162 Wilderness Survival
◎Everything she did was not in vain.◎
The wolves adapted quickly to the new territory, showing no signs of acclimatization. After tasting their prey, they even felt that the prey raised in this jungle tasted better, and became even happier.
However, there is no rush to get familiar with the forest. This hunting area for the wolves is more than four or five times larger than the hunting grounds in their original territory. It will take a while to get familiar with it.
Sanbai had just given birth to cubs and needed care, so Erzong and Yinxiaohui, who had stayed here before, stayed in this side of the cave.
They lay leisurely on the rocks at the entrance of the cave not far from the ancient tree. The bright sunlight shone through the gaps between the branches and leaves, and the mottled light was reflected on the wolf's hair.
The squirrel tribe did not go out to look for food today. They got reacquainted with the wolves. After discovering that the new ferocious predator had no intention of killing them and was even quite curious about them, the squirrels became bolder. They not only dared to climb up and down the wolves' bodies, but also dared to run into the cave and take a look.
Silver Gray lay there motionless, letting the squirrels play on his body. Erzong didn't lie there for long. His wife and cubs were in the cave, so he would run in from time to time to take a look. Then, when Sanbai impatiently drove the wolves out, he would lie outside for a while, and soon run in again, repeating the cycle over and over again.
Ye Zhizhi took the other wolves to wander around in the mountains and forests outside. At least they had to find out clearly where there were dangerous places for wolves.
There was an area here where a nest of carnivorous plants grew. They looked like ordinary twig-like plants, but Ye Zhizhi once saw a sturdy predator being somehow entangled and slowly wrapped up by the thin roots and sucked. In the end, even the skeleton was used up and became nutrients for the plants.
Fortunately, this dangerous area is far from their canyon territory, and hunting usually doesn't come here. I guess the animals intuitively know that this area is dangerous for them. Ye Zhizhi brought the wolves here specifically to let them know the danger of this place.
Fortunately, these plants will not actively attack with their vines, nor will they emit strange fragrance to confuse and lure animals. In Ye Zhizhi's mind, these plants are not very dangerous. As long as you pay more attention and don't get close to them, and don't take the initiative to come to your door, there will be no impact.
Ye Zhizhi was thinking about organizing a grand party to celebrate the move to a new home and the addition of four new members to the tribe, so he began to make preparations.
Ye Zhizhi thought that wolves also liked to drink monkey wine, and the monkey's territory was not too far away, so she asked Xiaohua to take her by water. It took five days for the round trip and she brought back a lot of monkey wine.
Ye Zhizhi almost took all the monkey wine this time, and the monkeys could only feel helpless and furious.
The question is, they really regret provoking this bandit wolf. After provoking him, they couldn't get rid of him. After they had finally saved up some good things, he suddenly appeared and snatched them away. But the monkeys didn't dare to move away. After all, it was not easy to find such a safe monkey nest, so how could they change the territory so easily?
After bringing back the monkey wine, Ye Zhizhi also caught a lot of fish, which he first kept in the pool in the cave, and took a little of whatever food he could get.
At the same time, don't forget to dry some branches and firewood.
Thinking of congratulating the new home, he could also invite relatives and friends to come and warm up the house. Since Big Bear was too far away to invite them, Ye Zhizhi solemnly invited Xiaohua and the squirrel tribe.
Squirrels are omnivores and their favorite food is nuts. Ye Zhizhi also specially brought back a lot of fruits.
Afterwards, the wolves went hunting and brought back three or five prey of different species. These were the big prey that the wolves had tasted good during this period.
Ye Zhizhi specifically chose that night to start a bonfire party on the flat ground in front of the cave entrance.
Anyway, their position in this canyon area is hidden enough, and even if there is a smell of blood, it cannot be smelled outside the canyon.
Of course, in order to increase safety, Ye Zhizhi simply moved a huge rock to block the passage, so that even if there was an accident, they would have time to react.
Ye Zhizhi cleared a large clean area on the open ground, directly surrounded a circle with stones to ensure that no fire would splash out, and then filled it with a lot of wild fruits and nuts using fruit shells and leaves.
