Falling into the Cretaceous

In the early morning, birds chirped and twittered incessantly in the woods.

The birds of this era included a small number of modern birds, but the majority were enantiornithines, and there was a great variety of species, because such a colossal age was very suitable for the survival of celestial creatures.

Shen Ye woke up from his dream.

Shen Ye noticed that Chen Yue was sleeping close to him, hugging his arm. Although she was wearing a sun-protective shirt over a T-shirt, she had taken it off because she found the undershirt uncomfortable. Shen Ye could clearly feel that they were sleeping so close together.

Shen Ye checked the time; it was already six in the morning.

He had already adjusted New York time to local time before sunset last night.

"Get out of the way!"

Shen Ye pushed Chen Yue away.

Chen Yue was also woken up, but turned over and fell asleep again.

Shen Ye glanced at the others; none of them had woken up yet. Ning Yan and Ningbo were leaning against each other, sleeping, covered with a black coat.

Shen Ye loosened the fence rope, grabbed his spear, and crawled out.

The people keeping watch outside sat in front of the campfire, looking rather listless.

Upon seeing Shen Ye emerge, the night watchmen hurriedly came to greet him.

Since Mike went in to rest last night, today's leader is another black partner of Mike's, named Sergey. This guy is also about 1.89 meters tall, with broad shoulders and a burly build, and a head of dreadlocks.

"Brother Ye, it's time for shift change. Shall I go call them out?"

Sergei asked Shen Ye.

"Go quickly! You all need to get plenty of rest during the day!"

Shen Ye said, and Sergei nodded. He actually had a good impression of Shen Ye, a leader who cared about his subordinates.

However, due to their skin color, they can only trust their own people and are naturally wary of others.

Sergei entered the cabin, and Wang Hao and the others followed. Wang Hao did not greet Shen Ye, but his followers took the initiative to greet Shen Ye, especially the young man with braces, who was the first to wave to Shen Ye.

Shen Ye harbors no hostility towards anyone, after all, they are all in the same boat. He just wants to survive together and rejects all internal strife. However, if anyone tries to undermine the team's cohesion, he will not let them off easily.

Everyone else went into the cabin, but the blacksmith was still finishing up.

Shen Ye glanced at the Deinonychus roasted meat by the campfire.

The ground was a mess, covered with Deinonychus feathers. These feathers were similar to chicken feathers, but the skin and flesh were different from chicken meat. Their exposed skin was like crocodile skin, with light keratinous scales.

If the pistol isn't powerful enough, or the distance is too far and it doesn't reach a vital spot, it might not actually kill them.

Shen Ye took out a handful of fern roots from his pocket and chewed on them, savoring the plant juice that oozed from the roots. The bitter taste in his mouth from the previous night disappeared.

He then took a skewer of Deinonychus meat and started eating it.

The taste was really not good. There was no salt, no charcoal grilling, and the food grilled over an open flame was all smoky. Eating too much of it could cause cancer. But now I don't care about these things. I just need to fill my stomach first.

Chew the meat slowly, otherwise it will increase the burden on your stomach.

While Shen Ye was eating, the others also came out and gathered around the campfire to eat fern roots and dinosaur meat.

Their expressions were the same as Shen Ye's at the beginning; they were all disgusted by the smell.

Mike was the most upset.

"Damn it, isn't there a single good cook here? Even grilling on a hot plate would taste better than this! It's infuriating!"

After Mike finished yelling, everyone else just smiled wryly.

At this moment, the blacksmith came over with two pieces of "armor" made of sheet metal.

"Brother Ye, what do you think? Is this suitable?"

Shen Ye took them and found that the two pieces of sheet metal were not very heavy and were less than two millimeters thick. They were not actually sheet metal, but aluminum alloy, which is lighter than steel and has a density of only one-third that of steel. However, it has high strength and low cost, making it the best choice for airlines to use for skin.

The armor was very simple, consisting of two circular, recessed metal plates, each thirty centimeters in diameter. The edges of the plates were not cut, but rather bent and pressed back to finish the edges, so they were not sharp.

The two metal plates also had several holes punched in them, through which cables were threaded, and the plates were pulled down over the head like bulletproof vests, then tightened and secured to the sides.

The ropes on both sides crisscrossed like thin ribbons, making them quite secure when tied.

After the blacksmith helped him tie up, Shen Ye moved around a bit and found that it didn't affect his movements at all, and it gave people a very reassuring sense of security.

"Very good. The details in all aspects are handled very well. It looks simple, but a lot of effort and thought went into it. Thank you, blacksmith Lao Li!"

Shen Ye patted the burly man on the shoulder and said.

Old Li smiled憨厚ly. The happiest thing for a blacksmith is that someone appreciates his work. This is essentially the same as that of a writer, except that one forges iron and the other types words.

"Brother Ye, I also got two arm guards!"

Old Li chuckled and took out two arm guards, which were also made from aircraft skin.

Put it on your forearm and then tie it tightly.

The binding method also uses a shoelace-like crisscrossing technique. Eight holes were punched in one arm guard, and the rough edges of each hole were facing outwards and were smoothed out.

The edges of the arm guards are also bent and rounded, so they are not sharp.

"Old Li, I never knew you were so skilled! If it weren't for the plane crash, I'm sure you could have won the sword-forging competition!"

Shen Ye was very happy.

"Haha, it's a pity we don't have enough time or the right tools. If I could find my toolbox, I'd fix it up for you and make you a few more leg guards!" said blacksmith Li.

"Don't worry, we'll definitely help you find your toolbox, and mine too! My suitcase has lots of tools too!"

Shen Ye smiled.

"I'll stop here for now. I need to climb to the top of that tree to confirm the direction of the water source before I set off!" Shen Ye said, pointing to a cedar tree over there.

Mike looked over as well.

"Brother Ye, even though that tree is sixteen or seventeen stories high, you probably can't see the surrounding river from there, since there are many mountains and dense trees."

Zhang Qiming shared the same attitude.

"Yes, Brother Ye, we're located in a valley in low mountains, so it's hard to see any low-lying rivers or lakes."

Shen Ye slapped his forehead and smiled wryly.

"This is middle school physics! Water has a much higher specific heat capacity than soil and trees. When the temperature drops at night, lake water cools down more slowly, and a large amount of water vapor evaporates from the lake or river. When this vapor encounters the saturated, cold air in the early morning, it condenses into small water droplets..."

Shen Ye, used to being a blogger, subconsciously began to explain.

He stopped halfway through his sentence.

Everyone was stunned. This was also why Shen Ye could convince people with his eloquence and rich theoretical knowledge when he was doing his survival live stream.

"Anyway, I'm going to climb a tree!"

Shen Ye thought he should get a tree climbing rope ring, because climbing such a tall tree is not an easy task and is a huge drain on physical strength.