Abstract: Wandering around, looking for a long time, finally found that there are actually mountain birds that I saw in the countryside on a tree, this kind of mountain birds are also called wild birds, the body is slightly larger than the sparrow, the body is gray, the long tail is pointed and the beak is not so good, this kind of bird and finch like to eat the phantom seedlings and fruits of the crops planted in the field, so the farmers hate them very much, and will use straw and wooden sticks to tie a dummy to scare these 'natural enemies' who steal their mouths............

Please continue to enjoy the tenth chapter of the first volume of the thrilling horror novel "The Forbidden Island".

Chapter 10: True Survival in the Wild

There are already a lot of unknown birds inhabited in the trees, some with bright feathers, some with crests of feathers on their heads, all of which are rare and unseen species, perhaps because he doesn't like to visit bird markets very much. So here, he only knows one of the birds, the peacebird.

After looking around for a long time, I finally found that there were mountain birds that I had seen in the countryside on a tree, this kind of mountain birds are also called wild birds, slightly larger than sparrows, gray all over, with long tails and pointed beaks, and the call is not so good, this kind of birds like to eat the phantom seedlings and fruits of the crops grown in the fields, so the farmers hate them very much, and will use straw and wooden sticks to tie a dummy to scare these 'natural enemies' who steal their mouths.

The children in the countryside often catch this bird and burn it to eat, the meat of this wild bird is fat but not greasy, and a lot of oil will come out when it is roasted on fire.

Thinking of this, Xu Jiandong reflexively walked into the tent, opened the general's backpack, and took out a box and a black rectangular metal texture from it, with a few small buttons on it, the metal object is about 13 cm long, nearly 4 cm wide, and about 3 cm thick.

But seeing Xu Jiandong pick up the rectangular object, press the middle button, and immediately bounce up a standing arm plate from both sides of the long box, and there are several holes of different sizes on the top of the two iron plates, as if they can be connected to other parts, and then press the switch on the back of the long object, open a gap, and take out a package of steel balls in a plastic bag from the box, the diameter of these steel balls is about 1.2cm.

Xu Jiandong pinched up a few steel balls with his hands, put them into the open channel, and finally closed the upper cover, and took out a black rubber strip tied with a leather case from the box, this rubber is about 2 centimeters wide, 3mm thick, and about 40 centimeters long, and there is a leather elastic pocket in the middle of the leather strip, and there is also a hook made of metal that can be hung at each end.

When the strip is connected to the hole in the top of the arm, it looks like a slingshot.

After covering the lid of the military backpack, Xu Jiandong got up and just wanted to leave, when he heard a coquettish voice on the bed behind him: "Brother Dong, where are you going?" Why do you wake up so early? Why not sleep a little longer? ”

The person who spoke was none other than his girlfriend Xia Xinyu.

Xu Jiandong turned around, put his index finger to his mouth and made a silent gesture, signaling her not to wake up the others, and then leaned over, hugged Xinyu, and kissed passionately.

The big man Lao Hu, the thin man and Xiao Ting were still asleep at this time.

It's no wonder that I haven't had a good night's sleep like this for a few days, can I not be sleepy? Therefore, they are unaware of the hot kisses and hugs of the two people.

Xu Jiandong held up Xinyu's face and said to her gently: "Dear Yu, you haven't rested well or eaten well in the past two days, you have lost a lot of weight, I'll go and give you some game to make up for it." After saying that, he kissed her hot red lips again.

"Then you should be careful Jiandong......... When something happens, shout at us. Xinyu looked at Xu Jiandong happily.

Xu Jiandong nodded, then walked out of the tent, and subconsciously turned his head to look at the top of the mountain peak to the south. I thought to myself that it would be best for the 'fat man' to be there, but there was nothing under the big trees on the mountain peak, only the big rocks standing there.

The thing Xu Jiandong was holding in his hand looked like a specially made slingshot at this time.

Yes, that's right, this is a slingshot, a weapon designed and made by Xu Dong himself, it is said that it can shoot 1.2cm steel balls or stones, the pull of the leather strip is 10 kg, the maximum range can reach 100 meters, the effective range is 50 meters, and it can penetrate the aluminum plate with a thickness of 1mm at a distance of 30 meters, this kind of slingshot has a fatal weakness, that is, it is not very ideal to use in winter, and the leather strip will shrink and harden due to the weather, which greatly reduces the contraction and stretching ability of the leather strip.

