Xu Ran, who was wrapped in the 'Spiritual Power Shield' and floating in the water, was also slowly floating downstream due to the fluidity of the water body; For this, Xu Ran didn't mind, no one stipulated that he had to move within a certain range; Moreover, without delaying his practice of 'Spiritual Power Imperial Objects', he could also take this opportunity to observe the situation in this area by the way, so as to decide the direction and method of his future actions.

Xu Ran chose the position where he went with the flow, always maintaining a distance of about 20 meters from the shore; Because his head is always above the water when he is floating, he can still observe the situation on the land where the shore is located, within about 100 meters. As for the width of this body of water, Xu Ran can't judge it now, because even if he is already floating in the water, he still can't see the other side of the body of water; However, Xu Ran is not in a hurry to figure out these things now, he is going to understand the situation along the coast first, and then consider crossing to the other side to check, if he needs to return to the place where he was originally located, he can also go up the river along the other bank, and he can also observe the situation on the other side by the way.

Because the speed of the water is not fast, the speed at which Xu Ran floats downstream in the water is also not fast, Xu Ran estimated that the speed at which he drifted downstream would not be higher than the speed of 1 kilometer per hour; However, Xu Ran was not in a hurry, so he was not in a hurry about this slow speed.

It should be related to the fact that the volume of the 'Spiritual Power Shield' has been reduced, and the 'Spiritual Power Shield' already has some heat insulation ability, Xu Ran feels that the temperature in the 'Mental Power Shield' is gradually increasing; Covered with bark, Xu Ran felt that as long as he could maintain his current state, he would not be afraid of the impact of this cold weather.

During this period, Xu Ran also made new discoveries about the fish in the water, and along the way, Xu Ran met several fish species that he could recognize, such as crucian carp, carp, grass carp, yellow gaya, etc., which he could see at a glance; Xu Ran also used the 'Spiritual Power Ability' and tried to take water, this water body is indeed fresh water; Xu Ran called this body of water 'river'.

When he was about to change the direction of his view and move laterally to the other side of the 'river' to observe separately, Xu Ran found that there seemed to be a man-made structure about 100 meters downstream, so Xu Ran continued to float downstream downstream, and when the distance was closer, Xu Ran saw clearly that there were indeed man-made buildings here, and there was more than one.

Xu Ran can see three independent farmhouse courtyards here, the nearest one is more than 60 meters away from the shore, and the farthest can be more than 120 meters away, these courtyards are built on a high ground three or four meters above the river level, Xu Ran guessed: "Even when the river floods, it should not affect the buildings on this high ground." ”

The architectural features of the three farmhouses appear to be similar, with a courtyard surrounded by a fence made of tree branches, and several farmhouses connected to each other. The distance between the courtyards can be more than 20 meters, and the size of the courtyards is also different; The chimneys of each courtyard will be smoking.

Seeing this situation, Xu Ran's heart was much more steady, at least in this 'ice field' world, where human beings lived, and the way of life of these human beings was much more advanced than those primitive people in the 'Flood Wilderness'.

However, even so, Xu Ran can't think of any way to visit these farmhouse courtyards to understand the living environment and people's conditions here." ”

You can't just go up and call the door with a 'bark garment' on your body like you are now, and you may be in the middle of it if you look at it with a simple outfit that is always gone, and you may be in danger of frightening your master.

Of course, with Xu Ran's personal ability, he can directly break into it and enter the house as an anti-guest, but unfortunately, with Xu Ran's upbringing, he can't do such a reckless act; Therefore, Xu Ran's approach is: "Don't be in a hurry first, wait until you observe the situation clearly and figure out how to approach these villagers, and then think about it." ”

Noticing that there was no activity in the three courtyards at the moment, Xu Ran decided to cross to the water first. On the other side of the river, look at what is the situation over there; when crossing in the water, it is not like drifting along the water, Xu Ran needs to exert a horizontal thrust, and in order not to be continuously pushed downstream by the current, Xu Ran also has to exert a horizontal thrust in the upstream direction at the same time, of course, it is easy for Xu Ran to do this, but it takes some more mental power, Xu Ran has no resistance to this, he originally planned to exercise his mental power, why not do it.

