Survival In the World of Beasts - Chapter 77

Facing the disbelieving look in the two Apa’s eyes, Bai didn’t seem to have the intention to convince them.

He just looked at Yang Apa and smiled slightly, “Yang Apa, where is the Akaishi that A Zhao wants?”

Yang Apa frowned, “This is collected at the foot of the mountain, there are a lot of them, but now it is covered with heavy snow, I am afraid it will not be easy to collect.”

Bai asked again, “Apart from the cave wall, is there any extra in the valley, or give Ah Zhao some first. I will collect it and make it up when the weather is warmer.”

Yang Apahaha laughed, “Why do you want you to make up? My old bones should go down the mountain to collect herbs when the weather is warm. I can collect red stones by myself. After these paintings are finished, I will give you the rest.”

Li Shizhao looked at the Akishi on the ground, and it was indeed not much. It was estimated that it would be awkward for any experiment to be tossed. He was a little embarrassed, but he thanked Yang Apa for his kindness.

Bai mentioned the remaining Akaishi and bid farewell to the Aps, and led Li Shizhao out of the snow cave.

Behind him came the conversation of the Aps:

“This brat!”

“Haha, when the kids grow up, you should trust him more.”

“He can bring females here, how can you trust him?”

“Forget it, it’s not a big deal, you can look a little bit away. Hmph, other things, I have to see what they tossed up…”

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“Is it right that when painting the murals in the snow cave, females can’t go there?” Li Shizhen asked, talking to Bai, he doesn’t have to have any scruples. Seeing the appearance of Chiapa just now, he should still understand these taboos. .

Bai slowly explained: “In fact, I didn’t say it clearly, but at first the paintings were painted with the blood of the prey hunted by the warriors. They meant to be sacrificed, and naturally they were painted by the warriors themselves. Later, the blood was discovered. The paintings could not be maintained for too long, and the tribes gradually discovered that Akaishi could be replaced, and other materials could be kept longer, so they gradually replaced Akaishi. But the rule of drawing by males has been retained.”

Li Shizhao nodded, so this is probably a customary rule, but the guy next to him ignored this rule, which made Li Shizhao a little confused for a while.

Bai said indifferently: “In fact, this rule has no practical use. It’s just that our ancestors did it. Let’s do it. I just don’t think it is necessary to delay business because of this.”

Is that right? Why did Li Shizhao feel that under this guy’s calm words, undercurrents were raging, and there was something he didn’t know was hiding?

Bai did not intend to continue the discussion with Li Shizhao. He quickly changed the subject: “Is this Akishi enough?”

Li Zhizheng shook his head, his expression a little worried: “The quantity is not enough, and to make weapons with this thing, you need to make a mold, that mold,” Li Shizhen sighed. He originally thought that pottery had no effect in the valley, but he found the historical process. The non-jumping nature: “It needs to be made with pottery.”

“Is it earthenware? The brown jar that Qing Apa they exchanged back for?”

“Yes, you have to first fire the mold with clay, and then put the red stone in a charcoal fire for some treatment. The red stone will be fired into the mold and injected into the mold. After it is cold, you can get the prototype, but more processing is needed. Get a sharp weapon.” Li Shizhao described this rather complicated process in as simple as possible. He couldn’t understand the blast furnace and the reduction reaction. It would be better to simply say something that can be understood.

“A sharp weapon? Just like your knife?”

“What? No, no, no, it can’t be done.” Li Shizhao desperately shook his head, what a joke, in this primitive environment, it is very good to be able to make iron from iron ore and make steel of decent quality. Now, it is a joke to make a Swiss Army knife that is also of excellent quality in modern times. It is impossible to make a compound bow.

Li Shizhao opened the knife, and it accompanied him to this world through many dangerous and difficult years. I don’t know if it was his illusion, it was useless for a long time, and there was a little rust on the side? Seeing the mottled scratch marks on the plastic handshake of this knife, Li Shizhao was a little helpless. For many times, he didn’t have a handy tool, so he just used the knife directly. Sometimes he didn’t clean it in time and didn’t know what was stained. Even high-quality brands cannot withstand such overloaded and over-range work.

After quietly taking away the knife, Li Shizhao had decided not to use it as a last resort. After all, this was one of the most useful technological crystallizations in this world.

Bai heard that he couldn’t make such a sharp knife and was a little silent for a while.

Li Shizhao quickly said: “Even if it’s not as good as this one, it’s much better than the current stone and wood. It can be made into any shape, which is much more convenient. It doesn’t take so much time to grind and beat.”

White nodded, didn’t say anything, it seemed thoughtful.

Seeing that there was no special regret or disappointment in his expression, Li Shizhao didn’t bother his thoughts anymore. Li Shizhao originally thought that he could temporarily abandon the single bow plan after discovering iron ore, and instead devote manpower to steel smelting, but now that all the conditions are not available, he should turn his head to develop an easier single bow!

