Wedge into winter
It's starting to get cold again.
The sunset that exudes brilliance and heat sprinkles the last brilliant golden light, and the roar of the beast comes from time to time in the quiet space, but it is even calmer, the sunset is very large, the big dazzling, and the long time of looking down on the living beings seems to have exhausted his energy, without the vigor of the morning, and without the ferocity of noon, now there is just as if he has spent his life in peace, and the tenderness and heaviness of the old man before his death without regrets.
Now, it's two fingers thick from the horizon, which means that half an hour will go down before a more peaceful and peaceful darkness will fall.
Sunlight is a beautiful thing. This is not only manifested in its warmth and light, but also in the sunshine, the courage and hope of people will also be multiplied, and when the dark mystery envelops all beings, only the sun can dispel this unknown fear that can drive any strong-willed person crazy.
It is a huge forest that is not even vast enough to be called large, and it contains anything beautiful that man can imagine, but at the same time, there are terrible scenes that man cannot even reach with his imagination.
It has only been a few years since the birth of the universe to its destruction, and then from destruction to birth, it has continued countless reincarnations, and the history and civilization of mankind are as inconspicuous as a water molecule in the sea, even if all human beings from ancient times to the present are just a tiny speck of dust in front of the colossus of the universe, and they are as small as the tiny stones in the universe that are constantly destroying and reborn, although these stones may be tens of thousands of times larger than the entire solar system.
Therefore, what is there to be surprised about any incredible things and sudden changes, as long as people live, or as long as they can live, then focus on the present, this kind of life is too small, even the thick history represented by the term civilization is only a short moment in front of the world.
The freedom and hustle and bustle away from the world used to be the dream of countless self-righteous freedom seekers, but Zhou Heng knew that for most people, it was just an unrealistic dream, human beings were weak, so they needed to live in groups, and the weak body without sharp claws could not fight against powerful bloodthirsty beasts at all, especially human beings who were wiped out by the wild and fighting spirit of modern comfortable life, in the eyes of real beasts, they were only afraid that they were weaker than rabbits.
And, in the wild, the beast, is never the first threat.
People have to eat, they have to drink, the dense forests are full of life, and you may see some trees full of fruits, the fruits are brightly colored, large and plump, and look full of charming fragrance and sweetness. But who knows if these fruits are poisonous fruits that can make people rot with just one bite of them, the human body that has lived in cities for hundreds of thousands of years has long been degraded, and many of the necessary survival abilities in the wild have been slowly eliminated by the strict law of survival of the fittest over time, in the wild, you can even drink a sip of raw water to make you diarrhea to death in the case of myrrh, and this situation is still mild in the forest.
At night, countless carnivores will shake their hungry bodies and start looking for delicious meat, the black feather coat of the night is an excellent protective color, they cover everything, shroud everything in absolutely unreachable territory, do not expect nocturnal animals to have poor eyesight, do not pin their hopes on the hazy moonlight and starlight, quietness, patience, perseverance has always been the common denominator of all carnivores, this character that has penetrated deep into the bone marrow has lasted for thousands of years, and has even been combined with flesh and blood, evolving into an instinct - The perfect instinct of a predator.
Instead of pinning your hopes on things other than yourself, it is better to honestly find a cave, light a bonfire, and sleep in a daze, maybe half of the hope is to see the sun tomorrow with a complete body.
The remaining half hope that you better pray that you find a good place, there are no insects, reptiles and other poisonous life, there is no shortage of palm-sized mosquitoes in the wild, and you can also see fist-sized spiders that can poison a cow, maybe some people are lucky, and you can also see colorful centipedes with the thickness of a baby's arm, when encountering this kind of thing, do not doubt the toxicity of these animals, the toxicity of poisonous creatures in the wild is mostly violent and rapid, and it is possible to decide a person's life and death in ten minutes, Especially when you're asleep, these little things can easily kill you.
You may also get sick, the weather in the forest is humid and muggy, and the chain reaction caused by heat stroke alone in the absence of medicine can kill you, it is only a physical crisis, in fact, you have to endure not only disease, poisoning, hunger, fatigue, and a series of other bad conditions that are unimaginable in city life, but also face psychological fatigue, loneliness, loneliness, despair, all kinds of negative emotions disturb people's fragile hearts.
The wilderness is a place of nightmares, and only those who have never been there or who think they are self-righteous will boastfully think that the wilderness is paradise, and even if it is freedom, when the most basic survival is not guaranteed, heaven will become hell.
