Chapter 12: The Way to Survive
Gan Cheng passed down Lu Qi's order, but instead of an empty water bag, the little army commander brought a group of angry slaves.
Hearing movement in the distance, Lu Qi already understood what was going on, and when Tian Kang's expression was anxious, he gently pinched the tip of his nose and smiled secretly, Zhizhu was in charge.
"Always move the leader, Gan Cheng said you want everyone to continue hunting, no matter what the situation is, there is almost no water? Isn't this the big guy you want to kill?" the speaker's name is Dashun, because he is very good at archery, and he can accurately shoot wild animals in the eye within 50 steps, which is also very famous in northwest China.
Lu Qi looked at his tangled face coldly. The latter trembled and hurriedly replied, "Don't get me wrong, Captain." I didn't add anything to this story. I just told the truth. I told the group leader that there was a way to drink water, but they just didn't believe it. ”
Lu Qi saw his appearance and knew that he didn't dare to trip him, looked at Da Shun and the others, and asked while he was resting, "Do you all think I'm going to kill you?"
"What do you want to do without water and keep hunting without killing everyone? You said you could fetch water for a few people, I believe it. Another squad leader, Obayashi, replied, "But now there are hundreds of people drinking water." How many bags do you need a day? Where did you buy them? Don't think you're a leader, you can't treat us as human beings, everybody is a Zenu, but there's no high or low ......"
One by one, the crowd responded. After all, each of them has an average of several hunting experiences. Sometimes there was no water to drink on the last day or two of the return trip. The uncomfortable feeling is sure to be devastating. No one wants to experience this feeling.
This Stalin has caused a lot of sensation lately. Jack Ball did not report to him less. Lu Qi pinched the tip of his nose, and his eyes sank slightly. "Stalin, I don't have to tell you where I got my water from. I'm wondering, though, what would you do if I could get a few bags of water a day?"
Lu Qi's eyes were a little scary. Dalian's heart trembled slightly. Considering that Molly's body was still useless, he didn't dare to say malicious words: "What can I do? If you can get so much water, I will follow your orders and go hunting. ”
"You're a good calculus!" Lu Qi said coldly, "Do you want to question my order, question it, and incite everyone to attack my army?" After I proved it with a lot of hands and feet, you think it's okay if nothing happens. Does everybody have to question every decision I make in the future? And where did my captain's face go?"
"Uh... Eternal captain, what do you say?" Da Lin didn't expect Lu Qi to be so transparent at such a young age, like a stupid boy with only a little strength?
Lu Qi looked around and said, "Turn around first and bring me all the empty water bags." See you tomorrow morning! If I can find enough water, then I have enough reason to punish you!"
"But what if you can't find enough water?" Da Shun blinked at Lu Qi.
Lu Qi said awe-inspiringly: "That means I was wrong, then I will naturally withdraw the wrong order, fine me three days' rations, and apologize to everyone, how about it?"
Everyone was surprised, wondering that Lu Qi's identity this time was undoubtedly equivalent to a big head in some respects, and the big head even made a mistake in the past, no one cared about anything, didn't it care if it was not looking for his own cigarettes? However, Lu Qi set an example that showed that he would be punished, just like he had made a mistake. In addition, the punishment is not light. Even if he didn't eat, he was hungry. In addition, this is a ration for three days.
However, Lu Qi's very manly attitude undoubtedly won the respect of all the slaves. Gan Cheng knew that Lu Qi was afraid of another amazing move, so he said next to him: "Since Captain Yongdong has made it clear that you will not go back to get the water bag, do you want Captain Yongdong to go to your house to pick it up?"
Naturally, they didn't dare to agree, and hurriedly retreated. Soon, Da Shun, Da Lin and other four team leaders brought dozens of empty water bladders, and then left with an expression of "watch a good show tomorrow".
Tian Kang looked at the mountains of water bladders and looked at Lu Qi anxiously: "Son, do you really have a way?"
"Of course, you can't collect that much in one night, but it's definitely enough for one day's drinking water. "As an excellent master of animal ecology, Lu Qi did not always study animals in zoos. The ability of the land to survive in the wild is definitely comparable to that of any special forces.
Early the next morning, the Zernik slaves, who were not in a good mental state, arrived at Lu Qi's temporary main camp, but were stunned by the sight in front of them!
Most of the water bladders are suspended in the air by vines. At the opening of each water bladder, a simple funnel made of one or two huge palm leaves is installed.
Although some of the water bladders are tied to the tall palm trees around them, standing at the base of the trees, their openings facing the "wounds" where the broken leaves of the palm trees are located, the sound of water droplets can still be faintly heard.
