After hearing the introduction to the mushrooms, Liu Jialin nodded slightly, and the doubts in her heart suddenly cleared up.
No wonder the termite swarm had suddenly changed course. It turned out they were after these mushrooms, not the camp.
She lowered her head and thought for half a minute, then looked up at the termite swarm still circling overhead and decisively issued an order.
"We'll fall back a little and retreat to the higher slope behind us. Don't stay in places where these mushrooms grow, so we can avoid clashing with the termite swarm.
"Since their target is the mushrooms and they pose no threat to us, there's no need for us to provoke them.
"There are simply too many of them. If we fought them head-on, we'd suffer losses too. It wouldn't be worth it."
Everyone immediately got moving. Following Liu Jialin's orders, they carefully backed out from behind the slope, keeping their bodies as low as possible and placing their feet lightly to avoid stepping on branches and making noise.
They quickly retreated several dozen meters, reaching a higher earthen slope.
The terrain here was relatively open, with a better view, and they could maintain a safe distance from the termite swarm.
The weeds on the high slope were relatively sparse. Several sturdy trees stood nearby, their trunks roughly half a meter in diameter. Their rough bark blocked part of the wind.
A little farther away were plenty of scattered stones of varying sizes, strewn around the slope.
Although some of the wild grass had withered and turned yellow, the parts close to the ground were still green, clinging tightly to the earth and displaying their tenacious vitality.
From this high ground, they could see far into the distance. Liu Jialin and the others clearly saw the