Ye An

After fighting at night, Ye An thought he would not be able to fall asleep, but unexpectedly slept well.

In the early morning, when the wind and snow gradually subsided, Ye An walked out of the tent, and through the gray clouds, he could vaguely see the hazy sun. He took a deep breath, straightened his arms, and smiled, patted the Mutated dog, ready to leave after breakfast.

On the lake, kapok has already got people busy.

The women put a kind of black protective gear on their arms. The front end is in the shape of a cone, and the rear end wraps up to the shoulders. Without using any tools, they directly use the lower end of the protective gear to cut through the ice layer, which is surprisingly efficient.

The ice surface was cut open one after another, and large groups of lake fish floated to the surface of the water, were picked up by sharp spears and short knives, and fell to the ice surface, where they were quickly frozen solid.

Kapok dug three ice holes in a row to catch as many mutated fish as possible.Just about to cut the fourth one, he looked up and saw Ye An across the lake, remembered the decision last night, greeted everyone, then turned back to the tent and headed for Ye An's camp with an animal skin bag.

"grown ups."

After witnessing the scene last night, Mu Mian changed her address to Ye An and her attitude became very respectful.

Ye An looked at her, caught the other party's thoughts, and a hint of surprise flashed across his expression.

When Mu Mian was uneasy, Ye An turned back to the tent and invited her in by the way.Kapok breathed a sigh of relief, and did not drive her away immediately, so he had a chance to speak.

The stove was still burning, and the tubers simmering by the stove kept warm. Ye An put some more pieces of jerky, and the smell of food wafted through the tent.

Unknowingly, Kapok's tense mood began to ease, and her expression gradually relaxed, no longer as tense as before.

"My lord, are you going to the trade zone?" Kapok asked cautiously.

"Yes." Ye An nodded, picked up the kettle and poured two cups of hot water, and handed one cup to Kapok.

"If possible, can I go with you?" Kapok didn't go around the bush, hesitating in front of the strong is purely digging a hole for himself, far better to show his sincerity than straight to the point.

Ye An handed the cup to his mouth and took a sip slowly without making a sound.

Kapok was not discouraged, and untied the animal skin bag he brought. What was contained in it was neither food nor medicine, but pieces of ore that had been smelted and polished, which were essential for making weapons and modifying vehicles.

"My lord, this is our sincerity." Kapok continued, "If you allow us to follow you, we are willing to offer three bags of such ore. When we arrive at the trade area, we will open a furnace to forge the ore you like. any weapon."

"Can you make weapons?" Ye An put down the water glass, looked over with dark eyes, and confirmed whether what the woman opposite said was true.

"Yes, we can." Mu Mian took off the protective gear on his arm, placed it in front of Ye An, pointed to a strange symbol on the protective gear and said, "Seven years ago, there were thousands of people in our settlement, and the smelting Its ores and weapons are very famous. It is a pity that there are traitors inside, attracting outsiders to attack, intending to seize the position of the leader. As a result, people took advantage of the vacancy, hundreds of people died in battle, and the rest were arrested, leaving only a few Up to 200 people fled and re-established a settlement in a barren wasteland."

There was bitterness in Kapok's words, their experience was not a secret, every city and most settlements knew about it.Some of the latter were the executioners and vested interests at that time.

The traitor who lured outsiders to seize the settlement also failed. Before the settlement was destroyed, he was arrested by the forces he relied on. Afterwards, he was not reduced to a slave along with others, but was directly thrown into the Colosseum and became a The ration of mutant beasts.

Without that betrayal, relying on the strength of the settlement, they would not need to be in such a mess as they are now, and they may be attacked at any time.Xiaowei's eyes won't go blind either, so maybe she still has the chance to discover her abilities and become a great mutant.

Now seven years have passed, and everything has come to naught.

"Although the wasteland we live in is barren, there is an extremely deep underground mine vein. The ore excavated is smelted in a special way, which can make very durable tools and weapons, and can also be used in modified cars." Mu Mian changed the subject and told The process of discovering mineral deposits and the use of ore.

This vein is very hidden, and no one else has set foot before they discovered it.But Kapok also knows that relying on their strength, they will definitely not be able to keep this secret for a long time. If they don't let it go, they will be seized and occupied by others, and the remaining people will also suffer disaster.

Before that, Kapok and everyone else lived in secluded places, rarely communicated with other settlements, and never leaked information about underground mine veins.

Going to the trade zone this time, Kapok and his companions made up their minds to only do a one-shot deal, exchange the smelted ore for enough food and necessities, and then return to the settlement as quickly as possible, and take the people who stayed behind to move immediately. Abandon underground veins and migrate to poorer hunting grounds.Maybe they'll end up as homeless, at least they're all still together and alive.

The appearance of Ye An makes Mu Mian see another possibility.

In a precarious environment, relying on the strong is a way to survive.Kapok has never done it, because she knows that once she makes a wrong choice, she will bring those who trust her into hell again.

"My lord, I know that such a request is rude and absurd to you, but I beg you to think about it." Mu Mian said hoarsely, "There are 130 people in our settlement, most of them are women and children. But we can fight, we can smelt, we can hunt, we can build houses, and we will be useful to you."

Kapok's words were close to pleading, she didn't plan to tell the whole thing so quickly, but when she walked into Ye An's tent and met those black agate-like eyes, all her plans changed.She couldn't help expressing the most true thoughts deep in her heart, telling all the secrets hidden under the scars, just like Lily of the Valley and the old man back then, without any concealment.

"I will consider."

Through Kapok's thoughts and emotions, Ye An has a general understanding of this small settlement.Saying this does not mean accepting them, but it is not a bad idea to provide some shelter within the scope of what one can do.

