63 Wilderness Survival
◎She placed the green thorns upside down and firmly planted them in the ground◎
Ye Zhizhi became more and more involved in the wolf pack's activities.
From a role of mere protection at the beginning, to now being able to participate in wolf hunts and perform patrol and guard duties, this is not only a reflection of her strength being recognized, but also the result of her hard work. Ye Zhizhi's efforts have not been in vain.
Her small body contains tenacious and enormous energy. No matter how difficult it is, it will eventually become fertile soil that helps her grow upward.
Ye Zhizhi stood on the rock, paying attention to the situation around him with a serious face.
Despite their efforts to conceal it, the faint smell of blood on their bodies was still easily detected by wild beasts. Animals are most sensitive to smells, especially the smell of blood. They can even tell the degree of injury of the owner of the blood from the smell of blood.
Especially since they just ran back here from the jungle with such a pile of meat.
Many wild beasts will follow the scent.
Ye Zhizhi clenched the green thorn in her hand. She could vaguely sense that there was a ferocious beast lingering not far away, as if it wanted to come over, but seemed to be hesitating.
This feeling was very mysterious. Although she did not smell the scent of the beast, she could vaguely sense its presence, like a sixth sense.
Ye Zhizhi attributed this to the fact that he had been on high alert 24 hours a day when he was alone in the jungle a few days ago. All his senses and intuitions seemed to have broken through the limits of his body and were cleansed and strengthened.
She was very happy because this way she could do more.
The beast that was wandering not far away left.
Ye Zhizhi did not relax, but paid more attention. She even thought that if the beasts were not in groups or were huge beasts that were difficult to hunt, other beasts would come and be caught to supplement the wolves' meal. They would not be full yet!
However, perhaps the threat from the sea of death flowers was too strong. Even though they stayed on the edge, no wild beasts came here. Although this provided them with a safe environment to recuperate, it also eliminated the possibility of prey coming to their door.
Ye Zhizhi was responsible for patrolling during the day. This high-intensity vigilance was very exhausting. In the evening, Sanbai came to replace her.
Sanbai was the least injured of all the wolves, with only three not very deep wounds on her body. Of course, this was also because she was the second strongest among the five young wolves.
Ye Zhizhi did not refuse. She rubbed Sanbai and returned to the temporary den. The four wolves were lying almost side by side with their eyes closed to rest. When Ye Zhizhi passed by, they didn't move at all.
She carefully examined their wounds in the afterglow of the setting sun, and found that they were slowly healing.
All the herbs Ye Zhizhi collected were contributed to the python, so she needed to collect them again and apply medicine to the wolf again.
She thought about what she had to do tomorrow, carefully lay in Yin Yi's arms, and closed her eyes to rest.
Ye Zhizhi also had wounds on her body, but they were minor compared to those of the wolves. After she reunited with the wolves, she didn't have to be tense all the time and could heal her wounds well. Her wounds healed faster than those of the wolves and soon scabbed over.
The next day, Ye Zhizhi continued to collect herbs. This time, Yin Yi followed Ye Zhizhi directly and let her sit on his back, carrying her.
Although Ye Zhizhi's jumping and running abilities had been trained, they were still no match for the wolves. She lay on Yin Yi's back, letting Yin Yi carry her through the jungle.
This time, they didn't need to search everywhere. They went directly to where the herbs were found yesterday. Ye Zhizhi hadn't collected all of them yet, so she could pick a second time.
Yin Yi stood on a high tree root, his ears erect, always on guard.
Ye Zhizhi was picking herbs below.
Everything went smoothly. Since Ye Zhizhi reunited with the wolf pack, she encountered fewer attacks. It can be seen that many animals in the deep jungle bully the weak and fear the strong. When she is alone, she cannot perfectly hide her breath, so everyone treats her as a dish.
After staying with the wolves, some animals would consider whether they could defeat Yin Yi, or even worry that they would be treated as a dish, so they would quietly stay away.
This is also the reason why Ye Zhizhi and her friends basically never encounter relatively weak animals. Just as they avoid powerful beasts, other animals will also avoid them.
The wolves got enough time to rest and had herbs to heal their wounds, so they recovered quickly, but the food problem became more serious.
Solitary and relatively weak animals are very good at hiding. Often when they are finally discovered, they have either been killed by other animals or have run away to who knows where.
