Good luck with koi carp

Chapter 236 Recuperation
With age, body functions decline, and the ability to escape is weakened. This is the cause of death for almost all elderly individuals in nature.

Even if Grandma Carrie is a sheep orc with higher natural agility than ordinary orcs, she cannot escape this law. What's more, there are many enemies who are better at speed, so her death is almost foreseeable.

Even with the desperate cover of the tribe, it could not change this reality.

Datz and some of the tribesmen went back to rescue Grandma Kali who was surrounded by enemies, but in the end Grandma Kali would rather die than drag down the tribe. Therefore, Datz and others who finally returned to the tribe only brought back wounds. There was no sign of Grandma Carrie.

As Datz said, living in this world where life safety is not guaranteed, the tribesmen have long been accustomed to loss.

When they gathered and found that there were fewer people in the group, everyone understood what had happened. Suddenly, an atmosphere of sadness enveloped the entire group, and everyone was in a very low mood. They only showed some emotion when they saw that the cubs were safe and sound. Among the happy emotions, the parents of the cubs were the most excited.

Losing a clan member seemed to have touched the sensitive nerves of the parents. After returning to the clan, Chili could clearly feel that her father, the parents of the other cubs, and all the adult clan members had become more closely guarded against their three cubs. , to the point where I wish I could keep them under my nose all the time.

It's a bit exaggerated, but she can also understand everyone's mood, so she behaves well and cooperates.

Through the transmission of scent information, Chili knew that many members of the clan were injured. Now that she left her father's arms and looked around, she realized that except Simon's father, who had flown away with three cubs from the beginning, , no tribesman is intact.

Everyone endured the pain and treated each other's wounds.

In the past, when the people of the Dats tribe were injured, they would just lick their wounds at will and be done with it. Only when the injury was too serious would they follow their animal instinct to find some healing herbs to chew and swallow.

It wasn't until after Chi Li came that she discovered that a tribesman who was injured while hunting was treating his wounds roughly, so she took the initiative to help and teach the tribesmen the correct way to treat wounds.

Due to limited conditions, antiseptic drugs such as alcohol-iodophors are out of the question, and anti-inflammatory drugs and trauma drugs are even more out of the question.

Chi Li only came up with a way to treat wounds that is more in line with the current conditions. First, wash the wound and surrounding skin with boiled and cooled water, remove the sediment and various dirt on it, and then apply a layer of mashed water. Crushed hemostatic herbs, and then wrapped with a layer of broadleaf leaves that have been boiled in hot water to become soft and clean, is considered a bandage.

Thanks to the generally strong physique of the orcs, it is not easy for them to cause wound infection when they are injured. As long as they are treated promptly and properly, with their strong self-healing ability, the wound can basically heal almost within a few days, and they can run and run. Jumping.

Of course, there are not no cases in this world where orcs have died due to wound infection after being injured, but it has not happened to the Datz tribe yet.

Maybe they were sheltered by some lucky being.

"Are there enough herbs?" Chili asked, as if she would turn around and go out to search for the healing herbs if they were not enough.

Fortunately, Datz responded in the affirmative: "That's enough. Your uncle Rosid took out our package of herbs when he escaped."

Rossiter was the first sheep orc to kill an enemy and successfully escape with supplies. He was the youngest son of Grandma Carrie. His awakened beast form was the same sheep as Grandma Carrie, and he also ran super fast. antelope.

Chi Li followed Datz's words and focused on him, only to find that Rosie was also injured and was lying on the ground covered in blood, letting Uncle Xiong help him bandage his wounds.

"Uncle Luo Xide was seriously injured." Actually, what Chi Li wanted to say was that wasn't he the first to escape? And he was so far away from the enemy as soon as he started running, why was he still so seriously injured?

Chi Li, who was in the sky at the time, had an excellent view and clearly saw the entire process of Rossi's escape.

Datz sighed after hearing this and whispered: "He ran away at first, but then he ran back to save Grandma Carrie, and then..."

There is no need to say what is left unfinished, Chi Li already understands.

She was silent for a moment and said nothing. She just walked over to Madam Tiger and took over the task of bandaging her wounds.

