With the sail, the drifting speed of the life raft is significantly accelerated.
The waves lift the light raft and send it far away. Especially when the wind is strong, it can travel at least dozens of kilometers every day.
According to Bi Fang's previous judgment, the program team threw him into the North Atlantic, so he should drift eastward, where he would have a greater chance of encountering land.
"To identify the direction at sea, we mainly rely on the compass. Without a compass, we can only rely on the sun or stars. If we have a watch, we can use the watch and the sun to determine the direction. There are many ways to use a watch to see the direction.
The simplest way is to lay the watch flat and point the hour hand toward the sun. The direction of the bisector of the angle less than 180 degrees between the hour hand and 12 o'clock on the watch dial is south. "
Come on, it's time for Fang Shen to show off his skills again.
The audience pricked up their ears, wondering how to find the direction on the sea, where there was nothing.
The situation seems to be worse than in the desert, at least the desert can still rely on sand dunes to identify directions.
"Of course, you may not be able to ensure that you are level at sea, so you have to use other methods. Other methods are more complicated..."
The earth rotates 360 degrees in 24 hours, 15 degrees in one hour, and the hour hand of the watch always rotates twice as fast as the sun. Based on this principle, the position can be roughly determined by the watch and the sun.
At 6 o'clock in the morning, the sun is roughly in the east and the shadow points to the west. At this time, point the hour hand on the watch to the sun, and the number "12" on the dial will point to the west.
If the dial is rotated 90 degrees, it will be folded in half at 6 o'clock, so that the number "3" on the dial faces the sun and the number "12" points to the north.
At 12 o'clock at noon, the sun is in the south, so fold 12 in half so that the number "6" on the dial faces the sun, and the number "12" still points to the north.
If you change the time in other time periods, the effect will be the same.
"The above method is only suitable for use north of the Tropic of Cancer. If it is south of the Tropic of Cancer, align 12 o'clock in the direction of the sun. The center of the hour hand and 12 o'clock points to the north. Also pay attention to the time zone issue. If you don't know
, you could spend a whole day confirming when the sun rises and sets, and then calibrate your watch.”
"But I don't have a watch unless you tell me the time, and you have to be a friend in Europe."
As soon as Bi Fang finished speaking, a large barrage appeared, all of which were time-telling birds.
"It's not necessary. In addition to these, we can also judge the direction of the wind based on our location to identify our own direction,"
Bi Fang smiled and shook his head. He was too underestimated. It didn't matter if he didn't have tools. He couldn't be troubled.
Fang, the master of geography, appears again.
Besides tools, wind direction is the best direction teacher.
The sea sometimes gets windy depending on the season. Especially in monsoon climate areas, in summer, because the temperature of the ocean is lower than that of the land, the air pressure of the ocean is higher than that of the land, and the wind blows from the ocean to the land; in winter, because the temperature of the land is lower than that of the ocean, the air pressure of the land is higher than that of the ocean.
, the wind blows from land to sea.
A quarter of the world can be defined as having a monsoon climate, and the North Atlantic, which is close to Europe, is no exception.
What's more, there is also a famous ocean current here, the North Atlantic Warm Current, which almost spans the entire ocean. Even if there is no wind, you can reach the European continent by following the direction of the current.
Everything was clear, there was food, a bone hook, and a sail. Bi Fang was in a good mood and couldn't wait to set sail and follow the wind to conquer the sea.
The strong wind blew, the canvas flapped rapidly, and the waves carried the life raft far away. The fishhook could not sink into the sea, but it also floated on the sea surface.
How can it be so fast!
The audience was stunned. Are you sure this thing is not a speedboat?
On the surface it looks inflatable, but actually there is an engine installed under the raft?
Fortunately, the strong wind only blew for a while, and the speed of the life raft gradually slowed down and was no longer so exaggerated.
Bi Fang held up the tent with both hands and let it face the wind. He did not cut the tent completely open. The strong wind just now almost tore the joints, which shows how strong the wind was.
The plan to transform the tent into a sail was successful. He clearly felt that he was closer to the mainland than when there was no sail two days ago.
The reason is that although the color of the seawater changes slightly, although it appears to the audience to be the same color, no deeper changes can be seen at all.
Using seawater color to identify depth is not very friendly to color blindness and color weakness.
Bi Fang did not dismantle all the tent, but dismantled half of it. The remaining part was enough to fix the tent. Next time it rains, as long as he holds on to both sides firmly, it will still be strong.
The audience was fascinated to see Bifang driving the life raft. His smooth arms pulled the textured canvas, and occasionally cold sea water splashed on his feet as he drove the boat across the ocean.
Waiting until noon, Bi Fang sat down to rest and replenish some nutrients. He grabbed the third squid and started eating it. From time to time, he pulled a handful of sargassum and mixed it with meat and vegetables to avoid constipation.
At this point, except for the last squid that was used as a container, all three have been eaten.
Bi Fang had no idea of saving anything, because in addition to these four squid, he had also caught something in the past two days, two North Atlantic mackerel!
