Salt, a must-have condiment for every household in the previous generations, is cheap and affordable, and seems inconspicuous. However, it is an indispensable material ingredient in the human body. If you consume less, you will get sick, and if you consume too much, you will get sick.

After Qin Song's observation, these pirates consume a lot of physical strength every day under high-intensity devil training, and the dripping sweat will further aggravate the consumption.

Although some salt can be taken from animals and fish, it is still a drop in the bucket.

Especially during the past two days of training, the pirates gritted their teeth and tried hard to persevere, but some people kept showing symptoms of soft limbs, nausea and vomiting. This is an instinctive reaction that even curses cannot suppress.

After Qin Song's preliminary inference, it should be caused by the lack of salt intake. He had seen many students with this symptom during military training, and the solution was to supplement saline.

In the dark age, salt was not as precious as spices and honey, and was also a precious commodity. The indispensable salt, through trade routes, usually determines the development direction of cities and power. A prosperous metropolis is often located in the throat of the Salt Road, or it itself occupies salt mines. Smaller city-states and local territories are basically the only places in the Salt Road.

For example, in Black Stone Collar, the source of salt is the salt road leading to the Deepwater City of Daotan Town. Salt brings considerable taxes and also represents identity. For example, at a noble banquet, the placement of the salt shaker is next to the noblest person - the position of the salt shaker is the main position.

The nobles could eat bacon to supplement salt, while the farmers only ate it with air-dried meat dipped in poor salt.

The black stone collar is adjacent to the sea, but the terrain is mostly steep and steep cliffs, and does not have the important condition for salt drying - a salt field. If you boil the sea water directly, you can get coarse salt.

However, coarse salt containing too many impurities is not something you eat casually. This is basic common sense. If you don’t eat well, you will get diarrhea and become thinner. If you are more unlucky, you will be consuming it for a long time, which contains nitrogen and phosphorus. If you don’t have it, you won’t even be able to save your life.

The pirates thought that the master enjoyed torture them, but Qin Song was actually training them to purify their body and mind. The number of people was not large. It can be said that everyone is a valuable human resource.

Seeing that the pirates were out of practice, Qin Song had to put salt making on the agenda.

Qiaoshumons flapped his wings and soared in the air. Under the bright sunshine at noon, the scenery on the ground is staggered and the field of view is clear. In coastal areas, due to the infiltration of seawater or geological changes, it is very likely that some natural salt mines exist.

Soon, Mons made a surprise discovery. Along the rushing river, some eroded reefs and beaches appeared. The surface of the beaches and reefs shone with a white and water-like luster in the sun.

It falls lightly on a beech tree, and you can clearly see that the beach and reef is covered with a layer of pale yellow crystals. Not far away, there is a group of wild deer, led by the stag, shaking its tail against mosquitoes, while using its tongue to quench its thirst by the river. The wild deer that drinks full water will stick out its tongue to lick the crystals on the beach and reef.

Humans need salt, and animals also need salt. Carnivores can take it from blood and meat, while herbivores often find a different approach, eating some special crushed ore or licking natural salt.

If Qin Song is right, the crystals on the beach and reef are some kind of naturally formed salt. As long as it is salt, edible salt can be obtained through the general procedure of crushing, dissolving, filtration and boiling.

This is also valuable knowledge in nature.

In the camp in the Sage Canyon, just after the queue practice was over, five or six pirates bent over and vomited violently. The first mate Ralph, following the orders of his master, allowed them to disband the team and have a short rest.

"Ralph, do you think there is still a task today?" Carcent, a little man who had just finished squatting in the toilet outside the camp, caught up with Ralph in front of him, with a little frustrated: "I haven't completed the master's fishing mission, but I think I can't hold on."

"You have to hold on if you can't hold on." Ralph touched the ragged bald head, and his extremely white face, with a little impatient: "The master is already kind enough, but you can't even catch a few fish. It's such a waste."

Ralph, who is in charge of team discipline, can get immunity almost every day, which makes him feel comfortable, and has authority among pirates, and becomes more and more awe of his master, becoming a veritable hardcore dog-legged person.

"My hair is dizzy, and my eyes are often black." Carsonte's face looked pale, and his legs were sore and weak when he walked: "Both legs are almost out of control."

"What are you doing?" Ralph glared at him: "If you don't want to die, just talk less nonsense and put your energy into your work."

Carcent's eyes showed despair. Before they could reach the camp, they heard many cheers.

"Master, leave it to me!"

"Master, I'm willing to go!"

"Choose me, master. I work hard."

Needless to say, the great master issued a new mission. Ralph glanced back at the wilted Carcent and scolded: "You idiot, you are still slow to go and grab the mission."

"Oh...oh." Carsonte gritted his teeth, spread his legs and ran over, and rushed over from the crowd. He knelt on the ground with a big step, crying bitterly: "Master, please. I want to get the exemption, and I will guarantee to complete the task."

Standing on the branch, Mons looked at the crying guy, his head tilted and laughed strangely: "It turns out that it's you, you, can't even catch a fish."

"Master, please give me a chance!" Carsonter tilted his head to the ground, trembling.

Mons glanced at him, then spread his wings and whispered: "My kind master, today I will give you the most generous gift to all of you! A group mission!"

Group mission?

That means everyone can get today's saving throw! The pirates who reacted burst into cheers: "Thank you for your kindness, we will definitely work hard to complete it!"

"It's the holiday, it's the holiday!" Even Ralph's expression became excited.

"Now, Ralph, get everyone ready for the containers to hold things. Then, the whole team! Get ready to go with me!"

"Yes, Master!" Ralph shouted in the loudest voice: "Everyone, go prepare the container. When the horn sounds, line up here!"

Swish swish swish swish... The excited pirates scattered all over, got into the shack, looked for containers quickly, and then quickly returned, standing in two neat teams, each with excitement on his face.

"Run and walk! Left and left and right! One and two, three and four!"

With loud slogans, the team advanced in an orderly manner along the river bank. After nearly ten miles of trek, they finally arrived at the reef beach exposed on the river bank.
Chapter completed!