Its fruit skin and flat seeds inside become exceptionally hard when fully ripe…
The shockwave from the explosion will eject all of these objects at speeds of up to 240 kilometers per hour…
It works on the same principle as the shrapnel that flies out after a grenade explodes.
Often, it is these outer skins and seeds that are most lethal.
Considering the various dangers that may be encountered in the future, if it could be manually detonated, it might be of great help.
Ignoring everyone else's advice, Ye Feng was determined to take the risk and try it.
However, this tree is covered in sharp thorns, so ordinary climbing methods are definitely not feasible.
If you accidentally prick your skin, you could easily get poisoned.
So he decided to make a simple sling…
He asked Fu Changxiong to bring out a backpack containing rattan.
They had collected two bags of rattan, but Ye Feng only processed one. The remaining bag consisted entirely of long, thin strips.
He took out all the vines and began to connect them one by one, tying knots to join them...
In the wild, if you want to connect two ropes together, learning to make knots is an essential skill.
Because most people only know how to tie a knot that is impossible to tie, but this kind of knot is completely useless.
It is highly likely that the knot will break automatically under excessive weight, causing unnecessary danger.
Once the knot is securely tied, it will not easily break unless the rope itself breaks.
(It's really hard to describe how to make a knot; if you're interested, you can search for videos online.)
Twenty minutes later, a nearly 50-meter-long vine rope was completed…
Ye Feng picked up a stone, tied the rope to it, and handed it to Qi Xiaojie…
Following his instructions, Qi Xiaojie aimed at a thick branch of the Xianghezi tree and threw the stone directly onto it.
The stone, attached to the rope, flew just over the branch and landed on the other side.
Ye Feng didn't go over immediately. Instead, he put on his raincoat and took out an empty backpack...
Finally, he cautiously walked over.
In case of an accident, this crocodile skin raincoat can at least protect him from some of the damage.
He wasn't really sure if this thing could be manually detonated, but he had seen a video of a foreign blogger knocking on a box of nuts and causing it to explode.
As a result, the blogger was even scratched by the splashed fruit peel.
That's why Ye Feng suddenly had the idea to try it out himself and see if he could trigger it by throwing.
After all, force is reciprocal; striking a tree fruit and using a tree fruit to strike someone else should have roughly the same effect.
Before long, he placed his backpack in front of him, grabbed the rope, stepped on the spikes, and began to climb up.
This is a job that really tests your arm strength, but fortunately, since he came here, he has been doing physical labor almost every day. His physical condition has improved a lot compared to before.
Before long, Ye Feng finally climbed up the branch...
However, because this tree is covered in thorns, there's nowhere to put your feet...
He could only pull out his knife and slowly begin to remove the spikes...
Meanwhile, the people below were terrified.
Ye Feng was standing more than 20 meters above the ground. If he fell, he would basically have to start over.
However, Ye Feng was a man who had seen many big scenes, so this level of difficulty was nothing to him.
He gripped the rope with his left hand, stepped on the spikes, and methodically chopped at the thorns on the tree branches with his right hand.
In just over ten minutes, he had cut all the branches and thorns on one side of the main trunk into round stakes.
In this way, he can use these round stakes as leverage points with his palms, which makes it easier to climb or stabilize his body.
Soon, Ye Feng climbed up the tree branch, and when he saw the dazzling array of black fruits around him…
His face twitched involuntarily; if they all exploded, his body would probably be immediately covered in fruit fragments.
This fruit is green before it ripens, and turns into a dark, pumpkin-shaped fruit when ripe.
It could explode at any time.
So Ye Feng chose the fruit in front of him that wasn't so black...
He cautiously reached out his hand…
With a "click"...
The fruit was picked instantly, and white sap immediately began to flow from the stem…
Ye Feng quickly withdrew his hand and leaned against the main tree trunk, then frantically checked his palm.
They breathed a sigh of relief after realizing they hadn't gotten any tree sap on them.
The box tree is very dangerous; its pollen, thorns, fruit, and even its white sap are all poisonous.
If this sap gets into your eyes, you will immediately go blind; even if it gets on your skin, it will cause redness, swelling, and blisters.
It felt like being scalded by boiling water.
It is a terrifying plant that the indigenous people of the Amazon try to avoid at all costs.
In short... none of the plants in the Euphorbiaceae family are easy to deal with.
Ye Feng didn't want to stay here any longer; even a second longer could lead to an accident.
He began to select and pick the fruit in an orderly manner, and in less than 5 minutes, he had picked 9 fruits.
Immediately, he climbed down the tree...
He thought things were going smoothly, but just as he reached the halfway point of his climb, another loud crash came from the treetops…
"Bang!"
A tree fruit burst open without warning, scattering its peel and seeds everywhere.
One of them flew towards Fu Changxiong below in an instant.
"call out!"
The seed brushed right past his ear, and Fu Changxiong clearly heard the sound of it cutting through the air...
"Holy shit!"
Startled, he hurriedly took two steps back, touched his ear, and finding no injury, quickly reminded Ye Feng:
"Hey bro, watch out! This thing can actually be used as a grenade."
Ye Feng was so startled that he almost lost his grip on the rope.
Fortunately, after the fruit of the Xianghezi tree explodes, the peel and seeds are usually shot outwards, so he was actually safer under the tree.
After a close call, Ye Feng finally landed safely...
Everyone immediately gathered around...
"Brother Feng, are you alright...?"
"That scared me to death! That fruit almost hit me..."
...
Ye Feng waved his hand and quickly took out a tree fruit and handed it to Qi Xiaojie…
"Quick, give it a try."
"Um!"
After receiving the item, Qi Xiaojie followed Ye Feng's instructions and slowly retreated more than ten meters away.
The crowd immediately scattered and hid...
Qi Xiaojie looked at the palm-sized black fruit and was also extremely excited.
He lightly weighed it; it was only about seven or eight ounces. He could still clearly hear the rattling sound of the seeds rattling inside.
He aimed at the tree that made the box rattle, and swung it with all his might...
"Bang!"
The fruit hit the tree trunk squarely, and the familiar popping sound rang out instantly, splattering fruit peel everywhere…
Several of the sharp thorns on the tree had been blown off...
"Hahaha!"
Ye Feng burst into excited laughter…
"Holy crap! It can really explode!?"
Everyone was incredulous, and even Qi Xiaojie jumped up excitedly.
This thing is way more fun than throwing stones... If I ever encounter danger again, I could just throw this fruit in someone's face...
Just thinking about it is exciting...
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