Crossing to Live in the Wilderness Plains

When returning back, Aze did not return to Qize City according to the original route, but took a detour to a nearby place where milk fruit grows, which he accidentally discovered when he came to the lion wolf tribe to participate in the rally a few years ago , The milk fruit there is not only big in size, but also the juice is sweeter than other places. After calculating the time, it should be the season when the milk fruit is ripe.

In the evening of the next day, Aze found the place, which was behind a large thicket of white grass, because the white grass grows very tall and stretches across a large area, and it is impossible to find this place without pulling out the thicket of white grass. Therefore, even if the wild fruits here grow well, there is no sign of being collected by people.

In addition to a few milk fruit trees, there are some other wild fruits here, all of which are basically mature at this time, and the purple and red dotted in a gradually withered grass leaves, it is really beautiful.

Aze took out the fishing net that was used to catch the snow bear before, and made a simple back basket with some tough vines on the spot, and then selected the largest and best wild fruits in this area to collect them. He stuffed the fishing net so that he couldn't put it down any more before stopping.

Today is the first day of the month. Aze doesn’t have to worry about not being able to see the road at night. After harvesting all the wild fruits, he puts all his luggage on his back and plans to rush back overnight. According to the current speed, he should be able to go around noon tomorrow Hurry back to Qi Ze City.

Chen Qi should be very worried that he has been away for so long this time.

Aze planned well, but what surprised him was that he encountered a small group of Hyena not far from the Chishui River.

Some time ago, these hyena dragons hunted a female of the lion-wolf tribe who had driven back to the tribe. At that time, there were too many orcs, and after they caught one, they hurriedly retreated to share the food.

With the orc padding their stomachs, the hyena dragons at least temporarily solved the hunger caused by not eating for several months. After tasting the sweetness, several hyena dragons planned to use this place as their own territory, and sent them daily A Hyena monitors the situation of the Chishui River. Once the orcs cross the river, they will attack again.

However, to their disappointment, even if a few orcs came to the Chishui River occasionally, most of them stayed on the other side of the river for a while and then left. The hyena dragons could only watch the delicious food dangle in front of their eyes and then disappear.

This small group of hyena dragons did not find Aze at first. They hunted an immature pterosaur near the Chishui River today. The fur of the puposaurus is still covered with moisture, and it looks like it just got up from the water. It didn't take long, and I don't know if I fell into the Chishui River in the forest. I didn't find a chance to climb ashore until I drifted near here.

The hyena group was very happy with the unexpected food, and even relaxed their vigilance about the surrounding environment a lot. Several hyenas gathered together to enjoy the dinner they had after almost half a month. .

The surrounding fig trees not only concealed the breath of the orcs, but also concealed the breath of the hyena dragons who were enjoying their dinner.

Because of the night, Aze was more cautious than usual, which made him find something unusual when he broke into the territory of the hyena group, but the tall grass blocked Aze's sight, and when he saw the hyena under the moon It was too late when they saw their figures, and one of the hyena dragons, which had already eaten a few mouthfuls of the dragon's meat, raised its head and found his figure when it looked around.

Aze's reaction speed was very fast. As soon as he found something wrong, he immediately turned around and ran to the Chishui River.

The hyena dragon that had already spotted A Ze roared excitedly, and chased after A Ze in the direction where A Ze was escaping like an arrow from Li Xuan. The other hyena dragons that were eating also noticed something was wrong and raised their heads one after another Looking at the direction where his companions left, when they saw the female running under the moonlit night, all eyes lit up, and they ignored the half-eaten pterosaur, and scattered around without saying a word , intending to drive the female who entered by mistake into their encirclement.

Because Aze was carrying heavy luggage, his speed was much slower than usual. Fortunately, he was not far away from the hyena group, and it was not far from the Chishui River. Throwing away the luggage, I can only run with my luggage on my back.

While running, Aze took out an animal bone from the animal skin backpack on his back. There were three branches on the animal bone, which were polished into the shape of hooks, and a rope was attached to one end.

He neatly passed the rope through the luggage he was carrying, tied a stone to the part with the hook to increase the weight of the animal bone, and as soon as he ran to the Chishui River, Aze aimed at a locust tree on the other side of the river, and directly threw the animal The bone was thrown over, and the stone carried the animal bone around the branch of one of the locust trees twice. Aze didn't have time to confirm whether the crude animal bone hook was firm, so he unloaded his luggage and threw it into the Chishui River , and then jumped into it himself.

A hyena dragon that has been chasing after him saw Aze's movements, so he couldn't care so much, so he jumped directly, trying to knock him down when he jumped into the water, but his sharp claws tore off a piece of tape. Nothing was left outside the bloody white cloth, and the hyena dragon Kankan stopped his forward momentum so as not to fall into the Chishui River with the orc.

The hyena dragon who was chasing after him did not expect that the female would jump into the river, and anxiously crossed the river, her eyes fixed on the dark river water. Once the orcs showed signs of going ashore, they must use sharp weapons immediately. Teeth and claws tear each other apart.

A whole summer is enough for Aze to learn how to swim. He surfaced not long after jumping into the water. Looking back, he saw the hyena dragon that did not jump down. Has your luggage been washed away?

