Chapter 404: Making a Trap
Mo Tong agreed with Qin Xiusheng to go to the forest alone to catch the hare, Qin Xiusheng nodded, and walked into the forest alone with a dagger.
"While catching hares, let's see if there are any herbs that are effective in treating sprains. Qin Xiusheng muttered to himself as he walked. The sprain on Mo Tong's ankle had not been treated, which made Qin Xiusheng's heart have to care.
When Qin Xiusheng walked into the deep forest, sure enough, just as Mo Tong said, the number of hares in this forest was amazing. Perhaps because of the lack of natural predators, coupled with the hare's super reproductive ability, this forest seems to have become a paradise for hares.
Although there are many hares, it is not so easy to catch. Qin Xiusheng couldn't help frowning slightly as he looked at the hare that would flee at full speed as soon as he got close.
It seemed that he could only use the traps he had learned in the adventure story, Qin Xiusheng thought silently in his heart. It takes some time to dig the traps, but the thought of eating a tender roasted hare in the evening is worth the extra time.
Thinking of this, Qin Xiusheng no longer hesitated and prepared to make traps. Although the method is already known, it is still quite difficult to implement in practice. Right now, the biggest problem facing Qin Xiusheng was the lack of tools to dig traps. Although the soil in the forest is not that hard, digging with your hands is not a practical thing.
Qin Xiusheng searched in the forest, hoping to find something that could replace the shovel. The results were self-evident, how could there be such a thing as a shovel in the forest of a desert island? The only thing he could find was branches of various thicknesses.
Picking up a branch casually, Qin Xiusheng couldn't help frowning. The soil in this forest is soft, but it takes a lot of effort to dig with the branches.
"Do you want to give up?" Qin Xiusheng bit his lip and muttered to himself. Immediately, he shook his head vigorously. He had already promised Mo Tong, how could he just give up?
Thinking of this, Qin Xiusheng took the branch in his hand and began to dig on the ground. It was even more difficult than Qin Xiusheng imagined, the branches were too fragile, as long as they used a little more force, they would break off immediately. Also, the speed of crafting traps from twigs is also very slow. If this continues, I'm afraid he won't be able to dig the trap well when it's dark.
Biting his lip vigorously, Qin Xiusheng decided to give it a try with his hands. He crouched on the ground, using his hands together, digging through the soil. Compared to digging with branches, the speed of digging directly by hand is significantly faster. At first, it was bearable, but as the trap dug deeper and deeper, Qin Xiusheng felt a faint pain in his hands. Although the soil of the forest is soft, it also contains some hard objects such as gravel, which can easily leave a wound on his hand.
"Forget it, for the sake of roasting the hare at night, I can only bite the bullet. Qin Xiusheng bit his lip vigorously and continued to dig despite the pain in his hand.
After all, once you dig a trap, you can use it repeatedly. In order to have a hare to eat every day, he no longer cares what happens to his hands.
With Qin Xiusheng's efforts, finally at dusk, he successfully dug a trap of the right size. Something that could restrict the hare's movement should have been placed in the trap, such as an iron clip, in case the hare that fell into the trap escaped from the trap with its excellent jumping ability. However, at the moment, apart from holding a dagger, Qin Xiusheng did not have anything that could play a similar role.
Glancing at the dagger in his hand, a hint of hesitation flashed in Qin Xiusheng's eyes. Although he would not lose the dagger if he put it in a trap, he subconsciously did not want to do so. Even Qin Xiusheng himself didn't understand why he had such thoughts, maybe this dagger was given to him by Mo Tong, right?
If Mo Tong knew Qin Xiusheng's thoughts, he would definitely scoff at it. Where was the dagger given to him, it was obviously lent to him but not returned.
Qin Xiusheng decided to carry the dagger with him, no matter what, this was also the only self-defense tool he and Mo Tong had now, and it was indeed a bit unreasonable to use it as a trap. However, he had to find a replacement to put in the trap, otherwise his afternoon's efforts would be in vain.
At this moment, Qin Xiusheng remembered the branch he had just used to dig. The branches are brittle, but that's for humans. With the size of a hare, just pick a slightly thicker branch, it will definitely work.
Thinking of this, Qin Xiusheng began to collect branches of the right size in the forest. In the process of mobile phone branches, he was also pleasantly surprised to find a herb used for trauma. Qin Xiusheng hurriedly put the herbs in his pocket, preparing to take them back to treat the sprain on Mo Tong's ankle.
Found the herbs for Ink Pupil, and picked up enough twigs at the same time. Qin Xiusheng walked to the edge of the trap and used a dagger to cut off the excess part of the branch, and sharpened one end. It doesn't matter if a tree branch man or a large animal steps on it at this level, it will definitely be easy to break the branch, and at most it will only leave a very light external injury. This is not the case for hares, not enough to be fatal, but enough to make them incapacitated.
Fixed a few sharpened branches in the trap, and then Qin Xiusheng found some leaves and gently covered the trap. In order to attract the hares, he also added some fresh grass to the leaves and stripped all the grass around. In this way, whenever a hare comes by, it will definitely be attracted to the grass on the trap and fall into the trap.
When Qin Xiusheng finished everything, the sky was already getting dark. Looking at the remnant sun hanging in the sky, Qin Xiusheng couldn't help frowning slightly. The sun is about to set and the sky will be completely dark. If he hadn't been able to catch the hare before the sun went down, he and Mo Tong would probably have to rely on fruit to satisfy their hunger tonight.
Although he really wanted to eat meat, Qin Xiusheng knew very well in his heart that this kind of thing would not be in a hurry. He decided to leave the trap like this for the time being, pick up some branches and go back to them as firewood, and then raise the fire first.
For them on a desert island, making a fire is the most important thing at the moment. If there is no fire, not only will it not be able to drive away the cold of the night, but even if you catch a hare, you will not be able to cook. Even if they are stranded on a desert island, they can't eat them raw like primitive people, right?
Soon, Qin Xiusheng picked up enough branches and walked out of the forest with them in his arms.