We've been doing the same thing these days, and that's "cutting down trees".

Originally, according to my idea, it was as simple as possible, just find a very thick tree and dig a cabin directly on it.

It's a pity that the idea is very simple, but the reality is cruel, and the idea was overturned after a little consideration. First of all, the requirements for the tree are very high, and at least a few people can meet our needs. This kind of tree is unlikely to appear on this kind of island, after all, if there is such a large tree, its root system must be very well developed and firmly grasp the ground, but the soil here is not as hard as it would like, so even if such a large tree appears, it may not be able to support its torso.

Moreover, even if there were such a tree, it would be unimaginable to cut it down and transport it to the seashore, and there was basically no way for the two of us to complete such a huge project.

I may have thought this because of the documentaries I saw in civilized society, where many canoes were made with a trough dug in the trunk of a tree to row in a small river or even fish. But now that I think about it, I can't help but smile self-deprecatingly.

We're not in a so-called "river" right now, we're going to challenge the sea! There's no comparison. Imagine that, with the stability of this canoe, it would be a problem for novices like us to get up and walk around and keep our balance, let alone sail away.

No wonder this Midakon didn't change his expression at all when he heard my thoughts, and he didn't say anything, and I think he probably thought he was joking. But that's what I thought at first.

It may have been the desperate desire to get out of here that had influenced my relatively stable thoughts. It's definitely not a good thing, and this time we're not trying, it's a big gamble!

Our blockage is the life of the two of us, and this is likely to be a gamble with no return! The power of the sea can be known without even thinking about it, and if you want to win, you have to be more than just ready. In addition to being fully prepared, it depends on whether God will make it difficult for us, and the weather will be a very important factor. And then there's luck.

"You only get one chance......" I murmured.

"Yes, only once, but we just need to make sure that the problem is not our own. ”

Looking at Midakang, who looked straight ahead with a serious face and determined eyes, I couldn't help but clench my fists, "Indeed, compared to them, the two of us are much luckier, even if we can't escape the doom in the end, we have no regrets." ”

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Later, we still followed the original idea and cut down some tree trunks about the same thigh-thick. In the past few days, we have been cutting down trees except for rest, and now these trees look almost the same.

Originally, Midacom also advised me to make the raft as big as possible, but I told him that the wind and waves at sea are very strong, and if our raft is too large, it will not be able to withstand the waves at all, and the larger the surface area, the worse the impact resistance.

Once the strength of these vines is exceeded, our raft will fall apart, which is very dangerous. So I think it's not that the bigger the raft, the better, but that it's good to have enough. On the contrary, you should collect as many floats as you can in the fishing net. Not only can they help us carry some water and tow it behind the stern, but they can also connect them to make life jackets.

In a life-or-death moment, maybe they can save our lives, but the number of floats is still far below our needs. The floats that were picked up last time could only be made into a life jacket at best, leaving only one chance for one person.

So before we leave, we'd better go to the beach and look for them, they can also add buoyancy to the boat, and it's not an exaggeration to say that they are the most valuable thing to us.

The trunks of the trees are arranged neatly, basically in this row, next to the roots of the tree are the treetops, the thickness and thickness of the trees are arranged in this way, which not only makes the trunks more closely combined, but also does not make the raft appear to be the same size at the two ends.

Actually, I was quite worried, I was afraid that the raft that had taken so much time to make would eventually not be able to make it out of the seashore and would be pushed back to the beach by the waves. That's really what I've been worrying about the most.

As for the firmness of the raft, this is not to worry at all, unless there is a stormy weather, let alone a raft, even a small boat of dozens of tons is in danger, and it is useless to worry about it in this situation.

The vines that we use to bind these trunks have also been treated. This time there is no turning back, and what we can do is to make full use of everything we know, what we know, what we know, what we are good at, and perfect everything we have before we set off.

Drying the vines is what I suggested, because I had long since discovered that dried vines were much stronger than fresh vines, and Midacom smeared some melted resin on the vines, and I didn't know how he worked, but I didn't have time to ask him, and of course it didn't matter. Anyway, he must be for our good, even if it's wrong, it doesn't matter. It's better to do than not to do well.

There weren't many cables left, so I tied the strongest cables to the ends of the raft to serve as the strongest skeleton of the raft. The rest of the place starts in the middle, wraps it around the vine little by little, and then makes a tie.

The work of tying up was as tedious as cutting down trees, but there was no way around it, because of the cutting of trees, both of us had blood blisters in our palms and broke, and even my tiger's mouth was shaken open by the long time of cutting down trees. This thigh-thick tree is completely different from the small tree we used to cut down with thick arms.

A small tree with a thick bowl mouth, no matter how firm it is, will not have too strong a shock, and this kind of thigh-thick trunk is different, an axe cut up, there will be vibration, especially after the back is tired, the force is not very well controlled, and the hand will be injured. Of course, there is another reason, and that is that the axe is not as sharp as it used to be.

I think that when I first got this axe, as soon as the axe went down, the blade of the axe would definitely enter the trunk of the tree, and it would never go in just a little bit like now. Luckily, the trunks look about the same size, just the right size for the two of us. It couldn't be any bigger.

This also means that we don't need to cut down the trees in the next few days, and we need to wait for a while after the bundle is ready, the first is to wait for the trunks to dry a little more and enhance their buoyancy, and the weather seems to be good in the last few days.

The other is that our preparations are not yet good, or we are not prepared at all, and it will take some time to prepare, such as water bottles, floats, dry food, and even the proposed distillation equipment, rainwater harvesting equipment.

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When you're busy, time always flies by, and when you don't feel anything at all, it's getting dark.

We dragged our tired bodies, tired and just wanted to sleep, neither of us ate anything, drank a few sips of water, and fell asleep.