The work of filling the gaps was finally completed with the combined efforts of the four people. Working in such heavy rain was simply torture. They were all soaked to the bone, even their raincoats were covered in water, not to mention their bodies.
After finishing, Chen Yang and Wang Bing simply covered the gaps with their raincoats and weighed them down with stones. This way, they could keep the still-wet mud from getting rained on.
The group returned to the windmill first. Chen Yang's mother, Yang Yu, had already prepared a tub of hot water for them. The four of them took a refreshing bath, and then sat by the fire drinking ginger tea, wearing barely dried animal skin underwear.
"This scene is a bit strange." Yang Yu's mother laughed when she saw four grown men wearing only underwear sitting around a stove.
The men were all a little embarrassed. It would have been fine if Yang Yu hadn't been there, but with a woman present, the situation instantly changed.
"Okay, I'll go upstairs to knead the dough and make corn pancakes for you. I'll come down later," Yang Yu said.
After Yang Yu left, Tu Li began to observe the windmill. Inside the windmill, in addition to the millstone, there was living space, and it was even divided into two floors.
"You built all of this without any modern tools?" Tuli asked in surprise.
Having spent so much time in the real world, he didn't feel anything when he first arrived at the windmill, but now, upon closer reflection, he realized it was quite an impressive feat.
All the bricks and tiles had to be fired in-house, some metal parts had to be made in-house, and the wood had to be cut in-house. There were no ready-made planks available, and even nails and cement, two basic materials for modern construction, were unavailable.
The more he thought about it, the more incredible it seemed.
“It’s normal to be surprised at first. If you’ve witnessed our development step by step, you wouldn’t be so surprised,” Wang Bing said.
"I remember you've only been developing for a little over six months, and you've already reached this level. I really admire you."
Chen Yang smiled and said, "If you really threw it into ancient society, who could do that? It's based on modern knowledge, plus the micro-world always provides some assistance, such as the time acceleration zone, which allows you to bring items from the real world. It also enhances my personal abilities."
Tu Li shook his head and said, "It's already quite remarkable. I definitely couldn't do it."
“Son, don’t be modest. Even I, as your father, admire you, let alone others,” Chen Tianming said.
Chen Yang then stopped being modest and said, "Then you must be very impressive."
Wang Bing said speechlessly, "You have wolf blood and eagle eyes, and you also know martial arts. Even Grandpa Yun said that you are sure to surpass him. You can't even compare to your son. What else is there to say?"
Chen Yang shrugged. It seems that being too outstanding is also a sin.
"By the way, when are you going to bring Chen Liu and Su'er back to meet your grandma? She'll be overjoyed to have a great-grandson and a granddaughter-in-law. I haven't told her yet, otherwise she would definitely come over herself," Chen Tianming said.
Chen Yang nodded, then glanced at the rain outside.
The rain is heavier than it was two days ago, which is not a good sign.
"Forget it, let's just dry it and run back home. It'll be wet again when we get back, so we'll have to dry it again," Wang Bing said.
"Brother Wang, you can go naked, I'll go find a mat to make a skirt," Chen Yang said.
"Oh my god, I was just kidding! If I ran back like that, my daughter would laugh me to death," Wang Bing quickly said.
The windmill had spare straw mats, which the three of them cut and made into three straw skirts before heading back.
Wearing a straw raincoat naked was not a wise choice, so they set off carrying only straw hats.
In the wind and rain, three bare-chested men wearing grass skirts and straw hats each carried a jar containing their clothes as they struggled forward.
"Woof!" A lone stray dog tried to approach them. Judging from its hungry appearance, it hadn't eaten for a while, and in this kind of weather, it would be even harder to find food.
"Stop causing trouble!" Chen Yang picked up a stone and threw it without warning, hitting the stray dog squarely in the waist. The dog cried out in pain and ran away.
Tu Li was dumbfounded. These lone stray dogs were not the kind found in the city. They would even fight off wolves if they encountered one. Yet Chen Yang managed to drive them away with a single stone. How accurate and powerful must his shot have been?
They continued onward, but after only a few steps, they encountered another snake.
"So you all came to join the fun because it's raining, huh?" Chen Yang threw out the throwing knife he had tucked into his waistband, piercing the snake's head.
"We can have snake soup when we get back, which will help ward off the cold and wind." Wang Bing wasn't surprised at all. He grabbed the snake and continued walking.
This time, they finally arrived at the camp without any accidents. However, all three of them were shivering from the cold, so they quickly put on animal skin clothes and sat down by the fire to warm themselves.
"Brother Yang, one of our trellises has collapsed. Yunshi is working on repairs, but the wind is too strong. We need to build a few more windbreaks to protect the grapevines. Is there anyone in the camp who can come and help?"
Just as their bodies warmed up, the communicator rang again; it was Jiang Yining.
"I'll take Ding Qihan and Weng Ji with me," Yun Hu said.
Chen Yang nodded and said, "Bring a spare animal skin coat so you can change into it immediately after you finish your work over there."
Yun Hu nodded, and the three of them made some quick preparations before immediately setting off for the grape trellis. Chen Yang had them take weapons; after several days of rain, many carnivores hadn't found food and were appearing frequently in their habitat.
Lini gave them some warming herbs and stewed them with snake meat. After a bowl of snake soup, they felt much warmer.
"Lini, I'll let the lucky guy in tomorrow, is that alright?" Chen Yang said to Lini.
Lini nodded and said, "The Emperor's self-healing ability is very strong, there's no problem. He should be able to move around normally in about ten days."
Chen Yang felt relieved after hearing this. Only then did he begin to think about the calendar.
He wasn't worried that Tu Li was a problem, but Tu Li's appearance made him realize that his idea of keeping a low profile seemed to be a mistake.
Because it's simply impossible to do.
There are too many influential people among the people of the world, so it is almost impossible for them to keep a low profile. As long as they come and go from the Microworld Inn every day, it will definitely attract the attention of others.
This time it was Tu Li who came; next time it might attract the attention of some important figures, which would be very disadvantageous for him.
"It seems we can't keep a low profile anymore, but we also can't let people suspect the existence of the Micro Realm. We should change the Micro Realm Inn's business strategy," Chen Yang thought.
Just then, Mo Xi ran over without even putting on a raincoat. Her expression was unusually flustered.
“Chen Liu has a fever,” she said.
(End of this chapter)
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