Chapter 175: The Rails
The biting cold could not penetrate the warm and thick leather jackets, and everyone was dressed in cold-proof clothing made of mutated creatures, churning and jumping in the white wasteland.
The mutated sulfuric acid dogs around them ran forward under the scolding of their owners, and their limbs were also wrapped in small leather shoes to protect their 'legs' and feet.
Lines of snow formed behind the people, and the sulfuric acid dogs barked, finding mutated creatures in hibernation.
If they don't succeed in finding a prey, they will be rewarded with a little food, and in the cold winter, food is undoubtedly one of the best rewards, so the sulfuric acid dogs are more active.
These domesticated sulphuric acid dogs have adapted to human feeding, and the loyal and hardworking genes of their ancestors have once again come into play, making people's movements safer in winter.
Winter represents hunger, exhaustion and even death for mutant creatures, but for the citizens of the capital and Haiwei City, winter is the hunting season.
This season, only sulfuric acid dogs can run like this in the wasteland, poison-clawed cats are not suitable for long-distance running, and blue-backed hedgehogs have long gone into deep hibernation.
However, because of the poisonous claw attack power of the poison-clawed cat, there are still some people who bring them with them, but they are carried on their backs, instead of running wildly on the ground like sulfuric acid dogs.
Dogs like to run around, but cats like to sleep in one place.
Lazy cats and stupid dogs, no matter what they evolve into, this habit 'sex' still can't be changed.
Of course, the people who can carry the poison-clawed cat on their backs are some relatively strong city-dwellers, no matter how they are cats, the mutated poison-clawed cats are also the size of wolf dogs, and it is not ordinary to carry them on their backs.
Barking!
The sulphuric acid dogs scurrying ahead seemed to have noticed something, and they stopped abruptly and barked loudly at a 'hole' in the snow under the woods in front of them.
"There's prey! Be careful, everyone! The townsfolk who noticed the strange appearance of the sulfuric acid dog immediately stopped, and they untied their weapons, took them in their hands, and walked forward cautiously step by step.
The sulfuric acid dog's nose is a hundred times more sensitive than before the mutation, and it can find hidden mutated creatures even when it is full of snow.
The townsfolk with the poison-clawed cats also patted their heads to wake up the lazy animals and let them go.
The poison-clawed cat opened its eyes and looked around, and fixed its attention on the snow 'hole' in front of it, with a trace of cold light in its eyes.
The townsfolk looked at each other and gave an order to the sulfuric acid dogs.
Goo-goo!
The sulfuric acid dog's throat swallowed, and suddenly opened its mouth, and it spat out clumps of sulfuric acid in unison, spraying the snow 'hole' in front of it.
Woo! After a strange scream, I saw the snow 'hole' in front of me suddenly collapse, and more than a dozen black shadows emerged from it, rushing towards the city's citizens and the surrounding cats and dogs.
"I want to run! Poison Claw Cat Attack! The strong men of the city's people first discovered the Black Shadow's intentions and ordered with a sneer.
The speed of these black shadows is very fast, but they can't match the poison claw cat, which is already known for its speed and agility, and it was intercepted by the poison claw cat as soon as it was in mid-air.
More than a dozen claw-like cold lights appeared in the air, and these black shadows fell to the ground screaming in pain.
The dark shadows that fell to the ground revealed their prototypes, with pointed ears, large and swollen tails, 'treacherous' eyes, and slender bodies.
"Haha! It's a black squirrel, today is a big harvest, and you can get a lot of good things when you go back! The townsfolk rejoiced when they saw their prey.
The black squirrel is a mutated breed of squirrel that swells to the size of an adult wolfdog. Moreover, their large tails can be hard or soft, which can be used as long whips or to bind prey, and belong to the chariot and horse creatures of the wasteland.
Such a creature could not be taken by the city-dwellers in the past, but now with sulfuric acid dogs and poison-clawed cats, coupled with the strength of the city-dwellers themselves, it is more than enough to deal with black squirrels.
The gap between the pawn rank and the chariot and horse rank is not large, and it can definitely be filled with numerical superiority.
As soon as the order was given, the poison-clawed cats attacked again, and they moved swiftly, and in an instant they were in front of the black squirrel. The cold light in the 'meat' claws was awe-inspiring, and the poisonous claws oozing with ghostly light had already lit up.
The black squirrel had eaten the poisonous claws of the poisonous claw cat just now, and now the toxin has taken effect in the body. Fortunately, the resistance of mutant creatures is much stronger than that of humans, and it can still support it.
Waving its 'fat' tail to roll into the air, it knew that the poisonous claws of the poisonous claw cat could not be touched, and it could only overcome steel with softness.
Unfortunately, they forgot that there were other enemies around them, and the yellow 'colored' liquid was preemptively recorded on the tail of the black squirrel, whose tail was hit by the sulfuric acid bomb of the sulfuric acid dog, and a faint blue smoke rose and stagnated.
