Chapter 36 Harold: Can I have that?

Chapter 36 Harold: Can I have that?

Seeing that Harold had made sufficient preparations, Naslin did not insist on returning the same way.

Perhaps it was really the power given by the Dun Dun Tao that Harold was able to gradually catch up with Naslin. Naslin was amazed and praised his physique as one in a million among the scholars in the Academy of the Church.

After walking for another hour, Haroldt could feel that the surrounding vegetation had changed significantly compared to before, the texture of the land under his feet had become relatively hard, and he heard the sound of flowing water.

Such a long river?

Standing on the small slope and looking down, you can see a very wide river extending outward with no end in sight.

Harold almost instantly understood what was so good about the "very good place" that Nasrin was talking about. There was such a long river!

Where does it lead to?

Xumi City?

Transform the city?

That’s great. His tools can be transported here by water, and if he wants to transport the nectar out in the future, he can also use water.

He was still thinking when he was in the rainforest just now. Nasrin said that going through the rainforest was the fastest route. The slow route must be to bypass the densely vegetated area. The detour might take four hours, five hours, or maybe more time. So whether he wanted to transport the nectar into the farm or wanted to transport the nectar out in the future, he would have to spend money to rent a pack animal.

But now that we have waterways, renting a boat is much cheaper than renting a beast of burden, and a ship can carry much more cargo than a beast of burden, and it is also safer, because beasts of burden transporting cargo are likely to be attacked by monsters on the way.

"How is it? Are you satisfied?" Naslin said proudly, "I spent a lot of effort to find this place. It has to be close to Huacheng, with easy access, flat terrain, water, lush vegetation, and a temporary station for forest rangers nearby... It almost meets all your requirements.

After seeing this, is there another place I should consider? "

"No, I'm very satisfied with it!" Harold said happily, "It makes me feel that it's worth spending more than an hour walking through the rainforest today."

"Not 'through the rainforest,'" Nasrin stood on tiptoe and stretched out her arm to pat Harold on the head in warning.

Nasrin corrected her, “If you use the word ‘through’, then you are underestimating the rainforest. This is disrespectful to the rainforest. All residents in the rainforest, whether they are temporary residents or permanent residents, humans or fungi, must have awe for the rainforest.

At best, we are walking on the outermost edge of the rain forest today. Harold, if I compare this to a rain forest, then where have we walked today?"

Nasrin pinched her index finger and thumb into a long, thin spindle shape.

Harold touched the spot on his head where Naslin had hit him with one hand, and reached out his other hand to touch the tip of her fingernail with his index finger: "Here."

Naslin nodded with satisfaction: "I'm glad you realize this. In fact, it's not that big. If I want to show you the vastness of the rain forest more intuitively, I need to stretch my fingers a hundred times longer."

"I understand," Harold nodded.

In his previous life, it took De Ye 860 days to walk the entire length of the Amazon River. During that time, they entered the rainforest. However, because the rainforest was too dangerous, all sponsors stopped sponsoring him in an attempt to make him give up.

The rainforest area of ​​Xumi is also very large. Of course, this rainforest is a general concept. Generally, the people of Xumi divide Xumi into two parts. They divide Xumi into desert areas and rainforest areas. There are two types of people in Xumi, rainforest people and desert people.

But in the worldview of forest rangers and the school of life theory, not all rainforest areas in Sumeru belong to rainforest landforms, or in other words, they are not "rainforests" like the Amazon rainforest. The "rainforest" that Naslin mentioned today refers to the rainforest in the Sumeru rainforest area, which is similar to the Amazon rainforest. Normally, forest rangers patrol mainly near these "rainforests".

In his previous life, people divided the rainforest into four layers. In geography exams in junior high or high school, he particularly liked to ask [Which of the four layers of the rainforest has the highest species diversity]. He couldn't remember which four layers they were, as he learned them more than ten years ago, and art students would not need them.

However, after arriving in Xumi, since he became a scholar at Amirdo College, basic ecology was a required subject, so he picked these things up again.