Zhou Heng was very glad that he had been living in this place for five years, since he was three years old, he had been in the mountains since he was three years old, and the memories of living and learning with his grandfather, the most experienced old hunter in the village, were almost all over his childhood, and the rare experience allowed Zhou Heng to survive well after being lost in this forest.
This is the fifth reincarnation, just like the first four times, the weather has begun to get cold, all the animals have begun to frantically reserve food for the winter, the cold of winter is almost pervasive, when the palm-heavy snow slowly falls, and soon the heavy snow will seal everything that can be sealed, not even a trace of the gap will be left, at that time, even Zhou Heng, who is already rich in survival in the wild, does not dare to say that he can not be starved to death, not frozen to death.
Zhou Heng once encountered a blizzard that rained for seven days and seven nights in a row, the snow was just normal, and what was even more terrifying was the wind, the violent cold wind was like a sharp blade, which could cut off all the heat on the human body at all, revealing a naked body that almost turned all body fluids into ice slag.
At that time, as soon as he went out, Zhou Heng knew that he would not be able to last long in this situation of blizzard, no matter how great the strength of man was, how could he fight with nature, but if he didn't go out, he could only starve to death, and the long-term survival in the wild had made Zhou Heng accustomed to hunger and fatigue, and the ability to endure hunger and the strength of his spiritual will had been qualitatively sublimated in various predicaments, but this was also a limit, seven days, only drinking half-hot water had already made Zhou Heng unable to hold on, and the degree of physical decline had broken through the cordon many times, Hunger is always naked, there is no need to hide it, and it is not allowed to pay attention to it, just like breathing, which stimulates Zhou Heng's tenacious nerves all the time. It's not a very fun thing to do, and the thrill of hunger can definitely drive a person crazy.
Zhou Heng ventured out and walked out of the warm home he had built, and luckily, he found the corpse of an unknown animal that had been half eaten by carnivores before he froze, and there was still a lot of meat, enough for Zhou Heng to eat for a month without starving to death.
Since that time, Zhou Heng has understood that once winter comes, he must also store food and dry firewood, fortunately, several hunts in the past few days have been successful, more than 100 catties of freshly marinated jerky can already make Zhou Heng half hungry and half full to survive this winter, but Zhou Heng is very greedy, he never dislikes food, in order to live a winter full of oil, Zhou Heng has been frantically looking for prey these days, getting up in the morning to chop dozens of catties of dry firewood, and then hunting at noon, until the afternoon before the sun sets, and then slowly go home, This is Zhou Heng's simple but by no means safe work in the past month, the identity of the hunter and the hunted in the wild changes quickly, and the animals that are extremely hungry do not matter how strong you are. When you find out with great interest and successfully hunt a prey, who knows if you have a pair of eyes behind you that are as fierce as you, full of all kinds of the most primitive ** eyes, praying mantis catching cicadas and yellow finches are not the patent of human beings, in this kind of place where the weak and the strong still maintain the self-righteous superiority of human beings, you can only send your own meat that is more delicate and luscious than ordinary carnivores to the mouth of the hunter.
Caution is Zhou Heng's grandfather's favorite aphorism, and animals are the smartest, instinct creates behavior often surprises people, Zhou Heng's grandfather said the most is this, when Zhou Heng accompanied his grandfather out hunting for the first time, he found that those real wild animals are far beyond people's imagination whether they are intuition or wisdom, and the cunning is even more than ordinary people. Compared to humans, who have never been in the forest wilderness, animals are far superior in any way.
Zhou Heng had seen with his own eyes the sad moaning of the doe who returned after the fawn was bitten to death by a wolf, it cried very lightly all the time, but kept arching the head of the fawn, the voice was low and gentle, hovering beside the fawn and refusing to leave, as if it had been looking forward to something.
That was Zhou Heng's first heartbeat.
Animals are very simple, simple to cute, but also because of simplicity, the influence of nature is more in-depth for behavior, the good are more kind, the evil is more evil, and those who are good at hunting have a more focused spirit, people are too smart, so they are not concentrated, because they are smart, so they are timid, and extreme purity can reach the peak.
Touching his clothes, Zhou Heng adjusted his breathing, his experience in the wild had allowed Zhou Heng to integrate the hunting skills taught by his grandfather, among all the hunting skills, only this breathing regulation method was the most useful, and the second useful was the tool that took half a year to make.
