The river mud turned brown when dried in the sun. Qi Guang placed the small bowls he had made by the fire to dry.
The clay embryo is dried by the fire while being exposed to the scorching sun. With these two methods working together, it will be completely dry in less than half an hour and can be fired.
If you just want to make pottery without pursuing quality, then the temperature can be above 800 degrees. Although Qi Guang didn't know how high the temperature of the firewood pile could reach, he knew that the earliest pottery was made by placing the clay embryo in the fire like he was doing now.
Qi Guang stirred the fire, and when the fire was not so strong, he put the small bowl upside down inside, and then built the firewood into a cone shape around the small bowl - the inside was dry and easy-to-burn twigs, and the outside was thick and hard-to-burn branches. He then used leaves as a fan and fanned vigorously to intensify the fire.
While fanning himself, he responded to the comments floating across the live screen.
The process of waiting for the clay to be fired into pottery is long, just like wilderness survival, which sounds thrilling and exciting at first glance, but in fact it basically relies on fast-forward editing. If it is really completed to the exact second, it will seem very boring.
Of course, for viewers who care about appearance like Heath and Phil, just listening to the host's meaningless gossip is enough to make up for the boredom of waiting.
After listening to Qi Guang talking to the barrage for a while, Phil couldn't help but ask a question that had been bothering him for two days.
He and Heath struggled with the wording for a while, and found several cute yet polite emoticons on Starnet. He was even more cautious than telling his family that he had failed the exam.
Well, I just want to ask... The anchor is so good-looking, why does she cover her face (/w\\)
As soon as these words were spoken, there was a chorus of voices expressing the same sentiment in the live broadcast room.
I want to ask too! Yingying’s face is clearly a treasure!
What's Yingying's name? 23333333 But covering your face with mud is really...
Because the anchor's alias is Yuying, so she is called Yingying. In the ancient language of human race, the word Ying has a good meaning.
Me, me, me! I was tricked into coming here by my friend who used the beauty app Yingying used after washing her face in the morning, but when I clicked in, I saw Yingying covered in mud qaq.
Me too! I am so happy with the host's wet face after washing it!
I felt suffocated when Yingying smeared mud on her face. If I had a face like that, I would definitely want to broadcast it live all day and all over the universe!
A barrage of comments flew across the screen, and Qi Guang smiled: "Thanks for the compliment."
It was obvious that he didn't take the audience's polite praise to heart at all, and easily changed the subject back to the original question.
Why do you need to cover your body with a layer of river mud
"Of course it's for sun protection." Qi Guang said confidently, "The ultraviolet rays in summer are too strong. It's better in the forest. If you don't take sun protection measures outside, you will easily get sunburned."
"My current medical conditions are almost zero, and hygiene conditions are difficult to guarantee. If I get sunburned and infected, it will be troublesome."
I see... [Pretends to believe]
I should have known from the moment Yingying drilled wood to make a fire that Yingying’s live broadcast template was from the ancient Earth…
There is also the practice of burning clay to make utensils. This practice seems to be only found in the records of human beings
Hmm, is it called "porcelain" or "pottery" or something? It seems that due to the special soil structure of the earth, it has not been successfully restored yet.
It is true that the "original method" of restoration was not successful. A few years ago, the Academy of Sciences used the method of element recombination to make a pottery jar, trying to reversely infer the soil composition of the earth.
Mud can be turned into utensils by burning it with fire. Just thinking about it makes me feel that the earth is a magical planet.
Yingying can play if she wants to. Which human race hasn't tried to make fire by rubbing two sticks together and burning mud when they were young? These are all childhood memories [smoke].
For various reasons, the audience watched Qi Guang tolerantly as he twisted ropes and weaved baskets, played with fire and mud, and did not think that Qi Guang's pottery plan would succeed.
"This will probably take a long time to burn." Qi Guang fanned the fire. "You can go do your own things first and come back to see the results later."
Phew, Yingying is really serious, just like a little kid.
Hahaha, my three-year-old nephew also played with fire so seriously. He tried hard to make a little angel but ended up burning it into a lump of x. He was so aggrieved that he burst into tears 23333333.
I also played with burning mud when I was a kid, and I almost burned my house down.
Anyway, I'm ready to throw gifts to comfort Yingying who failed. Thinking of Yingying crying out of grievance, I feel a little excited [rubbing hands.jpg]
Yingying said that crying out loud because of failure is impossible.
