The snow is getting thicker and thicker on the walls, and the temperature is getting colder. Pen~Fun~Ge www.biquge.info Ansu and Simon's bodies are strong, but they are also wrapped in thick animal skins. The snow was so heavy that Ansu and the others had to hide in the cave and suddenly became idle.

In this completely primitive state, with no entertainment, boredom can really drive people crazy. Fortunately, both of them have extraordinary wills, and their tenacious minds are not driven crazy by loneliness.

In the past few years, I have lived alone, and now there is one more person, which is much better. They give full play to their creativity and make life more colorful. For example, draw a chessboard on the ground and play chess.

"General."

"Ahhh ”

An Su threw the stone chess pieces in his hand and hooked the corners of his mouth slightly: "Accept." ”

"No! I'm going to have another plate! ”

……

The cold wind howled outside the cave, but the inside of the cave was warm.

When the snow finally stopped, Ansu and Simon put on their skins and went out of the cave to take a look. I've been in the cave for the past few days, and it's time to come out and breathe, even though it's very cold outside.

The ground was covered with a thick layer of snow, and both the wasteland and the mountains were left with outlines, and everything was buried deep in the snow.

Ansu looked back at the knee-deep snow behind her, which should be cleared. She said just do it, and immediately pulled Simon back.

Ansu selected an arm-sized branch from the firewood, cut off the branches, and tied a row of branches side by side at one end to make a simple shovel. Simon set the flat flint directly between the branches at the cut end and fastened it with rope. Simon raised his tools and carried them out to make sure the flint wouldn't fall.

The two of them shoveled up the snow and threw it directly from the wall, and the sound of snow falling on the ground kept sounding outside the wall. Suddenly, the ground shook slightly. The tremor came and went as fast as it came. Ansu turned around and saw Simon using the snowdrift he shoveled together to make a snowball the size of a basketball, and then used a shooting motion to throw it out of the wall.

But a few minutes later, while Simon was still gathering another snowball, the ground shook again, this time more violently than the last time, and Simon felt it.

"Earthquake?"

"I'm afraid so."

Ansu frowned and looked at the mountains behind her, some stones rolling down from the mountains. If the shaking is more violent, there may be an avalanche, then it is not safe here. Her eyes looked in the direction of the ice cave, wondering what was going on there? This kind of tremor of about three or four magnitudes should be fine.

But Ansu still couldn't rest assured, although there was some food and firewood stored in the cave below the mountain, it couldn't last a few months. In the cold weather of the polar night, heating and food are essential.

There is also a shelter that can shelter from the wind and snow.

Ansu glanced at the cave that glowed with a warm light, and a trace of worry appeared between her eyebrows.

"Let's go to the ice cave first. Come back with some more food by the way. ”

"Okay."

The two returned to the cave, put on an extra piece of animal skin, and brought some animal skin bags. But before they could take a few steps, the snow was up to their knees. It's hard to walk, let alone walk more than a mile.

They had no choice but to retreat into the cave.

Ansu looked up at the dark night sky, looked down and thought for a moment, walked to the pyre, and began to rummage through the wood to make temporary snowshoes. The basic principle of snowshoeing is to increase the contact area between the foot and the ground, so that it is not easy to get stuck in the snow, which can better save energy.

Ansu took some thumb-sized and flexible wooden sticks, about half a meter long, and tied the ends of the sticks firmly. Place your foot on it to determine the position of your foot, tie two bars to the ball of your forefoot and a third bar to your back heel. Finally, the other end of the stick was tied, and a simple makeshift snowshoe came out. The other one is also made in this way. When finished, the shoes are fusiformal. Finally, use a rope to secure the feet and snowshoes.

Ansu also wanted to bring back a little more, so he brought the wooden raft to protect against the wind and snow and used it as a temporary sled. Once the preparation was complete, they set off again.

This time, I didn't sink so deep on the ground, and although I didn't walk as fast as usual, it was very steady. In this way, they pulled the wooden raft with a rope and slowly walked towards the ice cave.

By this time, the path they had taken before was completely covered in snow, and they could only follow the route they remembered. The road to the ice cave is not easy to walk, so you have to be even more cautious now.

Through the glow of the snow, Ansu noticed that the large stone in front of the ice cave that had been used to hold the wooden door in place had disappeared. Looking at the traces it left behind, it is not difficult to guess that it has rolled down the slope. The wooden door was also half hidden by the snow rolling down. Ansul and Simon had to clear the snow from the entrance to the cave first.

Everything in the cave was unharmed, except for a few more stones that had fallen down. Ansu and Simon quickly carried some frozen meat, ground coconut, firewood, and salt to the wooden rafts they had brought, and then fixed them with ropes. They also carry as much as they can.

Although they were careful enough on the way back, something went wrong. The sudden jolt caused them to lose their center of gravity as they walked down the slope and fell off the high slope.

"Let go of the rope!" Ansu shouted at Simon. No matter how important the supplies are, they can't compare to Simon's safety.

The wooden raft, which had lost traction, slid down the hill with supplies at a rapid pace, followed by Simon and Ansule. They couldn't find a place to grip on the soft snow, so they had to hold their heads in their hands, curl up, and roll all the way down.

Deep in the mountains, a group of elegant and wise creatures live. They were half-man, half-deer, with forked horns on either side of their foreheads. Snow-like skin, blue eyes, beautiful jaws. They are the elves of ice and snow. They are the most mysterious race in the Great Snow Mountain-the deer people.

Deer people live in houses made of snow and ice, stone and trees, and blend in with their surroundings. Only the high priests of the clan lived in caves on the mountain walls.

"Lord Priest, today is the fifth earthquake." Apprentice Suda said in a worried tone.

"Got it." Danas opened his eyes as cold as ice, "You go out first." ”

"Yes."

When the footsteps behind him faded away, Danas gracefully opened a metal round door on his long legs, and passed through the complex circular passage to a wide hall.

The hall was empty, except for a circular metal table in the center, surrounded by blue runes, and a red spar inlaid in the center of the platform, emitting a faint red light.

"The energy has weakened ......"

Danas murmured. (To be continued.) )