Survival of the Nation: My luck was a tiny bit worse.

"Of course!"

Alexander puffed out his chest triumphantly, "We, the people of the Bear Kingdom, have the appearance of a warrior nation, but the heart of a farming people! Hurrah!"

"Hurrah!" Ivan and Maxim immediately followed.

Ou Yun immediately laughed and said, "Why do I get the feeling that you guys are more excited about farming than fighting a war?"

"Of course!"

Alexander said solemnly, "War is the means, farming is the end. With land, there is food. With food, there is no need to panic. Without panic, one can fight better. This is called strategic thinking!"

"really."

Hassan clapped his hands, "That's what I think too! Although Pakistan doesn't have much land, the principles of farming are the same!"

The firelight reflected on their faces, making some red and others bright.

"Okay then."

Ou Yun stood up, patted the meat scraps off his hands, and said, "Since everyone is so enthusiastic, let's officially start work tomorrow. We'll do both farming and smelting at the same time."

Leng Ruolan then asked, "How will the tasks be divided?"

"Alexander, the three of you, along with me and Leng, will be in charge of clearing and preparing the land. Hassan, the three of you, along with Chen Hao, will be in charge of studying the blueprints for the Abyss Furnace."

Ou Yun paused for a moment, then said, "Our priority now is to dig up that fertile land and plant the seeds. As for the furnace, we need to thoroughly understand the blueprints and make a list of the materials we need before we go find them."

"Okay!" everyone responded in unison.

Nanbei, who had been lying at Ouyun's feet, also raised its head and meowed.

Ou Yun scratched its chin, "Oh my, you want to participate too?"

Nanbei snored a few times, twitched its ears, and flicked its tail.

Although I don't know how to farm, I can still supervise!

A mung bean fell from the tree onto Nanbei and made a meowing sound, mimicking the action.

Although it probably had no idea what everyone was excited about, it was just excited!

Ou Yun said, "Great! Everyone's so motivated, it looks like we've got this in the bag!"

The cow in the distance lay asleep in its luxurious new cowshed.

He was sleeping soundly, and the faint sound of snoring could be heard, like thunder.

Ou Yun glanced in that direction, then sighed and said, "Forget about the cow. All it does is eat and sleep; you'd be better off relying on it to lay eggs than to work."

Do cows lay eggs?

"Hmm..."

Ou Yun actually thought about it for a moment, "It's a bull, right? Probably not."

"..."

"..."

*

the next day.

Before dawn, Ou Yun was awakened by a series of clanging and rattling sounds.

He peeked out of his room, still half asleep, and saw that the camp square was already in complete chaos.

Alexander somehow acquired some thick tree branches and was using vines to tie stones onto them, seemingly making a simple farming tool.

Ivan was helping out, and the two of them were humming an unidentified song that sounded like a Xiong folk song, focusing on enjoying themselves.

Leng Ruolan was nowhere to be seen; she'd probably gone out for her morning exercise again.

Chen Hao and the three from Pakistan sat around a stone table, with the parchment blueprint of the Abyss Furnace spread out in front of them. Their four heads were huddled together, resembling a meme of Tang Sanzang and his disciples.

The group was engaged in a lively discussion about the Abyss Forge.

"This is the raw material, right? It looks a lot like an equation to me."

"Alright, why don't you give it a try and see?"

"Oh dear, I'd better be careful, or my camp will be blown up."

"Wait, don't you guys find these symbols familiar? They look like the instruction manuals for household appliances!"

"???"

"??!"

Alexander saw Ou Yun yawning as he came out and immediately shouted, "Good morning!"

Ou Yun was instantly jolted awake by this thunderous blow. "Oh... good morning."

Then Alexander began his report, "We're making farm tools! They're a bit rudimentary, but they'll do!"

Ou Yun took a closer look.

It's called a farm tool, but it's really just stones tied to wooden sticks.

Tie the iron block to the wooden stick.

Tie the stick to the stick.

Some are shaped like hoes, some like shovels, and there's one that's huge and looks like it's for smashing clods of dirt.

Ou Yun gave them a thumbs up, "Great job!"

"Brother, don't laugh, these are all temporary."

Alexander patted his chest and said, "Once the furnace is built and the iron is melted down, we'll have real iron farm tools! Then plowing, weeding, and harvesting will all be done with iron!"

As he spoke, Ou Yun subconsciously glanced at the stone table.

Chen Hao was gesturing on the blueprints, his expression shifting between seriousness and excitement.

Hassan was taking notes nearby, while Farhan was researching some unfamiliar mineral information and Haisan was carefully examining the patterns on the bone armor fragments with a magnifying glass.

Through everyone's unremitting efforts.

Finally, research on the Abyss Forge has entered a crucial stage.

On this ancient and mysterious parchment scroll, all the focus is on the center of this image—

On a circle that looks strange and unpredictable.

A mysterious circle with a vertical Möbius strip at its center.

Outside the circle, there are two arrow runes, one pointing left and the other right.

Ivan stared at it for a long time, then took a deep breath. "This symbol... if we can figure out what it is, we should be able to solve the problem."

Hassan also looked serious. "Is it possible that this is the Eye of the Devil? Look at this circle and the vertical pupil inside... This could represent the power of a demon."

Haishan shook her head. "No, it's probably much more complicated. If it's just the power of demons, then this single parchment scroll can't contain it all..."

Farhan agreed with Haishen's assessment, "Since this equipment was dropped by the Abyss Bone Demon, then this furnace must be even more mysterious than the Abyss Bone Demon itself!"

Everyone nodded in agreement, fully acknowledging Farhan's statement.

Chen Hao stared at the blueprints, his expression complex.

Sigh, good things are never that easy to crack...

Judging from the information on the parchment, this furnace can forge not only ironware but also other things. As long as you have the raw materials, and as long as you can imagine it, there is nothing it cannot do.

Although it's unclear whether the effect is truly as described.

But everything depends on whether this thing can be made!

Moreover, judging from the current situation, it's still unknown whether we can actually create a replica!

Chen Hao just stared at the circles on the parchment scroll...

Staring...

Staring...

Just staring at it like that...

……Sudden!

"!!!"

Chen Hao suddenly realized something, and a mischievous idea flashed into his mind!

"etc……!!"

Meanwhile, on this side...

Seeing the discussion fall silent, Ou Yun thought to himself, "This furnace is definitely a long way from being ready to leave the factory."

I turned around, ready to go find something to eat.

Then, a thunderous roar erupted from Chen Hao on the other side:

"I understand! I understand everything!"

"Look! Doesn't this circle look like—?"