Survive in the beast world

Li Shizhen sighed for a long time. Although he thought of the water source problem in the dry season and the possibility of migration, he did not expect such a cruel situation.

It turns out that the vast majority of herbivores migrate, and most carnivores follow.

Herbivores live by water and grass, and naturally they will go wherever there is water, and carnivores will naturally chase after them because they feed on them.But such a large and regular migration is too telling the severity of the situation.

It seems that the living conditions in the dry season must be very harsh, otherwise most of the creatures would not have to leave. Such a long journey full of predators must be very difficult. If it is not unbearable, how can the creatures migrate on a large scale?Only when the drought reaches the point where no living things can survive will they have to migrate knowing that there are countless dangers ahead.

Moreover, if herbivores migrate on a large scale, the food source of the white tiger is an unavoidable problem.After all, it is mainly based on fresh meat.And the hot weather is too challenging for it without water to cool down.

Besides, the drought has reached such a level that even animals can't survive without water. How could Li Shizhen dare to pat his chest and say that he must be fine.

Although the migration route is unknown and there are unpredictable risks, at least we know that there must be water and food at the destination, and if we stay here without water or sufficient food, especially white tigers, I am afraid that it will be extremely difficult to survive the drought and heat.

It seems that migration is imperative.

Li Shizhen is a person who will persevere in implementing once a decision is made.He immediately told Baihu about his plan to migrate.Baihu patted his tail and pressed a plum blossom on the destination in the north, expressing his agreement.

One person and one tiger started a long communication on the time and route of migration.

Li Shizhen communicated with Baihu again and asked some questions about the migration in detail. Almost all herbivores will join this migration. After staying in a place with lush water and grass in the north, they will return to the jungle again. Before the start of the last rainy season, The white tiger followed this team to this jungle, or in other words, at the end of the last dry season, it was also one of those predators.

The sand table came in handy again. From the sand table, the destination of this journey is really not close. It actually needs to cross the entire prairie. There are several relatively large rivers on the way, and Li Shizhen saw only one of them , the southernmost one.

The destination in the north seems to be a plain under the mountains. The area is not vast, but if you count the seasons, it may indeed be the time when the water and grass are luxuriant.

But Li Shizhen still can't imagine what kind of ecosystem can provide so many plants to consume. If this small destination does not have so much food, but their migration is like this every year, Li Shi Zou shuddered, which meant that most migrating animals fell on the way.

He didn't need to see it with his own eyes, he could already imagine the cruelty.

And he and the big cat next to him have decided to join this cruel team.

Such a back and forth trek happens to follow the precipitation from south to north, so the one-way journey of this journey takes at least two or three months according to earth time, and if it is calculated on a round trip, it takes six or seven months.

Thinking of the long journey with these animals, the difficult living conditions and the predators that may be swarmed by them at any time, Li Shizhen heaved a long sigh.But he is not one to back down from difficulties.

Li Shizhen began to prepare actively, and the bound leaf book for recording was densely recorded with various matters that made Baihu cover his face and sigh.Food, clothing, housing, transportation, weapons and medicines, nothing has been left behind.He repeatedly asked the white tiger about the weather, terrain, route, species traveling with him, the order of the species in the team and so on.Try to take care of all possible situations and have everything ready.

It's a pity that there are some questions, and the white tiger's answer may not be correct. After all, it is participating in the return journey, and their joining this time is the return journey.Whenever this happens, Li Shizhen's brows will be frowned, and he will speculate about the possible situation densely, and write down the countermeasures and required materials in detail.

Seeing his actions like this, Bai Hu always snorted and took a few steps back, looking a little disapproving. After all, the migration journey is so long, and anything can happen. How can he be prepared to deal with all accidents?

And even if he was well prepared, how would he take these supplies away?According to Bai Hu, only the necessary weapons are needed, and it is good to travel lightly. After all, on the migration road, only strength is everything. Water, food, as long as you have strength, you will have everything.

These are really two completely different attitudes towards the world.The former expects to make all preparations before everything comes to deal with all possible risks. Even if the information is incomplete, they hope to speculate all possible situations and prepare a response plan one by one.The latter is a strong self, unafraid of all dangers and obstacles, and firmly believes that one's own strength is the guarantee to overcome all crises.

But this time, Li Shizhen didn't intend to listen to Baihu.It can be seen from the last Tyrannosaurus action that this guy is too adventurous to let his temper go.The preparations that should be done must be done!There is nothing wrong with being cautious.

