it's sweeter than kiwifruit."
While eating fruit, Shen Feng observed the native tribe. With the volcanic wall as cover, ordinary mutated beasts could not enter. Hiding here was truly a paradise.
"These people are quite trustworthy. They said they would provide fruit, and they really provided so much fruit!" Shen Feng couldn't help but praise.
Yue Hengyi picked up another coconut, split it open with a knife, drank the coconut water first, and then ate the coconut flesh. The only downside was that the coconut flesh was too hard, and it didn't taste very good when gnawing on it.
"Are you full? Let's go meet the monster!" After finishing the fruit, Shen Feng prepared to act.
"Full? I just finished cleaning my teeth. Let's go hunting. Fruit is just for a taste. I'm still hungry!" Yue Hengyi replied indifferently.
As the two prepared to walk out of the tribe, Yue Hengyi was observing the women in the tribe. These women were not wearing grass skirts anymore, but were dressed normally. However, whether it was their shirts or pants, they were mostly men's clothing. It was likely that the men were saving their clothes for the women.
"What are you looking at? It's not like they're beauties, staring at them like that, it's rude!" Shen Feng said lazily.
Yue Hengyi pointed at something in the women's hands and said, "Brother Feng, look, these people seem to be eating yams. So, their so-called staple food is yams. Can they eat their fill?"
In Yue Hengyi's eyes, what he saw was a group of women peeling sticks. After peeling off the skin, there was a white root underneath. This thing was clearly yams.
"You should read more books. What they have is called cassava. Have you ever had bubble tea? The pearls are made from this. As a high school student, you don't even know this. Cassava can barely be considered a staple food, but its skin is poisonous and cannot be eaten!" Shen Feng explained.
"Oh, I see, I've learned something new!" Yue Hengyi nodded quickly after hearing Shen Feng's explanation. He really envied Shen Feng's knowledge.
Shen Feng didn't expect these people to grow cassava. Logically, it would be more suitable to grow rice as a staple food in Southeast Asia, with three harvests a year. However, looking at the volcanic terrain, he immediately understood that there was not much water in the volcano, and growing rice was not easy. It was simpler to grow cassava, and the yield was quite good, making it easy to support the more than three thousand people in the volcano.
"It's quite peaceful here, but it's not a paradise. Once mutated birds attack from the sky, the volcanic interior is extremely flat and exposed. If attacked, there will be heavy casualties!" Shen Feng said, looking at the environment.
"Yes, yes, your Yuzhou is the safest, a vital hub in the southwest, there's nowhere like it!" Yue Hengyi said perfunctorily. He noticed that every time Shen Feng arrived at a place, he liked to observe the situation, almost obsessively.
"You don't understand this. In times of chaos, no one knows where danger will come from. Therefore, every time you arrive at a place, you need to observe the terrain and find an escape route to save your life at critical moments!" Shen Feng said righteously.
Leaving the volcano, Shen Feng and Yue Hengyi first went to the mangrove forest by the sea to check. Seeing that the ships were still there, they were relieved. Next was hunting. They could only eat cassava in the tribe. To fill their stomachs, they had to go hunting.
Shen Feng found a wild boar in the forest. It had long tusks and a coat of stiff bristles. Shen Feng chased after it and struck with his dagger. The dagger pierced the boar's hide but could not cause substantial damage. Instead, it angered the boar, causing it to charge wildly. When the small trees were attacked, they immediately broke.
Seeing this scene, Shen Feng had to use wind blades. Dozens of wind blades shot out, piercing the boar's body. The boar's heart was instantly penetrated, and blood splattered. After a minute, the boar was unable to move.
"Light a fire, light a fire, continue with the barbecue! We can eat fruit later!" Shen Feng quickly called out to Yue Hengyi.
While Yue Hengyi was starting the fire, he looked around worriedly and said, "If the monster comes now, it will be bad!"
"We need to find the monster. Besides, we are on land now. What kind of monster can harm us? Only sea beasts can possibly harm us. On land, no animal can attack us!" Shen Feng was not worried at all. It wasn't the sea, and on land, he wouldn't be attacked by any strange things.
Yue Hengyi thought about it and realized it was true. Even if a mutated elephant appeared here, it wouldn't be his match. What was there to be afraid of?
However, as the two were starting the fire, they gradually felt something was wrong. The sunlight from above seemed to be getting sparser and sparser. After half an hour, the forest became pitch black, with only faint light entering the forest. The surroundings became eerie.
"I'll go up to the top to see if there's anything on the trees. Be careful of your surroundings," Shen Feng said cautiously.
Yue Hengyi roasted the meat while watching all directions, constantly guarding against possible dangers.
Shen Feng leaped up and climbed through the branches, quickly reaching the top of a large tree. He looked around but found nothing unusual. However, the surrounding branches seemed to be growing wildly, and in almost the blink of an eye, a leaf had already grown.
Seeing this, Shen Feng understood immediately. He quickly descended to the ground and said seriously, "Little Yue, the so-called monster is a mutated plant. The sun above is blocked by leaves. Now, the mutated plant has arrived!"
When Yue Hengyi heard this, he immediately looked around and asked, "You say the monster is a mutated plant? Then, which kind of plant is it? It's impossible for this entire forest to be mutated plants, right?"
Shen Feng looked at the campfire and said, "It's okay, plants are afraid of fire. We have a campfire here, so I believe these mutated plants won't dare to approach casually."
"But the prophet said that monsters like to attack places with firelight. These mutated plants may not be afraid of fire!" Yue Hengyi was still very nervous and uneasy about the current situation.
As soon as he finished speaking, a stream of water appeared in the sky and flowed straight down, extinguishing the campfire on the ground. The forest became even darker.
At the same time, countless vines emerged from the forest and began to coil around Shen Feng and Yue Hengyi.
"Little Yue, let's split up and run. Find the main body of this mutated plant, otherwise, we'll be worn out sooner or later!" Shen Feng made a decisive move and rushed out in one direction. Yue Hengyi did the same, casually throwing away the roasted wild boar meat. Then he dodged the attacks of the vines, waving his long saber and cutting the vines around him, thus protecting himself.
Shen Feng ran continuously towards the north. Plants like this that could attack must have a main body. Therefore, the plant heart in Yuzhou was like this, and the century plant in Australia was also like this. Now, the mutated plant in the rainforest must also have a main body. Only by killing this main body could the crisis be completely resolved!
"I miscalculated. I thought it was mutated beasts eating people, but I didn't expect it to be mutated plants. I don't know how large the coverage of this mutated plant is, nor do I know where its main body is hidden," Shen Feng thought to himself.
After running for a long time in the dark forest, Shen Feng finally saw the light in the distance. He rushed out in one breath and found that he had already left the rainforest. Outside the forest was an open space with many weeds, but no trees were growing.
"Damn, the coverage of this mutated plant is too large! Is this entire forest the body of mutated plants? Isn't that too exaggerated?" Shen Feng was shocked. He had traveled more than ten kilometers and had just walked out of the mutated plant's coverage. The vines couldn't catch up to his speed, but they never gave up. If these ten kilometers were the diameter, then the forest was too vast.