Live in Doomsday Wasteland

Chapter 164
Sri Lanka was originally a small country with a very limited land area. Judging from Chen Qi's time budget, more than a month was enough for him to explore a certain branch direction.

"Brothers, what a coincidence! There is a river here.

There are bamboos on the other side of the river! "

Surprised by Chen Qi's surprise, he did not choose to wade directly across the river to the opposite bank.

"It has just rained, and the river is very muddy. Here in Sri Lanka, there are also terrains like swamps and big water bubbles.

Wouldn't it be embarrassing if I got too carried away and drowned myself in a puddle?

Moreover……"

Chen Qi stared at some dead branches washed down from upstream in the river, bent down to pick up a stone from the ground, and threw it over.

"There are also things like crocodiles in this place."

The stone hit the dry branch and fell into the water.Chen Qi was able to confirm that this was indeed a tree branch.

Be careful, though, and you'll be fine.

Walking downstream along the river, Chen Qi didn't find a place where the water flow was turbulent due to the narrowing of the river.

"Crocodiles don't like to be in very deep water or places with strong currents.

You can see how scary it is, always showing its long mouth and sinister eyes on the surface of the water. In fact, the crocodile is walking in the water, stepping on the bottom of the river!
If the water is too deep, its head cannot emerge from the water; if the current is too strong, it will be swept away.

So what~"

Chen Qi pointed to the relatively narrow river in front of him and said, "If you can be sure that the upstream and downstream are safe, then crossing the river here must be the safest."

As Chen Qi said, he took a few steps back, then picked up a large pile of stones from the ground, without aiming at all, and threw them casually into the surrounding river water.

After two rounds of stone throwing, Chen Qi didn't see any wood that drifted at the wrong speed, or suddenly sank and floated up against the current.

"Safety!"

Chen Qi tidied up all the things on his body to ensure that they would not fall into the water when he crossed the river and lost them. Then he grabbed them and quickly crossed the narrowest part of the small river, which was only more than ten meters away.

On the other side of the river, Chen Qi rushed to the edge of the bamboo forest and took off his water-filled shoes.

"There are very few living things in the bamboo forest, because there are few insects that eat bamboo, not many birds that like bamboo, and there are not many herbivores that can use bamboo as food.

Therefore, ordinary snakes and beasts rarely appear in the bamboo forest. "

It was also because of this that Chen Qi dared to "lose his mobility" and took off his shoes.

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When he got close to the bamboo forest, Chen Qi could feel the "scary" of these bamboos even more.

This is a little too high and a little too thick!Is this bamboo?This is such a big telegraph pole! !

Stepping on the ground with bare feet, Chen Qi walked to a particularly thick bamboo, stretched out his hands, and hugged the bamboo.

It will just be hugged.

"The information says that the diameter is more than 50 centimeters, which is a bit conservative..."

Shaking his head, Chen Qi will not touch these bamboos for the time being. What he has to do now is to go to a distance to collect some dead bamboo leaves that fell on the ground, find some wood, and light a fire.

Not only the shoes, but his trousers are also wet.

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Chen Qi stuck the shoes on two branches and placed them next to the fire to dry.

He himself was still barefoot, wearing wet trousers, holding an ax and a saw, eager to try those bamboos.

Try the axe first.

Chen Qi swung his ax at the root of the big bamboo, unlike a big tree, the wood would jump directly into a stubble, or "bite" a gap shallowly.

Bamboo has sufficient elasticity and toughness, and is hollow.

When Chen Qi went down with the axe, the ax was directly stuck in the knots of the bamboo, and the feeling of rebounding from the handle of the axe made Chen Qi, a person who cuts a lot of trees, not used to it.

"It seems that some places use hatchets, some places use hand saws, and basically no axes are used to chop bamboo, which makes sense.

It just doesn't work! "

After struggling to pull the ax out of Zhuzhu's body, Chen Qi still used the saw.

"Hey, it has to be this thing!"

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Chen Qi was also very careful when sawing bamboo.

This bamboo grows taller than many trees, and the outer wall is also ridiculously thick, such a big thing, it must be enough to drink a pot if it falls on the body.

After working for a long time, when the green and yellow wood chips fell all over the floor, Chen Qi felt that it was almost time, so he pulled out the saw and kicked it with his foot.

