Chapter 923 A Different Surgery
An arrow wound that was fatal was quickly resolved with Bifang's unique and smooth handling.
Everyone seemed to be witnessing an operation from another world, using unheard-of tools.
Bifang changed his position and began to treat the second arrow wound.
"Using army ants to suture wounds is not my original idea. Many tribesmen living in Africa use army ants to help suture wounds. They artificially let the army ants bite into the skin at the edge of the wound, and then pull out the head of the army ant. At this time, the jaws of the army ants will clamp the skin at the edge of the wound to suture the wound."
"Plus, army ants are very large, so they can be used to treat some larger blade-like wounds."
The worker ants differentiated from army ants usually have three body types. The largest ones can be more than one centimeter long, with an average of about 1.5 centimeters. Some of the differentiated ones can even reach two centimeters, which is longer than the thumb nail of an average person.
"Of course, the most important thing is that army ants are widely distributed on the grasslands, and they are like 'medical kits' that can be easily obtained."
Army ants can be found everywhere , just like the black ants that can be found everywhere in human cities.
Just drop some cookie crumbs and two drops of drinking water to attract a dense cluster of them.
【Ants’ lives are also lives! 】
[One operation consumes 100 ants]
【Wonderful Ideas】
[It’s amazing]
[Fang Shen really knows everything. Nothing can stump him! ]
[Wow, even formic acid can be used to sterilize and disinfect! This is a great expansion of thinking.]
Everyone was amazed at Bifang's extensive knowledge and admired his brilliant ideas.
Normal people would never think of suturing a wound this way.
"Don't learn this. This approach can only be used as an emergency measure and is a trade-off."
"It is true that formic acid has a bactericidal and disinfecting effect, but bacteria may remain on the ant's head, so further treatment is needed. If you really encounter an emergency, use it with caution."
The second bloody arrow fell to the ground and collided with the previous one. Even though it was covered in blood, it still made a clear metallic echo.
The situation of this broken arrow was much more serious. It did not penetrate the internal organs, but it was stuck in the bones, with some bone fragments mixed in the flesh and blood.
After patiently taking out the bone chips, Bifang raised his head and blinked, his eyes were so sore that tears welled up in his eyes.
Staring at one thing with high concentration for a long time will cause too much fatigue.
After a while, Bifang applied the herbs again in the same way as before, and finally used the jaws of the army ants to suture the wound.
It took more than an hour in total to finally treat both wounds.
Bifang took out two pieces of wood as thick as his wrist from his arms, and slashed the dagger vertically along the cracks in the bark, peeling off the bark of the two pieces of wood.
"The bark of the toothbrush tree is a specialty of Africa. I think you should know it because I often use it to brush my teeth, but I use thin branches. Now I have cut two sections of the tree."
"The wood chips of this tree are loose and porous. When you put them in your mouth, they will soon be soaked by saliva. At this time, the fibers at the top will immediately fall apart and become like the bristles on a toothbrush. That's why we call it the 'toothbrush tree'."
"The protease secreted by its tree body also has anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects. We can put it under gauze and wrap it up, but unfortunately there is no gauze."
Bifang dug several holes in two pieces of bark, then inserted rough branches into them and polished them until they were smooth. He then twisted a thin string from the bark and passed it through the holes to make a blindfold, but this one was much larger than a normal blindfold and could completely wrap around the entire body of the lion king.
In this way, both wounds were covered with tree bark in an alternative way by Bifang.
"It's not very sturdy. If Cecil suddenly wakes up and moves around, it might fall off, but it's basically enough."
Bifang touched Cecil's chest, feeling his heartbeat steady, and was quite satisfied.
[Is it safe? Is it safe? Is it safe?]
"If the wound does not get infected or worsen, it is basically safe. However, when you get injured in the wild, the most common thing you will encounter is wound infection, so you can't be sure."
"The best scenario is to wait for someone from the protection center to come and take me back for two injections of antibiotics, then reapply medicine and bandage it."
[I dare say this is the most amazing surgery]
What does it mean to use local materials?
[Adapting measures to local conditions, Lao Fang has a firm grasp of this aspect]
【The village chief of the global village, there is nothing that our village chief doesn’t know. 】
[One word, handsome, two words, awesome! ]
Hearing from Bifang that Cecil was out of danger, everyone couldn't help but cheer.
At this moment, a slight sound suddenly came from the bushes not far away.
The audience who had just relaxed became nervous again. On the contrary, Bifang seemed to know in advance who was coming and was not too nervous.
"Harley?"
A yellow head covered with black spots poked out of the grass.
It's a cheetah.
But as soon as the cheetah stuck its head out and saw the lion lying on the ground, it ran away again.
[Hahaha, Harley is also afraid of lions? ]
[Maybe this is bloodline suppression]
[The superior suppresses the inferior]
"No, that wasn't Harley."
Bifang stood up. He and Harley were together day and night, and he could see it more clearly than the audience, so it was impossible for him to mistake the leopard.
Now the audience was surprised, isn’t it Harley?
"Not far from this area is where we originally planned to release Harley. It was not chosen randomly."
Releasing animals into the wild is not something that can be done casually. There are many considerations, such as the need to conduct strict genetic background testing and screening first to ensure that the released animals are distantly related to the original population, and to ensure genetic exchange within the released population.
In addition, the sex ratio and age composition of the population are also factors that need to be considered.
Before setting off, Bifang discussed many issues with scholars at the conservation center and finally unanimously chose this area because it had enough other cheetahs.
[Wait, that's not right. If we release them here, isn't that outside the protected area? Isn't that dangerous?]
[I remember Fang Shen mentioned before that it seemed like he was going to lure them out of the protection center and then circumvent the law or something like that]
[The elephant was originally found outside the conservation center, but Lao Fang’s location is no longer the first crime scene. Have you forgotten that we chased it for another day and night? ]
[Oh, I remember now]
[I’m confused. I haven’t watched the live broadcast online for two days. What happened? It seems like Lao Fang is on the headlines again]
[I can only say, brother, you lost 100 million]
Bifang looked at the bushes that had returned to their original state and remembered his final mission on this trip to the prairie.
Regardless of whether the people from the conservation center or the poachers' gang arrive first, they must first complete the return mission thoroughly.
But before that, there was still someone waiting for him to question.
