Chapter 710 Supplies
It took Bifang some time to reach his own cabin and look at his own cabin across the river.
In perfect condition.
There was not much snow piled up on the sloping roof, only three inches thick, and above the door of the wooden house, a pale, ferocious cow skull was hung high.
Although it's a bit scary, it adds a sense of wildness and vitality.
[To be honest, this picture is a bit beautiful. ]
[Indeed, the ice field, river, wooden house, and light purple starry sky are beautiful]
[It’s so beautiful. I really want to travel to the Arctic]
[Already booking tickets]
[Where can I buy a ticket for the Tethis? I want this]
Some netizens expressed their feelings and sent comments, seeming to wish they could live there and get close to nature.
In such an atmosphere, Bifang said rather unpleasantly: "There are no modern facilities in there, the food is not good, the seasoning is only salt, and you have to be careful not to freeze your penis when you go to the toilet. I think most people can't stand it if they really live here. Oh, there is one good thing, which is to use snowballs as toilet paper, which is indeed much better than paper."
[Well, don't ruin my beautiful fantasy, bastard! ]
[Indeed, without Fang Shen's ability, most people can't experience comfort at all, and can only feel the feeling of struggling in a desperate environment]
[Woo woo woo, leave some beauty for me]
Ignoring the cries of his fellow swimmers, Bifang jumped over the river and returned to the shelter. He did not rush to look for fuel, but went first to the place where he had buried the musk beef.
After a careful inspection, he heaved a sigh of relief after confirming that there were no signs of damage, and smiled at the audience, "We are lucky. No small animals have come in during the two days we were out, or in other words, no one has discovered the 'treasure' buried here."
If you ask what Bifang is most worried about when he goes out, it is undoubtedly the musk ox buried underground. He is afraid that some animal will come and dig the hole and steal the spoils he has worked so hard to obtain.
At that time, I would fall into a passive state again. Although I could still have fish as a supplement, I would always lack a sense of security in my heart.
After taking some meat, Bifang moved to another place and continued digging the pit. He then put the excess musk beef back in and buried it again.
"When we dig it out, the excess snow will mix with it, and there will inevitably be some smell on it, which can be easily discovered by animals, so we have to bury it again so that it is safe enough."
After obtaining food and letting the three idiots have a full meal, Bifang began to collect fuel.
"First, fuel. Load more peat moss. It has a high calorific value."
Bifang put the frozen mud bricks into the basket one by one. The bricks, frozen as hard as rocks, were neatly stacked.
The basket is made of woven wooden strips in a cylindrical shape. After adding mud bricks, there are still a lot of gaps around it, which are filled with hard wood.
"Hardwood burns longer, so you can prepare more. In fact, the best way is to prepare charcoal. The calorific value of charcoal is about 27.21-33.49 megajoules per kilogram, which is higher than ordinary peat soil. But it takes at least three hours from building the earth kiln to burning it, so we don't waste that time."
This pile of fuel weighs about twelve or thirteen kilograms. If used sparingly, it will be enough for three days.
"One kilogram of charcoal can theoretically burn for eight hours. Of course, the Arctic environment will accelerate this process, so we need shelter. Even if what we have is not charcoal, but peat and hardwood, it is still more than enough to burn three hours a day for three days to keep warm or cook something."
Bifang did a simple calculation with the audience, then placed the basket on the sled, followed by the food and some tools. The total weight was almost the weight of an adult.
After all, there are only three sled dogs, and the weight of two people is already the limit for sustained running. Any more may affect efficiency.
After preparing everything and clearing the snow off the wooden roof, Bifang drove the sled out of the shelter and returned to the Tethis.
Under the night sky, the Thesis was fighting tenaciously against the ice. The most surprising thing was that the expedition ship was slowly falling to one side, causing the audience to scream wildly.
[What the hell, what the hell, what the hell, what the hell? ? ? ? ]
[Is it going to fall? Is it going to fall? ]
[Why did the ship suddenly sink? ? ? ]
【It’s over!!!】
"Don't be surprised, this is normal operation."
