Chapter 90: The Well Has Been Dug! Let’s Take a Bath Together!
The next day, early in the morning, Lin Ye started digging the well while the weather was still cool.
The Beast-eared Girls always woke up around this time. So, as soon as Lin Ye gave the command, the Beast-eared Girls immediately got to their posts.
Lin Ye dug downwards, and the bamboo tubes were constantly being smashed down.
By the time the sun became scorching, Lin Ye had already dug five meters deep. The soil at this depth had begun to become damp and was starting to seep water. Lin Ye now had to smash down a bamboo tube for every bit he dug. Otherwise, the seeping water would bring down all the surrounding mud and sand.
At a depth of five meters, Lin Ye could barely see any light. The Beast-eared Girls above were constantly fanning air down to him. The sun had become extremely intense. However, the well was almost dug through, and Lin Ye decided to persevere and finish it in one go. After all, digging a well was strenuous work, even for the enhanced Lin Ye.
Lin Ye buried his head and continued digging for a while longer. With one scoop of his shovel, Lin Ye was surprised to find that clear water began to gush upwards from underground. Seeing this, Lin Ye quickly scooped a few more times, widening the upward gushing water flow. “Gush, gush, gush—!” As the sound of water grew louder, the water completely erupted upwards!
As the underground water surged up, it splashed onto Lin Ye, and he felt an unprecedented coolness. The water surging from underground felt like ice water just taken out of a refrigerator, exuding a refreshing chill. As more and more water emerged, Lin Ye used his hands and feet on the bamboo tubes on either side to climb upwards. The five-meter distance was covered by Lin Ye in just two or three steps. The water in the well continued to surge upwards until it was only one meter away from the well opening before it stopped.
Lin Ye sat on the edge of the well, looking at the clear well water below, a relaxed smile on his face.
The Beast-eared Girls watched in disbelief as the water bubbled up from below. Sakura, kneeling by the well, pointed at the water and shouted in amazement, “It’s here, it’s here, there’s water!”
“Wow, it really has water, it really has water!”
Lin Ye stood up and looked at the Beast-eared Girls gathered around the well, all of them staring at the water in astonishment. Susu dipped her hand into the well, feeling the cool air emanating from it, and took a deep breath. “It’s so cool down here, so comfortable,” she said disbelievingly.
Hearing Susu’s words, the other Beast-eared Girls dipped their hands in and, feeling the coolness, were all astonished. “Wow, the water in here is so cool too.”
Xing, with the longest arms, knelt by the well and reached down, just managing to touch the water. The Beast-eared Girls were already shocked that they had dug water from underground. Now, hearing that the water was also cool, they were all curious and wanted to try it themselves. However, except for Xing, who was over two meters tall and could reach it, the other Beast-eared Girls couldn’t reach it no matter how hard they tried.
Lin Ye, having been busy for a long time, was finally taking a break, standing behind and watching the Beast-eared Girls all with their backsides sticking out. As Lin Ye was admiring the scene, a system notification sounded in his mind.
“Ding! Congratulations to the Host for successfully digging a well. Civilization Level has slightly increased. Reward: 5000 Points.”
What? 5000 points? Lin Ye hadn’t expected such a generous reward from the system, and he quickly opened the system interface to check. After checking, he snapped back to reality and saw that the Beast-eared Girls were all leaning over, trying to reach the water. Lin Ye quickly stopped them.
“Alright, alright, go get a wooden bucket to draw the water, and then you can touch it. Don’t fall in, this well is very deep. If you fall in, it won’t be a joke.” After speaking, Lin Ye quickly stepped forward and pulled the Beast-eared Girls back one by one. Sakura had half of her body hanging out; if Lin Ye hadn’t discovered it early, she would have fallen.
Seeing Lin Ye’s anxious expression, the Beast-eared Girls all lowered their heads, not daring to speak. “Sigh!”
Lin Ye placed his hands on his hips, looking at the group of clueless Beast-eared Girls in front of him, and sighed. He couldn’t bring himself to get angry with them. Finally, he helplessly pointed to Shi.
“Shi, go to the cave and get an empty wooden bucket. Just like the one used for carrying soil, make two holes in it and tie a hemp rope to it, then bring it here.” Hearing Lin Ye’s words, Shi happily ran towards the cave.
Lin Ye looked at the remaining thirty Beast-eared Girls. They were covered in mud from digging and carrying soil. Lin Ye couldn’t help but shake his head. At this moment, Sakura, carefree as ever, ran to Lin Ye and smiled at him. Lin Ye, who wasn’t angry anymore, couldn’t maintain his stern face when looking at Sakura’s smile and also smiled. Seeing Lin Ye smile, the other Beast-eared Girls seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and also started smiling.
