Chapter 238 Port and Beast Tide
No. Gaode changed his mind and suddenly realized that the only way to go was the Frost Soul.
There is another direction that is also feasible:
The Soul of the Forest.
He came to the north to plant trees, and he almost forgot about his old profession.
In addition to ice element energy, wood element is also a route.
Both have their own pros and cons.
Frost Soul Sheng can be cultivated now, and it is obviously better to obtain ice elemental energy in the North.
The disadvantage is that there may be competition for resources and homogeneity of capabilities.
Ability overlap means that in the northern environment, including humans and earth-line creatures, most abilities are based on the ice element side.
Similarly, resistance is generally towards the ice element. For example, the fur of a snow wolf is extremely resistant to ice element spells.
In such a general environment, Frost Soul seems to be a bit too popular, while Forest Soul is a "sword that takes a different approach", but will have a more outstanding performance.
Competition for resources actually refers to competition with AutoNavi itself.
To improve his Mandela Magic Eye, he also needs to absorb the power of ice element.
Resources are always limited, so Gaode will face a problem. Should the limited resources be used to improve Mandela's Magic Eye or the Soul of the Wilderness?
You can't have both, but both are important to him.
If you take the Soul of the Forest route, you can avoid these two disadvantages.
Compared to the Frost Soul route that can be opened now, it has the meaning of "painting the pie" more or less.
After all, until now, let alone planting trees, he has not even seen a suitable planting spot.
After thinking carefully for a long time, Gaode finally preferred the "Soul of the Forest" route.
After all, if you produce it for yourself, it is more reliable no matter how you listen to it.
Awakening month, 3rd, the seventh day Gothe came to the Snover clan camp.
After a week of study, he can already use Ace language to complete daily communication with people in the North.
The rest is just a process of practicing familiarity.
This actually makes Lana a little embarrassed - because this teaching is too easy, and the reward given by Gothe is a bit too generous.
"How many times have you migrated with the Snover tribe?" That night, after finishing today's Ace language teaching, Gothe asked seemingly casually.
Lana thought for a while, counted it carefully on her fingers and said: "Our tribe usually migrates twice a year. Sometimes it only moves once. Sometimes it moves four times a year. Almost thirty times.”
More than thirty times, Gaode thought for a while and asked: “Is the location new every time?”
“ That's not the case." Lana shook her head and explained:
"Our tribe has four or five fixed pastures. Every time the grass in this pasture is almost not enough for the reindeer to eat, the tribe will send out reconnaissance. Manpower, go to other pastures to check the recovery status of forage.”
"Then, based on the investigation, which pasture has the best forage growth, it will be designated as the next migration site."
"Unless there are special circumstances, all our pastures are not suitable as The tribe will look for a new migration place. ”
It’s very reasonable.
In fact, all nomadic migration patterns should be this "rotational grazing" pattern, migrating between relatively fixed places by following a set of established routes based on years of experience.
The fixed migration routes not only make better use of natural resources, but also help them connect and trade with other tribes.
Four or five pastures. Gaode thought about it for a while and found that the actual enclosed area was not particularly large.
After all, it would be unrealistic for such a large tribe to migrate too far.
"During the migration, have you ever seen any place with flat terrain and convenient location, but where no tribe has ever been stationed?" Gothe asked casually, without holding anything in his arms. hope.
The answer given by Lana was also in line with expectations. She thought about it carefully, then shook her head decisively and said: "No."
But before Gao De could say anything, , Lana paused, hesitated, and then said: "But."
"But what?" Gao De saw that something seemed to be turning around, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Although I don't know what the purpose of looking for such a place is, according to the conditions you are proposing now, there seem to be many places on the coastline that meet your requirements." She hesitated and said.
To be honest, if it weren’t for the fact that the “money” was earned so easily, she would have felt so guilty that she would never have said this.
“When my father was still alive, he was a scout for the tribe, exploring nomadic lands for the tribe, so he traveled to many places and knew a lot about the northern border.”
“He worked with I said that there is only one port on our northern coastline, the Viking Wolf Harbor built by the Vikings.”
