The two of them didn't say anything for a long time, looking at the small lake formed by the stream under the hillside with empty eyes, as if they were recalling all kinds of beautiful moments in the past, as if they were asking the loneliness in their hearts, and they seemed to be pursuing the reason for stepping into this world, why they were themselves and him, as a small human being in the long river of history, whether the two of them could become the butterflies that constantly vibrated their wings and changed the world, everything is especially knowable.

The loneliness began to spread, the loneliness that was separated from human society gradually eroded the heart of the defense line, and the tears flowed silently, but they could not take away the longing and deep nostalgia for their loved ones. The great compassion brought about by great fear is already exhausting, but the strong sense of loneliness makes people fall into a situation from which they cannot extricate themselves, and their wandering hearts float in space, not knowing when they will reach the other side.

There was silence all around, and the air still smelled of smoke that seemed to be indissolvable, and the tumbling smoke clouds were windless, occasionally revealing a deep blue that only belonged to the sky. The stream outside the car window flows slowly, making the sound of gurgling water, converging from the hillside to the calm lake not far away. The creek was lined with unknown wildflowers, fist-sized and colorful, fluttering and swaying in the wind in the fading light.

The surface of the lake is rippling, reflecting the surging ash of the sky, and occasionally an unknown fish jumps out of the water, breaking the calm of the lake, and the ripples are clustered, stirring the ash of the sky for a long time.

There was a loud bang, which was tantamount to thunder on the ground in the silence, waking up the two people sitting in the carriage. Following the sound, it turned out to be a silvery-white fish swimming against the water in the shallow stream, and when it crossed a high drop, it caused a large splash.

In the eyes of Xu Qiang and the others, the drop has exceeded the length of the silverfish, and it is unlikely that it will successfully climb over the past, but it does not give up, and has been swimming quickly in the water, jumping, falling, jumping up again, falling again, and always insisting until a certain moment, it jumps out of the water at a faster speed than before, and when it falls, half of its body is still outside.

It kept wagging its tail, twisting its body frantically, paddling its pectoral fins on both sides, overcoming the resistance of the current, and little by little it moved into the rushing water above the drop, and without stopping, it swam forward again.

"Good!"

The eyes of the two people who were attracted by the fish gradually became brighter and no longer empty. When they saw that the whitebait finally crossed the gap, their hearts burst out with great joy and smiles, and this emotion quickly spread throughout their bodies, and the two couldn't help it, and cheered in unison.

They were moved by the indomitable and never-flinching spirit of the fish, as the intelligent species of nature's darling, is it not as good as a fish? Speaking of which, it doesn't make people laugh off their big teeth, although no other humans have been found yet, but they can't fall into their own momentum and destroy their prestige.

People, everything still has to look forward.

And this good voice completely excludes the loneliness and loneliness in the hearts of the two, rekindles their fighting spirit, truly accepts the current status quo, and begins to plan for the next step in their plans or lives.

They have to survive. not only to survive, but to live better, at least to be self-sufficient; Not only live well themselves, but also let the wise people in ancient times live well, eat well, dress warmly, and quickly spread the fire of human civilization to all over the world.

After taking out two bottles of water from their respective backpacks and taking a few sips, the two opened the car door and sat on the hood, looking at the quiet lake, chatting casually.

"Brother Qiang, what should I do next?" Luo Sheng, who looked extremely relaxed, took out a pack of cigarettes from his body, took out one and handed it to Xu Qiang, took out one himself, sniffed it fiercely, but it was not lit, reluctantly, this may be their last pack of cigarettes in the ancient world, if they can't smoke it, they won't smoke it.

"Of course, we must first find a place to live, find a place to live. Furthermore, as a survivalist, the first step to survival is to find shelter first, then water, fire, and food. ”

Xu Qiang took the cigarette from Luo Sheng's hand, lit it with a gas lighter, took a deep breath, and then said his plan, watching the ethereal smoke curl up with the wind and gradually disappear into the air.

"And the place we are looking for must take these aspects into account, it is easy to obtain materials, of course, safety is also an extremely important part, we can't fall asleep at night, it is not fun to be eaten by wild beasts. So, our direction is close to the mountains, surrounded by forests, lakes or rivers, where flora and fauna are abundant. ”

Hearing Xu Qiang say so much, Luo Sheng scratched his greasy scalp and asked with some puzzlement:

"Isn't that easy to find? The world is full of forests, and there are many mountains, and you can see that the place we are in is a suitable place, with a stream, a lake, and a small hill at the foot, and a large forest over there, and the view is still very open. Or choose this place? ”

After Luo Sheng observed the surroundings, he said what he thought.

"The terrain here is good, if you just stay for three or five days, there is no problem at all, just like when we went to the Inner Mongolia grassland on National Day to do activities. But if you stay here for a long time, you won't be able to. ”

Xu Qiang handed Luo Sheng the cigarette he had just smoked two puffs in his hand, and after spit out a smoke ring, he stretched out his index finger.

"First of all, we are in the ancient world, this is an era of wild beasts and natural disasters, this is the junction of the grassland and the forest, the field of vision is wide, but there is no shelter around, if we encounter a large number of wild beasts migrating we will be instantly flattened, not even the scum left. Or being targeted by animal ivores, such as the saber-toothed tiger we encountered, then don't say more, just more than three, we only have to escape, whether we can run away or not has to say another matter. Without a reliable and safe place to live, we would certainly not be able to sleep soundly. ”

Stretching out his middle finger again, Xu Qiang pointed to the forest in the distance and said:

"Secondly, how far away is the forest in the distance? It must be at least five or six kilometers, and how much firewood do you need to cook and heat every day? You can't just toss one back and forth and carry the wood back and forth every day to use it, right? ”

After saying this, Xu Qiang looked up at the smoke that was still rolling in the sky, frowned tightly, and hesitated whether to say the guess in his heart. After thinking for a while, he stretched out his third finger, turned his head to look at Luo Sheng, who was smoking the last bit of cigarette, and said slowly:

"Thirdly, I don't know what the winter here will be, but it will definitely be colder than our original era, but I don't know what it will look like, so we have to find a hiding place to withstand the bad weather to survive the ancient winter."