readsfreenovel Chapter 214 The Shelter is Completed
Chapter 214 The Shelter is Completed
Zurich talked about his past dreams, and the roof of the cottage gradually took shape in his hands.
After placing the last log, Su Li jumped down from the roof of the cabin and looked around at it from all angles. "Not bad, very square. My eyesight is pretty good, isn't it?"
Next, Zurich needs to fix the leak... even though this place is too cold and it's rare for it to rain or snow.
But when you're playing, you have to play the whole game.
Song Mingyu returned to the cave with a smile and lit a campfire to warm herself. If Su Li wanted to play, then let him play. Anyway, there was nothing else to do. And one couldn't cultivate every day.
Song Mingyu took out the wood and stone, opened the manual, and began construction.
Basic workbench: A flat platform that can be used to make some simple tools.
Wood*10, Stone*5
A short while later, a wooden table appeared in front of Song Mingyu.
She placed the wooden table next to the fire, then propped up a stool with a stone, and took out the various materials she had collected over the past few days.
The mushrooms we collected earlier, and the cloud-like fragments from the brown ice tree.
After a moment of contemplation, Song Mingyu first took out some mushrooms, and then used his magical energy to carefully sense the fungi that make up the mushrooms.
Outside, Zurich dug a pit and began filling it with snow and soil.
Then, he channeled his magical energy, transforming it into fire, and began unleashing solar fire upon the snow and soil.
The flames quickly melted the snow and soil, turning it into mud. Zuli took some mud and pasted it into the cracks in the logs. Once the temperature dropped and the mud froze, there was no need to worry about the outside wind blowing into the room.
The wallpapering didn't last long because it got dark quickly. A light drizzle began to fall again.
Su Li returned to the cave and squatted in front of the fire with Song Mingyu to warm themselves. As they warmed themselves, the two of them somehow ended up rolling around together.
The next day, Su Li and Song Mingyu had breakfast together, and then resumed mixing mud to plaster the wall.
After a morning of work, Zuli finally managed to plaster the walls and even used mud to create some drainage channels to prevent rainwater from accumulating around the house overnight.
"Mission accomplished!" Su Li stood in front of her little house with her hands on her hips. "The rest is just some minor tweaks. Deburring and sealing up any drafts."
"Oh~" Pat pat pat pat
Song Mingyu clapped enthusiastically, which delighted Su Li.
"I indulged myself for a bit." Su Li stretched her body. "Now it's time to get down to business."
The real business, of course, is finding food.
Their food supplies were almost gone. However, Su Li and Song Mingyu had a plan: to enjoy another winter feast today and savor this delicious secret delicacy.
The Winter Feast is a large feast, and it's a banquet for four people, enough to feed Su Li and the others for two days, so the food issue isn't urgent.
As for the source of the food, Su Li had already made a plan in mind.
First, of course, is the nearby lake. You could try looking for fish in it.
Then there's the woods. Last night, Zuli heard the howling of animals outside, which means there are still animals here.
Although this world looks desolate, it is not lacking in living things. Many creatures have adapted to this environment and formed unique biological communities here.
Therefore, Zurich is not afraid that he will not be able to find food.
The two men dressed, grabbed their weapons, and set off from the wooden house.
"Where are we going?" Song Ming asked.
“Let’s go to the lake first and look for fish,” Su Li said. “You can sense the fish, and then I’ll catch them.”
After Song Mingyu's sudden enlightenment, the range of life she could perceive using her magical energy increased, allowing her to sense hundreds of meters even underground, and the energy consumption was greatly reduced.
Previously, sensing consumed too much mana; each time Song Mingyu actively sensed, her mana would be almost completely depleted. Now, with the sensing range doubled and the consumption only a quarter of what it used to be, it could be used as a skill.
The two of them arrived at the lake on skis.
"Be careful, there might be silver-level monsters here," Su Li warned.
Based on his knowledge of monsters, he judged that the most likely places in this area to be inhabited by powerful monsters were the highest mountain in the vicinity and this lake.
"I understand."
Song Mingyu closed her eyes and began to perceive the life around her.
Zuli also sensed, yet felt nothing. [A remarkably sophisticated method of perception, a unity of man and nature, simulating the philosophical concept of the will of nature, perceiving the life around him.]
After a long while, Song Mingyu suddenly opened her eyes, panting heavily, but with a look of joy on her face. "Found it."
"Location?" Su Li asked hurriedly.
"follow me."
Song Mingyu led Su Li to the surface of the lake. "There's a monster down there that looks like a crab."
Su Li glanced at the thick ice surface; beneath it lay a dark yellow riverbed. "Diving into the mud?"
"Correct!"
Su Li licked her lips, drew her Mountain Slide sword, and switched it to Moon Wheel mode. The sword aura attack unleashed in Moon Wheel mode was a beam of light with extremely strong penetrating power. It was perfect for fighting these mud-burrowing monsters.
As the moon gradually reached its peak, Su Li thrust it into the ground.
A sword aura was released, striking the crab that was huddled in the mud.
A surge of magical energy erupted from underground, attempting to counter Su Li's attack, but Su Li swung her sword several times in quick succession, instantly killing the enemy.
Sensing the burst of magical energy disappear, Su Li plunged the mountain into the ice and began digging downwards.
Before long, his prey appeared: a large crab, frozen white.
"Wow, this crab is huge! It's almost at the Iron level." Su Li clicked her tongue. "It's even bigger than a king crab, isn't it?"
"That's enough for one meal. There's more, come on over."
Song Mingyu was also grinning from ear to ear.
The two of them began digging for prey one by one on the riverbank.
Besides crabs, they also dug up some fist-sized snails, fish, clams, and turtles.
Of course, these all look rather strange and are quite different from creatures on Earth.
This trip was very fruitful; Zuli felt like she had gone beachcombing.
The prey was too varied to fit in the inventory, so Su Li could only carry a few river delicacies and return to the small house she had built with Song Mingyu.
The soil inside the cabin was frozen solid. A slight breeze from outside couldn't destroy it. Su Li and her companion huddled inside, lit a fire, and seemed more relaxed than if they were on vacation.
Put all the prey back in the room; in this cold weather, there's no need to worry about it spoiling.
By this time, it was already dark outside. Su Li rubbed her hands together, moved the workbench that Song Mingyu had made over, and took out the self-selection toolbox.
After selecting the Winter Feast, a gift box appeared in Su Li's inventory.
Su Li placed the gift box on the table and chose to open it.
Instantly, a rich fragrance filled the entire room.
On the table appeared a complete set meal.
The appetizer was some kind of unidentified vegetable, which was very refreshing and paired with a sweet and sour sauce, making it a great appetizer.
After burning, it becomes a very luxurious main course.
Includes large chunks of roasted meat, grilled fish, creamy stew, cheese fondue, perfectly cut pieces of bread, paired with cream wine; a single meal can be an explosion of calories.
Finally, there were some light desserts to cleanse the palate.
This time, Su Li and her companion stayed in a warm little house, warming themselves by the fire. There was no oxygen crisis, no dark underground cave, and they could finally enjoy the delicious feast to their hearts' content.