Chapter 806 Rapidly Heating Up (Two in One)

The desert at night is no better than the desert during the day. It may not be as scorching as during the day, nor as boundless as during the day, but it is the peak period of many dangerous creatures' activities.

Wolves, scorpions, venomous snakes.

The worse the living environment, the stronger and more lethal the creatures inside are. When facing humans who have no self-protection ability, their aggressiveness is undoubtedly fatal.

However, compared with the harsh environment, the most terrifying thing is still the loneliness in the heart.

The wider the world, the smaller humans are.

The unobstructed sky reveals its full picture, and the strong sense of nothingness releases the loneliness in the heart a hundred times.

Everyone hides his own fear deep in his heart, which is aroused by the background of the night and the boundless stars, and almost pops up one after another.

Anyone who is not strong enough in heart will retreat when facing this world alone.

Unfortunately, the person who retreats will never be the Bifang now. After taking risks again and again, as long as there is a little weakness and fear in his heart, his grave will be covered with grass.

The stars were so bright that they did not affect the traveler's journey at all. Bifang even saw the shadows of himself and the camel on the sand dunes. There was silver-white fine sand under his feet, like bright dry snow. Walking on it was like stepping on a thick wool blanket.

Camels have thick fur and are naturally not afraid of low temperatures. Bifang felt a little cold and felt the reality of existence in this cold.

The night in the desert is soft. The red flames turned into silver-white fine sand, and the sparkling Milky Way was almost blown down by the wind.

What wolves, what poisonous scorpions, these can't scare Bifang. Compared with the arrogant and fiery daytime in the desert, the starry night in the desert is really gentle and moving.

The valley is full of wind, the sky is full of stars, that kind of silent deep blue, lonely and yearning.

Most of the viewers in the live broadcast room followed from Point Nemo, where the starry sky is just as bright, but the nature of the northern hemisphere is different from the starry sky in the southern hemisphere, and the desert is different from the ocean after all.

Crossing half the globe, from the ocean to the desert, now it has another charm.

[It's been a long time since I saw such a pure starry sky. The last time I saw it was when I was a child, with my grandfather.]

[This sky is a luxury for everyone living in the city.]

[The Qaidam Desert is also good. It's obvious that I haven't watched enough of Fang Shen's live broadcast (dog head)]

[Indeed, increase the intensity!!! Pay attention to Lao Fang!]

[The old friend is gone, and the starry sky leaves a different taste. 】

【Good, so fucking beautiful】

"For thousands of years, we have been obsessed with the majestic sun, the clear moonlight and the bright stars."

"These mysterious celestial bodies not only indicate the change of time and geographical location, but also nourish our endless imagination."

"From the Mayans thousands of years ago who used their naked eyes to observe the starry sky to predict the future, to now we have invented the 'Sky Eye', which can bring human vision to an incredible distance."

"We have been trying to learn more about the universe, the planet we live on, and where we are going."

At some point, Bifang had a straight wooden stick in his hand to use as a crutch, leading the camel while telling everyone the secrets of the starry sky.

It's just that the audience's attention seems to be a little different.

Where did this piece of wood come from?

【Fuck, it's a magical tree stick! 】

【By the way, where did this thing come from? 】

【It's Fang Shen's two-dimensional butt! 】

【To be honest, there was no tree stick last season, my youth is over】

"This one?" Bifang raised the long stick in his hand. The grip was unexpectedly good. He pointed to the road he had walked before, and there were still clear footprints on the gravel. "I just picked it up under the sand over there. It's hardwood. The length and feel are pretty good. It feels very convenient, so I took it away."

"Maybe it was dropped by a traveler or something,"

【Don't pick up things randomly】

【Ape feces, this is ape feces】

Until the next morning, the silver sand finally turned into a desert, and the ground under my feet turned back to solid ground. Various shrubs could also be seen in the field of vision.

