Episode 56: Wolf Pack Hunt!
With the wind and sand stopping, the brief peace is a thing of the past, and in the ruins of the ancient city, animal riots are about to usher in a bloody hunting feast.
The wolf is a ferocious canine predator, and two million years ago, it was called the three fastest hunters in nature, along with the titan bird and the saber-toothed tiger.
Now, two million years have passed, and to this day, we can only see the existence of wolves, why is the Titan Bird, which has a huge size, moderate endurance, fast running, rapid attack, and slaughter in all directions for hundreds of thousands of years, become extinct?
Both the titan bird and the saber-toothed tiger are stronger than wolves, not only huge in size, but also fast, but both lack a social system, and the biggest disadvantage of living alone or hunting is that they cannot effectively protect their young offspring when they go out to hunt.
In contrast, wolves are social animals, which can more effectively protect their offspring from other predators, and they are quick to act and cooperate to attack the weaknesses of their opponents.
It's not that Cheng Fei hasn't heard of the power of the wolf pack, but he has never seen it, and now, he finally has a chance.
Standing on the roof, Cheng Fei looked into the distance, and saw that among the ruins of the ancient city, under the leadership of the head wolf, twenty or thirty killing wolves were killing a group of yellow sheep in a purposeful manner.
Yellow sheep are herbivores, compared to the ferocious killing wolf, they are less than five scum in combat power, fortunately, they are good at running, in order to avoid the pursuit of hunters.
Unfortunately, at this moment, they are deep in the ruins of the ancient city, the terrain is complicated, the speed of their escape has been greatly limited, in the face of the planned siege of the wolves, after a while, more than a dozen yellow sheep fell under the fangs of the wolves, and the blood stained the yellow sand, which should prove the cruelty of the laws of nature.
"Good fellow, that's brutal!"
It was the first time for Cheng Fei to see such a bloody and ferocious hunting scene, and for a while, he couldn't help but feel a little indescribably shocking.
After a long sound, he came back to his senses, turned over and got off the roof, led the camel and left, although he had his own martial arts, and he had a magic weapon in his hand, but he had no intention of provoking the group of wolves, not fear, but fear of trouble. For no reason, why did he bother to fight those wolves for his life?
Even if he used superior force to kill all the twenty or thirty wolves, what benefit would he get? Wolf meat would not necessarily taste better than crocodile meat.
Riding a camel away from the ruins of the ancient city, Cheng Fei took out the map, corrected the direction, and began to move forward, in less than half a day, the wind and sand had completely stopped, and the fireball-like sun hung in the air.
Rushing in the desert, the most important thing is to keep yourself with enough water, it is taboo to rush during the high temperature period during the day, but Cheng Fei considered that it was not far from the Qianhuang Ancient City, and his water was quite sufficient, and he could replenish the consumption when he arrived in the Qianhuang Ancient City, so he advanced in the desert under the blazing sun.
The desert is vast and boundless, and if it weren't for the long footprints behind you, you wouldn't even feel that you are constantly advancing, but it is precisely like this, walking alone between heaven and earth, in order to experience the true meaning of life more clearly.
As the old saying goes: It is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books!
In the past, Cheng Fei didn't understand, but now, he probably understood a little, on the back of a camel, he secretly figured it out, and only felt that his martial arts had made great progress.
brought him back to his senses, and then he realized that he had come to the vicinity of the ancient city of Qianhuang, riding a white camel and climbing a huge sand dune, looking south, ahead, an oasis in the hinterland of the sand sea, and suddenly in sight,
An oasis in the desert resembles an emerald adorned on a gold plate, and from a distance, the ruins of a black city stand in it.
The ruins of the ancient city of Qianhuang are quite well preserved, and the age of this city is relatively late, hundreds of years ago, because it was destroyed in the war and was abandoned.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, this ancient city was discovered by foreign explorers, and the valuable murals, statues and other cultural relics in it were almost all looted, leaving an empty city.
But perhaps it is the heavens favoring the ancient city, under the ancient city of Qianhuang, there are underground water veins passing through all year round, so it has become a rare and important recharge point in the desert.
Desert travelers, adventurers, and people often visit this ancient city, although the number is small, but it also brings a little life to this ancient city.
Cheng Fei rode a camel down the sand dunes and slowly advanced towards the oasis.
He had already sat down in his heart and decided that when he arrived at the Qianhuang Ancient City, he would have a good rest for two days before continuing the treasure hunt. First, to replenish food and water, and secondly, because of the big sandstorm, the white camel was frightened a lot, and it was carrying heavy loads, but it had to take good care of its feet before it could set off again.
Before, on the sand dunes, looking at the oasis seemed not far away, but in fact, the distance was not close at all, Cheng Fei rode a camel and walked for two or three hours, until dusk, he came.
The ancient city of Qianhuang is right in front of you.
The tall city is very magnificent, and the walls are all made of black stone, but many places have collapsed, after all, the age is too old, and there are often winds and sands in the desert, which are weathered and damaged very seriously.
When I passed through the city gate and entered the city, I saw that many houses had collapsed, and only a few large houses remained in the middle of the city.
These big houses may have been the residence of the original city lord, and they were built very strongly, so they can withstand the invasion of time, and they can still vaguely see the glorious atmosphere of the year.
Those desert travelers and adventurers who pass by here, most of them will stay in these big houses, and block the doors with stones, so that they don't have to worry about the wind and sand, and they don't have to worry about being attacked by fierce beasts such as killing wolves.
In fact, with Cheng Fei's current strength, coupled with a divine weapon like the Hanguang Treasure Knife in his hand, he was not afraid of sand wolves, even if it was a pack of thirty or fifty wolves, it was not enough to be afraid. Unless, he was too unlucky to encounter a large pack of wolves with more than 100 numbers.
In the desert, though, it's almost impossible.
The desert environment is harsh, and it is difficult for most animals to form too large groups, especially large predators such as sand wolves.
Water and food are important factors restricting the development of ethnic groups.
Even if it can stand at the top of the food chain, no matter how fierce the sand wolf is, there is not so much prey to hunt in the desert, and there is not enough food, how can it grow and develop?
Therefore, it is almost impossible to meet a large wolf pack with more than 100 numbers in the desert, and if it is in the grassland, it is still possible.
Cheng Fei walked around the city, but did not see anyone else, so he found a relatively spacious room as a shelter.
He lit a fire to dispel the smell of the house, and then rode his camel to the ancient well in the city to fetch water. He had gone around the city before, and he knew the location of the ancient well, and he was sure that there was water in the well.
It is expected that the ancient well should be above the underground water vein. There are a lot of greenery growing in the vicinity, the most eye-catching is a tall poplar tree. The tree pole is thick, it can be more than one meter and half a diameter, and the tree is very tall, more than 20 meters, you can see it from a distance, which is very gratifying.
The well is very deep, Cheng Fei probed to look down, estimated that it was twenty or thirty meters, fortunately, there was an iron bucket with a thick hemp rope tied to the forearm by the well, which should be the legacy of the predecessors.
Cheng Fei took a bucket of water, the water was very clear, he tried to take a sip, it was cold and cold, it was in his heart and spleen, and the fire from being exposed to the poisonous sun in the desert suddenly disappeared, and he was indescribably comfortable in his heart.
When he had drunk well, he filled the camel again, gathered and brought plants such as camel thorns for it to eat, and then filled the two barrels and rode the camel back to the house he had chosen, where he boiled water and roasted meat.......