The cold wind in the early morning swept through the newly awakened forest,
Nok woke up from the cold.
He threw himself a healing spell to get rid of the cold and make sure he didn't get sick or catch a cold.
Then, he put away the sackcloth and got out of the snow pit.
"Hi~hoo~"
Nok let out a heavy breath, forming a burst of white mist.
He rubbed his hands, opened the igloo, and took out Rusty who was still sleeping.
He touched Rusty's forehead and found that the child had no signs of fever or illness.
Nok breathed a sigh of relief.
Gently shake Rusty awake, wipe Rusty's face with two balls of snow, and let her wake up completely.
Nok took out the winter coat he had prepared for Rusty.
However, Nok originally bought it for its good looks.
So after Rusty put it on, it was very eye-catching in the snow-white forest.
But Nok couldn't care so much. He was also very conspicuous in his black divine robe.
It's okay at night, but during the day, it's a target for all hunters.
So Nok took out the white linen he had put away and cut it into two pieces with a knife.
A small piece, tied around Rusty as a cloak.
The big ones were covered by Nok.
At least, it can add a lot of protection for the two of them in the snow.
After all this happened last night, Nok took Rusty and started looking for firewood nearby.
Although there is still some hot food in the space, these are only for emergency use.
Now that he has the conditions, Nok plans to light a fire and cook a hot meal by himself.
While it was daytime, Nok could spot it even if there was danger.
If you really encounter a certain death situation, you can only summon Fiona.
But if he didn't dare to try anything, he might be trapped and die in this forest throughout the winter and spring.
Nok also wanted to try to see if the aroma of his own bonfire and cooking could attract the intelligent races or monsters in the forest.
At least, he could figure out the strength level of the nearby monsters and assess the safety of the two of them.
Although the forest is covered in white, it is not without firewood.
On the contrary, there was still plenty of firewood.
However, they were all covered in snow.
Nok easily found a branch covered with snow.
Even after peeling away the snow and the branches above, dry firewood was found.
This is a rotten tree, which must have fallen to the ground. The branches have dried up and been covered with snow, forming a space.
In a few moments, Nok retrieved a dry trunk and some slightly wet branches.
After lighting the fire, put a miniature version of the "holy coffin" on Rusty that would facilitate movement.
After instructing Rusty to warm himself by the fire and call him loudly if there was any movement, Nok walked to the tree more than ten meters away.
He dug a hole under the tree and took out last night's prey, preparing to dispose of it.
It was a lagomorph, half of its body torn open and eaten by hunters.
A bloody half of the body and some internal organs were left.
Fortunately, time stands still in the storage space.
Otherwise, these things would stink.
Disgusted, Nok removed the internal organs with a knife and threw them into the dug hole.
Then he used a knife to peel off the fur of the prey and threw it into the pit.
Then cut off the parts that have been enjoyed by the hunter and throw them in,
Nok got about five or six kilograms of meat.
Nok wiped the blood off the flesh with snow.
Then he covered up the hole under the tree, carried the processed meat, and walked towards the fire.
However, after taking only two steps, Nok's expression changed.
He returned to Rusty's side faster and faster, watching the additional prey on the ground vigilantly.
Asked Rusty: "Rusty, how did this thing appear?"
Rusty raised his little hand with a smile, pointed at the treetop behind Nok, and said, "Feifei threw it down."
Nok's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly turned around and looked in the direction Rusty pointed.
But he was surprised to see a familiar cat face.
Uh... Okay, a very familiar bird. It seems to be the snowy owl from yesterday?
Moreover, this snowy owl seems to be sizing him up too?
Nok suddenly didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
He finally understood who threw the prey last night.
Is love a thank you gift sent by the snow owl to repay him?
It was this thank you gift that was a bit fatal, and almost made the two of them the targets of night hunters.
"It turns out it was you who did the good deeds!"
Nok looked at the snowy owl on the treetops, tilting its head and staring at the father and daughter, feeling angry and amused in his heart.
Nok threaded the processed meat with sharpened wooden sticks and roasted it on the fire.
