I crouched down and looked around carefully, and then I realized that the holes were probably dug by animals, because there were many animal footprints around, and it was very messy.
It's clear that there were definitely more than one or two people digging holes here last night.
I looked around again, but found nothing else.
At this moment, Yang Rui appeared out of nowhere and frowned upon seeing the scene.
"I think these footprints look like a leopard's. Are there leopards around here?"
Chen Jian shook his head at Yang Rui: "We didn't see any leopards, but there are lynxes here, and those indigenous people can raise and train them. I think these footprints are no different from lynx footprints. Could it be that those indigenous people found this place?"
As soon as Chen Jian finished speaking, the atmosphere around him became tense.
If it's really as Chen Jian analyzed, then it means that the indigenous people already know that we live here.
They're sending these lynxes here simply to scout ahead, or in other words, to reconnoiter the location!
Furthermore, the footprints we found outside the camp earlier further convinced me that the indigenous people knew where we were.
"Never mind the rest for now, let's fill this pit completely. We'll keep watch tonight, one on the mountain and one at the foot. That way, if anything happens, we can spot it in time. Also, gather some more firewood nearby and light a campfire at the foot of the mountain. If lynxes come, the campfire will deter them."
Chen Jian nodded, but Wang Ping, who was standing to the side, still looked worried. I looked at Wang Ping and asked him if there was anything I hadn't given him properly.
Wang Ping sighed, "I don't know if it's well-thought-out or not, but if these natives really find their way here, why don't they just come and attack? Or are they making some preparations outside? They're in the dark, and we're in the light. If we can't plan this properly, I have a feeling that we'll be the ones who suffer in the end."
“Simply keeping watch at night won’t be enough. We need to take more measures in the next couple of days. I think we should dig some more traps outside. After all, if these natives want to kill us, then we don’t need to be merciful to them. Don’t forget that foreigner who died tragically in the forest and was made into a sacrificial offering. These natives are ruthless killers!”
I have a terrible headache. There have been so many things going on lately, and it's all so chaotic. But I know what Wang Ping said; it's the safest approach.
In addition, we had been planning to dig some traps around us for a long time, but it was delayed due to some things. Now our food reserves are pretty good. If we don't solve the problem of these indigenous people, we won't dare to go too far to find food.
If we are truly trapped here, and the day we run out of ammunition and food, we will be the ones who die.
I nodded and immediately gave the orders. Fortunately, we have quite a lot of things on hand, so digging a very deep pit might be troublesome, but digging some narrow tunnels wouldn't take much effort.
However, it seems we won't be able to rest now that it's afternoon.
We immediately split into groups and got to work.
Chen Jian and Wang Ping sat to the side, using knives to whittle some pointed wooden sticks to keep at the bottom of the pit as weapons.
The rest of us started digging holes, close to the hedges, and filled them with water, along with lots of seaweed.
The seaweed grows so densely that if these lynxes were to try to dig a hole here, they might accidentally step into the hole and get tangled in the seaweed. Even if they are powerful, they are still just animals and would certainly suffer some injury.
If these beasts really die, then we can say we've gotten some hides without working for them.
If they don't die, and they learn how dangerous this is, they'll be more careful next time they want to come.
After filling the pits inside with water, we started digging pits outside.
The area outside is mostly grassy, which makes it easy to cover up.
Moreover, Yang Rui clearly understood these things. He dug all the pits we made very narrow and deep. If a person fell in, even if they didn't break their legs, they wouldn't be able to climb out immediately.
After we finished digging the pit, we put a lot of sharp wooden sticks inside and then covered it with grass and leaves.
Since there's no way to dig a single large pit, we can only dig it in small, scattered places.
We dug over 30 holes non-stop throughout the day, and only after all the holes were decorated and covered did we return to the camp.
As darkness fell, my female colleagues started preparing food.
Wang Xiaoxiao is still in poor spirits, and since morning, she has only eaten two bird eggs and drunk some water. She can't eat anything else.
On the other hand, as Liu Jiaojiao's pregnancy progressed, she became increasingly plump and fair-skinned, and she had a great appetite, able to eat a few bites of anything.
Moreover, Liu Jiaojiao is often hungry, so Chen Jian made a lot of dried meat for her and put it where she could see it so she could eat a bite whenever she was hungry.
Seeing Liu Jiaojiao like this, I was naturally happy for her and Chen Jian, but when I thought of Wang Xiaoxiao's current situation, I couldn't help but feel sad.
After all, Wang Xiaoxiao is carrying my child...
I was thinking of going back into the woods the next morning to see if I could find any fresh vegetables to stir-fry with some shrimp oil, so she could eat something at least.
But unexpectedly, something happened that very night.
We originally arranged for people to keep watch at night, but Chen Jian and Wang Ping weren't very comfortable with it. In the end, we had no choice but for Wang Ping to take the first shift with the guards.
Chen Jian and I were preparing to take the second shift, but before we could even begin, we suddenly heard a commotion in the camp.
I immediately stood up alertly and went outside to look, only to find that the camp was full of fireballs.
The fireballs were burning very fiercely, and there were many scattered ones, with more being thrown in from outside.
Chen Jian and Wang Ping had already retreated to the top of the mountain, and it was only then that I noticed that there were constant shouts and yells coming from outside the camp.
These voices sounded very familiar to me; they belonged to the indigenous people!
I just didn't expect them to arrive so quickly!
Moreover, the fireballs they're throwing into the camp have ignited all the dry firewood we stored at the foot of the mountain, and the fire is growing bigger and bigger, even illuminating the entire area below.
Besides throwing fireballs into the camp, the indigenous people also haphazardly tossed in wooden pitchforks.
As I listened to their increasingly loud shouts, my heart tightened. Could it be that we couldn't even preserve a moment of peace?
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