Ye An

The convoy camped in the snow.

The sledges carrying the goods are arranged in a circle, forming a circular arched windbreak.Kapok led the crowd to clear an open space and set up tents quickly.

The women tightened their robes, smashed the wooden nails into the frozen ground one by one with a hammer, and then propped up the thick animal skin, and tied the edges with ropes.

The gap between the tents is so small that only one person can pass through.The interior space is quite spacious, the floor is covered with waterproof animal skins, and an iron stove is set up. The chimney of the stove protrudes from the roof of the tent. As the flames dance in the stove, wisps of green smoke meander and drift in the wind.

The women took the prey they caught not long ago from the sled, cleaned the fur, chopped it into pieces with a long knife, threw it into the melted snow, added a few pieces of ginger, sprinkled some seasonings, and put the lid on the tin stove. Serve on a simmer.

The children in the team are responsible for watching the fire, and put the frozen wheat cakes on the side of the stove to bake, and estimate the time to turn them over to ensure that they will not be burnt.

It didn't take long before the heat and aroma wafted through the camp, filling the tent with warmth.The children all gathered in front of the fire, sniffling, smelling the broth, and grunting.

Outside the camp, Camille and the others saw the rising smoke, heard the sound in the wind, exchanged glances with each other, and were a little uncertain.

If Ye An took the initiative to communicate with them and showed even the slightest bit of enthusiasm, they would immediately turn around and run away.Ignoring them like they are now, treating them as air, the teenagers began to hesitate again, whether they should try to contact each other.

Milo's eyes returned to brown. Holding Ash's robe, he sensed the energy of mutants in the camp, and his face remained tense.

"Camille, what should we do?" Ash asked.

"It looks like a caravan." Camille observed for a long time, and his tone was still a little uncertain. "There are children in that team, and it doesn't look like they were captured."

Aowa remained silent, holding the bow and arrow with one hand, staring in the direction of the camp, with a vigilant expression all the time.

"Would you like to try to get in touch?" Ash suggested, "If it's a caravan, maybe we can exchange some salt with them."

For the past few days they have been fleeing, they have been relying on the blood of their prey to replenish salt. If this continues, it will be difficult to maintain their physical strength.When encountering ferocious mutant beasts, they couldn't survive.

"What if they catch homeless people?" Ova said, "There are so many of them, we will definitely not be able to escape."

Ash couldn't refute Owa's words, let alone deny this possibility, so he could only scratch his head and squatted on the ground.

Camille is in a dilemma. They need salt and the necessities to support their survival, but the team in front of them can hardly tell good from evil. Even if the other party does not take the initiative to arrest him, who can say that this is not a trick and a trap?

While they were hesitating, a few teenagers suddenly walked out of the camp, holding a few animal skin bags, walking towards them quickly.

"Fir Shan, are you really going to do this?" A short boy asked in a low voice as he tightly wrapped the animal skin around his neck.

"Xiaowei said that they are not hostile, and I have also asked the adults, don't worry." The leader of the young man comforted his companions, and walked quickly to Camille and the others.

"Stop!" Aowa opened his bow and arrow, and the arrow pointed directly at the fir tree, "Don't come any closer!"

Fir Shan stopped, and the young man behind him quickly opened his bow and arrow. In terms of strength and sharpness, it was not comparable to the bow and arrow in Aowa's hand.

The two sides faced each other in the cold wind, and the robes on their bodies fluttered in the wind, making hunting sounds.

Fir Shan raised a hand to show that he was not hostile, and at the same time shook the animal skin bag in his hand at them, untied the rope at the mouth of the bag in front of Camille and others, and inside was the salt they needed urgently.

"Is there anything to exchange?" Fir Shan asked.

"What?" Camille and the others were stunned. They had thought of many possibilities, but they never thought of this.

"What I mean is, do you want to trade?" Fir Shan said patiently, "Animal skins are fine, and other things can be exchanged, as long as they are useful."

The three of Camille looked at each other, Milo looked up and noticed his gaze, Fir Shan turned his head, a gentle smile appeared on his handsome face, he quickly looked away, and continued to say to Camille and the others: "If You can take out something in exchange, the salt is yours, if you don’t have it, forget it.”

