Arctic survival, starting in hell at minus fifty degrees Celsius

The brown bear gradually approached the group. Judging from its movements, it was also very scared, but the smell of blood in the air kept stimulating its taste buds.

It was very hungry.

Hunger can drive wild animals to madness and make them even more ferocious.

Sun Chengwu picked up a piece of beef from the ground and threw it forcefully at the brown bear.

He didn't want any conflict with the brown bear until he made the bow and arrow.

The reindeer meat was thrown into the snow, and the brown bear was stunned for a moment, drool dripping from its mouth.

He stared at the piece of reindeer meat, picked it up, and turned to leave.

At this moment, Huang Shi raised the stone spear in his hand.

Sun Chengwu quickly pressed down on his arm and shook his head at him.

Huang Shi was somewhat unwilling, but still did not make a move.

The brown bear, carrying the reindeer meat in its mouth, waddled away, giving them an extra day or two.

After the brown bear left, Huang Shi asked, puzzled, "That was a good opportunity, why didn't you let me make a move?"

Sun Chengwu asked, "Are you confident you can kill it?"

Huang Shi remained silent.

Sun Chengwu then asked, "If you anger it and it turns around and charges at you in a frenzy, can you stop it?"

If someone dies, will you take responsibility for that?

Huang Shi shook his head and said, "I acted impulsively, I'm sorry."

Sun Chengwu breathed a sigh of relief; he was most afraid of conflicts arising at this time.

He explained, "Don't be fooled by us feeding it meat. Once we've finished making our bows and arrows, we'll hunt it down, and we'll cut off as much meat as it eats."

These words finally dissuaded Huang Shi from taking any risky actions.

After the brown bear left, the group continued processing the reindeer meat.

Sun Chengwu found deer tendons. These tendons are translucent pale yellow and are an excellent material for making bowstrings, far more durable than tree bark fibers.

Sun Chengwu carefully laid the deer tendon on a relatively clean piece of animal hide. He first used his military knife to scrape off the remaining fascia and a small amount of fat on the surface of the tendon, leaving only the core and toughest part.

This process requires patience and skill; you must scrape it clean without damaging the tendon fibers.

The cleaned deer tendons were still wet, stained with blood and bodily fluids.

Sun Chengwu immersed them in the cold snow water and repeatedly scrubbed them to wash away the blood and mucus.

After washing it, he straightened the deer tendon and fixed both ends to two flat stones with several sharpened wooden wedges, letting it air dry and stretch naturally in the cold air.

The cold, dry air of the Arctic helps dehydrate deer tendons while maintaining their elasticity and strength.

The deer tendons need time to dry, and Sun Chengwu used this time to prepare to finish making the bow body first.

He selected three pine logs, each about two fingers thick, carefully peeled off the bark with his military knife, and shaped the logs into a smooth arc that was slightly thicker in the middle and tapered at both ends.

The thickness and curvature of the bow arm need to be uniform, as this affects the bow's power and durability.

He patiently shaved it little by little, occasionally picking up the bow and bending it to feel its elasticity and strength, adjusting it repeatedly.

This was a meticulous and time-consuming task, but Sun Chengwu did it with extreme focus.

As dawn broke, the first bow failed; it lacked elasticity and broke when it was bent, so he had to make it again.

Ultimately, out of the three pine logs used, two were successfully made.

Whether these two can ultimately be made into bows depends on luck, since the climate here is very cold and the bow body can easily become brittle.

So Sun Chengwu took some seal oil and applied it to the outside of the bow to protect it from the cold and moisture.

The rest is up to fate.

After finishing all that, Sun Chengwu could no longer hold on. He hadn't rested much for two days in a row, which made him extremely tired, and his eyelids felt as heavy as if they were weighed down by lead balls.

"I'm going to sleep for a while, wake me up in the afternoon..."

After saying that, he fell into a deep sleep.

When I woke up again, it was already afternoon. The sun was exceptionally bright today, hanging high in the sky, and the air felt much warmer.

Su Wanqing is hanging clothes out to dry.

It turned out that she had nothing to do in the morning and couldn't help, so she asked everyone to wash their clothes.

The icy seawater turned her fingers bright red. After hanging her clothes on a nearby tree branch, she quickly squatted down by the fire, added some dry firewood, and started warming herself.

After getting up, Sun Chengwu first checked the tinderbox to make sure the flame was not extinguished before going outside.

Su Wanqing turned around when she heard the voice and smiled, "You're awake."

The air was filled with the aroma of venison and venison fat. Lin Can was cutting the meat into small pieces for storage, and the venison fat filled four tin cans. There was still some venison fat that he didn't know where to put.

So Lin Canjing dug out all the deer fat, cleaned the deer's stomach, and put it back in the stomach.

They wanted to keep the tin cans to cook food.

When Lin Can saw that Sun Chengwu was awake, he said wearily, "Since you're awake, you can come over. I'm going to get some sleep."

After saying that, she yawned and crawled into the tent.

Huang Shi was also sleeping. Su Wanqing said, "Huang Shi just fell asleep. They've been busy all morning without rest."

Sun Chengwu nodded and took over Lin Can's work, packing the deer fat and then cutting up the deer meat.

They desperately needed a place to store food, even more so than a place to live.

Otherwise, they would have to keep an eye on their food every night, worried that it would be stolen by wild animals, and they wouldn't be able to get a good night's sleep.

All the meat has been processed, and the matter is now complete.

Sun Chengwu had a sore back and aching muscles. After getting up and stretching his body, he checked the deer tendons.

The deer tendons were completely dried in the sun. He tried stretching them a few times and found they were still quite resilient.

Sun Chengwu took them down and carefully used his military knife to split each deer tendon lengthwise into finer bundles.

Then, he took three strands of tendon and braided them together tightly, like braiding a pigtail.

During the weaving process, the tendons are continuously stretched to ensure they remain taut at all times.

Take out three of the braided tendons and braid them again.

The final braided string is as thick as a little finger, and is not only flexible but also tough and durable.

Sun Chengwu took the bow body that had been made yesterday and used his military knife to carve two shallow grooves to fix the bowstring.

Then, he firmly tied one end of the woven deer sinew string to the groove at one end of the bow and made a knot.

Next, he placed his feet on the middle of the bow, held the other end with both hands, took a deep breath, and began to slowly exert force, bending the hard bow into an arc.

This process requires constant downward pressure and the application of force. The body is very elastic, and the muscles on Sun Chengwu's arms bulge, with fine beads of sweat appearing on his forehead.

He didn't dare to use too much force, gradually increasing the pressure until the bow bent to the appropriate degree. Then he quickly slipped the other end of the deer sinew string into the groove at the other end and pulled it tight to secure it.

Just then, a crack suddenly appeared on the bow.

With a cracking sound, the bow broke.

Seeing this, Sun Chengwu felt helpless. He could only untie the bowstring, take out the last bow body, and start making a new one.

This time it went smoothly without any unexpected events.

Half an hour later, a simple bow appeared in Sun Chengwu's hands.