After being hit in the face by the system, I swapped bodies with Zhongli

Chapter 502 I Play in the Mud in Liyue

After hearing the explanation, Yuan Zhuoyue picked up the tools he brought with him, rolled up his sleeves and started digging the soil.

But before she could move, Morax's voice rang out: "This is just ordinary soil."

"It's been unmined for a long time. The wind and rain have caused the earth to collapse, covering the previously mined areas." Yuan Zhuoyue paused as Morax explained, his tone gentle and thoughtful, offering advice: "If you want to obtain the best porcelain clay, you need to go deeper into the mining area and dig even deeper to remove the covering earth."

Yuan Zhuoyue was not a stubborn person who would not listen to advice. Upon hearing the advice, he immediately followed the advice and walked deeper into the excavated land.

He found a spot that he thought was easier to dig, then squatted down, wielded the small hoe he brought with him, and began to dig the soil diligently.

Morax leisurely followed Yuan Zhuoyue. Seeing that she had begun to move, he continued in his low, gentle voice, "There's a slight difference in color between porcelain clay and ordinary soil. You should be able to tell the difference at a glance."

The mud covering the porcelain clay was not very thick, not to mention that Yuan Zhuoyue, who was now full of energy, could be said to be no longer a mortal, and had plenty of strength and means.

With just a few hoe strikes, a cloud of dust flew up, and the mud covering the surface of the porcelain clay was pushed aside by her, clearing a large area.

Yuan Zhuoyue immediately dug in with a hoe, dug out a piece of solid porcelain clay, and put it into the bamboo basket he had woven a few days ago.

In a short while, she filled the not-so-big bamboo basket, which looked more decorative than practical, to the brim. She even used a small hoe to press down the peak on the top.

Yuan Zhuoyue looked up and saw Morax standing there motionless. He immediately became unhappy: "You're just going to stand here and watch me dig? Aren't you going to help?"

She stood up, one hand on her waist, and with the other hand, she handed the small hoe in her hand to Morax: "Come and dig with us."

Morax did not argue at all. Seeing this, he immediately complied with Yuan Zhuoyue's wishes, took the small hoe from her hand, squatted on the ground and helped her dig the soil.

He worked tirelessly and piled the freshly dug porcelain clay into the bamboo basket that Yuan Zhuoyue had just taken out.

The reason why Morax was like a bystander at the beginning was simply because Yuan Zhuoyue had the urge to experience these skills.

Morax was worried that Yuan Zhuoyue couldn't handle it alone, so he went over to lend a hand, but was ruthlessly rejected by Yuan Zhuoyue.

She also vowed to Morax, "Don't come over and get in the way. Don't affect my performance."

After a few such incidents, Morax could understand that Yuan Zhuoyue did not like him to intervene rashly and affect her gaming experience.

So Morax was very tactful and did not disturb Yuan Zhuoyue's interest until it was necessary, then he would give her some advice.

Let Yuan Zhuoyue get a better result, thereby enhancing her interest and experience.

Morax thought that this time should be the same, but he didn't expect that Yuan Zhuoyue would take the initiative to call him over for help at this initial stage.

Although Morax thought that digging some soil was not a difficult problem that needed help from Yuan Zhuoyue.

But since she had already made the request, Morax naturally would not refuse. After all, for him, it was just a matter of moving his hands.

The baskets prepared by Yuan Zhuoyue were not big. After the excavated porcelain clay filled four bamboo baskets and she compacted them, Yuan Zhuoyue finally stopped.

After brushing off the dirt and dust on her hands and body, Yuan Zhuoyue picked up two baskets, one on the left and one on the right, and then looked directly at Morax. It was obvious what she meant at this moment.

Morax also bent down, picked up the two bamboo baskets at his feet, and felt the weight in his hands.

After a rough estimate, Morax concluded that the total weight of the four full baskets of porcelain clay was exactly the same as the remaining share on the document he had shown to Yuan Zhuoyue before.

Yuan Zhuoyue didn't dig any less, but he also didn't take any more.

Under normal circumstances, these newly dug porcelain clays have to go through many steps before they can be fired into porcelain.

After drying in the sun, it is ground into powder, washed and precipitated, and then other minerals are added. It is sealed and fermented for several months before it can be made into the clay used to fire porcelain.

They could have used magic to shorten these tedious and lengthy steps and quickly jump to the stage where they could shape the clay embryo.

But Yuan Zhuoyue refused to do that and insisted on doing it himself according to the procedures to wash the porcelain clay that had been dug up.

Morax was not sure what the purpose of Yuan Zhuoyue's sudden action was, but he still cooperated with all the requests put forward by Yuan Zhuoyue.

Although the weather has been bad in recent days, with continuous rainy conditions, the step of drying the porcelain clay has been affected.

After much deliberation, Yuan Zhuoyue had to make the decision to compromise and used magic to dry out the moisture in the mineral soil.

But apart from that, Yuan Zhuoyue was still very persistent about the grinding and screening procedures, and insisted on asking Morax to do it himself.

After the plant roots and some other debris mixed in with the porcelain clay that has been ground into powder are filtered out.

The porcelain clay that was ground into fine powder was poured into a container filled with clean water. After Yuan Zhuoyue stirred it slightly, it turned into a large basin of mud.

The debris that was previously mixed in the porcelain clay powder was now floating on the water surface. Yuan Zhuoyue was not in a hurry to touch the basin of mud.

Instead, she planned to let it sit for a while until the turbid mud had settled, then she would skim off the debris floating on the water and pour out the wastewater from cleaning the porcelain clay.

The same was true for Morax, who was asked by Yuan Zhuoyue to help personally. He patiently and repeatedly washed the mud that was placed in containers of different sizes.

Even with some protection, the muddy mud would inevitably stain their bodies, leaving mottled marks on their gorgeous clothes.

This unexpectedly embarrassed appearance was a rather novel experience for Morax.

Seeing this, Yuan Zhuoyue said to Morax, who was covered in mud, with confidence: "...This is what you should do. Don't mind the trouble or the dirt."