159 Wilderness Survival
◎Ye Zhizhi straightened his back, his dark eyes gleaming with a blazing light, "Ah——"◎
Bright light refracted into the cave, illuminating the dim environment inside the cave. The plankton floating in the light beam spun lightly, and light and shadow intertwined.
The cave was quiet, with only the faint sound of animals breathing. When I walked closer, I saw the wolves lying in a comfortable nest of hay to rest, their huge and slender bodies rising and falling under their soft fur.
High on the boulder nest, Ye Zhizhi, sprawled half-crouched on the giant silver wolf with her head buried in the grass, suddenly woke with a start. She fluttered her limbs to the grass nest and slowly sat up.
Ye Zhizhi rubbed his messy hair in a daze, and a few strands of dry grass stuck in his hair swayed.
I seemed to have had a bizarre dream last night.
She followed a wolf wandering in the dark forest, and then many wolves appeared near her and surrounded her. There was a big and bright full moon, and then... she fought with the wolf king father all night.
What you think about during the day you will dream about at night. Could it be that she had this dream because she wanted to compete with her father, the Wolf King, so much?
This dream was too real, wasn't it? Her whole body ached, as if she'd been fighting all night.
Ye Zhizhi slowly regained consciousness. She rubbed her shoulders and felt discomfort in all the joints in her body, much like the aftereffects of overexerting herself and pushing her body's limits.
Ye Zhizhi knew that she was very weak. In order to become stronger and not to be a drag on the wolf pack, she often pushed her body to its limits. Every time she pushed her limits, she would feel very uncomfortable, sore and weak, and her whole body was in pain, making her want to end it all.
The most painful time, the one that left the deepest impression on her was when she escaped from the claws of that giant monster. She was in Xiaohua's nest and was crying for her parents in pain.
But after soaking in the hot spring water there for a long time, she no longer felt so uncomfortable. From then on, even if she trained herself beyond her physical limits, she would not feel too uncomfortable the next day.
Today, she felt that pain again.
Who beat her up secretly last night?
Ye Zhizhi's stiff brain began to work, as if reconnecting, and several images suddenly flashed by.
She froze instantly.
After a moment, Ye Zhizhi slapped her forehead. What a messed up dream! She actually dreamed that she challenged her father, the Wolf King, and succeeded in the challenge to become the new Wolf King!
Then all the wolves in the tribe submitted to her!
Heaven and earth can bear witness! She has never coveted the position of Wolf King.
Dreams and reality are opposites, everything in dreams is fake!
Ye Zhizhi comforted herself and just regarded it as a strange dream.
but--
Why is it getting more painful? Ye Zhizhi rubbed her forehead. She hadn't used much force, so why was it so fragile? Why did it hurt so much with just a gentle tap?
Ye Zhizhi raised his head with a grin, revealing a face so bruised and purple that it was almost unrecognizable.
Ye Zhizhi still felt confused. If there was a mirror in front of her, she would probably be so scared that she wouldn't even recognize herself.
Her pretty face was now covered in bruises, her forehead was bulging, and her cheeks were also swollen like a pig's head...
But she soon found out, because not only her face, but also her hands, feet, and entire body were covered with traces of the injuries from the fall, and many parts were swollen and bleeding.
Ye Zhizhi was shocked.
No wonder she felt so much pain all over her body! Ye Zhizhi hurriedly turned herself over and over to check, not understanding why she had just slept and woke up in such a horrible state.
If she was attacked last night, she would not be unconscious. There are no drugs in the jungle. She is very cautious and never eats anything she is not sure about.
It’s impossible that the aftereffects of fighting in a dream can be reflected in reality, right?
Ye Zhizhi found it ridiculous.
Silver Wolf: “…”
Silver Wolf opened his eyes as soon as Ye Zhizhi woke up, and then saw her series of actions and expressions.
A feeling of helplessness flashed through its mind. How could this cub still be so stupid after becoming the wolf king?
Ye Zhizhi was puzzled and couldn't help but turn around and ask Wolf Mother, wanting to ask if Wolf Mother knew what was going on with her.
She sleeps with Wolf Mother. Who dares to beat her under Wolf Mother's nose?
At this time, there was a noise coming from the bottom of the hill. The wolf king limped over and stood in the open space under the boulder.
The other wolves also came out of their dens one after another, and even the wolves outside the cave came back.
