Chapter 236 Rafting Plan
The sea was very calm, emitting warm yellow sunlight, making the beach sparkle and sparkle.
The waves crashed in, leaving behind white foam.
Bifang's palms were very slender, and although they were covered with thick calluses, they looked clean and beautiful. At this moment, these hands were holding a wooden stick, rubbing it against another wooden board, bringing out large pieces of sawdust caused by the friction.
This was the second method used by Bifang after the failure of drilling wood to make fire. Using a planer to make fire was the simplest method, and it was also the method that completely depended on the user's arm strength. It was done by rubbing a sharpened stick up and down in the groove of a wooden board.
Some very fine sawdust will appear at the bottom of the groove. These sawdust will accumulate more and more, and finally burn when the temperature reaches a certain level.
The continuous exercise made Bifang's nose slightly sweaty. He didn't dare to wipe it off, for fear that if he made a mistake, the heat that had just accumulated would dissipate again.
He had been grinding for more than ten minutes, his whole body was hot, and he even took off his coat.
There are too few plants to choose from on the island, and there are no materials with the right hardness or softness. The wood of those trees is generally hard and not very suitable for making fire. Bifang can only choose the best from the worst and select some barely suitable materials.
He now came to the center of the island, holding the wooden board tightly with his legs to prevent it from shaking during friction, so as to prevent the wood chips in the grooves from falling out. Once scattered, it would basically mean that all previous efforts would be wasted.
A few minutes passed and the audience was getting anxious, but Bifang was still able to keep his composure and rubbed and planed fire at a certain rhythm. It was a very hard process, but it was stable. The trick was not only the friction technique, but also a good attitude.
In the past six months, Bifang has lived in the wild most of the time and has long understood the truth.
Finally, the heat was transferred to Bifang's leg skin through the wooden board, which boosted his spirits. He increased the rhythm of friction and struck while the iron was hot.
Here we come!
As the faint white smoke rose, the audience became more excited and wanted to blow the smoke instead of Bifang and make the smoke rise as soon as possible.
Watching the anchor make a fire is just like watching game players fight for equipment. Although the process is repeated over and over again, when the equipment really explodes, the sense of satisfaction is huge!
With the smoke, the rest became much easier. The wooden trough gradually turned black, and the audience could see with their naked eyes that the tiniest bits of sawdust had begun to turn red and disappear. It was just a matter of finishing touches, and the real flame was about to come out.
First, the thinnest fibers gradually disappeared, followed by the slightly thicker ones, and finally large puffs of sawdust began to emit a red glow and float away.
Done!
Seeing this, Bifang was no longer panicked. He quickly put down the wooden board, arched a piece of tinder made of tanned bark into a bird's nest shape, placed it on the charcoal fire, and blew slowly and deeply to allow the air to fully contact the charcoal fire.
Light smoke turns into light smoke, light smoke turns into thick smoke, and thick smoke turns from white to yellow.
Sparks flew around, and a small flame emerged from the thick smoke, swaying wildly, which was fascinating to watch.
"Finally it's lit!"
Bifang raised his hand to wipe the sweat and threw it aside. After working hard for more than half an hour, he finally made a flame. It was not easy.
【Make fire with a planer, get√】
[giaogiaogiao, there’s a fire! The fire is on! ]
[Spread the word, shout out to everyone, you are my role model! 】
【Charcoal grilled seafood is not ready yet? 】
[Charcoal grilled seafood, numb, what to do if you suddenly feel hungry? 】
Looking at the faint flames, Bifang's sense of accomplishment surged. That was the result of his half an hour's hard work.
"Ancient people used these primitive methods to make fire, and they relied on this skill to survive. We have a special feeling when we learn this ancient skill, especially when you work hard for a long time and finally get the first fire. The feeling is really indescribable . Even after making fire countless times, you still have a special sense of accomplishment."
[Let's go to the mountain to make fire by drilling wood]
[Setting fire to the mountain will result in life imprisonment! ]
[Then why can the anchor do it? 】
“Don’t learn from me. I also have a forestry application. People can’t be generalized.” Bifang shook his head with amusement. He was really afraid that stupid netizens would learn from him.
With the fire, the rest was easy to deal with. Bifang processed the mackerel a little, skewered it with a wooden stick and put it on the fire to smoke.
In wilderness survival, fat is justice, and any high-fat food will be favored by Bifang. Mackerel is the best among them. Unlike sesame mackerel, Atlantic mackerel is rich in fat and does not need to be oiled. Even simple grilling can make it shiny. Especially in winter when fat is accumulated, it is extremely plump and delicious and a must-try.
Watching the fish meat changing color and oozing oil little by little under the high temperature, and the fresh and fragrant smell rushing into his nostrils, Bifang couldn't help swallowing his saliva.
