056 The spark of wisdom of the working people in the apocalypse
Race against time, life and death. According to Max's speculation, there were about seven days between the first thunderous sound and the final actual rock break.
"The earth's crust doesn't crack all at once, and the magma from the outside penetrates and melts the rock little by little. In the process, the temperature in this space will gradually rise. At the current temperature, there should be seven more days. β
The slap is useful, and after being stimulated, Max entered the mad scientist mode: "Lao Tzu is a professor at Yale University, a doctor, and an expert! Lao Tzu will use a lifetime of geological knowledge to fight his way out in these seven days!"
Yang Qi's electronic watch begins a countdown as a guide to the road to survival.
Felling, hoarding food, peeling off bark and rubbing rope. In the face of an existential crisis, human beings will always burst out with unexpected sparks of wisdom.
"Queen, how did you learn to rub the rope?"
"When I was younger, my mother taught me to spin cotton thread, and it was similar to kneading rope and stuff, so it wasn't difficult. Yang Qi rubbed his hands, and the long bark quickly turned into a strong rope.
Max learned to rub hardβonly to rub out the bubbles on his hands: "This bark is so hard!!"
"Today, I have observed all the magma furnaces in the forest area, as well as the rock patterns of the stone wall of the Great Waterfall, and I have found that our way out should be in the east!" Max drew an ellipse on the ground: "Let's say the underground space is in this form, and we are now in the westernmost part. At the western end is the volcanic passage where I fell, which must have been formed when the earth's crust subsided. Correspondingly, there must be something similar in the easternmost part, so as to ensure the formation of this space!"
"The volcanic tunnel at our end is completely unusable, and climbing 2,000 kilometers against the waterfall to the surface is probably something that only superhumans can do. So," Max drew a cross at the other end of the ellipse, his face full of Rambo's wrecked expression as he went deep behind enemy lines, "If there's a way out, then it's here." β
"Don't just say you can't practice, hurry up and come over to help!" Yang Qi was unmoved: "You sew these wolf skins up and use them as sails, I don't want to row across the ocean." If this sail breaks halfway, then you can wait to be buried with this beautiful hot land!"
"Yes, but Your Majesty, we don't have a needle to sew wolf skin?"
Yang Qi threw him a crossbow arrow with his backhand, and said without replying: "Use the arrow to drill holes in the skin, and then tie the skin with a rope." We will sew how primitive people sew, hurry up and don't be verbose!"
Time was limited, so the two worked overtime to build a ship, and in the end they only built a simple wooden raft. Logs tied side by side form a rectangular block, with two poles erected at one end of the block as masts, and the poles are dressed in ropes and hung with wolf skins as sails. A simple rudder is fixed at the other end of the block.
The logs on both sides of the hull are much thicker than those on the planks, and Yang Qi has worked hard to dig out a hollow form similar to a canoe, which can enhance the buoyancy on both sides and prevent it from rolling over. Splitting two more planks as oars, Yang Qi and Max could only say that the ship had reached the limit of what they could do.
In addition to the boat, Yang Qi built some equipment. The horn of the unicorn sheep was pulled out, sharpened and fastened to one end of the stick, forming a simple spear. The rattan shield was made by Max, and he made a lot of rattan shields, which could be used as protective gear and could also be tied together as floating blocks and lifebuoys.
In the end, because there were not enough crossbow arrows, Yang Qi made a bow. Yang Qi's bow is very simple, it can't even be called a bow, it's just a matter of taking a similar section of trees and stretching it with animal tendons. The bow is oversized, super heavy, and super stiff. Placed vertically on the ground, the height can reach Yang Qi's chest directly. Max tried to draw the bow, but he couldn't pull it with all his strength.
Yang Qi held the bow in his left hand and pulled the string with his right hand, his arms stretched hard, and he made a few soft noises, and the big bow was slowly pulled away. The strings twisted into the tendons were too strong, and there was even a slight creaking sound. As soon as the right hand was released, there was a crashing sound, and the bowstring rebounded quickly, and the arrows on the string flew out with a whizz, passing through fifty meters in the blink of an eye, and nailed to the trunk of the tree with a thud. A long sharpened wooden stick can do this, which shows that this big bow is really strong.
