Chapter 871 Food and Clothing Issues

The energy-gathering vortex cannot be used, and the supplies he carries are not sufficient. The first problem Qi Lin needs to solve now is to fill his stomach and maintain body temperature.

The compressed food in the backpack could still last for a while, but Qi Lin was helpless in the face of the declining body temperature. Originally, due to the existence of the energy-gathering vortex, he only had two thin single clothes on him, even with the thermal insulation. The layers of wingsuit and the parachute tied to the body still appeared to be very thin, and the biting chill penetrated desperately from the gaps between the fabric fibers... If this continues, it won't take long before Qi Lin will Severely frostbitten...

Mild frostbite may not be a big problem, but severe frostbite can cause permanent damage to muscles and nerves and necrosis of body tissues. This kind of injury cannot be recovered in a short time even with Qi Lin's self-healing ability. So wait for him The only ending is failure.

"Oh, I forgot to tell you. If you fail this level, you will start again from the skydiving level." Just when Qi Lin was thinking about whether to start over and prepare more supplies, the mastermind suddenly appeared. The words that came out completely dispelled Qi Lin's idea.

"Fuck...why? If I knew that I would fall into this situation in reality, I would definitely be fully prepared!"

"Because you chose a 'trick-and-punch' way to pass the level in the previous level. Although I am not opposed to doing so, and I also admire your ability to adapt to changes in circumstances, it was precisely because of your trickery that you missed your original landing place. , I set up a temporary camp at that landing site, with tents, plenty of food, cold-weather clothing and fuel."

"..."

“It’s not that you weren’t ‘fully’ prepared, it’s that you missed the opportunity to skydive and didn’t get the prepared materials.”

The mastermind's reasons were completely impossible for Qi Lin to refute - according to the actual practice, it is indeed impossible for the airborne troops to carry too much supplies on their bodies. Generally speaking, the supplies will be dropped from the plane together with the personnel. In various uncertainties, Under the influence of various factors, it is not impossible for these materials to fall into areas controlled by the enemy or areas that some paratroopers cannot reach. Every paratrooper who parachuted behind enemy lines to conduct infiltration operations must be prepared to deal with extreme shortages of materials. Prepare to continue fighting.

"Where are the coordinates of the temporary camp?"

"The straight-line distance between that temporary camp and your current camp is 120 kilometers, and there are several mountain peaks in between. Are you sure you want to recover the materials there?"

"……never mind."

Qi Lin sighed. In his current state, he probably wouldn't be able to walk even 12 kilometers, let alone 120 kilometers.

The snowstorm gradually weakened, but the temperature still remained at about minus ten degrees. The altitude here is more than 3,000 meters above the snow line, and the temperature will not exceed zero even in summer.

He had to take action immediately. At the very least, he had to get his hands and feet warmed up first.

Qi Lin found a hillside with leeward wind, used a shovel to dig out a snow hole in the snow that was big enough for most of his body to squat in, and then took out a small ball of tinder and a lighter. At this time, he couldn't help but Some are glad that they brought a fuel lighter instead of a common gas lighter. In plateau areas, the latter is difficult to start a fire due to problems such as air pressure and air oxygen content.

The tinder was quickly lit, and Qi Lin quickly took out the only pack of solid fuel he brought with him - this substance that looks similar to margarine has extremely high burning heat and only requires the size of a fingernail. A piece of it is worth more than half a kilogram of anthracite coal.

Qi Lin squeezed about one-fifth of the solid fuel into a circle on an exposed rock like toothpaste. As soon as the milky white solid fuel came into contact with the ignited tinder, it burst into flames.

He used a few steel drills to set up a small pot. Qi Lin picked up a few clean snow cubes and threw them into the pot. Under the licking of the flames, the snow cubes in the pot melted quickly, and the temperature gradually increased. A large amount of White steam rose from inside.

Naturally, Qi Lin couldn't let the steam go to waste. He immediately took off his gloves, grabbed a handful of snow and rubbed his hands vigorously. After the skin that was purple from the cold began to turn red, he quickly stretched out his hands to the small Right above the pot, let the hot steam help your hands regain feeling.

But when the steam turned into water droplets attached to his hands, Qi Lin immediately pulled his hands back and wiped them dry with clothes - the liquid that comes into contact with the body will quickly take away the heat from the body surface. If he wants to restore his body temperature, he can maintain it. Drying is extremely important.

After repeating this cycle several times, the intuition of Qi Lin's hands finally recovered, and the blood began to circulate normally. At this time, the snow water in the small pot had also boiled.

After eating something with hot water, Qi Lin took off his boots, then cut open his frozen socks with a knife, picked up some broken snow and started to rub his feet until they turned red. Then soak your feet in the warm water that is no longer boiling.

"ah……"

This feeling made Qi Lin groan in relief. For a person who was on the verge of freezing, being able to wash his feet with warm water was simply a pleasure.

After drying his feet, put on a new pair of clean and soft socks, and put on his boots, Qi Lin put away the shelf and small pot, covered the ashes with crushed snow, and climbed out of the snow cave.

Solid fuel and compressed food can relieve urgent needs, but they are not a long-term solution. A pack of solid fuel only has one hundred grams. In this environment, it can only boil five or six pots of water at most. Compressed food can bring more Hey, the little bit you just ate is already half of Qi Lin's inventory.

He suddenly realized that the first long jump level set by the mastermind seemed to be the simplest level, but it was actually a fatal trap - Qi Lin had to lighten his load in order to overcome that obstacle, and at the beginning, this The trap misled Qi Lin into making the wrong choice.

He kept a lot of heavy ammunition and gave up half of the food and fresh water. In Qi Lin's subconscious, he believed that the next level would contain a lot of combat content, but he did not expect to fall into this situation. in the situation.

His only hope now is to run into some mutated creatures that are not very powerful. As long as he can successfully hunt, the problems of fuel and food will naturally be solved.

"Mastermind, apart from the frost dragon, are there any traces of other mutated creatures in this area? It would be best to prey that is not very strong, but has thick fur and a lot of fat..."