Chapter 3 Black Forest
After getting closer, Zhou Xu quickly discovered that these strange-shaped trees were not quite the same as what he had imagined.
He originally thought that these trees that looked burnt should be dry and dead trees, but this was not the case.
The branches and bark of these trees are quite tight and obviously not lacking in water. But for some unknown reason, they have grown into strange shapes and are pitch black.
[In this wasteland environment, for a tree to grow like this, there must be a water source nearby! ]
Just as Zhou Xu was thinking this, a cry of surprise suddenly came from the crowd.
He looked in the direction of the sound and saw an animal that looked like a mouse scurrying over from the dark woods. One of the tribe members tried to rush over and catch it, but the mouse scurried away so fast that he missed it.
At this time, the tribal member was sitting on the ground with a frustrated look on his face, but his eyes were still scanning around, and it seemed that he had no intention of giving up.
At the same time, there were many tribal members catching insects from the trees.
At first, Zhou Xu's brain was unable to react and he had no idea what they were doing, until one of the tribe members couldn't help but stuff a freshly caught insect into his mouth.
“…”
Zhou Xu, who saw this scene, couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
This scene was not that uncomfortable for him. After all, in his original world, he had also eaten things like fried silkworm pupae, fried cicadas, and ant fried rice.
But as a modern person, I am somewhat averse psychologically to the idea of putting freshly caught insects into my mouth without saying a word.
But Zhou Xu soon realized that applying his own ideas as a modern man to these tribal members seemed a little too naive.
These tribal members stuffed the bugs directly into their mouths, not because the bugs were delicious, but for survival!
Looking at the environment around them, they have no choice but to fill their stomachs and survive.
At the same time, this is also a problem he must face next.
If he can't find suitable food, he will soon join the ranks of those who eat insects and tree bark.
Thinking of this, Zhou Xu quickly reminded the tribe members who were constantly catching insects and even stuffing them into their mouths...
"Before eating those insects, remember to pinch off the heads and dispose of the internal organs first, but it is best not to eat them yet and wait to dispose of them together later."
Zhou Xu had no experience at all in eating insects in the wild. After all, what serious person would have nothing better to do than look for insects to eat in the wild and study this at the same time?
However, he usually has nothing to do, and he has watched some survival shows, so he knows that when eating this kind of food, he has to remove the head and internal organs.
Even according to Zhou Xu's idea, it would be better to cook it before eating, which would be safer.
But these tribal members may not cooperate. He can see that food is still very tempting to them.
Unlike the previous time when he asked everyone to follow him, this time many tribal members showed obvious hesitation on their faces.
After all, in this era, they live to find food, and find food to continue living, and the two form a terrible vicious circle.
They simply don't have the extra time and energy to think about other things. Finding food to survive is everything to them.
Even if they just pinched off the head, they still felt it was a waste.
It was in this situation that Dashan took the initiative to step forward.
"Listen to the leader! Don't eat yet! The most important thing now is to determine the location of the camp!"
Among this group of primitive people, the mountain should have a relatively high status. Those primitive people who were originally hesitant all stopped what they were doing.
Zhou Xu seized the opportunity and quickly expressed...
"Everyone, go around the periphery of this black forest and look for water nearby. There should be a water source nearby. Once you find the water source, don't rush to drink it. Wait for me to come over and confirm it."
A person will not die in a short period of time if he does not eat, but he will basically not survive for more than three days if he does not drink water.
Although these tribal members did not know this, they knew they were thirsty. Their lips had already been cracked due to thirst long before.
When they cannot find a water source, they can only get a little water from the body fluids of insects or by gnawing on fresh bark.
Now, after hearing Zhou Xu say that there was a water source nearby, even though they were skeptical, they still followed orders and began to search carefully.
In this process, a series of small things also made Zhou Xu have a new understanding of his position here.
[As the ‘chosen ones’ summoned by Heaven, these primitive people have awe for me and obey my orders to a certain extent, but once my orders conflict with ‘survival’, they will hesitate.]
[To put it bluntly, I just arrived and haven’t accumulated enough prestige. ]
Outside the black forest, Zhou Xu was thinking while looking at the black forest.
[It should be getting late now. If we can find a water source nearby, this area should be the best place to set up camp. These primitive people don't have much food on them. It is not a wise decision to carry them around.]
Following his own thoughts, Zhou Xu has now begun to think about the issue of survival here.
In this dark forest, the strange-shaped trees are all bare and do not grow densely.
He looked around and found that apart from the insects and the mice he had seen before, he really didn't see any living creatures in this area.
[Shit! I'm afraid I'll have to survive by eating mice, insects, and gnawing on tree bark and roots from now on?]
As this thought came to Zhou Xu's mind, he could not help but think, "It's better not to travel through time." He might as well let him die in the car accident instead of traveling through time and suffering this! Just as he was feeling melancholy about this, the bird in the distance came trotting over again.
"We found water, we found water, Chief! There is really water over there!"
Being able to find a water source is certainly a good thing, but at this moment Zhou Xu is more concerned about the flying bird in front of him.
Ever since he took the initiative to take on the path-finding mission, this kid's performance has always surprised him.
Take the search for water this time for example. Through observation, although he guessed that there was a high probability of a water source nearby, the fact that he was able to find it in such a short time and run to report to him was in itself a manifestation of high efficiency.
And this Fei Que seemed to have more respect for him...
Thinking of this, Zhou Xu immediately reached out and patted Feique on the shoulder.
"Well done, lead the way."
Zhou Xu's praise made Fei Que grin. After following him for a while, his sight passed through a part of bare black forest, and a lake soon came into Zhou Xu's sight.
At the same time, around the lake, many tribal members had gathered before him, and they all looked very excited.
Now, seeing Zhou Xu coming, all eyes fell on him.
Compared to before, the reverence in the eyes of these people looking at him had obviously become stronger than at the beginning.
Zhou Xu concluded that there was a water source nearby through reasonable inference.
But the tribal members don't understand this.
In their opinion, their leader knew there was water nearby without even looking, which was simply prophetic! (End of this chapter)
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