Chapter 455: Poisonous Tree!
In the rain forest, Bifang was groping in the woods with the help of a stick, but his speed was not very fast.
"Many people think that there is no shortage of water in the rainforest, but this idea is actually wrong. Although the humidity here is high, the temperature is even higher. The extremely high temperature will increase the loss of water from the human body."
Bifang pointed at Leonardo standing beside him. The audience could easily see that the originally thin beige shirt was already mostly wet.
Even Leonardo's lips were cracked and chapped, obviously a symptom of lack of moisture.
Fortunately, Leonardo brought his own water source, otherwise he might have been rushing to find water to drink. At this moment, being used as an example, he couldn't help but take out the kettle and take a sip.
"All methods of finding water sources are based on the same principles. Generally speaking, they still focus on the terrain, organisms, and special nodes. These are the three main directions..."
"The terrain is simple. Water flows to low places, so we should go to low places as well. Yunnan is a mountainous plateau with many steep slopes. We should follow these slopes..."
Bifang took Leonardo to a huge rock, which was the highest point within sight.
Although you need to look for low-lying areas when looking for water sources, you must first determine where the real low-lying areas are. Many times, the land you think is low may not be a real low-lying area, especially in the mountains.
Therefore, it is necessary to judge the terrain trend in advance.
After taking a sip, Leonardo stuffed the water bottle back into his backpack. He didn't know when Bifang would be able to lead him to a water source, so he was reluctant to drink it.
The current experience was something Leonardo had never encountered in his more than 40 years of life. He had made many movies, and there were many dangerous scenes in them, but none of them were as realistic as this one, which lasted less than an hour.
You know, there is a helicopter above his head on standby at any time, and it will arrive within ten minutes if there is any danger. Even so, Leonardo can still feel the lingering sense of crisis in his heart.
"If you are not used to exploring the wild, when you enter this place, you will feel terrified and scared, and want to run away instantly."
Leonardo suddenly remembered what Bifang said before he jumped out of the plane with him.
The rainforest environment was filled with green, with trees so tall that they almost blocked out the sun, insects everywhere, and wild animals appearing from time to time. On the way, they had seen poisonous snakes from a distance several times.
The complex terrain, steep cliffs, turbulent rivers (well, I haven’t seen that yet), and the changeable weather during the rainy season, everything presented in reality satisfies Leonardo’s fantasy of the rainforest.
Even fantasies of danger.
Unless you are there in person, you cannot understand the feeling of being isolated and completely cut off from human society. It is unimaginable no matter how hard you try.
The scarcity of resources, the constant danger, and the prospect of being in an uncertain position are no less than knowing that you are slowly dying.
For people who have lived a life of luxury in the city for a long time, when they suddenly find themselves in such an environment, their brain nerves have to be tense to the point where they may break at any time.
Anyone who wants to escape must be agile and mentally strong. If someone is a person who just eats and waits for death all day, he will probably just collapse on the ground and wait to die.
"What are you thinking about?" Bifang stretched out a hand and waved it in front of Leonardo's eyes.
"No." Leonardo put away his thoughts, "I just feel that I have gained a lot. This feeling of danger coming at any time is very different."
Bifang asked curiously: "What is this called a harvest?"
"I'm an actor." Leonardo smiled. "Many people have never experienced a real jungle in their lives. How can they know what it's like to die?"
Bifang also smiled: "How do you feel?"
Leonardo thought for a moment and said, "It's like walking in a valley, with death blowing the wind at me. Do ordinary people really have a chance to escape in such an environment? Even water here can be fatal."
Apart from anything else, Leonardo is very thirsty now. If he can't find water quickly, will he be unable to bear it and drink from those dark puddles?
Even if it stinks.
But such water is full of rotten leaves, smelly insects, countless germs and parasitic eggs. If you take a sip of it, you will feel sick, but it will be almost the same.
Even distillation cannot guarantee safety.
"It's not that exaggerated. If you really can't find a water source, dew in the rainforest is relatively easy to collect. You only need a large leaf that doesn't leak water, or a plastic bag to collect it. It's relatively clean, but how much you can collect depends entirely on your ability."
Bifang thought, lack of water is indeed a problem. The rainforest is full of dangers and ferocious beasts, and few people dare to walk around.
However, dew can only solve the immediate problem and it is still not enough to collect enough water.
Although everyone has always thought that the rainforest is a very mysterious place, once you get lost in it, the complex terrain and waterways, the dangerous environment, and the huge temperature difference between day and night mean that ordinary people have only a small chance of escaping or waiting for rescue.
"But it's not completely impossible. Human potential is difficult to define scientifically. In many cases, willpower is the key to survival." Bifang gave an example.
