Chapter 30 Reserves

Tianxiang didn't know what wool was. After all, from the time he was born until now, he has never seen such a legendary creature as a "sheep". As for felt, although he has never seen it. But it is not difficult to see from the information that it is a kind of fabric with considerable thermal insulation effect. Most importantly, its production process is extremely simple.

Can the villi in Trichinella spiralis replace wool? Can it also be used as a raw material for making felt? Tianxiang has no idea about these issues at all. Because he is experimenting. The experiment used the fluff in the Trichinella spiralis to replace wool and produced a felt that could withstand the cold.

Making a piece of felt is not difficult. It is only necessary to repeatedly knead and squeeze the wool so that it can be kneaded together tightly to form a neat plane, and the felt is basically completed. According to the technology of ancient people, using the powerful power generated by hydraulic presses or blending machinery, as long as there are enough raw materials, producing felt is not a problem at all.

Tianxiang has no machinery, only a few huge wooden mortars. However, in terms of their principles and specific practical functions, these crude wooden mortars are actually simple machines. Moreover, the felt pressed out of them also has the function of keeping out the cold.

Two days later, the first piece of insect felt made entirely by the hunters themselves came out.

What a warm blanket! The fine insect hairs have been completely kneaded together to form an inseparable whole. The originally fluffy fluff has now been compressed into a section with a thickness of only about half a centimeter. The flat felt is quite soft, and you will feel an extremely comfortable warmth when you gently put it on your face. Although in terms of material, this thing cannot be compared with the various fabrics produced by ancient humans. But no matter what, it is the hard work of hunters after all. It is a symbol of the reproduction of human blood after the ancient civilization was completely destroyed, and it is also the best proof that human beings demand the right to survive from nature.

This winter, it will be very warm and comfortable.

At this moment, the authority of the new clan leader was recognized by all clan members. It is no exaggeration to say that in their hearts, Tianxiang has almost become an omnipotent person. A combination of wisdom and strength.

However, even the smartest people sometimes make stupid mistakes.

Trichinella spiralis is very small and does not contain much edible meat. However, the amount of meat stripped from more than 7,000 Trichinella spiralis is definitely a huge amount. Including the insect meat previously hunted, the amount of food the Tianxiang tribe now has is already a quite astonishing number. Liu Rui calculated that this food would be enough for all the tribesmen to eat until next spring.

However, the abundant food made Tianxiang feel quite depressed.

The reason was simple: he didn't have enough salt, and he didn't have enough fuel. Moreover, the weather is not cold enough now. Therefore, before it snows outside or the river freezes, these precious insect meat will inevitably suffer the fate of rotting.

Not only Tianxiang, but all the clan members were extremely annoyed by this matter. They never thought that one day they would be worried about too much food. Therefore, even if Tianxiang doesn't say anything, they are all taking action using their own experience and methods. However, these methods are of little use at all. After turning it over and over, I still can only go back to the original baking and pickling.

By chance, Tianrou's seemingly ordinary words cleverly solved this troublesome problem.

"Brother! I want to eat canned food, the same canned food you gave me last time."

Canned food - biscuits - cold storage

Tianxiang, who had been troubled by food problems for many days, finally relaxed his frown. I was so stupid that I completely forgot about such a big thing as having a cold storage inside the base. The food left by the ancients has been there for at least hundreds of years, but it still hasn't spoiled. There should be no problem in using it to preserve these fresh insect meat.

The huge cold storage was opened again, and a huge amount of insect meat completely filled its interior. Moreover, right next to the cold storage discovered last time, Tianxiang once again found three other solar cold storages with the same reserves. However, there is nothing inside.

The warehouse is empty, which is not a big problem. Just refill it. What's more, although insect felt can already be produced. However, its quantity cannot fully meet the needs of all tribesmen. If you want to ensure that everyone does not suffer from the cold, you must hunt more Trichinella spiralis before the weather turns completely cold.

Many people may feel this way. When you obtain partial benefits from an activity, you will always carry out this activity repeatedly with a strong interest and enthusiasm. Just like the fool who waited for the rabbit in the fable. After tasting the sweetness of picking up a rabbit out of thin air, he would stupidly wait under the big tree every day, waiting for the arrival of new rabbits.