That's right, it's the kind of fish Bifang encountered last time!
What a fate!
Knowing that I was tired of eating squid, I came all the way from the North Sea.
Two mackerels, each about the size of Bifang's forearm, were caught by him when he passed through a sea area yesterday. These things like to live in groups, so Bifang stopped right there. Unfortunately, he was not very lucky and stayed there until dark.
Only two were caught.
But it doesn’t matter, two are enough, enough for three days. The mackerel is plump and tender, and the fat content is much higher than that of squid, so it can add more calories when eaten.
Wiping the corner of his mouth, Bi Fang picked up the fishhook with the idea of giving it a try, and found another harvest.
A little capelin!
Hey, luck is getting better.
The fish was not big, only a dozen centimeters, much smaller than mackerel, but Bi Fang was still smiling. Since he caught the squid and had meat bait, his "sea fishing" career has been going smoothly. He actually caught fish one after another without using any fish.
Worry about food.
More importantly, this situation will get better and better, because mackerel and capelin have blood in their bodies and also contain internal organs with a strong pungent smell. They are more suitable for fishing, and maybe you can catch more fish in the future.
Large fish, such as North Atlantic salmon, can last for several days!
[It’s over, I let Lao Fang eat it again]
【Your mother, have you come here to purchase goods?】
【what fish is this?】
【The King of Sea Fishing,】
[Hey, I think I’ve seen it before, it seems to be sold in the vegetable market here]
"Yes, capelin is called capelin abroad, but in our country it is called springfish. The name sounds much nicer. It tastes delicious and has a wide range of distribution. It is a good economic fish species."
Bi Fang quickly lowered the hook. Capelin is also a social animal and is very active. It also eats frequently in winter, eating small shrimps or plankton. He hopes to catch more.
The most important thing is that this stuff is good bait. Animals such as cod, whales, seals, dolphins, sharks, tuna and squid all like to eat it, and they have no right to fish.
[Holy shit, does that mean that this kind of fish is particularly delicious? 】
[The ideas are clear, well-founded and flawless, worth a try]
【It’s very delicious, my mother often buys it.】
All the squid tentacles of the last squid have been stripped off, and Bifang cannot catch fish every time. Often the fishing line is pulled up, the hook is broken, or the bait is gone.
In order to catch mackerel before, he used two squid bones and eight squid tentacles. After that, Bifang did not use squid bones to polish the fish hooks, but used real bones.
The mandibles of those two mackerel are harder and more flexible than cuttlefish bones.
However, Bi Fang did not spend too much time fishing this time. He caught three capelin in total and felt that it was almost done, so he collected his things and left.
Capelin is food for many animals. If you stay here all the time, you will easily encounter some animals that you can't deal with, such as large sharks.
Thinking of this, Bifang quickly put up the tent and continued to move forward despite the strong wind.
The wind is blowing.
But what no one noticed was that not long after Bifang left, a huge shadow passed through the water, opened its big mouth, and suddenly swallowed the capelin school.
"puff!"
"Phew, cool!"
Bi Fang had his hands on his hips. His skin was slightly darker than a week ago, but his eyes were sparkling and full of energy. After a few days of life at sea, he already looked like a sea dweller, and maybe he would get darker in a few days.
Facing the cold sea breeze, Bi Fang did not feel cold. He had just eaten food and his whole body was warm. He was not afraid of the cold wind at all.
Moreover, the stomach bag of the King of Fish digests the food very cleanly, and the heat increases rapidly.
It is precisely because of the stomach pouch that Bi Fang can eat raw food without any scruples. Otherwise, he would definitely try his best to minimize the risk, such as drying fish into dried fish. Although the taste is bad, safety cannot be guaranteed 100%.
But the probability will be much smaller.
"Sure enough, the most difficult part of the survival task is actually the first few days. When you first arrive in a new environment, your mentality and body cannot adapt, and you don't have enough production materials, so it is difficult to form a survival advantage. But once you have passed the first few days,
, you will find that survival is not as difficult as you think.”
On the sixth day of survival at sea, everything was getting better, and we were getting closer and closer to the mainland. It might be possible to encounter the mainland within twenty-one days, and the closer we were to the shore, the greater the probability of encountering the island.
Bi Fang divided the difficulty of survival into several levels. The most difficult part of this twenty-day-one-month survival mission is the first week. After that, if no accident occurs, the probability of survival will be very high.
Of course, this probability is based on the fact that the first seven days are not tough. If the first seven days are fought against hunger, then there is a high probability that it will become more difficult day by day, which is the legendary ups and downs...
Oh, it doesn't even rise, it just falls.
If the survival time is extended a little longer, the second difficult period will probably appear in the second month. At that time, people will face nutritional problems and psychological problems. Long-term high-pressure survival will cause people to have a mental breakdown.
If you can survive this, then you are indeed a natural talent, with strong willpower and rich experience. You only need the immediate illness and the psychological pressure of living in isolation for a long time.
After riding the wind and waves for a few hours, it was getting late.
