After being stranded on a deserted island, they all plotted against me

Chapter 445: You two take turns, okay? (Monthly ticket plus chapter 22)

As Qin Ruoyan inserted the knife in her hand, a small piece of gravel immediately fell off.

But now there is sand and gravel underneath it, so it has been broken into several pieces.

Instead, he inserted it straight in.

"Oh oh oh!"

After witnessing this scene, he nodded vigorously.

After getting the explanation, Lan Yueting put the Hami melon on her chest into the book basket behind her, and then began to collect other Hami melons.

After completing the collection, the three of them headed towards the shelter.

During this time, Gu Xixi was trying hard to remove the sand from the folds of the sheepskin bag with her fingers.

She likes a whole piece of shiny stuff.

Not this kind of spotted stuff.

It’s a pity that these mountain sands have complex composition.

It contains dirt and other organic impurities, so it adheres particularly well when it comes into contact with water.

No matter how hard Gu Xixi tried, she couldn't remove all of them with her fingers.

After trying for a while.

She also gave up the idea.

Anyway, it’s not in the sheepskin bag.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Compared to the previous time when Xiang Wanying set out alone, she had to work left and right to carry the fruits back, and she was quite tired after walking a few hundred meters.

This time, Qin Ruoyan, Gu Xixi, and Lan Yueting carried book baskets on their backs.

So the journey back was relatively easy.

The three of them could even make a joke, like teasing Zhang Liu.

At this moment, Xiang Wanying was picking out all the shells that had been burnt to ashes in the fire which still had residual heat, and then putting them in the book basket which was reinforced with palm leaves and only had a single layer left.

The reason she used palm leaves for reinforcement was to prepare for any eventuality.

After all, what if it rains that day.

Without palm leaves to shelter them from the rain, the quicklime would have to put on a "tumbling show" when it came into contact with water.

As for the two little lolis Anya and Su Yan, they also had their seats occupied.

At this moment, Anya lit a fire by the sea and began to boil salt.

She had already taken down the curtains inside the shelter and cleaned them with sea water.

Combined with a large amount of activated carbon picked up from the fire.

They will become the filtering props later.

Although this cannot filter out 100% of the harmful substances in sea salt, it can remove most of the impurities.

Su Yan was working hard on warm-up exercises.

She planned to dive down and look for seafood such as abalone, and then bring them back for Zhang Liu to eat.

I thought of the scene where the other person touched my head and praised me.

The little white-haired loli couldn't help but giggle.

At that time, I must put my arm around the other person's waist!

Time quickly passed from morning to noon.

The slightly sunny sunlight in the sky was blocked by a layer of dark clouds that appeared at some unknown time.

When Anya and the others finished everything and set out on the return journey.

Zhang Liu also started to enter the iron smelting stage with the girls who had finished their busy work.

At this moment he has everything ready.

"Tsk, the weather is not very good."

Turning his head to take a look at the charcoal and pyrite piled around him, Zhang Liu, who felt that everything was ready, but the weather was bad, muttered softly.

The biggest reason for choosing to build the iron smelting furnace outside is that the pyrite being smelted will produce sulfur dioxide that smells like rotten eggs.

This thing not only smells bad, but is also somewhat toxic.

Although it was hot when the sun came out just now, there was a slight breeze.

Now it suddenly turns from sunny to cloudy.

It’s not hot anymore, but the wind is gone too.

The six girls around him were also worried after hearing this.

Just now, everyone was busy moving charcoal, pyrite and other things.

The sky is still bright.

Now suddenly such a climate has emerged.

Different from Zhang Liu’s consideration, the girls were worried about what to do if it rained in the middle of iron smelting.

"Zhang Liu, do you want to move back?"

Zhou Fang hesitated for a second, then asked in a low voice.

At this moment, she also saw that other girls had the same idea.

I just didn't dare say it out loud.

After all, moving these things takes too much physical strength and time.

Say the words of giving up casually.

It's really a pity.

But as a team leader.

Zhou Fang still has the qualifications to make the proposal directly.

