Chapter 43: Acting Upright
When I woke up, I felt that Baoyue was not around, and when I listened to it, there was a slight sound of rustling at the mouth of the cave. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
The little cub must be playing on the antelope skin, for anything new, Baoyue is full of curiosity, so far there is only one exception, that is, Excalibur, she doesn't want to play with it, but she can't withstand the edge of Excalibur.
Hearing the sound of Dekang getting up, Baoyue rushed in suddenly: "Second brother." You've been asleep for a long time. ”
Dekang stretched his waist and looked around the corner, only a little bleak snow reflected in, it was the darkest day outside, and the sun was still there when he slept, and he slept for most of the day and night.
"Second brother. Where did you peel off the antelope fur? ”
The cave was clean and clean, and at a glance he knew that he was not working inside, but it was so cold outside, and the antelope was frozen into rocks, how could he peel it off, no wonder baoyue couldn't help but ask him.
"Peel it right where it's buried, and use this Excalibur." Dekang pointed to the corner of the passage.
"Excalibur? Excalibur pierces hard things! Like Dekang, the impression of the divine sword piercing the wall that time was too deep, and Baoyue was stunned for a while.
Dekang hugged her: "When you were asleep, the second brother tried the divine sword again, it was very, very sharp, much more powerful than the human self-defense knife." ”
Baoyue looked at the second brother suspiciously, and then looked at the divine sword in the corner: "Why can't you pierce it at all in the dark space?" ”
"Who knows? Maybe it's because the walls are very hard. ”
Bao Yue walked towards the Excalibur probe, stretched out halfway and suddenly remembered something, opened her mouth and inhaled the cold air and shrank back, twisted her hair to find that Dekang was looking at her and laughing, Bao Yue pursed her mouth: "Second brother." Don't look at Baoyue jokes. ”
Dekang couldn't help but smile and replied seriously: "Baoyue retracted, which means that your reaction is not bad, if you really want to take the divine sword, then there will be a joke." ”
"Why is the second brother not afraid at all, the stinky sword will bully Baoyue." Baoyue tilted her head and muttered.
"Who said that the second brother is not afraid. The first time he drew the sword, he was defenseless at all, and he was almost stabbed into the Yin Hall by the cold, and at that time, the whole body was cold, and the fur on his neck stood up, and now every time he drew the sword, the second brother would hold his breath first, and only dare to swing the sword when the cold air dissipated. Of course, you can't touch the divine sword now, and the female body is already yin, so it's better to touch something as heavy as the evil qi, otherwise it will hurt the vitality. ”
Baoyue suddenly shook Dekang's forelimbs and said, "Second brother." Can you go outside and show the power of the divine sword, Baoyue watched from afar. ”
"Absolutely. Wait until dawn, it's cold outside. Dekang agreed.
If the little cub's curiosity does not satisfy her, who knows which day and night will secretly play with the Excalibur, maybe something will happen, let her see the sharpness of the Excalibur with her own eyes, even if she plays secretly, she will be much more cautious.
"Second brother. You come back with another piece of meat. ”
"Hmm. After resting for a few days and nights, the second brother has to go out to hunt, and he has to eat a full stomach before leaving, and the rest is prepared for Baoyue, which is the fattest antelope meat. ”
Baoyue got into his arms: "But Baoyue really wants to be accompanied by her second brother all the time, and she is so bored and a little scared in the cave alone." ”
"Got it. My family Baoyue is becoming more and more sensible, and the second brother will rush back as quickly as possible when he catches the prey, with the best little fat sheep stomach. ”
"It's not uncommon, Baoyue just wants the second brother to accompany him all the time." The little cub's little head arched hard into Dekang's arms.
Somehow remembered the two encounters with the Flying Eagle, it was likely that their nest was not far from Lake Belik, which belonged to their territory, which was a huge threat to Baoyue, and I had to tell her about it again.
