Chapter 149 "Sea Island", Let's Go!

"The aborigines of the islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean have very sophisticated navigation skills. Among them, the ancient Ponysians have an advanced shipbuilding technology that has been applied for centuries. They connect two hulls with masts. This method is called double sailing. Hull!"

"Although catamarans are slower and less flexible than monohulls, catamarans are more stable than monohulls and are less likely to be overturned by waves. Moreover, for me to transport materials, catamarans have more space , has an incomparable advantage!"

After deciding on the hull structure, Chen Xu began to cut down the bamboo forest with a stone axe.

After cutting about 30 bamboos, he set his sights on the thickest and largest bamboos in the bamboo forest, "The catamaran is very heavy, so I have to choose a few thicker bamboos for the main body and the mast, because it It drains better and is tougher so it can withstand the wind and waves of the Pacific Ocean."

"However, the wall diameter of these bamboos is at least eight millimeters thick. If I only rely on this stone axe, I have to chop for a whole day. This is a waste of time. But I have a very simple method, which is to use fire. As long as the fire is drawn to the lower part of the bamboo roots, the bamboo roots will be burned, and these giant bamboos will fall down by themselves!"

Chen Xu smiled, and immediately ran back to the campsite, put palm leaves in the coconut shell, put some burning charcoal, and then brought it to the bamboo forest.

"Before burning, we must pay attention to the air chamber of bamboo. Because of the special structure of bamboo, the entire air chamber is airtight. If we burn it directly, it is easy to cause the gas inside to expand and cause an explosion. Then it will be the same as bamboo. will be ruined."

"So, we first need to drill a hole in these bamboo joints at the bottom to release the internal pressure."

After finishing speaking, he took out the stone chisel and began to smash at the bottom of the bamboo.

It is much easier to smash out a hole than to chop off the whole bamboo, but these giant bamboos are so tough that it took Chen Xu a full minute to make a small hole.

"Okay, now we can burn it directly!"

So, he found some dry dead leaves and weeds, piled them on the bottom of the giant bamboo, and lit them with charcoal.

The fire quickly burned, and the bottom of the bamboo also began to turn from greenish yellow to dark gray, obviously being roasted.

After a while, just hearing a "click", the giant bamboo burning at the bottom shook a few times, then fell to the side and hit the ground.

The audience in the live broadcast room couldn't help being amazed when they saw it:

"Nest grass,

Master Xu's method is 666! "

"That's right, most people really can't think of it!"

"Haha, if it burns and explodes, wouldn't it become a real firecracker!"

"Hey, Uncle Yaoyao? Someone set fire to the mountain here, please arrest him immediately!"

In this way, Chen Xu used this method to burn a dozen of them, and then dragged them back to the camp bit by bit.

Afterwards, he tore off a large amount of bark, dried it, twisted it into hemp rope, and began to tie the bamboo together according to the method of building a boat before.

"Because I'm going to float on the sea for four hours, I can't let the sea soak me all the time, so I built a multi-layered bamboo raft this time. The bottom layer is big bamboo for drainage, and then two layers are tied on top. Little bamboo, the water level will hardly reach me!"

Building a boat is not an easy task, let alone a bamboo catamaran.

This is a very large project.

It took Chen Xu two full days to tie up the two bamboo rafts, and then he found two thick and big bamboos as connecting rods, and connected them together.

Then, he took out the canvas that was used as a bed sheet in his shack, hung it on thin bamboo with bark rope, and made a sail.

And a bamboo base was tied to the hull, and the sails were inserted into it.

Finally, he cut down a thicker palm tree, split it vertically, and sharpened it to make a paddle.

"With the stability of the catamaran, the power of the sails, and the control of the oars, I am confident in my sailing journey tomorrow!"

On the night of the 23rd, Chen Xu stood on the beach, looked at the catamaran that he had spent two days building, and smiled slightly.

Going out to sea at night, the waves are very big, and the visibility is very low, it is very unsafe.

So, he set the itinerary for the next day.

Early the next morning, Chen Xu got up and turned on the live broadcast.

"Hello everyone, I'm Chen Xu. Today is the twenty-fourth day I have come to the island to survive, and it is also the first day I decided to go to the opposite island to search for supplies. Judging from the current sea conditions, the weather is very good and the visibility is very good. It is very high and the waves are not too big, which is very suitable for going out to sea.”

"My route plan is like this. Go out to sea from the beach in the south of the island, then sail around the island, sail northwest, and finally go north to reach another island. The one-way trip is estimated to take more than two hours. I have made detailed preparations!"

After speaking, Chen Xu began to pack his things.

He brought a total of preparation items: stone axe, wooden bow, arrows, wild boar skin backpack, a bamboo tube of fresh water, three pieces of dried meat, and two coconuts.

The tools ensured the convenience for him to search for supplies after landing, while the food and water ensured his basic survival.

"To be honest, I'm not 100% sure that the catamaran I made can withstand the test of the Pacific Ocean, but most of the unstable bamboo rafts will show their disadvantages when they hit the sea. At this time, we must resolutely abandon It’s better to return the boat to the shore than to lose your life if the boat capsizes after sailing for several kilometers!”

Afterwards, Chen Xu began to push the "Sea Island", slowly moving towards the sea water.

This is what he named it with the audience.

"Fortunately, I had already prepared and covered the beach with palm leaves and bamboo as pulleys. Otherwise, it would be very difficult for me to push this one-piece bamboo raft by myself. It is too heavy!"

On the sea water, the bamboo raft floated up easily.

Chen Xu immediately stepped on the bamboo raft, "Very good! Very stable, so far, there is no sign of loosening, thanks to the wisdom of the ancient Bolivians!"

The viewers in the live broadcast room saw Chen Xu's successful voyage, and sent barrage "congratulations" one after another:

"666, Xu Bishen is going to sea!"

"Haha, the fantasy drifting of young Xu has begun!"

"Master Xu said: One Piece, I'm sure!"

"23333, Lord Xu went to sea and met Luffy, and then helped Luffy, eating the entire Navy headquarters!"

...

Looking at the "must sink" bullet screen all over the screen, Chen Xu's face was covered with black lines, and then he took the wooden paddle and quickly slid towards the northwest.

An hour later, he was far away from his own island, and he could only see a small black shadow. In other words, it was very difficult to look back at this time!