After living on a desert island, they all plotted evil against me.

That's why Zhang Liu prepared nearly three times the amount of food on him.

After anticipating this situation, he never expected to be able to travel through the jungle in a straight line.

Zhang Liu's best guess was to walk haphazardly through the jungle, then reach the highest peak and walk out of the jungle along its mountain range.

This is still pretty straight.

As for the specific direction out of the jungle, it all depends on fate.

Anyway, he hoped that he could reach the east side directly, and then walk around the north side to confirm the whole map of the island.

But what I encountered now was this roundabout way of getting lost.

PS·This is the third day of the journey. The yellow color represents the circle.


This made Zhang Liu feel a little overwhelmed, because this was a situation that he had not expected at all.

Because going around in circles means that all the walking you do all day is in vain.

Although the food and fresh water reserves are sufficient at the moment, if it really takes a few days.

Not to mention the level of material consumption, just my own mentality will definitely explode!

But no matter what happens, what you need most is calmness and adequate rest.

Put away all the messy thoughts in your mind.

Zhang Liu once again walked into the banyan tree cave he had just left in the morning. He was going to put aside the issue of getting lost first and then lay out the rest area.

Place the curtain fabric on the floor.

Then he lit the extinguished fire again, and then poured all the coffee cherries in the alloy pot and the coffee cherries in his pockets near the fire.

Then set up the pot stand and slowly pour water into the alloy pot.

After gradually calming down after completing such trivial tasks, the first thing he planned to do was to boil a pot of hot water for himself, and put mint in the hot water to refresh himself for a short time.

Zhang Liu also took off his clothes, shoes, socks and underwear.

Sitting naked next to the fire, he prepared to completely dry his body, which had been soaked with sweat and rain from a day of walking.

Feeling the warmth slowly transfer from the fire to his hands and feet, and then his whole body, Zhang Liu slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he began to think about what was written in the book about how to determine the direction after getting lost.

Although in order to practice listening, Zhang Liu watched many English versions of wilderness videos.

But because of his preferences, he prefers to watch videos of a certain bald and naked man living in the wilderness.

Zhang Liu didn't have much contact with the escape video of the strongest jungler.

At most, it’s just a picture that’s exciting to watch, like “exploding, crunchy, and chicken-flavored.”

So it's embarrassing to say that the last time he saw this question was when he was watching "One Hundred Thousand Whys" in elementary school.

Among them, there are ways to solve the problem of getting lost by looking at the sun to identify the direction and looking at the North Star to identify the direction.

Momo raised his head and glanced at the twisted tree roots above his head.

Zhang Liu was immediately speechless.

After setting off this morning, I have only seen the sky here.

Other times the sky is not visible at all.

And given the current weather conditions.

Even if you can see the sky, you can never see the stars or the sun, so the astronomical method can be eliminated directly.

Then you should test other aspects next.

Putting on the dried underwear, he continued to think carefully in his mind.

annual rings!

After getting dressed, I slowly took a sip of hot water mixed with mint powder.

This thought flashed through Zhang Liu's mind.

Because it is said that the annual rings will be more densely distributed in the south and sparsely distributed in the north!

Lift the fire hammer.

He walked outside to the banyan tree and started cutting it down.

In order to ensure speed, Zhang Liu's target was one of the aerial roots of these eight banyan trees.

Not sure about the exact age though.

But judging from the fact that the Qi root is already as thick as his own arm, he feels that it must have been at least ten years...

Once the fire hammer is hammered down, the bark on the surface of the banyan tree, which is like fine scales, instantly leaves deep marks.

However, the painful feeling of rebound also made Zhang Liu's wrist sore.

Move your wrists a bit to get used to the sore feeling.

He raised the fire hammer in his hand high, and then began to chop hard towards the slash marks.

The fire hammer has only a little bit of edge.

So if Zhang Liu wanted to cut off this air root as thick as his arm, he would have to do it slowly, just like Foolish Old Man moving a mountain.

First make a large opening, then expand the opening deeper from the large opening, and finally cut it down completely.

Compared to last night, it was easier and simpler to cut off the air roots as thick as a finger.

After cutting off the thick and thin air root of this arm, he was already panting.

My body, which was finally dry, was soaked with sweat.

After trimming the chopping surface with a knife, the cross-section was basically visible. Looking at the cross-section of the air root in front of him, Zhang Liu had a somewhat confused expression on his face.

Because the air root in front of him has circles representing annual rings.

But it is evenly distributed inside, and does not have the characteristic "the growth rings are denser on the south side" mentioned in the book.

This scene made Zhang Liu, who thought he had found a specific solution, suddenly feel a thump in his heart.

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Although there was an ominous premonition, Zhang Liu did not give up.

Lift the fire hammer and walk 100 meters away.

He began to chop down an unknown small tree three to four meters high, preparing to try again.

