Black Iron’s Glory

Chapter 29—Camping

It’s not a simple matter to put the net. Eriksson’s block on the ship was originally from his Shark of Red Sea ocean-going fishing boat. It was used at sea. Stacking in the warehouse is just a need to repair and reconnect. . After all, at sea, the fishing net is the most vulnerable fishing gear, scraped by the reef, swept away by the wind and waves, washed by large fish and so on.

In this era there is no acrylic and petrochemical industry, weaving fishnet materials are mostly hemp rope, leather, some will add animal tendons, as well as ponytail, human hair, the material will be blended together into a string, and then cooked with a good glue paste on the top waiting to dry naturally, and finally woven into a net, fishing line is also this material.

The blocks used at sea are generally ten or dozens of meters long, and the block of Eriksson's house is broken at sea. The complete block that is now cut is still more than six meters long, but only three meters seven. The width, that is, it needs to be placed in a place where the water depth is more than four meters. The water depth of this Xiaohewan was only a little over two meters. As a result, everyone was stupid.

Looking at half of the block floating on the water, Eriksson had no choice but to let everyone close the block and re-draw the boat to the middle of the lake. I found a place that was more than four meters deep and threw the block down. Listen to the fate. Because this is a block used at sea, the mesh is relatively large, and the fish in the lake are mostly smaller than the sea. Such a large mesh will easily pass through, which is what everyone thinks after putting the block down.

It was almost dusk when I re-entered the fishing boat into the small river, and the sky began to darken. The boat was parked, the anchor was thrown down, and the cable was tied to a thick mulberry tree on the shore. Four people hurriedly removed the bag from the ship. Now, the first thing to worry about is to arrange a campsite. If the action is slow, it will not be clear when it is dark.

On the boat, Eriksson was the master. Now, on the shore, Welikro is on the shore. He follows his father and often goes hunting in the mountains. He has the most wild camping experience among the four people.

"Just here."Welikro said that the place he was looking for was only 20 meters away from the river, but about seven or eight meters above the water. This is a small flat on a hillside, full of weeds and small bushes.

"We cut these grasses and shrubs first, and we can set up tents when we put the ground down. Wait, Boa, don't go over! ”Welikro shouted loudly.

Borkal is somewhat inexplicable: "Don't you say cutting grass?"

"You first hit this stick in the grass and bushes."

"What's wrong, can't you cut it directly?"Borkal didn't expect him to knock on the weeds and bushes with a stick. He heard a lot of pattering sounds, four-legged lizards, red-eyed spiders, scorpions, cockroaches, small insects that escaped from the inside and scared. He jumped.

"Oh, this is a green snake…"Borkal understand why Welikro told him not to cut the grass directly. If he accidentally, he might be bitten by a donkey. No poison is just suffering from some pain. If you are poisonous, you have to toss it. You have to take a bottle of antidote.

"Why don't you burn a vacant lot directly with fire, it's still faster, and the ground is drying."Asked Claude.

Welikro shook her head and said, "It can't burn now. Weeds and shrubs have a lot of water. Unless we put them on top with fire oil, we only bring a small bottle of oil."

However, it was still very quick for four people to clean up the small open space. The weeds and bushes were cleared in less than half an hour.

"Boa, you divide these shrubs and use them for bonfires at night. If you don't use them too much, the water will burn. Eyke, you find the lime powder and the sulfur powder. The lime powder is sprinkled on the ground, and the sulfur powder is sprinkled around the outside to avoid the poisonous insects approaching. Claude, you and I took the machete and the axe and went around to see if you could find a dead tree and cut it as firewood. ”Welikro is orderly to assign tasks to everyone.

"Hold."Welikro handed Borkal's stick to Claude, which was also used to knock on the grass, and Claude knew it.

Good luck, I found a half-fallen dead tree without going far, and Welikro knocked on the trunk and said that she was very satisfied: "This one."

Claude didn't move, he was curious about the ground. It was a huge gray rock with a very flat surface. The roots of this dead tree grew in the crevices of this flat limestone and also the corner of the limestone. Give a big chunk.

"What happened?"Welikro asked.

Claude pointed to limestone: "How is this rock so flat…"

Welikro laughed. "Not surprisingly, this is a mountain road. You will see more of this rock when you go up and down." It’s only been a long time, and many rocks have cracked and broken down, and they have been occupied by these trees and weeds. ”

“No,” Claude exclaimed. “Is this a rocky road? But this rock is too big, it is three meters long and one meter wide. How much time would it take to grind the rock into this way, and also carry the mountain? ”

"Haha!Welikro laughed and pointed to the mountain: "Have you heard of the ruins of the Magic Tower on the hills of Egret? In fact, this road is to get there. We can follow this mountain road to see the magic tower ruins tomorrow. If you are brave enough, we will camp there at night.

As for such a large rock paving road, I guess this is a masterpiece of those magic masters. I think it is impossible to do it manually. Because even now, we have to lay such a rocky mountain road, we have to polish the rock into such a flat piece and then carry it up the mountain. It is almost a huge project that requires countless manpower and countless expenses. It is impossible to do it hundreds of years ago. To. ”

It turned out that this mountain road was the ruins leading to the magic tower, and Claude was delighted for a while. Welikro's words are in the middle of my heart: "Well, I will camp at the magic tower site tomorrow night. I have to see if the legends about Egret in the town are true?"