The setting sun spreads down, and a layer of deep crimson flows on the winter ocean. The waves rise and fall, reflecting the dazzling light, as if sprinkled with a layer of broken gold.
Bi Fang squinted his eyes and was about to put down the tent to rest when he suddenly noticed a vague shadow in the distance.
what?
Bi Fang stood up and looked around, trying to see more clearly, but the direction over there was facing the setting sun, which looked dazzling and blurry.
The program team also noticed Bi Fang's abnormality, and quickly launched the drone into the air, filming along his line of sight, and at the same time amplifying the impact. The audience in the live broadcast room looked curiously. As the picture became clearer and clearer, many people grew up.
Mouth.
That turned out to be an island!!!
【It’s an island!】
【Lao Fang! It’s the island!】
[Oh, oh, oh, oh, it’s an island!]
【Old Fang feels great!】
There are as many barrages as a tsunami, and almost all of them are spawning islands.
The platform quickly sent a notification, and the content showed that on the sixth day of drifting at sea, an island was discovered!
After receiving the notice, more curious viewers flooded in, and the number of viewers surged. It didn't take long for the number of global viewers to exceed two million, not including those watching TV.
I actually encountered an island while drifting on the sea!
What good luck!
According to what Bi Fang said, the person who has lived at sea for more than a hundred days has never met him!
Peter was speechless. He couldn't believe that Fang Shen had found the island in just six days. He was indeed his idol!
so amazing!
Bi Fang was equally shocked in his heart, realizing that he was a blind cat meeting a dead mouse, and found a small island by complete mistake.
The gaze from the goddess of luck.jpg!
Without any hesitation, Bi Fang quickly adjusted the direction of the sail and headed towards the island. But before he got there, the wind became weaker and weaker. Until it got dark, he was still far away from the island.
Damn, why did the wind suddenly stop? What about the strong wind during the storm?
Withered so quickly?
Bi Fang is a little dissatisfied. When he needs it, there is no wind, and when he is exhausted, a storm comes, right?
There was no other way, so Bi Fang had no choice but to put down the sail and paddle towards the island with his two hands.
It is absolutely true that Wangshan can kill a horse, and not only that, Wangdao can also kill everyone.
After rowing for most of the day, Bifang collapsed in the life raft, almost sticking out his tongue and rolling his eyes: "I can't do it anymore, I'm almost exhausted!"
【Why not?】
[Fang Shen is so nervous! The island is so close in front of you!]
[Start with a life raft, all equipment depends on picking up]
【Fang Shen, what are you doing, Fang Shen!】
【Don’t stop!】
Bi Chao almost vomited blood when he saw the barrage. From just now to now, he has rowed almost one kilometer, which is equivalent to running three to five thousand meters. His arms are extremely sore.
But the island was so close in front of him, how could he give up? After resting for a while, Bi Fang quickly got up and continued paddling.
The sun had completely set. He could barely tell the direction by relying on the stars in the sky, but it was also very difficult. He could easily deviate from the direction if he was not careful. Bi Fang was worried while rowing, for fear that he would row in the wrong direction. Fortunately, there were spectators who could help him.
, you can also open a small hookup and observe the direction of the island through night vision mode.
Three hours later.
"I...I can't do it anymore."
Bi Fang curled up in the life raft like a dead dog, sticking out his tongue and sweating all over his body. He was still a few hundred meters away from the island, but he couldn't row anymore.
Who said paddling was easy? It was clearly exhausting.
Don’t say paddling is easy anymore!
Paddling is the most tiring part!
【How can a man say no?】
[Isn’t this possible? No, no, no, there’s no one who can’t swim more than ten kilometers, right? 】
[It’s only a dozen kilometers away, Lao Fang, what are you doing for food? Get up and continue paddling! 】
Bi Fang was unable to complain. He was now so tired that he could not even utter a complete sentence. He seemed motionless while sleeping, until he suddenly woke up half an hour later.
It’s over, I almost fell asleep, don’t get fucked away by the waves!
Bi Fang trembled and quickly stood up, only to find that he had already approached the island under the influence of the waves.
Only a dozen meters left!
Great!
Although he was very happy, Bifang, who was close to the island, did not rush to the shore. Instead, he observed the surrounding environment. Don't think that some rocks would cause the life raft to be cut. It would be more of a loss than a gain.
As a result, with the faint moonlight, Bi Fang was able to clearly see the shape of the island.
The island is very small, very small. How small is it? It only covers an area as large as a villa...
【What a small island...】
[I’m afraid there aren’t any animals on this island, right?]
[questionable]
【Can't live in it at all】
But no matter how small the island is, Bi Fang is not disappointed. It is already a great blessing to encounter an island. Others have been drifting for more than a hundred days without encountering it, but he can encounter it in six days. He is already lucky.
.
Of course, this may also be due to its proximity to the mainland.
The probability of encountering an island in the deep ocean is very slim, but it is different when approaching the mainland. The number of islands will increase significantly.
Bi Fang was already satisfied because there were trees on the island!
If you can't stay, then make a supply station.
Tree = Tool = Living environment becomes better = Challenges are easier to succeed√