The Congo Basin used to be an inland lake, but because of the rise of the territory and the leakage of the lake, it formed a typical large basin. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

It is the core part of the Precambrian African paleolandmass. The terrain is surrounded by plateaus and mountains except for a narrow gap in the southwest that leads to the Atlantic Ocean, while the interior is a plain. There are few mountains.

This place that Chen Ergou fancied was one of the first targets identified by Goudan after scanning the map.

It is a cliff slope composed of an ancient metamorphic granite, gneiss, schist, quartzite, etc. About 500 meters above sea level, this altitude is very conspicuous in the rainforest of the nearby plains, not far from the rushing Congo River basin.

Judging from the external terrain, it is absolutely impossible to believe that this place has anything to do with the treasure. But in the other two places, there may not be any discoveries. Treasure hunting is not just judged by external senses, it must be experienced by yourself. It is better not to abandon any suspicious targets.

The further you go, the surrounding vegetation is noticeably different. There are many broad-leaved forests, but there is also a mixed evergreen and deciduous forest, and he also found a small bamboo forest along the way.

"There's bamboo!"

He shouted excitedly, "It's great to find bamboo here." Bamboo is arguably the ultimate green material. It grows without chemical fertilizers and pesticides, has a short growth cycle, and is the second fastest growing plant in the world, second only to the sea anemone!"

"Hardwood trees can take centuries to mature, softwood takes 10~20 years to mature, and bamboo only takes 3~5 years to grow to maturity, and some varieties can grow up to 1 meter per day. ”

"I won't talk about the function of bamboo, as long as I have bamboo in my hands, I can build a comfortable shelter. At least it's perfectly fine to survive tonight's rainstorm. ”

I was also a little surprised to split the thorns that blocked the road and got closer to the past.

Even bamboo, in the Congo Basin, is an ancient tree. The diameter is more than half a meter long, generally 40 meters high, and the tallest one is probably more than 60 meters by visual inspection, and it is still growing.

It was the first time he had seen such a tall and rugged primeval bamboo forest, "This is the giant dragon bamboo, and China also has this variety." As far as I know, the tallest dragon bamboo in China is only about 50 meters old and has been dead for many years. Now it is a withered and yellow old bamboo, and it is still protected. ”

"I have to say that in such an environment, any plant has to strive to grow upward, even bamboo. They have generally grown to over 40 meters tall, which is too tall for me and I only need to cut a smaller one. ”

I chose a tender green bamboo, and waved the jungle knife violently, and the thigh-thick bamboo broke off in response to the flash. Chop off unnecessary bamboo branches.

He also dug out a few bamboo shoots that had just emerged from the ground, picked up a few huge bamboo leaves, and dragged the big bamboo to the hillside in a hurry.

He raised his hand and glanced at his watch, and said, "It's 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and it should be close to 11 o'clock in the evening." The sky here is starting to get dark. The Congo Basin is on the equator, the length of day and night is the same, and it gets dark very quickly as it gets dark. And it's the rainy season, and every time it rains, it's a continuous downpour. ”

"I'm going to do it as soon as possible. If you only make a fire before dark, it will become a dinner for all the mosquitoes in the forest, and even the heavy rain will not stop their bloodthirsty desires. The location of the shelter had to be chosen, and the fallen trees and branches overhead, or the surrounding rocks, were the number one murderers in the forest, so I had to find a clearing. ”

When I came to the high ground, I put down the bamboo and looked around, and finally chose to build a shelter near the cliff in the south direction. Although it is close to the cliff and seems to be dangerous, there is a huge granite rock that is sunken into it to protect it from the wind.

It's not a natural shape, but a depression formed by a flood in the past, when the terrain was still very low.

