Chapter 470: Terrifying Leeches
A flash of lightning flashed across the sky through the gaps in the leaves, and the rumbling thunder was deafening.
Lightning illuminated the earth, and the dense forest that was originally bright quickly dimmed.
Without any warning, the rain fell.
"It's raining." Bifang touched the rain on his cheeks and looked at the big fish still struggling in the muddy water. He didn't care about safety and reached out to fish it out. "We have to go back quickly, otherwise we might catch a cold."
The rain suddenly got heavier, and the big, cold raindrops hit my body, causing a dull pain, and this was because .
Bifang spread out his five fingers and scooped up the fish from the muddy water onto the shore. He repeated this several times and finally caught all the fish in the fishing ground, three in total. There were still many more small fish that he could not catch in time.
The rain was getting heavier, and the red mud on Bifang's body began to fall off, leaving red marks.
Bifang hurriedly put several big fish jumping on the shore into the bark frame, and reached out to grab the spear on the ground. He accidentally saw his palm and was suddenly stunned.
Bifang felt a chill in his heart and almost wanted to vomit.
An extremely fat leech was quietly attached to the side of his palm, its body slowly expanding and wriggling!
[Why don’t you leave? It’s raining so hard]
The live broadcast room was half-bright and half-dark, and many viewers did not notice the huge leech hiding in the darkness.
When Bifang raised his palm, the audience who urged him to go back quickly discovered that there was a long black spot on it.
【What is this thing posted here? 】
【Willow leaves?】
Branches of lightning exploded in the sky, briefly illuminating the woods.
"Shit! Leeches!"
Cao Lifeng screamed, alerting everyone present.
"leech?"
"It's a leech."
"Fuck, that's disgusting."
There was a whisper in the first venue, and everyone felt a chill in their hearts as they looked at the huge black bar on the screen.
When did you bite?
Bifang couldn’t remember, maybe it was when he reached out to grab the fish, it was really hard to guard against.
Being bitten by a leech is painful, but it's not very obvious. He didn't even notice it before he realized it.
Looking up at the increasingly heavy rain, Bifang took two steps back, away from the river and not close to the trees. Banna is the place with the most thunderstorms in Yunnan, and he didn't want to die young.
Looking at the leech on the side of his palm, Bifang's tone was as calm as ever.
"For leeches that bite very tightly, especially when they have burrowed into the flesh, do not pull them hard to prevent the leech's mouthparts from breaking off and leaving them in the flesh, which can easily lead to inflammation and infection."
"Generally speaking, you can spit on the leech's sucker and body, mainly on the sucker. Spitting a little more can often make the leech loosen its grip. Then, pat it a few times and the leech will fall off."
Bifang opened his mouth, pressed the tip of his tongue against the upper palate, and saliva soon dripped onto the leech's mouthparts. When it was almost done, he stretched out his right hand and patted it gently.
After a moment, the leech squirmed and continued to swell.
What...what's going on?
The audience was shocked. Bifang's method had never been wrong, so why was it ineffective now?
[Fuck, this leech is too fierce]
[I remember being bitten by leeches when I was a kid in a paddy field, but my grandfather just patted them off and they came down.]
[Should I say it is worthy of being a leech in the rainforest? It is big and fierce]
[In fact, the big ones are easier to deal with. I have seen small ones that can directly drill into the human body.]
Bifang raised his eyebrows, somewhat surprised that he had failed.
The probability of this happening is not very high, and there is nothing burning around him right now, otherwise he could just use fire to burn it.
Without much hesitation, Bifang turned the drone's camera, then stood up and said calmly, "If saliva doesn't work, you can pour your own or your companions' urine on the leech, and the leech will let go after a while."
hiss!
The audience gasped, and they poured urine on them?
Ruthless person!
Bifang didn't feel any psychological discomfort. It was a normal phenomenon to deal with urine in the wilderness. When there was really no water to drink, urine was a luxury.
Unfortunately, the leech was attached to the side of my left palm, which was a little difficult to deal with.
So Bifang took a bamboo tube as a transit station.
In the live broadcast room, the audience could only see Bifangchi with his upper body naked and his back facing them. Under the rain, the red mud on his body became very mottled.
After a rustling sound, the camera turned to the front and saw Bifang pouring the liquid in the bamboo tube directly onto the leech, which had become extremely large.
