Chapter 110 Green Fortress
Ten o'clock in the morning.
Yu Ke rode a frightened deer into the depths of the forest.
Lead-gray clouds are still billowing in the sky, the cold wind is blowing in the forest, and the branches and leaves are rustling.
Turning on his watch to check the weather forecast, Yu Ke let out a low sigh when he saw the rain sign.
He brushed the forest mark with his left hand and took out a poncho to wear outside, which was considered as preparation in advance.
The upgrade of the Forest Mark will undoubtedly bring great convenience to Yu Ke.
The internal space can not only be used to store weapons and equipment, but also to prepare some sundries that may come in handy, and this is only one of the abilities of the Mark of the Forest.
He reached out and stroked the neck of the frightened deer, and helped it pick off two dead leaves between its hair.
Light cyan light spots penetrated into the Jinghorn Deer's body following Yu Ke's movements, making its steps become brisk.
This is another ability brought about by the upgrade of the forest mark. The natural energy contained in it is no longer passively activated. Yu Ke can now mobilize them with his own will.
In general, this energy has three main effects. Needless to say, it heals injuries and resists darkness. Yu Ke had used it as early as on the farm. The last remaining effect was his accident in the past two days. found.
Strengthen your body!
Earlier, he was seriously injured by a dragon-headed zombie in the temple's underground palace. If the forest spirit had not mobilized the majestic natural energy in the underground palace to heal the injury, it would have been doubtful whether Yu Ke could successfully return to the forest patrol camp.
At that time, Yu Ke felt that his body had undergone some changes during the natural restoration of vitality.
During the past two days of training, Yu Ke was finally able to confirm that his physical fitness had significantly improved in all aspects.
There is no doubt that the majestic natural vitality injected into Yu Ke's body made him in a state close to that of cleansing his muscles and marrow. Especially his recovery ability was as efficient as "breathing back blood" when Yu Ke was in the wilderness.
Because of this, Yu Ke would massage the horned deer and wind chimes from time to time, while injecting natural vitality into their bodies.
The effect is obvious.
The former's hair has turned partially white and has begun to transform into the appearance of a terrifying-antlered deer king, while the latter is growing even stronger.
If you can persist for a long time, it may lead to qualitative changes.
Dingding
A message beep came from the watch, interrupting Yu Ke's thinking. It was a communication request from the Forestry Defense Bureau.
Because the target of this investigation is the abnormal environmental area deep in the Jinghu Forest, the Forestry Protection Bureau put a botanical expert on standby in advance and asked him to be responsible for contacting Yu Ke to check the situation of the abnormal area.
Taking out the Bluetooth headset, Yu Ke answered the phone, adjusted the camera on his shoulder, and asked,
"How's the video signal? Can you see it?"
It stands to reason that communication signals will be lost soon if you go deep into the Jinghu Forest. However, as Yu Ke is a special adviser, the Forestry Protection Bureau took into account the scope of his future operations and earlier sent a set of satellite communications that are usually only used by hunting teams. equipment.
Compared with waiting for the video to be sent to the Forestry Protection Bureau for analysis, this kind of real-time close-range detection can undoubtedly detect more detailed information. If something is discovered, it can be inspected on the spot without wasting time and making another trip.
"If you can see Professor Xu clearly, please introduce the situation to Yu Ke."
At this time, within the Forestry Protection Bureau, the team members responsible for the operation were gathering in front of the screen. The team leader handed the microphone to the old professor next to him.
After a brief noise, a hoarse voice came from the headphones.
"Advisor Yu, the satellite image of the target area has been sent to your mobile phone. We noticed that it is similar to the vine jungle in the forest area you are responsible for, so we chose to hand over the investigation task to you. We hope that you will do more in the subsequent investigation. It is best to look for the differences and investigate why this level of variation occurs.”
Environmental changes have often occurred in Jinghu Forest in recent years, and the Forestry Defense Bureau is really not surprised.
The huge jungle composed of giant trees that are often hundreds of meters tall is itself an environmental change.
Most of the time, the forest protection bureau will choose to wait and see if there is any abnormality in the environment. If there is nothing abnormal, it will only conduct regular investigations to ensure that it will not damage the ecology or cause a catastrophic event.
For example, Yu Ke is responsible for the vine jungle and mushroom community in the forest area. Not only does it have no impact on the environment, it can also produce some good spiritual fruits and special ingredients, which is a positive compilation.
However, the scale of this change was so huge that the Forestry Protection Bureau had to pay attention and even asked Yu Ke to investigate.
In fact, Yu Ke also became interested in the environment of that area after seeing satellite pictures.
The forest covering an area of nearly two square kilometers is covered with vines. That's all. It is normal for vines to grow in the forest. The vine jungle that Yu Ke often went to before is just smaller in area.
What really aroused the forest protection bureau's vigilance was the appearance of some special beings in this expanded version of the vine jungle!
Checking the route map on the watch, in order to better observe the abnormal area, Yu Ke did not plan to plunge directly into it. Instead, he found a cliff with an altitude of more than 500 meters nearby so that he could climb up and overlook it.
Seeing the mountainous terrain in front of him, Yu Ke pressed his legs against the belly of the deer and accelerated forward. This was the advantage of having a mount. He didn't have to waste time and energy climbing up a hill with a gentle slope like this. You can jump all the way up.
Not long after, Yu Ke rode a frightened deer to the top of the cliff.
The trees here are sparse, and there are more piles of rocks and low shrubs.
Jumping off the deer's back, Yu Ke looked up at the increasingly gloomy sky, frowned, and quickly walked to the edge of the cliff.
"Arrived near the target location, you can see for yourself the specific situation here."
Yu Ke stood still on the edge of the cliff, looking towards the abnormal area marked by the Forestry Protection Bureau.
When he saw the situation over there, a look of surprise appeared on his face. It was the right choice to climb up and have a bird's eye view.
Just a few hundred meters in front of the cliff, the dense jungle is covered with dark green vines.
Standing at a high place, Yu Ke could clearly see that just above the jungle canopy, there were hundreds of giant vines standing more than ten meters above the canopy. If giant trees were included, the height of these vines growing from the ground was already close to Two hundred meters!
Different from the ordinary vines that need to rely on giant trees to exist, these ones in front of them have obviously mutated into another kind of plant.
It just looks like a vine, but actually its inner nature has changed.
They tower over the jungle!
Those giant vines that are taller than the tree crowns have bright red flowers growing on the top. They are more than five meters in diameter and nearly ten meters in height. They are spindle-shaped as a whole and extremely large in size, with a large number of "black lines" wrapped around the outside.
After careful observation through the telescope, Yu Ke discovered that these "black lines" were actually thick meridians, just like human blood, extending from the calyx to the depths of the jungle. There seemed to be something flowing inside. .
Pointing the telescope downward, Yu Ke observed the jungle along these meridians and noticed that the jungle floor was covered with crisscrossing vines. They shuttled back and forth in the forest soil, like a large number of dark green long worms, entangled in every open space in the forest.
The giant trees in the jungle that were supposed to exist as the main body were instead like parasites of the vines, and even the roots of most of the forest trees were intertwined with the vines, integrating to some extent.
It looks like a green fort!