A big bird that looked like a dove stopped at the treetops, occasionally lowering its head to scrub the insects on the branches, but immediately straightening its neck and looking around with a pair of eyes alertly, afraid of encountering a surprise attack from natural enemies. However, this big bird obviously only focused on natural enemies he had encountered before, but did not know that at his feet, there was a danger from the outside world approaching.

"Swoosh~" With the sound of the bowstring, a feather arrow suddenly shot out from the grass. As a result, the big bird on the treetop had no time to react, and was penetrated by the arrow and fell to the ground all at once.

"I've hit it again, Brother Lin, your archery technique is amazing!" With a cheer, the two people emerged from the half-person-high grass. They were two members of Feng Shijie's team. Among them, the middle-aged man named Brother Lin was holding the bow and arrow, and the other was a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old named Ertian. This time, he followed Brother Lin out to hunt and prepare for the evening meal.

Now Ertian has a lot of prey hanging on his body, most of which are birds, especially the leather pocket he holds, which are all filled with bird eggs. However, these preys are all trophys of Brother Lin, and he is just an errand runner.

"Hehe, Ertian, you are still young now. If you are willing to learn, I will let you reach your level within three years!" Brother Lin walked over and picked up the bird he shot, then hung it on Ertian, and at the same time he did not forget to tempt Ertian to learn from him.

"Three years?" Ertian curled his lips after hearing this, "Then forget it. I heard from the boss that there will be more and more muskets in the future. After only a few months of practicing, the boss will be as good as a magical marksman, so I have that skill. I might as well go to the old university muskets. Maybe when I finish learning, I can also play with a musket."

When Ertian talked about muskets, he also showed an unconcealed envy in his eyes. When Feng Shijie participated in the exploration fleet and practiced good marksmanship, he later returned to Taiwan. Li Yan gave a few important figures a musket. Feng Shijie, as a surveyor, also had one in his hand. At the same time, this was the first time that Li Yan allowed private possession of firearms. Feng Shijie also cared for his own muskets and would not take them out at all. This time, he brought them with him to explore the gold mine. This made Ertian and other team members envious.

When Brother Lin heard that Nida would rather learn muskets than his own archery skills, he was a little angry at first, but then sighed because he knew that Nida's choice was not wrong. He only needed to train muskets for three or five months to develop a musket, and the range of muskets was not shorter than that of bows and arrows, and the power was far better than that of bows and arrows. In contrast, his bows and arrows took several years to achieve a small success, and there was no advantage in power and range. In this way, fools knew which weapon was stronger.

Seeing that it was getting late, Brother Lin took Ertian back to the temporary camp on the top of the mountain. This was behind a huge rock, and the sun could be sunny during the day. So the ground was very dry, which made Feng Shijie and the others very excited. Because in the days in the tropical jungle, they had never seen a dry place. Even their clothes were wet and sometimes wet by dew. More often than not, they were wet by their sweat, and they couldn't see the sun, so in just a few days, they felt that their bodies were moldy. Now that they could find such a dry place on the top of the mountain, they were so happy that they even called the Buddha's blessing.

When Brother Lin and Ertian returned to the camp, the people who stayed behind had already lit the bonfire. The temperature on the top of the mountain was much cooler than at the foot of the mountain. Even when the night wind blew, they felt a chill. It was probably even colder at night. Feng Shijie was worried that the heat and cold would cause the team members to get cold, so he let everyone rest around the fire and put on thick clothes.

Seeing Brother Lin and Ertian come back with so many preys, the left-behind immediately went up to him, took down all the preys on Ertian's body, and then went to the back of the huge rock to clean it. There was a pool there, and the water inside should be mountain spring water, which was very clear and could be used for drinking.

Brother Lin walked to Feng Shijie and saw Feng Shijie drawing a picture on a waterproof parchment paper with a brush. Feng Shijie, as the fleet's surveyor, also draws maps. He is now drawing the terrain of this area into a map, and if he handed it over to the Manila government in the future, he can get a considerable commission.

When Feng Shijie finished drawing the last stroke, he looked up and saw Brother Lin, and smiled and said, "Brother Lin, how did he harvest today? What prey did he kill?"

Brother Lin also smiled and said, "There are not many prey on the top of this mountain, and I am afraid that I will get lost when I walk too far, so I only hit a dozen birds and touched a lot of eggs. After a while, I will do it myself and make egg flower soup for everyone to replenish their bodies."

Brother Lin said this and looked down at the map drawn by Feng Shijie and said, "Boss, Kanu has found a few reference points. How far are we from that pine tribe? If it is too far away, the supplies we bring may not be enough?"

