Survive through the ancient apocalypse

I think everyone was really tired, and almost everyone got up very late the next day.It's rare to sleep until I wake up naturally, and everyone feels refreshed after waking up.Breathing the fresh air of the mountains, even if the unique slightly rotten smell of the forest has been smelled for a long time, I still feel good.

Eating barbecue for breakfast is not conducive to digestion. The staple food is still corn tortillas, and the side dish is slightly changed, which is wild vegetable mushroom broth.This time, there is no need to adjust the umami taste. With the addition of mushrooms, the taste is already extremely delicious.It's been the same food for several days in a row, but everyone is not tired at all.There is meat to eat every day, it is really a rhythm that gods don't change.It's a pity that no matter how good the taste is, the stomach is so big, and I can't eat more if I'm full.

The most important thing in the morning is to cook the wolf meat.The sentinel is responsible for cutting the wolf meat into pieces as big as a palm, and the guide is responsible for the rest.This time it is purely for cooking the wolf meat. The process is very simple, just sprinkle some salt and nothing else.Even so, the smell of meat slowly diffused around.For beasts, the scent was not as alluring as the smell of blood, but nevertheless, it still attracted some beasts.

Ye Mingze and his team didn't take the initiative to attack, as long as they didn't cross the line, they just let them wander around the camp.Of course, this is because the number of beasts is small, and if there are more, they must have done it long ago.

Wolf meat shrinks a lot after being cooked, which can relieve them a lot of weight.After the meat is dry, it will be more convenient to carry.It is not easy to set up the camp. It is relatively safe here, and the surrounding area has not been explored. If there is no accident, they will not leave today, and only move around the camp.

Regardless of how many of them there are, it's still not safe to act separately.Naturally, Ye Mingze would not take any risks. Every time he set off, everyone went together.After all the wolf meat was cooked, everyone packed their bags and prepared to set off.This time I only brought food and supplies from home, and those improvised utensils were left in the camp.You said you didn't stay in this camp tonight, why did you bring all the supplies?Of course, the supplies you bring with you cannot be easily discarded. If you leave them in the camp, you have to leave them to look after them. Isn’t this causing trouble for yourself?If you stay too little, it won't work. If you stay too much, it will be unsafe for both sides. If something happens to either side, it will be difficult to wait for rescue.

In addition to allowing them to harvest a large amount of wolf meat yesterday, the wolves also obtained more than a dozen magic crystals, most of which were at the second level, obviously much higher than the bees.Today's main purpose is to find Jingzhi and explore coal by the way.

Xiaobai and Xiaohei hated the trailing beast so much that they really wanted to go up and scratch their paws, but compared to their own size, the ferocity of the idea vanished in an instant.Their small bodies are not enough for the beasts to get between their teeth, so they won't go up to seek humiliation.

There were wild beasts following behind them all the time, and everyone was very annoyed. After chasing them a few times, the wild beasts saw that they couldn't take advantage, so they dispersed on their own.The vegetation is lush in the mountains and forests, and there is not enough light in the first place. Coupled with the influence of volcanic ash, the visibility during the day is not high.The crystal fruit is transparent, which is different from normal fruit and is very easy to identify.If you pay attention, you won't miss it.

It's just that there are really few crystal plants, and only one tree was found in the valley after being out for such a long time.I don't know if I have the good luck of last time today. If I can find a few more plants, it will be a worthwhile trip.

Xiaobai and Xiaohei are still lively and active, and they still bring some stubborn rocks to Ye Mingze from time to time as they did a few days ago.In the fight against the wolves last night, Ye Mingze didn't let the three leopards fight in close quarters, he only let them scratch their claws or use a special ability.After a night's rest, Xiaobai and Xiaohei were really energetic enough, Ye Mingze didn't stop them, and let them toss about there.

There are a lot of magic plants in the depths of the forest, but fortunately they are not connected together, and everyone makes a detour.Since the target is clear, it can be seen at a glance, and the search speed is still very fast. It didn't take long for everyone to stay away from the camp.There was nothing to gain until lunch time, Ye Mingze was not discouraged, this is just luck, the mountains and forests are so big, they can't stir up a little splash if they put in it.

