Survival In the World of Beasts

The third law of the jungle: the details determine life and death, make full use of everything around you, or seem inconspicuous, may save your life at the critical moment. Note: Some items that seem to be necessary but not so necessary may kill you.

—Li Shizhao

Speaking of his current camp, it was a longstory again. Once he was still very white and tender, he felt that only a small container of mineral water bottle was not conducive to long-term survival, so he devoted himself to digging out various natural containers in the forest. Don't think about high-level activities such as pottery. In this perilous world, he doesn't have that safety guarantee, and he doesn't have the energy and time. Therefore, when he saw a bamboo forest, he was ecstatic. Bamboo is a good thing, and there is nothing better than a container. However, when he came closer, he realized that he was two again, and he dared to ask how to get the thick-thigh bamboo that is more than ten meters long. If you want to continue to use the stone to get the year of the monkey, and after it is cut off, you have to cut it into segments before you can use it as a container. Don't be too tragic.

When he was attracted by the problem of bamboo, he didn't notice the quietness in this neighborhood, not even the sound of insects and birds. So hungry, so fragrant...sweet, the smell of honey, the fragrance of the fruit, and even the sweetness of the mousse cake when it was baked, it must be delicious after swallowing the mouth water...He was confused and headed towards the bamboo forest. I walked to the low-lying place in the deep, until I saw that familiar and colorful herbaceous plant more than ten meters high, I woke up in seconds. It's just that the smell was too tempting, and he couldn't control his legs a bit. It felt so supernatural that he was startled to sweat. Like a ghost press, you realize that something is wrong, but there is no way to wake up. The struggle in the depths of your consciousness consumes countless energy, tired and fearful.

He seems to be as tired as climbing a mountain, and his body is as heavy as countless big rocks tied to his body. No matter how hard he tries to open his eyelids, he can’t open his head completely. He can’t move his mind. Only a shallow white mark was left on his lips, and he couldn't wake up at all. He was sweating profusely, and trembling with all his strength, he touched his trouser pocket, took out a knife and scratched his hand, the pain made him wake up all at once, he wanted to run out, but his rational judgment and physical reaction told him , The pain can be won in a very short time, he is already very close to the plant, it is impossible to escape the range covered by this fragrance.

Holding his breath, he temporarily isolated the influence of the smell. He tremblingly took off his backpack, his eyelashes were wet with sweat, but he didn't have time to wipe it off. For a moment, his eyes were tingling and his vision was a little blurred. He remembered to put it on Here, such a small thing, don’t drop it. He hates himself for being an atheist now. If he is a believer, at least he can pray religiously during these long seconds, but he can only fumble with fear and trembling. There was no wind in the silent woods. He could only hear the pounding of his heart, becoming more and more rushing, his breath could not last long, and his body was protesting to him!

Touched it! Round, small, only the size of a coin, his palm is full of sweat, he must hold it firmly, for fear that he will roll out with caution and never have a chance to look for it again. But Nima! The design of this lid, if I can go back, I must give a good greeting to the designer, the human head pig brain, Nimei, this is usually not easy to open, not to mention that his hands are all sweaty and he is afraid to breathe. The four fingers of his left hand exhausted all his strength to hold this small thing, and the right hand kept groping, is this a lid? Sweat kept dripping into my eyes, and it was completely blurred, let alone distinguishing which side is the lid. If not, he can only go to death.

He coughed, holding his breath for too long, and the saliva flowed into the trachea, and he wanted to cry without tears. This kind of embarrassing thing can usually be laughed at, and now it is really terrible!

Amid the constant twitching and choking sound, a very pleasant and crisp metal "slap" sounded, and finally pried it open! He had no time to find where to remove the lid, and quickly put the thing under his nose, because he got too fast and too close, the pungent and cool brush made him cry, and his vision suddenly became clear, and it also diminished the feeling. Sweet, he had never thought it smelled so good. Can be considered saved!

Sitting on the ground slowly, he cast his sights on the plant three steps away, and now it is worthy of the name. Those colorful funnel-shaped inflorescences are definitely more than enough for a wild boar to enter. Yes, this is an evolutionary version of pigs, cages, and grasses that are more than ten meters high with richer colors and more fascinating fragrances (Li Zhixuan:...).

With this distance and the hypnotic power of the fragrance just now, it only takes a few seconds for Li Shizhen to experience the treatment of a pig and go to the pig cage to take a bath. Putting a small round box of yellow paste on his nose, he tentatively took the cooling oil (cleaning oil: you still remember the cooling oil at the bottom of the dark schoolbag...) and found the effect of the fragrance. It was so small that it didn't count that he began to find the lid on the ground. Close the lid. By the way, if you remember, the lid of Dragon Tiger Cooling Oil is so sweet (Li Shizhao:...), it's not a spiral or a jam-type design, it's only a size larger than the box underneath. Squint, it is with this close-fitting design that it can be tightly fastened to the box and will not separate! He really felt that the design of this cooling oil box was too bad, but there was no better way to store it, so he had to cover it with hatred and throw it back in the bag.

However, calm down and looked at the surrounding environment, especially when he saw the big banyan tree next to the bamboo forest that needed more than a dozen people to hug, he found that it was an excellent place to live, mainly for safety. In the jungle, there is nothing more important than safety. And there is even a water source here, even though this water source is very cruel, right next to the pitcher plant, it is a low water puddle. It is estimated that when the Nepenthes plant was small, it used this puddle to lure its prey. As a result, the more the food was sufficient, the bigger it grew, the more ferocious scent, and the wider range of attracting prey. In this way, it became a cruel legend among small animals in the dense forest...

