Mountain and Forest Kingdom

Lawrence kept looking at the terrain near the big rock, and also stretched out his hand to feel the texture of the big rock, and bumped it a few times with the stone.

The material of the stone is okay, not the kind of gravel that will fall off when exposed to wind and sun.

Sariel found no wild beast nearby. Seeing that Lawrence seemed to have discovered something here, she came closer.

"What did you find?"

Lawrence looked at the stone and said, "I plan to use this stone as a sign for the blacksmith shop and build a blacksmith shop here."

"Would it be troublesome?" Salil thought in a different direction.

Lawrence said: "It's not troublesome. Although it's inconvenient to put things between the two stones, you can make an iron plate and put it in. There are cliffs and big trees nearby. I can use ropes to lift the big stone."

Salil was obviously not asking about this, and said helplessly: "It feels more troublesome. Aren't we here to find the wild boar?"

This time, Lawrence understood the trouble that Salil was talking about. She felt that there was no need to open a blacksmith shop for a few pieces of ironware.

"Well, let's look for wild boars." Lawrence looked around, "The blacksmith shop does take a lot of time. Let's look for wild boars first. Have you found any traces of wild boars?"

Salil shook her head, "No, maybe it's not around here. We've been here for a long time. Except for wolves and some pheasants and rabbits, we can't see any other larger prey."

"I saw a deer last time, but I was unarmed and ran away when I chased it," Reglo said.

The biggest problem when hunting in the mountains is not finding prey.

Whether it is a bear or a wild boar, as long as it does not run away, the hunters will find a way to kill it.

Large animals that cannot run and have a fixed territorial awareness are the best prey for hunters.

Those prey that can evade and run away are the most troublesome, because unless necessary, most people will not go into the mountains to try their luck.

Few hunters go into the mountains every day. Lawrence only hunted in the early stages, and now he basically depends on the luck of the traps.

"Try putting out some bait, the main thing is to look at the traps."

Lawrence saw Seravan digging the soil alone, and walked over and said, "Let's help together. Seravan alone can't finish digging at night."

Sariel and Lawrence went over to help dig the soil together, while Reglo stood on the big rock and looked around, guarding against dangerous beasts.

The three of them dug a one and a half meter pit together and placed sharp wooden thorns in the pit.

Salil said: "These wood thorns may not be able to pierce the wild boar's skin. Their skin is very hard, especially if it rubs against the bark of a tree, it will become harder."

"It doesn't matter." Lawrence moved his wrist, "Let's go back today. Tomorrow we will come with weapons and explore further."

Salil had never been here before, and she had never heard anyone in the village or Andrew talk about this area.

Lawrence had also not learned about this area in detail before. He only saw wolves hiding in this forest, and there were also groups of crows living here.

There should be moose in the forest, and the big moose found in the glacier in winter should also have come out of this forest.

Since there are large herbivores, there will be a lot of vegetation in this area, which also means that the land here is more fertile.

If you arrange several nearby important nodes according to their approximate directions.

one two three

four, five, six

Seven or eighty-nine

Number three is Mount Talim, number five is the current Shanfeng Manor, number seven is the Clodagh tribe, number eight is the Ug tribe, number nine is the Pumixiu people, and number six is ​​Andrew House.

It is not a neat arrangement, but it is roughly in this direction. Due to the different heights of the terrain, there will be some deviations in distance and direction.

For example, going from the No. 6 Andrew House to the No. 5 area on the left is also called going up the mountain.

The Talim side is a single mountain peak. It actually occupies a much larger area than other places and is farther away.

Although the Cloda people, Uge people, and Pumi Xiu people are all in the south direction, the Cloda people are in the higher mountains, followed by the Ug people, and the Pumi Xiu people are at the foot of the mountain.

The direction of the manor to the forest is also the direction of the Ug people.

Lawrence usually did not walk on this mountain path full of trees, but judging from what he had encountered so far, the unexplored area inside should be limited.

Lawrence came home and called for Etty.

"Iti, go ask those Ug prisoners what is in the forest to the south of us. That place is also the north of the Ug tribe."

Etty quickly went over to find the Ug girl.

After more than ten minutes, Edith came back.

"They don't know what the north is, and they don't know where the forest is." Yidi relayed the confusion of the Ug slaves.

