Ye An

During the snow season, there are continuous blizzards and snowstorms, and the earth is covered with silver.

Ospreys and birds lead the way in the sky, mutant dogs gallop in the snow, and lead the sled across the vast wasteland.When the wind strengthens, Ye An will temporarily stop, looking for a leeward place or digging a snow nest.

Before setting off, Ye Ante took two smaller pieces of snapping turtle plastron to ensure that he could absorb energy anytime and anywhere to replenish his physical strength and deal with any accidents that might happen.

Three days before departure, except for the mutant beast, Ye An didn't see anyone.Due to the deterrent power of the birds and dogs, most of the mutant beasts did not dare to approach, they just wandered in the distance, then turned around and left.

On the fourth day, Ye An encountered a rare blizzard, the wind whizzed past, and the blizzard fell from the sky, as if an invisible hand dumped snow and ice in mid-air, the wind was so cold that it could freeze all creatures.

Even the mutated dog couldn't hold on to such bad weather, and neither the osprey nor the bird could continue to fly.

"stop!"

Ye An grabbed the reins and found a snow mound that could barely block the wind. When he approached, he realized that the snow was a broken log blown down by the wind. , can't tell what kind of mutant beast it is.

The snow had already covered Ye An's knees, and every step forward was very difficult.

The mutated dogs leaned together to keep warm, and the birds and ospreys also flew down. Putting aside the previous unhappiness, they huddled into fur balls in the snow.The osprey also spread its wings, protecting several birds that were almost frozen to death.

Ye An took out a few pieces of dried meat and distributed them to the mutated dogs, birds, and ospreys to replenish their strength.Then, against the wind and snow, a deep pit was dug near the broken log, tilted at a certain angle to ensure that it would not be blocked by the falling snow.

The hole was almost dug, and Ye An piled snow bricks with his bare hands, and built low walls on both sides of the snow nest to block the wind. The time was short, and the shape was naturally not very good-looking. Fortunately, it was strong and spacious enough to accommodate mutant dogs and birds. The group hides together.

"Come in and squeeze."

Building a snow wall took a lot of physical strength, but it allowed Ye An to move his hands and feet, and he didn't feel so cold anymore.

Inserting the shovel into the snow, Ye An called the mutated dogs to go first into the snow den, followed by birds and ospreys, and he went in last, huddled with the dogs, and at the same time pulled the sled with piled goods to the entrance of the cave to shelter from the bitter cold wind .

Ferrets are more cold tolerant than mutant dogs and are the most active in the troop.

When Ye An was building a snow wall, several ferrets dug up the frozen soil and found a nest of snow rabbits from under the soil.

Ye An didn't have time to start a fire, so he directly broke the snow rabbit's neck, drank the warm blood, and distributed the rest to the mutant dog, bird and osprey.

"Thank you." Ye An opened his cloak and hugged the ferret into his arms.The legs are bent in front of the body, the back and sides are mutant dogs, and there are a few birds standing on the shoulders.He heard the whistling wind in his ears, and the exhaled air formed a white mist in front of his eyes, and a layer hung on his eyebrows and eyelashes.

The wind and snow lasted for a long time, Ye An held the spar in his hand, trying to stay awake and avoid falling asleep in the cold wind.

Through the cracks in the sled, a few flakes of snow fell into the snow nest, Ye An reached out to catch them, thinking of Xiao Yun who was with him once, and thinking of the other party's abilities, he couldn't help feeling envious.

The wind was getting stronger and stronger, and the snow wall on one side suddenly became unstable, and the top shook, showing signs of collapse.

If the snow wall falls, the entire snow nest will be in jeopardy.

Thinking that it was caused by the wind and snow, Ye An got up and walked out of the snow nest beside the sled, never expecting that it was a lone mutant that caused the crisis.

I don't know if the snow wall is not pleasing to the eye, or the snow nest is just blocking its way forward. The mutant elephant conveys a violent emotion, pushes the snow wall with its nose and ivory, finds that it cannot be pushed down, and even uses its front legs to step on it.

If it was a natural cause, Ye An could still think of a way to remedy it, but he really had no good way to deal with this behemoth.In desperation, he had no choice but to remove the sled blocking the entrance of the cave, so that the mutated dogs and birds could come out quickly to avoid being buried in the snow nest.

Almost at the same time as the flock of birds flew out, the mutant elephant stepped down with its front legs, the snow nest was trampled flat, and the snow wall collapsed.

After clearing the snow wall, the mutated elephant seemed to be in a better mood. He didn't even look at Ye An. The snapping turtle shell and dried meat he carried failed to attract the opponent's interest. , continue to move forward in the snow.

Ye An stood in the strong wind, watching the mutant go away, he didn't know whether to rejoice that he escaped unharmed, or sigh at the sudden bad luck.

The snow nest can no longer be used, so he can only call the mutant dogs together to fight against the snowstorm by leaning on the sled and broken logs.The result of this was that within a few minutes, the team was covered in heavy snow, blending with the silvery white everywhere.

The plastron of the snapping turtle is too hard to be broken and cannot be distributed to the dogs. Ye An took out the pearls he had obtained before, crushed them into powder and sprinkled them on the jerky for the dogs and birds to separate.Set aside two for the ferrets to ensure that all members of the team maintain their strength.

