Chapter 12 The Legendary Drilling Wood to Make Fire
[Is this a lie? How can a cold be fatal? 】
[That is, is it okay if you don’t take medicine for a week or two? 】
[Even for the sake of program effect, it cannot be exaggerated!]
"I didn't lie to you."
Bi Fang shook his head: "We all have no outdoor experience. In fact, you can understand this truth if you think about it for a moment. The wilderness is not like a city. Any emergency situation here may lead to a series of serious consequences."
"Diarrhea, colds, and other seemingly ordinary illnesses will be infinitely more harmful."
"A small cold may make you hypothermic, weak, and weak. In this case, it will be difficult for you to find water and food, and without supplements, you will be even weaker. At this time, the disadvantages will snowball.
Grow stronger until you completely place your hope of survival in God."
[Okay, you successfully convinced me]
[I admit that I am superficial]
"Everyone just remember it. If you really end up in the wilderness in the future, don't ignore any situation."
As Bi Fangzheng spoke, he picked up a sharp stone and dug a small pit one meter in front of the shack: "To make a fire, the first thing is to choose a location."
He measured the distance from the pit to the shack.
"This distance is just right. The heat can enter the shelter without being too close, causing the smoke to affect sleep or cause poisoning. Most importantly, it can also drive away wild animals!"
"Night is when wild beasts are most active. Having a fire at this time can allow us to spend a safe enough night without worrying about being bitten to death by poisonous snakes or eaten by bears at night."
[emmm, scare the audience, Fang Shen is traditional]
[This is true. There used to be a man in our village who got drunk at night and slept directly in the field. That night, a snake coiled on his chest to keep warm. The next day when the man woke up, he disturbed the snake and was bitten by it.
Fortunately, it’s not poisonous on my face, otherwise it would be gone!】
【Don’t be so scary, okay?】
[But the question is how to make a fire? Fang Shen didn’t bring anything with him]
Yes, how to make a fire if there is nothing?
Many viewers were curious as to what method Bi Fang would use to light a fire.
From the beginning to the present, Bifang's series of operations have conquered the audience. Now they are all looking forward to it, and no one wants to miss this opportunity.
"It's true that I didn't bring a lighter or flint, but even so, I still have many ways to make fire, such as drilling wood to make fire!"
【Drilling wood to make fire? I always thought it was fake?】
【I thought it was a legend!】
【This is a miracle again!】
[Sit back and wait for Fang Shen to light the fire, and then send the rocket to you!]
【There are so many wealthy people today!】
The sun was about to go down, and Bi Fang stopped looking at the barrage. The instructor once said well that we should despise the enemy strategically and pay attention to the enemy tactically.
Although he made it simple, the technical content of drilling wood to make fire is actually very high and must be taken seriously.
Bi Fang glanced around, then selected a few branches on the dead wood that served as a support. He also found a few burdock roots nearby and broke one directly.
"There are three types of drilling wood to make fire, the bow drilling method, the hand drilling method, and the pump drilling method. Today I am demonstrating the hand drilling method, which is also the version that most people have heard of."
"The forest environment is no different from swamps and rainforests. Most of the dead wood here is relatively dry and can be used directly. The most important thing for drilling wood to make fire is a dry enough drilling board, a hard drill bit, and tinder."
Bifang placed a thick piece of wood on the ground and carefully opened a hole that was not round with a sharp stone.
"There are many details involved in drilling wood to make fire. It is not just simple friction to generate heat. You must first make a hole in the drilling board. The shape does not matter, just stick the drill bit, otherwise it will be difficult to collect heat."
"The drill bit needs to be hard and smooth. In the field, we can use our fingernails to pinch it to test the hardness. If it is not easy to leave marks, it is qualified. So I chose this burdock on my hand. It has a hard lignified stem and I peeled it off.
The skin is very smooth and won’t scratch your palms easily.”
"The last thing is tinder. Tinder is the most important. It is the key to making fire. Without it, unless you are born with unicorn arms, it will be difficult to catch fire."
As he spoke, Bi Fang rubbed a stone against the surface of a thin dead wood and one end of the burdock. Strands of wood silk quickly fell from the surface, and the end of the burdock was quickly sharpened.
His expression was serious and pious, like a master polishing jade.
Although Blue's wilderness survival skills are very powerful, it is his first time to drill wood to make fire. If he fails, he will be embarrassed.
Not to mention the loss of audiences, most of the previous character creation of Wilderness Expert has lost its effect.
Therefore, in order to ensure the success rate, preparations must be complete.
Bi Fang gathered the tinder into a bird's nest shape and piled it in the hole of the drill board. He stepped on the drill board with his feet and tried not to make it shake. Then he inserted the peeled and smooth burdock. Finally, he took a deep breath and pinched it with both hands.
Live the burdock and start rotating at high speed repeatedly.
"Tsk tsk tsk!"
The friction sound of burdock drilling is particularly clear.
"As long as you can bring out sparks by drilling wood and igniting the tinder, the fire will quickly start."
Bi Fang rubbed hard, and veins popped up on his hands. From the initial jerkiness, he quickly became more proficient, and the rough holes became much smoother, forming a virtuous cycle.
"Tsk tsk tsk!"
The sound of friction was endless, but time passed by and not a single spark appeared, which made the audience impatient.
[It feels so strenuous. It’s been more than ten minutes and I’m already sweating. Is it really a lie? 】
[Fang Shen who lives in the wilderness is not in a hurry, why are you anxious? 】
【Come on Fang Shen!】
Bi Fang was like an old monk in meditation, focusing entirely on the wood in front of him and not caring about the mocking audience.
Another ten minutes passed quickly, and many viewers had sore eyes after watching it.
Finally, an inaudible burnt smell floated up, and then it became stronger and stronger, and finally rose up and turned into a wisp of blue smoke!
Suddenly, the audience became energetic.
[Damn, it’s smoking!]
【What are you waiting for? The gifts are here.】
【Brothers, rush, rush, rush!】
【All the fish balls are for you】
Seeing the thick smoke rising, Bi Fang's eyes were full of joy. He speeded up again and applied more pressure. The smoke came out. Can the sparks be far away?
Just the next second, a few red lights splashed out.
It's Mars!
really!
Huge excitement filled his heart, and Bifang quickly lay down, gathered the tinder, and blew slowly with a big mouth to speed up the air flow and increase the oxygen contact surface.
The green smoke turned into thick smoke, and the smoke became more and more intense, which made people cry. Even so, he did not avoid it.
If you try hard in one go, then it will fail again, and then it will be exhausted three times. If you fail this time, it will be difficult next time.
The huge sun disk is about to sink under the forest sea, and the last light burns the clouds in the sky into fiery red, like a flame.
Maybe in a few minutes, this place will be completely dark.
The only sound left in the live broadcast room was the sound of Bi Fang blowing slowly.
Everyone was staring at the thick smoke and the gathering tinder.
One second.
Two seconds.
…
Thick smoke enveloped the place, and a red light flashed past.
[Fuck, it’s flashing, it’s flashing!]
【Shipping!】
Bi Fang quickly gathered the dead leaves and watched a little flame spread, getting bigger and bigger, and finally...
Peng!
The flames ignited.
At this moment, the sun set and overwhelming darkness swept over the whole world, but as if there was a transition of light, there was always a ball of fire, illuminating Bifang's joyful face.