Chapter 18 Windfall
"Data reconstruction transfer in progress.
"Has been issued to the captain: The blueprint for the construction of the half-hole mud house, please check it.
"The production of the next aid material is being stepped up. The estimated completion time is: 24 hours. Captain, please wait patiently."
The long-lost parchment drawings fell into Lu Ning's hands.
"Half cave mud house..."
Lu Ning was very unfamiliar with this name and was a little dazed for a moment.
He unfolded the parchment and read it over and over again.
"This...this is a real help in times of need!"
Lu Ning sighed in surprise after reading it all.
Half-cave mud house, as the name suggests, is a house with half its height underground and made of mud.
In addition to being able to protect against wild beasts, the biggest feature of this kind of mud house is that it is warm in winter and cool in summer. The materials are convenient and the structure is simple while being strong and reliable. Its principle is somewhat similar to the cellar Lu Ning wants to build.
“You need to dig a big hole in the ground, build the walls and roof with grass mud and clay, use wood as pillars, and use thatch and animal skins to spread the roof and exterior walls...
"The tools I need to use are very simple, and I have all the materials here. It doesn't look too difficult, and it may also inspire me to dig the cellar..."
"It is indeed a special aid material. It helps me a lot. Ghost, you are so awesome!"
Lu Ning held up the drawing and couldn't help but praise it with excitement.
"It's an honor to help the captain."
The ghost responded.
The location of the cave house was finally determined by Lu Ning to be a little downhill from the original tent. The soil here is softer and it is easier to shovel down.
It was midnight again, and Lu Ning dug a large circular pit with a radius of less than three meters and a depth of almost one meter.
Looking at the time, it was already four or five o'clock in the morning.
Lu Ning first went to the stone kiln to take a look. The wood inside was still smoldering and he still had to wait.
The campfire was already a little weak after burning all night. Lu Ning took out two pieces of firewood and filled it in to make the campfire bright again.
The four plants not far away were a little wilted. Unfortunately, Lu Ning had no other solution for the time being and mixed some plant ash into the soil.
Lu Ning temporarily put the remaining food in the corner of the tent. It was relatively close to the campfire and sheltered from the wind. There would not be much problem in a short period of time, but it made the tent's originally not spacious space seem more spacious.
It was even more crowded, so Lu Ning could only do his best to curl up and lie down, barely turning over and not crushing the fruits, vegetables and potatoes.
He yawned long and closed his eyes and fell asleep.
The next day, the fierce wind weakened a little, but the temperature dropped by 3 degrees.
It is already an astonishingly low temperature of minus 30 degrees Celsius. In Blue Star, the overall average temperature of the Antarctic continent is no more than this.
At 8:30 in the morning, Lu Ning was called by the ghost on time.
This time, he didn't even need to wipe his face. As soon as he left the tent, Lu Ning was immediately invigorated by the cold wind carrying snowflakes.
"It's starting to snow..."
Lu Ning raised his head and looked at the gloomy sky.
The heavy snow that covered the sky and the sun in the previous two days was snow that was blown everywhere by the strong wind. But today, when the strong wind has subsided, snowflakes have really begun to fall in the sky.
Although this snowflake is not too big, it means...
The snowstorm is really coming soon.
Lu Ning took a deep breath and exhaled it slowly. A piece of white mist drifted around with his breath.
Lu Ning stopped looking at the sky and picked out some severely frozen green potatoes from the tent, roasted them on the campfire and ate them.
After packing his equipment, Lu Ning set out again.
There are no traces of wild monster activity on the road from the camp to the giant forest. It is estimated that these wild monsters have either frozen to death or have found a place to fall into complete hibernation.
For example, the den outside the giant forest that originally belonged to the snow leopard was cleared by Lu Ning and then occupied by a group of wild wolves.
The group of wild wolves was classified by Lu Ning into the "difficult" subjugation level, two levels higher than the snow leopard, and the same level as the one-horned tiger that Lu Ning thought was full.
Therefore, Lu Ning never provoked them - but in the past two days, the group of wild wolves had disappeared without a trace, and this lair was completely without an owner.
Lu Ning cut down a large amount of firewood and transported it back to the camp, then returned here to process the wood.
Before going back with the wood, Lu Ning suddenly thought - the group of wild wolves occupied the den before, and now that they leave, will they leave something behind?
For example, the remains left behind by their hunting can be of great use to themselves.
As soon as Lu Ning thought of this, he immediately had the idea of going forward to take a look.
Anyway, the group of wild wolves has left, so there shouldn’t be any danger——
Lu Ning thought like this and did not dare to be careless. He held a small hand ax in his left hand and a logging ax in his right hand, and walked towards the direction of the nest.
Lu Ning cautiously followed the cliff wall towards the entrance of the cave. However, when he arrived at the entrance of the cave, a strange sound came from inside the cave.
Could it be that there are still wild wolves that have not left?
If there are only one or two, I can handle it now...!
Lu Ning calmed down, held his breath, rushed to the entrance of the cave, and raised his axe.
However, the scene inside the lair surprised him.
Inside were the remains of prey scattered everywhere - this was not beyond Lu Ning's expectation, it would be better to say that he came here just for these things.
However, among these wreckage, there is still a living wild monster.
The wild monster probably looked like a juvenile. It was no taller than Lu Ning's calves. It had black and white fur all over its body. It looked like a cat or a dog, with two short horns on its head.
The cub was lying on the ground next to an adult wild monster with black and white fur, howling.
Lu Ning cautiously stepped forward and took a look.
In the end, this is not a sad drama in which the parents die and the cub is helpless——
In fact, although the adult wild monster is similar in color to it, it should not be the same species - that is to say, unless the creatures on this planet do not follow the biological common sense summarized by Blue Sea Star, this wreckage will never be like this.
The parents of the first cub.
However, judging from the wild monsters such as snow leopards and wild wolves encountered before, this world should not be much different from Blue Starfish in terms of the reproduction and inheritance of racial characteristics.
It is estimated that this little guy got lost with his relatives or was abandoned. He found this place while looking for his parents and then admitted his mistake...
"There are such stupid monsters..."
Lu Ning couldn't help but be speechless for a while.
The cub cried for a long time, and then as if it had just discovered Lu Ning standing here, it suddenly stopped howling, straightened its body, stared and scratched its head, as if it had discovered something that would subvert its world view.
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Lu Ning had no time to pay attention to this young beast, so he began to clean up all kinds of debris in the lair.
It can be seen that the wild wolves left in a very hurry. A considerable number of the carcasses of these prey have not been enjoyed at all. They were basically dragged here after being bitten to death, and then never touched again.
But this was an advantage for Lu Ning - he couldn't help but grinned from ear to ear, and ran three times to bring all the wreckage back to the camp.
"This is such an unexpected surprise."
Lu Ning returned to the camp and counted the prey that he had dragged back.
Chapter completed!