Watching the Nile crocodile disappear into the water, Liu Danqing touched the back of his head and said: "Everyone has seen it, this river looks calm, but there are many dangers, don't look at the Nile crocodile we just played is very easy, but if it really gets to the water, it is easy." ”

"There are also hippos, which can sneak underwater for five to 10 minutes and are irascible and attack animals that strayed into their territory, no matter what they are, and five times as many humans die each year in the mouths of the herbivore hippopotamus as the carnivore lion. It is also the most murderous animal in Africa. ”

"What then, the river is so long and so wide, and it can't be cut down by a tree and made into a single-plank bridge, as it was in the morning. ”

Xiao Weiwei looked at the river in front of her, also worried, and asked.

Liu Danqing looked at the river in front of him and said: "Crossing the river is nothing more than four ways: bypass, swim over, build a bridge and walk over, and row over. ”

"It's impossible to build a bridge here, it's the most dangerous to swim through, and at the end, there are only two ways left: going around and making a boat. ”

"There weren't enough trees around here to make a raft, so we walked to the side, on the one hand, to see if we could go around it, or find a narrower place to get there, and on the other hand, to see if there was a suitable grove and make an improvised raft for us to cross the river quickly. ”

It was now more than four o'clock in the afternoon, Liu Danqing looked at the sun and said: "Let's go in the opposite position to the sun, that is, in the southeast direction, the river is from the northwest to the southeast, and the southeast is the edge of the Okavango River Delta, which is the upstream of this river, and I hope the end of this river is not far away." ”

"Look, hippopotamus!"

After walking for more than half an hour, Xiao Weiwei pointed to a dozen black dots in the middle of the river in front of her and said.

It was a small pond with a river at each end, figuratively like a watch, one with a big dial.

As Xiao San zoomed in on the scene, there were more than a dozen cute hippos playing in the river, and a few more were walking around on the shore.

Not far from the hippopotamus, a few crocodiles float on the surface of the water like rotten logs, but with the help of their two guts, they will not attack the hippos.

With their oversized bodies and dull appearance, these guys are often mistaken for docile, slow-moving mammals, but in reality, they are a group of brutal dead fat men, and the odds of an adult crocodile being defeated by an adult hippopotamus are extremely high, as the crocodile's signature skill, Death Roll, is ineffective against the hippopotamus.

There is no other reason, the dead fat men are too heavy, and they can weigh up to more than two tons so that even the Nile crocodile can't roll over, plus their one-meter-long giant mouth and half-meter-long giant tooth, they can be described as tanks with good offense and defense.

"Let's take a detour, let's get a little further away from the river. Liu Danqing said: "It is especially important to pay attention to the fact that you must not block between the hippos and the river, which will increase their hostility and launch an attack." ”

"There's a little wooded grove with a few big trees in it, and I'll climb up to see if there's a place to cross the river. ”

"Let me come!"

Walking to the tree, Xiao Weiwei shouted to Liu Danqing, who was unloading the equipment, and then said: "Ah! Wrong, don't let me come, it's so troublesome for you to unload and pretend, I'll come up the tree." ”

With that, she put aside the spear and water bottle, and began to climb up with both hands on the trunk.

Liu Danqing looked at Xiao Weiwei who was rubbing on the tree, and sighed: "In the blink of an eye, Xiao Weiwei has been so neat at climbing trees, but why is the phrase "let me come" so familiar?"

As he spoke, he took out his mobile phone, since Xiao Weiwei went up, then he naturally didn't cheat when he looked at the vista on the screen.

To say that Liu Danqing and Xiao Weiwei are also really dedicated, they resolutely don't use Xiao San's perspective to reconnoitre, otherwise, the journey of survival in the wilderness of the two will be much easier.

After Xiao Weiwei climbed to the tree, one foot was in the branch, the other was on a branch that stretched out, holding an upper branch with her right hand, and building a pergola with her left hand, looking around.

This shape reminds the audience of a classic shape, the legendary hero.

"Wukong! You're naughty again!"

"Wukong, how many times have I told you for the teacher, don't climb high and low, trees are also dignified. ”

"Goku ......."

For a while, countless viewers turned into Tang Seng and began to release their skills - chirp crookedly.

Sometimes, the title of the Daughter of Heavenly Fortune is not given in vain, after Xiao Weiwei went up, she pointed to the southeast and shouted: "Look, look, look, the river over there has become a lot thinner, we should be able to pass over there." ”

Liu Danqing also saw the situation in the distance from his mobile phone, but he looked at it and put the mobile phone back, waiting for Xiao Weiwei to come down to report the good news.

He looked at his phone just to see if there were any hidden risks, not to say that he didn't trust Xiao Weiwei's judgment, let alone dampen Xiao Weiwei's enthusiasm.