The silver wolf licked Ye Zhizhi's face gently, then stood up, flicked its tail, jumped off the boulder in three or two steps, and walked to the wolf king.
Ye Zhizhi stood up with a grin. She endured the discomfort and walked to the boulder, wanting to see what was going on. Then she saw the wolves gathered around the wolf king father, all looking up at her.
Ye Zhizhi subconsciously stood up straight.
She was full of doubts, and inexplicably thought of the scene in her dream last night where the wolves bowed their heads to her in submission.
Ye Zhizhi looked around and found that except for Xiao Yinfei who was still training outside, all the wolves in the tribe were here. Because each wolf was huge in size, it seemed very crowded standing on the flat ground. Only the area around the Wolf King Dad and the Silver Wolf Yinyi looked a little more spacious.
Ye Zhizhi looked at the Wolf King father and found that the Wolf King father also had many wounds on his body. Although there was no smell of blood, if you parted its hair, you could see many traces of being beaten.
The wolf kings all looked up at her, as if waiting for her to speak.
When Ye Zhizhi saw the scene in front of her, she could no longer tell. She thought that last night's dream was not a dream, but a real thing.
All the injuries and sequelae she had were because she challenged the wolf king and fought with him.
Ye Zhizhi looked at the Wolf King father, and his whole body felt light and floating, as if he was falling into the clouds.
She won?
She, became the Wolf King? !
!
Ye Zhizhi straightened his back, his dark eyes gleaming with a blazing light, "Ah——"
Now that she has become the wolf king, she can directly decide important affairs of the wolf pack.
The first thing she did when she became the wolf king was to lead the wolf pack to migrate!
They are going to move to the canyon cave!
Unlike when she was just an ordinary member of the wolf pack, no matter how much she begged the wolf king father or lobbied other members of the wolf pack, they did not respond.
None of them agreed to move their territory, and their silence represented a rejection.
But now, Ye Zhizhi's identity is different. She is the wolf king, the only leader of the tribe. No matter what decision she makes, the wolf pack will obey her unconditionally and absolutely.
After Ye Zhizhi gave the order this time, all the wolves obeyed her instructions without hesitation.
Ye Zhizhi felt the taste of power.
The first major thing after the tribe's wolf king was replaced was to migrate the territory. Apart from that, Ye Zhizhi did not mention any other requirements. She wanted to take it step by step and solve the tribe's most important migration first, and then deal with other things later.
Afterwards, Ye Zhizhi announced the disbanding of the meeting.
After the wolves dispersed, Ye Zhizhi turned around and walked back to the grass nest with her head held high. After sitting down, she turned her head and saw that the wolves could not see the situation on her side. She immediately lay down with a twisted face. Ouch, it hurts!
The wolf king father was too cruel, beating her so badly!
But the wolf king father also suffered a bad fate. She saw that he was limping when walking, and there were many swellings on his head. A lot of his hair was pulled out by her, and she was not the only one with bruises on his face!
Ye Zhizhi insisted on not using a knife, so the wolf king also controlled his fangs and claws and just fought with all his strength. Although no blood was seen, he was naturally injured from the banging and bumping around. Ye Zhizhi now felt that all his internal organs were injured.
I didn't feel any pain last night, but now I see that there is no intact part of my body, all of them are external injuries. However, compared to surgery, this kind of injury can be healed quickly with nursing.
Ye Zhizhi felt that she was really powerful. Becoming the Wolf King was secondary. The most important thing was that she could actually beat the Wolf King!
Ye Zhizhi was so happy that she couldn't help but praise herself again, saying that she was so awesome!
But now think about it, although the wolf king father did not let her go when fighting, but because he did not use his fangs and claws, the wolf king father was inevitably restrained in the fight, and he had to be distracted and pay attention to controlling his instincts at all times.
The wolf king father probably has never fought such a fight before, and he is not used to it and can't adapt to it.
But Ye Zhizhi was different. When she fought with the wolves, she basically did not use a knife. It was just a simple collision of strength. She then looked for flaws and used her clever strength to take advantage and make the wolves lose their fighting power. This was her best tactic.
It can be said that she used her advantages to fight against the disadvantages of her father, the Wolf King, which gave her the opportunity.
Ye Zhizhi felt that the Wolf King father was so powerful that he would definitely not lose easily. If both sides used sharp weapons, they would definitely be seriously injured in the end.
The situation now is very good. It can be said that they have completed a peaceful transition of power.
