The white mist-filled white space is indeed not the miasma forest Gong Xue imagined, but a rainforest rich in water vapor.
Gong Xue always felt that there was something wrong with Da Bing's explanation about water vapor condensing into fog, but after walking for a while, except for the rumbling echo that she couldn't find the reason for, there were no other unexpected situations, so she slowly relaxed.
alert.
The visibility in the forest was extremely low and the movement was slow, but it effectively blocked them from being tracked by the savages.
Wei Lan's fever was relieved after taking herbal medicine, but his body was struggling due to extreme weakness.
Seeing that this was not the way to go, Gong Xue decided to take a break to replenish energy for the team members.
The soldier saw her banging in the nearby forest and wondered what she was doing. He couldn't help but asked curiously: "Captain, what are you touching those trees for?"
"Build a temporary house!" Gong Xue replied without looking back.
The soldier was stunned, building a house?
here?!
Gong Xue finally found a tree with many low branches.
She plans to build a "stilt building" on this tree, which is the kind of temporary house built in wetlands or swamps when dry ground cannot be found.
The wooden sticks found by the soldiers earlier had a use. Gong Xue tied them with ropes at a suitable height. First, he tied a few thicker ones in one direction, and then tied a few vertically, and tied the two layers of wooden sticks together.
Tie it tightly with rope to form a platform, and then cover it with large banana leaves on the platform according to the previous method, forming a cloak of several square meters.
Gong Xue asked the admiring soldiers surrounding the stilt building to help Zeng Yingying and Wei Lan over. She went to find some wet leaves and spread them on the platform. It took a lot of effort to light the fire, but finally there was a warm atmosphere.
The fire was used for cooking and heating.
Gong Xue put the prepared hare meat and snake meat on the fire to bake. She asked Zeng Yingying to take off Wei Lan's military boots and warm her bare feet on the fire. According to Chinese medicine, feet warm the whole body. Feet are the whole body.
A source of warmth, especially in low temperatures and humid conditions, is important to be able to dry your feet and socks.
Zeng Yingying hugged her knees, her mud-covered cheeks flushed red and shiny by the fire. She looked at this pure land with a hint of illusory hesitation in her expression.
"If my mother knew that I had suffered so much, she would be very distressed!"
Wei Lan said nothing and leaned on Zeng Yingying's shoulder, with tears glistening in his eyes.
Da Bing is a man, so naturally he will not cry when he suffers some hardships like the two delicate Didi. However, he is still curious about Gong Xue's calm mood from beginning to end.
Since everyone's relationship is so strong, it's not too much to talk about personal matters.
"Captain, don't your parents feel sorry for you when you are suffering outside?"
Gong Xue's eyes flashed, and soon fell silent again.
"They are no longer alive."
While flipping the meat skewers, she looked at Da Bing and Zeng Yingying who looked stunned, smiled and said, "Why, I'm surprised? Do I look like the kind of person who is cared for?"
Ding Bing shook his head, but Zeng Yingying nodded.
"I didn't expect uncle and aunt..."
"I'm sorry, captain, we didn't mean to irritate you." They really didn't expect that the outstanding student who was usually cared for by the leader would actually be an orphan.
An indifferent smile appeared on Gong Xue's face, "It doesn't matter. I'm used to living without them..."
What does presence or absence have to do with it?
My parents, grandfather and A Yuan all live in my heart, and I have never forgotten them for a moment...
"Captain, there are not many people my soldier has admired in his life, but you are one of them!!" The soldier raised his thumb and said in a sonorous tone.
Zeng Yingying and Wei Lan also rushed to say: "We also admire you, Gong...oh no...captain!"
This was the first time that they sincerely called her captain, and a strong sense of trust was miraculously established between them.
On one side is fragrant food, on the other side are feet covered with blisters. This scene is full of contradictions, but it makes the team members who have gone through countless hardships feel particularly warm...
Gong Xue handed the delicate snake meat skewers to Wei Lan, who was weak after a high fever, "Eat more, let's try to get out early!"
Wei Lan nodded with tears in his eyes and said ashamedly: "I am the one who dragged everyone down."
Zeng Yingying bumped into Wei Lan dissatisfied, "Don't say such things, we are a team, a whole, and we can't do without anyone, you know?!"
The soldier took a bite of the fragrant hare meat and echoed with emotion: "Don't abandon it, don't give up!"
"Yes! Don't abandon, don't give up! We are the real version of soldiers attacking!" Zeng Yingying's eyes lit up, and she waved her fist, almost throwing away the soldier's meat skewers...
People are like iron rice and steel. Only when they have eaten and drank enough can they be energetic and go on the road.
After a short rest, Gong Xue took out a map and pointed out the location of the team members. She drew a straight line on the map with a pen, and then circled the end point.
"There are still 8 kilometers left. If we survive these 8 kilometers, we will win!"
"Must win!"
"Ten groups must win!"
"Must win!"
The moment they demolished the stilt building, they were all a little reluctant to part with it. Especially the soldiers, who even put the removed wooden sticks and banana leaves neatly aside, for fear that others would not be able to see that they were once a whole.
It was not a real war drill, so Gong Xue left it alone.
The heavy rain showed no sign of letting up, but they had to continue moving forward.
Before setting off, Gong Xue fed Wei Lan another herbal medicine. Wei Lan was not a weak person at all, and she assured Gong Xue with firm eyes that she would persevere with her companions until the end.
Gong Xue responded with a heavy hug.
“Great job!!”
When several people were in front of a valley tens of meters deep, they realized where the water mist in the blank area came from. The rumbling echo from before also found its source. It was actually the loud sound made by the rushing river in the valley hitting the rocks.
..
Gong Xue looked solemnly at the steaming water mist in the valley, and the others also looked at each other in frustration, wishing they could put on their wings and fly over the mountain stream blocking the road...
Before Gong Xue could come up with a solution, the soldier who grew up in a mountain village in the southwestern part of the country had already lost his temper and looked towards the mountain stream. Upon seeing it, he slapped his thigh in joy, "There is a way -------
There is a way----"
Where is the road?
The road is just an inconspicuous single-plank bridge.
In fact, it can't be called a bridge. It's just a thick tree trunk covered with moss, acting as a bridge between the mountain streams more than ten meters away.
When the soldier saw that there was a road, he was so excited that he forgot about the danger. He directly pulled the tree branch next to him and stood on the single-plank bridge.