Volume I, Chapter 4: Major Discoveries

I picked up eight coconuts in half an hour, and relied on them to replenish energy when I was short of food, which can be regarded as a novice benefit in the early days of being on a desert island!

With three or four hours left before it was dark, I cleaned the nets, which were relatively worn out and specialized in catching big fish

It is estimated that fish under the pound can pass through.

The length of the net is about thirty or forty meters, and it is so tattered that people can stand up straight and walk through it somewhere.

However, in order to be able to eat the fish as soon as possible, I had to patiently clean up the debris on it little by little, and tie up the holes with the upper thread.

There is no doubt that the time of day flies by when there is something to do, and in the blink of an eye, we will face a dark night......

The fire at night does not give me a sense of security, and after a busy day of eating a little food to trick my hungry stomach over, I fall asleep early, maybe there is a big meal waiting for me in my dream!

On the fourth day, I was woken up in the morning by the sound of rain outside hitting the leaves and grass with a "trickling" sound.

The rain on the sea came as soon as it was said, and a good dream was in vain......

The first rain on the island, God probably wanted to express a warm welcome to me, so it was a heavy rain as soon as it came up, not at all as small as the inland drizzle.

I'm afraid it's been a while at dawn, and I can't get out, so I can only stay in the cave.

What makes people speechless is the sound of rain and the dazzling light, and it can only be delusional if you want to continue sleeping!

There was a clear signal from my stomach for me to feed, and the only carton of milk that I wanted to keep was solved without holding back!

My mood is a little solemn, I am worried that this rain will be too long and affect my livelihood, and now I can't afford to spend it empty-handed, even on a sunny day, I can't wait to break it into two pieces in a minute!

The rain continued to fall, and the dark clouds in the sky did not leave with my worries......

It is estimated that you will not gain much when you go out in heavy rain, because the line of sight is very unclear, and it is difficult to see clearly from twenty meters away.

Instead of sitting in the cave and waiting in boredom, I simply carved the cave with a wooden stick, the cave is still too small, and staying in it is simply torture.

Time passed little by little, and I kept digging before the rain stopped, and when I was hungry and thirsty, I would open a coconut.

The reality is so ruthless, I won't take special care of my pity at all, and the only consolation is that there is still a coconut that can hang his life!

Although there are still a few cassava sticks that are the last hope, because there is no firewood to make a fire, they can only watch and nourish their eyes.

Cassava is not as kind as sweet potatoes, and the result of eating raw is poisoning, and I don't want to give up my life so easily.

Even in such an environment, I want to persist in surviving, and maybe help will come soon!

After resting, the plastic bottles are filled with rainwater, which can be filtered and drunk, and the rainwater falling from the sky is much cleaner than the water in the puddle.

The rain continued until dark, and the fourth day on the island was spent digging caves and worrying about food!

After nearly a day of expansion, the area of the cave has expanded to the dimensions of two meters and a half in length, one meter two in width, and one meter five in height.

The rain stopped in the early morning of the fifth day, and when I woke up in the morning, I felt a little relaxed and happy when I woke up outside after the rain, and if I was simply allowed to travel here or experience life for a few days, I think this is a very good place.

However, this is not the case!!

Yesterday, I drank a lot of coconut water and cold water, and I felt a little hypothermic in the August weather, so the first thing I thought of when I woke up was to light a fire and roast some cassava for breakfast.

But at the end of the day, I found that because I had no experience in surviving in the wild, I didn't have the habit of collecting dry firewood on sunny days, and the dead branches and leaves outside that were usually on the ground were wet by the rain and didn't respond to my call at all!

Hungry, I could only smash open two coconuts again to drive away the hunger in my stomach first, and it is estimated that there is no cooked food to eat today.

Today I'm holding a stick and exploring in the opposite direction of the last time I walked in the woods, but lately I've mostly continued to explore unknown places on the island and look for food!

Compared with the trembling when I first entered the woods a few days ago, my current state of mind is relatively peaceful, because the adaptation and understanding of the environment on the island in the past few days make me think that it is not as dangerous as I imagined, and naturally I am not as scared as I was at the beginning.

It was very dangerous to walk barefoot in the woods, and I didn't get far before my feet were punctured by sharp objects, so I used a few leaves tied to my feet to alleviate this miserable situation.

Although the process is thrilling, there is also no danger, and the harvest is quite good at the end of the day.

Compared to the results of the previous two days, in addition to the two handfuls of wild vegetables, a large field of wild vegetables that cannot be named was found, which is a wild vegetable that I often ate when I was a child, and it tasted very good.

