Chapter 224: Wilderness Wonders

Compared with those sneaky rats who steal scraps through the night, daring to approach and face unknown dangers and still gain something proves its inner strength and considerable wisdom.

Neither reckless nor evasive, this is a real jungle beast, the king of beasts.

Think about it, if a person can sleep with lions in the wilderness, or even rely on lions as pillows and squeeze the lioness's milk as a drink, how powerful would it be?

Only with this kind of mental and physical strength can we find a third option, natural harmony, in addition to fighting and retreating.

Of course, the premise is that both sides must have considerable wisdom, and no matter how powerful the fierce man is, he will not be stupid enough to sleep in the hyena pack. For a despicable and ferocious animal like the hyena is driven by instinct to make no choice but to kill and escape.

And it is precisely their vileness and ferocity that show the cowardice and stupidity of this animal.

When a lone lion meets a lone cheetah, if they expect that the two sides are of equal strength, then under normal circumstances, they will not hurt each other, and at most they will roar twice and threaten.

The damage caused by needless fighting is fatal, and slow movement is eliminated by the cruel environment, starving, falling, and becoming food for other predators and even scavengers because they cannot be hunted.

So when possible, not only will they not fight, but they will even join forces to hunt and share food.

Yongchang is not afraid of the possible threat of the black bear, and of course he will not relax his vigilance against it, and the black bear is tempted by food, and instinctively feels that the beast has put away the killing intention.

So man and beast reached a temporary equilibrium, and gave up hostility, because of a slight material temptation to establish a simple dependence, perhaps more appropriately called adoption.

Cats and dogs are the favorite pets of bored women, wolf, mastiff, horse, or even bear, lion, tiger and leopard, such spirit animals are the companions of the strong, and they can travel the world with them and conquer all directions.

When he gently placed his hand on the top of the bear's head and gently combed its fur along its neck, it was only a little nervous at first, and after getting used to it, it resigned itself to enjoying the new and delicious food. The emotions expressed are clearly comfortable, contented and pleasant, no different from taming a large dog.

Yongchang used to tame many stray dogs in the same way and learned about the habits of various animals.

At this time, the beast, whether it is a lion or a tiger, is actually as quiet and docile as a kitten.

If you're a timid person, you can't try it. Cowardice can lead to murder, and nervous outpouring can make beasts equally nervous and angry, and they usually have only one reaction to fight bad emotions, and that is to attack.

That's why panicking is often bitten by dogs, and sneaky people are kicked by horses.

Animals are actually more scared than humans, and they react directly, using killer tactics and showing no mercy to ensure their own safety first.

Therefore, it is easy not to express hostility or fear in the face of animals, and to contact calmly and naturally, which is the key to pleasant communication between different species.

With the help of the sharp blade of the short knife, the thirty or forty hardwoods cut down are cut into ordinary lengths, all of which are about three meters long, and the extra heads and tails are cut off just for firewood at night.

Yongchang cut the two ends of the wood into wedges, which could just be stuck in the stone groove cut by the knife, and it was stable. Even a large beast like a black bear does not want to destroy the skeleton of the wooden house, as long as the two ends of the shed are blocked, it is a safe place to live.

Looking at the openings at the two ends, Yongchang was a little embarrassed, without a nail hammer, he couldn't fix the wood on the frame at both ends, let alone install a door. With such a gap at both ends, isn't the defense line built after a hard day's work in vain?

Primitive life is really inconvenient, no wonder primitive people can't do anything, they can only make people to play all day long.

After thinking about it, I could only fix it with a rope, stuck one end of the wood in the stone trough, and tied the other end firmly on the inclined plane with a rope, and finally blocked one end of the wooden shed at sunset.

Sleeping in it at night like this, at least there are no worries, and when you press the door tomorrow, it will basically be completed.

Bring three bags of jerky into the wooden house, set up a bonfire at the door, boil water, barbecue meat, and eat.

Yongchang at the moment, feel very comfortable, think about living in the city, how difficult it is to get a house, now in this quiet place by the mountains and rivers, owning a waterscape room is a day or two of effort, how easy it is to raise your hands?!

He threw a piece of jerky to the black bear lying on his stomach not far away, turned back to the house, and fell asleep peacefully. With such a powerful beast guarding it, what is there to worry about?

On the second day, Yongchang managed to make a triangular frame, fixed at two points, like a movable door panel, tied with ropes when entering and exiting the door, there should not be a beast strong enough to untie the knot, if there is, then it can only be recognized.

For the next two days, I cut some thatch and weave it into a straw curtain, spread it on the roof of the house to protect it from the rain, and trim the scarred oak on the wood, and when everything was ready, we could leave the lake and start exploring the wilderness.

In the past two days, I have had some tacit understanding with the black bear, and I am not panicked at all when I approach the feeding, patting and patting the thick skin and flesh, scratching its head, and I am actually at ease.

This bear is really adaptable.

When you are free, you drive the bear to the lake, swim and fish together, and you also look good together, not a guy who can only eat white food.

Anyway, the jerky is enough, and the grilled fish has long been tired of eating, so I threw all the fish I caught to this big stomach, and let it run around, and never get tired of it.

By the time the house was built, it was the fifth day since the descent of the mountain.

In the past few days, the big birds also come often, one bird and one bear, and they have some scruples about each other. Obviously, the black bear, the overlord of the mountain, also knows the power of the king of the air, and it is far away, and the big bird seems to be strolling leisurely, leisurely, but he does not provoke the black guy.

