doomsday survival

Chapter 9 Making Fire ([-])

Shi Jian squatted in front of the reserved ignition port, took out two pieces of flint, and struck them hard, only to see sparks splashing everywhere, just like a drop of water dripping into a boiling oil pan.The flying sparks hit the birch bark, but there was no reaction like a drop of cold oil in boiling water.

"How could it be so fast." Shi Jian comforted himself.

But repeated failures made Shi Jian's originally happy mood gradually turn into depression.

"It seems that I'm really not the protagonist," Shi Jian said disheartened, "otherwise I should get up the first time."

Shi Jian said frustrated words, but his hands didn't stop, and the force of the knocking became more and more intense.

Finally, under a strong blow, Shi Jian knocked down the firewood pile.Branches, large and small, were scattered all over the place.

Shi Jian looked at his watch, it was already one o'clock in the afternoon, but the fire hadn't started yet.

"Save the grilled fish for dinner, and now let's eat some small Japanese sashimi!" Shi Jian simply didn't bother, and walked back to the woods to find the hanging fish, "First take down two handfuls for lunch. Let's talk about it."

Although it is summer, it is still very cool in the woods, and the fish should not change its taste.It's just that the smell of the fish attracted many flies, which crawled on the fish for a while, and flew up again for a while.

"Damn it!" Shi Jian's head suddenly became dizzy, "I made a mistake, I knew I wouldn't catch so many fish!"

Seeing the flies flying around, Shi Jian didn't feel like eating these fish anymore. Anyway, there were still plenty of them in the stream, so he just had to catch them if he wanted to eat them.

Using a fish smashing stick to pick up the string of fish that attract mosquitoes and flies, Shi Jian walked out of the woods and threw it far away.

When I came to the place where the fish was caught again, many fish had already swam into the small pond.Blocking the stone dam, Shi Jian caught three fish with ease.

After eating, Shi Jian went back to the place where the fire was lit and built the pyre again.

However, Shi Jian, who had learned his lesson, did not put the birch bark in this time, but left a gap.This time, Shi Jian planned to ignite the birch bark before putting it in.

Shi Jian patiently tapped the flint for a long time, and finally decided that the flint could not ignite the birch bark.

When the birch bark failed, he tried something else, and Shi Jian found some dry leaves to continue to light the fire.

Unfortunately, the dry leaves were not ignited either.Shi Jian couldn't help wondering how the ancients used flint to make fire.

"Is there another trick in it? Or is brother too stupid?" Shi Jian was surprised for a while.

But no matter what, Shi Jian's flint fire plan failed.

"Well...the only way to make fire is to drill wood." Shi Jian's interest in making fire has not diminished in the slightest.

However, Shi Jian didn't know how to drill wood to make fire. "Literally, it should be drilled with something, but what kind of drill should we use?"

With this question in mind, Shi Jian ate the third meal of Yusheng today.

After a brief wash by the stream, Shi Jian walked back to the birch forest.Passing by the place where the fungus is dried on the way, I found that the fungus has dried up a lot, and it is estimated that it will be dried tomorrow.

Putting the fungus into the hood, Shi Jian realized that the utilization rate of his jacket and hat is too high. It can hold water, lift things, and shelter from wind and rain. Such a versatile tool is really hard to put down.

The night passed without any accidents. As soon as he opened his eyes, Shi Jian hurried to wash and eat.Then prepare to drill wood for fire.

By the stream, Shi Jian found another good thing, a large tree trunk fell in the gravel pile on the bank.But Shi Jian knew that this was driftwood washed down by water, and dried driftwood was a good material for making fire.

I walked over to observe it. This piece of driftwood was two meters long and more than 30 centimeters in diameter. I don’t know how long it had been by the stream. Anyway, it was completely dried and its texture was very soft.

"Since we want to drill wood to make fire, there must be a bigger log, and this one is suitable." Shi Jian said while carrying the log, but fortunately it was not heavy, so he could carry it over.

Although it is not sinking, there is still a distance of more than 1000 and nearly 2000 meters, and Shi Jian took a breath in the middle.

After putting down the wood, Shi Jian began to think about how to drill the wood again.After deliberation, Shi Jian decided to find a thicker branch to try.

He picked a thick birch branch from the dry firewood, peeled off the birch bark on it, and folded it to a suitable length. Shi Jian got a smooth fire drill.

Shi Jian put the piece of driftwood away again, rode on it and rubbed the fire drill stick with both hands to drill the driftwood.

But after rubbing it twice, I felt that something was wrong. Looking carefully, I found that the old bark on the driftwood had not been removed, and the hard bark was difficult to drill.

Shi Jian broke it with his hands a few times, so it was difficult to get rid of. Shi Jian found a stone from the ground and smashed it violently on the bark, finally smashing a large piece.

Now that the wood was exposed, Shi Jian didn't care about the other bark, and just turned the fire drill on the wood.

After turning it a few times, Shi Jian discovered the problem again. The top of the fire drill was broken by Shi Jian, and there were many stubbles, so it couldn't turn fast at all.

"Drilling wood to make fire is to make the wood burn by friction." Shi Jian analyzed in his heart, "If you want to make a fire, you need a lot of heat, and you have to rotate quickly. When drilling wood, the focus should be on drilling rather than turning. , like a drill bit.”

To increase the speed or make a fuss on the drill stick.Shi Jian rubbed the fire drill stick with his bare hands, the surface of the fire drill stick was very smooth and could be rubbed very quickly.But when placed on driftwood, the stubble hinders the high-speed rotation of the fire drill.

After thinking about it, Shi Jian decided to make the top of the fire drill into a conical shape.

It is easy to sharpen a wooden pole if you have tools, but it is difficult without tools, especially birch, which is a hardwood.

Shi Jian tried to sharpen it with flint, it was very laborious, but somewhat effective.Anyway, there is plenty of time, and Shi Jian is not in a hurry. There is an ancient saying: If a worker wants to do a good job, he must first sharpen his tools.The common people's speech is: sharpen the knife and chop the firewood by mistake.

For a whole morning, Shi Jian kept scraping the fire drill stick with the flint, feeling that the muscles in his hands were convulsed, and he didn't finish it until he was hungry.

The tip of the newly sharpened fire drill can barely be called a sharp point. Shi Jian took the fire drill and walked towards the stream.

After eating the two fish, Shi Jian went to the rock where the fungus was dried, and began to carefully polish the tip of the fire drill on the rock.

Adhering to the fearless spirit of "As long as the skill is deep, the iron pestle can be ground into a needle", until Shi Jian's eyes are dizzy, and finally the effect Shi Jian wants is achieved.

Now the tip of the fire drill is conical at about 45 degrees, and the top is very sharp. Shi Jian probably can be used as a gun tip, and the cone surface is also very smooth. This is suitable for the fineness of the rock, otherwise it will not be able to achieve this. s level.

Shi Jian took the fire drill stick and stabbed it into the ground, and the fire drill stick easily entered the soft soil.

"Looks like it's okay to make a long spear like this, and there must be someone who can defend himself in this barren mountain." Shi Jian's habitual thinking diverged again.

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