Regarding the arrival of an ancient woman in the house, the women were all somewhat curious at first. But as the days went by, finding that on this deserted island where everyone reverted to primitiveness, this ancient woman didn't seem any different from ordinary people, they gradually shifted their attention.
Although Liu Siyao and Janet couldn't communicate due to the language barrier, with Chuck's explanation, aside from occasionally checking the progress as a routine, Janet directly and confidently handed over all the work of looking after the silkworms to Liu Siyao. And the latter, being a true expert, naturally did it more skillfully and easily than a Canadian rancher. This handover of work went unexpectedly smoothly.
Of course, since Janet's exclusive bonus was an aura-type bonus, even if she didn't look after them personally, the growth speed of the domesticated silkworms could still enjoy a twenty-fold acceleration.
Even more so, under Liu Siyao's careful and professional care, the yield and quality of the silk improved visibly. After another few rounds of spinning cocoons and selective breeding, Chuck's harem members all put on new clothes woven from silk.
Similarly, regarding going out to sea and returning home, Liu Siyao was indeed serious.
Years of experience allowed her to still have plenty of free time every day after taking over the work of looking after the silkworms. At this time, Liu Siyao would go to the eastern beach, start chopping trees in the jungle near the beach where she washed ashore, and attempt to build a raft.
Through Chuck's observation, unlike looking after the silkworms, her progress in this aspect was truly somewhat slow, and it could even be said that there was almost no progress.
But Chuck didn't take it to heart. After all, knowing this was a futile effort, Liu Siyao's willingness to look after the silkworms was already worth a set of bowls and chopsticks and a bed to him. As for when she would accept reality like the other women, it ultimately depended on herself.
After all, Chuck was too busy with his own affairs.
The second phase of pipeline laying and water testing was successfully completed. After filling all the pipelines with soil and flattening them, Chuck didn't hesitate, working non-stop to start the third phase.
From the red stone hills all the way to the edge of the rocky beach, Chuck spent another three days completing the laying, water testing, and soil filling of the pipeline from 400 to 600 meters.
Thus far, out of the 800-meter total length of the water diversion pipeline, Chuck had already completed a full 600 meters, finally reaching the fourth and final phase.
The last part of the pipeline needed to cross the steep rock wall from the edge of the rocky beach, finally arriving at his home base—the stone slope platform.
This last section of the pipeline was closest to Chuck, so it was the most convenient for inspection and daily maintenance. But at the same time, it was also the most complex terrain because the narrow corridor steep slope was winding and twisting in the middle, and people came and went very frequently, making it difficult to use as a pipeline route. Therefore, when initially choosing the route, Chuck ultimately could only choose to make a direct ninety-degree turn from the nearly ninety-degree rock wall, letting the pipeline run down close to the wall.
This way, he couldn't use the underground soil-filling method. He had to install dedicated fixing brackets for it on the towering and steep stone wall.
The brackets themselves weren't troublesome, but the key lay in how to install them.
The difference in terrain elevation between the stone slope platform and the rocky beach was a little over forty meters. Although not as high as the volcano summit, it was even steeper. Almost all of it was vertical stone walls, with some places even exceeding ninety degrees.
No matter how perverted Chuck's physical stats were, this time he couldn't defy the law of universal gravitation to play Spider-Man again, so he had to prepare safety measures in advance.
Simply put, tie a safety rope.
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"Tied securely? Then I'll try it first."
"Mr. Chuck, be careful..."
"Don't worry, this humanoid monster wouldn't die from falling even if he dropped."
Valentina curled her lips, gently shaking the silver stray hairs on her forehead. But her taut forearms exerted force accordingly, slightly bending her knees, and her hands gripped even tighter.
On the stone wall, a metal rod was firmly pounded between the rubble with an iron hammer, driven deep into the soil. A thick, sturdy hemp rope was tied dead at the bottom.
Valentina and Kaede stood one behind the other holding the rope. The other end of the rope was tied around Chuck's waist.
He stood at the edge of the stone wall. After confirming everything was foolproof, he greeted the two women, then leaned back and fell, slowly walking down while stepping on the almost vertical stone wall.
Just like those high-rise cleaners in modern society.
Until he moved down about a meter or so, Chuck bent his knees, adjusted his angle, and pulled a smelted and cast metal bracket out of his storage space. With his other hand, he took out an iron hammer for forging, and began pounding thud thud thud on a pre-marked position on the stone wall.