"In 2015, two 20-year-old Dutch girls disappeared in the Panama jungle. It was early April, during the rainy season, and they entered the jungle wearing short-sleeved shirts and shorts. They were just tourists, not wilderness survival experts, and they had no plans to spend the night in the jungle. They didn't even have a tent."
[When I heard about staying overnight, I knew something was going to happen]
[Spending the night without even a tent? I know it must be something complicated]
Sure enough, Bifang's next words verified the audience's guess.
"And then nothing happened. They strayed into a deserted path and got lost in the vast rainforest."
[As expected, I knew that this was a little story from the underworld]
"The only things they had in their backpacks were water bottles, cameras and mobile phones. With almost no assistance, at least one of them survived for about 11 days."
What does it mean that at least one person survived for eleven days?
Leonardo was stunned when he heard this and felt something was wrong.
Bifang continued, "When I saw the news, I looked up some information and read a lot of analysis from netizens. I felt that the biggest possibility in this incident was that they got lost."
Most likely?
Now not only Leonardo, but also the audience felt something was wrong.
If it is news, and it is from 2015, it should be an established fact. Can't we know the truth from the parties involved?
Why are you so unsure?
"Since the two men left the Continental Divide, they may have fallen off the cliff from the beginning and had no chance to climb up, so they had to find another way. The worst thing is that one of them broke his leg and his foot had multiple fractures, so he couldn't walk."
"When crossing the river, there are only three simple ropes formed by monkey bridges, and the ropes may break at any time. The only way to return is to cross the river, but this is almost impossible for someone who can hardly walk, not to mention keeping balance. You know, there are crocodiles in the rivers in the Panamanian jungle!"
"But in the end, they were found to have walked quite far away. According to speculation, the girl with a broken leg may have persisted for six days."
[Okay, I understand.]
【A negative energy story every day】
[Is this really suitable to be told as an inspirational story? Laughing and crying.jpg. ]
"From the seventh day on, there was only one girl left, feeling desperate as she was the only one left alive. She was guarding her companion's body, her phone battery running low, feeling lost and at a loss, and facing all kinds of bad situations imaginable."
"In 11 days, the two people's mobile phones made a total of 77 calls to the police, but not a single one was answered."
At first, netizens could still make jokes, but now, they can no longer laugh at all.
Looking at the gloomy environment around Bifang, everyone asked themselves in their hearts, what should they do if they were trapped here?
The huge first scene was completely silent.
Cao Lifeng, Ge Liyang and others looked at each other, and there was only deep despair in their eyes.
There is no one around to help you, and you may be the only human being within a radius of thousands of kilometers.
Your companion is lying quietly on the ground beside you. The temperature outside is hot, but his body is getting colder and colder.
The microorganisms in the rainforest are extremely active. In less than two days, the corpse...
As night falls, you still dial the emergency number over and over again. You have lost count of how many times you have dialed, perhaps hundreds of times, but you have never received a response and can only watch the battery disappear bit by bit.
In the darkness, the last light disappeared. Not far away in the jungle, the strange rustling sound was heard again. Perhaps a predator had been targeting you a few days ago, and you can only enjoy the delicious food at this last moment.
[What a pity! I didn’t meet Fang Shen.]
Some people thought of the incident in Mohe, where people were in danger as well. If that group of people had not been lucky enough to meet Fang Shen, they might have frozen to death in the blizzard or even been torn to pieces by wolves.
When the audience thought of the despair that the two young girls had to endure because of being lost, they couldn't help but feel a little bit of pity.
[Not every time someone is in danger they will be lucky enough to meet a deity]
[It’s better to watch more Fang Shen videos, you never know when you might run into danger]
【God Fang is awesome! 】
[Is this going to be used as a teaching video in the future? 】
Leonardo was silent.
He subconsciously touched the phone in his pocket, and lost his last bit of security. He smiled bitterly and said, "I thought you were going to tell me some inspirational stories, but..."
"But the rainforest is like this." Bifang spread his hands. The probability of getting lost in the rainforest and being rescued is pitifully small. "But this is indeed an inspirational story. Don't give up. Persevere. Only by staying alive can you have the greatest hope."
Leonardo was a little helpless, but he had to accept this reason: "Let's continue talking about finding water sources, the terrain, and then what."
"Then there are the creatures. Many animals live near water, such as frogs and snakes. The last one is the special node. One is the weather. If it happens to rain, then you are lucky. You don't have to worry about water for the next few days. When I was drifting on the sea, I placed my hopes here."
"But doing so requires a bit of luck, and you can't rely blindly on the weather. I came to this conclusion based on my understanding of the Atlantic climate and the frontal environment at the time. In that month and geographical location, it should have rained within a week. Even if it did, it can't be said to be good luck."
