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Listening to her incoherent chatter, Chu Nan couldn't understand her, so he could only look at Xu Ling'er.

"Xu Shangyi, let her be your follower for now, and let her learn to speak human language while you're at it," Chu Nan said.

"Okay." Xu Ling'er nodded.

Breakfast was still meat; Miyamoto Musashi had hunted quite a few prey in the past two days, enough for several people to eat.

After the meal, Chu Nan arranged for several people to start working.

The three sailors, who were originally laborers, were turned into supervisors.

"Have them build two more houses like this."

"You three keep an eye on them and direct them to do their work," Chu Nan instructed the three sailors.

The three sailors nodded repeatedly, naturally pleased to have gained Chu Nan's attention.

Xu Ling'er also wanted to come along, because communication would be inconvenient without her.

Chu Nan, accompanied by two women, began his pottery-making business.

The clay, which had been drying in the shade under the tree, was now almost ready.

"Bring the clay over here, I'll go find some firewood."

"Be careful, handle it gently, don't break the clay," Chu Nan instructed.

"Don't worry," Ling Hanxue waved her hand.

Chu Nan immediately went into the woods to look for some fallen dead branches.

These dry branches are the best material for starting a fire.

There were also some pieces of wood that had been cut down by three sailors.

Although this wood can be burned, it is still too damp and needs to be dried for a while.

It took Chu Nan more than two hours to gather enough firewood for a fire.

Chu Nanlei's earthen kiln was not large, so you could only crawl in from the bottom, and then Ji Menghan and Ling Hanxue would pass the clay blanks in from the outside, and then Chu Nanlei would arrange them.

After arranging all the clay figures, Chu Nan climbed out and lit the firewood inside.

When the firewood inside had burned for nearly half its length and was burning brightly, Chu Nan immediately sealed all the openings of the earthen kiln with mud.

This is the technique of simmering.

After sealing all the gaps, Chu Nan continued to inspect the earthen kiln.

As the fire burned inside, smoke soon began to emerge from the cracks.

Chu Nan immediately covered it up again with mud.

More than an hour later, after no more smoke appeared, Chu Nan finally stopped.

"Is that all?" Ling Hanxue asked curiously.

They had never been exposed to pottery or porcelain before, and this was the first time they had ever seen a pottery firing process.

"Next, we just wait for the kiln to fire and then open it. If the pottery doesn't break, then it's a success."

Chu Nan looked at the earthen kiln, his heart filled with anticipation.

Only after you have a proper pot can you purify the salt.

Even when cooking, we no longer have to eat only roasted meat; we can boil some meat and make some meat soup.

On the other side, Xu Ling'er and three sailors were urging four Guaguo people to work.

They cut down a large amount of bamboo, placed it on the hillside, and then began construction.

He left the earthen kiln burning, while Chu Nan found some bamboo stalks nearby and started cutting them with a knife.

"What are you doing?" Ji Menghan had just washed a few wild fruits and handed them to Chu Nan.

"Make some traps and mechanisms," Chu Nan said without looking up as he ate the sour wild fruit.

"Is it to guard against Zhao Xingyu and his group?" Ji Menghan suddenly realized.

Chu Nan nodded: "We don't know their situation yet, so let's set up a perimeter around our camp first."

Since Zhao Xingyu burned down his camp, they don't know where they are now.

Perhaps they are still searching in the second, third, or sixth districts.

But sooner or later they might find this place in District Seven, and once they discover it, it will be a battle.

Chu Nan's body has been strengthened tenfold, so he is naturally not afraid of Zhao Xingyu and the others facing him head-on.

However, they couldn't prevent the enemy from resorting to underhanded tactics.

For example, using poison, arson, and other methods are not things that Chu Nanzhi can solve with his physical strength alone.

"We still need to plan ahead!" Chu Nan whittled the bamboo into a point.

Then he cut more than a dozen bamboo stalks and joined them together with mortise and tenon joints to make a sharp bamboo gun.

After looking around, Chu Nan decided to place the bamboo raft gun on the roof.

The roof was also made of bamboo, and the bamboo raft guns were placed on it for good concealment. When needed, they could be lowered down to injure people from a fixed distance.

Chu Nan called over three sailors and asked them to help him make these bamboo raft guns.

With the help of others, the speed increased significantly, and they quickly made seven or eight bamboo raft guns.

All the bamboo guns were placed on the roof, and a buckle was set on them. Then, ropes were set up inside the room.

As soon as the rope is pulled, these bamboo raft guns will immediately slide down, causing damage to those below.

Of course, this bamboo raft gun is just a very simple and basic weapon.

Next, Chu Nan, along with three sailors, searched for some suitable locations around the hillside. They began digging pits along some relatively wide paths that led to the hillside camp.

It took four people more than two hours to dig a pit that was about two meters deep.

Then they put some sharp bamboo sticks into the pit.

Then, Chu Nan found some dry branches and arranged them in a grid pattern on top. Then he gathered some leaves and spread them on top as well.

Then he brought some soil from a slightly farther place and sprinkled it on top, turning it into loose soil. Next, he placed some leaves on top of the loose soil and drew some patterns with a stick to make it look like an inconspicuous flat area.

Looking at the trap, Chu Nan chuckled.

This trap not only protects Zhao Xingyu and his group, but also deters the intrusion of some wild beasts. For example, if a wild boar falls in, it will die.

"Killing two birds with one stone!" Chu Nan snapped his fingers.

Of course, one trap wasn't enough; they needed to make several more. So Chu Nan led the three of them to find a place to dig.

At noon, everyone gathered together for a meal.

Of course, when it came to meals, Chu Nan treated those few Guaguo people the same.

This made several people from Guaguo feel very grateful to Chu Nan.

Ling Hanxue couldn't help but purse her lips: "They even sold themselves out, and they're thanking you!"

These words made Ji Menghan and Xu Ling'er, who were standing next to her, cover their mouths and chuckle.

While eating the meat, Chu Nan said, "This is called lowering their expectations."

"What does 'expectation value' mean?" Ji Menghan was still curious.

Chu Nan explained, "Expectation value is the standard by which you anticipate something."

"For example, let me ask you a question: What is the thing you most want to do right now?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Menghan replied, "Return to the Great Zhou."

"Me too, returning to the Great Zhou," Ling Hanxue replied.

Xu Ling'er, who was standing next to her, nodded in agreement, agreeing that it was definitely better to go home.