v2 Chapter 283： give up or continue

"Gah..."

A plump multicolored duck succumbed to it and walked swaying on the ground. Although a large number of locusts were still flying around in the sky, it was powerless.

The other multicolored ducks also succumbed to it one after another. Even if some ducks could not swallow, they still had a locust in their mouths.

The colorful pheasants and unicorns did not eat, because they eat slowly.

But they are no longer hungry and eat only those locusts that look more delicious.

"Boss, I found a problem." Dajiao walked over to Jiang Xuan.

"what is the problem?"

Jiang Xuan was in a bad mood when he looked at the locusts that were still densely packed in the sky, frantically eating leaves.

Dajiao said: "Whether it is colorful ducks, colorful pheasants, unicorns, including those giant frogs of the frog tribe, when they eat locusts, they will choose green locusts to eat, those brown locusts, they will not touch, even If you encounter it, you will stay away.”

After Dajiao said this, Jiang Xuan took a closer look, and it really was the case.

Almost all the animals brought over only eat those green locusts, and they are like the gods of avoiding plagues to those khaki locusts, and they will not lean over at all.

It's just that because there are so many locusts, most people don't notice this problem.

Why is this happening?

Jiang Xuan felt very strange about this. The brown and green ones are all locusts. Are those green locusts more delicious?

At this moment, Big Horn said, "I think those brown locusts may be poisonous."

"poisonous?"

"Yes, animals are naturally able to distinguish what they can eat and what they can't eat. Most of the things they don't eat and even actively avoid are poisonous."

After Dajiao's reminder, Jiang Xuan suddenly remembered some information about the locust plague he had read in his previous life.

Locusts are non-toxic when they do not gather, and all kinds of birds will prey on them, and the population is relatively balanced.

Once the locusts gather on a large scale, they will activate the colony defense mechanism, constantly mutate, and moderately toxic phenylacetonitrile will appear in the body.

The toxin emits a peculiar smell that birds shy away from.

Even more frightening is that when the locust swarms are attacked and threatened, they will immediately convert phenylacetonitrile into highly toxic hydrocyanic acid.

Hydrocyanic acid, a highly toxic substance, will kill you if you eat it.

Therefore, once the locusts gather on a large scale, almost no natural enemies will approach them, restricting their reproduction.

Locust swarms without natural enemies will grow larger and larger, and eventually evolve into a terrible disaster.

The locusts in front of Jiang Xuan are the locusts that have gathered on a large scale.

Moreover, these locusts are being attacked and threatened, that is to say, they may already contain highly toxic substances in their bodies.

But there are always exceptions.

The locust swarm is so huge that it is impossible for all locusts to be highly poisonous.

Those locusts that are very brightly colored and highly aggressive are naturally inedible, but those green locusts are actually still in the larval stage, so they are non-toxic and can be eaten.

The poultry brought by the Vine Tribe and the giant frogs of the Frog Tribe preyed on those green locusts.

Jiang Xuan frowned and said, "I forgot that the locusts that cause disasters are poisonous. From this point of view, it is impossible to eliminate these locusts by eating them."

"Boss, what should we do?"

"Yeah, these locusts are too many."

Huo Meng, the leader of the frog tribe, also came over with a very sad face.

Although the frog tribe has grown rapidly, after all, when they migrated to the Southern Wilderness, there were only more than 200 people left, and there were only a few dozen giant frogs left.

In the past two years, the frog tribe has attracted tourists on a large scale, and the population is only five or six hundred. The giant frogs are multiplying very quickly, and the adult giant frogs have reached thousands.

Even so, in the face of overwhelming locusts, Huo Meng has a sense of fear.

Because giant frogs can't resist so many locusts at all, and the frog tribe and the vine tribe learned to plant, and just tasted a little bit of sweetness.

If these locusts are allowed to move forward, the crops of the frog tribe will certainly not be preserved.

Jiang Xuan pondered for a moment and said, "Don't worry, there is always a solution to the problem, but we haven't found it yet."

Huo Meng was a little helpless, but he really didn't think of a good way. He could only continue to command those giant frogs and frog tribe warriors to kill the locusts.

On the third day, although the Vine and Frog tribes worked hard to kill the locusts, the number of locusts could not be controlled at all, and another forest was devoured.

On the fourth day, the mountain turtle tribe and the thorn fly tribe arrived and joined the operation to kill the locusts. However, because the mountain turtle and the thorn flies did not eat the locusts, they could only be caught by manpower, which was extremely inefficient.

On the fifth day, things took a turn for the better, because the finch tribe came, and they brought a large number of birds.

These birds deal with locusts much better than other animals.

They circled to the rear of the locust swarm and specialized in preying on those locust larvae that had not yet changed color, with high efficiency.

On the sixth day, the Unicorn tribe also arrived, but the Unicorns didn't eat locusts, they just helped catch them.

As for the Giant Claw Tribe, because it was too far away, Jiang Xuan did not send anyone to call them over to help.

With the efforts of the six tribes and the surrounding small tribes, the advance of the locusts was greatly slowed down, but that was all.

Because there are too many locusts, and the locusts in the northwest are still flying here.

Compared with the huge locust swarm, the locust they killed was nothing at all.

Moreover, when the time came to the seventh day, an even more terrifying thing happened.

The locust swarm continued to mutate, and a large number of black and red giant locusts gradually appeared!

Unlike the previous locusts, the black and red locusts are highly poisonous from the larval stage, and the birds will immediately fly away when they see them, like the **** of plague.

Moreover, these locusts are several times larger than ordinary locusts, and they even dare to take the initiative to attack birds when they are adults, which is very ferocious and crazy.

Seeing that the locust swarm is getting bigger and bigger, the mutated poisonous locust is getting more and more, and the speed of devouring the forest is getting faster and faster, and the clansmen of several tribes are finally desperate.

In fact, except for the Vine tribe, other tribes don't have much food reserves at all, they can't spend all their time slaughtering locusts, they will starve to death.

Although the undiscolored locusts can be eaten when they are cooked, they cannot be used as a staple food, and they are not hungry. The warriors of several tribes vomited and nauseated when they saw the locusts.

On the tenth day, the leader of the Unicorn tribe found Jiang Xuan first, and told him that he had to go back.

Jiang Xuan had nothing to do about this. After all, the Unicorn Tribe was not a subordinate tribe of the Vine Tribe, and was just here to help. It was not bad to be able to persist for so many days.

After the Unicorn tribe left, UU read www. uukanshu. The comque tribe persisted for a few days and couldn't stand it any longer. Their birds were attacked frantically by the mutant locusts, and they lost a lot.

Soon, the sparrow tribe also left.

Before the leader of the Que tribe left, he even advised Jiang Xuan: "Leader Xuan, give it up, these locusts are fighting more and more, and the more they fight, it is impossible to solve it."

Jiang Xuan shook his head and said, "Even if you give up now, it won't be long before the locusts eat all the way to our territory, and the forest will be eaten up by then, and they won't be able to escape."

The leader of the Que tribe opened his mouth, but he had nothing to say. Because what Jiang Xuan said was the truth, he couldn't persuade the Teng tribe to migrate, right?

Therefore, the Que tribe leader said nothing and left with his soldiers.

After the unicorn tribe and the sparrow tribe left, it was more difficult for the remaining tribes to persist, and the constantly mutating locusts made them unable to withstand it.

Could it be that we can only give up and let these locusts eat up the forest?