The bamboo visibly tilted in the direction of the crack, and then bounced back.

"Fuck?! There is such a thing!"

Chen Qi kicked hard again.

The upper part of the bamboo trembled for a while, and then stood firmly there again.

"This is so... good bamboo! It's so strong! Not bad!"

Chen Qi was planning to use these things to build a house, and now seeing how strong and resilient the bamboo is, of course he is mostly happy.

As for the extra effort during the construction process, it is too small a problem.

The great thing is that it takes a few more saws.

Fu squatted down again, and Chen Qi sawed the bamboo again. Not long after, this thick and tall bamboo made a creaking sound under the support of Chen Qi's pirated mountain support, and fell to the ground with a bang. .

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Standing next to the bamboo's body, Chen Qi couldn't help but be speechless when he saw the bamboo that was almost extending directly into the river.

"This isn't bamboo, it's a tree! It has to be a fir tree!"

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Chen Qi has been busy for a while just for the processing time of one bamboo. He is going to cut down these few bamboos to make a bridge. Otherwise, there is such a river, and it is really not very convenient for his luggage to be transported here.

If Chen Qi didn't have to worry about the crocodile, then at most it would be a matter of transporting and entering the water a few more times.

But right now, it's better to trade time for safety.

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No matter how super-standard these bamboos are, they are still bamboos after all. Because the bamboo joints are hollow, the weights of bamboos and trees that appear to be the same size from the outside are not the same at all.

Chen Qi took some effort and successfully built a temporary pontoon bridge on the water.

I ran twice carefully at both ends of the pontoon bridge, moving stones and laying wood. With the help of the excellent buoyancy of the bamboo itself, it was finally able to float on the water, so that Chen Qi would not be caught on the other side when he left. The water washes away.

After finishing this, Chen Qi felt relieved and began to prepare to weave a bamboo sieve.

"Today, I definitely won't come here directly.

Reasonably speaking, this riverside is really not a suitable location for a temporary shelter.

Look at the positions of the mud by the river. When it rained before, the water must have risen here.

Living here, in case of a heavy rainstorm, I might just be washed away.

Besides, drinking wine in the pine breeze and living elegantly in the bamboo forest sounds wonderful.

But that's all conditional.

The premise is that you have the ability to prevent yourself from freezing and starving to death in the bamboo forest.

No matter how easy it is to build a bamboo building, it cannot be built in a day.

If I lived here today, I would definitely sleep on the grass~"

When Chen Qi spoke, the movements of his hands did not stop for a moment.

Finding the thinner parts at the top of the bamboo that was sawn off just now, Chen Qi used a knife to split a gap in the middle of the bamboo, and then used the knife to push out a larger opening.

Stepping on one half with his foot, and breaking the other half with his hands, he pushed it upwards vigorously, and the bamboo made a tearing sound, and Chen Qi directly broke it into two halves.

Using the blunt end of the ax to knock off all the bamboo joints, Chen Qi split the bamboo into very narrow strips with a knife, and then tore off one by one.

"This is the tool we use to weave bamboo pans.

In fact, before this bamboo becomes a bamboo handicraft or a bamboo weaving tool, there are still many processes to go.In this way, it can be used for a longer time.

However, it is a pity that we have neither the time nor the craftsmanship, so...

Go ahead and remove the burrs and leave it at that.If it breaks, just make another one and that's it. "

Sitting cross-legged on a bamboo that was much thicker than his thighs, Chen Qi just lowered his head like this, and slowly moved his left and right hands bit by bit, and replayed the slow motion of his right hand and left hand.

After working for about an hour, when his hands were full of fine burrs, Chen Qi finally got the tool he wanted.

From the outside, the thing Chen Qi wove for sifting stones looks like a curved and deep grinding disc.

If you add two straps to it and say it is a bamboo hat, some people will believe it.

"In fact, I made this thing according to the bamboo hat. It's just enlarged and deepened.

It's right by the river, let's try it first. "

Chen Qi first picked burrs from his hands for a long time, and then repeated a scene of picking up stones and throwing them into the river. Seeing that nothing was really wrong, he felt relieved and walked to the river.

"Maybe there are no crocodiles in this stretch. But it never hurts to be careful."

Holding the shovel, he shoveled soil into the "bamboo hat" one by one. When Chen Qi felt that it was almost done, he squatted down, like practicing Tai Chi, holding the bamboo hat, and walked around in the river. Circles of circles.