Lunch is still the same, but with a different kind of meat.After a short rest after dinner, everyone continued their original itinerary.Xiaobai and Xiaohei were full, and a little lazy. It was rare that they didn't make a fuss, and only wandered around the big leopard and Ye Mingze.Fortunately, the Ye family had their own healers, so they brought them with them on this trip, or else they would have returned the same way after fighting the bee swarm.

In the battle with the wolves last night, injuries were inevitable. Fortunately, we were well prepared, and the number of injured people was not many, and the injuries were not serious.After being treated by Han Bin, the wounded are already alive and kicking.

Searching with a net was still effective. In the afternoon, Ye Mingze and his team found a tree crystal plant.The green fruit is very attractive, Ye Mingze wanted to pick one and taste it.I don't know what's going on, even if the crystal fruit is ripe, it won't fall off naturally, and hangs firmly on the branch.The water-type crystal plant dug in the valley was taken care of by many wood-type supernatural beings, and it has not withered, and it is still green up to now.Wooden crystal plants are treated in exactly the same way as water system crystal plants, they are placed in a separate basket with roots and mud.They are the most important gains from this trip, so they must be taken care of.

"Woohoo!" Seeing that Ye Mingze didn't pay attention to it, Xiaobai touched Ye Mingze's trousers.

"Xiaobai, what's new?" When Ye Mingze didn't pay attention, Xiaobai and Xiaohei ran out to look for stones for him.

Xiaobai put the stone he was biting into Ye Mingze's hand, and circled around him begging for rewards.Ye Mingze smiled and stretched out his hand to stroke its little head. Xiaobai was pleased by the touch, and started wandering around again.Perhaps this scene has been repeated too many times, but Ye Mingze didn't take it to heart.He just glanced at the stone in his hand logically, who thought that a huge surprise would hit him on the head, and was stunned for a moment: This is coal, I really saw it right, and finally found it.

"Xiaobai, come here!" Ye Mingze found that Xiaobai had left again, so he called out.

Hearing Ye Mingze's call, Xiaobai hurried back.

"Where did you find this black stone?"

After making gestures several times, Xiaobai finally understood what Ye Mingze meant.Xiaobai is also a talent, he bit Ye Mingze's trousers, stretched out his front paws, pointed in a direction, then led the way, and looked back after taking a step.It was so obvious, how could Ye Mingze not understand what it meant, he didn't urge him, and followed Xiaobai step by step.Jiang Jingzhi on the side had noticed it a long time ago and followed suit.

Xiaobai and Xiaohei's range of activities was not large, and they were at the very edge of the team, and soon they arrived at the place where the coal was found.There is nothing special there, just like the surroundings.Ye Mingze and Jiang Jingzhi looked around, but did not find the second piece of coal.

"Xiaobai and Xiaohei, look around for such stones." Ye Mingze pointed to the coal in his hands, and the two little leopards ran away after understanding.Afterwards, Ye Mingze called everyone together and asked them to disperse and conduct a carpet search after seeing the coal.

It is impossible for someone in this deep mountain and old forest to be so bored to bring coal from other places, so there is only one reason, and that is that there are coal mines nearby.The distance may be close or far, and the place where the coal was found is the center of the circle, and the search is radiated around. Ye Mingze believes that as long as you spend a little time looking carefully, you can always find it.

Sure enough, from time to time someone reported the discovery of coal.Ye Mingze walked towards the direction where the coal was densest. The further he went, the less grass and trees became, until there was no grass.Ye Mingze doesn't know much about mineral exploration. He only knows that this is an open pit coal mine. As for the size of the coal mine reserves, he doesn't know.

The coal exposed to the ground does not occupy a large area, and it looks like three acres of land by visual inspection.They are now at the foot of the mountain, the coal stretches from the foot of the mountain to the middle of the mountain, and it is dark as far as the eye can see.