There were about a hundred viewers in the live broadcast room. Half of them followed Qi Guang's words and went about their own business and would come back to see the result (which would definitely be a failure) later. Another third waited for a while and found that Qi Guang was just fanning the fire and adding fuel to the fire like a looping gif, so they left the room. Only a dozen viewers persisted to the end and saw the finished product after the fire was burned out.
The inverted bowl was still glowing red hot as if it was burning, and there didn't seem to be any obvious cracks, but it was a little smaller than when it was placed in there.
It looks quite decent [laughing and crying].
"This is called firing shrinkage." Qi Guang did not rush to remove the ashes on the small bowl. Instead, he piled the ashes with residual heat on the edge to the middle to prevent the temperature of the small bowl from dropping too quickly. "The embryo will shrink in volume during drying and calcination. Different raw materials shrink at different rates. This river mud is okay. I used to..." Qi Guang skipped the words "pottery DIY classroom". "The one I made before shrunk by about one third in the end."
So much so that although it was just a cup for drinking water, it was eventually put aside because it was too small.
"The next step is to let it cool naturally." Qi Guang estimated that there were no major cracks on the small bowl, so the probability of successful firing was about 80%.
It was good news that river mud could be used to make pottery. Qi Guang added two items to his densely packed to-do list and rolled a few more lumps of river mud on the riverbank in a good mood.
Now that I have bowls, I also need cups, a pot to boil water and cook, and even a water tank to put in the shelter, which would make it much more convenient to get and store water.
Qi Guang couldn't help but sigh, "Human desires are indeed endless."
As if he could really succeed...
Take out my daughter’s clay toys and get the same small clay cups and bowls as Yingying’s.
It didn't turn into a lump after burning, and I had an inexplicable illusion that it would be successful [dog head].
Don't think about it. A lot of clays can hold their shape right after being fired, but they will lose their shape as soon as they cool down a little.
Qi Guang used the newly excavated river mud to make pottery by coiling it. He planned to make a small bucket, and coiling the mud strips would be easier to shape than directly kneading it.
Flatten the mud sheets to make the base, then roll the river mud into strips and spread them on top in circles. Dip the seams of the mud strips in water and smooth them out, then roll them into a small bucket with a diameter of about 20 centimeters.
Qi Guang also made two ears on the side of the bucket for tying ropes and hanging it, and carefully pasted several layers of river mud to reinforce it.
The pottery takes a long time to cool down after firing, so we have to wait until tomorrow to know whether it was successful.
It was with this in mind that Qi Guang started the fire and fired pottery in a secluded place on the river bank. He first dug a pit and lit the fire in it. When the surface of the pottery had almost cooled down, he covered it with some soil and waited until the next morning to check the firing situation.
He spent the rest of the day repairing the cave.
This will be his "home" for a long time in the future. No matter how limited the conditions are, Qi Guang will try his best to make himself live more comfortably.
Qi Guang cut down two small trees as thick as fists, removed the branches and vines on the trees, leaving only the main trunk. He tied it with a vine rope and pulled the trunk into the cave from top to bottom.
Two tree trunks were staggered in an "X" shape and stuck in the cave as support. He tied the trunks with ropes to secure them, and then tied three or five thick branches together and set them up horizontally to make beams.
The triangle is the most stable structure. With the support of tree trunks, the probability of cave collapse will be smaller. Qi Guang's most important possessions - fire-making kit, polished stone tools, etc. - were placed in a basket. In case of cave collapse, he could immediately carry them up and run out.
A row of branches were spread out and tied tightly along the beam to make a small table for placing small items.
Qi Guang dug a pit under the X-shaped support and surrounded it with a circle of stones to make a fire.
When it was getting dark, Qi Guang sprinkled a handful of pine needles into the burning fire.
--There are four or five pine trees on the other side of the hillside, and a thick layer of pine needles is piled on the ground. Pine needles are scattered on the fire, and a light-smelling smoke floats out, which is a good thing to repel insects.
Mosquitoes shouldn't come to visit again tonight.
Although you won’t be bothered by mosquito bites, the constant buzzing all night long will affect your sleep quality.
In order to improve his quality of life, improve his mood and get rid of the lingering zombie nightmare, Qi Guang cleaned up most of the dust, gravel and twigs in the cave, and worked hard to create a clean living environment.
He also shook the dry straw on which he slept to make it fluffy, and used a layer of pine needles at the bottom as a cushion to make it a little softer when he lay down at night.
Only by getting a good sleep can you accumulate enough energy for the next day's work.