There are first-class psychic birds and beasts with him, Yongchang is not bored this day, and after the house is built, he is ready to set off to explore this desert island.

Yongchang carried his bag, picked up his belongings, and headed towards the river and the sea.

The black bear hung far behind him, one man and one bear, keeping a delicate distance. People and bears are different, and they can't communicate completely, even if they can communicate, their temperaments are never the same, and maintaining proper vigilance is a kind of protection for both parties, especially in an unfamiliar environment, a little separation, or a cover.

Only in a quiet and safe environment, or with enough trust, can the distance between each other be shortened.

And the big bird disdains to kill time with slow humans and black bears, and has long since disappeared.

"Xiong Da, come here." Yongchang sat down on a smooth rock in the middle of the riverbed, took out two pieces of barbecue jerky from his backpack, and raised his hand at the big guy behind him, calling it a new name.

The black bear lay at Yongchang's feet like a big dog, eating with relish.

This thing is now in a bad mouth, and even going into the water to fish along the way is perfunctory, and it seems that it is necessary to reduce the food supply.

Hmph, food isn't that easy to come by.

The island is slender and twists and turns, and when you go down the mountain, you can't see any other rivers, and this water flowing slowly in the dense forest is probably the main river on the island.

As for the branches, they should have disappeared long ago during the dry season.

Only when the rainy season arrives, will there be torrents rushing out of the valleys, and the gentle water under the feet will turn into devouring monsters, mud, sand, gravel, dead trees and broken branches, all swept down, unstoppable.

The wide riverbed was full of pebbles and a thin stream of water. The bottom is shallow, but not up to the knees.

The trout that went up the water, showing its black back in the gentle place, splashed a lot of water. If it weren't for the fact that he wanted to explore the situation on the island, Yongchang really wanted to stop, play in the water for a while, catch a few fish, and enjoy a moment of peace.

On the river beach, from time to time, some skeletons and white bones, fish heads and rotting corpses, foul smells, mosquitoes and flies flying, always reminding him that this is still a world of the jungle, a wild island full of dangers.

Stop and stop along the way to observe your surroundings. For the rest of his life on a desert island, he will face sudden danger at any point, and he must keep the terrain of the island in mind and not lose his way even in the dark.

He couldn't be sure if he would be able to find any traces of humans, and even if he did, he couldn't be sure if there would be hostility.

Even if there is no problem, it is not so easy to leave this desolate island. Be careful and have a few more ways to retreat, which will increase your chances of survival.

Along the valley all the way down, but a dozen miles away, a tidal swamp lies in front of Yongchang, this is a mud swamp formed by years of rain, wild grass, trees slanted.

In the distance, there is the estuary of the river, a wide fjord, with layers of rocks stacked on top of each other, rocks piercing through the air, dense branches and vines, lush greenery, rippling blue waves, white birds flying low, sky and mountains, all into the painting.

What a wonderland!

It took half a day to explore the valley of the stream. Yongchang planned to rest for a while, and also think about how to get around this tidal flat.

The quagmire is swampy, and it is not easy to walk through, and it is estimated that there will be a lot of snakes, insects, crocodiles and the like.

There are only two choices in front of you, either go around and open a road from the grass and trees, or you can only build a boat to go to sea, follow the current, go around the coast, and see the whole island at a glance.

"Buzzing .........", his eyes are half-open and half-closed, with a hint of tiredness and post-lunch lethargy, so that Yongchang can't take a nap. Half-asleep and half-awake, I saw a cloud of smoke rising from the water and grass on the water surface of the fjord swamp, sweeping through the jungle, obscuring the sky, floating lightly, roaring towards the river valley.

"What is this?"

Puzzled and watched, the black bear was no longer around, and his clumsy body rushed straight into the river, panicking, screaming again and again, and the look of fear was far greater than when he saw Yongchang being persecuted with a knife, it was completely a catastrophe and a desert fleeing.

The buzzing sound was getting closer and closer, and the black clouds had already covered the sky above Yongchang's head, dim and dark.

There was a "fluttering" agitation among the branches and grass in the surrounding valley, and it was obvious that the animals in the mountains and forests had also felt a great danger and ran for their lives.

Alarmed by this, several wild deer ran out of the forest, wandering around, in a panic, turning around, over the bushes and rocks, and fleeing towards the far part of the stream.

At the moment when the dark clouds fell, he only saw thousands of black insects, and he could not see whether they were beetles, ants, wild bees, flies or mosquitoes.

"Boom", the head fell. Yongchang put on a hood, covered his face with a backpack cover, covered his hands, and followed the example of the stupid bear, lying on the ground motionless. For a while, on the clothes, on the river beach, in the water, in the mountains and forests, there was a crackling sound. Tiny creatures, once they gather a huge number, are really earth-shattering, and the ghosts and gods retreat.

The shadow of death was overwhelming, and even the air was filled with this strong death air, like a net of heaven and earth, impermeable to the wind.

For a long time, there was a sound of "boom" again, the insect cloud reappeared, moved upstream along the river valley, and gradually went away, such as smoke clouds drifting, such as dust flying, under the shroud of smoke and dust, I saw countless pheasants and hares fleeing in panic, frogs and snakes, etc., inevitably killed, panicked birds, did not dare to fly low, swimming fish in the water, running on the shallow bottom.

Yongchang stared in amazement at this unheard of, unseen wilderness wonder.