In the corner of his vision, that never-stopping countdown was still ticking away persistently.
75:23:11:17
Today is the ninth day Liu Siyao arrived on the deserted island, and also six days after Chuck reached a consensus with her.
Another ordinary day as usual.
It took nearly two weeks, from mining, smelting, digging grooves, to laying the pipeline step by step, and testing the water flow. Until today, the 800-meter-long water diversion pipeline finally entered its final stage.
Starting from the water collection device on the volcano hot spring platform, a total of over seven hundred copper pipes were connected end-to-end. Chuck chose the positions one by one, installed them carefully, applied rust-proof mortar on the inside, finally ensured they were foolproof, and then carefully refilled and buried them with soil. He finally made the fresh water travel from the volcano to the cliff top above the stone slope platform.
In fact, as long as Chuck went back to the volcano's hot spring platform now and reconnected the water source, a water source belonging to Chuck himself would slowly flow down from the cliff wall above the stone slope platform, never stopping!
But the last mile is the hardest. Chuck didn't want a small river flowing past his doorstep, so he needed to make one final push.
Once he finished installing the brackets, he could directly install the last part of the pipeline down the rock wall to his doorstep, and then connect it all the way to the water tower, supplying an endless stream of fresh water.
Planting rice fields, expanding livestock farming, from now on, any place that needed fresh water would no longer be a problem!
This was the last goal in Chuck's plan, and also a crucial step in his complete departure from the survival phase on this deserted island, shifting to the construction and development phase.
After completing this step, Chuck could focus all his energy on dealing with the remaining lord-class BOSSes on the island, racing against the countdown with all his might.
Below the stone wall, Liu Siyao slowly walked out of the artificial cave. Raising her head, she looked at the man "flying over eaves and walking on walls" on the steep rock face, a trace of complex emotion showing in her eyes.
As the days she spent here grew longer, she also gradually learned some things about Chuck.
It is said that everything on this island was built by his own hands. Now he was even melting iron water into pipes, linking them all the way from the mountain top to here, just to divert river water for use, which is simply breathtaking.
For so many years, she followed merchant caravans and set foot almost all over the Great Tang, yet had never seen such a creative man, as if there was nothing he couldn't make...
It's simply like Lu Ban (legendary Chinese inventor) reincarnated.
If he was willing, he probably wouldn't even need half a day to help her build a wooden boat, right?
Thinking of this, Liu Siyao's hands couldn't help but grip the hem of her robe tightly.
Although she had acted on impulse previously and stubbornly said she would build a boat and leave on her own, only after truly trying did she understand that as a woman, she was inherently limited in certain things.
Just chopping trees had already exhausted her, let alone building a wooden boat. Even for a wooden raft that could float on the sea, she was powerless.
Looking at it now, to achieve her goal, she ultimately still had to rely on him.
Fortunately, having been in business for many years, she understood the art of negotiation. Also fortunately, her habit was to carry valuable items with her, so she wasn't without bargaining chips now.
But she didn't know, for a man living in seclusion on a deserted island, how much value did secular treasures still hold for him?
Liu Siyao wasn't stupid, so she couldn't harbor much hope for this either. But this was already the only method she could think of at present.
Thinking this, Liu Siyao sighed. Her gaze swept around, confirming no one noticed her, and she walked towards the area below the stone slope platform with her head down.
Not long after, her figure appeared again. Only this time, that already bulging chest was actually bulging a few fractions more than usual.
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Taking a noon plus an afternoon, Chuck, assisted by Valentina and Kaede, finally completed the installation of the last part of the pipeline on the forty-meter-high stone wall. Finally, he made a round trip to the volcano's hot spring platform, reconnected the water source, and repaired the leaking parts.
The sky gradually darkened.
And the first handful of clear water from the summit lake followed the pipeline all the way across the volcano, red stone hills, rocky beach, and the forty-meter stone wall, finally falling into Yitong's rosy palm.
"Hubby... you are simply too amazing..."
Although it was just a trickle of cold water flowing out from the pipeline, and even carried some impurities washed down from the inner rust-proof mortar, this former female executive and housekeeper of the house couldn't help but open her red lips wide. Her beautiful eyes were full of admiration and shock for Chuck.
An eight-hundred-meter-long water diversion pipeline, even for a modern society construction crew using professional mechanical equipment, would take quite some effort. Yet Chuck, relying only on a pair of hands, some tools that could be called primitive, and a furnace he built himself, completed such a magnificent feat.
