Chapter Forty-Eight: Survival
It's no wonder that the Wiseman Survival Handbook says that palm cores are one of the most desirable foods in the wilderness.
The three major nutrients of the human body, carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, palm core has accounted for two, and it is also rich in vitamins, the key is that the method of obtaining it is simple, which can save a lot of time and energy of survivors.
Eat the core of a whole palm tree, and lunch is ready, which takes only a few minutes.
"Ladies and gentlemen, after lunch, it's time for us to hit the road. Ye Xuan put away the dagger, and suddenly felt that this sentence was a little ambiguous, and corrected: "I always feel a little unlucky, in other words, audience, let's go!"
The hottest time of the day is between 12 and 2 noon in any region.
The heat of more than 30 degrees turns the entire rainforest into a sauna again. The scorching hot water that fills the air makes people feel tightness in their chests with every breath.
Ye Xuan really wanted to find a place to rest, but the belief of going home made him grit his teeth and insist.
Walking in the jungle, two hours passed before I knew it.
He felt as if smoke was about to bubble in his throat, and despite the high humidity in the jungle, he replenished his faint hydration with each breath, but it was far from the speed at which it was consumed. The sauna-like environment made him sweat all the time, and there was no water in the kettle.
Ye Xuan gradually slowed down and began to think about whether to find a water source first, he was not sure how far he was from the river, but he knew that if he didn't replenish fresh water, at most two hours, he would be slightly dehydrated.
At this moment, the sound of gurgling water suddenly sounded in my ears, and the sound was extremely weak, and it was faintly not real. Ye Xuan held his breath, pricked his ears, and listened for a while before he was sure that he had heard correctly, but the real sound of flowing water.
He was pleasantly surprised by this discovery, and the source of the sound of the water was likely to be the river, "Ladies and gentlemen, I vaguely heard the sound of the water just now, which means that I am now very close to the river. Work hard to reach the river before three o'clock. β
After saying that, Ye Xuan endured his thirst, re-accelerated his pace, and walked in the direction of the sound of water.
As he continued to move forward, the sound of the water gradually began to become clearer.
Finally, more than an hour later, Ye Xuan saw the river through the sparse trees in front of him! On both sides of the riverbank, the trees were relatively sparse, and there were narrow gravel beaches on the bank. When I got closer, I found that the river in front of me was wider than when I saw it from the commanding heights before, the whole river was about seven or eight meters wide, and the river meandered down, turning a corner in front of me, disappearing into the jungle and disappearing from view.
Today, except for a break of more than ten minutes at noon, I am in a hurry for the rest of the time. His efforts were not in vain, and he finally reached the river before evening.
Ye Xuan walked quickly to the river, put his backpack on the gravel beach, squatted down and picked up a handful of river water, the cool river water poured on his face, for a while, he felt that the pores on his face seemed to be moaning, and he couldn't help but sigh comfortably, "It's so cool!"
After washing his face and drinking the river water in a big gulp, he said, "This river is living water, so it is relatively clean. However, the freshwater in the wilderness, no matter how clear it looks, is more or less full of parasites and bacteria. So if conditions allow and time is sufficient, it is best to boil it before drinking. β
"I'm running out of time, I don't have time to make a fire. It's three o'clock in the afternoon, and it's still more than two hours before it gets completely dark, so I need to build a raft before it gets dark and float down the river to get back to the city. β
To be honest, he had never had prior experience in making rafts, and he hadn't even ridden a raft. Only on the video, I watched the tutorial of making a raft.
Fortunately, the raft is different from the boat, the structural principle is very simple, from a technical level, there are no requirements, the only thing required is hands-on ability.
Rubbing his wet hands on his pants, Ye Xuan took out the dagger and walked towards the jungle, and said at the same time: "The structure of the raft is very simple, if you can float on the water, you can be qualified, it can be said that as long as you have a normal IQ, you can make a raft independently." In particular, I only need to use this raft once, without elaborating on it and without considering the service life of the raft, which greatly reduces the difficulty and time of construction!"
"The best material for making rafts is bamboo, which is not only sturdy, but also provides very buoyancy on the hollow inside. Pacing in the jungle on the bank of the river, Ye Xuan's eyes kept patrolling around, "If there is no bamboo in your environment, then look for dead wood as much as possible." Because the internal moisture has been evaporated from the dry sticks, it is light and buoyant, so it is more time-saving and labor-saving to find dead wood than cutting down fresh trees. β
As he spoke, he had already found a dead log. The whole stick is about 2 meters long and arm thick, which is perfect for making the frame of a raft.
But then, Ye Xuan didn't find a suitable dead wood for the frame, so he could only hold the dagger and start cutting down the tree.
It took him more than an hour to prepare the materials for the raft.
On the gravel beach, eight wooden sticks were neatly arranged together, forming the frame of the raft, and at this moment Ye Xuan was squatting on the ground, using the white rattan in his hand to tie the wooden sticks together.
After tying it up, Ye Xuan stood up and patted it, looked at his masterpiece, and nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, a simple raft is done!" This is the first raft I have ever made, and it will take me to survive and return to the civilized city, which is very meaningful. Let's call it Survival!"
The eight sticks are of different lengths and shapes, and the whole raft looks very ugly, and even makes people wonder if it can float. The audience in the live broadcast room couldn't help but start complaining.
"Okay, well, it's a loss. β
"GodTM looks pretty good. β
"I don't blow it or I don't black, the rafts I make are better than the patriarchs. β
"It's the ugliest raft I've ever seen, not one of them!"
"Reasonable, ugly stroke. β
"Watching the live broadcast so far, I found that the patriarch's aesthetics are a bit problematic. β
"It's not just a bit of a problem, the patriarch's aesthetic is completely distorted. β
Looking at the complaints of the audience on his mobile phone, Ye Xuan couldn't help pouting, "You young people are still too naΓ―ve. In the wilderness, beauty and ugliness are not important, the key is practicality. β
Putting away the dagger, he dragged the raft and little by little into the water. Not to mention, the raft that looks ugly is floating steadily on the water at the moment.
"Haha, have you seen it? Practicality is the most important thing. Survival, set sail, go home!" Ye Xuan laughed, the whole person was in high spirits, his hands were propped on the raft, and he turned over and jumped on the raft handsomely.
But what he didn't expect was that the raft, which was still floating on the surface of the water just now, quickly sank underwater after he went up. Limbe sat on the raft, and most of his body sank into the water, revealing only the position above his abdomen.
It sank...
Ye Xuan got off the raft with a black line on his face, dragged the raft back to the shore, and said with an embarrassed expression: "This TM is very embarrassing." I miscalculated the buoyancy of this raft, mainly the frame at the bottom of the raft, which was all fresh trees, and there was a lot of water inside that was not enough to support me to float on the water. It seems that more deadwood needs to be added to the raft to increase buoyancy. β
Seeing this scene, the audience in the live broadcast room was immediately happy, and countless barrages were practiced together, covering up the live broadcast picture.
"Grass and mud horses, Lao Tzu's laughing kidneys hurt. β
"I didn't feel a fluctuation in my heart, and I even wanted to laugh a little. β
"666, full marks for the program effect. β
"You thought I'd sympathize with you, and I almost burst out laughing. β
"It was very embarrassing at one point. β
"Survival: Do you want to leave? β
"Laughing pee, the patriarch is really funny. β