Chapter 3 The Search for Fresh Water
Ansu chopped off a leaf, and bright red juice flowed out of the broken place, with a hint of sweet fragrance. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć The remaining leaves of the grass that were shaken suddenly became tangled together and tightened. A hint of coldness rose from the soles of his feet, and An Su took a step back cautiously, if he was accidentally entangled in the blades of grass, the barbed serrations on the edges of the blades of grass would pierce into the skin, and with the hard winding, injuries were inevitable. It is also possible that the small animal may have been cut into several pieces and made into fertilizer. Ansu doesn't dare to relax at all now, strange planets, unknown dangers, can trap people in danger every minute, and even harvest lives. In this case, we can only be cautious and be more careful.
Ansu chose a place where the grass was relatively sparse, tied a saber to the end of a wooden stick, and cut it down towards the root of the grass. Because the leaves of this grass will become entangled when stimulated, but it is conducive to the chopping of Ansu, and one by one, one by one, a path leading to the path is gradually cleared.
Ansu licked her lips, and as the moisture drained, the saliva in her mouth also evaporated. His lips were covered with dry skin and a fishy smell. The throat was on fire, the scorching air was burning through her nose, and Ansu's head was a little dizzy. One, two, three, pounce - one staggered, the saber pierced deep into the mud, and Ansu leaned forward against the stick. Ansu supported her tired body with a wooden stick, gasped for a few breaths, and felt her chest begin to tear and hurt.
The head became more and more dizzy, and the scene in front of him began to be full of shadows. The thirst for water was stronger than ever, and Ansu sucked and sucked the water vine he had sucked, squeezing out the last drop of water, eager to chew up the whole water vine and suck the last water molecule dry. Ansu tried her best to suppress the irritability caused by the loss of water, but her thirst for water spread so much that she could even smell the fragrance of water in her own blood. The chapped lips tingled with a tingling pain on the wrist, and the temptation of the water stimulated Ansu to open her mouth, revealing her white, sharp teeth. The pain in his wrist made An Su have a moment of clarity, and his movements paused, An Su looked at the blood beads on his wrist with a complicated expression, and then looked at the leaves on the ground that were still dripping with red juice, gritted his teeth, picked up a piece, cut off the serrations with a knife, and sucked it vigorously. At this time, she didn't even bother to test whether the juice of the leaves was poisonous, and her mind was full of water, water, water, more water......
After sucking more than thirty leaves, An Su felt a little more conscious, and he also had a trace of strength in his body. But the sun was still fierce, and Ansu decided to rest in the shade of the blue-leaved trees for a while, to gather a little more strength, and then clear the red grass.
After sucking the ninety-eighth leaf, Ansu re-knitted a "straw hat" from the branches of the blue-leaved tree, which was rough but better than blocking the sun. There wasn't much grass left, but it took Ansul twenty minutes. As soon as you walk into the woods, it is like going from the hot outdoor to the air-conditioned room, which is cool and refreshing, and people can't help but shiver.
With the encounter outside the woods, Ansu didn't dare to take it lightly. There were more species of plants in the woods, but Ansu didn't have time to get to know them at this time. Ansu is now bent on finding water. It may be that the woods are relatively dry, and there are not many water vines here, so Ansu has to find a low-lying place where it is easy to store water. Finally she dug out the water under a rock, and when the tip of her tongue tasted the sweet water for the first time, although it was a little muddy, Ansu's eyes were red, she knelt on the dirty muddy floor, picked up a handful of water in both hands, and drank greedily, the water ran down her throat, moistening every cell, and soothing every pain. For the first time, Ansu felt an intimate connection with this strange planet.
Thanks to nature for creating such a miraculous substance, nurturing and nourishing life, and keeping life alive.
The water moisturizes the body, and the tiredness is gone a lot at once. The water seeped out again, filling the bottom of the pit about fifteen centimeters in diameter, and after experiencing the torture of thirst, Ansu would not waste a drop of water, she planned to collect all this water, but there was no container for water by her side.
Probably because the canopy blocked most of the sunlight, the density of vegetation in the woods was not as high as outside, and Ansu tried to walk in the glade between the trees, but even so, the dead branches and fallen leaves were still creaked by her stepping. Unknown birds were chasing and playing on the branches of the trees, not afraid of strangers who broke in, insects hid among the grass and green leaves, and their small eyes turned three hundred and sixty degrees a few times, quietly hiding in the depths of the greenery. So far, apart from birds, insects, and various plants, Ansu has not seen any mammals, and Ansu is a little curious, could it be that the animals on this planet are all oviparous like the one she has visited before?
