Gu Nianzhi took out a small knife from the Swiss Army knife and patiently cut at the stubborn piece of bark that refused to separate.
No matter how tough the bark was, it was not as powerful as a knife.
Soon, Gu Nianzhi cut through the tree bark and completely cut off the branch.
Holding it in his hand, he felt that it could indeed be used as a walking stick. However, the part of the branch that he held in his hand still had burrs, and his palm could not bear it.
Gu Nianzhi picked out a small knife from the Swiss Army knife and carefully polished the top of the branch. She smiled with satisfaction when the top was smooth and smooth, and the burrs were gone.
This way, it felt much more comfortable in his hands.
Now that he had a walking stick, the next step was to cut a few willow branches to make a splint to fix his fractured left calf.
This way, he could recover quickly and ensure that the bones would not grow out of place.
She did not want to become a cripple from then on …
Leaning on her newly made walking stick, Gu Nianzhi looked at the little willow tree for a long time. She once again saw a few branches that were neither too long nor too short. Using her Swiss Army knife, she carefully cut them off and tried to make the cuts as smooth as possible. That way, it would be easier for new branches to grow.
After cutting off the willow branches, Gu Nianzhi sat under the tree and secured the branches to her left calf. She then took out the shoelaces from her sneakers and tied the willow branches.
Her fractured leg felt much more comfortable after the wicker plank was put on, and she realized that her leg didn't hurt as much this morning …
Gu Nianzhi was sweating profusely after cleaning her legs.
However, looking at the cane in her hand and the splint on her leg, Gu Nianzhi felt a sense of accomplishment.
This was one of the perks of growing up with Huo Shaoheng.
She had been with him all those years, a pendant to his leg, following him wherever he went.
Huo Shaoheng was only 22 years old at the time, so he didn't know how to raise a young girl. Besides, it was all training in the military base, so it wasn't confidential, so he let her be.
She had run exercises, trained, and camped in the wild with them. The wilderness survival training she had learned was not for nothing. Wasn't it all coming in handy now?
Gu Nianzhi wiped her forehead with the back of her hand and stood up again with the help of her new cane. She planned to find some water nearby.
She remembered reading about popular science when she was searching Königssee.
The Alps were eroded landforms left behind by the Ice Age. There were many rivers and mountain springs that flowed down from the Ice Age.
Since there was a small river here, there should be a spring. Otherwise, this small river wouldn't have formed.
Gu Nianzhi carefully observed the direction of the river and the shape of the trees there before confirming the direction.
She limped along the river for twenty minutes before she found a small waterfall, which was actually a mountain spring that flowed down from the top of the mountain.
Gu Nianzhi was overjoyed and quickly walked over. She leaned against the edge of the waterfall and gulped it down.
The water here had the unique sweetness of the mountain spring. She drank it to her heart's content. It was a pity that she didn't have a jug or kettle. Otherwise, she could take the water back.
Now, she could only come here to drink when she was thirsty. How embarrassing.
Although she had fallen into such a situation, Gu Nianzhi was still very happy and treated it as an unexpected outing.
After drinking the water, Gu Nianzhi walked back. She was no longer thirsty, but she was still hungry.
He walked around the forest with his walking stick, looking for something to eat.
She noticed that there were a lot of berries growing near the cliff. They were colorful and varied in shape.
Gu Nianzhi roughly recognized at least three kinds of berries: blackcurrant, blueberry, and blackberry. Because she had eaten them before, she didn't dare to eat the others for fear of being poisoned.
However, the berries she had eaten before were bought from the supermarket and were all grown by fruit farmers. These were wild, so she didn't know if there would be any difference in the taste.
Gu Nianzhi pondered as she picked a handful of blackcurrant, blueberry, and blackberry. She carried them to the river to wash them, then carefully picked up a blueberry and put it in her mouth to taste.
Her snow-white teeth bit into the plump berry, and the juice almost gushed out. A sweet and sour taste instantly filled her mouth.
Gu Nianzhi hummed and narrowed her eyes, immersing herself in the delicious taste of the food.
The taste was so good!
It was so many times better than the blueberries sold in the supermarket!
This was a natural and pollution-free green fruit!
Gu Nianzhi couldn't help stuffing the rest of the berries into her mouth one by one.
In comparison, the blueberry was sweet and sour, the blackberry was very sweet, and the blackcurrant was very sour. The taste of the three berries together was even more amazing!
The sweet blackberry perfectly neutralized the sour taste of the blackcurrant, and the sweet and sour taste of the blueberry seemed to be the icing on the cake, enhancing the beautiful taste.
Gu Nianzhi was very satisfied with the meal.
The blackcurrant was full of vitamin C and anthocyanin, which could kill bacteria and strengthen the immune system. It was very suitable for her current situation.
Although she didn't like to eat things that were too sour, she had to eat more blackcurrants in order to survive here.
After eating a hearty meal of berries, Gu Nianzhi's mood was much better.
She took out her phone from the bucket bag in front of her chest to look at it and found that the signal here wasn't very good. No one called her, not even a text.
