Chapter 234 Plan Pass
With the sail, the life raft's drifting speed is significantly increased.
The waves lift the light raft and carry it far away. Especially when there is strong wind, it can travel at least dozens of kilometers every day.
According to Bifang's previous judgment, the program team threw him into the North Atlantic Ocean, so he should drift to the east, so that he has a greater chance of encountering land.
"To determine the direction at sea, we mainly rely on a compass. Without a compass, we can only rely on the sun or the stars. If we have a watch, we can use the watch and the sun to determine the direction. There are many ways to use a watch to tell the direction. The simplest one is to lay the watch flat with the hour hand pointing to the sun. The direction pointed by the bisector of the angle between the hour hand and the 12 o'clock on the watch dial that is less than 180 degrees is the south."
Here it comes, it’s time for Fang Shen to show off his skills again.
The audience pricked up their ears, wondering how they could tell the direction when there was nothing in the sea.
The situation seems to be worse than in the desert, where at least one can use sand dunes to identify directions.
"Of course, you can't ensure that you are level at sea, so you have to use other methods, which are more complicated..."
The earth rotates 360 degrees in 24 hours, 15 degrees per hour, and the hour hand of a watch always rotates twice as fast as the sun. Based on this principle, the direction can be roughly determined by a watch and the sun.
At 6 o'clock in the morning, the sun is roughly in the east and the shadow points to the west. At this time, point the hour hand on the watch to the sun, and the number "12" on the dial will point to the west.
If the dial is rotated 90 degrees, that is, 6 o'clock is halved, so that the number "3" on the dial faces the sun, and the number "12" points to the north.
At 12 noon, the sun is in the south. Fold 12 in half so that the "6" on the dial faces the sun, and the "12" still points to the north.
If you change the time for other time periods accordingly, the effect will be the same.
"The above method is only suitable for use north of the Tropic of Cancer. If it is south of the Tropic of Capricorn, align the 12 o'clock position with the direction of the sun . The center of the hour hand and 12 o'clock points to the north. Also pay attention to the time zone. If you don't know, you can spend a whole day to confirm the time when the sun rises and sets, and then calibrate the watch."
"But I don't have a watch, so you have to tell me the time, and you have to be European friends."
As soon as Bifang finished speaking, a large number of barrages appeared, all of which were time-telling birds.
"No need. In addition to these, we can also determine our direction by judging the wind direction based on our location."
Bifang smiled and shook his head. People underestimated him. So what if he didn't have tools? It wouldn't be a problem for him.
The geography master Fang appears again.
Besides tools, wind direction is the best direction teacher.
The sea sometimes has winds depending on the season. Especially in monsoon climate zones, in summer, the ocean temperature is lower than the land temperature, so the ocean pressure is higher than the land pressure, and the wind blows from the ocean to the land; in winter, the land temperature is lower than the ocean temperature, so the land pressure is higher than the ocean pressure, and the wind blows from the land to the ocean.
A quarter of the world's area can be defined as having a monsoon climate, and the North Atlantic Ocean close to Europe is no exception.
What's more, there is a famous ocean current here, the North Atlantic Current, which almost spans the entire ocean. Even if there is no wind, it can reach the European continent by following the direction of the current.
Everything was clear. There was food, bone hooks, and a sail. Bifang was in a good mood and couldn't wait to set sail and conquer the sea following the wind direction.
A strong wind blew, the canvas fluttered rapidly, and the waves lifted the life raft to fly far away. The fishing hooks could not sink into the sea and were also floating on the sea.
It can be so fast!
The audience was stunned. Are you sure this thing is not a speedboat?
It looks inflatable on the surface, but there is actually an engine installed under the raft?
Fortunately, the strong wind only lasted for a while, and the speed of the life raft gradually slowed down and was no longer so exaggerated.
Bifang held up the tent with both hands, facing the wind. He did not cut the entire tent open. The strong wind just now almost tore the joints apart, which showed how strong the wind was.
The plan to convert the tent into a sail was a success, and he felt noticeably closer to the mainland than two days ago when he had no sail.
The reason is that the sea water has slightly different colors, but even though it appears to be the same color to the audience, no deeper changes can be seen.
Using the color of sea water to determine depth is not very friendly to people with color blindness or color weakness.
Bifang did not take down the entire tent, but only half of it. The remaining part was enough to fix the tent in place. Next time it rains, as long as he holds on to both sides tightly, it will still be secure.
The audience was fascinated to watch Bifang driving the life raft. The smooth lines of the big arms pulled the textured canvas, and occasionally the cold sea water splashed on her feet as she flew across the ocean.
At noon, Bifang sat down to rest and replenish his nutrition. He grabbed the third squid and started eating it, occasionally pulling a handful of Sargassum. He ate a combination of meat and vegetables to avoid constipation.
At this point, except for the last squid that served as a container, all three have been eaten.
Bifang had no intention of saving food at all, because in addition to these four squids, he had another catch in the past two days, two North Atlantic mackerels!