"With the Viking Wolf Port, the Vikings can take wolf ships to plunder southward when the harbor thaws in the summer, and plunder the resources of outsiders."
"So, the life of the Vikings can be said to be It is extremely moist, unlike us who have to run around for food all day long.”
“In fact, there are many places suitable for establishing ports on our northern coastline, and Viking Wolf Harbor is by no means the only one. ."
"There are three main reasons why there is only one Viking Wolf Port so far."
"One is because of our nomadic lifestyle, we rarely live in one. The place is not suitable for long-term stay, and the coastline is not suitable for grazing.”
Nomads and ports are two terms that are inherently contradictory and difficult to connect.
“The second is that we don’t have the shipbuilding technology. At the same time, with limited food, we can’t devote a large number of manpower to build a port.”
For the Northern Territory Humans spend most of their day running for food.
Building a port is undoubtedly a big project, time-consuming and manpower-consuming. Who will provide food for such a long period of "off-the-job" work?
This is a very real problem.
"The last thing is that whether you build a port or build a ship, you need a lot of high-quality wood, and it is difficult to find these things in the snowfield."
The North, also known as Permafrost Tundra, the vegetation here is limited to mosses, lichens, and occasionally some low shrubs.
Not to mention fine wood, even large trees are almost invisible.
And the North is isolated from the world, and it is almost impossible to obtain these resources from the outside world.
Therefore, the necessary material conditions for establishing a port cannot be met here.
"The Vikings were able to establish a port because a special tree grew in their territory, called cedar."
"This is the only one found in the north that can grow. Large trees are also excellent shipbuilding materials.”
“But it only appears and grows in Viking territory, and its output is extremely limited, so Viking Wolf Harbor became the North. "
Speaking of this, Lana couldn't help but sigh,
Then she glanced at Gothe and said: "You are a foreigner. The outside is not as barren as our northern border and has many ports.”
"So, you should know that places suitable for establishing ports generally require a large amount of flat land, sufficiently stable geology and a good geographical location. This should meet your requirements."
" Moreover, the coastline is not suitable for nomadism, so most of the coastal areas are sparsely populated and no tribes have ever been stationed there.”
Lana finished what she knew in one breath, but Gothe’s eyes followed. Her words lit up again and again.
In addition to what Lana said, the coastal area just met his requirements and was an ideal place to plant trees. Gothe also discovered a point that he had previously ignored:
< br>Trees, in the north, are a scarce resource.
As for him, it is possible to continuously produce this scarce resource.
In addition to being used as fuel, wood is also more important in "industry".
You can even go one step further and build a second port in the north besides Viking Wolf Port
What is the most important raw material for shipbuilding and port establishment?
It is wood.
What is he going to do?
Plant a tree!
There is a natural fit between the two. Although having wood does not mean that a port and a large number of ships can be built, after all, there are still technical, manpower and other difficulties that need to be overcome.
But at least once the basic conditions are met, the rest will no longer be a castle in the air, and you can start planning slowly.
Almost instantly, Gaode determined the choice of tree planting site:
The ideal port location on the northern coastline.
Plant trees first, then get rich.
“Is our place far from the coastline?” Gothe asked again.
“I don’t know,” Lana shook her head, and then added: “It should be very far away. No one in the tribe has ever seen the sea.”
Without a map, it is inconvenient after all.
When I thought of this, Gaode had a headache again.
But it’s useless to have another headache.
He is a foreigner and only a first-level mage. He really can't think of any way to make the Snover clan willing to trade maps with him.
If it doesn’t work, just look for it yourself. Anyway, we have the general direction. Gothe thought secretly in his heart.
Don’t dive into a dead end.
Having a map is certainly convenient and saves a lot of time, but if you don’t have a map, it doesn’t mean you can’t do anything.
With all the thoughts running through his mind, Gaode reached out to pick up the insulated water cup placed next to the fire pit to take a sip of water, but he couldn't help but froze for a moment.
The water in the cup automatically flows without wind.
