Wilderness Redemption Tour

After crossing the Dakota River, Lin Yan took Sadie and followed the instructions on the system map all the way north along Beartooth Creek, and arrived at the source of Beartooth Creek, Lake Isabella, in the evening.

On the way from New Hanover to Ambarino, the scenery in Lin Yan's eyes gradually changed from the endless plains to the West Grizzli Mountains, which have a lot of gentle slopes and a few steep cliffs. In addition to black-tailed rabbits and white-tailed deer, common animals include argali sheep that can be seen everywhere in the forest and on the cliffs. During the journey, Lin Yan even witnessed a group of gray wolves surrounding argali sheep. Fortunately, the wolves were not targeting the two passers-by, otherwise even if Lin Yan's shooting skills were good, he would not be sure to escape unscathed when facing a group of gray wolves.

However, the uphill slope along the way was relatively gentle, and the actual altitude did not increase much. When they arrived at Lake Isabella, Lin Yan and Sadie were still wearing the same clothes they wore when they came.

Lin Yan estimated based on his own physical sensations that the temperature had dropped by only about 5 degrees during their journey, which was still quite a distance from the temperature required to wear winter clothes.

Perhaps because she was homesick, when they officially set out from Valentine, Sadie told Lin Yan not to rush and to just think of it as him accompanying her out for fun.

This was in stark contrast to Sadie's previous anxious attitude. Lin Yan also felt something vaguely, so he did not urge the horse under his crotch at all along the way, allowing it to move slowly along the stream, and only slightly quickened his pace when he saw the wolf pack.

After arriving at Lake Isabella, Lin Yan saw that it was still early and planned to walk a little further. Sadie, who had been silent all the way, said, "Let's stop here today. Let's find a place to rest for the night and walk the rest of the way tomorrow."

"Okay!" Lin Yan agreed without any hesitation.

After finding a relatively dry and flat ground, Lin Yan first spread the blanket behind the horse on the ground. After tying the horse, he and Sadie were responsible for hunting game and picking up branches to make a fire respectively. After a while, the aroma of food wafted from the crackling fire.

Their dinner tonight was two sizzling roasted rabbits, sprinkled with all kinds of seasonings and spices.

When dealing with these two wild rabbits, Lin Yan's intermediate cooking skills, which he had acquired for a long time but never put to good use, finally came in handy. The series of processes including skinning, cleaning the internal organs, washing, skewering and sprinkling with ingredients were as smooth as flowing water in his hands. Not only was there nothing wrong with them, but they even had a wild beauty against this backdrop.

The roasted rabbit meat was cooked to perfection and the taste was impeccable. Even Sadie, who was feeling a little down, couldn't help but eat the whole one.

Delicious food can make people feel better. After Sadie, who had been hungry for most of the day, wolfed down the hare in her hand, wiped her mouth with her sleeve, and said with satisfaction: "If I had known that you roasted it so deliciously, I would have picked two more."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yan put down the food in his hand, tore off a relatively complete rabbit leg and handed it to her.

"This one is for you, too. If that's not enough, you can go get two more before it gets dark."

Sadie was not polite. After taking the rabbit leg, she tore off a large piece of slightly burnt meat with her teeth. While chewing, she nodded and said vaguely: "Yeah, yeah, I'll go after this..."

After a hearty meal, Shadi and Lin Yan, who were in a better mood, sat around the fire. Having seen traces of wild wolves during the day, Lin Yan was worried that they would be spotted by wolves while they slept, so he suggested that he and Shadi take turns to keep watch at night.

"Don't worry." Sadie shook her head with a slightly upturned mouth. "As long as the fire is strong enough, even bears won't dare to come over."

Lin Yan looked at the fire-making materials that were piled up into almost a small mountain next to him, patted his chest, and felt completely relieved.

The next day, Lin Yan woke up early, added some firewood to the fire, and ran to the lake to fish. When Sadie came to find him, six smallmouth bass were lying neatly beside him.

After enjoying a hearty breakfast today, Lin Yan took Sadie on the road again.

The two turned to the north and walked for a while. Lin Yan, who was walking in front, found a clearly divided dividing line at the foot of the mountain not far ahead. The mountains, trees and roads to the north of this line were all covered with a thin layer of snow. But to the south of the dividing line, everything was normal.

This strange sight aroused Lin Yan's great interest. He raised his foot to urge the black horse under his crotch, asking it to take a few quick steps and bring him to the dividing line.

The temperature before the dividing line was still normal, and Lin Yan, who was still wearing the same clothes as yesterday, didn't even feel cold. But when he took a step forward and crossed to the other side of the dividing line, he felt like he had suddenly gone from summer to winter. Here, the cold was secondary. The most important thing was that the cold wind carried the cold air through the layers of clothing, and it felt like it was blowing directly into your bones.

"It's so cold..." Lin Yan said while shivering, hugging his upper body tightly with his arms.

After experiencing the cold in the game, Lin Yan returned to the dividing line. Shivering, he took out his double-breasted wool coat from the space bag and quickly put it on.

After feeling better, he gave Sadie's clothes, shoes and gloves to her, then hid behind a tree and put on the chaps.

After fully armed, Lin Yan walked to the other side of the dividing line again. This time, although his skin exposed to the air still felt cold, he no longer felt the same as before.

"Hey! This piece of clothing is really useful, but it feels a bit uncomfortable on my face. It would be better if I had a mask." Lin Yan covered his face and muttered softly.

Seeing that Sadie had also put on her winter clothes, Lin Yan first led the horse across the dividing line. Seeing that it did not show any discomfort, he mounted it again.

At this time, they were not far from Shijie Lake, but the increasingly thick snow on the road seriously affected their progress. The journey that was originally supposed to take an hour took them three hours.

Looking at the wooden house across the lake and the camp next to it, Lin Yan clumsily took out the photo in his hand with gloves on, showed the back to Sadie, and said loudly in the strong wind: "It says that he can't communicate with Flaco, and it is recommended to shoot him directly. It also says that he has at least ten accomplices around him, so we must not take it lightly later."

"Got it." Sadie's voice sounded muffled through the thick fur at the collar of her deerskin coat.

Amid the howling wind, Lin Yan and Sadie found a nearby tree to tie their horses to, and then stepped on the thick snow, taking one deep step and one shallow step, towards the cottage across the lake.