Welikro shook his head as he took the axe in Claude's hand: "The legends you also believe, I came here twice with my father's annual leave, every time I camped in that ruin, there was no cockroach, no ghosts could see one. And we are there for five or six days…"

“Is the magic tower ruin very big?”

Very BigWelikro cut the dead tree into three sections, spit in his hand, and picked up the axe to cut the trunk into strips: "Let's say, I guess its diameter is as long as the red brick house of your house. . However, the above collapsed, and now the bottom of the remaining wall is broken. ”

Claude quickly calculated in his heart, usually he did not notice how long the red brick house in his house. Four large suites, plus corridor stairwells, are about forty-five meters long. The red brick house is the length of the house. The magic tower is the diameter. The bottom of the magic tower is more than 1,600 square meters, or more than 2,000 square meters. It is big enough.

After cutting it twice, Welikro stopped his hand again: "Right, you know why I just said that the rocky mountain road on the ground is the masterpiece of those magic masters? Because the walls of the ruins of the magic tower are exactly the same as the rock. When I first came, I asked my father how could I build a tower with such a large rock block? My father's answer is that no one can do anything except the magic division. ”

Claude set up the cut trunk on the rock and prepared to use a machete to test whether it could be cut into firewood strips. Good luck, this dead tree is very loose. Although using a machete is not as fast as an axe, it can still be cut down.

The speed of cutting the two together was very fast. In less than half an hour, the three sections of the trunk were cut. Welikro said that it was enough. Two vines were found to bundle the scattered firewood. One person carried a large bundle and returned. Camp.

Borkal and Eriksson have cleaned up the open space and sprinkled powder on the camp. The two tents were also set up. The tents that Welikro brought from home are relatively large and are stitched together with animal skins, which can sleep two people. The tent used by Eriksson on the deck from his own boat was single, about a third smaller than the beast tent next to it.

However, it doesn't matter. The wild camping requires a person to watch the camp at night, to prevent the campfire from extinguishing or any accidents. The two tents can sleep three people, just vacating a position to turn the night guard.

This time Borkal and Eriksson were arsoning in front of the tent, but the shrubs were selected, but the fire was still too big, the fire was very small, and the two men blew for a long time, the fire did not get bigger, but the two faces were smoked. Black.

"Okay, you two have to get some water to wash your face, what it looks like." By the way, don't go to the river, go there, there is a broken mountain road, and there will be a small stream in the past, where the water is clean, and by the way, bring two buckets of water back. ”Welikro refers to the direction in which he and Claude cut wood.

Claude thought about it. When she was cutting wood, she heard the sound of running water. Welikro had been with his father twice. It should be remembered. But when they come in winter, will the stream not freeze or break?

Welikro seems to know what Claude is thinking: "I remembered when I cut the tree. The stream was less than ten meters from the mountain road. It was hot in winter. My father took me to play the water, but the fish in the stream. Very small, no big fish."

Instead of shrubs with firewood, the fire burned quickly.

Claude accompanied Welikro to cut two tree forks on the nearby tree and made a shelf on the campfire. Now wait for Borkal to get the water back, so that the iron pot can be hung on the campfire and cooked.

"Claude, you look at the fire. When the firewood below is burnt into half of the coke, it will be thrown out and replaced with firewood. The firewood that comes out will be piled up next to it, and it will be useful at night."

"What is the use?"Claude is a bit strange.

Welikro pointed out that the camp was all over the place: "At night, you have to put a few piles around the camp, and smother the fire, so that you can prevent the beasts from approaching. If you accidentally pick a firewood, you will have an open fire and give us some strain. Time, you can see the vision…"

Understand, Claude nodded, these are the experience, Welikro has been hunting with his father since childhood, and the camping has made him think very thoughtful.

At this time Borkal and Eriksson came back with a bucket of water, and then it was Claude's turn to show their talents. Borkal didn't go to the kitchen at home. Welikro and Eriksson also cooked things to fill their stomachs. To say that they taste delicious, they still have to look at Claude. He was a family woman in his previous life. Later, he was the old driver with his boss. Cooking also gave him a lot of points in the process of picking up the girl.

Flour, waxed meat, dried fish and salt, as well as a few apples, are the ingredients and the most basic ingredients that four people bring from home. Originally there was a bag of honey buns, which Borkal took from home, but when they were on the boat in the afternoon, they were all hungry.

It seems that it can only be made into noodles. The water in the pot is boiled and added with flour for mixing. The wax is cut into small pieces, and the dried fish is chopped and put in. The salt is tasted. The taste is still delicious, but it is not fresh. Meat and bones, otherwise you can eat a little better.

"Don't worry, we will go to the creek and ambush in the evening. There should be a lot of animals drinking water in the past. I think we should have a good harvest at night."Welikro patted the musket in his arms and said confidently.