Survival male god

Chapter 46 Going Higher
Iron smelted and cast by local iron smelting has high carbon content and is called pig iron, also known as iron carbide.

Although pig iron is hard, it is brittle, has poor plasticity, and has weak performance.

The high-temperature pig iron is beaten repeatedly to allow the carbon element in it to react with the oxygen in the air, leaving the pig iron in the form of carbon dioxide, reducing the carbon content and turning it into steel with stronger performance.

This forging process is called blacksmithing, and it is a method of refining weapons that was first used by ancient people.

The material was almost forged, and Chen Jing put it into the kiln again. This time, he didn't melt it, but just burned it red. Then he took out the iron ingot and began to shape it.

The sound of clanging was endless, and the first iron ingot weighing about 1.5 kilograms was beaten by Chen Jing into a dog-leg machete, which is also the shape of the well-known Nepalese army knife.

This is one of the best machetes in the world. It is invincible in the hands of the Gurkhas and is known as the king of kukri.

Shaped like a dog's leg, the curved blade is most in line with human mechanics. The counterweight of the blade can greatly increase the power of chopping. Today, it is still sought after by many professional fighters.

It took Chen Jing a lot of effort to make this weapon. After all, it is purely handcrafted. Fortunately, it has the bonus of specialization. Even though there are no mapping tools and grinding machines, the finished product is still very good.

It has not yet been sharpened and needs to be quenched first.

"Quenching iron is to eliminate stress in steel appliances and improve performance. There are many quenching materials, such as water, salt water, mineral oil, diesel oil, etc..."

"Different materials respond to different temperatures and have different cooling rates. We have limited conditions and can only quench with sea water. This method is called water quenching."

"Water quenching cools down quickly, and the temperature of the knife cannot be made too high, and it needs to be repeated many times. After quenching, it needs to be tempered before the knife can be used. Before grinding and sharpening, in order to increase the strength of the blade, I have to use the method of burning the blade with soil to quench the knife for the last time."

"On the ancient battlefield, if the blade is broken or curled, you can continue to use it after polishing. Even if the blade is bent, you can directly step on it straight, but if it breaks, it is equivalent to being scrapped."

"The method of covering the blade with soil can make the blade harder and the blade stronger. This is the so-called "combination of rigidity and softness". The method is also very simple. Just wrap the blade that does not need to be quenched with wet mud."

"One thing everyone should remember is that when making cold weapons, quenching and tempering are necessary steps."

"I made a hammer and a Nepalese machete from the iron smelted today, and I will use the rest to make arrows."

The bow strings made of three-toed warthog tendons, twisted plant fibers, and spider silk, bamboo slices, and hard thorny walnut wood are still placed in the wooden house and have not been used.

Ordinary wooden arrows did not meet Chen Jing's expectations, and their accuracy and power were far from real arrows.

With the expertise of a craftsman, combined with the rich theoretical knowledge stored in his mind, he is confident that the things he makes will not be inferior to any skilled craftsman.

Never be reckless, just do the best you can!

On this day, Chen Jing didn't download the broadcast until 10 o'clock in the evening, and fell asleep without even taking a shower.

His health is fairly stable, but his spirit is almost at the limit, and he is so tired that he is in a trance.

However, after a deep sleep, he became full of energy the next day.

Bringing the machete and arrow forged yesterday, Chen Jing came to the beach, ready to sharpen the blade.

This process is still time-consuming and labor-intensive, but it is naturally much better than continuously swinging a hammer.

Next, it took Chen Jing a long time to find suitable materials to make arrows.

"The arrow shafts used in modern bow competitions are all made of carbon fiber composite materials. In ancient times, they were made of wood or bamboo, and reeds were used if they were worse."

"As you have seen just now, most of the surrounding shrubs are low, the stems are not straight, and there are many branches. Only a lathe can efficiently make tall wood into wooden poles. I can only use these hard bamboos to make."

"The same as the bow tires before, first dry the bamboo pieces, then glue them together, polish off the corners, fix the arrows and arrow feathers, and then use them."

Chen Jing took the trouble to explain to the audience the details of making various weapons and tools.

Even if the audience said that he couldn't learn it at all, he never gave up doing it.

"Maybe one day, everyone will use it. It's better to record it as a strategy and put it on the website."

"We won't be trapped in the "Besieged City" forever. The world is huge. I hope that those who want to come out and have a look will have the opportunity to come out!"

"So I've been very detailed, and I even want to be more detailed..."

Time passed quickly, and it was September 9th in a blink of an eye.

On the 35th day of survival on a deserted island, almost a month after the last storm, Seju Island finally ushered in the second rain.

The dry heat accumulated for a long time between heaven and earth was finally washed away.

After the rain stopped, Chen Jing stayed in the cabin for the last night, packed everything, and left this beautiful and peaceful bay in the early morning of the 14th.

Compared with the embarrassment and anxiety when I first went to the island.

This time Chen Jing was much more confident.

There are four catties of dried meat in the backpack, half a can of homemade wild tea, a large bamboo tube of fresh water, and various dried wild fruits and nuts.

The stone axes and knives were all left in the wooden house, and only the claw knife was brought as a souvenir.

He has more handy knives, a dog-leg machete hanging on his waist, a long bow and quiver on his back, and a hammer is naturally hanging on his backpack.

The aluminum box has been melted by him, forged into an aluminum pot, and upgraded to a real kitchen utensil.

Before leaving, Chen Jing removed all the traps in the ground cage and the back mountain. He stood on the hillside and looked at the wooden house quietly for a while, before heading back to the island without looking back.

"Parting is always sad and I had a really good time at the cabin and I will always remember it."

There are white sandy beaches, golden waves, and stretches of palm groves. Chen Jing thought about it silently, and finally shook his head and said:

"But the meaning of adventure lies in exploration. Staying in the comfort zone will wear down your willpower. I can't stay where I am. What's more, the nearby resources are not enough to support our next survival needs."

"If you want to survive in a place for a long time, you must understand the place as much as possible and expand the territory. This island is very big. In the past month or so, the area I have explored is less than one-tenth of the total area."

"At that time, I was an outsider, I was weak, and I was running around to fill my stomach, but now, I am fully armed and ready to face anything."

"No matter what is waiting for us ahead, whether it is danger or opportunity, in short, we must go to a higher place..."

"The real exploration of Saju Island begins now!"

(End of this chapter)