"Urine and salt have the same effect. Many mollusks have a lot of water in their bodies. Once salt is sprinkled on them, the osmotic pressure changes dramatically, and the water in their bodies is lost rapidly, causing severe damage, so they will automatically give up the attack."
Sure enough, urine is much more useful than saliva.
As soon as the water was poured on them, the leeches reacted violently and began to struggle.
Perhaps because he had been busy all afternoon and had not replenished water, the concentration of inorganic salts in Bifang's urine was a bit high, which was no less than sulfuric acid falling into the leeches.
His body swayed violently a few times, then he fell to the ground and crawled into the mud.
After the treatment was completed, Bifang did not bother to clean or stop the bleeding, nor did he have any thoughts of revenge. He simply threw the bamboo tube in his hand into the river and rushed towards the camp. As for the bamboo tube, he let it degrade naturally.
In the dark rain forest, the sound of flowing water is everywhere.
The rain fell into the woods, flowing down the leaves like pillars, forming small streams in the forest, which shows how heavy the rain was.
When Bifang just left the river, he even felt that the water level had risen a little.
"Everyone, don't panic when you are on the road." Bifang kept moving forward in one direction. At this time, the rainforest was completely dark.
If he hadn't walked this road many times before, Bifang felt that even he might get lost. It was simply too dark and he couldn't use a torch at this time.
The trees all around were all the same height, covered with vines, and to the naked eye there was no difference at all, not even the most experienced hunters could tell them apart.
Fortunately, the distance was not far and the original marks were still there. After circling for a while, Bifang successfully returned to the camp.
"Huh! I'm finally back. It seems that building the roof was the right choice for me." Bifang wiped the red mud off his face and put on a big clown face.
The rain had soaked his hair, and water droplets were dripping quickly down his chin.
Rain during the rainy season comes so suddenly and unexpectedly, and there are rarely any noticeable signs. By the time you notice them, it is often too late.
Bifang washed out the fire from the bark frame, dug out the filled fire pit again, and lit the flame. The high temperature immediately dispelled the cold, and a feeling of comfort spread throughout his limbs.
The rain fell on the palm leaves on the roof, rolling down, forming lines and flowing down the slope.
The rainforest in the rainy season and the rainforest in the dry season are two completely different places. Rivers can form out of the plain and trees may grow thick aerial roots overnight.
Therefore, as early as when choosing a campsite, Bifang could build the campsite in a higher place to avoid being directly flooded by water.
"At any time, everyone should not leave a burning fire pit. Make sure someone is watching it, otherwise it is likely to cause a forest fire. A gust of wind may blow the sparks onto the withered leaves." Bifang stretched out his hand to warm the fire, while also steaming the water off his body.
All kinds of animals are taking shelter from the rain; there is a rare sense of tranquility in the rainforest.
Bifang inserted the bamboo tube directly into the fire pit and let the flames boil it.
"The boiling point of water is only 100 degrees. We can just throw it in, and the bamboo tube will not be burned. At most, the outer skin will be burned black. This is a convenient way to boil water. However, I need to treat the wound quickly now."
"In order to facilitate blood sucking, leeches will secrete an antithrombin while biting. Under the action of this enzyme, even if we safely remove the leech, the wound will bleed continuously."
Bifang showed the wounds bitten by leeches to the audience. There were no obvious wounds, but the blood kept gushing out, which was very creepy.
If it hadn't rained, Bifang would never have returned to the camp bleeding, as that would have likely attracted ferocious beasts. But it didn't matter because it was raining, as all traces would have been washed away by the rain.
Bifang picked up a bamboo tube of water that had not been fully heated and slowly poured it on the wound to clean it.
"The only good news is that leeches are non-toxic, so being bitten by one is not very dangerous, except for the loss of some blood. But the wound may be infected, so disinfection is the most important thing."
"Some people may experience allergic reactions after being bitten by leeches, such as red spots, itching, swelling of lips and eyes, dizziness, and difficulty breathing. In that case, you should seek medical attention immediately."
Bifang hasn't felt any discomfort since he was bitten. It seems he is quite lucky.
"If it's just a small wound, you can flush it with iodine, alcohol, or a 5 percent sodium bisulfate solution."
