forest kingdom

Chapter 29 Lawrence’s humble shack

Lawrence moved the collected soil into a low shack.

Sofia came with her, and it seemed crowded when both of them were squatting at the entrance.

"What do you put these in there for?" Sophia wanted to know the reason.

Lawrence explained: “It can be used to keep warm, block air leakage, or be used as a pillow or something to lean on, or it can be used to extinguish fires.”

The shack was clean, and the shack, which was about the size of a small car, seemed even smaller after two baskets of soil were put in.

"I'm going to light a fire to drive away the bugs and moisture inside. If you're fine, go get rid of the mice and just leave the dried meat."

The internal organs of mice are perishable, so Lawrence originally planned to deal with it in the afternoon, but now that Sophia was in the way, he asked her to do something.

Sophia quickly went to work happily, using the knife she carried to cut open the mouse's belly vertically and remove the internal organs and intestines.

Blood quickly oozed from the frozen meat. Salil was collecting firewood nearby. Lawrence was expelling insects and dehumidifying the shack, looking at the air leaks around the shack through the smoke.

"What~"

The Dom sheep, which did not need to carry heavy loads, were looking for wild grass nearby and unknowingly came close to Sofia.

This giant goat, which was much larger than Sophia, looked at Sophia quietly, then quickly leaned over and bent its head with horns.

"Ahhh!"

Poor Sophia was startled, and her body holding the knife fell backwards in a panic, knocking someone off her back.

Regardless of her embarrassment, she quickly got up and stood up, away from the terrifying monster.

When Sophia looked at the big guy with sharp horns, she found that the big guy was licking the blood on the stone. There were also blood stains from the rat's internal organs on the white whiskers and hair around its mouth.

The offal and blood sausage originally placed on the stone had disappeared, and because of Sophia's retreat, the dried rat that fell on the ground was also noticed by Dom Sheep.

Dom the sheep was about to lower its head to eat the mouse cake, when a dirty boot stepped on its head.

"Hey——" Dom Sheep let out a frightened cry and quickly retreated to avoid this place.

After retreating a few meters, it felt safe again. It lowered its head and continued to look for weeds nearby. This time it did not get closer to the stone.

Lawrence stood there and looked at the Dom sheep, then turned around and looked at the frightened Sophia, "It's okay, but you still have to pay attention to these stupid things in the future. They are not always harmless."

Sofia breathed a sigh of relief and was no longer afraid after seeing Lawrence, "I understand, my master."

Salil also came over and guessed the general situation by looking at the blood and rats on the ground, as well as the corners of Dom Sheep's mouth.

"Domu sheep generally do not attack humans, but they sometimes eat chickens and bugs. They are very docile in winter, but can be a little more violent in summer."

Sariel said to Lawrence: "It's best not to kick their heads in the summer. Their temper will become very bad in the summer."

Lawrence nodded, "You have said it before, and I am also aware of this matter. People in my place often get gored into the stomach by the horns of cattle and sheep, and some poor old guys and little guys are pushed out by irritable bulls and fall to the ground. ."

When choosing a mount, docility and understanding of speech are very important. Dom sheep are much docile in winter due to the environment, but they are not docile in summer.

Usually they are left to roam in the mountains during the summer, or are suppressed by strong laborers such as Andrew.

Each mountain is higher than the next. Although the Dom sheep is taller than most women and children, it is not a beast in the territory of the mountain barbarians. The men in the barbarian villages can use a wooden stick to let these idiots know who is the master.

Especially in the village, even in the most irritable time of summer, you still have to be honest in front of people organized as families.

Otherwise you will be beaten.

Being injured by livestock is an accident. After all, no one knows when these docile livestock will go crazy. "This is only a small probability. The Dom sheep does need to eat something to replenish its strength." Lawrence said to the frightened Sophia: "If we catch mice and squirrels in the future, the internal organs will be given to the Dom sheep. Occasionally, we will eat some good food. It will also help with future work.”

Sophia nodded.

This incident passed quickly, and people are more tolerant of livestock. These are reserves of labor and food, and there is no need to worry about small things.

Lawrence asked Saryl after cleaning the house where he slept.

"Saryl, why don't you cut off the horns of the Dom sheep? This way it will be less likely to hurt people, and it won't get stuck because of the horns."

Sariel explained: "Because the pair of big horns are needed to attract the opposite sex in the summer, Dom sheep without horns can easily get sick, become unwilling to eat, and stay on the ground all day without going out."

The horns are the male characteristic of the Dome sheep. Without the big horns, the sheep will become less confident.

"Well, I remembered that I often see people wearing ram's horn helmets outside." Lawrence thought of the barbarian warriors and nobles he had seen in the city. They all like to wear ram's horn helmets.

Salil helped collect sticks and firewood, and also took the braided rope out of the cloth bag and placed it near the door.

"Lawrence, the rope is here."

"Okay." Lawrence needed to do a lot of things, but he still said: "You and Sophia can go back, otherwise Andrew will come here."

Salil smiled and said: "Okay, there are pies in the bag. It should rain at night, so be careful."

Lawrence nodded, "I will."

Sofia wanted to stay together, but went back with Salil under Lawrence's calm gaze.

The two of them got on the Dom Sheep and left the hillside under the watch of Lawrence.

Lawrence looked around and saw that he was the only one here.

Blue sky, white clouds, green mountains, green water, fresh air, and boundless vision.

"It's so quiet..."

Lawrence took a deep breath, and after wasting a few seconds to enjoy the quiet moment, he quickly went to set the trap.

The first step is to tie some ropes outside the woods. These ropes are 26 cm above the ground and tied between two or three pine trees.

After forming an obstacle in the sky, it can block the approach of some medium-sized and large beasts.

Most beasts have poor eyesight, especially the thin white rope that is very concealable at night.

When faced with strange obstacles, their unique wildness will cause them to roar when encountering something they cannot understand.

Especially bears.

This roar may be a deterrent display for the beasts, but it is also a reminder to Lawrence, a prompt for innocent passers-by to wake up quickly.

In addition to the simple horizontal rope, Lawrence also cut fifty short wooden thorns of ten centimeters before dark, and buried these things in the nearby ground, which would be effective for most beasts with meat pads, and even humans. It's hard to keep your mouth shut.

The shack is not strong. If you hit the grass blade side of the shack hard, you can get out of the shack.

At that time, under the cover of flying grass clippings, you can quickly climb up the tree by stepping on the wooden plank on the other side of the pine tree.

Lawrence's shack was designed with many things in mind, from location to shape and materials, all of which were carefully selected and modified.

Minimal but not simplify.

(End of this chapter)