Ye An

Ye An opened his eyes, and found that he had returned to the underground cave, the body was wet and cold, the mutant python was sleeping not far away, a few ferrets were clustered on him, and the furry body was the only thing he could feel at the moment. the warmth.

He didn't know how long he had been in a coma, but the hunger in his stomach reminded him that it would not be less than two days.

Ye An tried to sit up, but there was a tingling pain in his swollen wrist, he was able to move and use force, so there should be no bone damage.The wound on the palm stopped bleeding, and the blood scabs formed criss-crossed. Although the appearance was scary, the recovery situation was much better than he expected.

Ye An endured the pain and stood up, waking the ferret up, who made a sharp cry, but failed to wake up the mutant python.

There was light coming from the end of the tunnel, and the sound of rushing water could be heard faintly.

Recalling the scene when he was in a coma, Ye An supported his body with his arms, gritted his teeth and stood up. After the short-term dizziness subsided, he groped to find the matches and torches piled in the hole.

After polishing the fire, and sticking the torch obliquely on the wall, Ye An found the fruit and cured meat in the basket, resisted the urge to gobble it up, and forced himself to take a small bite at a time, chew slowly and then swallow.

Ye An ate a piece of fruit, regained some strength, and roasted a small piece of bacon over fire. It was no longer than a palm, and there was not much fat. Most of it was lean meat. It was a little hard to bite, but it could add a lot of calories.

It is not suitable to eat a lot after being hungry for a long time. After eating bacon, even if he was only three-point full, he didn't take it again.

In the battle with the snapping turtle, Ye An suffered serious injuries, not to mention the wounds on his arms and palms, and his legs and waist were scratched by the snapping turtle's bone spurs.The abdomen was stuck on the edge of the snapping turtle's carapace, leaving a large bruise. Looking at it by the firelight, there were large purple-red blood spots. Fortunately, it didn't hurt too much when pressed, and it didn't affect the movement.

Ye An put down his clothes and raised his head to find that the ferrets had run back into their cages, hugging each other to keep warm.

"Thank you."

Ye An knew that the body temperature of the ferret helped a lot when he was unconscious, so he squatted in front of the cage and tried his best to express his gratitude.

The ferrets were no longer as nervous as before, and they all stood up straight. The smallest one ran out of the cage and rubbed against Ye An's calf.

This is the most intimate gesture a ferret can make.

Ye An's mood suddenly became more relaxed. He turned around and took two pieces of bacon and stuffed them into the cage. Then he opened the box, took out a clean cloth, tore it, and wrapped it around the wounds on his waist, abdomen and arms.Immediately afterwards, he pulled out the short knife, shovel and rope, and planned to go outside the cave to have a look.

He was [-]% sure that the snapping turtle was dead, otherwise the mutant python would not return to the burrow, let alone fall into a deep sleep.But you still have to see it with your own eyes to be at ease.What's more, he was also a little worried about the wolves, and really wanted to know whether the group of mutant wolves would stay on the island or had other plans.

Just because we once had a common enemy doesn't necessarily mean we will become friends.

The cruel environment taught Ye An to be cautious no matter what the situation was, so as to save his life.

Ye An took down the torch from the wall and walked forward along the tunnel.

Due to the collapse of the rock mountain, the direction of the tunnel changed, and it no longer led to the cave where he used to live, but was cut off halfway.There is the only entrance and exit in the middle of the gravel, which should be dug when the mutant python returned to the burrow.

Ye An stepped on the gravel, and there was a sound of rubbing and shattering the stones under his feet.Stepping out of the cave entrance, there was a torrential rain falling from the sky immediately.

Half of the rock mountain was knocked down by the snapping turtle, and he is now standing on the ruins.The section of half of the rocky mountain that is still standing looks like it has been split by a giant axe. The bird's nest on the rock wall is not damaged, but there is no trace of the mutated bird inside. It must have left the island with its chicks like the waterfowl.

Fortunately for waterfowl, most of these chicks have grown flight feathers and can travel with their parents.Even if you have to brave the wind and rain and face a very harsh environment, with the shelter of the group, your chances of survival will increase a lot.

