stonecrandall Chapter 234
Chapter 234
From the moment you enter the desert, there is an endless ocean in front of you, shining with golden light. In the desert, the temperature during the day will be very high, and there will be footprints of sand that have been stepped on a deep and shallow under your feet, and after a while they disappear as if they had never come.
After climbing over this sand dune downhill, there is another sand dune waiting for you to challenge, stretching for a long time, and it seems that there is only a line between the sky and the desert.
Qi Tian walks in the desert, which is close to sunset, and it is also the most beautiful moment in the desert.
When the sun shines through the clouds on the desert, it is as if the whole life has been summoned to rise, walking under the intertwined light and shadow, although the shadow is stretched for a long time, it seems so lonely in the vast desert.
And the feeling of sunset covering the desert and reflecting the yellow sand is even more beautiful.
When the desert enters... After entering night mode, there are no lights around, and the stars are clear at this time.
The vast sea of stars makes people can't take their eyes off, just want to lie quietly on the desert and feel the sparkle of the stars in front of them, which is an endless shock with words, this is a beauty that cannot be captured with a camera.
If it wasn't for the escape, Qi Tian really wanted to enjoy the beauty of the desert.
As he was walking, suddenly, he noticed a large black shadow flashing in front of him.
This black shadow looks terrifying, like a giant.
He hesitated to stop, after all, in the desert, the sudden appearance of a black shadow may be dangerous.
Besides, he was by cannibal vines, and he had sequelae.
After observing for a while, he found that there was no movement, so he slowly stepped forward.
It turned out to be a large area of plants.
The plant is tall and columnar, with branches in the shape of a candlestick, sharply edged, with brown woolly spines, radiant spines, flower spines, blooming on a thorn seat near the top of the stem, berry red
, on the surface, very similar to the cactus of a previous life, but much larger.
In fact, this is the giant pillar cactus, its flesh is edible, known as "fairy peach".
The giant pillar cactus is the soul plant of the desert, tall as a tree trunk, and a giant palm like a Buddha.
It takes a long time to grow into this giant palm, and it usually takes 70 years to see it.
The giant pillar cactus is as long as a large column, six or seven stories high, the tallest of the more than 2,000 kinds of cacti in the world, basically 15 meters tall, weighing 10 tons, and living for more than 200 years; When a storm comes, it can absorb a ton of water in a day, and it is known as the "camel cactus".
In order to adapt to the arid desert environment, its leaves have degenerated into needles to reduce water evaporation, and the deep and broad root system absorbs when exposed to water. Its ability to tolerate drought is amazing, because of its special ability to store water. Thick stems can store a lot of water, like small reservoirs, and local passers-by often cut them open to quench their thirst and drink.
The giant pillar cactus was regarded as living by the Indians hundreds of years ago, and when the vision is poor in the morning or evening, it is often mistaken for a tall human figure standing in the desert. Legend has it that it was formed by beads of sweat dripping from the eyebrows of Indian saints, and Xu was infected with immortal qi, and his figure, weight, and age were proud.
Qi Tian continued to walk forward, into the flora of cacti.
Next moment!
Thousands of black shadows flew up from the cactus, all gathered towards Qi Tianwei!
What is it?
After Qi Tian saw it, he was startled, after all, he was strange that so many things appeared in the dead of night.
And these things surround themselves and immediately attack.
Fortunately, Qi Tian at this time had strong eyesight and brilliant starlight, so he could see what was flying.
In the giant... Between the big cacti, these things are neatly ordered, as if they have been trained.
Because they do not fly around, nor do they advance in an orderly manner with each other, they always attack and bite, and another batch rushes directly over.
Just go forward and follow, simply not too brave.
As for their bodies, they have large chestnut wings, a sharp beak, and sharp eyes, and the whole looks like an eagle.
It's just a little smaller than the size of an eagle.
"System, launch the Double Eagle Skill with one stone!"
Qi Tian immediately took out his bow and arrows and kept facing those flying birds.
I saw a pair of birds, under Qi Tian's bow and arrows, constantly falling down.
Soon, quite a few birds fell at his feet.
After all, there were too many of these things, and it took Qi Tian more than an hour of the world to either scare them away or take them down.
It wasn't until the east shone that Qi Tian ended.
He did not kill the chestnut-winged eagles, but only their wings or legs.
After all, they are rare animals and should be protected.
Then, by the rising sun, he looked closely and found that this bird he knew.
The chestnut-winged eagle is the most typical medium-sized bird of prey in the eagle family, 46-76 cm long, brown feathers all over, chestnut color on the upper and lower wings, large... The legs are slightly black-brown.
The chestnut-winged eagle has a varied diet , often searching for rodents such as birds , squirrels , foxtail woodrats , and other long-eared large hares , as well as snakes and lizards , and often night herons and ducks as food to feed their chicks. They generally live in high-legume shrubs, goldenrods... Huan and tall desert cactus area.
The chestnut-winged eagle is the most typical medium-sized eagle, with a length of 46-76 cm, a wingspan of 100-120 cm and a weight of 735-1047 grams. The whole body is brown feathers, the upper and lower wings are chestnut color, large... The legs are slightly black-brown. The end of the tail and the rump are white with interspersed black bands. Females are 10% larger than males. Juveniles and adults have similar markings. The upper beak has a curved vertical process at the end of the side, which is suitable for tearing... Split prey devouring; basal with waxy or whisker-like feathers; The wings are strong, the wings are broad and rounded and blunt, the flapping wings and soaring flight, the flapping rhythm is slower than that of the falcon family; The tarsal plantar part is mostly relatively long, about equal to the tibial length.
Dark blue body, orange wings, very toxic but rarely actively attack humans.
Qi Tian was very strange, he knew that this kind of eagle rarely took the initiative to attack humans, but the performance just now was clearly active, not only that, but also fiercely biting!
It seems that this is not an accident, it should be deliberately laid out by someone.
Qi Tian stood up and scanned the surroundings, the surroundings were blocked by cacti, and he couldn't see anything at all.
He called up the system to check the information.
As a result, he learned a terrible message.
A giant pillar cactus supports an entire animal community that includes: animals living underground such as rodents; insects such as desert spider bees and Tarantula poisonous spiders; Songbirds such as the brown-billed wren, the Gila woodpecker, the Ji owl, the chestnut-winged eagle and the yellow-headed gorse.
In other words, the chestnut-winged eagle just now is just a prelude, and there will definitely be greater danger next!