Dekang picked her up and stared into her eyes face to face and said, "Baoyue." The second brother has already encountered the eagle trying to snatch food twice, once at the fork and once on the lake, and it is likely that the nest of the damned eagle is not far from us, which belongs to the central area of their territory; During the day and night when the second brother is away, you must not run out to visit, at most you will look out at the entrance of the cave, if the flying eagles find the entrance of the cave, they will definitely attack you nearby. ”
"Altyn has too many prey to count, damn why did Defeiying come to attack Baoyue." Baoyue rolled her eyes a few times, but she really couldn't understand.
'Alas. The cubs had never gone out to hunt and did not know the cruelty of the competition for survival among the predators of the earth. ’
Dekang put down her and thought about the wording and spoke: "For the same kind of predator, the territory generally does not overlap, otherwise it will not die." Between different types of predators, it is very common for the prey territory to overlap, there are so many prey, the other party preys one, and the prey that belongs to them will lose one, and it will also increase the difficulty of hunting, therefore, the predators in the overlapping territory will try their best to make trouble for each other, and even kill each other by sneak attack, many times this confrontation is a tug-of-war. ”
"There is one more important point. If their side loses in this tug-of-war, then the food they can get is definitely not as good as the same kind in the surrounding territory, and once a few winters and summers have passed, the strength of that family will not be able to compete with the neighboring kinds, and the territory will naturally be eaten away little by little, and the final outcome will either be a hasty escape and become a wandering clan or die. So sometimes, the opposing side would rather give up prey that can be easily caught than look for an opportunity to sneak up on the opponent. ”
Dekang shook Baoyue's little head: "Now that the two of us have broken into the territory of the damn flying eagle, the wolf clan can't fight them, only the two of us now, we have to be cautious no matter what, especially you." The second brother has already encountered the Flying Eagle twice in the Haxia River, and they will definitely do a special patrol in this area, if they find out where the cave is, we will be watched by the damn Flying Eagle at all times, and whether we can keep the prey we have caught will become a big problem. ”
Speaking of keeping the delicacy, Baoyue stared at her little eyes and clenched her claws and shook them up and down a few times: "Baoyue will obediently stay in the cave, and only go to the mouth of the cave to take a look before darkness comes, so that the flying eagle will not see Baoyue." ”
Dekang kissed Baoyue: "There is a grass mound at the mouth of the cave as a cover, before Baoyue goes out, quickly probe at the mouth of the cave and glance around, then listen to the movement, and then get up and take a look, in short, don't stay at the mouth of the cave for a long time, it is difficult for the eagle to search here." ”
Baoyue suddenly hugged Dekang: "Second brother." The eagle knows that you have to go out hunting, will it call a lot of eagles to come here to deal with you? ”
Dekang shook his head: "No." Flying eagles are treated one-on-one, their territory is very large, and they generally do not get entangled with other flying eagles, only when they encounter large meat that has fallen down, they will fly together to grab food. The members of our Dekang family are much larger than the average steppe wolf clan, and the flying eagle does not dare to fight us face to face, but the flying eagle will often sneak attack the lone steppe wolf clan, and pounce from behind when they are napping or distracted, the flying eagle's claws are very powerful, and they can pierce the head of the steppe wolf clan when they rush down. ”
When Baoyue heard this, she shrank her little head vigorously, eager to get her whole body into the arms of her second brother.
Dekang rubbed her scalp: "Don't be afraid, there is a second brother here." Baoyue wants to eat to your heart's content, grow up quickly, and the flying eagle won't dare to provoke you. ”
Speaking of eating a full stomach, Dekang remembered that there was a piece of rock mutton at the mouth of the cave, pointed outside and said to Baoyue, "Baoyue." There's a rock mutton at the mouth of the cave, so go eat it. ”
"Baoyue wants the second brother to accompany her to eat." The little cub shook his forelimbs and played a scoundrel.
I got up and walked to the entrance of the cave, and saw that the ribs I had brought back had melted a little, and half of the rock sheep's fur was still wet, and the newly peeled antelope fur was okay, and after patting off the sand and snow, it was not much different from when I had just hunted, and I could pad it under the bottom to keep Baoyue warm.
