Survival male god

Chapter 316 Confrontation, unknown creature

Chen Jing sat with one leg stretched out outside the wooden house. The pit in front of him was filled with several kilograms of snail shells that were burned white.

He spent the whole morning looking for this.

The sky in the Alps is covered with clouds, and even the wind has become silent. Terrible energy is gathering, and a heavy rain is definitely brewing.

Chen Jing held a stone ax in his hand and used the blunt end to carefully smash the snail shells in the pit, over and over again.

Until those whitish gray shells turned into fine sand-like dust.

He took the last sewage from the water storage pit and poured it into the pit.

Chen Jing reached out and touched it, immediately wiped the solution on his hand with leaves, and then stirred it with branches.

Only then did many viewers in the live broadcast room react.

["Jingshen is making hydrated lime?"

"I understand, but what's the use?"

"I don't know what he's going to do."

"Can snail shells be made into lime?"]

Seeing that the stirring was almost done, Chen Jing stopped what he was doing and explained with a smile:
"Yes, I am making hydrated lime. The principle is actually very simple."

"The composition of snail shells is mainly calcium carbonate and a small amount of chitin."

"Everyone should be familiar with calcium carbonate. It exists in large quantities in nature and is widely used by humans."

"After calcium carbonate is calcined at high temperatures, it undergoes a chemical reaction and decomposes into carbon dioxide and calcium oxide."

"After mashing it, it's the white powdery substance you see."

"And calcium oxide has another name, called quicklime."

“When quicklime meets water, it reacts chemically, releasing heat and producing calcium hydroxide, which is what we call slaked lime.”

“When the moisture in the slaked lime is not oversaturated, the lime paste will slowly cool and solidify, becoming hard.”

"In the past, people often used lime mortar to add sand as a gelling agent in building materials or to paint walls. After absorbing carbon dioxide in the air, it will turn into hard and white calcium carbonate again."

"This material is completely harmless, and what we want to take advantage of is this characteristic of it."

"Of course, the hardened hydrated lime paste is a strong alkaline substance, but it does not react with water and its solubility is very low."

"So we can understand that the harm to the human body caused by its alkalinity is almost negligible."

"Using this basic principle of chemical exchange, we can take this substance from nature and shape it."

"When the temperature is lower, I will mix the lime paste with the calcined hard clay fragments to create a hard, ceramic-like container."

"Because there is no blast furnace, I don't have time to collect so much firewood now, so this is the fastest way I can think of in a short time to make a water collection container."

"How is it? Do you feel very magical?"

"This is the power of 'knowledge'. Human wisdom has truly changed our lives and the world from ancient times to the present."

Chen Jingpo said with a sigh, and then took advantage of the cooling time of the slaked lime plaster to take out the clay pieces that had been thrown into the bonfire for calcination, then placed them on the rocks and crushed them one by one with a stone axe.

Some viewers were suddenly enlightened. Of course, some people were confused, but this did not prevent them from thinking that the guy on the screen was simply a god.

In fact, this is not such advanced knowledge, many people have learned it in junior high school.

But very few people can use it in daily life.

Chen Jing thought more distantly. He looked at the hazy sky above his head and couldn't help but look worried.

The main frame of the wooden house has indeed been completed, but what is about to come may be a rare early spring thunderstorm.

It makes sense after thinking about it. After all, it's almost May, and before summer starts, a lot of water vapor has accumulated in the Alps after the spring snow melts.

This water vapor condenses into a large amount of clouds and fog, and it is normal for thunderstorms to occur at this time of year.

As the rain falls, the balance of cold and heat in the area will be broken again, triggering airflow movement and generating strong winds.

He had to reinforce the wooden house again before night came, seal the walls, and dig two drainage ditches behind the camp.

These can ensure that the camp cabins are protected from rain and strong winds.

"It's time to hurry up!"

The injuries on his body greatly reduced Chen Jing's work efficiency.

But fortunately, he had anticipated the coming of the heavy rain two days ago, so he was barely prepared in a hurry.

In the afternoon, the sky became darker and darker. Chen Jing poured the lime clay pottery into the mold and placed it next to the fire to dry slowly. Taking advantage of this gap, he set out again and collected more vines and branches, including those needed to build the wall. The leaves of certain palm species are used.

At dusk, just after five o'clock, a thunder suddenly resounded throughout the world.

Click!

For a moment, everything around him became extremely bright.

rumbling~
Dark clouds rolled in and thunder rolled.

There is wind again between heaven and earth, and the leaves grind against each other, making a rustling sound.

Immediately afterwards, a sound like a tidal wave came from above the nine heavens, and the mountains crackled like fried beans.

The heavy rain finally came.

Chen Jing transferred the fire to the wooden house in advance and watched the flames in the clay stove continue to dance. Under the grass eaves of the wooden house, there were freshly made clay pots.

He retreated into the house, closed the door made of wooden rafts, and then lay down on the wooden bed.

The rain was indeed very heavy. At first it was like beads falling on a jade plate, but later it was pouring down. The sound of falling rain even covered up the sound of the wind, making the whole world extremely noisy.

Chen Jing didn't speak loudly, so the audience couldn't quite hear what he was saying.

In fact, everything is left unsaid.

The current situation undoubtedly proves that everything he did before was extremely correct and wise.

The ups and downs of the outside world were all blocked out of the wooden house at this moment.

At this moment, Chen Jing was lying peacefully in the wooden house, and the audience could even see a bit of comfort and comfort in his expression.

"It's so refreshing. When you are in the wilderness and face such a force of nature, you have already taken precautions and made a perfect response. The feeling of having everything under control is really wonderful."

"Today is a day worth remembering."

