Under the surging aurora, Wei Ran and Gale dug out a half-track motorcycle buried in snow on the shore of the frozen lake.
After trying to start it to no avail, the two dug out wrenches and other items from the car and used the faint light of a flashlight to dismantle the engine, which was not that big.
Wei Yan actually didn't have any hope that the engine could be repaired, but for Gale, repairing it became all his hopes.
With the help of the wrist-thick wood they brought, the two men lifted the heavy engine into the trailer. Then they gathered all the tools and various accessories that came with the vehicle, and then dragged the heavy trailer to the shelter.
go in the direction.
"Victor, don't clean up those traces."
Gale urged, "Maybe in a few hours, just a random snow will cover it, and it's been so long, the Germans won't chase us here at all."
"makes sense..."
Wei Ran stood up after hesitating for a moment, took another rope tied to the tow truck, slung it over his shoulders, and together they pulled the tow truck into the coniferous forest.
Returning to the shelter while chatting, Dorian was still sleeping soundly, but Quantan had already woken up. At this time, he was making a pair of leggings out of bearskin and canvas.
"Did you really take the engine back?" Kantan raised his eyebrows and handed a leggings he had made to Wei Ran, "Tie it on your leg and give it a try."
"For me?" Wei Ran asked in surprise.
"Although the German boots you and Dorian are wearing are more comfortable than the ones I made, they are definitely not as warm as the ones I made."
Kantan explained briefly and continued to urge, "Try it quickly. If it doesn't fit, I can change it again."
Hearing this, Wei Ran took the bearskin leggings from the opponent's hand. To put it bluntly, these leggings were just a piece of hard bear skin that had not been tanned, with a layer of canvas lining and canvas ties added inside.
Although the shape and craftsmanship are definitely simple and rough, I have to admit that it does feel a lot warmer when tied to the legs.
Wei Ran tried jumping and said with satisfaction, "The size is very suitable."
"Take it off"
Kantan nodded, "When I get the leggings ready for you two, if Gale hasn't repaired the engine by then, I will get a pair of gloves for each of you."
"It's also bearskin?" Gale asked jokingly.
"If any of you are willing to place those animal traps in the forest, maybe they can be fox skins or wolf skins." Kantan spread his hands as he said this, "But it will definitely not be human skins."
"I'll go"
Wei Ran was the first to say, "I have a friend who is a hunter. He often hunts in this environment, so I probably know where to put the animal trap."
"Then it's up to you." Kantan pointed to the animal traps placed next to the fireplace, "The ones on the left should be usable, but the two on the right seem to have some problems."
"I'll go now," Wei Ran said, standing up, picking up the bunch of animal traps, and a few extra nails, and left the shelter again.
Using an ax to chop off some brown bear internal organs, Wei Ran carried the animal trap and walked to the depths of the coniferous forest. He searched carefully until he saw some vague footprints on the snow, and then he took the bear in his hand.
The brown bear's internal organs were nailed to the trunk of a nearby pine tree, and then a trap was placed directly underneath. Finally, it was carefully camouflaged with snow.
Following the same pattern, Wei Ran arranged all the few animal traps in his hand. Wei Ran noted the location, then cleared his footprints and returned to the shelter.
In the next two days, Dorian continued to lay the floor of the shelter with ashes and wooden boards from the fireplace. Gale devoted all his energy to repairing the engine.
In the past two days, after Kantan made a pair of leggings for Wei Ran and Dorian respectively, he also made a pair of thick and heavy mittens for each of them using thick shaved bearskin and canvas.
Although the gloves were far from flexible after being worn, they were warm enough. Even at Wei Ran's request, an additional index finger made of canvas was sewn onto the right hand of his gloves.
As for its function, it is naturally used to pull the trigger. Unfortunately, not only Gale and Dorian despise this small improvement, but even Kantan thinks it is completely unnecessary - even if he can get the defense without any compromise.
Canvas index finger cover on request.
In addition, in the past two days, Weiran not only took care of most of the chores including cooking, but also helped Gale who was busy repairing the engine every now and then.
Unfortunately, after the engine was disassembled, the worst possibility emerged - it exploded, which almost sentenced it to death.
It was also from this day that Gale began to use the few remaining wooden boards to make skis day and night. And this work also received the support of Dorian and Kantan in a very short period of time.
When the third complete "卌" symbol appeared on the wood board on the fireplace chimney, the barking of dogs from outside the forest also made everyone nervous!
"Pfft!"
As thick water vapor and dust evaporated, the bonfire that had been burning in the fireplace for half a month was put out by Gale, and Kantan also blew out the oil lamp on the table.
Dorian, who was chopping wood outside, pushed down the small chimney he had built as quickly as possible after giving the signal. Wei Ran, who ran out of the shelter immediately behind him, also waved a shovel.
Helped bury the chimney and chimney mouth with snow.
"We can't hide in the shelter!" Wei Ran said faster, "Hide, let's hide behind the tree! Quick!"
Hearing this, Gale and Kantan picked up the weapons hanging on the door in no particular order and ran to a pine tree not far away according to Wei Ran's guidance.
Almost as soon as Wei Ran and Dorian jumped into the shadow of a pine tree, a sleigh pulled by reindeer and a sleigh pulled by dogs also rushed into this hidden place.
Glade!
“This is it”
After the person sitting on the sleigh got off, he first raised his hand and saluted, and then said in German to the person sitting on the reindeer sleigh, "A local hunter once lived here a few years ago. I heard...
It is said that their family unfortunately encountered a fire. If someone is hiding here, I think this is the most likely place."
"Um..."
The man sitting on the sleigh responded with a decent greeting, but he did not get off the car. Instead, he asked in a calm tone, "It seems like there are people living here?"
"That's true." The man operating the sled looked around nervously, "But we should bring a few more people here. This place was clearly already..." a few years ago.
Just when he was about to say something more, Gale had already jumped out with a submachine gun. At the same time, Wei Ran also jumped out and shouted in German, "Put your hands up! Otherwise we will shoot!"
