Live Wilderness Adventure

Chapter 658: Eating Turf

In a bulge of snow on Greenland, where the wind and snow are blowing.

The lonely explorer sat cross-legged in front of the campfire, greedily absorbing the heat.

With charcoal, the second ignition was easier than the first one. After cleaning the snow, Bi Fang strengthened the arched snow roof, and lit the fire again.

Bake your own frozen limbs.

[I remember last time, didn't you say that you can't directly roast your fingers with a fire? 】

"The reason is this. Rapid heating will cause the temperature of the cell fluid to rise rapidly, and eventually the cell membrane will burst and cause wounds, forming a large area of ​​necrotic cells. Slow heating will allow the cell membrane to recover its proper toughness. There will be no major problems, but It was clearly a case of severe frostbite."

"I haven't reached that level yet, so I can relax by the fire."

Bi Fang stretched out his fingers and scratched a few times, and it seemed that he had returned to normal.

Before the fire, Bi Fang's fingers were slightly swollen and red, but it didn't look serious.

If the swelling is severe, the fingers are red, and every cell is accompanied by pain and numbness, as if there are countless ice crystals scratching the cells, then it is very dangerous. From a microscopic point of view, the cells burst one by one, and finally Leaving clear interstitial fluid enough to make your scalp tingle.

"Leaving aside the southern tip of Greenland, the northern tip is indeed not suitable for human survival."

"According to "The Great Crash-Tomorrow of Human Society?", 'The five frameworks that will lead to the collapse of society all apply to Greenland. Climate: severe cold, changeable, windy and foggy, the Vikings tried it, but Failed."

"Because climate change affects farming and livestock. The Vikings in Greenland mainly lived on livestock, but they didn't raise enough. They had to hunt wild animals."

"The Vikings put a lot of effort into raising cattle in Greenland, but the cattle were not adapted to the cold climate. During the lean period, the Vikings survived on wild animals, mainly reindeer and three species of seals."

"The Vikings also destroyed Greenland's environment and natural vegetation. Because of the climate, Greenland's vegetation grows very slowly. Without trees, the Vikings could not get enough firewood to make fire, and they didn't know how to use whale blubber like the Inuit Wait for the fat of the sea beast to light the fire."

Bi Fang can use bushes to make a fire because he is the only one here. For a group of people, scattered bushes are not enough to support the fire.

"There's also the destruction of soil and turf. Greenland's soil is made of volcanic ash and is very fragile; vegetation protection is lost, and soil erosion is serious. Sod is cut for walls and fuel."

Anyone who has studied biology knows that the fewer species of organisms in an ecological environment, the lower its ability to resist risks. It may be that the extinction of a certain tree species has led to the ecological destruction of the entire island.

This is undoubtedly the case for Greenland, which is close to the poles and has simple biological relationships, making its ecology extremely fragile.

"Iceland has only Vikings, while Greenland has Vikings and Inuit. The Inuit are polar peoples who know how to use the environment. They build igloos, seal skin dinghies, etc., and are masters of land and sea hunting. Vikings consider themselves He was very tall and disdained to learn from the Inuit, and finally disappeared on the island."

Bi Fang looked around and looked at the cave he had dug. This is actually the wisdom of the Inuit.

"But even the Inuit live in a very small number of tribes, and most of them are based on families, which is far from being a complete society."

Families living together cannot be called social.

"Fortunately, I am only one person, and the pressure of life is less than that of the Inuit."

Bi Fang smiled. Taking the family as the unit, adult male Inuit will undoubtedly bear more family pressure, for children and wives.

Men's physical fitness is undoubtedly stronger than that of women, which is determined by the laws of nature, so they undoubtedly have a great advantage in hunting.

In harsh environments, children and women naturally depended on male Inuit to survive.

It is not a problem to bring a family and a family. Bi Fang is alone. Naturally, it is feasible in theory, and it will even be easier. Of course, the premise is that he is not injured or weak below the health line.

Once at a disadvantage, the family structure helps the body recover, but being alone is basically waiting for death.

"The next two days will be the only way to survive." Bi Fang sighed.

The blizzard blocked the road and limited his range of activities.

Even if it is to dig a trench in the snow, it will take at least half an hour, but staying in a snowstorm for an hour may cause limb necrosis, basically making it impossible to move.

I hope there are enough mosses and lichens on the land of more than 5,000 square meters.

There is no doubt that in the next few days, he will look for firewood for food, eat bark and eat grass like today.

Bi Fang tore up the lichen he found, stuffed it into the kettle, and then put it on the fire to roast. When the water boiled, he blew on it and stopped drinking.

The lichen that has been boiled on one side is no longer as insensitive as ice cubes. A faint plant astringency permeates the mouth, which is definitely not delicious, and there is even a smell of earthy residue, but it A warm current warmed Bi Fang's whole body, bringing a long-lost comfort.

At any rate, there is a basic food guarantee.

The small fire was emitting faint gray smoke, floating out of the exit above the cave, and the surrounding area was already obviously darkened.

The temperature in the entire cave has risen again, warmer than the pure body heat dissipation, and the temperature has reached about minus five degrees.

This is already the temperature of the winter in the south, and those with a stronger physique really don't need a cotton jacket.

It's just that these few shrubs can't support the burning for too long. Boiling two pots of water is probably the limit that a shrub can burn.

Three Peng, that is, a little more than an hour, the rest of the day is still difficult.

On the second day of the blizzard, Bi Fang had no choice but to tie the rope and go out to search for fuel and food.

This time Bi Fang found a lot more lichens and mosses than yesterday. Unfortunately, not all of them can be eaten, but only one kind of moss can be eaten. Belly feeling.

This kind of thing is quite difficult to digest compared to other foods.

It is difficult for the human stomach to digest long fibers, and God did not give us this skill.

If you force to eat, not only will you not provide much energy, but it will cause abdominal distension and abdominal pain.

The blizzard lasted until the third day, and the raging situation was much smaller.

It didn't stop until noon on the fourth day, and counting the night before the snowstorm, Bi Fang had eaten turf for almost five days at this time.

Eat turf for four days a week.

Bi Fang urgently needs food with higher energy, he needs meat.

The human stomach actually has very well-developed muscles. Normally, a new layer of mucus is produced every two weeks to prevent it from digesting itself. In fact, when you blush, the adrenaline rush dilates blood vessels, and the lining of your stomach turns red.