Survival male god

Chapter 44
"Iron is the earliest discovered metal in the world, the most widely used, and the most used metal."

"Its consumption accounts for about 95% of all metals. Although iron ore has a huge amount of existence and a large number of mineral types, more than 300 types have been discovered so far, but in daily life, it is difficult for us to find large-scale mineral deposits exposed on the surface."

"And we don't have the means and tools for surveying."

"Perhaps at this time, someone will ask, how can we make iron without iron ore?"

"That's right, it's dirt!"

Chen Jing found an ancient river channel in a low mountain.

Litter and fallen leaves are piled up here, and the soil under the moss-covered stones is relatively moist.

He turned over the boulder vigorously, exposing the red soil below to the air.

"Scientists have found that in the volcanic-prone sea area between the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, the iron content in seawater and sea mud is often higher than in other areas."

"The reason lies in the submarine volcano. The volcanic ash and magma it erupts are rich in metal elements, among which iron is the most."

"A volcanic island like this may have taken tens of thousands of years, or even millions of years to build up, and its main body is made of igneous rock and volcanic ash."

"Long-term accumulation of water, animal migration, seabirds, tides and strong winds brought all kinds of plants and even animal embryos here, or primitive evolutionary species. After ten thousand years, this place finally became like this, covered with vegetation and lush."

"However, no lush vegetation can grow on the rocky river, the surface soil is washed away by flash floods, and the red mud below is the combination of iron-rich volcanic ash and soil."

"This kind of mud is formed into hard lumps, and there are not only iron in it, but also various other elements."

"And what we have to do is to extract iron from the soil covered with iron elements."

"Let's get two hundred catties first, if it's not enough, I'll get it later..."

Chen Jing has already explained in enough detail, but there are still many voices of doubt in the live broadcast room.

After all, this ironmaking method was hardly used by anyone before him.

Not to mention that there are only a handful of people who dare to go to the forbidden area of ​​the wilderness. Even if they accidentally end up in such a place, they will probably return to the normal area as soon as possible. Who would make iron out of mud?
【The Powerpuff Girls: "This, this... can it work?"

Watching the stars at night: "I always feel a little unreliable."

Siberian wolf: "Are you fooling the kids? Don't sneak around and make two big iron pieces out of nowhere, that's no fun."

Brother Chuan: "Are you kidding me, Jingshen doesn't bother to do that kind of thing."

Big Orange: "New viewers, don't worry, watch and learn!"

Little Pang Ding: "What does the anchor do, he has a lot of knowledge!"

Tiger Claw user 114514: "Come here because of the name, is your name Chen Jing?"

Kamite Maruya: "The stinky id upstairs, can you change it?"

The No. [-] student of Hangzhou University said affectionately, "Senior, I heard that you used to major in economics and management. Why did you come here to do the live broadcast?"

The wind blows the crotch: "I do metallurgy, and the anchor is very professional. In theory, this kind of volcanic red mud contains a lot of iron, so it can be smelted out of iron, but I haven't seen anyone do it in practice these days. I look forward to it."

Came here for Jingshen: "I want to smelt iron roar, the host of the live broadcast is really powerful, please stop arguing with others, if you disturb me to learn skills, be careful that Lin Bei will give you a punch!"

Barça Gunslinger: "Huh? There is a brother from Sun Moon Province, you speak very well!"

The Count of Monte Cristo: "Hey, has the story of Jingshen spread to the other side?"

Lu Lu is healthier: "Normally, the outdoor circle is quite small, but some forums have people from all over the world. You may not believe it. Those guys are all scolding Jingshen, saying that he is bewitching the public with his evil words, and he even gave up his life for traffic."

Xia Tianfeng: "Laughing, I only dare to move around in the development zone, and I even hesitated to climb a wild mountain, but I saw the really brave ones, who even said that other people deceived the public. Jingshen just challenged the limit by himself, and didn't let us go. Why do they scold me like that?"

Wooden Man 123: "That's right, what Gouba Forum, what a shame!"

Ysolde: "We don't cause trouble and are not afraid of trouble. When the website is sent, I hacked his server."]

Chen Jingxiao shook his head in disbelief, and carried the bamboo basket full of soil on his back.

"Hello, newcomers, if you find the live broadcast interesting, you can pay attention to it, and thank you friends from afar for your support."

"As for the smoky things on the Internet, let him go. We can't control the mouths on them. It's still the same sentence. As long as it doesn't affect my actual interests and everyone's viewing experience, I don't care. For live broadcasts, you still need to have a bit of heart."

"A gentleman is magnanimous, a villain is tall, a guy who only knows how to be eccentric behind his back, that's all, don't you think so?"

"Back to the topic, I'm going to the kiln by the sea now, and when we get there, we can start making iron."

The distance is not too far, and Chen Jing is not even out of breath, carrying nearly two hundred catties of red clay on his back, and his physical fitness can be said to be very strong.

A few minutes later, he poured the soil beside the fire kiln, sifted out the obvious earth and rocks, and then took some of the charcoal fired yesterday.

Picking up one and skimming it vigorously, the inside and outside of the charcoal are black and the same color, the annual rings are clearly visible, and the color is almost perfect.

"This is high-quality charcoal. Such a large pile would have been enough to sell for tens of pennies in ancient times. It would not be a problem to exchange for two roast chickens."

Satisfied, Chen Jing smashed part of the charcoal into slag with a stone, mixed it with the red mud, added water, and formed it into fist-sized mud balls.

"The iron element in these red muds has a lot of impurities, and charcoal can not only absorb impurities, but also act as a reducing agent, providing heat energy and reducing iron oxides to elemental iron at high temperatures."

"This is the most basic chemical principle, and it is also an indispensable step in the local method of ironmaking."

"While waiting for the mud to dry, I'm going to make another key prop - the windshield. This one is relatively simple. Just cut a thicker bamboo, open the joints, and then use the cloth end to make a fader."

After busying all morning, at 11 o'clock, under the eyes of everyone's anticipation, Chen Jing connected the hair dryer to the fire chamber, poured the charcoal into the fire kiln, put all the dried mud, and then sealed the charcoal and ignited it.

The weather was too hot, so he simply took off his shirt and reached out to hold the hair dryer clipper.

"Open the furnace!"

With a loud shout, the air duct began to slide quickly under Chen Jing's strong and powerful arms, and the air inlet made a puffing sound, the fire chamber heated up rapidly, and the charcoal burned crazily.

The arm strength of being single for more than 20 years is no joke. Chen Jing lasted for two full hours for such a high-intensity movement.

Under the terrifying temperature of 1600 degrees, everything in the kiln turned into a state similar to magma.

After cooling for three hours, Chen Jing took out the mud that had been burnt to a black-gray color, and when he hit it with a stone, the mud suddenly fell apart.

Among the mottled embers, iron pellets of different sizes and dark colors appeared in everyone's sight.

Chen Jing carefully picked out an iron pellet and placed it in his palm, his tone very excited.

"Brothers, do you see that, this is iron!"

"Its appearance means that our journey of survival on a deserted island has entered a new iron age."

"Wuhu!"

He couldn't help being excited, with iron, he could forge really powerful weapons, and any taboo creatures would be no problem at that time.

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