While speaking, Fir Shan fastened the mouth of the bag tightly again, it seemed that he really regarded them as homeless and was going to do business with them.

Ash pressed Carmi's shoulder and said in a low voice, "Exchange them with what you brought out, we need salt."

Camille nodded and told Owa to remain vigilant. He and Ash unwrapped a package, took out a few bundles of animal skins, spread them out in front of the fir tree, and took out a few candles, all of which were found in the Santo's Mansion.

"That's all we have."

"Yes." Fir Shan inspected the animal skin and candles, handed over an animal skin bag, and signaled to the companions who came to re-bind the animal skin and candles, and carried them on their backs with ropes.

Camille picked up a pinch of salt and nodded to Fir Shan and the others after confirming that there was no problem.

After the two parties completed the transaction, Fir Shan immediately took the boys back to the camp, without any intention of staying or making clichés.

Watching Fir Shan and his party leave, the three of Camille immediately extinguished the fire and carried the package on their backs. Ash bent down to pick up Milo, and walked towards a hill not far away.

In the camp, after hearing the reports from Leng Shan and the others, Ye An didn't say much, and only told them to eat quickly and take the time to rest.

"The blizzard is coming." Ye An stood in front of the RV, the ferret lay on his shoulders, his little paws grabbed his hair, and Ye An held it down with his backhand.

Kapok brought hot soup and wheat cakes to Ye An. Ye An took the hot bowl and drank a few sips slowly. The warmth rose from his stomach and warmed up his whole body.

"My lord, the wind is getting colder and colder, and there is likely to be a heavy snowfall." Kapok said.

She and Ye An had the same judgment, both believed that there would be a snowstorm.Such weather is not suitable for traveling, and it is very likely that you will get lost or even get into big trouble.

"Stay here for two days, wait for the wind and snow to pass." Ye An made a decision, "At night, let people rotate the guards to guard against large groups of mutant beasts. Also, if those children come for help, let them in."

"Yes."

Once a blizzard comes, there is only one dead end to stay on the empty snow field.

According to the news brought back by Fir Shan, Ye An can fully conclude that it is difficult for these children to survive the snowstorm.Unless they can find a cave to hide in, or encounter a shack abandoned by homeless people.

In such a cruel environment, it is really not a good idea to pin your hopes on luck.The only way for them to survive is to defect to the convoy.

Ye An returned to the caravan, closed the door tightly, and found that the tigress was fast asleep again, and the two cubs were not sleepy at all. They looked at him with big eyes, expressing curiosity.

Ye An pulled off his cloak, stepped to the side of the tigress, knelt down, grabbed a cub by the back of the neck, and picked it up.

The little tiger cub instinctively curled up its limbs, curled up its tail and remained motionless, looking very cute.

Ye An unconsciously curled the corners of his mouth, and was about to pull the little guy closer, but the ferret immediately protested, and the tigress woke up from her deep sleep, raised her head and let out a low growl.

"Okay, I'm just curious." Ye An held the cub with one hand, pressed the head of the tigress with the other hand, and patted it a few times.

The tigress growled again and bared her teeth at Ye An.

Ye An could clearly sense that the tigress was not hostile, nor did she intend to attack, and she bared her teeth just for show, without any danger.That being the case, he naturally wouldn't be polite, hugged the little tiger cub in his arms, rubbed it a few times uncontrollably, the touch was so good that he didn't want to let it go at all.

"Roar!"

"Hold for a while, don't be stingy."

"Roar!"

"Just a moment."

"Roar!"

"It's really not negotiable? How about adding an extra deer leg?"

The tigress suddenly stopped halfway through her roar, as if she was thinking seriously.

The little tiger cub was rubbed very comfortably, and it turned over in Ye An's arms, showing its soft belly, with its paws spread out, not to mention its cuteness.

Ye An hugged the cub and continued to bargain with the tigress, but the ferret's protest was ignored, and several fur balls ran back to the cab to sulk, yelled at each other a few times, then ran back quickly, climbed onto Ye An's shoulder, and screamed Shout out to the cubs.

