Chapter 81: The Iron Age Begins

On the way back, the entire trading team had magnets in their baskets.

This kind of thing is not consumed by the tribes, and the Baiyan tribe just sells it on the stall by the way, but I didn't expect to run into the Purple Flower Tribe, a strange team that has sprung up, and actually replaced all their magnets.

That kind of thing is obviously as much as they want, and it's not worth anything at all.

"The White Rock Tribe? I remembered! ”

As everyone knows, Jun Qianqian silently thought in her heart, this tribe with iron ore and limestone, she remembered.

No matter how large the amount of iron sand is, there is not much direct mining!

Jun Qianqian walked beside Luo Ze empty-handed, not only did she not have any weight, but her only task was: not to become someone else's burden.

"It's good to see Qianqian so happy."

Luo Ze looked at her bouncing figure and smiled.

"Of course! After iron was made, we went from the Neolithic Age to the Iron Age! ”

Jun Qianqian, who didn't contribute from beginning to end, is now running around on the road excitedly, she saw a plant like a purple flower, and the cute little flowers bloomed towards the sun, and she took a small handful, so she had to pin it on Luo Ze's head.

Luo Ze bent down and bowed his head, letting her toss for a long time, bringing him with a head full of flowers.

Even if he has a beautiful male face and undisciplined wildflowers, it is very unsightly to look at.

Big guy with flowers!

"You just spoil her."

The clansmen looked at Luo Ze and sighed, this young man is hopeless, not to mention wild flowers, it was Qianqian who asked him to hurry with a stinky fish, and he definitely didn't blink.

"Don't run too fast, you'll get tired."

People who carry heavy ores on their backs are still worried that people who run around empty-handed will get tired.

However, Luo Ze's worries were wise, the distance was less than halfway, Jun Qianqian couldn't run, and everyone was carrying too many goods, and they couldn't have the strength to carry her away.

"Let's just rest in the wilderness for the night."

They found a shelter from the wind and lit a fire on the spot to cook.

"Am I dragging my feet too much?"

Sitting by the fire, Jun Qianqian finally woke up, she lowered her head and began to reflect.

"It's okay, we're not in a hurry."

Roze shook the fire with a long twig and rubbed her hair with his free hand.

"Then I won't follow you next time."

Jun Qianqian scratched her head, Luo Ze was really, a group of people accompanied her to delay the time, and they didn't tell her.

"We are also very happy that Qianqian can cheer up!"

The clansmen laughed at Luo Ze in their hearts for being accustomed to Jun Qianqian, in fact, they were not like this, watching her run around on the road with a fuss, and the others were willing to slow down.

"That's it, we're reading these days, and you're all busy alone."

"We all want you to have a good rest!"

The people of the tribe have seen her efforts, whether it is making paper or portable teaching materials, Luo Ze's oil lamp is always lit until the late, and Jun Qianqian always goes to bed late.

She's almost ready to prepare for high school exams.

"It's nice to walk leisurely on the road once in a while."

If you can't enjoy life, there's no point in saving it.

"But we'll be able to make iron soon, and we want to go back and tell you the good news soon."

Jun Qianqian's heart was like an arrow, and the next day the road stopped a lot, even though she was still sleepy-eyed, she kept pulling the corners of Luo Ze's clothes and did not fall behind.

The clansmen also gathered at the gate early, waiting for the late return of the trading team, and when Luo Ze and the others returned, everyone was also relieved.

This is Jun Qianqian's first time going far away, and the people are worried about her.

"Let's divide the goods."

The members of the trading team were finally able to put down their heavy baskets.

"These black stones are magnets?"

"What are we doing with so many of these things?"

The salt and other miscellaneous items were quickly distributed, and everyone looked at the ore.

"That's right! It's a magnet! With this, you can make iron! ”

Speaking of this, Jun Qianqian was not sleepy, she nodded excitedly, dancing with her hands.

Then came the moment to witness the miracle, and it was an epoch-making miracle!

According to Jun Qianqian's request, they first smashed the large magnet, fought for everyone to get a piece, and then went to the beach by the river together.

If the leader Luo Ze raises a small flag, their team will look like a lively sunset red tour group.

Jun Qianqian was the first to pounce on the sand and buried the magnet in the sand.

"The magnet has a magnetic force and can absorb the iron sand in the sand, which is this black thing!"

She lifted the magnet and wiped it from above, and sure enough, she got a hand of black sand.

"This is the raw material for ironmaking?"

Luo Ze didn't expect that the lake where they had lived for generations would be full of such treasures.

"Hmmm! This thing is mixed with charcoal powder in a 4:1 ratio, and then put it in the blast furnace to burn it, and you can get iron! ”

If iron ore is used to make iron, the ore needs to be ground into a powder, and iron sand is used as raw material, which saves this step.

"There's a treasure in the sand!"

"What can this iron be used for?"

When the tribesmen watched her demonstration, their hands were not idle, and now everyone touched the iron sand on the magnet and looked at Jun Qianqian expectantly.

"Iron can make a lot of tools, and it can also make weapons! Very sharp weapon! ”

Even in modern times, iron tools are still everywhere, and in the age of cold weapons, weapons made of iron can greatly increase the strength of the tribe.

Think about it, if there is a fight between two tribes, one side has high walls and sharp weapons, and the other side is still standing on the ground and throwing stones to attack, the battle will definitely be one-sided!

"With weapons, we don't have to be afraid anymore that we will be defeated by other tribes."

The people were all in high spirits, and the Purple Flower Literacy Class took a temporary farm holiday, and everyone mobilized, pouting and began to sift the sand by the lake.

But collecting all the iron sand was not a quick task, and it took them a lot of time to accumulate a basket of raw materials.

"There are no ore veins near the Purple Flower Tribe, so if you want to get precious iron, you can only work hard."

I don't know how much iron can be smelted from these hard-won iron sands.

"If only there was a place where there was everything."

Luo Ze muttered a rare childish sentence.

"How can there be such a place, the cornucopia is still a blessed land!"

Jun Qianqian poked Luo Ze's forehead, as if she wanted to poke out this unrealistic idea.

"If the entire southern tribe is ours, there is no need to worry about running out of raw materials."

Luo Ze leaned against her palm, and his eyes suddenly became dark.

"How dare you think about it! Hurry up and help me grind the toner! ”

Jun Qianqian withdrew her hand, not taking his words seriously, but she didn't know that it was at this time that the seed called ambition quietly took root in Luo Ze's heart.