Live in Doomsday Wasteland

Chapter 161 The Scheduled Digging Plan

To start a fire in this kind of place, although the tropical area basically has the rainy season all year round, there is still a risk of fire.

Chen Qi dared to light the fire only after making sure that there was no wind.Just like that, he didn't dare to leave the fire, and kept standing beside the fire with a stick, using the stick to control the fire from time to time so that it wouldn't burn too fast.

However, this is a bit redundant.

These are relatively dry wood that he broke off from the ground and trees, but even so, the dryness of these firewood is limited.

When the fire was lit, it was full of thick smoke, but fortunately there was no wind, otherwise Chen Qi might not be able to stand so close.

"When you see the smoke, do you have any thoughts in your mind? Hehe, that's right! Grab firewood!

In this kind of place where it will rain at every turn, it is very important to stock up on some firewood so that a fire can still be lit when there is no dry wood. "

There are a lot of fruit trees in the local area, although even if you don't eat cooked food, you won't go hungry, but Chen Qi's character still determines that he likes to make some preparations in advance.He doesn't like the feeling of being helpless, even if it's unusable in the end.

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After the fire burned out, a dark patch of scorched earth was left on the ground.

"This time, there is no need to worry about ants and poisonous insects that may exist in the ground.

They usually have a fixed range of activities and nests. After burning this area, at least for the night I slept here, I didn't have to worry too much about becoming the main meal of the bugs' gathering. "

Picking up the larger charcoal with a stick to the grass outside, Chen Qi re-entered the woods and came back with a bundle of big tree leaves after a while.

"You may not have seen this thing before, but you should all recognize it. Banana leaves. This thing is not that rare."

Spreading the banana leaves one by one on the warm ground, Chen Qi took out a thin blanket from his backpack and spread it on it.

"This is the bed I slept in today."

The wooden support that was moved aside just now was carried over by Chen Qi. After all the wood was supported, Chen Qi covered it with a tarpaulin and tied it with ropes. A simple shelter was thus completed.

After finishing all this, Chen Qi didn't rest, but went to the box to find a multifunctional folding shovel, shoveled soil around the tarpaulin, and covered the part of the step sheet close to the ground with soil.

Then, he leveled the surrounding soil a little bit, and dug a ditch in a low-lying place until it reached a slope.

While dealing with this small, shallow ditch, Chen Qi said, "Here, we don't have to worry about snow.

This is an average annual temperature of 28 degrees, a tropical monsoon climate, and an island country surrounded by the sea on all sides. We must always be careful, that is the problem of rain!

If you don't do these tasks, you might sleep soundly in the middle of the night, and suddenly the water will flood Jinshan. "

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Doing these things didn't take much time for Chen Qi, but he didn't come very early, so after he finished handling the work of the shelter and took out all the corresponding tools, it was already past four o'clock in the afternoon.

"If it was the last time I was in the north, it would already be getting dark now, and the sun is still so high now... I'm not used to it!"

The long days mean that Chen Qi can have more free time at his disposal. Seeing that his shelter has been built, and he is still hungry and has no food, Chen Qi carries a knife, bow and arrow, I'm going to find myself a dinner to deal with the growling stomach.

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Walking in a rainforest is not the same as walking in waist-deep snow.

Although they would both cause Chen Qi a lot of trouble and distress, but in terms of the degree of danger, of course this tropical place is more dangerous.

"There used to be quite a few people living here, they worked and lived on this land.

Inevitably, they need fields, so although there are conditions to become a large dense rainforest, it is not like that in the end.

And those poisonous insects, after living on the same land as humans for a long time, have been forced to disappear for hundreds of thousands of years.

Therefore, although this place is also tropical and has patches of trees, it is not as scary as the Amazon rainforest.

This is why I dare to appear here and broadcast live to you. "

After walking not far, Chen Qi saw a small river.

The water volume of the small river is not too large, but the flow speed is quite fast.

"Sri Lanka is a place with super abundant water systems, and because of the frequent rains, there are many seasonal rivers.

