Chapter Thirty-Nine: A Successful Return
This river is full of dangers, but where can Duan Mo take care of so much now, he immediately lay down on the river and drank bitterly, and after drinking a full breath, he let Qiuqiu and Wuqi also drink some water.
As the water entered his body, Duan Mo gradually recovered, and he looked back at the dense forest unwillingly, angry and afraid.
He was angry that the prey he had worked so hard to catch was so cheap for that bull dragon, but Duan Mo had to rejoice - if that bull dragon hadn't let him go, then he would definitely have died here.
After Duan Mo drank enough water, he looked around the sides of the river, and by the faint moonlight, he saw Qin Feng waiting for him not far away.
"You didn't meet Niu Long?" Qin Feng was surprised to see Duan Mo escape intact.
Duan Mo was a little dissatisfied, since Qin Feng was willing to join his tribe, then he should always show some sincerity, how could he put on an appearance of looking forward to his death?
"I met it, Lao Tzufu had a great life and escaped. Duan Mo replied angrily.
Qin Feng looked at Duan Mo for a while, a little surprised in his heart. Niu Long's terror, he knew it very well, Duan Mo was able to escape from Niu Long's mouth, obviously he had some ability, this man and his camp...... Not to be underestimated.
Qin Feng didn't really want to join Duan Mo's camp from the beginning, he had his own little abacus in his heart, so Duan Mo's life or death didn't matter to him, but now that he knew that Duan Mo had more hole cards, Qin Feng must squeeze out these secrets.
Qin Feng is a very suspicious person, this kind of caution has allowed him to survive until now, but it has also added unnecessary trouble to him - for example, now, as long as he pays a little attention to the bags on Wu Qi's back, he will find that all the pieces of meat stored by Duan Mo have disappeared, but Qin Feng just thinks that Duan Mo has something to do......
Where did Duan Mo know Qin Feng's thoughts, in his heart, Qin Feng was just a person with a strange personality and not very approachable at the moment, so he didn't blame the other party too much, but urged Qin Feng to hurry as soon as possible.
The rest of the journey was lackluster, this section of the road Mo had already traveled once, so the second time he passed was much faster, the two of them took two dinosaurs and starry nights, and finally, on the seventh day after Duan Mo left the camp, they successfully returned home.
Needless to say, Duan Mo had never trekked such a long distance on this island, but the harvest this time was also very huge.
In addition to those iron ores, Duan Mo also had a deeper understanding of this island. He had seen many new species, explored new areas, and more importantly, he had learned about the supply box from Qin Feng, and he was already keenly aware of the importance of this information.
Far away, Duan Mo saw the smoke wafting above the cabin, he took all the food from the house with him when he left, and he didn't know how Wang Ruoyi and Zhu Xingxing were doing now......
And when Qin Feng saw the cabin, his dark and bleak face finally showed a trace of excitement.
Duan Mo was a little apprehensive, he had deceived Qin Feng before, saying that there were many strong men in his camp, and he didn't know what Qin Feng's mood would be when he saw Zhu Xingxing and Wang Ruoyi......
Although Wang Ruoyi and Zhu Xingxing's appearance is outstanding, if they are placed in modern civilization, they are definitely goddesses sought after by tens of thousands of people, but on a desert island and in the face of the pressure of survival, the value of a beauty is still far less than that of an adult man.
After all, beauty can't be eaten as a meal......
Zhu Xingxing seemed to be drying some animal skins outside the door, so he saw Duan Mo's traces from a distance. The little girl jumped up and stared at Duan Mo stupidly for a long time, then suddenly screamed and threw herself directly into Duan Mo's arms.
Zhu Xingxing's pounce almost used the strength of breastfeeding, and almost knocked Duan Mo to the ground, Duan Mo laughed out loud and quickly hugged the girl.
"Hey, you're trying to knock me to death?"
Duan Mo was in the mood to joke, but Zhu Xingxing was already so excited that she couldn't help herself, she buried her face in Duan Mo's arms, and cried out with a wow.
"Why have you been gone for so long, Sister Ruoyi and I still think you're ...... Thought you ......"
"Think I'm dead?" Duan Mo rubbed Zhu Xingxing's head, "I successfully completed the task!"
Only then did Zhu Xingxing poke her head out of Duan Mo's arms, she first saw the heavy big bag on Qiuqiu and Wu Qi's body, and then saw Qin Feng.
