Chai Xinyan, who was already irritable, immediately felt angry when she heard Ding Jing's understatement.
"It's not a good burn--"
Before he finished speaking, he saw Ren Yu running over near the bonfire.
"Team leader, the wood at the bottom of the bonfire is soaked by the rain. Do you think we should dig a ditch to drain it?"
While talking, Ren Yu also wiped the water on his face.
"..."
I feel terrible.
Chai Xinyan scratched her hair irritably, but later she found three pairs of eyes staring closely at her. She stopped the action in time, and then let out a long breath to calm down quickly.
After a while, Chai Xinyan stood up, suppressing her irritability and said, "Let's go together, hurry up."
While none of them are sleeping.
"That's okay." Ren Yu nodded.
Mo Shangjun and Ding Jing did not refuse. After looking at each other, they stood up one after another and walked under the rainproof cloth to "put out the fire."
Xiao Qiang didn't go to bed either. Now the six of them got together and dug the ditch as fast as possible.
The so-called "drainage ditch" is to dig three ditches near the bonfire, allowing water to flow downhill through the ditches, thereby avoiding the bonfire and ensuring that the bonfire can continue to burn.
If the weather is good, they may be able to abandon this bonfire, or waste another bullet to light it tomorrow.
However, due to the weather, most of the firewood they picked up was soaked, and fire starters were not available everywhere. It was even more difficult to find them after the heavy rain. They still had a little bit in their backpacks, but they could not use it many times.
, so they must use it sparingly.
Furthermore, with such heavy rain, even if you use kindling tomorrow morning, you may not be able to ignite a fire.
So this pile of bonfires that were still burning seemed to become their hope.
Tomorrow morning's breakfast, hot water, and drying clothes all depend on it.
With them all present, they absolutely cannot let a bonfire go out.
There are six people, each of whom is responsible for one direction, using allocated force or stones to dig. Their speed is still very fast, but the ground is not all soft soil, and some have piles of gravel, so they often encounter obstacles.
While working, if you are not careful with the hunting knife, you may injure your hand, not to mention the gravel on the ground.
Chai Xinyan's fingers were cut twice, and then a nail plate almost turned over, causing her to gasp in pain.
She gritted her teeth in pain, stopped involuntarily, and glanced at the other people around her. Their hands were muddy and some were scratched, but they were all doing what they were doing seriously without even the slightest pause.
Even Ding Jing, who just made sarcastic remarks, was busy with the work at hand in an orderly manner.
Chai Xinyan hesitated for a moment, and finally suppressed the urge to collapse, tightly grasped the strength in her hands, and continued the work of digging ditches.
Finally, with their mutual cooperation, the ditch was successfully dug.
Chai Xinyan was so tired that she sat on the ground.
However, when I looked up at the still burning bonfire, I still felt that my efforts had paid off.
"The rain has stopped," Mo Shangyun cleaned the blade of his hunting knife with leaves, then stood up from the ground, put the hunting knife back into the scabbard, and said, "Bring the firewood over, dry it as much as possible."
Everyone thought her proposal was acceptable, so they all went to move the firewood prepared in advance.
Chai Xinyan dragged her tired body and planned to join in their action, but as soon as she took two steps, she saw Mo Shangjun on the right standing in front of her.
Glancing at her sideways, Mo Shangyun said calmly: "Go and bandage the wound."
"...oh."
Chai Xinyan was surprised and responded hesitantly.
She raised her eyelids to see what Mo Shangjun looked like, but after finishing speaking, Mo Shangjun had already turned around and participated in the work of carrying firewood.
Chai Xinyan hesitated and looked down at her right index finger through the light of the campfire nearby.
There were obvious creases on her fingernails, because her hands were covered in mud, and the blood mixed with the mud, which was a bit miserable and painful. It seemed that she could be on the verge of collapse at any time.
Although she has excellent grades and is good in everything she studies and does, she has never participated in actual combat or experienced any of this.
In her previous company, she was an officer. From the deputy platoon commander of the lower company, to the platoon commander, and then to the associate deputy company commander, she was promoted smoothly along the way.
She did not need to participate in many trainings, but because she had the dream of joining the special forces, she did not miss any event. She took part in the assessment with her company every week, and her results were among the best every time.
But, they are regular troops after all.
They will not throw you into the wild mountains and forests and let you survive on your own. She has participated in wilderness survival training with the same class before. They are on regular roads every year. Veterans of more than two years can walk on the roads with ease and without any need.
Effortless.
She has seen a lot of knowledge from textbooks and thinks she knows a lot, but she rarely has the opportunity to apply this knowledge into reality.
After all, she was pampered by her family, and she was outstanding since she was a child, and she was rarely punished by her family. Because she went so smoothly, she had fewer and fewer opportunities to taste "failure". This experience and
The environment directly caused her to become discouraged and frustrated once she encountered setbacks, and she was particularly prone to collapse.
Just now, she even wanted to cry desperately.
But, because of the seriousness and calmness of Mo Shangyun and the others, she forcibly held back.
At this moment, she felt empty and wanted to cry, but when she thought that she was the "team leader" and that she was the "team leader" through her own tricks, she suppressed the negative emotions in her heart.
She can't cry.
She cannot collapse.
Regardless of whether Mo Shangjun and others did it intentionally or unintentionally...since they asked for her opinion when making decisions, she must maintain her status as "team leader".
She hadn't noticed it before when she was busy and busy, but now that she relaxed, her right index finger was really hurting. She didn't continue to stand here and do nothing. She exhaled and came under the shelter, first covering it with a rainproof cloth.
