131. Finding Clay (10th Update!)
The fresh melaleuca's leaves contain a lot of water, which makes them not easy to burn, and the fire causes the leaves to roll up quickly, then turn black and emit billowing smoke.
The smoke emitted a pungent smell, not to mention flying insects, even Chen Zhe and Yan'er felt dizzy when they smelled it.
Yan'er covered her nose and said disgustedly: "Brother Xiao Chen, this smell is too good. β
Chen Zhe was very happy, and walked in the direction of the flying insect with a smile on his face.
He didn't exactly walk near the flying insects, but managed to smoke away the small insects after a few steps.
As soon as the flying insects that flocked into the shape of exploding heads felt the smell of smoke from the burning leaves of the mille-feuille, they immediately scattered and fled.
At this time, Chen Zhe noticed that there was indeed a riverbed in the place where the flying insects gathered, and in the middle of the riverbed was a small stream with gurgling water, which should be a big river when the rainy season came, but after the rainy season passed, the amount of water in the mountains decreased, and most of the riverbed dried up, leaving only a small stream.
Now that the riverbed has been found, it is not difficult to find clay.
In order to prevent those dangerous flying insects from returning, Chen Zhe arranged the mille-feuille leaves along the riverbed, and the smoke from the burning leaves of the mille-feuille trees divided a fairly spacious territory here, which not only prevented the flying insects from returning, but also had the effect of driving away wild beasts.
After arranging all this, Chen Zhecai beckoned to Yan'er: "Yan'er, you can come over." β
"Okay. Yan'er smiled and nodded, and walked over quickly.
When she saw the dry riverbed, she was overjoyed and said, "Is there really a riverbed?
"Of course. Chen Zhe said with a smile.
Then he walked down to the riverbed.
Carrying a sharp branch in his hand, Chen Zhe kept poking at the soil under his feet, and after taking a few steps forward, he suddenly poked at a huge, thick puddle of dirt that looked like cow dung, and then the soil cracked, revealing the part inside.
Chen Zhe picked up the soil and looked at it, and the system quickly gave an identification.
[Item detected: A piece of clay of poor purity.] γ
Seeing this, a smile appeared on Chen Zhe's face.
Although it is a clay with poor purity, it is also clay after all, as long as it is clay, Chen Zhe can use it to make pottery, as for the purity of clay, it can be solved with the item upgrade system.
So he looked back at Yan'er, smiled and said, "Great, Yan'er, we've found the clay." β
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At this moment.
In the wilderness survival live broadcast room.
The camera of the live broadcast switched to Chen Zhe and Yan'er, who were looking for clay in the primeval forest.
After all, this is the first group among all the contestants to dare to enter the primeval forest, and the two of them deserve a shot at this point.
When the camera cuts over, it happens to be the picture of Chen Zhe discovering clay, and he is holding a piece of clay dug out of the riverbed to demonstrate to Yan'er.
Seeing this scene, netizens asked curiously:
"What is Chen Zhe doing?"
"Playing with mud?"
"It's so cold, I'm playing in the mud in the Northeast......"
"Why play with mud?"
β......β
The host He Chen was also confused, and asked the three experts beside him for help: "May I ask the three teachers, what is Chen Zhe doing now?"
At this time, one of the wilderness survival experts, Lao Guan, immediately explained: "Oh, that's right, Chen Zhe dug clay on the riverbed, and this piece of clay in his hand is a piece of clay, and he should want to fire some pottery to make cooking utensils in life." β
After listening to Lao Guan's explanation, He Chen suddenly realized, and then couldn't help but say approvingly: "The progress of Chen Zhe's group is really fast, and they have all started to use clay to make cooking utensils...... I also said why they would abandon the comfort and safety of the camp and come to the primeval forest.
In this way, Chen Zhe will soon be able to fire a batch of beautiful and practical cooking utensils?"
Unexpectedly, as soon as He Chen finished saying this, the wild survival expert Lao Guan shook his head negatively.
He Chen was stunned for a while, then turned around and asked, "Teacher Guan, why are you shaking your head?
The old manager immediately said straightforwardly: "Yes, I suggest you don't expect too much from Chen Zhe, because it's a pity that what he has found now is some inferior clay. β
"Inferior clay?" He Chen asked modestly, "Forgive me for being lonely, is there any difference between good and bad clay?"
The old manager nodded: "Of course." Generally speaking, clay is a kind of soil with very fine particles that is gradually formed after being deposited in nature for a long time, so the smaller the particles of this clay, the better its quality.
However, the clay that Chen Zhe found is not particularly small in particles, and we can see from the fragmentation of this clod when he breaks open the clod, this clay is inferior clay and is not easy to shape.
If it is used as a clay embryo for pottery, its plasticity will be poor, and it is likely to expose some problems when it is kneaded in water. β
He Chen quietly listened to the experts' opinions, and then understood the quality of clay.
He shook his head regretfully and said, "In this way, the clay that Chen Zhe found this time was not successful, and he still needs to find it again?"
"Yes, yes, yes. The old man nodded, "His current clay is not qualified, and it is not suitable for pottery." β
He Chen was quite sorry, and said: "But we know that Chen Zhe has always been very good at turning decay into magic, will he use some techniques to make these clays suitable for firing pottery?"
"Hehe, it's impossible. Lao Guan immediately said categorically, "I also watched the previous show, and I also know that Chen Zhe has some cleverness, but no matter how smart he is, it is impossible to change the texture of the clay, and inferior clay is inferior clay, and it will never become high-quality." β
Speaking of which, Chen Zhe had already carried a lump of clay to the creek to dip in water and shape it.
According to Lao Guan, this kind of clay may expose its disadvantages when shaping, its plasticity is poor, and it cannot be kneaded into a too regular shape.
Looking at the big screen, Lao Guan pointed at Chen Zhe and said: "Look at you, Chen Zhe has already used these inferior clays, and soon these clays will be exposed to problems, don't believe you look at them!"
However, just when the old manager was chattering, Chen Zhe quietly did something.
He turned his back to the camera guy and used the system to upgrade the clay in his hand......
[A piece of clay of poor purity] - Upgrade - [A piece of clay of average purity].
[A piece of clay of average purity]βUpgradeβ[A piece of high purity clay].
Clay that doesn't look the difference is very different in nature.
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