In addition to the surprise discovery of wild vegetables, another more significant discovery was three banana trees and a mango tree, and the happiness came so suddenly that people did not have the slightest defense.....

What they found was not simply to eat a few bites to relieve temporary food pressure, but to collect seeds and expand the scale, which was the right choice.

The joy is not limited to this, now the mango is ripe season, some of the ripe fruit is ripe and fell to the ground and rotted, but there are still fifty or sixty mangoes of different colors hanging on the tree, of which six or seven are fully ripe!

It's like a pie falling from the sky to me, and the food crisis is temporarily resolved in an instant, at least for the next few days!

I was glad that my claws reached out to them, and they, hehehe.......

Since the height of the mango tree is only about three meters, the picking process went very smoothly, but in three to five minutes, the seven ripe fruits were all in my hands.

The pure natural fruit fragrance is very strong, and the sweetness is quite high, compared to the fruit you usually buy, the taste is not half a star, and the two fruits enter the stomach without paying attention.

Originally, I still wanted to eat, and I even had a feeling that I couldn't get tired of eating, but after the two villains had a fight in their heads, plus they knew that the side effects of eating too much at one time would cause diarrhea, they still controlled themselves, and the rest will be used as rations for the next two days.

The harvest made me feel better, the food crisis was temporarily lifted and there was no longer such a serious sense of urgency, and the strong curiosity on the return made me climb to the top of the mountain.

I had a strong curiosity about the top of the mountain when I was at the beach, but the situation at the top of the mountain was surprising......

After stepping out of the woods at the edge of the mountaintop, you will be greeted by a large area of flat and empty land, which instantly makes people feel enlightened.

It is roughly estimated that this piece of land has an area of at least several hundred acres, and although there are a few trees, weeds, and thorns in the interim, it still cannot hide the enormity of this land.

After all the reclamation is completed, it is not a problem to feed twenty people, of course, this is not what my current conditions can consider, and even the problem of food and clothing has not been solved, and there is no extra time and energy to farm!

It was still early in the morning, and I was going to walk around the clearing when I had enough mangoes, after all, it was always depressing to spend a long time in the woods.

On one side of the clearing, there is a rocky mountain with a height of nearly 200 meters from the seaside, and the ridge encloses about one-fifth of the area of the clearing, which is a good haven.

However, today is destined to be unforgettable, the discovery of banana trees and mango trees made me happy to close my mouth, but another surprise was placed in front of my eyes!

When exploring along the mountain wall, there is actually mountain spring water on the rock wall, you must know that if there is no stable fresh water resources in this environment, you don't know how hard it will be in those days, and a lot of time will be wasted in producing fresh water every day.

Water is constantly spilling out of the cracks in the rocks, forming water droplets dripping downward, and the sound of "tick-to-tick" is so pleasant!

Directly below it there was a puddle the size of a football, and the puddle of clear water in the pit was particularly lovely, and although it was obvious, I took a handful of water and sucked it into my mouth to relieve my doubts......

The spring water is sweet and delicious, and there is no doubt that it is fresh water!

I want to laugh right now, one of the two most important factors for survival has been solved, the food problem is solved every day, and I believe that the problem of survival is not much more.

A stable source of fresh water is the foundation for long-term survival, and its solution has more than doubled my confidence and courage to live!

Although the joy is beyond words, the reality is that the pothole is too small to hold a few catties of water, so it is necessary to expand some more capacity.

After I drank enough, I realized that my face that hadn't been washed for four or five days was really dirty, and I couldn't take a shower with this amount of water, but there was no problem with washing my face.

Because of the mixture of sweat and soaking in the seawater, I can smell the stench from five meters away, but the water is not enough, in addition to washing my face, I can only take off my clothes and scrub my upper body with water.

After cleaning the dirt on my face and body, I finally regained my handsome appearance, but it was a pity that no one appreciated it......

The excavation process is quite easy, because the surface is made of pure clay, but the tools are weak.

Until it is almost dark, the capacity inside can hold 50 catties of water, even if I am not satisfied with such a capacity, but it is almost dark, I have to spend time rushing back to the cave!

The thought of having a well on the island now makes me feel good, and I only need to settle overnight to come here tomorrow to fetch water.

In addition, the open space on the top of the hill is also the first choice for building a house in the future, it is open on all sides, condescending, and there is fresh water next to it, it is simply an ideal good place!

Another huge discovery at the top of the hill is that it is very close to the sea below it from various points in the clearing, and it takes less than twenty minutes if you are fast.