Even the prey was cut into pieces of meat and piled on large leaves.
When it got dark, she lit the fire, then set up a rack over the flame and started grilling fish and meat. Soon the fish and meat were sizzling and emitting an enticing aroma.
Even Sanbai brought his little wolf cubs out, lying inside the cave entrance, facing the open space to join in the fun.
The little wolf cubs were less than ten days old and had just opened their eyes. They were still staggering on their short legs. They were very curious about the hustle and bustle outside, but they didn't dare leave their mother. They lay on her, looking over here with their little heads, and whimpering with curiosity.
Ye Zhizhi also paid special attention to these little wolf cubs, but they can only drink milk now and can't even eat meat. These are delicious and drinkable, so he can only give Sanbai more to eat.
The wolves were lying around the fire. They were not very close to the fire, but the firelight could still shine on them. Although it was a little dim, the wolves' expressions could be clearly seen.
This is the first time they have participated in such an event.
The wolves didn't understand why the prey didn't just be bitten and eaten, but instead went to the trouble of cutting it up and leaving it aside. They also didn't know what the meaning of this behavior was. But seeing their little wolf king exuding a relaxed and happy aura, the wolves couldn't help but swing their tails leisurely.
The squirrels climbed down from the old trees and saw this scene. They learned how to give gifts without any instruction. They took out the food hidden in their nests and put it on the leaves on the ground. Then they shuttled among the wolves and walked around everywhere.
The squirrel population is huge, three times the number of wolves, but because of their relatively small size, they are not very conspicuous.
Ye Zhizhi stood in front of the bonfire, looking at the lively circle with wine, meat, relatives and friends. She happily announced that the party had begun!
Ye Zhizhi shared the monkey wine with the wolves, and even the little squirrel had a share.
Ye Zhizhi told the wolves and squirrels not to be polite and to eat and drink to their heart's content. Then he sat in front of the fire, happily drank a few sips of fruit wine, and turned the barbecue.
Xiaohua's snake head stretched out, Ye Zhizhi took four or five pieces of meat for it, poured a glass of wine, and twisted Xiaohua's beautiful and strong snake body into a twist.
Ye Zhizhi was worried that the animals would reveal their instincts when drunk and cause murder, so she didn't let the wolf and snake drink much alcohol. As for the little squirrels, that was fine. She happily circled around the wolf. The little squirrels drank the fruit wine out of curiosity and became even more noisy, dancing and jumping around following Ye Zhizhi.
The entire cave was filled with the cooing and squeaking of little squirrels and the howling of Ye Zhizhi, occasionally mixed with hissing sounds, making it very lively.
The wolves were also infected. The flickering firelight made Ye Zhizhi's face red, and also made the wolves' expressions warm.
They restrained their ferocious aura, their brows softened, and their usually cold and ferocious eyes now looked at Ye Zhizhi with tenderness.
Ye Zhizhi finally managed to relocate all the wolves safely. She felt relieved and was very happy at this moment.
It was just that Yin Fei was not there, which made her feel a little regretful.
The wolves didn't waste any of the fresh meat, each devouring a good portion to fill their bellies. Ye Zhizhi also ate the delicious barbecue and then played with the little squirrels.
Young wolves like Yin Yi and Yin Xiao Hui couldn't help but drink a little more wine. They still remembered that the water with this flavor was very intoxicating. Even though Ye Zhizhi tried to control himself, he couldn't help but drink more secretly, and soon joined Ye Zhizhi's carnival.
Although there is no music here, it does not affect their happiness at all.
Ye Zhizhi was relieved of her worries. Even if she left, she no longer had to worry about the future of the wolf pack. As long as they could reproduce well here, slowly grow their tribe, and strengthen their strength, they could live here for a long time and even continue to dominate this area.
She had been trying hard to restrain herself from getting drunk, but she was so happy that she ended up drinking herself to the point of blackout. She only remembered that she kept looking for the wolf to hug her, and the wolf was scared and kept avoiding her.
Finally, he lay on Wolf Dad.
When Ye Zhizhi woke up, he was already lying in his own nest. It was very quiet inside and outside the cave.