To date, despite being shocked by Chuck's actions many times, this was absolutely the most shocked Yitong had been.
Chuck stood behind her, covered in dirt and dust, hands on his hips. He looked up at the pipeline fixed to the cliff wall, his face showing a satisfied smile full of a sense of achievement.
To date, this was also the project he had invested the most resources, time, and energy in. Even throughout the entire laying process, for the first time, he didn't rely on the help of the workbench cheat, but completed it relying on his own abilities.
This sense of achievement is hard to describe in words.
A simple water diversion device connected front and back with bamboo was placed under the pipeline by Chuck. The clear water flowing out followed the bamboo all the way across the stone slope platform, passing through the eastern jungle below the stone slope, and gradually spreading towards the beach.
The women in the house also brought wooden buckets or wooden basins prepared in advance. One by one, they couldn't hide the joy on their faces and their reverence for Chuck. The tight water problem of the past period had finally and completely become history.
Tonight they can finally take a refreshing hot bath.
Of course, just diverting the water source to the house wasn't the end. Subsequently, he still had to connect it to the water tower, dig a shallow trench between the stone slope platform and the jungle, and discharge the sewage and excess fresh water together into the sea, etc...
But just like the residence upgrade Chuck had always put on hold, there was no rush for these things.
According to the plan Chuck set previously, first spend two months to settle the water problem, while getting as strong as possible. Finally, spend one month to clear the game and settle this fucking countdown.
Now that the water problem was solved, there was only a little over a month of preparation time left from Chuck's planned schedule...
In this coming month, Chuck must temper his body to the extreme.
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However, as a deserted island harem man, according to Chuck's consistent style, after concluding a phase of hard work and achieving results, he wouldn't continue to bury his head in hard work. Instead, he would return to bed first and properly reward himself in the sweet land of tender seduction.
The freshwater problem was considered completely solved. And for the arrival of this day, Chuck had prepared a special item in advance...
A super-large wooden barrel, two and a half meters in diameter and over a meter high, carefully crafted from fine hardwood boards.
Or rather—a bathtub.
After all, going to the volcano to soak in the hot springs is too far; it's more convenient at home.
Chuck had thought about taking a bath for a long time, but unfortunately, fresh water was precious and couldn't be wasted. Now that water was finally no longer a worry, Chuck discovered a new problem—the efficiency of boiling hot water seemed unable to keep up.
After dinner, the women, who couldn't wait to take a bath, mobilized passionately. They used the two stoves in the house, the fireplace, and even the stone stove in the cave. Iron pots and iron basins were all brought into action. Pots and basins of hot water were poured into the bathtub, yet the water temperature rose extremely slowly.
It seems that to make taking a bath a daily routine, he still needs to think of some methods.
However, right now, this minor difficulty wasn't a problem at all for the impatient harem members. The island north women had already soaked in the natural hot springs on the mountaintop on the way when brought by Chuck, but Julia and the others hadn't had a hot bath in a long time.
Thus, through the women's efforts, layers of mist finally floated on the surface of the bathtub water.
Chuck, already stripped completely naked, reached his hand into it. Feeling that just-right water temperature, he nodded in satisfaction. He took the lead to lift his leg and step into it, turned around, and rested his hands on the edge of the bathtub.
His gaze looked through the mist at the figures slowly approaching him one by one.
Splash—splash—
A plump, fleshy figure lifted her beautiful feet and slowly stepped into the bathtub. Gently untying her headband, her jet-black long hair fell from her shoulders. In the mist, full milk waves could be seen swaying gently.
On the other side, a similarly fat, beautiful, and fleshy female body was even more passionate. Her red hair swayed, her pair of massive meat peaks and peach fat buttocks exposed in the mist without any cover. As her plump fleshy legs stepped into the water, a slight tremble of her buttock flesh kicked up a splash of water waves.
Figures were hazy and tempting in the water vapor. Milk waves and buttock waves intertwined, beautiful legs and jade feet complemented each other, making Chuck's blood boil and breathing rapid.
Finally, a hot, fair, golden figure slowly pressed up in the mist accompanied by a ripple of water.
Julia's wet blonde hair draped over her shoulders. Her long jade legs directly wrapped around his body, her soft, bouncy breasts pressing directly against his chest. Her small hand nimbly reached down, grabbing the giant dragon that was already in high spirits underwater with one handful, and whispered softly in his ear with a smile:
"Darling, this bathtub... I wonder if it's sturdy enough~"