Bifang found a huge rock as a shelter. After checking that there were no poisonous insects and snakes, he cleaned up the nearby gravel, took out a huge wooden nail from his backpack, turned over the gravel, and found a hammer stone of the right size. He was about to knock the wooden nail into the ground, but the wooden nail didn't go in, and the first hit broke the stone in half.

The gray-white rock neatly split into two halves, slipped from the hand, and fell to the ground with a loud sound.

[Stone: I split]

[It's fun, Fang Shen discovered that he is a superhuman]

[The strong man in the wilderness is so terrifying]

"Due to the large temperature difference between day and night, the rocks on the surface of the Sahara will continue to expand and contract and fall apart. The peeled-off gravel will be weathered into gravel and sand of various sizes. The fine sand is blown to the lower place by the wind and piled up into sand dunes, and the gravel is left nearby to become the Gobi Desert."

"Sometimes a stone that looks intact on the surface may have many dark lines inside, and it will break when it is slightly stressed. We just need to find a new one."

After turning over the gravel, Bifang continued to smash it. This time there was no problem.

The wooden stakes nearly half a meter long were inserted into the soil bit by bit, and Bifang also poured some water on the ground in the middle.

"In the past when building houses in rural areas, some of you may have seen contractors perform various unique skills to help you 'save money', such as the water tamping method."

"Because water is pervasive, after irrigation, the sand, gravel and soil will be tightly combined after eating the water. They will use this method to lay the foundation."

"This is of course wrong and irregular, because after the soil moisture is lost, it will not meet the soil density requirements for backfilling, and subsidence will still occur over time, but we have no problem using it in a short period of time."

Mixed with water, Bifang shook the wooden pillar. It didn't move at all and was very strong. He tied a brightly colored cloth head on it.

"Taming a camel is a very tricky thing, because once a camel gets mad, even a dozen people can't hold it back, so we have to train an operant conditioned reflex that makes the camel calm down."

[What is operant conditioning? 】

[A simple understanding is conditioned reflex (face covering)]

[If you do a good job, you will be rewarded and stimulated, and then increase the probability of the behavior, which is probably like this]

【They are all big guys】

[Understood, it’s Camel’s PUA]

"Many people who raise camels will dig deep into the ground a bright wooden stake wrapped with red thread at first and use it to tie the camels."

"At the beginning, the untamed camel will keep resisting, pulling hard on the rope, trying to completely pull the small wooden stake out of the ground. This is of course impossible. It is very difficult to pull the nail half a meter deep to the side. It’s hard to pull out.”

"After trying again and again and failing again and again, the camel will gradually think that the piece of wood with the cloth tied to it is invincible."

"At this time, just insert a piece of wood tied with the same cloth strip into the ground. Don't insert it too deep. The camel will circle around the small stick instead of trying to pull it out. This successfully creates a Conditioned reflex."

"Sandstorms are often encountered in the desert. When an unexpected sandstorm suddenly comes, in order to prevent their camels from getting lost, some people in the camel team will quickly insert a wooden stick on the ground, and then put one or even several camels together. Tie it to this little stick.”

"When the owner of the camel team is swept away by a huge sandstorm, those huge camels will often lie firmly around the stick and stay there without leaving."

[Diao]

【This is PUA! ! ! 】

"In order to speed up the process, we also need to add some reward links to help form an inherent understanding."

After doing all this, Bi Fang tied the camel to the wooden stake, not the rein on the nose, but another one on the body, and then took off the blindfold.

When some light returned to his vision, the camel was stunned for a few seconds and immediately began to struggle, but the wooden stake was firmly inserted into the ground without any shaking.

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, the tired camel reduced the intensity of its struggle.

After confirming the stability of the wooden pile, Bi Fang also leaned on the stone, turned off the live broadcast, and took a nap for a few hours.

When Bi Fang woke up again, it had already turned from early morning to noon the next day. The air had become muggy again, and when he opened his eyes, he could see heat wave ripples in the distance.

After turning on the live broadcast and waiting until the number of viewers gradually stabilized, Bi Fang walked out from the shadow of the stone, his eyes narrowed, and the sand and soil fell from his body.

