Chapter 160: Getting Fire
A bundle of fire tinder was placed underneath the tree stick, lying flat on the ground with a small hole drilled into it. Han Cheng inserted the wooden rod into the modified hand pressure drill. With one foot stepping on the stick to prevent it from moving, he started pressing the hand drill up and down, using the sa technique as when drilling objects.
The wooden drill rod quickly rotated as Han Cheng pressed up and down. In just a few monts, a wisp of blue smoke rose from the hole in the wood, followed by warm, black wood shavings falling from the grooves on either side of the wooden hole onto the soft tinder below.
Han Cheng felt a hint of excitent and continued pressing the hand drill. As the drill continued to rotate, more dark wood shavings fell. In a short ti, white smoke began to rise from the tinder beneath the wooden stick.
Han Cheng then took the hand pressure drill away and blew on the tinder with a puff of air. Soon, a small fla appeared.
Reflecting on it, this ti, it took only two or three minutes to drill wood and start a fire, which was much faster than the tribe's original thod of drilling wood and the firestone thod he had used before!
Considering this was his first ti using the hand pressure drill for fire-making, the effect was remarkably significant. With more practice over ti, the speed would undoubtedly increase.
Han Cheng thought about this and turned to see La, who was daydreaming while watching the tinder burn. Han Cheng had an idea and asked La to try it.
Excited about the prospect of using a hand pressure drill to create fire, La quickly ca over, took the hand pressure drill, and, due to excessive excitent, his hands were trembling.
As La drilled the hole, black wood shavings flowed out, and white smoke rose from the tinder. Soon, flas danced on the tinder, appearing bright in La's eyes.
La, being the one who most often used the hand pressure drill in the tribe, was amazed that simply replacing the wooden stick could create fire. When summoned by the Divine Child to try it, La had shaky hands due to overwhelming excitent.
The wooden drill rotated, black wood shavings flowed, white smoke erged, and flas flickered. When La saw this, his eyes brightened even more.
In the tribe, La used the hand pressure drill most frequently. Now, having him try, he took significantly less ti than Han Cheng.
Han Cheng's joy on his face intensified. The problem that had troubled him for so long was unexpectedly resolved using this thod!
It wasn't the originally thought-of flint and steel or fire starter; it was the third way!
This made him feel like everything was falling into place. There will be an echo when you hold sothing dear to your heart!
Seeing the Divine Child happy, La also beca even more joyful. Holding the uniquely crafted hand pressure drill, he stood on the side smiling foolishly. La, who had forgotten his mistake earlier, sohow found his way back and started wagging his tail. Unaware of the past, the Happy Puppy seed to be jumping around randomly.
Holding the newly crafted fire-making tool, Han Cheng walked back into the cave. He called over Fire One, who was taking care of the fire pit, and asked him to co and witness the wood-drilling fire.
Fire One had recovered. This might be related to the significant improvent in the living standards of the Green Sparrow Tribe since Han Cheng's arrival, which enhanced her resistance. Otherwise, she might not have survived this ti.
The blisters on his body had not disappeared but had burst due to continuous sweating. While squatting there looking after the flas, he couldn't stop scratching.
"You co."
Han Cheng extinguished the tinder and then pointed at the hand pressure drill, indicating Fire One to try.
Fire One and Fire Two were getting older, and unlike the shaman who engaged in ntal labor, their ability to adapt to new things was not very strong. They could now understand a fair amount of Mandarin, but their speaking ability was limited.
Fire One felt excited and apprehensive about this novel way of starting a fire. After hesitating montarily, he followed Han Cheng's instructions, taking the hand drill and imitating Han Cheng.
However, while hand drilling seed smooth in Han Cheng's and La's hands, it beca cumberso for Fire One. The drill would go off-center, slip out of the wooden pit, or get stuck after just a couple of turns
Fire One appeared awkward and wanted to return the tool to the shaman.
On the other hand, Han Cheng waved his hand with a smile, squatting down to teach Fire One patiently. He demonstrated from ti to ti and even provided hands-on guidance.
Having dealt with elderly people before, Han Cheng understood their feelings well. Moreover, Fire One and Two had been silently contributing to the Green Sparrow Tribe, making him even more patient.
"Fire! Fire!"
Under Han Cheng's tireless guidance, Fire One ignited the tinder with the new tool and excitedly shouted.
Starting a fire by drilling wood was a physically demanding task. Due to his age, Fire One had long stopped doing such chores. Occasionally, when the fire in the pit extinguished unexpectedly, others from the tribe would drill wood for fire.
Now, using the tools made by the shaman, he could drill wood for fire, and he didn't feel tired at all. If he weren't happy, that would be strange.
Excitedly calling out, Fire One reluctantly watched the fla on the tinder extinguish.
After the fla on the tinder ultimately died out, he fetched another bundle of tinder, then used the hand drill to drill wood for fire again, as if he were a child with a new toy filled with joy.
After producing fire two more tis, the elated Fire One woke Fire Two, who was currently sleeping after last night's watch.
Fire Two was shaken awake by Fire One, still half-asleep and not understanding what Fire One ant. He felt that Fire One seed excited as if there was sothing good to share. So, he groggily followed along, watching Fire One do sothing strange.
When he saw flas appear with Fire One's actions, the originally drowsy Fire Two suddenly beca wide awake.
He pointed to the flas, then to the hand drill, expressing disbelief as he looked at Fire One, murmuring incoherently. He urgently wanted to know what was going on, why Fire One could produce fire like this.
Fire One, who had been previously troubled, now smiled. He was delighted with Fire Two's reaction.
As an experienced person, he began explaining everything to Fire Two.
Fire Two turned around but didn't find the Divine Child's figure. Instead, he bowed towards the inner cave.
Then, he expressed her desire to try it himself and learn this thod of fire-starting.
Fire One was naturally delighted. Watching Fire Two's clumsy attempts, he couldn't help feeling a sense of superiority. He then earnestly taught Fire Two what he had just learned from the Divine Child.
The everlasting fla in the tribe's cave had been extinguished. The tribe, accustod to it, always felt sothing was missing, and many people inexplicably felt a bit uneasy.
After this continuous situation lasted for several days, it gradually disappeared
Initially, most people in the tribe were not very supportive of extinguishing that pile of fire, as it had been burning continuously since their birth.
It wasn't until Fire One and Fire Two, who had dedicated several days to practicing drilling wood for fire, appeared on the scene. After quickly drilling fire with the new tools, the doubts in their minds gradually dissipated
By now, the people of the Green Sparrow tribe have slowly beco accustod to the absence of the fire pit. Fire One or Fire Two can quickly drill fire whenever it's ti to cook, never delaying the cooking process. People's lives remain unaffected, and they naturally accept this new reality.
The prickly heat on Fire One and Fire Two, liberated from this situation, gradually dissipated.
The two accustod to caring for the fire pit initially felt quite uncomfortable, with a sense of idleness, like sothing was missing.
However, this feeling quickly disappeared because their shaman gave each of them a spindle
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