Live Wilderness Adventure

Chapter 720 Freezing Hands and Feet

Watching the five people disappear on the ice field, Bi Fang looked back at the people present.

Three tourists, four sailors, plus myself, this is the only remaining staffing.

There are eight people in total, and one of them needs to watch the engine and other equipment to avoid failure or freezing, and at the same time take care of the safety of the rest to avoid the accident just now.

The remaining seven people are in charge of two huge ice caves of more than ten square meters, and keeping them from freezing in an environment of more than 50 degrees below zero is an extreme challenge no matter how you look at it.

Everyone is afraid that this is an impossible task.

Don't stand still, everyone, keep going, don't open the second freezer for now, and try your best to keep the gray whale breathing. The second officer immediately gave up one of them, and concentrated the rest of the staff on an ice cave.

There were only seven people left. Even if they couldn't lead the gray whale to the coast, at least they had to keep the basics until the next group of people came to change the guard.

As long as you hold on a little longer, someone will come over later!

Under the insistence of the second officer, the crowd finally started to move sparsely, and Bi Fang ran a few steps to find the sledges driving back.

Because there was no clear order to stop, Goudan led the dogs and rushed hundreds of meters before realizing that Bi Fang had disappeared, and hurried back to his side.

The Inuit man was right. Goudan's IQ is indeed rare. Ordinary sled dogs can't notice the sudden disappearance of the driver, and can come back by themselves.

Bi Fang patted Goudan on the head, rewarded him with a cut of venison, and found raw reindeer hide on the sled, but before he could tan it, he made three cuts with a dagger and made a simple coat to put on himself. body.

He picked up the chainsaw that the sailor dropped on the ground just now, pulled the rope, and began to cut the ice. The hardness of the newly frozen ice was not too high, and the sharp steel could be easily inserted into it without pressing. fly.

[The chainsaw man Fang Qita joins in! 】

【Do you want to be a dog too? 】

The extreme cold makes the body feel very uncomfortable. Even though the face is covered with cloth strips, it still feels like it is about to burst from the cold. The only eye that is in direct contact with the air is extremely dry and has a weird feeling of swelling. It is necessary to close it from time to time. Otherwise, Bi Fang was really worried that he would be blinded by freezing.

Our skin isn't the only place that freezes in extremely cold temperatures. If you're in an extremely cold, windy day, your corneas freeze too. The protective layer of tears that coats the cornea keeps your eyes Sensitivity to light causes blepharospasm.

However, this kind of freezing is recoverable in a short period of time. As long as you can get out of the cold environment in time, the cornea can recover, but if your cornea is frozen long enough, it may cause permanent damage, so if you can, Be sure to wear goggles.

Bi Fang closed his eyes and waited until his eyes regained consciousness before opening them again, and continued to devote himself to the great cause of cutting.

Cutting ice cubes is more difficult than imagined. Under capillary action, seawater will overflow along the cut gap. It doesn’t matter if it is normal, but in an environment of minus 50 degrees, the seawater will freeze in a few seconds Once the ice is formed, the ice cubes just cut will be connected with the ice field again, making it difficult to style and scrapping all efforts.

Otherwise, the sailor would not try to kick it after cutting it, which almost caused tragedy.

It can only be cut into smaller pieces.

Bi Fang pulled up the mask, took a step back, reduced the cut area, and expanded the area a little bit, and threw the broken ice cubes into the center of the ice cave, causing ripples to prevent the sea from freezing.

Half an hour later, the support still hadn't arrived.

Everyone has begun to feel a little tired.

Why haven't you come yet, half an hour later, enough time!

I can't cut it, it's too heavy.

Just take a break if you don't move, don't force it, it's too dangerous.

The second officer swallowed and felt his forearm sore. He looked up at the ice field, wondering why no one had come yet.

Looking around, no matter whether it was just dug or the ice cave left before, all the ice caves have been frozen, and there is no way to see that a big hole has been left here.

Until an hour later, two snowmobiles rushed over, a total of eight sailors and two tourists took over their work.

Several people immediately collapsed to the ground, gulping down hot water.

The second officer shook his arms and asked, Why are you here now?

Sorry, the snowmobile suddenly turned off on the way. It took only half a minute for the fuel tank to freeze and we couldn't move it at all. We had to drag it back and change to another one to come over. The leader was very helpless. .

What the hell!

This is the polar night in the Arctic. As long as the engine is turned off for a while, any mechanical vehicle is at risk of being scrapped.

Bi Fang let go of the chainsaw in his hand, and handed it to another person, turning his tired arms. Others could take a short rest, but Bi Fang never took a rest while holding the chainsaw for more than an hour.

Turning his sore arms, Bi Fang went back to the sled and sat on it to rest for a while.

After recovering slightly, Bi Fang came to an open space, poured out the peat soil, lit it with some tinder, and started a bonfire.

Then he took out two wooden bowls, put two pale pink half-round stones into them, and stuffed a little crushed ice.

【what is this? 】

[Old Fang is boiling stones? 】

【Have you ever seen a pink stone (eat melon)】

[If I'm not mistaken, this should be a deer brain (dog head)]

Yes, the brains of the reindeer.

Bi Fang knocked on the pink semi-circular stone, which made a sound just like a stone.

Ruantata's deer brains don't need any special containers to store them. After a minute or two in the natural environment, they will be as frozen as stones. Just put them in a bag and you'll be done. The preservation effect is also very good. If it is Under normal circumstances, the brain may stink and rot in less than a day, and by then it cannot be used to tan raw hides at all.

Musk ox hide is used as a sleeping bag, and it is inconvenient to use. Now my clothes are not enough to keep out the cold. Two pieces of reindeer skin should be tanned and softened as soon as possible, and then made into clothes to help us resist the severe cold.

The hides of these big guys have the same effect as musk ox hides. They are also hairy and can withstand the low temperature of minus 50 degrees.

The crushed ice in the wooden bowl boiled quickly, melting the pale pink boulder, making its color stand out, and even the exposed thin blood vessels on the skin can be seen.

Crush it and apply it evenly on the reindeer skin. The audience is familiar with the same steps, so Bi Fang didn't spend more time explaining, speeding up the process, and constantly stretching and stretching it.

Soon the tanning of the two raw hides was completed, and the hard parts were softened, leaving only the final smoking process.