She got up and shook her head, and smelled the scent of wolves in the cave. After she woke up, she looked around, but the wolves were all sleeping soundly in their dens, and she didn't see the wolf father.
Before Ye Zhizhi walked out of the cave, he saw many little squirrels lying on the ground, huddled together in groups of three or two, their little bodies bulging in their sleep.
Ye Zhizhi smelled alcohol on them and thought they must be drunk, so he didn't wake them up and continued walking out.
The flat ground of the cave was in a mess.
All the prey they caught was eaten up, but there were still many wild fruits left. The fire had long been extinguished and there was not even any residual heat.
The wolves had finished their food, but they didn't know what to do with it, so it was the same now as it was last night.
Ye Zhizhi packed them up one by one. She put the edible fruits and nuts into the shells and prepared to let the little squirrels take them back after they woke up.
However, the monkey wine she made was eventually drunk up by them.
Overall, there wasn't much to clean up, and Ye Zhizhi quickly cleaned up the ground.
Not long after, Wolf Dad came down from the grove on the top of the cave and walked to the entrance of the cave.
In the entire wolf pack, the most steady one is Wolf Dad. He didn’t get drunk last night and didn’t sleep all night. He has been on guard until now.
It was just that Ye Zhizhi accidentally pulled out a few patches of hair, and it was very obvious that there was very little hair left.
Ye Zhizhi didn't know that she was the culprit. She couldn't help but take a few more glances and thought, Wolf Dad's hair loss is too severe. Is he sure he doesn't have alopecia areata?
The animals' carnival is over, and Ye Zhizhi is ready to get back to business.
Although the conditions here are already very good, Ye Zhizhi wonders if there is anything that needs to be improved.
She thought about it and thought of the small woods at the top of the cave.
Just then, she was thinking of catching some small animals that were not picky about the environment and easy to reproduce to try raising them, so she called Wolf Dad to go out with her and catch some living creatures.
When Ye Zhizhi put the small animals in the grove, he suddenly remembered that there was no water source here. Even small animals like rabbits needed to drink water.
Ye Zhizhi thought that she had to find a way to build a pond in this grove.
Below is the cave where they live. Since they cannot get water, they can only dig a hole and store water during the rainy season.
Moreover, the dew in this forest is heavy at night, so you can collect some dew.
I just don't know if this reservoir does not have running water, whether it will affect the water quality and how long it can be stored.
Ye Zhizhi couldn't think of a solution for the time being. She thought that she had so many fruit shells and wooden barrels, and when she didn't need them anymore, she would put them all in the grove.
Thinking about this crack in the cave, perhaps the small animals know that there is a water source here. When forced to survive, they will probably jump down to drink the water and then run back after drinking.
Ye Zhizhi thought, just like the small animals raised in the farm, perhaps as long as the wolves showed the behavior of not eating the rabbits near their nest, they could live in harmony.
Ye Zhizhi looked at the stones she had stacked, wondering if the small animals could get in and out smoothly.
She made a special observation for this purpose.
However, perhaps the plants that the small animals eat contain juice that can quench their thirst to a certain extent. Ye Zhizhi hadn't seen them come to drink water for a long time, but they were still alive and well, so he ignored them and continued to take the wolves out to fight.
Yes, fight.
Although there is an abundance of prey in this area, the predators at the top of the food chain rarely conflict with each other. Unless there is a survival crisis, the predators usually pick on the weak, not to mention that the meat of those herbivores is very delicious.
Of course, this is not necessarily the case when carnivores are alone. After all, carnivores have a lot of blood and flesh energy, which also attracts predators.
And sometimes, predators will set their sights on the same prey.
So, inevitably, the wolves came into conflict with other predators in the area.
Now is the time to determine who has the bigger fist. Ye Zhizhi naturally wants their wolf pack to become the boss of this area, so he leads the wolf pack in a group fight with great enthusiasm.
Ye Zhizhi is also very strategic. She first fights against predators from a relatively smaller tribe, which allows her and the wolf pack to better coordinate their team combat methods, use terrain traps, and engage in tactical battles.
