Chapter 495 A swarm of insects fights the fire! (5100 words)
"Fire is useful, use fire!" Zeng Tao said excitedly immediately.
At this time, Li Wenxi's shouting came from the main tree house.
"What's going on outside!"
She also heard the sound of insects eating trees and saw the trees falling down in the jungle. She lay on the window and shouted in this direction.
"嘤!" Coco also shouted to this side, "嘤嘤嘤!"
It seemed to mean telling him to go back quickly.
Xu Xin immediately shouted to the main tree house: "Wen Xi, ask them to turn off all the lights! No light is allowed in the tree house! There is a situation outside!"
"I know!"
Within five or six seconds, all the lights on the upper and lower floors of the tree house were extinguished.
The area around the treehouse immediately became dark, with only the torch planted on the ground by Xu Xin still burning and emitting light.
Suddenly, the flying insects became even more crazy, rushing towards the torch in groups.
But there were too many bugs attacking the torch, and there were even bugs on the ground crawling up the torch. In just a split second, the torch was surrounded by swarms of bugs and extinguished.
However, many insects were burned to death, and an unpleasant burning smell filled the air.
Fire is very useful.
The insects that lost their target returned to the jungle again and began to eat the trees.
"Let's set fire to the forest! Burn all those bugs!" Zeng Tao suggested.
"Are you crazy!" Lou Fei'er immediately slapped her on the head, "Do you want us all to die?"
"Don't hit me on the head!" Zeng Tao swatted her hand away and said nonchalantly, "It's not like we haven't encountered forest fires before. Then the next day the jungle will grow again? Aren't we also dead? .”
Jin Yue frowned slightly: "I think you should not do such a thing unless you have to. Setting fire to the mountain is not as harmful as usual."
"What's wrong?" Zeng Tao pointed to the jungle, "If we don't burn it, the jungle will probably be eaten clean by insects, right? When they finish eating the jungle, they will probably come to eat us! We might as well Let the jungle die gloriously and die together with the insects!”
There is some truth in what Zeng Tao said.
But...
It's better not to do this.
"Set the mountain on fire, how long do you think it will last?" Xu Xin looked sideways at Zeng Tao and asked.
"Well... although a jungle fire can burn for a long time, that's because it continues to spread outwards." Zeng Tao thought that Xu Xin was afraid that the jungle would burn for a long time, so she defended, "The area around our tree house won't burn for long, right? Moreover, the scale of bushfires in this world should be very large, right?”
The rivers in the jungle are intricate, and wildfires may indeed only burn an area and not affect many people.
After all, most of the people around him have already been with their explorers.
"I won't mention whether the spread will affect other people, but just because it won't last long, we can't set fire to the jungle." Xu Xin shook his head. "The trees around the main tree house can be burned out in a few hours at most. This batch of insects has been burned out, but what about the next batch? What about tomorrow night? What if this kind of insect swarm occurs again tomorrow night?"
"This..." Zeng Tao was stopped by the question, lowered his head and murmured, "The jungle is gone, there are still bugs...and maybe the jungle can grow back..."
"You guys probably don't know how these bugs appeared, right?" Xu Xin asked.
The three women all shook their heads: "I don't know."
The problem of insects still needs to be dealt with carefully.
It is indeed possible that this jungle will be eaten clean by these bugs, but at their current speed, they will not be able to eat it all in one night.
It'll last at least three nights.
It's better to keep it.
Xu Xin spoke at this time: "Set fire is indeed a way, but there is no need to burn the forest. Let's raise a few bonfires in the open space to try the effect. If it doesn't work... then dig out another gully and set fire."< br>
He had already filled in the fire trench he had dug during the previous defense of the tree house. If he wanted to set off a fire, he would have to dig it again.
Let’s try it with a campfire first.
By setting up a bonfire, these bugs will have the flame as their target, so they probably won't attack the tree house.
"This is a good method! But what should we use to make a fire?"
"Mutated vines." Xu Xin said.
