Survival skills maxed out, I feed my wife and daughter by catching fish and shrimp

"Sir, the four ballistae have been transported to two mines, and two teams of archers have arrived ahead of time."

Xiaofengzhuang's style of operation focuses on efficiency. In less than half a day, it had completed the defense deployment in the two mines.

Chen Changfan's eyes were fixed on the territories of the two neighbors on the map. The two mines suddenly had new owners, and the Witch God Cult and the Rat Gang would not sit idly by.

"Pass the order down. If anyone comes up, no matter what, kill him first!"

Copper and iron ore are not as attractive to bandits as money and food. After all, they do not have the smelting technology, and they cannot eat or drink these ores even if they take them back.

Therefore, it is highly likely that these two neighbors are just conducting exploratory harassment and will not launch direct attacks.

Generally speaking, as a newcomer, one should try to keep a low profile and avoid conflict with the two parties as the first principle, but Chen Changfan doesn't think so.

He plays the role of someone who is not easy to mess with.

He didn't want to leave a good-tempered impression on his two new neighbors.

Friends come with good wine, and jackals have shotguns.

Whoever dares to show his teeth to me will be beaten!

"Let's go and see our pyrite."

Chen Changfan took Fang Chang on a dog sled and came to Yujin Mountain where the pyrite mine was located.

"Sir, the name of this mountain is very strange. How can a mountain be named with the word 'stupid'?" Fang Chang asked in confusion.

Chen Changfan didn't say anything, but went straight to the newly built furnace.

At this time, Hu the bricklayer and others were busy building a reactor, and a small cart next to them was filled with many golden stones.

"This is pyrite. It's also called fool's gold because it looks like gold."

Chen Changfan picked up a palm-sized piece of ore. The ore was light yellow in color, had a metallic luster, and was quite hard in texture.

"It's the mine that produces fool's gold, so it's called Fool's Gold Mountain. Hehe, what a good name." Fang Chang suddenly realized.

No, it should be called San Francisco.

Because this mine has been abandoned for a long time.

In Xing Da's memory, when the Wolf Gang discovered this mountain, they mistakenly thought it was a gold mountain and tried to dig it. Later they found out that it was not gold at all, so the mine was gradually abandoned.

In fact, to be honest, this pyrite is more valuable than the limonite in Xiaohei Mountain. It’s just that those wolf cubs were blind and suffered from their lack of education.

With the experience of building a furnace before, the construction process of the reactor went very smoothly.

After the reactor was built, Han the blacksmith also ordered people to crush and screen the pyrite.

When the furnace is heated up and the ore is put in, a somewhat pungent smell is emitted.

This is because the sulfur in the pyrite is decomposed and generates sulfur dioxide gas with oxygen in the air.

Chen Changfan signaled everyone to cover their mouths and noses as much as possible.

Hu the bricklayer ordered his men to check around the reactor and repair any leaks in a timely manner.

The two air ducts of the reactor are connected to two wooden barrels. This part is the condensation device, and sulfur is formed here.

About an hour later, the ore had basically reacted. The workers carefully scraped it from the wooden barrel with an iron spoon and soon took out a small bowl of light yellow substance.

"It's really sulfur! My Lord actually knows how to make sulfur!"

Everyone couldn't help but admire.

In ancient times, sulfur was used as a medicinal ingredient. It was used externally to detoxify, kill insects and treat sores, and taken internally to replenish fire, promote yang and promote bowel movements.

It also played an important role in alchemy.

At the same time, sulfur is also one of the main raw materials for black powder.

Based on these uses, especially the last one, the price of sulfur often fluctuates greatly.

If Chen Changfan remembered correctly, the price of sulfur in history once exceeded that of gold, which shows its importance.

The reason why he was so eager to extract sulfur was also for the purpose of making gunpowder.

He had already begun to envision what kind of crushing power would be achieved when he took out hundreds of bird guns and equipped a majestic Divine Fire Camp.

When the time comes, no matter who the warrior is who has reached the stage, I will just shoot him with a volley of bullets and see if you can still stand.

If one shot doesn't work, then shoot for five minutes.

There is no other way. The warriors of this era are too abnormal. He can only rely on thermal weapons to increase the lethality of his troops.

To further purify the sulfur, Chen Changfan carefully placed the sulfur powder on the table.

On the table, there was also a plate of saltpeter powder and a plate of charcoal powder.

One saltpeter, two yellows, three charcoal, add a little sugar and dayi.

This formula is known to everyone in later generations, and it is naturally not difficult to prepare black gunpowder according to the proportion.

Compared with sulfur, saltpeter and charcoal are not difficult to produce. Chen Changfan even made parts for muskets in his spare time.

When a gun with all the necessary parts is placed in front of a man, its temptation is no less than that of a stunning beauty undressing on the bed.

Chen Changfan couldn't help rubbing his hands and began to assemble the musket carefully.

It turns out that men seem to be born with guns.

After a while, a musket was assembled. He played with it contentedly for a while, and then carefully put black powder into the barrel.

Add iron sand and tamp it down with a long stick, and the filling is complete.

Chen Changfan raised his hand, aimed at a piece of animal skin not far away, and pulled the trigger.

The trigger triggered the flint, which struck the flint and then ignited the gunpowder. There was a "bang" sound, and flames spurted out of the muzzle, scaring Fang Chang who was standing next to him so much that he trembled all over.

"Sir, what the hell is this? I almost peed myself..."

Chen Changfan rolled his eyes at him and continued loading the musket. "This is called a musket. Bring me that animal hide and let me see it."

"Oh."

Fang Chang took off the animal skin and found that it was covered with small holes.

The bang of the musket just now could actually cause such damage!

If that wasn't animal skin, but a person...

Fang Chang suddenly felt a chill.

"Come on, stand back a few steps and I'll try firing a shot."

Chen Changfan said with a sly smile in the corner of his eyes.

Just now, a line of [Gunmanship] skills suddenly lit up in the system, and he directly deduced it to the perfect realm.

Plop!

Fang Chang knelt down and said, "Sir, did I do something wrong?"

"It's okay, you won't die if you stand farther away." Chen Changfan said while suppressing his smile.

"Stand away... Are you afraid of getting blood splattered on your face?" Fang Chang said in a trembling voice.

"You kid is a stubborn person!" Chen Changfan pretended to be angry and stood up, and suddenly heard a report from outside the tent.

"Master! A huge rat has come rushing in from the mountain!"

Chen Changfan's mouth twitched. "Is a big rat worth reporting?"

"It really is a big rat! A rat as big as a dog!"

Chen Changfan frowned and walked out of the tent with his musket.

I saw several soldiers holding weapons, trying hard to surround a huge gray rat. As they had just said, the rat was as big as a hound.

If it weren't for the long, thin tail behind its butt, it would really look like a big gray dog.