Another prized possession here is a ceramic stew pot with a lid. I was thinking that since we occasionally hunt some decent game here, we should at least get a clay pot for it.

If we catch a grouse or something in the future, we can also catch a couple of long worms, cook them together, and simmer them in this clay pot over low heat to make a delicious and nutritious Dragon and Phoenix Soup. Wouldn't that be amazing?

As I said before, I will not hesitate to use my wisdom to improve my life, as long as conditions permit.

In addition to the earthenware pots and square ceramics, three large water vats were also made to store water in my residence.

To prevent algae from growing in my aquariums, I also fitted each aquarium with a lid.

With the lid on, sunlight can't get into the tank, so naturally, green algae and moss won't grow.

It took me three trips to carry the three large water tanks back to my residence.

The rest consisted of two large soup bowls and five serving plates that were two sizes larger than regular round plates.

Two of the plates have minor glaze cracks on the outside, but the inside is intact. However, these aren't items I'm going to sell at the market; for personal use, the minor issues are negligible as long as they don't leak.

There are also two porcelain basins that are about the same size as a regular washbasin. To make them easier to handle, I specially made hand-held earrings on both sides of the basins.

Porcelain basins are common utensils, so I made them thicker. Although they are not as lightweight as plastic basins, they are sturdy and durable. As long as they are not hit by hard objects, they can basically be passed down for three generations.

The rest are some commonly used small porcelain spoons and two ceramic soup spoons, one of which is a strainer, which will be convenient for Top and me to use to scoop out meat when we eat hot pot in the future.

The remaining items were relatively small, and I carried them all back to my residence in just two trips.

Looking at these porcelain pieces in the corner, I feel that the outline of my home is gradually taking shape.

Now that we have water tanks and basins, it's time to process all the taro we've collected.

Taro cannot be stored for long, especially in rainforests where humidity and temperature are high, as they are prone to turning black and rotting.

I hadn't had noodles in a long time, so I crushed all the taro and rinsed out the starch.

I will use all of this taro starch to make noodles and dry them, just like drying regular noodles. Once they are completely dry, I will break the noodles into suitable lengths and tie them together with string.

In the morning, boil a pot of water, cook some noodles, add lean dried meat and lichen, and finally add a spoonful of fragrant lard. Even breakfast is a treat.

There's one thing missing now: a pole for drying noodles. Bamboo is the most suitable material for this.

Bamboo needs warm and humid climate conditions to grow. It is mostly distributed in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions, and grows more vigorously in places with abundant water, fertile soil and good drainage.

But after being here for so long, I haven't found a single bamboo plant. I guess I'll have to see if there's any bamboo growing nearby next time I go out to explore.

We haven't found any bamboo yet, but there are quite a few eucalyptus trees of all sizes here. Eucalyptus itself is not poisonous to animals.

Eucalyptus wood can be used in construction, papermaking, and other industries, while eucalyptus leaves can be used to extract eucalyptus oil, which is widely used in the pharmaceutical and fragrance industries.

Eucalyptus oil contains a variety of components, such as 1,8-cineole. When used properly, these components have certain medicinal value for the human body, such as anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects.

Eucalyptus bark is similar to, or even easier to process than, the bark of the cedar trees in our area.

All I need to do is cut down some small eucalyptus trees, peel off the bark, wash it with water, and let it dry to get straight, smooth wooden poles.

In a short time, I cut down three eucalyptus trees of suitable size from the forest where I had previously cut down eucalyptus trees.

I made several more triangular supports out of tree branches. These supports are generally about 1.6 meters high and are used to hold dried noodles.

I kept the washed and peeled eucalyptus leaves in a triangular support to dry.

Now all I have to do is process all those raw taro. After peeling and washing them in the stream, I can cut them into small pieces.

I put the chopped taro pieces into a water tank, and while adding them, I pound them into a paste with a pestle.

I scooped out the taro that had been mashed into a paste and placed it in another clean water vat. I repeated this process until all the remaining taro was processed in the same way.

I added plenty of water to the prepared taro paste in a water tank. Then I started stirring it thoroughly with a wooden stick to suspend all the starch in the water.

After stirring for more than half an hour, the taro residue and starch were evenly mixed in the water.

At this point, all you need to do is take out the fine sieve I used before and filter out the taro residue. The remaining milky white suspension is the purer taro starch.

The filtered residue can be pressed again, placed in a water tank and pounded with a pestle, then water is added and filtered again to produce a white starch solution.

This process usually only needs to be repeated three times or more to remove all the starch from the taro residue. The water added at the end will become much clearer, and the residue will resemble a clump of torn hemp fibers.

I don't plan to throw away these taro fibers that are even finer than a hair. These fibers are so fine that after drying them, they can be heated with sealed refractory materials to obtain good carbonized fibers.

Carbonized fiber, also known as carbon cloth, is generally obtained by sealing and heating pure cotton fabric for carbonization, but this fine-textured fiber can also achieve the same effect.

Carbon cloth is an extremely flammable semi-processed natural material, so there's no need to add nitrocellulose like I would when making torches.

Similarly, the sparks from the collision of steel and stone are enough to ignite the carbon cloth. Then, simply put it into suitable tinder or dry straw and blow it on.

Such items can be stored in bamboo tubes, making it very convenient to take out a little to start a fire when needed.

Put all the starch liquid in a water tank and let it settle slowly for a day. During this time, you don't need to do anything else. Just wait until all the starch has settled, then pour off the water on the surface to get the starch.

Top doesn't know the purpose of all this running around, but there's one thing he does know.

Whenever I tinker with these weird and wonderful things, it's a sign that I'm about to create something new.

Based solely on this, Top not only didn't skimp on his taro, but also proactively came over to help me process and prepare it.