The smell of rotting soil and fallen leaves in the jungle here is particularly strong, which can easily cover up the scent of prey.
What's more, the prey here is more ferocious than those near their temporary nest. Sometimes they can't win and have to run away quickly.
Ye Zhizhi was already very calm, and she didn't find it strange even if she encountered some strange animals.
Rather than staying here, Ye Zhizhi wanted to go back to their temporary nest. At least the prey there was easier to bully, and all her things were still there. If they were away for too long, their scent would fade. Who knew if a wild animal would run in and cause trouble?
But not now. The wolves have to recover from their injuries first. They may encounter any accidents along the way, so it is better to recover to their peak condition first.
This is really a good place to recuperate.
Just upwind of the sea of death flowers, probably at the edge of their hunting ground, many beasts avoided it before they even got close.
Ye Zhizhi thought that she had fallen into the trap without knowing it, and she was quite worried that the fragrance of those flowers would be emitted one day. If she and the wolf were both trapped, no one would come to save them.
Based on this, after the wolf's injuries were almost healed, they moved to a farther location, right under a towering ancient tree at the edge of the jungle, a certain distance away from the sea of death flowers.
This ancient tree is very large, with raised roots entwined and intertwined, and it looks like a small hill from a distance.
The treetops were dense and emerald green, like a giant open green umbrella. Beneath the roots, a crisscross of tree holes, large and small, some too small to fit a fist, others large enough to accommodate the two wolves and her.
Outside the giant tree, the view around is relatively wide. The wolves are guarding on the roots of the trees, observing the movements around them at any time.
Once a wild animal approaches, they will be able to detect it immediately.
The advantage is that it is farther away from the sea of death flowers, so you don’t have to worry about being misled by the fragrance. The disadvantage is that the chance of being discovered and attacked by wild beasts increases.
However, at present, the wolves and Ye Zhizhi cooperate with each other in fighting, and can temporarily deal with many ferocious beasts.
Moreover, the more she fought, the better her cooperation with the wolves became. Sometimes she could even catch a sneak attacking beast and make it a meal for the wolves.
Ye Zhizhi gathered a lot of large leaves and spread them on the ground of the tree hole, which served as their new temporary nest. Lying on the leaves would make the wolf's fur cleaner, and the stale and decaying smell would not be so strong.
She also took the wolves to the place where she had picked the thorns, preparing to pick more to make traps.
Ye Zhizhi finally figured out how to set up the trap.
Her idea was very simple. She would find some places with deep pits and then lay thorns underneath. They would lure the prey to fall into the pits, and the thorns underneath would pierce the prey's body. The prey would be injured and its fighting power would be weakened, making it easier for them to kill it.
These thorny vines are worthy of being called vines that can survive in the jungle and grow lush branches and leaves.
The green thorns they grow can easily pierce the skin of wild beasts. At least Ye Zhizhi has not found any wild beast whose fur is so thick that the green thorns cannot penetrate it. Perhaps it is also because her strength is growing, but the green thorns are indeed very sharp and hard.
This prevents some plant-eating animals from eating the vines.
Ye Zhizhi saw an animal stretching its neck high up and eating the roots and leaves of the vines. The leaves growing outside the green thorns were bitten and pulled off, and then the small green thorns on the top of the vines that had not yet grown hard and the vines were bitten into its mouth and chewed.
Ye Zhizhi understood. No wonder the vine had so many hard green thorns. It was to protect itself from being eaten.
Seeing that the animal was willing to risk being stabbed to eat, Ye Zhizhi knew that it must be delicious.
Of course, in the end, the plant-eating animal became food for the wolves, and Ye Zhizhi went to pull the leaves.
This green thorn can prevent animals from getting close, but it cannot prevent Ye Zhizhi.
The distance between the green thorns was not dense for Ye Zhizhi. On the vine as thick as her forearm, the green thorns were irregularly distributed in all directions. She could twist her small body and embed herself between the green thorns, and then pull the leaves hidden inside.
She didn't pay attention to the condition of the leaves when she was pulling out the thorns before, but now when she looks closely, she finds that the leaves are quite thick.
She picked a few leaves and broke off a small piece with her small hands. A clear juice oozes out and flows onto her fingers. Ye Zhizhi puts it to her nose and sniffs, but detects no unusual odor.
She put it in her mouth and licked it. The taste on the tip of her tongue was transmitted to her cerebral cortex. Ye Zhizhi's eyes suddenly lit up and her body trembled with excitement.
