Today's wind direction is from the east, wind force level 3, and light snow.

Lu Ning did not plan to continue exploring under the cliff to the north this time, but planned to go to the flatter south side.

He had already seen the north side when he went down yesterday, and there was nothing else except that lantern plant.

Even if there were some resources buried under the snow... that road was too dangerous. There was no place to stay further down, and he couldn't go down.

So he still planned to go back and explore south. But this time, his main purpose was to find traces of the activities of those wild monsters.

In terms of collection, he has reached the end of what he can collect. After all, due to the temperature, the range of his activities is really limited. If he continues, it will be difficult to collect too many things. It is better to put his expectations on what he grows.

On a field.

Therefore, he planned to shift the focus of his exploration to hunting.

Before this, he would not actively look for traces of wild monsters unless he happened to encounter them.

Because he couldn't be sure whether what he saw when he followed the footprints was a harmless snow squirrel, or a full-fledged one-horned tiger that was ready to exercise to eliminate food.

But given the current conditions, he had to give it a try.

Otherwise, his little inventory will be eaten up before the plants in the fields grow.

And whether that field can grow ideally... is still uncertain. All eggs cannot be put in one basket. Lu Ning believes that he must make more preparations.

And for this kind of thing, it is better to prepare early than to prepare late.

"This piece of flint is almost used up..."

Lu Ning bent down and picked up the pitch-black flint, which was the auxiliary resource delivered to him by the ship when he landed on the first day, the flint in the fire-making suit.

With a hand ax and flint, if he encounters dead branches or weeds outside the camp, he can also make a campfire on the spot to keep warm and restore his strength.

However, striking flint produces sparks, and this process itself will cause losses to the flint. Moreover, making a fire in the wild is not as convenient as in a camp. It often takes a long time to make a fire, so the loss is greater.

Now this piece of flint is only less than half the size of a fist, and it is estimated that it can be used five or six times.

Speaking of which, less than half of the dilapidated house has been demolished and burned, and this cold winter shows no sign of leaving. I wonder if this dilapidated house can support me to survive this endless winter...

Lu Ning couldn't help but sigh, a little troubled.

Maybe you should also pay attention to collecting some firewood.

But for now, collecting firewood is really a difficult problem to solve.

Suitable fire-making materials are not that easy to find. Scattered dead branches, weeds and the like are hard to find, and the quantity is limited.

As for cutting down trees directly to make fire...a small hand ax is not suitable for cutting down trees, and Lu Ning may not be able to cut down trees that are thick enough for one person to wrap around him even if he freezes to death.

I just have to pay more attention when I go out.

Lu Ning thought about it, packed the things needed for going out, made a fire to keep himself warmer, and then walked out of the camp.

Although I had never deliberately looked for wild monsters before, I could always encounter traces of footprints, feces, or leftover food on the road.

Sometimes you can even see the figures of those wild monsters directly. Of course, as long as they are not particularly close, Lu Ning will take a detour to avoid them and will not get close.

Therefore, Lu Ning probably knew which direction was more likely to encounter wild monsters.

He walked through a tall and dense coniferous forest, carefully poked his head out from behind the hillside, and looked at a wild monster's lair not far away.

There are several monsters that Lu Ning calls "snow leopards" living here. However, this leopard is not a leopard from a leopard, but a leopard from a seal.

Lu Ning has encountered these snow leopards several times, so Lu Ning probably has some information about these snow leopards.

They are not too big and have a round body. They suddenly appeared a few days ago. They seem to have migrated from other places, and they survive quite well in this ice and snow.

The most important thing is that these fat guys don't seem to be very dangerous.

They move slowly, turn around slowly, and have no fangs, horns or claws. Their only offensive weapon is a bone hammer on their tail.

For the range of the sling, they pose no threat in Lu Ning's eyes.

Therefore, after making up his mind to go hunting, the first thing Lu Ning thought of was these guys.

He saw four adult-sized snow leopards lying motionless next to each other in a den in the distance, licking each other's fur.

"You can hit it with a sling from this distance..."

Lu Ning stretched out his fingers to measure, then took off the sling from his waist and loaded the stone.

He aimed at one of the snow leopards whose back was facing him, and then threw the stone at its back.

According to past experience, at this distance, if a monster is hit by a stone the size of a goose egg, although the wild monster will not die, one or two bones will be broken, causing the ability to move to be hindered.

However, this time Lu Ning miscalculated.

The stone flew out with a sound of breaking through the air, hit the snow leopard's back, and then...

The snow leopard shook its body and flicked its tail, showing no interest in even taking a look.

It was as if the stone thrown had no impact on it.

Lu Ning didn't believe in evil, and felt that his hand might have slipped just now and he didn't use his strength. This time, he aimed directly at the back of the snow leopard's head and threw another stone.

Bang!

The stone hit the snow leopard on the head.

This time the guy didn't ignore it. He looked back and naturally found Lu Ning who was about to throw out the third stone.

Then the snow leopard gave a low cry, and the four snow leopards stood up together and walked slowly towards Lu Ning.

Lu Ning fired his third stone throw, this time it was a little crooked and hit the snow leopard's front leg.

However, the leading snow leopard's progress was not affected in any way, and he still walked towards Lu Ning very steadily.

Lu Ning wanted to give himself some time to aim and accumulate power, so he retreated back into the woods, hid himself behind a tree that neither of them could hug, and rounded the sling.

This time it hit the front door, and even though the stone was thrown, it still failed to leave any traces - but the snow leopard seemed a little angry, leading the other three snow leopards, and walking a little faster.

Lu Ning stood still and fired the fifth shot. The leading snow leopard happened to walk to the front of the woods. Two thick trees blocked its way, so if it wanted to get in, it would have to take a slight detour.

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This time was enough time to accumulate energy and aim, so there was no need to retreat, just stand here - after all, the power loss of throwing stones would be less if the distance was closer, so he continued to pick up the sling in his hand and aimed at the opponent's head.

Hitting other places poses very limited threat to it. It seems that only hitting the forehead can cause some effective damage to it.

Then the snow leopard seemed to think that the big tree blocking the road was too obstructive, and it was too lazy to go around it a little, so it turned slightly sideways and swung its tail towards it.

Bang——

After the earthquake, the giant tree broke and slowly fell down in the direction of Lu Ning.

"What the hell?!"

Lu Ning lost his composure, cursed and ran away quickly.

Boom——

The giant tree fell, making a loud roar and splashing a wave of snow in the woods.

"What the hell kind of power is this, that such a thick tree can be broken with a hammer?" Lu Ning randomly shook off the snow on his body and head, looking at the neat wooden stubble on the tree stump, he couldn't help but feel scared.

Seeing that the snow leopard was still walking towards him, Lu Ning did not dare to stand still and take aim this time, and quickly retreated until he left the woods and could not see the monster at all.

However, even so, Lu Ning could still hear loud rumbling noises and see big trees falling one after another in the woods.

This thing has rough skin and thick flesh, and it can hardly cause effective damage by throwing stones. I am afraid that it will have to rely on something with an edge such as an axe to penetrate the opponent's defense.

However, the tail of this thing was so powerful - Lu Ning thought that his body might not be stronger than those giant trees. If he really wanted to approach it with a hand ax, he would be seeking death.

It couldn't be reached from a safe distance, and the range it could reach was too dangerous, so Lu Ning finally gave up.

"However, it's not that there is no chance at all..."

Lu Ning thought of the wood he had been chipping for several days.
Chapter completed!