After Ye Zhizhi lay motionless, the pain in her body slowly subsided. She couldn't help but chuckle. She actually became the Wolf King!
It’s nothing more than Ye Zhizhi always regarded last night as a dream, and she still feels it is very unreal.
Wolf King!
Now that she is the Wolf King, how should she address him as "Dad Wolf King"? Ye Zhizhi quickly thought of a name.
She crawled out of the den, poked her head out from over the boulder, and howled loudly twice at the wolf king who had already returned to the slope.
Wolf Dad!
Wolf Dad turned his head and met Ye Zhizhi's bright eyes.
Former Wolf King: "..."
Ye Zhizhi had no idea of the speechlessness in Wolf Dad's heart. After shouting a few times, she felt that it came naturally, so she happily crawled back into the nest and lay down.
But she lay there for a long time and didn't see the wolf mother coming up, so she howled and called out.
The silver wolf, who was also lying on the slope, responded: "..."
It walked back to the boulder nest and lay down next to Ye Zhizhi.
Ye Zhizhi turned over and lay on the wolf mother. She couldn't help but howl and act coquettishly, "Wolf mother, cub, it hurts so much, I want you to lick me."
The silver wolf looked at the big cub who had become the wolf king, feeling helpless but with gentle eyes. It licked the wound on Ye Zhizhi's body.
Ye Zhizhi was lying in the nest comfortably. She didn't notice anything at first, but after two days she realized that even if the wolf mother came back, she would not go back to the boulder nest, and then she realized what was happening.
She has become the wolf king, so the most comfortable, spacious and best-located boulder nest in the den is naturally her new nest.
Unlike before when she relied on her status as a cub to act coquettishly and ask to sleep in the same den with the wolf mother, but the wolf father would always find ways to take her away, now this den belongs to her, and the wolf father can no longer take her away.
Anyone who dares to occupy this den must first challenge her to become the new wolf king.
After Wolf Dad abdicated, he had to find a new nest. The temporary nest he had built back then became his current nest.
It's fine for just Wolf Dad sleeping in that den, but if Wolf Mom were to go over there, it would be a bit crowded. This is what happened after the power transition.
However, even if the wolf father and mother can no longer sleep in the boulder den, the second best den in the cave will still be theirs. After all, even if they are no longer leaders, their strength is still among the top three in the tribe.
Ye Zhizhi didn't feel happy at all, and even didn't want to be the wolf king anymore.
Ye Zhizhi wanted Wolf Mom and Wolf Dad to come back to the Boulder Nest, but Wolf Dad hit her with his tail. Wolf Mom stayed with her for two days at the beginning because she was afraid that she would not be able to adapt, but later she gently and firmly rejected her.
Now that the rights have been transferred, there can be no confusion.
The wolf pack has a strict hierarchy, and the wolf king should enjoy the best treatment in the pack.
This special feature is reflected in all aspects, not only in the resting place, but even in the hunting prey, Ye Zhizhi would cut off the best part first, and then the other wolves would eat in order of strength.
If Ye Zhizhi also eats raw meat, then when hunting prey, Ye Zhizhi should be the first to eat it, and then other wolves can start eating.
Subsequent wolf patrols, organized hunting and other activities are all planned and implemented by the wolf king.
These things were once taught to Yin Yi by the Wolf Dad, but Ye Zhizhi had not learned much. Even though he had learned a little bit, it was still different from careful teaching.
So after Ye Zhizhi felt better, Wolf Dad carried her on his back and walked around in the mountains.
Ye Zhizhi's body aches had eased a lot, but the bruises hadn't gone away yet, and her face was still swollen. Wolf Dad recovered faster than her, and there was no sign of abnormality in his walking posture.
Although Ye Zhizhi has decided to migrate and they will have a brand new territory, many common sense things are universal. When Ye Zhizhi arrives in the new environment, she can also apply the knowledge she has learned to arrange patrols and guards for the tribe.
After Ye Zhizhi walked out of the cave, Xiaohua, who had been guarding outside the territory for a long time, immediately appeared.
Xiaohua followed Ye Zhizhi back to the territory and was always very quiet. Even when there was a challenge for the position of Wolf King and the succession of the throne that night, it did not come near.
It’s not that I don’t want to, but I can’t.
At such an important moment for the wolf pack, any predator outside the pack, even if familiar, cannot approach. Both Xiaohua and Yinyi's partner Chiwang refused to get close.
