Compared to the herds that were halted by the blizzard, the first scattered herds that set out had left the area several days earlier, and although the blizzard had some impact, it did not hinder their progress.
A small herd of fewer than fifty red deer was slowly making its way into a ravine, where they prepared to rest.
A pair of pure white red deer stood out among them; they were the leader couple of the first red deer herd to set off.
Red deer herds are typically matrilineal, controlled by a single doe.
Adult males live alone or in small groups.
Now, due to changes in their living environment, this herd no longer has such characteristics. Although the female deer still leads, the male red deer has also acquired a leadership position.
Originally, their herd consisted of only a dozen or so red deer, but gradually other red deer and deer species, such as sika deer and elk, were incorporated. The herd size remained small, mainly consisting of red deer.
The deer worked together seamlessly, scrambling through the snow to keep their resting place warm and clean.
A small figure was mixed in with the deer herd. A chipmunk with brown and chestnut fur was jumping around on the snow that the deer had cleared. As the chipmunk moved, a fluffy animal skin appeared out of nowhere. It was actually an animal skin being laid out!
The animal hide was laid out, and a young fawn was placed on it, but the hide brought by the chipmunk only provided the fawn with some warmth.
The fawn lay down, and the animal skin bag used to hold it was placed aside. Then the mother deer gently lay down and held the fawn in her arms. The other deer lay down one by one, surrounding the mother and child, providing excellent warmth.
"Squeak..." The chipmunk happily squeezed into the middle of the deer herd, but the deer ignored its behavior and tacitly accepted that the chipmunk was warming itself among them.
This adorable fawn was born during the herd's migration. Its fur is far less thick than that of an adult fawn, making survival extremely difficult.
But thanks to the efforts of the deer herd, the fawn survived.
The chipmunks provided the most valuable fur; without their thick fur to keep them warm, the fawns probably wouldn't have survived at birth.
Of course, without these furs, the elk leader would have driven the chipmunks away long ago.
Although the leader of the red deer had become a spirit beast, it remained very timid and cautious. Whenever any other animal approached along the way, whether it was a herbivore or a carnivore, it would be fiercely attacked by the two snow-white red deer.
That's why the red deer herd was so small and consisted mostly of deer, as it was among the first migrating animal groups.
If it weren't for its animal skin and its tiny size as a herbivore, the chipmunk would have no place to stay among the deer.
It was lucky for the chipmunk; when it heard the birds chirping, its spatial ability had already broken through to level two.
When it was about to leave, it packed up all the soft animal hides it had dug out of the tiger's den and took them with it. Having experienced the benefits of animal hides, it loved the fluffy hides.
The chipmunk's journey led it to a herd of red deer, and coincidentally, it happened to witness the deer giving birth.
With a quick thought, the chipmunk immediately took out a fur coat to keep the fawn warm and expressed its desire to travel with the red deer leader.
It was no longer the mouse it used to be; now a spirit beast, it immediately recognized the two deer as spirit beasts.
Wouldn't it be foolish not to follow it? Following a herbivore is definitely safer than following a carnivore!
Although the herd of red deer encountered many troubles along the way and were often targeted by wild beasts, the two spirit red deer managed to repel their enemies without serious injury.
The little guy is really lucky!
The wind and snow fell mercilessly, leaving the trees, piled high with snow, desolate and silent, as if mourning the creatures struggling to survive in the snowstorm.
The deer herd quieted down in the snowy night. They had long been accustomed to the endless snowflakes, and exhaustion soon lulled them into a deep sleep.
A pair of snow-white red deer guarded the herd, lying on the snow with their eyes closed, as if they were asleep.
But if you look closely, you can see that in the darkness, the dark brown antlers on the male stag's head are emitting a faint, hazy black light.
The pair of newly grown, jade-white antlers on the head of the female deer in front of her gleamed faintly under the snow.
The silent forest, with its rustling snowflakes creating a lullaby, was used as a battle cry by the nocturnal predators.
A snow-white Far Eastern leopard crept in like a ghost, its deep eyes greedily surveying the herd of deer. It showed slight hesitation when it swept its gaze over the two mythical red deer, but it had no intention of giving up.
The harshness of their environment dictates that predators possess both vigilance and a spirit of adventure.
The little chipmunk lay on a snow-white, fluffy rabbit skin, sleeping soundly under the belly of a female deer.
The red deer that survived naturally had much longer fur. The fur on their backs was constantly being pressed down by falling snow, which gradually formed a waterproof property and made them more resistant to the cold.
The fur on their bellies is not only waterproof but also extremely soft, several times softer and denser than before the spiritual tide appeared.
A mournful, panicked cry of a deer suddenly rang out, startling the herd. The chipmunks, who were sleeping soundly, were suddenly hit by a cold wind. Before they could even see what was happening, snowflakes kicked up by the deer's hooves covered them.
The chipmunk, unable to put away the rabbit skin in time, panicked and followed the herd of deer. With a few leaps, its nimble limbs flipped it onto a male red deer.
Although it is a spirit beast, its running speed is still not as fast as that of an ordinary red deer, due to differences in size and racial traits.
The chipmunk gripped the male stag's large antlers tightly with its tiny paws before turning back to look at the commotion.
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