The male camel, which was more than two meters tall, squatted on the spot, and the wooden stake was still the same wooden stake, without any change.

But when Bi Fang approached, the giant beast quickly stood up and began to struggle again.

Bi Fang was not discouraged, this was all expected, he rolled up the sleeves on his arms: "Today is only the first day, we still have two days, don't worry, and today we will also start the hand training. "

"All camels must be trained to lie down. First, tie its front legs with a rope, put it over the head from the back and pull hard. If the left front leg is not strong enough, you can make the camel kneel down with a squeeze or push. "

"Or you can wrap a rope around the calves of the two hind legs and pull it down to make it lie down."

"No matter which method is used, you must hold the camel's reins, push the camel's head down, and shout commands in your mouth to make it kneel down in conjunction with the movements."

"After you get used to kneeling, you just need to press its head inward, gently pull the reins, and say commands or actions, and it will automatically lie down."

"This is not only to make the camel kneel down so that you can get on the camel and ride, but also to have a sense of obedience."

[I understand, it’s still PUA]

[For training, can we call it PUA (dog head)]

[Fang Shen must be a good dog trainer too]

【I want to be Fang Shen’s dog (love)】

[Stop the smell, it’s too sexy]

"When a camel is one year old, it is easy to tame it by tying its legs and putting on a bridle. But when it reaches adulthood, it needs to be put on a nose restraint, put on a bridle, and practice behind the trained adult camel. One person leads the camel and the other drives it from behind to make it easier for the camel to learn.”

"But we don't have tame camels, so it's bound to take more work."

Using the pole to cover the eyes of the huge camel again, Bi Fang untied the rope, pulled the camel to the shadow of the boulder, and began to train it to pull.

As he said, Bi Fang tied the camel's legs with a rope, then held his head and pulled the reins.

The audience in the live broadcast room immediately cheered when they saw the huge camel actually kneeling down under the pull of Bifang.

But Bi Fang knew that this was just the beginning.

Now it’s blindfold training, and then there will be open-eyes training, each step becoming more complicated and difficult.

"Animal training, especially training of wild animals, is a process that requires considerable patience, so don't be impatient or take it lightly. Pay attention to their small movements and watch out for their outbursts."

"Be careful of it suddenly standing up, retreating, or getting angry, which may cause its nostrils to pierce and the nose to fall out."

"Like a dromedary, it usually shows its displeasure by stomping and running, as well as spitting and kicking. When you see these actions happening, you should know that it's time to rest."

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Bi Fang, who had asked the camel to stand up and kneel down countless times, took the camel back to the stake, tied the reins again, and took off the blindfold.

The supplies are sufficient, with enough water and food to last more than three days, but the camels still need to eat and graze.

There are only two ways to make animals obedient.

One is to rely on intimidation, whipping, intimidation, and physical pain, just like a tiger in a circus, but you have to be careful that one day it will bite you.

The other is to let the animal understand what it should do, and after doing it, its life will be better than its original survival in the wild. It is a survival choice that has more advantages than disadvantages, like a pet cat that yearns for life outside the window, and is exposed to wind and rain. He will go home obediently in a month.

As a positive anchor, Bi Fang would certainly not choose the first option, as it would not be in line with his moral values.

"I didn't take a closer look before, but now I realize how big this camel is. Even among normal male camels, it is considered big."

Bi Fang put his hands on his hips and looked at the camel that was struggling again, looking carefully.

"Its hump is also very bulging, which means that it usually eats well and is not worried about food and water problems for the time being. However, this does not mean that it does not need to eat. After each successful training, it also needs to be given certain rewards to make it willing to be tamed. ”

"It's more troublesome to eat well."

Bi Fang rubbed his chin. If he couldn't provide a better life than before, it would also cause some resistance to him taming the camel.

afternoon.

Bifang came to the camel with a bundle of various hays and a large amount of fruits. This was the result of his busy work for nearly an afternoon.

If anyone here is familiar with desert plants, they will definitely recognize what these hay and plants are.

