Are You Telling An Eight-Year-Old To Survive In The Wilderness? - Chapter 148
Chapter 148: Crossing the River
Bell wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked around at the calm river.
“If it were a place like Shennongjia, we can choose the previous method of making a bamboo raft to flow down.
However, this river is not suitable for it.
Although the river looks calm, the undercurrent is quite rapid.
Look, there’s a whirlpool. Do you see it?
The whirlpool in the water is formed by the rapid movement of the undercurrent.
Of course, these are not the most important things.
Most importantly, I can guarantee that saltwater crocodiles will appear in this river.”
After traveling for the entire morning, Bell felt exhausted. He sat by the river and took a rest.
At the same time, Bell did not forget to observe the situation on the river.
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However, he did not see any suspicious things for the time being.
“No matter what, we have to be careful.
We need to cross this river first, because the path on the other side is much better.
However, we have a problem now. The turbulent river water below will make it very difficult to move across the river.
Moreover, there is also the possibility of a saltwater crocodile appearing.
If that really happens, this wilderness survival program will probably end here. ”
The audience in the live-stream began to cheer.
Although Bell’s experiences were very dangerous, as Bell’s fans, they knew that he could resolve danger every time.
“Bull shark: I’m familiar with this plot. You tricked me like this the previous time, and I died.”
“Is it the next victim’s turn?”
“It is the so-called setting up of the scene.”
“Host, your acting skills have reached perfection.”
The comments in the live-stream did not seem to be tense.
Bell was helpless.
Everything he said was the truth. Why did these people not believe him?
“Alright, everyone, I’m not joking about this. Saltwater crocodiles are the largest reptiles in the world. Their bodies are seven meters long and they weigh more than a ton.
A saltwater crocodile can easily rip me into two with its bite. Moreover, it is already difficult for me to cross this river.
If I encounter these guys, I might really die.”
Seeing that the audience in the live-stream did not seem to believe in him, Bell could only continue to emphasize.
However, the effect was only so-so.
He placed the bamboo he had cut from the rainforest into the water and felt the flowing speed of the water.
Although the water was rapid, he could still swim over with his stamina.
However, the only problem now was to confirm if there were saltwater crocodiles in this area.
Although the saltwater crocodiles did not like to stay in a place with rapid undercurrent, he could not gamble on this.
If he failed, he would lose his life.
Bell carefully observed for nearly half an hour on the bank of the river.
After confirming that there were no saltwater crocodiles here, he began to cross the river.
“We are going to cross the river.
Fortunately, we cut the bamboo earlier.
This hollow bamboo itself has buoyancy. I have tied some stones around it with vines to increase the weight.
This way, we won’t be easily washed away by the rapid river.”
Soon, Bell began to cross the river.
Grasping the bamboo, he entered the water. Bell immediately felt the river water pushing him downstream.
Fortunately, he had added weight to prevent himself from being swept away.
Even so, he did not dare to move too fast in the water.
He was afraid that his efforts would be in vain if he fell into the water.
Walking in the water, Bell felt like he was in a swamp. Every step consumed a lot of his stamina.
The river was about 25 meters wide. Moreover, the closer he was to the center of the river, the greater the impact of the undercurrent.
If it were not for the bamboo pole, with Bell’s height, he would have felt like he was drowning.
Fortunately, Bell had tied nearly 50 kilograms of stones to the two ends of the bamboo pole, stabilizing his body.
But even so, Bell still felt that it was very difficult to move. To move in such a river was no different from going against the current.
Every time he moved forward, Bell would look around nervously.
His greatest worry was that a piece of dead wood would suddenly float towards him. That would be a huge problem.
Dead trees would not appear in this river zone. If that happened, it would mean that it was the back of a saltwater crocodile.
Crocodiles did not swim in the water, instead they stepped on the ground and moved forward.
Therefore, only a small part of the head was exposed, and it would look like a dead tree.
Fortunately, he did not encounter such a situation.
Lying on the bank of the river, Bell heaved a sigh of relief.
Just this twenty or so meters of energy expenditure made Bell feel that he had used up more energy than the walk before.
Whether it was mental or physical exhaustion, only after trying would people know how dangerous this was.
If they were not careful, they might be sucked into the water by the undercurrent.
After lying on the bank and resting for a few minutes, Bell stood up and untied the stones tied to the bamboo pole. He continued to move forward with the bamboo pole.
This bamboo pole would be used for his shelter tonight, so he would not throw it away.
Therefore, although he was exhausted, he continued forward with the bamboo.
After crossing the river bank, Bell slowly left the tropical area.
The number of trees decreased, and high mountain rocks and flat grassland appeared.
It was already three in the afternoon.
Walking on the plain, Bell began to search for a suitable location to build a shelter.
Bell did not want to experience the same thing as last night again. He had to have a good sleep today.
Soon, he found a place that he was satisfied with.
It was a huge rock over ten meters tall. Three meters away from the huge rock was a rock ledge.
It was like a man-made staircase, but magnified countless times.
The rock ledge was two meters wide and ten meters long. It was enough for Bell to stay in.
It was not difficult for him to climb up. Moreover, he had a lot of time on hand. Perhaps he could even create a ladder.
