Chapter 142: A Lone Tree Becomes a Forest
I don’t know if it was because of the mushroom soup at noon, but Feng Min returned to a state of full vitality.
Everyone took a short rest and started to pack up and prepare to set off.
Yang Xiuwen acted quickly. After packing up his own things, he also helped Feng Min, Wang Sheng, and Professor Wen organize them. As for Lai Yingjun, he refused his help.
Without forcing, no one would do something thankless.
Half an hour later, with Li Li's voice "Let's go!"
The team began to move deeper into the dense forest. Although the rain had stopped in the morning, there was still a lot of rain on the vegetation. After a while, everyone's clothes were wet.
There is a lot of water vapor in the air, and as the temperature rises, it becomes humid and stuffy.
Yang Xiuwen was at the end of the team, and he could hear heavy breathing coming from the front of the team. Everyone was a little short of oxygen.
Shui Maosheng followed him, looking at him with light steps and steady breathing, she couldn't help it anymore.
Said: "Yang Xiuwen, what kind of martial arts are you practicing? In this environment, with two big bags on your back, your breath is calm and your steps are steady?"
Yang Xiuwen did not stop, but turned around and said: "Ancient Tai Chi, the real ancient martial arts."
He casually patted a big banyan tree passing by, and with a bang, the thick banyan tree shook when a person hugged it. The leaves fell like snowflakes, falling on Shui Maosheng behind him.
Shui Maosheng was stunned. He stopped and looked at the place where Yang Xiuwen had photographed. A palm print was clearly imprinted on the tree trunk, three-quarters of the way into the wood.
Is this something a human being does? Is this still a human being?
The sound spread, and Li Li asked from the front team: "Maosheng, what happened behind you?"
Shui Maosheng calmed down and shouted: "It's okay, keep going!"
Quickly catch up with the team that is already some distance away.
He was very excited. He wanted to find someone to tell him what he had just seen. The only person he could find was Li Li.
Two hours later, at a place with slightly sparse trees, the team stopped for a short rest. Li Li controlled the entire march very well, and two hours was the limit for normal people.
Everyone was sweating profusely, their faces flushed, and their breathing was rapid.
Yang Xiuwen came to everyone, put down his backpack, took out the medicinal tea that he had brewed in the morning, and handed it over one by one according to the label on the kettle.
Lai Yingjun did not refuse. He already knew the efficacy of medicinal tea yesterday. He took the kettle and said lightly, "Thank you!"
Wang Sheng drank heavily and wiped his mouth. "Brother, thank you very much. You become our logistics director. It is Professor Wen's wisest arrangement!"
Wen Dexing glared at him, drank a few sips of tea, and said, "Wang Sheng, your plant sampling is increased by two types. This is my wisest arrangement."
Wang Sheng was anxious and was about to speak. When he saw Professor Wen staring at him, he immediately got scared and said, "Oh!"
Yang Xiuwen wanted to laugh, but when he saw Feng Min's eyes, he gave up.
Feng Min became very reserved after last night, but the look in his eyes was so affectionate that he couldn't stand it.
Turning around, I saw Shui Maosheng talking to Li Li, looking very excited.
Li Li looked at him from time to time, his eyes full of shock.
Yang Xiuwen found a big tree and sat down against it. After two hours of journey, he was also a little tired, so he might as well take a nap.
He closed his eyes slightly and continued his feast.
Wen Dexing looked at the vegetation around him. They were all common subtropical shrubs.
I don’t know if the valley that Lao Bai mentioned is really a surprise, but I’m full of expectations.
Turning around, he saw Yang Xiuwen leaning against the tree and resting with his eyes closed. He then looked at the kettle in his hand, with a smile on his face. This guy was really good, and he even knew about medicinal materials.
Looking at the huge banyan tree he was leaning against, he suddenly had an idea.
So he said to him: "Yang Xiuwen, are you asleep?"
Yang Xiuwen opened his eyes and replied: "No, I'm just recuperating. Professor Wen, are you okay?"
Wen Dexing asked with a smile: "Xiu Wen, since you know medicinal materials, you should have some understanding of trees and vegetation. Then I ask you, why does the banyan tree you are leaning on grow like this? If you don't know, it doesn't matter. Haha!
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Yang Xiuwen raised his head and looked at the banyan tree behind him. This big tree was as thick as two people's arms, about thirty or forty meters high, and its huge crown covered the sky and the sun.
Many wrist-thick roots grew from the crown of the tree, hanging straight down like tentacles.
Yang Xiuwen did not expect that Professor Wen would test himself, an archeology student who had nothing to do with their major.
But I have really understood these things, and the Chinese geographical magazines are almost rotten.
He thought for a while and said: "Professor Wen, let me tell you what is wrong. Please give me some advice."
Wen Dexing suddenly became interested. He originally thought that Yang Xiuwen would say he didn't know, but he didn't expect that he actually knew.
At this time, Yang Xiuwen said: "Because the geographical environment of Nanyun belongs to the subtropical plateau monsoon climate, the temperature difference throughout the year is not large, and the temperature changes with the height of the mountains.
This unique geographical environment has created Nanyun's rich vegetation types and numerous animals, birds, and insects. It is well-deserved to call it the largest animal and plant natural park in China.
Let’s talk about it far away, now let’s talk about this banyan tree.”
Having said this, he pointed to the huge banyan tree.
Wang Sheng, Feng Min, and Lai Yingjun were all looking at him at this time. They also wanted to know how much Yang Xiuwen knew about jungle vegetation.
How much can an archeology major know?
Everyone had different expressions. Wang and Feng were curious, while Lai Yingjun was sneering. He was waiting for Yang Xiuwen to make a fool of himself.
Yang Xiuwen said: "The high temperature and humidity in the tropical rainforest cause the water in the soil to be in a supersaturated state for a long time, which also leads to insufficient oxygen content in the soil.
The large number of vegetation has caused the oxygen in the soil to be unable to meet the needs of the vegetation. What should we do?
If you compare all vegetation to people, the banyan tree is undoubtedly the smartest one.
It knows how to adapt, allowing its roots to re-grow tentacle-like things from the crown, branches, and trunk, growing from top to bottom.
These tentacles absorb oxygen from the humid air, meet the needs of their own branches and crowns, and promote the growth of the banyan tree.
Chapter completed!