After Xiao Weiwei came down, she was replaced to lead the way, and Liu Danqing followed behind with large and small items.

Now there is not much weight on his body, the elephant poop is only one useless and one is used as a fire fold, and the auxiliary tank is also empty, when you are overloaded, there is a thirty pound appearance, which is about the same as the light weight of the People's Liberation Army.

After walking for about half an hour, the river has narrowed a lot, and even better, there are no papyrus shoals next to the river, which also makes the river look much fresher.

"Let's get ready to camp!" Liu Danqing looked at the sky, the sun was already setting, and said: "Our main task now is not to hurry, but to find a suitable camp to build shelter. ”

The two of them walked all the way to the southeast, looking at the terrain around them.

"This grove is okay, at least the firewood doesn't have to worry, but there are no thorns, so let's list it as an alternative. ”

"This grove is okay, it's a .....!"

When he inspected the second grove, or a collection of dozens of trees, Liu Danqing was pleasantly surprised.

"Nutmeg, African nutmeg, you see, there's still a small amount of fruit on that tree, red, do you see it?"

"See, what nutmeg is, I've only heard of tensamom cardamom. ”

Xiao Weiwei is naughty again, Tianxiang Cardamom, that is a legendary item, only seen in martial arts.

Liu Danqing paused obviously, and explained helplessly: "African nutmeg is a spice, which can be used to make hot pot base and marinated vegetables, the taste is cold and slightly bitter, and the cooking can remove the peculiar smell and increase the spicy aroma, we can crush the barbecue meat and remove the fishy smell in the meat." ”

"Then what are you waiting for?" Xiao Weiwei sped up and walked towards the grove, saying as she walked, "Hurry up and collect some to prepare, maybe when you will be able to hunt meat." ”

The two of them walked under the tree and began to pick up some nutmeg seeds scattered on the ground.

When the nutmeg is ripe, the fruit will split, and the nutmeg seeds inside will fall to the ground, and the red skin wrapped around the seeds will quickly rot.

The two of them were lucky that when the rainy season came, a few rains, whether on the trees or under the trees, would probably not survive.

The biggest contribution of this grove close to the river is the nutmeg, and there are less than twenty trees in the woods, which are still sparse and unqualified for camping.

Eventually, they positioned a third grove as their campsite.

It was a grove of more than thirty trees, and luckily they saw a few Abyssinian thorns in it.

This tree is a plant of the genus Acanthophyllum in the legume family, which can grow up to 40 m, and its extract has an antimicrobial effect, showing inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, soybean sclerotinia and Macrocordon.

But there is only one reason why it is listed as a useful plant by Liu Danqing, and that is that it has thorns.

Yes, there are thorns, very simple and crude reasons, and very direct and realistic reasons.

With thorns, you can make a shelter that the beast doesn't want to enter, and this shelter with a fire is enough to protect two people.

In addition to the thorns, Abyssinian Thorn tree also has a characteristic, its branches are very dense, and a branch can grow dozens or hundreds of branches, which looks densely packed, and belongs to the kind of plant that will drive people with dense phobia crazy.

This is good news for the two of them, and dense branches mean better protection.

Finding the smallest, about seven or eight meters tall, Abyssinian thorn tree, Liu Danqing turned into a lumberjack again and cut it down with a "hey, hey".

With the mountain opener, the work of cutting down the tree became much easier, and the wood of the thorn tree was relatively soft, so it took less than 20 minutes for Liu Danqing to cut down the thorn tree.

After cutting down the thorn tree, Liu Danqing found a suitable angle, cut it in, and cut off part of the branches, and the Abyssinian thorn tree became a U-shape, and the empty position in the middle became a shelter for the two.

The severed branches can also be placed in the doorway as a gate.

By the time Liu Danqing had built the shelter, Xiao Weiwei had already chopped a lot of firewood, enough to burn it overnight.

Her method of cutting trees is also very peculiar, she directly finds an acacia tree and climbs it, and then stands on the tree to cut the branches of the acacia tree.

The branches of the acacia tree are very long, so after cutting off seven or eight branches, she simply goes down the tree and cuts the branches into thick and thin pieces of wood and brings them back to the shelter.

At this time, the sky had begun to darken, and Liu Danqing and Xiao Weiwei went to the river to fetch a tank of water, and by the way, they cut a lot of high-pole grass on the bank.

Tall hay is also a type of sedge, but unlike papyrus, which must live in or near water, it has a lower water requirement.

With tall straw beds, fires, and mosquito coils from elephant poop cards, the third night of the wilderness survival couple's Beast Paradise was spent peacefully.

(End of chapter)