Anyway, he didn't understand, so Ye Mingze chose a random place to dig.A few hoes went down, and the targets were all black. It seemed that he was lucky.

"Mingze, what's the use of this?" Jiang Jingzhi picked up a large piece of black stone that Ye Mingze had just dug out. It didn't look like metal, and he couldn't figure out what it was for.

"It can be used as firewood, and the temperature of the fire is very high." When the coal was not found, it was useless for Ye Mingze to say it. Now, since he has found it, he must understand its function.

There are not many tools suitable for mining. That's because of the need to dig traps for camping in the wild. Otherwise, who would take a hoe and the like into the deep mountains and old forests?Ye Mingze asked people to dig coal mines near the place he tried to dig just now, and at the same time asked everyone to pay attention, coal is flammable, and open flames cannot be used here.

Originally, I was thinking of being lazy tonight and going back to the camp by the creek to rest. Who would have thought that the plan could not keep up with the changes? With just a few tools, it would have to wait until tomorrow if they wanted to dig enough.It seems that I can only work harder at night, repeat yesterday's behavior, and rearrange the traps.

The grass and trees near the open-pit coal mine are sparse, which can be seen at a glance. There is nowhere for the beast to hide, and it looks quite safe.Since Mars cannot be seen, the camp should naturally be far away from the coal mine.Due to the lack of mining tools, many people were idle, so Ye Mingze simply sent them out to find a campsite.

Not all directions have coal on the surface, and the final camping site is not far from the open-pit coal mine, and people who are working in the coal mine can be seen at a glance.Although there seems to be no danger here, for the sake of safety, the campsite is still arranged as usual.

It's not easy to come back. Ye Mingze thought about taking as much coal as possible back, so he didn't send anyone to hunt, which made many people idle there.The mountains and forests are full of dangers, and it is impossible for people to work at full capacity, and sufficient physical strength must be reserved for self-protection.In this way, how to maintain physical strength and carry as much cargo as possible has to be carefully considered.

Is it carrying, carrying, picking, or pulling?Ye Mingze thought for a while, and it was obvious that pulling things would save the most effort.After the plan is determined, the next thing is easy to handle.When I came here, I brought a lot of sacks, which could hold a lot of coal. Even if the sacks couldn't fit, it would be easy to weave some rattan baskets.I don't need to think about this issue for now, I'll talk about it later.

Then the only thing that needs to be solved is what tool to use to pull the goods.This is also easy to handle. Now that the tools are simple, it is not practical to make wheels. You can use logs to build a simple trailer.The goods are fixed on the trailer with rattan hemp ropes, and people pull in front. With the same strength, it should be able to carry a lot of supplies.

With this idea, those idle hands will have a place to go.Ye Mingze gave an order, and a scene of excitement appeared near the camp.In order to save time and effort, try to choose round logs that can be used without too much treatment, and the rest will naturally be handled in the same way.Although everyone is busy without touching the ground, they are busy happily and meaningfully.Coupled with the fact that the two little leopards made a little trouble from time to time, everyone's work was not dull at all.

Mining is a hard job, and the mine is not as soft as the mud, so it is estimated that the waist and back pain will be mild after a day.Fortunately, the physique of ordinary human beings has been greatly improved now, let alone sentinels.Except for a few with special abilities, Ye Mingze brought into the mountain this time at least level [-] sentinel guides.Guides at the same level are much weaker than sentries, so it's not their turn to dig coal.For a level [-] sentinel, digging coal is not difficult, and with a hoe down, it can bring up several large pieces of coal.As time went by, the rattan baskets were filled with coal and stacked neatly on the side.Seeing the fruits of their labor, everyone smiled.

Because the open-pit coal mine is unobstructed, it gets dark later than other places.Before dark, everything is ready for the campsite.Everyone gathered together and ate a hot dinner with big mouthfuls, with smiles on their faces.If my calculation is correct, I should be able to go home tomorrow.When they think of going home, everyone seems to have endless energy and enthusiasm.