"If you don't have disinfection tools, you can also burn bamboo leaves into charcoal ash, or mash tender bamboo leaves and apply them to the wound to prevent infection and stop bleeding."
Bifang had left some bamboo leaves when setting up the camp. They were plucked from bamboo poles. He didn't think too much about it at the time. He just kept them as a backup and put them under the bed. He didn't expect to use them the next day.
Take out some bamboo leaves and place them on the stone slab, light them with charcoal fire, and watch them burn up in the flames.
Bifang pressed his palm directly into the ashes, and the whole body felt numb and itchy. Fortunately, the ashes physically blocked the wound and stopped bleeding.
"I once read a survey on leeches in the LZD area. The researchers randomly surveyed soldiers stationed there and found that 61% of the 50 soldiers in the company were bitten, of which 100% were bitten while on duty in the field. Leeches caused psychological fear among the soldiers, accounting for 70% of the total."
Even Chinese soldiers are afraid of this little thing, let alone ordinary people.
This is one of the reasons why Bifang does not go into the water easily. You may go in barefoot, and when you come up again, your legs are already full of black leeches of all sizes, which have sucked their fill.
Not to mention that leeches come in all sizes, and some are parasitic and will burrow into the skin and flesh, which is even more terrifying.
The audience shuddered, and the hair on their legs stood up.
[Oh my god, what Fang Shen said made me successfully retract my toes]
【I was disgusted】
[The rain forest is only beautiful when you look at it, but you will be disgusted to death if you actually go there]
[I was originally planning to travel, but my goodness, Lao Fang’s actions have successfully dispelled my thoughts. It’s too scary]
[This is not a rain forest, it is clearly a green hell]
【Director Zhou cried violently】
Bifang smiled and said, "That's not the case. The scenery is still very beautiful, and the Banna scenic area is all on the outskirts, so there will be no danger. Otherwise, Director Zhou might regret agreeing to let me come."
After the bleeding stopped, Bifang pulled over a bark frame and began to check today's harvest.
There are eight big bamboo shoots and four fish in total.
Among them are two catfish and two carps, both of which are common fish in the Xishuangbanna rainforest.
They are all of considerable size. The smallest carp is as big as a palm, and the remaining three are almost as long as an arm. If you eat them sparingly, you can eat just one for a day, and it is more than enough with bamboo shoots.
If nothing unexpected happens, Bifang won't have to worry about food for at least three or four days and can eat quite well.
"It's a pity that today's rain is a bit heavy. When the rain stops, the river water is likely to surge. Before it seeps down, the original fishing grounds will be unusable and need to be redeveloped."
"But it doesn't matter. It's only an hour or so. We have enough food now. We can dig a wider and deeper fishing ground and catch bigger fish later."
Bifang's face was full of joy. He was hungry, so he spread the palm leaves on the ground and began to process the big fish.
There are a lot of microorganisms in the rainforest and the climate is hot, so dead fish will soon become inedible, so they must be processed quickly and made into smoked fish.
Catfish is relatively convenient as there is no need to remove the scales, but carp is more troublesome.
It took Bifang a long time to scrape it with the stone dagger, and it was still rather messy, with only a few fish scales left here and there.
"We shouldn't just throw off the internal organs randomly. On the one hand, they have a strong smell and it's not safe to leave them on the ground. On the other hand, these internal organs are also excellent bait. Whether you're catching animals or spreading them in fisheries, they can increase your harvest."
When surviving in the wilderness, capturing prey is equivalent to having capital. People who are good at utilizing all resources can quickly compound profits and establish advantages.
There is no doubt that Bifang is such a person. With this harvest, it will be difficult for him to starve in the next 19 days.
All the fish were gutted and Bifang cut off the fattest parts of their bellies.
"Fish belly is rich in fat, which can help us replenish energy, but I don't need it now. I want to extract the oil from it."
"Bio-oil can be used in many ways. It can be used as a flammable material for torches, and it can also help us make other items, such as mixing it with wood ash to make soap."
"With soap, we can wash our bodies every day, and it also has antibacterial and bacteriostatic effects, which is quite necessary in the rain forest."
Bifang looked happy and everything was moving in a good direction.
After cleaning the fish and sticking it with bamboo sticks, Bifang is going to try grilling fish today.
At the same time, he took out a handful of "weeds" from the bark frame and tied them to the fish in front of the audience's puzzled gaze.