Zhou Heng's clothes sewn from animal skins contain two kinds of poisonous arrows, one is extracted from the venom glands of an unknown poisonous snake, which has a strong paralyzing effect, and the other is soaked in the venom of the black widow, saying that the spider is the black widow is only a speculation of Zhou Heng, although the spider is eighty percent similar to the poisonous widow, but the poison is more than ten times more violent than the black widow, the long needle soaked in the venom can make a sturdy wolf be poisoned alive, and a small part of the internal organs are also dissolved, The venom soaked in the long needle is only a small part of the black widow's venom gland, so a little bit can have such a big effect, Zhou Heng can imagine that if this spider pierces all the venom to the wolf, the wolf may be corroded to only a piece of skin, and the corrosive ability of this poison can be seen.
Zhou Heng has not seen poisonous spiders and poisonous snakes, on the contrary, when he was a child, Zhou Heng's grandfather explained in detail the differences between poisonous snakes and non-poisonous snakes, poisonous insects and non-poisonous insects, and even their living habits and attack methods are explained very clearly, but in this forest, Zhou Heng found that there are many poisons that he does not understand, and their toxicity is much more exaggerated than those animals that Zhou Shu encountered when he was a child, but there is no point in tangling these, Zhou Heng is not a biologist, and he does not have much curiosity.
There are no surprises in the world, even if he encounters a three-meter-tall and five-meter-wide spider, Zhou Heng will not be surprised, because at this time, he can only take care of his life, who will be in the mood Why is there such a spider, will it be a new species.
Now that's the case, no matter what those spiders do, I live mine, you live yours, and it's great that everyone is safe.
The road of the forest is extremely difficult to walk, the trees grow indiscriminately, the grass and shrubs block the view, even at noon, there is very little sunlight that can penetrate from the huge trees that are tall and tall, and the age is not less than two hundred years, this is still secondary, few people can walk the road of the jungle safely and steadily, under the shade of various trees, who will know if there is a big hole under the tree, maybe just want to take the next step, below is the broken road up to three meters deep, even the well-trained soldiers can not maintain high speed in the dense jungle.
Zhou Heng has been living here for nearly five years, except for the initial discomfort, now in his own hunting range Zhou Heng has figured out all the routes, this process sounds simple, but in fact it is not easy, in order to find out these routes Zhou Heng has broken his leg three times, and he has been shrouded in hunger for a month, but Zhou Heng does not regret it, if he can't even figure out these roads, the future hunting and escape will not be able to be carried out safely.
Fortunately, more than four years have passed slowly, and the most difficult period has finally passed, and now as long as Zhou Heng does not die by himself, it is difficult to die with the intuition and physical strength of the beast.
The road continues to walk, there is a very small beast trail from the fork in the forest, this is a trail for the beasts to drink water that has been formed for I don't know how many years, it is very narrow, but there are a lot of footprints, Zhou Heng keenly found the footprints of wolves, and there are quite a few.
Frowning, Zhou Heng didn't go down on this road, the road below is a very calm lake, many animals are used to drinking water there, most of the animals at the end of autumn are fat and delicious, and when they barbecue, they are full of meat fragrance, and when they are torn, the oil and water splash everywhere, just smelling it has an intoxicating meat fragrance.
But if there is a bunch of wolves in front of him, Zhou Heng will have to weigh his own weight, the wolf is one of the most perfect manifestations of carnivores in the food chain, gregarious, cold, keen, and most importantly intelligent, Zhou Heng never felt that the wolf was an idiot, on the contrary, Zhou Heng has always regarded the wolf as a cunning animal that is smarter than himself, after all, no matter how talented Zhou Heng is, it is impossible to have the wolf's sense of smell and acumen, and the strong will to integrate the hunting instinct into the bloodline that has been passed down for thousands of years is beyond Zhou Heng's reach, this is a racial talent, Even if you learn it, you can't reach the standard of a wolf, just like an earthling can't have the strength to surpass an elephant no matter how much you train.
It's just that what are so many wolves gathered for, although this place is big enough, but there are usually no such large wolf packs.
Don't?
Zhou Heng calmly observed the surroundings, his keen five senses and extremely strong intuition made Zhou Heng begin to feel the wind and grass around him, the wind blowing through the shrubs, blowing through the ground, blowing through the tall giant trees, bringing a variety of unique and rich delicate feelings, a large amount of information allows Zhou Heng, who is different from most people's brain structure, to analyze all kinds of useful information.