At present, Zhang Liu estimates that the reason why he cannot see the growth rings clearly is because he chose the wrong target.

This kind of aerial roots may grow evenly like palm cores, so if you try a normal tree, it might work.

After some wild swings of the fire hammer.

A tree that was as thick as a thigh and three to four meters high was chopped down by him.

Use a knife to clean the entire cross section of the tree again.

Then Zhang Liu stared blankly at the cross-section of the nearly integrated tree stump in front of him. The tree's annual rings were almost exactly the same as those of the aerial roots of the banyan tree...

So the conclusion he has drawn in his heart right now is the method of debating the direction of the annual rings. There seems to be a problem here!

Slowly closing his eyes, Zhang Liu did not let his confusion and frustration continue to spread, but "blocked" it.

At this moment, the sky outside was getting dark, so he simply turned around and walked back to the banyan tree cave.

The mint tea in the alloy pot has cooled down enough for drinking.

Zhang Liu picked up the pot with one hand and prepared to put it into his mouth, but his dominant right hand was shaking slightly from the excessive use of cutting down the tree just now.

So he could only hold the pot with both hands and drink tea.

The feeling of physical fatigue made Zhang Liu feel even more impatient.

But after drinking the warm tea, he suddenly felt that his physical fatigue was relieved a lot.

The spirit that was originally a little sluggish due to two failed attempts to cut down trees to confirm the growth rings has recovered at this moment.

Then Zhang Liu began to carefully recall the knowledge points the teacher mentioned about trees in the biology class:

"After a tree is felled, many concentric rings can be seen on the tree stump, which are called growth rings in botanical terms. 》

"The annual rings are formed by the influence of seasons during the growth of trees, and one ring is produced every year. 》

"Every spring and summer, the climate is mild and rainfall is abundant, so trees grow very quickly, forming large cells with many cells, thin cell walls, loose material, and lighter color, which are called early wood or spring wood. 》

"In autumn and winter, when the temperature becomes cooler and rainfall is scarce, the trees grow slowly, and the cells formed are small in size, few in number, thick in cell wall, dense in material, and darker in color, which is called late wood or autumn wood. 》

"Spring wood and autumn wood of the same year are collectively called growth rings. 》

"The boundary between the autumn wood of the first year and the spring wood of the second year is clear and becomes the growth ring line, which indicates the turning point of the annual growth of wood."

"So from the number of growth rings at the base of the trunk, you can know the age of the tree! 》

Zhang Liu had recited the above content directly, and now he can recall it vividly.

But now the textbook content is completely useless in reality.

This made him extremely depressed.

As the pot of mint water was gradually finished, Zhang Liu suddenly realized a situation.

The content the teacher talks about includes the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter.

But in the tropical rainforest area, the temperature does not change much in the four seasons. The difference between the rainy season and the dry season is at most.

and so……

Could it be that this is the reason why the annual rings are rare or unidentifiable...

After having such a basic concept.

Zhang Liu couldn't help but sigh in his heart that he was indeed a little sick just now and had to seek medical treatment urgently.

Use your fingers to spread out all the mint fragments remaining in the alloy pot.

Then he started to boil a second pot of hot water and put a whole meat waffle in it.

Regardless of how to solve the problem of getting lost, dinner still needs to be arranged first.

Although there are some difficulties at present, after calming down and thinking, Zhang Liu feels that the overall problem is not big.

If it really doesn't work, just retreat back.

Go back to the mountainside and wait for your chance to make a comeback!

If I explain the situation to everyone then, I believe everyone will understand.

Go back and build a supply station according to the marks you left along the way, and then slowly drive through the jungle.

Relaxing his body and leaning on the book basket, Zhang Liu comforted his already extremely tense mood with the words "If it doesn't work, just go home", and at the same time began to think about other ways to identify it.

At the same time, inside Bamboo House No. [-] on the mountainside.

Eight girls who finally reunited are having a carnival.

Due to insufficient location of cooking equipment.

Therefore, two small stoves were dug next to the original earth stove in Bamboo House No. [-], and small clay pots and small clay pots were placed on top.

This is the first time that everyone uses three pots to cook together.

Compared with mutton, bird meat is currently less attractive.

But all their internal organs have been cleaned out.

The more difficult-to-handle intestines were thrown into Xiao Huang and Xiao Bai's pig trough by the girls for extra food.

Hearts, livers, and kidneys, which are easy to handle and easy to cook, are placed in a small clay pot with chopped palm cores and taro paste.

This was Qin Ruoyan's suggestion. She was going to make a "Stewed Bird Rice with Taro Clay"

The bodies of 49 birds are currently placed next to the charcoal kiln in Bamboo House No. [-], and everyone is preparing to use the dry air of Bamboo House No. [-] to dry and preserve them.

Also enjoying the drying treatment in Bamboo House No. [-] was the kelp brought back by Anya and Gu Qingrou.