[Ah ah ah! No way, no way! Brother Su Bai has obviously tried so hard, is he still going to fail? 】
Su Bai's face remained as usual, he held the coconut skin with both hands, held it in front of his face, opened his mouth and blew gently on the dim sparks.
"call--"
"call--"
As Su Bai blew down two breaths, the sparks that had started to dim gradually brightened again, and little bits of fire followed Su Bai's breath, flying in the coconut skin, igniting the dry wood fibers of the coconut skin!
A thick smoke rose from the coconut skin in Su Bai's hand.
Su Bai struck while the iron was hot and took two more breaths.
Wow——
A soft sound came from the coconut skin in his hand.
A wisp of flame then rose up and wrapped the coconut skin.
Zhao Xinqing had already built a small pile of dead branches and leaves on the dry stone slab, waiting for the fire in Su Bai's hand to ignite it!
Su Bai moved gently and placed the lit coconut skin next to the small pile.
The flowing flames quickly ignited this small pile of dead branches and leaves. The orange-red flames grew larger at a speed visible to the naked eye. Both Su Bai and Zhao Xinqing felt a heat wave on their faces.
Su Bai put two pieces of wood into the fire and was about to breathe a sigh of relief.
Suddenly I heard Zhao Xinqing whisper:
"Hey!? Why did the fire become smaller?"
Su Bai took a closer look and found that when he put two pieces of firewood into the fire, the fire suddenly shrank by half!
There were also large plumes of thick smoke rising from the firewood.
The firewood itself was obviously not ignited!
Su Bai's heart tightened, he frowned and sighed:
"Still not working?"
"The firewood is too damp..."
"Otherwise... forget it."
With the humidity in this place, it would be really difficult to light a fire.
All steps have been done to the best of their ability. If the firewood cannot be used, there is nothing Su Bai can do.
There is a reason why other groups did not choose to light a fire...
The barrage is going crazy. They really can't stand the ups and downs of trying to make fire out of wood:
【Ah?! Isn't this such a pity?】
[Why did you throw in two pieces of firewood at once? Isn’t one piece good? It’s better now, all this time has been wasted!]
[Upstairs... don't spray randomly... the firewood is too damp, and two of them will be destroyed...]
【……】
The barrage was noisy for a while, but neither anchor paid attention to the barrage.
Zhao Xinqing looked at the flames that were getting smaller and smaller, with a look of confusion on her face.
After working hard for so long...
How can we forget it?
"Wait a minute, I have an idea, please take a few more breaths!"
Zhao Xinqing suddenly jumped up and rushed towards the grove where she was looking for firewood.
Su Bai was stunned for a moment, then quickly lowered his head and blew air.
With the sudden increase in airflow, the flames that had been nearly extinguished suddenly ignited back into flames.
But blowing air is only a temporary solution, not the root cause. Firewood cannot ignite, and blowing air alone will eventually burn it out in a short time.
While Su Bai was blowing, he raised his eyes and looked at Zhao Xinqing's back.
He saw Zhao Xinqing picking up something on the ground and immediately turned back.
Before Su Bai could see clearly what Zhao Xinqing picked up, she put a round object the size of a table tennis ball in her hand into the fire.
When the round object first entered the fire, the fire, which was already in danger, was almost completely extinguished by an external force.
But at the next moment, bright flames shot up directly from the round object, burning very brightly!
While it was burning, bursts of fragrance wafted out from the flames.
Zhao Xinqing threw three more small balls in, and the flames became bigger and bigger!
At this time, the two firewoods that had been smoking heavily but could not be ignited were finally dried out of all the moisture, made a crackling sound, and began to burn in the flames!
The barrage was originally still chatting with each other, but after seeing this scene, it instantly filled the screen:
【???】
【What kind of spell is this?】
[It is forbidden to use magic in front of Muggles!]
【Zhao Xinqing, are you a witch?】
Su Bai was also puzzled, looked down at the blazing flames, and asked:
"What is this?"
Zhao Xinqing smiled and said:
"This is the resin of the black locust tree."
"I found that tree when I was collecting firewood earlier."
Resin is an excellent combustion accelerant and will burn violently when exposed to an open flame.
Su Bai was surprised and said:
"Resin can grow as big as a ping pong ball?"
Zhao Xinqing nodded:
"It's a very old black locust tree. Over time, the resin will form into balls and fall to the ground around the trunk."
"Awesome!" Su Bai exclaimed sincerely.
Knowledge is power, this statement is indeed true.
A barrage of [6666] flashed past like crazy.
[To be honest, these two people are the best I have ever watched during the live broadcast today.]
[I cried, really, Dr. Zhao is really a treasure girl.]
[Wairi, you are so handsome. I will also study botany in the future. 】
After seeing that the flames stabilized, Su Bai asked Zhao Xinqing to take care of the fire, while he carried the bamboo leaves and giant salamander back to the river.
He used a sharp rock to cut open the abdominal cavities of the two prey, pulled out the internal organs, and threw them into the stream, letting the intestines flow away with the water.
Of all the internal organs, Su Bai only left the heart of the giant salamander.
The barrage asked:
【Can't these offal be left for fishing?】
【What a waste.】
Su Bai nodded, shook the giant salamander heart in his hand, and said:
"Just keep this as bait."
"There is no point in adding more. The strong smell of blood will easily attract other creatures."
After a brief cleaning, Su Bai returned to the camp carrying the giant salamander and Bamboo Leaf Green.
Zhao Xinqing had already picked a large handful of berries and placed them on a piece of fresh bark. She didn't know where to find two sharp-pointed branches.
Seeing Su Bai coming back with dinner, Zhao Xinqing waved the branch in her hand and showed a sweet smile:
"I've even prepared skewers for the barbecue."
Su Bai shook his head and said:
"You can't bake it like that."
Zhao Xinqing was stunned for a moment: "Then how to bake it?"
Su Bai said:
"It needs to be stewed."
Su Bai dug a pit, wrapped the giant salamander and bamboo leaf green into two balls with palm leaves, and put them into the pit.
A thin layer of loose soil was spread on top.
Then he moved the fire directly to the pit.
While doing this, Su Bai explained:
“The way the barbecue heats is very uneven.”
"Sometimes the legs are burnt and the belly is undercooked."
"Sometimes the skin is burnt and the inner flesh is still bloody."
"Eating wild animals is different from artificially bred cattle and sheep. The heat must penetrate all the tissues to completely kill the bacteria and parasites."
"We don't have a pot, so we can't stew, so we can only braise."
"It will take at least three hours to cook. During this time, we will make a shelter first."