Chapter 1864 Monkey Wine
Soon, Liu Xing reached a consensus with these players.
"Tomorrow morning, we will go to Tianshui Town. However, the three brothers of the Zuo family have another mission, which is to walk around Heshan County and see where the Konghuoya is now! Of course, you have to be careful. After all, the attack of the Sky Fire Crow is hard to guard against." Liu Xing said seriously.
"Yesterday I heard that the Sky Fire Crow appeared in the mountains in the north of Heshan County, because a few people encountered a group of crows when they went up the mountain to collect firewood. At that time, they didn't pay much attention, thinking that this group of crows happened to be passing by. As a result, one of the crows, the Konghuo crow, opened its mouth and fired an air cannon. Fortunately, it only scratched one person's arm."
The left and right said: "We suspect that this Sky Fire Crow plans to live near Heshan County, and has also integrated the nearby crows. It seems that he wants to become the crow king himself."
Zuo Xin on the side nodded and continued: "The mountain in the north is of average height, but the mountain road is quite difficult to walk, because there are no villages there, and there are no products worth mentioning on the mountain, so usually Only some people who want to collect some firewood or pick some mushrooms after rainy days will go up there. Although there are still a lot of prey on the mountain, for us hunters, this Beishan Mountain is not a good hunting place. Because the mountain road is difficult to walk on the one hand, and there are too many dead branches and leaves on the other hand, it is very difficult to determine the traces of prey, and it is also easy to alert the snake."
When Liu Xing heard the words "snatch the grass and scare the snake", he realized that hunting the sky crow might not be easy, because you don't know whether your next step will step on the branches under the leaves, causing the noise to alert everyone. The Sky Fire Crow in the distance.
And Liu Xing can be sure that even if the players of the hunting team are cautious, the Cthulhu Running Team game hall will eventually arrange a judgment on whether there will be a sound. Alarming the Sky Fire Crow in advance is an inevitable result. After all, the hunting team's There are a lot of players, because if there are fewer people, they may not be able to catch the Skyfire Crow.
At this time, Fei Xi suddenly said: "Well, I remember that crows are omnivores, so sometimes they will take the initiative to catch some small animals, such as mice or squirrels! Didn't you just buy them in that place? Did you find a snow squirrel in the yard? You must know that the snow squirrel is much larger than the common red-bellied squirrels here, so ordinary crows should not attack the snow squirrel. After all, this The size is not something they can handle at first glance.”
"Huh?! You mean to use that snow squirrel to attract the Skyfire Crow to take action? This is a good idea, because the Skyfire Crow is now gathering a group of crows, which means that it is quite intelligent, and it also It wants to be recognized by its own kind; therefore, if we prepare a prey for it that cannot be solved by its own kind, then this Sky Fire Crow should stand up and show itself. In this way, we can determine the Sky Fire Crow of the crow group in advance. Which one is it?" Zheng Fei patted his thigh and said.
Liu Xing just wanted to nod, but then he remembered something, "But this snow squirrel is a pet in another mission, or a prop? In short, we use this snow squirrel as bait, in case it is attacked by the Sky Fire Crow If it is solved, will it affect the progress of another task? And we can actually replace baits like this with other similar animals."
"Then monkeys, I remember there was a group of monkeys near Sweetwater Town! After the destruction of Sweetwater Town, this group of monkeys became a little unscrupulous and often attacked ordinary people passing by, so there were several hunters who set up The trap can be considered a small success; aren't we going to put the alliance's headquarters in Sweetwater Town? We must get rid of these monkeys, otherwise they will come to our territory to steal some food, or cause some damage. Yes, you must know that villagers in a nearby village will throw away some things every now and then, even newly hatched chickens, ducks and geese." Zuo Hong said.
It's a bit troublesome.
When Liu Xing mentioned monkeys, he thought of golden monkeys and the group of monkeys in Mount Emei.
There is no need to say more about the former. It really highlights a cute and well-behaved person who won’t fight or grab. I will take what you give me and won’t make trouble if you don’t give it to me. That’s why many people on the Internet like golden monkeys.
But the latter is different. They have really turned into a group of bandits. They want to steal whatever they want when they see it, so this group of monkeys is really disgusting.
As for why the gap between the two is so big, some people think that the latter is a little smart, but not much, so this smartness can only allow them to see immediate benefits and not think too much about the consequences. When humans evolved to this day, they were already afraid of getting hurt, so they were unwilling to deal with these monkeys at the risk of getting hurt.
You must know that human body functions are actually invincible against animals of the same size. After all, dexterous hands can make many movements, which can completely defeat animals that can only use claws. . . It is a pity that humans have hardly had to fight with these animals for food for thousands of years, so over time, a "gene" for fear of injury has emerged. In other words, it can be said that they have lost most of their animal nature.
Just like this Konghuo Crow, Liu Xing knew that if he fought with his life at all costs, then at most he would have a few more holes in his body, and he could rush up and catch the Konghuo Crow. . . But when he thought of this scene, Liu Xing chose to give in. It would be better to honestly prepare a trap for Kong Huo Ya.
"Then let's catch some monkeys. Anyway, I've never really liked these creatures because their sounds are so unpleasant."
Meng Fugui shook his head and said: "Although some people say that monkeys are close relatives of us humans, I have always felt that these guys are at best our distant relatives, and they are also the kind of bad relatives that are extremely disgusting, like the kind who only play tricks. Philistines! Of course, the most important thing now is that these monkeys are a threat to our alliance, so we must ask them to move."
"It can't be said that way. We can't apply human concepts of right and wrong to animals. After all, there is a saying that etiquette is known in a warehouse."
