Both old and new members nodded in agreement.
"Let's go in when we're ready." Ke Xun ignored Tian Yang's silent gaze on him, turned around and walked into this gloomy and deep forest together with Mu Yiran.
Ke Xun opened the phone and clicked on the compass function, and found that the function was no longer available, so he said to Mu Yi: "This function has been blocked, I think we should be more careful in the forest, obviously the forest is used as a checkpoint. It's for use, and if we lose our way, it's likely to meet the death conditions."
Mu Yi nodded, without adding anything.
The current Ke Xun has grown quite sharp and thoughtful, and almost no longer needs his advice and guidance. The two of them are now supporting each other, complementing each other, and fighting side by side and shouldering together.
"Be careful, comrades, don't fall behind." Ke Xun turned his head and told everyone.
"Since the compass function of the mobile phone can't be used, we'd better determine a direction first." Shao Ling said in the middle of the team.
"It's simple... The direction of dense branches and leaves is the south, I learned it in elementary school..." Xiao Kai said weakly.
"Then please help me to see which direction these trees have dense branches and leaves." Wei Dong said.
Xiao Kai looked up for a while, but saw that the trees on top of his head were connected to trees, branches were intertwined, and it was densely packed, and it was impossible to see which side had denser branches and leaves.
"Cough..." Xiao Kai scratched the back of his neck, "Then, find a stump, the side with the sparse growth rings is the south..."
"When we find the stump, we will probably get lost." Wei Dong said.
"Moreover, the trees in the south and the north have dense growth rings and point in different directions." Shao Ling said.
"Unfortunately, it's noon again. I'm afraid I can't use the shadow cast by the sun to determine the direction." Wu You said, looking up, trying to find the sun through the cracks in the branches.
"I'm afraid it's useless if it's not at noon," He Tang shook his head beside him, "The whole sky is gray, and the sun can't be seen at all."
"This... In broad daylight, we can't find the Big Dipper to set the direction." Wei Dong said.
"Look at the ant cave," Luo Yu said suddenly, "the mouth of the ant cave opens to the south."
"Is this statement accurate?" Wei Dong said. "All the ant holes I've seen are facing upwards."
"Uh... Anyway, ants like sunlight, so if they have a choice, their holes should open to the south." Luo Yu said hesitantly.
"Luo Yu is right," Shao Ling said, "We can first try to find ant nests nearby, but it is better to have more ways to determine the direction, so as to avoid unexpected situations that interfere with judgment. I will provide more details. One way we can find some rocks to look at, the dry or grassy side is south and the mossy side is north."
"Or observe the bark of some sturdy trees," Mu Yiran continued. "Generally, the smooth side of the bark is the south, and the rougher side is the north."
"That... If there are pine trees, the side of the pine trees that secrete more turpentine is also to the south..." The girl named Gu Qingqing added weakly.
After observing more than a dozen sturdy trees, ant nests and the occasional rocks, everyone finally determined a general direction: when they came, the direction was north, and the way forward was south.
Ke Xun made a sign on a tree that was more obvious, marking the direction, turned his head and said to everyone, "Remember this tree, if you accidentally get lost, try to find a way to find this tree and find it. Once you get to this tree, you can find the direction back to the residential area. Let’s continue to move forward now, everyone pay attention to observation, in addition to looking for water sources, we must also look for clues about the painting that may appear here.”
The crowd responded and moved on.
Ke Xun waved his branches and strode forward to clear the way, while Mu Yiran was a little bit slower than him to keep an eye on the situation around him.
The grass in this forest is extremely lush, and some unknown plants are even as tall as a person. The trees that cover the sky already shroud the forest in a terrifying manner. A layer of enchanting atmosphere.
And when Ke Xun was waving the branches to clear the way, there was often a rustling noise in the grass, and he didn't know if it was a snake, a beast, or some other "thing" that had been spying on them.
Just walking through the forest without stopping, after walking for more than an hour, there is still a dense forest that hardly sees the sun ahead.
"Stop... Stop for a while," the girl named Gu Qingqing suddenly said, "He seems very uncomfortable."
When everyone heard the sound, they looked over and saw her pointing at Xiao Kai with some worry.
Xiao Kai's face was very bad, his lips were dry and white, his steps were sluggish, and his breathing was heavy.
Qin Ci stepped forward and touched Xiao Kai's forehead, tested the temperature, and asked him, "Where do you feel?"
Xiao Kai said: "My head hurts a little, my eyes hurt, my throat hurts, my muscles hurt, and I have no strength."
"Your body temperature is a little high, and the symptoms should be a fever caused by a cold." Qin Ci said, then looked at Ke Xun and Mu Yiran, "He shouldn't continue to move forward, and he might cause dehydration or heat stroke."
"Everyone, stop and take a break," Ke Xun said immediately, "but don't let your guard down, pay attention to the situation around you, I'll climb up the tree and take a look in the distance."
