Ye An

Chapter 136 Accident

The snapping turtle brought by Xiao Yun was nearly five meters long and looked extremely ferocious.Because it was sealed in ice, the tortoise's shell, head, neck, and limbs were all in good condition without any defects.

This is a male snapping turtle, not as big as the one Ye An killed, and it is quite troublesome to handle.Fortunately, there is no shortage of manpower in Gudao now, and there is no need to rely on Ye An to do everything like last time.

The hunters untied the rope, dragged the snapping turtle out of the modified car, and smashed the ice covering the snapping turtle.

Kapok organized his hands, each with a tool, threw out the bony spur on the carapace of the rope, and climbed neatly on the back of the mutant snapping turtle.

After standing still, everyone wrapped a rope around their waists to stabilize their bodies, and made sure that they would not fall in the middle of the hanging. Then they cut the neck of the snapping turtle with a knife, and then cut the joints of the limbs and the shell, and separated the flesh of the snapping turtle from the shell of the snapping turtle. Gradually separate.

The skin of snapping turtles is very tough and difficult to cut.In order to completely separate the neck and limbs of the snapping turtle, Mu Mian alone used three short knives.

When dealing with the internal organs of snapping turtles, everyone ran into trouble again.Due to the large size of the snapping turtle, it is necessary to constantly replace the manpower, so that the people who have entered the turtle shell can come out to breathe, so as not to be blocked by the bloody smell and suffocate.

The cut snapping turtle meat was stacked together, and quickly piled up into hills.

Fir Shan led the teenagers to light a bonfire, burn the snow water, and further process the cut snapping turtle meat.

The viscera of snapping turtles tastes average, and some of them have mutated, which is not suitable for human consumption, but it is very popular with shellfish and mutant snails.This part of the internal organs is not wasted. After processing, cover it with snow and freeze it, so it can always be used in the future.

The people in the camp worked for three full days before removing all the snapping turtle meat, leaving behind the hard carapace and plastron.

Using this time, Ye An cleared out a large area, stacked and burned the strange fish, mutated frogs and frog eggs.

Thick smoke floated from the island, lingering like black clouds.

The pungent smell did not disappear with the extinguishment of the flames, and stayed for a long time before being blown away by the cold wind.

The burned land became scorched black, with no signs of life except carbonized firewood and stones that exploded under the high temperature.

Ye An was still a little worried. After the high temperature dissipated, he summoned the worms hidden in the dense forest, searched carefully in the ashes, even dug up the ashes and lifted the frozen ground, and confirmed that everything was burnt out and no worms remained. Finally put your mind at ease.

After Xiao Yun returned to the convoy, he announced his plan to everyone, and quickly sent away a group of hunters, leaving the rest with him on the island.

"You can hunt in the delta, enough for daily needs. In the rest of the time, go outside the delta, and drive away strangers when you encounter them."

The hunters can't stay idle, so instead of letting them stay on the island all day, it's better to go on a tour outside the delta, which can relieve boredom and exercise their skills.

Xiao Yun didn't explain the reason for staying on the island, and the hunters didn't get to the bottom of it.Even though he was full of curiosity, he instinctively followed every order of Xiao Yun due to habit, and rarely raised objections.

The matter was properly arranged. Jason and Rose worked together in a division of labor. The former took people to hunt mutant beasts to make up for the rations for the next few days, while Rose led people to collect materials to build a camp.

Using the modified car as protection, the hunters quickly cleared out a piece of land, and quickly set up flat-topped tents one by one.

These tents are single in style, not as beautiful as those in Zhao Weng's convoy, but they are also durable and can withstand the cold, wind and snow.

Under the organization of Rose, the arrangement of the tents is very organized. Once the camp is attacked by a herd of beasts, the hunters in the tents will immediately rush out, organize defenses as quickly as possible, repel the invaders, and firmly hold the camp. .

After arranging everything, Xiao Yun went to meet Ye An to prepare for exploring the sunken ship.

Kapok sent the processed snapping turtle meat, Ye An lit a firewood on the spot, sliced ​​and roasted the snapping turtle meat, sprinkled with salt and seasonings, tasted it, and it tasted pretty good.

"Leave a part in the camp, and temporarily freeze the rest. By the way, send some to City Lord Xiao's men."

After Ye An finished eating two pieces of snapping turtle meat, he cut off a few more and put them on the fire. While ordering Kapok, he handed the snapping turtle meat on the plate to Xiao Yun, signaling him that you don't have to be polite.

"Recently, there will be no peace near the island, so please don't go to the river. If you need water, you can melt the snow. If you don't have enough food, you can organize people to hunt near the stone forest. Especially children, let them not go near the river on the island, let alone Trying to chip away at the ice."

The mutated frog and the strange fish were resolved, and the bone fish chasing the mutated frog hadn't left yet, and a large number of them were swimming in the frozen river.

It is very difficult and dangerous to deal with such a large group of bone fish.

There are many children in the camp. To avoid unnecessary losses, it is best to stay away from the river and avoid waters frequented by bony fish schools.

"Yes."

Regarding Ye An's order, Mu Mian didn't ask any questions, left the snapping turtle meat, turned around and left quickly, conveyed his order, and strictly ordered everyone in the camp not to approach the river bank.Especially the youngsters who were the most curious were given repeated orders by her. If they dared to go out without authorization, they would be punished.

