Chapter 27 Iron Smelting
Author: Xiyu loves to eat sweets
After Xu Haoxuan was shocked by netizens, he started making mattresses out of python skin. With the addition of cotton, the mattress was soft and comfortable.
That night, Xu Haoxuan realized the freedom of mattress and pillow. Since it was summer, he was not in a hurry to make a quilt.
During dinner time, Xu Haoxuan went to the trap to check the prey, and the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up, because he had caught a wild rabbit again.
So, of course, dinner is roast rabbit!
Bury a few potatoes under the fire. When the rabbit meat is not yet cooked, you can eat the potatoes first to fill your stomach.
The next day, after signing in, Xu Haoxuan got the basic night vision function. Although he didn't know how to use this function, the basic iron smelting skills he used to sign in on the fourth day came in handy.
Because, as of this morning, Xu Haoxuan's charcoal had been burning for two days, and it was theoretically ready.
Opening the sealed soil block, Xu Haoxuan found very good charcoal.
Then, the next step is to smelt iron.
Simply put, iron smelting is the extraction of metallic iron from iron-containing ores.
To smelt iron, he needed to prepare iron ore, coke and lime. He had already produced these in the past few days of work, so what he lacked most now was an earthen blast furnace.
"Friends, today I am going to build an earthen blast furnace and throw iron ore into it to smelt iron."
【What, smelting iron? What does the anchor want to do? 】
[The anchor is awesome and sent me a star battleship to express my admiration.]
[If iron could be refined so easily, the current difficulty in refining metal would not exist. Sit back and watch the anchor brag and fail.]
It turns out that in the interstellar age, people did not know how to build buildings for refining metal, which led to the loss of traditional refining techniques.,
The methods used by people in the interstellar age to refine metals were very complex and inefficient, which resulted in the frontline armies being unable to receive adequate supplies of weapons and ammunition.
"But before that, I need to choose an address."
Xu Haoxuan chose the location of the earthen blast furnace downstream, fearing that some pollution would contaminate his water source.
From our modern perspective, earthen blast furnaces are polluting things, but in an era of scarcity, this was the best and most economical way to make iron.
"Friends, the pebbles I hoarded a few days ago can be put to use."
After Xu Haoxuan selected the address, he began the process of building his own blast furnace.
There is a lot of fine sand in the upper reaches of the river bed, add your own lime, and when mixed, it becomes cement.
The clay by the river is very sticky and is suitable for smearing on the outside.
"The soil blast furnace is divided into about a dozen parts. You can download the anchor's video and follow the steps step by step. I believe you can do it. After all, the anchor can do it so well even if my mental power level is zero.
"
[This is the biggest joke I’ve heard this year.]
[What, the dog anchor is mocking me?]
【so what?】
Xu Haoxuan's pretense of relaxed language made everyone feel that it was too Versailles, and they all acted to ridicule him.
In the interstellar age, people with mental strength may not necessarily have great physical strength. But people without mental strength have an upper limit to their physical strength.
Xu Haoxuan's body originally had no mental strength, and his hands and feet were thin, but now it is completely the opposite. After all, he has the effects of physical strength pills and agility pills.
Soon, Xu Haoxuan started building the furnace from the bottom, building it up layer by layer, and finally built the earthen blast furnace.
"Friends, I have made a blast furnace and can smelt iron soon."
Chapter completed!