Chapter 60: Mountain Beasts
It was already night after returning to the mountains. After the three of them fed the livestock, they simply washed and slept.
Early the next morning, Lawrence and others went up the mountain after feeding the livestock.
"I have used some of the wood at home. Although there is still a lot, I have to replenish it in time."
Lawrence himself wants to make a storage rack to neatly stack his personal property, so he needs Some more suitable wood.
Sofia happily followed behind with Dom the sheep, and next to her was Salil who was in a good mood.
Salil was carrying a basket that contained not only lunch but also chess pieces for the chess game.
Dom Sheep was also carrying a blanket for taking a nap. The sun was shining brightly today, and the three of them were going to rest on the mountain.
Not to build a house, but to collect some fuel, eat, rest and relax.
There are still many places on the mountain that retain snow. Lawrence walked up the sloping mountain road, holding Lawrence's killer hoe in one hand and Andrew's ax in the other.
We stopped outside the woods where we had caught squirrels and chose a place with fallen leaves and dead grass.
Lawrence said: "Here, let's clear out a resting place nearby."
After saying that, Lawrence threw the weapon on the ground, pulled out a long wooden stick from the salute on the sheep's back, and held the stick in both hands. Beating randomly on the grass.
A few flying insects the same color as dry grass quickly flew out, and there was also the sound of birds flying in the distant woods.
From the forest not far away came the chirping of birds, as well as the mixed sounds of branches and cold wind.
Once Lawrence made sure there were no snakes or other small animals nearby, he prepared to light a fire to speed up the cleanup.
Flames can clear a clean area faster. Most areas are now covered with snow, and many plants are not easy to burn in winter, so there is no need to worry about wildfires.
"I'll collect some pine oil, and you guys can find some rocks to make a fire."
Lawrence warned, and then walked towards the nearby large pine tree with a wooden stick and a dagger.
The pine trees here are very resistant to burning as long as they have bark. Fires rarely occur on the mountain, and even if they do occur, they will be extinguished quickly.
However, the oil secreted by pine trees is a very good ignition material. You only need to collect some to use it as a torch.
It's just a bit choking and not suitable for use inside the house.
After the rosin is solidified and refined, it can be made into rosin, which can be used as poison in this era.
Lawrence looked around several large pine trees, and soon saw pine oil that looked like wound pus on a pine tree with a wound.
"It looks like it was damaged by a wild boar." Lawrence looked around and found no obvious footprints on the ground.
After squatting down and searching carefully, I found a few broken pig hairs.
"There are indeed wild boars here. It seems necessary to set up a trap to catch wild boars here."
Lawrence stood up and looked around, found a branch, and repeatedly rubbed the pine oil on the bark with the branch to make a larger one. collection on tree branches.
With the help of pine oil, Lawrence quickly lit the fire.
While sitting in front of the fire, lighting a fire, Lawrence suddenly thought of the use of flames.
"Salil, when will it rain next time?"
Salil was laying out the animal skin blanket on the ground attentively. After hearing Lawrence's inquiry, she said impatiently: "I don't know."
Lawrence said: "You Can't you tell when it will rain?" Sariel said loudly: "It won't rain today, it won't rain tomorrow, and it won't rain tomorrow! Do you remember clearly?!" Lawrence said casually
: "Remember, you don't have to be so loud. I can hear you. There might be wild boars around here. Be careful to lure the wild boars over."
Salil quickly turned around and sat down, and said arrogantly: "Wild boars will do this during the day. " They only come out to look for food in the morning and evening. Especially in winter, they sleep in the sun during the day. As long as you don't mess with them, you'll be fine." Sofia asked Lawrence: "Master, we can kill wild boars
. "?"
Lawrence also has this kind of plan.
"Yes, but you have to set up a trap and wait until you get back to do this. And it's best not to have direct contact with wild boars." "
I plan to dig a hole to catch those unlucky wild boars. It's difficult to catch them with ropes and other things. Wild boars live there."
Salil reminded: "Then you have to dig a little bigger. The wild boars here are much bigger than those in the south. Whether they are bears, wild boars or people, they are all much bigger!" This is indeed true
. , Lawrence often encountered savages who were stronger and taller than himself, but he lacked understanding of the wild animals here.
"How big are the wild boars here?"
Salil quickly stood up and walked towards Lawrence, put the wooden stick that Lawrence had put aside on the ground, raised her head and said,
"It's much taller than this." Salil put a stick on the ground. Mi Liu's long wooden stick was raised.
"Three meters?!" Lawrence looked at Salil in shock, with a look of disbelief on his face.
Salil put the wooden stick back, nodded and said, "Yeah, it's usually this big."
Lawrence was frightened. The three-meter-tall wild boar was equivalent to a moving tank, and even had a stronger collision force than a tank.
By the way, Andrew seemed to have said that he had killed a wild boar?
"What should you do if you encounter such a wild boar?" Lawrence felt that he needed to learn the escape secrets in the mountains in advance.
Salil said with a relaxed look: "If you encounter wild boars, just run towards them with a loud shout, pick up rocks and branches from the ground and throw them at them, and they will scare away." "
Ahhhhh !" Salil screamed and said to Lawrence: "Just shout like this and pretend to hit it."
Lawrence thought calmly and came to a very rational conclusion, "I...I might Don't you dare."
Sariel frowned and educated: "Lawrence, you can't always be so timid."
The more Lawrence thought about it, the more he felt that he would be frightened when he really encountered that kind of wild boar, and he couldn't be like this The female barbarian next to me ran towards the wild boar while yelling and pretending to kill the wild boar.
Lawrence thought of another creature.
"Then what should you do when you encounter a bear?"
"Of course, run away!" Salil said decisively: "Don't hesitate, run away!"
Salil thought of something else, and added: "Don't move toward Run towards home, and don't climb trees. Many broken trees in the forest were broken by bears. If you climb a tree, it will shake it down." "The best way is to climb up the mountain wall, but Lawrence, you are
probably If you can't outrun those bears, you should exercise more."
Lawrence shook his head, "I don't think that's a gap that exercise can make up for."
Lawrence also regained a roughly correct understanding of the beasts in the mountains and his living environment. understanding.
There are ferocious beasts in the mountains and nobles at the foot of the mountains. It feels like this life is not so comfortable.
(End of chapter)