The night was uneventful.Early the next morning, the campsite began to get busy.

It is not a problem for a fourth-level sentinel to carry four to five hundred catties. Of course, this is for a short period of time, and it will become weak after a long time.There are too many uncontrollable factors in the mountains and forests, Ye Mingze only set this number for each sentinel.Pulling this weight with a trailer will leave a lot of power, which is just right.

The sentries were responsible for the coal, and other supplies were naturally carried by the guides.These materials are also quite a lot, especially quilts and tents that are not heavy, but they take up a lot of volume, and the back basket cannot fit them. In addition, wolf meat and fruits that need to be brought on the return journey, without a trailer, one person cannot carry them at all.Therefore, the guides also have a log trailer per person.

Considering the lush vegetation in the mountains, the trailer is narrow and long, so that it is not easy to get stuck, and it can walk freely in the mountains and forests.

Sure enough, there was no miscalculation, and not long after noon, enough coal was dug.Everyone packed their luggage, loaded all kinds of supplies on the trailer, and started to return home quickly.Before leaving, Ye Mingze repeatedly told him that in case of emergency, he should abandon the trailer and run for his life with only a basket on his back.Quilts, tents and a small amount of food are packed in the back basket, and weapons are carried on the body. With these, their ability to survive in the mountains and forests will be very strong.As long as you save your life, the trailer can come back for it when everything is done.

On the return trip, all the wooden thorns and other things that had been placed in the trap had been removed, just in case.They may not know when they will go into the mountain again. If one accidentally falls into the trap set by themselves, the taste will be too delicious to imagine.

This was the afternoon of the fourth day that Ye Mingze and his party entered the mountain, and the actual time to travel was only about two and a half days.Due to the burden of the trailer, the return journey was much slower.Everyone is eager to go home, and the beasts they encounter are avoided when they can be avoided, and the inevitable ones are resolved quickly.Fortunately, there were no large groups of beasts encountered on the way, and it took them three days to return to the cave where the bees were strangled.

Seeing that it was getting late and he couldn't get home before dark, Ye Mingze planned to stay in the cave for one night and pick some fruits that Yejia Village didn't have.When I got here, I was not far from home, and I should be able to go home by noon tomorrow.The cave is much safer than camping in the wild. When everyone arrived here, their minds were relieved, and the exhaustion from traveling for days hit their hearts.

After a short rest, everyone rushed to the valley again.The schedule was very fast, and it took a lot of time to get from the cave to the center of the valley, leaving them little time to pick fruits.Hurry up, everyone finished picking the fruits, and finally returned to the mountain road before dark.Once you enter the mountain road, there is no danger, and you don’t have to rush on time, and with the fireball lighting, everyone doesn’t have to worry at all, talking and laughing is so casual.

Everyone is exhausted these days, and they go to bed early after dinner.The cave suddenly became very quiet, except for the sound of shallow breathing and the crackling of burning firewood.

We are almost home and everyone is excited.Everyone had a good night's sleep last night, and they woke up refreshed the next day, and they seemed to be traveling faster than before.It seemed that God couldn't bear to spoil their good mood, and the journey was unimpeded. Even those who didn't have long-sighted eyes, seeing such a large group of them, weighed the strength of both sides, and ran away wisely.

Before Ye Mingze entered the mountain, he estimated ten days for his family. This time, because they found coal ahead of time, they returned early, and left the forest just after noon on the eighth day.At this time, most of the villagers of the Ye family were taking a lunch break at home, and there were not many people working in the fields.When Ye Mingze and the others passed by, the villagers stepped forward to say hello.

In the face of these friendly villagers, Ye Mingze was not stingy, and asked Jiang Jingzhi to bring some fruits to each family. The quantity was not much, and it was enough to coax the children.When the villagers saw this, they even had good things to say.It's not easy to eat a piece of fruit now, who wouldn't be happy if it was free?