Doubts flashed, and Anso's attention returned to finding a container for water. She found several kinds of broad leaves, rolled them up, and made them into a funnel-like shape with a lower tip and a wide upper point, some of which were not tough enough, and the veins of the leaves would break when rolled up, and they were easy to leak. Some of them are like sieves at all, they don't store water at all, and it's useless to wrap a few layers. Ansu wanted to make a five-sided rectangle out of the bark, but the bark was so brittle that it snapped like a dead branch. The leaves of this tree are like needles, and the roots are clumped into a thorn the size of a ping-pong ball, which only spreads out when it dries up and falls to the ground, and the trunk is as rough as a hundred-year-old pine tree, and the sap that flows from the cut is thick and sticky. Ansu cut the bark of several trees, and finally found a relatively tough bark, the leaves of this tree are goose-shaped, dark purple, but the trunk is milky white and slim. An Suke didn't have any pity for the jade, and the saber did not hesitate to pull down a large piece of bark, and tried to fold it, the toughness was not bad. Ansu folded a rectangular water container and used the slimy sap of the tree with needle-like leaves to cover the gaps. Ansu went back and tried it, but it didn't leak much. However, to be on the safe side, Ansu wrapped a few more layers of leaves outside.
After getting the water, Ansu looked at the sky and decided to rush back to the camp first, although she had enough firewood for the fire when she left, she was still worried about what would happen to the fire. When Ansu went back, she wrapped some red grass leaves in her clothes, and its juice had a hint of sweetness, which tempted Ansu's taste buds, and sweetness made people feel happy. Considering that the current food source is too simple, she must take some vitamins.
Fortunately, the fire was still burning quietly when he returned, and Ansu turned the fire up a little more and went to the beach with a harpoon. This time the stone wall didn't trap a single fish. Ansule had already prepared, and she took her harpoon to a beach she had been looking at, where she had seen fish a few times. The light gradually dimmed, and Ansu's figure standing in the sea water was like a reef, standing silently in the water, his rolled up trouser legs revealing his legs full of strength, no matter how the sea washed away.
A gray, palm-sized fish swam cautiously towards the reef, its marble-sized eyes spinning and full of vigilance. The fishtail swings rhythmically, ready to accelerate and escape at any moment.
Five, four, three...... Suddenly a wave came, and the fish was startled, and with a swing of its tail, it fled back into the sea like lightning. Ansu stuck the harpoon in the sand and rubbed his eyebrows, let's eat a few spotted shellfish tonight.
As soon as the night fell, the surrounding area began to glow faintly, but tonight there was a touch of dancing orange light on the beach. The heat of the day was dispelled by the cool sea breeze, and An Su drank a sip of hot water in the shell, and then picked up a piece of sizzling shell meat with a stick and tasted it carefully.
Now that An Su has fire, water, and food, the problem of survival is temporarily solved, but another emotion is quietly breeding. At night, the surrounding area is lively, with the sound of waves and unknown insect chirping, proving that the nightlife here is just as exciting. But in the bustle, An Su felt lonely, there were no familiar people or familiar things here, although she was trying to adapt to the unfamiliar environment, but the loneliness in her heart spread infinitely, especially in this quiet night with only her own shadow as a companion.
In the past, he has done long interstellar voyages and participated in the exploration and development of many planets, but even in the worst case, he has teammates to support, Simon, Kai, Lila, Kells, Sun Tong...... Familiar faces appeared, An Su looked up at the starry sky in pain, for the future development of the Federation, as a soldier, she could ruthlessly abandon her life, but to give up the lives of her teammates, it was indeed the last thing she wanted to do. At the last moment, they still carried out her orders steadfastly, knowing that there was a dead end ahead, but still fearlessly followed. They are the best warriors of the Federation, and hopefully they will survive.
Ansu rubbed the contact device with his hand, which was still unresponsive, his face was heavy, the energy converter was broken, and he could not convert various energy such as solar, wind, and heat into energy for the contact to operate. Without professional tools, it's almost impossible to fix it, and if only Kyle were here, he's a federal engineer.
Gripping the liaison, Ansu secretly made up her mind that when everything was ready, she must travel all over the alien planet to find her dear teammates.
At night, Ansu's stomach suddenly cramped violently, and the feeling of diarrhea hit wave after wave, pulling Ansu's legs weak, sweating profusely, and the hand holding the trunk of the tree also burst out with green tendons. The water that had been replenished disappeared as quickly as a flood that burst its banks. Ansu gritted her teeth and quickly filtered the food she had recently eaten through her mind over and over again, thinking about which food was causing the diarrhea. The spotted shellfish that have been eaten twice should be fine, not to mention that tonight's one is still cooked. Blueback? If you want to have a seizure, pull it this morning. Could it be that I also ate the scum of the water rattan today, and the skin of the water rattan is poisonous? Or is that red grass juice that you drank today poisonous? Yes, what do these grasses digest after strangling their prey? It may be some substances secreted by the leaves to aid digestion. Ansu ingested a lot of the juice of these grass leaves today, and when it reached a certain amount, it attacked. Fortunately, Ansu's body is relatively strong, otherwise he would have died after eating dozens of slices.