Live Streaming: Great Adventure in the Wilderness

Rainy days are a common holiday for all animals, which explains why many people find the sound of rain soothing,

Our ancestors probably rested on rainy days too.

Rainy days equal rest days, which might be true for both humans and animals.

“It’s a pity, on a rainy day I still have to toil for food, and the iron bacteria at my back are dead heavy, feeling like carrying a huge ingot,” Bi Fang gasped after walking a distance.

Were it not for the raincoat, my shoulders would have been rubbed raw by the vines.

[What a shame, I still have to work on a rainy day]

[What a shame, I have to do homework on a rainy day]

[What a shame, I still have to order takeout on a rainy day]

[Is it raining over there too?]

“The ground was not dry to begin with; now it’s even wetter. When I get back, I’ll have to wrap it with another layer of tree bark,” he complained.

Bi Fang lifted his foot from the muck, every step like trudging in a swamp, occasionally strange insects crawled out from beneath the ground.

The edible ones were captured, washed in clean water, and tossed into the backpack.

The inedible ones were thrown back into the mire, their tails wriggling above the mud.

In bits and pieces, barely enough for a meal was gathered.

Today’s a bug feast!

“In the rainforest, if you’re familiar with the flora and fauna and can handle the disgust, food is actually not hard to find,” he reflected.

Bi Fang felt like an old farmer planting rice in the paddy fields, with swamp under his feet and seedlings in hand, taking a step and making a hole.

“Now the Wild Baizhi Ox should be on the move, I wonder if it has headed to its salt mine base. I’ve been waiting for it for three days; a week without salt, and I feel uncomfortable. If I don’t replenish my salt intake soon, I’ll call it the strongest wild ox!”

[Wild Baizhi Ox: Thank you, Karl, this is the honor of my life]

[What’s this Karl meme?]

[Master Fang deems you the strongest!]

[Wild Baizhi Ox: There’s a human who’s been following me for three days, now I’m really scared]

[So scared that the big ox is checking the wildlife protection laws overnight]

Noon.

Like a ghost, Bi Fang wandered around, looking for anything edible, delving into every hole he encountered, and if he saw fruit, he would undoubtedly pick it. ŖἈꞐȪBЁȿ

“For small mammals, they aren’t tough enough to withstand the heavy rain directly, animals like foxes, mice, rabbits and other small mammals, usually have their own dens.”

“Many burrowing animals, like rabbits and mice, will hide in their burrows during heavy rain. Their burrows are built in relatively high locations, less likely to be flooded.”

“There are always exceptions, though. Squirrels build their nests in dry tree holes, but on rainy days, they use their fluffy tails as umbrellas to brave the rain, so we might not actually find anything. Let’s hope our luck is good.”

The little squirrels are braver than other animals in the heavy rain.

Some seemingly frail animals surprisingly adapt well to heavy rain.

Covered in green leaves, Bi Fang climbed a large tree, poked his branches in and gave a prod, and after a moment, a fluffy squirrel jumped out vigorously, trying to escape, but a large hand snatched it out of the air.

Fortunately, Bi Fang was merciful and didn’t let it suffer in fear for too long. With a snap, its spine broke, allowing the young squirrel to meet its Nut Paradise early.

“Hehe, looks like we’re in luck, lunch is served.”

This squirrel was surprisingly large, so big that Bi Fang couldn’t fully grasp it with one hand. It was estimated to be nearly a pound and quite plump.

It was rare indeed.

“Autumn hasn’t even arrived, and it’s already got so much fat. It seems to have been living the good life,” Bi Fang said as he wiped the squirrel in front of him and stuffed it into his bag before continuing to search inside. “So fat. I wonder if it’s left any nuts for us. Nuts are great stuff—the essence of plants, rich in protein, a lot of fats, and vitamins.”

He searched for a long while, tossing branches and dried leaves to the ground along with some broken shells.

“Our luck isn’t very good. It’s not autumn yet, and the squirrel hasn’t hoarded much food.” Bi Fang dusted off his hands and quickly climbed down the tree, shaking off the rainwater from his sun hat.

“Has the rain stopped?”

Bi Fang was surprised to discover that no raindrops were falling on his head. He looked up, and the frequency of falling water droplets in the forest was slower than it had been in the morning.

