Survival male god

Chapter 256 Food on the first day
The moisture in the Immortal Pillar made Chen Jing's dry throat and throat slightly moisturized.

But this was far from enough to replenish the body fluids he had lost before. It was four o'clock in the afternoon, and the air was still hot. The world was like a giant oven, and the moisture in everything would continue to evaporate in this environment.

But, there are always exceptions!

Chen Jing returned to the date palm tree and started digging down with the tip of the wooden stick more than half a meter away from the root of the tree.

“In addition to calling the date palm ‘desert bread’, the locals also have an old proverb to describe it.”

"Head in fire, feet in water!"

"It means that the ground part of the date palm tree is exposed to the hot air, but its root system can always grow in the moistest place in the oasis."

"If you can't find a water source, dig a hole near the roots of the date palm and use condensation to collect the water vapor that evaporates from the hole."

"It was a long process. I found some stones, placed them in the pit, and then covered them with date palm leaves. These leaves, which are structured like palm trees, can insulate the heat very well."

"After a night, these stones can collect some water droplets. Of course, not too much, but it is better than nothing."

"This is the purest fresh water. It is different from the solution of Saguaro. It will never harm your body."

"Okay, that's it. Next, I will try to keep my mouth closed to prevent excessive water loss until I have enough fresh water."

Chen Jing spent half an hour digging a pit to collect water. In fact, the simplest steam condensation method was used.

Later, Chen Jing dug a long sand pit on the ground.

He gave a rather brief description of the purpose of the bunker and stated that this was where he would sleep tonight.

A more professional name would be a shelter!

"In a shady place with date palms, for every fifteen centimeters you dig down, the temperature will be one degree Celsius lower than the surface."

"I dug [-] centimeters. Logically speaking, it will be a full two degrees cooler than sleeping directly on the ground. Let's try lying down."

Chen Jing slept in the sand pit like a "dead corpse" and even closed his eyes.

A comfortable moan came from his throat.

It is not difficult to imagine how satisfying it is to lie down in a shady place to rest after walking for an hour and a half in the extremely hot desert.

But after lying down for less than 3 minutes, Chen Jing sat up straight again.

The most important problem of fresh water has still not been solved, and no way can be thought of to solve it.

He couldn't convince himself to lie down and rest in the sand pit with peace of mind. Sometimes the crisis often started to approach from people's laziness, gradually eroding the hope of life.

There are many deserts that are being developed into tourist attractions. Tourists going there consume an average of five liters of water per person per day to support their survival in extremely harsh environments.

What's more, the average temperature of deserts used as tourist attractions is far less than that of the Sahara, let alone the area.

Chen Jing had no resources at all. If he were an ordinary person, he might have collapsed after being exposed to this environment for only two or three hours.

The reason why he was able to persevere was also due to his inhumanly powerful physique.

But no matter what, human beings, no matter how invincible their physiques are, are unable to withstand this extreme environment.

If he didn't drink water for two days, Chen Jing believed that he would become a mummy and die in the sand thousands of miles away, just like those adventurers who accidentally broke into the no-man's land of the desert.

"It's still very early before dark. While waiting for fresh water to be collected, I have to do something..."

"Like looking for food, trying to make a fire or something?"

The temperature difference between day and night in the Sahara Desert is large, sometimes even reaching 37 degrees Celsius.

In other words, at night, the temperature is likely to drop to zero degrees Celsius, which can be described as a world of ice and fire.

But at this moment, some viewers raised their own doubts.

["It's only zero degrees, why do we need to light a fire?"

"That's right, don't you just want to cool yourself down?"

"When I was in the Arctic, I could survive dozens of degrees below zero. Why can't I stand zero now?"

"A bunch of idiots upstairs, hahaha."

"Damn it, you're the only smart one, so why don't you tell me the reason!"]

Chen Jing couldn't help smiling.

"What's the fuss about? It's normal for some water friends to have doubts. Answering these doubts for everyone is also part of the meaning of my live broadcast." After adjusting the atmosphere, Chen Jing explained to the audience the necessity of lighting a fire.

"If it were just this temperature, it wouldn't hurt me, but you ignored one fact."