Small circles of ripples rippled in the small water glass.
What is going on?
Gothe didn't even react at the first time, feeling a little confused.
The frequency of ripples in the water glass is increasing.
The next moment, tiny water droplets jumped out slightly.
Gaode's heart skipped a beat, as if he thought of something.
He stood up suddenly, opened the animal skin curtain of the tent, and looked into the distance.
The next moment, a circle of deep blue fluorescence immediately appeared in the pupil of Gothe's left eye.
Mandrake's Eye.
It had been more than two hours since dark.
The sky in the snowfield darkens very quickly, and there is almost no dusk process, so it can be considered a night now.
However, Gothe had already adapted to the extremely high ability to see in the dark in Saint-Sean Prison. With the enhanced vision of Mandela's magic eye, he could easily see a blurry but huge figure through the night.
The figure jumped up and came to the snow hill. It was not clear in the night, but the golden pupils were extremely conspicuous.
Then, behind the figure standing proudly on the snow hill, another black shadow emerged one after another.
These black shadows are much smaller, but there are too many of them, and they are still increasing.
These black figures have blue eyes, twinkling like stars in the night, but they are not beautiful. Just looking at them can make people feel cold all over and make their scalp numb.
This is
Snow Wolf!
In just a moment, Gothe realized the identity of the other party.
Packs of snow wolves.
He just glanced at it and was enough to confirm that the number of the snow wolves definitely exceeded a thousand, or even more.
Such a large number of snow wolves can no longer simply be called a snow wolf attack, but should be called a
beast tide!
As soon as this term popped into Gothe's mind, his scalp couldn't help but feel numb.
The next moment.
The largest figure standing on the snow hill, the so-called alpha wolf, raised his head high and roared at the moon in the sky.
Ouch! ! !
The rest of the snow wolves also roared.
The sound of howling wolves came one after another, exploding like thunder in the dark night.
After the pack of wolves howled at the moon, the black shadows jumped up from the snow hills towards the camp of the Snover clan.
They were running wildly and roaring, and the black shadows like the tide directly covered the snow hills.
In the connected blue wolf eyes, apart from hunger, there was also ferocity.
Seeing this scene, Gothe was convinced that these hungry snow wolves would eat up all the living people.
This is a horrifying and shocking scene.
Gaode withdrew his gaze.
Lana in the tent, her face turned pale.
She does not have the ability to see in the dark and the Mandela Magic Eye like Gothe.
But the sound of howling wolves still reached her ears clearly. As a native of the northern border, she naturally knew what it meant.
Tide of beasts.
Even if the Snover clan is not a small tribe like Duoerbian, facing the beast tide, it will definitely suffer heavy losses, not to say it will be destroyed easily.
"How could it be so sudden? The tribe's investigators didn't notice it in advance," Lana muttered in a daze.
It is impossible for a medium-sized tribe like the Snover Clan, with a population of tens of thousands, to have no sense of crisis at all.
They have dedicated personnel responsible for investigating the surrounding situation. Once a herd is discovered, they will immediately notify the tribe so that the tribe can prepare as early as possible to resist the attack of the herd.
But this time, before the beast tide struck, they did not receive any warning.
Woo~~~
Woo~~~
Horn calls made from rhinoceros horns were already ringing in the Snover camp.
Gaode looked solemn.
"Hurry up and pack some simple greetings, and then prepare to run away." He turned to Lana and reminded him.
"The hunters and iceborn mages in the tribe will repel the beast tide." Lana said subconsciously.
“No, they probably won’t be able to do it this time.” Gothe said.
Because in Gothe's field of vision, there are still black shadows constantly emerging from the snow hills.
This number is roughly estimated to be close to two thousand, and it is not over yet, it is still increasing.
But Gaode has no intention of waiting and watching.
The scale of this beast wave far exceeded Lana’s imagination.
At this moment, the most important thing is to run away quickly.
At the same time, Gothe had already picked up his package.
To be honest, apart from "Breath of the Wild", there was nothing he couldn't let go of, so he packed it up very quickly.
(End of this chapter)