Transmigrating Through the Heavens: Starting with the Silly Pillar of the Courtyard

Chapter 153 Steelmaking, Mineral Exploration in the Wild

Wu Tao broke out in a cold sweat at the thought of traveling back to ancient times.

In modern times, being a fitter, carpenter, or cook can all provide a livelihood. But in ancient times, Wu Tao felt that being a carpenter or a cook would truly be considered a lowly profession.

Moreover, in the era of cold weapons, individual combat strength was still quite formidable. Even if Wu Tao had exceptional physical abilities, he wouldn't dare claim he could defeat those naturally strong individuals in ancient times.

This is why Wu Tao is so eager to learn steelmaking and iron smelting. He even deliberately abandoned the advanced techniques and learned only the most basic ones.

Regarding the selection of ore, Wu Tao did not prioritize producing high-quality steel; the key was simply to produce it.

Once we have those rough steel blanks, we can then consider how to gradually improve the quality.

This brings us back to blacksmithing, leaving the livestream viewers dumbfounded. They wondered if the blogger they followed had some serious illness.

I was just building a high-precision model, and suddenly I got the urge to play with ancient steelmaking.

Wu Tao acquired some basic knowledge by finding teachers and watching videos.

Then Wu Tao drove his off-road vehicle directly to the wilderness.

Then the fans in the live stream followed Wu Tao on a wilderness survival challenge.

This unconventional live stream immediately hit the audience's sweet spot, with viewership exceeding five million at one point.

Even without Gulnazar's help, Wu Tao's live stream still had no fewer than three million fans.

This seems to have opened up a new track, and many bloggers feel that they can learn from Wu Tao.

However, they lacked Wu Tao's wilderness survival skills, and their team was quickly exposed by fans.

Wu Tao was in an off-road vehicle, carrying a live-streaming camera, and he was alone the whole time.

The tools were also the simplest; he truly managed to use whatever materials were available in the wild.

Whether it's hunting, cooking, washing clothes, or sleeping in a tent at night, it's all done alone.

The Douyin platform was immediately stunned by the new track opened up by Wu Tao, and further increased its promotion of Wu Tao's live broadcast room.

Wu Tao's survival videos in the wild are also everywhere online.

One morning, Wu Tao woke up, opened the tent, and a large black bear poked its head in.

Next, everyone watched a battle between a man and a beast, in which Wu Tao used his iron fists to smash the big black bear to death.

After the bear was killed, nearby villagers rushed over and together lifted it onto the scale. The 600-pound, 2-meter-long black bear died there, frustrated by its curiosity.

Under the watchful eyes of nearly ten million viewers, Wu Tao killed a 600-pound black bear with just a dozen or so punches.

The entire internet exploded. If Wu Tao had shot or killed the other person with a gun or other weapon, people wouldn't be reacting like this.

But he was empty-handed, which completely overturned human knowledge.

Gulnazar, Yang Mi, Dilraba, Chen He, Wu Jing, Liu Gang, and several other friends were also watching Wu Tao's live stream.

Seeing how amazing Wu Tao is, they are happy for him but also feel that they have missed a chance to become famous.

If they were with Wu Tao, they could probably share in that glory now.

Naza had just finished filming when President Cai took her directly from the set and sped her to the wilderness where Wu Tao was.

As per Mr. Cai's instructions, Nazha will no longer need to go to the film set to film, and several of her contract disputes can be suspended.

Now, Nazha's most important task is to go on a wilderness adventure with Wu Tao. Lu Ziguang's new work is coming, and it's being updated online first! This wave of traffic is huge; not only Nazha, but Liu Gang also drove up.

Thus, Wu Tao's personal mineral exploration journey turned into a three-person team.

From that day on, the number of viewers in the live stream never dropped below five million, and even late at night, there were still more than two million viewers staying with the stream.

Because Wu Tao is currently traveling through areas that are rarely visited by people, it seems he is deliberately avoiding places that are clearly mining areas.

If you insist on searching for minerals in remote mountains and wilderness, you will definitely encounter all sorts of dangers along the way.

Venomous snakes, bookworms, leopards, wild boars, and wolves.

Speaking of wolves, this time it wasn't just one, but more than a dozen hungry wolves that surrounded Wu Tao, Nazha, Liu Gang, and the others.

Naza was quickly sent up to a big tree by Wu Tao, who, along with Liu Gang, each held a military dagger.

This is a Type 56 triangular bayonet made by Wu Tao himself, known as the ancestor of bloodletting weapons.

Whether the thirteen hungry wolves attacked in a group or charged individually, the end result was that seven of them died, and even the wolf king was stabbed to death by Wu Tao with a single blow.

Wu Tao hunted down four wolves, and Liu Gang hunted down three hungry wolves. The two stood amidst the wolf carcasses, laughing heartily, displaying their heroic spirit.

Viewers watching the live stream exclaimed how awesome it was, and the rockets and spaceships they gifted at one point turned the screen white.

No one expected Wu Tao and Liu Gang to be so formidable, even though they knew they were powerful in the wild. The sheer brutality of the killing still sent everyone's adrenaline soaring.

Wu Tao, Gulnazar, and Liu Gang experienced many dangers along the way, but fortunately, they found a lot of iron ore and limestone.

Every time Wu Tao's trunk was filled with iron ore and limestone, he would start building a makeshift blast furnace to smelt steel billets and iron billets.

Once he had enough steel or iron billets to make a hundred jin (approximately 50 kg), Wu Tao would find a place to forge weapons or farm tools.

Wu Tao always crafts these items to be exceptionally exquisite, not the crude kind.

He has plenty of time, and now that everyone loves watching, he also has Gulnazar by his side.

Wu Tao felt that this leisurely life, which allowed him to improve his skills, was wonderful.

The finished weapons and farm tools would also be randomly given to those big spenders.

In the past month, thanks to the good performances of Wu Tao and Liu Gang, and the hard work of Nazha, viewers have donated over three million yuan in tips.

This is also why Wu Tao wants to give the finished product to everyone.

Since it was a gift, he couldn't be careless, and Wu Tao was also a perfectionist.

Therefore, once he starts creating something, he must produce the best work.

Those who received the gifts were certainly even happier. Wu Tao didn't create large items; whether it was weapons or farm tools, they were all miniature versions.

It is about one-third the size of the finished product, so that lucky viewers can put this piece in their homes as an exhibit.

Wu Tao has land in his own space that can produce grains, vegetables, and meat, but he has too few weapons.

Apart from a hunting rifle, he had no other weapons.

We can't rely on a hunting rifle with only ten bullets for the next time we travel through time.

That's why Wu Tao is working hard to learn steelmaking and forging weapons and farm tools, so that he can have weapons for self-defense or means of production like farm tools when he goes to ancient times.

Whether they seize territory and become kings or become bandits in the mountains, they can at least ensure that their subordinates have enough weapons and farming tools.

Wu Tao had long since seen through it all; the space would update every time he traveled through it, so storing supplies in advance was useless.