He conveniently collected the newly delivered prey from the snowy owl on the ground.
"Okay, I'll accept your thank you gift. Go ahead and do whatever you need to do. Don't cause us any more trouble!"
Nok shouted to the snowy owl on the tree, and then started grilling meat seriously.
Originally, he wanted to make some broth, but considering that it might attract the prying eyes of other animals or monsters,
Knock gave up.
After all, when he really needs to run away, he can put the barbecue directly into the space, carry Rusty and run away.
Anyway, the forest is full of snow, leaving no kindling to burn.
Time danced a gorgeous waltz in place, allowing people to spend a quiet time without noticing.
Zhi~
The hot grease dripped onto the flames, making a sizzling sound.
The aroma permeates the nearby air.
Even the snowy owl in the tree couldn't help but stare at the meat in Nok's hand.
Nok looked at the roasted meat that was golden and crispy on the surface and tumbling with fat.
Sprinkle the salt and pepper lightly in your hand, coating most of the roast evenly.
"Papa, meat! Meat!"
Rusty sat in Nok's arms and kept reaching out to grab the barbecue in Nok's hand.
But he was caught by Nok's arms.
"Wait, wait, wait, it's not done yet, and the meat is hot, so you can't eat it now! Don't worry, no one will compete with you."
Nok is really not stingy, but as early as twenty minutes ago, the aroma of the barbecue was just coming out,
Rusty couldn't wait to bite it.
I stopped talking when my mouth was burned, and my mouth was full of blood.
But even then, she was not willing to let go.
In the end, it was Nok who persuaded her to stop her and let go.
Nok used healing techniques to treat her burns while feeling distressed, and at the same time put her into his arms to "trap" her.
Only in this way can the meat be completely cooked. He didn't know how many times he had stopped Rusty's "raid" in the process.
"Okay, okay, let's drink water first, and then eat meat!"
Nok took out a plate, put the barbecue and the wooden sticks on the plate, and covered the barbecue part with a lid.
Then he took out a pot, found a wooden stick, and placed the pot on the fire. Then he took out a water bag and poured water into the pot.
Prepare to boil some hot water to drink and warm yourself up.
And when Nok was busy, he forgot about the restraint on Rusty,
Rusty quietly slipped out of Nok's arms and tiptoed towards the plate of barbecue.
Just when she opened the lid on the plate and was about to pick up the barbecue,
Phew~
A dark shadow enveloped her, and a pair of sharp claws flashed in front of Rusty's eyes, grabbing the barbecue on the plate,
About to take off.
"This is my meat!"
Rusty's face changed, and he reached out angrily to grab the stick that came with the barbecue.
Then he punched the black figure in front of him who was snatching her flesh with his little hand.
boom!
"Gu——!"
The black shadow let out a scream and was punched by Rusty and fell to the snow.
Even the barbecue fell to the ground.
"Meat!" Rusty saw the barbecue falling to the ground and put down the meat thief in distress.
Run towards the barbecue.
When the meat thief saw Rusty's back was empty, he wanted to get up and give the two-legged beast a claw.
But suddenly he met Nok's murderous gaze. His body stiffened and he retracted his claws.
It changed into wings and flapped towards Rusty.
Nok was immediately outraged when he saw this scene.
He had long discovered the behavior of snowy owls flying down to grab meat.
As early as when he was grilling meat, he noticed that the snowy owl was attracted to his grilled meat.
Therefore, he had already guessed that the snowy owl would definitely want to have a taste.
It's just that Nok didn't expect that the other party would snatch it directly. He thought it would fly down and ask for it face to face.
Seeing the snowy owl trying to steal meat, Nok originally wanted to stop it.
But considering that he and Rusty will have to live in this forest for a long time to come.
Nok did nothing to stop the snowy owl.
Nock wants Rusty to realize that dangers are everywhere in the forest.
However, Knock had forgotten that Rusty had grown up on a desert island since he was a child, and his perception of danger was
Even more sensitive than Nok.
Snow Owl failed to steal the meat and was knocked down by Rusty instead. This was completely beyond Nok's expectation.
