Arctic survival, starting in hell at minus fifty degrees Celsius

What's the difference between humans and animals?

Huang Shi thought for a moment and asked, "Because people have reason and can control their behavior."

Sun Chengwu explained, "It's because people have moral constraints; they're not as savage as wild beasts. They know how to weigh the pros and cons and how to help each other."

Even wolves know how to cooperate, but some people are selfish and only think of themselves.

They don't care about the lives of others, as long as they're comfortable.

Huang Shi thought for a moment and asked, "That black man just came to ask for help, would you help him?"

Sun Chengwu countered with, "Can you?"

Huang Shi shook his head. "No."

He scratched his head again, a puzzled look on his face. "So, are we selfish too?"

Sun Chengwu was both amused and exasperated. "He hasn't made any contribution. It's a favor for us to help him, and it's our right not to. What does it have to do with selfishness?"

Selfishness means wanting to reap the benefits without contributing anything yourself.

They scheme and plot, calculating every little thing.

If he wants to obtain food and demonstrate his value, he will naturally gain our recognition.

If all he has is a mouth, I'd rather have a dog.

Huang Shi seemed to be deep in thought after hearing this.

In the distance, Lin Can returned after vomiting.

She was pale and unsteady on her feet. She sat by the fire, wrapped her clothes tightly around herself.

Su Wanqing walked over and handed her a bottle of hot water.

Lin Can took it, warmed his hands with it, and whispered, "Thank you."

She looked at Sun Chengwu and gave him a grateful smile. "Thank you so much back then."

This time, she wasn't thanking Sun Chengwu for saving her, but for delivering the final blow, which allowed her to adjust her mindset and move on more quickly.

Sun Chengwu nodded, accepting her thanks, then paused and said, "The fact that the black man is here is no coincidence; it means that other survivors have come to our vicinity."

His expression was grave, and he said in a serious tone, "I want to remind you that in this environment, people are not necessarily our companions; in fact, they are more dangerous than bears."

Be wary when encountering strangers.

It's better to strike first than to wait for the other side to attack us first.

Everyone nodded.

Another day passed, and everyone woke up and began their busy day.

With food available, they spent the rest of their time making stone axes and chopping down trees.

There were more than a dozen stone axes that were broken from chopping.

In the evening, Sun Chengwu began to boil water to irrigate the ground and start digging the foundation.

The houses must be half underground, as the temperature here means they don't have to worry about water accumulating inside; what they need is insulation.

The process is simple because the ground is frozen solid, and you need to patiently use hot water to melt it little by little and dig it out.

However, if you dig too slowly, the hot water will freeze back into ice.

Since they need to house five people and reserve space for heating, the house needs to be at least ten square meters.

It took them almost two days to finally dig the foundation, build the drainage ditch, and lay dry grass and pine needles on the ground to create the ground surface.

In some areas, wooden planks are raised and covered with pine needles and dry grass, so people can sleep on them.

Wooden stakes are driven into the ground around the foundation, and mortise and tenon grooves are carved into the stakes, thus completing the frame of a house.

They've basically used up all the wood they cut.

That very night, the brown bear, which had been missing for a long time, reappeared in their sight.

Upon seeing the brown bear, Sun Chengwu felt his blood rush to his head. Far from being afraid, he felt a surge of excitement.

That beast has finally arrived!

I can't sleep peacefully until this is resolved.

Sun Chengwu took out his bow and arrows.

While building the house these past few days, he also took time to practice archery. He could hit the target nine out of ten times within ten meters, if not every shot was a miss.

At a distance of twenty meters, the accuracy is only half.

The brown bear seemed to sense the danger, pacing back and forth along the edge of the forest, but ultimately chose not to enter the camp and turned away.

Sun Chengwu didn't dare to pursue it too far, believing that the brown bear would definitely come back.

The next day, instead of a brown bear, Sun Chengwu was greeted by a group of uninvited guests.

Six foreigners appeared in the woods.

Four Black men, one Black woman, and one white girl.

They discovered brown bear footprints and kept making strange noises; they were clearly very excited.

Soon, they also saw Sun Chengwu's camp and walked towards it.

Sun Chengwu, holding a stone spear, stood with Huang Shi in front of the camp.

Three of the four Black men were over 1.85 meters tall. Perhaps because they had been starving for a long time, they did not look very strong, and their cheekbones were clearly visible.

When the black man saw Sun Chengwu, he laughed and shouted, "Hey, no meat, how about giving us some food?"

We've spotted a brown bear, do you want to join us?

We can return the food to you once we have hunted a brown bear.

Behind him, Lin Can muttered disdainfully, "These guys just know how to get something for nothing."

Sun Chengwu was not about to agree; his eyes were wary. "We have no food."

One of the curly-haired Black men shrugged. "Brother, don't lie to me. I've already smelled the meat in your camp."

We're all human beings, don't be so stingy. If you have extra food, why not share some with us?

Huang Shi countered, "If we give you the food, what will we eat afterwards?"

The curly-haired black man looked unhappy. "Hey, I told you we'd give it back to you."

Once we catch the brown bear, we'll give you a bear leg, okay?

You Chinese are really petty and calculating, it's just a little bit of your food.

"Give it to us quickly, we haven't eaten for two days."

Sun Chengwu had long heard that some Black people liked to buy things for free, rob, and steal without any sense of shame.

He finally met her today.

He replied coldly, "No, you can leave. We don't welcome you."

At this moment, the black girl in the group walked forward, swaying her hips. Compared to the four tall and strong black men, she was only a little over 1.5 meters tall, but she had more flesh on her body than the seals they had caught.

When she walks, her buttocks sway and her fat jiggles.

She looked displeased and accused, "Don't you people know what it means to help each other?"

We've already said we'll return it to you.

We don't want to lay a hand on you, just give us the food!

Sun Chengwu lost his patience. "No, and even if I did, I wouldn't give it to you."

The curly-haired black man stepped forward and reached out to push Sun Chengwu. "Hey, Bu Rou, are you deliberately picking a fight?"

We just want some food.

"Don't be so stingy, okay?"

Sun Chengwu dodged his push and grabbed his wrist with his other hand.

Although the blacks were stronger, they hadn't had enough to eat in a long time, while Sun Chengwu had been eating very well. With this disparity in strength, Sun Chengwu wasn't afraid of them.