Volume 2 Chapter 109 Exploring a New Island (3)
Of course, today's harvest is nothing other than a few coconuts and pineapples, and if you can find all kinds of plants on the island, then this island is not a treasure trove, not to mention that the environment of the two islands itself is almost the same.
In order to distinguish between the two islands, the island where you live now will be called "Main Island" in the future, and the island you explore will still be called "Crocodile Island".
By about 4 p.m. on the return trip, the area identified would be around 0.2 to 0.3 square kilometres, roughly close to one-tenth of the total area of the island.
Although it is said to be a day, in fact, it is only six or seven hours, during which there is almost no delay, the rest time will not exceed half an hour, and the area walked is quite ideal.
However, such results can also be achieved because the topography of the head of the island is relatively simple, especially the flat terrain does not require high physical strength.
If you are in the middle and tail of the island, the situation is different, with the increase in the complexity of the terrain and the height of the mountain, the exploration speed will drop a lot, and it is even dangerous!
Walking back and forth in the woods for six or seven hours on a line was exhausting, and as I expected, there was no sign of fresh water.
In the process of walking in the woods, I also encountered a major threat, I found a poisonous snake with a relatively ferocious venom, although I successfully solved it, but I did not calm down.
Even if there are poisonous snakes on this island, the overall number is very small, and only two or three have been found in a few years, and the key toxicity is still a relatively weak species, and the species found today is a very toxic species!
I didn't expect to be surprised on the first day on the island, if I don't pay attention to being bitten, nine out of nine will be in big trouble today, it seems that this island is more complicated than the situation on this island.
In the future, you will not only need to pay attention to the beast, but also be on guard against the threat of poisonous snakes hiding in the shadows at all times, which is even more deadly than the beast!
After all, the beast is huge and can be spotted as soon as there is movement, while the poisonous snake is a dark thing, focusing on sneak attacks, and it will be finished as soon as it is bitten!
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The return journey was also quite smooth, the waves were quite cooperative, and it took less than two hours to stand on the island after a day's absence, and the smooth process made people feel happy.
The advantage of coming back early is that you don't have to be as embarrassed as yesterday, things can go slowly, and there is more filtered fresh water.
On this trip, I picked up five coconuts, two pineapples, and a handful of wild vegetables; Extrapolating from this is that there is a high probability that new varieties of crops will be discovered in the future, which makes me look forward to tomorrow's trip even more......
Originally, I thought that the day would be over, and the hard work of the day would definitely be exchanged for a good night's sleep, but I didn't expect that I couldn't sleep at night!
There are two main reasons why I can't sleep, one is that I want to visit the island tomorrow, and now I have not only a desire for fresh water, but also a high hope for other crops.
The second point is that I miss the original mobile phone, recalling the days when I used to hold my mobile phone every day, and I had a mobile phone every night before going to bed.
Thinking about all sorts of messes in my head that put off falling asleep until the wee hours of the morning made me worry that my next day's actions would be affected by lack of sleep.
However, perhaps God wanted to show his consideration to me, and the rain came down before dawn, and the rain was not too short, and it was not over until noon on the fourth day, and the trip was delayed for two days.
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On the fifth day, the weather finally returned to normal after the rain, it was not suitable for exploration after the rain, and I didn't have to think about it to know that it would be very slippery and difficult to walk everywhere, but I thought that it would enter June soon, and I didn't know when I could find out the situation if I delayed it, and I had to speed up the progress!
The more the time is delayed, the hotter the temperature becomes, and when the time comes, it is really not a human life to be able to dry and peel people alive, and then go to the woods to toss slowly......
The distance between the landing site and the last landing point is not far away, the distance is about 500 meters, and at present, it is still mainly safe, followed by speed, and ensuring safety is the first element!
The search continued from the next day's confines so as not to miss parts of the area, and the two hours in the morning barely made any valuable discoveries, and there was no progress in freshwater, which almost extinguished my enthusiasm.
But this situation of finding nothing changed in the afternoon, saying Cao Cao Cao Cao arrived, and a new crop was found by me!
Maybe it was the greeting gift from Crocodile Island, which gave me a piece of carrot directly, and there were at least thirty or fifty plants in this piece, which was much more generous than the previous corn and sweet potato seeds.
However, the pity is that this carrot is still only a small seedling, and it will take at least a month or two to mature, so for the time being, it is still a long wait to eat it!
