Chapter 20: The Laws of Nature
In the blink of an eye, a few days have passed. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info Martin, who has settled down, is setting out to do more.
By the time sharpened sticks appear in human hands, the dwarf primate has already moved up the food chain. The importance of tools for a creature like a human being, which does not even have a decent canine tooth, cannot be overstated. From the earliest stone tools, to the later polished stone tools. Human beings grow up gradually in the company of fire, discovering one secret after another...... What Martin is doing now is to make a miniature version of the history of human evolution on his own without being detached from civilization. Of course, he wasn't going to wait until he had made the metal tools. It didn't need to be that way, and the tools created were enough for him to survive.
All he was doing now was making a new pair of bows and arrows. The rudimentary bow and arrow he had made before could only be used to shoot small animals such as rats or frogs, and even hares could not deal with them. The bow and arrow were just a foothold for him. The new bow he was going to make now was much more delicate. According to his idea, he was even going to use this bow to shoot fawns. For this bow, Martin spent a long time in the field picking wood to find the right wood. It is made of ash trees. Martin knew the powerful recurve compound bow, but he was afraid that it would be difficult to make one even if the trial was over.
All he had to do was a bow for hunting. But even so, it still took him a lot of effort and experienced many failures. Fortunately, he prepared a number of wooden sticks as materials, and after several failures, he finally cut out the right shape.
When the roasting is done and the oil is rubbed, he begins the final treatment. Heat it up first, then make it out of the right curvature. Once it had cooled, Martin carved grooves at the ends and began to tie the bowstring. He can't get enough suitable animal tendons right now, so he can only use plant fibers, which are a worse substitute, and are ready to replace them with tendons after hitting big prey in the future. But when he tried it, he smiled with satisfaction after hearing the sound of the "Weng" and feeling the tremor of the hunting bow in his hand. The results are not bad.
There is no way to hunt with only a bow. The manufacture of arrows is no less important. Martin intended to make two kinds of arrows, a reed pole to make, and an arrow made of roasted hard wood. These arrows are only used to shoot small animals. The other is a serious work, with wooden arrow shafts, bone arrowheads, and feathers. The feathers were provided by the birds he had caught in the two dozen traps he had laid.
Although the former arrow is easier to do in comparison, it is still quite difficult to install the arrow. Although just roast the front end hard and insert the other end into the reed. But it's a bit cumbersome to do. As for the latter arrow, the placement of feathers annoyed Martin. Tieing and trimming feathers with tendons is a delicate task.
With patience, Martin got the job done. It was nearly dusk, and he was going to clean up the trap. As for fishing, it's up to the next day.
Right now, he has a variety of ways to get food. On the one hand, he made two dozen traps, ranging from a trap with wood to hold up a stone to a bouncy stick trap. The traps brought him meat and furs. On the other hand, safari was also a way for him to obtain meat. At this moment, he regretted why he didn't do a good job of slinging. The slings were one of the weapons used by the druids, but Martin was lazy and never learned them. "I'm not a shepherd or an ancient Rhode mercenary, so why should I learn that?" he had said to defend himself. But now he deeply understands the consequences of not learning that skill well. Until he makes a new bow and arrow, he can only hunt with a throwing stick. But he didn't use that thing very well. It is said that the throwing stick made by others can fly back if it does not hit the target after being thrown, so it is nicknamed "flying machine" and "boomerang". But he couldn't do that. Fortunately, he was able to hit birds and rabbits as prey with his throwing stick.
Another source of food is the river. One of the reasons why he chose to settle close to the river was to get food. However, although there is a lot of food in the river, it is not placed on the shelves, and you have to catch it yourself. It's not difficult to make a hook out of a bird's bones, but a crude hook like that doesn't necessarily catch a fish. A better approach would be to place a basket of willow strips in a stream, a tributary of the river. Then drive to the fish basket. This allows for more aquatic life. There were so many small fish that he couldn't eat them all. So he broke open the stomach of the surplus fish, gutted it and dried it in the sun.
In addition to this, he also set his sights on smaller creatures - insects, locusts and cicadas are delicious. Some beetle larvae, although disgusting, are able to provide adequate nutrition.
In his spare time outside of hunting, he has been busy making tools. He made rope from the inner skin of hawthorn and nettle. After having the extra rope, it took a lot of effort to grind out the stone axe head, which was tied to the wood with rope. He used it to cut down trees to make bows and arrows. In his spare time, he was busy weaving utensils with wicker. They will come in handy for the rest of the gathering.