Baoyue lay there and gnawed on, Dekang walked into the bottom of the cave with the rock sheepskin in his mouth, hoping that the temperature inside could slowly remove the moisture from the fur, if it had been placed at the entrance of the cave, it was estimated that it would not have dried out until the summer came.
When Dekang leaned out half of his body at the entrance of the cave and looked around, he couldn't help but shiver again, every time he went out after sleeping in the cave, it was like this, and the temperature difference between inside and outside was a little big.
The cold wind howls through the Hasha River Valley, and the whining and whining sound of its collision with some uniquely located rocks reverberates through the valley.
Dekang knew that there would be no creatures roaming outside during this coldest hour, and for himself, the investigation was just an excuse for himself, and the real purpose was to keep in touch with the harsh winter and always have a clear mind.
After a while, Baoyue pulled herself behind her, and when she looked back, the little cub looked up with her head full of oil, but she didn't expect her to eat so quickly: "Baoyue." You're eating so fast this time. ”
"Baoyue has to eat to the fullest, grow up quickly and not be afraid of the damn flying eagle." Baoyue looked up proudly, in her opinion, it was a great thing to eat that piece of meat quickly.
He Baoyue stayed in the cave until the sun was shining before taking her out to see the power of the sword, although she couldn't feel the warmth of the sun at this time, it was not as cold as when the sky was just dawning.
Baoyue couldn't stay stunned for a long time, and ran to the entrance of the cave from time to time to watch the sun, and every time she frowned and returned to Dekang's side, knowing that the second brother was thinking about her, she could only pout and blame the sun for running slowly, Dekang had to turn his head and snicker at the cave wall, otherwise the fire would definitely be aimed at him.
"Second brother. Is this what you're trying out the Excalibur here? Baoyue asked, pointing to the place where the chop was pulled away.
Dekang nodded: "Second brother didn't expect the divine sword to be so sharp and easily pierce that small rock." ”
In order to give Baoyue a little higher up at the foot of the mountain a clearer view, Dekang moved the small rock that had been pierced to a half-body-high rock next to it, and jumped up with him, pulled out his sword sideways to Baoyue, looked up and said loudly to Baohua: "Baoyue." Look clearly, the second brother is going to stab. ”
In order to show off in front of Baoyue, Dekang exerted a lot of strength, and the sword tip against the surface of the small rock pierced through the small rock at once, and then pierced into the big rock below, and the entire sword body pierced into more than half of it.
Even though he knew the sharpness of the Excalibur, Dekang was still shocked by the scene in front of him, which was incredible.
Baoyue stared at the second brother's every move not far away, and saw that he stabbed the divine sword into the rock without swinging the sword hard, as easily as piercing into the snow, she was stunned, opened her mouth wide but did not let out a cheer, just stared blankly at the junction between the sword body and the rock, motionless.
Dekang put the sword back into its scabbard and ran towards Baoyue: "Amazing." Baoyue. ”
Baoyue didn't look at Dekang at all, staring at the divine sword on his back in a daze, until Dekang picked her up, the little cub screamed and jumped in his arms: "Second brother... Second brother... ”
"The second brother is here."
"Don't we have to be afraid of all the bad guys anymore?" Baoyue's two small eyes widened.
Dekang shook his head: "Human beings have guns, and a loud bang from afar can kill any opponent, so let's stay away from them." The tiger's pounce is invincible in the world, even if the second brother stabs the sword into his body, he will be injured by the tiger's claws, if he doesn't stab the tiger to death, he will be bitten to death by him, and he has to bypass it if he can dodge the tiger. Brown bears are actually similar, those guys are brute force, and there are flying eagles, so they have to be prevented from sneaking up; The other snow leopards, wolves, and jackals are no match for us.
After listening to Dekang's words, a bright look appeared on Baoyue's face, and she stared at the hilt of the sword tightly.
No matter how ignorant the little cub is, he knows the important role of this Excalibur for survival.
Dekang moved the Excalibur in front of her: "Baoyue." Feel the hilt of your sword, and don't pull it out. ”
Baoyue slowly stretched out her forelimbs to touch the hilt of the sword, and when she was about to touch it, she stopped and turned her head to look at Dekang, Dekang nodded at her, Baoyue suddenly hooked the hilt of the sword, and the look in her eyes was as bright and colorful as the clouds on the horizon.
