Chapter 773: Survival on a Deserted Island (IV)
The coconut shell was not thrown away, she kept it for use.
If you want to survive on the island for a long time, you must solve three things:
First, fresh water;
Second, the shelter must at least be sheltered from wind and rain, and it must also be able to block strong sunlight;
Third, food.
Although there are many trees on the island, she has only seen three coconut trees so far, leaving six coconuts. She needs to find other coconut trees and a long-term way to collect fresh water.
She also has a small syringe (which used to contain epinephrine) - she can use this syringe to suck up the dew on the leaves and squeeze it into a food storage bag.
But this method is slower and not a long-term solution.
Food preservation bags also have a service life, and the method of collecting dewdrops is too cumbersome, so a container must be made as soon as possible.
As for shelter... Cheng Ling held her chin in thought.
The storm on the island is very powerful, and I can't fight it with my body. If you get sick from the rain, you'll be in trouble.
Think about it again, the dangerous creatures lurking on the island may harm you while you sleep... It would be best to find a place with a slightly higher ground and build a sturdier wooden house.
Finally, consider food access.
Due to her foot injury, she was temporarily unable to go fishing - and although there were many birds on this island, she was not sure whether the bird meat could be eaten. Some birds would also eat poisonous snakes and poisonous insects. If you eat such bird meat, you may also be in danger.
Bird eggs are safe and healthy, but they are hard to come by.
Cheng Ling looked at the beach. There were many holes on the beach——
That's the vent for beach crabs and shells.
Later, she could dig out the shells and put them in a coconut shell, roast them over a fire and eat them, but she didn't want to clean her wounds over and over again until she finally set foot on the beach.
Now, she is going to explore the desert island with three survival problems that need to be solved.
Cheng Ling grabbed the homemade crutches, avoided the wounds on his feet as much as possible, and stood up.
She tightened her belt tighter, tied the boning knife and ice pick knife to her arms, leaned on crutches, and walked towards the dense forest with her uninjured hind heel as much as possible.
Two hundred steps.
——This is the exploration distance Cheng Ling set for himself today.
The forest was deep and foggy, and Cheng Ling was quite happy - the fog was thick, so she could use the broad leaves to collect dew.
The temperature in the forest was three or four degrees lower than that on the beach, and Cheng Ling felt chilly.
Every step she took was cautious.
There might be highly poisonous bugs or snakes on the ground. She used her cane to poke at the leaves to make sure the ground was clean before taking a step forward.
It often takes several minutes to take one step.
In some low bushes, Cheng Ling saw many frogs——
Not only are these frogs ugly and strange, they also have bright colors and patterns.
Cheng Ling did not dare to eat this kind of frog easily. Generally, the saliva of brightly colored frogs contains highly toxic substances.
There are not many snakes in the woods. Fortunately, there are two snakes that Cheng Ling knows. They are non-venomous snakes and can be caught and roasted. Cheng Ling is not in a hurry to do it. It is troublesome to carry snakes all the way. Hunt again on the return trip.
In the dense forest, Cheng Ling found some large birds, but not any large bipedal or quadrupedal animals——
Presumably this island is far away from the mainland, and most animals cannot reach the island. Only some lucky animals that can paddle, or birds that can fly, came to this island and survived.
Because I walked cautiously and was afraid of injuring my wounds.
After walking no more than a hundred steps, Cheng Ling felt soreness in his heels and calves.
After walking a few more steps, Cheng Ling suddenly felt that the soles of her feet were weak - she quickly took a step back and used her crutches to dig up the ground.
The land here is slightly reddish in color and very moist and soft.
Cheng Ling squatted down, grabbed a piece of wet soil, put it in her hands and rubbed it, her eyes lit up.
This is - clay!
With clay, Cheng Ling can make pottery!
As small as pots and pans, as large as a brick house - so lucky!
Cheng Ling looked around, noted the geographical location of the clay, bypassed the clay zone, and continued to explore deeper into the dense forest.
There were many wild berries in the bushes. Cheng Ling couldn't distinguish their varieties. She also found that there were no traces of insect bites on the berries, so she didn't dare to try them easily.
After walking for more than ten steps, Cheng Ling found a short wild apple tree——
Presumably, some birds ate apples elsewhere, and then excreted feces containing the fruits on this island. The seeds took root and sprouted, and there was such an apple tree.
Most of the fruits had been eaten by insects. Cheng Ling picked a few fruits that were not rotten and stuffed them into his pocket.
After two hundred steps, Cheng Ling immediately stopped.
She was very self-aware of herself and would never force herself. After two hundred steps, she hurried back along the original path.
On the way, she beheaded a non-venomous vegetable snake and carried the snake back to her camp.
Cheng Ling's feet were already stained by wet dew and rotten leaves. She simply walked to the beach with the coconut shell, used her crutches to dig out the shellfish hidden under the beach, filled a shell full, and returned Go to the fire.
He returned to the three coconut trees and picked two coconuts.
This meal was a decent meal, with skinned snakes stuck on branches and roasted on the fire; there were steamed shells in coconut shells. There was a lot of sand in the shells, but Cheng Ling also ate them with relish.
Peel the wild apples with their shells, roast them over fire and eat them - if poisonous insects or snakes crawl over the fruit, poisonous mucus will be left on the surface, peeling and roasting can inactivate the venom.
After eating roasted snakes, steamed shells and cooked apples, Cheng Ling drank a coconut and wiped her mouth.