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In the blink of an eye, two weeks have passed. Martin's life is really different now and when he arrived. Right now, he's amassed enough strips of dried meat, dried fish. The collection was also very effective. The layman would never have imagined that there would be so much food to eat in the wilderness. Plants such as dogtail and weeds were considered hateful weeds by the peasants, but Martin patiently collected them, removed the husks, ground them into powder, and made them into pasta to eat. Not only did the reed provide Martin with material for weaving, but its roots also became Martin's food. Lily bulbs, mallow leaves, whole purslane, tubers of sunflowers...... In prehistory, gathering was an important means of satisfying human food needs, even higher than hunting.
But Martin never managed to hit the big game, and for this reason, his bow never changed strings. However, now that he has found the traces of the big prey, he is quietly following up in the limelight......
"1, 2, 3, 4......" Martin silently counted his steps and walked forward lightly. When he reached 10, he immediately stopped moving forward and leaned down. Sure enough, the fawn lifted his head and looked around, but didn't notice Martin.
According to the habit of deer, they always look around every once in a while while while grazing. Because when the deer is grazing with their heads down, they can't see any danger. But this habit is so useless in front of a druid. Martin calculated the time, and advanced while the fawn was grazing every time, stopping to hide just as the fawn looked up to reconnoitre, and gradually approached the fawn.
It was time to stop, Martin stopped. Carefully examining his prey. It's an elegant creature, both in its slender body and its round eyes with long eyelashes. But now it's going to be Martin's prey. Martin felt sorry for this, but he still chose the right time and raised his bow to shoot.
With a "whoosh", the feather arrow hit the fawn accurately, but it was not fatal. The panicked fawn ran away, while Martin threw down his bow and arrows and picked up his javelin in pursuit. At this moment, he felt his blood boiling, and a powerful instinct captured him. Words like grace and beauty vanished from his mind, and all that was left was the thought of "I must catch it!" The spirit of primitive man germinates in him, chasing, fighting, killing!
Despite his injuries, the frightened fawn was still running fast. It's running for its own life. Run, run, run as hard as you can. The muscles are moving under the skin, and the slender limbs live up to the expectations and carry it forward at a rapid pace. However, man is more clever than animals. Although Martin couldn't catch up with it, a javelin solved everything. With the javelin hitting, the fawn let out another scream, and then fell to the ground.
As it struggled desperately and was about to get up, Martin caught up. Immediately pounced on it like a beast. The fawn's limbs kicked and kicked weakly, but they couldn't stop Martin at all. Martin pressed against its body, trying to hold down the struggling body with his left hand, while his right hand held a knife and searched for the major artery. With his smooth and supple body and eel-like writhing, he almost broke free of Martin. Just a little bit.
It's over, a life is over, the heart is no longer beating, the brain is stopping. Its mother, who had been pregnant with a hungry wolf for it, joined the running team just hours after birth. But now that it's all over, its tendons will be used on Martin's bow, and the flesh will be transformed to keep Martin alive.
The world is like this, the law of the jungle and the survival of the fittest. Nature does not believe in tears, nature is a very ruthless mother, using all kinds of harsh means to select worthy of survival, and the loser can only be ruthlessly eliminated! As a Starch Spencer Druid, you must not only be superior in strength, but also understand that greed, robbery, cunning, violence and selfishness are all essential spiritual weapons for survival!
Panting, Martin was still basking in the joy of victory, pressing on the fawn's corpse. But suddenly he rolled violently and stood up. He knew that an uninvited guest had arrived.
The uninvited guest is a big cat. Of course, it won't be the kind of creature that Mimi screams to make out with her master, but a terrible predator. The mountain lion is its name. It looked at Martin with fierce eyes.
This is nature, the hunter, who can be transformed into prey at any time.
Martin looked at the mountain lion and he knew what the mountain lion wanted. But Martin wasn't going to give up on that fawn. The victory just now encouraged him. Martin roared at the mountain lion, waving his arms.
If it's a smaller mountain lion, or maybe the mountain lion isn't that hungry. Maybe this will work. But this guy, who weighs hundreds of kilograms and is nearly a meter tall at the shoulder, has no intention of retreating. It is hungry, and Martin's actions have had a great impact on it in recent days, leaving it without catching prey for a long time. On the other hand, it is not hungry to the point of physical decline.
