The leftover pig offal and roast suckling pig from last night were almost entirely infested with ants.
Ye Feng quickly kicked the two of them awake...
"Hey! Wake up! There's a thief!"
The two struggled to open their eyes, and upon seeing the army of ants, they immediately began swatting them away…
After cleaning the ants off his body, Fu Changxiong looked at his arms covered in red spots and asked anxiously:
"Hey bro, are these ants poisonous?!"
Ye Feng picked up an ant, observed it for a moment, and finally revealed an expression of immense relief…
"Fortunately, they are just ordinary black ants, no major problem."
Upon hearing this, both Fu Changxiong and Qi Xiaojie breathed a sigh of relief…
"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and light the fire! They're going to take everything away!"
Ye Feng urged impatiently... and the two immediately lit torches...
Before long, driven by the flames, the ant army, crackling and burning, scattered and fled...
The three carefully checked the stored grain; thankfully, after smoking the pork last night…
Ye Feng stuffed all the jerky into his backpack... so there was no loss.
However, of the four leftover roast suckling pigs, two were almost reduced to skeletons, and all the pig's internal organs had been removed.
"These damn bastards! They dare to steal our food!"
Fu Changxiong roared angrily in a deep voice…
Ye Feng glanced at him indifferently…
"Stop complaining. If I hadn't woken you up, let alone this pork, you'd probably all have to be carried away."
Fu Changxiong scratched his head sheepishly; he had actually felt something crawling on his body a while ago.
I was just too sleepy to open my eyes and look...
Ye Feng didn't take it to heart, but instead looked at Qi Xiaojie beside him...
"Little stutterer, you said last night...you wanted to be with me, right?"
Qi Xiaojie nodded repeatedly…
"Brother, I...I can do...any kind of work! I'm really...accurate at throwing stones. Please...keep me here."
Ye Feng frowned and nodded. Listening to the stutterer's speech was truly giving him a headache...
"You can stay, but remember, you have to do whatever I tell you to do."
Also, try to keep your sentences brief in the future... Understand?
"Mmm! Okay!"
Qi Xiaojie nodded happily, knowing that he would never have to live a life of hardship again...
Fu Changxiong asked:
Are we continuing our search for wild boars today?
Ye Feng looked up at the sun; it was blazing hot, and he guessed…
It should be past noon now...
"We won't kill any wild boars today. After what happened yesterday, they might not even be on the mountain anymore."
Even if we find them, they'll definitely be very wary of us, so it's a complete waste of time.
We now have enough food, so today... we need to quickly improve the shelter...
I don't want to spend every night guarding this pork, and I certainly don't want to sleep on this uncomfortable piece of wood.
Upon hearing this, the two immediately expressed their agreement…
These platforms built of logs are uneven to walk on, and sleeping on them for a night would only cause backaches and pains...
After a brief discussion, the group hastily ate the two roast suckling pigs...
Ye Feng then sent the two out to find suitable building materials…
His task today was also very heavy; he needed to level the uneven floor and make many containers for holding water.
If he had enough time, he even wanted to make a bar of soap so he could take a proper bath…
But all of this can only be done after a safe shelter has been established.
Right now, Ye Feng seems to be living a very comfortable life, having achieved the freedom to eat pork without worry, but only he knows the truth...
As long as the shelter cannot be built, these pork pieces will only become a burden to him, bringing him endless danger.
The three of them need to keep watch day and night; if they get distracted or accidentally fall asleep...
Predators in the jungle will silently approach them, taking all their flesh, or even the lives of the three.
Just like the swarm of black ants we saw earlier, but next time, it might be a jaguar…
These carnivorous animals are incredibly agile…
Thinking of this, Ye Feng immediately picked up a wooden shovel, cleared out a backpack, and headed towards the top of the hillside…
Yesterday, while digging a wild boar trap, he noticed that the soil there was very moist and granular…
He learned from the book that this kind of soil is very sticky and highly malleable, and apart from being impermeable, it is the best material for plastering walls.
Upon reaching the summit, out of caution, Ye Feng quickly climbed a large tree next to the trap and began throwing stones around...
If there are wild boars nearby, they will definitely run out.
There's no way around it; the vegetation here is so tall and abundant that wild boars can easily hide among it.
Although several were killed yesterday, the largest wild boar king is still alive.
Ye Feng's butt is still throbbing slightly...
After more than ten minutes, he carefully climbed down the tree after confirming that there were no other animals around…
But as soon as he got to the trap, he noticed many footprints around the edge of the pit.
The footprints are in the shape of four ovals, one at the bottom and three at the top. You don't even need to look closely to know that they were left by a large cat.
In the Amazon, only two large cat species match the size of this footprint: the jaguar and the puma.
However, their habitats rarely overlap, so the jaguar is more likely to be the jaguar.
Ye Feng knew that the big cat must have been attracted by the wild boar's blood...
Thinking of this, he gripped his spear tightly and quickly looked around. Encountering such a large cat in this environment would be extremely dangerous…
The lush vegetation perfectly conceals the big cat's form, allowing it to launch a surprise attack...
Fortunately, it was midday, while jaguars are most active at night and dusk.
Therefore, Ye Feng did not retreat. After observing for a while, he quickly began to fill his bag with soil.
The wild boar problem hasn't been completely solved yet, and now a jaguar has suddenly appeared.
The pressure to survive intensified once again, and his desire to improve the shelter became even more urgent…
"Today, I must complete the shelter!"
Ye Feng secretly vowed to himself, his hands moving faster and faster, while his head kept looking around, afraid that a big cat might suddenly jump out.
He looks exactly like a thief committing a theft…
Twenty minutes later, he carried a heavy bag of soil on his back, estimated to weigh 120 or 130 pounds.
However, according to his calculations, this amount of soil was definitely not enough.
So he made three round trips to the summit in just over an hour...
During that time, he dared not stop for a moment... until the soil piled up into a small mountain, he collapsed on the ground from exhaustion.
His black short-sleeved shirt had become one with his skin, and even his underwear was soaked through...
He wanted to save even the time to take a shower; he really didn't want to experience nights like this, where he felt insecure even while sleeping…
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