Are You Telling An Eight-Year-Old To Survive In The Wilderness? Chapter 257 - Crossing the Stream

Chapter 257: Crossing the Stream

“Don’t underestimate this stream.
Its water speed can reach 38 kilometers per hour. Once we are sucked in, it will be impossible for us to climb up.”
Bell looked upstream.
“If we choose to take a detour, it might be safer, but I can’t be sure how far the path crossing the stream is from us. Once we take a detour, how far do we have to go?”
“If we’re lucky, we can quickly cross this stream, but if we’re unlucky, we might not be able to cross it even if we walk for a day.”!!
“In this situation, time is very precious to us.
Moreover, it is still raining heavily, which means that the stream will continue to widen.
It is even possible that it will become a flash flood as time passes.
We have to pass through this stream as soon as possible to avoid danger.”
“Alright, the problem now is how to pass this stream safely.”
As he spoke, Bell looked around and began to search for a way to cross the stream safely.
The sooner he could cross the river, the safer he would be.
In the Amazon rainforest, floods were often caused by such streams merging together.
The huge amount of rain made the excess water in the rainforest gather in the stream. As time passed, the stream would become larger and larger.
In the end, they would gather to become a flood.
Bell looked calm, but he was anxious.
Sometimes, humans were really very small in front of nature.
Facing the flood, Bell’s chances of survival were zero.
Not to mention the current him, even if his physique really reached 50 points, there was no chance of survival.
At this moment, Bell’s eyes suddenly lit up as he looked at a 15-meter-tall Agathis.
This Agathis was not too thick and looked to be as thick as an adult’s thigh.
But this was not the key. The key was that it was straight. There were no extra branches on the smooth tree trunk, only some leaves growing on the top.
Bell walked to the tree and patted the smooth trunk.
“Everyone, look what I found. This is Agathis. It should be about 15 meters tall.”
“I have a bold idea now. That is to cut down this tree and let it lie horizontally on this stream. This way, we will have a way to cross this river easily.”
Agathis was an easily worked wood. It was not as difficult to cut as other hard wood.
Bell stuck the dagger in the tree and hit it with a wooden branch.
The spot he was cutting was the side that was facing the stream.
This way, as long as he cut the tree halfway, he could push it down and make it land on the other side.
After working for a long time, Bell pushed hard, and the Agathis creaked and fell to the other side.
Bell put away the dagger and said with a smile.
“As a person, you have to know how to adapt to the situation. After all, knowledge is dead, but people are alive.”
Bell did not waste any more time. He grabbed the tree trunk and carefully stepped into the stream.
As soon as he entered the water, Bell felt a huge push from his lower body, but it was already very difficult to stand here.
Bell could not help but frown.
Bell did not choose to continue forward. Instead, he returned to the shore and shook his head helplessly.
“No, the water is faster than I thought, so to be safe, we have to add some safety measures.”
Bell did not explain. Instead, he quickly ran back to the forest and began to search for vines.
His actions were very fast, or rather, he had to choose to be faster, because as time passed, the water level of the stream would continue to rise, and soon, the Agathis he had cut down would be washed away.
Bell came to a tall tree, grabbed a vine, and pulled it down.
“This thing in my hand is called rattan. Although it is only as thick as a thumb, it is very tensile.
This rattan can be used as a rope.”
Rattan were the longest plants on land. In a suitable environment, they could even grow to about 500 meters.
“I think I don’t have to say much about the importance of a rope in the wilderness. I’ve already explained it to everyone.
Their use is second only to knives.
Therefore, if you encounter these things in the wild, don’t miss them. Collect as many as possible. They can help you build a shelter and also be used as a tool to carry things. They can even save your life when you are in danger. ”
While Bell was talking, he had already gathered dozens of meters of rattan.
Not only were these rattan firm, but they were also very tensile. He tied them together and carried them on his back like cables.
Bell had other uses for this bundle of rattan. He would not need so much to just cross the stream.
Bell cut off another three-meter-long rattan.
He wrapped the rattan around the tree trunk and pulled it back and forth.
“Remember my actions. The main goal is to make the vine softer and more flexible.”
Bell quickly returned to the stream with the rattans he had gathered.
He put the rattan on the Agathis and wrapped it around his legs and waist.
After confirming that it was tied tightly, Bell started moving.
“The trunk of the Agathis is very smooth. Doing this is similar to a zipline.
This can stabilize our bodies and prevent us from being washed away by the water. ”
With this layer of protection, Bell’s safety increased, but he did not dare to be too careless. He still moved carefully in the stream.
The water was very strong. It was very difficult to stand up after falling into the water. Even the Agathis would be washed away.
Bell grabbed the tree trunk firmly and moved to the other side of the stream step by step.
This was a wise move because once he reached the center of the river, not to mention walking, just standing steadily was already a very difficult thing.