Lawrence sighed, "You live at the south gate, and Seravan lives at the north gate. Just let them remember this when they go back."

Lawrence thought for a while and quickly gave up, "Forget it, you can go back and rest."

"Yes." Edith quickly left the cabin.

Sophia looked at Lawrence, "Master, don't you ask clearly?"

Lawrence said: "Before, Andrew only asked me to be careful not to go to Talim Mountain. Obviously, the danger there is the greatest."

"Although we also encountered the Cloda people and the Ug people, the Cloda people will not come out from there, and we do not have the strength to push open the stone door, so we will not encounter the Cloda people."

"The Ug people are indeed a bit dangerous, but you can also see the attitude of those people towards Andrew. They showed fear just by Salil saying Andrew's name."

"I think there should be no danger of special trouble here, otherwise Andrew will remind me."

After hearing this, Sophia thought for a moment, nodded and said, "We are much better now than before."

"Yes." Lawrence affirmed: "Single comparison is definitely not as good as Andrew, but when combined, it won't be much worse."

Sophia quickly said: "Master, would you like me to follow you tomorrow? Is that okay?"

Lawrence smiled, "Okay, you are not a flower in the greenhouse. I hope you will never experience wind and rain, but I also hope that you can stay strong by my side no matter how many winds and rains you go through."

Sophia raised her head and stared at Lawrence with her silver-grey eyes, as if she was longing for something.

Lawrence stretched out his hand and pinched Sophia's face, which felt very good.

"Let's go, let's eat."

"Yes, Master." Sophia got up from the wooden sofa covered with wolf skin and wool, and went to the kitchen and dining room on the side with Lawrence.

There is also a fireplace in the bedroom on the second floor. Under the fireplace, earth and sand are paved to insulate the flames. You can rely on the fireplace for warmth in winter.

I usually cook in the kitchen, otherwise the house will be too hot and I won’t be able to sleep.

Salil was cooking with her apron on. When she saw the two coming over, she said, "It's still a few minutes. You guys sit down first and Sophia helps me put the plates away."

"Okay." Sophia skillfully took out the plate from the closet.

Lawrence was sitting at the dining table waiting to eat. When he was bored, he took out a wooden box from the side and carved numbers on a piece of wood the size of a playing card.

Salil came out with the bread and said happily after seeing what Lawrence had made: "Let's play cards after dinner."

Lawrence was doing extra playing cards, and when he heard it, he responded: "Okay."

Salil happily put down the bread basket and went to the kitchen to bring soup.

Although there are endless things to do, now that we have enough food and clothing, there is actually nothing to worry about. Lawrence also understands that Salil and others find it troublesome. Everyone wants to be comfortable and comfortable.

However, Lawrence wanted to be more comfortable and make a few more playing cards, which he would later trade for oil, salt, clothes, ironware, and jewelry.

Lawrence felt it was worth spending a few minutes a day in exchange for something that would take days or even months to get.

The time to play cards every day will not be too long. Lawrence also needs to rest and prepare for the game, so it will be over in about an hour.

After playing cards, Sophia stood by the wall and stretched her legs and feet to make her body more flexible and flexible.

After that, I scrubbed my body, washed my hair and feet, and went to bed. I soon fell into a deep sleep.

After an unknown amount of time, the dazed Sophia opened her eyes, as if she heard something.

She looked over quietly and saw Lawrence walking around the bedroom wall in the moonlight.

Lawrence was holding Salil as if holding a basket, and the two of them were exercising their endurance in the house wearing only a few clothes.

"Hmm... um..." Salil seemed to be having a hard time, holding Lawrence with both hands and feet.

Although she quickly closed her eyes and fell asleep, this scene still left a deep memory in the heart of young Sophia, which she would never forget for a long, long time.

When he woke up the next day, Lawrence was already putting on his shoes.

"Sofia, get up and wash your face. Let's go to the forest today."

Sofia yawned and sat up, looked around and said, "Where's Sariel?"

"She's cooking." Lawrence quickly began to prepare for the new day, going out to warm up and tour the estate.

Sofia also got up quickly and bent down to make the bed and blankets.

Although I still remember the scene last night, seeing that Salil and Lawrence were both talking seriously about today's events, I stopped asking.