Chapter 622 How Can I Serve the Powerful?
The cave is a natural shelter, and Bifang felt very lucky to have found such a place.
This means he can save a lot of effort.
Together with Baowais, they cleaned up the rubble in the cave, and Bifang told them about his past experiences.
"I always remember the first night I spent in the jungle. It was very unforgettable. Now I have slept many nights in windy places in the mountains, from snow forests to deserts, from underground caves to snowy mountain peaks, but the first night in the jungle is still so different when I recall it."
"I had no knowledge of jungle survival at the time, and all I could think about were snakes, spiders, ants, mosquitoes and wild reptiles that would bite people."
"For me, that night my nervous system was overloaded and I couldn't sleep at all in my simply constructed hammock."
[Ahaha, why didn’t I feel it? ]
[During the first live broadcast, I felt that Fang Shen was sleeping soundly]
[It’s definitely not the first time to live stream… The first time to live stream in the wilderness is not the same as the first time to survive in the wilderness. What are you thinking?]
[Oh, I see. It’s the experience before reaching the maximum level! ]
[Open my little notebook and write it down.]
"But my outdoor instructor seemed so comfortable, so unperturbed by the prospect of stopping an ant from crawling into his hammock, that I asked him how he could be so carefree in the jungle."
Bowes came out of the cave carrying a rock the size of his head, still on the ground, and asked curiously, "What did he say?"
The cave was not big and could only accommodate one person. After Baowais came out, Bifang went in and moved out the remaining stones and continued talking.
"He said: 'If you've been bitten by anything venomous or large, you're actually pretty lucky! There's only a 10 percent chance you'll see something impressive.'"
"Huh?" Bowes smiled. "So we are actually safe?"
"Wild animals and reptiles will only take action when they are threatened or cornered, so most of the time we don't have to worry. As long as we don't move rashly into the territory of large animals or deliberately track them, the only threat to life in the wilderness is usually the environment itself."
"In the jungle, there are many more eyes watching us than what we can see. The more tense you are, the more difficult your surroundings will feel."
No one can adapt to the wild naturally, especially ordinary people in the city. Bifang in his previous life also took a long time to adapt.
For nearly a week, I could only fall asleep in the middle of the night when I could no longer sleep, and then wake up in the morning to shake off the ants in my hair.
“Of course, now I can sleep peacefully in the jungle.”
Speaking of this, Bifang couldn't help feeling a little proud.
If most people can do this, they actually have the possibility of survival.
[Award you a little red flower]
Hearing Bifang's words, Bao Weisi breathed a sigh of relief : "At first I was worried that there might be a black bear living in the cave, but it seems that we are unlikely to encounter one."
Bifang was stunned and looked at Baowais in surprise.
"What's wrong?"
Bowes felt a little guilty.
"Nothing." Bifang laughed. "However, I think it is necessary to remind you that Central China is a high-latitude area, so theoretically, giant bears can survive in the forests of Central China. The only regret is that there are no wild bears in Central China at present. Only a few zoos can see brown bears."
"If it was the early 20th century, you might still see bears in England that had not become extinct. Before that, bear hunting was a popular sport among the nobility, and circuses often used 'Dancing bears' to attract people to see the curiosities."
Bao Weiss was shocked by Bifang's erudition. You know, he was considered a generalist in the eyes of his teachers at school, but compared to Bifang, his talent seemed insignificant.
The other party is not only a master of wilderness survival, but also knows this kind of folk custom very well?
"So far, there are no large animals on the central land that can threaten human life, unless they escape from the zoo or are wild dogs that have become feral."
"That's a shame. The early 20th century was only a hundred years." Bowes sighed, "Then Paddington Bear wouldn't have existed."
Bowes made a childish joke and then sighed.
"It looks like we won't be able to see big bears in the wild anymore."
However, Bifang's next words turned Baowais's slight emotion into embarrassment.
