Chapter 138 Susu is Addicted, but My Arms Can’t Take It!
Lin Ye tried to force apart the connection points of these logs.
Having used an interference fit, Lin Ye had directly smashed the logs into place with an axe.
Now, unless the logs were broken, they would not come apart.
After confirming that the connection of these logs was very secure.
Lin Ye put down his tools and walked back into the forest.
This time, Lin Ye came to a place that was perpetually damp.
Moss grew in large patches on the rocks and the ground here.
Lin Ye had come for this moss.
Because the logs were stacked one layer upon another,
there would inevitably be some small gaps in between.
If it rained, or when winter came, these gaps would leak water or let in the wind.
The purpose of this moss was to fill the gaps between each log, acting as insulation and waterproofing.
Lin Ye peeled off the moss from the rocks, piece by piece.
It grew in patches, making it very convenient to collect.
In a short while, Lin Ye had collected a large pile of moss.
Carrying the moss, Lin Ye returned to the wooden house.
Upon returning, Lin Ye noticed that the Beast-eared Girls were gathered around the newly built wall, observing it with curiosity.
The Beast-eared Girls were observing very intently, not even noticing Lin Ye when he walked up to them.
It wasn’t until Lin Ye threw the moss he was carrying onto the ground, making a noise,
that the Beast-eared Girls heard the sound, looked over, and finally noticed Lin Ye.
Sakura, the cat-girl, was the first to run to Lin Ye’s side, asking curiously.
“Ye, what is this? How are these logs connected like this? They won’t budge no matter how hard we pull.” The other Beast-eared Girls nodded in agreement, looking at Lin Ye.
Shi also walked over, a look of confusion on her face, and asked Lin Ye.
“Ye, how did you do this? Why can these logs connect like this?” Lin Ye looked at the confused expressions of the Beast-eared Girls and couldn’t help but laugh.
Let alone them.
Back on Earth, the first time Lin Ye saw a master build a model house using only wooden mortise and tenon joints, Lin Ye was also stunned.
Lin Ye still remembered how the entire internet had accused that master of being a fraud. Eventually, the master released a construction video that lasted dozens of hours, uncut.
But the situation had changed. Lin Ye had already learned the mortise and tenon joint, and he was definitely more proficient than the master he had seen before.
For the Beast-eared Girls to witness such exquisite craftsmanship for the first time, it was completely normal for them to be shocked.
After smiling, Lin Ye said to the Beast-eared Girls.
“I connected these logs using mortise and tenon joints. It’s a very amazing skill.” “Mortise and tenon joint?”
Upon hearing Lin Ye’s words, all the Beast-eared Girls responded with a sound of confusion.
At this moment, Shi reacted, her eyes filled with longing as she said to Lin Ye. “Ye, can we learn it?”
After Shi finished speaking, all the Beast-eared Girls looked at Lin Ye with anticipation.
But this time, Lin Ye shook his head and said to the Beast-eared Girls.
“I can’t teach you this. Learning this requires years and years of study and practice.” The complexity of mortise and tenon joints was terrifying.
If Lin Ye didn’t have the system, he wouldn’t dare to say he could definitely learn it.
Hearing Lin Ye’s words, all the Beast-eared Girls lowered their heads in disappointment.
Seeing them like this, Lin Ye thought about how to find something to divert their attention.
After some thought, Lin Ye noticed the remaining logs.
These logs were definitely not enough to build all four walls of the wooden house.
So Lin Ye walked over to the most suitable logs, about thirty centimeters in diameter, and said to the Beast-eared Girls. “Even though you can’t learn, you can help me.” After saying this, Lin Ye looked at the Beast-eared Girls.
As expected, upon hearing Lin Ye’s words, the Beast-eared Girls all looked up at Lin Ye with smiles.
Lin Ye let out a soft sigh of relief in his heart. These Beast-eared Girls were so innocent, and Lin Ye really couldn’t bear to see them unhappy.