Gu Nianzhi remembered that her phone was fine last night, and the signal was normal. Now it only had one bar, and it was intermittent.
Fortunately, the phone's battery still had 90%, so it should be able to last for a while.
Gu Nianzhi wasn't discouraged. She believed that the police would come to rescue her. What she needed to do was to survive here. She couldn't wait for the rescuers to come and find herself dead.
He carefully put the phone back into the bucket bag and rummaged through it. There were a lot of things inside.
There was her LV wallet. It was not expensive, but it was easy to use. No matter how it was made, it would not break. It had been used for several years, and the patterns on the leather had not faded. Now, it was filled with all kinds of bank cards, credit cards, and some euros and US dollars.
Gu Nianzhi looked up at her surroundings, which resembled a primeval forest, and shook her head with a sigh. What was the use of having money and cards?! What could she do? She was also in despair!
Looking at the contents of the bucket bag, there was a pack of sanitary napkins (?) that she habitually kept there. Swiss Army knife key chain, a few chocolate bars (!), A pack of wet tissues, and most importantly, a lighter!
She had originally wanted to give it to Huo Shaoheng as a gift, but now she didn't have to be a caveman and drill wood to start a fire …
Gu Nianzhi prayed to the sky with tears streaming down her face.
Humans had begun to use fire, and that was the transition from cavemen who ate raw meat and drank blood to civilized people.
Gu Nianzhi immediately felt even hungrier.
From yesterday morning until this morning, she had only drunk a few mouthfuls of water and eaten some berries.
There were only a few pieces of chocolate in the bag, and she did not plan to eat them now. She had to save them as a last resort.
Sitting under the tree to rest for a while, Gu Nianzhi decided to go to the river to see if she could catch fish.
She also chopped a forked branch to use as a harpoon, and hobbled to the river with the help of her walking stick.
The river was so clear that she could see the bottom, and there were actually medium-sized silver fish swimming around.
Gu Nianzhi swallowed her saliva and stood by the river. Using a simple "harpoon" that she had made herself, she began to catch fish.
She didn't know if the fish were too stupid, or if her skills were too good, but she managed to catch a few fish in no time. She hobbled back and forth between the willow tree and the river, constantly breaking off branches. Finally, she built a small fish grill.
Using the Swiss Army knife that she carried with her, she scaled the fish and removed the gills. Then, she cut open the fish and dug out the internal organs to bury them by the river bank.
After cleaning the fish, she used a tree branch to skewer them from the head and placed them on the grill. Then, she collected some dried leaves to use as fuel and took out a lighter to light it.
Gu Nianzhi couldn't help but laugh when the flames began to burn.
As the saying goes, heaven never seals off all paths.
She had seen Huo Shao and the others grill fish when they had a picnic. Although she had never done it herself, she remembered how to do it.
Now that she was doing it herself, she was a little unfamiliar with it at first, but she quickly got the hang of it.
Not long after, the aroma of food wafted over, and she salivated even more.
Gu Nianzhi picked up a browned fish and opened her mouth to take a bite.
Ah — no —!
It was actually bitter!
Gu Nianzhi instinctively spat out the fish.
How could this be?
She remembered eating Huo Shao's grilled fish. It was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The fish was smooth and fresh.
The fish she grilled herself … Fine, although it looked burnt on the outside, it was already burnt on the inside.
So it might be a little more burnt than Huo Shao's, a little bit burnt, and a little bit overcooked …
Of course it was bitter.
How could something burnt not be bitter?
Gu Nianzhi wanted to cry but had no tears. She threw away the strangely grilled fish and switched to another one to continue grilling.
She didn't know how she did it herself. She could actually grill it until it was burnt on the outside and burnt on the inside.
She spent the entire afternoon grilling fish.
She didn't know how many fish she tried, but when it was almost dusk, she finally grilled a fish that was edible!
However, after the fish entered her mouth, Gu Nianzhi realized that all the little silver fish by the river had already run away …
Did they finally know to stay away from her, the "executioner?"
Gu Nianzhi thought about it slowly, then hugged her stomach and laughed.
She looked at her left leg again. It almost didn't hurt anymore.
She pushed herself up from the grass and accidentally discovered that she could use some strength in her left leg.
Although she still limped a little, it wasn't as serious as before.
Gu Nianzhi stared at her left calf for a while and muttered to herself, could it be that she didn't have a fracture before?
But she remembered the bone-deep pain and the feeling of not being able to use any strength. It really was a fracture …
It definitely wasn't a muscle strain. She was very sure because she had strained a muscle before, and the pain was different.
Then she remembered rolling down the road yesterday and being scraped by the rocks along the way. She quickly pulled up her sleeves to look. Her skin was smooth and smooth. There were no signs of it being scraped.
After thinking about it for a while, she still couldn't figure it out. Gu Nianzhi stopped thinking about it. It was more important to escape anyway. It wasn't the time to think about such things.
It was a good thing that her leg didn't hurt anymore. Did it have to hurt like hell?
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