With Chen Qi's movements, the soil was taken away bit by bit by the flowing river water and the water waves driven by Chen Qi's movements, while the heavier sand and stones remained in the bamboo hat.

After Chen Qi's bamboo hat was full of sand and gravel, he stood up, took his booty, and returned to the place where he cut the bamboo just now.

Sitting by the river and choosing stones, how dangerous it is, and how much sunshine.

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"Okay! Brothers! Now is the exciting time!"

Chen Qi opened the waterproof waist bag he was carrying, and took out a silver-white metal object like an obelisk from it.

Judging from the small light bulb on the diamond-shaped tip, this thing seems to be a small flashlight without focusing effect?
"Although there are many kinds of gemstones, ranging from color to composition to light effects, but in general, they still maintain almost the same aesthetic point of view.

The more it looks like glass, the more valuable it is!But what if it was really glass.Then it's worthless at all. "

Chen Qi turned on his small flashlight. Even in broad daylight when the sun is just right in the tropics, the white spot of the flashlight shone on Chen Qi's clothes, and some light and shadow could still be seen.

This little thing is so bright!

"Hey, this is a good thing I bought with money. It is specially used to strengthen the color of jewelry... Hmm... They seem to be called Huacai or Huocai in the industry...

I forgot.

Anyway, it depends on the transparency of light and the effect of reflection and refraction.

Experienced and capable jewelry appraisers will definitely carry such a small thing with them.

The more powerful jewelry appraisers can distinguish the authenticity of gemstones with just such a small flashlight without the assistance of modern machines at all. "

As Chen Qi said, he patted his chest confidently, held his head up and said, "Although I'm not a professional player, nor a practitioner in the jewelry industry, I have also taken classes and checked the information!

Don't worry, I have taken 20 hours of courses! "

For Chen Qi's 20 hours, it must be fart, and he can't learn the real skills.

If you really give him a gem made from a wine bottle and let him identify it, there is a high probability that he will still be blind and cannot tell why.

However, Chen Qi has an advantage that is huge enough to allow his shallow experience and skills to fully suffice.

The stones he identified were all dug out of the ground by himself.

Either way, it must be true.

It's just that there will be some differences in quality.

After all, it is not so coincidental that when Chen Qi came here to dig for gems, he would happen to find fake gems left by the predecessors.

Then this luck is too much.

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Chen Qi's first pot of stones, although he had one with one hand, didn't seem to be too rare.

However, after Chen Qi's identification, none of them were gemstones.

In fact, there is no need to take it too seriously. Among the things he dug out, there is not even a translucent or colored one.

How could there be gems?

It was white anticipation, white excitement.

Originally, at this time, the bridge was finished and the bamboo was found. Chen Qi should have gone back to the shelter early, while the weather was still fine. After returning, he would have enough time to make a meal for himself Supper, then rest, and then go to bed.

Only when you have enough energy can you do tomorrow's things.

However, Chen Qi just got out his tool for sifting stones, and he himself was full of anticipation and prepared to make some surprises.

Heaven failed to fulfill people's wishes, but Chen Qi himself "got the head".

Angrily shaking all the stones out of the bamboo hat, Chen Qi took the shovel and went to the river to get some more shovels.

Then the third time, the fourth time...

In the end, Chen Qi simply acquiesced that there were no crocodiles in this small river, and just squatted by the river and did not leave.

It was getting late, and Chen Qi, who had been bowing his head, could no longer bear the soreness in his neck, and was really ready to give up today's treasure hunting trip.

His work of sifting stones, which had already been in tens of figures, was finally patronized by the goddess of luck for the first time.

"Brothers! Tell me! What the fuck is this! Hahahaha!"

Chen Qi's laughter was almost that of a crow.

He raised his hand, holding a small, colorless, irregularly shaped stone.

It felt as if what he was holding was the heart of the ocean.

Anyway, no matter what, Chen Qi's journey of finding gems this time has finally come to an end.

"Although, this is a spinel of poor quality!"

However, the smile on Chen Qi's face was really happy.

And the fans who are happier than him are the fans in the live broadcast room.

The gems have already been obtained, so hurry up and draw the lucky draw for your special one! ! !
(End of this chapter)