National Survival: I Supported the Dragon Nation by Hunting Dinosaurs

Flames licked at the granite, and the air distorted under the intense heat, crackling and popping.

After burning for a full half hour, the pre-designed texture lines had turned black from the heat.

"That's about it."

Zhang Li took out a large ceramic jar filled with water from his spatial storage.

"Everyone, step back."

Then, he suddenly splashed cold water on it!

"Sizzle sizzle—!"

White smoke rose, and water mist filled the air.

The scalding hot granite surface makes a crisp sound the moment it comes into contact with cold water.

The thermal expansion and contraction inside the rock generated enormous stress, causing a crack to appear in the original overall structure.

"Now!"

Zhang Li reacted quickly, inserting the sturdy wooden wedges he had prepared into the crack.

He turned the entrenching tool in his hand upside down and slammed it down hard with the back of the tool.

The dull thuds of impact rang out rhythmically.

The wooden wedge now serves as the perfect "anchor for the rise".

As the wedge was driven deeper, the crack was gradually forced open.

As the final hammer fell...

A rectangular granite slab, about one meter long and half a meter wide, crumbled off.

With a smooth cut, it can be used as a masonry material!

With a wave of his hand, Zhang Li caused the granite weighing hundreds of kilograms to vanish instantly and be stored in his storage space.

"Brother Qiang, it's your turn. Burn it according to this pattern."

"Okay!"

The three had a very clear division of labor.

Li Yue was responsible for collecting dry branches at the edge of the surrounding jungle to continuously supply fuel, while also keeping a watchful eye on her surroundings.

Wang Qiang was in charge of starting a fire to burn the stones and splashing water intensely.

Zhang Li was responsible for the most crucial tasks: precise location excavation and the collection and transportation of materials.

In just two hours.

Zhang Li's 6-cubic-meter space was completely crammed full.

"The efficiency is acceptable."

Zhang Li wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Brother Qiang, you keep collecting them. I'll take these stones back to camp first. I'll also deal with the seashells in my spatial storage while I'm at it."

(These seashells were collected by the protagonist at the salt lake.)

"What's the use of seashells?" Li Yue asked, slightly out of breath as she walked over carrying firewood.

Zhang Li's lips curled up slightly.

"This is natural cement."

"When seashells are calcined at high temperatures, the calcium carbonate decomposes into calcium oxide, which, when mixed with water, becomes slaked lime."

Mixing river sand and clay creates the most basic three-component mortar.

After saying that, Zhang Li returned to the cave camp.

Only Wang Qiang and Li Yue remained at the quarry.

Frequent forest fires made prehistoric animals extremely sensitive to flames, and the thick smoke from burning firewood in quarries made them instinctively stay away.

Therefore, the quarry is very safe at this moment...

Watching Zhang Li's retreating figure, Li Yue couldn't help but ask Wang Qiang, "Brother Qiang... do you think Zhang Li is really a college student?"

Wang Qiang added a piece of firewood to the fire and said with a smile.

"College student?"

"I've been in the military for over ten years and have seen too many elite soldiers."

But I dare say, even the top instructors in a special operations brigade wouldn't be able to handle this with such ease.

Wang Qiang's tone became serious: "He understands chemistry, civil engineering, and tactics; he's ruthless and steady."

"Li Yue, we're lucky; we've hooked up with a real big shot."

Li Yue nodded vigorously.

Another hour passed.

The sun gradually climbed to its zenith, its rays scorching the earth.

Wang Qiang picked up the earthenware jar from the ground and realized that the water was all used up!

This "fire-and-water" method consumes a huge amount of water.

"There's no water."

Wang Qiang looked at Li Yue, "The fire here can't go out. If the rocks cool down halfway through the fire, all our efforts will be wasted. You stay here and watch the fire, I'll go get some water."

"Oh? You're going by yourself?" Li Yue asked with some concern.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Wang Qiang took out his crossbow and patted the plant grenade at his waist.

"That little river is less than a kilometer from here. I walk fast, and I'll be back in twenty minutes."

Before leaving, Wang Qiang specifically instructed, "Remember, never leave the fire area!"

As long as you stay near the fire, you're likely safe. If there's an emergency, just pull the pin on a grenade!

"Okay! Be careful, Qiang-ge!"

Wang Qiang lowered his body and disappeared into the jungle.

As soon as we entered the woods, the temperature dropped several degrees instantly.

The air was filled with the pungent smell of rotting leaves.

Sunlight filtered through the gaps in the huge ferns, casting dappled patterns of light.

Wang Qiang walked very cautiously.

As a veteran, he took every step firmly on solid ground, trying to make as little noise as possible, and constantly scanning his surroundings.

The water fetching process went surprisingly smoothly.

There were no large dinosaurs drinking water by the stream, so Wang Qiang quickly filled three large earthenware jars and immediately turned back.

however.

Halfway back, Wang Qiang suddenly stopped.

A layer of cold sweat inexplicably seeped out from his back.

It's too quiet.

When we arrived, we could hear the chirping of unknown insects.

But now, all around is completely silent.

Even the rustling sound of the wind blowing through the leaves seemed exceptionally clear.

In the real world, inside the studio.

At this time, several professors and Instructor Xu had also taken their positions.

After several days of popular science explanations, the professors all looked a bit tired, but Xu, who had just joined, was full of energy!

At that moment, Coach Xu stared intently at the screen: "It's too quiet around Wang Qiang!"

"This is very likely a predator hunting!"

on the screen.

Wang Qiang was clearly aware of this as well.

He didn't run blindly, but instead pressed his body against the tree trunk, held the crossbow horizontally, and suppressed his breathing to a minimum.

Even through the screen, viewers could feel the suffocating sense of oppression.

Just then.

The bushes in front of us swayed slightly.

Through the gaps in the leaves, Wang Qiang saw a scene that sent chills down his spine.

On an open space thirty meters away.

A young Psittacosaurus is lying on the ground, trembling.

Around it, four dinosaurs were closing in and surrounding it.

They are about two meters long and move very quickly and lightly.

Its long tail maintained perfect balance, and the iconic, terrifying scythe-shaped claw on its hind leg gleamed coldly in the sunlight.

Velociraptor!

That is, the velociraptor commonly known as the Velociraptor!

Instead of directly attacking the Psittacosaurus, they were enjoying the cat-and-mouse thrill.

Wang Qiang's heart clenched.

These swarms of predators are the most troublesome nightmare in the jungle.

He began to slowly move backward, trying to leave the area.

"Click."

A soft sound.

Wang Qiang's expression changed drastically, and he looked down.

A dry branch buried under decaying leaves broke in two.

Damn!

next second.

The five Velociraptors on the open ground turned their heads almost simultaneously.

Ten narrow, cold, vertical pupils instantly locked onto Wang Qiang behind the tree.

That look in their eyes was no longer that of a passerby, but of someone who was looking...

New prey.