After returning home, Han Qiwu first went to the forge to retrieve three iron ingots, replacing them with new iron ores and coal.
The iron ingots looked shiny and bright, and felt heavy when lifted.
Since this batch of ingots didn't include the [slightly chilly iron ore], they weren't as cold to the touch.
Once the materials were prepared, Han Qiwu began simple processing with the tools in the storage room.
The first step was to craft a round wooden bucket. Easier said than done—this required carving long wooden planks into curved pieces, then piecing them together into a circle, drilling holes in the cross-section, connecting them with bamboo pins, and assembling it into a perfect round wooden bucket.
Honestly, making round objects is really tough.
It took Han Qiwu forty minutes to craft an oval-shaped wooden bucket prototype.
Or perhaps it looked more like a wine barrel.
If not for the iron hoops at the top and bottom, it would have undoubtedly fallen apart.
