Mountain and Forest Kingdom

Lawrence had always felt that Andrew was no ordinary hunter.

Lawrence naturally accepted Andrew's acquaintance with some sailing friends.

Lawrence lay down and said, "Okay, as long as you don't force me to go out and take risks, I think your decision is very wise."

Andrew felt much more relaxed after he understood what he said, especially seeing Lawrence's "kind" look, which made him feel a lot more at ease.

The two fell silent quickly. Andrew got up three or four times in the middle of the night. He didn't sleep well that night.

After dawn, Andrew did not mention the trip. He prepared breakfast as usual and cooked hot soup for everyone to ward off the cold.

At the dinner table, Sophia couldn't wait to say: "Master, are we going to build a house on the mountain today?"

Lawrence had already looked at the snow outside. The wind and snow last night stopped in the middle of the night, and now the general thickness of the snow is no more than the depth of a shoe.

Because of the sun's rays, the snow in many places began to melt.

"Well, let's first determine the general area. There happen to be a lot of rocks there."

Andrew suddenly said: "Dom sheep don't want to be released in the winter. It takes a lot of effort to lead them out. I'll go to the town and borrow Doug's sled dog for a few days."

Salil frowned, "You can't drink! It's dangerous to drink when you're on the road in the snow!"

Andrew showed a smile on his face, "Then Salil, go down with me. I can't do it alone. I may have to bring back some farm tools and food for the winter."

Of course, the farm tools are prepared for Lawrence, and the food is prepared, the more the better.

Salil looked at Sophia, "Sofia, come with us."

Sofia shook her head, "I want to go to the mountains with the master today."

Sariel looked at Lawrence, hoping that Lawrence would persuade Sophia to go down the mountain with her.

But Lawrence didn't say anything like this. He was eating potatoes stewed with lettuce patiently and quietly.

Lettuce is also a suitable local vegetable and is cold-resistant, but its yield is not high.

Here in the north, neither farmland nor livestock has a high output. The most stable source of income is robbing and farming.

The income from farming is not high, but stable.

Robbery may seem risky, but if you are surrounded by a group of weak neighbors, or your force value can steadily overwhelm those around you, then robbing is definitely a more stable future career than farming.

Judging from the number of pirates and troops in the north, most people choose to rob.

The entire Luofen Kingdom is a barbarian kingdom. Both the people and the nobles believe that invading others is as necessary as hunting.

Unable to get Lawrence's consent, Salil could only go shopping with her father down the mountain, riding two Dom sheep. Andrew always had the most direct way to make the Dom sheep obey and get out of the sheepfold.

The family had little property, and the other pigs, goats, and chickens would not escape in the middle of the winter. The piglets and chickens huddled together in groups to stay warm. They did not run around unless they were eating, and there was no need to leave anyone to guard the house.

Lawrence and Sophia soon set off.

Sophia wore a woolen hat given by Salil on her head, revealing only a rosy little face in the winter environment.

"Master, Sariel said it's easier to get lost in the mountains in winter."

Lawrence looked at the undulating white snowfield in front of him. Originally, this mountain was full of undulating mountain roads. As he walked, he would find himself falling into a valley and unable to find his way back.

Now the situation is even more troublesome, with white snow camouflaging many places.

Danger comes from underfoot, but more from vision and perception.

Your eyes will be hurt by the strong light reflected from the snow, making you dizzy.

Perception will also become disordered due to the visual field, making it impossible to determine the specific location.

"Salil is right, but we are walking up the mountain, and there are a few woods on the way as reference points. If you look elsewhere and feel uncomfortable, just look at my back. It will feel better."

Lawrence squinted his eyes and continued to move forward. The crutches in his hands and the shoes under his feet soon creaked on the snow.

"Okay!" Sophia stood behind Lawrence and walked forward in Lawrence's footsteps.

Lawrence has walked through mountain roads many times recently and is already very familiar with the environment here.

After falling several times, Lawrence and Sophia spent three hours making it to the mountain.

The snow here at the top of the mountain is not deep. The main snow is on the way up the hillside. On the other side of the mountain, where I live, there is less snow. The snow here has even begun to melt under the sun, turning into water droplets heading down the mountain. spread.

Lawrence roughly calculated the time, "We will go down after roughly determining a range. It gets dark early after it snows, so we can't take risks."

"Okay!" Sophia just had to agree, she didn't need to think about why.

Lawrence began to look at the location of the mountain to determine a rough range.

It was worth spending a few days looking for a foundation, and it was also right not to randomly find a flat place as a base.

Although this location is a bit far away, it is windproof, snowproof and rainproof. Whether it is rain or heavy snow, it can be dealt with naturally faster. At the same time, there are no steep mountains around, so it will not be flooded by rocks and avalanches.

It is close to the water source, and there is no need to worry about being intruded by floods. The field of vision is also wide enough, so many problems can be discovered in advance.

The only drawback is that the land does not look very fertile and farming is more difficult.

When Lawrence was thinking about the area and specific location of the stone house, and how to build a round stone house on a sloping hillside, Sofia touched Lawrence's arm.

"Owner……"

Lawrence lowered his head and looked at Sofia. Sofia's face turned red and she said excitedly in a small voice: "Master, there is a crow over there! Let's catch it!"

Lawrence turned around and saw a crow standing where he had seen it before, and it seemed to be the same crow as yesterday.

The crow tilted his head and looked at Lawrence, then quickly looked away, then looked at Lawrence again.

After looking at each other for a few seconds, the crow nimbly jumped off the stone covered with bird footprints and landed on the edge of the stone that had been pulled out of a snow pit.

"Gah——!"

Lawrence knew there was a dead squirrel lying there.

"This crow looks very smart." Lawrence found that the crow had a very high IQ, and the most important thing was that it was not very afraid of people.

It would also be nice to have a pet crow in a lonely mountain forest. Lawrence knew loneliness deeply.

After deciding to get a pet, Lawrence walked over.

As soon as he took two steps forward, the crow quickly flew up.

The crow flew very far, entered the pine forest in a few moments, and disappeared from Lawrence's sight.

Lawrence reluctantly walked to the trap, pried open the thirty kilograms of frozen rocks, and kicked out half of the squirrel that had completely turned into a flat cake.

After doing all this, Lawrence continued to return to the hillside and planned to build a house.

"Sophia, leave that crow alone, let's clean this place up."

"good!"

The first day's work was to clean up the site, mark some stones that were deeply sunk in the soil, and gather the scattered stones outside as later materials. At the same time, we also surveyed whether the soil under our feet was hard and whether it could be dug.

While Lawrence and Sophia were working, the crow quickly flew back quietly, picked up half of the squirrel and flew away.