In addition, Qi Guang also picked a branch of uniform thickness and tied the vines next to each other. Each vine had been cleaned and dried thoroughly. The vines were about one meter long and densely arranged with a width of fifty to sixty centimeters.
This is the door curtain.
Qi Guang chiseled two depressions at the top of the cave entrance, hung the door curtain on them, and tied the ends of the hanging vines to the branches one by one to press them down. This not only provided a certain windproof effect, but also served as a barrier to prevent wild animals from attacking at night.
If something tried to come in, the door curtain, which was fixed by only two depressions, would fall down immediately, alerting Qi Guang to the arrival of the uninvited guest.
That is, the fire must be extinguished before going to bed at night to prevent the flame from smoldering due to lack of air circulation.
The dry straw mattress, which had been exposed to the sun for a day, became dry and fluffy, and no longer had that unpleasant musty smell. The thin layer of pine needles underneath provided some softness and cushioning.
Qi Guang sat on the mattress, twisting the vines into ropes with his hands, and calculating today's points income on the system interface.
Today should be a fruitful day. The maximum number of viewers in his live broadcast room has exceeded three digits. The number of fans has increased from 1 yesterday to 38 today. He has also received a lot of gifts and rewards. He acted like an emotionless reading machine and read for two minutes.
The ratio of the number of fans increased to points is 10:1, and 3.7 points are obtained.
The reward income, rounded off to the nearest 230,000 star coins.
Two hundred and thirty thousand.
Qi Guang paused and confirmed with the system three times that the long string of zeros was not a result of a sudden bug. He counted the long string of zeros three times again to confirm that he was not mistaken about 230,000.
- A starship gift worth 8888 star coins. Today he received a starship fleet consisting of fifty starships, plus various small rewards totaling 450,000 star coins. After sharing the revenue with the live broadcast platform, he earned 230,000 star coins. This was the best way to get rich overnight.
No wonder everyone wants to cling to the rich man's thighs. Even Qi Guang couldn't help but smile.
The gift reward of 230,000 star coins is converted into 230 points - that's right, the exchange rate between the Star Network's universal currency and points is one thousand to one, and more than 220 of these 230 points come from [Heathvism] and [Philo], the top two on the cute creature list.
Qi Guang made sure to take note of these two IDs.
Thanks to these two financial sponsors, he completed the first month's debt repayment target on the third day.
Moreover, he had exceeded the target and had a surplus, which gave him some confidence to open the system's product list to see if there was anything he needed.
The products in the system mall can be roughly divided into three types.
The first type is functional, which includes all kinds of products recommended on the homepage.
Panoramic map - 180,000 points, map expansion pack is extra
Library of All Worlds - 650,000 points are required to activate the function, and the value of the books is calculated separately
…
Qi Guang's eyelids twitched when he saw the price starting from five figures, and he quickly flipped through the list.
The second type is permissions related to the live broadcast platform, such as private messages from fans, platform forums, and anchor’s moment. Proper use can consolidate the fan base, better enhance popularity, and assist in the development of live broadcasts. The price is also relatively friendly.
Qi Guang browsed through the permissions he could enable and decided to take a look at the products at the back first.
The largest section of the system mall is occupied by physical goods, the kind that you can get at the real price after redemption.
However, it is not known whether the system has completely failed to consider the situation of Qi Guang being stranded in the wilderness, or whether the system hosts before Qi Guang were too capable and Qi Guang was too incompetent. At a glance, the product list is full of fancy and impractical gadgets.
As long as you can afford the points, you can even drive a Gundam (bu).
Mecha (civilian basic type) - 1 million points
Military Laser Cannon (Colorful Version) - 66w Points
Small spaceship - 3 million points, fuel costs are extra
…
Well, as long as you can afford the points.
Qi Guang flipped through nearly a hundred pages before he saw something in the product list that could help him with his current situation, such as some daily necessities, tools and raw materials. However, the prices were also very systematic, and with the few points he had, he could basically only take a look.
Even though Qi Guang's emotions were never that strong, he couldn't help but curse the system in a low voice, calling it a profiteer.
System: Hehehe.
Qi Guang's hands shook and he almost tore the vine rope he had just twisted into two pieces. Thanks to his good upbringing, he resisted the urge to greet the entire system family.
He became more resolute in his principles of survival in the wild: be self-reliant, never exchange points with the system for things that he could handle on his own, and use every point wisely.
However, before closing the product list, he couldn't help but take a few more glances at the latest high-end military mecha worth over 100 million yuan at the top of the list.
The shape is shiny.
Cool paint job.
…
want to.