There are some scars on Mrs. Tiger's limbs. It can be seen that many of them are scratches and some marks made by sharp weapons. The enemy's main attack on her is to restrict her movements and capture her alive, rather than to actually harm her. , so he did not attack the fatal part of her body.

Even so, Lady Tiger's limbs looked bloody, but it was not all her blood. The ferocious tiger was not a vegetarian, and the enemies who pursued her were also seriously injured by her.

And she has no scruples when it comes to dealing with enemies. She will frantically greet them wherever they are dangerous. Her desperate attitude can scare many people away. Why would these guys want to harm her cubs?

While the wound was being bandaged, there was a little guy lying in Madam Tiger's arms. It was Little Bunnie.

Not only was Mrs. Tiger very concerned about her daughter who had just reunited, but Little Bunnie finally returned to her mother's warm embrace. Her little feet and hands were also clinging to her body, refusing to come down.

No one had any intention of breaking up the mother and daughter who had survived the disaster. When Chili was bandaging Mrs. Tiger, she would try to avoid Little Bunni so as not to disturb her.

"All right."

Thanks to the herbs that were brought out, everyone's injuries have been properly treated, and they only need to recuperate for a few days.

After treating Aunt Hu's wound, Chi Li looked around and found that no clan member needed her help, so she ran over and counted the remaining supplies in the clan with her father.

At that time, everyone was just running for their lives in a panic, and the supplies they could bring out were extremely limited. Many things were left behind and should have become the trophies of the invaders by now.

Unable to feel sorry for their loss, Chili and the others could only focus on what they had on hand.

The first and most important thing is of course food, which is the guarantee of everyone’s life.

Fortunately, everyone also understands the importance of food, so when running, the most important thing to bring is food. Needless to say, dried meat, almost all of it is taken out, as well as a small amount of wild fruit mushrooms, salt blocks, and medicinal herbs. Only the package that Luoxide brought out has been used extensively by the tribe. Chili will still have to find a way to find some healing herbs later when she has time.

Most of the animal skins except those worn by everyone were missing, and the only missing bird feather cloak was the one worn by Grandma Carrie.

A lot of tools and weapons were also lost, among which the big stone pot that Chi Li finally found was definitely gone. After all, no one would bring such a big load with them when escaping, so they weren't stupid.

"The fire is gone too." Datz muttered distressedly.

Fire is a good thing, and Datz, who has fully experienced the benefits that fire can bring, finds it really difficult to accept losing it.

They don't know when they will encounter the thunderfire that happened to land on the big tree in front of them next time, and the process of making fire is also very dangerous. Anyway, Datz will never allow his daughter to take risks again.

Go by yourself then.

Datz thought to himself.

The only good thing is that he was smart enough to secretly use the water in the gourd to extinguish all the dim fire before the enemy attacked. I can't take away the main one and I will never leave it to you.

"It's okay, I have other ways to make a fire." Chi Li comforted her father.

Naturally, what she was talking about was not drilling wood to make fire. Chi Li still failed to master this skill, but she later found other ways to make fire when she wandered with her tribe.

Chi Li has always felt that although the tribe's method of continuously preserving fire is effective, it is also very unsafe and very time-consuming and energy-consuming.

After all, in order to keep the flame alive, someone always needs to be watching over it. However, just like what happened this time, once there is an accident, it may be an invasion, rain, or wind. It's possible to extinguish their fire.

So finding other ways to start a fire is imperative.

Luck is always on Chi Li's side.

She found pure natural flint.

It was a very unexpected encounter. Chi Li was originally just observing the plants on the roadside while improving her plant encyclopedia, but she accidentally kicked a stone and kicked it away.

The stone that was forced to take a flight hit another stone that was very similar to it when it landed. The two collided with each other and created dazzling sparks, which shocked Chi Li.

In order to prove that he was right, Chili immediately ran over and picked up the two small stones, holding them in his hands respectively. They collided with each other, and with a snap, the sparks lit up again.

This time, she finally realized with joy that she had actually picked up a pure natural flint!

Later, Chili searched around there and found some scattered flints. However, those stones were too big and not as easy to carry as the two stones she picked up, so in the end Chili just recorded them on the map. Go to this place and decide to come back to get flint and steel later if you need more.

At present, just these two small flints are enough for the entire Dats tribe to use for a long time.

