Desert Island Survival Diary

Chapter 224 Chapter 120 Five Days, "The Boat"

These days we are all doing the same thing, that is "cutting down trees".

Originally, according to my idea, it was as simple as possible, and I directly found a very thick tree, and then directly dug a cabin on it.

It's a pity that the idea is very simple, but the reality is cruel. After a little consideration, this idea was overturned.First of all, the requirements for the tree are very high, and a tree surrounded by at least a few people can meet our needs.This kind of tree is unlikely to appear on this kind of island. After all, if there is such a big tree, its root system must be very developed and firmly grasp the ground. However, the soil here is not as hard as it wants, so even if it appears Such a big tree may not be able to support its trunk.

Furthermore, even if there is such a tree, it is an unimaginable project to cut it down and transport it to the seaside. It is basically impossible for the two of us to complete this huge project.

My idea may be derived from the documentaries I have seen in civilized society. Many canoes can be rowed or even fished in small rivers by digging a groove with tree trunks.But thinking about it now, I couldn't help laughing at myself.

We are not in a so-called "small river" now, but we are going to challenge the sea!This is completely incomparable.Imagine that with the stability of this kind of canoe, it is a problem for us novice to stand up and walk around to maintain balance, let alone sail the boat.

It's no wonder that after Mi Dakang heard my thoughts, his expression didn't change at all, and he didn't say anything. I think he might think he was joking.But at first I really thought so.

This may be the eagerness to leave here, which affected my relatively stable thoughts.This is definitely not a good phenomenon, this time we are not trying, but a big gamble!
Our fate is the lives of the two of us, and this is likely to be a gamble with no return!The power of the sea can be known without even thinking about it. If you want to win, you need more than just being ready.In addition to our full preparations, it depends on whether God will embarrass us. The weather will be a very important factor.Then there's luck.

"You only get one chance..." I murmured softly.

"Yes, only once, but as long as we ensure that the problem is not our own, we will die without regret."

Seeing Mi Dakang with a serious face and looking straight ahead with firm eyes, I couldn't help clenching my fists, "Indeed, compared to them, the two of us are much luckier. Even if we still can't escape the bad luck in the end, we No regrets either."

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Later, according to the original idea, we cut down some trunks that were about the same size as the thighs.In the past few days, we cut down trees except for rest, and now the trees look almost the same.

Originally Midakon also suggested that I make the raft as big as possible, but I told him that the wind and waves on the sea are very strong. If our raft is too large, it will not be able to withstand the waves at all. The larger the surface area, the greater the resistance. The impact is also worse.

Once the strength of these vines is exceeded, our raft will fall apart, which is very dangerous.So I think that the raft is not as big as possible, but as good as it can be.On the contrary, it is the kind of floating balls on the fishing net that should be collected as much as possible.Not only do they help us carry some water to tow behind the stern, but you can connect them to make life jackets.

In the moment of life and death, maybe they can save our lives, but the number of floating balls is still far below our needs.Those floating balls picked up last time can only be made into a life jacket at best, leaving only one chance for one person.

So before we leave, we'd better go to the beach to have a look and find out, they can also increase the buoyancy of the boat, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are the most valuable things to us.

The trunks are arranged very neatly by us, basically arranged in this way, next to the roots are the treetops, and the thickness and thickness are arranged in this way, which not only makes the trunks more tightly bonded, but also makes the rafts that are built will not have two ends. same size.

In fact, I was quite worried. I was afraid that the raft that took so much time to make would eventually fail to wash out of the sea and would be pushed back to the sea by the waves.That's really the thing I've been most worried about.

As for the strength of the raft, there is no need to worry about it at all. Unless there is a stormy weather, let alone a raft, even a small boat of tens of tons is in danger. It is useless to worry about this situation.

The vines we use to bind these trunks have also been treated.This time, there is no turning back. What we can do is to make full use of all the knowledge we know, what we are familiar with, what we know, and what we are good at, and perfect everything we have before we set off.

Drying the vines is my suggestion, because I have long found that the dried vines are much stronger than the fresh vines, and Midakon put some melted resin on the vines, I don’t know why he is , but I didn't have time to ask him, of course it's not important anymore.Anyway, he must be doing it for our own good, even if it is wrong, it doesn't matter.Doing is better than not doing well.

There were not many cables left, so I tied the strongest cables to the two ends of the raft, and used them as the strongest skeleton of the raft.The rest of the place starts from the middle, wraps around with vines a little bit, and then binds.

The work of binding is as boring as felling trees, but there is no way to do it. Due to the felling of trees, both of us have blood blisters on the palms of our hands, and they are broken. The tree shook open a small hole.This kind of tree with thick thighs is completely different from the small trees with thick arms that we cut before.

A small tree with a thick bowl mouth, no matter how strong it is, will not experience too strong a shock. However, this kind of trunk with thick thighs is different. When it is cut with an axe, it will vibrate, especially after the back is tired. If the strength is not well controlled, the hand will be injured.Of course, there is another reason, that is, the ax is not as sharp as before.

Back then, when I first got this axe, the blade would definitely go into the tree trunk as soon as I pushed down the axe, and it would definitely not go in just a little bit like now.Fortunately, it seems that these tree trunks are almost the same size, and the size is just right for the two of us.It can't be any bigger.

This also means that we don’t need to cut down the trees in the next few days. After the binding is done, we still need to wait for a while. The first is to wait for the trunks to dry up and increase their buoyancy. The weather is still good.

The other one is that our preparations are not yet ready, it can be said that we are not ready at all, and it will take some time to prepare, such as water bottles, floats, dry food, and even the proposed distillation device and rainwater collection equipment.

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When you are busy, time always passes by quietly, and it gets dark when you don't feel anything at all.

We dragged our tired bodies, and we were so tired that we just wanted to sleep. Neither of us ate anything, drank a few sips of water, and fell asleep.

(End of this chapter)