Nok thought that Rusty's ability to survive on the desert island was all due to the protection of the island owner!
Now it seems that this is not the case at all!
The power that Rusty's punch unleashed was definitely more than fifty pounds.
You know, Rusty is only five years old! Although I took good care of myself for two months,
But he doesn't even weigh fifty kilograms, but he can explode with fifty kilograms of strength.
Come to think of it, she is really special.
Rusty just picked up the barbecue in the snow.
The snow owl's half-meter-wide wings flapped over and slapped the squatting Rusty into the snow.
"Ahh! My fleshy flesh! You pay for my fleshy flesh!"
Rusty got up from the snow angrily, ignoring the snow scum on his face.
He pounced directly on the snowy owl standing in the snow.
If the meat had fallen on the floor before, Rusty would have picked it up and eaten it without hesitation.
But since she followed Nok, she remembered Papa's words, don't eat anything that falls on the ground.
When the barbecue landed for the first time, Rusty felt that he picked it up quickly, so the barbecue shouldn't have time to get dirty.
But the second time, she pressed her whole body on the barbecue and pressed the barbecue into the snow.
How to eat it!
That was the barbecued meat that Papa had roasted for her for so long that she burned her mouth without even eating it!
"Bad bird, I want to clean you up!"
Rusty's short legs ran all the way on the snow, and then he jumped into the sky above the snowy owl.
Hit the snow owl.
As one of the night hunters in the forest, the snowy owl is naturally quite capable.
It flapped its wings and raised the snow, covering Rusty's sight.
Then the whole bird burrowed forward, slipped out of the snowy area, and then flapped its wings to fly.
Unexpectedly, a small white hand stretched out from the flying snow and grabbed the steering wheel of the Snow Owl's life.
Pulled it back into the flying snow.
"Meat thief, you want to run away now, it's too late! Tell me! How do you want to wash it!"
Is it tender soup or Feng Shao! Phew, bah! "
Nok listened to the sound of the little girl spitting, and finally understood why she suddenly became slurred again.
It turned out that when he fell to the ground just now, he had snow in his mouth. My teeth were frozen.
In the flying snow circle, the snowy owl whose lifeline was held by Rusty was waving its wings desperately.
He wanted to break free from the clutches of this little two-legged beast, but Rusty knocked him down as soon as his head collapsed.
"Steal things, right? Be a bad bird, right? I'll clean you up, clean you up!"
Rusty grabbed the snow owl's neck with one hand, raised the snow owl in front of his eyes, and knocked the opponent's head crazily with the other hand.
Snow Owl felt waves of impact on his head, and for a moment, he was stunned.
At some point, Nok had picked up the meat that was thrown on the snow. After patting it clean,
He put it next to the fire and roasted it.
The meat was not dirty and could be eaten, but it was a little cold.
Knock didn't stop Rusty from training birds.
As long as the snowy owls didn't move their paws and mouth, Nok had no intention of caring about them.
But if the snowy owl dares to move its claws or use its mouth to be naughty to Rusty, Nok's gun will shoot the snowy owl in the head without hesitation.
As for whether Rusty will be injured, Noak is not worried.
As long as people are not dead, he can save them.
Although this is a bit callous, in the wild, he must make Rusty aware of the danger.
This is not a holy city or a desert island, and there is no Nok or the island owner to protect her.
By chance in the forest, Nok encountered a strong enemy and got separated from her.
She can at least have some common sense and a sense of crisis, and she can survive until Nok finds her.
Otherwise, Nok is really worried about the coming days.
Zhila!
The grilled meat is once again bubbling with fat and fragrant.
Nok couldn't help but reached out and wanted to tear off a piece and taste it, but suddenly something felt wrong.
Huh? Why is there no sound?
"Suck!"
There was a sound of slurping next to him, and Nok turned his head to look.
Suddenly I couldn't laugh or cry.
It turned out that Rusty was actually lying on the back of the snowy owl, stretching his neck together with the snowy owl,
I'm drooling just staring at the barbecue in Nok's hand!
But even so, Rusty didn't take the initiative to reach for the meat this time.