I haven't found a new crop for several years, and the last time I seemed to find kelp, which I didn't count strictly enough, but only potatoes, which I found four years ago when I went ashore on a fishing boat.
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It was a huge surprise to me, and even if I didn't find fresh water on this island, it was worth the trip to find carrots!
But it is impossible for me to go home, and when I taste the sweetness, there is no reason to turn back, but the interest is even higher.
In my current situation, the food is indeed sufficient, but the disadvantages are also very obvious, I have been suffering from the monotony of vegetables for a long time, and the diet structure is very unreasonable!
During this period, I have always wanted to change, but there has been no obvious change, and the effect is not obvious because of the small variety of ingredients!
If the carrots can be successfully transplanted and scaled up, then the combination of meat and vegetables that I have been advocating will be more reasonable and more beneficial to the body.
As we all know, carrots are not only rich in carotene, but also rich in a variety of vitamins and minerals, and regular consumption can enhance the body's ability to fight cancer.
In addition, it can also protect eyesight, improve immunity, prevent colds, constipation, etc., and is a powerful and delicious ingredient!
It's a pity that the size inside is not much thicker than the chopsticks, otherwise I would have liked to lift two of them and eat them raw.
Finding the carrot was a surprise and made me explore a little less today than the next day, because carrots are sun-loving plants, and it took me about an hour to clear the weeds around the carrot and the trees that block the sun to make it more comfortable.
I'm still counting on enough carrots in a month or two, but if they all end up being the size of my fingers because of the environment, I'm not happy!
I have been deeply imprinted with the location here, and I will only wait until the time is ripe for harvest!
Although I didn't find fresh water today, I was very happy to return home, and I was sincerely happy about the current situation, and the discovery of every new crop.
Moreover, today's harvest is not only about carrots, but also a few coconuts and an arm-thick mango tree.
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The next two days are still progressing as planned, but the harvest is a little mediocre, and my original excitement is slowly extinguishing!
I can't be blamed for this, but I made some good discoveries in the first two days, and even discovered a new crop, but I didn't expect to find nothing in the next two days.....
However, I think this situation may also have something to do with the terrain, and it happened to be the neck of this crocodile island in the past two days, and it really has little to do with some valuable crops, and this area is very barren at a glance.
So far, about one-third to one-quarter of the total area of the island has been discovered, and the results are very fruitful, but the task is still arduous!
For the time being, I didn't find any major danger, and the way forward was to clear the branches and vines and weeds with a long knife, but I was not particularly injured, not even a few wounds cut by the grass.
You never know where it will hang, no one knows what it is trying to do, maybe it's just sleeping or being lazy and doesn't want to move, but it's a clear threat to me.
Yesterday I encountered a poisonous snake again, this time it was in the grass, and it was clear at a glance after the long knife cleared the weeds, and it was very dangerous to say that it was not good to say that it was not good.
I am lucky to meet it, because it can solve a hidden danger, and it is also its misfortune, because it will end this short life, where I can only play the role of a wicked person, otherwise I will not live long!
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On the eighth day, I made a new discovery just an hour into the woods, but this discovery was really not good news for me, and I even had the urge to run away at the first moment!
In the distance, I spotted a large animal in the woods ahead, it was larger, but I couldn't be sure what type it belonged to due to the distance, so I could only estimate that it was about the same size as me.
This made me a little frightened and at the same time I wanted to figure out what kind of it was, satisfying curiosity is one aspect, and the other aspect is determining its identity so that I can consider the next plan.
Although it is far away, its body is not like that of a lion or tiger, because it is standing, and this posture can basically exclude many large predators, which makes me dare to move forward.
It feels like a kangaroo, the kangaroo is upright, if it is it, then things are simple, and the danger can be directly removed!
Of course, the idea was good, but my movements were not relaxed in the slightest, and every step was extremely careful, even if it was still far away, in case it still had its kind......
What's more, it cannot be ruled out that it is not a large predator, and the distance does not rule out the possibility of dazzling.
But for the sake of future plans, I had to keep the distance between me and it shorter, and the sweat was already all over my forehead, and the panic that the land beast gave me was completely different from that of a crocodile.
As long as you don't go to the beach and the edge of the sea, and go within a radius of one or two meters around the crocodile, then there is basically no danger.