He reluctantly discovered that iron ore smelting was added before the temporarily shelved plan of compound bow. I don’t know why, knowing that I can’t make iron for the time being, he didn’t feel much disappointment in his heart. Instead, he felt relieved. It seemed that he was not the same person who was excited when he first discovered the ore.

For a while, Li Shizhao was also a little confused. What kind of situation did he hope for? Let’s go with the flow. When it’s time to appear, all kinds of conditions are ready, and it will naturally appear, just like the corn brought by Ahu. seed.

In the next few days, the females started to get busy again. The corn was not a young seedling at this time. It had grown to nearly a person’s height and began to ear. According to Ahu’s description, the corn was earing in the warmer and rainy season in the north. So Li Shizhao organized everyone to irrigate and water.

This is the critical moment for the development of corn on the cob, and the last one is busy, and if done well, it may increase a lot of yield.

Observing now, Li Shizhao can already conclude that this corn is not the same as the corn he eats on the earth. The plants look alike, but this corn is at least more cold-resistant. Whether it is different in other aspects requires further observation.

Although the northern part of the valley is relatively warm, there is still a layer of snow on the surface that is too late to melt during a few heavy snowfalls. At least a few hours after the heavy snowfall can be completely melted. At this time, the surface temperature should be very low. These plants are still growing, and they are not affected. If you think about the more northern weather they used to grow, you can understand why Eminem of Ahu chose it as the main crop.

Because I heard that the fields where young females have been busy for a long time have actually begun to “hang fruit”, many eminems will also come over and take a look. By the way, Li Shizhen raised his hands and feet in favor. The ear on the top of the corn cob caused the eminems to watch and discuss. Obviously, some of them have never seen this strange fruit. A few of them can be said to be the eminem of the wolf clan. It is estimated that they are in the north. I have collected this kind of fruit, but it is the first time I have seen such a magnificent scene with such a large piece growing together. Suddenly, the ground was filled with the hustle and bustle of fruit picking before.

When Li Shizhao was tired and fell asleep, Bai also came back more and more late.

When Li Shizhao was busy with the cornfield incident, he realized that Bai was so busy recently that he hadn’t seen anyone for many days. This situation hasn’t happened for a long time since Bai didn’t go out to lead the tour in person. You must know that in order to allow the females to complete the planting independently, he did not ask the males to go to the fields to work. Although there are no shortage of volunteers, they were all rejected by Li Shixun.

So, what is this guy tossing about?

On this day, when Li Shizhen returned to the stone house, Bai Hu had already squatted eagerly in the room waiting for him.

Li Shizhao hadn’t seen Bai for a long time, and even the animal form of Bai hadn’t been seen for a long time. For a while, he felt that he had been so kind for a long time. However, Bai Hu’s blue eyes looked a bit moist and aggrieved. Although knowing that this guy was mostly pretending, Li Shizhen patted his head lightly, and asked, “What’s wrong?”

Bai Hu held a long knife in his hand and put it next to Li Shizhao, with big aggrieved blue eyes watching Li Shizhao blink, then arched Li Shizhao’s cheek, and whispered “Woo”. Today, even that stupid big guy received a female engraved javelin. It’s too unreasonable. QAQ Li Shizun pulled off the scabbard of black animal skin. The scabbard was also inlaid with obsidian, but this craft was completely different, unlike Ache. The dagger is only inlaid with a few narrow sharpened stone pieces on one side. This knife uses a whole piece of sharpened stone directly as the entire blade and spliced ​​it on the wooden knife body, which is tightly wrapped and even The wood is all black, which is a whole body, with only a stream of light on the blade.

The blade is sharp, the blade has smooth lines, and the length is four to fifty cents. It is a very sharp side weapon. The word “曛” was inlaid with finely divided obsidian on the handle of the knife, and the whole word was shining with the dazzling, low-key but gorgeous and elegant light of black diamonds. The thin black animal skin rope is wrapped around the handle of the knife, which forms an inconspicuous but very complicated pattern while being slip resistant, and the whole is wrapped around the word “曛”. Li Shizhao only noticed that this pattern seemed to be a white symbol?

Such a delicate, elegant and practical weapon will take a lot of time, isn’t it because Bai has been busy with this recently?

Li Zhizhen suddenly realized that this guy…for a while, he was a little moved and a little helpless. He looked at Bai Hu, and Li Zhizhen sighed with a low smile. According to his understanding of Bai Hu, this guy would never be unreasonable. He sent things, so he sent him weapons in the hope that he would send back a javelin.