How does the saying go? Barbecue is not healthy, but it tastes delicious!
Bifang, who had been eating bloody food for several days in a row, watched the skin of become crispy little by little. Without waiting for the inside to be fully cooked, Bifang could not help but reach out and tear off a piece of fish skin and put it into his mouth regardless of the heat.
The scorching heat, along with the unique salty fragrance of evaporated seawater, explodes on Bifang's taste buds like a food bomb!
"ha!"
Bifang opened his mouth and white hot air gushed out of his mouth. He chewed it twice hurriedly, then swallowed it eagerly, feeling the heat sliding down his throat.
"tasty!"
[Oh my god, it looks delicious, it feels like grilled saury! ]
[I can hear the crisp sound of the fish skin, just like biscuits]
[Grilled fish skin, yyds! ]
【Lao Fang understands life】
Bifang laughed loudly. Having tasted the freshness, he could not help himself and ate the rest of the fish skin one after another. From last night to today, he had consumed a lot of energy and was in urgent need of food.
Therefore, as soon as the surface of the fish was cooked, Bifang ate up all the fish meat on it. For this purpose, he even got a pair of thin wooden sticks to use as chopsticks, which was very comfortable.
After a tiring week, having a charcoal-grilled seafood meal is worth celebrating.
By the time the fish was thoroughly cooked, Bifang had almost eaten the entire fish, not even leaving out the last fish bone. After roasting it until crispy, he swallowed it in a few crunchy bites like a biscuit.
After eating a whole big fish, I was barely full.
Full of energy +10. Patting his stomach, Bifang fell on the beach to digest the food. The warm sun shining on his slightly dark face made him look even more comfortable.
【Wandering on a deserted island×, holiday resort√】
[Eat well, drink enough and bask in the sun, this life, I envy it]
[Poison was released in the middle of the night, the stench was unbearable! ]
[Hmm, in the middle of the night? Where are you from, brother? The time difference is so big? It's only afternoon here? ]
Hawaii
[My fucking backhand is a question mark? ? ]
[What the hell is Ha Weiyi? Are you on vacation? Can you say it with a clear conscience? ]
【Leaving behind the tears of poverty】
After lying on the beach for a long time, Bifang enjoyed the sunshine and the beach, listening to the sound of the waves, feeling relaxed and at ease. However, he had not forgotten his mission. He could not win the battle by just lying down for twenty-one days to survive on the island.
The island was too small, and there were basically no other living things except plants, which could not provide food for survival. One of the two big fish was eaten, and the capelin could not be eaten and had to be kept as bait. In other words, Bifang's food reserves only had one squid and one fish, which made him uneasy again.
I had no food and felt anxious.
Thinking of this, Bifang sat up in shock, scratched his head, and continued to wander around the island. It is very important to pick up things on the beach. Sometimes you will find that you can pick up a lot of unexpected things.
Moreover, as an aspiring adventurer, it is impossible for him to stay on the small island forever.
If it was a large island, Bifang would definitely stay there and spend the remaining ten days there. However, it is doubtful whether the island is even two hundred square meters in size. Bifang would at most regard it as a temporary base. He would rather find a continent directly, so that he can truly ride the wind and waves.
The mission is definitely rated higher, there is no doubt about that.
With the experience from the previous times, Bifang had already figured out the meaning of the system, which was to let him exercise his subjective initiative. If he just muddled through each task, there would undoubtedly be problems, as it would seriously affect the speed at which he becomes stronger. He is a man who wants to climb Mount Everest!
In order to prepare for the next ten days or so, Bifang must make full preparations and use up all the resources on the island. The first step must be to free the squid container.
The squid's head can hold ink, but it is not a long-term solution and it is easy to disperse. Bifang needs a plastic bottle, and places like islands are likely to be stranded with marine garbage.
Especially plastic, which is garbage that is decades or even hundreds of years old. In the past, many people who watched Bear Grylls and Johnny English videos often thought that the plastic they picked up was arranged, but in fact it was not.
Plastic waste has long been all over the ocean.
Bifang shook his head slightly. After walking around the entire island carefully with his thoughts, he indeed found two plastic bottles, which were common soda bottles. To be cautious, he still had to wash them thoroughly in sea water. Only after they were thoroughly clean could he fill them with ink.
There was some ink left stuck to the squid's head, so Bifang added some sea water and poured it in.
The edible squid +1 means a little more food reserve, which comforts Bifang a little. But there is a more important task waiting for him next, which is to build a raft!
Build a raft?
The audience was stunned when they heard this idea.
[Why do we need to build a raft? Does Lao Fang want to continue drifting? ]
"That's right." Bifang nodded, "I hope to find a real continent, instead of relying on this small island that is not even as big as the villa to survive."