Ye An walked down the stone pile, wiped away the rain in front of his eyes, and faced the huge body of the snapping turtle.

There were no wolves nearby, so Ye An walked closer and found the snapping turtle slanted in the pool, with countless poisonous insects lying on it, burrowing in through the wound, eating the flesh under the skin.The mutated snails in the pool also showed up one after another, competing for the minced meat floating in the water.

The snapping turtle was poisoned by snake venom, and the toxin was in its flesh and blood, so it was not suitable for the wolves to eat. The mutant python did not intend to eat this snapping turtle, and all the poisonous insects and mutant snails were cheaper.

"Pity."

Ye An really wanted to cut a piece of snapping turtle meat to taste, but seeing the poisonous insects crawling around under the turtle's shell, even though the meat showed no signs of spoilage, he didn't have the courage to eat it.

Standing by the pool for a long time, Ye An looked at the huge tortoise shell and always felt that it would be a pity to throw it away.

Maybe it can be used?

Think about it carefully, building a house with wood requires laying a foundation, and after the foundation is laid, the pillars and beams of the house must be erected. He alone must be busy for a long time.Replacing the material with this tortoise shell can save a lot of effort.

Buckle the hard carapace on the ground, and the roof and walls are formed at one time.The broken plaster was cleaned and patched together, and laid in the house, which can insulate the cold and moisture of the ground.

The end near the tail is built with stones, leaving room for windows for ventilation.The place near the head is used as the door, and the wood unloaded from the merchant ship is just nailed into the door panel.

The snapping turtle shell itself is not light, even in the snow season, it will not be easily swept away by the wind and snow.Just in case, you can use mud, stones and wood to fix the snapping turtle shell in advance. After the snow season, you can also use ice to build walls to further resist the wind and snow.

"It should work."

Ye An stood by the pool, staring at the snapping turtle's carapace, and already had a preliminary plan in his mind.

Before the implementation, the snapping turtle's meat must be cleaned first, and then the inside and outside of the turtle shell must be thoroughly cleaned.The rainy season is humid, and if you want to remove the internal moisture, you need to light a fire and smoke it.

If you want to get the tortoise shell as soon as possible, you must not rely on poisonous insects alone.

Ye An made up his mind to rest and recuperate in the cave today and tomorrow, and start working the day after tomorrow if the situation permits.In addition to removing all the flesh of the snapping turtle, after the turtle shell is cleaned out, it is necessary to choose the most suitable place to place it.

Ye An turned back and walked towards the rock wall, ready to climb up to a high place to look at the entire isolated island.

Half of the rocky mountain was knocked down, and the waterfall flowing through the top of the mountain was also cut off.The turbulent water flowed through the tunnels between the rocky mountains and the ruins, poured into the pool, and then flowed out from the pool, crossed the entire isolated island, and merged into the rushing river.

Ye An firmly grasped the protruding stones on the rock wall, climbed to the top step by step without using a rope, and reached the top of the mountain without any danger.

Standing on a high place and looking out, you can have a panoramic view of everything on the isolated island.

The flood was raging, and the four sides of the island were flooded to varying degrees. There was no longer a highland nearby, only green tree crowns and strange-shaped stones sporadically protruding from the water.

There are a large number of fish schools in the river, and there are a few mutant crocodiles.The snapping turtle did not appear for several days, and the hungry crocodile took the risk and chased the fish to the isolated island again.

A large number of mutant beasts were forced to the island by the flood, and Ye An condescended to find large mutant beasts such as buffaloes and wild boars one after another.As for small animals such as hares and gophers, due to the shelter of trees, they have not been found yet, but judging from the current situation, it is estimated that there will be many.

On the west side of the island, Ye An found a pack of wolves.

The prey of the wolves is still the buffalo.

The flood didn't recede, they couldn't leave the delta, and in order to meet the needs of the group, they had to hunt and kill large alien beasts.I have experienced several times that when hunting buffaloes, the members of the wolf pack cooperated tacitly, and there was no attrition of staff.

