Survive in the Wilderness with Celebrities

Chapter 245: Discovering the Peeling Tree

"What surprise?"

An Yifei looked around, trying to find the surprise Meng Chao mentioned.

Vine?

No, I didn’t see any vines in my sight.

So, what could it be?

She was very curious about what could make Meng Chao smile so happily.

Is it edible?

"Look, those trees over there." Meng Chao pointed to the trees not far away.

An Yifei came over and looked in the direction Meng Chao pointed.

In An Yifei's view, they were just a few ordinary trees, and there were no fruits on them.

"It's the Mata tree, also known as the peeling tree. Its bark is very tough. It provides a place for our hammock tonight." Meng Chao said as he walked towards the Mata tree.

An Yifei hurriedly followed. In such a jungle, she didn't dare to leave Meng Chao for a moment.

It’s best if you sleep next to each other.

Otherwise, it would be really difficult for her to sleep peacefully.

The two men came to the side of the Mata trees, and then Meng Chao squatted down and used the machete in his hand to make a circle along the tree, cutting the bark.

The surface of the bark looked quite smooth, and after cutting it, Meng Chao pried open the bark.

Then he inserted his hand into the gap and pulled it straight out.

"Is it so easy to peel?" An Yifei was surprised to find that Meng Chao peeled the bark off the tree.

“That’s why it’s called the peeling tree.” Meng grinned and continued to pull the bark off the tree.

He was just verifying it. After all, he had only seen De Ye use this kind of bark to make a hammock when he visited Amazon for the second time.

When he was almost at the top, Meng Chao pulled hard and tore off more than ten meters of bark.

"Have you finished picking the fruits? If you have, come and meet us. We will peel the bark here." Meng Chao started the team voice chat.

Soon, his words fell into the ears of Zhang Jin and others.

"It will be ready soon. I'll be here in a moment."

After hearing Zhang Jin's voice, Meng Chao continued to peel the bark.

An Yifei can't do this job because it requires a lot of strength.

Unless Meng Chao cuts down these trees.

But he still needs these trees. After peeling the bark, the surface of these trees will be very smooth and animals cannot climb on them, making them most suitable for tying hammocks.

If there is a water source nearby, this is a great place to build a shelter.

For the time being, he didn't know whether he could find a water source nearby, so he was not in a hurry.

Just get through tonight first, and deal with tomorrow's affairs tomorrow.

Although Meng Chao did not ask An Yifei for help, she was very proactive.

I found a bark-peeling tree nearby and followed Meng Chao's method to make a circle at the bottom to cut off the bark.

Then insert a knife and pry it apart to separate the bark from the trunk.

After separating them, she grabbed the bark with her hands and pulled it out, trying to peel it off the tree.

Her steps were all correct, but her strength was not enough.

This method was very laborious and she had no way of tearing off the entire bark.

But even so, she did not give up.

She thought that if she just peeled it slowly, she would eventually be able to peel off the bark.

Ten minutes later, An Yifei successfully peeled off a palm-wide strip of bark, while Meng Chao had already peeled off five strips, and his entire tree was completely stripped of bark. At this time, An Yifei was already sweating profusely, and her arms were shaking a little.

This is a sign of overexertion and you will be able to return to normal after a short rest.

[The production crew is really cruel. They didn't even provide a waist-mounted fan. This kind of hot and humid environment needs a fan even more.]

[Don't be ridiculous. The production team clearly wants to improve the ratings this time. How could they give these things? ]

[Watching Brother Chao peeling the bark is so relaxing. 】

[Be careful around you. At least one of you two should be on the lookout, or you won't notice the leopard coming over.]

[Can't you just cut it down and peel it? It's too troublesome and laborious to peel it this way. ]

[That's right, we should conserve our energy in such an environment. Look at my wife, her forehead is covered with sweat and her arms are shaking.]

After a while, Zhang Jin and others came over.

Because the acai berries are not picked individually and are still hanging on the branches, they are easier to pick up now.

"Come on, clear the plants around and make a clearing. We'll spend the night here." Meng Chao said as he walked towards another peeled tree.

All the bark needs to be peeled off, after all, there are five of them here.

Even if there is only one person to keep watch at night, four hammocks are needed, which requires a lot of tree bark.

"Okay." Huang Bo immediately chopped a small tree nearby with his knife.

Originally, he thought he could chop down the sapling with just two strokes.

As a result, he chopped it five times but still couldn't cut it off.

I looked at the machete in my hand. There were no cuts on it and it still looked sharp.

"Damn, this tree is too hard. It's not even as thick as a baby's arm, but how hard is it to cut?" Huang Bo was a little unconvinced and swung at the small tree again.

After hearing this, Meng Chao couldn't help but turn his head to take a look.

He felt that Huang Bo should be quite strong, not the kind of weak young man.

There is a big tree near the small tree, which should be the same plant species.

[Brother Bo, this is iron wood, isn't it normal for it to be hard? ]

[Isn't this a good material for making a wooden bow? I'm making a profit. ]

[Brother Chao turned around. It seems that he needs to recognize what kind of plant it is. ]

[It is really ironwood. It can be used to make wooden bows. What they need most now is wooden bows.]

[They probably can't see these comments, I don't know what the point of the program is, they can only see some meaningless nonsense. ]

Huang Bo saw Meng Chao looking at him and asked quickly, "Meng Chao, do you know what kind of tree this is? It's really hard. Can it be used to make a wooden bow?"

Carpentry requires both rigidity and toughness, and the plant in front of us definitely has rigidity because it is hard enough.

Meng Chao identified it for a while, and then said: "I don't know if it is iron wood. I will try to make it into a wooden bow later."

With the bark, you can make ropes to make bowstrings.

Now their only tool is a machete, so it is necessary to make weapons.

The wooden bow is undoubtedly a more suitable weapon.

There are poison dart frogs here. You can dip the wooden arrows into their venom and use them to hunt other animals.

The local indigenous people will adopt this method.

"If it is really ironwood, then it is definitely suitable." Zhang Jin walked over and prepared to cut down the unbroken tree.

Huang Bo gave his seat to Zhang Jin and walked to the side to clean up other plants.

There are not only small trees here, but also some large weeds, all of which need to be cleaned up.

It should be spacious enough so that everyone can have a good view and prevent wild animals from approaching them.

(End of this chapter)