Surviving Endless Disasters

I hope the storm won't come before then. Today's temperature is too high, which gives Wen Zheng a bad premonition.

After resting for a few minutes, Wen Zheng started walking again. It would be even more difficult at noon when the sun climbed above his head.

Sweat began to flow down his back, and the clothes on his body were soaked with sweat and clung to his body.

Wen Zheng turned a corner and saw two caves. He blinked quickly, wondering if he was hallucinating due to the sun.

That's not an illusion, it's a rock as steep as a wall. It's difficult for animals to attack from above or below on such a steep rock.

The rocks are bare, with no stones that might fall down. There are also no plants. Except for the grass underfoot, there is no green at all.

The two caves Wen Zheng saw were on this rock. The cave entrances were different in size and both were somewhat high from the ground.

He raised his head and observed carefully. The cave with the larger entrance was a little too high, blocking the animals and blocking him.

The entrance to the other cave is smaller, but large enough for people to enter, and is closer to the ground.

What satisfied Wen Zheng the most was that there was a long protruding rock half an arm's length directly above the cave, like a long eaves, which could withstand things falling from above and also block the falling rain.

Wen Zheng couldn't help but start to imagine that rainwater fell from the sky and hit the protruding rocks, forming a rain curtain and falling down. He was lying in the cave and could enjoy it if he was in the mood.

However, it is possible to encounter a storm with a bad wind direction, and the wind will blow raindrops into the cave.

This is not difficult to solve. Wen Zheng thought about it and made a bamboo raft to keep out the wind and rain. The lower end is inserted into the ground and the upper end leans against the rock eaves. The bamboo raft is covered with leaves that can block rainwater, forming a slope that can provide The cave provides protection from wind and rain.

The bamboo rafts can even be made movable, with strong ropes tied to them. When the weather is sunny and windy, the bamboo rafts can be lowered to allow sunlight to shine into the cave. In the event of a storm, the ropes can be used to pull the bamboo rafts up.

It was a perfect idea. Wen Zheng was excited by his imagination. Now there was only one problem. The entrance of this cave didn't look big. He didn't know if there was enough space for people to live inside. He needed to go up and take a look.

Wen Zheng walked to the foot of this mountain rock. Because he didn't have any standard reference, he still didn't know what his original height was, but he felt that it should be not low.

From a distance just now, I saw that this cave is not very high.

Unexpectedly, when he got closer, he discovered that the cave was slightly higher than his head, so it was a bit difficult to get up.

Chapter 30 The sunlight above his head became stronger and stronger. Wen Zheng urgently wanted a place to get shade and cool down, so he quickly entered the cave.

First, he raised his arms and put the bamboo basket up. Wen Zheng stepped back a few meters and looked at the smooth rock with nowhere to step. He sped up and ran to the bottom of the rock and jumped suddenly, holding his hands on the edge of the cave. The muscles of both arms were exerted, the pull-up technique was used, and the knee of the right leg was placed on the cave.

Finally climbing up, Wen Zheng half-crouched at the entrance of the cave. The cave blocked out the sun, so he no longer had to bear the feeling of being exposed to the sun.

He shook off the pebbles on his hands and began to look at the cave carefully.

The entrance of the cave is only half a person's height, but it is narrow on the outside and wide on the inside. It is not very deep, about four meters.

Wen Zheng had to half-bend at the entrance of the cave, but he could stand up straight when he walked inside.

The inside of the cave is very dry, with little moisture. There are some flying dust and small pieces of gravel on the ground. Except for small bumps in a few places, the terrain is generally flat and suitable for human habitation.

Looking out from the entrance of the cave, there is first a slight slope of grassland, then a golden sandy beach and azure blue sea.

Wen Zheng was extremely satisfied. This cave was very much in line with his wishes.

The disadvantage of being too far away from the two resource areas of bamboo forest and coconut forest is acceptable, at least it is not too far from the coast.

You can move things here today, and then gradually transform this cave into a camp that can be lived in for a long time.

