Ye An

"hippo?"

Ye An is discussing with Lily of the Land to expand the acreage of the field, preparing to grow some grains after the snow season is over.As soon as we talked about the types of food, I saw Ash and Camille running over panting, bringing news of hippopotamuses in the delta.

"Strange, it shouldn't be."

After listening to the narration of the two, Uncle Qiang and Uncle Wang, who were also in the room, were surprised.

In their impression, hippos rarely migrate in large numbers and basically live in fixed river sections.Unless the dry season comes, even wet silt can't be found in the territory, and staying there will be life-threatening, and they will never leave easily.

The wasteland is full of dangers and fierce predators.Even elephant herds must be very careful during migration.Especially elephant herds with young elephants will be extra cautious.

Hippos are extremely domineering in the water, and once they land on the shore, their huge bodies will become a burden.Even with an astonishingly large mouth and sharp teeth, if you encounter a lion group that is good at hunting large mutant beasts, or an ant colony that has no taboos, you will immediately get into trouble.

Ever since Ye An settled on the isolated island, there has never been a hippopotamus in the delta.The mutated crocodile appeared every now and then, and occasionally approached the isolated island. The hippopotamus had never been seen from the beginning to the end.

Now it is the snow season, the river is frozen and it is difficult to breathe.Even if the hippos were to migrate, it would not be at this time, and there is no reason for them to enter the delta in large numbers.

The density of mutant beasts here is not low, and the number of predators is astonishingly large.

Ye An couldn't figure out why the group of hippos would appear at this time, with great fanfare, as if announcing their arrival.

"I gonna go see."

Knowing that Xiao Yun's convoy had arrived and was confronting the hippo herd by the river, Ye An made a decisive decision without wasting any time, and decided to find out in person.

"I'm with you." Lily of the valley followed suit and stood up, grabbing a pocket full of medicine bottles in case of emergencies.

Uncle Qiang and others stay behind and are in charge of contacting Kapok and Bauhinia.If something goes wrong in the trade area, they will release the pigeons immediately to send news to Ye An.

Walking out of the house built by snapping tortoise shells, the cold wind blows head-on, dissipating the heat from the body, and covering it with a layer of ice cold.

Snowflakes fell on the top of the head and condensed at the end of the hair. Ye An combed it twice casually, pulled up the hood, and while blocking the flying snow, curled his fingers to his mouth, and let out a long whistle.

The whistle pierced through the wind and snow and reached the ears of the dogs.

The head dog stood upright, summoned his hunting companions, gave up the prey he was about to get, and turned around to rush out of the dense forest.

The hare family escaped unharmed, and before they could be happy, a snow leopard suddenly jumped down from a high place, grabbed it forward with its big thick paws, and precisely pinned down a hare.

Not giving the hare a chance to struggle, the snow leopard lowered its head, opened its mouth and crushed the skull of its prey.

The group of hares scattered and hid in holes in the forest.

They were driven by packs of dogs and forced to gather together and stay away from hiding places.If they are scattered, with their agility and speed, the snow leopards may not be able to easily succeed.After all, it had just left its mother not long ago. Before this hunt, it had missed several times and was hungry for two days.

Ignoring the fleeing hare, the snow leopard picked up its prey, climbed up to a high place, and hid among the dense tree crowns. It couldn't wait to eat and enjoy this hard-won delicious meal.

The dogs rushed out of the dense forest, returned to the cave first, and dragged the sled to Ye An.

Ye An fastened the cloak, checked the ropes pulling the sled one by one, and re-tied the loose knots, then patted the mutant dog on the back, and boarded the sled with Lily of the Valley.

The head dog barked, and the mutated dogs collectively lowered their ears, lowered their bodies, and rushed out like lightning against the biting cold wind.

The dogs cooperated with each other and ran quickly, pulling the sled away from the rocky mountain, galloping through the forest, and rushing to the waters where the hippopotamus appeared.

The procession passed through the trade zone, and the sound attracted the attention of the merchants.

Across the fence, the merchants stopped one after another, watching the dogs speeding away, pulling the sled and disappearing in front of them, they couldn't help but look at each other, not knowing what happened.

"A hippo appeared." A businessman who had just arrived said.

He received a message from his friend and led the team to the delta.Before entering the trade zone, a herd of hippos suddenly appeared.Fortunately, he was lucky, when he passed the river, the broken ice had been sealed by Xiao Yun, even if the hippopotamus kept hitting him, he couldn't break the ice.

He knows his abilities, and staying is a burden, so he can only lead the team forward quickly and land on the isolated island without any risk.On the way, I met Ash and Aowaji who were on patrol, and passed on useful information as soon as possible.

"hippo?"

The merchants were all surprised. When the people near the booth heard it, they stopped their actions one after another, stopped haggling, and gathered their eyes one after another, waiting for the merchant to continue talking.

