Volume 2: The Demonic World Chapter 501: Ball Bean
For a fisherman like Lin Qianxing, what having fish means is self-evident.
Of course, more important than the changes in entertainment is that Lin Qianxing has a subsequent source of meat.
In addition, it can also supplement some trace elements so that the body will not continue to become weak.
Lin Qianxing felt that this should also be one of the resource areas that novices could obtain.
However, it is a bit difficult to break down the wall to open a passage, so under normal circumstances, it is not easy to obtain the resources here.
After observing the flow rate of the river and the conditions inside, Lin Qianxing had some ideas about fishing in his mind.
Considering the river flow rate here and his existing conditions, it would be more appropriate to use a conical fish cage made of wood to catch fish.
The faster the water flows, the more difficult it is for the fish to escape the cage.
As long as the location is good and the ecological community here is rich enough, he should never lack fish to eat.
The only problem is putting the fish cage in and taking it out.
This is definitely a big problem for normal players.
But for Lin Qianxing, the solution was also very simple.
We can just use the big stones dug from the material warehouse to build a stone bridge over the river.
Do it as soon as you think of it. Lin Qianxing started to act immediately.
He first threw some stones to test the water depth and the position of the riverbed. After finding that it was not too deep, he began the subsequent actions.
After one night, Lin Qianxing's simple stone bridge was almost completed.
Although the water flow was turbulent, it could not shake the stone bridge he built with huge stones.
He was a little sleepy at this time, but he still forced himself to use his stone knife and other tools to make a conical wooden fish cage, and found a way to fix it in the middle of the river with wooden sticks and boulders.
Then Lin Qianxing went to sleep.
I slept until the evening.
After Lin Qianxing woke up, he was not in a hurry to check on the fish he had caught. Instead, he ate something leisurely and then went to check on the growth of the beans. He found that they were growing well and should be mature, so he went to the water-collecting room.
The water intake room was no longer blocked and was now wet from the splashing river water, with a puddle of water on the ground.
Although it is a bit unsightly, compared with the previous water shortage, it is a minor problem and can be easily solved.
Lin Qianxing carefully passed through the passage of the water intake room and came to the stone bridge.
Because it is not very convenient to move around, Lin Qianxing made the stone bridge two meters wide, which is exactly the distance between two stone blocks.
Lin Qianxing came to the center and placed a huge stone with a weight on the end of the wooden stick that fixed the conical fish cage. Under the effect of the lever principle, the other end was naturally lifted up, making the fish cage appear in Lin Qianxing's eyes.
At the bottom of the conical fish cage, there were four or five fish lying.
One of them was at least fifty or sixty centimeters long, which was considered a big fish, and the smaller ones were about twenty to thirty centimeters.
This is enough to prove that the ecology in this river is healthy and rich.
Lin Qianxing took out a pair of long-handled stone tongs with thorns, picked up a fish and threw it into the wooden fish basket beside him. Then he returned and put it back into the water intake room. He repeated this action several times and finally took out all the fish.
As for why not load it into the material warehouse?
Lin Qianxing then realized that living things could not be put in.
Unless he kills the fish first.
After doing all this, Lin Qianxing took out his excellent stone draft and knocked away the counterweight stone that fixed the fish cage, so that the fish cage returned to its original position. Then he began to prepare to process the fish.
There is nothing much to say about the processing process. With the Heavenly Hand system, Lin Qianxing only had to process it slightly, and the fish scales, fish bones, fish meat and so on were separated and turned into separate materials.
The same goes for offal, fish intestines, fish skin, etc.
After doing all this, Lin Qianxing first cooked himself a bowl of fish soup.
Although it tasted a bit fishy, Lin Qianxing was already very satisfied.
After eating, Lin Qianxing had to consider spiritual issues.
He kind of wants to take a shower now.
However, getting water is also a problem.
Pulley and chain?
It’s not impossible, but it’s rather troublesome and tiring.
Make a waterwheel?
That is a long-term thing and cannot be considered in the short term.
He doesn't even have the blueprints now, and it's impossible for him to generate one with just one click.
After thinking about it, Lin Qianxing decided to use the siphon principle.
He had already made wooden straws for the pipes, and it was easy to hollow them out and make a larger water pipe with a mortise and tenon structure.
As for the problem that the water intake site needs to be low for siphoning, isn’t it just a matter of digging deeper?
Is this a thing for him?
After Lin Qianxing calculated the height, he took out the excellent manuscript and in no time, he dug out a space in the water intake room that was lower than the river.
He used the stones obtained from the excavation to build a reservoir in the river.
Some of the water can be accumulated and reached a higher altitude, so that it will be more convenient for him to siphon the water.
Finally, there is the pipeline, which is not a problem at all.
Lin Qianxing's divine craftsmanship is extremely useful, and he can get the blueprint by pulling out a pipe. The rest can be built directly according to the blueprint. They are almost exactly the same, and the standards are higher than those of factory production.
It didn't take Lin Qianxing much time to make a wooden water pipe and installed the two ends in the water intake room and the water reservoir respectively.
After doing all this, Lin Qianxing stood in the water intake room and began to inhale frantically.
