Giant Dragonfly

April 16, the first year of the establishment of the Vine Tribe.

"Rumble!"

"Pi pa!"

The sky was filled with dark clouds. Heavy lightning struck crazily. The wind howled and the rain poured.

In the bamboo house, Sweet Pine held a bowl of rice and squatted at the door. He watched the rain from the eaves flow along the gutter at the door and looked at the roof that did not leak. His emotions were very complicated.

I never lived in such a good house when the tribe was still around…

Ever since he lost an arm, Sweet Pine was very pessimistic and did not have any hope for the future.

Because for a warrior, losing an arm meant being unable to participate in the hunt.

Since they could not participate in the hunt, they could not get much food. They could only gather some wild vegetables and struggle at death's door. Winter would really be a nightmare.

But now, they had come to the Vine Tribe.

Here, there was no need for them to enter the forest to fight those ferocious beasts. There was no need for them to eat grass or bark. They only needed to do some work that seemed very simple to Sweet Pine.

They lived in bamboo houses that did not leak. They ate their fill and wore warm clothes. They were actually living better than in their previous tribe!

Sweet Pine looked down at the pottery bowl. Only the Vine Tribe would give such a good thing to vagabonds like them.

Sweet Pine held the pottery bowl in his lap and grabbed the chopsticks awkwardly. He took a bite. A faint salty taste mixed with the fragrance of the food filled his mouth.

"This is precious salt!"

Sweet Pine held it in his mouth for a long time before reluctantly swallowing the mouthful of rice.

The Vine Tribe was so good to them. Sweet Pine felt like he was dreaming.

If this is a dream, I want this dream to last forever.

Sweet Pine ate and looked at the torrential rain. He felt that the pessimism he had suppressed in his heart seemed to have been diluted by the rain.

The summer rain came and went quickly.

An hour later, when the rain had stopped and the clouds had parted, the sun shone again on the land.

Sweet Pine washed his bowl and chopsticks and put them away carefully. Then he picked up a bone plow and shouted to the other vagabonds, "The rain has stopped. It's time to work!"

The vagabonds in the bamboo house stood up, grabbed their tools, and walked into the farmland.

Everyone was very motivated because they had seen the good of the Vine Tribe and wanted to stay there forever.

If they wanted to stay in the Vine Tribe, they had to work hard.

This was because the chief had said that those who performed well would become true members of the Vine Tribe. If they played tricks, they might be expelled from the tribe!

What they had to do today was dig deep into the drainage in the cultivated land.

As summer approached, the rainfall increased. If the gutters were too shallow to drain away excess water, the crops fields could easily be flooded.

Sweet Pine held the bone plow in one hand. When he reached the field, he immediately started working.

Although he only had one hand, he was a one-color warrior after all. He was stronger than ordinary people and his work was not inferior to others.

The other vagabonds got to work. No one minded the mud after the rain because they'd been through tougher conditions.

… .

Jiang Xuan walked out of the bamboo house. The air after the rain was especially fresh. It carried the unique fragrance of plants and trees, making one feel relaxed.

Nearby, Chi Shao was patrolling the pond with the Stone Loach. She checked the vine net at the mouth of the pond to ensure that the fish in the pond could not escape.

In the distance, the vagabonds were working hard to dig the drains. They were talking and laughing, working hard.

A smile also appeared on Jiang Xuan's face. Such a vibrant life, even if it was a little hard and tiring, it filled one with hope for the future.

"Hey, what's that?"

Jiang Xuan was about to go to the field to take a look when he suddenly saw a huge insect flying over from afar. The sound of its wings flapping was very loud, like the sound of a helicopter flying.

"Is this… a dragonfly?"

Jiang Xuan's eyes widened as he looked at the huge creature in the sky.

In the air was a huge dragonfly with a wingspan of at least six meters and a body length of four meters. Two pairs of transparent wings flapped so quickly that it was almost impossible to see them.

Jiang Xuan suddenly thought of an introduction to a prehistoric giant dragonfly he had seen in his previous life.

Its big eyes were like a 360-degree camera. Its black lower mandibles were like big iron pincers that could easily bite through animal bones.

Its six long legs were spiked, so it could easily catch prey. Each of its wings could be controlled independently and it could fly freely in the forest.

This kind of giant dragonfly was no weaker than an ordinary bird in the sky. It was very scary.

This description was very similar to the giant dragonfly that Jiang Xuan saw now, but this giant dragonfly was even larger and more terrifying.

He had already seen all kinds of huge insects, including half-meter-long centipedes and spiders the size of pumpkins.

However, this giant dragonfly gave him a stronger shock because it was simply a small fighter jet!

When this giant dragonfly flew over, Jiang Xuan felt its terror even more.

When it flew over Jiang Xuan's head, Jiang Xuan could clearly feel a strong wind rising from the ground, rustling the bamboo forest.

"It's so big!"

Jiang Xuan kept looking at the sky until this huge dragonfly flew past the bamboo forest and landed halfway up the stone mountain, grabbing the huge ancient vine.

Jiang Xuan felt nervous. He was really afraid that the ancient vine would whip this giant dragonfly to death like the giant bird.

That would be a shame. After all, this was the first time he had seen such a large dragonfly. He searched his memory for any information related to such a huge dragonfly but could not find any.

Fortunately, the ancient vine did not move. It did not seem to have any objections to the giant dragonfly landing on it.

Chi Shao, Hook Vine, and the others also came over.

"Sis, have you seen this kind of dragonfly?"

Chi Shao shook her head. "I've never seen one that big."

"That's strange. Did it fly here from somewhere else?"

Jiang Xuan was puzzled, but it did not stop him from yearning for such a huge dragonfly.

In Jiang Xuan's opinion, this was a small helicopter!

If I could tame it, wouldn't I be able to ride it everywhere?

Thinking of the giant dragonfly, Jiang Xuan could not help but be fascinated.

However, while it was easy to tame birds, it was difficult to tame insects. No one could say if they could successfully tame them.

Besides, such a huge dragonfly was powerful and fast. It would be difficult to catch it, let alone tame it.

"It would be nice to find its larvae. It's easier to raise them from larvae."

But where should he find its larvae? Jiang Xuan had no clue at the moment. This dragonfly was flying so fast that he couldn't follow it even if he wanted to.

Jiang Xuan could only ponder as he observed this huge dragonfly.

Surprisingly, the giant dragonfly did not leave for the next few days. It hunted nearby during the day and stopped on the stone mountain at night to accompany the ancient vine.

This made Jiang Xuan quite happy. As long as this giant dragonfly did not leave, the chances of approaching it or finding its larvae would increase.

As time passed, the people of the Vine Tribe gradually got used to the existence of this huge dragonfly.

This giant dragonfly did not attack people. It only caught some giant insects to eat. It was fine with the Vine Tribe.