Dekang carried Baoyue on her back, and Baoyue ran back to the cave with the hilt of the sword tightly, and after entering the cave, she still held the sword and refused to let go, as if it was her talisman.
Dekang opened his mouth to warn her: "Baoyue." Never pull out the Excalibur to play, it's very, very sharp, and you can hurt yourself if you're not careful. ”
Perhaps because he was afraid that Dekang would take it, Baoyue nodded vigorously: "Baoyue will hold it and take a look, and it won't be pulled out." ”
Dekang patted her scalp: "Then you stay in the cave, and the second brother goes out to do something." ”
Baoyue rarely didn't pester herself this time, and Dekang walked out of the cave and ran to the west.
Ever since confirming the sharpness of Excalibur, Dekang had a thought in his mind: 'Practice upright movements.' It's not just to swing a sword in an open place to deal with the enemy, the picture of the Golden Sword Wolf King in the dark space urging the clan to practice on the low wall will appear in my mind from time to time, although I haven't guessed the purpose of what they did so far, but the things that can be connected with the first Golden Sword Wolf King, Divine Sword, and Divine Sword will not be a simple matter, anyway, it is boring to nest in the cave after hunting, it is better to come out and try to practice. ’
Dekang knew that this might attract the attention of the flying eagles, and the mouth of the cave was definitely not allowed to be targeted by them, so he ran a distance to the west and practiced far away from the mouth of the cave, even if he was discovered, what could he do.
The people of the Golden Sword Wolf King have strange low walls and long chains and long poles made by humans to help them practice, and there is nothing on both sides of the Haxia River except rocks, so they can't walk that step if they don't have support on the snow.
Dekang racked his brains in the cave and came up with a stupid solution: 'Find a large rock with smooth ground around it, and hold your upper limbs around the rock wall in a circle, so that you can not only practice upright movements, but also hide your body and observe your surroundings; When the circle is smooth, you may want to try to stride on the snow with your lower limbs, and the lowest goal is to stand on the spot with your lower limbs and swing the Excalibur smoothly. ’
The big rock next to the cave entrance was a good choice, but in order to prevent the cave opening from being discovered, Dekang had to give up.
I remember that there was also a large rock almost standing on the sand at the edge of the western foot of the mountain, and I searched all the way and ran for a long distance to finally find it.
The snow on the side of the big rock facing the Haxia River is relatively thick, and practicing in that half circle, one foot deep and one shallow foot must be difficult for Dekang and the others, while on the side facing the mountain, there is only a thin layer of snow, which is convenient for practice and relatively hidden.
Straighten up and lie on the rocks with forelimbs, this posture reminds Dekang of the appearance when he pulls and closes the door in the dark space, and the door can be pulled as long as the upper limbs move, but to move the body and walk, I don't know what to do when lying there for a while, I can't face the rock, and the lower limbs are all together and walk around the rock.
Dekang closed his eyes slightly, and turned out the picture of the wolf clan practicing walking with the top pattern in his mind, hoping to find some inspiration in it.
The wolf clan straightens up and supports the long chain lower limbs on both sides of the lower limbs one after the other, one after the other, and walks forward and backward, and they hold on to the rock wall like this, and if they walk forward, they can only hit the rocks, which will definitely not work.
Dekang tried to turn his body halfway, using only his right upper limb against the rock wall to slowly step out of his left lower limb, and then followed his right lower limb after stepping steadily, and finally took the first step, but most of the weight of his body was pressed on his right upper limb.
Walking forward step by step with the rock wall in this way, I finally spared half a circle, only to feel that my right upper limb was numb, my lower limb trembled, and my waist was sore.
Dekang sighed, this upright movement exercise seemed to be much more difficult than he had imagined.
He slid off the ground with a loose sliding, stretched his forelimbs on the ground and stretched his muscles and bones, and then straightened up again to prepare for the exercise, this time with his left forelimb supporting the rock wall.
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