It was this stagnant vacancy that the poison-clawed cat tricked in, and the poison-clawed claw waved lightly at the neck of the black squirrel, and then retreated.
After a few moments, the black squirrel still maintained its tail bulging as before, but it did not fall to the ground, and black blood was gushing from its throat, apparently poisoned to death.
The perfect cooperation between cats and dogs made the city's citizens kill the more than a dozen black squirrels in front of them before they could do anything.
The townsfolk hurriedly stepped forward, took out the knives they had brought with them, and cut off the black squirrel's skin.
After being trained, poison-clawed cats no longer wave their poisonous claws indiscriminately, but only attack the throat and other vital parts of the prey, without damaging the prey's 'hair' skin.
It's just that the prey that has been attacked by the poison-clawed cat is inedible. Of course, the 'meat' of the black squirrel in front of you is not delicious, and the most valuable thing is its beautiful 'fur' skin and beautiful tail.
Especially now that the dead black squirrels have their tails fully extended, they can be used with a little treatment, which is a rare and superb product.
After the townsfolk skinned the black squirrel, they immediately moved away, as the smell of the black squirrel's blood would attract other creatures in the wasteland. At this time, there are only two types of creatures that do not choose to hibernate, one is hungry and hungry, and the other is used to hunting in winter.
Neither of these creatures is something that the current townsfolk can deal with.
It may have been possible to attract some weak creatures, but the cautious townsfolk chose to stay away. They understand that even if the current danger of the wasteland is greatly reduced, excessive greed will still throw away their 'sex' lives here.
Similar scenes are playing out in the vicinity of the capital and the city of Haiwei, because in the winter, many occupations are out of work, and the harsh environment makes most of the work stopped. In this season, except for some recruits who need training, most of the city's residents only need to go out to exercise and conduct actual combat to improve their combat capabilities.
This kind of hunting behavior can not only relax the mood, increase the cooperation of the city people, but also exercise themselves, why not.
However, thinking of the results of people's excessive hunting in the prairie in the past, Liu Ye still has other restrictions on people's hunting.
"Except for the necessary beast hunting beasts that can be caught, the young beasts of other creatures should not be killed as much as possible, and they can be released as soon as they can, and if they can't do it, they can be killed!"
Otherwise, Liu Ye knew that if this continued, there would be no mutated creatures around the capital city and Haiwei City in a few years.
It's just that people don't understand Liu Ye's ban, the mutant creatures are their great enemies, they have killed many of their relatives, friends and compatriots, and now the city lord wants them to let their offspring live. Let them live, then why didn't they let themselves live at that time.
The city's citizens, who were immediately a little angry, did not obey Liu Ye's order to *** the young beast without authorization. Liu Ye had no mercy for such behavior, and severely punished them to stop the trend.
Even so, Liu Ye did not explain the reason for the ban to them. With the knowledge level of the city's citizens, it is not understood that maintaining a suitable environment is the key to the continuous development of human beings.
He simply added this point of view to the curriculum of the academy professors, and asked these colleges to give priority to professors, hoping that these people would understand the truth as soon as possible.
This process is long, but Liu Ye's prestige is very great, and since he has made his attitude clear, no one dares to disobey this ban again.
At this time, Liu Ye felt that the winter was long, and he had nothing to do, so he accompanied the city people out hunting all day long.
Feng Ruiyan and Xi Liuyan are still the same, although after the last incident, they treated him a little 'colorful', but they still didn't give Liu Ye a chance to be alone.
Liu Ye could only go in and out with Nan Tiancheng, a group of big men, but he was a little depressed in his heart.
Every night, when he was bored, he stayed in the main room of the city, read the report, and took a good look at the construction of the capital city and Haiwei City during this time.
After three months of development, the construction of submarines is still indefinite, but other aspects have made great progress.
First of all, the development of metallurgical manufacturing, the production of rails has entered the mass production stage, as more and more dilapidated steel from the surrounding ruins has been excavated, and the laying of rails from Dadu to Pure Land City has been completed for most of the time.
Pure Land Castle was already faintly visible, but it had to be stopped because of the onset of winter.
However, according to the report, it seems that the railway will be able to be built to Jodo Castle in the early spring of next year.
"When the railroad track construction is completed, hehe, Pure Land City......" Liu Ye looked at the report in his hand, and the fierce light in his eyes was 'shooting'.
The report of the Ministry of Construction also made him very pleased, because the development of Asuka District has learned from the experience of the previous two cities, and it is estimated that the capital construction will be completed in the early spring of next year.
The construction progress of the Asuka Dam is also gratifying, and the construction department has overcome a series of problems. At present, half of the construction of the Asuka Dam has been completed, and it is estimated that the gate will be opened next year to release water and discharge.