Survival male god

Chapter 58

The vegetation coverage inside the crater is much higher than Chen Jing imagined.

All kinds of strange things, plants growing everywhere he had seen or not, reminded him of the underground forest in Mudanjiang Crater Park.

"Outside the crater, there are tropical island vegetation landscapes and rainforest landscapes, but inside the crater, it is obviously biased towards subtropical vegetation types, and there are even various deciduous trees. You must know that tropical rainforests are almost dominated by evergreen trees. Their metabolism is extremely fast, and the fallen leaves are almost imperceptible."

"But here, we seem to see traces of the alternation of seasons, and maybe because the altitude is low enough, it can even become cold here during the period when the magma activity in the lower layer is not frequent."

"Climate change is the most fundamental cause of species diversity."

"I saw some oak trees, as well as camphor trees and cypress trees that are very common in China. Unfortunately, none of them have any edible parts."

Chen Jing carefully searched the ground, trying to find some familiar plants with tubers.

If you can fill your stomach during the search for water, of course it would be better, and it doesn’t matter if you don’t have it.

There are many animals in the forest, as long as you are careful, it shouldn't be too difficult to catch the prey.

Compared with the outside, the soil here is also more humid, showing a gray-black color, accompanied by a strong sour smell.

"A lot of bird feces, and carrion of animals. For most plants, this place can be called a paradise."

Chen Jing frowned in disgust.

But soon, he picked up the rotten leaves under his feet as if he had found a treasure, and picked out a half-rotten fruit from the soil.

"This is like... a pili fruit. It has a dragon scale-like skin growing on its surface. It is not a pili fruit called jelly fruit that is very common in rural areas, but a specialty of the Bicol Peninsula in the Philippines. It is a kind of nut that only survives in volcanic areas."

"I didn't expect to find it here..."

Chen Jing tore open the rotten peel, and put the dark brown seeds in front of the camera for the audience to take a closer look.

"This precious nut looks similar to almonds, but it is slightly different. There is a black seed coat between its seeds and the endocarp, that is, the hard core."

"After processing, the pili fruit is crispy, delicious, and extremely delicious. Because of its unique growing environment, in the international market, it is almost monopolized by the Philippines in the production chain."

"I haven't seen a pili fruit tree nearby. This fruit is likely to be lost by animals. It may be birds or other animals."

"I haven't eaten raw pili nuts, but I think the nutritional content should be the same."

"Carbohydrates, proteins, various vitamins, unsaturated fatty acids, and nuts are synonymous with high calories."

"But this one is almost rotten and can't be eaten. The good news is that there is probably a pili tree nearby. If you can find it, you can eat enough nuts alone."

Chen Jing threw away the rotten pili fruit seeds in his hand and continued walking forward.

Along the way, he found tracks and droppings from many different kinds of animals.

Both have fresh leftovers and long-standing ones.

All kinds of evidence show that many animals frequently move in the nearby area, and their habitat is likely to be around.

"I should be very close to the water source, maybe only a few hundred meters away. Generally speaking, the animal's nest and activity radius are not too far away from the water."

"They have the potential to rehydrate themselves at any point, and I'm going to climb up the tree and have a look."

Chen Jing chose a big tree with a height of about 20 meters, climbed to the top of the tree, looked around, and found no shadow of water source, not to mention small lakes, not even a small stream.

"My judgment should be correct, honestly follow the animal's footprints and look for it!"

Chen Jing slid down the tree trunk, and he decided not to waste unnecessary physical strength. In terms of finding water sources, animals are much stronger than humans.

Sure enough, once everything is back on track, the corresponding positive effects will soon appear.

After walking for about seven or eight minutes, the ground under my feet became visibly wet, and the animal footprints became more obvious.

After bypassing a pile of huge rocks, a deep pool inlaid in the forest like a green gem appeared in Chen Jing's sight.

Its area is small, in the shape of a long ellipse, with a maximum diameter of about 20 meters and a minimum diameter of only seven or eight meters.

The most surprising thing is that a strange-looking, armored, pointed-headed animal is kneeling on the bank to draw water.

"This is……"

"A close relative of the armadillo?"

Chen Jing was a little uncertain, but just as he was about to make a move, the little guy moved upon hearing the wind and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"It found me, and it ran so fast, faster than a rabbit!"

Chen Jing put down his bow and arrow, let it go!
Food is not in a hurry, the most important thing right now is to quickly get some fresh water to drink.

However, he was not in a hurry to drink water immediately. After observing carefully for a long time, he finally started to dig a hole near the shore.

"Fresh water in nature is not all clean, especially in water sources that animals often step on. There may be feces, urine, dead bodies, etc. in it, and there are a lot of bacteria and microorganisms. This kind of water is best boiled to drink."

"Before we get the water, we can dig a deep hole next to the water source and let the water slowly seep in through the soil, which can filter out most of the things."

"If possible, you can also spread charcoal and fine sand inside. Charcoal can absorb bacteria and impurities, and even eliminate the odor in the water."

"But I'm too lazy to do it right now, let's simply filter it twice, boil it and drink it."

Light a fire and boil water.

After drinking a bowl of hot tea, Chen Jing felt much more comfortable, but at this moment, the sound of splashing water from the pool caught his attention.

On the surface of the water about five meters away from the shore, a silver-black shadow flashed away.

Chen Jing stood up holding the small aluminum pot, his tone a little uncertain.

"Did you see clearly?"

"There seems to be fish in this pool, and they seem to be quite small."

His eyes flickered, and after a while, he made a decision.

"I can no longer sleep in the open tonight. I plan to stay here for two days. First, to recuperate, and second, to collect water and food."

"I just glanced at it, and I didn't see what was in the water, but it's definitely not small, and its whole body is silver-black. It is estimated to be at least one meter long."

"Look, how powerful the aftermath of the rippling water is. If I can catch it, within three to five days, my rations will be available again."

"The point is, where should my shelter be built?"

The water pool is covered with the footprints of various beasts, and the claws of some animals look bigger than their own heads.

Wouldn't it be dangerous if they came to drink water early in the morning or at night while they happened to be asleep?

Chen Jing's eyes fell on the earth pit where he used to fetch water, and suddenly he had a plan.

"Have it!"

(End of this chapter)