Chapter 46 Large-scale Ceramics Production

  "This time we've made a big profit, crabs, lobsters, boiled eggs!"

  His eyes shining with excitement, Chen Xu carefully stepped into the river and soon caught seven or eight large crabs and over a dozen large prawns.

  "The first person who eats crab is a hero, so am I, the first person to eat both crab and lobster, not a hero among heroes?"

  Excitedly running back to the tribe, under the astonished gaze of the crowd of apes, Chen Xu, this fire god, kept muttering to himself and directly threw the crab and lobster into the large pot on the stove.

  After that, he carried a brain-sized jar to the river bank to fetch water. After three or four efforts, the large pot was finally filled with water.

  With a noble heart, Chen Xu began his first truly meaningful cooking in this Stone Age.

  Fierce flames rose up, and a faint mist of water vapor ascended from the earthen pot, as if it were an exquisite fairy dancing in mid-air, captivating all of Chen Xiang's attention.

  At this moment, he had a kind of illusion that he hadn't come to the Stone Age at all, but just had a barbecue in the primitive forest of Zhangjiajie.

  Half an hour later, the hot water boiled up, and a strand of fragrance slowly floated out of the pot. When Chen Xuan smelled this refreshing and delicious smell, his stomach was even more hungry, and he couldn't help but want to put his paws into the big pot, and at the same time, he looked forward to this delicious meal even more.

  The lobster and crab in the pot float with white foam, waiting for the delicious crab meat to be cooked out, presenting a bright red shell and naturally stretched-out lobster, shining together at this moment, this action has a perfect ending.

  Eagerly, he scooped out a big crab and put it in an earthenware bowl. He fetched two wooden sticks from the withered tree beside him, simply wiped them clean, and used them as chopsticks. Under the curious gaze of other apes, Chen Xuan began to eat voraciously.

  A big meal, seven or eight palm-sized crabs and over a dozen palm-length lobsters all entered Chen Xu's stomach. At this time, he poured the remaining soup from the pot into a ceramic bowl and gulped it down in one breath, swallowing all his efforts of over an hour into his belly.

  Feeling the warmth flowing in his stomach, savoring the lingering seafood flavor in his mouth, Chen Xu couldn't help but rub his belly, and lay down on the thick grass beside him, basking in the sunlight, narrowing his eyes slightly, muttering to himself "Finally got to eat a meal from the civilized era, gotta say, it's really delicious!"

  "It's been a long time since I've had the experience of drinking soup, and I didn't expect the flavor to be so wonderful. Unfortunately, there was no salt, otherwise it would have tasted even better."

  With a satisfied smack of his lips, Chen Xuan had slightly alleviated the hunger pangs in his stomach and treated himself to a sumptuous seafood feast. Only then did he have the mood to attend to other matters, not having forgotten what era this was.

  This is the Stone Age, and any excessive slackness will bring catastrophic consequences.

  At this time, the sun had already completely emerged from the horizon, and the apes had also completed their work at hand, and had strengthened the fence a lot. The apes who were chopping firewood in the jungle had also returned, and added some more to the thick pile of wood in the tribe, making it even thicker.

  The apes in charge of preparing breakfast have also finished roasting the meat. As expected, today's breakfast is still gnawing on bones. They killed 156 wild beasts and obtained a large amount of meat, while the Fire God tribe also harvested enough bones to last them for several days.

  Speaking of eating, it's necessary to mention Chen Xu's rules. Perhaps because he couldn't forget the habits of later generations or perhaps for the development of the tribe, anyway, since he became the leader, under his regulations, the irregular eating behavior of the apes was summarized into a daily routine of three meals.

  Every day, when the sun is roughly at the 8 o'clock position, it's Chen Xu's designated breakfast time. When the sun reaches its highest point, roughly between 12 and 1 o'clock, it's his designated lunchtime.

  As for dinner time, it was when the sun had completely set and the forest was shrouded in darkness. At that time, gathering around the bonfire was the moment to enjoy dinner.

  It has to be said that Chen Xu's strange rule was warmly welcomed by the apes. The three meals a day system was something they had never dared to think about in their previous lives. In the past, when food was extremely limited for them, being able to eat one full meal a day was already considered very good.

  Even in valley tribes with extremely rich prey resources, they used to have only one meal at night, and the three-meal system was considered a waste by them.

  However, the effect was also obvious. In these few days, although everyone worked hard every day, their physical strength not only did not weaken, but instead became more robust.

  It was during breakfast this time that something puzzling happened to the crowd of apemen.

  Chen Xu directly threw the roasted meat handed over by the ape-man to one side, taking advantage of the flames under the stove being strong, and then filled the pot with water again. He then caught a few more crabs and lobsters from the river and threw them into the pot.

  Soon, the water in the pot was boiling, and the crabs and lobsters inside were also turning over and floating to the surface, cooked through.

