Marcus felt uncomfortable in his nose as soon as he woke up. The next second, his face twisted sharply, his lungs contracted and he sneezed violently. Gas and droplets rushed out of his nose.
A faint stench floated in the air, and Marcus' heart sank after feeling dizzy.
broken.
He caught a cold!
But then there was a hint of luck, maybe it was just an uncomfortable nose, spring was here, some flowers were blooming, maybe it was pollen...
"A sneeze, a sneeze."
The next two sneezes ruthlessly shattered Marcus's luck. He sniffed, his face looking indescribably gloomy.
It's no big deal to catch a cold in the city and you'll be fine in two days, but it's a big deal to be alone in the wilderness.
Feeling his blocked nostrils and heavy body, Marcus, who was about to get up, cursed in a low voice and lay down on the dead leaves again.
Little did they know that this scene was witnessed by all the spectators. As early as when Marcus was still asleep, everyone realized that something was wrong. It was already three o'clock in the morning, and other contestants got up and went hunting in search of food, but he was the only one who was still asleep.
As soon as I got up and sneezed several times, anyone could tell that I had a cold.
【It’s over, will we be eliminated the next day? 】
【The first eliminated!】
[Not necessarily, no one has said to give up, please don’t be so discouraged, okay? 】
[Where’s Fang Shen, please tell me, how’s it going?]
"I don't know whether I will be eliminated or not. It still depends on personal will and development, but there is a high probability that I won't survive." Bifang rubbed his chin, thinking about Marcus' performance.
"Marcus hasn't eaten for more than 30 hours since the airdrop to today. The water he drinks is still full of frost, which further aggravates the energy consumption in the body. Now he has a cold. It's good to have some strength. And look at him.
He looked almost curled up into a ball."
On the screen, Marcus looked like a cooked prawn, huddled in the shelter and shivering, with obvious chills and coughing violently from time to time.
"So this is not an ordinary cold, but a wind-cold cold. The symptoms of a wind-cold cold are severe chills, mild fever, clear nose, and cough. Generally, you need to keep warm from the cold to feel more comfortable. Judging from Marcus' performance
It’s almost the same, and you may still have a fever if you go further.”
fever?
The audience was shocked. The fever was quite serious. In daily life, having a fever is so uncomfortable that I don’t even want to go to class, let alone in the wilderness.
If he has a fever, Marcus' challenge will almost be declared a failure.
Marcus could understand what the audience could understand. He didn't want to be eliminated so quickly, so he struggled to get up from the ground and wanted to find something to eat.
But as soon as he stood firm, his vision went dark and he almost fell over, but soon the light came in again, allowing him to see his surroundings clearly.
After coughing twice, Marcus walked towards the simple trap he made yesterday. In the current state, it was almost impossible to hunt. He could only see if the trap he had set out all night had any harvest.
Unfortunately, the first trap was empty.
A fairly simple trap is to use two small branches to prop up a loop. One end of the loop is tied to the tree. As long as prey passes through, it can be tightened instantly.
Bi Fang took the opportunity to introduce it to the audience: "This is the simplest and most primitive rope trap, commonly known as a neck sling. Although it is simple, it has a wide hunting range, ranging from small ones such as squirrels and hares to large ones such as wild boars.
Grasp.
To set up this kind of trap, you need to be familiar with the size of the animal, and the height from the ground must also be considered. The most important thing is to find the path of the animal, otherwise it will be difficult to harvest.”
【Are there any animals that often pass by here?】
"No."
The audience was confused, what the hell is that?
"Anyway, I don't see any animal trails here. Marcus is probably just trying his luck. Didn't you notice? He has set up many traps, and this is already the third one."
Bi Fang shook his head. Marcus had set traps far and near, and it would take a long time to check them.
The program team had no intention of following him and switched the screen to several other people.
Mu Jialun's bow body had been finished after being smoked and roasted overnight. He broke it off vigorously. The strength was very high. When he saw that the bow was stretched, he couldn't wait to start stringing it. After finishing the stringing, he could set off.
It's a whole day late, and I don't know if I can take a preemptive strike.
Ji Zuodong's harvest was equally good. With a wild river at his back, he really caught a small fish last night. Unfortunately, it was too small to be smaller, barely enough to fit between his teeth. He got up early this morning and walked along the river bed. It was obvious that it was
I want to see if there is a place suitable for fishing. Catching a big fish means that I don’t have to worry about food for two or three days.
Bono, Doligon, and a few others were still in no hurry and were still on their way.
However, two people stayed on the spot to maintain the shelter and made an unexpected move. They dug up the thick soil to a depth of half a meter and pulled out a pile.
earthworm!
The soil has a thermal insulation effect, so earthworms will not die in winter, but will burrow into the ground to a depth of nearly half a meter!
Looking at the serious-looking contestants, the audience had a bad feeling in their hearts.
[Hahahahahaha, what’s going on with this sense of déjà vu! 】
[That day, people once again cried out about being dominated by earthworms... Sorry, I was on the wrong set]
[Awesome, awesome, I thought I would never see this famous scene again, this wave is expected to be done by Lao Fang’s amazing operation!]
