Arctic survival, starting in hell at minus fifty degrees Celsius

There was very little food left.

When Su Wanqing said this, she looked at Sun Chengwu with a somewhat blank expression.

In this frigid region, food was like a mountain weighing on them at all times, forcing them to constantly venture out into the world.

Sun Chengwu calmly asked, "Let's try our luck tomorrow, how long can we keep eating?"

Su Wanqing nodded slightly and said, "Eat sparingly, it will last at most two days. But we have a lot of seal oil, so even if we run out of meat, we can use it to make soup and last a while longer."

Sun Chengwu nodded, indicating that he understood.

At night, the sky is dotted with stars. The Arctic is free of pollution, and the sky is exceptionally clear and bright.

In the distance, a streak of aurora floated in the air like a ribbon of light.

Such a beautiful scene went unappreciated by the crowd.

For those who are well-fed and satisfied, this is a beautiful sight.

For them now, this scenery foreshadows another drop in temperature; it's a death knell.

The next morning, Sun Chengwu and Huang Shi went to the beach, hoping to try their luck and see if they could catch another seal.

On the sea, seals could be vaguely seen swimming belly-rolling, but they wouldn't come ashore.

Sun Chengwu lowered the fishing rod into the water and weighed it down with stones and ice blocks to prevent it from being dragged away by the fish after he hooked one.

The two then searched along the coast.

In the distance, a red-throated loon plunges into the sea, then spreads its wings and takes flight, carrying a large fish in its beak.

Huang Shi said enviously, "This bird is really good at catching fish. If we had that ability, we wouldn't have to worry about food."

The next moment, as a red-throated loon passed over the sea, a seal suddenly leaped out of the water and dragged the loon into the sea in one gulp.

Sun Chengwu looked at him and asked, "Are you still envious?"

Huang Shitou shook his head like a rattle-drum, "No."

As Sun Chengwu carefully stepped across the sea ice, he said, "Although humans eat a lot, they are at the top of the food chain after all, so they don't have to live in constant fear every day."

The two walked a long way along the coastline but found no food.

In the Arctic, where food is scarce, finding a corpse like last time is like winning the lottery.

When he returned, Sun Chengwu lifted his fishing rod, but there were still no fish on it.

Sun Chengwu, his breath steaming in the air, picked up his fishing rod, moved to another spot, threw it into the water, and weighed it down again.

Huang Shi rubbed his hands and asked, "Brother Sun, what should we do? If we can't find anything to eat soon, we'll go hungry."

Sun Chengwu glanced in the direction of the woods. "Let's try our luck in the woods."

The two entered the forest.

Snow kept falling from the tree trunks overhead, occasionally startling the grouse or squirrels in the forest, who would run away as if fleeing.

Grouse run very fast, squirrels are agile and can even climb trees.

Sun Chengwu gathered some branches and set a trap along the path of some animal footprints in the snow.

Whether or not it can be caught is up to fate.

Fortunately, in April, the nights come slowly in the Arctic.

Around 7 p.m., as dusk was falling and the two were preparing to return, Huang Shi suddenly grabbed Sun Chengwu's arm. "Brother Sun, look..."

Sun Chengwu looked in the direction Huang Shi was pointing and was immediately delighted.

Not far away, an Arctic moose swayed its large antlers as it walked past them.

It has a truck-like body, brown fur, and weighs half a ton.

Huang Shi lowered his voice and asked, "Want to give it a try?"

Seeing the eager look in his eyes, Sun Chengwu nodded.

The two cautiously approached the Arctic moose, whose eyes were close to the sides of its body, providing a field of vision of nearly 300 degrees.

So they crawled on their stomachs in the snow as much as possible, using the vegetation as cover to get closer little by little.

When they reached about ten meters away, the elk became alert and suddenly raised its head to look around.

It uneasily began to walk away, its hooves pawing the distance.

Huang Shi was getting anxious. He suddenly stood up from the snow and chased after the elk.

The deer sensed danger and turned to flee.

Seeing Huang Shi make his move, Sun Chengwu followed closely behind. The two waded through the snow, chasing after the deer at top speed.

However, the snow was too deep, and the two could not increase their speed. The deer had strong and long limbs, and it was faster in the snow.

Seeing that the deer was about to escape, Sun Chengwu threw his spear with all his might.

puff...

The spear pierced the deer's thigh, and specks of blood dripped from its body, staining the white snow red.

Sun Chengwu's eyes lit up. "We've got it! Chase after them!"

The two chased for another two hundred meters or so before the deer finally flicked its tail and disappeared into the forest.

Not only did they fail to catch the lost creature, but they also expended a lot of energy and lost a spear.

Sun Chengwu stopped, breathing heavily, looking somewhat unwillingly in the direction the deer had fled.

Huang Shi caught up, but his physical strength was not as good as Sun Chengwu's. He was already exhausted and squatted on the ground, dry heaving incessantly.

As he inhaled the cold air, Sun Chengwu couldn't help but cough.

After a brief rest, Sun Chengwu accepted reality and said, "Let's go back."

Looking at the blood left on the ground, Huang Shi said unwillingly, "Brother Sun, let's keep chasing him. Maybe he'll bleed to death and collapse in a while, and then we'll have a chance."

Sun Chengwu shook his head. He clearly saw that the spear had pierced the lost man's thigh, not his abdomen.

Moreover, the stone spears were not sharp enough; at most, they could only pierce the skin, far from damaging an artery.

Judging from the amount of bleeding on the ground, it was far from enough to fundamentally damage the elk.

He shook his head and said calmly, "Let's not chase anymore. Continuing to chase will only waste more energy, and it will get dark soon. We need to go back quickly."

I'm worried there might be bears or wolves nearby.

If we encounter such a carnivorous predator, we have no chance of survival.

The food can hold out a little longer; safety comes first.

Despite his reluctance, Huang Shi calmed down after Sun Chengwu's explanation.

The two returned to the camp in a disheveled state, only to smell the aroma of meat.

Half a fish was hanging on a tree at the entrance of the camp, and fish meat was inside an iron can, emitting the delicious aroma of fish soup.

Sun Chengwu asked in surprise, "Where did this fish come from?"

Lin Can glanced at Zhao Na and said, "She got it."

Sun Chengwu looked at Zhao Na with some surprise.

Feeling uneasy under the gaze, Zhao Na said, "I found a tattered net on the beach, remade it, and put it in the water. I didn't expect to catch fish today."

Sun Chengwu felt a mix of emotions at that moment.

I never imagined that the life I casually spared would bring him such a pleasant surprise today: "You can weave fishing nets?"

Zhao Na shook her head and said, "No, but I like to braid ropes at home, so I tried to repair it."

Sun Chengwu asked with bright eyes, "If I give you rope, can you weave a fishing net?"

Zhao Na pursed her lips and nodded vigorously, "I can try."

Sun Chengwu had a lot of fishing line. He kept some for himself and gave the rest to Zhao Na. "You don't need to go out to work these next few days. Just weave fishing nets, the more the better!"