However, unlike his previous life, the Xumi people only divided the rainforest into three layers. The three major ecological layers of the Xumi rainforest are the emergent layer, the canopy layer, and the emergent layer. However, the similarity with the rainforest on Blue Star is that the higher the level, the more dangerous it is, and almost no one dares to set foot in the emergent layer.

He and Naslin just took a shortcut today and passed through the outermost corner of the first layer of the rainforest.

"Then let me ask you again, since the rainforest is so big and we haven't even gone deep into the rainforest today, why did I say 'deep into the rainforest'?" Nasrin asked.

"Because for a man to go this far is deep," Harold answered.

"For a scholar like you," Nasrin said with a smile, "We rangers can go a little further, but this answer is not wrong, Harold, A+."

Hearing this score, Harold couldn't help but smile.

There's nothing you can do about it, his life is controlled by scores.

"So next time you go into the rain forest to look for plants, use this as a guideline. Never go deeper!" Naslin warned. "If you just go deep into the exoplanets, we can still find you with the help of Sagu, but if you go to the canopy layer... before we find you, you may have died in various accidents.

Do you know what's there? Ten-meter-long man-eating spiders and five-meter-wide giant pythons. They are almost as common as the peaches you're looking for. If you go in, it's like adding a small dessert to fill your teeth. Even if you have the Eye of God, it's hard to deal with those giant beasts, right?

If you are lucky enough to reach the emergence layer, then... even I will have to give up looking for you. The trees there are almost all over a hundred meters tall, and the ground is pitch black. Only the faint light from fungi can be seen. Even the most experienced rangers will never enter there."

"I understand," said Harold.

It seems that Nasrin has encountered many scholars who did not listen to advice, so she warned him again and again.

"You can find what you want on the outermost layer anyway, so don't go any further inside!"

"it is good."

Fearing that Harold only agreed superficially, Naslin continued, "Because even if you go inside, the harvest won't be as great as exploring the outer layer. You are a scholar of Ami Lido College, you should know that the soil in the Xumi Rainforest is not fertile, and the quality of the Dun Dun peaches there is not as good as those outside the rainforest. You should understand what I mean, right?"

Harold: "Yes, I understand."

Because there are so many dead branches and leaves in the deep rainforest and the climate is humid, fungal organisms reproduce in large numbers, which results in a large number of dead leaves being unable to be converted into organic matter and enter the soil.

The temperature there is high all year round. The Sumeru rainforest area has high precipitation, which has a strong leaching effect on the soil, causing a large amount of nutrients in the soil to be lost. Although the continent of Teyvat has the power of the earth veins and these lands will not become acidic soils, they are far less fertile than the soil in the outer areas of the rainforest.

Although Harold was curious about the differences between the peaches growing deep in the rainforest and those growing outside the rainforest, Naslin was right. He could not rashly enter the deep part of the dew layer.

Although he had the Rock-attributed Divine Eye, most of the time, he could defend against almost 100% of physical attacks by clapping his hands and using [Earth Escape·Earth Flow Wall].

However, the Eye of God cannot increase his resistance to poison. There are many poisonous plants and animals in this rainforest, and he will be poisoned if he is not careful.

For his own safety, he'd better not seek death.

When he can develop the physique to that of "Starving Germany", or when he learns my O Luo's absolute defense, we can try to go deeper.

For now, forget it.

Naslin: "That's good to know. Also, before entering the rain forest, you must learn how to identify the direction."

"I know, look at the location of the moss, or the direction of the river, or the growth rings," Harold answered quickly. Having watched many survival shows, he was able to answer these basic questions.

Naslin exclaimed, "How come you are so skilled? Is this also a research topic at Ami Rido College? Because we have to observe animals and plants in the wild, we must learn knowledge about survival in the wild?"

"So I'm not completely an amateur," Harold replied with a smile.

"Then I won't emphasize this point anymore. Let's just go straight to the practical inspection. I will take you to try it next time. I have to see you walk out of the rainforest by yourself before I can let you go in alone," said Nasrin.

Haroldt did not reject this suggestion. The little knowledge he had learned from the survival show was indeed only half-baked. He would have to wait until he tried it to know how well it would work in practice.

