Chapter 238: The Poor Strive for a Better Life
What are the logs doing on both sides of the life raft?
The audience looked puzzled, and only a few people had some vague guesses.
When Bifang carried other shorter logs and laid them flat on the long log, the audience suddenly realized!
God Fang wants to combine the two together!
"Yes, that's my plan. The raft and the life raft are fixed together so that I can hide in the life raft at ordinary times. Once the life raft is deflated, I can run to the raft."
Bifang smiled. His idea was to use the two longest and thickest logs as rails, and then lay the other shorter logs as sleepers side by side, leaving one-third of the space at the end to embed the life raft.
There are many nylon rope loops on the side of the life raft, which were originally used to fix the buckles. They can be tied to the raft after being passed through with hemp ropes and tied on three sides. The structure of the two is strong enough and not easy to separate.
A perfect solution.
【Show off! 】
[Damn, Lao Fang has a talent for design, and it looks so good! ]
[It looks better than the original life raft! ]
Even though Bifang has not been tied up with ropes yet and only a contour has been constructed, the audience feels extremely safe, which is much .
After determining the distance, Bifang tied all the logs tightly with ropes, tying each log more than three times to ensure that they would not fall apart in the strong winds and waves.
Afterwards, Bifang did not secure the life raft first, but pushed the raft into the water first.
As the raft moved into the water little by little, everyone held their breath, especially when they saw the raft floating on the water, they could not suppress their excitement.
"It's not over yet. Launching the raft is just a test. We still need to see its carrying capacity. Although the raft is large, more than three meters long and nearly two meters wide, it has great buoyancy in theory, but whether it can actually carry people remains to be discussed."
Bifang did not take it lightly, but stepped into the cold sea water, and stood on the raft with one foot under the nervous gaze of the audience.
The raft sank slightly but remained stable.
Can!
Bifang was very excited, knowing that he had already succeeded for most of the way. He then stepped on the raft and slowly put his other foot on.
The raft suddenly tilted.
The audience who saw this scene held their breath, especially when Bifang rose from the water, they were extremely nervous, even Bifang himself was a little nervous.
Although he had all the experience and skills, this was his first time building a raft, so accidents were possible.
If the raft is about to capsize simply because of stepping on the edge, it is undoubtedly unqualified.
With the worry lingering in his heart, Bifang closed his eyes casually, without hesitation, and jumped onto the raft.
The tide was rippling, and the moment Bifang stood on the raft, it shook slightly, but it did not capsize as he had imagined. He opened his eyes excitedly.
Although the other end of the raft was slightly lifted up, it did not leave the water!
Very stable.
The raft was successfully made!
The live broadcast room was suddenly filled with thunderous cheers; Fang Shen succeeded!
【giaogia ogiao, go fuck yourself! 】
[It makes me so nervous]
【Hurry up! 】
[The poor are moving towards a well-off life, and people finally have hope for a better life! ]
Bifang was in a good mood. He quickly pulled the raft back to the shore, and then fixed the life raft in the empty space. With the two combined, he could hardly even pull it.
Fortunately, he finally entered the water successfully. This time, Bifang stepped on the edge of the raft again. The buoyancy of the life raft increased greatly, and the raft did not shake at all. It was very stable. Both the experience and the sense of security were a hundred times better than the original life raft!
The next task is even simpler, which is to collect as much food and tools as possible, and set out to find the continent when everything is ready!
With the purpose clearly defined, Bifang began to prepare intensively. He first searched around the beach to see if there were any small fish or crabs. As a result, he actually found a few crabs, but they were very small, only as big as hawthorns.
Bifang didn't mind, he caught all of the dozen or so and put them in a bark frame. This was a container he made this morning, just a circle of bark with a bottom. It couldn't hold water, but it was more than enough for other things.
Apart from these little crabs, there was nothing else. Bifang shook his head in disappointment. Just as he was about to leave, a flash of light suddenly attracted him.
A jar?
Bifang looked at the glittering object that was exposed from under the mud and sand, and walked over with curiosity. When he got closer and dug up the mud and sand to take a look, he was immediately shocked.
"Hey! It's Obsidian!"
Bifang dug out all the mud and sand and carefully dug out a large piece of black stone. He didn't expect that he could actually dig out such a thing.
[Obsidian? I think I have a piece of obsidian made into a necklace...]
[Lao Fang looks very happy. Is this thing the same as flint? Can it be used to start a fire?]
[It looks strange and a bit like a black magnet]
[Is obsidian just another name for flint? ]
"Of course not." Bifang shook his head. "Flint is flint, and obsidian is obsidian. The conditions for the formation of the two are different. Obsidian is a natural glass formed when the magma flowing out of volcanic lava suddenly cools down. Its hardness is slightly worse than flint and cannot be used to ignite fire. However, they have one characteristic in common, which is that they are very sharp after being polished."
Bifang was very excited as he stroked the glass-like obsidian. He suspected that the obsidian might have been washed onto the island after an underwater fire eruption. He never expected that he could find such a good thing just when he was about to leave . It would be a perfect choice for making a weapon!
"You know, the edge of obsidian is three hundred to five hundred times sharper than a scalpel!"
The audience was shocked . What is a scalpel? A knife that can easily cut through human tissue, and obsidian is hundreds of times sharper?
Are you kidding?
【！ ！ ！】
[Four hundred times? Are you serious? ]
"Of course I am serious. Not only that, there is also evidence that wounds cut with obsidian blades heal faster and leave less scars."
Bifang couldn't wait to pick up another stone, ready to beat the obsidian into a dagger. This would definitely greatly increase his hunting ability. If he encountered a big fish that he couldn't handle, he would tie the obsidian knife to a tree stick, and then he would be able to pierce it through with one spear.
"But obsidian also has a disadvantage, which is that it is too brittle. If you use it to do any high-intensity actions, it will probably not work. You can only cut some biological tissues or something like that."
Bifang took a stone and struck the obsidian carefully, even more carefully than he had struck the flint, for fear of breaking the stone with the wrong force.
With a series of clinking sounds, small pieces of stone were knocked down, and the shape of a pointed dagger gradually emerged. Because it looked like glass, it was much more beautiful than the original flint knife and sparkled in the sun.
【So cool! 】
[Can I draw the lottery again? Hehehehe]
[There are hundreds of thousands of people. The probability is even smaller than winning the sports lottery.]
[I heard that last time a guy sold Fang Shen's wolf fang for more than 10,000...]
[Fuck, is this real? It costs more than 10,000? Are you sure it’s real? What if it’s fake? It’s not impossible to buy wolf fangs.]
[This touches upon my blind spot of knowledge]
Bifang frowned slightly when he saw the barrage. He was not angry because the things he gave away were sold by others, but he was worried that someone would really use this thing as a gimmick to cheat money.
He also plans to change the lottery method so that only those who have reached a certain level of fans can win, which will reduce the basic number of people a lot.
Well, let’s think about this matter when we get back. The most urgent task is to make as many tools as possible.
Bifang shook his head and stopped thinking about it. He picked up a few more sticks and looked for other obsidian. The facts told him that there were none left except this one.
Everything was ready. Bifang looked back at the island and pushed the raft into the sea without any reluctance.
On the eighth day of survival at sea, we obtained a raft, some tools and a little food.