Ye An observed the wolves for too long, and the wolf king seemed to have noticed something, and suddenly raised his head to look in the direction of Yanshan.After a while, he lowered his head again, ripped open the belly of the buffalo, and devoured the soft and nutritious internal organs.

Although there are many mutated beasts, they are distributed around the island. They have not entered the center of the island, so they will not pose too much threat for the time being. Ye An looks back and decides to clean up the tortoise shells as soon as possible to prepare a new home for himself.

Coming down from the rocky mountain, the rain started to increase again, Ye An followed the same path back to the cave.

The torch had already been extinguished, so he lit another one and stuck it on the wall. He quickly put together several boxes, covered them with thick animal skins, and then wrapped himself with a piece of animal skin. Ye An lay on the wooden box and closed the box. eyes.

He wants to take the time to rest and accumulate energy for the next plan.

For the next two days, Ye An devoted himself to healing his wounds, eating bacon when hungry, cooking a pot of millet porridge, eating fruit when thirsty, and drinking boiled rainwater.

On the third day, Ye An woke up from sleep and felt that his physical strength had almost recovered. He handed two pieces of bacon to the ferret, picked up the prepared tools, and left the burrow with a torch.

The hazy drizzle was drawn into lines and filled with water mist, and the sky and the earth were gray.

Ye An walked to the pool and found that most of the snapping turtle's body had been eaten, with only a layer of skin left on its neck, its head hanging down in the water, covered by the mutated snail.

The limbs and tail are only bones, the internal organs and the fattest parts have been gnawed out, and most of the hard skin and bones are left. The poisonous insects are not very interested, only the mutant snails are still persevering.

Ye An paid attention to the underwater and found no trace of the mutated fish. He climbed up the tortoise shell carefully, tied a rope around his waist, and tied the other end to a bone spur. Remove remaining minced meat and crust.

In the middle of the shovel, Ye An couldn't stand the smell of corruption, so he rushed to the edge of the tortoise shell to inhale fiercely, and even tore off the cloth strips wrapped around his arms and wrapped them around his face, trying to block the nauseating smell as much as possible.

"continue!"

After a short rest, Ye An continued to work.

The shoveled minced meat was thrown into the pool, which attracted fierce competition, and vortexes set off under the water, which seemed extremely lively.

Ye An can feel the various desires of underwater creatures, eating, devouring, killing, and fighting. The emotions that would make him irritable in the past can't affect him much now.

After shoveling for more than three hours, Ye An's arms started to feel sore, so he had to stop temporarily, walk out of the tortoise shell, and sit on the edge of the tortoise shell to rest.

When the rain fell on his body, Ye An rushed over his hand, took out a fruit from the bag hanging on the bone spur, and snapped off the smaller half.

The sweet taste soaked through the taste buds, Ye An couldn't help squinting his eyes, enjoying this rare leisure time.

After resting, Ye An was about to continue working, when he lowered his head, he suddenly found that there was a slate-like thing looming under the clear water, separated by a large group of mutated snails and transparent river shrimp.

Previously, the mutated python fought with the snapping turtle, the rock mountain was knocked down, and a lot of rubble fell into the pool.The stone slabs that appeared underwater at this moment did not look like rolling gravel, but more like steps that had been manually polished.

Ye An looked carefully for a moment, and remembered the stone bed found in the cave. The origin of this stone slab is worthy of deliberation.But the top priority is to clean up the tortoise shells. As for the things under the pool, they can't get away anyway. We can wait until the house is built.

After spending two full days, the tortoise shell was finally removed.

Ye An found two ropes, tested their strength, tied them to the bone spurs of the carapace respectively, wrapped the ends around his waist, crossed his shoulders, and held them firmly in his hands.

Taking a deep breath, Ye An pushed his legs hard, and the mud under his feet submerged his feet and soon reached his ankles.

Step by step, Ye An continued to move forward. With his movements, the huge tortoise shell was pulled to the surface of the water and hit the shore with a bang.