Li Shizhao did not immediately respond to the request in Bai Hu’s watery blue eyes. An engraved weapon, whether it is the one held in his hand or the one that I don’t know if it will be sent out, seems to be extremely important at this moment, Li Shizheng, he hesitates, he can afford to put it away. Is it? Can you afford it?

Bai Hu tilted his head and looked at Li Zhizheng, as if he didn’t understand why this female hesitated for a moment. It was just a javelin with lettering. His requirements were not high. He put the big white plum blossom on Li Zhizhen’s knee, and his wet nose touched Li Zhizhen’s neck affectionately, as if urging him to take the knife and make a javelin quickly.

Li Shizhao put down the knife and stretched out his arms to hug the white tiger’s neck, like the intimacy that comforted each other countless times before, and was a little bit at a loss trying to face something. Li Shizhao himself was also a little confused for a while, everything seemed to be clear, and everything seemed vague and unknown.

He stared into Baihu’s blue eyes. Does this guy really know the true meaning of an engraved weapon? Sometimes Bai Hu’s intimacy naturally came so open, making Li Shizhao wonder whether he knew or didn’t, whether he knew it or not, whether it was intentional or unintentional.

Perhaps only when Bai was in the form of a beast, would he dare to look directly at these clear blue eyes like this, without concealing his hesitation and… emotion.

Li Zhizheng stretched out his hands and grabbed Baihu’s two semi-circular ears. Regardless of Baihu’s “wailing” call, he just rubbed and rubbed it, and the hand feels as good as ever. XDDD Baihu stretched out two big plum blossoms and gently placed Li Shizhao He tried to stop him with his hands but didn’t feel any force, so he could only continue to turn his head in an aggrieved way and try to avoid him.

One person and one tiger put aside the entanglement and waiting of their own just now, frolicking as usual. In the end, it was not until the two of them were dying, that they each washed and prepared to sleep. Closing his eyes, Li Shizhen grasped Baihu’s wagging tail and said softly: “Hey, give me some time?” I don’t know if he needs time to prepare weapons or time to accumulate courage.

Bai Hu gently nudged the female next to him, and made a low “whoop”, not knowing whether he agreed or didn’t hear it. One person and one tiger cuddled each other into their dreams.

One person and one tiger seemed to regain their tacit understanding. Li Shizhu said that it would take time, and Bai Hu waited quietly.

However, Li Shizhao himself can relax as the irrigation work is gradually on track, and he is coming back earlier and earlier. Bai Hu still came back very late, and how many days has this guy kept his animal form? It seems that many young orcs in the valley have recovered their animal forms? Li Shizhao was a little puzzled. At first Baihu came back late and he could think that he was making knives. Now it seems that it is not that simple, at least not just making knives.

In the middle of the night, Bai Hu was about to jump out of bed quietly. His light movements would never disturb the sleeping female, but he had no choice but to find that his tail did not know when Li Shizhao was firmly grasped in his arms. The meaning of relaxation.

The motion he just got up drove his tail, apparently already alarming Li Zhizhen: “Where are you going?”

Li Shizhao rubbed his eyes, still holding the tiger’s tail firmly in his hand: “I know you have small movements. Come on, what are your plans?”

After Li Shizhao discovered that many young males had changed their animal shapes, he went to check the records of the warehouse. These guys actually ate so much meat. It seems that they did not plan to eat for a while, and they also prepared so many suspicious things. There must be a big move.

Bai Hu said innocently, “I don’t know that the mud is talking about the horse”, and even rubbed Li Zhixun, with an expression of “the mud is about to break.”

“Don’t tell me?” Li Shizhao grabbed its ears. This guy actually wanted to be cute. Don’t you know that the tricks are useless when they are old!

The white tiger lifted the white plum blossoms and placed them on Li Shixun’s lap, begging for mercy. Every time it was ear QAQ. At this time, the sky was not bright yet. A crowd of orcs were gathering outside the hall and waiting. With excellent night vision, everyone found the white tiger who has always been mighty and domineering. There was actually a female sitting on her. Everyone looked at each other a bit, what are you kidding about, this time the plan is so dangerous, do you want to bring a female?

Li Shizhen was fully armed, wrapped in thick animal skins, and carrying weapons such as schoolbags, javelins, and knives on his back. After checking the warehouse, he knew that these guys were going out of the valley, and he had made all preparations early. He wore a thick fur coat and a thick coat. He wrapped his head like a scarf, leaving only a pair of eyes outside. The latter half of the night was the coldest time, and he just came out of the warm stone house, even though he was dressed well. Thick, he still shivered slightly.

Bai Hu didn’t explain to the orcs the reason why Li Shizhen came with him. Instead, he roared a few times, and everyone set off collectively.

