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Chapter 388 Desert Tree Frog

A terrifying sandstorm swept across a large area, with strong winds and sand all over the sky, and a yellow area, and nothing can be seen clearly.

With his eyes and hands fast, he wet a large piece of linen cloth that Chen Bei brought with him with water, and then covered Chen Bei and her own head.

The moist linen is well isolated from the invasion of sand and dust, making people feel more comfortable to breathe.

Red crane does not use a linen cloth. It hides its head directly into its wings and squats on the ground. The sand and dust will not have much impact on it.

Chen Bei asked Chiliu, "Does sandstorms often occur here?"

"We just scrape more in late spring and autumn and winter, and we're just in time for less in summer."

Chen Bei could only smile bitterly. He came to the desert once and caught a sandstorm. What luck would he have?

For the next few hours, the dust storm continued, and thick yellow sand was transported from one place to another by strong wind, forming wavy dunes.

Fortunately, Chenbei and the others hid on the leeward slope of the stone mountain, and there was not much sand and dust falling. If it were on the sand dunes, a large amount of sand and dust could bury people alive.

After half a day, the sandstorm finally stopped, the sun shone brightly in the sky again, and the air became much cleaner.

Chen Bei took away the linen cloth above his head. Zhiliu fell asleep with him at some point. Chen Bei's actions woke Zhiliu up.

This girl is so big that she can fall asleep in this environment, Chen Bei muttered in her heart.

But he didn't know that as a person who lives in the desert all year round, he was no longer surprised by disasters like sandstorms. They knew how to do it to ensure their safety.

In the absence of life danger, there was another strong man next to him, and he felt safe in his heart, so he naturally relaxed a little.

The fatigue of the long-distance flight made the thorny fall asleep directly.

"The dust is over, and it's another good weather."

Tsuliu stretched, and she felt comfortable sleeping, and the fatigue on her body disappeared.

The crane also stretched its head out from under its wings. It stood up and paced gracefully nearby, with its head high.

“Huhu…”

A gust of wind blew, and it was actually chilly, with some water vapor, which was not dry.

"There is a cool breeze, and there will be no sandstorm again, right?"

Chen Bei frowned. If he shaves endlessly, it would be uncomfortable. He also wanted to find the soul magic medicine as soon as possible and return to the Mang Tribe.

After all, the Mang tribe is only peaceful for a short time now, and maybe it will conflict with other tribes at any time. The leader, as a leader, cannot leave the tribe for too long.

Tsai Liu stood up, sniffed in the air, looked at the sky again, and said, "It's not about to scrape sandstorms, it's about to rain."

"It's raining?" Chen Bei was a little surprised. The probability of encountering rainy weather in the desert was too small.

Tsuliu explained: "Although the sandstorm is very powerful and will destroy a lot of things, sometimes there will be heavy rain after the sandstorm, allowing the creatures in the desert to breathe."

"There's something like this."

Chen Bei felt that it was a bit novel, but he believed in the experience of Thorny Willow. Although he was very strong, he was really unable to compare to Thorny Willow when it comes to survival in the desert.

"Then I'll dig a cave to hide from the rain."

Chen Bei took out a bronze spear, and the power of the totem surged and quickly dug it up on the stone mountain.

Most of the stone mountains in the desert are loose and fragile sandstone, so it is relatively easy to dig.

Chenbei quickly dug out a cave that was more than one meter high and more than two meters deep, put all the supplies in, and he and Tshuliu hid in it.

As for Red Crane, its feathers are thick and waterproof, so it is not afraid of rain.

"Boom!"

The weather in the desert changed rapidly. Chenbei had just finished his work, and a large cloud of dark clouds gathered quickly, and strong winds blew on the ground.

"Tick..."

A large raindrop fell into the sand in front of the cave, and a small piece of sand condensed together because of the rain, and the surface became wet.

Then, more raindrops fell down, wet the sand, and the rain flowed down the sand.

"Crazy..."

The heavy rain fell, and the heat in the entire desert was suppressed and turned into a chilly turn.

In the distance, a saxaul tree quickly stretched its leaves to welcome the rare rain. Every leaf, every bark, and every rhizome is cheering.

The desert weeds that looked half-dead also stretched out quickly with the help of the rain. In a short period of time, they became energetic and the grass leaves became greener.

The animals in the desert also cheered and enjoyed the rare rain.

A black beetle crawled out of the ground, stood on a small stone, greedily sucking the rain water. It could drink water equivalent to half of its weight, and rely on this water to survive in the desert without eating or drinking for several days.

This is a unique place in the desert that evolved. If it is in the southern wilderness where water resources are abundant, this water storage function is not needed at all.

“Swishy…”

In the sand in the distance, the sand suddenly started to move, and a huge animal came out from under the sand. It grew very round and looked like a huge bun from a distance.