"Take them down, be careful, don't throw them away!" Lu Qi commanded several Zeno, who had excellent climbing skills, to remove the water bladders one by one: "In addition, the water bladders tied to the trees and hung on the vines should be placed separately. Drink the sap first. Don't make mistakes. Twigs can't be drunk for more than a day!"
God seems to be helping Lu Qi. There was not much rain in the forest on the fruit threshold in winter, but there was a light rain that night. As a result, the water bladder that was originally used to collect dew became "soaked with rain and dew" and worked better.
Looking at these two "half-full" water bladders, they were both surprised and confused. Da Shun looked at Lu Qi and said, "Team leader, can you finish drinking this water?"
Lu Qi didn't say a word, walked to a bunch of small water bladders, lifted a water bladder, opened it and took a sip: "This palm juice tastes good, although it is astringent, it is also a little fragrant......
Then, in the stunned eyes of everyone, Lu Qi mentioned a large water bag next to him and took a sip. His eyes were bright: "Yes, the water mixed with rain and dew tastes good, sweet and clean, no worse than spring water, haha......"
"Yes......" Gan Cheng replied, "Dong Yong, I have tasted it too." It's really great. In addition, the water collected tonight seems to be enough for hundreds of us to drink for two or three days. ”
"Well, I was lucky last night!" Lu Qi nodded: "If it didn't rain, the effect wouldn't be so good, but if it was collected like this, the amount of water for a day would still be enough!"
Darling swallowed gloomily and held up a water bag suspiciously, trying to drink it. There really was no uncomfortable feeling, but he was unwilling to admit defeat: "It's ...... The water has been drunk, will you have stomach problems in the future?"
Lu Qi looked at him coldly: "If you don't have stomach problems in the future, will you say that you won't be poisoned in a few days?"
Dalin's face changed suddenly: "I don't want to lead the team forever, but I have some doubts......"
"I can assure you that the water is safe to drink. I've been drinking a lot over the years. Didn't I grow stronger than you?" Lu Qi snorted softly, "Da Lin, what you need to think about now is not this, but how should I punish you?"
The faces of the four squad leaders changed again. Dashun is also single, and he is full of courage and integrity in Zeno's bones: "Always lead the team." We are willing to accept the failure of gambling. We feel free to question whether your decision is wrong. Tell us how to punish us, 20 sticks or 40 lashes, not a word for a band!"
Dashun said so, but the other three people can't be stupid now, otherwise what to do? More importantly, it is better to take the initiative to admit mistakes than to provoke Yongdong.
Tian Kang was worried that offending too many people at one time would not be good for Lu Qi. He opened his mouth beside him and said, "Always move." It seems to me that Dashun and they are also thinking about the lives of big people. They are not intentionally disobeying your orders. Do you think this time should be over?"
"Impossible!" Lu Qi said with a tiger's face, "A person, a person, will do what he says and will do what he does." Since they have done something wrong, they will naturally be punished. Otherwise, how can they convince the public?"
After a pause, Tian Kang remained silent, and Lu Qi continued: "However, there are priorities. It's winter hunting time. To make this big guy even better this winter, I decided to hunt for a longer period of time. If I hurt you, it will only drag you down!, so the punishment will be postponed for the time being until we return to the village. If there are any rumors or incidents in the coming day, I definitely won't give up. ”
After speaking, the cleaver in Lu Qi's hand suddenly cut down the palm tree with thick legs, and in a flash of the knife, the tree fell, revealing a flat section!
Lu Qi's ruthless knife surpassed Luo Long, which would undoubtedly deter Zenu, and he chose to bow to Lu Qi repeatedly with others, saying that he would not do it again.
It didn't seem to find everyone's fear, Lu Qi was an old god on the ground, pointing to palms and vines everywhere, and began to introduce some methods of Zenu to find water, such as some methods and taboos with rain and dew and tree sap, and his profound knowledge undoubtedly made Zenu, and even everyone including Tian Kang beat his chest for Lu Qi.
"Team Leader Yongdong is definitely a genius. He can think of such a method, and the efficiency of hunting will be increased by at least half in the future!"
That's not to say that no one has doubts in their minds. How can a 12-year-old boy know so much? It's just a matter of thought. After all, Lu Qi also said that when he practiced in various corners when he was young, he was too lazy to fetch spring water to find sap for himself.
The hunt continued, as there was no water supply, and this time all the slaves went all out and tried to return with a full load. After all, Lu Qi also said that once the harvest was abundant, he would propose to move forward forever and increase everyone's food rations.
This state seems to be affecting productivity. After the whole team changed camps again, Dashun's team found traces of large animals in one place, but no one knew that the large animals they were about to encounter were not ordinary animals.