Chapter 888 Hunting Team
Blue Star does not produce striders, so the fire salamanders took great pains to find mounts.
At first, they tried to ride the donkeys and buffaloes they robbed from the Asmat village, but found that both animals were not suitable as mounts on the battlefield, but were more suitable for roasting.
After forming an alliance with the Holy Blood Knights, the Fire Angel asked Peter Vanderwal for a mount, but a barge delivered a container of mountain bikes...
The fire salamanders were collectively dumbfounded.
What the hell is this?
An iron bull with two wheels?
The fire salamanders had never seen a bicycle and could not ride it, so they could only leave it in the warehouse to rust.
There was really no other way, so the Fire Angel could only lead a team to investigate the wilderness near Razor Valley to find animals suitable for domestication as mounts.
Fortunately, they found a large terrestrial bird that is unique to Irian Island - the crane camel!
Ordinary crane camels are too small to be ridden.
However, with the frequent outbreak of Silver Flash, many mutant species of wild storks have appeared on Irian Island in recent years. The Razor Valley area is the main habitat of storks, where tens of thousands of wild storks live.
With a large base, the probability of mutation is also higher.
Pep's turkey originally lived in the palm forest near Razor Valley.
The fire salamanders broke into this primeval forest and captured mutant storks.
The mutant storks are about the same size as the striders, but are stronger than the striders, immune to fire damage, and have evolved the superpower of fire breathing. They are indeed the most suitable mounts for the fire salamander cavalry.
The fire salamanders used the experience and technology of taming striders on the mutant storks and achieved good results.
The fire angels were overjoyed and immediately decided to carry out sustainable fishing in the local area, ambitiously upgrading all their infantry to storks cavalry!
In order to facilitate hunting, the Fire Angel built a barracks at the intersection of the valley and the river, and appointed a warlock to lead half of the troops to garrison the barracks, specifically responsible for capturing and taming the mutant crane camels.
The Fire Angel himself led the other half of the troops and sat in the steam lake on the top of the volcano.
Choosing to set up a base camp on the extremely hot volcanic lake is for two-handed preparations.
First of all, this place is close to the crater. The fire salamanders originally traveled to the blue planet from the crater. In the future, when the plane channel is opened again, it will be convenient to meet compatriots from the fire elemental world nearby.
In addition, if the plane channel is delayed, the Fire Angel can only settle for the second best, using the existing manpower to mate in pairs, allowing the female subordinates to lay eggs as much as possible, hatching the young, and preparing for the expansion of the tribe and the expansion of the army in the future.
The volcanic lake water, which is boiling with steam all year round, is the most suitable Feng Shui treasure land for fire salamanders to lay eggs and hatch.
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At dusk, Gao Fei and his companions went ashore at the river mouth and set up camp in the riverside forest.
Before it got completely dark, Tang Ning turned into a flock of birds of paradise and flew into the sky. He first went to investigate the barracks located deep in Razor Valley at the foot of the volcano, and then flew to the top of the volcano to investigate the salamander nests by the steam lake.
Gao Fei and his companions stayed in the camp, set up tents, and waited for Tang Ning to come back from the investigation to formulate a battle plan.
Black rocks can be seen everywhere near the camp, with dense pores on the surface, like black fermented dough. They are basalt formed by the cooling and solidification of magma, and are mostly found in volcanically active areas.
Pep collected a lot of basalt, built a stove pit, and lit a campfire.
Pep pulled out a fishing rod from the astrolabe, tied a small piece of fluffy basalt to the fishing line, and said to Gao Fei: "This kind of stone does not sink in water, and can be used as a float for fishing."
After hearing what he said, Gao Fei remembered that he seemed to have mentioned in the geography book in middle school that there are many types of basalt.
Some are hard and brittle, with glassy cross-sections and particularly sharp edges, while others are loose and porous, commonly known as "pumice".
Both types of rocks are very common locally.
"Razor Valley" is named after the glassy basalt, which can easily cut the skin, especially for the Asmat people who are used to walking barefoot.
Another porous basalt with a completely opposite texture does not matter if you step on it directly with bare feet, and can also be used to decorate the bathtub. It is said to have the health care function of massaging the soles of the feet.
Out of curiosity, Gao Fei picked up a piece of "pumice" and threw it into the river. Sure enough, it floated up. No wonder Brother Pep used it as a float for fishing.
Asmat people are good at fishing, and Brother Pep's skills and luck are not bad. He caught three fish in ten minutes, and they were quite big.
"Chef Gao, how about cooking a pot of fish soup tonight?"
Jiang Feng was also fishing. Although she didn't catch a single shrimp, it didn't stop her from thinking about how to eat the fish.
"No problem, you and Brother Pep should work hard. If you can catch a few more, in addition to fish soup, you can also arrange a stone grilled fish." Gao Fei said to his girlfriend with a smile.
Ma Yun was also strolling by the river, picking up pumice on the river beach, and putting the ones with the right size and shape into the star plate when she saw them.
"The richest man, picking up garbage again?" Gao Fei teased Xiao Ma, "Hard work makes you rich!"
Ma Yun rolled her eyes at him unhappily.
"Brother Fei! You know nothing! Come and help me pick up pumice stones. I want them to be as big as a fist, with as many pores as possible!"
"Xiao Yun, this kind of stone is neither rare nor beautiful. What do you want to do with so many of them?" Jiang Feng asked in surprise.
"Sister Feng, isn't it obvious? They are used to make mines!" Ma Yun answered confidently.
"Ah? This..."
Jiang Feng was stunned, feeling that his brain could not keep up with the genius girl's thinking.
"Mr. Billionaire, tell me more." Gao Fei also became interested.
"Our enemies this time are a group of amphibious fire salamanders, who built nests on the steam lake to hatch their offspring."
"Pistols, shotguns, and even 'fireballs' are not suitable for attacking targets in the water, so I want to use pumice to make some magic-infused mines that can be used to bomb the fire salamanders' nests on the lake."
"The process of magic-infused mines is very simple. Just infuse the pumice with fireballs, and recite the spell to remotely detonate them."
Ma Yun explained.
Gao Fei nodded and followed her idea to make an improvement suggestion: "Richest Man, do you still remember the plaster bombs we used in the game? The same idea can be used to modify the magic-infused mines."
"Add the 'magic alarm' to the mines, and set the activation spell of the 'fireball' to the siren sound. When the mines float near the fire salamanders, the 'magic alarm' will detect the enemy and sound the siren, and then the 'fireball' will be detonated in a chain. In this way, you don't have to actively detonate, and you can bomb targets far away from the casting distance."
"Not bad! This kind of mine that automatically searches for the enemy is more convenient to use!" Jiang Feng clapped his hands in praise, "Xiao Yun, make an experimental product first and let me use it!"