"How come hippos are here? No, why do hippos migrate during the snow season?"

Like Uncle Qiang and others, these businessmen who have traveled far and wide understand the habits of mutant beasts very well, otherwise they would not be able to effectively avoid risks.The sudden appearance of the hippopotamus broke their inherent cognition. Everyone who heard the news was puzzled and their expressions were full of puzzlement.

The businessman shrugged his shoulders, spread his hands, and asked him, who was he going to ask?

He was just telling what he saw with his own eyes. As for the reason why the hippopotamus appeared, he really didn't know.

When Zhao Weng learned of this, he sent someone to invite the businessman to his tent, and asked about the details carefully, but he was also very puzzled by this matter.

While the merchants were confused, Ye An took a sled across the delta to the spot where the hippo appeared.

Even though the distance is still far away, you can hear bursts of collisions and cracks, mixed with the roar of water, like thunder.

The mutant dog slowed down, and Ye An looked up, and there was a large water column in front of him, with broken ice lingering around the column, and snow blown by the cold wind.

Xiao Yun stood in the middle of the river, less than half a meter away from where the water column rose.

The cloak on his body disappeared long ago, the hem of his coat was torn by the wind, and a ring of water waves gushed out from under his feet, which condensed into ice cones in the middle, and then formed a transparent ice wall to block the pouring water column.

The river water smashed against the ice wall, making a deafening sound.

Just as Ye An was about to step forward, Xiao Yun suddenly moved. The black figure jumped up like a big roc, and drew out a long knife in mid-air, with the tip of the knife pointing down, extending out a sharp ice blade.

The ice blade reflects light in the snow, dazzling and dazzling.

The underwater hippos sensed the danger, and most of them were ready to dive, but the strongest one refused to admit defeat, opened its mouth wide, and showed four sharp fangs, facing Xiao Yun who fell from a high place. To tear him up and swallow him alive.

Xiao Yun avoided the hippo's fangs, stepped on the hippo's nose with the sole of his boots, took off the condensed ice blade when the hippo was in pain, crossed his hands, and cut the hippo's eyes with the sharp blade at the same time.Afterwards, the wrist was turned, and the tip of the knife was precisely pierced into the eye socket of the hippopotamus, and instantly penetrated into the brain.

Time stands still at this moment.

The huge body of the hippopotamus was frozen like a statue, motionless.The vitality was cut off by the cold wind, and it began to sink slowly.

The warm blood splashed on the ice, and the uncoagulated part flowed into the water along the cracks, winding into red ribbons.

Seeing the whole process, Ye An's heartbeat began to speed up, met Xiao Yun's gaze, subconsciously licked his lips, and suddenly felt dry mouth.

"Don't worry about this." Uncle Wang had already prepared, and asked Xiao Zhu and Mi Luo to fetch a few models from the shelf next to the wall. They were all miniature tents, and compared with those currently used in the camp, they needed less materials and were designed to be more comfortable. But it is more ingenious, enough to deal with the great snowstorm.

"My lord, stand up from here."

After seeing Uncle Wang's demonstration, Ye An did it himself, pulled up the rope chain connecting the wooden frame, the frame stood up easily, put on the animal skin, nailed the corners, and pushed it with his hands, without moving.

"I will be in charge of the materials needed," Suzuran said.

The tent is used temporarily and will be dismantled after the market. There is no need for iron frames, wooden frames and tough vines are enough to deal with it.In fact, twisted vines are more useful than wood, and the angle can be controlled during the growth process, which can save two or three processes.

"Materials are sufficient, and tents can be erected at any time. Some caravans are more accustomed to using their own tents, or living in modified vehicles. When the time comes, just leave a large open space."

The three discussed until late at night, finalizing most of the matters.

The time agreed with Zhao Weng is getting closer and closer, and Ye An has no more time to rest. He will get busy soon, organize the manpower on the island, delineate the scope of the market as soon as possible, and set up the trade zone.

The night wind howled, and green lights appeared around the rocky mountain.

The mutated dog raised its head vigilantly, and did not bark. Instead, it walked out of the cave under the leadership of the head dog, showing its fangs in the area flickering with green light, and posing as a threat.

The green light flickered a few times before disappearing into the depths of the dense forest one after another.

The mutant dog watched for a while, making sure that the other party had really left, and then returned to the cave one after another, leaning together and falling asleep.

Not far from the delta, several caravans are on their way.

Encountered the sudden heavy snowfall, unable to distinguish the direction, and did not want to get lost in the snow, the team leader could only give an order, and the team set up camp on the spot.

Fires rose in the camp, and they looked at each other far away.

Two of the caravans have dealt with each other many times, they are familiar with each other, and the relationship between the leaders is not bad. They sent people to hold torches to negotiate with each other. They knew that they had received a letter from Zhao Weng, and the destination was the same. Decided to go together and set off together at dawn.