The audience directly called 666. Having learned from Bi Fang's experience, most people could predict what would happen next.
As expected, one of the contestants frowned. Interestingly, he learned this trick after watching Bi Fang's video, and it was also his first time trying it.
After squeezing out the dirt from their stomachs, leaving behind a thin strip, the contestants closed their eyes and breathed a sigh of relief!
"vomit!"
The thick earthy smell exploded, and none of the contestants could hold it back. They vomited out the acid water together with the earthworms. In the spit, you could faintly see the red earthworms squirming, but this scene was quickly revealed by the program.
The group is mosaic.
A bit sloppy.
The other one did a little better and swallowed it in one breath, then kept retching.
It’s not for human consumption at all!
At least until the two of them can no longer hold on, it is impossible to eat earthworms anymore. They will be extremely uncomfortable both psychologically and physically.
Then even when a large crowd of spectators asked Bi Fang how he ate it in the first place, Bi Fang didn't say anything and just laughed. After seeing everyone's expressions, he switched the screen to Marcus again.
Marcus has completed a tour, and the attentive spectators have counted a total of thirteen rope traps.
All is empty.
"A trap is only useful if it is placed in the right place. Otherwise, it is just like waiting for the rabbit to catch the rabbit. The probability of harvesting is pitiful. Think about it. On a piece of land that is 100 meters long, how much space does one trap take up? Is it twenty centimeters?
?
The probability that an animal happens to run by you is very small, but if you move to a place where animals often go, like a passage, which is only a few meters away, the probability of encountering it is much higher."
After completing a long circle with no results, Marcus almost fainted and fell to the ground. He staggered back and fell against a tree. He hadn't eaten in the past two days, and his stomach acid burned the stomach wall like boiling water, causing great pain.
amazing.
It's over, it's really over now.
Let alone the competition, simply surviving these twelve days seems to be a luxury now.
With a desperate mood, Marcus sat on the dirt, pulled up the weeds and threw them on the ground in a vent, and then put his head in his hands.
Bi Fang was attracted by the weeds thrown by Marcus. He frowned and looked at it for a long time. After confirming that Marcus didn't realize what he had done, he regretted: "It's a pity. In fact, the chance for a comeback is here."
In front of him."
[Comeback, what kind of comeback?]
[Have Fang Shen noticed something? Tell me quickly!]
【Don’t be too pretentious!】
【This is the case, you still want to make a comeback? 】
"Do you know what he just threw out?" Bifang pointed to the "weeds" beside Marcus and said, "This is echinacea, also called echinacea."
Echinacea?
The audience looked at the muddy grass blades on the ground and slowly raised a question mark.
【Is this a fucking flower? A flower?】
[No one believes it, even I don’t believe it (dog head)]
"The flowers haven't bloomed yet."
Bi Fang is not surprised by the audience's reaction, because the current echinacea does not look like a flower at all and looks like a simple weed, but it is indeed a very common herb.
"Echinacea is native to North America. The original indigenous people used it to treat toothache, sore throat, colds and infectious diseases. Especially in the early stages of colds, the therapeutic effect is very good.
If you want to cure a cold quickly in the wild, you can either take a dip in a hot spring like I did last time. If you are in good health, just take a dip in it.
Otherwise, you have to rely on medicines. Many common herbs can treat colds, such as Nepeta, isatis root, mulberry leaves, grass root, dandelion, and tangerine. These are very common and exist all over the world."
[Holy shit, dandelions can also cure colds?]
"Yes, but the effect is not as good as Echinacea. This is the best-selling health product in the country. It is especially suitable for taking when the human body needs the immune system to play a strong role.
Let me tell you a piece of trivia: there is no medicine in the world that can cure colds..."
How can it be?
[Nonsense, I obviously feel better after taking the medicine!]
[Yes, yes, there are so many cold medicines, how is that possible?]
[Isn’t Lao Fang a bit sensational? 】
【I am a medical student, actually】
The screen was filled with doubtful comments. Occasionally, some people stood up to support, but they were quickly drowned in the voices of the crowd.
"Mr. Bi, are you telling the truth?"
Not only the audience, but also the staff on the side cast suspicious eyes after hearing these words. If there is no medicine to treat colds, what do they usually eat?
lonely?
"You can check it out." Bi Fang raised his eyebrows, "I know it is inconsistent with your usual understanding, but this is the fact. Because colds are viral infections, there are no medical doctors. The current treatment of colds in the medical community is still based on
Rest, symptomatic treatment, and prevention of secondary infection are the mainstays.
Among them, symptomatic treatment refers to symptoms such as nasal congestion, runny nose, cough, sneezing, fever and other symptoms caused by colds. The cold medicines currently on the market are all targeted at these symptoms.
In other words, all cold medicines currently available do not "cure" colds, but are only used to relieve various uncomfortable symptoms caused by colds.
The only line of defense that can kill cold viruses is our internal immunity, so this is the best time to take echinacea.”