It’s salty!
This is what she urgently needs. She didn’t know how to find it, but she found it so unexpectedly!
Ye Zhizhi realized long ago that as she grew older she would need to replenish energy, especially some trace elements.
She may not know other things, but what she knows is that salt is essential for the human body.
Once salt is deficient, it is easy to experience various discomfort symptoms such as loss of appetite and weakness in the limbs, which are fatal to Ye Zhizhi living in the jungle.
She hadn't found anything before, so she simply relied on animal blood to replenish salt.
But in fact, the effect is minimal. It is not obvious now because she is still young, but as she gets older, she will need more salt. If she cannot get it replenished in time, she will gradually become weak.
So she really needed salt, or even a salt substitute.
Who would have thought that she would find it like this! What an unexpected success!
Ye Zhizhi jumped up and down with excitement.
Nature is truly a treasure. Although the taste is a bit bland, it can be drunk as salt water. If applied to meat, whether it is dried or grilled, it will definitely taste even better!
Fortunately, she ran back here with the wolf pack, otherwise she would have missed it!
A pack of wolves that had quickly finished their prey and covered up the remaining smell of blood ran over not far away. Seeing the wolf girl so happy, they also circled around her, and their eyes were filled with joy.
When the wolves are young and strong, their appetites are getting bigger and bigger. Basically, they can eat a medium-sized prey in its entirety.
However, they usually have to run away halfway through eating, because the bloody smell of the prey will occasionally attract wild beasts that they cannot defeat.
We were lucky today. The wolves finished eating all the prey and their stomachs were full.
Ye Zhizhi's face was full of smiles. She broke off another leaf and handed it to Yin Yi.
Yin Yi: “?” The wolf doesn’t like to eat plants, but it’s the wolf sister who wants to feed it.
Yin Yi stuck out his tongue and licked it carefully.
Yin Yi didn't know what this was, but his instinct told him that it was something good for the body, so he rolled his wolf tongue and rolled the leaf in Ye Zhizhi's hand into his mouth and chewed it.
As pure carnivores, wolves can replenish their salt intake from the fresh flesh and blood of their prey, so they don't need to supplement it separately. Furthermore, Yin Yi had never seen this kind of plant before, and generally had an instinctive dislike for plants.
But this plant is different. It doesn't have a pungent taste that would be hard for wolves to swallow, and it's actually good for the body. Yin Yi lowered his head and nuzzled Ye Zhizhi, his glittering eyes indicating: Not enough, Brother Wolf wants more!
The other wolves also came over, and they all looked at Ye Zhizhi, their eyes shining brightly, saying, "What did you give Yin Yi to eat? They want it too!"
Seeing that the wolf was so eager to eat, Ye Zhizhi plucked many leaves.
However, the wolf seemed to understand that too much is as bad as too little, and was not as greedy as other wolves. After eating a few leaves, he stopped.
Ye Zhizhi finally brought back a lot of leaves and thorns.
She didn't have the conditions to barbecue at the moment, so she ate the leaves and found wild fruits, and dried some firewood at the same time.
Ye Zhizhi was preparing to set a trap. The prey here was too difficult to catch, so he had to use traps to assist.
She had been running around in the jungle with the wolves these days and was already quite familiar with the jungle. She knew where there were deep pits that could be used.
Ye Zhizhi had passed by the place where the python and wild boar fought that day several times, but she had never encountered the snake again since then.
Ye Zhizhi didn't think much about it. In her opinion, since the python was willing to share its food with her, they were even.
She thought that since the python caught a wild boar in this place, there should be a group of wild boars nearby. However, she had never seen one either, so she might be looking in the wrong direction.
Ye Zhizhi led the wolf pack to the bottom of the deep pit, simulated the scene of prey falling from above in his mind, and placed the green thorns upside down and firmly at the bottom.
“Ahhh——”
Ye Zhizhi knew that the wolves had never hunted like this before, so she demonstrated to the wolves with howls and gestures, showing the scene of the prey rolling down from above and being pricked by the green thorns and then gnawing.
She lay on the ground and thought, she had acted so realistically, she wondered if they could understand.
The wolves all stood and looked at the wolf girl, seemingly without reacting, but their tails secretly twitched happily.
【Author’s words】
The next chapter has a plot, and the big monster that appeared before is coming. It may be late, so don't wait.
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