After a moment of waiting, the frequency of the raindrops fell even lower.

“It really has stopped,” Bi Fang said, somewhat surprised.

The rain had lasted for over two days before it finally stopped.

“Hurry up, it’s time to move on.” He quickly picked up the bark basket from the ground and continued to track the Wild Baizhi Ox.

“Although it has just rained, like the first time we recalled and followed after several days, the traces left on the ground are still very clear, as long as… wait, what is this…”

Bi Fang suddenly slammed on the brakes, staring in amazement at the small hill in front of him, and at the cavernous black hole beneath it.

“A cave?”

He fiercely looked down at the ox hoof prints going in and coming out of the cave. In front of the pitch-black cave, the path was almost laid bare except for some stubborn weeds. The bushes were noticeably fewer, suggesting that animals of no small size were frequently passing through, causing such a scene.

Looking again at the hoof prints, it was clear that the Wild Baizhi Ox had gone in and come out!

Why would an ox suddenly enter a cave?

Animals don’t have the same curiosity as humans, especially when it comes to dark environments.

Bi Fang’s heart pounded violently. He suddenly realized that what he had been looking for might be right in front of him!

Many sharp-minded viewers also sensed this. After three days of searching, was there finally a result?

[Could it be, could it be that what’s ahead is the salt mine?]

[Such a large cave entrance, no wonder the Wild Baizhi Ox could go inside.]

[But, but…]

The audience didn’t quite know what to make of it…

Bi Fang’s mind was even more tangled, his emotions experiencing an uncommon fluctuation.

From the cave to his lean-to shelter, the entire distance was… less than three hundred meters…

Three hundred meters!

Less than half a kilometer!

“I slept all of last night and searched for food all morning, never thinking to walk a little further to check!” Bi Fang held his head, feeling for the first time what it meant to be toyed with by fate.

If he had followed the trail a little longer the day before yesterday, wearing his raincoat, he might have already collected salt and returned to his shelter. How could he have waited until now, until now!!!

Bi Fang felt dizzy and nauseous.

“Anyway, we seem to have found a salt mine now, which is a good thing,” Bi Fang said, patting his forehead, which felt somewhat feverish.

This is a good thing, a good thing.

Repeating to himself that this was a good thing, it took Bi Fang a while to calm down.

“In ancient times, both domestically and abroad, the control over salt was at a military level; many commoners who couldn’t get salt would even extract it from the walls of pigsties, or the earthen walls of latrines.”

“They would crush the soil, soak it, filter out the brine after several days, and then boil it in pottery jars. The crystals left after the water boiled away were saltpeter.”

“This kind of salt was very bitter, and eating too much of it could lead to poisoning. The only thing it was good for was emergencies, to prevent death from lack of salt.”

“Some people even mixed soils of different flavors to produce salt, finding that the quality of the salt was better this way…”

Bi Fang didn’t even get to the more disgusting ‘urine salt’ and ‘feces salt,’ the true depictions of the lower classes in ancient times.

[Ah, is that so?]

[Is salt really that difficult to obtain?]

How much does a bag of salt cost in the supermarket?

Many people have never bought this kind of thing, but those who are familiar know it’s about one yuan.

One yuan can buy a bag of salt, which if used sparingly, can last nearly two months.

But away from industrial society, salt is life.

Understanding this shows how difficult it is to obtain salt in the wilderness inland.

“Actually, I had considered other methods to find salt. Mineral salt isn’t only found by following animals; it can also be found in seeping rock faces or at non-turbulent riversides where it sometimes deposits.”

“Even some trees can be a source of salt. For example, the roots of the Summer Cypress when boiled dry will yield black crystals, which is also salt. But as you can see, I didn’t find any.”

Thinking of this, Bi Fang felt annoyed. After searching the lower reaches of two rivers, he hadn’t found any mineral salt.

Then it rained, and the likelihood of finding any became even slimmer. Even if there were any deposits, they would be mostly washed away by the rainwater.

As for the Summer Cypress, not even a shadow!

“I’ve done many live streams before, some lasted only a week. As long as food intake is maintained, even with an extremely low sodium content, not taking in salt is not much of a problem; at most there’s psychological discomfort, still a bit away from physical discomfort.”