Mutated vines burn much longer than wood, one vine can burn for an entire night once and for all.
They explorers have no shortage of mutant vines.
After all, mutant vine juice is used to make explosives, so they must have sufficient reserves of this stuff.
In the underground world before, a few of them, especially Wen Guixin, brought a lot of underground mutated vines.
And yesterday, the first day of scorching heat, while he and Li Wenxi were busy, others were not idle either.
At the end of the cold winter, dangerous areas in the jungle appeared again. Wen Guixin and the people on her side were responsible for going to the dangerous areas and killing the vines.
Although she only worked for about an hour before she couldn't bear the heat and came back, the speed at which she cleared the monsters was enough for them to last a long time.
Xu Xin turned to look at the women beside her.
What should they do now with their treehouses?
Zeng Tao didn't care anymore, after all, her tree house was basically hopeless.
The tree houses of Lou Fei'er and Jin Yue were both about a hundred meters away from the main tree house, very close to the lush jungle, and only a few meters away from the jungle.
Their treehouse is likely to be attacked first!
Although it may not necessarily be destroyed, it still needs to be nipped in the bud.
And Qin Fu.
Where did that guy go?
The map instantly appeared in his mind, and then he saw a red dot about five or six hundred meters away from the main tree house, and it was still moving slowly in a farther direction.
This guy has just recovered, what does he want to do again?
Forget it, let’s take care of the surroundings of the tree house first!
"You two, go pack your things in the tree house and take all your valuables with you." Xu Xin turned to Lou Fei'er and Jin Yue and said.
Their treehouse is too close to the jungle, so everyone should come to their own treehouse.
"I'll help them!" Zeng Tao also followed.
Xu Xin quickly returned to his tree house.
"What's going on outside?" Li Wenxi immediately came over and asked worriedly, "Why are those trees falling one after another?"
Xu Xin briefly explained the situation, and then said: "I need mutated vines to make campfire materials!"
Most of the explorer's supplies were stored here in Li Wenxi's place, and Li Wenxi brought all those materials with her when she came this time.
"Okay!"
After coming down from the tree house with dozens of dead mutated vines, Lou Fei'er and Jin Yue Zengtao had also finished cleaning them up. Together with Xu Xin, they quickly placed a tree 70 to 80 meters away from the tree house. Circle, then light!
Mutated vines are very flammable, so simply coil them on the ground and light them.
There were extremely bright fires burning in all directions of the tree house.
Suddenly, the insect swarms in the jungle went crazy!
Countless flying insects and crawlers rushed towards the burning mutated vines and jumped into the fierce flames!
And then became part of the flame.
The fire of the mutated vines is much brighter and more intense than the fire of the torch!
Even if the insect swarm is raging, it is impossible to extinguish the flames with their numbers. Just being picked up by the external flames, these small flying insects are reduced to ashes. Using themselves as fuel, the flames become more intense!
The same goes for the crawlers on the ground. They crawl into the flames and only serve as fuel to make them burn even more vigorously!
The treehouse was also illuminated, and most of the survivors in the treehouse were lying on the windows looking out.
“Is this how to repel insects?”
"A full circle of flames!"
"There are so many bugs that I fly into the fire! Oh my god, they are so densely packed, so disgusting!"
"Why is this fire getting stronger and stronger?"
"The insect uses its body to add fuel to the flame."
"It's over, it's over, no fuss, I just said, living here, what do you have to worry about?"
"Indeed, apart from not being able to communicate with the outside world using my own treehouse, it's so comfortable here!"
"Haha, it's so bright outside! It's like daytime, so there's no need to turn on the lights. Let's continue having fun!"
"Keep going, I will definitely win the next one!"
This group of people is quite comfortable.
Of course, they are now locked in a tree house. They are enjoying themselves and do not want to go out, which saves Xu Xin a lot of trouble.
Looking at the blazing flames that were very effective in front of him, Xu Xin nodded with satisfaction.
