Chapter 18: Psychological Struggle

At noon, Tong Chen did not immediately return to the camp, but first walked to the water source to replenish the necessary water for his body before returning to the shelter.

Tong Chen didn't try to take a nap as usual, although the sun at noon was the most torturous time, but Tong Chen felt his adrenaline constantly excited, and he was very excited, because he was going to try to drill wood for fire again, which had become the top priority in Tong Chen's heart, and for this reason, everything else could be put aside for the time being.

The steps of making a fire cannot be said to be very skilled, but with the first few fire-making experiences, Tong Chen is no longer flustered, and the order of preparing velvet, drill sticks, dead wood, and making a fire Tong Chen has already memorized the order before and after.

The wood that hangs on the stone has been thoroughly dried under the scorching sun, so first drill a gap in the plank, insert the drill rod and start turning;

Tong Chen's heart had calmed down, and at this time he had only one thought in his heart: he must succeed in lighting a fire again.

Success always favors those who are prepared.

Between the constant friction of his hands, wisps of green smoke soon came out, and Tong Chen turned it for a while, and then carefully presented the spark on the velvet prepared in advance.

With a gentle blow, accompanied by thick smoke and firelight, Tong Chen finally lit the fire again.

His right hand kept putting the prepared matches on the fire, even if he lit another fire beside him in the scorching noon, Tong Chen didn't take long to sweat profusely, and he reached out to wipe the excitement on his face.

stared at the constantly jumping fire for a long time, and when Tong Chen was really hot, he retreated away from the fire.

Since the last time the fire that was finally lit was extinguished by an unexpected storm, the shadow of no fire was like a boulder pressing on Tong Chen's heart.

After the fire was successfully lit, Tong Chen was not only excited, but he was also worried, worried that if there was another rainstorm, the fire that he had worked so hard to would be ruthlessly extinguished like last time.

Although the weather is still sunny and the sun is hanging high, the moment the storm comes, it is too late to talk about anything, and it is necessary to take precautions and prepare for accidents.

Looking at the sparks that kept flying with the wind, Tong Chen first moved several large stones to surround the fire in the middle, and then he braved the scorching sun to break a few branches from the nearby poplar trees.

After inserting three branches in three directions of the fire, Tong Chen then tied the tops of the three branches directly above the fire together, and finally he found some branches to complete the triangular house from top to bottom.

That's right, Tong Chen built a simple triangular house for the fire, although it seems to be vulnerable in the face of the storm, but Tong Chen feels that it should be able to block the invasion of some light rain.

As for if there is a real storm at that time, then we have to find another way depending on the situation.

After all this, Tong Chen was like a hard and tiring day of work, and he was really relieved when he got home.

Time always slips away quickly and inadvertently, and Tong Chen's only way to perceive time is to look at the sun, and the sun is about to set again.

With fire, he can naturally do a lot of things, and Tong Chen doesn't want to go hungry anymore.

Looking up at the sky a few times, Tong Chen strengthened the thought in his heart, did not dare to continue to hesitate, he stepped on the road back without stopping.

Almost an hour later, Tong Chen came to the waterhole where he caught the frog again.

Tong Chen lightly touched the vicinity of the waterhole, looking at the scene in front of him and was stunned, there were only a few frogs he had met in the first two times, but this time there were constantly frogs jumping back and forth by the waterhole, Tong Chen estimated that there were more than a dozen.

"It's gone, and there's finally something to eat."

Without much effort, Tong Chen caught three frogs one after another, holding the slippery frogs tightly with both hands, and Tong Chen fell into the same psychological disorder that appeared before.

I have never killed a frog with my own hands, but if I don't kill a frog, then I will starve, and I will be irresponsible to myself, and I will be cruel to myself.

If you want to eat frog meat, you must end their life with your own hands, which is a process that cannot be avoided.

"Ugh"

Tong Chen's stomach protested again, as if to say: Your mother-in-law and mother eat frogs so much shit, you are not a moral model, nor are you a monk who abstains from meat and killing, and what kind of big tail wolf is inserted in the ass with a dog's tail and grass.

I don't even dare to eat a frog, what if I encounter other big animals? I don't dare to kill such a small animal, and I can only be hungry, so I don't talk about surviving in the wilderness, so I might as well give up the task and go home.

At this time, the sun had already set, the sky was getting darker and darker, and Tong Chen's heart was getting more and more anxious, if he continued to hesitate, he would not be able to return to the camp at night.

Tong Chen turned his heart sideways, grabbed the hind legs of a frog and put it on the ground, picked up a stone next to it and smashed it on the frog's head, and there was no blood flowing as expected, but the frog's body fluids also splashed a lot on Tong Chen's upper body as the stone fell.

The remaining two frogs suffered the same fate.

Tong Chen was washing the dirty things on his body by the waterhole, feeling a little uncomfortable.

When Tong Chen returned to the camp, the weather was completely dark, and he hurriedly added matches to the fire that was about to be extinguished.

He found a branch and put the gutted frog on it, and Tong Chen held one end in his right hand and roasted it on the fire.

Seeing that everything around him was completely plunged into darkness, and the cries of various insects were endless, but Tong Chen's loneliness in his heart couldn't be controlled, only the fire around him gave him some comfort.

Only at this time can you truly appreciate the great role of fire in a person, not only to keep warm, but also to bake food, but also to be the sustenance of a person's heart in the wild.

As the frogs continued to roast in the fire, the sound of snorting began to sound, and the smell of meat that Tong Chen had never smelled wafted up, and the meat gradually changed color.

The saliva secretion speed in Tong Chen's mouth increased significantly, and he sat upright, swallowing saliva.

Tong Chen would rather eat roasted meat than raw meat, and after a long time, Tong Chen suddenly smelled the smell of roasted paste, so he hurriedly took the frog away from the fire.

Ignoring the hot mouth, Tong Chen immediately took a bite, and between his teeth, he took another bite.

The meat was roasted first, and the taste was actually good, Tong Chen made the first evaluation.

This is the first time that Tong Chen has really eaten energy-rich food since he survived three times, and it is still meat, I have to say that Tong Chen also feels that he has broken through...

A frog was eliminated by Tong Chen in a few bites, the frog meat is good, it can really be eaten, when Tong Chen eats it, he is still a little uncomfortable in his heart, and he doesn't know if he can eat it, but such a question is obviously not a problem at the moment.

After eating three frogs in a row, Tong Chen felt half full in his stomach, and if there were five more frogs, Tong Chen also felt that he could eat them.

The meat is a little baked, if you have a little salt, it will be even more delicious, accustomed to salty meat products, Tong Chen has not yet adapted to any meat that has no taste for the first time, but in this wilderness to eat meat, Tong Chen is already very satisfied.

The discomfort of killing the frog at the beginning has long been left out of the nine heavens by Tong Chen.