If it doesn't rain, it's a ditch; when it rains, it's a small river.But judging by the depth of the channel of this small river, it will not be that kind of seasonal river. "

After walking for half a day, the temperature was over 20 degrees above zero, and we were walking in the woods with no wind at all.The extremely high oxygen content made Chen Qi feel drunk.

After squatting down and confirming that there was nothing in the water, Chen Qi picked up the clear water from the river and put it directly on his face.

“From the perspective of wilderness survival, this water is definitely of a level that can be directly used.

Just because of the depth of the river and its flow rate, maybe the water is much cleaner than the tap water we usually have in the city.

Of course, if copper pipes are used where you live, then ignore it. "

Chen Qi glanced back, and now he could still see the outside of the woods, which was really close to his camp just now.

Chen Qi knew that he didn't have to worry about drinking water when he came here, but after encountering such an easy thing, he felt a little uninterested.

"Although this water should be drinkable directly, remember what I said before.

Yes, it can be boiled to drink, absolutely don't save this effort.

How do you know where upstream there is nothing dirty polluting the water.

Judging water quality with eyes is too unreliable. "

Chen Qi pinched his waist and looked up at the bushes above his head.

Hmm... The trees here are not too dense, and it is located at the edge of the forest, so it should not be easy to encounter dangerous large animals. If it is considered as an alternative location for a long-term camp, it still has some advantages.

pity.

If he comes here, he must live in a tree.

The trees here are neither dense enough nor luxuriant enough, and they don't grow crooked enough to grow various branches. For him, this is not a good place to build a tree house.

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Shaking his head, Chen Qi could only exclude this fairly good camp construction site.

It would be perfect if he was building a log cabin on the ground or something.

Again: a pity.

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Continuing to walk forward, Chen Qi used his camping knife to clear the way, looking up at the top of the tree from time to time.

"Hey! Strawberries!"

Chen Qi didn't see the fruit on the top of the tree when he looked up, but when he inadvertently lowered his head, he saw a patch of red strawberries in the open area ahead.

Not being polite to it at all, Chen Qi ate it on the spot after confirming that it was a strawberry.

As he walked forward while eating, Chen Qi's mouth was full of red juice, and he did not forget to talk to his fans: "It is the end of January. During this time, you can still see a lot of fruits in tropical areas.

Strawberries are relatively common. In this kind of place, there will definitely be sugar cane, pomegranate, banana, carambola...

Oh, this time, it is impossible for me to be hungry! "

Chen Qi eats happily, and his appetite will be better. To not be hungry during the live broadcast is really a relatively simple and very difficult wish to achieve.

It was the right time to come here.

Walking all the way forward, Chen Qi was suddenly stumbled by something, and he who was squatting on the ground fell directly to the ground beside him.

"root?"

Chen Qi stood up, peeled off the strawberry leaves, and unexpectedly discovered a human creation.

It was a "rectangular machine" that was so dilapidated that its shape could not be seen, and it had completely lost its color.

After researching with the fans for a long time, Chen Qi finally confirmed that this thing might be a water pumping machine through a white plastic tube pressed under the machine under the reminder of the fans.

"Fuck!"

Chen Qi suddenly became excited.

"Extraordinary! No wonder there are strawberries growing on such a flat land without trees!"

Chen Qi excitedly patted the water pipe, smiled and said to the fans: "Brothers, there is very likely a gemstone mine nearby!"

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As one of the top five gem exporting countries in the world, Sri Lanka is a small island, but it can sell almost all kinds of common gemstones.

The title of the country of gems sounds so beautiful.

However, these gems are all stained with blood and tears.

Because of the small land area and closeness to nature, Sri Lanka is a country with almost no industry at all.

The locals who hate almost all machinery rarely import some large machines.

Even for mining.

However, gemstones are not always directly on the ground and can be dug out with a shovel. (There really was a time like this hundreds of years ago)
When the easy-to-mine gems on the surface have been mined for hundreds of years, if you want to get gems early, you can only continue to dig down.

