Chapter 36: Centennial Trees
Looking at the turbulent water, Tang Wen dug up a large piece of soil with turf from the ground and threw it into it. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ Before the info mud had reached the bottom of the water, it was swept up by the water and washed away.
"Looks like we can't cross the river from here. There may be a narrower place upstream, and we may be able to cross it by simply taking two logs and building a bridge. But we couldn't catch anything in the water with such a fast current, so we had to go downstream to find a camping spot. Or we can just go downstream, find an open spot and wade over to see if there are any fish. Helen's thinking was very clear, and she said to Tang Wen: "Make a decision! β
"Well, upstream. Tang Wen really didn't want to fall into the water in this kind of weather.
"Why?"
That's the sound reason for that. We didn't have to risk falling overboard because we didn't know when we would find the campsite. When will the fire be lit. Night and ground temperature are just around the corner. It's dangerous..."
"Well, it's very comprehensive. But I still want to go down, so as not to lose time. Let's guess the box!" said Helen, turning to face Tang Wen. He hid his right hand behind him.
"Good idea!" Tang Wen did the same.
"No matter what the result is, you can't complain! This is the only important point of guessing boxing! Come on. 1γ2γ3...β
"I'm not going to complain! Well, you won. β
Tang Wen is a stone, and Helen is a cloth.
"Let's go. Let's go down. β
The two men went into the jungle and went all the way down the river in the direction of the river.
Large rocks blocked the way of the current, and the river had to be bypassed, turning into a strange S-shaped bay. The river flooded the shallows, as the terrain suddenly opened up and the flow slowed.
After walking a few hundred meters, I saw a water surface more than ten meters wide, and the water became shallow. Helen glanced at Tang Wen proudly and said, "How is it? β
"Well, you're right. But it seems that someone just said not to complain!"
"Oh, I'm showing off. It's not a complaint. β
After going down a little further, the river became a valley. And on both sides there are not dense woods, but large and small stones.
"Look, isn't there a good place to build a log cabin on the other side?" said Helen, nodding her chin to the other side.
"Hmm. Maybe, but we'll have to find a place to cross the river first. β
The water here is crystal clear, and it looks like winter is the dry season. The water level seems to have dropped quite a bit.
"Do we have to cross the river?" Helen squatted down and stretched out her hand to test the water, and looked up at Tang Wen.
Tang Wen replied angrily: "Now you know that the water is cold, right? The woods here are too dense, and the trees are all vying to grow up, and there are no big trees for us to shelter from the rain." The woods over there are a little sparse, you see if it's a big tree, and there's a pile of rocks over there, and you can make a fire by covering it with something..."
"Okay, okay. How did that pass?" Helen compromised in a gesture of surrender.
"Well, this water is not deep, I'll go over first with two bags, find a place over there to make a fire, and then you come over again!" As he spoke, Tang Wen broke a long branch and prepared to wade across the river.
"Oh~!I don't see that you are still a machismo!! It's very hidden!" said Helen as she put down her backpack and pulled out the bundle of rope from a pile of ignitions.
"If I had time, I'd be so happy to do what you say, but Don, it's getting dark. We're running out of time. Besides, I'm not as weak as you think. I'm used to the weather! It's nothing compared to the winter in New York. I'm tied, come, the other end is tied to you. Saying that, Helen threw the rope over, although Tang Wen felt that there was no need to do this in the water dozens of centimeters deep, but seeing her serious appearance, she was tied to her waist.
"Alright, Don, you go ahead. Be careful. β
Tang Wen nodded and didn't speak, probed the way with the branch in his hand, and then stepped into the icy water!
"Shhh~! This water is really..."The river overflowed the bare feet at once, and Tang Wen's low-top outdoor shoes were immediately filled with water.
He didn't dare to stop and took another step forward. Both feet went into the water. Holding his breath, he endured the coldness of the river and waded forward a little bit. By the time he reached the center of the river, the water was knee-high. The undercurrent under the water kept pounding his legs, making him walk cautiously.
Although the average temperature in New Zealand is about 10 degrees Celsius, it is the average temperature in the coastal areas and the mountainous areas.
After walking the general distance, Tang Wen felt that he couldn't feel his feet. How can this temperature be as high as 10 degrees? I don't know if there are any fish in there...
As soon as his waist tightened, he immediately knew that this was a signal from Helen who had gone into the water. He didn't look back immediately, but shouted, "The water in the middle is a little deep, and it's quite urgent." You be careful. β
"Got it, be careful. β
After passing the deepest part of the water, Tang Wen sped up. There was no danger of going up to the other side. He didn't bother to take off his shoes to keep warm. He shook the rope in his hand and began to tighten it slowly.
Helen understood what he meant, and the two of them pulled the rope in their hands in a straight line. Borrowed the strength to slowly pin over.
"Don, thank you!" said Helen, moving her numb legs.
"Say thank you to your boyfriend, too. Tang Wen shrugged and put the rope away.
"It's raining too much here, there's a big pine tree over there, it's growing very thick, let's go over..."
The two of them trembled and walked to the bottom of a big tree about a few dozen meters away from the river. The huge pine trees opened like a pagoda, blocking the rain from the sky. The two men were pleasantly surprised to find a thick, fairly dry layer of pine needles underneath near the roots of the tree.
"Oh, this is a natural mattress, this is our bed tonight!" Helen threw away her bag and stooped under the tree.
"Yes! After Tang Wen finished saying this, he received two big white eyes.
"Make a fire, make a fire!" he didn't care, anyway, he had to sleep together at night.
"Wait a minute, put the camera up first. β
Only then did Tang Wen realize that the camera equipment was still on his back.
Helen skillfully set up a tripod and set up a camera. Tang Wen found a hollow place under the tree and picked up the pine branches on the ground. Helen is heard saying to the camera, "After a day's trekking, we have finally found a tree that looks reliable to shelter us for our first night! It's still raining, and we only have two matches, so we can't waste them..."
Before he finished speaking, Tang Wen had already drawn one, this match was very long, and the red phosphorus on his head was also very rough. The red flames licked a handful of small twigs in his hand.
"Helen, you take care of the fire, I'll go find some dead branches!"
"There are a few thick branches in the bag that I have broken, they should be able to burn for a while, you go and get water. I'm not going to let the fire go out. After turning her head to Tang Wen, Helen looked at the camera again and said, "Look! My boyfriend is still very useful." By the way, he's going to do it all by himself, and I'll record it tomorrow. Alright, I'm going to take care of the hard-won fire of life!"
Tang Wen took out the iron jar covered by dead branches from Helen's small backpack, thought about it, and brought a knife and rope. He stretched out his hand and helped the thick pine tree, and was about to stand up. I saw that the information bar that he hadn't moved for a long time flashed.
Centennial pinesγDo you try to communicate...
He was stunned, it turned out to be a message from the planting skills that he had never known how to use.
Communication failure, life energy collection...
The life energy gauge has increased by 1%, and the pine tree doesn't look dead, does it?