"Today is... I don't know how many days it is. ”

An Wen saw that he woke up naturally, yawned and stretched, and began to plan his day's itinerary: "Continue to look for salt in the morning, only the two mountains in the north have not been found, go and see it today." Burning pottery in the afternoon, practicing in the evening... Well, that's all. ”

"What if I can't find the salt?"

He couldn't help but think.

Although it is not very difficult to get salt from other animals, if the seasons change and the temperature drops, will it be as easy to find animals as it is now?

Relying on cultivation to enter "hibernation" to survive?

"I can't do it."

An Wenjian sighed lightly: "If you can't find it, you can only keep looking for it." At this time, I miss human society very much. ”

Although he has no memory of the past of this body, the "rags" he wears do not look like a natural product.

An Wenjian still can't figure out how the previous owner of the body came to this kind of wilderness.

Although it is not ruled out that he came on his own, the possibility is negligible. There is no sign of being taken to the vicinity by people or inhumans, so I am very confused.

"I don't want to, I bother with my brain, I still hope that I can find out in a while."

An Wen saw a ball of water rubbing his face and looked at the mountains to the north: "Today is also a day full of hope!" ”

……

An Wenjian continued to turn on the analysis ability, paid attention to possible dangers, and moved forward steadily.

Before going out today, he used the latest fired pottery shards to make a closing-off compound Gu refining array, as well as a closing-off compound stagnation array, and only opened the compound Gu refining array for the time being.

If possible, Ann hopes to meet larger herbivores, such as deer. Because animals also need to be supplemented with salt.

Carnivorous beasts can be obtained directly from the flesh of herbivores by preying on them.

Herbivorous animals have to find their own way, usually "licking mud" or "licking stones", the former may be saline, the latter may be rock salt.

Either way, An Wenjian has a way to extract edible salt from it.

Carrying the Compound Lingering Spirit Array is more for the purpose of increasing the probability of survival by relying on the effect of the formation when encountering large carnivorous beasts.

So far, however, Ann has not seen any animals other than insects, amphibians, or birds.

"Speaking of which, the nearby 'frog brothers' seem to be a little overfat, are there no natural enemies?"

An Wenjian suddenly thought of this.

Immediately afterward, the analytical ability that had been turned on came to a conclusion: "Eh, there are large animals beyond that strange dividing line?" ”

An Wenjian stopped and focused on using his analytical skills.

After a long time, An Wen breathed a sigh of relief and continued to move forward.

According to the available information, it is highly likely that the dividing line is the result of "drastic changes in the environment".

Excluding all impossibilities, the analysis came to the conclusion that the change in "Reiki concentration" - the concentration of Reiki outside the dividing line is significantly higher than that inside the dividing line.

An environment with a stronger aura is more suitable for the survival of animals and plants, so the plants outside the dividing line are taller and have more animals.

Although the concentration of aura in the dividing line is low, it is better to be safe, and even weak animals can live well.

"So, if you go outside the dividing line, the effect of the formation can become stronger, and the cultivation efficiency can be further improved?"

An Wenjian couldn't help but think.

Result: Yes.

"Hah, that feels good!"

An Wen saw the idea of going out: "When you are ready, you can go out and have a look." If it's really dangerous, return it as soon as possible. ”

……

As the sun approached overhead, An Wen saw that he had rounded half of the mountain and arrived behind the first high mountain on the north side of Anjia's mountain range.

The scenery he saw made An hear it and couldn't help but let out: "Wow~"

Behind the mountain is a mountain, and between the two mountains is a wide valley with a lot of vegetation growing around.

What made An sigh when he heard it was located in the center of the valley... Lake? Pond? The former feels bigger, and the latter feels smaller.

The water is crystal clear, like a mirror, reflecting the blue sky.

"It's a king-size pond."

An Wen made a judgment and ran over - around this king-size pond, there were a lot of things that looked like salt and white flowers.

Approach, pick up a little bit from the ground, rub your index finger and thumb, and lick ~

"It's salty!"

It's a salt lake! No, it should be called a salt pond!

An Wen saw that the water practice technique condensed a ball of water to rinse his mouth, and then laughed nonstop.

When you get tired of laughing, shut up and think about one thing: do you want to move to live nearby?

Using the ability to analyze, I came to the conclusion in ten seconds: don't move.

The terrain is too low, and there is a river nearby, so there is a risk of inundation in the event of heavy precipitation.

Finally, An Wen saw that he used nearby grass and delicate vines to weave a basket on the spot, put some leaves on the mat, fill it with salt, and carry out the evacuation site.

Take a detour halfway, bring back two black potatoes (named after Anwenjian), pick a few fat black potato leaves, analyze and judge that these leaves are non-toxic, you can try the texture and taste.

When I got home, the sun hadn't set, it was just near dusk.

To prepare dinner, peel and cut the black potatoes into pieces and cook them in clay pots, wash and tear the black potato leaves and throw them in together. Without adding salt, the salt brought back is mixed with sand, and may even contain other toxic substances, which cannot be used directly, and must be purified first.

While the potatoes are cooked, put the mud made in the previous two days into the kiln to obtain a container for purification.

An Wenjian finished everything and ate dinner, it was already late, and he fell asleep soon after eating.

The next day, An Wenjian began to expand his fields early in the morning and plant more black potatoes.

I tasted it last night and found that the black potato leaves taste and taste good, and they can be used as vegetables, so there is one more reason to grow black potatoes.

The time outside of farming during the day is all spent on cultivation.

In the evening, the kiln cools down, and most of the pottery fired with clinker remains intact.

A small part of the pottery that is broken and cannot be used is directly ground into powder and stored as clinker for the next pottery firing.

Ceramic slabs are stacked on the edge of the house and can be accessed at any time.

Pick out two clay pots, add water to 70% of the capacity, and divide them several times, adding as much salt as possible until it can no longer be dissolved.

Let it sit for a while, wait for the solid impurities to sink to the bottom, and then carefully pour the supernatant into another clay pot.

Take advantage of the time to stand, make a pottery plate with a composite [Salt Dissolving Array] and Yang Yan Array configuration.

The salt dissolving array can reduce the solubility of specific types of salt, which is one of the basic formations of alchemy.

When the sun is slowly heated and the water is evaporated, a large amount of sodium chloride in the solution is crystallized, and edible salt with high purity can be obtained.

An Wenjian did not choose to use the composite Yang Yan Array pottery plate, worried that the firepower was too strong and difficult to control.

About half an hour later, An Wen saw that he was holding the spiritual light array pottery plate as a flashlight, and found that many salt crystals had appeared in the clay pot.

It is important to note that the water cannot be completely evaporated, and some must be left behind, otherwise other substances dissolved in the water will also crystallize.

Some salt will inevitably be lost in this process, but within acceptable limits.

At this point, An Wenjian temporarily got rid of the existential crisis, stopped exploring for the time being, farmed with peace of mind, and shifted his time and energy to cultivation.

In addition, An Wenjian noticed that his sense of the passage of time was gradually dulling, so he specially made some clay tablets and counted the number of days by writing "positive".

……

“1、2、3… Exactly the 18th positive, 90 days. ”

An Wen saw a positive mark on a clay tablet: "It's been three months, and this day has passed so fast." ”

After three months of concentrating on cultivation, An Wen saw that he had successfully broken through to the second layer of qi refining, and the total amount of spiritual power in his body doubled, and the number of spells he could cast doubled.

Unfortunately, just like the original analysis results, the spiritual power has increased, the quality has not changed, and the feeling of becoming stronger is far less obvious than when entering the first layer of Qi refining.