After a long time, Zhou Heng's tense nerves began to slowly relax, it was safe here, the wolf had left this place for a long time, and there were no traps and dangers.
But now it is only confirmed that there is no crisis for the time being, but there is no guarantee that there will be no in the future, and the sudden appearance of a large number of wolves made Zhou Heng feel bad.
Animals are not immutable, just as the natural environment will change due to various natural disasters, such as blizzards, fires, earthquakes, droughts, and the same is true for animals.
This kind of migration is very normal, normal like the cycle of the four seasons, birth, old age, sickness and death, but it is not a small impact on the biological chain of the new area, the already harmonious biological chain will be challenged, the new species eat more, and other creatures will naturally eat less, and at the same time there must be various competitions for territory, resources, etc., Zhou Heng believes that soon there will be a bloody storm set off in order to compete for prey, the survival of the fittest handed down since ancient times, and the strict law of natural selection will exert its powerful ability, The battle between the original species and the new species is about to begin, and those who survive will be able to thrive in this place, and those who will not survive will either leave, or a pile of dry bones will be left silently watching the howl of the victor.
And the decisive battle, in these dozens of days, autumn is the most sinister season, because the following winter will make the prey plummet, there are so many prey, it is impossible to cope with the hunger of the new predators, the decisive battle between native species and alien species is imminent, there is no right or wrong in the war between the two populations for resources, there is no good or evil, and there is only the winner is king.
"However, it has something to do with me."
Zhou Heng touched his head, he was alone, and the wolf facing the pressure of the group was unlikely to deal with other fierce carnivores that lived alone, even if the wolf attacked Zhou Heng madly and ran away when he saw the wolf, five years of exercise made Zhou Heng's legs and arms have unparalleled explosive power, following the exercise methods learned since childhood and various physical recuperation methods of breathing and breathing, Zhou Heng only weighed 10 pounds in five years, but the muscles have undergone earth-shaking changes, strong explosive power and long-lasting endurance coexist, In ten minutes, Zhou Heng can even run faster than a wolf, relying on this ability, Zhou Heng has escaped from the mouth of a ferocious carnivore more than once, and when encountering various harsh living environments, Zhou Heng can also rely on special breathing to make the body adapt faster.
You can't go ahead, even if Zhou Heng's physical strength is good, it is impossible to deal with a pack of wolves, not to mention that Zhou Heng doesn't know the situation of the wolves on the other side, if he is facing a bunch of hungry wolves, Zhou Heng doesn't think that he will not have any danger, in the forest, any small mistake will lead to the biggest failure and the worst ending, so when you don't need to work hard or have to do this, you should be cautious, and you can go in the face of things you don't understand.
Zhou Heng wisely chose to retreat, he now has enough food, he can definitely survive this winter, there is no need to pay too much danger for possible food.
Since this place can't go, Zhou Heng went to another place, that place is a swamp, the soft soil in it is easy for people to fall into, beasts are no exception, once you fall into it, even if you are fierce in life, you can only wait for death, so large beasts rarely wander around this place.
Zhou Heng liked this place very much, if it weren't for the fact that there were too many mosquitoes here, and each mosquito was the size of a fist, Zhou Heng would have liked it more.
Holding a stick in his hand, Zhou Heng walked cautiously, the situation of falling into the swamp when he was a child made him remember it vividly, he was with his grandfather at that time, so Zhou Heng didn't worry after falling into the swamp, because he knew that with his grandfather, his grandfather could solve anything, in Zhou Heng's eyes, grandpa was an omnipotent god.
But Zhou Heng was wrong, grandpa didn't save him, just threw Zhou Heng a thick stick and asked Zhou Heng to climb up by himself, Zhou Heng was extremely surprised at that time, and looked at his grandfather with a frosty face in disbelief, he didn't believe it, he didn't believe that his grandfather, who usually loved him very much, would ignore him, so he ignored his grandfather angrily, but when the swamp swallowed his thighs, the young Zhou Heng began to panic, struggling violently, and the fear was overwhelming. But the more he struggled, the tighter he became, the faster he fell, and soon the swamp reached his waist, Zhou Heng was a child after all, and he howled violently at that time.
