Chapter 39 Collecting Wood

As he bent down to collect the vines and try to get the sturdy ropes back to the cave shelter, he was nearly bitten by an earthy snake.

The snake must have been hiding in the tree, and he ripped it off along with the vines.

Lu Ming dodged the snake's lightning attack in one fell swoop. And jumped to the side with a sapper shovel vigilantly at the poison that was more than a meter long.

Seeing that it had not taken advantage, the snake raised its neck in protest a few times, and then swam away into the grass.

"Whew-" Lu Ming breathed a sigh of relief.

Snake meat is delicious though. But judging by the appearance of this snake's triangular head, it is a highly venomous snake.

He didn't want to lose his life because of those pieces of meat.

He carried the vines to the cliffs.

Bai Xiaoyi and the three of them were looking closely at the fishing line.

"Shhh

At the other end of the line, an adult red-throated loon flapps its wings.

"Leave it alone. Lu Ming said, dragging the pile of vines to the edge of the cave.

"You're going to make rope, right? I'll do it with you. Bai Xiaoyi hurriedly said.

"Well, be careful. Lu Ming said and sat down next to Bai Xiaoyi, staring at the bird with the rest of his eyes, while straightening and sorting out the finger-thick tree vines one by one.

"What do you want these vines for?" Bai Xiaoyi looked at him in surprise.

"I'm going to make a rope ladder. Lu Ming responded.

The cross brace of the rope ladder is ready-made. The branches of the trees he cut down picked out and there were plenty to use.

Just tie those branches to two parallel vines.

Of course, it's easy to think about, but it's not easy to do.

Lu Ming wanted to make the rope ladder as strong as possible.

After wiping those tree vines, Lu Ming saw that the red-throated loon bird fluttered and had no strength. Only then did he tiptoe past with a sapper shovel.

The red-throated loon stopped on the side, and when it saw Lu Ming, Lu Ming had already swung his shovel and slapped it on the head.

"Amazing, you caught it. Sun Meimei exclaimed in surprise.

Lu Ming smiled and didn't rush to clean up the bird. Instead, he took the telescope and looked into the distance.

Although he couldn't see the specific situation in the distance, there was green smoke rising from the beach and reef where Wang Hao was located.

For the whole day, nothing out of the ordinary.

After cleaning up the bird, Lu Ming wrapped it in leaves and soil, but this time he smeared a layer of salt on the bird's body.

The seawater is distilled, accumulating some coarse salt.

At this time, Lu Ming suddenly remembered that there were plastic sheets and the like in those marine garbage.

While waiting for the red-throated loon to roast, he went to the woods behind the mountain and cut down a tree. After constant attempts, he has mastered certain skills.

"At this rate, we will be able to collect enough wood in less than five days. As he sat down to rest, he looked at the trunk of the tree that was three or four meters long.

When Lu Ming was busy on the mountain, Li Cheng was standing on the mountainside with a tree branch watching.

"What is Lu Ming doing?" he looked thoughtfully at the swaying and downed trees near the cave.

If it was just to make a fire, Lu Ming didn't have to put that effort into it at all.

There are many trees on the island that were blown by the storm.

There are a lot of those sleek trunks.

However, he soon saw the sapper shovel in Lu Ming's hand.

"Sapper shovel?" Li Cheng pondered slightly, if they had that sharp weapon, they could do a lot of things.

Xu Dong squatted on the ground and looked at Li Cheng in the tree.

Last night, he was given half a roast bird.

But he remembered the smell again.

Bird.

Many, many birds......

He seemed to see the roast bird shaking in front of him.

He regretted the oath he had made earlier, although, he forgot whether it was his own decision or Wang Hao's decision.

But he didn't dare to go alone, since he saw Lu Ming's skills, he didn't dare to approach the vicinity of the cave at all.

He was waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity for Lu Ming to have no backhand.

Lu Ming and Bai Xiaoyi shared the bird.

Probably due to the recent physical exertion, he eats very well and is also in a hurry.

"Lu Ming, this piece of meat is for you, I'm full. Bai Xiaoyi saw that Lu Ming only ate those places where there was no meat, and left all his thighs for the three of them. Anxiously shoved a hot bird's leg into his hand.

"No, you guys split it. Lu Ming stubbornly pushed.

Bai Xiaoyi silently withdrew her hand, but she was moved in her heart.

Lu Ming smiled, stood up and looked at the sea level in the distance.

There seemed to be a layer of fog on the gray sea.

Quack –

The seabirds also hovered between the sky and the sea.

Although Lu Ming took the bait again. But no more red-throated loons took the bait.

"The air pressure is so low, it may rain for the next two days!" he muttered.

He wasn't sure it would rain. Even if it is a cumulonimbus cloud, it will not necessarily drift over the island.

He picked up his binoculars again and looked around for a kilometer.

The breeze rattled the treetops. But the sparse woods still allowed him to see far away.

After observing for a while, Lu Ming found no signs of people.

Lu Ming didn't go down the same path this time.

He looked through his binoculars at the broken rock on either side of the cliff.

On a huge reef, he saw a red-throated loon.

The bird fell on the reef and seemed to be dead.

He lifted the rope and walked some distance closer to the bird along the cliff path before strapping the rope with a plastic bucket hanging from it.

The descent was smooth.

Since he already had a few rock climbing experiences, it was easy to descend the cliffs full of honeycomb crevices with the help of a climbing rope. He even felt that the cliff was easier to climb than before.

It's just that the original road can easily go down to the rock crevice and stone pond.

At the bottom of the cliff are still shoals of gravel that have been piled up by rock breaks. He first waded through the water to pick up the red-throated loon and stuffed it into his backpack.

Then half a barrel of seawater was filled in a plastic barrel.

And he saw many oysters growing on the rocks. After thinking about it, he quickly pried half a bucket with a sapper shovel.

Half an hour has passed. Although he could still hold more shellfish.

But thinking about yesterday's events, he hurriedly climbed back along the rope

When he climbed to the top of the cliff out of breath, he didn't go up right away. Instead, he took the telescope and looked around, and saw that there was nothing out of the ordinary, so he struggled to carry the bucket of seawater and shells.

Because of the heavy bucket, he didn't rush to collect the climbing rope.

"You're coming back so soon?" Lin Yun, who was active outside the cave, was the first to greet him.

"When I went out, there was nothing out of the ordinary, right?" he asked.

"Hmm. I didn't hear anything. Sun Meimei replied seriously.

"Okay!" Lu Ming glanced at Sun Meimei with relief.

Thinking that the rope hadn't been retracted yet. He turned his head and went out again.

"Well, what are you going to do again?" Sun Meimei called softly behind him.

"I'm going to collect the rope. I'm afraid of being blown away by the wind. Lu Ming explained. "I picked some more seashells. It can be eaten grilled in the evening. ”