"It's not bad here, the ground is dry. Although there is a stream below, the terrain here is relatively high and will not be flooded. What's even happier is the granite in the back, which is just right for me to get into. What's more, there are no ants here. ”

"In the Congolese rainforest, ants are the true kings of the forest. ”

"You haven't seen the power of the black marching ants in swarms, but I do. As soon as they appear, everything will be destroyed along the way. They go up and bite anything they see, and even chimpanzees are afraid of them, so they sleep in trees. Because even chimpanzees, with thick skin and flesh, are unwilling to sleep on the ground and endure the test of poisonous insects. ”

As he spoke, the clouds above him were getting thicker.

Purple thunder and lightning weaved a spider's web in the clouds, and the muffled thunder bombarded endlessly, and his ears were hardly clear for a moment.

The dense muffled thunder was like a war drum urging the soldiers to go on battle, stirring people's hearts uneasy.

And such a brutal scene was all faithfully filmed, which made the audience in the live broadcast room stunned.

The last time they were in the Sahara, they saw the endless desert, and even if they watched the live broadcast at home, they would feel insecure in their hearts, and they couldn't wait to sleep with a water bottle in their arms.

Now when you see this kind of thunder and heavenly might, what should you hold?

…… It makes people's scalp tingle and irresistible!

Thanks to Chen Ergou, he can always be calm and build his shelter step by step.

"Before we set up camp for the night, we had to remove the grass from the ground. In particular, the fallen leaves are swept away until the land is exposed. ”

This doesn't sound difficult, but you must know that the weed-covered area in front of you has grown to 10~12 feet tall, and the grass poles are pointed like blades. Chen Ergou brandished two jungle knives and frantically carved out a clearing.

He also used his feet to clean up all the fallen leaves and weeds in the vicinity.

"Remember, when clearing the ground, never use your hands to remove fallen leaves, as there may be snakes or scorpions. So with a stick, you have to clear a large area of leaf litter until the dirt is exposed. The place close to the granite is where I last set up the bed. ”

"I don't bother to build a very complete bamboo house, because I'm only here for one night. Most snakes and scorpions don't cross open spaces, so removing fallen leaves should be enough to deter them from approaching. ”

Time was pressing, and although he was tired and hungry, he had to get to work.

The bamboo was split into sections with a few knives, and a lot of water was stored in the bamboo knots near the roots, so it was no wonder that it was so heavy. Instead of throwing away the bamboo knots that store water, he cut them and put them as bamboo bowls for storing water.

Two of them were selected as pillars and planted in the ground.

There were no nails, and with a slight stirring of the tip of his knife on the bamboo, he had already dug a recessed hole, and inserted a piece of bamboo into it as a beam.

If you knock off the knots of other bamboos, you can pile them up like tiles and build a simple shelter with bamboo.

As he spoke, he said, "It's just a very simple canopy structure, a kind of side wall that hangs down on both sides, because there is very little wind under the rainforest, and the wind is blocked above the trees. Rain will only fall vertically. I was in a hurry to set up the shed as soon as possible, it was still dawning, but the visibility on the forest surface was already low. In another hour, I won't see anything. ”

His hands-on ability has always been very strong, and with his use of simple tools several times, a unique jungle bamboo house has been formed.

There was still a lot of bamboo left on the ground, and he also used it to build a simple bamboo bed half a meter above the ground.

It is really convenient for such a thick bamboo to be used to build a hut, and if it is not time permitting, he can even build a complete bamboo house here. Even the bamboo flooring can be done.

When it was all done, it only took half an hour.

He breathed a long sigh of relief, and he was also satisfied with the fruits of his labor.

The camera zooms up, overlooking the shelter from afar, although it is not so complete and can be called an artistic bamboo house, but it can build such a delicate small bamboo house in such a primeval jungle, and the left and right sides are strictly aligned, and the connections are all built in that ancient embedded way, and even a few beams and triangular structures are quite ingenious.

There are no bamboo walls, bamboo windows, or bamboo doors around, so he doesn't need it.

The most impressive thing is the spirit of enjoyment in his bones, even in such a cruel primeval rainforest!

After watching it, the audience couldn't help but ask, "Why do you make that bamboo bed so fine, even the bamboo pieces that make the bed are so neat and dense, are you here to explore, or to enjoy!"