This is a matter of survival for the tribe. All predators that may pose a threat within the radius will be expelled.
Because if this is not done, if the wolf pack is attacked by surprise, or the transition of the wolf king's power is disrupted, it will be almost equivalent to the extermination of the tribe. The wolves will hunt them down relentlessly until they are all bitten to death.
So when wolves send out this signal, nearby predators will stay away. After all, they don't want to provoke such a petty and vengeful wolf pack.
Therefore, even if Xiaohua really wanted to witness it with her own eyes, she could only stay away from it.
Now that everything has been settled, Xiaohua has returned. She is extremely happy that her cub has become the wolf king of the pack. How awesome!
The little friend is the wolf king, and it is the snake king!
Even though Xiaohua is the only snake left in her group, she firmly believes she is the snake king! They are all the same!
Now the little friend makes his debut as the wolf king, patrolling the territory. Xiaohua also specially hunts a wild boar, the cub's favorite prey, to express his congratulations.
Ye Zhizhi happily accepted it, and then chatted with Xiaohua who was following beside him, boasting about his heroic feat of defeating the previous Wolf King.
The former Wolf King, who was carrying the current Wolf King on his back, said: "..."
Although they are going to migrate, it will not happen immediately as they still have a lot of things to deal with.
For example, they are raising prey from the three farms they are keeping this year, and re-exploring migration routes.
The canyon cave is in the more dangerous central area. Ye Zhizhi and his friends encountered many dangers on the way out, but as long as they did not encounter those particularly large or carnivorous animals that came in groups, such as poisonous spiders, the safety of the wolf pack could still be guaranteed.
The road that Ye Zhizhi, Yin Yi and others once walked on has not been walked for several years. Who knows if it is still relatively safe?
Ye Zhizhi needs to send out a vanguard team first to walk that road again and check for dangers.
The leader of this vanguard team is naturally Yin Yi.
It is powerful and very familiar with the road and the canyon caves, making it the undisputed first choice.
Yin Yi, along with Er Zong and Yin Xiao Hui, two of the strongest wolves among their peers, quickly carried out Ye Zhizhi's task and set out to investigate first.
Ye Zhizhi felt that it might not be possible to complete the migration in one go. Sanbai was pregnant and the cub would be born in more than a month.
By the time migration becomes possible, Sanbai's cubs will have already been born. At this time, neither Sanbai nor the newborn cubs can follow, and the cubs will be very unsafe on the road.
If possible, Ye Zhizhi hoped that all the wolves would move there together this year, but Sanbai and the soon-to-be-born wolf cubs troubled her.
Ye Zhizhi was in a dilemma for a moment. She was thinking about how to deal with it.
The jungle is so dangerous, Ye Zhizhi is not sure whether the leader who tried to seize the position of wolf king will appear again. It would be very dangerous if the wolf pack were separated into two groups.
Ye Zhizhi was not sure what unexpected risks the ethnic group that stayed here would encounter.
Ye Zhizhi thought for a moment and finally came up with a solution. She wanted to entrust Sanbai to the care of Wolf Sister's tribe.
At that time, Erzong, Sanbai and their cubs will temporarily live in Sister Wolf's territory. When the cubs grow up, they will return to the canyon cave together.
In return, all the prey from the farms in the territory was given to Sister Wolf.
Ye Zhizhi did not give any orders, but asked Sanbai for his opinion.
Sanbai is the wolf in question, so of course her ideas will take precedence. Moreover, she is now a pregnant wolf, and we cannot let the wolf feel abandoned by the pack, as it would be bad if she becomes depressed.
However, after listening to the advice, Sanbai chose to follow the migration, and even migrate as soon as possible.
Sanbai wanted to give birth to the cubs directly in the cave in the canyon.
Unlike the elder wolves in the tribe, who had never been there and did not know the specific situation, they chose to follow Ye Zhizhi's pace without hesitation out of trust in him.
Sanbai had spent quite some time in the canyon cave with Ye Zhizhi and the others. It had no objection to migrating there, and was even happy about it.
After all, even wolves will feel the need to compare. No matter from which aspect, the conditions over there are indeed better than here. At least there are a lot of prey not far away from home, and they don't have to run far to hunt.
The long canyon can block the covetousness of many predators. It can be said that if a group of predators sets their eyes on the canyon caves and wants to fight for them in the future, it will be difficult for them to succeed. After all, that place is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
In terms of the strength of wolves, they are no worse than other tribes.