"Your Majesty, the target seems to be on another tree. β
"I don't need you to say it, we don't have any feathers at all, how can we get a magic arrow that pierces Yang in a hundred steps? But let's not talk about the head, the firepower of this bow is definitely enough, it's a big deal to shoot at close range. Yang Qi put the big bow on his back, and said in high spirits: "Spears, shields, bows and arrows, we have all the three magic weapons of primitive survival, and now we are also in a god costume - why do you have a nosebleed?"
"No, it's okay......" Max turned his head with his nose covered. He would never say that it was because when Yang Qi carried the bow on his back, the bowstring passed through the middle of the pair, which seemed to be particularly towering.
With the experience of the first bow, Yang Qi got another bow with a smaller model and weaker strength. Equipping this bow with Max can be regarded as increasing his strength value a little and increasing the survival rate of the two-person survival team.
Finally, the day of departure has arrived.
"Prepare dry food, meat, and water, now, let's go!" Yang Qi gave an order, and the raft was launched. Yang Qi stood proudly on the bow of the boat: "You, hurry up and pull, if you pull slowly, you won't have anything to eat!"
Max walked forward like a slender man on the Volga.
Yes, the raft was a bit big, and the stream that flowed through the forest was too narrow for it to float completely, so Max had to work as a portionman. What? Why doesn't Yang Qi pull together? Are you embarrassed to be a big old man!
Yang Qixing's place sang a song: "Lao Tzu, I sit on the bow of the boat, and I am forced to walk on the shore, uh-huh, hey, hey,
Max wiped the sweat from his head and asked breathlessly, "You, what are you singing?
Yang Qi stretched out his thumb, and his white teeth flashed with starlight: "Well, I recommend you to learn Chinese, there are many divine comedies worth appreciating in Chinese!"
Max's miserable life didn't last long, and when the river flowed into the prairie, the river widened to accommodate a raft as the terrain slowed down. Drifting all the way down the current, Yang Qi and Max quickly adapted to the skills of boating. The hills on both sides are undulating, and the occasional one-horned sheep and black wolf appear on both sides of the river.
The beasts often scattered in a hurry, but some of them followed the boats along the river, and in a short time they gathered a large number of them. Yang Qi remembered the heroes and heroines who ran with the train in Qiong Yao's play, except for their appearance, what those crazy men and women did was not much different from these beasts.
After turning a few corners and passing a few valleys, I finally didn't encounter a waterfall that pitted my father. As the terrain on both sides of the river gradually elevated, Yang Qi and Max seemed to drive into the canyon. Suddenly, the eyes were bright, and I finally arrived at the sea!
No, it's not really a sea because of the limited amount of underground space, and it's an inland sea at best. But under the churning light of the "sky", the wide water in front of you gives the feeling of infinity and infinity. The smoke is vast, and that's exactly what it feels like.
"First mate Max, report the time and temperature now. β
"There are about five days to go, and the temperature is now 80. β
"Eighty degrees?!Eighty degrees is almost ripe!"
"Well, I'm talking about 80 degrees Fahrenheit, and that's about 27 degrees Celsius. β
Yang Qi had a black line on his head: "Remember, when you talk to me in the future, the units of measurement Fahrenheit, miles, pounds, and gallons are all forbidden, and they are all changed to degrees Celsius, kilometers, kilograms, and liters, understand?"
"Yes Captain, the villain understands!"
"Don't call me Captain, call me Queen!" Yang Qi's voice was full of queenliness, and he pulled out the big knife and waved: "I announce, hang the sails, and go!"
"Yes, Captain! No problem, Captain!" Max hung the wolfskin sail from the mast, like a sheet tied between two drying racks. But no matter what the appearance is, riding the wind blowing from behind, the raft with hope finally sails and sails forward.
Yang Qi and Max looked back and saw many black wolves appear on the cliff by the sea behind them. The black wolves watched them silently, watching them drift across the ocean. The black wolf's eyes were complicated, and they seemed to be simple.
"You just stay on the platform at the train station. Yang Qi stroked her hair, and her white and blonde hair fluttered in the wind: "I'm going to the other side of the sea for an adventure." β
(I'm back, tired of.) Let me take a break for a day and start updating normally tomorrow. οΌ