Fei Xi took out a small bottle from his pocket and said: "I have tried to make some gunpowder. Although the power is almost non-existent, it is enough to scare people, because both the fire and the sound are pretty good. So let me scare those monkeys and force them to leave Sweetwater Town."
Already have gunpowder?
Liu Xing looked at Fei Xi in surprise. He didn't expect that just a few days after entering the martial arts module, he would make a bottle of gunpowder from scratch.
Looking at the surprised looks in Liu Xing's and others' eyes, Fei Xi smiled and said: "This is the most basic version of gunpowder, which is made of saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal crushed and mixed in a certain proportion. Both charcoal and sulfur are easy to use." There is no need to say much about the former, almost every household has it, and the latter just needs to be bought at the pharmacy, although the quantity may not be much; so the key point is how to get this saltpeter! Although there is no saltpeter near Heshan County What saltpeter mine, but you should also know that nitrate is actually very common in this era."
"Nitrate is the white crystal that condenses on the wall next to the toilet, right? This is indeed quite common, because toilets these days are all open, and I often saw it in my hometown when I was a child." Zheng Fei He nodded and said.
Fei Xi smiled again and continued: "Yes, in addition to passive production of nitrate, we can also actively produce it through composting, but the amount of nitrate produced by these two methods is not large. It’s also time-consuming and labor-intensive, so we can’t produce much black powder throughout the year; so if we really want to use gunpowder to our advantage, we must find a way to capture a saltpeter mine.”
"Well, it's not easy to win a saltpeter mine, especially for today's alliance."
Liu Xing smiled bitterly and said: "So let's not think about entering the age of firearms for the time being. After all, this module directly uses the name of martial arts, so firearms are definitely not as useful as martial arts! But Fei Xi, you can do it Don't worry, we will arrange a few assistants for you later, and you can do various chemical experiments with peace of mind. But you have to remember that we only have one year at most in this module, so you must Try to produce some more practical results as much as possible to ensure the competitiveness of our league."
After making an appointment to meet up tomorrow, Fei Xi and others went home respectively, while Baihecheng stayed shamelessly because he felt that he had nothing in common with the NPCs after returning home.
However, Baihe City still brought good news, that is, he became the new head of the Bai family after returning from Far West City. Because his "father" has not been in good health in the past two years, seeing that Baihe City has been with him After the father-in-law discussed the details of the wedding, he safely passed on the title of head of the family to Baihe City, so that Baihe City could take the title of "Head of the Bai Family" and marry the daughter of the gate captain of Far West City. Even more well-matched, after all, Heshan County is not a serious town, so the Bai family's gold content is not high.
Of course, Baihe City also knew that several of his "brothers" were not convinced by him, because they all felt that they relied on their father-in-law to become the head of the family so easily. . . Again, the Bai family cannot be regarded as a family in the true sense. It can only be said to be a big family with some strength. Therefore, the position of the head of the Bai family is not inherited by the eldest son, but by the capable person. , even when necessary, the son-in-law can inherit it! Therefore, these "younger brothers" in Baihe City all felt that they were qualified to compete for the position of the head of the family. However, they did not expect that Baihe City could become the head of the family so easily with the help of their father-in-law.
Therefore, in order to avoid conflicts with these nominal brothers at home, Baihe City simply found a reason to live outside, and this reason was that he had a big business to do with Liu Xing.
So how do animal husbandry and medicine intersect?
Of course, some medicinal materials are used to feed livestock!
According to Baihecheng, he drew inspiration from a previous TV show and told his family that in some other places, someone had developed a very powerful secret recipe, which was to add appropriate medicinal materials to the feed. It can improve the immunity of livestock, prevent them from getting sick, and at the same time, the meat quality will be better, and it will even have a special flavor. So now he has an incomplete formula, so he needs to find Liu Xing to complete the formula.
But at this time, Liu Xing took a fancy to the Baihecheng family's farm, because after the establishment of the alliance, it had to bear the food problem of hundreds or even thousands of people, and these days, eating meat is equal to combat effectiveness, so the alliance has no regard for meat. The demand is still quite high.
Therefore, Liu Xing and others had already discussed when they arrived, that is, to build another breeding farm next to the alliance station. Anyway, there is enough open space in Tianshui Town, and it can be a large breeding farm just around the circle. . . But now that we have this land, where can we find the chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, cattle and sheep?
You must know that in the era where the martial arts module was set, except for a small number of farms and pastures, most livestock were raised by households in the countryside, so it was not easy to purchase them on a large scale.
Fortunately, Heshan County is a trade hub and there is a qualified farm like the Bai family. They not only raise various livestock on their own, but also go to various villages to purchase livestock during the holidays.
Therefore, Liu Xing decisively appointed Baihe City as the chief farmer of the alliance in advance, and he was responsible for the operation of the alliance's farms.
Nothing happened all night.
Early the next morning, Liu Xing was woken up directly by Baihe City, because Baihe City could not wait to go to Tianshui Town.
"There's no need to rush. Tianshui Town is here anyway, so it won't grow legs and run away on its own." Liu Xing said with a depressed look.
Baihecheng smiled, and then whispered: "In addition to the top product of Tianshui Town, wine, chickens, ducks and geese were also their specialty, because the meat was very delicious! So I went back early this morning to get some. It’s just a chicken or duck, I’m going to take it over to test the water first.”
"That's it? There's no need to rush."
When Liu Xing was about to say something more, Baihecheng continued: "More importantly, the group of monkeys we mentioned yesterday may be able to brew monkey wine! Because there was an orchard in Tianshui Town originally, it became a ruin in Tianshui Town After that, the orchard became the territory of the group of monkeys, so there was a person who wanted to try his luck in the orchard to see if there was any gold and silver in it, and he discovered monkey wine!"