Under the effect of the lateral thrust exerted, Xu Ran moved faster when he crossed than when he was drifting down the river; However, Xu Ran himself did not deliberately ask for 'crossing in the water at the fastest speed', as long as he could achieve the purpose of crossing the past.

When he approached the opposite bank, Xu Ran estimated that the river was about 450 meters wide; When Xu Ran approached the opposite bank, he found that the landform on the opposite bank was a rolling mountain, and even the river bank on this side was formed by steep cliffs; Due to the influence of the snow, these mountains are covered in snow, and Xu Ran can see patches of trees with snow canopies in the mountains, as well as the occasional mountain eagle that haunts the air.

Although he judged that there must be animals in this mountain, Xu Ran did not want to go into the mountains to hunt like this at present; At present, he has not even prepared warm clothes, and if he goes into the mountains in this state, he must have to worry about freezing, and it is better for him to be in the water now, and he can protect himself from the cold.

Of course, Xu Ran can also equip his body with enough bark fibers to keep warm, so that these bark fibers can completely wrap himself, and he doesn't need to lift his feet to move around, he only needs to use the 'spiritual power to resist things' to support his actions, and if he wants to achieve this, he only needs to find a pine forest, and he should be able to collect enough soft bark fibers.

The reason he hadn't done so before was that the trees were so scattered that it would take a lot of time to gather enough of the soft fibers of bark in the place where he had landed. Now that he has found out that there is a family here, Xu Ran plans to find a 'way to get clothes', no matter what, no matter how soft the bark fibers are, they are not as comfortable as well-fitting clothes.

At the same time, if he enters the mountain, the eating conditions alone will not be as good as the conditions near the farmhouse, and Xu Ran has already found that going to the water to practice the 'Spiritual Power Imperial Object' is the direction he should exercise at present, which is conducive to the comprehensive development of his spiritual power and spiritual power Imperial Object skills; Therefore, Xu Ran has initially given up his plan to enter the mountain.

Since he was not interested in the mountains on this side, Xu Ran floated in the water and returned to the side where he found the farmhouse; When he was about to return to this side, Xu Ran found that there were three figures working on the bank of the river, in order not to let these people find themselves, this 'alternative' figure floating in the water, Xu Ran stopped and continued to move towards the shore, just kept a hundred and ten meters away from the shore, floating quietly in the water, his head was exposed to the water, quietly observing the shore.

The three figures were busy on the shore at this time, and what Xu Ran could see was that they were tying something on the shore, and then throwing something like a rope into the water, then tying it on the shore again, and then throwing something into the water.

Xu Ran also noticed that among the three people, one of them also had a dog, and the dog was always circling around this person.

Judging from their figures and movements, Xu Ran felt that these three did not look like adults, the tallest of the three people, Xu Ran felt that it would not exceed 1.5 meters; after more than ten minutes, the three of them left the shore with the dog and returned to the courtyard closest to the shore.

After the three of them left, Xu Ran immediately floated forward, and when they got closer, Xu Ran understood what they had just done.

On the bank of the river, about 1.5 meters above the water, there are three areas with small wooden stakes on the soil surface, each of which is about 5 meters wide, and 12 wooden stakes are nailed in each area; And to each stake was tied a rope woven with plant fibers, and at the other end of these ropes, some were tied with iron hooks, and some were wooden or bone spikes, which were also used to make hooks; The hooks are hung with earthworm-like insects, which are basically floating in the water five or six meters away from the shore.

The three areas with wooden stakes are lined up along the shore, and the distance between them can be 20 meters away; Xu Ran understood that the three children were fishing, and the stake area that was separated from each other was to divide their respective fishing areas.

Judging from the difference in the fishing hooks used by the three people, Xu Ran judged that the child who used the iron fishing hook should have a slightly better family background.

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