Survival on a deserted island, a fake daughter raises a tiger cub and makes the star cry

Chapter 95: Finding Iron Ore

After cleaning himself up, Shi Nianqing took Black Panther with him and asked him to help lead the way.

I walked along the beach for a while, and soon I saw the red mineral at the junction of a cliff.

These stones are stacked up layer upon layer, emitting a dazzling red light.

Of course, this is what Shi Nianqing saw. In fact, it was just an ordinary red stone. If he didn't know that there was iron ore inside, it would look really inconspicuous.

Not far away, you can see a lot of huge black stones.

These stones are obsidian. They are buried in the soil and cannot be seen at all unless you look closely.

"If I'm not mistaken, these red ores should be iron ore. We're really lucky. Judging from the color, the iron content should be quite high."

"Stones like this are relatively loose. With a little force, you can break off a large piece and take it back with you."

[Congratulations to the host for completing the side quest: Finding Iron Ore! Reward: Identification skill upgrade, now level 2 (able to identify basic material properties)]

A system reminder suddenly popped up in Shi Nianqing's mind. If it weren't for this reminder, Shi Nianqing would have almost forgotten that he had this skill.

When I touched these red iron ores this time, the introduction to iron ores immediately appeared in my mind.

Hematite: A reddish-brown ore with a high iron content. It can be used for iron smelting and as a pigment. Also known as ochre, it is a good partner for making wilderness survival tools.

A glint of surprise flashed in Shi Nianqing's eyes. Sure enough, these were indeed iron ores, and he had not made a mistake.

When the audience in the live broadcast room saw these minerals, they were extremely impressed by Shi Nianqing.

[Sister Shi is so amazing! She progressed from the Savage Age to the Iron Age so easily.]

[Iron ore, in ancient Earth, iron could be used to make many things]

[Could it be that Sister Shi is on her way to dominating the ancient Earth?]

[It feels like Wu Xuan and Su Da have no presence at all. This place is simply Sister Shi’s territory.]

[Compared to the others, is Sister Shi planning to dominate the Earth and become its queen?]

……

On the other side, Su Muge and two others had collected three full baskets of iron ore, most of which were darker in color.

About the size of a fist, rough on the outside.

After the three full pits were dug, the entire series of ores below were filled with ore, as if they were inexhaustible.

Shi Nianqing couldn't help but sigh: "This iron ore looks quite abundant. I won't have to worry about tools in the future."

The three of them returned to the shelter. Inside the shelter, the cubs were sleeping and they looked like they were sleeping soundly.

Shi Nianqing was in a rare good mood and hugged them all.

"Hey, everyone, get up and go back to sleep!"

When Shi Nianqing is happy, she always wants to do some naughty things, and when she sees the little guy sleeping soundly, isn't that what happened?

Looking at the little boy's confused sleepy eyes and the look of being unable to react, Shi Nianqing was in a good mood.

Haha, laughed out loud.

The big tiger next to him raised his head and looked at Shi Nianqing with a condemning look.

That look seemed to say: Do you know how hard it is to get them to sleep?

Shi Nianqing pretended not to see it.

Put these ores in place and make sure there is enough carbon before smelting iron so that the temperature can be sufficient.

There was enough wood at home, and with the two stoves at home, they immediately started a fire and started making charcoal.

Once there is enough charcoal, mix the clay and iron ore to create a crucible for smelting iron.

Crush the iron ore with a stone, mix it with clay and charcoal, and knead it into small balls. First, increase the temperature of the furnace. With the help of the charcoal, the temperature quickly reaches over 1500 degrees Celsius. Then, place the prepared balls into the crucible.

Use a blower to blow air continuously to increase the temperature.

The flame inside changed from red at the beginning to dark blue, and now it looks like a piece of white light.

The temperature had reached a very high level, and from a distance one could see the small balls inside melting continuously.

I can clearly feel the surrounding temperature rising.

"The melting point of iron ore is about 1500 degrees Celsius, so we have to use a blower constantly to maintain the temperature."

"It will take about an hour. After refining for more than an hour, the impurities inside can be separated."

The waiting time was not leisurely at all, as the three people kept taking turns.

Shi Nianqing also had to keep an eye on the crucible to ensure the temperature did not drop.

Slowly, as time went by, I felt that the iron ore inside was almost melted, so I made a container with sand and slowly poured out the molten iron.

The moment it was poured out, steam continued to gush out, and then the iron smelting continued.

The temperature inside the container slowly dropped, and when it was completely cool, black iron could be seen in front of everyone.

Continue to refine and collect iron blocks until the ore is completely used up.

I collected about two pounds of iron. When I put them together and compared them with the three huge baskets of ore, these things really didn't seem like much.

But with these things, you can make new tools.

[Congratulations to the host for completing the side quest: Iron Refining. The reward is a tool manufacturing skill upgrade. The current level is level 5. Please keep up the good work.]

At the same time, various gunpowder formulas appeared in Shi Nianqing's mind.

Shi Nianqing's eyes widened.

There were still some basic weapons left before, but I didn’t expect that after the upgrade, gunpowder recipes would appear.

Is this really an attempt to dominate the earth?

Fortunately, the audience in the live broadcast room didn’t know what was in Shi Nianqing’s mind, otherwise they would definitely applaud.

When the iron blocks were almost collected, he went to the beach, collected some fine sand, and then dug a hole and pressed the dagger in his hand into the hole.

Then use stones to continuously hit the mud and sand on top until it is solid enough.

Carefully take the dagger out of the pit.

A small pit was formed directly, in the shape of a dagger.

This is the simplest dagger mold.

Once all this is done, put the collected iron blocks into the crucible to melt them.

After it melts into molten iron, take it out carefully and slowly pour the molten iron inside.

At this time, both these three people and the audience in the live broadcast room held their breath.

Watching the molten iron slowly flow in, I inexplicably felt a sense of accomplishment.

Huge steam continued to rise and the temperature slowly dropped.

After a long time, the temperature gradually dropped to the point where it could be touched by hand.

The originally white iron ore turned gray-black. After waiting for a long time, it was finally dug out.

The audience in the live broadcast room watched all this with bated breath, expecting a beautiful dagger to appear.

I didn't expect this thing to look so crooked, and there are quite a few bits of iron ore around it.

(End of this chapter)