  With a smile, Chen Xu brought over the other two bowls and then used that long ladle to start scooping fish soup into the bowls. As for the crab and lobster, he naturally left them for himself, so he didn't move.

  He filled two bowls, called out, and Chen Xu gave one of the bowls to the old ape man. This guy was extremely intelligent and had brought great help in these few days of life. It can be said that without this old ape man, the construction speed of the Huo Shen tribe would have been at least 10% slower.

  The old ape-man should also be over forty years old at this time. In the Stone Age, because the apes eat raw meat and drink raw water every day, they are considered long-lived, and it is unknown when they will die.

  Before a suitable substitute is produced, Chen Xu will not let him die like this. He may not have other methods, but from now on, letting this old guy drink boiled water and eat cooked food is a way to greatly extend his lifespan.

  As for the other bowl of soup, Chen Xu gave it to Ape No. 1, who had been following him from the start and had recently made great progress in intelligence and combat power, perhaps due to the influence of the crystal stone.

  Thinking of his contribution to the dragon's work, Chen Xu gave him another bowl of honor. After thinking about it, Chen Xu stretched out his hand to stop the two apes' movements and scooped out two lobsters from the pot, giving one to each of them.

  Two apemen stared intently at the strange vessel in their hands, gazing at the transparent liquid inside that was clear but emitted a peculiar aroma. They looked again at the palm-sized, deep red creature inside, and if it weren't for the fact that this was a gift from the fire god, they might have simply discarded it.

  They, who have lived in the Stone Age for so long, deeply understand a truth that things cannot be eaten indiscriminately, especially the old apes, whose eyes are rolling around anxiously, with worry and concern overflowing from their expressions!

  But under Chen Xu's expectant gaze, the two apes had no other choice but to grit their teeth and drink what was inside, then stuff the lobster into their mouths and chew loudly.

  As soon as they ate, the eyes of the two apemen changed instantly, and the surrounding apemen could clearly feel that their eyes were filled with a flame.

  Their movements also sped up, from the initial reluctance, as if going to war, turned into later active tearing and biting, almost licking the bottom of the ceramic bowl away.

  Soon, the soup was gone and the two apes stared at the big pot next to them with a fervent gaze, their tongues sticking out and constantly licking around their lips.

  The old ape was even more excited, his body swaying back and forth. This water gave him a unique feeling, as if it didn't have the nauseating bloody smell of before, but instead was filled with a faint sweet fragrance.

  The warm water seemed like an elixir, sliding down his intestines and bringing a wonderful sensation that this Stone Age ape could not refuse.

  Seeing the expressions of the two apes, Chen Xu's mouth twitched and he thought to himself "As expected, it seems that humans can't resist the temptation of familiar food either. The ceramic ware is a complete success!"

  He thought about it and gave the old ape another bowl of soup, letting the poor guy continue to drink. As for the miserable Ape No. 1, he was quickly deprived of the use of another bowl. This time, the ceramic bowl went into the hands of the leader of the apes.

  After the old ape man drank three bowls of soup, Chen Xu directly refused the old man's request to continue drinking soup and took away his bowl, instead handing it over to a nearby ape general with a thirsty expression.

  In this way, two bowls and a pot of soup were passed around the tribe, and all the important apes got to drink the delicious fish soup.

  After drinking, several leading figures in the tribe all showed a crazy look, looking forward to the great fire god. Taking this opportunity, Chen Xu then told the story of the pottery once again.

  The main idea is that this is the gift he obtained from communicating with the great flame, it is a sacred thing, a precious treasure of the tribe, and no one is allowed to break it, otherwise they will be severely punished.

  The rest is to instruct the apes to continue digging and making yellow mud in the river, and let him teach the old apes the technique of making pottery and continue to burn pottery.

  After the interlude of breakfast, everyone continued to gnaw on the half-cooked bones. The fish soup was delicious, but it wasn't something that everyone could drink, nor could it fill their bellies. Except for Chen Xu, the leader, the other core members of the ape-men could only taste a little freshness, and they were still far from being able to drink their fill.

  After breakfast, the apes started working again with great enthusiasm. The old ape approached Chen Xiang and listened respectfully to the fire god's teachings.

  With the experience of firing pottery for the first time, Chen Xu's confidence grew greatly in the second time, so he directly fired nine pieces of pottery, including that large ceramic bucket he imitated.

  Fortunately, the large ceramic bucket was formed successfully. Unfortunately, among the nine pieces of ceramics fired this time, three had cracks, but they can still be used to hold water for the time being.

  With the advent of pottery, Chen Xu realized his dream of boiled eggs and boiled meat. Other apes also gradually escaped their fate of drinking raw water and from time to time could drink a mouthful or two of fish soup.

  The entire Huo Shen tribe is advancing at a rapid pace, almost with each passing day.