Under Li Shizhen's repeated insistence, one man and one tiger greatly strengthened the intensity of hunting.

This is also the first time Li Shizhen has visited this jungle. In fact, the area is really small. There are only a dozen hills nearby. It seems that when the dry season comes, this jungle may not be able to store much water to supply water. Not many animals.In particular, there are no large water sources in the entire jungle, lakes, rivers, nothing, only some puddles like those in the bamboo forest and thin small water streams that may be interrupted at any time.

Seeing the bryophytes that have begun to wilt on the big trees, I am afraid that even some plants may not be able to survive the driest time.Only those towering trees or plants with particularly tenacious vitality can survive this "severe winter" of life, and when the rainy season comes next year, they will regain their current vitality. At that time, the entire prairie will regain its vitality and countless creatures Return to its embrace again and complete the annual reincarnation.

In a certain evening, he and the white tiger went to the salt cliff again and brought back a large amount of salt soil. This time he and the white tiger did not encounter the pterosaurs' sniper attack again, and the operation went very smoothly. The pterosaurs just silently circled in the sky and watched .

Li Shizhen carried a bag by himself, and Baihu was forced to carry two big bags of salt soil.While there is still water, he wants to make more salt and stockpile it.By the way, marinate and roast some jerky.

During this period of time, Li Shizhen and Baihu gathered and hunted a lot every day.It is almost causing the surrounding creatures to look sideways. Although the phenomenon of large-scale food collection is not uncommon in nature, it usually occurs in areas that are going to survive the winter. In tropical areas like this, animals do not preserve fresh meat, fruits and vegetables. The means will not be collected and processed on such a large scale as Li Shizhen.

In addition to meat, he also hoarded a large amount of starchy foods, including sweet potatoes, wheat, etc. Fortunately, he had a plan to plant and hoard them from the beginning, especially sweet potatoes. The existing stocks of these things contained enough starch to meet him. After several months of consumption, he planned to make all of them into potato cakes, and even the surplus part could support the white tiger when necessary.

Wheat is mainly found on the grasslands. Now that more things are worse than less things, it is impossible to go to the grasslands for large-scale collection. Li Shizhen only collects some when he sees them around the jungle, and carefully scouts the grasslands by the way. Situation, do not know what to plan.

And the seeds he planned to plant in the coming year were divided into two parts. He didn't know whether the destination needed to be settled, whether it was suitable for settlement, and whether he would come back again.So some of these species that might be used for planting are left over.

He envisioned all kinds of problems that might be encountered on this cruel migration road, and started to collect a large number of purple hibiscus and blue water chestnut again. This time he not only collected the purple hibiscus tubers that can be used for medicine, but also collected some seeds when he encountered them. .Sometimes he saw sweet stalks in the jungle, and he didn't let them go.

Li Shizhen densely recorded the progress of various matters in the leaf book. He is as busy as a squirrel who needs to store food for the winter, or a bee collecting honey.In short, under his arrangement, various preparations are being carried out in an orderly manner.

Li Shizhen not only used the sun exposure to apply seasonings to make a lot of jerky, but also tried to bake them drier, to see if the jerky bones of some prey can be ground into powder like grain for easy food on the road.Many fruits and vegetables have also been dehydrated by him.

He is not sure about the shelf life of the food after this rough treatment, he can only strengthen the sealing and drying.

All the animal skins were not wasted, they were tanned one by one by him, and made into all kinds of things, such as tents, backpacks, sealed bags for food, etc. He even sewed a big backpack for white tigers, who knew What will happen?

For a long time, the bamboo forest was filled with a strange smell, the smell of food, but also a strange smell, which made Baihu hardly want to go back to the bamboo forest.

Li Shizhen did not miss out on various other things including purple hibiscus powder, spices, bamboo containers, and even wooden sticks for lighting the fire.

The most important of these materials, of course, are weapons and tools.Even a lazy guy like Baihu emphasized the necessity of weapons. Of course, this is also an affirmation of Li Shizhen's weapons. Of course, Li Shizhen's cautious and thorough character is even more impossible to miss.

All the tools, from the bone knives for chopping to the bone needles for sewing, and even a few leaf books for recording, Li Shizhen didn’t leave them all behind, and they were all ready to be packed, not to mention the clothes he brought from this continent , keys, swiss army knives, etc.

In addition to the weapons he prepared, besides the original javelins, spears, meteor claws, close-fitting short knives, and machetes, he also made a large number of sharp disposable javelins from the bamboo in the bamboo forest.These things are very useful whether they are thrown or stuck upside down in the trap.