If there is any disadvantage, it is that the danger level is much greater than here. They are top-notch in their territory and the surrounding area, but that is not necessarily the case over there. Those predators, whether in groups or alone, are all very ferocious.
But when it comes to danger, there are dangers everywhere, and they have encountered many crises here. Sanbai does not feel afraid, and even feels that the more dangerous the environment, the more it can train wolves.
Maybe in the future, when the wolf cubs grow up, they won’t have to run out to gain experience every year. They can just hunt and train at the door and become very strong.
What's more, Sanbai felt very comfortable staying in the cave in the canyon. The cave was very big, and ordinary wolf members of their tribe could also have a cave as their own nest.
The most important thing is that there are many small animals outside the cave that pose no threat. Unlike the territory here, there are only wolves in other places except the farm. It is very lively there. Although Sanbai is a cold wolf, he likes such an environment very much.
Sanbai was reluctant to be separated from the wolf pack, and he even thought that it would be a very good thing for his cubs if they could be born in the cave on the other side of the canyon.
That place was discovered by their little wolf king. It is the little wolf king's territory. If the little wolf cubs are born there, maybe they can inherit some of the little wolf king's wisdom!
After understanding Sanbai's wishes, Ye Zhizhi thought about it carefully and felt that this was feasible.
But if they did that, they might not be able to wait for Yin Yi and the others to come back after exploring the way, so they had to get ready and set off first.
Fortunately, Ye Zhizhi also knew the route. As long as he paid more attention to safety along the way, he might be able to meet Yin Yi and the others halfway.
Ye Zhizhi thought about it and decided to act immediately.
She went to find Wolf Sister first.
Before reaching the opponent's territory, Wolf Sister appeared.
This time when the Red King approached her, he didn't treat her as just a cub or a wolf sister to be his partner, as before, but as an equal.
Indeed, in terms of status, they are all wolf kings.
Ye Zhizhi bathed in the admiring gaze of the Red King, trying to keep a serious face and communicate with it seriously.
Regardless of whether Sanbai comes to live with Chi Wang temporarily or not, Ye Zhizhi is ready to give the small animals in the farm to Chi Wang. After all, it is not convenient for them to be taken away.
If you get hungry on the road, you can just hunt on the spot and there is no need to bring the prey with you.
This gift does not mean that all the prey should be brought here. Ye Zhizhi just wants to tell Chi Wang that they can go over there to hunt the prey at any time.
Ye Zhizhi only planned to open the fence of the farm so that when they were hungry they would run out to find food. After all, when there were too many prey and not enough plants, there would be no wolves to provide them with food.
If the little animals want to leave, they can leave, and it would be better if they could build a nest nearby. Ye Zhizhi still hopes that their territory can be lively and bustling.
When it was time to leave, Ye Zhizhi felt very reluctant. After them, this territory might have a new owner, or it might be abandoned.
If possible, Ye Zhizhi still wanted to treat this territory as the wolf pack's old home, and come and live here occasionally. It would still belong to the wolf pack, but it was impossible.
In the jungle world, any territory owned by someone will be robbed, not to mention that after the wolves leave, this place will be ownerless.
If the territory is given to Sister Wolf, it will be useless for it. After all, it is too far away and the resources and environment here are not as good as its own.
Ye Zhizhi also felt guilty towards Wolf Sister. After they moved away, they would be even farther away, and it would not be easy to see Yin Yi.
However, Sister Wolf was more open-minded than her and said that she would come to play with her when she had time in the future.
Ye Zhizhi was happy.
She thought of Xiao Yinfei. If it came back before the rainy season, she would ask Sister Wolf to take care of it and come to pick it up next year. If they met on the road, everyone would be happy and they would go together directly.
Ye Zhizhi explained everything he had thought of, and then left and returned to his territory.
The wolves are ready.
They had nothing to pack, they just needed the wolf to follow. The only things they had to take away were some miscellaneous little gadgets that Ye Zhizhi had given them, which the wolf had kept in his den. Now they had specially dug them out and packed them up to take away.
There was more stuff from Ye Zhizhi, she packed up all her things.
When Ye Zhizhi was tidying up the things in her living area, she saw the small mounds of earth she had found, which were actually empty and contained nothing.
She said silently in her heart, they are leaving! Remember to follow closely and don't get lost. She will build a new nest for them when the time comes.
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