Chili found some hay and placed thin dry branches underneath. She also took some down from her animal skin clothing and placed it on the hay. Finally, she placed the flint on top and struck it continuously and quickly. After a few hits, sparks flew out and sprinkled on the flammable items, easily igniting the pile.

Fireworks ignited instantly, illuminating the dim tree hole.

At some point, a circle of people had gathered around them, and everyone's eyes fell on the pile of flames. The burning fireworks reflected on their eyeballs, seeming to light up everyone's eyes.

"Add more firewood, add more firewood quickly!"

Seeing that the newly lit fire was about to go out after burning out the fuel, someone didn't know who shouted quickly.

Chi Li was about to add more firewood, but when he heard this, he sped up his movements and quickly threw a few thicker firewood in. Soon the fire in the fire became louder.

The scorching heat and light dispelled the darkness and revived the Dats tribe, which had just experienced a disaster.

In this environment, short-term sadness is allowed, but long-term sadness is impossible. Although a clan member has been lost, the days to come will continue, so everyone recovers at an astonishing speed. Do whatever you have to do, as if you had never lost Grandma Carrie.

But only they themselves know that they have never forgotten her, and along with it there is a strong emotion - hatred.

It's just that the Datz tribe does not have the ability to confront their enemies head-on now, but if there is a chance in the future, no one will refuse to retaliate against the enemies who hurt their tribe.

Even Chi Li suppressed a wave of emotion in his heart.

After hiding in a tree hole for a night, everyone's injuries improved a lot, but they still couldn't move much.
Chili got up early in the morning, picked up the bone knife and a piece of rope, and walked out.

She planned to look for some medicinal herbs for the tribe, and also to see if there was anything to eat. It would be better if she could catch some small prey. Although dried meat could satisfy the hunger for a while, she couldn't eat dried meat every day, and Their food reserves are limited, and they cannot afford to sit back and eat.

Chili was not traveling alone. She was also traveling with Simon’s father and a slightly injured lion boy from another ethnic group.

This young man is Little Bunni’s father. Before Little Bunnie was weaned, he had been following Aunt Tiger to take care of her and her children. This time the Dats tribe was in crisis, and he had been doing his best to protect Tiger. Auntie, if this were not the case, Auntie Tiger, who was under siege by the enemy, would not be able to escape.

Datz is a very thoughtful leader. After he confirmed that the family group and the Lion Auntie group were connected by blood exchange, he generously shared their fire with each other.

They also thoughtfully gave 1, 2, 3 precautions for flame safety and 1, 2, 3 usage methods, as if they wanted their natural allies of their blood to develop along with them.

Before learning that his father had the intention to lead the tribe to settle down, Chili would have been confused by his generous behavior, but after learning that he had this intention, Chili understood Datz's foresight.

There are too few people in the Dats tribe, and including the newborn Bunnie, there are only twenty people.

It's not impossible for twenty people to settle in one place for a long time, but they have to consider many aspects.

The first is the issue of security. The disadvantage of a small number of people has been fully exposed in the last orc conflict. If the Datz tribe had enough people, they could even fight back against the invaders.

The second is the issue of reproduction. The orcs don't understand genetics, but they instinctively know that they cannot marry close relatives, otherwise it will affect future generations. Therefore, they developed the model of dating each other and giving birth to cubs among wandering groups. Once a long-term Once settled in one place, the Dats tribe would no longer be able to continue dating other wandering tribes to introduce new blood to their family group, so it was imperative to expand the number of tribes.

Only when the number of ethnic groups expands to a certain extent, will they have the real possibility of forming the most primitive tribal group.

So when Datz met the lion group, he actually deliberately wanted to let them join him in the construction of the tribe through their blood relationship.

Sometimes it is very common for small and medium-sized ethnic groups to merge with each other in order to survive. It is not surprising that Datz has this idea.

Before proposing a merger, give the other party a little sweetness. This is a very common conspiracy. I believe that the lion leader who has benefited has also made some guesses. It depends on what she thinks.

Chili is recognized as the most accurate person in the tribe in identifying herbs, so during this trip, everyone tacitly agreed to take her as the leader and follow her around to find healing herbs.

This area is lush with vegetation and rich in plant species, and there is no shortage of medicinal herbs with healing properties.