Hearing the words, Wei Dong hurriedly said: "Damn it, you can be careful, there are poisonous insects everywhere in a forest of this size, there may be something on this tree."
"I'll add more protection." Ke Xun said, unpacking the clothes on his back, wearing a down jacket, a sweater over his head, panties around his face, only a pair of eyes exposed, thinking about it, it's not enough With one piece, he asked for Weidong's long johns, he just split it in half from the middle, and wrapped his hands more tightly with two trousers.
"... Your uncle, my Arctic man!" Wei Dong said, "you pay me when you go out!"
"Why don't you say that the crotch of your long pants is already torn, otherwise I would tear it apart so easily," Ke Xun moved his hands and feet, "I've never seen one touch porcelain with long pants."
After saying hello to Tongmu Yiran, he flexibly climbed the trunk of the tree and climbed up.
Mu Yiran raised his head and stared at the top for him, while the rest stared around to prevent emergencies.
Ke Xun climbed to the highest place he could climb, looked around for a while, then got down from the tree, stuck the spider silk all over his body, wiped the spider silk off his body with Wei Dong's long johns, and threw it aside. When I took off my clothes, I was already sweating.
"There is no water source as far as my eyesight can reach," Ke Xun frowned slightly, "I'm afraid we won't be able to find running water even if it's dark in the forest, so we'll have to think of other ways."
"This kind of forest, which is similar to a tropical rain forest, will definitely not be short of water," Shao Ling said. "The problem is that its area is too wide, and the source of living water is not necessarily somewhere. At least we have no time to look for it today, unless Get through tonight, head to the forest early tomorrow morning, and spend the day looking for water."
"But now we have to solve the bottom line of drinking water," Zhu Haowen glanced at Xiao Kai, "If he is dehydrated, it will be more dangerous."
"That..." Gu Qingqing raised her hand, like an honest student trying to answer a question in class, "If you don't have running water, you can find some plants with a lot of water..."
"The key is how do we distinguish which plants are poisonous, which are not, and which have more water?" Wei Dong said.
"Ordinary moss is not poisonous," Gu Qingqing said, "and it has a lot of water, and the juice squeezed out can be drunk directly."
"Is there any chance, girl?" Wei Dong asked. "There are many organs in this painting. If we are not careful, we will lose our lives."
Gu Qingqing hesitated: "Unless the behind-the-scenes power of the painting you mentioned deliberately made the moss become poisonous plants against the laws of nature, ordinary moss is really not poisonous."
"I know that there is a vine plant, which is also rich in water. After cutting it, you can drink the sap from it." Luo Meng imitated Gu Qingqing and raised his hand, "I don't know that kind of thing. What is the vine called, but if I see it, I can recognize it."
"Is there any radish? Have you ever drunk it?" Wei Dong asked.
"Drinked it," Luo Yao affirmed. "A few friends and I often play blindly in the wild. I have drunk it several times, and if it really doesn't work, I drink my own urine."
"Shut up, can't you believe me?" Wei Dong raised his hand and knocked on his skull.
"Since this is the case," Shao Ling said, "we don't want to waste any more time. It's better to split up and take this place as the center, and spread out to look for moss, and the vines that are rich in water as Luo Meng said. If you can find them Of course, living water would be better.”
So Xiao Kai was left in place, Qin Ci, who was taking care of him, and He Tang, whose physical strength was about to reach the limit, were left behind. The rest were divided into three groups, looking for moss and vines in different directions. .
More than an hour later, several groups of people came back one after another. Not only did they dug up the moss, they also found the long vine that Luo Yao said, and Ke Xun also took out several nests of bird eggs and came back.
However, Xiao Kai's cold and fever symptoms seem to be more serious, sitting under a big tree looks very weak, Qin Ci's expression is also a little dignified: "I don't know if it is because of the force in the painting, Xiao Kai His illness has come on quickly and violently, and his current condition is not very good, and drug treatment must be involved."
"Isn't there a clinic in the residential area over there?" Luo Meng said, "Will there be medicine there?"
"We can't determine the production time of those medicines," Qin Ci shook his head slightly. "Medicines are not the same as food, so there is absolutely no way to use them indiscriminately."
"Qin... Doctor," said Tian Yang, who never spoke much, "please try your best to think of a way. Xiao Kai's physique has always been good, and he rarely gets so weak because of a cold and fever."
Qin Ci raised his eyes and looked into the depths of the dense forest, and said, "There is an emergency method, but I am afraid it depends on luck. I wonder if you have found willows or poplars in the forest just now?"
Everyone shook their heads, "At that time, I was only looking for moss and this kind of long vine, even if I might see a willow tree, I didn't pay attention." Wei Dong said.
"Why are you looking for Willow?" Ke Xun asked.
"There is an ingredient in willow bark called salicin, which is equivalent to natural aspirin," Qin Ci said. "It can be used to treat fever, cold, headache, and pain caused by inflammation. If you can find willow, you can take a little Relieve Xiao Kai's symptoms."