After a day and a night of hard work, the wind and snow finally weakened.

Ye An stood up, the snow on his body had frozen into lumps, and he needed to knock hard to remove it.The animal skin wrapped around his head hung down with icicles, Ye An broke one and bit it in his mouth, shivering from the cold, but at the same time cheered up.

The head dog stood up first, barking in the wind and snow, the dogs shook off the snow one after another, cheered up, went through the noose again, and pulled up the sled.

The osprey and the sparrow combed their feathers and took off with fluttering wings.

Ospreys lead the way, and flocks of birds form a large group of red clouds, which are extremely eye-catching in the white snow.

Ye An checked the ropes that bound the cargo, and found that some were loose. He took out the spare ropes and tied them up again. Then he stepped on the sled and waved the reins. The mutated dog barked loudly and pulled the sled in the direction led by the birds. Speed ​​up and run.

The ferret lay beside Ye An, not afraid of the cold at all, and would occasionally bark to warn Ye An of mutant beasts along the way.Most of them can't chase the sled, and a few of them can't catch up even if they want to, and are quickly left behind.

The speed of the sled was getting faster and faster, and Ye An almost had the illusion that he was going to fly when he was moving forward with the wind.

Across the vast snowfield, a jagged hill appeared ahead.Behind the hill is a glacial lake, the surface of which is covered with thick ice and mostly covered with snow.There is a dense jungle on the shore of the lake. The ancient trees in the forest are towering, mostly pine trees. There are mature pine cones hidden in the canopy, and the plump fruits support the shell, which looks very attractive.

As the sky was getting dark, Ye An decided to camp by the lake.

The mounds and dense forests surrounding the frozen lake formed a natural wind barrier, and Ye An could clearly feel that the wind passing through his side was much weaker than before.

The sled was placed under a mound, and the mutant dog was still full of energy after running for a long time.Seeing Ye An remove tools and animal skins from the sled, led by the head dog, he stepped forward to help, bit the shovel and bone nails in his mouth, and dragged them to the location Ye An designated.

"here."

Ye An cleared a flat area in the leeward side, let the mutant dog put down the tools and animal skins, and then started to build the tent.First smash the bone nails into the soil, and then use the polished animal bones to support the center of the tent to ensure that the tent is strong enough and the space inside is spacious enough to not be overwhelmed by the wind and snow.

The tent was set up, and Ye An shoveled snow to form a low wall to provide protection for the camp.

The mutated dog was too excited, accidentally pushed Ye An's snow bricks into the lake during the fight, and slid a long way along the smooth ice surface.

Seeing the way the mutated dogs bowed their heads, Ye An was both helpless and funny, and could only force them not to come forward, so that the work efficiency could be improved.

After the camp was set up, the birds descended one after another and huddled together to preen their feathers.The osprey did not enter the camp, but hovered over the lake, apparently something attracted them.

"Is there any fish?"

Sensing the Osprey's thoughts, Ye An picked up the shovel and short knife, thought for a while, then took an axe, and walked carefully onto the ice.

Sliding along the snow bricks and passing the traces, Ye An came to the place where the osprey was circling. Ye An bent down and shoveled off all the snow on the ice surface. Through the ice layer, he found a large group of black shadows gathered below, which were clearly swimming fish group.Some mutated fish were frozen in the ice, motionless like sculptures, and time was frozen at the last moment of their lives.

Ye An squatted down, brushed away the remaining snow particles, carefully inspected the ice surface, and found that there was a place where the ice was thinner than the surrounding area, and it was slightly sunken downwards, as if it had been excavated.There are still gaps on the ice and air conduction, which is the main reason for attracting fish.

"Human or mutant beast?"

Unable to determine the cause of the ice, Ye An straightened up and looked around, but found no sign of anyone.To be cautious, he summoned the birds in the camp to alert them to their surroundings, and then raised the ax to chop on the thin ice. After a few strokes, the sound of clicking came into his ears, and the ice cube shattered from the center.

The shards of ice fell into the water, and the fish gathered immediately. Ye An didn't need to work hard, just grabbed it with his hands, and he was able to catch lake fish that were as long as an arm.

Be very careful during the process, each fish has sharp teeth, which can easily bite through animal skins and bones of mutant animals.

Almost having his finger bitten, Ye An stopped catching fish with his bare hands and directly switched to a shovel.The mutated fish were lifted up one by one, struggling when they came out of the water, but when they landed on the ice, they were already frozen by the cold wind and could no longer move.

Ye An got excited, and the Osprey continued to circle the ice, pointing him to one fishing spot after another.The mutant dog also stepped forward to help. After Ye An tied up the fish with a rope, he bit one end of the rope and dragged the prey back to the camp.

Suddenly, the birds in the air uttered a cry, sending an alarm to Ye An.

Ye An stopped immediately, quickly ran back to the lake, climbed up to a high place, and looked in the direction of the bird's warning signal.

The visitors were a team of no less than 30 people, without modified cars, trekking in the snow on foot.Everyone has a weapon and a bulging animal skin bag on their back.Several of them were dragging carts with mutant beasts tied up with ropes.

When Ye An found this team, the people in the team also found him, both sides were very vigilant, the team stopped moving forward, and Ye An also clenched the weapon in his hand.If either party finds something is wrong, the conflict will break out in an instant.