Arctic survival, starting in hell at minus fifty degrees Celsius

They didn't spare the two little rabbits either. Lin Can and Huang Shi were quick-witted and grabbed the rabbits by their ears, lifting them up.

Inside the cave, Sun Chengwu raised his spear and pierced the abdomen of a plump Arctic hare. As it struggled, blood dripped down.

To spare it too much pain, Sun Chengwu grabbed the rabbit's head with one hand and its body with the other, twisting it forcefully. The rabbit's cervical spine creaked, and it died instantly.

If there were enough food, the two little rabbits could be kept as pets, but since they are currently short of food, they can only be cooked and eaten.

After catching three rabbits, the three returned the way they came.

The wind and snow were even stronger, and the cold wind stung my face.

Lin Can, with his sharp eyes, pointed to a dark figure ahead and asked, "What's that?"

Sun Chengwu looked up and froze instantly.

It was a dark, indistinct shape, standing out starkly against the white snow, less than ten meters away from them.

Because of the wind and snow, they didn't notice each other until they were very close.

The dark figure moved slowly, its thick limbs disappearing into the snow. It seemed to have spotted them, and stopped, turning halfway around.

The three of them felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.

Brown bear!

Sun Chengwu's limbs stiffened, his blood rushed to his head, and his voice trembled, barely audible, "Don't run, slowly back away..."

The brown bear walked towards them.

The three people slowly retreated, barely maintaining a reasonably safe distance.

Perhaps the brown bear was full, perhaps it was wary, or perhaps the cold weather made it difficult to move around; in any case, it was very lucky that it didn't catch up.

The three of them dodged the black bear. Lin Can, breathing heavily, said nervously, "At this time, the brown bear should have just recovered from hibernation. Although it is very hungry, it is also the weakest time."

It must have realized that the three of us were not to be trifled with, so it didn't take any risks.

However, it's very cold this year, and food is hard to get, so it will probably target us again sooner or later.

We have to find a way to get rid of it, or we should move our camp to another location.

Having finally found a sheltered area with the sea and forests, where obtaining food was relatively easy, Sun Chengwu was somewhat unwilling to leave.

However, they all knew the fighting power of brown bears; these creatures, comparable to tanks, were simply unkillable by their primitive weapons.

It can't even penetrate its fur and fat layer.

As Sun Chengwu walked down the mountain, he said, "Let's take a look first; maybe it's just passing by."

However, everyone knew that he was hoping for the best, but there was no better way.

They are currently lacking food, and the temperature has started to drop in the past few days, with the sea frozen over. If they leave rashly, they may very well die on the way.

Back at the camp, Sun Chengwu cut open the rabbit's belly, preserving the intact fur to make gloves.

These past few days, Huang Shi has had noticeable chilblains on his hands.

If it becomes necrotic, the hand cannot be saved.

Sun Chengwu skillfully used his military knife to cut along the midline of the rabbit's abdomen and carefully peeled off the relatively intact fur.

He had dissected rabbits when he was in school, so he was very familiar with the physiological structure of rabbits.

The rabbit skin was small, with pinkish flesh and a small amount of fat.

He carefully scraped away the remaining fat and bits of meat from the inside of the fur and placed it on a nearby rock.

Next, cut the skinned rabbit meat into small pieces and wash off the snow with snow.

The two little rabbits were simply skinned, their internal organs removed, and cut along the midline; their bones were smashed into fragments with stones.

Some of the rabbit meat was thrown into a metal pot with boiling water, along with a few crushed bones and some plant roots that could be found to make soup.

The other portion of rabbit meat was skewered on sharpened branches and placed near the fire.

Slowly smoke and roast using high temperatures and cooking smoke; this will preserve it for several more days.

Huang Shi squatted by the fire, adding firewood as he unconsciously rubbed his red, swollen, and itchy hands and fingers.

Sun Chengwu noticed this and said, "Give me your hand."

Huang Shi stretched out his hand, and the back of his hand and the joints of several fingers were red, swollen and purple, with blisters in some places, typical of frostbite.

Fortunately, the skin hasn't broken or ulcerated yet.

Sun Chengwu grabbed a handful of snow and rubbed it on the back of Huang Shi's hand. "You have frostbite. Rub it with snow until it warms up."

Huang Shi's wound was itchy and painful, so he imitated Sun Chengwu's movements and rubbed his hands vigorously.

The icy, biting snow rubbed against my skin, bringing an unbearable pain.

But after rubbing for a while, the numb area started to feel warm, blood circulation accelerated, and the pain lessened considerably.

Sun Chengwu tore off two long strips of cloth, boiled them in hot water, then heated them slightly over a fire, and carefully wrapped them around the most severely affected areas of Huangshi's frostbite.

Sun Chengwu reminded them, "Let's leave it at that for now. The conditions are limited right now, so be careful to keep warm and avoid touching cold water for the next few days."

He guessed that Huang Shi's hands must have been frozen at the beach a few days ago when he was catching seals.

Huang Shi looked at his bandaged hand and nodded: "Thank you, Brother Sun."

By this time, the rabbit soup was ready.

Su Wanqing deliberately added more meat to the three people's cans, while only two bones floated in her and Zhao Na's cans.

Lin Can noticed this and picked up a piece of rabbit meat from the bag.

Su Wanqing shook her head and said, "I won't eat. It's more tiring for you to go out. Zhao Na and I are fine as long as we're full."

She said that, but in the past few days, her body has visibly become thinner.

This shows that she wasn't full at all.

Not only him, but everyone else also lost weight due to a lack of fat intake.

After the meal, Sun Chengwu began processing the rabbit skins.

He used a knife to further scrape away the remaining fat and fascia on the skin, then evenly applied the seal oil he had collected earlier to the inside of the rabbit skin, rubbing it repeatedly with his hands to allow the oil to penetrate.

This is the simplest method of fur care, mainly aimed at preventing the hide from hardening and cracking, and also has a certain anti-corrosion effect.

He kneaded the skin for a while until it became relatively soft before spreading it out and placing it near the fire, letting the heat slowly dry it.

After roasting for more than two hours, the rabbit skin dried out and emitted an unpleasant burnt smell.

Sun Chengwu twisted the tendons he had saved into thin threads, used a bone to poke small holes along the edge of the rabbit skin, inserted the tendons, and tightened them to make a simple rabbit skin glove.

He handed the first pair of gloves to Huang Shi, saying, "Wear these to keep warm."

Huang Shi didn't stand on ceremony. After thanking Brother Sun, he took the pendant and put it on his wrist.

He clapped his hands and joked, "I'm wearing a fur coat now, and it looks much more real than the one I bought for 20,000 yuan."

Sun Chengwu continued, "Other people's fur coats are finely processed, this is an unfinished product."