That night, the bonfires in both camps were not extinguished.

The kapok organization continued to process the snapping turtle meat, while the hunters took turns guarding the campfire, discussing which direction to patrol the delta tomorrow, and occasionally guessing what the city owner would do on the island.

Ye An and Xiao Yun returned to the ground and moved forward along the river, only to find that the ice layer in the river had broken and was floating on the water surface, being constantly washed by the current, like a boat bumping in the waves.

There are large groups of dark river fish under the ice, as well as floating shellfish and mutant snails, and occasionally small groups of mantis shrimps can be seen.

A swarm of mantis shrimps was besieging dozens of river shells with a diameter of more than half a meter. The powerful big claws were thrown out quickly, causing the shells to thump and shards scattered everywhere.

The originally hard shell was soon covered with cobweb-like cracks under the attack of the mantis shrimp, and it was another heavy blow, which immediately fell apart.

Losing the protection of the shell, the river shell did not give up resistance immediately, the skirt of the shell continued to roll, and even sprayed corrosive liquid at the mantis shrimp.Then the shellfish shook, and small but aggressive crabs crawled out from the edge.

These crabs are shuttle-shaped, waving their pincers out of proportion to the body and rushing towards the mantis shrimp, using their size advantage to avoid the big claws, targeting the abdomen and joints of the mantis shrimp, once gaining the upper hand.

Relying on the desperate counterattack of these river shells and crabs, the remaining river shells were able to sink to the bottom of the river and escape the hunt.During the sinking process, I did not forget to grab a few injured mantis shrimp and bring them into the turbulent fine sand together.

As Hebei escaped, the battle soon came to an end.

The mantis shrimp lost three members, but the rest gained a lot and were able to eat a good meal.

Unfortunately, before they had a chance to feast, they encountered groups of bats that were out hunting.

The black figure slid across the water silently, scooping up the mantis shrimp one by one in the river, along with the river shells and crabs they caught, and brought them back to the cave where they lived, and fed them to the cubs that could not hunt alone .

The school of fish in the river was startled, some swam away quickly, while others surrounded them, waiting for an opportunity to get a share of the action.

Ye An was about to leave, but suddenly found two giant lizards behind the fish. Knowing how much these guys eat, he wanted to drive them away and let them return to the stalagmite forest where they lived, but suddenly remembered their habits, and the idea was one of them. Changed, decided to leave them temporarily, after returning from the wreck to make a fuss about.

Xiao Yun saw Ye An's reaction in his eyes, although he was a little curious, he didn't ask.

The monitor lizards in the river reminded him of another creature, the marine iguana.

If these monitor lizards are really marine iguanas adapted to the environment and then evolved into a population, the speculation about the origin of the shipwreck becomes more certain.

Exploring a shipwreck requires a lot of preparation.

Uncle Wang's injury has not yet healed, so he is not suitable for fatigue, so Ye An and Xiao Yun prepare the ropes and tools needed for this trip by themselves.

Lily of the Valley prepared enough potions for the two of them, including wound medicines, anesthetics and poisons.For the convenience of using in water, these medicines are made into pills to prevent the powder and liquid from being spilled in the water.

"We need to prepare more ropes and nets." Ye An recalled the king crabs entangled in the cabin, and said to Xiao Yun, "I suspect that there are quite a few of them in the boat, and the joints and limbs are more than five meters apart. You'd better be careful."

Xiao Yun nodded, sharpened the bone spurs with a long knife, tied them to the edge of the net, and tied a hook several times apart, in order to maximize the lethality.

The two of them had been busy all night, and they didn't feel much sleepiness. It was not until dawn that Ye An put down the completed net, stretched wearily, and rubbed his eyes.

Xiao Yun handed over the cut bone spur, and said to Ye An, "Sleepy?"

"A little bit." It's good that Xiao Yun didn't mention it, but when he mentioned it, Ye An couldn't help yawning.

"I'm almost ready, I'll be here next time, you go and rest for a while."

"That's fine." Ye An didn't try to be brave, and stood up with his arms propped up, but his legs suddenly went numb, he couldn't stand firmly on his feet, and he staggered forward and fell forward.

Xiao Yun reacted very quickly, and immediately reached out to help Ye An.

Unexpectedly, he was sitting on the ground, and Ye An fell head-on again. Xiao Yun's hand brushed Ye An's waist, and Ye An threw himself into his arms, and his chin hit his shoulder. He pinned him to the ground on the spot.

"Sorry." Ye An sat up and rubbed his chin with one hand.He not only hit his chin just now, but also bit his lip, and blood flowed from his lower lip, which was drawn into a red line.

"It's okay." Xiao Yun propped his body up on his elbows, ignoring that Ye An was sitting on his waist, and the distance between the two became extremely close in an instant.

Not long after Linglan woke up, remembering the potion that hadn't been prepared, she yawned and lifted the animal skin hanging in front of the stone room, this scene happened to fall into her eyes.

Ye An and Xiao Yun heard the sound, turned their eyes at the same time, and saw Ling Lan standing in front of the stone room, yawning halfway, looking at them with wide eyes.At first, his face was full of surprise, and then he was stunned, as if he suddenly understood something.