Grandpa finally began to speak: "Don't move, grab the stick, put your hands on the swamp, lean forward, lie on your chest on the swamp, and pull out your legs." Zhou Heng did as he fearfully did as his grandfather said, but fortunately, after a long period of exercise, Zhou Heng's physical fitness far exceeded that of his peers, and it took him an hour to climb out of the swamp.
Since then, Zhou Heng has learned how to escape from the swamp quicksand, and he has never forgotten that every detail and every action is remembered so clearly.
However, it is one thing to prevent drowning, and it is another thing to repel harmful poisonous insects such as mosquitoes, since there is a swamp in Zhou Heng's hometown, grandpa naturally taught Zhou Heng how to prevent being bitten by mosquitoes, the easiest way is to take local materials, pick up the wet soil of the swamp and wipe it on his body, and wipe all the exposed skin, including hair and cheeks, but Zhou Heng now has a simpler way, which is to take out a grass with a strong taste, which has a trace of toxicity, and can treat minor skin diseases when wiped on the body. In the summer, squeezing out the juice and rubbing it on places such as prickly heat has an excellent effect, and at the same time, this grass also has an insect repellent effect. The effect is no worse than smearing mud on the whole body.
After crossing the swamp, there is a long river, and below it is a very turbulent river, and now it is autumn, and a lot of life has begun to migrate, just like fish, at this time of year, there will be thousands of white-scaled fish crossing from the other side of the river to the other side of the river, a large number of fish are clumsy and delicious, even ordinary people with no survival experience can catch a few at will.
Although, there are very few carnivores that can pass through the swamp.
Usually, even in autumn, Zhou Heng rarely comes to this big river, the swamp is too terrifying, and it is too big, Zhou Heng only touched a very small part of the swamp, and it was lucky to be able to get out of the swamp last time.
As long as Zhou Heng falls into this place once, he will waste too much time and energy, and the poisonous insects and special beasts in it are not easy to mess with, so Zhou Heng would rather hunt some small animals than come to this treacherous area where people eat people and don't spit out bones. However, in the face of possible racial battles in the future, Zhou Heng decided to eat fish next this winter, the war between large populations is not something that Zhou Heng, a little ant-like figure, can afford to wind and waves, and being alone is the king, even if the swamp is dangerous, it is much safer than a group of carnivores.
The big river is already full of fish, and a large number of white-scaled fish swim in the river, and the water upstream is gentle and only calf deep, which makes it easy to catch fish. The white-scaled fish is large and fat, not only does it not have a fishy smell but has a pure natural sweetness when eaten in the mouth, Zhou Heng once ate this fish raw in the case of extreme hunger, and the sweet taste made Zhou Heng never forget.
If it weren't for the route, it would be too dangerous and it would take too much time, but Zhou Heng would come to fish every day.
Going down the river, Zhou Heng calmed down, feeling the fish swimming in the trouser legs, these fish were extremely stupid, and they were not afraid when they saw Zhou Heng, Zhou Heng moved his hand, and a fish weighing two catties was instantly hit by Zhou Heng.
There are a lot of fish, but there is not much time, too much time is wasted through the swamp, and Zhou Heng only has less than half an hour to hunt, and then he has to leave a lot of time to return to a safe and warm home before dark, the night of the forest comes quickly and quickly, leaving not too many opportunities at all, once Zhou Heng has not returned home at night, then his danger will be doubled.
Therefore, it must be fast, more than ten minutes is already the best plan, who knows if there will be an accident through the swamp and delay the journey back.
The palms of the hands moved, and several fish were photographed on the shore in an instant, these fish were very large and heavy, enough for Zhou Heng to eat for three days, if at this rate, another week, Zhou Heng's grain storage plan has been overcompleted, even if the winter is extended for another month, Zhou Heng can live freely.
Zhou Heng waved his arms excitedly, grabbed five more and went home, when the time came, put on the wood, lean on the fire, lie on the wooden bed, and stew a pot of broth.
However, the ground moved, and Zhou Heng felt the ground tremble very strangely, as if something heavy suddenly fell to the ground.
Zhou Heng smelled a smell, a wild smell.
Cold sweat slowly flowed down, and the stiff head looked at the reflection on the water.
In an instant, goosebumps rose, because a shadow appeared behind Zhou Heng, a huge shadow, Zhou Heng leaned on the reflection of the water surface and saw the creature behind him, it was a bear, it was a huge giant bear.
What is a bear, a beast, a beast of prey, a demon.