The most common one is a kind of herb that can be used to stop bleeding. It looks like a weed. Its green and slender leaves are hidden among the many weeds and are inconspicuous. The only difference is that when its leaves are turned over, the bottom will There is a thin white mark.

This herb has a very good hemostatic effect and can also promote wound healing. The whole plant, excluding the roots, can be used as medicine. It is also very convenient to use. Just crush it with a stone and apply it on the wound together with the juice.

This type of medicinal herb is the most picked in Chili.

By the way, she also picked a lot of wild products, including wild fruits, wild mushrooms, wild vegetables, etc. She even found a piece of wild peanuts, which made Chili happily pull out a lot of peanuts from the soil.

This is a good thing. Not only can it be eaten, but it can also be used to squeeze oil. Although Chili doesn't know how to squeeze peanuts to squeeze oil, this is not a big problem. The raw materials are already available, and the future process can be left to others. Go create, and genius will always appear.

The point is that peanuts can be grown in large areas and the yield is not low. Isn't this one of the main sources of food for their tribe in the future?

It's a pity that she doesn't have any tools that can be used to store things. There are only a few things that can be carried with one hand. In the end, she couldn't dig up all the wild peanuts. But it doesn't matter. It's not far from the tree hole where their clan members are. Just make a note of the location and come back next time.

Noticing footsteps approaching, Chi Li immediately became alert, but as soon as she moved her gaze towards the place where the sound came from, she saw two familiar figures slowly walking out from behind the woods.

These two guys are also carrying rope bags that Chili and Uncle Xiong worked together to knit. There are many bits and pieces in the mesh bags on both sides. Looking at them bulging, people can't help but feel happy.

Not only Chili, but Simon's father and the lion boy also didn't expect that these two sub-adult wild horses, who were thought to have been lost, would actually follow the Datz group and pursue them, carrying so much supplies with them.

If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, it would be difficult for everyone to believe that it was a fact.

"It's like the beast god couldn't bear to see us encounter disaster and specially blessed us."

Back in the tree cave, in front of the clan leader, Simon's father and the lion boy enthusiastically told what happened just now. Only Chili guessed that it was his good luck that was at play again.

Because when they met, the two wild horses didn't expect to meet them again. They were obviously stunned when they saw Chi Li. One of them subconsciously wanted to run away on its hind legs. Unfortunately, it was caught before they could make any move. Chili reacted and tied the rope again. This time she couldn't run away, so she had to follow her back obediently.

The bag on the horse's back was stuffed with a lot of animal skins accumulated by the Datz tribe, as well as some plant seeds and other odds and ends collected by Chili.

The recovery of these things undoubtedly brought a big surprise to the tribesmen.

The most important thing inside is naturally the animal skins. It is already mid-autumn, and the cold winter will come soon. If the Datz tribe cannot prepare enough cold-proof materials before then, it will be very difficult to survive the winter, and it may even lead to Another reduction in staff is obviously not what Chili wants to see.

She was still worried about how to collect enough cold-proof materials before, but now she doesn't have to worry so much. Clothing and other things will continue at the original pace. As long as everyone has a bird feather cloak before winter comes, Getting through this winter is no big deal.

The most important thing these days is food.

They lost a lot of food during their escape, causing a serious shortage of food reserves that were already insufficient. Therefore, the top priority now is to organize people immediately to speed up the collection of food. However, most of the tribesmen are still recovering from their injuries, at least within a week. There is no way to participate in dangerous hunting operations again. It is already impossible for the Datz tribe to store enough food before winter comes. Currently, they can only store as much food as possible.

Chili is not the only one who is aware of the food crisis. In fact, every clan member, except for little Bunnie who is still drinking milk in her mother's arms, feels a silent sense of urgency.

This is the pressure caused by insufficient food supplies.

So even if the injury is not completely healed, as long as the body recovers enough to stand up, everyone will start doing what they can.

If you still can't go hunting, then don't do it yet. Picking wild vegetables, fruits and mushrooms from the surrounding area can also be used to fill your stomach.

After collecting too much, some of which were too much to eat, Chi Li led the tribe to dry some mushrooms, wild fruits and other things that could be dried and stored, so as to prolong the storage time and get more different delicacies.