Not forgetting to pull the head of the snowy owl trying to steal meat.
I don’t know why the two guys who were fighting desperately just now suddenly turned into enemies.
When Nok saw this scene, he took out his dagger and cut off two large pieces of flesh.
A seasoned piece was placed on the plate and handed to Rusty's hand.
The other piece without any seasoning was placed in the snow in front of the snow owl.
It turned out that Nok had already reserved a portion for the snowy owl during the barbecue.
After all, the meat was brought to them and it has been following them.
Nok was wondering if he could try to tame the snowy owl.
If possible, it would be much safer for Nok and the others to move around in the forest.
The snowy owl can not only help them keep watch at night, but can also fly above the forest to help Nok and the others find a way out.
Otherwise, there was no way he could have kept alive a bird that was planning to lay its claws on Rusty.
The two guys who were eaten by Nok happily ate their own barbecue.
Nok poured a cup of hot water from the pot to Rusty and put it on Rusty's hand.
Rusty was holding the barbecue in one hand and the water glass in the other. As for the plate, it had been thrown under the Snow Owl.
The snowy owl stepped on the hot barbecue, lowered its head, and pecked at the barbecue with its beak.
So delicious!
It feels that its life as a bird has been in vain!
Although raw meat is also very delicious, it is much worse than the cooked meat we eat today!
It wants to eat it again!
Nok picked up the plate that Rusty had thrown away, poured some hot and cold water, and mixed it into warm water.
Placed it in front of Snow Owl.
"Drink! The barbecue is too dry for you. If you don't drink water, you will die of thirst in a while."
Nok didn't care whether the snowy owl understood or not. He teased the snowy owl a few words, and then he picked up the remaining meat and ate it.
Well, it tastes good, and I don’t know what kind of animal meat it is.
"Huh?"
As he ate, Nok became suspicious.
This is not the meat of an ordinary animal, that half-rabbit is actually a monster!
Nok was stunned when he felt the weak energy absorbed into his body after eating the barbecue.
It's not that Nok has never eaten World of Warcraft meat.
But he has eaten too much in the past two years and is too familiar with it.
Ordinary meat does not contain that much energy.
Nok looked at Snow Owl and became a little surprised.
No wonder this guy is larger than the average snowy owl. It turns out that it is no longer a beast.
It's the kind of person who is extremely lucky and gets splashed with foot-washing water by Lady Luck.
It actually evolved from an ordinary beast into a magical beast!
No wonder it was not afraid when it witnessed the fight between those night hunters last night.
It turns out that it is the boss who is proud of the others.
Nok watched the snowy owl carefully while eating his meal.
There was no obvious magic fluctuation on his body, and he looked like an ordinary snow owl.
But it is not difficult to see from its smart eyes that this guy has a little bit of wisdom.
Also, Nok discovered that not only was this guy a bit bigger, but he also had a problem with his claws.
It is estimated that it is cut down and sold to material dealers. It is also a rare material.
The Snowy Owl, who was eating, suddenly felt a sense of malice, as if the two-legged beast in front of him,
Thinking of something rude.
"I'm telling you, little one, do you want to leave here with us? I don't care enough about this kind of food."
Nok was shameless and prepared to kidnap the ignorant single bird.
The Snowy Owl is a large owl, but unlike other owls, it is diurnal.
This is also one of the reasons why Nok wants to abduct the other party, if it is a night activity,
Nock didn't want to kidnap it.
Of course, this does not mean that snowy owls are inactive at night.
It is only active during the day, but at night, it is still a forest hunter.
After all, it is now a Warcraft, and its habits have changed a lot.
Otherwise, where would any bird eat cooked food?
Faced with Nok's temptation, Snow Owl remained unmoved.
Is there anything more stupid than not working hard when cooking?
Snow Owl doesn't feel stupid anyway.
If you have anything to do, let’s wait until it’s finished cooking.
Rusty devoured the meat in his hands and burped.
Then he patted his bulging belly with satisfaction.
He drank the water in the cup.
"Hiccup~"
Rusty burped very unladylikely, handed the cup to Nok, and asked casually:
"Papa, can I raise popsicles?"
