Falling into the Cretaceous

Shen Ye followed Ningbo to the edge of the forest, but saw nothing.

"Huh? It was definitely here just now!"

Ningbo said with a suspicious look.

Shen Ye followed Ningbo to check the place he mentioned, which was behind a cedar tree.

Shen Ye squatted down to examine the footprints on the ground, and he was shocked to find that the footprints were almost identical to human footprints.

Those weren't the footprints of savages.

It couldn't have been left behind by people in the camp, because everyone was wearing shoes.

"Could it be another species?"

Shen Ye stopped Ningbo, who wanted to go into the forest to investigate.

"Since they've left, there's no need to chase after them."

Shen Ye is no longer worried about being ambushed by the savages; instead, he is worried that they won't come.

Now that I'm here, I'm spared the risk of traversing the dense forest to ambush them. All I need to do now is focus on defense.

As for this newly discovered Homo sapiens, it is still in doubt. If it is Homo sapiens, then its appearance should not be too different from that of modern humans. Let's assume it is Homo sapiens for now. They and orangutan-like wild men are probably incompatible.

Regardless, doing a good job on defense is the most important thing.

"Brother Ye, how come these savages aren't afraid to walk through the dense forest?"

Ningbo asked, puzzled.

"How do you think they managed to escape the dinosaurs?"

Shen Ye didn't explain, but instead asked a question.

Ningbo rolled his eyes and suddenly his eyes lit up.

"Dinosaurs couldn't climb trees; they could simply climb them when they encountered danger because their feet were perfectly suited for it!"

"Yes! Just because their toes are different from ours, they can dance with these giant beasts in this era. That's the charm of life's evolution."

Shen Ye said.

He wondered if the owner of this footprint, who didn't have such toes, was able to live so well in this era, proving that their intellectual evolution was more complete.

As the two walked back, Ningbo asked curiously.

"Brother Ye, our feet were originally the same as theirs, right?"

"That's right. We have five toes side by side in front of us to provide better grip for living on land, and the arches of our feet provide elasticity and shock absorption. These savages haven't evolved arches yet, but they may evolve in that direction in the future."

Shen Ye nodded and said.

"Then they definitely can't outrun us if they run, right?" Ningbo asked.

"Of course."

Shen Ye, with a cigar in his mouth, arrived at the stern. He Yun spent an hour treating Da Pu's wounds.

Da Pu lay on a specially made dog bed, breathing heavily, his belly rising and falling.

If you look closely, you'll also notice that its body is trembling and many muscles are twitching involuntarily.

But it didn't utter a sound.

Lan Yanyan stood next to Da Pu, her eyes red from crying.

Shen Ye looked at the dying Da Pu and felt heartbroken.

"Dr. He, will Da Pu die?"

Shen Ye asked the question he was most concerned about, and He Yun shook her head.

"It's unclear whether it will survive if it doesn't get infected within these five days..."

Shen Ye squatted down and gently stroked its head.

"Da Pu, you must survive!"

Da Pu let out a sob, as if in response.

At dinner time, the survivors chopped down a lot of timber, some thick, some thin, some long, some short, and sorted it by size.

Zhang Qiming has already made a prototype of the barricade using small tree branches, but due to the scarcity of logging tools, it will take at least five or six days to make six three-meter-long barricades.

The wood used to make the barricades was mainly the trunks, which were about the thickness of a bowl; the other branches were all used for firewood.

In the areas where the trees were cut down, people also cleared away all the bushes, ferns, and cycads.

The ground around the camp was bare, except for the large trees, as if all the other plants had been eaten by insects. This gave the camp's sentries a clearer and farther view.

The campsite has enough firewood to burn for a long time.

However, they hadn't finished making a waterproof firewood shed yet. Engineer Deng simply covered the firewood with a few pieces of leather. Although this provided temporary shelter, the firewood underneath wouldn't stay dry if it rained.

The dinosaur meat in the smoking kiln was constantly being smoked, and over the course of the day, a film had formed on the surface of the thin slices of meat, which served to protect the meat's quality.

But that's not enough. To make real smoked meat, it needs to be smoked for at least seven more days. Of course, Shen Ye doesn't think it can be preserved like real cured meat because it wasn't salted beforehand. This kind of dehydration preservation can only preserve it for a short period of time to prevent botulism infection during the consumption period.

With so many people eating it, it won't take many days to finish it, so there's no need to make it into real cured meat.

At dinner time.

Everyone received a certain amount of dinosaur meat, but because there were too few foil boxes, several people had to share the broth if they wanted to drink it.

Before the sun went down, the bottom of the pot was licked clean.

Some people had already settled down, but Zhang Qiming was not idle. He took a chopping axe and sharpened the wood, hoping to make a three-meter-long barricade tonight.

Some of the survivors who worked with him also helped, and it wasn't until 7 p.m. that they whittled the timber they had cut down that day into stakes and tied them together with safety belts to form a three-meter-long barricade.

They moved to the entrance/exit of the main cabin.

Looking at the three-meter-long and one-and-a-half-meter-high barricade, everyone felt an indescribable sense of security.

As for the rear cargo hold, there's currently no way to install barricades.

Making a single barricade had already consumed most of the group's physical strength and time.

Making the barricades themselves doesn't take much time; the key is the preparation work, such as selecting wood, cutting wood, trimming wood, moving wood, and shaving wood.

At night, the people on duty are extra careful.

After all, wild scouts were spotted in Ningbo today, and no one can say for sure whether they will launch a nighttime attack.

However, the night was very peaceful.

Even the dinosaurs didn't come to attack. That night, except for the time when the survivors were on their shifts and coming and going, Shen Ye was woken up once, but then quickly fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning.

After Shen Ye got up, his muscles were a little sore, but it was nothing serious. He had gradually gotten used to the smell of sweat in the room.

But new problems have also emerged.

Since there are no designated toilets yet, the survivors have been finding their own places to relieve themselves these past few days.

Not to mention the potential dangers they might encounter outside.

There's a lump here, a pile there, and the hygiene is so poor. Even though everyone may have some kind of super-beneficial bacteria in their bodies, this problem still cannot be ignored.

Building a toilet is a huge project, and it's almost impossible to dig through this rocky terrain with just a shovel.

We need to come up with a solution.

Shen Ye had a plan; he believed that the camp had to be built first before anything else could be done.

Otherwise, before the external crisis can defeat us, our internal system will already be corrupt.

Just as Shen Ye was feeling troubled, Lin Ruochu walked over with a worried expression. Her white shirt was no longer white and was covered with various stains.

Her once-tied hair was now loose, and much of it had fallen out, losing its initial elegance and refinement.

Some of them were in a sorry state after the disaster.

Shen Ye couldn't imagine what it would be like if women wore only animal skins and lived like primitive men.

"Miss Lin, what happened? You look very worried."

Shen Ye asked.