"It shouldn't be necessary..." Zhang Liu narrowed his eyes and looked at the orange sun that was still faintly visible in the gray clouds. Then he said, "I was just trying to make iron this time. It would be best if it succeeds, but if it fails, it won't be a big problem."

"Okay, what can we do to help with that Zhang Liu?"

Qin Ruoshuang stood on Zhang Liu's right.

After hearing the other party's suggestion to continue, she immediately agreed.

And asked about the specific work arrangements.

As for iron smelting, Zhang Liu had always been doing it by himself and didn't say much to the girls.

At this moment, not only Qin Ruoshuang, but other girls also looked over here.

They urgently need a correct "help instruction"

"Well, I don't really have any idea..."

Facing everyone's inquiring looks, Zhang Liu scratched his head awkwardly, then said:

"The specific method that can be thought of at present is to refine it in this way: a layer of charcoal, then two or three pieces of pyrite, and then another layer of charcoal."

As he spoke, he reached out and grabbed some charcoal as "bottom padding" and put it in the iron furnace, and then he said:

"If you want to help, it's probably because the ironmaking process is going to be very long, so we'll definitely need you to help take turns during this time."

With his other clean hand, he picked up the tea with dried black plums soaked in it and took a sip.

Savoring the slightly sour taste in the mouth.

Zhang Liu, who had already drunk coffee more than an hour in advance to help himself improve his concentration and spirit, continued:

"But there is definitely no need for so many people at the moment."

"I suggest you adopt a rotation system, so two by two can come to help."

The girls nodded repeatedly to show that they understood what he said.

After a brief discussion, everyone decided to keep Zhao Yiran and Song Shuyao as the first to help with the rotation.

Zhang Liu had also laid the bottom layer of charcoal, placed the fire at the bottom of the iron smelting furnace, and then started turning the manual blower.

At this moment, only Zhao Yiran and Song Shuyao were by his side.

Zhou Fang, Qin Ruoshuang, Xiang Lingying, and Gu Qingrou have gone to the bamboo forest to collect wood in preparation for future charcoal making.

To prevent the situation where there is not enough charcoal.

There was a pile of charcoal like a small mountain around Zhang Liu.

In terms of volume alone, it is hundreds of times larger than half a book basket of pyrite.

He also put the first handful of charcoal and two pieces of natural iron pyrite, each as big as two fingers, into the iron smelting furnace.

"call……"

"call……"

"call……"

As Zhang Liu pressed the flywheel handle.

The manual blower immediately blew out air into the iron smelting furnace which had already been preliminarily ignited.

There was no flame coming directly from the tip of the blast furnace.

The first thing that came out was a stream of black air carrying a lot of charcoal ash powder.

……………………Author’s words.

p.s. It’s twelve o’clock today, so I will continue updating tomorrow morning, and there will be ten thousand words of content.

After nearly a month of preparation, the iron smelting technology began.

Chapter 446: Can you call me something else?

After Zhang Liu started smelting iron, Song Shuyao and Zhao Yiran sat beside him and watched obediently.

Instead, one person is responsible for adding fuel, and the other is responsible for keeping an eye on Zhang Liu's situation at all times, wiping his sweat or handing him water from time to time.

As the temperature near the iron-making furnace gets higher and higher.

All the charcoal inside was also completely ignited.

The scorching heat immediately made the man and two women standing next to the iron smelting furnace frown and show uncomfortable expressions.

At this moment, the flames gushing out of the iron furnace can be divided into three shades.

When the flame tip reaches the surface, the color is orange-red or golden orange.

The area underneath it is golden yellow.

And if you can look inside from the blower nozzle.

The color of the flame inside is a mixture of gold and white.

When the blower vent "suddenly" sends air in.

This golden white flame will become mostly white.

However, all people could observe was the orange-red color at the tip of the flame.

Fortunately, the weather is suitable for observation now.

That's why the color of the flame is so eye-catching.

This was also noticed by Zhang Liu.

But he didn't know what this color meant.