"Popsicle?" Nok, who reached out to take the cup, was stunned and looked at Rusty in confusion: "Who is the Popsicle?"
Rusty reached out and patted the snowy owl on the head, and said with a smile: "It's a popsicle!"
Nok pulled the corners of his twitching mouth, trying not to laugh, and asked, "Why do you call it a popsicle?"
Rusty happily put his hands around the snowy owl's neck and pulled the snowy owl's face up regardless of its struggle.
"Didn't Dad say that if a very old uncle cannot marry an aunt, he is called a bachelor?
Popsicle is an old sparrow that can't find its mother sparrow, and because of its icy texture, the sparrows don't play with it.
So, I think it’s appropriate to call it popsicle. "
"Moreover, there is no one to help it grill meat, so it just steals our meat. It's so pitiful. Rusty thinks,
If we raise it, it can let Papa roast meat in the future. "
Rusty's words were like a knife piercing Nok's heart.
His daughter actually sold him for a bird!
"Rusty, do you know that considering that this ice... popsicle has no one to grill it, have you ever thought about it?
Dad doesn’t have anyone to roast meat for me! "
Nok made a final struggle.
Rusty was puzzled: “But Papa can grill his own meat!
Anyway, Papa wants to grill meat for me. "
"..." Nok suddenly felt that his daughter was playing him.
After leaving the city and being away from the crowd, my daughter became a lot more eccentric.
However, Nok had no objection to the matter.
Originally, he wanted to kidnap the snowy owl away.
If it is really willing to follow Nok and the others, Nok will take it back to Reims Cathedral and raise it.
It also counts as finding a playmate for my daughter and disciple Milady.
If it doesn't want to follow, put it back after you find a way to leave the forest.
Unexpectedly, before he could take action, his daughter Rusty killed the target bird!
"No! Rusty, I listen to you. Do you understand what Popsicle is saying?"
Rusty tilted his head, pouted, and looked at Nok in confusion.
"Papa, can't you understand what Popsicle is talking about?"
Nok's eyes widened, looking at his innocent daughter, and shouted in his heart: Should I understand?
Nok sneered and said, "I don't understand."
"Papa is so stupid," Rusty complained in disgust.
Intangible dislike is the most deadly!
Nok covered his injured heart, and in order to save his tall image in the eyes of his daughter,
Decided to struggle a little longer.
"Rusty, it's not that dad doesn't have it, but most people, no! They are normal human beings,
I can’t even understand what Popsicle said. "
Rusty didn't know why, looked at Nok and said, "What about the kittens and puppies?"
Nok shook his head: "I don't understand."
"Where are the chickens and ducks?"
"no."
"Where's the guinea pig and the dragoness?"
"No way."
"Okay, I get it now."
"What do you know?"
"Papa, you adults are so stupid."
puff! Nok fell to the ground clutching his heart, which had been shot through by his daughter.
Nok, the whole book is over... It's all over. Nok got up from the ground angrily.
Squatting in front of Rusty, he told Rusty with a serious expression: "Rusty, from now on,
You can't tell anyone but Dad that you understand the animals. Even if someone doubts you,
Don't admit it, let alone tell others what the animals said. "
Rusty put his face in his hands, lay on the back of Snow Owl Popsicle, and said with a puzzled look on his face: "Papa,
Rusty didn't understand. "
Nok covered his teeth with a headache and sighed: "Forget it if you don't understand.
Anyway, except for dad, don’t tell anyone that you can understand animals.
And don't talk to animals in front of others. do you know? "
"Oh~"
Rusty, who originally wanted to show off his skills, agreed to Nok in despair.
Nok reached out and rubbed Rusty's short hair, comforting him: "Okay.
Dad just doesn't let you talk to animals in front of people. When there are no people, Rusty can do whatever he wants. "
"Can you do that?" Rusty looked at Nok with bright eyes.
Nok nodded, it had to be done, otherwise the little ancestor would cry.
"The snowy owl in the article is a kind of magical beast, which is different from the real snowy owl. Everything about its size is exaggerated."
