Chapter 1548 Stable Survival

This is a small plant 30cm tall. It looks very thin and short, but the rhizome is as thick as a finger, and it looks white and tender. There are traces of squirrels gnawing on it. Obviously, this rhizome is edible.

A simple check of the surroundings revealed that there were quite a few similar root tendons. Although they were not all gathered together, they were scattered around, but a lot could be seen at a glance.

The young man did not hesitate too much, using the axe as a hoe and began to dig this plant on the ground.

Although this plant looks relatively small, it is still a difficult task to dig out the rhizome completely.

Because the rhizome spreads a lot underground, if you want to avoid damaging the rhizome, you need to dig all the way down, which is not only physically demanding, but also time-consuming.

It took more than three hours to dig out nearly 16 rhizomes, which were quite a lot in the box. The young man also smiled and carried it back to the shelter.

If it is confirmed that this kind of rhizome can be used, it means that he has a stable source of food, and the next life will be guaranteed.

After returning to the shelter, the rhizome is placed on the fire and roasted directly. No matter how it tastes, it is necessary to try it first to see if it is edible.

The young man roasted the rhizome directly until it was like charcoal, making sure that the inside was fully cooked, then peeled off the skin and took a careful bite.

Just this one bite made him frown. It was not because the taste was bad, but the fiber of the rhizome was very thick. It looked tender, but there were a lot of thick fibers inside.

Often after chewing a few times, a mouthful of fiber would be spit out. The actual amount of starch that could be impacted was not much, and it was also very troublesome to eat.

But in this wild situation, he could only sigh helplessly. It was good to have something to eat, and there was no need to be picky.

Moreover, in primitive conditions, whether it was vegetables, fruits or food, it was impossible for the varieties to be as good as those in civilized society.

After all, most of the food in the civilized society is a fine variety cultivated after hundreds of generations of iteration.

In the primitive environment of the wild, the yield of plants will not be very high, the fruit will not be very large, the sweetness will not be very sufficient, and the quality of all aspects will be inferior.

After eating two rhizomes, the young man gradually adapted to this food. In fact, the taste is not very bad, and it is somewhat similar to... medicine.

It’s just that the starch content is not as high as medicine, and a lot of crude fiber needs to be spit out, just like a panda eating bamboo. Even if you eat one, you don’t feel full, and it’s very troublesome, and a lot of it is wasted.

So after thinking about it, this year I came up with a new method.

He took a bamboo tube, put the uncooked rhizomes in it, and then smashed it with the handle of the axe.

As night fell, he no longer went out, and stayed in the shelter to tinker with it, completely smashing the rhizomes into mud.

Afterwards, the crude fiber was taken out, and what was left in the bamboo tube was pale white starch, which was not a small amount.

Next, it only needs to be precipitated and the water on the upper layer is skimmed off, and the result is pure starch, which can be used directly.

This year, a look of joy appeared on his face. After simple processing, this kind of food can be eaten better.

So next, what he did in the shelter was to convert these rhizomes into pure starch as much as possible.

This just added an interesting thing to his boring night. He was busy until the second half of the night, and he felt sleepy and hid in the shelter to rest.

Although he was still afraid of this strange world, this was the second night after all, and it was impossible to stay awake all the time. If he did not rest for a long time, his body would definitely not be able to bear it.

Moreover, he had already conducted a simple survey of the surrounding environment and knew that there were not many dangers. The shelter was protected by fire, so he could sleep peacefully.

He added a few pieces of firewood to the fire and hid directly in the shelter to rest.

Qi Yuan looked at this scene. He knew that although most people's ability to survive in the wild was not very strong, as long as they had normal thinking and their luck was not too bad, they could still barely survive in this world.

What the young man had to do next was relatively simple, which was to build a residence suitable for long-term survival around the camp where he was now.

In terms of shelter, it was necessary to build a solid shelter that could be lived in for a long time. The triangular shelter he lived in now was too simple and ventilated on both sides. The safety of living in it was very low, and the warmth effect was not good.

The young man now relied on the fire to keep warm, but he still felt very cold at night, which must be improved.

In terms of water sources, there was no need for further improvement. At most, a larger pond could be built next to the shelter to store more fresh water to prevent the water source from being cut off in the future.

Food also needed to be further improved. The types of food and the source of food needed to be increased. Now the only food that could be eaten was wild fruits and roots, which was still too little.

If I can stabilize in the future, I can explore further and find more different kinds of food, which can ensure my future survival.

Some things seem simple, but they are not simple at all to do, and they probably take a lot of time.

Qi Yuan estimates that for the vast majority of applicants, it will take at least 2 to 3 months, or even longer, to build a stable and long shelter and ensure a stable source of fresh water and food.

This game, in three months, will open an exchange system, similar to a mall, which can exchange currency for items.

But currently, only Qi Yuan, as the controller of the game, knows about this, and the others don't know where this game will develop.

In this way, the young man's next life became stable, and he continued to explore the surroundings, find food, and improve shelter.

And in a further area, we successfully found a kind of food similar to pods. It was green in color and had a light fragrance. It was a very good food, but the quantity was relatively small.

His current staple food is still rhizomes. Every day, he collects a batch of rhizomes, collects the starch, dries it into powder, and stores it in a bucket in a bamboo tube for daily food.

And for the sake of sustainable development, he has begun to consider planting, carving out a small area around the shelter, and then planting the rhizomes inside. He has now planted twenty or thirty trees, but he is not sure whether they will mature. , it can only be regarded as an attempt.