That’s right, it’s the same fish that Bifang encountered last time!
What a fate!
Knowing that he was tired of eating squid, he came all the way from the North Sea.
Two mackerels, each as big as Bifang's forearm, were caught by him yesterday when he passed by a sea area. These creatures like to live in groups, so Bifang just stopped there. Unfortunately, his luck was not very good, and he only caught two until dark.
But it doesn’t matter, two are enough, enough for three days. Mackerel is plump and tender, and its fat content is much higher than that of squid, so it can provide more calories when eaten.
After wiping the corner of his mouth, Bifang picked up the fishing hook with the idea of giving it a try, and found that he had caught something again.
A little capelin!
Hey, luck has improved.
The fish was not big, only a dozen centimeters, much smaller than a mackerel, but Bifang was still smiling. Ever since he caught the squid and had the meat bait, his "sea fishing" business had been smooth sailing. He actually caught fish for two consecutive days and didn't have to worry about food at all.
What's more important is that the situation will get better and better, because mackerel and capelin have blood in their bodies and contain viscera with strong pungent smells, which are more suitable for fishing. Maybe in the future we can catch bigger fish, such as North Atlantic salmon, the kind that can be eaten for several days!
[It’s over, Lao Fang got it again]
[Fuck your mother, are you here to buy goods? ]
What kind of fish is this?
【The king of sea fishing,】
[Hey, I think I've seen it before. They seem to be sold in our local vegetable market.]
"Yes, capelin is the name used abroad. We call it capelin in China. It sounds much better. It tastes delicious and has a wide distribution. It is a good economic fish species."
Bifang quickly threw the hook down. Capelin is a social animal and very active. It eats frequently in winter, such as small shrimps and plankton. He hoped to catch more fish.
The most important thing is that this thing is excellent bait. Animals such as cod, whales, seals, dolphins, sharks, tuna and squid all like to eat it and have no fish rights.
[Fuck, does that mean this fish is especially delicious?]
[The idea is clear, well-reasoned, flawless, and worth a try]
[It’s delicious. My mother buys it often .]
The tentacles of the last squid had all been stripped off. Bifang could not always catch fish, as the fishing line would often be pulled up, the hook would break, or the bait would be gone.
In the past, in order to catch mackerel, he used up two cuttlefish bones and eight cuttlefish tentacles. After that, Bifang no longer used cuttlefish bones to sharpen fish hooks, but real bones.
The jawbones of the two mackerels were harder and more resilient than the cuttlefish bones.
However, Bifang did not spend too much time fishing this time. He caught three capelin in total. When he felt it was enough, he packed up and left.
Capelin is bait for many animals. If you stay here for a long time, you may encounter animals that you cannot deal with, such as large sharks.
Thinking of this, Bifang quickly put up the tent and continued to move forward with the help of the strong wind.
The wind is blowing hard.
But what no one noticed was that not long after Bifang left, a huge shadow passed through the water, opened its huge mouth, and suddenly swallowed the school of capelin.
"puff!"
“Phew, cool!”
Bifang put his hands on his hips. His skin was a little darker than it was a week ago, but his eyes were sparkling and he looked energetic.
After a few days of living at sea, he already looks like a sea dweller, and perhaps he will become even darker in a few days.
Facing the cool sea breeze, Bifang did not feel cold. He had just eaten and his whole body was warm. He was not afraid of the cold wind at all.
Moreover, the king fish's stomach digests food very cleanly, and the calories increase rapidly.
It is precisely because of the stomach that Bifang can eat raw food without any scruples. Otherwise, he would definitely try every means to minimize the risk, such as drying the fish into dried fish. Although the taste is bad and the safety cannot be guaranteed 100%, the probability will be much smaller.
"Sure enough, the most difficult part of the survival mission is actually the first few days. When you first arrive in a new environment, your mentality and body cannot adapt, and you don't have enough means of production, so it's difficult to form a survival advantage. But once you get through the first few days, you will find that survival is not as difficult as you thought."
On the sixth day of survival at sea, everything was getting better. We were getting closer and closer to the mainland. Perhaps we might really encounter the mainland within twenty-one days. The closer we were to the shore, the greater the probability of encountering an island.
Bifang divided the difficulty of survival into several levels. For this kind of survival mission of twenty days or one month, the most difficult part is the first week. If nothing unexpected happens afterwards, the probability of survival will be very high.
Of course, this probability is based on the assumption that you don’t just survive the first seven days. If you rely on resisting hunger in the first seven days, then it is likely that it will get harder and harder every day, which is the legendary ups and downs…
Oh, it didn't even rise, it just fell.
If the survival time is extended a little longer, the second difficult period will probably appear in the second month, when people will face nutritional problems and psychological problems. Long-term high-pressure survival will cause mental breakdown.
If you can get through all this, then you are indeed a natural talent with strong willpower and rich experience. You only need to worry about the illness and the psychological pressure of living alone for a long time.
After riding the wind and waves for several hours, it was getting dark.