It can easily push away tons of things, it can smash people's heads with a single slap, and, it is fast, and its sense of smell is very sharp.
Zhou Heng broke out in a cold sweat, he knew that without a hot weapon and alone, his chance of defeating Xiong was infinitely close to zero.
On the opposite side is the bear, the overlord bear of the forest, a bear that rarely meets an opponent among solitary creatures.
Looking at the bear's palm bigger than his head Zhou Heng kept trembling, this bear is too big, it is actually more than four meters tall, almost twice as tall as Zhou Heng, the strength of the animal is proportional to its weight, this giant bear type is said to slap a person, even if the claw crosses the human body, it can cut the person out of a deep wound that can be seen. And this is his turf, where the bears can definitely play better.
In the face of the giant bear's terrifying combat power, Zhou Heng seemed too thin, even if it was a highly toxic blow needle in his hand, Zhou Heng did not dare to guarantee that the slender needle could pierce the thick skin of the giant bear, even if it was pierced, Zhou Heng did not dare to pack the ticket The giant bear would definitely die, if the giant bear did not die, then in the face of the angry beast Zhou Heng did not think that his body bones were enough for this giant bear to slap him, and the combat power of the angry beast was multiplied.
The battle between man and bear is completely unfair, the bear can withstand a large number of attacks from Zhou Heng without falling, but as long as Zhou Heng is hit once, he will only die or be half-dead, this is the absolute gap determined by physique, even if Zhou Heng's strength is doubled, it is impossible to fight against Xiong.
What to do? Is it running? But the back is an unfamiliar swamp, run in and get lost, the opposite shoal river is slower, but the inland river is extremely turbulent, even if there is a small raft do not dare to put on it, dare to swim in it and wait to be drowned, there is a giant bear in front of the rapid water, there is no way to live.
Zhou Heng gritted his teeth and turned his head, looking at the giant bear head-on, the reflection from the water surface was just a reflection after all, and when he looked at it directly, Zhou Heng realized that the so-called solitary beast was truly domineering, there was no need to hide it, it didn't need to be described, it was shocking to describe it in one word.
A wild domineering spirit unlike anyone who is used to staying in the city just rushes into the face, and a simple and pure glance seems to understand the bear's thoughts.
Zhou Heng and the bear looked at each other, and it was extremely dangerous to look at the beast, as long as the beast saw a trace of cowardice or fear in your eyes, then what was waiting for you was the beast's onslaught.
Zhou Heng can't tremble, can't be afraid, and can't even show a hint of retreat from his eyes, his eyes must be more bloodthirsty than a tiger, wilder than a wolf, and wilder than a beast, even if he pretends to have this kind of look, perhaps, so that the bear will retreat, of course, provided that the bear is not so hungry.
Facing Zhou Heng's crazy eyes, Xiong suddenly took a step forward, Zhou Heng almost couldn't help but tremble all over, his eyes were almost scattered, and the instinct of his body had already reminded Zhou Heng of the huge gap between Xiong, the gap that could hardly be measured.
However, the bear's target did not seem to be Zhou Heng, the bear stretched out his furry paws and grabbed a fish that Zhou Heng threw to the shore, the sharp claws gently hooked the head of the fish, licked the tongue, and the brain of the fat white-scaled fish was swallowed by the bear in this way.
Then, it's the next fish.
Zhou Heng frowned, and suddenly understood that he might still have a chance of life.
In an instant, Zhou Heng's hands danced rapidly, and one by one the fish began to be hit ashore quickly.
The bear seemed to be very satisfied with Zhou Heng's behavior, and no longer looked at Zhou Heng with wild eyes, but turned around and ate the fish brain slowly and methodically.
Beasts are not like the insatiable greed of humans, they are basically very gentle after eating, as long as Zhou Heng lets the bear eat enough, the bear is naturally in no mood to kill Zhou Heng.
The meal was eaten until dark, and it was already completely dark, and the night in the forest was so dark that even an experienced hunter would not dare to wander around the forest in the dark. Even in the forest, where there is not much sunlight in the daytime, it is even darker at night, almost to the point where he can't see his fingers, Zhou Heng naturally doesn't have the guts, nor the ability to get out of the swamp in the dark and return home.
So, after the bear had eaten and drunk enough, Zhou Heng endured the slimy and already wet clothes and slowly climbed ashore.