"No matter how difficult the situation is, I even broke an arm and a calf, but through my efforts, the shelter I painstakingly built became my safe house." "When the heavy rain hits, I can lie down peacefully Here, have a good sleep and wait for the heavy rain to pass, and tomorrow, maybe the day after tomorrow, the sun will rise as usual."

"I relied on my own strength to survive a crisis, which filled my heart with an infinite sense of accomplishment."

"Imagine if I hadn't passed through that strong wind, and I didn't understand the ecological environment of this world, and I would have no sensitivity to any information."

"So today, there is a high probability that I will be soaked in the heavy rain. I may also catch a cold and have a fever, get seriously ill, or even die."

"Hearing this, some friends may say that even if there is no shelter, I can still find a natural cave to hide like animals."

"But what I want to say is that the cave is not that easy to find, not to mention that I have lost my hands and feet. If there is another owner in the cave, and we attack rashly, we may put ourselves in a more terrifying crisis."

"Compared to caves, shelters are closer to resource acquisition sites and have a more civilized atmosphere."

"This makes me always feel that I am living in this wilderness as an intelligent human being, not a savage."

"The two feelings are completely different. The key point is that through this incident, it can help me rebuild my confidence."

"You see, no difficulty is insurmountable, as long as we never lose courage and wisdom, and make persistent efforts to try to create more favorable living conditions for ourselves."

"I've got some firewood stored in the cabin."

"The ground is also much higher than the surrounding areas, and drainage channels have even been dug behind the wooden house."

"In this way, no matter how hard it rains, the house is always dry. This kind of environment makes people feel more comfortable. This is a true shelter, a shelter with temperature, and it is also my favorite place in the Alps. Home!"

"Now, I'm going to enjoy this hard-earned comfort. Then we'll see you tomorrow morning."

With a smile on his face, Chen Jing said a lot of his feelings in one breath, and then waved goodbye to the audience.

……

Early the next morning, Chen Jing woke up from his sleep. This time, he slept extremely soundly, without even dreaming.

At seven or eight o'clock, light rain was still falling in the sky, but the wind had completely stopped.

The air throughout the Alps has become extremely clear, carrying the fragrance of fresh earth.

Crystal raindrops fell from the leaves, and turbid torrents converged into streams from both sides of the drainage channel, rushing to lower areas.

Everywhere is wet, there is no sound of insects or birds, and all living things are dormant.

The room was still the same as yesterday, the ground was quite dry, the fire had been extinguished, and the smell of smoke filled the room.

Chen Jing dug through the charcoal ashes, rekindled the embers, pushed open the wooden door, and the light suddenly illuminated the room.

He took out the device from his backpack, turned on the push flow, and then limped out of the house.

After walking around, I found that the cabin had withstood the test of wind and rain without any damage.

Chen Jing nodded with great satisfaction, and several lime clay pots made yesterday were filled with clear and transparent rainwater.

After checking it, Chen Jing nodded with great satisfaction.

"You just need to put some charcoal in it, filter it and absorb the impurities, and you can get some clean water containing a small amount of calcium carbonate."

"Find a way to heat it so that the water can be drunk safely."

"But before that, the first thing I have to consider is to go out and get some food to eat."

"It's still early. Wait a few hours and the rain will stop. We will definitely find a lot of food by then."

"Whether it's snails, lichen, or mushrooms and bamboo shoots that pop up from the ground overnight."

"In short, this heavy rain has changed a lot of things and made this mountain range burst with surprising vitality again."

"Of course, it was already very vivid before!"

Chen Jing carried the lime jar into the wooden house, then took out some charcoal, broke it into small pieces, and threw it into the jar.

After staring at the series of bubbles for a while, he lay down on the wooden frame bed again.

"Well, the only omission is that I forgot to put more hay on the wooden bed, which makes it a little awkward to sleep on."

"But I don't know why, I don't miss the Simmons bed at home at all. It seems that living here makes me feel more happy. Haha, I'm such a weirdo."

Chen Jing's words amused the audience and made everyone in front of the screen smile knowingly.

Of course, there are also many viewers who have mixed feelings.

No matter when, every time I watch this guy's live broadcast, I will always feel emotional.

Factors such as luck should only account for a small part of the reason why this guy is so popular!
Not only is he powerful, but more importantly, he has the kind of sincere personality that he exudes all the time, which always makes people want to empathize with him, and hope that this guy will get better and better, and that good luck will always be with him. Its left and right.

As the saying goes, love the house as much as the bird. When Chen Jing said this, everyone looked at everything in the wooden house and became more pleasing to the eye.

Yes, who can deny that this extremely simple wooden house and the uncomfortable and uncomfortable wooden bed cannot form a warm and comfortable "home" in this mountain?

……

It’s past ten o’clock in the morning, the rain has passed and the sky is sunny!

The mountains became lively again, and many animals came out to look for food.

Chen Jing put on his backpack, went out, and started looking for today's food.

Just as he expected, all the snails came out to get some air. The largest one was even as big as a baby's fist.

"Most snails are mildly venomous, but as long as they're handled properly, there won't be any problems."

"But those roasted snails didn't taste very good before. I found some wild devil peppers and mountain ginger."

"Maybe we can actually cook a high-quality dinner of boiled snails today."

"Of course there are also these wild vegetables, which can be used to make soup."

"It would be even better if we could find bird eggs!"

Chen Jing walked nonchalantly along the forest path, feeling extremely happy.

However, just as he was about to return, a strange-looking beast he had never seen before blocked his way.

That thing was not very tall. It was crawling on the muddy ground, with an upper body like a cat, but a body like a snake. It was hairless and looked extremely terrifying.

Chen Jing was so frightened that he almost lost his voice on the spot. His heart stopped and he froze in place for a moment, not knowing what to do.

"This is……"

"WTF?"

(End of this chapter)