"Search complete. There is no possibility of other stones rolling down."
Upon hearing the system's reply, Ye Zi nodded; this place was indeed suitable for setting up camp.
The place they were assigned to was already quite cold, so forget about planting pillars or similar plants. If they wanted to survive in the long term, they could only try their best to make the shelter warmer.
There are countless large trees here; feel free to cut them down.
Furthermore, you can build a heated kang (a traditional heated platform bed) with stones and add a fireplace, so you don't have to worry about having to withdraw from the competition due to the cold.
Hunting is essential, as Yezi and her companions need animal fur for warmth, which also helps them find food.
However, achieving a balanced diet is just wishful thinking; it's unrealistic.
Once the idea was in place, the first thing to do was to start a fire. The two fallen trees provided fuel with their leaves, and all that was needed was to collect some branches.
He grabbed the axe and began chopping at the two fallen trees.
Tired from chopping, I sat down to rest, then picked up a thinner branch and returned to where I had put the pot.
This was a spot he had chosen before cutting down the trees. He lit a fire and slept next to it at night.
Take out the collected birch bark, crush it, and mix it with some hay. Set it aside.
He had heard of the method of making fire by friction, but had never used it before.
He had heard of flint striking fire, but he didn't know what flint looked like.
However, Ye Zi knew that the violent collision of the two iron objects would also produce sparks, which could also ignite the mixture of birch bark and hay.
Bury the fire axe with a mixture of crushed birch bark and hay, sit down, stick one foot out to step on the axe handle, pick up the pickaxe with both hands, and smash it down on the axe head.
The first attempt failed, and instead the ignition source scattered, though sparks flew everywhere.
After gathering the tinder, he swung the pickaxe down again.
The result was the same as before, and the actions were the same as before.
Ye Zi was wielding a pickaxe to start a fire, leaving the viewers in the live stream completely bewildered. They had seen people using fire starters, drilling wood to make fire, and even finding flint and using it to start a fire in other live streams.
But this was the first time they had ever seen a fire started with leaves.
The elite soldier, Zhuang Yan, looked at Ye Zi, who was wielding a pickaxe to start a fire, with a wry smile. Sparrow Sister, a southerner, asked with a puzzled expression:
"Zhuang Bingwang, is this method of starting a fire unique to the grasslands? I've never heard of it before."
"It shouldn't be, I've never heard of it either, but his method is theoretically feasible, just like flint, which uses flying sparks to ignite igniters to start a fire."
Sister Sparrow nodded and continued:
“I see a small hill full of rocks near Ye Zi. Why doesn’t he try to find a flint there?”
Soldier King Zhuang Yan had the same question, but he couldn't ask Ye Zi, so he could only guess:
Is it possible that he didn't recognize flint?
Sparrow suddenly realized that it was indeed possible. When flint and ordinary stones are mixed together, inexperienced people really can't tell the difference, and even if you see it in a picture, it may not match the real thing.
At this moment, Bingbing suddenly said:
"It's smoking."
In Ye Zi's live stream, he was carefully picking up a ball of flammable material and shaking it back and forth, as if he were holding a newborn baby.
This was the result of Ye Zi's repeated attempts more than ten times. At this time, you can't blow on it with your mouth. Most of the air a person exhales is carbon dioxide, which does not help combustion but has the effect of extinguishing fire.
A fire can only ignite through natural contact with air, combined with the wind generated by shaking, which creates air circulation and allows the sparks to come into contact with more oxygen.
Sure enough, after shaking the leaf a dozen times, the ignition source in his hand suddenly burst into flames, successfully startling him.
Then Ye Zi threw it onto the remaining kindling, and the fire grew bigger and bigger. Ye Zi then placed the prepared twigs on the fire, and soon the twigs were lit.
This also signifies that the leaves have successfully started a fire.
The two teammates watching the live stream, Tong Erya and Huang Jingyu, went from being worried to being happy.
I'm happy for my teammates, and happy for myself too. At least they won't have to worry about starting a fire once they reach the survival point.
Immediately afterwards, two rockets were launched into the sky in the live broadcast room, and Tong Erya and Huang Jingyu each gave a reward.
The soldier king in live stream room number six nodded solemnly and said:
"It's the same principle as striking fire with flint, but since other people don't have that many sturdy iron tools, no one uses this method."
"Indeed, there are many hidden masters among ordinary people; one should never stop learning," Sister Sparrow exclaimed in admiration.
"Now that we have fire, water, and a pot of berries, contestant Ye Zi should be fine for her first night of survival," Bingbing speculated, then turned to look at Soldier King Zhuang Yan and Sparrow Sister, hoping they could offer their opinions.
“I don’t think Ye Zi will have any problems tonight. He’s afraid of fire and has water and food. He might just get cold when he rests at night, since his shelter hasn’t been built yet,” Sparrow Sister said, expressing her concern.
The King of Soldiers, however, remained indifferent, saying:
"Ye Zi is quite muscular, and being close to the fire shouldn't be a problem."
At this moment, the live stream chat was flooded with a single sentence.
'A body full of fat keeps you warm, young people are full of energy, and their butts can be used to make pancakes.'
Sparrow Sister in the live stream said with a look of disgust:
"Is this pancake even authentic? Would you even dare to eat it?"
The soldier king, who had been serious all day, spat out his water as soon as he took a sip.
Bingbing couldn't help but laugh out loud, and then said:
"I never expected Sparrow Sister to have such a mischievous side."
"Let's lighten the mood, hehe."
Back at Yezi's side, he sat by the fire for a while to rest, then continued to add firewood to the fire and began to pile up the cut branches.
When resting at night, leaning against these firewood not only blocks the wind but also makes it easy to add more firewood at any time, ensuring the fire never goes out.
We'll talk about the shelter tomorrow.
Dinner was just that pot of berries.
He dug a shallow pit with a military shovel, moved three stones the size of a human head to the edge of the pit, and put some burning firewood into the pit.
I poured out the berries from the pot, then got a pot of water and placed it on three stones to boil.
The sun was almost setting by then. After a long day, I could finally have a hot drink and get some rest.
While eating berries, warming myself by the fire, and waiting for hot water, I looked up at the drone and suddenly a mischievous thought popped into my head:
Do you take pictures when I pee?
The drone swayed from side to side a few times.
Ye Zi continued to ask:
"Will you film me while I'm showering?"
The drone swayed from side to side a few more times.
Do you rest at night?
The drone continued to sway from side to side.
"Hmm, the battery is good, it lasts a long time. What brand is it?"
DJI.
A voice suddenly popped out from the drone.
The few berries that Ye Zi had just brought to her mouth fell to the ground.
He looked at the drone in surprise, then silently gave it a thumbs up.
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