[Not surprised at all, I'm used to it. Even now when Lao Fang tells me he wants to fight a whale, I still think, that's it? ]
[I’m already familiar with the routine, hahaha. ]
【Go fuck it! 】
[giaogiaogiao, Master Fang is so awesome! ]
"The life raft is too unstable. If there is even a small hole in it, I will be in danger of sinking. I really don't feel safe."
Bifang pointed at the life raft not far away, and many viewers nodded repeatedly. Indeed, let alone encountering a shark, even if they encountered a slightly larger fish, a bite from it might cause the life raft to deflate, and then it would be completely doomed, with no way out.
But rafts are different. A good raft can drift effectively on the sea and will be fine even if it encounters a slightly larger shark. Reality is not a movie. The great white sharks in movies do not exist in reality. Most of them will just take a bite, taste it, and leave if it doesn't taste good. What life rafts fear is this bite.
"Building a sea raft depends on the materials you have available, the water you are going to drift in and the time you plan to drift. There are no hard and fast rules to follow, but with common sense, good lashing techniques and something that can provide buoyancy, you can build a very good raft."
"To do this, we need to collect enough logs or bamboos of roughly the same length and stack them on the ground in the shape of a raft. Carve a groove 1 meter away from both ends of each log or bamboo and stack them up and down so that they have a certain 'pressure' on each other. If you are using bamboo, you can dig a hole in each bamboo instead of a groove. Pass the bamboo through the hole to ensure that the bamboo is more compact."
Bifang squatted on the ground and started picking up stones. The only resources on the island were these twenty-three big trees. He didn't need so many. The trees were very tall. The main trunk of a tree could be chopped into four or five parts, and there were still many thin branches left that could be used. About five trees would be enough.
If all of them are cut down, it is uncertain whether trees can grow on this island. Without big trees to block the sea breeze, it is difficult for saplings to grow. Five trees will not have any impact.
But even though it didn't affect him, Bifang still silently cursed in his heart. For the sake of his drifting plan, he could only cut down the tree.
[How do you chop down a tree? Use a stone axe? ]
[This stone doesn’t seem as useful as flint, it’s just the ordinary kind]
"It's ordinary, but it's enough, and I don't plan to make a stone axe."
Bifang tossed the stone in his hand. The stone axe was unreliable and difficult to sharpen. The tree was very thick. Once it was sharpened and used to chop, it would easily break. But the stone axe was not sharp and could not cut anything. So he had to use a chisel to cut through the tree.
All that was needed was a stone chisel and a stone hammer, both of which were easy to make. The bark was rich in fiber and could be twisted into a rope. A stone could be tied to one end of a stick to make a stone hammer.
"But in order to make it stronger, we need to do some processing. First, we need to split one end of the stick and then put the stone inside. This way, it will be more secure after being tied."
Bifang held the stick upright, aimed a sharp stone at one end, and then hit the end of the stone chisel. The stick cracked. He pried the crack open, stuck the stone in it and tied it with a rope, and a high-quality stone hammer appeared.
After waving it twice, Bifang nodded with satisfaction, saying it was very handy.
[I feel relieved when I see Lao Fang has a weapon in his hand]
[Top Lumberjack Online]
【Go, go, go! 】
With the tools in hand, the logging business officially began. Bifang first drew a line at the bottom of the tree, and then ground out a hole that could hold the stone chisel. After it was fixed, Bifang stood up, knocked it twice to aim, then raised the stone hammer and smashed it hard at the end of the stone chisel!
The stone chisel, which was originally not strong, instantly penetrated about one centimeter into the tree and became extremely strong.
It seems to work.
Bifang nodded and swung the stone hammer more vigorously. Every swing made a sound of breaking wind. After the stone chisel was half sunk in, he grabbed it and shook it left and right to pull it out.
"When felling trees in this way, remember not to smash the chisel more than halfway, otherwise it will be difficult to pull it out. About halfway is enough, and then we switch to the other side. Repeat this several times and a tree can be felled."
Bifang tilted the angle a bit and inserted himself into the crack, swinging the stone hammer like a cannon. Soon, the base of a tree was torn apart, and the whole tree became shaky. He kicked it with his foot and broke it directly.
The sound of wooden stems breaking was heard, and tall trees slowly fell to the ground, shaking the entire island.
Looking at the trees under their feet, the audience was amazed. How could the efficiency be so high?
Bifang wiped the sweat off his face and walked towards the second tree.
Throughout the afternoon, the audience watched Bifang cutting down trees. Every time a tree felled, the entire island shook.
After cutting down four trees, Bifang stopped and planned to try making some. If possible, four trees might be enough. Then he would do the same thing, breaking down the trees and making them into logs, about two meters long.
This process continued until the evening, when Bifang had finally decomposed the three large trees, leaving only the last one. But it was not over yet. Once the processing steps were completed, the next step would be the most important one.
He wants to build a raft!