In addition, the inability to hunt directly does not mean that they cannot catch prey. There is definitely no way to attack large prey head-on, but it is not difficult to set up some traps in the woods and catch some small prey.

Under the leadership of Chi Li, the tribesmen learned how to set traps, and when they discovered that a pheasant was actually caught in the trap for the first time, they immediately burst into cheers of joy.

At that time, Chi Li was sitting in a tree hole sharpening a bone knife when she heard a noise coming from outside. Then she saw the wolf boy from the family group and the lion boy from the lion group, arm in arm, surrounded by their clansmen. Walking in, everyone had excited looks on their faces.

When his eyes fell on the pheasant held upside down by the wolf boy, Chi Li understood clearly that the trap seemed to be working.

Sure enough, as soon as they entered, everyone found Chi Li with clear purpose, ignored her polite refusal, lifted her up and threw her high into the sky, accompanied by bursts of cheers.

"I've caught my prey, I've caught my prey, Lili is awesome..."

In fact, a pheasant weighs only about ten pounds, which is not even enough to feed Simon. However, this is the first time that the Datz tribe has obtained prey in a way other than fighting. It is always special, and it will inevitably excite the orcs. .

Because this means they have another way to obtain food and less chance of starving to death.

In the end, the pheasant was roasted and eaten by everyone. Although the portion was not large, everyone got a small piece of meat, and Chi Li even got a chicken drumstick.

One chicken leg was naturally not enough, so Chili ate a lot of vegetables, fruits and dried meat to barely fill her stomach.

After turning into a beast, Chili's appetite also increased a lot. She would have to eat ten kilograms of meat in one meal to be full. When she switched to vegetarian food, she would have to eat more. I heard that after awakening to the beast form, her appetite would increase several times. It depends on the awakening. It depends on the type of beast. It is no wonder why the beasts are always afraid of hunger, because it is really not easy for them to eat enough.

Fortunately, many things in this world are quite big. Peanuts alone are three times bigger than what Chili has seen before. It feels like holding a walnut in your hand, and it tastes even bigger. It can wrap your belly, otherwise you really wouldn’t be able to raise so many edible orcs.

Of course, there are also normal-sized species like pheasants, and there are also many existences that Chili has never heard of before. The intersection of various things looks familiar and unfamiliar, which makes Chili gain a lot of knowledge.

Sure enough, there are people outside the world, and there is a more strange world outside the world.

After the clan members had basically recovered from their injuries, their food reserves had bottomed out. The urgency of running out of food drove Datz to make a risky decision.

"Let's go hunt Mada elephants!"

The Mada elephant is one of the largest terrestrial creatures in the world. Generally, an adult Mada elephant can grow to more than 20 meters tall and weigh hundreds of tons. It is a truly primitive giant beast.

They live on this land with almost no natural enemies, so they don't need to live in groups in order to survive.

Yes, unlike ordinary elephants, Mada elephants, which are members of the Elephantidae family, are solitary animals. They have a strong sense of territory. Except during mating season, foreign elephants are not allowed to intrude into their territory at will. , once the territory is invaded, the other party will be regarded as an intruder and will be severely driven away. In serious cases, it will develop into a death fight between primitive giant beasts.

This is one of the reasons why Datz dared to target Mada elephants.

Living alone means that there is no help from companions, and they can only deal with danger alone, which greatly reduces the hunting risks of the Datse group. However, since Mada elephants dare to live alone, it shows that their combat effectiveness is not low.

Yes, this kind of giant beast can be turned into flesh on the spot if it is stepped on. What's more, they also have long and sharp tusks that are no less than those of mammoths, and elephant trunks that are like heavy steel whips.

Under normal circumstances, no matter how short of food the Datse people are, they would not dare to attack the Mada elephant. But it just happened that at the stall where they were most short of food, there was a seriously injured adult Mada elephant. It was discovered by the tribesmen who were routinely investigating the surrounding environment.

After listening to the tribe's report, Datz went to check it out personally. After confirming that the matter was true, he fell into uncontrollable excitement.

If, if it really succeeds, this giant beast alone will be enough for them to survive this winter!

Although the risk was still high, the temptation was too great, and Datz was still tempted.

This article assumes a world in which hunting wild animals is purely a matter of special environmental background. In reality, hunting wild animals is prohibited and is illegal.