Chapter 70: Smellable Tools
Chu Qiao returned to the shelter, took out the flint, knelt on the ground, and held the agate in one hand, with a layer of moss overlapping it.
Chu Qiao shaped the remaining moss into a bird's nest and placed it under a thin piece of dry firewood.
She took out the flint and struck the side of the stone hard, sparks flying everywhere instantly.
Chu Qiao was overjoyed. Agate was indeed the most suitable stone for starting a fire.
She hit the stone again, and sparks like fireworks jumped towards the moss, instantly igniting it.
Chu Qiao blew carefully, the spark grew bigger, and a red light burned along the moss.
She placed the burning moss into the bird's nest-shaped moss ball she had just made.
The entire moss instantly caught fire and burst into flames.
In any case, with fire steel, it is much easier to make fire than by rubbing two sticks together.
“Gu——”
A sound, neither loud nor soft, was heard and was captured by the drone. Chu Qiao covered his stomach and looked at the camera with embarrassment, his eyebrows raised.
"I'm dying of laughter. Master Chu is hungry."
"Is Master Chu's stomach okay?"
"Master Chu, don't be embarrassed. This is normal. It's a normal physiological need for people."
"Upstairs, I suspect you...are driving."
"I don't. I'm pure."
Chu Qiao, who had not eaten for a long time, felt that his stomach was sticking together and he was overwhelmed by hunger.
Chu Qiao unconsciously looked towards the beach in the distance. The island was rich in resources, and it was not difficult to find food.
But after yesterday's ordeal, Chu Qiao didn't plan to eat seafood, as this would irritate her already fragile stomach. What she urgently needed was carbohydrates.
Chu Qiao placed his kettle on the fire and continued into the forest alone.
She wanted to find some food like cassava.
As Chu Qiao walked, carefully identifying the surrounding plants, he said, "Cassava grows widely and can be found almost everywhere in the tropics. Like yams and sweet potatoes, the roots are eaten. However, the cassava linamarin breaks down into hydrocyanic acid under the action of enzymes or weak acids. It is quite toxic and can cause oxygen deprivation in biological cells."
"So if you encounter an accident while foraging in the wild and see cassava, be sure to boil it before eating."
Chu Qiao spoke until his mouth was dry and everyone was anxious listening to him.
Where is this cassava?
The sun was already high overhead, and Chu Qiao had been searching for more than three hours, but there was no sign of Cassava.
"A few days ago, I thought Mr. Chu was going to live in the wilderness this time, but it seems that I was overthinking it. It's still about surviving in the wilderness."
Chu Qiao wiped the sweat off his face and suddenly raised the corner of his mouth. Although he didn't find the cassava, it was not bad to have this thing.
The plant recorded in the book "Encyclopedia of Mountain Plants" that I won in the lottery before is exactly the same as the plant in front of me.
Chu Qiao approached the plant. The leaves of the plant were about the size of her palm, but its leaves were not usable. The roots were edible.
Chu Qiao took out a knife and started digging at the ground.
The roots of the plant were exposed like a big sweet potato.
“Finally found cassava.”
"God will not let down those who work hard."
Chu Qiao cut off the remaining branches and leaves and stopped after digging out seven or eight.
As she put the kudzu root into her backpack, she explained, "This plant is not cassava, it's called kudzu root. Some of you may have heard of kudzu root powder, which is made from it."
The diameter of the kudzu root was 15 cm thick and 30 cm long. Chu Qiao's schoolbag was stuffed full. He took off his clothes, picked up the remaining kudzu root, held it in his arms, and was willing to leave.
The kettle on the flame had become boiling hot. Chu Qiao picked up the cup and took a sip of hot water. The warmth spread to every corner of his body.
"Master Chu, how do you eat this kudzu root?"
"Is it like eating sweet potatoes roasted?"
Chu Qiao shook his head: "There's a lot of fiber in kudzu root. It won't taste good if you boil it directly or roast it."
"I'm going to extract the starch from here."
"Master Chu, just blow it."
"That's right, without any tools, how can you extract it?"
"Master Chu never tells lies."
Chu Qiao returned to the fire and added a handful of wood. Sparks flew everywhere and the red flames illuminated Chu Qiao's yellow face, which was covered with red paint.
Chu Qiao took out a knife and began to process the kudzu roots.
She peeled off all the skin of the kudzu root and cut it into small pieces.
In just over ten minutes, Chu Qiao cut seven or eight kudzu roots, which were larger than white radishes, into small pieces and placed them on a banana leaf.
Chu Qiao rubbed his hands, glanced at the camera with an evil look, and said, "The next step is very important."
"Master Chu, let's start quickly."
"That's right, don't keep me in suspense."
"Fengliubianye is giving Chuqiao a car—hurry, hurry, can't wait."
Chu Qiao raised an OK gesture, and amid the anticipation of netizens, he suddenly began to take off his shoes calmly.
"Why are you taking off your shoes, Mr. Chu?"
"Are you going to go fishing on a whim?"
"I don't believe it."
After Chu Qiao took off his shoes, he looked at the barrage with a smile and reached for his socks. Chu Qiao was wearing a pair of army green socks, which were of course also produced by the system.
Chu Qiao walked to the beach barefoot, holding up his socks.
"Look, I told you Master Chu was going to go fishing."
"Catch your sister, you just said you were going to make kudzu root powder. Master Chu is not like you, you just do whatever you want."
Feng Ge was also wondering, and sent a private message to Chu Qiao: "Chu, what are you doing?"
Chu Qiao certainly didn't go fishing. She was washing her socks seriously at the beach, rubbing them very carefully.
"Did Master Chu have sweaty feet? Did he faint from the fumes?"
"If that's the case, I'll apologize to the fish in the sea on behalf of Master Chu."
"What are you talking about? Master Chu's feet are white and tender, how could they be sweaty feet?"
"I don't believe it either."
After rubbing for a few minutes, Chu Qiao carefully held his socks and looked at them in the sunlight.
She nodded, put it to her nose and sniffed it again, as if she was more satisfied. She shook her socks and walked to the campfire.
"What kind of hobby is this, Master Chu?"
Even Brother Feng was confused.
Chu Qiao put the socks in front of the camera and shook them.
"It's clean now, we can start."
"What starts?"
Before the netizen could finish typing his words, Chu Qiao put the freshly cut pieces of kudzu root into his socks.
"Oh, I can't stand it anymore."
“It’s so exciting.”
"This is more exciting than eating bugs."
"I think I smell something."
Chu Qiao's eyebrows relaxed, and his face was full of smiles: "I have already washed it very clean, and you still find it disgusting."
After saying that, she found a stone and threw it at the socks containing the kudzu root.
The kudzu root was smashed into juice which flowed out of the socks. Chu Qiao took a coconut to catch it.
This is what happens when the little girl puts on makeup and enters the live broadcast room.
As a sophisticated beauty anchor, she never thought that someone would use socks to make food.
The little Lolita felt so nauseous that she almost closed the live broadcast room again.
This time, she held back. She had to find out what Chu Qiao had that had attracted so many fans in such a short period of time.
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