“Even for live streams that lasted up to twenty days, a month, those were either done by the sea where sodium wasn’t lacking, or involved frequent hunting of large animals, relying on the blood to replenish enough salt.”

The audience nodded in agreement.

Survival at sea was not a time of salt scarcity; the Goose birds often flew over the ocean, and with large animals to catch, there was no shortage of blood.

This time was a little more dire.

Twenty days without salt is tough. Simply put, why can the human brain control the body?

When you want to move your finger, the brain issues an instruction, which is transmitted by nerves. The neural signal causes the finger muscles to contract and stretch, enabling the finger to move.

The conduction of the neural signal is determined by the potential difference caused by the entry and exit of sodium and potassium ions into and out of the nerve cells.

Without salt and sodium ions, even if your brain wants your finger to move, your finger won’t be able to receive the signal to do so.

People will exhibit symptoms such as lethargy and fatigue. More seriously, limbs will start to swell, bodies will weaken, the brain will be suppressed all day, and death will follow soon after.

However, the audience was not concerned about this at the moment.

[Quickly get inside, hurry up, head to the campsite at full speed, and start iron smelting right away!]

“Don’t rush, let’s make a fire first and prepare a torch before we go in. If the Wild Baizhi Ox can get in, it means there’s basically no toxic gas inside, making it suitable for living creatures to reside or survive. That means there’s a good chance that bats are inside.”

Bi Fang took out the fire source and then pulled out the tinder he had prepared in advance.

He kept these items close to his body in a funnel bag to prevent them from getting wet in the rain.

In the rainy season of the rainforest, even dry tinder had to be opportunistically obtained.

As Bi Fang made the fire, he explained, “Bats are probably the mammals that hate rain the most. On the surface, bats seem to be bald, but they actually have fur.”

“If a bat’s fur gets wet, its body temperature will drop rapidly, and water will affect their flying ability. Even adult bats need to stay dry at all times. So on rainy days, bats will hide in caves or under trees.”

“The rain has just stopped for now, and I feel there might be a bunch of bats inside.”

[Why does it have to be bats? Could there be birds inside?]

[Can you eat bats?]

[I am Batman!]

[The Riddle of the Shadow!]

[What if Wayne comes crawling out of there!]

“Birds are not likely to be in caves,” said Bi Fang, who had already successfully lit a torch and hollowed out a bamboo tube and filled it with sand and soil.

“Although birds have feathers, they actually don’t mind the rain much. Most birds have oil glands, and they spend a lot of time each day grooming their feathers, which is to spread the oil onto their feathers, making them practically waterproof.”

The reason ducks can play in the water without getting wet is the same.

“Some birds even take advantage of the rain to bathe and clean their feathers properly. Only fledglings, who have not yet grown waterproof feathers, would find heavy rain a disaster.”

“Oh, right, owl feathers aren’t waterproof, so they usually don’t hunt in the rain.”

Bi Fang filled the bamboo tube with materials, following the same process as the gas masks prepared in the wilderness city.

It was just that plastic bottles were replaced with bamboo tubes, and the inside was lined with charcoal ash, limestone, and some sawdust.

He used the Stone Knife to drill two holes and tied them to his face with hemp rope, and after all preparations were complete, Bi Fang still didn’t crawl into the cave.

Viewers who were eager to see Bi Fang explore the cave were getting impatient. “Just go in already. You’ve been dawdling for half an hour!”

Bi Fang chuckled. Who would take their own life lightly? He promptly grabbed some damp twigs nearby.

“We can use salt to try and smoke them out first.”

[That’s too cautious]

[Are you also a master of caution?]

[Come on, you’ve been grinding at the cave entrance for half an hour, you’ve practically rubbed yourself raw!]

[That was a fast ride]

“Different types of wood have different burning properties. If you want to create a lot of smoke, then moist twigs are the best material.”

Bringing the torch close to a heap of twigs and igniting them, clouds of heavy smoke billowed up, and Bi Fang quickly entered the cave. Once inside, he promptly ran back out.

Before he could even get to the entrance, a cacophony of piercing screams echoed inside the cave.

A mass of black bats suddenly charged toward Bi Fang!

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