Wilderness Survival with Druid System

Chapter 135: Chapter 21: Water Collection and Trap Making

In the form of a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake, Chen Wen’s entry exhibited the effect of a second mouth, with another set of venomous fangs!

This allowed Chen Wen to inject venom twice simultaneously.

And it also greatly extended his attack range.

This was a significant enhancement for the Western Diamondback Rattlesnake.

Injecting venom twice was equivalent to doubling the venom output.

For a venomous snake, this was almost a quantitative change that could lead to a qualitative change.

Extending the attack range was purely a qualitative change.

Successful hunting made Chen Wen very happy.

He picked up the two yellow woodpeckers with his mouth.

Weird.

Chen Wen overcame this strange feeling, carrying the two yellow woodpeckers in sequence and tossing them to the ground.

Then he closed the transformation entry.

About five seconds later.

A Western Diamondback Rattlesnake slowly expanded into an adult male of Asian descent, dressed in clothes.

He touched his mouth, and the fangs were not preserved.

And after turning on the system, those temporary entries disappeared completely.

What a pity.

Chen Wen shook his head.

He quite liked some of the snake’s entries.

For instance, the neurotoxin.

Chen Wen now very much enjoyed the feeling of poisoning prey, instantly lethal, it was incredibly satisfying!

While Chen Wen was daydreaming, a strange noise burst forth.

Damn, I forgot there were aftereffects.

This groove of the rattlesnake, the aftereffects turned out to be this mess.

Chen Wen picked up the yellow woodpeckers, tossed them onto the saguaro, and then left the camp.

Waiting for the aftereffects to end.

...

The next morning.

Chen Wen had a comfortable sleep.

When he woke up, it was already very hot outside.

Last night, without anyone noticing, Chen Wen completed his first transformation and his first hunt after transforming.

It felt pretty good.

Today, Chen Wen’s breakfast was the two dead yellow woodpeckers.

As for the reason, Chen Wen had already thought it up.

He took a camera, walked out of the shelter, seemingly unintentionally sweeping the lens over the yellow woodpeckers.

Then, Chen Wen pretended to be surprised and said, ”Wow, what is this!”

”How did these two birds die? What did this to them!”

Saying this, Chen Wen also pretended to look nervously around, as if the attacker had not gone far.

This time, not only the supervisors but even the newly recruited assistants couldn’t help but lean in.

Immersed in this tense atmosphere.

If I’m not nominated for Best Actor at this year’s Oscars, I’m not watching.

Chen Wen thought secretly.

Then, he picked up the two yellow woodpeckers, examining them carefully, and ended up playing the role of a bird coroner.

”It seems these are two unfortunate fellows bitten by a venomous snake. They escaped the snake’s mouth, but fell to the venom, ultimately dying at their doorstep. There are many venomous snakes living in this desert; I’ll certainly have to be cautious of them in future survival!”

After saying this, Chen Wen stopped pretending: ”But still, we must thank Mother Nature—oh, here you’d probably call it a gift from God. These two poor yellow woodpeckers will be my brunch.”

After decisively skinning and disemboweling the two yellow woodpeckers.

He set them up for roasting over the fire.

He wasn’t worried about the snake venom; after all, it was just protein.

As long as it’s not denatured by high temperature, as long as the digestive system doesn’t have wounds, eating it directly is no problem.

After a delicious meal.

Chen Wen opted for the yellow woodpecker’s entry.

[Target natural creation—Yellow Woodpecker, commence plundering!]

[Plundering... plundering complete!]

[Please choose one of the following three entries]

[Migration (Blue): You tend to alter your living place when the weather changes]

[Note: Oh, damn this winter! It forces me to cross thousands of miles to the warm south—Yellow Woodpecker]

[Pecking Wood (Blue): You can sense the internal condition of a tree by tapping, detecting whether there is a hollow inside]

[Note: Thump thump! Thump thump!—Yellow Woodpecker]

[Avian Friendliness (Blue): Birds are more inclined to like you, and your shelter will attract other birds to live there]

[Note: I merely build a new house each year, why do they call it a favor?—Yellow Woodpecker]

[Please make a choice within one minute or abandon the selection! Overdue will automatically select the first entry!]

This entry...

Chen Wen was reluctant to call it useless, but it was really not very useful to him at the moment.

Slightly helpless, Chen Wen could only choose the seemingly more useful [Avian Friendliness].

After choosing, brunch was over.

Chen Wen planned to fetch water in a while.

How to filter the pond water.

Chen Wen thought for a long time and finally came up with a simple and appropriate method.

He decided to dig a small pit near the pond, allowing the water to seep through.

Then take the water from the small pit, bring it back to settle and boil.

Finally, with his enhanced digestive system, drinking this water should not be a problem.

...

On the third day of survival, Chen Wen devoted all his energy to organizing water.

He came to a valley that might have coyotes or bobcats, cautiously approaching the water source area.

The hidden thing did not emerge, and this time Chen Wen didn’t feel any danger either.

The forest had bird calls, seemingly indicating that the creature had left.

Chen Wen relaxed a bit and began digging for seepage.

Soon, through the cracks in the sandy soil, murky water slowly seeped through.

Chen Wen collected about a bottle of mixed water and brought it back.

Though these waters were turbid, they were cleaner than pond water.

Back at the shelter.

Chen Wen placed the water bottle aside to settle, using the time to start building a stove for himself.

This was even simpler.

Chen Wen circled around the bare rock area where he encountered the rattlesnake yesterday, quickly finding a large number of stones.

By bringing these stones back to the camp and placing them around the bonfire, he created the best stove.

Afterwards, Chen Wen placed the pot on top.

Adding the settled water.

The water was already very clear at this point.

The water bottle could hold two liters, and the water Chen Wen brought back was enough to meet his needs for the next two days.

He boiled the water and let it cool.

While boiling water, Chen Wen also tried to devise traps.

He made the simplest noose trap.

Spinning agave into a rope and tying a slipknot.

Its simplicity requires it to be placed in the right spot to be effective.

Noose traps are highly dependent on placement.

If you cannot find the paths frequently taken by animals and place them on their routes, the noose is wasted.

But once you find the spot and set the trap right.

This will deal a crippling blow to small animals.

...

Time moved to night.

Chen Wen took a sip, despite the earthy taste, it was very thirst-quenching.

He gulped down several swigs and contentedly wiped his mouth.

Before going to bed, Chen Wen packed up the noose trap he made in the afternoon, planning to find a suitable place to set it the next day.

But just as Chen Wen was about to crawl into the shelter to rest.

Accompanied by a flurry of wing beats.

An unusual creature perched on the main beam of Chen Wen’s shelter.