Ye An

Ten days passed in a blink of an eye, the temperature slowly rose, and the snow season was coming to an end.

People in Jincheng have strong resilience. As long as they are not too seriously injured and have the medicine of lily of the valley, they will be able to walk on the ground one after another and start to move freely.Gerald took the initiative to come to the island to find Kapok, hoping that she could convey to Ye An that he and his men were ready to fulfill the promise.

"Can you go into the water?" Kapok looked at the few people following Gerald, most of them were still bandaged and their faces lacked blood.

"no problem."

Gerald had asked a few people in advance, as long as they were not underwater for too long, there would basically be no major problems.What's more, the condition he and Ye An reached was to teach them all the methods of mining. This process is very simple and does not require them to stay underwater for a long time.

"You guys wait here first."

For the sake of caution, Kapok does not intend to invite Gerald and others into the camp, but it cannot be left aside at will.Immediately find a few half-grown teenagers, let them go to the rocky mountain, and tell Ye An the news of Gerald's landing on the island.He and several women fetched materials, built three sheds near the camp, and brought stoves and iron pots so that Gerald and his men could drink hot soup and warm up by the way.

When Ye An got the news, he was sorting out the piles of spar.

One-third of the huge snapping turtle shell had been disassembled. As a reward, Ye An distributed some of the fragments to the bamboo rats, and piled the rest into the stone room to clear a large space in the cave.

"My lord, the gray-haired man has come down with his hands."

When the teenagers came to the cave, they didn't dare to get too close. They were very afraid of the black-browed snake guarding the entrance of the cave, and the mutated bat hanging upside down in the cave.

Ye An was picking up a spar the size of a palm. Hearing what the boys said, he couldn't help but wondered, "So fast?"

According to his estimation, it will take at least five or six days before these people can fully recover.Coming here at this time, it can be seen that they are eager to return, and they really don't want to stay in the delta for a long time.

"Come in the morning."

The teenagers told the time and process when Gerald and his party landed on the island, and they also said that they brought a few bulging animal skin bags, which were not like food, but more like tools.

"Go and have a look."

Ye An put down the spar and planned to deal with it when he came back.

Lily of the valley was not in the cave, so he turned around and greeted Uncle Wang, waved to Xiaozhu and Miluo who were surrounding the panda, ignored the panda's aggrieved appearance, quickly put on his cloak and left the cave.

The panda wanted to follow, but was hugged by Xiaozhu.

The little girl is growing up, she looks thin, but she is actually quite strong, not as good as Ye An, and it is difficult to break free with her arms wrapped around her.With Milo helping, the panda had no hope of getting away, and was warned by Ye An not to use supernatural powers, so he could only be held in the arms of a little girl like a fur ball.

"Here." Xiaozhu handed a piece of ore to the panda, stroked the panda's head, pinched its ears, and used just the right amount of strength.

The panda hugged the ore and stopped struggling immediately.

Xiaozhu and Milo looked at each other and smiled at the same time.

Ye An handed over the panda to them and asked them to take care of the little guy. The two were both excited and worried, for fear that they would disappoint Ye An if they didn't do well.Thankfully, pandas are easy to figure out. As long as there are enough ores and food, petting them along their fur can always calm them down.

The panda that has gnawed on the ore will soon form a ball, roll around twice, and spread its limbs on the ground again.

Xiao Zhu poked its hind feet curiously, and the panda raised its head, without any intention of attacking, it just barked twice in a childish voice.The cute appearance not only made the eyes of the two children shine, but even Uncle Wang, who was concentrating on polishing his weapons, stopped and took a curious look.

"What the adults have told you must be done well."

Seeing that the panda became dizzy again, Xiao Zhu and Mi Luo did not walk away, but took a piece of animal skin and covered the little guy's body, and began to polish the half-made bone knife again.

Outside the cave, Ye An and the teenagers walked across the stone bridge. Aowa, who had led the teenagers before, passed through the cave first, slid down the vines, and waved to the top after landing, indicating that the teenagers could come down.

Ash and Camille were fetching water by the river, when they heard the sound and looked back, they saw Ye An letting go of the vine and jumping down, beside him besides Aowa, there were also several teenagers who had come to the ground before.

"grown ups."

Ash and Camille walked forward with buckets on their backs, holding a few crabs tied up with ropes in their hands.

"Have you eaten yet?" Ye An asked.

"I've eaten it." Camille mentioned the crab and said, "Sister Lily of the Valley wants to use the crab shell, and Ashte and I came to the river to find it. This kind of crab is not big, and only the ones with spots on the shell can be used."

Ye An didn't continue to ask, let the two teenagers do their own thing, and took Aowa and the teenagers to leave the ground.

Watching the group go away, Ash said enviously, "Ova is so lucky."