Some of the orcs are in the form of beasts and some are in the form of humans. The beasts are basically tigers, and most of the human forms are wolfs. Except for a few patrols, all the young orcs are here. When they moved forward, the queue was not at all chaotic. The humanoid was in the middle and the animal was covering the outside. Obviously, they usually train quickly. Everyone carried various items on their backs. Obviously, this was a premeditated and long-planned event.

Li Shizhao couldn’t figure out where these guys were going until they set off. Bai Hu couldn’t understand this state. He turned his head and asked the next to Xiao, “Where are you going?” At this time, the outside area was very snowy. It’s thick, and the tiger is struggling to trek on it. It’s definitely not a good time to hunt.

Xiao was a little surprised and surprised. After all, the person was brought out by Baihu. Xiao looked at Baihu and nodded when he saw him: “Go to the forest below.” Xiao pointed to the guide.

“Howling Valley?!” It is this place that worries Li Shizun the most in the south recently. I don’t know what a dangerous place it is, so many appars have returned with injuries.

Xiao shook his head: “It’s not that far, it’s just in the woods below. As for Howling Valley…”

Li Shizhao is a little confused, so what are they doing? It seems that it has something to do with Howling Valley?

Xiao’s expression was hesitant, and after reconfirming Bai’s meaning, he slowly explained the location of Howling Valley.

That place is not only very far away, but the climate is also warmer than the mountains. It doesn’t freeze much in winter, and there are some plants growing. Many animals are too hungry and will run there to have a meal. Herbivores will naturally attract carnivores.

However, the most terrifying part of Howling Valley is that both herbivores and carnivores will be trapped in it. Xiao described that the ground in that place is very dangerous. If you don’t pay attention to it, you will get stuck in the mud and can’t be pulled out. Animals, especially large ones, went to Howling Valley.

But in the cold snow season, there is no food, there will still be desperate animals going there from time to time to try their luck, and finally take themselves in. Howling Valley got its name because of how terrible animals have been wailing throughout the snow season.

Li Shizun was silent. This description sounded like a swamp, where the animals were stuck and could not move, and finally they could only wailed and died of exhaustion. But even if this place is so dangerous, it wouldn’t have caused the Aps to be so badly injured last time. After all, the swamp or something, if a companion pulls the rope to drag, even if they are beasts, they are much smaller than large dinosaurs, so they shouldn’t be so dangerous.

Li Zhitong’s question silenced Xiao, and after a while he explained: “The danger of going to Howling Valley is not just getting stuck in the mud. Apa and the others want to bring back a big prey, so they came to Howling Valley to try their luck. “

As a result, they really encountered a large dinosaur that had just died. After successfully dragging the prey up, the danger had just begun. Bringing a prey of this size back to the snow peak, no matter how much the two teams cooperate with each other, no matter how careful the investigation is, they will not move quickly. It is impossible to completely avoid the large predators. In this desperate snow season, the animals The feeling of being is always the most keen. The early snowfall will only make them eat and replenish energy even more desperately, and snatching prey is always the most willing thing for top predators to do.

Chiapa and the others defeated many predators, large and small, and avoided many hunts, but they were almost wiped out in a forest close to the valley. In the end, they were determined to give up their prey and led the team to rescue them. The wounded returned to the valley at full speed, and this took everyone’s life back. After all, the snow season had arrived at that time, and the hunters would not chase them wildly if they had food.

Thinking of Chiapa’s and their old and new superimposed injuries, and even serious infections, Li Shizhen sighed. It must have prevented other predators from leaving injuries along the way, and because of the emergency, they were too late to deal with it. Has left a lifelong disability. Looking at the critical situation that Baihu and the others responded to at the time, if they didn’t go in time, I’m afraid that Qing Apa will give up the prey in time and it won’t save everyone. Think about the old females who almost went into the snow cave. If not… Li Shizhen took a deep breath and didn’t have to think about those ifs. Now the situation is very good, that’s enough.

At this time, the sky was already bright, and the boundless white snow revealed a peculiar blue color, like the fluorescent blue light reflected on the white by the fluorescent lamp in a science fiction movie, it was very dreamy. Such a beautiful scene does not know how many lives have been swallowed, and now how many animals are desperately hungry and cold.

After walking for so long, no one had the intention to stop, and the rhythm did not slow down in the slightest. In the quiet morning, only a breath and the “creaking” of stepping on the snow were heard in the ears.

The orcs who opened the road in front had already been rotated. The snow was too thick, and it took a lot of physical effort to open the road in front. After the replacement, the fur of the tiger orcs was soaked in the snow. But everyone’s expressions were very calm. It seemed that everyone had anticipated the hardships of this journey, and would not be half-shocked by it, and they didn’t know what the big white guy said to them.

And what is there in the woods down there? This guy has to be so persistent and lead so many people forward. Wait, Lin Zi? ! Li Zhizhao’s head was agitated from the cold.

“The place we are going to is where the Aps are attacked?!”