When they arrived at Ye's house, other people took over the goods. The people who entered the mountain this time went back to their respective houses, each looking for their own mothers.Ye Mingze gave them a few days off. They worked hard these days, so let them have a good rest.

"Father, mother, Jingzhi and I are back! Jiahui Jiayao, do you miss your father?" Ye Mingze walked into the main room and saw his two sons awake, so he went up to say hello.The little ones gave a few ah-ahhs very nicely. They haven't seen each other for a few days, but they don't seem to have forgotten their fathers.

"It's good to be back, it's good to be back. Are you injured?" As soon as Jiang saw the eldest son and his wife, he ignored the work in his hand and looked around the two of them.

"Mother, it's inevitable to get a little injury when going into the mountain, but it's all healed now. Mother, don't worry. With Han Bin, the healing power, as long as the injury is not too serious, it will be cured soon." Ye Mingze Busy to appease his mother, Jiang Jingzhi smiled lightly beside him, indicating that he was fine.

Seeing that the rest of the Ye family were going to come up to ask for their health, Jiang hurriedly stepped forward to stop him: "Mingze and Jingzhi must be exhausted, after so many days of scrambling in the mountains and forests, they look dirty, go back to the room to wash up .By the way, have you used your lunch yet?"

"Mother, Jingzhi and I haven't eaten yet, so you can let the cook cook whatever you want." I didn't feel it on the mountain, but when I got home, Ye Mingze felt uncomfortable all over, it was so dirty!

Zhang Sen* is very clever, the two of them started preparing hot water as early as when Ye Mingze and Jiang Jingzhi entered the Ye family's main house.When Ye Mingze and Jiang Jingzhi entered the room, the hot water was just delivered.

Soaked in warm water, the fatigue accumulated for so many days was slowly relieved, and the two of them narrowed their eyes comfortably.It’s true that a golden nest and a silver nest are not as good as your own kennel, how can you enjoy it like this outside?

"Turn around, and I'll help you wipe your back." It was rare for Jiang Jingzhi to take the initiative, how could Ye Mingze refuse.He stretched his body and let Jiang Jingzhi serve him.

"All right."

Ye Mingze was so comfortable that he almost fell asleep, and was awakened by Jiang Jingzhi's voice.He took the cotton cloth and said with a smile, "Your respect, I will serve you next."

Jiang Jingzhi was not hypocritical, he changed into a comfortable position and let Ye Mingze do his best.

The two of them took a bath and dawdled until the water was almost cold before getting out of the tub.This time, the two of them were so dirty that they even washed their hair.People in the Daxing Dynasty had long hair, which was very troublesome to wash and not easy to dry.Ye Mingze and Jiang Jingzhi wiped each other's hair until there was no more dripping before entering the main room with their long hair loose.

At this time, all of Ye Mingze's family members gathered in the main room. As soon as they heard that Ye Mingze had arrived, they put down their work and rushed over.It took a lot of time to take a bath. It was already past noon at this time, Ye Mingze and Jiang Jingzhi were really hungry, and the speed of eating was obviously accelerated.

The Ye family didn't bother them, and only when the two of them had almost eaten did they start to inquire about the situation of their trip to the mountain.

"Brother, I went to see the goods you brought back just now. What are those black stones for?" Ye Mingxi always spoke positively.

"Oh, that's called coal. It's used for fire like firewood. Well, coal is more burnt, and the fire temperature is higher." Ye Mingze swallowed the food in his mouth, and answered Ye Mingxi's question.

"Brother, you brought this back after traveling all the way into the mountains? There are firewood everywhere, since the uses are similar, why do you want to look far away?" Not only Ye Mingxi, but everyone else was equally puzzled.

"Coal has many uses. If you use it to burn a kang, you don't have to get up often at night to add firewood. The temperature of the kang will be higher. You can also use it to make iron and steel. It's a pity that at this time, goods are difficult to circulate, and iron smelting There are fewer steel makers, and coal is indeed of little use." Ye Mingze was also quite emotional, coal did not catch up with the good times, "I also saw that the family prepares so much firewood every year, but it turns out that there is not enough for almost every year, and it is very cold. Going out to cut firewood every day, the taste is really *enough. With these coals, you can use them to top the firewood when you are short of firewood."

