Chapter 4: A taste of bitterness
Feeling the respect of the primitive people around him and successfully discovering the water source, Zhou Xu felt that things were getting better.
But as he got closer, after seeing the situation along the lake, Zhou Xu immediately frowned.
"Has anyone drunk the water here?"
Faced with the question, all the tribal members shook their heads.
After successfully discovering the water source, the credibility of Zhou Xu's words among the tribal members suddenly rose two levels.
Thinking back to Zhou Xu's instructions at that time, they all managed to control themselves.
Seeing this, Zhou Xu quickly walked to the lake, scooped up a handful of lake water, which was very clear, and then leaned over to smell it.
Humans are actually a very sensitive species. In many cases, their sense of smell and vision are enough for them to determine whether something is edible or not.
The best proof is food that has been in the refrigerator for who knows how long. Many people will open it and smell it before throwing it away.
Basically, as long as it smells and looks fine, it is mostly edible, at least it won't kill you.
Zhou Xu undoubtedly also possesses this skill.
If possible, he would of course like to boil the water first, but the conditions for this are not met now.
On the way here, he had already asked Dashan if they could make a fire.
Dashan told him that they had not had time to take the fire away on the night of the attack, and now they had no way to make a fire.
This shows that the ability of the people in the mountains to make fire is still at the level of finding natural fire and then preserving the fire, and they cannot make fire artificially at all.
As for him...
If you ask him about his methods of making fire artificially, such as drilling wood to make fire, using a bow to make fire, etc., he can tell you all the answers.
But the problem now is that he has never practiced it! This method of making fire is not as easy as it sounds.
Now they were tired, hungry and thirsty, and any drink of water would help them feel better.
With this thought in mind, Zhou Xu dipped his fingertips in some lake water and put it into his mouth.
Then he frowned and spat out with a "Pooh" sound.
“It’s salty indeed.”
Before walking in, Zhou Xu discovered that there was a circle of something that looked like a salt belt on the edge of the lake, so he blindly guessed that it might be a salt water lake.
Now that his guess has been confirmed, he feels a little bit helpless.
The human body needs salt, and salt is of course important, but the problem is that he wants fresh water more now!
After all this journey, his throat was so thirsty that it almost smoked.
During this time, seeing Zhou Xu's reaction, the surrounding tribal members also realized that there might be something wrong with the water.
But many of them still stared at the clear lake, clearly unable to suppress the urge to drink water.
Zhou Xu, who had seen this scene, stood up calmly.
"I clearly tell you that this water is not drinkable. The more you drink, the thirstier you will become. But I can see that many of you still want to drink it, so I allow you to take a sip. Go ahead if you want to drink it."
As soon as these words were spoken, many people at the scene rushed to the lake impatiently.
As a result, within a second, they vomited out the lake water, and some people even retched in pain.
This scene undoubtedly frightened those who had not had time to drink water.
For a moment, their eyes turned to Zhou Xu again, and their awe of him increased a little more.
But at this moment, Zhou Xu was not looking at them, his attention was completely on Fei Que.
He could see that Feique also wanted to drink water, but after he told her that the water was not drinkable, Feique obviously gave up the idea.
Judging from his current performance, Fei Que is a more suitable candidate to become his confidant.
As for the mountains...
We need to observe further.
With this thought in mind, Zhou Xu's attention fell on the tribal members again.
He had just arrived and was facing these primitive people. It was unrealistic to just think about stopping them and making them obey his orders completely.
When necessary, they should be allowed to suffer a little, like now.
These people's reactions undoubtedly proved that he was right in the most direct way.
Invisibly, his prestige is accumulating.
He looked up at the sky. It was gray all the time, making it impossible for him to judge the current time relatively accurately.
But considering the time since he traveled through time, it’s probably not too early.
[It is not realistic to leave here now and look for a new place to camp. The most important thing is that we have no water, no enough food, and no clear direction or goal. We can only search aimlessly. It is not wise to do so.]
[Under this premise, although the water in this salt lake cannot be drunk directly, after a simple distillation, I can get both fresh water and salt at the same time. It just takes a little more effort.]
[As for the geographical location, although the black forest is strange in shape, the wood should be usable. Camping here happens to be located between the black forest and the saltwater lake, which is quite good in a way.]
Thinking of this, Zhou Xu made a final decision.
"Pass the order down, we will set up camp here!"
After giving this order, Zhou Xu quickly turned around and looked at Feique.
"Fei Que, take some people to the edge of the forest and pick up some dry branches..."
Having said this, Zhou Xu paused.
"As for insects, mice, and the like, just catch some and bring them back, but don't rashly go deep into the woods."
"clear."
With a response, Feique took action quickly.
After watching the flying bird run away, Zhou Xu turned to look at Dashan nearby and asked Dashan what utensils or tools they had on hand.
They were attacked at the time and were fleeing for their lives, so they didn't have time to take many things with them.
But there is still a little bit.
As he was talking, Dashan found a few vessels with uneven edges but quite round inside, each about the size of a rice bowl.
[This looks like the shell of some fruit, similar to a coconut, but not quite. ]
As Zhou Xu thought about it, he knocked on the door, making a soft "knock knock knock" sound.
One of them was particularly large, like a small pot.
"Dashan, can this thing be roasted over fire?"
Although he didn't know why Zhou Xu asked this, Dashan still nodded.
"It should be possible."
After getting this answer, he sorted out his thoughts and had a general idea.
"Anyway, let's start a fire. Dashan, take two people with me to pick up some rocks."
Now making a fire has become a problem they must solve. Even though Zhou Xu has no experience in this, he can only bite the bullet and do it.
Stones were easy to find, and with the help of Dashan and the others, Zhou Xu quickly built a simple stone stove.
During this process, a voice sounded in Zhou Xu's mind...
[System reminder: Congratulations to 'Zhou Xu' for establishing his first tribal camp! ]
[System reminder: Do you want to name the newly established tribal camp? ]
There were too many things he needed to confirm along the way, and he originally wanted to wait until he was basically settled before studying this system.
I never thought that this system would pop up on its own.
As for the name issue, Zhou Xu did not hesitate at all.
“It’s called the Salt Lake Tribe.”
The new book has just been published. I need to sort out the outline materials and deal with the contract. I will update once a day for now. I will resume updating twice a day in a while. Thank you for your support! (End of this chapter)
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