Wilderness Challenge [Comprehensive British American American Entertainment]

Jennifer saw a lot of skeletons in the desert along the way.

Although the Sahara is not a restricted area for life, it is also a hell on earth.The ruler of the entire desert is only the eternal sun.

The sun puts the struggling creatures to the test, depriving them of their food and sometimes their lives.The sun also evaporates water from the surface, and for tens of millions of years, the world's largest lake disappeared in the Sahara Desert, leaving behind countless tiny algae particles.Winter winds blow hundreds of thousands of tons of dust from the Sahara to South America every day, making this mineral-rich sand nourish the Amazon rainforest.

The sun created death, but the sun also created life.

But life is far away, but death is always close at hand.

On the way Jennifer came, these animals that died in the Sahara due to various reasons were air-dried into mummified corpses in a high-temperature and dry environment, and then slowly reduced, and finally turned into white bone sticks scattered all over the ground.Among them are the huge carcasses of camels, the tiny skeletons of jerboas, and in some places even the uniquely shaped ribs of humans.

The lodging near the water source should be a gazelle from its appearance.

Jennifer turned around its partially weathered skeleton, squatted down to observe carefully, and found deep grooves on the bones of the back, eye sockets and face that had not been smoothed by the wind and sand.

Only the claws of birds leave such marks.Perhaps the river has not dried up in the past few rainy seasons, when animals gathered on the banks to drink water, and this gazelle was unfortunately attacked by birds of prey.

In any case, the bones are now cheap for later travelers.

The entire sheep's head was scattered in the sand, and there were only black holes in the place of the two eyes, staring at the sky coldly.Where the body should be, there are many scattered bone sticks, some of which are very rough, while others show signs of breaking, and the cut surface is sharp enough.

In terms of sharpness, ten sheep bone sticks are not as good as the gravel flakes knocked at random, but the stone flakes knocked out are more suitable for grinding stone axes, and they are too irregular to be used as dart heads.An unstable center of gravity will greatly affect the accuracy of spear throwing. In this regard, a bone rod with a natural shape is more symmetrical and does not require much shaping.

Jennifer rummaged through the sand, carefully picking out the usable parts.

This time she was working hard, and when she looked up, she could always see the eagle hovering on the cliff in the distance, making a shrill cry.

It may be a wild valley there, and if there are birds inhabiting it, it may also be a wild valley with water.It's a pity that the sun is about to set, and the shadows have climbed up. Now even with a camera, I can't see too far away.

More and more fennec foxes are roaming the desert in search of smaller gerbils and jerboas.The rodents swished up to the greenery and carefully nibbled at the vines of desert watermelons—a threat to humans that seemed completely harmless in the animals' mouths.

In addition to mammals, lizards and insects of various colors gradually appeared on the cooling sand.Ants surrounded the rotting body of the black beetle, trying to carry it to the nest; spiders paddled their long legs, walking on the sand surface like swimming on water; , the other end is full of weird edges and corners, it looks like an alien creature.

Jennifer put down the bone stick that was being sharpened with a knife, and hurriedly took out the camera to shoot.

She couldn't tell the difference between lizards and bugs, but the camera's built-in AI system could tell the difference. For a while, the number displayed on the No. 6 camera jumped upwards, and quickly changed from a pitiful "17" to a "winner" [-]".

According to the design of the program group, the characteristic of the third round is that it is easy before difficult.

Only a small part of the desert is suitable for animal habitats, and most of the rest are barren areas for humans.

Taking on challenges in the Sahara is like exploring a large map with only scattered resource points on it.Every time a new resource point is visited, it is possible to photograph new species.

But the growth curve bends down rapidly. When one resource point is exhausted, it must move to the next resource point, and the cycle goes on and on, unless you are lucky enough to encounter the ultimate gift package - an oasis.

Jennifer rubbed her nose.

If everyone can come across an oasis, it wouldn't be called an island of dreams, let's focus on reality.

She cut off the bone spur before night fell, and then used a knife to cut two cloth straps from the long scarf, and fixed the bone spur to the tip of the trekking pole.After finishing the prototype, I tried to throw it against the sand a few times, and found that the metal rod with only one side bound would shake violently when thrown out.

This is not quite right.

Jennifer pursed her lips.

But soon she suddenly realized what was wrong with her.

The weight of the handle of these two trekking poles is much greater than the weight of the tail. Every time you throw it, the tail of the spear dart affects its center of gravity, so how can it achieve balance.When I straightened the handle stretched horizontally, tied the spur to it at the other end, and tried to throw it again, everything seemed much easier.

In order to prevent the pricking of the prey's fur, Jennifer wound several times around the link, firmly fixed the entire spear, practiced it many times, and then started the hunting trip with it.

The audience on the other end of the screen was no stranger to the weapon she used, and even two experts had heard of her ability to throw spears.

