Chapter 159: Looking at Stones?
Su Bai stood up and shook his hand. Last night, besides drawing ceramic patterns, he also made some Shaman Bone Tablets in his spare time.
He had made quite a few Shaman Bone Tablets in recent days, enough for each Totem Warrior in the Tribe to have several pieces. Moreover, there were Shaman Bone Tablets for all three types of Shaman Technique.
He had been staying up late every night to make them, for no other reason than there was not much time left before he wanted to reclaim the Ancestral Land. They needed to stockpile a large number of Shaman Bone Tablets. Otherwise, when war broke out and they did not have enough, it would be truly troublesome.
The current situation in the Tribe was one in which they could not afford any more mishaps. They were already short on people. If there were heavy casualties due to inadequate preparation, Su Bai knew he would regret it for life. Thus, even though it was getting late, he continued to work overtime by the dim light of the campfire.
“Today is very hot again…” Su Bai got up from the hay pile and poured himself a cup of water. He scanned the Teepee. It was still the morning and the fox eared girl was not around, so he mentally checked in with the System and opened the Assistance Package.
[Ding! Congratulations Host, check in successful!]
[Ding! Congratulations, Host has received Low Grade Assistance: one jar of glaze and one book on glaze making.]
As soon as Su Bai heard the System’s voice, his black eyes widened. After all, glaze was an essential component for firing ceramics. He had been worrying yesterday about how to make the glaze. He had been unable to recall the specific materials needed. Even if he could remember all the materials needed for making glaze, he would not know what these raw materials looked like. Thus, this book and jar of glaze were truly a godsend.
[This is truly a timely rain after a drought.] Su Bai’s lips curved up in happiness. He had been thinking about these things till very late last night. The glaze on the surface of the ceramics was extremely very difficult to make.
[Glaze is a colourless or coloured glass-like thin layer covering the surface of ceramic products. Its main raw materials are typically minerals. From what I remember, it’s made by combining feldspar, quartz, talc, kaolin, and other materials in certain proportions to yield varying colours. We would grind them into a glaze slurry before applying it to the surface of the clay body. Once applied, we would fire the whole thing at a certain temperature. Adding this to the clay increases the mechanical strength, thermal stability, and dielectric strength of the ceramic products. Not only that, it also serves to beautify and smoothen out the product, making it easy to wipe clean, and preventing dust and filth from corroding it.] [In short, good ceramic requires glaze. It is an essential item. Just that, given the current situation of how primitive the Tribe is, the materials to make glaze are hard to come by. We haven’t even touched upon minerals and metals yet …]