Feng Shijie smiled after hearing this, and then pointed to a river on the map: "Brother Lin, look, according to Kanu, this river is called Keku River. The nearby tribes all live near this river. Kanu's tribe used to live in the lower reaches of this river, which is not far from our mountain. As for the Pine Tree Tribe, they live in the middle of this river, so as long as we walk along this river, we will definitely find the residence of the Pine Tree Tribe!"

Brother Lin's eyes lit up after hearing this, and at the same time, he was glad that they were so lucky that they could see the Keku River in Kanu's mouth on this low-high mountain. With this river as a sign, they not only did not have to worry about getting lost, but also had a great chance of finding the pine tribe.

Seeing Brother Lin’s face showing joy, Feng Shijie smiled and put away the map, then patted Brother Lin’s shoulder and said, “Okay, it’s a good sign that we can find the Keku River. Let’s celebrate it tonight, and then go down the mountain tomorrow to try to find the location of the Pine Tree Tribe as soon as possible.”

While Feng Shijie was talking to Brother Lin, he suddenly heard a noise beside him. Then several young team members shouted and walked towards him. Behind them, bald headed with a wild boar more than three feet long. Looking at the appearance of the wild boar, it should still be a young boar. Otherwise, if they were adults, they might not be able to kill them, let alone just sending out hunting people.

"Bald, where did you pick this wild boar?" Brother Lin asked with some depression. He always claimed to be the best hunter in the team, and he usually caught the most prey, but he didn't expect that the other team would surpass it today, and the team was led by the greedy bald man.

"Brother Lin, look at what you mean, what is picking up? We obviously fought in the swamp in the woods. It was originally a big wild boar with a few small wild boars, but I saw that the big wild boar was too big and we couldn't eat that much, so we beat this little wild boar back!" The bald man said proudly. And from what he said, it seemed that the wild boar he had just met was raised by him, and he could eat whatever he wanted.

"Bah, just because you guys still want to beat adult wild boars? You are lucky enough to beat this little wild boar!" Brother Lin is a good hunter and is familiar with the habits of various wild beasts. Naturally, he knows that wild boars are harder to beat in the jungle than tigers. It is rare for bald people to beat a little wild boar.

The bald man turned red after hearing this. They were indeed lucky. They had encountered such a big adult wild boar, but they didn't dare to fight, but they didn't know what happened. A small wild boar actually escaped from the protection of the adult wild boar. As a result, they took advantage of the loophole and killed the little wild boar with the axe in their hands. They immediately ran back, fearing that the big wild boar would be retaliated against.

But at this time, Feng Shijie smiled and said, "The bald man can hit such a wild boar, which can satisfy everyone's cravings. Brother Lin, please help clean up. Everyone roasts wild boars to eat in the evening!"

Hearing Feng Shijie's words, Brother Lin and the bald no longer argued, and asked someone to carry the wild boar to the water to clean up. When the sun completely set, the wind on the top of the mountain suddenly became louder. Fortunately, there were huge rocks blocking it, so Feng Shijie and the others didn't feel too cold. In addition, the supper was ready, and the scene was even more lively.

More than a dozen iron lunch boxes were filled with snow-white rice, and freshly prepared egg flower soup was served in the bamboo tube next to it. Each of them had a roasted bird meat. On the bonfire, a half-large wild boar was being roasted on the fire. The pig skin was already golden, which made people feel very appetizing at first sight. From time to time, clear oil drips down, making the flames below lit up.

They stayed in the tropical jungle for three days and gnawed dry food for three days. In that humid and hot environment, the dry food they carried was easily deteriorated. Even if it was not spoiled, the taste was not much better. So now when seeing such a sumptuous dinner, they naturally drooled.

Feng Shijie didn't talk so much nonsense. Seeing everyone's greed, he swallowed and immediately spoke: "What are you waiting for? Come and fill in something first, there will be some wine later!"

Hearing Feng Shijie's words, the bald and the others all snatched the lunch box and ate all the food in the lunch box. However, there was not much rice in the lunch box, which was only enough for each person to eat half full, because there was wild boar meat and wine to drink, so these rice were just for everyone to fill their stomachs first.

After everyone finished their meal, the dinner officially started. Because there was not much wine, Feng Shijie gave each team member a small bowl of strong wine, then raised the wine bowl and said, "Brothers, everyone is living a lifelong friendship, I have nothing to say. For the sake of gold, let's do this bowl first!"
Chapter completed!