Winter has its joys, but in such a harsh winter, joy is definitely not the main theme.
The livestock shed collapsed under the weight of the heavy snow, and they had to brave the snow to repair it, otherwise the animals would freeze to death.
Construction of the Xinxi Building also came to a standstill. Shoveling snow became the biggest task.
In addition, a flu outbreak occurred in the camp. It spread from one person to another, and everyone caught a cold.
People spend most of their time indoors, making it easy for the virus to spread. But it's so cold outside that even opening a window is freezing.
Fortunately, there is underfloor heating, so it is quite warm as long as you are in the room.
Fortunately, there are still projectors, libraries, and gyms, so people can still find something to do.
Some farmed animals that froze to death were immediately frozen for later consumption. There were also a large number of fish that froze to death, so there's no worry about food this winter.
Fortunately, the well water was deep underground and did not freeze, only containing a few ice crystals; otherwise, they would have had to melt snow to make water.
The cold makes people more dependent on warmth, but staying indoors every day is also boring and stifling. The existing facilities in the micro-world are not enough to fill all of people's spare time.
Therefore, Chen Yang opened several classes.
The first class was the martial arts class, which he and Dong Yujue led and taught. It was also the largest class in terms of the number of students. Grandpa Yun and Master Chanshan didn't teach there because they went to the wood carving class as apprentices.
The wood carving class was naturally led by Yu Xuan, and the participants were all getting older; Chen Yang's father was also there. They were all interested in this traditional craft.
In addition, a new chef, Sun Bo, started a cooking interest class, with Li Su'er and Wang Bing as his assistants. Most of the participants were women.
With this cooking class, everyone else in the camp was both suffering and happy.
The pain stemmed from Mo Xi and her group of culinary disasters, who relentlessly pursued them, even tasting their dishes. The joy, of course, came from enjoying delicious food prepared in different ways each time. Especially the dishes personally cooked by Sun Bo, which were highly sought after by several restaurants.
After the snow stopped falling and the temperature recovered slightly, the Xinxi Building resumed work, but it could only work for a few hours at a time, and the rest of the time it still needed some hobbies to pass the time.
Guo Zifeng simply went back to studying the proportions of glass, while Chen Yang was looking for a glassmaking craftsman, intending to actively seek one out and bring him into the Microworld. He had Hong Gui create a set of glassblowing tools, including a blowpipe and duckbill scissors.
Chen Yang felt it was better to hire someone with experience in glassblowing rather than spend time learning it himself.
He also hopes that there will be more inheritors of skills in the Microworld, so he is looking for suitable candidates. Among the old carpenters that Yunshi found to build the inn, he also wants to find one to bring into the Microworld.
There are also inheritors of papermaking techniques, porcelain making, pottery making, sword casting, and so on.
Some of these Rao techniques can be put to use in reality, while others are largely buried, so Chen Yang wanted to bring these people together.
Microworld can serve as a platform that provides them with room to showcase their skills and give full play to their talents.
Like Guo Zifeng, his true love is tea, while he is only interested in pottery.
They found clay that was perfect for making pottery, but Guo Zifeng lacked the skill to fully utilize its potential.
Everyone has their own area of expertise, and a person's energy is limited, making it difficult to excel in multiple fields. Chen Yang's true focus was only on Xingyi Quan. He was able to reach the Grandmaster level in fire-making thanks to the skill book "Sacred Flame" from the micro-world.
He knows how to make pottery, blacksmithing, building houses, and pressing oil, but he is not as good as the local people in these areas, let alone those who have been immersed in these skills their whole lives.
Only Chen Yang, a practitioner of Xingyi Quan, never stopped practicing; no matter how busy he was, he would always make time to practice.
While it's possible to have insights and inspiration, without a foundation, everything is just empty talk.
With the existence of the micro-world, he had more time, which enabled him to grow so rapidly.
Putting everything else aside, in terms of martial arts skill alone, he is not as good as Dong Yujue, but he is not far behind.
His natural talent and wolf-like bloodline are key factors, but daily practice is the most important.
No matter where he was or where he went, he practiced without interruption, even when climbing snow-capped mountains.
Only by focusing intently on one thing can one truly achieve excellence and gain genuine understanding.
Grandpa Yun was so devoted to Xingyi Quan that he mastered it to the highest level. Xing Tu dedicated his life to tea, which is why he achieved his current status. Yu Xuan's passion for wood carving is no less than the previous two, which is why he has reached such a level of skill, though he himself is unaware of it.
Chen Yang has always admired people like that, but he himself is not that kind of person. He can't be wholeheartedly devoted to just one aspect. Even with boxing, he only persists, but doesn't become obsessed with it.
Besides the three mentioned above, only Sun Bo and Hong Gui could be so engrossed in the micro-world.
Hong Gui now only does blacksmithing, and he has even started researching iron furnaces in real life, which Li Sen fully supports.
Zhang Jian, as a painter, has a wide range of interests and often dabbles in other things, making it difficult for him to truly concentrate. This is also related to Rao's personality.
Because the users of the micro-world have been screened, the proportion is actually relatively high. In reality, people who can be completely absorbed and passionate about a certain field are one in a thousand, or even one in ten thousand.
In today's fast-paced society, with so many distractions and temptations, such people are truly rare and precious.
That's why Chen Yang hopes there will be more people like this in the Micro Realm. The Micro Realm's unique nature allows it to bring these people together, regardless of where they are or what their birth is, as long as both sides are willing, then there's no problem.
And coincidentally, a glassmaker arrived at the Microworld Inn, and he was a foreigner.
This foreigner is a very famous glassmaking master. He's in Hangzhou to participate in an international exhibition where his works will be on display. And he's gay.
When Chen Yang learned that the seemingly gay foreigner was actually a glassmaker, he contacted Li Sen.
Sure enough, this was no coincidence; it was Li Sen who called the foreigner to buy the accommodation rights at the Micro World Inn.
“Our gay community is so small, it’s easy to contact him. Besides, he was very interested in the inn and came without hesitation,” Li Sen said.
"Do you know this foreigner?" Chen Yang asked.
“Of course, he is very famous and often speaks out for us gay men internationally. He is one of the people I admire,” Li Sen said.
Chen Yang nodded. Since Li Sen already knew something about this person, he wouldn't observe him anymore. He didn't have much time to observe him anyway, as the foreigner would be leaving after the exhibition ended.
So he directly gave the QR code to the foreign glassmaker. The foreigner didn't understand Chinese, but the average English level of the users in the micro-world was quite good, and although this foreigner was from Germany, his English was quite good.
As long as he's skilled and knows how to play the game well, that's fine.
(End of this chapter)
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