"Ming Ze is right. Those close to the mountains will encounter firewood shortages here, and it may be even more difficult in other places." Ye Zewu couldn't help frowning when he heard this.

Ye Mingze and Jiang Jingzhi had just finished their lunch when Uncle Zhang entered the main room.

"Young master, the harvest from this trip to the mountain has already been put into storage, what should we do with those fruits?"

"I keep one-fifth of the fruit here, and most of the rest are made into dried fruit preserves and stored in the warehouse. The rest will be distributed as usual. This time, people who go into the mountain will get more." Ye Mingze paused in the middle of speaking, Continued, "By the way, I'm looking for you to do something. Choose three connected main rooms in each yard to renovate. Floor heating is laid on the floor, and the kang bed is enlarged. It must be able to accommodate at least 15 people. That's all, it's okay. If you do, go down first."

Yeats was puzzled: "Brother, what are you?"

"Don't worry, it's nothing serious. This is just in case. If the weather is too cold and you don't have enough firewood, you can gather people together, so that the amount of firewood can be greatly reduced. It was the same way after the earthquake last year."

Everyone at the scene felt that it made sense after hearing it. Are you prepared?

Seeing that the fruits belonging to the masters of the Ye family had entered the main house of the Ye family, Jiang Jingzhi picked up his little nephew Li Xue to tease him, and said, "*, go and serve the fruits, and take some of each."

* After listening to it, he went out to do errands.After a while, a plate of washed fruit was served.

There are a lot of fruits in the fruit plate that everyone seems to have never seen before, and everyone has doubts in their eyes.

"Father, mother, most of the fruits you don't know are southern fruits. In fact, many of you have eaten the dried fruits I brought from the imperial capital when Mingze and I got married." Jiang Jingzhi took a fresh lychee and peeled it Finally, the snow-white flesh was exposed, and it was fed to little Li Xue in his arms.

"Uncle Jingzhi, what is this? Have I eaten it before? It's so sweet and delicious! I want more."

"This is fresh lychee. You were young when Uncle Jingzhi got married, so you never ate it. But that time it was dried lychee, which tastes different from fresh lychee."

The two little fellows, Li Xue and Li Zhen, ate with gusto, and the adults didn't give way, and started with their favorite fruits.

"Brother Jing, aren't these special products in the south? Why do we have them here?" Ye Liu also has a special liking for fresh lychees, and would eat one from time to time.

"I don't know about this. It may be that the temperature there is high enough for these southern fruits to grow. We were lucky. We went there at the right time, just when they were ripe. If it was later, the fruits would have fallen." Jiang Jingzhi couldn't help but feel lucky. , he hasn't eaten southern fruit for a long time, he misses it a little.

"No matter how delicious it is, it can't be eaten as a meal. Jingzhi Mingze, there is no major event in the future, so you don't go into the mountains. During the few days when you were away, I was very upset. If something happens, you let the family go. What should Hui Jiayao do?" The mountains and forests are so dangerous, every time Jiang shi has free time, he thinks about it, and his heart is always uneasy.After finally looking forward to their return, she didn't want to come a few more times.

"Mother, you also know that it's not that I want to take risks. If our family's force is too weak, we will have a bad life in the future. Mother, I can only promise to go as little as possible. If we really have to go into the mountains, Jingzhi and I will definitely do it." Good protective measures." Ye Mingze didn't want to do this either, but if he didn't do this, he would be easily eliminated by nature according to the current situation.The villagers of the Ye family have no such plans for the time being, and they don't know whether it is good or bad for them.

"This mother knows that if you can't go, you won't go. If you have to go, mother will not stop you. Isn't that how you go into the mountain this time?" Jiang Shi is very reasonable, she is just too worried.

"Well, mother, Jingzhi and I know."