"Let's go down and let you see this land up close," said Nasrin, pulling out two thick vines and tying them to a big tree, then handing one to Harold.

"Tie this around your waist and climb down slowly," Nasrin said. "Look how I tie it. Tie it like this."

Harold learned quickly, put the vines around his body and tied a rabbit ear knot, and he and Naslin slowly climbed down the cliff.

When they reached the flat ground, Harold untied the knot and ran to the water almost impatiently. He scooped up a handful of water to wash his face, then rolled up his sleeves and soaked his arms in the water. Nasrin followed him and did the same thing.

Fortunately, there are no piranhas in the water of Xumi, nor are there those small fish like parasitic catfish that can drill into the human urethra. Because it is a 12+ game, there are not as many ferocious creatures on the continent of Teyvat as on the Blue Planet. Otherwise, he would have to consider carefully how to make use of the water.

"Would you like some water?" Naslin handed the kettle to Harold.

Harold was indeed thirsty, so he took the kettle and drank most of it in one gulp.

After Harold finished drinking, he refilled his kettle by the river in front of him.

At this moment he suddenly heard heavy footsteps, and Harold looked over there alertly.

"It's a pack animal," Nasrin lowered her voice to avoid disturbing the animal. "It's okay. As long as we don't attack them and don't get too close, they won't attack us."

Just as Nasrin said, the two beasts of burden smelled the scent of Harold and Nasrin, but they just walked slowly and cautiously to the water's edge, stopped a hundred meters away from the two, and then lowered their heads to drink water.

“You just need to get used to it. Because there is a river, many animals in the rainforest come here to drink water. You may even see a mandarin tiger in the future.

But it doesn't matter. When drinking water, the animals here tacitly abide by the rules of the rainforest. You will occasionally see mushroom pigs and mandibles drinking water together. The two creatures live in peace, but once they stand up, a competition will immediately break out.

But no matter what, they generally won't attack people actively. Besides, you want to raise the Deceiving Flowers, right? Once you settle the Deceiving Flowers down, these rainforest creatures will be afraid to approach due to the pressure from those elemental plant life forms, and you can definitely sleep peacefully at night."

Nasrin's voice was very soft, but Harold heard it clearly. Yes, she knew how to communicate with those scholars who observed animals.

Harold stared at the two beasts of burden, his eyes sparkling.

This is money.

A lot of money!

In Xumi, the price of an adult pack animal is generally over four million Moras, and the price of a young pack animal is around 800,000 Moras. Only wealthy merchants can afford pack animals.

Therefore, pack animals are a symbol of wealth in Xumi. Rich merchants often raise several pack animals. Merchants who want to do big business often form a caravan, with each person contributing several pack animals to form a pack animal team. In this way, they can carry enough goods and supplies across the rainforest or desert.

Harold has always wanted to raise a pack animal. Apart from anything else, it is too tiring to run from the foot of the mountain to the top every time. There are no mountain bikes here. There are only machines made by the Miaolun School. Although some people have developed machines for transportation, those machines consume extremely high energy. It is more cost-effective to rent a pack animal.

Harold had thought about making a bicycle, but he felt that bicycles were incompatible with this world. Many places in Xumi were not conducive to riding bicycles. People like him who often had to go through the woods and work in the fields were even more restricted. In "Dog O'Fork", Kagome rode a bicycle around in the Warring States Period, and she encountered many situations where she had to push the bicycle forward.

Moreover, it would be better to let the Miaolun Sect do the mechanical things. He had thought about discussing this idea with Kavi. With Kavi's talent, he would definitely be able to design an improved bicycle and make it suitable for Xumi's current environment.

With this means of transportation, Kavi can also travel back and forth between the House of the Faith and the construction site. Harold thinks that he should be very interested in this tool that can bring him convenience.

However, Kavi has been too busy recently and he made the garbage man very tired a few days ago, so Haroldt has not told him about these things.

But a bicycle is not suitable as his means of transportation or travel. A beast of burden is suitable, and there are two of them in front of him.

"...Can I catch that?" Harold asked Nasrin in a low voice.