"Who is?" asked Zhu Xingxing with a glare.
Duan Mo hurriedly told the ins and outs of the matter, and at the end, Duan Mo said again: "From today onwards, he is a new member of our camp!"
Zhu Xingxing glanced at Qin Feng, and her very sensitive heart immediately felt that this Qin Feng was not a good person to get along with, so she hugged Duan Mo even tighter. Duan Mo was about to break free, but Wang Ruoyi appeared again at this time.
She carried a bundle of branches on her back and walked out of the forest behind the wooden house, the moment she saw Duan Mo, her body trembled obviously, but her emotions were obviously much calmer than Zhu Xingxing, she walked quickly to Duan Mo's side, looked at Duan Mo first, and confirmed that Duan Mo was not injured on this journey before she began to ask questions.
After some conversation, Duan Mo finally introduced Qin Feng to Zhu Xingxing and Wang Ruoyi, and at the same time, he also admitted his mistake to Qin Feng - there were actually only three people in this camp, and except for Duan Mo, the remaining two were all girls.
But Qin Feng was not as angry as Duan Mo imagined, which made Duan Mo extremely surprised. It stands to reason that Qin Feng's joining the camp means that he and Duan Mo have to support two women with extremely poor combat effectiveness, which is a big challenge to Qin Feng's survival, even if Qin Feng turns around and leaves, it is understandable, but Qin Feng doesn't care at all, and there are no emotional fluctuations at all.
Duan Mo couldn't understand it, and he couldn't ask Qin Feng directly, so he simply put this matter on the back burner. But the good news was that Qin Feng's attitude was obviously much better than before after seeing Duan Mo's clean and safe wooden house—after he came to the camp, he quickly threw himself into labor with Zhu Xingxing and Wang Ruoyi.
Duan Mo was very pleased, no matter what, this was always good news. And now that there are three people to solve the logistics problem for himself, Duan Mo can finally start developing his own iron tools.
He unloaded the iron ore from Qiuqiu and Wuqiu's body, and immediately set to action. To make ironware, you first need to have a refining furnace from which to refine the ore.
According to the blueprint given by the Ark system, Duan Mo already knew the method of making a refining furnace, which was somewhat similar to the furnace used to roast sweet potatoes, and the closed environment could produce a higher temperature, so as to successfully refine these ores.
Of course, using this soil method to smelt iron, the quality of the iron obtained will naturally not be very good, but this is enough to make Duan Mo excited for a while.
The materials used to make the furnace are simple, just some hides, stones, wood, and dirt. Duan Mo now had three assistants, and with just one order, Zhu Xingxing and the others quickly put all the required materials in front of Duan Mo.
Then, Duan Mo followed the steps in his mind to build this furnace in an orderly manner, and it only took half a day to complete it completely.
This refining furnace is about the size of Duan Mo's chest, less than a meter in diameter, and the hole below is used to add firewood, while the small hole above is used to absorb air and add ore, which looks like it. Duan Mo smashed the ore he brought back and threw a small piece into it.
While refining iron ore, Duan Mo found some wood, and according to the instructions of the blueprint, he successfully made a blacksmith table for himself, and found some stones with fragile textures, and polished them into grinding tools.
Even with the help of the Ark System, it was still quite difficult for Duan Mo to do these things, it was hard to imagine that a dead house who had never been exposed to these things could master these skills overnight, but Duan Mo finally gritted his teeth and did it patiently.
His grinding tools were crude and simple, with only two of them - an axe and a pickaxe.
He originally thought that after owning the iron ore, he would be able to craft weapons such as machetes and long swords, but Duan Mo, as a novice blacksmith, was afraid that he would not be able to successfully make them in a short period of time.
After another day, Duan Mo's first molten iron furnace finally came out successfully.
After a long time of refining, the iron ore finally got rid of most of the impurities, and the dark golden ore turned into a fiery red liquid, and after these liquids solidified, they took on a silver-gray color...
Duan Mo poured molten iron into the mold with an almost pious mood, and after quenching it several times, an iron pickaxe finally came out.
When Duan Mo took out the iron pickaxe from the mold, Zhu Xingxing and the others all gathered around. Everyone's eyes were full of light, and everyone understood what this strong, textured iron object meant.