With just one blow on the target, the top-heavy trekking pole pierced through the air and pierced into the fennec fox's side with the sharp bony spurs at the top.The little fox that was hit screamed frantically and tried to escape, but pulling the spear was an extremely difficult task for it.

Within a hundred paces, it was easily chased up by the hunter.

Human beings embedded themselves in the food chain of this river bank in one evening.

***

That night Jennifer slept in a nearby cave.

Usually, the animals like places that survivors like, but now she is a dove occupying a magpie's nest and picking up people's teeth.The narrow cave was originally the residence of a family of foxes. The inside of the cave was cleaned very cleanly, without any trace of snakes or insects, only some hair and excrement with strange smells.

A bunker that is the right size for a fox is too small for a human. If you sit up straight, your head will hit the stone, and there is nowhere to put your long legs. You can only choose to continue digging down the sandy ravine at the entrance. , Digging out half a pothole, half lying on the wall of the hole.

A fire was lit with flint and steel outside the cave, fueled by dead branches and dung found nearby.

Jennifer manipulates the fur of her prey by the light of the flames.

These three foxes were all stripped clean by her, using the hand peeling method that would least damage the fur, and the incisions were all made where the bone spurs had penetrated.

The long turban became the source of the rope, and she used the cloth torn from the turban to fasten the fur limbs, tail and neck tightly to make a nearly closed rucksack.

After doing this, the fur of the male fox becomes a water bag, while the fur configuration of the female fox is more luxurious, and even has its own water outlet—the lactation organ.

Animal skin water bags are very practical when water is scarce, but they are not very elegant to use.

Jennifer rubbed her sore wrist, put the leather beside her, and turned to turning the piece of meat roasting on the fire.

She doesn't feel like traveling these days.

***

The decision to stay put was well-argued the next morning.

The information sent by the camera team on this day is - [Day 3: The number of survivors is 292. 】

It's just a game after all, and you just need to capture more animals than 200 other people to win.The number of people has once again declined significantly. How many of the remaining players can find fresh water, and how many of them have encountered small resource points?

I'm afraid not many.

Jennifer has now photographed 17 animals, she has shelter, fresh water, and food, and as long as she stays healthy, she can be sent to the next round by sitting where she is.

Now if it is really extreme survival and escape from the Sahara, she will definitely consider going out to explore the road; but it is only in a reality show right now, why bother to leave the water source to challenge the ruthless desert?

With this understanding, the Jiugongge on the homepage on the third day of the competition is very "good-looking".

The eight contestants who filled in around were all eating sand in the wind and dust, and only one contestant in the middle was packing air-dried meat sticks in the shelter, with the appearance of I want to live here forever, so that I came to work The commentator Qiqi rubbed his eyes.

"What's Jennifer doing?" Les said suspiciously, "—oh, I see, she's not going to go on, cunning! So cunning!"

"It should be said that he is too smart." Bell smiled and shook his head beside him.

The commentator was amused, and even the audience was so shocked that they swiped the screen to leave messages.

【It’s the first time I’ve seen Jenny play tricks. It’s too casual. Obviously, the painting style of the previous two rounds was hard work. I couldn’t adapt to the sudden switch from the Colosseum channel to the home channel. 】

【You probably don't have a good memory, isn't the cave in the first round not bad?Isn't the second round of the raft bad?It's just that the previous luck was a bit bad, and this round of luck is back. 】

【Jenny's not moving can only show that the Sahara is more dangerous than other environments. According to the four elements of survival in the wild, everything is available now.When the game is over, it is right to recharge your batteries. 】

[But all the water bags are ready—I'm sorry, this really looks too cruel, but it's still a water bag, so I must have plans to continue, right? 】

During the heated discussion in the live broadcast room, Jennifer sat firmly on the Diaoyutai, not intending to rush at all.

On the third day she did not move.

No on the fourth day.

Neither did the fifth day.

It wasn't until the sixth day that the number of survivors in the wilderness challenge dropped to 198, and more than half of the contestants announced their retirement, before she showed half a smile to Lan Yingying's camera.

A total of five water bladders have been made in the past few days, and all of them are now in use. Three of them are carefully stuffed into the bag, one is hung on the waist, and the other is carried in the hand.

These animal skin water bags provided her with additional fresh water reserves, protected by fur, and the fresh water inside would not evaporate easily.

In contrast to them is the long turban, which used to cover the whole person but now only covers the upper body.

However, there is something to be willing and rewarding, water is the lifeline, and naturally it is more important than other factors.

Jennifer didn't bother to check the direction with the camera. In the past three or four days, she saw the eagle's trail many times, and she had long been looking forward to the cliff in the distance.There must be a resource point there, even if it is just a barren valley, you may find a new water source if you go further.

To get to the cliff, you have to continue to walk a long way along the river.

Time to go.