At this moment, Sakura, with wide eyes and her black cat tail wagging happily behind her, asked Lin Ye loudly. “Ye, what do you want us to help with?” The other Beast-eared Girls also pricked up their ears to listen.
“Look at this log. Next, go find big trees of similar thickness and bring them back. These here are not enough anymore.” Lin Ye placed one foot on the log, pointed at it, and said to the Beast-eared Girls.
Then the Beast-eared Girls gathered around to examine the thickness of the log.
Lin Ye was pushed aside by them, so he simply walked to the back and watched them.
Looking at their tails, which were all the same color and shape, Lin Ye couldn’t help but smile.
But as Lin Ye watched, everyone had a tail except Xing and Yun, who had no visible tails.
Ganyu, also a horned girl, had a small tail behind her, although it wasn’t large.
But Xing and Yun seemed to have none at all.
This also aroused Lin Ye’s greater curiosity.
After examining the logs, the Beast-eared Girls found a hemp rope, brought out the rolling logs they had made last time, and headed into the forest.
After the Beast-eared Girls left, Lin Ye stretched his body and continued to build the wooden house.
Lin Ye first took his axe and chisel and carved a long groove from one end to the other on the top surface of the logs.
Then he put in the moss mixed with some mugwort.
Lin Ye was busy working here.
The Beast-eared Girls also brought back new, large trees, one by one.
They worked like this until sunset, and Lin Ye had also completed the second layer of the wall.
When Lin Ye was making the mortise and tenon joints, the Beast-eared Girls had gathered to watch for a while.
But after watching for a while and realizing they didn’t understand anything, they went back to hauling wood.
After sunset, the Beast-eared Girls began to prepare barbecue and boiled potatoes in the open space.
Lin Ye also put away his tools into his storage space and temporarily called it a day.
As Lin Ye put his tools into his storage space, he couldn’t help but think.
Was the reason why the various items in the system shop were more expensive than knowledge-based goods partly because these items could be directly put into the system space after being exchanged?
Lin Ye mulled it over and thought that there might be such a reason.
However, he didn’t dwell on it. Since the system had set it up that way, Lin Ye couldn’t do anything about it.
They gathered in the open space, ate barbecue and potatoes together, and then went into the cave to sleep.
Lin Ye continued to build the wooden house day after day. In the evening, he would finish work, eat, and sleep with Sakura.
Susu would sometimes come over to join them, and eventually, Susu even grew fond of the feeling.
However, Lin Ye’s shoulder ended up with a deep bite mark.
The unicorn seemed to have found something fun to do every day. It would run out to play after waking up and only return at dusk to report, then eat with the Beast-eared Girls.
They continued like this for three days, and Lin Ye had piled the four walls of the wooden house to a height of three meters.
As the wooden house continued to grow taller, Lin Ye also made a ladder.
The Beast-eared Girls saw Lin Ye climb the ladder for the first time and were so curious that they all tried it themselves.
In the end, the Beast-eared Girls would often take Lin Ye’s ladder to pick fruits that grew high up.
Finally, Lin Ye had no choice but to make another ladder for the Beast-eared Girls.
Once the walls of the wooden house were high enough,
Lin Ye still needed to do some final processing on the walls.
This was because the walls were essentially stacked rectangular blocks, and each layer was separated.
Lin Ye still needed to make something to connect each layer of the wall together, forming a whole.
Lin Ye had already figured out how to do it.
At the four corners of the wooden house, on each layer of logs, Lin Ye used a chisel to carve two small holes, one above the other.
Then Lin Ye made several wooden pieces that looked like giant staples.
At the top, he also made wedge bundles, similar to those used when making wheels before.
Then, Lin Ye took these specially shaped wooden pieces, aligned them with the carved holes, and hammered them in with an axe one by one.
After being hammered in like this, the wedge at the top would exert force and be driven into the giant staple in the opposite direction.
This would cause the top of the giant staple to spread open and be firmly nailed into these small holes.