"Okay, let's get to work." Camille untied a rope and asked Ash to help remove the stone. When he found a crab under the stone, he immediately grabbed it and tied it with a rope.

"Aren't you envious?" Ash whispered while working.

"We escaped from Qiancheng together. We didn't meet adults. The three of us couldn't survive. We were buried in the snow long ago. Keep this in mind." Camille said to Ash without raising his head, " Whether it's Aowa or you and me, as long as it can be useful to adults, that's good."

"You're right." Ash scratched his head, bent down to remove a stone, and found that there was no crab underneath, but a coiled centipede. He immediately picked up a wooden stick to hold it down, and said excitedly, "Good thing!"

Camille glanced over to tell Ash to be careful, and threw him another slender wooden cylinder.

"Use this outfit."

Ash carefully picked up the centipede, quickly stuffed it into the wooden barrel, then tightened the lid tightly, shook it twice with a smile, and said: "Such a big centipede must taste good. Look for it again, maybe there are more."

Looking at the excited companion, Camille shook his head with a smile, straightened up, shook off the water stains and soil on his hands, and looked in the direction Ye An left, with many thoughts flashing through his mind.

He envies Owa as much as Ash, but he is not jealous, let alone alienated from his companions.They have already gained the trust of the adults, and those who camped on the edge of the island, unless they have something to do, can't even get close to the rocks.

When Ye An came outside the cave, there happened to be a cold wind blowing by.

The snow piled up near the rocky mountains has shown signs of melting, and the surface has become bumpy, forming large pieces of hollow intertwined broken ice.At noon, there will be a trickle flowing under the snow, which symbolizes that the rainy season is getting closer.

The snow melted and the wind was still cold.

Ye An stood still by the pool, tightened the cloak on his body, saw the sleds used by the teenagers as a means of transportation, bent his fingers to his lips, and let out a loud whistle.

The whistle sounded far away, and within a short while, there was a sound of dog barking, and more than a dozen strong mutant dogs rushed out of the dense forest, wagging their tails around Ye An.After pointing his finger in the direction of the cave, he shouted happily a few more times, ran over to drag the sled out, and skillfully put the rope on himself.

Although the snow has melted, it will not prevent the mutant dog from pulling the sled, nor will it affect the speed of the sled.

Ye An stepped onto the sled, called Ova to come up, held the rope thrown by the mutant dogs with both hands, and gave orders to the dogs.

"go!"

The mutant dog lowered its ears at the same time, accelerated under the leadership of the head dog, pulled the sled away from the rocky mountain, passed through the forest passage, and galloped towards the camp on the edge of the isolated island.

The teenagers followed closely behind Ye An, even though they tried their best, they were still left behind by a certain distance.

Outside the camp, Gerald and the others finished drinking the hot soup and were warming up by the tin stove.Kapok stood with several strong women, his attitude seemed kind, but he was always on guard against Gerrard and the others opposite.

The barking of the mutated dog came from far to near, accompanied by the whistling sound of the sled passing through, clearly reaching everyone's ears.

A group of birds flew up in the forest, and soon they fell like clouds.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, and saw a dozen mutant dogs rushing out of the dense forest pulling a sled. On the sled stood Ye An and a brown-haired boy with a rather immature face.

Behind them is the young man sent by Kapok to send a message. Due to the full rush, everyone is sweating, their cheeks are flushed, and they are almost steaming when they remove the animal skin wrapped around their heads.

"grown ups."

Gerrard took the initiative to say hello to Ye An.

Hearing his address, Ye An raised his eyebrows and said, "Just call me Ye An."

Gerald didn't insist, and didn't waste time. When Ye An got off the sled, Mario and Sang Fei brought some animal skin bags and untied the ropes at the mouths of the bags with their own hands.

"If you want to mine underwater, you need these things."

The mouth of the bag is open, and what is inside can be seen at a glance.

Ye An bent down to pick up a tool carved out of wood and connected to a water bladder, and looked through it carefully, with a dazed expression on his face.

"Is this a tool for breathing?"

"Yes, the material is limited, the workmanship is very rough, and the time it can last underwater is limited. But one person can wear more than one, and use them in rotation." Gerald said.

In addition to breathing apparatus, Jincheng people rushed to manufacture several tools necessary for mining, and Gerald introduced them to Ye An one by one.

"There is not much time, and there is only so much we can do." Gerald explained, "It's not that we didn't pay attention, but that the rainy season is coming, so we must hurry up. Otherwise, after the water rises, we won't be able to return to Jincheng with the modified car alone."

There was eagerness in Gerald's words, without any pretense or falsehood.

Thinking of Xiao Yun's previous reminder, Ye An also felt that time was running out, so he stopped talking now, let Kapok organize the manpower, and went to the mine today to test the mining method of the Jincheng people.