Bifang's tone was calm, and he did not seem alarmed by the tilt of the Thesis.
You call this normal operation!?
The netizens stared at the Thesis, which had a huge tilt angle, with a look of disbelief on their faces.
"Of course, to put it simply, an icebreaker uses the downward force of the bow to break ice, and there are generally three methods of breaking ice: continuous, ramming and swinging."
"When encountering ice no thicker than 1.5 meters, the icebreaker will use the continuous icebreaking method, using the power of the propeller to first crawl on the ice surface, and then hit it downward to break the ice. However, the driving force of the propeller is not vegetarian. It works like a knife and can break ice in minutes."
"When the ice is thicker than 1.5 meters, we have to use the impact-type icebreaking method. We first use the bow to crush the thick ice into pieces, then back up a distance and then dash forward. The impact force at this time is enough to knock the broken ice apart. Using the power of the hull itself, we can repeatedly impact and open up a new channel."
"When the Tethis first appeared, it used a direct collision method. Because it was close to the coast, the ice was very thin, and it could even be said that part of it was floating ice, so it could advance more than a hundred meters at once. It was not so easy to move forward after that."
"Although such violent icebreaking methods not only have low icebreaking efficiency, but also cause great damage to the hull itself and require regular maintenance, new ship icebreaking structures are still under research. However, even the most foolproof icebreaking methods will encounter special circumstances, such as being stuck in the ice, etc."
"When European icebreakers were breaking ice in the Arctic Ocean, they were stuck on the glacier because the ice was too thick. At this time, the cool swinging icebreaking method was used."
Bifang pointed at the swaying Thethis.
After seeing this, the netizens had a vague understanding in their hearts: the swing method, is this the swing method now?
"When the hull is stuck in the ice, you only need to pump water from the water tank on one side, and the ship will tilt to one side. Conversely, pump water from the water tank on the other side, and the ship will tilt to the other side. Pumping water back and forth like this will cause the hull to sway from side to side. At this time, adding full horsepower can get the ship out of trouble."
I see!
The audience suddenly understood.
【magic】
[This is the first time I know this is possible]
Bifang was not the only one standing in the distance watching the Tethis breaking the ice. When using the rocking method to break ice, people cannot stand on the deck, which can easily cause dangerous situations and does not feel comfortable. Therefore, many tourists stood on the ice field, including Captain Harveys.
Seeing Bifang coming with a sled, many people were attracted to it. Captain Harveys came over and said solemnly: "The ice is thicker than we thought!"
"I guessed it."
Bifang was also very troubled. Normally an icebreaker should not be so slow. It must be that the ice was too thick and Taisis was not professional enough, so it became like this.
But at the current rate, there should be no problem rescuing the whales.
The two had a brief conversation and confirmed this consensus.
"Have you eaten?" Captain Harveys invited after finishing the conversation.
"No, I'm still trying to survive." Bifang explained the reason and asked curiously, "Is it lunch or dinner now?"
Captain Harvis blinked, not surprised at all, and smiled, "It's breakfast."
"Well, I'm a little hungry, would you like some musk beef?"
"certainly."
Just because Bifang cannot accept help or food for no reason does not mean that others cannot accept his help and food.
The two men left the crowd, dug a small hole and sat on the ground. Bifang spread out the musk ox skin from the sled and took out a stick-like object from it.
It was two wooden sticks put together, one large and one small, like sleeves put together in winter.
Harvis saw Bifang take off the big end, and a light dust came out from the stick. In the darkness, sparks could be vaguely seen.
“Is this fire?”
"That's right."
"How did you do that?"
"It's simple. It's just wood chips that haven't been completely burned."
Bifang made tinder, poured out the sparks in the stick, blew slowly and deeply, and soon lit a flame.
"Controlling fire to provide heat and light was one of the great achievements of early humans. Early humans preserved fire from natural sources. Later, they learned to actively obtain fire by drilling wood or striking flint."
"For wilderness survival, fire is our life. We need fire to keep warm, dry our wet clothes, disinfect water, cook food, drive away wild animals, and give us confidence."
