Chapter 717: Frozen Hands and Feet

Watching the five people disappear into the ice field, Bi Fang looked back at the people present.

Three tourists, four sailors, plus themselves, this is the only remaining manpower.

There are eight people in total, and one of them needs to watch the engine and other equipment to avoid malfunctions or freezes, while taking care of the safety of the rest of the people to avoid accidents.

The remaining seven people are responsible for two huge ice caves of more than 10 square meters, so that they do not freeze in an environment of more than minus 50 degrees, no matter how you look at it, it is an extreme challenge.

Everyone was daunted and felt that it was an impossible task.

"Everyone, don't stand, go on, don't open the second freeze for the time being, and do your best to maintain the gray whale's breathing." The second mate immediately gave up one of them and concentrated the rest of his men on an ice cave.

There are only seven people left, and even if they can't guide the gray whale to the coast, they must at least keep the basic plate and wait until the next group of people come to change the guard.

"Just hold on a little longer, and someone will come over later!"

At the insistence of the second mate, everyone finally moved sparsely, and Bi Fang ran a few steps and found the sledders who were rushing back.

Since there was no clear stop order, Goudan led the dogs to rush out for hundreds of meters before realizing that Bi Fang had disappeared and quickly rushed back to his side.

The Inuit was right, the IQ of the dog is so rare that the average sled dog would not notice the sudden disappearance of the driver and would be able to come back on its own.

Bi Fang patted the dog's head, cut a piece of venison to reward it, and found a raw reindeer skin on the sleigh, but before he had time to tann it, he made three direct openings with the dagger and made a simple coat to put on himself.

Picking up the chainsaw that the sailor had just dropped on the ground, pulling the rope and starting to cut the ice, the new ice that had just frozen was not too hard, and the sharp steel could easily be inserted into it without pressing, and the ice chips flew around.

[Chainsaw Man Fang Kita is on it! ] 】

[Do you want to be a dog too?] 】

The extreme cold makes people feel strongly uncomfortable, obviously their faces are wrapped with strips of cloth, but they still feel that they are about to crack, and the only eyes that are in direct contact with the air are unusually dry, and there is a strange feeling of swelling, and they need to close their eyes from time to time, otherwise Bi Fangzhen is worried that he will be frozen blind.

"Our skin isn't the only place where it freezes in extreme cold temperatures, if you're in extremely cold and windy weather, your cornea also freezes, and the protective layer of tears that covers your cornea can sensitize your eyes to light and cause blepharospasm."

"However, this freezing is recoverable in a short period of time, as long as you can get out of the cold environment in time, the cornea can recover, but if your cornea is frozen long enough, it can cause permanent damage, so be sure to wear goggles if you can."

Bi Fang closed his eyes, waited until he regained consciousness before opening them again, and continued to devote himself to the great cause of cutting.

The cutting of ice cubes is more difficult than imagined, under the action of capillaries, seawater will overflow along the cut gaps, if it is natural in normal times, it doesn't matter, but in the environment of minus 50 degrees, these seawater will freeze into ice in a few seconds, and the ice cubes that have just been cut will once again be connected to the ice field in everything, difficult to style, scrap all efforts.

Otherwise, the sailor would not have tried to kick with his foot after cutting it open, almost causing a tragedy.

"I can only cut smaller pieces."

Bi Fang pulled the mask on, took a step back, reduced the area of the cut, expanded the area little by little, and threw the broken ice into the center of the ice cave, causing ripples to prevent the sea from freezing.

Half an hour later, there was still no support.

The crowd was starting to get a little tired.

"Why haven't you come yet, it's half an hour later, it's enough time!"

"I can't move, this thing is too heavy."

"Take a break if you don't move, don't force it, it's too dangerous."

The second mate swallowed his saliva, and also felt that his forearm was sore, and he looked up at the ice field, also wondering why no one had come.

Looking around, whether it was just dug or the ice cave left before, it was all frozen, and it was impossible to see that there was once a big hole here.

It wasn't until an hour later that two snowmobiles arrived in a hurry, with a total of eight sailors and two tourists, taking over the work of the group.

Several people immediately collapsed to the ground, gulping down hot water.

The second officer shook his arm and asked, "Why are you here now?" ”

"Sorry, the snowmobile suddenly turned off halfway, and it only took half a minute for the fuel tank to freeze and couldn't move at all, so we had to tow it back and then change it and rush over again." The leader was helpless.

"What the hell!"

This is the polar night of the Arctic, and as long as the ignition is turned off slightly, any mechanical vehicle is at risk of being scrapped.

Bi Fang let go of the chainsaw in his hand and handed it to another person, turning his somewhat tired arm, and the others could take a break for a while, but Bi Fang never rested holding the chainsaw for more than an hour.

Turning his somewhat sore arms, Bi Fang returned to the sleigh and sat on it to rest for a while.

When he had recovered a little, he went to a clearing, poured out the peat soil, lit it with some velvet, and made a bonfire.

He then pulled out two wooden bowls, placed two pale pink "semi-round stones" into them, and stuffed them with a little crushed ice.

[What is this?] 】

[The old party is boiling stones? 】

[Have you ever seen a pink stone (eating melon)]

[If I'm not mistaken, this should be a deer brain (dog head)]

"Yes, it's the reindeer's brain."

Bi Fang knocked on the pink "semi-circular stone", making a sound similar to that of a stone.

Soft stepping on the deer brain do not need any special container preservation, in the natural environment for a minute or two, it will freeze like a stone, just put it into the bag to finish, the preservation effect is also very good, if it is a normal environment, the brain may be stinky and rotten in less than a day, and then it can not be used to tann raw hides.

"Musk cowhide is used as a sleeping bag, it is not convenient to use, and now my clothes are not enough to protect against the cold, and the two reindeer skins should be tanned as soon as possible to soften, and then made into clothes to help us resist the cold."

"The skin of these big guys has the same effect as musk cowhide, the same furry, and can withstand the low temperature of minus 50 degrees."

The crushed ice inside the wooden bowl quickly boiled, melting the pale pink cobblestone, making its color more pronounced, and even the exposed blood vessels on the epidermis could be seen.

Mash it and apply it evenly on the reindeer skin, the same steps are no stranger to the audience, and Bi Fang did not spend more effort to explain, speed up the process, and constantly extend and stretch it.

Soon the two hides were all tanned, and the harder parts were all softened, leaving only the final smoking process.

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