After half a day of rapid marching, Lin Feng and his group finally arrived at their destination.
Standing atop the hill and looking down, a beautiful, fairytale-like scene unfolded before Lin Feng and Li Xiangbin.
It was a vast basin with a gentle slope and much shallower snow cover than other places, revealing large patches of tenacious, pale blue tundra plants.
And on this blue carpet, hundreds and thousands of beautiful creatures are leisurely scattered among them.
These are the Azure Cloud Cows.
These cattle were indeed smaller than snow yaks, just as Su Wanqing had said, but they were still enormous.
Their bodies are covered with soft, short blue fur, dotted with pure white patches of varying shapes, which, under the sunlight, resemble flowing blue sky and white clouds.
They lowered their heads, quietly grazing on the lichen, occasionally flicking their tails and letting out a peaceful "moo" or two. The whole herd was filled with a lazy and peaceful atmosphere.
"Wow...so beautiful, big brother."
Li Xiangbin's eyes widened in amazement: "And look at their bellies, my goodness, they must have plenty of milk!"
"Xiang Bin, listen to my orders," he said in a deep voice. "Our targets are the cows with calves; they are the most stable in temperament and produce the most milk. The large, strong bulls are aggressive and not very valuable; try to drive them away and don't fight them."
"Wangcai's wolf pack will launch a simultaneous attack from the east and west sides, forming an encirclement and driving the cattle into the valley to the south. You and I will be responsible for using tranquilizer arrows to take out the bulls that try to break through the encirclement or lead the resistance."
"Understood!" Li Xiangbin nodded emphatically.
With Lin Feng's command, the operation began!
"Awoo!"
Wangcai let out a loud wolf howl, and the ten horned wolves shot out like arrows, splitting into two groups and flanking the basin from both sides in a huge arc.
The once peaceful herd of cattle was instantly startled. They raised their heads, let out uneasily low growls, and began to gather in disarray.
Several of the largest bulls stepped forward, pawing the ground and baring their hard horns, attempting to intimidate the intruders.
"Now! Do it!"
Lin Feng and Li Xiangbin simultaneously spurred their warhorses, charging down from the high ground.
Lin Feng did not use his war bow, but instead switched to a specially made, less powerful crossbow.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Two crossbow bolts, their tips covered with thick, soft cloth and soaked in potent anesthetic plants, accurately struck the rumps of the two leading bulls.
The two bulls roared in pain and anger, but before they could charge a few steps, their massive bodies swayed, the ferocity in their eyes was quickly replaced by confusion, and finally, with a thud, they collapsed to the ground and fell into a deep sleep.
Driven by the wolves and with Lin Feng and Li Xiangbin's precise "roll call," the massive herd of cattle was thrown into complete chaos.
They instinctively followed the main group, fleeing south, the only safe direction, and were eventually driven into a narrow valley surrounded by mountains on three sides.
A large-scale "cattle-catching operation" has been successfully half completed.
The next step was to carefully select the cattle. Lin Feng and Li Xiangbin, protected by the wolves, entered the herd trapped in the valley.
They carefully used lassos to lasso the strongest, most docile cows, one by one, that were carrying calves, and then the horned wolves took turns guarding them.
The entire process lasted a whole afternoon, and by the time the sun was setting, they had successfully captured more than fifty high-quality cows, along with more than thirty adorable calves beside them.
Herding this massive "cow army" back to its sanctuary is a more difficult task than capturing them.
But under Lin Feng's command, Li Xiangbin's assistance, and the wolves' drive, this large group successfully arrived at the shelter by noon the next day.
When the people in the shelter saw a large herd of beautiful blue cloud cows, they all cheered in astonishment.
Without taking a break, Lin Feng immediately directed everyone to begin the new construction project.
Behind the shelter, an open area has been cleared out.
The group gathered stones and felled giant trees. Under Lin Feng's planning, a spacious, well-ventilated, and individually enclosed cattle pen rose from the ground at an astonishing speed.
Meanwhile, Lin Feng's mind was filled with a lot of strange new knowledge.
He summoned Pang Dahai and personally designed and directed the forging workshop to create a device that Pang Dahai considered a miracle, using metal and pipes.
The device consists of three parts: a huge metal boiler used to boil water and generate steam; a series of winding metal pipes through which milk passes; and a cooling water tank connected to an ice cellar.
"Boss... what... what is this?" Pang Dahai asked, puzzled, looking at the strange-looking device.
“I call it the ‘high-temperature instant sterilization system’.”
Lin Feng explained succinctly: "Although milk is nutritious, it may also contain harmful 'insects' that we cannot see. By letting the milk pass through this set of high-temperature steam pipes quickly and then cooling it rapidly, most of the bad insects can be killed, while preserving the milk's nutrition and flavor to the greatest extent."
Pang Dahai was completely confused, but looking at Lin Feng's confident eyes, he felt nothing but overwhelming admiration.
His boss was not only a war god and a king, but also an inventor who was ahead of his time!
That evening, the first milking officially began.
Soothed by several bold women, the docile cows readily offered their precious milk. The fresh milk, carrying the unique fragrance of an alien world, was delivered bucket after bucket to the magical device.
Under Lin Feng's personal supervision, the first batch of milk was slowly poured into the pipe. Under the action of high-temperature steam, the milk was instantly heated, and then rapidly cooled by the surrounding ice water. Finally, from the other end of the pipe, the warm, fragrant, safe and pure finished product flowed out.
That evening, everyone in the shelter received a large glass of warm milk.
Tang Bao and the others held the wooden cups, took a careful sip, and their eyes lit up instantly.
"It's delicious! A hundred times better than goat milk!"
"It's sweet, smooth, and smells so good!"
Looking at the genuine, pure happiness on everyone's faces, Lin Feng felt a sense of satisfaction.
He knew this was more than just a glass of milk.
This is the taste of civilization. It is the higher quality of life that he personally brought to his followers in this wild world, and it is also another indestructible cornerstone he laid on this planet, called "home".
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