N-A-A Chapter 121
Chapter 121
Although Lu Zhe has plans to find a new camp, it has not been possible for a while recently!
Although the rain has stopped, it will take several days for mountain and surface water to digest.
During this period, the mountains are slippery, the mountain roads are muddy, and walking in the jungle after rain is very dangerous, and it is impossible to climb the rock crevices to reach the highest point.
If you don't climb to the highest point, how can you observe where there is a more suitable camp.
Therefore, while the surface fresh water is still abundant, make a reservoir to store fresh water, which is considered prepared.
But it's not so easy to make a reservoir.
The biggest problem is waterproofing.
The surface soil is very permeable, and the reservoir made of this material can neither hold water nor is it strong enough.
Better materials must be chosen.
With what?
Lu Zhe decided to walk around the jungle to see if he could find the right material.
Carrying a bamboo basket and a shovel, he waded through muddy water along the ridge and the edge of the jungle.
"Hey, why are you going!" Shen Bing was not at ease and quickly followed him.
"It's okay, just walk around."
"I'll go with you, and the two of you can take care of it."
"Okay, you bring a bamboo basket too."
The jungle after the rain is not as dangerous as usual and is very dangerous.
The geology is loose, landslides, and the mountain water is also diverted from time to time, and if it is not good, people will slide directly down, hit thorns or broken trees, and directly receive boxed lunches.
The poisonous insects, snakes and ants that had been silent for many days also ran out to feed, and Shen Bing was a little worried.
"Hey, what are you looking for!"
"Anthill."
"What are you looking for that?" Shen Bing looked around: "Such a heavy rain, it was all washed away."
"I'm looking for the kind that hasn't been washed away."
"It won't be an ant queen to eat!"
"I heard that the thing is really delicious, you can grab one and taste it."
"Do you know how dangerous tropical nests are?"
Lu Zhe disagreed: "Is it dangerous?"
Shen Bing pondered: "I remember that in World War II, a German unit entered the tropical jungle and encountered marching ants, and the troops of 1,800 people were eaten by marching ants, leaving only 1,800 skeletons.
Lu Zhe nodded: "I saw this in the story."
"You don't believe it!"
Lu Zhe shook his head: "The marching ant is highly aggressive, and some of it is poisonous, but its body is small, its movement speed is very slow, and when people run, it has no ability to catch humans at all." The millions of marching ants in a large ant nest together are about twenty or thirty pounds, so don't worry about that situation.
"You mean, they're not that dangerous?"
"They are dangerous, but not because they eat people, but when you are not paying attention, they will creep into your clothes, bite your skin, cause infection, because it is difficult to find effective treatment, and the skin will be puffy and festering, which can be life-threatening!"
Shen Bing shivered unconsciously.
"But don't worry, the marching ants of this island are not so aggressive, and they also have a hanging heart!" In order to stitch up the wound on your leg, they selflessly gave their lives. "
I heard Guo'er say this..." At this
moment, Lu Zhe found what he wanted.
"There!"
"What!"
Shen Bing squatted down and only saw that twenty meters away in front of him, there was a towering dirt bag.
It is in the middle of a pile of grass, about a meter high and about two meters in diameter.
"Cemetery?? Wrong...... Is this really an anthill!? "
Shen Bing is a little afraid of this kind of thing.
"Surprised, such a heavy rain, this thing can be intact, it is simply a miracle of life!"
"I was surprised, but not because it was damaged or not, but because it was so close to our camp??"
"Normal!"
"What's normal, will climb our camp!" Thinking of this thing climbing into his clothes, Shen Bing was uncomfortable.
"However, this is not a marching ant, but a termite!"
"Termites? Will nibble on furniture, right?
"Don't worry, food is abundant here, and you don't usually go out of your way to eat wood."
"What are you going to do?"
Lu Zhe walked to the side of the anthill and said approvingly:
"These engineers mixed their saliva and soil to form a cement-like solid and beautiful anthill, which is still intact even in the seven-day storm, which is a miracle in the history of insect architecture, admirable!"
Saying that, he picked up the shovel and shoveled this anthill.
Countless homeless termites are washed away by the water flowing next to them, and are about to start a new ant-infesting journey.
Lu Zhe shook off the nest pieces one by one and threw them into the bamboo basket.
"What are you picking this up for?"
"This anthill is a very good building material with excellent waterproof properties, and I plan to use them to build a small reservoir!"
"So it is!"
Shen Bing finally understood Lu Zhe's intention to find the anthill, and at the same time, she also understood the importance of a cistern to them.
But termites won't be very happy!
Leave it alone!
Also pick up anthill fragments.
The two people picked up two trips, and on the third trip, Lu Zhe finally found the big guy!
The upper body of this thing is an ordinary ant-shaped, but the lower body is a large 10 cm worm-shaped.
The body of the insect is white and tender, and it will make waves of wave-like creeping.
"This is the queen ant
" "It looks so disgusting, do we really want to eat it..."
This is rich in protein and can be eaten raw or charcoal-grilled, with salt and crushed chili peppers, it is simply superb! Then
, Lu Zhe took their mother away.
Lu Zhe cleared a waterless area outside the cave, surrounded by stones, piled wood and hay underneath, and anthill fragments were placed on top.
Ignition!
The termites left in the anthill unfortunately experienced cremation.
Then, Lu Zhe pounded the anthill fragments into powder, mixed them with grass and wood ash, and added water and mud.
Next, Lu Zhe calculated the amount of cement, drew a circular pit 8 meters to the right of the cave opening, and began to dig the pit.
The diameter of the pit is 1.2 meters and the depth is about 1.5 meters.
Then, apply anthill cement around the pit.
It is easier to apply around, but the bottom is a little hard, and you need a thick stick to stand on the pit, tie a rope in the middle, and hang it down.
Lu Zhe was thinking about where to find such a thick stick, and Tang Xiaoguo came running: "Lu Zhe, let's make a barbecue, come together... Huh, what are you?
"Guess what?"
Tang Xiaoguo thought for a while and nodded: "You not only made us a shower and soap, but also made us such a beautiful bathtub!" It seems that you are also taking great pains to watch us bathe!
Lu Zhe was helpless: "If the bathtub is made at this depth, is it too unfriendly to you?"
"What do you say?"
"You have to jump up to breathe, right?"
Looking at Tang Xiaoguo's breathy appearance, Lu Zhe thought of a simple way: "Guo'er, you will help me coat the cement at the bottom!"
"Don't help... Oops!
"Good!" Lu Zhe had already picked her up, grabbed her ankles, and lifted her upside down, and the small skirt fell.
"What are you going to do?"
Shen Bing covered his mouth and smiled: "I'll bring you cement!"
Tang Xiaoguo shouted: "People are fairies, how can fairies do the work of smearing cement, and this look has been seen by you!"
She said this, but she was secretly annoyed in her heart, if only she didn't wear fat times, it seems that compared with the squad leader's scheming, she is indeed far behind.