Leaves were spread on the ground. Wen Zheng sat and wiped the sweat from his head, quietly waiting for his physical strength to recover. He began to plan in his mind how to transform the cave. This was a big project.

The entrance to the cave is too high, making it inconvenient to go up or down.

Since we are going to make a bamboo raft to keep out the rain, we can also make a small bamboo raft to serve as an up and down slide, but that is all work later.

By simply piling up the gravel in the cave, it was already noon, and lunch became a problem.

Although Wen Zheng carried fire with him, there was no wood around that could be used as firewood. Wen Zheng didn't want to go out and collect it in the sun.

Moreover, the weather outside was too hot, so he had no idea of ​​making a fire. Turning over the bamboo basket, he found that the shellfish collected from the rocks in the morning gave off an unpleasant smell due to the high temperature, and were obviously no longer edible.

However, the clams cooked yesterday were still safe in the bamboo tube.

The shellfish were wrapped in leaves and thrown under the rock. Wen Zheng used chopsticks to pick up Dry King's clam meat and ate it.

“The taste is a bit hard, with a slight salty taste, and it’s barely swallowable.

"Wen Zheng simply commented, "This should be the worst meal I have eaten so far.

" Just sitting in the cave, half leaning against the stone wall, Wen Zheng took a short nap. When the sun was no longer so hot outside, he left the cave carrying an empty bamboo basket and an ax.

The air outside was still hot and stuffy, making people restless, but Wen Zheng had no time to rest.

He always had a premonition that it would rain tonight. He needed to pick up firewood and store it in the cave before the heavy rain came, and he also needed to return to the shelter to take away the necessary things.

There were no trees around the cave. Wen Zheng carried an empty bamboo basket on his back and walked to the junction of the gravel mountain and the forest with an axe in his hand. The branches of those thriving plants had a lot of water and were not suitable for firewood. More suitable were the dead branches that fell on the ground and the dead leaves that had not yet rotted.

The gaps in the bamboo basket were blocked by banana leaves. Wen Zheng filled it with dead grass and dead leaves. He collected the dead branches on the ground and tied them with ropes to make a full bundle.

Back at the entrance of the cave, Wen Zheng reached out and touched it. The ropes placed at the entrance of the cave were pulled into his hand. The other ends of these ropes were tied to the protruding places in the cave.

First, two ropes were tied to the bamboo basket and wood respectively. Wen Zheng pulled the third rope and stepped on the smooth rock wall to enter the cave, and then pulled the other two ropes to pull the bamboo basket and wood up.

After drinking some light salt water to replenish the body's salt and water, Wen Zheng set out again to return to the shelter.

Worried about the possible rain, Wen Zheng's speed was much faster, and the nine-minute journey was reduced to six minutes.

Back to the familiar beach, Wen Zheng looked at the place where he had lived for several days, and some reluctance surged in his heart. He was not going to dismantle this shelter, or it would be useful in the future.

In just five days, a lot of things were piled up here, branches, barks and leaves picked up from the jungle, a lot of coconut shells and ropes woven with coconut shell fibers, bamboo and various bamboo products that were finally transported back, a simple stone shovel made of stone chips and wooden sticks that had only been used once, and a lot of odds and ends. It was not easy to move these into the cave.

The sea breeze blew, and Wen Zheng sensitively noticed something different.

He looked up at the sky. The clouds blocked the sun and the sky was a little gloomy, which was a sign of rain.

Should he stay in the shelter or rush to the cave with his things as soon as possible? Wen Zheng chose the latter. After all, the shelter was not rainproof and his "bed" was on the ground that was easily wet.

He had to speed up the packing and discard some unnecessary things. He picked up the big bamboo basket he made at the beginning. The bamboo tubes filled with fresh water and sea salt were wrapped with leaves and ropes, and placed vertically in the bamboo basket side by side.

The ropes twisted in his spare time were stuffed into the gaps of these bamboo tubes. Coconut shells and large shells used as utensils were placed on the bamboo tubes. The bamboo baskets were soon full.