The fish in the Chishui River have long been overshadowed by the smell of orcs. Because Aze's arm was scratched by the hyena dragon, the surrounding river was stained with the bloody smell of orcs. Even if he smelled Aze's animal skin The smell of meat in the backpack did not dare to approach, for fear that it was a trap, and he would become the opponent's meat in the next second.

The luggage in the fishing net basket and the animal skin backpack weigh a lot. The buoyancy of the river water is not enough to support these things on the water surface. Although the bone hooks are simple, but fortunately they can last for a while. Paddle across the Chishui River, and then pull the luggage ashore.

Except for a few wild fruits that fell into the bottom of the river due to shaking, Aze's luggage was not lost. He carried the luggage that was a lot heavier due to being soaked in the river, and looked up to the other side of the river. There were only two or three heads of the dragon still grinning at him, and the rest had all disappeared.

Ze's eyes dimmed. Hyena dragons are not creatures that give up their prey so easily. I'm afraid the other party is not leaving, but is looking for a way to cross the river.A Ze didn't dare to stay for a long time, he simply tore off a piece of cloth, tied the wound hastily, turned around and left in the direction of Qi Ze City.

The hyena dragons on the other side of the river couldn't help raising their heads and roaring when they saw their prey leaving, but the calm Chishui River blocked their way, so they could only watch their prey go further and further away as the sun rose one day.

Chen Qi finished A Jing's breakfast early in the morning, sent the other party to go to school after eating, and then took his own breakfast to the city wall. A Ze has been away for too long, since he came to this world After that, he had never been separated from Aze for such a long time. Even though he knew that Aze was very capable, Chen Qi still couldn't help but worry.

Especially last night, for some reason, I suddenly felt flustered. After being awakened, I couldn't fall asleep anymore. Fortunately, it was not long before dawn, so I planned to go to the city wall early to see if there was any news of Aze's return.

"Chen Qi." As soon as Chen Qi went out, he heard someone calling himself, followed the sound and found that it was Yehuo, who was carrying a cloth bag with a lot of papers in it.

"Why do you get up so early?" Yehuo has been waiting on the city wall with Chen Qi during this period, even though Chen Qi stared at Pingyuan in a daze most of the time, Yehuo still learned a lot from Chen Qi Those words made him deeply obsessed with it. After living for decades, Yehuo knew for the first time that this strange symbol could express so many meanings, and he could know what other people were thinking without telling them face to face. thought.

Ye Huo went up to meet him, "It's not too early, Ah Le has already gone fishing with today's hunting team."

"It seems that the fish in the Chishui River are not so easy to catch recently, right?" Chen Qi asked.

After entering the season of storing food for winter, the hunting teams of the tribe not only have to hunt enough food for the whole tribe to survive the winter, but some females who already have a partner will also make their partners live better in winter. Have plenty of time and hunt alone at other times, when the hunted prey does not need to be divided equally with the entire tribe.

Although this winter because of the planting of a batch of crops, the food shortage in Qize City for the winter is not as bad as in previous years, but due to the premature disappearance of the dragon dragon, and the fact that dragons are encountered on the plains from time to time, for the sake of safety , Azhang also did not let the orcs enter the forest again.

The fish in the Chishui River, which is a single source of meat, is not enough, so after the first snowfall, the females of the hunting team will set off for the Chishui River every day before dawn. I don’t know if it’s a normal reduction or the perceived danger has moved to other river sections. Now it takes a whole day of fishing to reach the amount that can be caught in half a day in summer.

And with the reduction of fish, the orcs have started to fish in other river sections. As the distance increases, the hunting team starts earlier and earlier every day.

"Although the fish caught are not as many as before, the quantity is much better than that of my previous tribe. The current food storage alone is enough to survive this winter." Yehuo smiled and said with emotion : "This is the first time I have encountered a winter where so much food can be stored."

The Luoshui tribe also feeds on creatures in the water. Although they can occasionally hunt in winter, the prey they can catch are not too many, except that the females who are responsible for guarding the tribe can guarantee their daily food intake , other people, including Xiongzi, can only eat one meal a day to replenish their physical strength in winter.

Now Qize City is obviously different from the Luoshui tribe. Judging from the existing food storage, it is clearly intended to keep everyone having enough food to eat as in summer after winter, which was not even in the past. Things I never thought about.

"There will be more and more in the future."

A female jumped down from the city wall, took the full cloth bag from Yehuo's hand and the things in Chen Qi's hand, and then went up to the city wall. During this time, Chen Qi and Yehuo had become frequent visitors on the city wall.

"Do you want to print a story today?" the female asked with a smile.Every time Chen Qi came over, he would bring a few story books copied by Ah Jing. The female guards were very interested in the beautiful stories inside. After hearing that Chen Qi was going to print some books and distribute them to everyone, every Every time the two of them come, they will be questioned enthusiastically.

"No, thousands of characters are still printed today." After going up to the city wall, Ye Huo took back the things in the female's hand and skillfully laid them out on the table not far away. Another female on the city wall had already The big boxes containing the woodcut characters were brought out.