After being stranded on a deserted island, they all plotted against me

That's why Zhang Liu prepared nearly three times the amount of food.

Having anticipated this situation, he did not expect to be able to cross the jungle in a straight line.

Zhang Liu's best guess was that he would wander around in the jungle in a disorganized manner, then find his way to the highest peak and walk out of the jungle along the mountain range.

This is still considered straight.

As for the specific direction out of the jungle, it all depends on fate.

Anyway, he really hoped that he could reach the east directly, and then walk around the north to confirm the entire map of the island.

But what we are facing now is this kind of way of getting lost in circles.

PS·This is the third day’s journey. The yellow represents the circles.


This made Zhang Liu feel a little overwhelmed, because this was a situation he had never expected.

Because going around in circles means that all your progress throughout the day is in vain.

Although the food and fresh water reserves are sufficient at the moment, what if it really takes a few days?

Not to mention the extent of material consumption, just one's own mentality would definitely explode!

But no matter what happens, what you need most is calmness and adequate rest.

Put away all the messy thoughts in your mind.

Zhang Liu walked into the banyan tree cave he had just left in the morning again. He planned to put aside the issue of getting lost and finish paving the way for the rest area first.

Place the curtain fabric on the floor.

Then light the extinguished fire again, and pour all the coffee beans in the alloy pot and the pockets of clothes near the fire.

Then set up the pot stand and slowly pour clean water into the alloy pot.

After gradually calming down after completing these trivial tasks, the first thing he planned to do was to boil a pot of hot water for himself and put mint, which can refresh the mind for a short time, into the hot water.

By the way, Zhang Liu also took off his clothes, shoes, socks and underwear.

Sitting naked beside the fire, he was ready to completely dry his body, which was soaked in sweat and rain after a day's walking.

Feeling the warmth slowly transfer from the fire to his hands and feet, and then to his entire body, Zhang Liu slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he began to think about what was written in the book about how to determine direction after getting lost.

Although Zhang Liu has watched a lot of English wilderness videos in order to practice his listening skills.

But because of his preferences, he prefers to watch videos of a bald, naked man living in the wilderness.

Zhang Liu didn't have much exposure to the strongest jungler's escape video.

At most, I just looked at the "bursting, crunchy, chicken flavor" and so on for the sake of stimulation.

So it’s embarrassing to say that the last time he saw this question was when he was in elementary school watching “100,000 Whys”.

Among them are astronomical methods such as looking at the sun to determine the direction, and looking at the North Star to determine the direction to solve the problem of getting lost.

He silently raised his head and took a look at the tree roots that were entangled and twisted above his head.

Zhang Liu was suddenly speechless.

After setting off this morning, I have only seen the sky from here.

At other times the sky is completely invisible.

And given the weather conditions now.

Even if you can see the sky, you definitely can't see the stars or the sun, so the astronomical phenomenon type method can be directly eliminated.

Then the next step is to test other aspects.

Putting on the dried underwear, he continued to think carefully in his mind.

Annual rings!

After getting dressed, he slowly drank a sip of hot water mixed with mint powder.

This thought flashed through Zhang Liu’s mind.

Because it is said that the distribution of annual rings is denser on the south side and sparser on the north side!

Lift the fire hammer.

He walked outside to the banyan tree and started chopping it down.

In order to ensure speed, Zhang Liu chose an aerial root of these eight banyan trees as his target.

Not sure of the exact age though.

But judging from the fact that the Qi root was already as thick as his arm, he felt that it was at least ten years old...

With one blow from the fire hammer, deep marks were instantly left on the banyan tree's bark, which was like fine scales.

However, the painful feeling of the rebound also made Zhang Liu's wrist a little sore.

Move your wrists until you get used to the sore feeling.

He raised the fire hammer high in his hand, and then began to chop hard at the cut mark.

The fire hammer has only a small edge.

Therefore, if Zhang Liu wanted to cut off this aerial root as thick as his arm, he would have to do it slowly, just like Yugong moving the mountain.

First make a big cut, then expand the cut deeper from the big cut, and finally cut it down completely.

Compared to the ease and simplicity of cutting finger-thick aerial roots last night.

After cutting off the arm-thick air root, he was already gasping for breath.

The body, which had finally dried with great difficulty, was now soaked with sweat.

After trimming the chopped surface with a knife so that the cross section was basically revealed, Zhang Liu looked at the cross section of the aerial root in front of him with a somewhat confused expression on his face.

Because the aerial root in front of him has circles representing annual rings.

But the growth rings are evenly distributed inside, and there is no such characteristic as "the growth rings are denser on the south side" as described in the book.

This scene made Zhang Liu, who thought he had found a specific solution, feel a sudden pang in his heart.

Chapter 22: Anya in Thirst

Although he had a bad premonition, Zhang Liu did not give up.

Raise the fire hammer and walk a hundred meters away.

He began to chop down an unknown small tree about three or four meters high, preparing to make another attempt.