Not long after, a stream of water rushed into Lin Qianxing's mouth. Lin Qianxing swallowed without reacting and quickly moved his mouth away.
Crash!
Subsequent water continued to gush out and fell into the stone vat in the water intake room.
Lin Qianxing showed joy on his face.
Isn't it easy to take a bath?
Can we improve this air intake device later by using external turbine blades?
It’s a pity that there is no rubber material, otherwise I could just make an extrusion water pump.
That's not right. It seems that it is feasible to use a bellows to extract air directly. As long as the airtightness is ensured, there is no reason why it cannot be possible.
Lin Qianxing's thoughts kept changing in his mind while he was also fetching water to take a bath.
After a while, he soaked in the hot water, feeling deeply moved.
His current attributes are relatively low, and his brain is indeed not in full condition. In addition, the things he had come into contact with before were relatively high-end. Now the dimensionality has been reduced all of a sudden, and his inertial thinking has caused him to be unable to respond to many simple problems. It is indeed a bit uncomfortable.
But fortunately, I still have experience, and I will be able to solve it if I take it slowly.
In the following two days, Lin Qianxing reinforced the stone bridge and added several fish cages, and more fish were caught.
The fish he processed could not take up all the material space, so he planned to set up a house specifically for storing dried fish.
Drying fish is very simple . The sun is so strong outside, and it doesn’t take much effort as long as you manage your time well.
He was originally worried that the meat of the white-scaled beast would be eaten up, and the future source of meat would be gone. Now it seems that there is no need to worry about it at all.
The twentieth day of the trip.
The beans are ripe.
You asked how Lin Qianxing made this judgment?
The fruits have cracked and fallen off, how can they not be ripe?
The mature ball bean fruit is the size of two adult fists and is golden in color. After peeling off the shell, it is filled with densely packed ball beans that are crystal clear like glass beads.
On a globose bean plant, there are at least a hundred globose bean fruits, densely packed and very pleasing to the eye.
The terrifying output made Lin Qianxing very happy.
The most important thing is that he doesn't have to invest any cost. Just throw it into the soil and expose it to the sun, and it will naturally grow and mature. Even if it is simply used as firewood, it would be good!
Then Lin Qianxing began to study the ball beans.
He took out a bean and put it into his mouth.
Chewed it lightly.
Then Lin Qianxing was stunned.
It has a sweet aftertaste and a strong starchy feel, a bit like eating potatoes, and a bit like corn.
Lin Qianxing forced himself not to swallow it. After chewing it for a long time, he spit it out and decided to cook it and see how it goes.
He believed that the system would not give him something that he could not eat, but if it was eaten raw, that might not be the case.
Lin Qianxing immediately cooked a small bowl of beans.
He cooked it for a long time to make sure it was cooked through.
After cooking, the color of the beans did not change, but the inside changed from crystal clear to solid white.
After letting it cool down, Lin Qianxing took out one and put it in his mouth.
After chewing for a while, the full starchy feeling and sweet aftertaste passed through his mouth, and then Lin Qianxing couldn't wait to swallow it down.
"That's right!!" Lin Qianxing said with his eyes lighting up.
It only takes ten days to ripen, and it only needs to be exposed to the sun. It has a huge yield and is rich in starch! !
This means it can be a staple food.
And what does starch mean?
Can there be sugar if there is starch?
Furthermore, it can also be used to make wine, the alcohol can be used for disinfection and to remove fishy smells... and it matures so quickly and has a high yield, it can even be a clean energy source.
Lin Qianxing counted on his fingers, completely unable to control the joy in his heart.
He felt that he was about to achieve a well-off life.
The system's products are really awesome!!
After eating the bowl of cooked beans, Lin Qianxing came to the experimental field and expanded the planting area. This time he planted twenty beans.
Then Lin Qianxing looked at the bean plants which had turned yellow after being picked.
It seems that this thing cannot be perennial.
Shaking his head slightly, Lin Qianxing used a hoe to uproot it.
After eradicating them, Lin Qianxing did not burn the ball bean plants as firewood immediately, but instead conducted some research on them.
He studied the skin of the ball bean plant and found that it had a certain toughness and seemed to be able to be twisted into silk thread after processing. In this way, he could try to make fishing line and weave clothes.
He had originally planned to make clothes out of fish skin, but now it seems there is a better option.
Apart from this, the rhizome of the ball bean can only be used as firewood. Of course, Lin Qianxing can also use his magical power to turn it directly into raw materials. Although it is not as tough as small shrubs, it is also a good auxiliary material.
Just when Lin Qianxing thought that the surprise that the ball bean had given him ended there, the next day when he was peeling the ball bean fruit and pinched the outer skin of the fruit, the rebound feeling made him stunned.
He was still wondering where to find rubber materials, and then this shit came along.
The wheels of his wooden cart can be replaced, and he can also get a squeeze pump. Hmm, can the water pipes be replaced too?
Even mattresses, insoles, pillows, etc. can be changed.
A lot of thoughts were running rapidly in his mind, and Lin Qianxing couldn't help but laugh out loud.