"When I was in the Arctic, I wore thermal clothing, a cold-proof jacket, and a bear skin. They can insulate me from the cold and ensure that my body temperature is not lost."

"And now, I'm wearing a thin gauze dress, and the temperature has dropped to about zero degrees. It's definitely unbearable for people, and they can't fall asleep. This is one of the reasons."

"Second, pay attention to what I said before. What really hurts travelers in the desert is not the low temperature at night. A few degrees or zero degrees will not cause frostbite. It will only make you feel cold."

"The key lies in the temperature difference between day and night. A severe temperature contrast can damage people's nerve endings and immune system. In severe cases, it can induce cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases."

"It's not that humans can't adapt to low temperatures, but that they can't quickly adjust their body systems between cold and hot like most animals."

"So this is why, in the desert, when we sleep at night, we have to make a fire!"

Chen Jing's answer made the audience in the live broadcast room suddenly realize that these common senses that are not common sense may not be learned if they are not watching the live broadcast.

"Okay, what's there to brag about?"

"Read carefully and study hard. The world is such a big place and there are many things we don't know. If you have any questions, ask them. If I know the answer, I will definitely tell everyone without reservation."

"Of course, if even I don't know, then there is nothing I can do. I can only explore the truth and seek answers in practice."

"Now I'm going to try to make a fire first, and then I'll go look for food when the temperature gets cooler."

Desert animals mostly stay diurnal and nocturnal, or are active in the relatively cool morning and dusk. Chen Jing decided to adjust the priority of foraging to a later stage.

"Camel dung, like dried cow dung and horse dung, contains a lot of plant fiber and can be used as fuel."

"There is also a lot of firewood here, but I need some tinder for making a fire. The dried bark of the date palm tree is very suitable. Many network-like plant fiber structures can be torn out from it."

"So much sand..."

Chen Jing tore off part of the bark, and a large amount of sand suddenly hit his face.

Everything in the desert is very dry. Except for the plants that are still alive, all the dead branches and leaves that have lost their lives are completely dry.

Chen Jing randomly found two thin wooden branches and started to light a fire on the spot.

He was too lazy to spend extra energy to make fire-making tools, so he directly used the most primitive method, rubbing by hand!
The branch, which was used as a drill, turned rapidly between the palms of the hands. In just a moment, a trace of white smoke rose from the stick below.

The temperature has reached the critical point for producing Mars.

Chen Jing's face was covered with beads of sweat.

The next moment, he threw away the drill wood and poured the black sawdust in the groove of the stick onto the wire-mesh tinder.

Black sparks blew out orange-red light, and the smoke gradually grew. Under Chen Jing's careful protection, at a certain moment, with a soft "pop" sound, flames rose from the palm of his hand.

He quickly put down the fire and kept breaking dry branches and throwing them on top.

Camel dung burns efficiently and slowly, just like charcoal. It is more suitable for use at night when no one is looking after it. Just burn some firewood for now.

Chen Jing wiped the sweat from his forehead with a very pleased expression.

"No matter how many times I see it, I can't help but sigh. Fire and water are simply the most magical things in the world."

"Because of them, life can be born on our planet, but sometimes it would be better if it were not so big, otherwise it would make people miserable."

Chen Jing stretched out his hand and pointed at the sun in the sky. Speaking of which, doesn't the light emitted by stars also come from flames?
The audience also marveled that lighting a fire with bare hands was like a miracle.

"Speaking of which, in the desert, the survival resources in order of importance are fresh water, food, fire and shelter."

"Now the order in which we obtain them is completely reversed. First we have shelter, then we make fire, and then we find food."

"To a certain extent, this can also reflect its correctness. After all, important things are often more difficult to obtain."

"Okay, without further ado, let's quietly enjoy the dusk and sunset of the Sahara together. This is a beautiful performance of nature, not to be missed!"

Chen Jing sat quietly in the sandpit. The sun in the sky was falling in the west, like a red persimmon, hanging diagonally in the air.

It sheds its last afterglow, illuminating the entire desert land in crimson color.

It wasn't until the red sun completely disappeared on the horizon that Chen Jingfang stood up silently, preparing to find something to satisfy his hunger on the first day.

(End of this chapter)