"It's not quite the Iron Age yet! But we can forge some small iron items that we can use."

Chen Fan smiled and said.

Although these black soils contain iron, the iron content is extremely low.

Moreover, the filtering process is extremely slow, and it may take a very long time to create a weapon.

However, they don't lack food now, so they can make some preparations in that regard.

If we could find some iron ore, that would be a better option.

However, after surviving on the island for so long, no iron ore has been found.

Therefore, you can try using these soils simply.

Let's see if it works...

"So what do we do? Should we carry this soil back?"

Liu Feifei asked with a naive expression.

Looking at the soil, it would take two hours to carry it back, which would be quite physically demanding.

It's impossible to ship too many at once!

More importantly, these soils do not contain much iron, so they may need to be transported back and forth several times.

"No need! That's too troublesome and too physically demanding."

"We can filter out the iron inside here first, and then take it back."

"Although this method is also time-consuming, it does not waste too much physical energy."

Chen Fan already had an idea in mind.

With this stream in front of us, it's relatively easy to filter.

"Huh?? How do I filter it then?"

Liu Feifei and Zhang Xiaotong were clearly a little confused.

Because they really had no knowledge of this area.

While they had at least seen some cooking and fire-making techniques, they hadn't studied iron smelting technology at all.

I've never even seen these operations before...

"Actually, this isn't very difficult. I'll demonstrate it for you, and you'll be able to do it quickly."

After Chen Fan finished speaking, he found a big tree and cut off three pieces of bark.

Each piece of bark is about fifty or sixty centimeters long.

After seeing Chen Fan's actions, Zhang Xiaotong and Liu Feifei were even more puzzled.

Does filtering iron from this soil really require tree bark?

Although they were very puzzled, neither of them asked any questions.

He was simply watching Chen Fan's actions intently.

After peeling off the bark, Chen Fan used pebbles to imprint countless small grooves on it.

Then the bark was put into the water.

Then Chen Fan grabbed a handful of soil and began to rub and wash the tree bark with his hands.

He explained to the two of them while washing them.

"Iron is much heavier than soil, so when the stream flows down, it washes away the soil and then deposits a small amount of iron in the grooves on the bark!"

"Although some of the iron will be washed away by the water, at least some will remain."

"This is the best solution I can think of right now..."

"You two should join in too."

After a brief explanation, Zhang Xiaotong and Liu Feifei immediately understood.

This operation is indeed very, very simple.

Even a five-year-old child can completely understand it.

"Then let's help out too!!!"

The two quickly picked up the other two pieces of bark and began to imitate Chen Fan's actions.

It's really simple, but it's a bit tiring and time-consuming.

However, they don't have anything particularly important to do right now, so playing in the water seems like a pretty good thing to do.

Time passed by, second by second.

In the blink of an eye, several hours had passed.

By this time, all three of them had stomachs growling loudly with hunger.

Moreover, after being in contact with mud and water for a long time, the skin on my palms has turned a bit white.

"Alright, alright, let's take a break! That's all for today's work."

"Although we haven't collected a lot of iron, this is not something that can be done in a day or two."

Chen Fan glanced at the two exhausted-looking people and quickly spoke up.

Squatting down repeatedly is actually very tiring.

My lower back is really giving out...

"Okay!! My little bending over really can't take it anymore."

"This is even more painful than being fucked by you..."

Liu Feifei stood up and stretched her back, using a rather inappropriate analogy.

"Really? In that case, I was too lenient with you."

"Then tonight I'll let you experience my skills to your heart's content..."

Chen Fan said with a mischievous grin.

It wasn't that I lacked fighting ability; it was mainly because I was afraid Liu Feifei wouldn't be able to handle it.

However, judging from her arrogant tone, she clearly needs to be taught a lesson.

"Forehead……"

Zhang Xiaotong, standing to the side, looked utterly embarrassed.

What kind of indecent and lewd words are these?

Didn't you see there's a light bulb standing here?

Chen Fan then carefully wrapped all the collected iron in broad leaves.

We might need to come back to this place twice more to forge some ironware!

At the very least, we should be able to forge a few iron arrowheads.

This will greatly increase the chances of hunting in the future.

Both hit rate and kill rate will be greatly improved.

"Chen Fan, should we go back to the shelter now?"

Zhang Xiaotong, who was standing to the side, asked.

Because they have lots and lots of food in the shelter now.

It's not so easy to get a full meal here!

"Feifei, did you bring a tinderbox with you when you came out this time?"

Chen Fan did not answer Zhang Xiaotong's question, but instead looked at Liu Feifei and asked.

Generally, they would carry a homemade tinderbox with them when they went out.

This is just in case.

If they can't get back before dark, having a tinderbox can help them keep warm and even cook some food.

"Yes, I brought it with me!"

"This is an essential item for me when I go out; it's become a habit."

Liu Feifei quickly said with a smile.

In fact, the principle behind making a tinderbox is very simple, and she had already learned how to make it from Chen Fan.

The materials needed are very simple: some charcoal, fragrant leaves, and resin...

Simply crush the charcoal digestion liquid and resin together, then roll them into dark strips and put them into pre-prepared bamboo tubes.

Drill one or two holes on the outside of the bamboo tube to facilitate the complete combustion of the tinder and oxygen.

A homemade tinderbox can burn for at least a whole day...

"That's good. Since we have tinder, we don't need to go back for now."

"You two stay here for now. I'll go weave two fishing traps and fill them with some small stream fish!"

Let's have grilled fish today.

After saying that, Chen Fan disappeared into the dense jungle.

The process of establishing a staff was something he was very familiar with.

In just half an hour, two fishing cages were woven from rattan.