I washed my fingers in the rain, then took out the medicine and bandage from my backpack. I first applied a layer of medicine to my index finger, and then wrapped the finger with a bandage.
After she took care of her injuries, the firewood was moved.
After looking at her fingers, Chai Xinyan let out a breath, then got up with ointment and bandages, and distributed them to other students to let them deal with the wounds.
Mo Shangjun and Ding Jing were of no use. Both of them only had minor scratches. A few band-aids would solve the problem.
The rest of the people dealt with it more or less.
By the time all this fussing was over, it was almost three o'clock in the morning.
The heavy rain previously turned into a light drizzle now.
If nothing else, it shouldn't rain again in the next few hours.
"You guys go to rest, 074 and I will keep vigil." Chai Xinyan said.
After all this torment, they were all a little tired, especially Mo Shangyun and Ding Jing, who had been keeping vigil until twelve o'clock. Seeing what she had said, they all walked to the shelter, intending to continue sleeping.
There are still three hours left. If you rest well, you should have no problem coping with the long journey the next day. But if you don’t rest well, it will most likely hold back the team.
This time, Ren Yu was moved to the newly replaced shelter, while Mo Shangjun, Ding Jing and Qin Xue went to the second tent.
The second tent was built without any cover, but because it used a lot of rainproof cloth and was covered in all directions, even though it looked damp outside, it was completely dry inside.
Seeing the backs of Mo Shangjun, Ding Jing, and Qin Xue, Ren Yu walked towards the newly built shelter. He hesitated for a moment, looked around in a circle, stayed on Qin Xue's back for a few seconds, and finally sighed.
, took his backpack and came under the shelter and lay down.
*
With the previous "embarrassing incident" of the shelter collapsing, neither Mo Shangjun nor Ding Jing allowed themselves to sleep too deeply.
Because there was no movement at night, the two...no, the three of them slept soundly until six o'clock.
At six o'clock, the rain outside finally stopped, but the haze did not dissipate, and the forest was still dark.
Mo Shangjun, Ding Jing, and Qin Xue came out of the shelter.
The air after the rain was fresh, with the smell of earth and moisture. Mo Shangyun stepped on the soft ground wearing military boots. The military boots were immediately stained with mud, leaving her footprints on the ground.
Although the rain has stopped, traces of it still remain.
Taking out his training hat from his waist and putting it on, Mo Shangjun stood in the forest and glanced at the bonfire under the rainproof cloth.
The bonfire was still burning, but it no longer looked like a "pyramid". The two long strips of firewood at the bottom were removed, and the rest of the firewood was added to the top. It burned vigorously and the flames jumped.
In addition, they lit three more field fires next to the bonfire. Just like last night, Chai Xinyan put a few pieces of wood on top of the fire, but this time they were all wet wood, and then put
The water cups collected last night were placed on top. The cups were steaming. Their breakfast should be almost ready.
Ren Yu should have woken up earlier than them. Now he, Chai Xinyan and Xiao Qiang were gathered together. Their coats were all taken off, and they were stuck directly on the ground with a branch. Then they put the coat on the branch and dried it near the campfire.
clothing.
In addition, there were several other branches beside the bonfire, probably prepared for them.
"Boss, Sister Ding. Good morning."
Just when Mo Shangyun stopped and watched, Ren Yu suddenly noticed their presence and stretched out his hand to wave at them.
Mo Shangyun raised his eyebrows and walked towards the bonfire.
She took off her coat and placed it on the branch.
"Breakfast will be cooked soon." Chai Xinyan said proactively.
"Let's go pack up the shelter."
Mo Shangyun said his words and glanced sideways at Ren Yu.
Ren Yu immediately stood up smartly and said, "I'm here to help, too."
As he said that, he picked up his almost dry coat, put it on directly, and ran towards the nearest shelter.
Ding Jing also put away his coat, and then went to clean up the shelter with Mo Shangjun.
If it was a shelter made from local materials, then they could just leave it like this, but this time they used ropes and rainproof cloths they brought for the shelter. These can be recycled and do not take up space in the bag.
, if they were in a hurry and couldn't collect it, then forget it. There are no enemies to attack now, and they also have free time. It would be unreasonable not to collect them and recycle them.
Three people removed the ropes and tarps from the first shelter.
All the ropes were stuffed back into Ding Jing's backpack, and the rainproof cloth was shaken off and folded, planning to distribute it later.
After simply dealing with it, they came to the second shelter.
"Boss, Sister Ding."
Ren Yu diligently moved the branches away, and then called Mo Shangjun and Ding Jing diligently.
"What's the matter?"
Before Mo Shangyun could speak, Ding Jing responded first.
After hesitating for a moment, Ren Yu whispered: "That's right, last night -"
"Go and move the branch on the opposite side."
Before he finished speaking, Ding Jing interrupted Ren Yu.
At the same time, Mo Shangjun also winked at Ren Yu.
Ren Yu was startled, and when he raised his eyes, he suddenly saw Qin Xue walking towards this side. He immediately looked stunned, and then quickly said: "...Okay."
With that said, he went around in a circle and went to the opposite side to "move" the branches.
I don't know if it was an illusion, but Ren Yu always felt that Qin Xue's eyes were falling on him along the way.
That cold gaze... made him feel uncomfortable all over.
"I'll get the backpack."
After Qin Xue came over, she glanced at them and said something.
Then, he lowered his head and entered the shelter.
Ren Yu couldn't help but shudder.
Soon, Qin Xue picked up her backpack and came out of the shelter.
When she stood up, she glanced in Ren Yu's direction intentionally or unintentionally, then put her backpack on her shoulders and walked towards the bonfire without saying a word. (To be continued)