There is no industry in the area, and the only means of survival are agriculture and tourism, and these two are not enough to support a country, so they have to rely additionally on the production of gemstones.

Then the pit for mining gems was dug deeper and deeper.

When the depth reaches 20 meters to 40 meters, in places without large machinery, you can only dig a two-meter-square pit, gradually reinforce it with wood bit by bit, and gradually dig down.

The abundance of local water becomes a problem at this time.

40 meters, that’s a big well!
At this time, whether they like it or not, they must pump the water out of the well at any time, and then let the gem diggers dig down with a small shovel.

Remember, industry was weak.

So the power went out, and the pumping machine suddenly broke down or something, that is a common thing.

Therefore, it is not uncommon for the gem diggers to fail to come out with the gems, nor to come out themselves.

It can be said that every gem produced locally is stained with blood.

That's why Chen Qi concluded that this place used to be a gem mining area after seeing the water pump.

The land here has been polluted by various chemicals and stone cutting for a long time, and the land underneath must have been dug into various holes.

In such a place, no big trees can grow.

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Hearing Chen Qi say that there are gems here, the fans exploded on the spot.

They remembered what Chen Qi said, that a hundred gems would be dug up and given to them by lottery.

The barrage instantly became one piece after another, which meant that Chen Qi would dig the soil with his hands right now.

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Dao Susu: "Dig, dig, I want rubies!"

And go chasing the wind: "I want sapphires!"

Qingfeng Baihua: "I don't choose, really. Give me something that weighs half a catty, anything will do."

Yae Yingye: "It weighs half a catty, Brick, do you think it will work?"

Litchi Wuer Lin Nanyi: "I want the heart of the ocean, if you don't give it to me, you will make trouble!"

The lonely Xiao Jiujiu: "I want someone who can turn people into vampires! If you don't give it to me, I'll make trouble!"

Wang Lufei: "How much is Akenbao diamond?"

The new youth who got rid of the air-conditioning: "Alibaba's three-color gemstone, can you smoke it?"

The leaves are also edible: "Give me a ten-carat diamond ring, and I will marry you [blush]"

Dazed Harvey: "Nine carats will do for me"

Plant Elf: "I am seven carats."

Xiaotan la la la: "Diamonds are deceiving! If you give me Paris's pink crystal, I will marry you!"

Feng Xiaoxiao Yu Piao Piao: "Good guy! It's rolled up!"

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Chen Qi himself shook his head helplessly, and said with a wry smile: "Don't worry, although there is a gemstone mine here, but if I also go down the well, let alone whether the well collapsed or not, I can't pump water either! "

He pointed at the broken, shapeless water pump at his feet: "You don't expect me to be able to repair this thing! I also have to have fuel!"
Or, you really want me to dig by hand...

If you are right, you will be disqualified from the lottery! "

After the joke was over, Chen Qi squatted down to pick strawberries with a smile.

"In 50 years, you have also seen that the machine just fell apart when I tapped it lightly, and the rotten iron pieces were broken all over the ground. The well must be gone."

Moved a few steps to the side and changed to another place to pick strawberries, Chen Qi continued: "Tomorrow, tomorrow I will come again with a shovel.

There has been no one in the past 50 years, and the geology may have been somewhat renovated.

Let's find a mountain bag that they would never choose before, just a day.

Nothing to do this day is to dig a hole!Sift the stones and sand!Find gems!

If we get nothing this day, then we will give up here and dig somewhere else later.

Anyway, this island is full of gems, and you won't have to worry about finding them.What do you say. "

Naturally, the fans will not disagree.

Didn't Chen Qi himself say that he had let out big words: he wouldn't go back until he dug out 100 gems that could be drawn for a lottery.

If you have such an idea, then there is nothing to be afraid of, and let him arrange it himself.

In this way, Chen Qi finished his meal in peace, and walked back with the knife in hand.

He has to go to bed early, and tomorrow he has to dig a hole.

(End of this chapter)