This is a formidable opponent. If Martin was able to use those abilities within the divine arts, it would not be difficult to defeat. But just as Martin couldn't use a "charm animal" to catch a fawn. Now, Martin can't use magic to attack this mountain lion either.
After a dull standoff, the mountain lion attacked. The muscles move vigorously under the skin, causing the fur on the body to produce ripples like water waves. Then, the tense muscles propelled the torso to its feet, and it pounced on Martin with lightning speed.
Suppressing the fear in his heart, Martin blocked the mountain lion with his left hand, and then stabbed and shrank with his right hand. The wounded mountain lion made a quick jump and left Martin.
Now, the two sides are back to a state of confrontation. However, compared to the last time, the difference is that both sides are injured. Martin's wound was lighter, and the mountain lion's claws pierced through his clothes, tearing a cut in his forearm. The mountain lion's injury was more serious, and the right shoulder was stabbed very deeply, which can be seen from the mountain lion's pacing, the knife injury was not shallow, and the mountain lion was a little lame.
After a period of confrontation, the mountain lion let out a helpless roar and left Martin. In nature, such is the case with fights between predators. If it weren't for the disparity in strength, it would rarely be a fight between you and me. Injuries are a terrible thing for wild animals. On the one hand, it is difficult to hide from enemies after being wounded, and on the other hand, it is difficult to hunt for food. Therefore, the animals are protected from being injured in the fight.
Looking at the mountain lion in the distance, Martin couldn't help but let out a long breath. Then he picked up the deer and walked towards the hut. There's a lot to deal with. In addition to making bowstrings from the thighs and back of the prey, it is also necessary to find a way to dispose of the deerskin and dry the venison. More importantly, to deal with your own wounds. If you get infected, that's bad.
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Now, three weeks after that battle. Relying on all kinds of preparations. Martin finished his trip and found what the examiner had set up.
After completing the trial, Martin continued his journey towards the path of the Starch Spencer Druid......
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Originally, I was worried that this chapter was a bit boring, but then I wrote it smoothly.
Gathering and hunting are tribes that can feed humans, and it is not a problem to feed one person. But be careful, it depends on where you are in trouble. For example, Jack London's "Love of Life", where it is difficult to survive in that kind of place, the novel writes that the protagonist tries to find the frog, but there is no place so north. Jack London is one of my favorite authors.
In other words, the things in my novels are often checked, and although the accuracy is ensured, the speed is reduced. And because of the frequent interruptions, it makes it a little difficult to write. However, I saw some words from some authors, such as a certain one who wrote about ancient wars, and actually called "Hu Lu" a kind of arrow, which is extremely powerful and can cut off people's spines. I was embarrassed, it was a quiver for arrows. There is also a certain author who writes about DND. I actually said in the forum that the magic of the flame system in the DND will cause double damage to the necromancy. I'm embarrassed, too, if it's in his novel, I can write whatever I want. But when talking about it in the forum, it can only be said that he is ignorant.
Please note, however, that there are some places where I deliberately wrote something that is different from the historical facts. For example, I applied the Prussian wargame to the novel's Norma Empire. And according to my assumption, the Germans didn't occupy Britain. They were defeated by the Celts, led by the Sarmatian knight, and were never able to cross the Wall.
In other words, it's time for evergreen to bloom again. When I was in junior high school, I told my classmates that they didn't believe it, but they refused to walk dozens of meters to see what was going on, which was really lacking in the spirit of exploration. Moreover, my truth-seeking is often said by others to be a lever......
I don't know if it's because of irregular life or what. I find that I can't concentrate for long periods of time now. If I watch a movie without a break in between, I will be very tired and tired after watching it. And playing a game that will fight Rome or something, you will also be dizzy...... During the summer vacation, I may go back to Guizhou for a month to see my relatives. I don't know if there's internet there......
Dragon 2's hand came out, I watched it, and it felt fine. If there is a simplified Chinese in the mainland, you still have to buy it.
Hmm, Endless August got the kimono and swimsuit out in one go......
Recommend the four DND novels on the Internet: The Hypocrite, the Demon Costume, the Mortal Bloodline, and the Storm Realm are arranged in the order of updates.
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