My barrage in the wild can be withdrawn

Chapter 429 Heart-Shaped Candle
Candles are not a rare item, they can be bought in many places in the city.

But in the wilderness, getting a candle is not so simple.

At first, he planned to use pine oil to make candles.

After all, in the pine forest, the easiest thing to think of as a candle can be pine oil.

And he also made this kind of pine oil candle when he was live broadcasting before.

The raw materials needed for pine oil candles are very simple. It is nothing more than pine oil plus some animal fat, melted and mixed, and then cooled.

However, this kind of candle also has a disadvantage, that is, it will emit a lot of black smoke when burning, just like the kerosene lamps decades ago.

If you sleep with candles all night, you will wake up with black nostrils the next day.

Although it is not so particular in the wilderness, Zhou Chen suddenly thought of a better production method.

Not long ago, Zhou Chen just collected a swarm of wild European black bees.

Since he had been building a house all this time, he had hardly cared about the swarm of bees.

Zhou Chen just happened to be able to go and see the situation of the queen bee today.

After ordering Ronaldinho to wait in place, he came to the hive alone.

The European black bee has a violent temper, Zhou Chen must be careful.

Although it's okay to be stung by a bee, it will still hurt after all.

Opening the beehive, Zhou Chen carefully pulled out the first layer of beehives.

This layer of nest spleen was moved from the old nest, but it was not completely filled at the beginning, and now it has been completely completed at some point.

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Chen checked the rest of the nest frames.

The result surprised everyone.

Zhou Chen found that out of the five empty nest frames he made, only one and a half remained, and the rest had been built by hardworking worker bees.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Chen was very happy.

Because now he can not only eat fresh honey, but also take beeswax to make candles.

"Fuck, I thought the boss was joking, but I didn't expect you to really use beeswax to make candles, it's too extravagant."

"It's really awesome, did Brother Chen already plan to make candles when he harvested the bees?"

"As far as I know, beeswax candles are expensive."

"Isn't beeswax honeycomb? How to make a candle?"

"It must be very expensive. I remember that it costs dozens of dollars to sell a root online, and it may not be pure."

Seeing that the bee colony had stabilized, Zhou Chen decided to take the wax immediately.

But before that, he had to go back to fetch kindling to make cigarettes.

The process of getting the wax will inevitably anger the black bees, Zhou Chen must prepare in advance to prevent the black bees from going crazy.

In the wild, the medical conditions are relatively poor. If you are unfortunately stung by a bee and become inflamed, or even cause other related diseases, it will be difficult to deal with.

Seeing that there were still people asking about beeswax in the live broadcast room, Zhou Chen also briefly explained.

"In layman's terms, beeswax is the wax secreted by bees."

"Under normal circumstances, a worker bee secretes 1 pound of beeswax, needs to eat 10 pounds of honey, flies 24 kilometers, and collects honey from 33 billion flowers. Therefore, the output of beeswax is small and very, very precious."

"As far as I know, people used beeswax in the Tang Dynasty of our country, but because beeswax was very rare and precious, only high-ranking officials and nobles would use beeswax candles at that time. Therefore, beeswax candles are called nobles among candles."

After taking the kindling at the camp, he rushed to the bee farm again.

"With the development of science and technology, people now have mastered many kinds of candle making methods, such as paraffin wax, soybean wax, palm wax, ghee wax and jelly wax, etc."

"But only beeswax does not undergo any chemical treatment, but only physically cleans and directly makes candles, and beeswax candles do not contain any additives, so it is the most environmentally friendly candle. Scientific research shows that 100% pure beeswax candles can also purify the air when burning."

Wax removal is different from bee removal in that it does not require all bees to be removed from the hive.

After driving away most of the worker bees with smoke, Zhou Chen started to take the wax.

"The European black bee's nest building speed is not fast. Considering sustainable development, I will not take out the entire hive, and even I only need to cut off some sealing wax, which is enough for me to make candles."

That's what Zhou Chen said, and he did the same.

He did not cut open the comb, but cut the sealing wax over the comb.

Doing so can reduce the damage to the hive, and it will not make it troublesome for worker bees to repair and affect the reproduction speed.

Only when the bee colony keeps growing, can Zhou Chen have more honey to eat.

The initial resources of the bee colony were not rich, and he worried that getting too much would affect the stability of the population.

So this time, he didn't take too much.

After taking an appropriate amount of beeswax and honey, Zhou Chen returned to the camp.

After adding an appropriate amount of honey to the water bag, he gave Xiao Luo all the rest.

Don't look at this guy who looks silly, but he loves sweets very much.

After a short rest, Zhou Chen started to make candles.

"The production of beeswax candles is very simple. We only need to master some basic properties of beeswax to make beeswax candles."

"Because beeswax has a low melting point and is almost insoluble in water, we can directly melt the collected beeswax into liquid with hot water."

Zhou Chen added half a pot of water, and then poured all the sealing wax collected into the pot.

Heat for a few minutes until all the beeswax melts into liquid.

Showing it in front of the camera, Zhou Chen slowly said: "After melting, the beeswax looks like it dissolves in water. Don't worry, because the specific gravity of beeswax is low, as long as it cools down, the beeswax will naturally float."

After more than ten minutes of cooling, a pale yellow solid slowly appeared in front of everyone.

"Look, this is the original beeswax."

After showing it, he continued: "Pure beeswax is white, but the beeswax we usually see is light yellow, medium yellow or dark brown, which is due to the fat-soluble carotenoids or other pigments present in pollen and propolis. As a result."

"At room temperature, beeswax is in a solid state and has a beeswax aroma similar to honey and bee pollen. When it reaches 300°C, beeswax turns into smoke and decomposes into volatile substances such as carbon dioxide and acetic acid."

"Beeswax has many uses. It can not only be used as a candle to burn and purify the air, but also to wax the floor, make lipstick, seal pills, and be used as medicine."

Zhou Chen changed the water again and melted the beeswax again, "The initial beeswax contains some magazines that will affect the combustion. We only need to repeat the first step to purify the beeswax, and then we can get beeswax candles."

While heating, Zhou Chen made a few molds with yellow clay, and then put a straw rope into the molds.

After pouring the beeswax solution into the mold and continuing to cool for a few minutes, Zhou Chen got many candles of various shapes.

Seeing this scene, the audience in the live broadcast room also expressed emotion.

"Fuck, the boss is too strong."

"There's even a heart-shaped one, I'm drunk."

"The boss told us with practical actions, if you can do it, don't BB."

"Heart candle, love love love."

"This man is too hot, handsome and romantic."

The audience in the live broadcast room were all impressed by Zhou Chen's exquisite craftsmanship.

Of course, he himself is quite satisfied.

A candle was lit, and the room could indeed smell the faint fragrance of flowers.

Taking a deep breath, Zhou Chen felt extremely satisfied.

He knew that this was not due to Huaxiang, but the impetus brought by the completion of the plan.

To defeat the wilderness, it is often not relying on strong strength, but countless small things like making wax.

Survivors can only overcome everything if they hold their destiny in their own hands.

Zhou Chen now has food, water, fire, and shelter, and the next thing he has to do is to continue exploring.

Resources in the wild are often fixed, and only by exploring further afield can he obtain more resources.

After a day's rest at the camp, Zhou Chen decided to go out and explore.

With a backpack and hydration pack, he can go further than ever before.

This time, he decided to explore further through the pine forest in front of him.

Picking up the javelin on the ground, Zhou Chen took Xiao Luo out of the camp.

One person and one dog walked through the pine forest, over the rocky area, and finally came to a large plain.

(End of this chapter)