And there may be times when new bamboo products are needed on the road, and these things can be used to make supplementary products on the road.He also prepared several large bamboo buckets and bamboo tubes for water storage.

One man and one tiger never stopped from sunrise to sunset, although one was active and the other was passive, especially the human one, who kept writing and scribbling in a notebook while cooking, which made the tiger That one is extremely dissatisfied, this human being doesn't concentrate on cooking to reward itself for a hard day!

Its dissatisfaction was manifested in the fact that Li Shizhen couldn't pull it out of the bamboo house the next day.

Such a big one was lying across the room, unable to be pushed or dragged away, Li Shizhen could only look up to the sky and sigh, what could he do!

But thinking about the materials that had piled up into a hill in the bamboo shed below, Li Shizhen opened the bamboo leaf book and flipped it a few times. He felt that the materials for gathering and hunting were almost the same, so he let the white tiger go and let him rest for a day.

Seeing Li Shixuan coming out of the bamboo house by himself, the big white cat let out a triumphant "Aw—" with a drawn-out voice.

Li Shizhen outside the door laughed dumbfoundedly.

As for the transportation of materials, Li Shizhen looked at the large number of sweet stems piled up in the corner of the bamboo shed, and smiled slightly.

His busyness didn't stop because of the white tiger's rest, he started to deal with these sweet stalks brought back in the bamboo shed, which the white tiger almost thought were useless.

First, he used a mortar and a sledgehammer with a very flat bottom. Yes, it was the most primitive pressing process. Li Shizhen repeatedly beat the sweet stems to let the juice in them completely separate out, and even the sweet stems were smashed.

Then put everything into a bamboo pot, pour water and start stirring. After heating, Li Shizhen filtered it with a piece of clean animal skin sterilized with boiling water.

Finally, when he knocked out the solidified things in the bamboo pot, Li Shizhen obtained some light yellow, opaque large crystals.

Smelling the sweet aroma, the white tiger who had come down and squatted aside earlier touched this kind of thing with his paw in surprise, hey, there are still a little sticky paws!It hesitantly sticks out its tongue and licks its paw, "Aww~", it's so sweet, I want more.

This is probably the first piece of fructose on the mainland. Just like that, the big cat hugged and licked it. The syrup stuck to its whiskers, nose, paws, and body hair. The beautiful white hair was glued to a mess. , I saw Li Shizhen straightly supporting his forehead.

Thanks to the presence of pitcher plants in this bamboo forest, there are no insects and ants, otherwise, the posture of the white tiger eating may not necessarily attract many.

Li Shizhen shook his head, seeing that it was eating happily, and thinking about how hard it had been recently, he let it go.

Later, seeing that there was only a small half of the sweet-stem grass left, Li Shizhen stopped making sugar, and he also sprinkled a lot of small fruits and nuts in the syrup in the pot.

He has no good solution for things like sugar, he can only seal it and keep it away from light to see if it can be better preserved.

After busy cleaning up the sugar, Li Shizhen began to cut down several very huge bamboos and trees, and then he also took the remaining large amount of animal skins and began to sew them densely and thickly in several layers.Some are sewn into thick strips, and some are sewn into thick large pieces. This project looks very large. Li Shizhen didn't get out of the bamboo forest for a few days, and Baihu was very surprised to see it.

A few days later, Li Shizhen's seemingly endless sewing work seemed to have finally come to an end. Those bamboos and trees that he had processed in different lengths were made into a strange flat plate by him, like a simple trailer, filled with There were piles of hides and hides he had sewn into shapes and the rest of the wood and sweet stems.

That night, Li Shizhen cooked a very rich dinner in the bamboo shed below. Recently, their food has always been very good, because Li Shizhen did not eat any more considering the tiger’s exhaustion some time ago and his recent hard work. If you skip it, he will treat it like a big pot.Moreover, they collected and hunted a lot, and the materials they harvested were too full. Some materials could not be processed in one day, and if they were damaged, they might as well eat them on the same day.

Baihu was indeed very happy for a while.

When those materials are fully piled up in the bamboo shed, it is simply spectacular.

Baihu looked at Li Shizhen with a strange look, not to mention how he managed to prepare so many things in such a short period of time, how did he think of preparing so many things, and how did he take them away? Things, if you want it to carry them all away, it must immediately turn around and escape from the bamboo forest.

So what exactly is Li Shizhen's idea, how does he carry so many things with him?