The excitement in the caravan lasted for more than an hour. The birds and ospreys that had returned from hunting flew down to the roof of the car and combed each other's feathers.

The mutated dogs wandered around the camp, and once they left the sight of the head dog, they began to fight in twos and threes, chasing and running in the camp and rolling into a ball.

The children huddled beside the tent, watching the mutated dog that rolled into a snowball, and were amused on the spot.If it weren't for Kapok and the elders' repeated orders, I'm afraid they would have ran out of the tent to chase and play in the snow.

As the sky was getting darker, birds and ospreys flew into the tents specially built for them, and the mutated dogs stopped having fun, and walked into the tents in the howling cold wind, lying on the animal skins and leaning against each other to keep warm.

The camp became quiet, and there was silence in the tent, except for the occasional snoring, nothing could be heard.

After midnight, the wind speed suddenly increased, and snowflakes like goose feathers fell from the sky, quickly connecting into one piece, leaving only one color in the sky and the earth.

The snowflakes were mixed with ice particles, and they hit the ground crackling. The small ones were no more than the size of a pigeon egg, and the big ones were as big as half an adult's fist.

The destructive power of the hail was extremely strong, coupled with the heavy snow, two tents were smashed down.Fortunately, the people sleeping inside were alert enough, and the night watchman had detected the danger in advance, so they could escape safely without being crushed inside by the collapsed tent.

This is still the case in the camp, not to mention Camille and others who are suffering in the snow field.

They didn't find a cave, so they could only hide under the fallen logs, dig a snow nest for themselves, and put on thick animal skins, hoping to survive the long night.

However, things went against their wishes, and a sudden blizzard made them feel the crisis.As the wind and snow got bigger and bigger, the snow nest was no longer safe. No matter how many animal skins were wrapped on the body, the hands and feet were still cold, and the whole person seemed to be frozen.

"I can't, I can't do this, get down, go down." Ash was shivering from the cold, his teeth kept colliding, and his speech became stuttering.

Ova and Camille nodded together, equally aware of the predicament they faced.

Surrounded by the three of them, Milo's face was still blue from the cold, and he was trembling constantly.

Suddenly there was a crisp sound next to their ears, and the teenagers froze immediately. Without any hesitation, they picked up Milo and rushed out of the snow nest. Except for the weapons they carried, they didn't even have time to take the package.

Almost at the same time as they rushed out, the snow nest collapsed. If they stayed inside, they would be injured or even killed.

"What should we do now?" Ao Wa stretched out a piece of animal skin, trying to block the heads of several people.

Fortunately for them, the wind and snow were still heavy, and the hailstorm finally stopped, causing no more danger.

"Go to that camp," Camille said.

Ova and Ash fell silent.

They knew what this meant, and if they encountered a black-hearted caravan, they were likely to be in danger again.But if they don't take risks, they will definitely not survive tonight.Even if they made it through the night, they couldn't last long if the storm didn't stop.

"Listen to Camille, let's go."

Ova grabbed his weapon and pulled the hide around him tight.Ash didn't speak, bent down to hug Milo, and nodded in the same way.

Camille rescued some supplies from the collapsed snow nest, divided them into three parts, and carried them on their backs respectively.The rest stayed under the snow nest and did not continue to dig.

"Be prepared."

If the team is willing to take them in, these should be regarded as rewards for obtaining asylum.If the other party has bad intentions, they must try to escape, and the things hidden under the snow will be the basis for their survival.

"Let's go."

After everything was ready, Camille led the way first, Ova walked last, and Ash walked in the middle with Milo in his arms.The three of them lined up in a row, stepping on the footprints left by their companions, and trekking hard in the wind and snow.

In the camp, after cleaning up the collapsed tents, everyone yawned and went back to rest.

Ye An was woken up, sure it wasn't a big deal, and was about to continue sleeping against the tigress, when he suddenly felt the energy of a mutant, thinking of a certain possibility, he lost all sleepiness immediately.

In another tent, Xiao Wei, who was supposed to be sleeping soundly, also opened her eyes and sat up with her arms propped up. Her eyes, which could not see anything, stared at a certain direction for a moment, as if she could penetrate the tent and the snow, capturing the gradual Approaching children and teenagers.