"I'm leaving today, it's up to you whether you can keep up," Ye An said.

"Yes, thank you sir!"

Even though he didn't get the most desired answer, Kapok was still very grateful, left the ore and exited the tent, called his companions who were busy on the ice, told everyone to stop fishing, and immediately packed the camp to prepare for departure.

"My lord agreed?" A woman as strong as Kapok asked.

Last night, Kapok informed everyone of her plan, but no one objected.In fact, the key to whether Kapok's plan can be realized is not whether everyone agrees with it, but whether Ye An is willing to accept them.

Although there is only one person on the other side, in terms of combat effectiveness, they can all be regarded as a burden.Fortunately, they are not useless, but they dare not show it easily, so as not to be coveted and cause trouble.Now that Kapok brought back good news, everyone became excited when they saw hope.

"My lord allows us to go together, but I don't know the rest." Kapok told the truth and continued to direct everyone to dismantle the tent.

When the camp was almost cleaned up, Kapok ordered the children to pack up the prey, and together with the women in the team, they took off the armguards on their arms, selected suitable wood, cut them and assembled them together.

"Move faster, everyone must keep up with the speed of adults!"

They were worried about getting into trouble before, and they walked all the way. Now that the situation has changed, they can no longer hide their clumsiness.When Mu Mian saw the sled in Ye An's camp, he could roughly guess how he was going.Since they are colleagues, they must keep up with Ye An's speed, instead of letting the other party accommodate them.

"rest assured!"

The women moved neatly, and some simply tore off their cloaks for the convenience of work, and only wore animal skin robes, waving tools in the cold wind.

The sleds were assembled one after another, and everyone tied their feet with ropes, carried animal skin bags on their backs, and slid a certain distance on the ice. It was a bit unfamiliar at first, but soon regained the original feeling.

Soon, everyone joined in, and the children stepped onto the sled under the guidance of the adults, and practiced on the ice by holding onto the wooden poles for support. The speed became faster and faster, as if it was an instinct engraved in their genes.

After eating the tubers and dried meat, Ye An started to dismantle the tent, tied the animal hides and bone nails to the sled, and tied every rope.

He didn't need to summon him. Under the leadership of the head dog, the mutated dog took the initiative to pull up the noose, jumped and barked in the snow, and was ready to go at any time.

The ferret stood on the animal skin bag, straightened up from time to time and looked around, alert to possible mutant beasts.

The Osprey fluttered its wings and flew high into the sky, locking its direction.

The bird flew out from the forest and brought back a large number of pine cones, which hit the ground with crackling noises. Ye An had to get off the sled, packed all the pine cones with animal skin bags, and tied them to the sled.

There was a cry in the forest, and small round figures appeared among the tree canopies, with their big tails erected, waving their teeth and claws at the birds in the sky, very dissatisfied with their behavior of seizing the pine cone.

These mutated squirrels reminded Ye An of the days in the snow field. Knowing that they were not the group he was familiar with, he still took a bag of dried meat and approached the dense forest. The little guys waved their hands before turning back.

The squirrels didn't attack Ye An, they were soothed by the emotion he released, they stopped making irritable calls, and calmed down one after another, scratching their stomachs with their little paws, and their eyes were full of curiosity.

It wasn't until Ye An walked away that a few squirrels crawled down the tree trunk, carefully inspected the dried meat on the ground, and after making sure that there was nothing wrong with it, they quickly gnawed up and climbed back up the tree together.

The squirrel took the lead, and the rest of the companions quickly followed, and the dried meat on the ground was quickly distributed.Losing the pine cones but getting back the dried meat, the group of squirrels did not stop at the edge of the forest, and soon returned to the depths of the dense forest.

The flock of birds circled in the sky, and seemed to want to rush into the dense forest again, but was stopped by Ye An.

"Take their pine cones, and these will be exchanged."

A ferret climbed onto Ye An's shoulder, patting Ye An's cheek with its small paws, carefully avoiding the sharp points, leaving only the soft touch.

Sensing the ferret's emotions, Ye An nodded his little head and said, "Don't worry, I won't take them away, and they won't go with me either."

After getting a satisfactory answer, the ferret looked at the companion behind him, let out two joyful calls, then lay down on Ye An's shoulder, wrapping his body around the back of Ye An's neck like a warm scarf.

Ye An moved his chin and rubbed the smooth fur of the ferret. Seeing that Kapok and the others had packed up and could start at any time, he waved the reins immediately, and the mutated dog lowered its ears at the same time, pulling the sled out of the ice under the leadership of the head dog lake.

The mutant dog is extremely fast, pulling the sled across the ice field like lightning.

Kapok and others lined up in a long line, guarding the child in the middle of the line, and gliding quickly in the snow, keeping a certain distance from Ye An, but they would not be thrown too far

This team left the frozen lake and followed the guidance of the Osprey. On the way, they encountered seven or eight teams, and there were quite a few homeless people. Looking at the direction, they were all gathering towards the Hunter City.

Anyone who sees them will be more or less surprised.

When the dogs continued to accelerate and passed a convoy, the team leader quickly opened the sunroof, leaned out half of his body and looked forward, and said in surprise, "Which city is this from, why have I never heard of it?"

On the third day after leaving the frozen lake, Ye An and his party encountered another snowstorm, but fortunately it was not as violent as before, and it did not affect the team's journey.

On the fourth day, the osprey and birds flying in front sent back the message that the destination was not far away.

The cold wind swept past, lifted the cloak on Ye An's body, and when the mutated dog was speeding up, Ye An looked far into the distance, through the thin snow curtain, a magnificent city was already in sight.