After the strong wind, heavy raindrops fell, and the winter sunshine that lasted in the sky was finally obscured by thick clouds, which have never felt so familiar to people in many places on land.
The raindrops fell hurriedly, and soon they were like pouring water.
The thirsty earth greedily absorbs the rain, and the smell of mud is everywhere.
Tourists excitedly carried out the pottery jars to collect water. In the past winter, they used their labor to exchange food and water from Yanjiao, and the exchange was not much. Some people complained, but they understood the situation outside. , and no one will make a sound anymore, for fear of being driven away, although the water in exchange is small, it can support them to live until now.
A torrential rain seems to have extinguished the anger of the beasts in the mountains and forests, and the beasts who had been irritable for a winter were comforted. You can guess their mood from their cheerful roars.
The people of the tribe are responsible for their respective duties, those who take turns guarding, those who take care of the farmland, those who manage the animal pens, those who make pottery, those who weave… are all ready to start work. It was too hot before, and they didn't even want to move more, so the work at hand was naturally put on hold. Now, they can finally start again.
The wilting seedlings in the ground are also rare, and the leaves in the mountains and forests are much greener.
Although the extreme weather has passed, the guards and defenses in various places have not been lowered. The two leaders take turns to go out to supervise every day, even in the stormy weather.
"Everything, be cautious!"
This is what the two witches said after the sacrifice.
Although the two of them couldn't know what was going to happen, they had a strong sense of crisis, regardless of which tribe they were targeting, it was an indescribable sense of danger.
If the two witches had different opinions, they might have to go through some disputes, but the two witches both said the same thing. For the people of Yanjiao, something must have happened, and they couldn't be sloppy.
On a sunny day after the rain, the hunting team set off and went into the mountains to hunt.
Shao Xuan entered the mountain forest with the team. Green-faced Fangs had already taken blood and fed them. Naturally, someone took care of him, and he didn't need to keep staring.
Entering the forest again, everyone in the team found that many trees in the forest had turned black, and they looked like they had died. Some of the lifeless trees had been riddled with worms. If they were cut off, they would spew out A lot of little bugs came out.
Carrying the prey, Shao Xuan came to the cave where he rested with the team.
"I remember that there used to be a small stream here." Shao Xuan pointed to a place on the mountain and said.
"Indeed, but I haven't seen it now. Maybe there will be no water after the winter is dry." said Mai next to him. He didn't know very much about the various reasons for the formation of streams. He only knew that even if the streams and rivers dried up in autumn and winter, in spring, when the snow melted or there was a lot of rainfall, they would flow again. However, now the streams in front of the mountains are gone. He couldn't say why. It's gone, it's gone.
Saying that, Mai carried the prey into the cave, and the others looked there, but didn't see anything, so they followed into the cave, leaving only Shao Xuan standing outside, looking at the original location of the stream.
"I'll go to its place to see." Shao Xuan said to the people resting in the cave.
Out of curiosity, Mai and several other soldiers also followed Shao Xuan, and they wanted to see what Shao Xuan found.
Shao Xuan remembered that there was a river nearby. It was not big, but there were often some river beasts ambushing in it.
The stream was broken, probably because there was no snow on the mountain this year, and the unusually hot winter had wiped out the perennial snow on the top of the mountain. However, the river over there, not only the melting snow stream, but also the groundwater, etc. It rained so much a few days ago, even if the stream could not be formed, the rainwater flowed into the river, and the rocks and soil in the mountains and forests infiltrated. Water, the river level will always rise a lot, right? It rained a lot the other day.
However, when Shao Xuan passed by, he found that there were only a few small fish swimming lazily in the river, and the slightly larger river beasts were not seen. The reason was that the river surface was too low!
The river water is too shallow, and some river beasts will not like such diving areas, so naturally they do not appear here.
Seeing such a low river level, Mai and others were also surprised, but they were only surprised for a while. They thought that it might be because the mountains and forests were too "thirsty". After a rain, the mountains and forests "drinked" a lot of rainwater. part, so not much rain is given to the river.
However, even if the mountains and forests can absorb and retain a lot of rainwater, what about groundwater
A torrential rain that lasted for several days, failed to raise the river? Even if the rise is not obvious, it is not just a little river water right now!
In the past, the river water here often had a muddy yellow color, because the river beasts in the river liked to stir up the sediment at the bottom of the river, but now, the river water is not only shallow, but also much clearer, which means that there is no river at all in recent times. Beast here!
"Let's go to the next place. I remember that there is a cave here."
When Shao Xuan was hunting around here with the hunting team, he once discovered a cave with a pool of water, but the water there was red, and some tiny creatures were swimming in it, even if it was filtered and boiled. The water was also not drinkable, and Shao Xuan stopped going after that.
As soon as he stepped into the cave, Shao Xuan's eyes changed. Not only Shao Xuan, but several other warriors, who were more sensitive, already felt that something was wrong.
In the past, when they came, they could feel the cool and moist water vapor in the wind as soon as they entered the cave, as well as the faint sweet smell emanating from some shade-loving plants growing in the cave. However, now, neither the water vapor nor the smell of those plants can be smelled!
Shao Xuan walked in. In the past, he would see a layer of shallow water on the ground when he walked in a few steps. Now that he has walked in more than ten meters, the ground in the cave and the surrounding stone walls are still dry.
Mai took the water moon stone and illuminated the surrounding area.
no water!
Still no water!
The further you go, the lower the terrain, until only some small underground caves remain.
"There is no water in this hole!" The Flaming Horn Warriors who had just experienced a strange winter suddenly felt their throats dry.
How can there be no water? !
At this time, they already understood Shao Xuan's purpose, and everyone became vigilant.
I thought this crisis was over, but I didn't expect it to still exist.
Take a closer look at the ground. On the uneven stone cave floor, there are some dry red things that can be scraped off with a knife.
"These are..." Mai squeezed the red scraps scraped from the ground into a ball, crushed them with his fingers, and the scraps quickly turned into powder.
"These are the things that lived in this pool before. Now, they are all dead." Shao Xuan frowned and walked out.
Hearing Shao Xuan's words, Mai and the others felt that their throats were even more dry. Without water, would they die of thirst
After that, during the hunting in the next few days, Shao Xuan went to find several water sources.
The weather seems to be normal, but the water level in many places is still declining, especially those water sources that are generated by the collection of groundwater. Almost no place can see the way it used to be. are also on the verge of drying up, and it is only a matter of time before they dry up completely.
At the same time, within the Lu tribe.
I thought the dark times were over, but I didn't expect that the days were not so easy. The water pool that their tribe has always occupied, the water level has dropped lower, and it has not risen at all because of the heavy rain some time ago. It was obvious that the surrounding rain was pouring into it, but the water in the pool was still falling.
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