Beginning Backpack [Farming]

The fresh fish is put into the tank after being processed and sealed layer by layer with salt.Now that the weather is getting warmer, you only need to put the marinated fish outside and let it ferment in the sun. However, in order to evenly ferment the temperature of the upper layer and the lower layer, it is still necessary to stir frequently every day.

The previous batch of fish sauce lacked sunshine conditions during the fermentation process, but this time it was the opposite. Therefore, Shen Huaijin estimated that before this year's cold season, this batch of fish sauce would be able to complete the fermentation process and filter for seasoning.

When Li went back to the valley at night, Shen Huaijin told him about it, and agreed to remind each other not to forget to stir.

Li also brought back the news that the road connecting the valley and the base has also been built, and now the time required to go back and forth between the two places is even shorter.

This is also within Shen Huaijin's expectation, after all, the length of this road itself is far less than the first road, and the orcs have more experience, so the efficiency will naturally be higher.

He patted Li on the shoulder and expressed approval with his eyes.

The hard work of the past few days has made the skin of the orc in front of him darker. It seems that it is because he is one step closer to the prime of life of the orc. Li's body shape is more imposing than before, and his facial features have become more determined. appear reliable.It's just that the silver hair is still as soft as when we first met, and it doesn't match the serious look when he frowned and taught the orcs who made mistakes.

Shen Huaijin had mixed feelings as she watched her big boy mature little by little.

"Li, then, are you going to start the third path directly, or do you rest for a few days?"

He replied sharply: "We don't plan to rest. But everyone discussed it and finally decided to build the base while building the road."

Shen Huaijin thought for a while, and understood the intention of the orcs.

The distance from the base to the coal mine is not short. If the third road is built before the base is built, it will take too long in the middle.Conversely, grasping with both hands at the same time, then when the base here is built, the coal can be directly transported over there. The disadvantage is that the orcs will work harder during this period.

He was inevitably still a little worried, "Can the orcs survive this rush?"

Although the orcs were born with strong physiques, after all, before this, they had always maintained a hunting frequency of once every three days.

"If it's only ten or twenty days, the orcs can still hold on." Li Xiao smiled, "But we still need you to go to the base to guide how to build the lime kiln and iron smelting furnace. Jin, can you?"

"Of course!" Shen Huaijin said without hesitation, "When the batch of bamboo is steamed, I can leave the valley with peace of mind."

Li nodded, and said softly: "Don't worry, we can build the road first in these two days."

Shen Huaijin made a gesture of wrapping my body towards him, signaling him to rest assured.

Bamboo fibers soaked in lime water need to be steamed for eight days and nights, and now there are still two days left.Taking advantage of these two days, he slowly drew down the drawings in the documents.

Needless to say, there is a lime kiln in the valley. At that time, a few more enlarged versions can be built in the base. The important thing is how to build an effective iron smelting furnace so that it can burn out the required iron smelting furnace. high temperature.

Unlike modern blast furnaces, blast shaft furnaces are simpler in construction.The cylindrical furnace body has a slag outlet and a vent at the bottom, and the vent needs to be connected to the bellows to increase the temperature in the furnace.

Shen Huaijin described it in detail, and by the way reviewed the knowledge about iron smelting and forging in the materials, looking forward to making some agricultural tools and daily necessities by then.

Two days later, he extinguished the fire in the stove, put the steamed bamboo fiber aside for later use, and then followed Li and his party to the base.

There were nine orcs who came with Shen Huaijin.

Logically speaking, a hunting team plus the team leader would number about thirteen or four, but after careful consideration, everyone thought it was inappropriate not to rest all the time, so they divided the original team into four teams, one of which was led by Ming. , responsible for building roads, the other three captains remained unchanged, and took turns responsible for building bases and hunting, and each team took two days off and one day off.

Shen Huaijin also agreed after hearing this. He has always disapproved of the behavior of blindly pursuing speed and ruining the body.

Walking on a flat road, as expected, it is indeed much faster than before. Even at their unhurried speed, they can reach the base within an hour.Less time is required when walking briskly or running in animal form.

Arriving at the open space that had been set earlier in the morning, Shen Huaijin simply delineated the locations of the lime kiln, iron smelting furnace and brick kiln.Since the structures of limestone and brick kilns are similar, Shen Huaijin directed the construction of both.

The orcs sat together, with blueprints spread out in the middle. Shen Huaijin explained the various structures drawn on the above and the size required for the finished product, and then made it with everyone.

The location they chose was very good, the clay was available on the banks of the stream that ran through it, and the grass was everywhere, so everyone could get started quickly.

Shen Huaijin divided the work among the orcs. Some were responsible for processing the clay, sifting out the gravel, soaking it in water, mixing it with broken grass and beating it until even; Others knead the grate aside and dry it for later use.

He himself was not idle, took out the folding saw that he had specially brought before going out, sawed some firewood nearby, and planned to burn a reusable charcoal kiln here.

The charcoal that is burned is needed for iron smelting.

Although they already have coal as a more efficient fuel, Shen Huaijin does not have the ability to desulfurize coal, and sulfur is the chief culprit that makes iron brittle and cannot continue forging. Therefore, at present, charcoal can only be used for iron smelting. The problem is solved by the bellows.