As the setting sun spread out, a layer of deep red flowed over the winter ocean. The waves rose and fell, reflecting the dazzling light, as if a layer of gold was sprinkled on it.
Bifang narrowed his eyes and was about to put down the tent to rest, when he suddenly noticed a vague shadow in the distance.
What?
Bifang stood up and looked, trying to see more clearly, but the direction over there was facing the setting sun, and it looked dazzling and blurry.
The program crew also noticed Bifang's abnormality and quickly launched the drone into the air, filming along his line of sight while magnifying the image. The audience in the live broadcast room looked around curiously, and as the picture became clearer, many people opened their mouths in amazement.
It turned out to be an island!!!
[It’s an island! ]
【Lao Fang! It’s an island! 】
[Damn, it’s an island! ]
【Lao Fang is happy! 】
The barrage of comments was as numerous as a tsunami, and almost all of them were about the appearance of the island.
The platform quickly sent a notification, the content of which showed that it was the sixth day of drifting at sea and an island was discovered!
After receiving the notification, more curious viewers flocked in, the number of viewers soared, and soon the global viewership exceeded two million, not including those watching on TV.
While drifting on the sea, I actually encountered an island!
What good luck this is!
According to Bifang, the person who lived on the sea for more than a hundred days had never encountered it!
Peter opened his mouth wide, unable to believe that Fang Shen had found the island in just six days. He was indeed his idol!
So awesome!
Bifang was also shocked, realizing that he was just a blind cat catching a dead mouse and had found an island completely by accident.
The gaze from the goddess of luck.jpg!
Without any hesitation, Bifang quickly adjusted the direction of the sail and headed towards the island. However, before reaching there, the wind became weaker and weaker, and by the time it was dark, they were still a long distance away from the island.
Damn it, why is there suddenly no wind? Where is the wind during the storm?
It withered so quickly?
Bifang was a little dissatisfied. So there was no wind when he needed it, and a storm came when he was exhausted, right?
There was no choice but to put down the sail and paddle towards the island with his hands.
The saying "a horse will die if it runs to a mountain" is absolutely true. Not only that, Bifang can also be killed by paddling at Wangdao.
After paddling for most of the day, Bifang collapsed in the life raft, almost sticking out his tongue and rolling his eyes: "I can't do it anymore, I'm dying of exhaustion!"
【Why is it not working! 】
[Fang Shen, stand up! The island is right in front of you! ]
[Start with a life raft, all equipment depends on picking up]
[Fang Shen, what are you doing? Fang Shen! ]
【Don't stop! 】
Bifang almost vomited blood when he saw the barrage. From the beginning till now, he had rowed almost one kilometer, which was equivalent to running three to five thousand meters. His arms were extremely sore.
But the island was right in front of him, so there was no way he could give up. After resting for a while, Bifang quickly stood up and continued paddling.
The sun had completely set and he could barely tell the direction by relying on the stars in the sky, but it was still difficult and he could easily deviate from the direction if he was not careful. Bifang was worried as he rowed , fearing that he had rowed in the wrong direction. Fortunately, there were spectators who could help him, and he could also use a little cheat to observe the location of the island through the night vision mode.
Three hours later.
"I...I can't do it anymore."
Bifang curled up in the life raft like a dead dog, sticking out his tongue and sweating all over. He was only a few hundred meters away from the island, but he could no longer row.
Who says paddling is easy? It's obviously very tiring.
Don’t ever say paddling is easy again!
Paddling is the most tiring part!
[How can a man say no? ]
[Is this not possible? No way, no way, there is no one who can't swim more than ten kilometers, right? ]
[It's only a dozen kilometers. What are you doing, Lao Fang? Get up and keep rowing! ]
Bifang was too tired to complain. He was so tired that he couldn't even utter a complete sentence. He lay motionless as if he was asleep until half an hour later, when he suddenly woke up.
It’s over, I almost fell asleep, I don’t want to be washed away by the waves!
Bifang shuddered and quickly stood up, only to find that he had already approached the island due to the influence of the waves.
Only a dozen meters left!
Yay!
Although very happy, Bifang, who was close to the island, did not rush to go ashore. Instead, he observed the surrounding environment to avoid the life raft being cut by any reefs, which would be counterproductive.
With the faint moonlight, Bifang could barely see the shape of the island.
The island is very small, very small. How small is it? It is probably only as big as the area of a villa...
[Such a small island...]
[Is there any animal on this island? ]
[Questionable]
[It's not habitable at all]
However, no matter how small the island was, Bifang was not disappointed. It was a great thing to encounter an island. Others had been drifting for more than a hundred days without encountering one, but he was able to encounter one in six days. He was already very lucky.
Of course, this may also be due to its proximity to the mainland.
The probability of encountering islands in the deep ocean is very small, but it is different near the mainland, where the number of islands will increase significantly.
Bifang was already satisfied because there were trees on this island!
If we can’t stop, then make a supply station.
Tree = tool = living environment improves = challenges are easier to succeed√Plan passes.
