Chapter 462 A Touch of White
Bifang jumped directly off the stone, walked along the stream for a hundred meters, and then returned to the starting point.
"No matter which water source you choose, be sure to check whether there are any animal carcasses or feces around, and whether the water has any strange odor or color."
Leonardo held the kettle and looked around vigilantly, afraid of seeing something he shouldn't see... something that shouldn't appear.
"The best choice is a stream that flows down from a high place and flows fast... A stream that flows too fast is not good either, as it will move the sediment at the bottom, and a shallow stream with a lot of rocks at the bottom."
"We are lucky. The water we have is a good source. Running water does not rot, and it is difficult for bacteria and protozoa to exist in large quantities in such water. In addition, the water that flows down from a high place and passes through layers of rocks has already been filtered for the first time. There are almost no large particles in the surface water of such a stream, and even some colloids in the water will settle to the bottom."
There are many such streams in rainforests and forests.
Abundant rain will fall from high places, flow to low places day after day, and wash out streams.
"This water is the best to drink." Bifang scooped up the water in his hand and drank a few sips, smacking his lips. "Well, it just doesn't have a weird taste."
"Other water sources, such as lakes, are an inferior choice. The larger the lake, the better. Small lakes have poor fluidity, are good for bacteria and protozoa to thrive, and often have an odor."
What's the smell?
[Don't think too much, I just want to know what it smells like. ]
"You asked me what it smelled like?" Bifang thought for a while, "I think it smells like fish shit."
Ah this.
Leonardo was stunned for a moment and began to think about what fish shit smelled like.
"The water in large rivers and lakes is generally not drinkable directly. If you have to, you can use clothes, gauze, or tea bags to filter it in advance and then use a filter to remove other impurities and harmful substances. It is best to boil it for five minutes to kill 100% of the microorganisms in the water, including viruses. However, it cannot completely remove particulate impurities in the water, and it cannot remove the odor of the water, which is more troublesome. You can also use a portable ultraviolet pen to irradiate the water, insert it into the water, and it can kill all microorganisms at a speed of about 90 seconds per liter. It cannot remove large particles of impurities in the water, and it cannot reduce the odor of the water, but it will not introduce new odors."
Bifang explained the various key points about the water source, and Leonardo held the kettle and waited for the pills to take full effect.
After two hours of traveling in the hot environment, the two men lost a lot of water and were extremely thirsty.
After replenishing water, Bifang simply washed her face, then took out the green snake from the funnel bag and gave it a simple treatment and cleaning.
Leonardo shook the kettle in his hand and asked cautiously, "Can I drink it?"
"Drink it ." Bifang smiled. Leonardo was scared into PTSD by him and was 100% alert to anything that entered his mouth.
"Water purification tablets are commonly found in the wild. Their main ingredient is sodium silver chloride. This compound reacts when it comes into contact with water. The silver ions and chloride ions in it react accordingly, eliminating protozoa and some bacteria, fungi, viruses and other debris in the sewage."
"Some water purification tablets will simultaneously precipitate most of the particles and colloids in the water, and the effect time is about 15 minutes. They cannot reduce the odor of the water, but the tablets themselves have a slightly pungent smell that can cover the odor of the water."
"The purified water can even be stored for a long time. However, if the water pollution is serious, it is often not enough to rely on water purification tablets alone. However, the water quality here is at the level that can be directly drunk in my opinion."
"But I'm not at all reassured." Leonardo looked bitter and puzzled.
Now he still feels like vomiting when he thinks of the scene just now.
Unfortunately, Bifang didn't have any container to store water, so he simply took out the snake's stomach, washed it repeatedly, turned it over, and finally soaked it in water.
Anyone who has watched the Animal World should know how good the stomach capacity of snakes is. It is definitely one of the best in the animal kingdom.
After soaking for a while, it will become a good water storage container, able to hold at least one and a half liters of clean water.
After doing all this, Bifang started to fiddle with the red mud.
"We need to first crush all the herbs we collected directly. We can use two stones to grind them into crumbs. We don't need to be too particular. We just want its ingredients."
Throw the ground herbs into the red powder and stir it thoroughly. Bifang scoops up clean water from upstream and pours it into the water, then starts mixing the mud.
The whole process is very simple, because it is not about kneading dough, but about stirring it into a thin paste.
Soon, a basin of red mud appeared in front of the audience. It looked a bit like red facial cream and had an oily luster.
Leonardo got closer and smelled it, and there was a strong plant fragrance. If he hadn't watched the entire production process, he might have thought it was a new product from a beauty salon!
[I actually feel pretty good? ]
[Is it an illusion? ]
[I seem to be watching some documentary about primitive people…]
[How did Lao Fang achieve this without any sense of violation]
[I won’t watch the next Lord of the Rings if the Elf Prince isn’t Fang Shen. ]
The audience felt a little surprised, it felt so weird!
Bifang was not polite either. His arms were already covered with several large lumps caused by mosquito bites. He simply scraped off a bunch of them, rubbed them open with both hands, and applied them all over his body.
The mud in front of me looks dark red, but once it is spread and applied on the body, it turns into bronze!
It was not as unbearable as the audience had originally imagined. Instead, it intensified the wildness of the jungle. The originally fair body turned directly into bronze, as if it had been exposed to the sun for a long time.
The moment the red mud touched his body, Bifang felt a comfortable and cool sensation.
After being baked into powder at high temperature, the whole ball of red mud is basically sterile. With the addition of clean water and herbs, it becomes very cool and the blisters caused by poisonous mosquito bites are no longer itchy.
Leonardo on the side was not willing to be outdone. He rolled up his sleeves, pouted a ball of paint and smeared it on all the violent parts of his torso, also turning into a bronze "native".
By the time half of the basin of mud had been used up, the two men's complexions had completely changed. They looked at each other and laughed at the same time.
"Okay, we've finally finished applying the mosquito repellent. Now it's time for lunch."
Bifang sat cross-legged on the ground, dug a pit, put the charcoal he had taken earlier into it, quickly started a flame using the rekindling method , and placed the cleaned Bamboo Leaf Green on the charcoal fire.
"If you know how to clean the venom glands, it's best to clean them thoroughly. If you don't, it doesn't matter. Just bake them thoroughly. They are essentially proteins, and high temperatures will denature and inactivate them."
The snake meat churned on the charcoal fire, and Leonardo's stomach churned too.
But the only thing that no one noticed was that a flash of white flashed by among the bushes not far away.