Harvest nodded unconsciously.
"But starting a fire is not an easy thing, and even if you start a fire, you may need to leave, go out, or move your position. At this time, it is very important to keep the fire."
Bifang was explaining the process of stringing musk beef on tree branches to both Harvis and the audience.
"The easiest way is to find a piece of dry, thick wood, preferably a tree root, that is not too dense. A dense piece will burn out easily. After igniting it, put out the open flame, leaving only the sparks smoldering."
"This way you can carry it a long distance, and when it's almost burned out, light the next piece and repeat this process, and you can carry it a long distance."
"Be careful not to let the spark go out. When it's about to go out, blow on it to make it burn. When you need to ignite it, just put the kindling on it and blow on it to ignite it."
Captain Harvis nodded, and when he saw the stick in Bifang's hand, he knew that this was the method.
"You can also use a bamboo tube, roll up tree bark into a tube, or make a tube or basin out of clay. One end of the tube is completely ventilated, and the other end is half ventilated. Put semi-wet combustible materials, such as rotten leaves, moss, etc., and then put a fire. Wait for smoke to start coming out. Then seal half of the mouth with soil. This way of carrying can generally be carried for about 2 hours at a time."
【Isn’t two hours a bit short? 】
[I also think, doesn’t this have to be remade every day? ]
[Why not just light a bonfire before going to bed at night? The fire will still be kept.]
Bifang shook his head: "After making one, you can open it and blow air every two hours to extend the time. It's not that troublesome. When all the dry and wet materials inside are burned out, it can be used for at least one or two days."
The peat soil continued to burn, emitting amazing heat, roasting the dark red musk beef until golden oil came out, and a faint fragrance began to permeate the air.
"If conditions permit, you can also find a piece of fire starter, which is something that grows on a tree and looks like a big mushroom. It is very large and hard, and is actually quite common in the forest."
"Once you find it, use fire to ignite some sparks in the middle, then blow air to make it smolder inside."
"If you are going to put it in a backpack, you can put some green moss on the smoldering area to prevent it from igniting the backpack and carry it close to your body."
"How long will these things last?"
"Generally, one such fire starter can smolder for four to five hours. The earliest primitive people carried fire in this way. When they needed to ignite the fire starter, they put the fire starter on top and then blew air to ignite the fire starter."
“It’s just that we don’t have such conditions in the Arctic.”
[The principle of fire sticks is similar.]
[It is the combustion relationship between oxygen and fire]
[It sounds simple, but it is still difficult to do]
"It's really eye-opening!" Captain Harvis' eyes lit up and he was full of praise.
"If you want to make a living from this, you have to have some real skills." Bifang smiled, turned the barbecue over, took out a bag of salt from his body, and sprinkled some on the appropriate places.
The oil is continuously secreted under high temperature, and the aroma becomes more and more intense, making people's appetite grow.
Captain Harvis was quite surprised. He accepted Bifang's invitation just to try it. After all, he had never eaten musk beef. He was quite curious, but he didn't have much expectation for the taste. Now he was quite surprised.
Looks pretty good?
Finally, Bifang sprinkled a thin layer of salt on the meat and handed it to the captain: "Try it."
After the fat is exposed to high temperature, a large amount of oil overflows. Such rich oil is not wasted at all due to Bifang's exquisite roasting. It seeps into the meat fibers again and is finally sprinkled with a thin layer of salt, which whets people's appetite.
It’s impossible to say that it’s so delicious that it makes your tongue fall off with such a simple preparation, but it does taste quite good.
At least Captain Harvest felt that it was impossible for a normal person to make such delicious food using only meat and salt.
The whole piece of thick meat was juicy and I ate it all up.
"More?"
Harvest waved his hand: "No, eating too much meat in the morning is not easy to digest. Please be considerate of the elderly's stomach."
"The Captain is not old."
Bifang looked at Harveys and thought he looked to be about fifty years old .
Harvis smiled and did not answer any further questions. Instead, he stood up and continued to observe the Tethis breaking the ice.
