As I said before, speed is the priority this time; I want to beat this disgusting game as quickly as possible.
Therefore, we must discard everything that is dispensable.
Aside from the knives they would use themselves, there are a total of thirty-two knives.
They have steel and iron...
These things weigh more than 70 pounds in total, which is quite a lot.
However, Ye Feng felt it would be a waste to throw it away, so he decided to make use of it.
During the construction of the furnace, Fu Changxiong has been dismantling the tools, and now most of them have been dismantled.
After the furnace had burned dry, Ye Feng picked up the backpack next to him and poured out all the charcoal.
This is what was left over from when we built the furnace last time; it weighs about 40 kilograms.
Just in case he needed them later, he took them all with him when he went home.
If he didn't have this charcoal, he would start burning it now.
We still need to cut down trees, split them into long strips, and after they're burned and cooled into charcoal, it won't be ready until tomorrow at the earliest.
That would waste a lot of time.
For them now, time is life itself.
Every minute and every second is extremely precious.
This good habit of always having a backup plan once again gave Ye Feng the upper hand.
This time, the furnace he made was even larger than the previous two.
Because it's all about making that one-off deal.
The molten steel and molten iron had to be smelted simultaneously; there was no other way, as this amount of charcoal could only be used for one smelting operation.
An hour later, the preparations were completely completed.
The steel knives were stuffed into a large melting pot, which he had made last time. He had originally intended to use them as pots for making soup, but they unexpectedly came in handy now.
As for the smaller quantity of ironware, it was placed in small jars.
After arranging the charcoal and pots, simply set up a fire and start burning.
He also brought back the two remaining blowers from last time.
But it wasn't something he did intentionally; it's just that this thing isn't heavy at all.
Ye Feng figured it wouldn't affect his journey anyway, so he took it.
The work that followed was then taken care of by Fu Changxiong and Zhan Pengwu.
The two kept pulling the blower, and as the scorching temperature of the furnace gradually increased, sweat poured down their faces.
Ye Feng wasn't idle either; he took advantage of the time to start fiddling with the remaining leg bone from before.
I've been busy dealing with Cairnster for a while now, and I haven't been able to do the blowgun I promised.
At this moment, he was like a time management master, not wasting a single second.
The earlier you start, the longer you go, and the higher your chances of winning.
He had already emptied the marrow from the leg bone, leaving only a hollow bone tube.
He planned to cut off the straightest section in the middle, then saw it into two sections, which would make two blowguns.
If you don't need to be sophisticated and don't have high requirements for range and accuracy... this thing is actually quite simple to make.
Simply smooth the inside of the bone tube, insert a suitably sized blowgun, and blow directly into it.
Ye Feng wasn't worried about polishing at all; among the spoils he'd plundered from Cairnster were two sheets of sandpaper.
He can cut it into long strips and rub it back and forth inside the bone tube.
As for blowing the arrow, that takes some effort. If the size isn't right, it's easy to miss the target.
However, he had already come up with a solution.
After sawing the quiver, he began mixing mud and waiting for the mud bricks to take shape…
He then used the bone tube to lightly stamp a mark on it.
In this way, the inner circle of the bone tube is clearly visible.
Ye Feng only needs to carve out a cone-shaped wooden awl first, and then slowly insert it into the circle on the mud brick, stopping when it matches the circle.
Finally, pour in molten iron, and the shaped blowgun will be basically the same as the inside of the bone tube.
Such a blowgun will be launched very steadily.
At least, it will be more accurate over short distances, and the error will not be too large.
Anyway, he only made this thing for self-defense; even if the enemy is far away, he can still take them down with arrows.
Once this thing is completed, Ye Feng will be able to easily defeat any close-combat threat he faces.
He then acquired five pieces of equipment to save his life.
First, there's his double-layered fish-scale armor, which, after numerous combat tests, has proven to be virtually immune to blade damage.
The second one was a fire starter and cannonball juice. Although there wasn't much juice left, if we used it sparingly, we could still manage to spit fire twice.
Third is the sap of the poisonous tree. There's only half a can left, enough to save my life once, but I'll definitely encounter it again on the road.
This is not scarce on Amazon.
Fourthly, the bullet ant colony I caught this afternoon, three whole jars full, enough to save my life three times.
The last item is the blowgun. The arrowhead is coated with poison, and the blowpipe is held in the mouth.
When the enemy gets close, blow on them unexpectedly; the hit rate will definitely be very high.
After nearly an hour of work, the preparations for the blowgun were finally completed.
Meanwhile, sounds came from the furnace.
"Brother, the molten iron has melted, should we take it out?"
Fu Changxiong, covered in sweat, shouted excitedly…
Ye Feng quickly ran forward, a grin spreading across his face. The first thing to do could begin.
"Monk, quickly bring me your stick and spikes."
"I've been ready for a long time!"
Zhan Pengwu pointed to a small pile of steel spikes and spiked clubs on the side, his expression equally excited.
He knew that Ye Feng wanted to help him improve the spiked club first. Although he didn't know how Ye Feng would do it, since Ye Feng had already said so, he must have a way.
"How do I do it?"
"It's very simple."
Ye Feng picked up the two small wooden sticks that had been prepared beforehand and handed them to him.
"Use this as chopsticks to hold the steel spike, dip the bottom of the spike in molten iron, and then stick it to the steel sheath of the spiked club. That'll do it..."
Upon hearing this, Zhan Pengwu frowned. Wasn't this the same method they used back then?
It's just that they replaced pine resin with molten iron; it's the same thing in a different guise. Does it really work?
"Hey buddy, are you sure this will work?"
Ye Feng knew what he was worried about, and smiled confidently…
"Don't worry, pine resin is brittle after it dries, but molten iron is completely different. Because it becomes iron after it dries."
This will serve as a welding process, ensuring that once it dries completely, it will be incredibly strong and there will be absolutely no sign of it coming off.
Hurry up, I'm really pressed for time.
Zhan Pengwu didn't ask any more questions and picked up a steel spike using Ye Feng's method.
Fu Changxiong quickly picked up two wooden sticks, dipped them in water, and used them to lift the molten iron ladle out.
The wet stick ignited instantly upon contact with the jar, demonstrating its extremely high temperature.
Zhan Pengwu immediately took the steel spikes, carefully dipped them in the molten iron that was red-hot, and welded the steel spikes to the steel sheath at one end of the spiked club.
"Blow it up!"
Ye Feng quickly called out…
After the molten iron left the smelting ladle, it lost its high temperature, and Zhan Pengwu didn't get much of it on him.
After the two of them blew hard on the bottom of the steel spikes for about ten seconds, the temperature immediately dropped to the freezing point when a handful of water was poured on it.
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