After making up his mind, Chen Wen took a detour, skirting about a hundred meters from the original path towards the river.
Seeing that the hippo was still soaking in the water, Chen Wen quickly fetched water and washed his hands.
Then he left.
As for going to the swamp to find plants, Chen Wen gave up on that task.
The swamp terrain would severely limit his speed, and it was too close to the hippo.
Chen Wen decided to go for the next best thing, using the leaves that had wrapped the roasted crocodile yesterday as a substitute for the swamp plant leaves.
Leaving the river, he returned to the campsite.
As planned, he started today's work.
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Roofing the treehouse wasn't difficult.
It's like laying a new platform on top of the treehouse, then adding a layer of leaves, and finally capping it with a layer of mud.
The roofing work kept Chen Wen busy all morning and midday.
It wasn't until the afternoon that he completely finished building the shelter.