"In addition, there are some special terrains, such as cracks in the rocks, which may also contain water sources."
Finding water is a key to survival in the wild.
As an outdoor enthusiast who loves hiking, I always carry drinkable water with me whenever I go out.
Especially when traveling in the mountains for a long time, it is not realistic to carry more than 10 liters of water. You will die of exhaustion if not thirsty. Therefore, it is important to master some methods to find water sources.
"You only need to carry some water with you, and the rest must be replenished from the wild. Generally speaking, it is easy to find springs in the mountains..."
Bifang, who was explaining, suddenly stopped, staring at the big tree in front of him, without moving.
"how……"
"Don't move!"
Leonardo, who had just finished listening to the horror story, turned around and heard this sentence. He got goosebumps and froze in place. His forehead, which was covered with hot sweat, began to cool down.
What's going on?
Is there danger?
When Leonardo saw Bifang shouting "Don't move", he suddenly recalled the scene of confronting a wild beast. Was there a wild beast nearby? Or was he close to a venomous snake that was good at camouflage and was now within its attack range, so he couldn't move?
In an instant, many things flashed through Leonardo's mind, even the snake venom serum factory mentioned earlier was in Yunnan. Beads of cold sweat kept sliding down his forehead, but he didn't even dare to move his Adam's apple.
The next moment, Bifang started to move, and carefully touched a large tree nearby, exclaiming: "This is the Strychnos nux vomica tree!"
Leonardo, who saw Bifang's reaction, also understood, but he still didn't dare to act rashly and asked, "What's going on?"
"Take two steps back."
Leonardo did as he was told. Bifang then patted the tree trunk with joy in his eyes: "This is the arrow poison tree! It is extremely poisonous. If you are accidentally cut by it in the wild, you may die within half an hour."
"Was I so close to it just now?" Leonardo was a little dazed as he watched Bifang constantly hitting the tree trunk.
Can death occur within half an hour of being cut?
If you do the math, the helicopter will arrive in ten minutes, and it will take at least half an hour to fly to the hospital...
What's the meaning?
Were you on the verge of death just now
Bifang knew what Leonardo was thinking at a glance, shook his head, and said with a smile: "Don't think too much, there are no branches in this area, and you can't be cut."
The trunk is very smooth. The tree is more than 20 meters tall, and the branches are more than 10 meters high.
"What about you just now?"
"Just to scare you."
Leonardo: "..."
[This actor is not easily frightened, so funny]
[Poison dart tree, poison dart frog, just hearing the name you know they are not simple. 】
[The 1,000 degrees has arrived. The most poisonous tree in the world...]
【Netizens are always one step ahead of me! 】
"The milky white juice of the strychnos nux vomica is highly toxic. Once it comes into contact with the wounds of humans and animals, it can cause cardiac paralysis, blood vessel closure, blood coagulation, and even suffocation and death. In this regard, the people of Banna have a saying called 'seven ups, eight downs, and nine downs'"
Bifang had already started looking for something around the tree trunk, speaking as he searched.
"According to legend, the first person to discover that the sap of the curare tree is highly toxic was a hunter from the Dai tribe in Banna, Yunnan Province. Once, while hunting, the hunter was forced to climb a tree by a huge bear, but the bear still did not let him go and kept chasing him. At the critical moment of life and death, the hunter was quick-witted and broke off a branch to stab the bear that was climbing up the tree. As a result, a miracle suddenly happened, and the bear immediately fell to the ground and died. Since then, hunters in Banna have learned to apply the sap of the curare tree to arrows for hunting."
"There are also such books in America. According to legend, when the ancient Indians encountered invasion, women and children in the rear would smear the juice of the deadly strychnine on arrowheads and carry them to the front for the men to kill the enemies on the battlefield. The Indians won battles again and again because of this, killing the invading enemies and leaving corpses all over the ground. They were so frightened that they tenaciously protected the homes they had lived in for generations. However, whether they were able to protect their homes or not is a matter of opinion."
Bifang's tone was somewhat excited.
Leonardo, who was standing by, had also been with Bifang for four or five days and could clearly sense it. He said, "You seem very happy? Are you going to use it as a weapon?"
The poisonous wood that could make Bifang so happy can only be used to make weapons, right?
Such a poisonous tree can be used to make weapons.
"Making weapons? One aspect of it." Bifang shook his head. "Do you remember what we are looking for?"
"Water source and red mud?"
"That's right. I thought we would find the water source and the red mud at the same time, but I didn't expect to find the red mud first."
Bifang dug up the weeds and soil on the ground, and after digging up a layer, the red soil suddenly came into view of everyone.
“Hey, got it!”