A while later, Shi returned with the prepared wooden bucket. Lin Ye took the bucket and drew a bucket of water from the well. The Beast-eared Girls all gathered around curiously. Lin Ye looked at the water in the bucket, which contained many fine sand particles. These were brought up when the water first surged up. It seemed the well water would need to settle for a day before it could be drunk.
The Beast-eared Girls kept marveling at the bucket of water. Lin Ye wiped the sweat from his forehead. The sun today was as scorching as yesterday. Lin Ye’s clothes, which had been wet earlier, were now dry from the sun. Lin Ye looked at the water in the well and then at the remaining length of bamboo. An idea suddenly struck Lin Ye. Although the well water couldn’t be drunk yet, it could be used for bathing. Even though they couldn’t use water pipes for showers now, they had such thick bamboo, they could make some bathtubs for a soak. The well water was so cool; it would surely be comfortable to soak in such hot weather.
Lin Ye acted immediately, grabbing his bear claws and heading for the bamboo. This time, since they were making bathtubs, Lin Ye left a base layer when cutting the bamboo. In no time, Lin Ye had finished cutting the bamboo. He had cut a total of fifteen bamboo sections that could be used for bathing. After cutting the bamboo, Lin Ye was covered in sweat.
The Beast-eared Girls, seeing Lin Ye cut more bamboo tubes, didn’t know what he was planning and looked at him curiously… Please vote for flowers.
“Ye, do we need to smash more bamboo tubes into the well?” Shi thought Lin Ye was going to continue smashing bamboo tubes into the well, so she stood up and asked him. Hearing Shi’s question, the other three Cat-eared Girls also stood up. Lin Ye, however, smiled and shook his head. Then he pointed at the bamboo tubes and said to the Beast-eared Girls, “These bamboo tubes are for bathing. The water in the well is so cool, it will be very comfortable to bathe in.”
What? Bathing? Hearing this, the eyes of the Beast-eared Girls instantly lit up. In such hot weather, a bath would surely be a great relief. However, looking at the water in the well and then at the bamboo tubes, the Beast-eared Girls started to look confused again. Finally, Xing stepped forward and voiced their doubts. “But, how do we get the water from the well into the bamboo tubes?” The other Beast-eared Girls nodded in agreement.
When Lin Ye saw the Beast-eared Girls ask this question, he felt disappointed again. He couldn’t believe that such a simple matter was beyond their comprehension. Lin Ye clutched his chest and said nothing, merely pointing at the wooden bucket and then at the bamboo tubes. The Beast-eared Girls followed Lin Ye’s gaze, but still couldn’t figure it out. Only Shi seemed to understand, but she hesitated to speak. Finally, Shi mustered up her courage and said to Lin Ye, “Ye, do we use the wooden bucket to draw water from the well and then pour it into the bamboo tubes?” Hearing that Shi had figured it out, Lin Ye nodded with satisfaction and said, “That’s right, that’s how it is. Prepare a few more wooden buckets, and you’ll fill them up quickly.” Only then did the other Beast-eared Girls look enlightened. Lin Ye covered his forehead, speechless.
Then, the Beast-eared Girls went their separate ways. Lin Ye placed the bamboo tubes under the shade of a tree beside the well. They couldn’t sunbathe while bathing. However, with only fifteen bamboo tubes, they didn’t know how they would manage to bathe. So, they would have to take turns.
A short while later, the Beast-eared Girls returned with the prepared wooden buckets. Then they began drawing water and pouring it into the bamboo tubes. Lin Ye carried two wooden buckets by himself and also drew water. By the time the bamboo tubes were almost full, everyone was already sweating profusely. “Ohoho~~~!” Lin Ye didn’t care about anything else and was the first to jump into a bamboo tube, letting out a comfortable sound as he felt the cool well water. Then Xing and the other members of the hunting team, two people per bamboo tube, also jumped in. Afterwards, the remaining Beast-eared Girls also started jumping into the wooden buckets. With only fifteen bamboo tubes in total, one bamboo tube was occupied by three small Rabbit-eared Girls. The other bamboo tubes were full with two people. Xing, who was over two meters tall, and Sakura, the smallest, sat in the same bamboo tube. Finally, only the gentle A Lian had not yet entered a bamboo tube. But now, Lin Ye’s bamboo tube still had space. A Lian couldn’t help but blush and look at Lin Ye…
