Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 18 The Whetstone Ax
The production of the stone ax will definitely be handed over to the handicraft team headed by Butterfly in the future. After all, the scope of "handicraft" is very large.

But before that, he had to study it by himself first. If he didn't even understand it, how could he teach the butterflies?
Considering the current background, the importance of stone tools is beyond doubt.

It is no exaggeration to say that before they discovered copper and iron ore and obtained the technical conditions to smelt and forge it, stone tools were their most important tools.

Under this premise, the simplest and most initial method is to find a suitable stone and use it directly.

And if you want to improve, you have to add the technique of 'polishing'.

Grinding does not mean that you just hold a stone and grind it there. The word "beating" in grinding actually means beating.

Others don't know, but Zhou Xu did similar things in the village when he was a child.

At that time, in addition to playing with breaking some branches to use as swords, they also liked to find some stones, smash them with a click, and then find some stones with sharp edges from the smashed stones. , played as a weapon.

And the "beating" in grinding roughly means this.

Of course, in actual operation, you must not be as casual as you were when you were a child, and you have to do it more carefully.

Take the stone axe as an example, it is necessary to find a suitable stone, knock out a rough outline, and then start grinding.

At this moment, Zhou Xu, who was holding a stone and began to knock, felt a little bit back to his childhood, and was inexplicably happy.

Thinking about it now, the wisdom of this child is similar to that of primitive people.

It's just that children do this for fun, while primitive people make tools for survival.

Accompanied by Zhou Xu's knocking movements, the sound of rock collisions echoed continuously in the camp.

Including the butterflies who were making bark bags at that time, the members of the tribe who stayed here couldn't help casting curious glances at him.

In this regard, Zhou Xu ignored them and continued to be busy with the matter in front of him.

This is undoubtedly a laborious job, especially when there is only one meal a day.

Not to mention that the accuracy of this beating cannot be guaranteed at all, and in many cases the beating effect cannot meet your own expectations at the beginning.

In view of this situation, Zhou Xu could only let himself relax.

In this era, they still have no way to make demands on precision.

He polished ten stone axes, and it was only natural that each one looked different.

With such a mentality, the work went much smoother.

With the first stone axe, Zhou Xu knocked on one side and the other on the other, so it was inevitable that he would grind for a while.

"Well, it should be almost there."

Shaking his hand that was already sore from swinging the stone, Zhou Xu looked at the stone in his hand that already had some outlines, and finally entered the grinding process.

The effort and time required in the grinding process is actually more than that in the beating phase.

In fact, this stone ax can be used alive now, but Zhou Xu still intends to grind it and spend enough time and energy in exchange for a more useful weapon. He believes that this investment is definitely worth it.

Unknowingly, accompanied by the sound of grinding, the whole morning passed quietly. Looking at the stone ax in his hand, which became more and more decent, Zhou Xu couldn't help grinning.

If it is said that the stone ax has been polished completely smooth by him, then it is definitely not.

In his own opinion, his work is rough polishing at best, but it is definitely enough for now.

Picking up a bark rope of appropriate thickness, the next piece is his forte.

"Finish!"

Holding the first stone ax in his hand, Zhou Xu couldn't help swinging it twice. At this moment, he was smiling like a child.

When I was young, as long as I picked up a branch named 'Denglongjian', I would be happy all day long, but after I grew up, I never did it again.

From the perspective of modern people, this stone ax may look like a rough piece of junk, but in this limited environment, he has devoted his time, energy and sweat, earnestly and carefully Polished out!
The strong sense of accomplishment in this process cannot be brought to him by any exquisite modern objects.

The stone ax in his hand made him find the most primitive and pure excitement and satisfaction at this moment!

"Here, take this! Cooperate with me to test the new weapon."

He couldn't wait to call a tribe member who was on patrol, and threw him a wooden stick suitable for making a bone spear.

"Hold it sideways, yes, that's it! Get ready, I'm coming."

After finishing speaking, Zhou Xu rushed forward, swung the stone ax in his hand, and slashed at the wooden stick in the cross position in the opponent's hand.

All of a sudden, there was a crisp sound of 'click', accompanied by splashing sawdust, and the stick broke, leaving the tribe member in charge of holding the stick stunned on the spot.

But Zhou Xu ignored him, immediately checked the edge of the stone axe, and then smiled with satisfaction.

Basically, if you can do this, there is no problem at all.

Walking to the fire, under the reverent eyes of the tribe members, Zhou Xu drained half a bowl of water. Just as he was about to make another stone axe, he asked the two tribe members to watch and learn, and began to teach them how to do it. At that time, Dashan came back with the members of the collection team.

Unlike the hunting team, the collection team will accumulate a sufficient amount of supplies after half a day of collecting.

So they usually choose to go back to the camp to put down supplies, drink water and rest by the way, and then set off.

"It's just in time for you to come back, Dashan."

Seeing Dashan coming back, Zhou Xu hurriedly motioned for him to come over, and then picked up the stone ax in his hand.

At this moment, I was really reluctant to part with it, but in the end I handed it over to Dashan.

"this is for you."

The moment the stone ax was in his hands, the eyes of Dashan, who subconsciously weighed it, suddenly lit up.

It should be his weapon master's talent at work. Although Zhou Xu hasn't explained it yet, he already has a rough idea of ​​what it does.

"Thank you boss!"

The introduction of new weapons undoubtedly made Dashan very excited.

At the same time, it further enhanced their confidence in exploration.

"How is the exploration around the Black Forest going?"

"It feels almost there. If there are no accidents, you should be able to slowly explore the interior of the Black Forest tomorrow."

Zhou Xu, who learned about the progress of the exploration from Dashan, nodded, knowing what to expect.

【Tomorrow. Hurry up today, call a few more people to start polishing at the same time, and you should be able to catch up. 】

(End of this chapter)