The Path of Survival.

Summary

Xiao Fan is focused on expanding his tribe's soap production to trade for horses, aiming for increased mobility and resources. He discovers small horses that can be ridden and plans to raise them. Meanwhile, he discusses improving life quality with Liu Ting and Xie Fang Mei, who suggest the need for paper and fabric. Xiao Fan decides to invent paper and encourages Xie Fang Mei to teach Chinese characters to the tribe. He begins researching paper-making, recalling its historical roots in plant fibers, and sets up a laboratory to experiment with various plants. The chapter ends with him starting the process of extracting fibers for paper.

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