The situation in Taiji Town was sowhat too complex, and Bi Fang could no longer pay attention to the specifics of Bosen. He was more focused on the completion of the majority of the Dolphin Bay docuntary, which had already entered its final stages.
At this mont, Bi Fang was more interested in accomplishing another task assigned by the System—capturing a mature Black Bear alive.
How to capture a mature Black Bear alive?
Ninety-nine percent of people faced with this question would clearly be at a loss, but there might be that one percent who could have a solution.
Bi Fang stepped on a tree root, pulling up the bark in his hand, taut as a bowstring.
"In wilderness survival, the role of rope is obvious. It can be used to make escape tools, hammocks, self-defense weapons, bamboo rafts, hunting traps, and so on. It’s safe to say that wilderness survival is impossible without rope."
"If you find yourself in the wilderness without ready-made rope, then you should learn how to make one from suitable plants."
"So tree barks with high-quality fibers are the best choices for making ropes. Especially willow bark, which contains very high-quality fibers. We usually take bark from newly grown young willows."
"Inner bark from dead willows and inside the branches are also good choices, but if the willow has been dead for a long ti, most of its bark may have rotted. Therefore, you should test the strength of its fibers before using it."
Bi Fang straightened the bark in his hand, and with all his might, he pulled on it. The bark perford exceptionally well, showing no signs of breaking.
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"Apart from strength, we also look at whether the fibers are rough. We can tie a clove hitch, joining two long fibers together. When pulling apart, the force should be just right. If the fibers suddenly break, it indicates that they are too brittle; if they slide apart, the fibers are too slippery. Suitable fibers will twine together."
After another pull, it t expectations.
"Looks pretty good," Bi Fang let out his breath, slightly out of puff, "If the tree is alive, you must never ring bark it, as this would prevent the tree from transporting nutrients and cause it to die. However, there’s no such problem with a tree that’s already dead."
Bi Fang climbed the tree, broke off a few branches, and showed them to the cara for the audience to see. He noted that the buds had already shrunk and withered, and after scraping the bark, he found it was totally discolored and devoid of moisture.
"The buds have shrunk and dried up, and there is no green in the bark—there’s an eighty percent chance that it’s dead. Let’s check its roots..." Bi Fang pulled out a harpoon from his waist and plunged it into the soil, rocking it back and forth to unearth a large clump of dirt, revealing the willow’s roots.
They were just as dry, without a hint of moisture.
"The roots look the sa; it’s practically a hundred percent dead."
"It is relatively rare to see willows die, considering they seem to be a staple in the Jiangnan Water Towns. However, willows can even grow on the Tibetan Plateau, showing their incredible vitality."
"This is because willow bark sap contains salicylic acid, which is the main ingredient in aspirin, and is also a kind of aggressive chemical weapon for willows. It allows them to seize the moisture and nutrients they need. Therefore, under the sa conditions, willows are more tenacious than other plants."
[It seems that Lightning-Struck Wood is usually willow, right?]
[What’s Old Fang doing with so many ropes? Has he invented a new tactic?]
These days, Bi Fang’s bear-hunting tactics have been diverse, from face-to-face combat to poisoning, then to traps; almost every ti, his thod was different, offering quite a spectacle.
Seeing Bi Fang making so many ropes, many viewers were looking forward to what thod he would use to hunt bears this ti.
Bi Fang smiled but did not speak.
In a hunt that was attempting to capture a Black Bear alive, Bi Fang’s efforts seed a bit too outstanding.
The task specified to find an adult black bear, but it did not specify the gender, Bi Fang’s plan was to ideally find a smaller female bear with a body length between one ter one and one ter two.
Black bears of this size, when standing, would even be half a head shorter than Bi Fang, which ant the danger to him had been minimized.
Afterward, he would make so traps with rope to further restrict movent, there should be no problem then, as long as he could loop around one of the limbs.
Confirming that the willow tree in front of him was indeed dead, Bi Fang did not hold back, he climbed the willow, inserted the knife into the bark, and scraped off a piece. With a downward slice, the whole strip of bark was peeled off vertically.
"Apart from willow bark, nettles, bamboo, palm plants, spruce roots, and lampwick grass are all good materials for making rope."
"Find so nettles that have grown for a long ti and have long stalks, soak them in water for a period, then lay them on a smooth stone slab, and strike with a smooth-surfaced stone club. This tears the outer surface, revealing the fiber-rich interior, then carefully comb through, remove the flesh, and hang to dry before it can be used for making rope."
"Roots that grow underground or even those that surface are usually soft and strong, spruce roots are particularly strong, and the Native Aricans in North Arica would often sew birch bark together with rope made from spruce roots to create canoes."
"Today I will demonstrate the wrapping thod of rope making."
Bi Fang took out a bunch of bark and rubbed it against rocks until it all turned into fine fiber bundles.
After that, he placed so plant fibers together and rotated them clockwise.
"It doesn’t matter which direction you rotate, the main thing is to keep the direction consistent. When you need to add more fibers, offset their ends."
Bi Fang, who had already made three fibers, secured them together and continued to twist each fiber until it was tight enough.
Then he tied a hitching tie at the end of each fiber, which was made of small twigs, making the rotation even more convenient.
Placing the three strands together, Bi Fang began to twist in the opposite direction. He continued to add and twist until he reached the number of ropes he believed were necessary.
"When making it, sotis you feel like you are in a difficult position and it doesn’t go smoothly. At this ti, you can fix the completed part; keep each strand tight. You can wrap the finished part around a trunk, making the rotating length shorter."
"Finally, the ends of the rope need to be secured in so way to prevent them from fraying. Then wrap and tie the rope tightly to avoid abrasion."
A hemp rope as thick as a finger was made, and although it didn’t seem very thick, its strength was actually quite astonishing, and definitely two adults could not break it.
Even the rope Bi Fang made could support a tug-of-war contest of about ten people, so it was more than enough to restrain a black bear.
After bundling the rope over his shoulder, Bi Fang began to look for suitable places to set traps.
And it was different this ti.
When Bi Fang hunted, he always tried to find the biggest target, and often the larger the bear, the more aggressive and domineering its personality, but smaller ones were different.
From this perspective, animals did not differ much from humans.
Those with weaker bodies usually had introverted, insecure personalities, while those who were physically robust tended to be more confident. If not properly guided, such confidence could even turn into domination, which was especially common in kindergartens and elentary schools where moral values are still immature.
Small black bears would flee upon seeing humans.
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