EFB Chapter 2167 Devouring
Chapter 2167 Devouring
Chapter 2167 Devouring
"Maybe." Shuang Ye said to him, "After you go to the Thousand Eyes Cave, you don't have to come back. Go directly to the west to track down the Dragon Pillars for me, otherwise they will all fall into the hands of Kshatriya."
Xi Yunhe was slightly startled: "Yes."
"Okay, you go down."
After watching Xi Yunhe walk out and close the door, National Master Shuangye slowly stood up and walked to the couch.
Xi Yunhe is a capable subordinate. In the past year or two, National Master Shuangye has kept him by his side a little longer, and he has been targeted by someone with ulterior motives.
But Xi Yunhe's background could not stand up to further scrutiny. To avoid trouble, Shuang Ye simply sent him abroad and also completed the task assigned by the gods.
He opened the lid of the crystal box and observed the toad.
All the tadpoles on the toad's back are alive. The three largest tadpoles have grown legs and their tails have become shorter.
In a dozen hours or so, they will become little toads and separate from their mothers. By then, the bond between mother and child will be severed, and they must swim away quickly to avoid being eaten by their mothers.
However, neither mother nor son had this opportunity, because Master Shuangye grabbed a small knife and stabbed it into the toad's brain, twisting it twice!
The toad kicked its legs immediately and died in a few breaths.
Master Shuangye turned it over, poured it into a stone bowl, and shook it vigorously a few times.
The tadpoles were shaken out from the holes on its back and fell into the clear water in the stone bowl.
The bottom of the stone bowl is white, and the condition of each tadpole can be seen clearly.
As soon as they entered the water, they swam quickly and were very lively.
But after more than ten breaths, some tadpoles could no longer swim and slowed down one after another.
Then, they died one after another.
This is the "mother dies and the child dies" of the toad.
Frost Leaf ignored the other tadpoles and only looked at the three that had legs.
They are still very energetic when their peers can't swim.
But this good thing did not last more than two quarters of an hour, as they became increasingly motionless and eventually died.
"Two quarters of an hour, hmm..."
The stronger the hatchlings, or the more mature they are in the process of evolving into adult frogs, the longer they survive after their mother dies.
Frost Leaf had a blank expression on his face, which was consistent with the conclusion he had drawn from his previous observations.
But it was of no use.
It seems that this litter of cubs is the same and did not bring him any surprises.
Frost Leaf picked up the stone bowl and was about to open the window to pour out the poison when suddenly another tadpole moved in the bowl.
"Ok?"
This tadpole is small and very thin.
They are born from the same mother, why did the strong brothers and sisters die first, but this weak little chicken is still alive?
The tadpole trembled for a long time before following its mother.
Although it eventually died, it managed to hold on longer than any of its compatriots.
The frosted leaves are picked up with a long needle, split open, and carefully examined.
Soon, he found a little pus in the tadpole's mouth and abdomen.
The water tank is clean and there is nothing special. What is this pus? Is it the remains of berries or moss?
Frost Leaf picked it out for further inspection, then returned to the water tank for comparison.
There was indeed a little bit of the same pus floating on the water surface around the body of the toad, but it could not be seen unless you looked carefully.
Frost Leaf moved closer and sniffed gently.
There is a slightly unusual fishy smell.
His sense of smell was amazing, and he recognized it instantly:
This is the brain of the mother toad!
After he killed the toad, the mother's brain also flowed into the water and was coincidentally eaten by the tadpole.
Could this be the reason why it can live longer?
Shuangye had only observed this phenomenon until now because he had used a long needle to kill the toad before, which caused a very small wound and prevented the brain from leaking out. Today, he casually changed to a knife, and it had a different effect.
"When the mother dies, the son dies, and the mother and son devour each other." Shuang Ye finally smiled, "Interesting, really interesting."
His exploration finally made a little progress.
Frost Leaf walked to the window and took a deep breath.
Outside the window stands an old maple tree, with a graceful posture and blood-red leaves. Frosted leaves peer through the gaps between the red leaves at the azure sky.
Occasionally a bird flies by, free and unrestrained.
That evening, someone brought him a new toad.
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time flies.
More than half a year has passed since the Jiuyou Emperor sent troops to support Bailie and seize the holy land of Ya Country.
In the past six months, the Emperor's Flowing Blood had occurred frequently, and Cang Yan had almost eaten up all the dividends of the recovery of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Just as He Lingchuan predicted, as long as Cang Yan survived the three to five months of extreme distress in the early days of the founding of the country, and two rounds of grain were harvested in various places, the situation would be greatly alleviated.
In the early days of Cangyan, the domestic economy was still struggling. But the Shanjin people had suffered from natural disasters and wars in the past, and their vitality was stronger than the weeds in the cracks of rocks and the poplar trees in the desert. They could endure any disease, illness, pain, and famine. The peace and stability brought by Cangyan's founding had made them feel like they were reborn.
There are no bandits and robbers coming into the countryside to plunder, no corrupt officials who abuse the law, and few evil gentry and powerful people bullying men and women. Instead, the wasteland that has been barren for many years is covered with a tender yellow, and the clear streams and rivers are flowing again. It is no longer bandits and robbers who roam the countryside and mountains, but reclamation teams organized by the government, herbal farmers who go into the mountains to collect magical herbs, patrol groups that protect the safety of the countryside, and caravans and barefoot doctors who travel back and forth through the countryside.
The air is filled with the smell of busyness and order, which is unfamiliar to the Shining Gold People but they fall in love with it instantly.
All localities vigorously reclaimed wasteland and promoted planting while protecting land and ensuring harvests.
The Golden People showed an unprecedented enthusiasm for farming.
Their efforts were soon rewarded. The frequent visits of Emperor Liujiang, coupled with the blessing of the Black Dragon Totem, made the spiritual energy concentration of the Shining Gold Plain reach the highest level in nearly 700 years. The delicate seedlings that used to die if they were carefully cared for with good soil and fertilizer, but died if they were watered too much, can now survive if they are thrown into the ground. Farmland generally has two crops in 140 days, and in some places it can even reach three crops.
During the two nights when Emperor Liujiang erupted greatly, crops in some places even matured ahead of schedule.
The Shanjin people can experience the joy of a good harvest without waiting until autumn. Just talking about the agricultural products in the suburbs of the capital Jucheng, the output in these five months is more than four times the annual output before the Emperor Liujiang erupted!
Jucheng is still an important town in the former Situ family territory, with a good farmland conservation rate, but a large area of urbanization. In the vast underdeveloped agricultural areas, such as Shizhoutou City where the Nine Nether Emperor and the Black Armor Army first appeared a few years ago, the people there were so hungry that they had to eat the soil and tree bark during the famine. However, the local officials of Cangyan took the lead in cultivating and planting the land, and assigned people to look after the farmland. The whole city treated the crops in the fields as their ancestors.
Their hard work paid off, as grain production in the past five months has increased more than six or seven times the previous annual average!
The granary in Shizhoutou was filled for the first time. The unfilled grain was temporarily transferred to the merchant warehouses in the city and the farms outside the city.
On the dirt road where the grain carts passed, countless birds landed on the ground and picked up the leftover wheat.
How many people saw such a scene for the first time in their lives and burst into tears on the spot.
Happy holiday!
What kind of rice dumplings do you eat during the Dragon Boat Festival? Sweet or salty?