Soon, Xuan brought him to a stream. Meng Yuqing squatted down and pinched the soil nearby, then looked up at Xuan and nodded.
"Not bad, let's try this."
After saying that, he dug a large lump of mud and stuffed it into the space in front of Xuan. Xuan was no longer surprised.
Watching Meng Yuqing busy collecting mud with his head down, a trace of struggle flashed across Xuan's face, and finally he seemed to have made up his mind and squatted down with him to dig the mud.
In order to prevent himself from wasting time due to failure, Meng Yuqing plans to dig more and build several small pottery kilns at one time, and then use the one that succeeds.
The two squatted by the stream and dug for two full hours, until Meng Yuqing felt that he could build five small pottery kilns, and then asked Xuan to stop.
Without wasting any time, the two immediately returned to the open space in front of Meng Yuqing's house, found a corner and took the mud out of the space.
While talking to Xuan about the production method, he started to knead the mud.
Meng Yuqing was very happy during the whole process of kneading mud. When he was a child, his mother would always pull his ears when he played with mud. When he grew up and became sensible, he was too embarrassed to play with mud. This time, he finally found a reason to play with mud openly, and he was extremely excited.
First, dig a hole half a meter wide and half a meter deep in the ground, and then use the separated clay to make a grate and place it on the hole.
Then, the pit was covered with mud layer by layer, forming a cylindrical shape 70 cm high, with a hollow center and a diameter of 40 cm. The grate and the pit can be seen from above. The wall is about 15 cm thick.
Overall, it looks more like an earthen stove than a small kiln. You can cook by just putting a pot on it.
"Then what should we do?" Looking at the things in front of him, Xuan still didn't understand what Meng Yuqing wanted to do.
"Make a fire in the pit and roast it until it's dry." Meng Yuqing looked around and made sure that nothing was missing, then asked Xuan to make a fire.
After finishing this, Meng Yuqing thought that he could first use clay to mold the embryos of pottery pots and bowls, and when the embryos were almost ready in the kiln, he could put them in for firing.
To be honest, neither of them is a person with artistic talent. The things they made can only be described as practical and not very good-looking.
After making some pots, pans, and utensils, the two finally stopped. Xuan looked at the things he had made and asked Meng Yuqing with some confusion, "Wouldn't it be better to make these things out of stone?"
As he said this, he shook his hands gently to get rid of the mud on them.
"You don't understand. You'll understand when you make it and use it." Meng Yuqing shook his head in a pretentious manner.
The molded utensils should be placed next to the fire pit to be dried by the fire and then burned. This process cannot be rushed, and the rest is basically just a matter of waiting.
Just after everything was done, Meng Yuqing didn't know what to do for a moment. No one could leave here, and firewood had to be added to the pit to ensure that the fire would not go out.
Just as the two of them were staring at each other, he suddenly remembered the method he had seen before of using wood ash instead of clay to make utensils. At that time, due to lack of energy, he did not choose to exchange it and prepare to do his own research. Isn't it the perfect time now?
Thinking of this, he suddenly became interested.
"Xuan, let's build another fire on flat ground. I just remembered something."
As he said that, he immediately pulled Xuan to the open space on the side and started to pile up wood. Xuan followed him obediently and did whatever he said.
Soon a new fire started, and this time fuel such as bark, leaves, and grass were added to it. After burning, there would be basically no lumps left and they would all turn into ashes.
After the fire died down and cooled, Meng Yuqing gathered the ashes together.
"Xuan, bring some water over."
Hearing his words, Xuan immediately turned around and scooped a large basin of water with a stone basin. Under Meng Yuqing's command, he poured the water into the pile of wood ash.
Meng Yuqing carefully controlled the amount of water poured and stopped immediately when he was sure that it had turned into mud.
Xuan put down the stone basin in his hand, hesitated for a while, then squatted down and started making pots, pans, and utensils with Meng Yuqing again.
Because wood ash is relatively easy to obtain, they made relatively more this time. They worked for a long time, and when they came to their senses, it was already afternoon.
It's still spring and the temperature is not hot. Even with the help of fire, these things cannot be made in one day.
After arranging the things one by one on the open space, Meng Yuqing looked at today's masterpiece and felt so proud of himself that he put his hands on his hips!
The underage orcs' fight lasted for three days before the final ten people were decided. Dan narrowly grabbed the last spot.
It is now confirmed that there are a total of twelve underage orcs, including Lie and Mu, who followed them out.
Among them, Dong Hedan is the youngest, but after this fight, many people have seen that their strength is not inferior to orcs older than them.
As for Lie and Mu, they were able to fight alongside adult orcs in previous attacks and held on despite being besieged by other adult orcs. Mu even blinded the eyes of an orc on the other side, and Lie was surrounded alone and inflicted wounds on several orcs on the other side. His strength had long been recognized.
After careful calculation, it was found that there was only one 16-year-old orc besides Lie and Mu, and the rest were all 17-year-old orcs who were about to become adults.
The Lynx Orc Fang mentioned by Xuan before got a spot without any surprise. To be precise, as long as he participated, he would definitely get a spot with his strength.
Apart from these few people, the strength of most orcs before they reach adulthood is mostly based on their age.
Except for the bug Xuan, those who can play with him are not simple people.
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