This can reasonably explain the reason for the silence of the surrounding environment. From insects to animals, there is no one who does not get shot. I don’t know how this pitcher plant mutates, and it can actually produce this kind of scent similar to neuropsychiatric hallucinogens. With the strong hypnotic suggestion, a determined person like Li Shizhao almost couldn't bear it.

However, as long as this kind of thing is a chemical substance, it should be able to form drug resistance. He may be able to cultivate his resistance to it by gradually reducing the use of cooling oil, and maybe he will not have to rely on other things to live here later. While the effect of the cooling oil was still there, he decided to build a tree house first.

Stimulated by the life-and-death crisis, he found that the problem of bamboo was easily solved. He chose which one he chose to build a fire on the root. When the bamboo was burned to be dry enough, felling became very easy. For the sake of sturdiness, he used whole bamboos and tough vines to bind the floor to the trees, and chose thinner bamboos and large, strong leaves to build supports and canopies. Considered as a long-term stronghold, these structures are definitely quite strong and durable. It is probably the nature of the Orientals. It is too terrible to have no place. Houses and other things are absolutely necessary. How to be strong and how to come, he left a blank. As an exit, a strong rope ladder was built.

Although the construction process was very difficult due to the lack of tools, it was completed in five days under his reasonable planning. When he settled down, he almost burst into tears. After so many days, he finally had a life. It seems to be a safe place to stay. At this moment, he felt that he could understand the hardships and happiness of swallows holding mud.

By now, the tree house is very large, at least five or six square meters. The internal structure is also quite complete. The bamboo bed, oh, of course it’s not in the traditional sense, but a crude version. After all, although he also knows the tenon joint structure, he has to do it himself. It’s too difficult for a person to be in the jungle every day. Young people who have worked hard for food, this bamboo bed is just a large enough flat place with bamboo and thick hay on it. For a person who has taken a nap on the treetops for a few nights, this bed is already heaven.

There is also a small stove built of stone next to it. The stove design is very comprehensive, so there is no need to worry about fire hazards. On the small bamboo table next to it, there are a bunch of small utensils, semi-finished weapons, small bamboo knives, bamboo bowls, bamboo chopsticks, and a bunch of mushrooms, dried bamboo shoots and fruits hanging beside the "door". At least, it can be seen that it is a place with a good living environment. He even left a window in the direction opposite to the bed, which is actually very simple: instead of covering the area with leaves from the outside, he used a thin vine to pierce a string of very strong long leaves, and hit it. The knots were used to fix them, and then hung it in the tree house. When the window was about to be opened, the fine vine was pulled open, and when the window was closed, the fine vine was pulled back. But it's not the same whether there is or not, it's like it's more like home here.

As for convenience, how convenient is the tree? He can't pay attention to the deep mountains and old forests, and he can also apply natural fertilizers to the hard-working big banyan tree ╮(╯▽╰)╭ mentioned when the guinea pig came back, Li Shizhao also brought some sweet stems by the way to supplement fiber and vitamins. He took the name of the sweet-stemmed tree. This kind of tree is actually a herbaceous plant. Its stems have peeled off the green hard fiber shell on the outside, and the inside is a thin white soft part, which is very moist and sweet. He has observed that many herbivores like to chew these rods. He also tasted some and found it very delicious, very similar to sugar cane. Moreover, this kind of tree grows very fast, and it can basically go for a while in the next rain. He dug a lot of traps in this kind of bushes, but he didn't expect that it would be really rewarding today.

He tied the guinea pig firmly, grabbed it by its neck, opened the carotid artery with a bamboo knife, let the blood out, and put it in a bamboo tube with a funnel made of wide leaves. The hand that put down the bamboo knife quickly lifted the guinea pig's lower body to prevent it from falling over the bamboo tube when it struggled. The whole set of movements is smooth and smooth, without procrastination, and very skilled. God knows that he didn't even slaughter a chicken in modern times. It's really forced by the environment.

At the beginning, he was unfamiliar with the jungle. He didn't even know what to eat vegetarian food. Even if he occasionally caught small animals, he never thought about bleeding, but it didn't take long for him to find that he was dizzy and tired. Think about it. I found myself this is obviously sodium deficiency. This environment is not open to the sea, nor has he seen any inland saltwater lakes. Wherever he went to find salt, he had to take it from the animal's blood first. But after all, it’s not a long-term solution. It’s tasteless white meat. Even if you put bamboo shoots and mushrooms in a stew, or brushed with juice and grilled, it’s okay to eat one or two meals, but it keeps on like this. People really can't bear it.

He himself lacks salt, don't the local animals lack salt? He can't find it doesn't mean they can't find it! After all, salt is a necessity. He watched the guinea pig whose blood was exsanguinated with his eyes gleaming.

But Li Shizhao obviously forgot the lesson. His last necessity was a safe house. For this reason, he unilaterally struggled mentally with pitcher plants to the death. If it wasn't for the cute cooling oil, he would be in the "cage". It turned into a pool of digestive juice.

I don’t know if he has ever thought about what price he will have to pay for the necessities this time.