Camel pigweed, camel thorn, doom palm fruit and desert gourd.

As you can tell by their names, the first two are the favorite foods of camels, while the latter two are fruits that Bi Fang finally found.

Fortunately, there is still dirt around here, there are quite a lot of plants, and there are one or two trees growing occasionally, otherwise it would be really difficult to provide food for the big guy in front of him.

Bi Fang even deliberately picked a relatively fresh part, and was so exhausted that he was sweating.

He picked a reddish-brown fruit and stuffed it into his mouth to chew. The juice overflowed, exuding a sweet smell.

"People living in the Sahara desert often use the peel of the Dum palm fruit to make molasses. I don't know why, but I don't think it's that sweet, but the taste is okay."

"And this one, the wild desert gourd, a member of the watermelon family that grows abundantly in the Sahara Desert."

Bi Fang picked up another melon that was half the size of his head and weighed it in his hands.

"Its roots, leaves and fruits store large amounts of water year-round and are a good source of food and water for any desert animal that can break through the peel, and its large yellow flowers are also edible."

[Camel: I have never had such a sumptuous meal in my life]

【Is it rice with decapitated head (dog head)】

[You’ll start after you’re full, right?]

[No, I think I heard someone say last time that watermelons in the desert are poisonous. Is this really edible? 】

[Good guy, you don’t believe Fang Shen? heresy! 】

[I seem to have heard that you should not eat watermelons in the desert, they are poisonous]

"That's another thing. The poisonous watermelon you are talking about is medicinal watermelon. If you cut it open, you will find that it is full of cotton-like fruits with no moisture at all. It is indeed poisonous, but it is also used by local people. Treat stomach problems."

"The one I have now is called Kaffir watermelon. Its origin is the African desert. It is grown as food in the local desert areas. It is even used as a water source in the dry season and is also used by the indigenous people for bathing."

"The locals call it 'chama'. This thing has been cultivated in ancient Egypt at least four thousand years ago. Now it is not only in Africa, but also in more places. It is used as a kind of plant in the southern plain state of Ugo. Also called pine melon and grapefruit melon.”

Bi Fang split the melon open and found that the pulp inside was also white, but it was not white cotton wool. Instead, it was the same as a normal watermelon. It was made of small particles and full of water, but it was not sweet at all and even had a bit of a bitter taste.

"The pulp of this thing can not only be used to replenish water, but also protect against the sun and maintain moisture. Some people even say that one can survive in the desert for six weeks just relying on chama."

Bi Fang grabbed a handful of fruit pulp, squeezed out the water, and applied it directly to his face and arms, feeling instantly cool.

"Medicated watermelons and kaffir watermelons do look very similar. They are almost identical, even the flesh color is similar, but one is made of cotton inside and the other is the same as a normal watermelon, so it is easy to tell them apart."

"And Kafir watermelon is actually more common, but most marketing accounts don't talk about it. They are more accustomed to exaggerating. They say that you should stay away from desert watermelons. Just listen to it. Even poisonous medicinal watermelons are useful in themselves and can kill bacteria and reduce inflammation."

Camels can tolerate roughage and can eat short, sparse, small-leaved, thorny, highly lignified shrubs that other livestock don't eat. They can also eat various rough straws, branches, and dead grass. Therefore, they can survive for a long time in harsh environments such as the Gobi Desert and deserts.

But being able to endure hardships does not mean that you have to endure hardships.

You can have big fish and meat, but no one really likes to eat bran unless health does not allow it.

For camels, this big bundle of Bifang is the big fish and meat that humans eat, and even desserts and fruits, which gives them enough benefits.

It vomited once before, and it did eat something after escaping, but its stomach was still empty. After just a few attempts, the camel gave up struggling and chewed it in big mouthfuls.

In the next two days, Bifang continued the training of lying down and feeding at regular times every day.

For animals, apart from reproduction, nothing is more important than eating.

As for reproduction, the camel, which just ended its breeding season two months ago, said it had no worldly desires.

The relationship between the two quickly heated up in the face of delicious food.