Are You Telling An Eight-Year-Old To Survive In The Wilderness?

Chapter 75: Replenishing Water, Tropical Climate

Bell said as he swam towards the shore.

“Sharks often drive other fish into shallow waters to hunt.”

“When the tide goes out, some sharks will be trapped in the shallow sea area.”

“I don’t want to encounter such a big guy in this situation, so it’s better to leave first.”

The place where Bell jumped was not far from the island, but it was not easy to swim in the sea.

Fortunately, Bell could use the force of the waves to save some energy.

“You have to be careful not to swim against the current. Otherwise, your stamina will be exhausted very quickly.”

After swimming for nearly a mile, Bell felt that his arms were already a little sore.

Fortunately, he had already arrived at the shoal.

The seawater here could be said to be very shallow, less than two meters.

Although the shore was right in front of him, Bell became even more careful.

“Everyone, you have to pay attention to this.”

“Unlike the deep sea area where there are large fish, there are usually creatures like corals, poisonous jellyfish, and eels living in these shallow areas.”

“If you are attacked by these things, your death is almost a certainty.”

Bell reminded Scarlett and the others.

Soon, the few of them climbed ashore with difficulty.

Lying exhausted on the shore, Bell heaved a sigh of relief.

On the shoal, the hot sun shone intensely. Soon, Bell felt some pain on his skin.

It was the burning sensation of ultraviolet light.

He called Scarlett and the others and they rested under the trees.

Keira regulated her breath and said, “This place did not look so far away, but it took so much effort to reach it.”

Keira Knightley could be considered an expert at swimming. She had thought that it would not be difficult to swim in the sea where there was a lot of buoyancy, so she did not expect to be exhausted.

“It is because the seawater is flowing. Our luck is already quite good. It would have been even more troublesome if we encountered a whirlpool,” said Bell.

“Alright, everyone, we can’t waste time.”

“In such a deserted island, the first task is to resolve the water problem.”

“Although this place is surrounded by the sea and filled with water, there is actually very little drinkable water resource. It can even be said that there is none at all.”

“On this tropical desolate island, the highest temperature during the day is not much lower than the desert. It can also reach 38 °C.”

“If standing in the desert is like being in an oven, then here, it would be like you are in a huge steamer.”

“Trust me, you definitely won’t like this feeling.”

“We need to replenish as much water as in the desert.”

The audience in the live-stream gasped when they heard Bell say that the environment here was actually as dangerous as in the desert.

Thinking of the previous situation in the desert, everyone still had lingering fear.

Bell got up and looked around.

He realized that there were no other contestants around.

After all, this place was 90 square kilometers.

Compared to the previous setting, it might seem a little small, but in fact, it was still vast for 50 people.

Not far away, Bell saw a few coconut trees.

“I believe everyone knows that coconut is undoubtedly a very good choice to replenish water on such a tropical island.”

“I have to remind you guys that don’t stay under the coconut trees for shade.”

“Mature coconuts can even reach a kilogram. Moreover, the coconut’s shell is very hard.”

“If it falls on a person’s head from the top of a tree, they might die immediately.”

Seeing Bell get up, the women stood up and looked around curiously.

From time to time, they would watch Bell explaining seriously.

Walking to the coconut tree, Bell looked carefully.

“The fruits on the coconut trees have not fallen. Most are not ripe.”

“We can choose some coconuts that have fallen to the ground but haven’t rotted to replenish the water.”

Bell turned to look at Scarlett and the others.

They understood what Bell meant.

“Come, let’s search together.”

“Collect as many as possible.”

“We have more people, so we need more resources.”

The few of them started moving.

After a while, the five of them finally found eight coconuts.

After using the dagger to open the coconut shell, some water was barely replenished.

The coconut water was not as delicious as they had imagined. It had a sour taste.

But in the wilderness, this was already a very delicious thing.

Bell continued to explain.

“Now that we’ve solved the water problem, we have to think about the shelter.”

Anne Hathaway asked curiously.

“I’ve watched your show before. If it’s a shelter, can’t you just find a random place with so many trees?”

Scarlett nodded as well.

Ever since Scarlett Johansson returned from the previous show, she had reviewed Bell’s videos.

Bell shook his head and said.

“If we were in another primeval forest, we could use a suitable tree as a shelter, but our situation is a little special.”

“This is near the equator. There will be frequent rainstorms in the tropical climate.”

“Moreover, because it’s in the sea, there will be a lot of salt in the rain. It has a certain corrosive effect and can easily destroy the immune system of the human body.”

“Therefore, we can’t just find a place to sleep like before. We have to build a shelter that can help us avoid the rain.”

The girls nodded in confusion, seemingly understanding a little.

“It’s not too late to resolve the food problem after we build a shelter.”

“No matter what, we’re near the sea.”

“We can find shellfish even by looking around some rocks, at the very least, we will not starve to death.”

“Of course I’m talking about the worst-case scenario.”

“We should be able to get good food if nothing goes wrong.”

“There seem to be some banana trees here. If we gather some banana leaves and some sturdy branches, we should be able to build a shelter.”