As the woods ahead gradually became sparse, the road became flatter and spacious.

Soon after walking out of the forest, I saw a undulating low earthy hill in front of me, and half an inside and outside was a small river. Most of the mother and women were scattered in the hilly areas near the foot of the mountain, busy picking wild fruits and seeds of plants such as wild oats.

Although these plants are wild and have no traces of artificial planting, they are mixed in pieces among some thorny weeds. They seem to grow lushly, but the yield is very touching.

Xu Chen curiously found a few plants, pulled down the ears and rubbed them apart. After blowing off the skin, only a few sparse seeds were left in the palm of his hand. They looked similar to wheat grains, and they tasted a little sweet, but the skin was very thick, difficult to chew and a little difficult to swallow.

This kind of seed is the main ingredient of the most mixed grains eaten on the mountain.

However, it is usually mixed with some other seeds, mashed in a stone pit, add water to make a rough dough, then put it on a stone slab and roast it for food.

Because these seeds are too small and difficult to carry, these women do not collect them in large quantities, but mainly pick wild fruits and dig up rhizomes rich in starch. However, after Xu Chen invented the vine basket and backpack, Moba and the women took their main energy to collect these seeds.

There are a large area from the foot of the mountain to the river beach, and this plant is growing in large quantities. It is the maturity season now. If you can collect all of them, there will be at least a thousand kilograms, which is enough for the entire tribe to eat for a month.

But another problem has emerged since this.

There are not enough containers in the cave to store the food.

A few days ago, I made hundreds of kilograms of milk fruit. After drying it, I piled it in the cave where I was sleeping. I simply surrounded it with stones, put some dried leaves under it, and covered it with some hay.

Although the cave looks dry and the problem of stacking nuts is not too big, these seeds will definitely produce mould and rotten.

What's more, as food is collected more and more, it is piled up everywhere inside and outside the cave, attracting many snakes, rats and mosquitoes.

Through this period of observation, there are all kinds of animals everywhere on the mountain, with wild birds and snakes and insects gathering. Small animals like squirrels and mice are everywhere. As soon as you enter the woods, there are figures of running and crawling everywhere. You can even see monkeys climbing and jumping between the cliffs and the woods, whistling and whistling, which is very lively.

As for beasts such as wolf, bear, tiger, and leopard, although it is not easy to see, the sound of roaring and fighting can be heard from morning to night, and the situation is terrifying.

This is a wilderness era where animals are far more powerful than humans.

The human race is in a very difficult situation.

Therefore, in order to better protect the collected food and protect these food rations that depend on for the cold winter, we still need to find ways to build a solid and stable storage room.

It is difficult to do it without knowing that it is easy to do it. With the simple stone swords and axes, it is very difficult to cut a tree, let alone make artifacts.

Therefore, Xu Chen frowned and followed a group of men, thinking hard about how to better protect the food he had collected with great effort.

A group of men walked through the hills, gradually moved away from a group of women, and finally came to the vicinity of the river beach.

The water and grass are lush on the river bank, and flocks of flying wild birds can be seen everywhere.

In the grass, there were the sounds of insects, snakes and small animals crawling and running everywhere, rabbits, hedgehogs, snakes, turtles, and even many species that Xu Chen had never seen before. It was like an animal paradise, and it was so lively.

In addition to small animals, there are many animals eating grass on the river beach, including wild deer, wild horses and wild sheep, and some unknown breeds.

These wild beasts of all sizes are all high-quality meat-eating, and many of them, but for primitive people who only had a spear and some bone sticks in their hands, it was extremely difficult to hunt one, because before the humans could get closer, they would scatter and stop far away and continue to eat grass.

The so-called sighing and admiring fish in the abyss is probably the case.

It was out of reach, so I could only watch it from a distance with depression, and there was no chance to start.

A group of men tried several times, but found that they could not get close at all, so they had no chance to take action. After a few tests, the wild beasts were frightened and fled in groups to the distant mountains and fields, and soon disappeared.

Xu Chen also took the bow and arrow and followed the buttocks of a group of savages to join in the fun and shot a few arrows. However, either the accuracy was too bad or the distance was too far. Even if he shot it, it did not work at all. Instead, it made the wild beasts run faster.

This made him feel a little embarrassed.

This bow is indeed a bit weak. If you want to be really useful, you have to make a stronger bow with greater power.

"Ho huh huh huh huh huh huh ~~"

Seeing the prey fleeing, several savages with a strong temper jumped and roared, but to no avail.

However, this situation should be the norm. Therefore, after a burst of anger, a group of people continued to walk down the river beach, occasionally chasing wild birds or rabbits along the way, or finding a few eggs from the grass, and then sharing them on the spot.

Xu Chen's face kept twitching along the way.

Simplicity of weapons is indeed the biggest obstacle to hunting.

But the hunting method of this group of primitive people is also speechless, and they are completely in a state of random picking up bargains.

But I am absolutely not hungry because there is too much food in the wild. Not to mention high-end food such as bird eggs, wild fruits can be seen everywhere.

In this summer and autumn season, it is the best time to gain weight. You can find food everywhere when you go out.

Therefore, Xu Chen also followed him to eat and slap, and before he could go far, he started to get a little overwhelmed.

And he finally began to understand why these savages often couldn't catch prey, but they all grew strong. That is, in this era, there was indeed too much food to eat, which was similar to the reason why Africans did not evolve for a long time, because they were too full and had no urge to evolve.

Of course, this also made Xu Chen very moved. It seemed that he would still have to go out frequently in the future because the food distributed in the mountains was limited, so he felt hungry all day long.

