The protagonist crossed over unexpectedly, the system was dumbfounded, and the protagonist was confused. One system exists to survive and live more comfortably, while the other tries to avoid havin...
The leather being tanned this time is different from before because the leaves require two water bags, and the two antelope hind legs were cut off entirely.
When peeling, turn it inside out and peel it from top to bottom, so that you can get a funnel-shaped piece of skin.
Once the hide is tanned and the opening is sewn closed, it can be used to hold water, with each sheep hoof part forming a perfect opening for drinking.
In fact, Ye Zi did this entirely to deceive others, because on the surface, he and Tong Tong only had one water bottle, which could hold a limited amount of water.
With those two sheepskin water bags gone, they no longer needed to worry about not finishing the water in their kettles.
Moreover, Tongtong is ultimately an outsider, and the matter of the system and storage space cannot be explained openly.
Beef jerky was originally made for long journeys and is easy to carry, but water is a different story.
Although Tongtong didn't ask, she was definitely puzzled. To avoid Tongtong's confusion, a water bag was a must.
As for the issue of taking out several bottles of water while at the camp, is it wrong to hide things?
In the afternoon, Yezi brought three tree stumps that were half a person tall from the woods, and also found some branches that could be used to make a carport. Then she and Tongtong started their journey.
The uncooked sheepskin was coated with a layer of wood ash and placed on the roof of the cart.
They had three antelope legs and half a lamb chop left, enough for their meals that night and the next morning.
As the sun set, Yezi stopped and, before it got dark, gathered some branches from the surrounding area to start a fire. Then she chopped up a tree stump she had brought out of the forest to use as firewood.
Tongtong was in charge of grilling the meat, while Yezi used what she had to start working on the shelter on the cart.
After finishing their meal, Ye Zi continued tanning the sheepskin and water bag, and then used the wooden stakes she had brought to make two plates.
In the middle of the night, Ye Zi was awakened by the system. A pack of thirteen hyenas entered within 500 meters. Ye Zi got up and started shooting without saying a word.
After seven or eight soft sonic booms, the hyena pack scattered.
It has to be said that the number of wild animals on the Black Plains is enormous; hyenas targeted them for two consecutive nights.
Moreover, Ye Zi's coordination with the system has become increasingly proficient. As long as the system provides the direction and location in his mind, Ye Zi can hit the target with the flying stone.
This is the Black Plains, not Alaska. If you were in Alaska, the location provided by the system wouldn't be useful because of the trees blocking the view.
On the morning of the third day, after getting up, they still had roasted antelope meat for breakfast. Ye Zi rubbed the antelope skin and started their journey, pulling the cart.
Tongtong only realized she had been targeted by those filthy creatures again last night when she passed by the hyena carcass.
She was sleeping soundly and didn't hear a thing.
Admittedly, she only walked for less than an hour yesterday, spending most of the time sitting on a cart pulled by Yezi, but even that was tiring.
While it may have elements of Versailles, this is the truth.
Around noon, Ye Zi suddenly stopped, stretched her body, and then produced a pebble in her hand. After aiming, she threw it out.
Tongtong heard the sonic boom clearly this time. She was about to ask Yezi if she was tired, but she swallowed the words back.
Ye Zi turned her head and grinned:
"It has to be the African plains, where food is everywhere."
Tongtong looked into the distance and saw a herd of antelopes scattering and fleeing. She laughed and said:
"You'd have to be capable of catching them. If someone else did it, they'd probably go hungry."
Yezi picked up the cart and left.
When they arrived at the antelope carcass, Tongtong exclaimed in surprise:
"This one is different from the one from yesterday."
Ye Zi nodded and said:
"They are indeed different, but the continent of Black Continent is very large, and there are probably a dozen or even dozens of species of the same animal."
But as long as we can eat, that's a good thing for us.
This is not a lie. The horn of the antelope we ate yesterday was straight, but the horn of the one we shot today is curved, and the patterns on its body are also different.
The only thing they have in common is their weight.
"Yes, yes, as long as it can provide us with a food source, the more variety the better," Tongtong said with a smile, staring at the antelope on the ground.
Now that we have the food, there's not much to say. We'll process it on the spot, keeping only the heart and liver and throwing away the other internal organs.
Before the sun reached its peak, the two continued their journey.
After walking a while longer without seeing any trees, Yezi decided to rest on the spot.
Tongtong has already mastered grilling meat, and she does it quite well. Anyway, the only seasoning she can use is salt.
The work of tanning leather with leaves continues. The sun on the African steppe is no joke; after being absorbed by the wood ash and exposed to the sun, there is very little oil left on the leather.
The remaining main task is to knead it until it is soft and comfortable to use.
After lunch, Yezi continued kneading the leather. Tongtong wanted to help, but the freshly dried leather was too hard for her to knead, even as a girl.
We continued our journey in the afternoon, but Tongtong could only walk for half an hour before she couldn't go any further. Although it was afternoon, it was still very sunny, and there was no path, so she was very tired.
They could only continue moving forward by being pulled along by Ye Zi in the car.
The next three days went by the same way. Every morning when we set off, Tongtong could walk by herself for about an hour, and every afternoon when we set off, she could walk by herself for about half an hour.
Ye Zi had said that Tong Tong shouldn't walk by herself in the afternoon, but she insisted on walking by herself for a while because she didn't want to be a pretty face, nor was she there to enjoy herself.
She needs to improve her physical fitness.
Ye Zi was also helpless. It has to be said that a woman's physical strength is completely different when she is traveling and when she is shopping.
An eight-year veteran was pulled over while shopping with his girlfriend.
The food delivery guy who climbs stairs every day was also dragged away by his girlfriend while shopping.
But when it comes to walking around, their physical fitness is terrible, unless their girlfriend is a nymphomaniac, in which case they can really walk.
Besides, there isn't even a road where Tongtong is walking now.
After five days, the two water bags made from antelope leg fur were finished, and the next step was to sew them.
This is the most difficult part. Because of the needle holes at the stitching point, there is a high possibility of leakage, so we can't use leather rope this time, but we have to use reinforcing rope instead.
In five days, Ye Zi hunted five antelopes and obtained a good amount of tendons, enough to sew two water bags.
Dry the sheep tendons in the sun, soak them in water to soften them, tear them into threads, and twist them into the desired rope. This is very simple for Ye Zi.
After obtaining the rope, Ye Zi used a sheep leg bone to grind out two awls. She used a military knife to make a hole slightly below the tip of one of the awls; this hole was for threading the rope.
Align the edges, make holes with an awl (basically, make a through-hole), and then thread the reinforcing rope through the small hole with a wire awl. Each time you thread the rope, you must tie it tightly before threading the wire through the next pair of holes, otherwise it will leak.