Luo Zeng and Liu Nannan's group wasn't as lucky as the twin sisters. They encountered an unprecedented crisis. At night, a pack of wolves from the forest came to drink water and detected their scent, circling the shelter.
Luo Zeng and Liu Nannan had survived in the wild before, but it was always in the forests of China. The fiercest wild beasts they had encountered were wild boars. They had never really gone into the deepest forests before. This was the first time they had encountered a pack of wolves.
At night, the wolf pack constantly searched for human scent around the shelter with their noses, and after confirming that they had found their target, they kept trying to scratch the shelter with their claws.
Fortunately, although the shelter was small, it was still sufficiently defensive. However, the wolf was clever and immediately discovered the two ventilation holes at the back, and began to dig through them.
Each group's live stream had its highlights. Luo Zeng and Liu Nannan's live stream was besieged by wolves, instantly attracting a large crowd, but they could only watch helplessly.
In short, Luo Zeng and Liu Nannan are in a very dire situation. The shelter is small, and it is difficult for the two of them to even turn around, but they have no choice but to turn to the other side to deal with the wolves.
Overall, the two of them were too young and inexperienced. Although their strong mental fortitude helped them calm down quickly, they couldn't come up with a solution, as they both knew that wolves were very difficult creatures to deal with.
They could only hope that the wolves would realize their mistake and leave on their own; otherwise, the two would have to seek help from the production team to drive the wolves away, which would be tantamount to giving up the competition.
But both of them had a certain pride in their bones, so how could they give up so easily?
The wolf's claws were scratching at its vents from time to time. If it kept scratching like that, it wouldn't do. Luo Zeng and Liu Nannan, in perfect unison, began their revenge without saying a word.
Luo took out his Swiss Army knife and slashed it when the wolf reached its paws in again, drawing blood. The cut wasn't fatal, but it was still very painful for the wolf, which immediately let out a scream. The wolf that was digging the hole on Liu Nannan's side was also burned by Liu Nannan with a lighter and screamed in pain as well.
The wolves dared not dig any more holes, but this did not seem like a wise move. Originally, only two wolves were digging holes, but after these two working wolves were injured, they attracted the attention of all the wolves and came over.
Backer's brows furrowed tightly. This was definitely not a wise move. Although it could temporarily stop the wolves from moving, wolves are very vengeful creatures, and now it would be almost impossible for the pack to leave.
"In this situation, their approach is very inappropriate. Wolves are vengeful and patient. Now that they are injured, they will definitely try to retaliate. To deal with wolves, either don't provoke them and stay far away, or kill them with one blow. Otherwise, it will be very difficult to deal with them."
Surrounded by six or seven wolves, the two of them were in great danger, but they were unwilling to give up the competition. Perhaps the wolves would leave if they waited too long without any results?
After Li Sheng finished making the bed, he started weaving the mattress and pillows. Sleeping directly on the bed was too hard, and the friction hurt his skin.
His demands for quality of life are getting higher and higher, but weaving these mattresses and pillows is not so easy. He can't use thick vines because they don't feel good to the touch. He first twists the veins of plants into thin ropes, and Li Sheng is in charge of rolling them while Nai Tuan is in charge of rolling the thin ropes into balls, just like balls of yarn.
"After we've gathered enough thin rope, we'll whittle two bamboo sticks to use as knitting needles. Just like we're knitting a scarf for your lover, we'll weave a square container that's like a sealed bag. Then we'll stuff it with dried mugwort or other dried grass and sew it up. That way, we'll have soft pillows and mattresses that are both soft and breathable, and less likely to cause rashes."
"Similarly, this method can also be used to weave clothes and pants. It is more convenient to have clothes and pants when moving around in the forest. They can prevent mosquitoes and insects and prevent accidental cuts. They are extremely useful. However, we need a lot of plant veins to twist into soft ropes, which is not a task that can be completed in a short time."
"However, I have plenty of water and food now, so I don't need to worry about anything else for the time being and can focus on doing what I want to do."
Li Sheng has many things he wants to do.
After eating coconut crab, he finally changed his mind and started eating seafood. He was getting tired of it, so he brought back some seaweed and sea grapes from the beach, soaked them in fresh water, and ate them in a cold salad. He still wanted to eat more vegetables, as he missed the taste of land-based creatures.
He is also preparing to undertake another task: it is not advisable to add seawater directly to food for a long time. It may affect the taste of the food, but it contains harmful substances, and long-term consumption will cause damage to the body.
So he decided to extract salt, a question that everyone knows how to answer.
"It's very simple. Seawater has a high salt content. Just boil the seawater dry with fire, and the crystals at the bottom are salt."
"I can do that too. You'll feel weak if you don't get enough salt in the long run."
"Wouldn't it be more convenient to just eat some seawater?"
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Everyone's points are correct, but they've overlooked one thing.
“Directly burning it to dry it extracts crude salt, but harmful substances are still attached to it. What I want to refine is refined salt.”
The method for purifying salt is not difficult. First, use physical steps to filter out some large impurities.
Drill six holes the size of mung beans at the bottom of a coconut shell, then lay a thin layer of dry grass, followed by a layer of fine sand, then a layer of crushed charcoal, and finally a layer of slightly larger pebbles. A very simple filter device is now complete.
This is a procedure that everyone is familiar with; many people did this experiment under the guidance of their teachers when they were in junior high school.
Mr. Li also made a simple wooden frame to place the filter device on top, with his pot at the bottom. He slowly poured seawater into the filter device, and soon the seawater dripped from the holes at the bottom into the pot. It was visible to the naked eye that the filtered water was much cleaner and no longer contained impurities.
After filtering half a pot of water, I lit a fire and slowly boiled the water away. However, this small amount of water wouldn't yield much salt, so I had to filter seawater back into the earthenware pot from time to time and keep a close eye on it to prevent the pot from burning.
The salinity of natural seawater is between 3.4% and 3.5%. It takes about 30 to 40 kilograms of seawater to boil down to one kilogram of salt, and the process takes quite a long time.
After several hours, a thick layer of crystals could finally be seen on the bottom. He kept stirring to prevent uneven heating and splashing of solids. When there were still a few bubbles of water, he stopped stirring, afraid that he would crack his pot if he continued to heat it.
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