"I heard that the central government is working with non-governmental organizations to launch a 'rewilding' project. Starting next year, the central government will introduce wild brown bears from Canada to the forests of Gloucester County. Doesn't the Prime Minister know about this?"
Bao Weisi: "..."
[Hahaha, what Fang Shen said]
[Save some face for our Prime Minister]
【Baowaisi: Is that true? How come I don’t know about it?】
Bifang was just a joke and did not mean to be sarcastic.
In fact, it is impossible for a prime minister of a country to know everything. He may know the importance of environmental protection and promote a series of measures, but he will not understand in detail the population range of a certain species and whether it is endangered or not.
Bowes was also an experienced man. He quickly recovered from the embarrassment and continued cleaning the cave.
After moving the last large stone out, Bowes wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked at the clean interior of the cave.
"Is this all right?"
"No, of course not." Bifang shook his head. "If you are a confident explorer who wants to cross the entire wilderness and just want to find a place to stay for one night, then of course it is enough, but it can't be safer. We need to make it safer and more comfortable."
Comfortable?
Bowes looked into the cave, which was covered with green moss.
His first impression was damp, hard, and cramped.
How can such a place be considered comfortable?
"Of course we have to rely on our brains and hands. Let's go to the cliff over there to collect some materials."
Bifang took Baowaisi and walked towards the cliff not far away.
"Cliffs are usually made of metamorphic rocks or volcanic rocks. The former can easily form slate on cliffs. Let's go and look to see if we can find some slate."
slate?
The audience was stunned.
This word has nothing to do with wilderness.
But when the two men arrived at the bottom of the cliff, Bifang inserted the dagger into a piece of leaf-like rock and pried it hard, and a stone slab of several square decimeters fell down.
It's actually a slate! ?
"Haha, it's slate. This kind of rock has basically no recrystallization. It is a metamorphic rock. The original rock is mud, silt or neutral tuff. It can be peeled into thin slices along the stratification direction. We can spread them in the cave to make a hard board bed."
Bifang pulled out another dagger, handed it to Baowais, and asked him to try to peel a few pieces.
[It’s hard enough…]
[Wait, Lao Fang has a new knife? ]
[Fuck, new sword, so cool! ]
It was only then that the audience keenly discovered that the knife that Bifang had just used to peel the rock was a new knife that they had never seen before. The style was also very strange, which immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Many viewers immediately asked what kind of knife it was, but some military fans recognized it right away.
[Fuck, modmkvi stinger! What a nice knife! ]
[Envy, I want one too]
[So cool]
【It is not something that ordinary people can afford. 】
With Bifang's current number of fans, there are all kinds of people, so there is naturally no need for him to popularize the knowledge himself, which actually saves a lot of effort.
By the time the two men were prying the slates, Baowais was already sweating profusely. Although the slates were thin, they were indeed heavy, especially when he was holding more than a dozen of them.
"Huh, I haven't had this much exercise in a long time."
But looking at Bifang on the side, it seems that he is not sweating at all, and he doesn't even breathe heavily. It is really enviable.
"This is another key point when doing outdoor activities. You need to have an objective assessment of your body. A strong body will allow you to challenge greater limits in remote places and for longer periods of time."
Bifang looked at the backpack and equipment behind Bao Weiss. They were all of very professional brands and configurations. Obviously, as the Prime Minister, even if he was not good at wilderness activities, there were naturally people who prepared everything for him.
"Gear is important, but even if you are physically fit and have a lot of outdoor experience, don't blindly carry too much gear."
“I’ve seen friends who carry too much gear and go too fast become miserable.”
[There is no insider, this friend, I guess...]
【Dog head saves life】
Bifang just smiled and said, "If you make this mistake in the Arctic, you will sweat. Sweating too much in a cold environment will quickly take away your body heat, and in severe cases it will lead to hypothermia."
"Our ancestors survived in extremely harsh environments not with the equipment we have today, but with natural materials obtained from crops or hunting."
“Today, outdoor equipment is being designed in a variety of ways to suit specific and unique environments. Fewer natural fibers are being used and more synthetic fibers are being used to make equipment more versatile and lighter.”
