bookrandom Chapter 113 The Flaws of the Fire Attack Plan
Chapter 113 The Flaws of the Fire Attack Plan
"Ow~!"
After taking only two bites of meat, Cang Nian stopped, eagerly darted in front of the fisherman, and let out a howl.
"Uh... Tiger, you want to eat rabbit?"
Seeing this, the fisherman was startled, and then asked suspiciously.
But faced with the fisherman's nonsensical question, Cang Nian simply shook his head, then raised his paw and pointed to the fire the fisherman had just lit.
Then he pointed to the other side of the river, the direction dominated by mycelium.
"This... Tiger, you mean to use fire to deal with that clump of mycelium?"
The old man's gestures were clear, and the fisherman immediately understood, his eyes lighting up.
Why didn't he think of this method?
The area covered by those mycelia is vast enough, but they are not particularly powerful in themselves!
Even without the Law Enchanting spell, his own dagger could still cut through many!
However, once the number increases, it becomes very difficult to cut off the supply.
But in essence, those mycelia are still ordinary fungi, and their environmental requirements are still quite high!
This thing seems to grow anywhere, but it needs a certain level of humidity, a certain temperature, a dark space, and humus covering the jungle floor to survive!
If any one of the environmental factors can be disrupted, that area will become unsuitable for mycelial survival.
As for humidity, the location of the mycelium is already close to the river, so it is difficult to change it significantly on your own.
In dark spaces, it's even more difficult, since before the spiritual energy revival, those tall trees had already covered the entire jungle.
Now that spiritual energy has been revived, the trees have become even taller and more lush, and walking through the jungle during the day feels eerie.
Therefore, the only way to change a dark space is to remove all the trees!
This is simply not possible.
Even after the trees are removed, the mycelium can still survive in the grass, shrubs, and other nooks and crannies.
But temperature is much easier to change!
A single fire can set an entire forest ablaze!
At that time, the forest will turn into a sea of fire, and the temperature will be maintained at least 700 or 800 degrees Celsius!
At such temperatures, almost no organisms can survive except for tardigrades!
Fungi are temperature-sensitive organisms. Even if the mycelium hides underground, it cannot escape the prolonged exposure to high temperatures and will be burned to ashes!
A large fire can also significantly reduce the humidity in that area. Even if the high temperature of the fire does not completely kill the mycelium, the area burned by the fire will not allow the mycelium, which requires a certain level of humidity to survive, to survive for a period of time.
In addition, although some fungi are anaerobic, the vast majority of mushrooms that can grow to a large size are aerobic.
Fires deplete the oxygen in the air, making it impossible for most living things to survive.
With these multiple effects, if a large fire could be ignited, the mycelium covering a radius of 2.5 kilometers would surely perish!
"However... Tiger, we can't control the fire!"
One wrong move and the whole forest could be burned down.
It might even spread to this area.
But then, the fisherman said with some concern.
As a law-abiding citizen, I am still somewhat afraid of this kind of life imprisonment.
In particular, with the current revival of spiritual energy, the plants in the Northeast Snow Ridge area have become exceptionally tall and dense.
Once a wildfire is started, it can burn uncontrollably!
What if the fire spreads to Kangcheng?
Of course, more importantly, what if they set a fire and there's no time to escape?
"This is indeed a problem that needs careful consideration..."
After hearing the fisherman's concerns, Cangnian snapped out of his excitement.
Setting a fire is easy. With my speed, I could easily rush into the mycelium's territory, set a fire in the deepest part, and then run out.
However, if the fire cannot be controlled, it may cause an unquenchable wildfire, and then everything will be over.
Not only was this excellent new territory destroyed, but if the fire gets too intense and a gust of wind blows, my whole family might not be able to escape!
"There are ways to build firebreaks, use fire to extinguish fire, and prevent the fire from spreading."
However, the conditions for actual implementation are very demanding, and it requires a huge amount of human and material resources to achieve.
"With the resources of our family, this is almost an impossible task..."
Cang Nian thought to himself with a headache.
"That's right! Tiger! After we ignite the big fire on the mycelium side, we can light a ring of fire around the outside!"
This will prevent the fire from getting out of control!
No... If that's the case, we can't do it either.
Even if we return to Kangcheng, we won't be able to transport enough firefighters here to control this fire..."
At this point, the fisherman belatedly remarked.
But halfway through the conversation, he also realized that the plan would be difficult to achieve.
Even considering returning to Kangcheng and relying on the collective strength, we still need to be able to send the person over first, right?
This place is at least one or two hundred kilometers away from Kangcheng. If this were before the spiritual energy revival, it wouldn't have been a difficult thing to achieve.
But now, with the resurgence of spiritual energy, the dangers in the jungle are countless. Even though the fisherman considers himself quite capable, he is not confident in escaping, let alone bringing in a group of professionals.
Kangcheng is not a strategic metropolis; it's just an ordinary small town with a population of a few million in the snowy mountains of Northeast China.
Otherwise, there should be military helicopters available; if they make a few more trips, they could bring people in.
Huh~!
Just as Cangnian and the fisherman fell silent because their newly devised plan was not feasible, a sudden gust of wind blew in!
Then, the campfire that the fisherman had just lit was blown down, and a burning branch rolled several meters away.
And just like that, the bushes there were set ablaze!
Within seconds, a raging fire several meters high shot up!
"Holy crap... Fire! Fire!"
This terrified the fisherman, who quickly got up to find something to fill with water in preparation for putting out the fire!
"Ow~!"
Seeing this, Cang Nian cursed the fisherman in his heart and quickly called out to the little sable.
The little sable's storage space can hold eight tons of water, so putting out the fire shouldn't be difficult since it's just started!
Upon hearing Cangnian's command, the little sable hurried towards the riverbank.
Sha sha...
But at that moment, Cangnian saw the Black King Serpent's thick body moving towards the place where the fire had just started.
Heh!
Then, the black king snake stood up, raised its head, and opened its blood-red maw.
Immediately, Cangnian witnessed a scene that left him speechless!
The raging fire transformed into a thin thread and surged towards the black king snake's mouth!