Desert Island Infrastructure: Claiming the System Brings Many Blessings

The clay blanks were left to dry in a ventilated place for more than two hours.

Qin Chuan would walk over and check on it every now and then, gently pressing the surface with his finger. It went from being soft and limp, leaving a dent when pressed, to hardening slightly and springing back when pressed, and finally to being completely dry, leaving a white scratch when scratched with a fingernail.

almost.

Qin Chuan carefully placed the dried clay blanks one by one into the kiln. Three jars and pots were placed in the center, and ten bowls and five plates were arranged around them. A little space was left between each clay blank to ensure that the heat could be evenly distributed to each side.

Everything is ready.

Qin Chuan stood by the kiln, looking at the pile of black coal at the bottom of the pit.

Now it's time to ignite.

The usual method is to stick a torch inside, but coal isn't as easy to light as firewood. You need to ignite it with firewood first, and then let the fire slowly spread to the coal. This process is very slow; it might take a long time for it to catch fire.

But Qin Chuan had a faster way.

Burn the heavens!

Keiko Kitagawa and Mina haven't seen him use his skills yet. If they could witness the effects of the Heaven-Burning Technique firsthand, it would greatly help solidify the lie of the "Many Children, Many Blessings" system.

These two people haven't been in the camp long, and their trust in the system isn't yet fully established. Mina, in particular, is still somewhat skeptical.

Let them see Qin Chuan's strength; that's more effective than saying a hundred words.

Qin Chuan cleared his throat.

"Come and take a look, everyone."

Six women gathered around the kiln pit.

Yang Mimi got closest, peering into the pit from the edge: "Are we going to light a fire? What are we going to use? Should I go get a torch?"

"No need," Qin Chuan said.

Qin Chuan took two steps back, keeping himself about five meters away from the kiln pit.

"Step back a little."

The women took a few steps back.

Keiko Kitagawa stood next to Lin Shishi, looking at Qin Chuan curiously. Mina crossed her arms, giving him a "what are you up to?" look.

Qin Chuan took a deep breath, his eyes fixed on the pile of coal at the bottom of the kiln pit, and uttered two words crisply: "Burning Heaven!"

His pupils flickered, and a surge of heat welled up from deep within his eye sockets, shooting out in the direction of his gaze.

The next second, white smoke rose from the coal in the kiln pit.

The black coal surface turned crimson in an instant, and a cluster of flames emerged from between the coal pieces, followed by a second and a third.

In less than two seconds, all the coal at the bottom of the entire kiln was burning.

Flames shot up from the bottom of the pit, reaching a height of half a meter. A wave of heat hit them, and everyone around took a step back.

This is coal! Lighting coal is much harder than lighting firewood!

"Wow!" Yang Mimi screamed and jumped behind Liu Yifei.

Fan Yubing's eyes widened and her mouth slightly agape. Although she had heard that Qin Chuan had skills before, this was the first time she had seen them with her own eyes.

Lin Shishi stood to the side, her expression calm. She had seen Qin Chuan demonstrate his pupil scanning ability before, so she was somewhat prepared for the system's skills.

Liu Yifei was also excited. Looking at the flames in the kiln pit, she thought to herself that this system was indeed powerful.

Kitagawa Keiko covered her mouth with her hand, her eyes wide open. She looked at the burning coals in the kiln pit, then at Qin Chuan's eyes, her mouth opening and closing behind her hand several times, unable to utter a complete sentence.

Mina froze on the spot.

Her hands slowly lowered from her chest, hanging down at her sides. Her mouth was open, her jaw was drooping, and her large, deep brown eyes were filled with disbelief.

"You...you just now..." Mina's voice was weak, as if she were talking in her sleep, "...started a fire with your eyes?"

Qin Chuan hummed in agreement.

Mina glanced at the fire in the kiln pit again, then looked into Qin Chuan's eyes. She looked at him three times.

"How did you do that?"

"The skill is given by the system after completing the mission," Qin Chuan explained simply.

Mina was stunned for a long time.

She remembered what Fan Yubing had said last night: "The 'Many Children, Many Blessings' System, a kiss makes you a little stronger."

At the time, Mina thought it was a group of people acting together to deceive her.

A man fabricated a story to get a group of women to kiss him. She'd seen this kind of tactic countless times in the entertainment industry; it wasn't anything new to him.

But now, she has seen it with her own eyes.

Starting a fire with your eyes. You can set a pile of coal ablaze with just a glance from five meters away.

What kind of cutting-edge technology is this?

Mina's mind went blank for a moment, and a crack appeared in the cognitive framework she had built up that she believed "he was lying."

If the system is fake, how do you explain this skill?

Keiko Kitagawa recovered faster than Mina. She removed her hand from her mouth, took a deep breath, and then looked at Qin Chuan.

"Brother Chuan, is this the skill you mentioned... the system reward? What's it called?"

Qin Chuan nodded: "This is called 'Burning Heaven,' which is unlocked after upgrading the pupil technique. It can ignite visible flammable materials within a 10-meter radius."

The actual ignition distance was 30 meters, but Qin Chuan deliberately made it sound closer to make it easier to cover up the lie later.

"That's great. It must be a reward from that in-depth exchange this morning. Excellent, I must help Chuan-ge become even stronger." Kitagawa Keiko confirmed with her own eyes.

This man truly possesses supernatural abilities; it's not a lie.

The coal in the kiln was burning brightly.

The flames gradually changed from orange-red to dark red, and the temperature continued to rise. Unlike firewood, which crackles, coal burns with a muffled whooshing sound, deep and steady.

Heat waves rose from the kiln pit, distorting the air itself.

Qin Chuan squatted beside the kiln pit and used his pupil technique to scan the temperature inside.

Although the pupil technique lacks a precise thermometer function, its intermediate scanning ability can roughly determine the state of an object. The surface of the coal is thoroughly burned, appearing grayish-white, indicating a temperature of at least six or seven hundred degrees Celsius.

That's enough. The firing temperature for pottery is usually between 800 and 1000 degrees Celsius, which coal can easily achieve.

"The clay blanks can't be put in directly; we have to wait until the coal is burning steadily before slowly heating them up. If we heat them too quickly, they'll crack," Qin Chuan said to the people around him.

Liu Yifei squatted down beside it, observing the situation inside the kiln pit.

"The temperature rises very quickly," she said, her tone flat but with a hint of approval. "Coal has a much higher calorific value than firewood."

Qin Chuan nodded, added another layer of coal to the kiln, and then used the handle of a pneumatic pick to stir the coal to make the fire more even.

"The firing process takes about three to four hours, and the fire cannot be turned off during the process; coal must be added continuously."

After listening to this, Yang Mimi raised her hand and said, "I'll come watch the fire! I don't have anything else to do this afternoon anyway."

Qin Chuan thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay, you keep an eye on the fire. Add a thin layer of coal every half hour, don't add too much, just keep the temperature stable."

Yang Mimi nodded vigorously: "Received, received!"

After arranging the pottery making, Qin Chuan stood up and stretched his limbs.