The flames produced by the burning of mutated vines are very stable, and there is basically no wind in the jungle now. It will not affect the surrounding jungles and cause forest fires, and it can steadily attract and exterminate insects.
However, there are still disadvantages.
Flames will greatly increase the temperature of the surrounding environment.
The night was originally only forty degrees, but now, under the influence of these mutated vine fires, the surrounding temperature is rising rapidly!
Moreover, mutated vines are not ordinary wood. The flames they burn are much higher than the flames of ordinary wood!
This resulted in the area around the flame being inaccessible even to Xu Xin!
The temperature around the tree house, fueled by the heat and flames, directly exceeded the temperature at noon, breaking through 60 degrees and approaching 70 degrees!
At this temperature, you can even fry eggs...
"It's so hot..." Zeng Tao complained weakly.
"This is the first time I feel so hot..." Lou Fei'er wiped the sweat from her forehead.
Although Jin Yue didn't speak, her whole body was already soaked.
Although they have mutated physiques, they still can't stand the high temperature of nearly 70 degrees.
In comparison, Xu Xin, who has high temperature tolerance, is relatively comfortable at this time.
"You go to my tree house first."
No matter how hot it is outside, it won't affect the inside of his tree house. After all, the temperature control capability is still very powerful.
This method can be used by other Explorers!
The girls returned to the tree house and were pulled up by Li Wenxi, while Xu Xin continued to observe for a while.
Not a single insect was interested in his tree house, and even the insects in a large area around him gave up eating the trees and headed toward the flames crazily.
It's safe for now.
Moreover, it can be regarded as greatly slowing down the destruction of surrounding trees.
He immediately contacted Ji Chaoyang.
"...I had the same idea, but I didn't expect the effect to be so good." Ji Chaoyang was a little surprised that this method was so effective.
However, he has one more preparation method than Xu Xin.
"Xue Fei is using herbs to prepare insect repellent potion. I have been helping her just now. It should be successful soon."
Anti-worming potion?
nice one!
"What materials are needed?" Xu Xin asked immediately.
"She has them all here, mugwort, oregano, mint... I don't really understand. She has a lot of these ingredients. She doesn't need us to provide herbs, and we can't provide them. According to Xue Fei, this medicine is sprayed on It should have a strong repellent effect on the body.”
This is really good stuff!
Although the flying insects and crawlers have not caused harm to them yet, it does not mean that they will not attack them in the future.
It’s also good to have something to deworm yourself so he can go outside!
After hanging up the call, he immediately returned to the tree house and contacted Ma Hongwei.
Ma Hongwei said that the heavy crossbow on his tree house and the things in the tree house were better not to be given up, so he was ready to do the same around his tree house.
Xu Xin let him go.
At the same time, he contacted Qin Fu who was doing something outside.
Qin Fu is still very close to his tree house now, and his watch can be used normally.
"What are you doing out there?" Xu Xin asked straight to the point.
"Boss, I noticed something unusual around me!" Qin Fu's voice was muffled. He must have covered himself very tightly. After all, his current location was in the jungle with flying insects flying in groups. "I feel like I can find it." The source of these bugs!”
"Oh?" Xu Xin's eyebrows suddenly relaxed, "Are you sure?"
"Not sure, I just have this feeling. I will contact you boss when I find something abnormal."
After hanging up the call, Xu Xin felt that she handled it well this time.
Everything went relatively smoothly.
But it's not time to rest yet.
Because...
"Xu Xin, should I go back and light some fires around my tree house?"
Li Wenxi said worriedly.
"I'm planning to do this." Xu Xin nodded, "Your tree house must also be protected."
Her treehouse is not a parasitic treehouse. If her treehouse is eaten, the other treehouses parasitic on her treehouse will be destroyed directly.
A group of people will be displaced.
Not just her treehouse, but everyone else's too.
Especially Qi Xuefei, Qin Yunlong, and Qin Yunhu, there is no one there yet!
"I'm going to help!" Lou Feier stood up.
