Chapter 210: Water is Hard to Find

Clumps of reed catkins stuck to Chu Qiao's body. In the still air, the chirping of insects and birds kept coming and going, adding to his irritability.

Chu Qiao can dissipate heat through his pores, but Xiao Diao has no sweat glands and his body is covered with thick hair. He can only rely on constant panting to remove the heat from his tongue and maintain the balance of his body temperature.

Chu Qiao shook her head. She couldn't go on like this. She had to find a source of water. Otherwise, with the temperature like this, she and Xiao Diao would be dehydrated before tomorrow.

However, there is no trace of water source nearby, nor any water-storing plants.

Chu Qiao thought of the stinking lake yesterday.

She looked towards the camera and said helplessly: "It seems that we have come to a place without clean water this time."

[What should I do? There's no water. I'm going to die in the wilderness.]

【Waiting for rain? 】

How can I have such a good life?

Chu Qiao looked at the sky. It was cloudless, with only a single sun scorching the earth. She shook her head and said, "This is a tropical monsoon forest. Affected by the tropical monsoon, it has a dry season and a rainy season. Unfortunately, we are in the dry season now. Relying on God won't work for a while. We have to rely on ourselves."

Chu Qiao lowered his head, thinking about something, and suddenly raised his head: "If we can't find a water source, we won't be able to survive in the wilderness for 10 days. It seems that we have no choice. The only liquid visible to the naked eye was the lake water yesterday."

[Master Chu, is that water drinkable?]

[Don't be ridiculous, there are bugs and a layer of green algae on it. It's disgusting.]

Don't drink that.

Despite everyone's opposition, Chu Qiao still went to the place full of reeds, algae and insects.

Chu Qiao didn't have any tools, she dropped a rope and climbed down the cliff.

Chu Qiao put her hand into the lake and scooped up a handful of water. Even though she tried her best to get rid of the bugs, there were still small bugs moving in the water in her palm.

The water in the palm of my hand gave off an unpleasant smell, like the smell of stinky tofu.

Chu Qiao frowned and shook the water, which splashed onto the river bank and seeped into the soil bit by bit.

Chu Qiao stared at the small sunken hole soaked by water, and his brows slowly relaxed.

She laughed: "There is always a way out. There is a way."

Chu Qiao found a flat piece of land on the shore, broke several thumb-thick branches into the same length, stuck them into the soil, and dug a small channel in the center of the soil leading to the outside.

Chu Qiao placed bent leaves in the small canal.

It is equivalent to making a pipe on the ground, and finally these pipes lead to a big leaf.

Chu Qiao placed some short branches in the enclosed branches to make it look like a bird's nest.

Chu Qiao pointed at the bird's nest-like structure on the ground and said, "If I use branches to support it, I can put some smaller stones in it."

Chu Qiao laid a thick layer of small stones inside, and placed a layer of stones as big as glass marbles on top, the next layer was the size of quail eggs, and finally some stones as big as chicken eggs.

[Master Chu, are you going to filter it? ]

Is this possible?

Even after filtering, there are still bacteria.

Chu Qiao took the leaf, folded it into a trumpet shape, scooped some water from the lake, and moved it over the stone. Chu Qiao gently loosened the leaf a little, and a gap appeared at the pointed end below.

Like a funnel, water flows through the gaps, initially filtering out the large insects and large impurities inside.

But there are still a lot of small plankton and insect eggs in it.

Everyone looked at this crude filter and became skeptical.

The water filters through the layers of stone, flowing from the large stones into the gaps between the smaller stones, and then to the final layer of fine gravel.

Drops of clear water reflected dazzling light in the sunlight. The water in the small canal slowly flowed into the leaves prepared by Chu Qiao. Chu Qiao scooped up the filtered water. The water in the water was completely different from the water that was just scooped out from the lake. The water now had become clear.

【It really has become faster.】

【Chu Ye 666】

[If you don't even offer a reward, what are you waiting for? Comrades.]

[I'm ready to give Chu Qiao a car - first time here, the host is awesome.]

[Brother Feng gave Chu Qiao a rocket—finally, there was water, hard-earned.]

Chu Qiao shook his head and said, "This water looks clear, but it's not drinkable. The bacteria and viruses in it can't be filtered out."

"To kill most viruses and bacteria, you need to boil it."

Chu Qiao handed the leaves that he had tied into a funnel shape with a rope to Xiao Diao, and Xiao Diao went back and forth between the lake and the filter.

Chu Qiao didn't have any tools, so he had to pinch the large leaves filled with water into the shape of a dumpling, tie the top of the leaf with a rope, and then Chu Qiao placed the leaf, which looked like a soup dumpling, above the fire.

Because the two were quite far apart, Chu Qiao couldn't guarantee that the water inside would boil, but if the temperature reached 80 degrees, many bacteria and viruses would no longer be able to survive. As for the rest, Chu Qiao grinned and said, "Let fate take its course."

Chu Qiao returned to the lake, looking at the dirty surface, intending to store more water at once: "Xiao Diao, guard the shore." Chu Qiao was reaching down with a leaf to draw water when he suddenly looked towards the other side of the lake. A hint of pink appeared faintly through the seaweed in the center of the lake.

Chu Qiao walked to the side, hoping to see more clearly, but the lake was so densely covered with reeds that the fleeting pink color never appeared again.

[Master Chu, what was that just now? Was it a flower?]

[I think I saw pink just now.]

Looking at the barrage, Chu Qiao knew that what she had just seen was not an illusion. The corners of her mouth rose. Could it be?

"I'll go over and take a look."

"Master Chu, are you going to jump into this dirty lake?"

[No, this is too dirty.]

Really jump?

[The key point is, Master Chu, you have no clothes on, aren't you afraid of bacteria? ]

Chu Qiao shook his head: "This lake is too dirty. I am not suitable for swimming."

Chu Qiao wanted to try it bravely. If the time to survive was shorter, she would dare to go into the water. At worst, she would complete the mission and then seek medical treatment. However, the mission was 10 days long, so she couldn't be impulsive. If she was infected with a disease and didn't know what to do, she would probably just wait to die.

Chu Qiao did not give up his plan to go to the other side of the lake because it would take too long to go around.

Chu Qiao saw a tall, straight tree nearby. The roots of the tree were being eaten away by insects and ants. Chu Qiao poked the branch deep into the trunk, but could only penetrate about half a meter.

Chu Qiao looked towards the camera and said, "The condition of this tree isn't too bad. I plan to use it to go to the lake and see what's there."

As she spoke, she took out the stone axe she had just made and chopped at the center of the tree trunk.

What does Master Chu mean?

【Is it to build a boat? 】

[Not really? Building a boat is not that easy.]

[I don't believe it. There's nothing. Even to make a raft you need bamboo.]