Generally speaking, we can win.
However, in another direction, there is a tribe that is larger in number than the wolf pack and as powerful as the wolves.
At first, Ye Zhizhi tried his best to avoid a head-on encounter with the other party, but after walking around in this area for a long time, he would always meet him.
In the past, Ye Zhizhi and his teammates like Yin Yi were unable to win and could only flee in embarrassment. Now, together with the wolf father, wolf mother and other elders and wolves from the other tribes, they managed to fight a draw.
It doesn’t matter. They lose because of numbers. Wait until Yinfei comes back, wait until Sanbai’s four wolf cubs grow up, and wait until the female wolves continue to give birth to cubs next year. Then they will be able to defeat each other.
While they were getting familiar with the territory and seizing hunting grounds, the rainy season of this year was about to arrive.
Now everyone stopped caring about fighting and started hunting and storing food.
This was the first time that Ye Zhizhi presided over such a large-scale grain storage activity. The hunting ground was so close that Ye Zhizhi was even dazzled by the choices of prey.
However, she did not blindly pursue large prey, but instead learned the methods of Wolf Dad.
Large prey are directly bitten to death and dragged back to the nest, while smaller prey are only bitten to make them lose their fighting ability and mobility, and then brought back alive.
Although she knew that they would run out of food during the journey and could go out hunting, it was the first year after all, so to be on the safe side, they still had to hunt enough prey.
The little squirrels also worked diligently to carry the nuts, following the wolf pack in and out every day, feeling very safe.
The robber squirrels, seeing that these little squirrels had lost the protection of powerful predators, were about to rob them of their food. Unexpectedly, those powerful predators came back again, and there were more of them than before.
The robber mice quickly fled with their tails between their legs. They didn't understand why this group of squirrels that looked so weak could conquer such a powerful predator and provide protection for them.
In this way, in the busy preparations, both the wolves and the squirrels accumulated enough food reserves, and then the rainy season arrived.
Xiaohua still stayed in the canyon cave.
Now it has its own nest in the cave, and it is relatively far away from the wolf pack. Now it can finally stay here with peace of mind.
Judging from the little flower's appearance, it has been here regardless of the rainy season or winter.
Ye Zhizhi naturally welcomed this.
Even on rainy days, Ye Zhizhi was still busy. After the thunder and lightning stopped, she would go to see if the small animals in the forest could find a place to stay, whether the small ditch she dug could store water, and the fruit shells and wooden barrels she had stored away.
After that, we had to go outside the canyon to observe the rising water level of the river.
In short, I can't relax.
When the rain subsided, she took the wolf pack out for a walk and brought back some hunted animals.
As they walked along the stone path along the river bank in the rain, Ye Zhizhi looked at the river water that was rising faster and faster, and thought of one thing: the wolves had to learn to swim.
This swimming is not just ordinary swimming, it requires very skilled swimming.
Otherwise, if the wolf accidentally falls into such a fierce flood and is not good at swimming, it will be difficult to return to the shore.
Although the probability may be small, once it happens, it is 100%.
Since there is such a big river on this side of the canyon, the wolf still has to learn to swim.
Ye Zhizhi quietly put this matter into his plan for next year.
In winter, heavy snow blocked the roads, and Ye Zhizhi led the wolf pack to get enough food and basically stayed in the nest for the winter. However, in order to make the wolf pack familiar with the canyon world under the heavy snow, she still took the wolf pack out for a walk.
If the wolves don’t have enough food in the winter, they will know that they can still go out hunting, but it will be very dangerous.
Ye Zhizhi not only told these things to the wolves, but also focused on keeping Yin Yi by his side.
Ye Zhizhi looked at the wolf pack. Each of them was very serious about familiarizing themselves with everything in the new territory. Regardless of whether they understood it or not, they all remembered everything Ye Zhizhi told them.
The little wolf cubs have grown a lot and are also very attached to her.
Ye Zhizhi was very happy to see that the wolf cub, who was originally the smallest, has now caught up with its brothers and sisters.
She looked at the thriving wolf pack and felt very happy.
Everything she did was not in vain.
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