Chapter 69: The Pig Killer
This surprise came so quickly and suddenly that Wang Yang waited for a while to react and almost couldn't believe his eyes.
The situation was like this. That evening, after he had finished cutting down trees for the day, he and his friends were dragging the trees into the canyon to use as raw materials for future fires.
But there are really too many trees. If we cut them down like this, the trees will be piled up before we can create a larger open space.
What to do with these trees is also a problem.
He thought about it for a long time, but couldn't come up with a particularly good idea. It was a waste to leave these trees here every day. They had to do something with them.
He returned to the cave and waited with everyone for the adults to return.
Not long after, the adults came back. Their hunting today was surprisingly good, and they caught two large animals and three small animals.
One is a gray-brown adult mountain boar, and the other is a sheep.
Wang Yang walked over curiously and looked at the black sheep.
You must know that sheep are very rare in this kind of terrain and terrain. They have almost no ability to protect themselves in the forest, and one of them died one after another.
Wang Yang had seen gray and white sheep before, but this was the first time he saw this black sheep.
The fur of this black sheep is very thick. Relatively speaking, it is much thicker than that of ordinary sheep. There is a lot of hair on the head and almost no hair on the body. The hair is very short.
It is already an adult, and its body is about the same size as a deer. It is fatter than a deer, so it can be considered a relatively large sheep-like animal.
Since animals in this era are generally larger, it should be considered an adult. What is surprising is how it survived to adulthood?
Wang Yang touched the hair on its body and found that it was very hard. If it stood up, it could spread like a hedgehog, causing unexpected damage to incoming enemies.
"Resolute and defiant!" Wang Yang sighed. It is indeed very rare for this kind of sheep to have evolved to this point. It is estimated that it relies on its black color to be active at night and at the same time scare the enemy with its hair.
But it has to be said that this function is very useless, because it cannot block long-distance attacks. When humans use weapons such as spears, bows and arrows, it no longer has the power to backhand.
Moreover, its hair is too short. Once it encounters a large, hungry beast, it can be taken down without any damage from the needle.
During the Paleolithic Age, when the interglacial period was prevalent, there were frequent food shortages, which may have accelerated its extinction.
Some scholars once commented on this in the 1960s. They doubted whether this kind of sheep existed. In the end, it was too far away to obtain evidence, so they finally dropped the matter.
Wang Yang didn't expect that such a sheep actually existed. He forgot its scientific name, so let's call it hedgehog sheep.
Pulling out a hair, Wang Yang looked at the hair, which was only three centimeters short. He touched the tip with his fingers and found that it would bend after being stressed. It was not as hard as a hedgehog and could not be used as a needle.
It is estimated that the special effect will only occur after the whole body is tightened.
He felt a little pity, if it was useful, maybe something could be done.
Of course, if this was a surprise, then Wang Yang would simply crash his head into a tree and die.
The real surprise was with the wild boar. It found that the wild boar's feet were wrapped with a bunch of plants. The plant was like a thorn, one centimeter thick and very long. The flowers were intertwined together. It was probably made by the wild boar early.
react and run away somewhere else.
But it was really unlucky. The moment it took off, its hind legs hooked on the group of plants and fell to the ground. By the time it got up, everyone had already caught up with it.
So, adults are in good luck today.
He turned around with a smile, and was about to light a fire to cook, when suddenly he felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and his whole body was charred on the spot.
Shock flashed in his eyes, and the blood in his body seemed to be ignited by hot oil. With a bang, his whole body boiled.
He turned his head sharply, pounced on the wild boar, held its hind legs, and stared at the plants.
After a few seconds, his eyes were filled with overwhelming ecstasy.
"Vine plants..." He murmured and looked at everyone.
"Vine plant..." He murmured again like he was dreaming, then he jumped up like an electric shock and said with a happy smile: "Haha! I finally discovered the vine plant!"
Everyone looked at him yelling nervously at this time and didn't quite understand his mood. However, seeing him so happy made everyone happy and imitated him and laughed.
Vine, a word that most people ignore, is like a treasure in Wang Yang's eyes.
Little did he know how long he had been struggling with this. The first time he entered the depths of the forest was just to find it.
He searched again and again, only to come back disappointed every day. Later, due to the pressure of survival, he had to find another way and come up with a strange way to make a barrel trap.
And for a long time, he didn't think about spending a lot of time looking for vines.
It was true that I had searched for her thousands of times in my dream, but when I suddenly looked back, I found that person in a dimly lit place.
Wang Yang thought of how much risk he had taken for it, sacrificing his life with a lynx, fighting a saber-toothed tiger for several nights, and when it came to his door automatically, he couldn't help but burst into tears and was ecstatic.
What he originally wanted was to find thick and long vines that could be used directly.
Although this plant is very thin, it is extremely rich in fiber and full of toughness, making it an excellent material for making ropes.
And what can the rope be used for? In addition to making life easier, it can also make a variety of traps. More importantly, it has the opportunity to make simple longbows to further enhance everyone's combat capabilities.
When encountering wolves, there is no need to engage in high-risk close combat. The battle can be easily resolved with a random shot.
Of course, it is a bit difficult to make a bowstring-like rope, but Wang Yang has enough time and patience to try, and with the mentality that failure is success, he will get it done sooner or later.
"Where did you catch the wild boar? Take me there, take me there!" Wang Yang pointed at the wild boar and asked everyone.
Everyone was so confused that they didn't understand at all. When they saw him pointing at the wild boar, they thought he decided to eat it at night, so they picked up the stone knife and prepared to rip open the belly.
Wang Yang was really anxious when he saw their actions. Even if he drew pictures, he couldn't express the message he wanted to reveal.
He looked at the sky and saw that it was dusk and night was coming, so he had to suppress his anxiety and wait until the next day to look for it.
A night of silence.
After waiting anxiously all night, the first ray of sunshine, accompanied by a warm breath, slowly fell to the earth.
Wang Yang turned around and climbed up quickly, then woke up the adults, loaded up their equipment, and planned to go deep into the forest.
Everyone was confused by his actions. Why did they want to enter the forest?
The osteologist walked up with concern, grabbed Wang Yang's "broken arm" and kept checking it.
"My hands are full, let's go!"
With a wave of his big hand, he led the incomprehensible crowd to the scene of the death of the wild boar Guixi, vowing to find out the truth that led to the death of the wild boar and hunt down the pig killer.
Chapter completed!