Tianxiang and his tribe currently also have such a crazy interest. It is a kind of fanaticism that is entirely for one's own survival and to accumulate as much living material as possible. Think about it! By hunting bugs, you can not only get food to fill your stomach, but also raw materials for producing cold-proof felts. What could be more exciting than this?

The hunt continued for nearly a month. More than 20,000 Trichinella spiralis were forced to donate their bodies and down to the hunters. Because of this, three of the large cold storages in the base were filled to the brim with mountains of insect meat. As for the last remaining one, only nearly half of the space is left.

New felt has also been made. Including the previous test product, Tianxiang obtained a total of enough insect felt for 500 people. For these treasures, except for the necessary quantity that is left for the tribesmen to cut into clothing, the rest are rolled up one by one with the long handles of the wooden mortars. Made into huge felt rolls.

Tianxiang doesn't need to worry about things like sewing clothes. The elders and women of the clan naturally became the sole organizers of this matter. The needlework required is also not cumbersome. The shabby clothes that were previously worn on the body were disassembled, and the cotton threads extracted were kneaded again to become the strongest sewing thread. As for the needle, it's even simpler. Find the hardest part of the pile of insect shells, bake it on the fire for a while, use a knife to cut off the brittle parts, and cut the remaining lumps into thorns. After polishing it smooth, burn the sharp tip of the knife to red on the fire, then gently place it on the end of the nail thorn, and slowly carve out a small hole. A small sewing needle just appeared.

Plenty of food, warm clothes. With these two basic things, the tribe also has the guarantee to survive the cold winter safely. However, Tianxiang still has other problems that need to be solved.

Among the six weapons warehouses in the curator's room, except one is used to store grenades and combat uniforms. The rest were all different types of guns and ammunition. Although the quantity was extremely large, after this period of consumption, Tianxiang discovered that four boxes of bullets that were originally stored in one of the warehouses had been emptied. At this rate, I'm afraid it won't be long before there won't be much left of the arms accumulated by these ancients.

"We must find a new weapon that can replace guns." This is the only thought currently surrounding Tianxiang's mind.

There is a huge weapons manufacturing factory in the second base, and there are sufficient production raw materials. But those things seem to be a rather distant dream for the Tianxiang tribe's current situation. Because Tianxiang has never forgotten what "Zhilong 2" said.

"Only by completely releasing the sun first can we obtain the necessary energy to open the base."

The timing of sunlight today is completely different from that in ancient times. The reason is still caused by the ancients themselves. According to data input by the computer, sunlight contains a strong ray that, if directly irradiated on the surface of the human body, can cause skin ulcers and burns. However, certain substances contained in the earth's atmosphere can completely offset the damage of such rays. But just a few hundred years ago, due to mistakes made by ancient people, this substance completely disappeared from the earth. This resulted in strong direct sunlight hitting the earth, killing millions of people. In order to make up for their mistakes, the ancients could only build a huge "umbrella" to completely cover the area. This will protect you from the sun's rays. Only during a period of time when the power of sunlight is at its weakest will it be open for just a few hours. This situation has continued to this day, and eventually evolved into the "Sun Day" recognized by all hunters.

According to the computer, the earth itself will slowly release this mysterious substance to make up for the lost parts. Hundreds of years have passed, and those special protectors in the atmosphere have fully recovered. The "umbrella" to block the sun is no longer needed. Now, it's time to turn it off.

I just want to close this invisible "umbrella". It's really a very difficult thing.

First of all, the current location of the ethnic group is too far away from the location of the "umbrella". Tianxiang, who has obtained a large amount of information, knows that the ruins where he currently lives were once a very prosperous ancient city hundreds of years ago. The name seems to be "Xi'an". The location of the "umbrella" should be Beijing, the capital of the Asian Federation classified by the ancients.

How far is the distance between Xi'an and Beijing? Although Tianxiang has a clear number in his mind. But he knew clearly that with the current strength of his own tribe, if he wanted to move to such a distant place, it would be a fool's errand.

Just surviving in the ruins of this city is already quite difficult. Leaving the current environment and traveling to such a distant place, food, drinking water, weapons, etc. will all become big problems. Therefore, Tianxiang finally decided: before his strength has reached a strong enough level, he must not think about closing the parasol.