The sawn firewood was arranged vertically from high to low in a conical shape, and then covered with treated clay, leaving only the smoke hole at the top and the ventilation hole at the bottom.

He lit the firewood from the top and watched the flames erode downwards until the flames could be seen at the vents. Then Shen Huaijin sealed the openings at the bottom and let the firewood in the kiln burn slowly.

Looking back at the results of everyone's hard work, Shen Huaijin couldn't help laughing.

It turned out that the orcs were building a kiln for the first time, and they were anxious to see the result. They didn't listen to Shen Huaijin's advice, and built up the clay all at once.The bottom that has not yet hardened is naturally a little unstable after being weighed down, and it looks like it is about to collapse.

Seeing Shen Huaijin looking over, everyone became even more anxious, especially Li, who wished he could drag his body into the mud.

Shen Huaijin patted Li's back, looked at a tall and big orc who was red-faced, and felt that it was necessary to talk to everyone about the story of "haste makes waste".

In any case, this crumbling semi-finished product was useless, and he directed everyone to dig out the upper part, and then continued to strengthen the bottom.

This time, with him watching, everyone put some firewood into the kiln and ignited it. The temperature of the flame can accelerate the drying of the surrounding clay.We waited until the bottom was almost hardened before we dared to go up and continue building soil.

Shen Huaijin could see that everyone was impatient, and he also understood this mentality, so he told everyone not to wait for drying, and find a piece of land to build a new one by himself, while he patrolled everywhere to guide the insufficient places.

Because the kiln built this time was larger than the previous one, and it failed halfway, everyone couldn't even make a decent one within a day.

For Shen Huaijin, this was a normal thing, but the orcs were a little listless, and even Li, who had always been confident, hung his head on the way back, looking really disappointed.

Shen Huaijin secretly laughed in her heart.The orcs in Li's team are all young, and they usually have a good relationship with each other, but they will inevitably be a little foolish when working, so it's good for them to suffer and have a long memory.

On the second day, Yanling came to build the base.This team was obviously much calmer, and they also listened to Shen Huaijin's advice.

As usual, Shen Huaijin explained the drawings first, and then proceeded to the actual operation.The clay that was built the day before has completely hardened, and at this time it is only necessary to continue to build up.

He walked back and forth, adjusting the wrong practices of some orcs. In the end, it was not too difficult. Gradually, everyone became proficient, so Shen Huaijin didn't need to worry about it.

He ran to the side with confidence and burned another kiln of charcoal to prepare for the iron smelting in the future.

Yan and the others learned quickly, but limited by reality, they still failed to build a finished kiln.

On the third day, on the basis of the predecessors, Rin and the others finally completed the first few lime kilns.

The orcs walked around the mud lump several times, still puzzled, and one of them couldn't help asking: "Jin, what's the use of building this thing after we spent so long? If you need to burn stones as you said, We can't just burn it on the fire."

Shen Huaijin shook her head, "The fire in the fire is different from the fire in the kiln. Burning stones requires a high temperature, which cannot be achieved by the flames in the fire."

Seeing that the orcs were still half-believing, Shen Huaijin raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Don't believe me? We can try."

"OK, let's try!"

It happened that the nearby stone forest was full of limestone, so he asked the orcs to bring some, and after crushing, piled a layer of limestone and a layer of fuel in the lime kiln, and then lit the fire from above.

The flame gradually descended until the entire kiln was ablaze.

Shen Huaijin continued to add fuel to it, and the flame gradually changed from dark red at the beginning to orange red. The orcs who observed this phenomenon couldn't help but let out a low voice.

Everyone had only occasionally seen Shen Huaijin's kiln in the valley, but they didn't know the specific situation inside. They didn't expect that the same flame, the fire and the kiln could be really different!

Rin couldn't help asking: "Are flames of different colors have different temperatures? Are there flames of other colors?"

"Of course." Shen Huaijin said without hesitation: "If the temperature is higher, even white flames will appear, but it's a pity that it can't be achieved according to our current conditions."

"White flame?!" Everyone was skeptical, but they couldn't imagine what the white flame looked like.

Shen Huaijin had a panoramic view of these doubts, but the busy current situation made him not care whether the other party believed it or not, and it had nothing to do with the important things now.

When it was almost dusk, he asked the idle orcs to build a simple shed first, and put the calcined lime and charcoal in it for later use.

After a busy day, everyone dragged their tired bodies back to the valley, too tired to talk.However, less than halfway, he met Li who turned into a giant wolf.

When Silver Wolf saw someone coming, he jumped a few steps and ran in front of Shen Huaijin.

Shen Huaijin felt relieved, and quickly climbed onto the back of the wolf and lay down.

During the ups and downs of running, he wrapped his arms around the wolf's neck, buried his face in the soft long hair on the back of the silver wolf's neck, took a deep breath, and smelled the sweet fragrance of washing fruit.

Thinking of the mud and sweat all over her body, and looking at the silver-white fur of the giant wolf, Shen Huaijin felt a little embarrassed.

He whispered: "Dirty you."

A harsh voice blew in the evening wind, "Wash together."

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