Rebirth before the doomsday: I quietly emptied the city of supplies

After writing down their survival time on the wall, Ling Qing asked again.

This time, she really didn't know. Although the food was bad, she could still make it. But she knew nothing about making pottery! "Let's go! We need to find some clay."

Chen Yu picked up the ordnance shovel, put on his back, and said to Ling Qing.

Firing pottery is not as difficult as firing porcelain, so to make pottery, you only need ordinary clay.

Of course, the iron content in these clays must reach or exceed 3%, so that the fired pottery will be easier to make. If the iron content is less than 3%, the fired pottery will easily crack! "Well, let's go!"

Ling Qing also carried his small backpack and followed Chen Yu.

The two of them searched for a full hour before they found the clay they thought was suitable. Of course, Chen Yu was not sure whether the iron content in this clay could reach 3%.

So they could only take it back and try it out. If it didn't work, they would have to find some other clay. The two of them carried two loads of clay before returning, because they had a lot of things to make. Pots, bowls, and pans, all of which had to be made, and at least one spare was made to prevent them from breaking when firing the pottery!

"Chen Yu and his team are actually preparing to make pottery?"

"Many food and clothing issues of other groups have not been resolved yet, but Chen Yu and his friends have already started to think about enjoying life..." "It is obvious that Chen Yu and his friends not only want to survive, but also want to live. They are ready to survive for a year."

"Although pottery firing is not as delicate as porcelain firing, it is also very difficult. It requires very high clay and temperature. I wonder if they can succeed." "Seeing Chen Yu's confident look, I think there should be no problem, right?"

In the live broadcast room, many people began to discuss Chen Yu and Ling Qing's pottery making. Many people felt that Chen Yu was an all-rounder, as if there was nothing he couldn't do. However, some people felt that Chen Yu was just trying, and it was not certain whether he would succeed...

Because firing pottery has very strict requirements on steps, clay and temperature, without any tools, the difficulty is as high as five stars! ...

An hour later, Chen Yu and Ling Qing returned to the shelter and cleaned up the ground in the yard. Because whether it was pottery or porcelain, they had very strict requirements for clay. There couldn't be any impurities in the clay or porcelain clay, because if there were even a little bit of impurities or bubbles on the clay during the firing process, it would cause the clay to break or the risk of the kiln exploding.

This is a very, very tedious job, because the clay in this kind of place must contain all kinds of impurities! So their job now is to pick out all the impurities.

Without a fine filter, this work is extremely time-consuming and wears out one's patience... "You start first! Pick out as many impurities as possible. I'll go and fetch some more clay." Chen Yu said after pouring the clay on the ground.

Because there is not much clay left after removing impurities, it is probably impossible to mold what you want. "Yes, go ahead! Be careful on the road."

Ling Qing nodded. Their workload was enormous, so she couldn't hold Chen Yu back.

"Okay, if you're tired, take a rest!"

"Anyway, the pottery making process may not be completed without three or four days." After Chen Yu finished speaking, he left the shelter and ran all the way. Without Ling Qing, Chen Yu's speed could be increased several times!

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The day passed quickly. The only job for Chen Yu and Ling Qing today was to remove impurities from the clay. This seemingly easy job took the two of them a whole day.

"Huhuhuhu...finally done." After removing all the impurities from the clay, Ling Qing sat down on the ground.

He was breathing heavily. After sitting for a whole day, his back and waist ached, as if his body was about to fall apart. "Is it fun?"

Chen Yu looked at Ling Qing, who looked exhausted, and asked with a faint smile. "No, I don't want to do this kind of work anymore..."

Ling Qing shook his head. This was definitely the most tiring day for him, bar none. "Okay, take a break! Tomorrow's work will be relatively easy."

Chen Yu patted Ling Qing on the shoulder, then stood up and found some large palm leaves to cover the fruits of their day's labor. Buzz buzz buzz...

At this moment, the hum of the helicopter once again began to hover overhead. "Another person can't hold on any longer!"

Ling Qing looked at the beam of light in the sky and murmured, "Well, this place is like this, very cruel." Chen Yu nodded, perhaps they didn't feel it.

That's because I have a wealth of wilderness survival skills and experience, and there is a system in my body!

It is already amazing for an average person to survive in the wilderness for five days....

"Um!"

Ling Qing nodded. She knew that the wilderness was cruel, just like the jackal scratches on Chen Yu's arm. If it were her, or someone with an unstable mentality who couldn't deal with it rationally, her life would probably be in danger! And for her, meeting Chen Yu should be the luckiest thing, right?

The next morning, Chen Yu and Ling Qing got up early in the dark because it would be very hot after the sun came out, and some people would find it unbearable.

And this will affect the moisture content of the soil...

After waking up and washing up briefly, Chen Yu took a bucket to fetch water. Because they now had a lot of clay, they needed more water. Generally speaking, the moisture content of embryo soil is between 25% and 35%, which is when the embryo soil is most plastic, so various plastic molding methods can be used.

For moisture content within this range, there are two simplest embryo making methods.

The first is the oldest method of shaping the embryo, which can be done using only bare hands and some simple tools.

The second method is the clay strip method, which is also relatively simple. This method is mainly used to make some large pottery, such as water tanks. Of course, many pottery firings still use this method.

Chen Yu wanted to use the first method, the molding method, because they didn't need large pottery like water tanks. They just needed some pots and pans, so there was no need to use the second method...

After bringing the water back, the first step is to mix the clay. The water content between 25% and 35% is actually very easy to control! As long as you have mixed dough at home, it is not difficult. The most difficult thing is to mix it very evenly. There cannot be even a little bit of soil in it, and the mixed clay must be very smooth. Because the pottery they will make next will be used for a year, so the quality must be up to standard!