Chapter 306 Slap in the Face?

The sea, bathed in moonlight, was tranquil and gentle, devoid of the night's clamor.

Its presence is occasionally confirmed by the sound of waves.

Even under the bright moonlight, the dark mudflats were still somewhat obscured.

Su Luoluo took out the luminous pearl and propped it up on the beach with a tree branch, instantly illuminating the ground with crystal clarity.

Mo Xuan, Fu Feng, Xiao Ye, Xi Yi, and Nan Tu were busy working on the mudflats, with occasional shouts of argument breaking out.

"Mo Xuan, can you be a little more careful? This black mud is about to splash all over me!"

"What's wrong with orcs getting a little mud on them? Seriously, Fufeng, you're way too much of a germaphobe!"

"So what if you're a germaphobe? It's better than you being all black!" Fu Feng said, digging in the mud and backing away in disgust.

"Stop arguing, you two! Hurry up! This little bit of mud isn't enough for me to mix!" Xiao Ye roared at the two of them as he crushed the seashells with one hand, mixing the seashell powder with the mud.

Upon hearing this, the two lowered their voices considerably and quickened their movements.

Nan Tu dived into the sea and retrieved some coral stones. Seeing Su Luoluo starting a fire, he asked with some confusion, "Luoluo, what do you need these coral stones for?"

Su Luoluo pulled out the water from the surface of the coral stone with her palm, then threw it into the fire, explaining, "Burning the coral stone into powder and applying it to the surface of the finished pottery will make it waterproof and give it a beautiful glaze."

Coral contains special calcium substances. When burned, it turns into coral lime. During the firing process, a glass-like glaze is formed, which has excellent waterproof properties.

This is something Su Luoluo saw in a book while researching forging materials in the apocalypse; people in ancient coastal areas often did this.

Sea creatures live in the sea year-round, and with waterproof properties, their pottery can last longer.

Moreover, Su Nuannuan would never have imagined this; it's essentially an upgrade to her existing pottery.

The glass glaze gives it a particularly glossy finish. She won't even need to say anything; the sea creatures will surely discover that her pottery is better than theirs.

Xi Yi listened from the side, rubbing the clay strips in his hands, and raised his eyebrows, saying, "This is amazing. I need to speed things up and finish making these pottery cups and jars."

Because Su Luoluo said he couldn't do anything, Xi Yi volunteered to sculpt pottery this time.

Seeing that he really wanted to learn, Su Luoluo taught him once and then handed the procedure over to him.

I must say, this guy learns things pretty quickly.

The first time I rolled the clay strips, the consistency was just right.

Seeing that he was about to move on to the next step, Su Luoluo handed over the task of burning coral lime to Nantu, picked up a seashell from the side, and walked up to Xi Yi, "Wait a moment, we'll use this to repair the embryo."

Xi Yi looked at her in confusion, puzzled. Su Luoluo didn't explain, but squatted down, took the seashell in her hand, and pressed it along the seashell's texture onto the unglazed body. Instantly, beautiful wave patterns appeared on it.

After going around in circles, the originally plain pottery becomes more sculpted.

After looking at it, Xi Yi suddenly realized, "Is this a newly come up with a design? It's quite nice."

Su Luoluo had a sudden inspiration. Most of the pottery she made before was just random hand-painted and lacked a sense of fluidity. The wave pattern made by pressing seashells looked like the flowing water in the sea and was closer to the elements of the sea.

After finishing all this, the coral lime powder from Nantu was also fired. Su Luoluo dipped herself in the white lime powder and applied a layer to the outside of the finished ceramic cup before throwing it into the "sand pit kiln" made by Nantu.

Luan Ting arrived halfway through their work. Seeing them making pottery, he didn't ask why he hadn't been called; he simply rolled up his sleeves and joined in.

In no time, they made a lot of pottery, including pottery jars, pottery cups, and pottery basins, and then put them into the "sand pit kiln".

The sea winds are strong, and although the kiln pits were built with sand, they could easily be blown out by the sea winds.

Su Luoluo did not return to the wooden house, but stayed near the sand pit kiln.

Because of the strong wind, the group took turns sleeping in the bushes.

Su Luoluo woke up groggily when a crisp sound rang out in the morning. Looking at the smoking sand pit kiln, she ran over, used a stick to pry it open, and saw that the pottery inside was fired very successfully.

She clapped her hands, glanced at the several beastmen who had gathered around, and exclaimed, "It's done!"

Mermaid Palace.

Nantu directed the fish and beasts to place the pottery on the display shelves made of coral.

These display racks were drawn by Lolo in the sand, who said that this way the pottery would look better when arranged.

After Nan Tu returned, she didn't say anything and did as she was told.

Su Luoluo looked at the pottery display stand in front of her with a satisfied expression.

The coral display stand was divided into two sections. The front section showcased glazed pottery, while the back section, covered with fish skin by Nantu, served as the grand finale.

That's great! These pottery pieces actually become more vibrant and beautiful after being soaked in water.

Outside the palace, many fish-beastmen entered with invitations.

The turtle-man, with his old legs, looked at the ivory clam-man beside him and said, "Old buddy, you're here too?"

"How could I not come when the mermaid prince personally invited me? I heard that the pottery was made by his female companion, so I have to come and show my support."

"That's right. When it comes to pottery, the one made by that land female was the best. After all, it was the gods who told her."

"Old sea turtle, you can't say that. What if the people inside hear you?" The demon orc who arrived later gestured for him to be quiet.

"What are you three chattering about here? Go inside and see for yourself," Jun Yue said, rubbing his stomach as he looked at the three people whispering in front of him.

Upon hearing this, the three nodded to Jun Yue, "Yes, yes, seeing is believing, hearing is deceiving."

After the four finished speaking, they walked into the main hall of the palace one after the other.

Nan Tu stepped forward and exchanged pleasantries before leading everyone into the exhibition area.

As he was explaining to the beastmen, a rough voice rang out: "What kind of pottery is this? What's so interesting about cracked pottery? If you want to see anything, you should look at something of quality."

A malevolent voice came from outside the hall. Su Luoluo looked in the direction of the voice and saw a beastman with a body full of fat, who wobbled as he walked and looked to weigh 500 tons, leading Su Nuannuan in.

Su Luoluo felt she really couldn't look at that body type anymore.

His shoulders were as wide as his waist, and he was square-shaped, looking exactly like a television set.

The system called them "block people," but Su Luoluo felt it was too euphemistic; "television people" would be a more accurate description.

One person like that would be unbearable, but Su Nuannuan has five people of similar size. She really doesn't consider herself human.

Five people stood behind Su Nuannuan, one on each side, along with an octopus beastman with eight tentacles swimming wildly and a squid beastman with shifty eyes. The features of these two were so close together that they were indistinguishable.

Seeing Su Luoluo's astonished expression, Su Nuannuan's eyes gleamed with smugness.

She must have been terrified!

She never expected to show up, and she certainly didn't expect that the pottery she brought would be better than hers.

Pottery made without red clay is prone to cracking and will crack in a short time; she had done it before in the Black Pig tribe.

This time, she's going to completely crush Su Luoluo!

The thought of her being thoroughly humiliated by herself filled her with a secret sense of satisfaction.

"Lu Xiao, don't say that. After all, it's their first time making pottery, so it's normal that they didn't do it well." Thinking of this, Su Nuannuan curled her lips and walked towards the display stand.

(End of this chapter)

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