At present, Zhang Liu estimated that the reason why he could not see the annual rings clearly was that he had chosen the wrong target.

This kind of aerial root may grow evenly like the palm core, so if you try it with a normal tree, maybe it will work.

After some crazy swinging of the fire hammer.

He cut down a tree that was as thick as a thigh and three or four meters high.

Use the knife again to clean the entire cross section of the tree.

Then Zhang Liu stared blankly at the cross section of the tree stump in front of him. The annual rings of this tree were almost exactly the same as those of the banyan tree's aerial roots...

Therefore, the conclusion he came to in his heart at the moment was that the method of the tree ring debate direction seemed to have gone wrong!

Zhang Liu slowly closed his eyes and did not let his confusion and frustration continue to spread, but "blocked" it.

At this moment, the sky outside was gradually getting dark, so he simply turned around and walked back into the banyan tree cave.

The mint tea in the alloy pot has cooled down to a point suitable for drinking.

Zhang Liu picked up the pot with one hand and prepared to put it to his mouth, but his dominant right hand was shaking slightly due to overuse from chopping trees just now.

So he could only hold the pot with both hands and drink tea.

The physical fatigue made Zhang Liu even more anxious.

But after drinking the warm tea, he suddenly felt that his physical fatigue was relieved a lot.

His spirit, which had been somewhat depressed due to the failure of two tree-cutting attempts to confirm the annual rings, was now somewhat recovered.

Then Zhang Liu began to seriously recall the knowledge points about trees mentioned by the teacher in the biology class:

"After a tree is felled, you can see many concentric rings on the stump, which are called annual rings in botany."

"Annual rings are formed during the growth of trees under the influence of seasons, with one ring produced each year."

《In spring and summer every year, the climate is mild and the rainfall is abundant, so the trees grow very fast, and the cells formed are large in size, large in number, with thin cell walls, loose in texture, and lighter in color. This is called early wood or spring wood.》

In autumn and winter, the temperature gradually cools and the rainfall is scarce, so the trees grow slowly, and the cells formed are small in size and quantity, with thicker cell walls, dense texture and darker color, which is called late wood or autumn wood.

《The spring and autumn materials of the same year are collectively called annual rings.》

The clear boundary between the first year's autumn wood and the second year's spring wood forms a growth ring line, which indicates the turning point of the annual growth alternation of the wood.

"So from the number of growth rings at the base of the trunk, you can understand the age of the tree!"

Zhang Liu had memorized the above contents, and he could remember them vividly now.

But at this moment, the content of the textbook is completely useless in reality.

This made him extremely depressed.

As the pot of mint water was gradually finished, Zhang Liu suddenly realized something.

The teacher talked about the four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter.

However, the temperature in tropical rainforest areas does not change much throughout the four seasons, the most noticeable difference is the rainy season and the dry season.

and so……

Could it be that this is the reason why the annual rings are so rare or unrecognizable?

After having such a basic concept.

Zhang Liu couldn't help but sigh in his heart that he was indeed desperate and tried all kinds of treatments just now.

Use your fingers to spread out any mint fragments remaining in the alloy pot.

Then he started to boil a second pot of hot water and put a whole meat pie in it.

Regardless of how to solve the problem of getting lost, dinner still needs to be arranged first.

Although there are some difficulties at present, after calming down and thinking about it, Zhang Liu feels that the overall problem is not serious.

If it really doesn't work, just retreat.

Go back to the mountainside and wait for the opportunity to make a comeback!

When the time comes, I believe everyone will understand when I explain the situation to everyone.

I went back and set up a supply station according to the marks I left along the way, and slowly made my way through the jungle.

Relaxing his body and leaning against the bookshelf, Zhang Liu comforted his already tense mood by saying "If it really doesn't work, just go home", and at the same time began to think about other ways to identify the problem.

At the same time, in Bamboo House No. 1 on the mountainside.

The eight girls who had finally reunited are now having a party.

Because there is not enough space for cooking equipment.

Therefore, two small stoves have been dug next to the original earthen stove in Bamboo House No. 1, and small clay pots and basins are placed on them.

This was the first time that everyone cooked together using three pots.

Compared to lamb, bird meat is currently less attractive.

But their internal organs have been completely cleaned out.

The intestines that were more difficult to handle were thrown by the girls into Xiao Huang and Xiao Bai's pig trough as a snack.

The heart, liver, and kidneys, which are easy to prepare and cook, are placed in a small clay bowl along with chopped palm core and taro paste.

This is Qin Ruoyan's suggestion. She is going to make a dish of "Taro Paste and Bird Rice"

The bodies of the forty-nine birds are now placed next to the charcoal kiln in Bamboo House No. 3. Everyone is preparing to use the dry air in Bamboo House No. 3 to dry and preserve them.

The kelp brought back by Anya and Gu Qingrou was also being dried in bamboo house No. 3.