Arctic survival, starting in hell at minus fifty degrees Celsius

As Sun Chengwu recounted the story, the broth was ready.

After letting it cool for a while, the outside of the iron can became warm, and Sun Chengwu picked it up and took a big gulp.

The broth warmed me up quickly, dispelling the chill from my body.

The broth had a fishy smell, was unsalted, and was difficult to drink.

But he's gotten used to it.

Thinking of salt, Sun Chengwu said, "We need salt. Even if we don't have any seasonings, we must find a way to get some salt to eat, otherwise our bodies will have problems."

Prolonged salt deficiency can lead to a series of illnesses and cause fatigue.

Sun Chengwu could already feel that his body was starting to feel weaker today.

The group asked, "How is salt made?"

Sun Chengwu looked at Dahaidao and said, "Use the most primitive method: burn it!"

Salt production can wait; the priority now is to go to the place where the reindeer died and bring the carcasses back as soon as possible.

After lunch, they rested briefly. Then, Zhao Na stayed at the camp while Sun Chengwu led the way towards the reindeer carcass.

After more than two hours of trekking, the group finally saw bloodstains on the snow in the distance.

They arrived quickly, and no predators had yet discovered the dead reindeer, which was good news.

Otherwise, if the meat has been bitten by other animals, no one can determine whether they carry rabies or other viruses. They can only cut off and throw away that piece of meat, resulting in a huge loss of meat.

In such an environment, every bit of food is precious.

Sun Chengwu stepped forward and cut the deer carcass into small pieces. Using his military knife, he cut off a thigh along the seam between the bones.

The knife has become quite dull after long-term use.

Sun Chengwu found a stone, temporarily sharpened it, and continued cutting.

Huang Shi and Su Wanqing each took forty catties back with them.

Lin Can weighs 60 jin (approximately 30 kg).

Sun Chengwu, pulling on his front legs, tried to drag the rest back.

The mountain road was difficult to walk, and the return journey would be even slower. Huang Shi was still injured, and he walked with a grimacing expression.

But this is food, it's meat!

No matter how much it hurt, Huang Shi gritted his teeth and persevered.

The group walked and stopped frequently, resting when they were tired. After three hours, they had only covered half the distance.

"Ouch..."

Ahead, Lin Can lost his footing and slid down the hillside.

Sun Chengwu reacted quickly, immediately releasing the meat in his hand, grabbing Lin Can's collar, and pulling her back.

At that moment, Lin Can spotted a brown figure at the foot of the mountain.

She screamed in panic, "Bear! Brown bear!"

The brown bear finally caught a whiff of blood and came running.

The moment everyone saw the brown bear, they were terrified.

Without hesitation, Sun Chengwu forcefully threw the hind leg in Huang Shi's hand toward the brown bear below the mountain.

At the same time, he shouted to the crowd, "Run!"

Huang Shi helped Sun Chengwu drag the remaining meat. Faced with the crisis, everyone regained their strength and ran towards the distance.

The brown bear also spotted the group. Faced with the risky chase and the readily available food, it only symbolically chased after them for a few steps before running towards the hind leg that Sun Chengwu had discarded.

It was tearing at the flesh of its hind leg with large bites; due to hunger, the shape of its bones was already visible on its body.

The group kept running, not daring to stop.

The fact that the brown bear stopped chasing doesn't mean the danger is gone.

Once it finishes eating the meat, it will definitely come back to attack them.

Once they've tasted the benefits, they'll treat them as regular food spawn points.

If you can't get any food items, then treat them as real food.

The group returned to the camp at 7 p.m.

It's a cloudy day today, no sun in sight, and the temperature is dropping rapidly. It looks like it's going to snow again.

Back at the camp, Sun Chengwu didn't even have time to rest before saying, "Lin Can, you and Sister Su make the spear shafts, Huang Shi and I will go collect stones."

Zhao Na, bear with the pain and go gather firewood.

The deer tendons are not yet dry, so we cannot make bows and arrows for the time being.

The next few days will be very dangerous; that beast will definitely catch up.

We have to hold on tonight!

Everyone knew that bringing these foods back would attract the attention of predators.

They had planned to build a shelter beforehand, and they had no shortage of wood.

A sharpened spear can be used, but it is not as sharp as a stone. Against a thick-skinned creature like a brown bear, a wooden spear cannot even penetrate its fur.

Although the stone spear's lethality was also limited, it was better to have it than not.

Before it got completely dark, Sun Chengwu and Huang Shi returned with a handful of stones.

They remade the stone spears using the original method, one for each person.

Firewood was continuously added to the fire, no longer being conserved, to ensure the flames were large enough.

Sun Chengwu cut some venison, placed it on a stone slab, and began rendering oil.

The air was filled with the distinctive savory smell of venison, and the venison sizzled as it flowed from the grooves in the stone slab into the iron can below.

At the same time, danger was also quietly approaching them.

Although the brown bear ate a deer leg, it slightly filled its hungry stomach.

However, for a creature that has just emerged from hibernation, it needs to eat a lot to replenish the fat it lost during hibernation.

Smelling the blood in the air, it returned to the vicinity of Sun Chengwu and the others' camp.

In the darkness, the brown bear's size was particularly noticeable. In the white snow, a dark figure crouched motionless under a tree.

Lin Can, with his keen eyesight, was the first to notice and nervously alerted, "They're here."

Sun Chengwu looked into the darkness and saw the outline of the dark figure; his heart leaped into his throat.

He added more firewood to the fire, hoping to scare the brown bear away.

However, brown bears are one of the few animals that are not afraid of fire. The intimidating effect of flames is almost non-existent; they mainly provide visibility to prevent brown bears from charging at them unnoticed.

Perhaps because it had eaten a hind leg, the brown bear remained nearby and did not attack.

That night, no one dared to sleep.

During the stalemate, Sun Chengwu refined two jars of deer oil. He didn't waste the oil residue either; he collected it all so he could use it to replenish his energy when he went out.

He remade two fire tumblers, stuffing them with pine resin and sawdust, to prevent them from going out accidentally and becoming unusable for starting a fire again, just like last time.

As dawn broke, everyone could finally see the brown bear's appearance.

The brown bear was so thin it was unrecognizable, its skin hanging loosely on its body, its eyes sunken, and its gaze gleaming with ferocity.

Even after the sun came out, the brown bear showed no sign of leaving; instead, it couldn't wait to move forward two meters.

Seeing the brown bear's actions, Sun Chengwu knew it couldn't wait any longer.

Bears have poor eyesight, so they deliberately wait until daytime.

Sun Chengwu whispered a reminder to everyone, "Everyone, stay alert, that beast won't hold back any longer."

Everyone couldn't help but start to tense up, gripping their stone spears with sweaty palms.

This is a real brown bear; if you accidentally get slapped, you could suffer a broken bone or even die.