Jin Yue and Zeng Tao also expressed their willingness to help.
At the current temperature, they are the only ones who can function normally outside the tree house.
"Okay. You go help Wen Xi and Sister Xuefei light a bonfire, and I'll go check out the other members of the Explorers!"
"Understood!"
"I know!"
The three women went out immediately.
Xu Xin quickly contacted Ji Chaoyang and told him that he would light a bonfire around Qi Xuefei's tree house.
"Thank you." Qi Xuefei's voice came, "The mosquito repellent liquid I have here will be finished soon."
"It's up to you."
After hanging up the call, Xu Xin immediately prepared to go out.
"Hey..." Coco tugged on his trouser leg.
"What's wrong, Coco?" He looked down, "Is there danger outside?"
"Hey!" Coco nodded her little head.
"What danger? Are you talking about those bugs?"
"Huh..." The little guy tilted his head, and then shook his head, "Huh."
What it means is, unclear.
But he still had to go out.
"Be careful!" Li Wenxi was a little worried when she saw Coco's attitude.
"Don't worry, the bugs now don't attack people."
Xu Xin didn't waste any more time and immediately got off the tree house and teleported to Wen Guixin.
As soon as he teleported over, he saw several bonfires.
Although not as much as his side, it has already ignited.
Countless bugs are rushing into the bonfire!
"Why are you here?" Wen Guixin stuck her head out of the window.
"It's okay, I just want to see how you solve it. I also use this method, as long as you can solve it."
"It's not the idea I came up with." Wen Guixin pointed to the inside of the tree house and said, "They came up with it. Okay, I'm going to close the window, it's too hot outside!"
As she said that, she was about to close the window.
"One thing I want to tell you is that Sister Xue Fei will be able to make mosquito repellent lotion soon."
"So strong?!" Wen Guixin stopped closing the window, a little surprised, but then shook her head, "Is it only useful for someone like you who can go out? It's not of much use to me, I don't want to go out, too It’s hot.”
She closed the window and ended the conversation.
Xu Xin set two more fires in the relatively empty area for her, and then came to Wang Lei's side.
Wang Lei hasn't dealt with it yet, but fortunately he knows to turn off the lights in the tree house.
"Brother Xin, are you here?"
Xu Xin immediately went up and told them the solution.
"Let me go back!" Qin Yunlong, who lives with Wang Lei, immediately stood up and said, "Go and protect my tree house!"
The temperature at night was only about 40 degrees, so it was not a problem to be active outside for a short period of time, and Xu Xin did not stop him.
He came to find Zhao Xiaochuan again, but Zhao Xiaochuan was lighting a bonfire outside the house.
Upon asking, Qin Yunhu had already gone back.
It seems that this side is smarter.
He immediately came to Li Wenxi and took a look.
There were about the same number of bonfires in the circle around him as there were there, and the temperature was also ridiculously high.
Fortunately, no one lives here now.
Returning to his treehouse, I basically came back with him.
"Our mission is accomplished!" Zeng Tao's little face turned red from the heat, "It's so cool to watch those flying insects throwing themselves into the fire!"
"What a bunch of stupid bugs. Fortunately, they are stupid." Lou Fei'er sighed.
"Okay, let's go back."
Several people returned to the tree house, and the protection measures for this night were finally concluded.
Sitting on the sofa, Xu Xin breathed a long sigh of relief.
"It's finally done." Li Wenxi leaned next to him and said, "It should be fine tonight, right?"
"...There are still questions." Xu Xin stroked Coco lying in her arms with one hand, and rubbed her temples with some distress with the other hand.
The bug thing should be over for the time being.
When he came back, there were significantly fewer insects rushing towards the flames.
It's not that the bugs no longer tend to the light, but that many of them have died, so the density of the bug swarm has become much smaller.
But...
The temperature of the bonfire affected tonight's plans.
His original plan tonight was to stay up all night to see if the temperature would rise abnormally at night, but now...
He had manually raised the temperature around him. ...What should I do?
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