Chapter 16 Drilling wood for fire
Eating raw leaf weaver ant larvae is definitely Chen Peng's first time, to be honest, it is a little difficult to swallow, but in order to effectively replenish energy, Chen Peng said Brother, I am out today.
"All I can say is that I still eat this 'delicacy' as a last resort and move on. ”
Chen Peng wiped his mouth, the unique taste was still rippling in his mouth, the small bite he took just now would not have much impact on the leaf weaver ant colony, and they would soon recover.
"The jungle is really a very magical place, it brings food to everything, brings water, I don't know if you remember that we learned about water recycling in junior high school and high school, the jungle is a very good 'system' for water circulation, or this is a machine, a biological chain machine. ”
"Just like now, the rain falls from the sky, they will be absorbed by the trees and vegetation, and finally return to the sky through a series of transpiration, which is also the reason why the general jungle is rainy weather, as for the food of all things, it may be cruel to say it, big fish eat small fish and small fish eat shrimp, this is the best understanding of the food chain, of course, the anchor is now at the top of the food chain, and at the same time at the bottom of the food chain. Chen Peng said as he struggled forward.
As for the statement at the bottom of the food chain, in fact, Chen Peng is also expressing a thought, human beings are also extremely fragile, for example, the current Chen Peng, the wind and rain come and go, just like a flat boat in the wind and rain, the feeling that it will be overturned at any time.
If the rain at this time was opening up the plain, it was no exaggeration to say that Chen Peng would definitely be hit by the rain that blew parallel to the wind.
"Viewing ...... Audience friends, there is bad news now, the anchor is feeling a little cold in his hands and feet right now, I'm afraid I have to hurry up and find tonight's camp, and I have to look for food with more energy. Chen Peng stopped again and gasped.
At this time, Chen Peng's whole body was wet, after the washing of the river, Chen Peng's leggings were still wet, and his shoes were also filled with water, but fortunately, the backpack was still waterproof and did not add extra weight, otherwise Chen Peng must be unable to move an inch now, and he suddenly had a feeling that he was marching in the jungle.
Following the route in his memory, Chen Peng rushed to a slightly wider area not far ahead, due to the pressure of the black clouds, the light in the jungle has become very dim now, and Chen Peng has to work very hard to see the road ahead.
"It's here!"
Looking at a cliff in front of him, Chen Peng's voice could not hide his excitement, and the audience in the live broadcast room through the mini aerial camera could see that there was a large recessed cave at the bottom of the cliff, which was about five or six meters inward, and two or three meters high, and the good news was that it was dry inside.
Bang!
Chen Peng walked quickly to the cave, and after slamming the backpack on his body on the ground, he suddenly felt a lot more relaxed.
"Fortunately, there are dead leaves accumulated over the years in the cave, and there are a lot of dead branches, which are enough to make a fire tonight. ”
Chen Peng collected a lot of dead wood notes in the cave, and he was very glad to take a look at the part of the cave that stretched out outward like the eaves, if it weren't for them to resist the erosion of wind and rain, I am afraid that these dead branches would be wet by the rain
"Anchor, why don't you use flint and steel. ”
"Could it be that the anchor didn't bring a lighter?"
"It doesn't seem that simple to drill wood for fire. ”
Many barrages in the live broadcast room expressed doubts, why did Chen Peng not bring a little modern technology products on his body, which was a lot more convenient.
Chen Peng looked at the camera with a mysterious smile and said, "There is no reason, the anchor just wants to pretend to be a comparison." ”
"Water is a very important point in the wild, it can be said that the most important point, water is the source of life is not wrong at all, and then there is fire and food, in the current situation of the anchor, it is better to make a fire first, fire can not only provide us with lighting, but also help us cook food, provide warmth, for example, now the anchor very much hopes to have a fire to roast. Chen Peng said as he moved his hands.
"There are actually many ways to make a fire in the wild, the flint and lighter that everyone just talked about are things that have no technical content, in addition to these, there are also bowstring drilling wood, planer fire method, and now the anchor will give you a familiar classical style of drilling wood for fire. ”
The audience in the live broadcast room of a series of fire methods was stunned and unconscious.
Fire, which can be said to be a landmark in the stone of human evolution, successfully distinguishes humans from other animals, and fire is also necessary to promote human beings to become higher animals.
It can be said that now human beings rule the world and become the undisputed master of the world, thanks to the fact that our ancestors learned to use fire millions of years ago, and using fire we can cook food, which no species on earth has the ability to do so except humans.
Another very important thing about fire in the wilderness is to boost your morale and make you feel warm.
"There is a very important step before starting a fire, and that is to make sure that your ignition is completely dry, otherwise you will not succeed in starting a fire if you drill into the point where you doubt life. ”
As he spoke, Chen Peng took the suitable withered grass in his hand and put it on his face to feel it.
"This method is actually something that the anchor has practiced in life, there are more nerve endings on the face, and the feeling will be more keen, don't think that the anchor is a joke. ”
After glancing at the content on the barrage, Chen Peng decided that it would be better to explain.
At this time, Natto MM has turned on the night shooting mode of the mini drone, and the audience in the live broadcast room can clearly see Chen Peng's current movements.
I saw Chen Peng use a dagger to flatten the sides of a dead wood with a diameter of about six or seven centimeters, and thanks to the dagger given to Chen Peng by Natto MM was sharp enough.
After laying the dead wood flat on the ground, Chen Peng dug a small groove with a dagger in the middle, and then scraped some small sawdust down, which was sure to be dry enough to ignite the fire.
Then Chen Peng picked a thin wooden stick that was straight and only two centimeters in diameter, polished some of the corners on its surface, and rubbed his hands to feel it.
"Yes, yes, everything is ready, just need to do it, and then the anchor will use magical friction, optimistic. ”
At this time, Chen Peng knelt on his knees facing the plank, and the palms of his two hands began to drill up against each other.
At first, Chen Peng's movements were relatively slow, and then he began to accelerate little by little, and drilling wood for fire was also a gradual process, and he was not in a hurry.
Gradually, Chen Peng's hands became faster and faster, and after about three or four minutes of holding like this, Chen Peng was already gritting his teeth and making the final sprint, and he could see that he was spinning the thin wooden stick very quickly, and the sawdust in the small grooves of the wooden board had turned black, and smoke began to come out.
Finally, Chen Peng saw a little spark appear in the sawdust, he carefully poured this small handful of sawdust into the dry grass that had been prepared, and then covered the dead grass with both hands and began to blow gently into it.
"Whew, whew!"
After about ten seconds, thick white smoke came out of the dead grass, and then at one point a flame suddenly appeared.
Rumble!
While the white smoke was billowing out, the raging flames burned the withered grass in Chen Peng's hand, Chen Peng quickly placed the small fire ball under the fire, and only a few seconds later, the dry branches were fully burned, and a warm temperature came to his face.
"Success! How about the audience friends, the anchor is still okay!"
Chen Peng shouted excitedly, his face was hard to hide his happiness, and the live broadcast room was also jubilant.
"It has to be!"
"Anchor 666!
"Once successful, it seems that the anchor can't do it if it's not popular!"