Arctic survival, starting in hell at minus fifty degrees Celsius

With fishing nets, there is a stable source of food.

It's April now, so at least for the time being, there's no need to worry about the sea freezing over. For the next six months, as long as they're not too unlucky, they can reliably get fish.

Fish is rich in fat and protein, making it one of the best food sources.

However, relying solely on fish will certainly not last long.

Although the source of fish is stable, one cannot gamble on catching fish every day; one still needs to hunt and store food.

Everyone enjoyed the dinner.

The happiest person must be Zhao Na, who no longer has to worry about being abandoned.

At night, Sun Chengwu checked Zhao Na's leg wound. The swelling had subsided and there were no signs of infection, but the temperature was too low, making it difficult for the cut wound to heal and the bone to grow properly. He estimated that it would take at least two or three months to recover.

During the meal, Sun Chengwu suggested, "Now that we have a food supply for the short term, perhaps we should stop temporarily and stockpile food."

Since Zhao Na has injured her leg and has difficulty moving around, let's stay here for the time being.

Tomorrow, Lin Can will go to the beach to guard the fishing nets, while Zhao Na and Sister Su will stay behind. Huang Shi and I will go find some stones to make stone axes.

Since we are going to live here permanently, we need to build a stable shelter where we can live for a long time.

"Starting from the shelter, explore the surrounding area while searching for rescue."

Lin Can agreed, "Okay."

No one else had any objections.

Nothing happened that night. The next morning, Sun Chengwu and Huang Shi set off and arrived at the foot of the cliff they had visited before.

After a day of searching, they found more than a dozen stones suitable for making stone axes.

Sun Chengwu peeled off some more tree bark, boiled it in hot water to soften it, and then twisted it into rope.

On the wooden stick, grooves were carved out with a military knife, and a stone was fixed to it with a rope.

Then polish the stone to form an axe blade.

Their only tool was a military knife, and due to long-term use, the blade had many chipped marks.

After a whole day, he had only made two stone axes.

After making the stone axe, Sun Chengwu went to a tree and swung it down forcefully.

Boom!

The axe blade embedded itself in the tree trunk, and sawdust shattered.

dong dong dong...

Sun Chengwu swung the tree repeatedly, about thirty times, and a small tree as thick as a wrist fell down.

Looking at the axe blade again, a piece had already broken off.

Roughly estimated, after cutting down two more trees, the axe blade will be unusable.

Such consumption is a bit of a headache, but under these circumstances, it's the only option.

Good luck today, two more fish caught, one from patching the fishing net and the other from Sun Chengwu's fishing rod.

Eat one, save one, and hang it on the tree.

Night fell, and the cold wind howled.

Snowflakes began to fall again from the sky.

This is not good news for them; the snow will lower the temperature, and the sea is likely to freeze over.

When the sea is frozen, they can't fish, they can only fish.

But as luck would have it, misfortune never comes singly.

That night, Sun Chengwu heard noises outside.

When he came out, he saw two bright green eyes perched on the tree trunk, staring at him.

The fish that was hanging on the tree trunk has vanished without a trace.

"stop!"

Sun Chengwu chased after him with an axe.

The thing on the tree trunk escaped very quickly and soon disappeared from sight.

It was too dark and cold at night, so Sun Chengwu dared not pursue them too far.

When they returned, everyone had already woken up.

Lin Can, gripping his military knife, stepped out and asked, "What's outside?"

Sun Chengwu shook his head. "I don't know, I didn't see clearly. It should be a small carnivore. Our fish have been stolen."

This devastating news left everyone looking rather grim.

Lin Can reassured everyone, "It's okay, we can catch them again tomorrow."

The next day, the snow fell even heavier.

When Sun Chengwu arrived at the seaside, the sea ice had frozen together. Although it was not completely sealed off, most of the sea area was already covered in white.

He went to check the fishing nets and found that they were firmly frozen to the ice floes.

Sun Chengwu used a stone axe to break open the ice and retrieved the fishing net, but there were no fish on it.

They are now struggling to find food again.

Moreover, food is difficult to store, so they need to build warehouses for food storage.

However, their efficiency was too low. They could only make five or six pieces of wood a day by making stone axes and chopping down trees.

Building shelters and food storage warehouses might take at least a month.

Sun Chengwu originally planned to continue making stone axes and felling trees, but the sea was frozen, so they needed to go out today and find food first.

Lin Can said, "I'll go with you."

Su Wanqing stood up, wanting to follow, but Lin Can turned around and said, "You stay home; Zhao Na needs someone to look after her."

Su Wanqing then shrank back.

Tents are not effective at keeping out the cold. The drop in temperature not only makes it difficult to obtain food, but also greatly reduces their sleep quality at night.

Everyone was a bit tired because they hadn't slept well the night before.

Sun Chengwu wanted to find the deer he had seen that day, but the bloodstains had long been covered by snow. After chasing for a while, they completely lost track of it.

Sun Chengwu then inspected the traps he had set.

One trap was successful, catching an Arctic hare, but the other traps were either blown askew by the wind or their prey escaped.

It was just a casual arrangement, so it's already a stroke of luck that it yielded any results.

The three people braved the heavy snow and trudged through the woods with difficulty.

Lin Can shielded his eyes from the cold wind and said, "In this kind of weather, animals will hide in their burrows and not come out. We won't find them by searching like this."

As soon as Sun Chengwu opened his mouth, snowflakes were blown into it.

He tilted his head, covered his mouth, and asked loudly, "Do you have any good ideas?"

Lin Can thought seriously for a moment and said, "Find a cave, or look for footprints in the snow to find their nest, and dig!"

There were no caves nearby, so they lowered their heads and carefully examined the animal footprints in the snow.

Fortunately, the snow wasn't heavy last night, and it only started to increase today, so many footprints are still faintly recognizable.

They followed a trail of footprints to a tree, where the footprints disappeared.

Sun Chengwu stood to the side holding a spear, while Lin Can and Huang Shi dug away the snow on top.

Below, a snow cave was revealed.

The tunnel was dug downwards, and there was another downward-sloping opening on the ground.

Huang Shi reached in, his face almost buried in the snow, and said, "No, the hole inside is curved, I can't reach it."

But there's definitely something inside; I felt it.

This statement is truly inspiring.

This indicates that there is at least one nest of prey down there.

The three of them dug away the soil around the entrance of the cave, and when they reached the corner, they could vaguely see a white thing hiding inside.

Sun Chengwu raised his spear and thrust it in forcefully.

puff……

A soft touch came, and Sun Chengwu's eyes lit up. "You hit the mark!"

Before he could make his next move, two little rabbits, whose fur had just grown out, darted out of the hole.