Although, releasing the sun means that you can obtain a huge base, a base that can supply sufficient supplies, and a base that can accommodate hundreds of thousands of people.

But now, he obviously doesn't have that ability. Trying even though you know you can't do it is the stupidest idea. What's more, the people he leads are just a group of barbarians without any knowledge.

"If you want to develop, you must first survive." This is a question that Tianxiang has been thinking about for many days. This was also the final result reached after many discussions between him and Zhan Fengye and Liu Rui. It was also from that time that Tianxiang completely gave up the idea of releasing the sun in the short term. In Liu Rui's words: "Today's ethnic groups must take one step at a time and lay every foundation firmly."

However, the problem with weapons really makes Tianxiang a little worried.

Steel spear, this is the most commonly used weapon by hunters. It is also the simplest yet most practical weapon in the dark world. In the dilapidated ruins of the city, there are scrap steel bars exposed in the air everywhere. Cut off any section and it can be polished into the sharpest spear. This kind of thing is the basic equipment of every hunter.

Against a single bug, a well-thrown spear is enough. But facing the overwhelming swarm of insects, a thrown spear can only arouse the huge anger of the insects. This is the biggest reason why hunters often dare not take action when faced with large groups of insects. They can only hold back their hunger and saliva and watch the food slip away from them.

Although food is precious, it is extremely small compared to life.

Therefore, creating a weapon that can replace a gun as soon as possible has become an urgent problem that Tianxiang needs to solve.

To be honest, the advantages and disadvantages of cold weapons and hot weapons are naturally clear at a glance. But when supplies are extremely scarce, a convenient and flexible cold weapon is obviously much more useful than a gun without bullets.

After combining the opinions of Zhan Feng and Liu Rui, Tianxiang finally selected the "Crossbow" as the target.

Compared with throwing spears, the advantages of bows and arrows are obvious. However, if compared in terms of power and maneuverability, the performance of the crossbow is obviously much more powerful than the bow.

Tianxiang knew the ancient method of making crossbows very well, and every step of the process was still fresh in his mind. But, as with making felt, he had no machinery of the ancients at his disposal. The only way to obtain new weapons is to rely on yourself.

Huge trees grew among the ruins of the city. Compared with their ancestors who lived for hundreds of years, these ancient plants have changed a lot in their habits and appearance. While humans have successfully blocked the sun's rays, they have also killed a large number of creatures that were accustomed to the sun's company. However, nature is so wonderful. When a plant cannot survive due to the harsh environment and eventually dies. Another new creature that can adapt will quietly appear on the list of Earth's creatures. It's like the earth, which was extinct hundreds of millions of years ago, has regained its vitality after a long period of time.

This is evolution, the changes organisms have to make in themselves in order to adapt to their environment. Only those creatures that are strong and do not bow down in the face of difficulties can survive the harsh natural elimination. Only they have the qualifications to continue to reproduce.

Human beings are the best among them.

Plants also belong to this category. Moreover, they will become indispensable helpers in human's conquest of nature.

"Cut a batch of wood and use them as basic materials for making crossbows. Moreover, they can also provide enough fuel for the clan." This was Tianxiang's decision.

However, turning decisions into reality often requires too much effort.

There are many types of tools for cutting wood. Axes, knives, saws...all of them will do. Of course, in terms of actual convenience, axes and saws are the most suitable.

Liu Rui once found two very sharp axes. It was precisely because of them that Zhan Feng was able to successfully obtain the materials for making those wooden mortars. However, if according to Tianxiang's plan, a large number of trees need to be cut down. Then more tools are needed.

However, such a tool can only be found but not sought. Because, as far as the current situation is concerned, the ethnic group does not yet have the ability to make them.

As a result, Tianxiang's idea of mass-producing crossbows came to nothing. However, a new idea soon appeared in my mind that was not yet completely depressed.

"Since it can't be produced in large quantities, then it should be possible to produce in small quantities!"

Before winter completely arrived, Tianxiang's tribe accomplished two major things. One is to store enough food, and the other is to obtain necessary winter clothes. However, in the eyes of many tribesmen with joy and admiration, Tianxiang made two other actions that were somewhat puzzling to them.