In order not to alarm the birds, Xu Jiandong first hid the slingshot behind him, and slowly walked towards the woods as if nothing had happened.

The birds stood on the treetops more than twenty meters high and chirped non-stop, completely oblivious to Xu Dong's actions and intentions. Yes, on such a deserted and inhabited island, where there is no place for humans to set foot, birds will not know people, and naturally they will not be afraid of people.

Xu Jiandong came to the big tree that was inhabited by wild birds, and carefully observed the situation through the dense branches.

He spotted a large wild bird standing on the highest branch of the tree, took out the special slingshot, aimed the missing part of the slingshot at its abdomen, pinched the leather bag and the steel ball with two fingers of his left hand, stretched forward and straightened his right arm, and pulled the leather strip back with his left arm.

The length of the strip has more than doubled, and it has reached its limit.

He calmed down at the moment, his eyes were firmly fixed on the target, and the two fingers of his left hand suddenly loosened, and the steel ball shot at the target with a sharp whistling sound.

The bird fluttered its feathers in all directions with a soft sound, and rolled down from the branches with a pair of wings.

The closest one to the wild bird that was shot down by Xu Jiandong, and after a moment of stunned effort, the second steel ball had already gone straight to it.

The eight wild birds standing on the tree had been shot down one after another by him at a very fast speed, and even before the first one hit the ground, the second bird had already been shot.

The remaining wild birds, seeing that the momentum was a little wrong, perhaps sensing the arrival of death, hurriedly flapped their wings and rose into the air, 'Hula! All of a sudden flew away, and a mournful roar came from the air.

Xu Jiandong looked at the flock of birds in the distance, shook his head, wrapped the leather strip of the slingshot around the bow frame, pinned it to his waist, and leaned over and began to look for the dead birds that had knocked down the trees in the grass.

The thin man was urinating outside the tent, and he happened to see the wonderful scene of Xu Jiandong shooting birds with a slingshot just now.

"Brother Xu, you hit it really accurately, where did you buy this slingshot? How much do you get? The thin man asked Xu Jiandong with his pants.

"You're awake, thin man, just right, take these wild children and clean them up, and when everyone gets up, we'll have a flying dragon dinner."

The thin man greeted him, took the dead birds from Xu Jiandong's hand, and praised: "Okay, Brother Xu, you can actually beat down eight in a row, why haven't I seen your hand before, when did you start practicing?" ”

Xu Jiandong smiled and said, "Okay, don't help me brag, have the people in the tent woken up?" ”

"Except for my sister-in-law, the other two are still sleeping." The thin man replied.

Xu Jiandong nodded after hearing this, and said, "Alas! Let them sleep a little longer, no one has slept well these days. ”

Xinyu walked out of the tent at this moment, saw Xu Jiandong coming over, hurriedly greeted him, threw himself into his arms, and sprinkled coquettishly.

Xu Jiandong hugged Xinyu, stroked her full head of hair and asked, "Honey, did you sleep well last night?" After saying that, he kissed her lightly on the forehead.

When the thin man saw it, he was also very interested, and said to the two: "Brother Xu, sister-in-law, you talk first, I'll go to work." With that, he took the dead birds and walked to the low-lying place to the west.

Since it was almost dark when I arrived here yesterday, no one paid attention to the surrounding terrain.

At this time, the sun is high, and the light and sight are good. But seeing that surrounded by trees on three sides, a sudden mountain peak on the south side blocked the way, that is, the peak where the fat man went up last night, this peak was about dozens of meters above the ground, the peak was overgrown with weeds, and a big tree stretched out its curved branches like a banyan tree.

The thin man carried a few dead birds, and muttered in his heart as he walked: "This old Xu is really, don't you know that there is no water source here, where should I go to clean up these birds?" When he saw that the low-lying places in the west were covered with many water-loving plants such as shallots and cattails, his eyes lit up, and his heart couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Because he knew that the plant could only grow near ponds or bubbles, and some even grew in water.

As expected, there was a pond in the low-lying area, about an acre in size, and a mountain stream flowed down from a ravine on the western slope and poured directly into the pond.

The water in the pond is very clear, occasionally you can see a few small fish playing in the water, and the water is so clear that you can even see the aquatic plants and sand at the bottom of the pond.