"That's not to say that when preparing your outdoor gear you should ignore gear that isn't made from the latest materials. It's fair to say that modern gear isn't always effective, and sometimes some of the things our ancestors used to do are more useful."
In the live broadcast room, some people agreed with this.
[I once spent three months in Antarctica, where our team wore clothing from Captain Scott’s era, slept in tents from that era, and ate food from that era. The boots, sleeping bags, and gloves we used were all made of reindeer fur.]
[We wore tweed trousers and slept in canvas tents propped up with bamboo poles, which helped us withstand months of freezing temperatures and snowstorms.]
[The documentary crew had modern and up-to-date equipment and food. We were trapped in a 3-day Greenland storm and were almost forced to leave our canvas tents.]
[But when the storm subsided, we found that the green canvas tent had only a small tear, while our crew's modern tent had become a pile of waste. In this way, even in the severe cold of minus 50 degrees Celsius, we did not get frostbite. ]
[Ah, it’s Sir!!]
[Catch the big boss alive]
[Sir Alex Ferguson is lazy and has time to watch the live broadcast]
Bifang took a closer look at the spokesperson of the barrage and found that it was indeed Attenborough.
It is no exaggeration to say that this historical figure has set foot in almost every corner of the world.
After placing the stone slab in front of the cave, Bifang took Baowais to make two stone axes and went to chop down a tree, mainly branches and some bark.
Although this land is mostly covered with shrubs, there are also sparse trees.
Work only starts after the materials
Bifang made a stone shovel, dug a hole at the entrance of the cave, dug out a lot of soil, then built a bowstring and a dead tree, dug a small hole in the dead tree, and aimed the drill shaft at the hole.
A large amount of dry grass was placed in the cave, and then Bifang invited Baowais to make a fire.
For beginners , the bow drill method is a little difficult to make, but after it is made, the moment of drilling the fire is actually the easiest.
Bao Weiss took over with great interest and seemed very excited.
After a few simple attempts, he became familiar with the bow drilling method. He pressed down the drill shaft and started to pull it continuously. Soon, white smoke came out of the dry tree trunk.
Bao Weisi became even more excited and sped up his work. Bi Fang also squatted down and piled tinder near the hole.
Unfortunately, after the next ten minutes, there was only white smoke.
Bao Weisi was very surprised: "Failed?"
"It's okay, let's try again." Bifang was not discouraged. He dug a small hole on the side and then pressed down the drill shaft himself, letting Baowais just pull the bowstring.
Sure enough, this time it went much more smoothly. After white smoke came out, black sawdust quickly appeared in the drill hole.
Bifang saw this and quickly piled up the tinder, then asked Baowais to stop pulling the bowstring and let him blow at the tinder.
"Blow slowly and deeply, inhale fully, and then exhale, which is between exhaling and breathing out." Bifang taught Baowais patiently.
Soon, more and more white smoke came out of the tinder, and a little spark was still floating around.
A minute later, tiny flames licked the tinder, turning it into black ash.
Success!
Bowes could not suppress his joy, and it almost showed on his face.
Although all the tools were made by Bifang and even the pressure of the shaft was controlled by him, the fire was indeed blown out by Baowais himself!
Looking at Baowais who was almost dancing, Bifang smiled.
It seems that even the Prime Minister of a country cannot resist the sense of accomplishment of making a fire in the wild using primitive tools.
[Fang Shen, you have changed. I still hope you can be as unruly as before.]
[How can I bow my head and serve the rich and powerful! ]
[When I become rich in the future, I will also ask Fang Shen to prepare tools for me and then press the drill shaft! ]
Bifang was too tired to complain and just threw the burning tinder into the cave filled with dry grass.
"It's humid in Central China, especially now in September, which is the hottest season. Mosquitoes swarm in here. Burning the cave with fire can not only disinfect and kill bacteria, but also kill all the mosquitoes inside."
