Chapter 171: An Unusual Autumn
Two months have passed since the arrival of spring. If we count it as one month and one season, summer has already passed.
Two months is not a long time, nor is it a short time. The time that has passed is enough for this forest to regain its vitality and all things to flourish again.
Nowadays, even with the arrival of a large number of new residents, it is still impossible for the forest to flourish again, or even to make the forest area as large as before.
The impact on Wang Yang and others was also fully reflected at this time.
Wang Yang participated in hunting with everyone every day, and the harvest was not much, but the daily consumption was basically the same. Everything sounded good.
In fact, it was completely wrong. In the first three seasons, they should not have been equal, but had exceeded their prey acquisition, so that they would be prepared to fight the long winter.
But now two months have passed, in other words two seasons have passed, and they still haven't accumulated any prey.
The dispatch of all members will not bring more gains to everyone.
This has to do with many aspects. For example, the forest species in this area are very rich, but the area in the north with an almost polar climate does not have so many species. When they join this vast area, it will be difficult to accumulate them in large numbers for a while.
Reproduction, the number is much less than before.
There was no real gain in two months. It was like working for several years and getting nothing back except two more horizontal wrinkles on my brows and a little more depth in my eyes.
If there is no surplus, it means a serious overdraft. This is Wang Yang's core philosophy.
He scratched his head and couldn't think of many solutions.
There is only one month left, what can we do in this month? Defy the heavens? Conjure 5,000 pieces of pie?
To be honest, I already have an advantage. The cave on the left mountain is an excellent trap. Animals that like to live in caves will go in.
The biggest trap is the canyon itself. The thousands of animals here are an irresistible temptation. As long as there are nearby predators, they will rush over regardless of their own safety.
With these two advantages, nearby animals basically become dinner.
But these are far from enough. When nearby animals rush to the canyon, other animals have not yet been added, and there will be a short vacuum period here.
Because there are not many species in the north, it is impossible to form a large-scale influx, which makes Wang Yang very passive.
There is no way for me to be like a pack of wolves, discovering animals dozens of miles away, and then kill them along the way.
Such an environment reminded Wang Yang of the Eskimos living in similar areas.
That they can survive in that kind of place for thousands of years speaks volumes about their tenacity, strength, and skill.
They had many tools for catching fish and hunting, and they also domesticated dogs.
I also have many tools. If I give myself some time, I can make more things, but I am missing a nose, a good nose that is born to be a hunter.
That's right, I don't have a dog. God, that guy didn't give me a dog through time. If I want to have a dog, I have to catch wolves and tame them.
But the wolf is dead...
For a moment, he was speechless and choked, wondering whether he should take advantage of this opportunity to migrate with the tide.
After thinking for a while, he shook his head. It is not impossible to migrate now. He and others can migrate. How can thousands of small animals migrate? It is impossible for him to take them with him.
If they really want to migrate, they have to prepare in advance and kill more than a thousand small animals to dry them, which takes a lot of time.
So Wang Yang has to wait a little longer before he can decide whether he will starve to death this winter.
A few days later, he came to the border between the depths of the forest and the virgin forest.
He wanted to see how the vines were doing, which was one of his constant concerns, especially in what was called "autumn."
It's a pity that when he came here, his face turned dark and he was a little disappointed.
The vines in front of me that were originally very prosperous have not grown at all this year. The long winter has made them extremely unsuitable. The small section that was left cut off by Wang Yang was also eaten clean by animals.
This year it was bare, nothing was left.
Wang Yang regrets it very much. When he first discovered this place a few years ago, he didn't dare to go deep into the virgin forest to collect. Now he dares. Even if he thinks about it, he can't even see the hair.
As for the fruits, you would never expect to see them in this unusual autumn, and they have been classified as rare plants.
Many pine trees have not even had time to produce pine cones yet, leaving them with too little time to grow.
It is conceivable that with the scarcity of seeds, the unexpected death of trees, and the long-term ice and snow, this once prosperous forest will be flattened by wind and snow after a few years.
Then it will be a real snowfield, absolutely white.
This environment is obviously not suitable for most animals to live in, and it is not a comfortable place for Wang Yang and this small tribe to live.
Unless, some more "weighty" animals can be found.
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If you change your perspective and focus on the saber-toothed tiger, you may be able to feel the specialness of this moment more clearly.
This day is the seventh day after Smilodon came out. Let’s see its changes in seven days.
Before coming out, he had a shiny face, a fat head and big ears, a loud voice, and bright eyes. From time to time, he roared to the sky, "I have the canyon in my hand, I own the world." He was the absolute overlord of the local area, and he was free and unrestrained in the world.
After I came out, my face was ashen and emaciated, I was as skinny as a stick, I was yelling and suffocating, and my eyes were sluggish. From time to time I would wander away and miss myself for a moment. Life in the canyon was better.
This is no joke, it is really miserable now. After it comes out, it is like an old person who has been "re-education through labor" for many years. It feels a little emotional to see the drastic changes in the outside world, things and people have changed.
But at least he came out. He was the overlord back then, but now he still can’t make a name for himself?!
Full of longing for life, it lived its first day.
On the first day, it did nothing. It walked around, smelling the smell of the forest, preparing to carve out a territory of its own. It happily peed and wiped feces next to the tree, which was very public.
The next day, it didn't eat all day and was a little angry because it couldn't find a few prey. Today it had to scratch its head to eat.
According to its past life rhythm, it would go to the virgin forest to look for any lone wild boars, or it might look for the smell of blood to snatch food.
It is not a particularly strong hunter, so it is naturally not ashamed of its behavior.
But at the end of the day, it was dumbfounded and saw nothing.
On the third day, it became even more angry. It was obvious that the emperor was so angry that millions of corpses were floating on the ground! It couldn't find the wild boar herd. It saw a reindeer, so it lurked over cautiously.
But the forest at this time was no better than before, and the sparse trees could not hide its huge body. It was discovered, and then launched a charge with the reindeer, which ended in failure.
On the fourth day, it was so hungry that its chest was pressed against its back. It didn't know what was going on in the world. Suddenly, it smelled the smell of blood. It approached the source very gently and found that a lynx had killed a young reindeer and was playing with it.
Eat a lot.
Its eyes lit up, and it came to the front of the lynx. There was a huge difference in size between the two sides. Under normal circumstances, it was impossible for the lynx to defeat the saber-toothed tiger, but it was unwilling to do so and harassed it nearby.
Chapter completed!