This large pond is shaped like a pot bottom, and the deeper you go to the middle of the water, the more black-green the water becomes, and there are some yellow, red, white, and purple wildflowers blooming among the grass around the pond, and a few butterflies and bees dancing in it.

The thin man found a place where there was no grass, put the dead bird aside, washed his hands with water, and then took the water in his mouth and drank it, and spit it out again.

I thought to myself, the water here turned out to be fresh water, which is really strange, and it doesn't taste good, anyway, it is much stronger than the salty and astringent seawater.

The thin man was overjoyed, and quickly stood up and greeted the rest of the people, as excited as Darwin had discovered a new world.

When Xu Jiandong and Xinyu were hugging each other and kissing passionately, they suddenly heard the shouts of the thin man, and couldn't help but be shocked, thinking that something would not happen again.

After hearing and understanding, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly took Xinyu's hand and ran towards the thin man.

After the thin man shouted so loudly, the big man Lao Hu and Xiao Ting, who were sleeping very soundly in the tent, were also woken up by him.

The big man got up and asked Xiao Ting on the side, "What's wrong Xiao Ting, is something happening outside?" ”

Xiao Ting shook her head, indicating that she didn't know.

When they came to the pond, Xu Jiandong and Xinyu cheered.

The thin man said: "Brother Xu, thanks to these wild birds you hunted, and it is also the result of my old man's diligence and bravery, which is why he explored and discovered this natural reservoir." ”

Xu Jiandong said with a smile: "Okay, I'll give you a credit first, and I'll reward you with one more bird later." ”

Then Xu Jiandong asked the thin man again: "By the way, Qiangzi, do you say that the water in the pond is so clear that there can be fish?" Isn't it good to say that the water is clear and there are no fish? ”

Pointing to a few small fish between the stones on the edge of the pond, the thin man said to Xu Jiandong: "I don't know very well whether this is reasonable and based on this, but Brother Xu, come and take a look, what is swimming in this water?" ”

Xu Jiandong approached the edge of the pond and looked into the water, where there were a few small fish swimming in the clear water.

So he said to the thin man: "These small fish are only for visitors to see, and there is no real hunger, I mean there are no bigger fish in this pond." ”

The thin man shook his head and said, "I've seen enough of it, and I haven't seen a fish bigger than them swimming for a long time." ”

Then he said, "If we want to eat fish, we can go back to the beach and catch a few of them." ”

Xu Jiandong nodded and said, "Yes......... By the way, I don't know if the water in this pond can be drunk? Xu Jiandong asked the thin man again, "Don't you know if you taste it yourself?" Anyway, it's not as good as Sprite and Coke, I think it's much better than seawater, at least it's not so salty, and you don't have to worry about flying automatically. ”

Looking at the pond in front of him, Xu Dong was thinking about something, and suddenly heard the big man behind him say: "You really don't seem to understand, it's no wonder, how can the people in the city know these truths." ”

When the thin man heard this, he felt very uncomfortable and said, "Hey! Lao Hu, what do you kid understand? We're talking about whether the water in this pond can be drunk, why are you talking too far? ”

The big man Lao Hu sneered and said, "I didn't say whether the water in the pond can be drunk, I mean you discussed the question of whether there are fish in this water before." ”

When the thin man heard this, he asked, "Then do you think there can be fish in this pond?" Don't you understand? Let's talk about it. ”

The big man didn't pay any attention to him, walked to a stone protrusion and stood still, squatted down, sniffed it with his nose, and then picked up a handful of water with his hand, and put it in his mouth to look at his expression as if he were tasting an old wine.

Xiao Ting couldn't help frowning and said, "Brother Hu, what are you doing?" Can this water be drunk? Isn't it disgusting, you're not afraid of drinking diarrhea. ”

When the big man Lao Hu heard this, he spit out the water in his mouth, turned his head to Xu Dong and the thin man, and said, "Which of you two has brought fishing tools?" ”

"I have a [military] dagger grip in my backpack, what's the matter, you still fish? Can there be big fish in this pond? Xu Dong asked the big man a little puzzled.

Nodding, the big man Lao Hu said again: "I think if the judgment is good, it should be about the same............ By the way, Lao Xu, you go and bring the hook and fishing line, I will go to the grass on the edge of the forest to catch a few grasshoppers as bait, there are fish and no fish as long as you try to know. ”