Chapter 1151 - Making Paper (1) (1/2)

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Winston immediately went out to chop a tree while Bai Qingqing and Muir started handling the bark.

Given how fine paper was, they’d naturally have to break up the raw material. Bai Qingqing was still uncertain of the next step, so she only let Muir cut one-third of the bark and then chop up into fine pieces with a blade.

Bai Qingqing felt that the bark chopped up into the size of soybeans wasn’t fine enough, so she had Muir smash them flat with a rock. It still didn’t work, so they used the grinding stone, grinding the pieces into a bean-dregs consistency.

Bai Qingqing was somewhat satisfied after seeing them in this pulp-like state.

At this moment, Winston returned, dragging a small tree several ten meters tall. Bai Qingqing immediately said, “Make the tree trunk into this state too.”

“Okay.”

Winston swiftly peeled off the bark and chopped off a chunk of the tree trunk. As he chopped the tree trunk into fine pieces, Muir grounded the pieces into pulp.

The grounded pulp looked a lot better than the tree bark, releasing a faint and light fragrance of tree resin, sparking one’s appetite.

However, at the thought of how the blade used to chop the wood hadn’t been washed, Bai Qingqing rubbed her nose and managed to hold back on her curiosity to have a taste.

“What should we do next?” asked Muir, scraping the last bit of pulp on the grinding stone into the bucket.

Bai Qingqing scooped the pulp and took a look, her beautiful brows furrowed slightly.

Paper was something that existed from ancient days. What method did they use back then? Steam, cook, bake, or roast. Another more troublesome method would be to add chemicals.

Bai Qingqing hoped that it would be the first option. If it was the second, she’d still be able to do it.

Adding a material that had some cohesiveness might be able to make it a success. However, it’d be unknown if the final product would turn out like the paper in modern days.

After contemplating through the options of steaming, cooking, roasting, and sunning, Bai Qingqing said, “Let’s steam it first.”