Of course, the skin of this "bun" is not white, but is covered with hazel marks. The eyes are big but the mouth is not big. The limbs look slim compared to the body.

“Qu…”

The strange animal was wet in the rain and screamed excitedly. Then, it opened its mouth to the sky and drank it into its stomach. Its speed quickly expanded because it drank a lot of rain.

"What animal is this?" Chen Bei looked at the strange animal that looked a little ugly in curiously.

"This is called a giant tree frog, a very dangerous animal in the desert. It usually hides under the sand and preys on passing animals, bugs, and even people."

"Only when it rains, it will climb up from the sand, drink a lot of water, and then drill back into the sand. This water will allow it to hold on under the sand for a long time."

"There is also a kind of small rainfrog, probably as big as a fist, not as fierce as a giant rainfrog, and only eats some insects."

After listening to the explanation of Chiliu, Chen Bei was eager to try and said, "Can you eat it?"

"What?" Tsuliu was stunned.

"I said, can this giant tree frog be eaten?"

Perhaps because he stayed in the tribe for a long time, Chenbei developed a habit that he would hunt local prey every time he went to a new place.

I finally came to the desert, encountered a sandstorm, and encountered heavy rain. If I didn’t hunt a few prey, wouldn’t I have experienced this in vain?

Therefore, when Tsingliu introduced this giant tree frog, his first thought was whether this thing could be eaten and whether it was delicious.

"This..." Tsuliu thought for a while and said, "It is said that it can be eaten, and I have never eaten it. I just heard from the old people in the tribe that when the giant tree frog is short of water, the meat will be very difficult to eat, but if it rains and drinks enough water, the meat will become delicious."

Chen Bei licked his lips and said, "It's good to eat, you can wait here."

Chen Bei carried a bronze spear and rushed towards the giant tree frog in the blink of an eye.

"Captain Chen is careful..."

Tsai Liu shouted, but found that Chen Bei had run far away. She could only look at Chen Bei and the giant tree frog nervously through the rain curtain.

However, this hunt was much simpler than Thorn Willow thought.

Chen Bei rushed over, burst out with the power of totem, avoiding the attack of the giant tree frog's tongue, and the bronze spear pierced the giant tree frog's head. A series of actions were completed in one go.

By the time the Tsting Liu realized, Chen Bei had already picked up the giant tree frog with a bronze spear and came back through the rain curtain.

"Bang!"

Chen Bei threw the giant tree frog in front of the cave and looked at the sky.

"It's not too small, it's the dinner today."

Tsai Liu opened his mouth wide, and after a while, he exclaimed: "Captain Chen, how amazing!"

Chen Bei felt a little proud, but his face was calm and gentle: "It's just a giant tree frog, it's nothing."

After the rain stopped, the sun came out again, the sand could not store water, and the ground quickly became dry. Chenbei picked up some firewood, which was just wet on the surface and could be burned after drying.

Chenbei dismembered the giant tree frog, and only half of the water in its belly was left, but its flesh was filled.

"No wonder you said that the meat of a giant tree frog will become delicious after drinking rainwater. It's like dried mushrooms swelling after soaking in water. It must be better than dry ones."

Chen Bei cut off the giant tree frog's four legs, skewed it with wooden sticks, put it on the fire, and threw the body and internal organs to Honghe for food.

Red crane doesn't dislike it. It eats frogs. Although this frog is a bit big and has a special growth environment, it does not prevent it from eating meat happily.

Because of the sandstorm and heavy rain, it was already dark after Chenbei finished his work.

The stars in the sky were flashing, and a bright moon slowly rose in the sky.

Although the desert is very dangerous and hot during the day, the night sky is very beautiful and the stars are more obvious than other places.

"Crack crackle..."

The firewood continued to burn, and the four huge frog legs gradually changed color, and a strong fragrance wafted out.

Chen Bei took out the meal set from the animal skin bag, cut the frog's legs with a stone knife, brushed it with a layer of oil, and baked it into golden yellow, then sprinkled with salt, spices, etc., a scent that makes people drool.

"Gudong..."

Tshuai quietly swallowed her saliva. She had never smelled such a fragrant barbecue, which was even more fragrant than the roasted lamb in the tribe.

Moreover, roasted lamb is usually not as good as hers, so it would be nice to pick up some minced meat occasionally.

But Chenbei asked her to eat these four big frog legs until she was full.

"Okay, try it."

Chen Bei handed a roasted frog leg to Thorny Willow. Thorny Willow could not help it anymore and immediately started to bite it. He was so scalded that he exhaled, but he was reluctant to vomit it out.

Chen Bei smiled and said, "Eat slowly, no one will snatch it from you."

Chen Bei also took a frog leg, chewed it, then smacked his lips, and said, "The taste is indeed different from other meats, it's good."
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