Very tired, but fortunately very tired did not make Zhou Heng feel cold, the temperature difference in the forest is very large, and the cold at night can freeze people to death, such a low temperature, Zhou Heng still has to wear soaked clothes, it is still hot, and I am afraid that it will be so cold that it will be biting cold.
Since you can't go back, let's spend the night here, this place has a swamp as a natural barrier, there are not many wild beasts, if you are lucky, you may be able to survive until tomorrow.
Zhou Heng thought silently, there should be a lot of preparations before going to bed, for example, fire.
To many people, friction to generate heat and then start a fire sounds simple, but it is extremely difficult to implement, especially since this is a swamp and a large river, and it is so humid that there is no dry forage and bark to be found. Originally, Zhou Heng carried some dry bark with him, but because he had been in the water for too long, he had already been soaked by the water that had penetrated into his clothes, so it took Zhou Heng a lot of time to just dry the forage.
Rubbing to make a fire is an activity that requires extreme endurance and willpower, and sometimes the mood of not being able to make a fire for three hours in a row can make a person angry to despair, but Zhou Heng will never be this kind of person, he has enough time and patience to complete this huge project.
After the fire, Zhou Heng's arms were almost no longer felt, and his stomach began to gurgle, fortunately, the bear just now only ate fish brains, and the rest of the meat was not eaten, Zhou Heng found a few fish at random, opened the stomach and cleaned it, found a few big leaves, wrapped them and threw them into the fire to roast.
This method is very worry-free, and you can start eating after half an hour without caring about anything.
Very tired, really tired, the forest is not a paradise, Zhou Heng has lived for so long and has encountered sinister situations that threaten his life from time to time, just like now, but in order to survive, no matter what kind of bad situation Zhou Heng encounters, he must grit his teeth and endure it.
Time is silent, Zhou Heng finished eating the fish and dried his clothes, and began to rest in silence, and time passed slowly like this.
The morning was cold, and the overnight cold air burst out at this moment. But after all, it was already morning, everything was already clear, and there was no longer any need to endure the torment of the darkness, Zhou Heng trembled and rubbed every muscle on his body that was frozen to almost freeze, the night was too cold, the cold didn't sleep well at all, Zhou Heng's keen nerves did not allow Zhou Heng to sleep too hard, the painful situation of half-asleep made Zhou Heng squint and lie in a daze all night, Zhou Heng regretted a little, if he had made more effort to make a bed at that time, he would not have to suffer these hardships.
The humid air in the early morning had already occupied Zhou Heng's clothes that had been baked, and now the clothes could still feel sticky to the touch, very uncomfortable, very uncomfortable, Zhou Heng began to exercise, and after more than 100 push-ups, his body finally began to slowly warm up, and Zhou Heng groaned comfortably.
Before the sun rose, the fog filled the entire swamp, Zhou Heng grilled a few more fish, and after eating and drinking, he skewered the remaining fish with grass stalks and prepared to go home to make dried fish, and then chopped firewood near his home and never came out again.
According to Zhou Heng's previous experience, at most a week, a harsh winter will envelop the entire forest, and even Zhou Heng will not be able to stay outside the house for a long time.
Unlike yesterday's situation, Zhou Heng had no danger along the way, and after putting hundreds of catties of fish into his hollowed-out tree house, Zhou Heng could finally breathe a sigh of relief to calm his frantic heartbeat.
Zhou Heng's house has two, one is in a hollow hundred-year-old giant tree, Zhou Heng spent half a year to complete this tree house, which contains a bed built of tough rattan and a large number of living items, and the other is on the branches, in which a large amount of cured meat and wood are placed, which is similar to a storage room.
Taking out the salt made from the water of the saltwater lake that had to walk for three days and three nights to arrive, Zhou Heng carefully smeared it on the fish, this salt is very precious, Zhou Heng can only get a jar of salt at most for a week, during which he has to pass by the territory of several fierce beasts. It can be said that taking table salt is far more dangerous than hunting.
"Maybe it's not bad to live like this." Zhou Heng pickled the fish and lay on the bed, his room was more than ten meters from the ground, few insects and beasts could reach this height, and the dry and heavy tree body had an excellent thermal insulation function, even if Zhou Heng dug a hole as a way out, he used a large number of branches and trunks to tie the door so that the tree body had a small gap and did not affect the thermal insulation function of the tree.
The next thing is to wait for the winter to pass, all the preparations have been completed, just wait quietly, and everything will be like the first four reincarnations.