After so much effort, Wang Yao finally managed to turn the tables a little. Putting aside his character, the bamboo house he built was quite beautiful and received a lot of praise.
Li Sheng, however, did not make any significant moves. He continued to use his axe to chisel at the log, turning a perfectly good log into a pitted and uneven piece.
After finally clearing out all the logs, just when everyone thought Li Sheng was about to make a big move, he was about to disappoint them all again. Li Sheng started felling trees again, but this time he was cutting down smaller pieces of wood, each only about the thickness of a wrist.
He is making the door to the wooden house and plans to build an openable skylight on the roof so that light can come in during the day and the house won't be completely dark. People can't live in a dark environment for long.
Without sunlight, a lot of bacteria will grow in the room, making people more susceptible to illness.
Having windows on the roof also provides greater security. Among all the components of a log cabin, windows are the weakest point, and if they are placed on the side, they would be very dangerous if you encountered wild animals.
The others were also improving their shelters. The sisters Yan Shuangwen and Yan Shuangwu were weaving all the vertical vines together. Although it wasn't very fast, once it was finished, it would definitely be the safest shelter among all the existing ones.
Once completed, it looks like a bird's nest on its side. The nest is about four or five square meters in size, but it's big enough to accommodate the two sisters. The two sides of the nest form a wraparound shape, and there's a hole about the size of a head at the back for light and air to circulate. The hole at the front is larger, allowing the two sisters to come and go.
Although it's not enclosed, the height above the ground provides a great sense of security. This distance also allows you to observe the surrounding environment from the treetop, and any unusual activity can be detected immediately.
Meanwhile, Luo Zeng and Liu Nannan were digging ventilation openings for the shelter. With extremely dark circles under their eyes, they couldn't fall asleep at all last night in the hot, humid, and stuffy environment. The first thing they did when they woke up this morning was to open the ventilation openings to let air in.
The ventilation holes are located at the back of the shelter. There are three holes about the size of a wrist. It's much more comfortable to close the door and try it out. But now that the holes have been drilled, we have to be careful that snakes or poisonous insects don't crawl in when we're sleeping at night.
So they also dug a small circular ditch around the shelter and tried to divert water from the stream into the ditch. The entire shelter was protected by this ditch, which would prevent many small accidents from causing danger at night.
There are still eighteen hours left until Li Sheng's promised three days to build a complete wooden house. Right now, in Li Sheng's view, there are still only four pillars standing there. This time, Li Sheng has also brought Naituan to help with the work.
The little dumpling was working hard to drill holes in the log. Would you call this the kind of child labor that you hire without paying?
With the last piece of wood combined with all the small logs, the skylight components are complete.
The open space is now piled with wood, with various holes drilled in it. It looks messy, but he has actually sorted it all out. Now he only needs to use a little adhesive to start assembling the wooden house. It feels like building a giant Lego set.
The adhesive was simple. He had previously dug up the yellow mud piled on one side, and he piled the shallow part of the mud with more stones on one side, while he put the yellow mud with smaller stone particles at the bottom on the other side.
The mixture of seawater, fine-fiber hay, wood ash from the fire, and crushed charcoal created a disgusting mess, resembling something a child might play in a latrine.
Many people don't quite understand this puzzling action, but some have made a connection to the fact that Li Sheng had done something similar before, filling the gaps in the shelter with mud after it was built.
"I know, I know, it's to seal up the gaps."
"This is so dark and disgusting. Isn't it supposed to be a wooden house? It's covered in mud. It has suddenly lowered my expectations of what a hut should be."
"There are 16 hours, 5 minutes and 38 seconds left until the host finishes his boasting."
"It is now 16 hours, 5 minutes and 37 seconds."
"Thirty-six seconds."
: "Thirty-five seconds".
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When it was time to officially begin, Li Sheng demonstrated his skills by dragging a log over and rolling it to the four sides. The length was just right, and the notch he had chiseled out with an axe perfectly matched the curvature of the four pillars, making it look very secure.
The first pillar has a long, concave arc on its upward-facing side. Because of limited tools and time constraints, it is very rough and cannot be perfectly fitted to the next pillar. This is where the adhesive he made comes in.
Take some mud and spread it in the gap. Then put the next pillar down. Under pressure, some mud overflows from the edges, but you can see that after the mud is filled, there are no gaps between the logs.
Li Sheng didn't offer any explanation, but instead used his actions to show everyone the real reason behind it. The viewers watching the live stream weren't fools; upon closer inspection of the details, they suddenly understood.
Next, he pieced together the logs one by one. In less than an hour, the structure around the wooden house was completed. It looked like he was building a giant Lego set. All the holes that Li Sheng dug in the logs served their purpose.
The weight of each log challenged his limits. He almost collapsed on the last layer, but fortunately, he held on for the last breath at the most critical moment and shouted to join the last log together.
After a short rest, he opened three coconuts to replenish his water and energy. Then, he finished the roof in one go. Now, Li Sheng is standing on the roof, installing the skylight. It's a movable skylight; when you're inside, you just need to use a bamboo pole to prop it up, and a small wooden frame will come down. Then, you can clip this small wooden frame into the protruding part, and light will come in.
When closing it, you only need to push it with a stick.
There are still thirteen hours left before Li Sheng finishes his boasting. The roof still needs to be waterproofed. All the remaining yellow mud has been plastered on the roof, layered with banana leaves, and then covered with a thick layer of coconut leaves. It's very sturdy, and the roof can withstand even the strongest storms.
The skylight area was built more meticulously and was made lighter, otherwise it would be too difficult to open. As for whether the skylight leaks or not, we'll have to wait and see when it rains.
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