Thinking of Ye, a group of children and a group of old, weak and pregnant women staying in the cave, they were not full every day. When he went down the mountain, Ye was still afraid that he would be hungry and secretly gave the saved rations to him. Xu Chen felt a little guilty and put the few bird eggs he distributed to him and some wild fruits he picked into his small backpack, preparing to take them back as a gift.

As the sun gradually rises, the temperature becomes hotter and hotter. Under the hot sun, the air is filled with a strong humid and hot breath, making people feel unable to breathe.

This is a feeling I have never experienced on the mountain.

This climate is obviously suitable for animal and plant growth.

And it is also very different from the southern climate he was once familiar with before traveling through time.

The summer climate in Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Chongqing is also very hot, but it is not the case after autumn. This climate seems to be even more humid and hotter than Guangxi, and has a characteristic of a tropical climate.

Looking at the sun's trajectory, it seems to be a little southerly. The dimension here should be relatively high, not in the area close to the equator, but closer to the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

Unfortunately, there is no map or satellite positioning instrument, so he cannot accurately determine the location here, and even more so, whether the time and space he is currently in is still on the earth.

A group of people walked along the river beach to the southeast. Slowly, the mountains on both sides of the front began to narrow, and walked about a mile to reach a valley.

Because of the obstruction of the mountains, the river water washed away here and gathered into a huge pool.

On the cliff, there was a waterfall drooping down into the pool, making a rumbling sound, and the splashing water splashed around. The wind blew in from the mouth of the canyon, bringing water mist to the face, and it suddenly felt extremely cool.

At this time, everyone was already sweating profusely. A group of savages cheered and threw away their weapons and baskets, took off their fur skirts and jumped into the water.

Xu Chen naturally was not willing to fall behind, so he peeled himself up in three or two and jumped in.

The water in the pond is extremely clear, you can directly see the colorful stones at the bottom of the pond several meters deep, and you can also see a large number of fish and shrimp swimming around inside. Even in the depths of the pond, you can also see countless big fish shuttle back and forth.

A group of savages rushed into the bottom of the water to chase the fish and shrimps, but it was just futile. They worked hard for a long time but couldn't catch a fish.

Xu Chen's water quality is not as good as this group of primitive people, so he did not participate in this futile game. However, the occupational disease of geological investigations is still there, and he keeps diving into the water to catch some colorful stones to distinguish the material.

But he was very disappointed. Most of these stones were ordinary stones such as limestone or quartz fluorite, without any trace of metal ore.

It was almost noon at this time, and it was about ten miles away from the cave.

After taking a bath, a group of primitive people found a cool place near the pool to lie down and rest. After taking enough strength, they walked through the entrance of the valley to continue.

After leaving the valley, a big river appeared in front of him.

Xu Chen then discovered that the place where these primitive people lived was actually in a closed canyon. As long as they were guarding the entrance of this valley, it was very safe inside, and it was definitely a unique environment.

The small river flowing out of the valley is actually a tributary of the big river in front of you.

At this moment, the mountains on both sides of the river were rolling and the weeds were lush on the river beach. You could see groups of herbivores foraging on the river beach from afar.

Under the strong and dazzling sunshine, there is no trace of artificial buildings. In the mountains far and near, there are many beasts roaring and roaring, completely with a lush and primitive natural look.

And here, a group of primitive people became much more cautious.

Judging from the situation, the sphere of influence of these savages should have been found here, and they have reached the real wilderness.

And this is the real paradise for hunters.

Because the animals that can be seen on the river beach in front of you are densely packed, it seems that they suddenly came to the Serengeti prairie in Africa.

Of course, the hunters here are not only primitive humans, but also beasts that are good at hunting.

Because not far away, Xu Chen saw seven or eight wild wolves quietly approaching a group of wild bisons.

These bisons are huge in size, with thick four hooves and sharp horns, but the wild wolf is not small in size. They are all strong like calfs, with green hair and black backs and sharp minions. They are not familiar with Xu Chen.

"Aowu~~~"

The wolf leader sent a signal to attack.

Seven or eight wild wolves lurking close to the herd of cattle launched an attack almost at the same time.

The cattle flee and fled in all directions.

A group of wolves initiated a division and encirclement on one of the cows with calfs. Soon, the pair of bison and son were divided. Among the cattle, strong bulls kept coming to harass and rescue, but they failed several times. In just a few minutes, the calf was successfully captured by the wolves. A group of wild wolves rushed forward and threw the calf into the grass. The cows mooed and ran away helplessly.

The herd of fleeing cattle stopped again a few hundred meters away and gathered together to eat grass, as if they had not seen this cruel hunt.

A group of wild wolves surrounded and bite their prey, and seemed to have discovered Xu Chen and others, so they also issued a whimpering threat warning while eating.

A group of savages seemed to be commonplace with everything in front of them, but Xu Chen was frightened to see it.

It is indeed a world where the strong prey on the weak.

Relatively speaking, humans have much worse methods of hunting with this primitive instinct. They have neither sharp minions nor violent speed or power. Therefore, a group of savages can only swallow their saliva and watch a group of wild wolves feasting, and the blood is splashing everywhere.

Next, a group of people walked around the wolves and continued to approach the river beach. Feng and they were also constantly communicating and gestured, probably because they wanted to deal with a group of smaller deer-shaped animals not far away.

This animal has brown fur, about the same size as a wild deer, and is not as large as a cattle herd, and there are many cubs.

Xu Chen has eaten this animal twice and should be the main hunting target of primitive people.

However, it was obvious that the hunting of wolves caused all animals to be vigilant. A group of people tried several times but failed to get close to the group of wild deer. They did not succeed in hunting several times in succession, but instead let the group of animals escape far away.
Chapter completed!