When Chuck first encountered Gu Yitong, the woman's demeanor and attitude were quite aggressive.
But it was obvious that she was just putting on a show. The resources on the East Beach alone certainly wouldn't sustain the mother and daughter for long.
Gu Momo's fragmented words earlier confirmed this.
Although Chuck definitely wouldn't help them proactively, he also didn't want to see Gu Momo suffer because of it.
Therefore, Chuck's original plan was to simply watch their supplies dwindle, forcing Gu Yitong to beg him for help, and then strip her of her dignity...
But hearing Julia's request, a thought suddenly sparked in Chuck's mind.
A better idea slowly emerged.
He narrowed his eyes slightly, gently brushed the soft strands of hair from the foreign woman's forehead, and nodded with a smile.
"Alright, I will help her."
"Hehe, Chuck, I knew you were a good person!"
Seeing Chuck agree to her request, Julia was overjoyed, and her affection for Chuck deepened. She enthusiastically opened her mouth and bent down again, gently licking him.
[Julia's Trust Level in you has increased by 2 points! Current Trust Level: 55 (Deeply Affectionate)]
Chuck raised an eyebrow and leaned back comfortably.
He felt somewhat noncommittal inside.
A good person?
Don't be ridiculous.
They were on a deserted island. Wouldn't being a scoundrel be more interesting than being a good person?
The next morning.
Getting up with the sunrise, Chuck and Julia took inventory of all the supplies they currently had.
The boar offal had been completely consumed by the two of them over the course of the day, with nothing wasted. The remaining wild boar meat had large chunks of fat trimmed off and was successively smoked over the fire, resulting in about fifty pounds of dried smoked meat.
Piled on the palm leaves, it formed a small hill.
This alone, combined with daily gathered wild fruits and vegetables, was enough to feed two people for over half a month, ignoring the issue of balanced nutrition.
However, compared to their food reserves, their freshwater supply was not as abundant.
Although they had prepared many bamboo tubes and even coconut shells before the last heavy rain, the total stored freshwater did not exceed 20 liters. After a day's consumption, that number was now about 15 liters, just ten full bamboo tubes of water.
Fortunately, the puddles in the southern jungle had refilled after the rain, so they could supplement their supply again later. The island's humidity was also unchanged from when they first arrived, more than enough to last until the next rainfall.
But the island's climate wouldn't stay this moist forever. As the seasons changed, they would inevitably encounter periods of ten days or half a month without rain.
Therefore, Chuck's main task now was to build the kiln as soon as possible before the next rain and fire as many clay pots and water jars as possible for storage.
After preparing, each carrying essential supplies and food, Chuck and Julia left the cave and headed deeper into the jungle.
Due to Chuck's repeated travel over the past few days, a small path had actually been trodden into the route leading into the jungle, making travel easier.
They reached the mud pool with Julia and then crossed the rock wall.
During the crossing, the foreign woman nearly got stuck due to her physical build.
"F-ck, that almost crushed my boobs…"
The foreign woman panted heavily, rubbing her painfully squeezed tits while following Chuck up the rock slope.
They finally reached the platform Chuck had chosen as the construction site for their home.
"Whoa, it's really spacious!"
Julia looked around, then bent down to put the collection of items wrapped in palm leaves on the ground. She then eagerly looked at Chuck and asked,
"Okay, what do we do now?"
Chuck also bent down, setting down a string of empty bamboo tubes bound by vines. He handed two to her, flashing a bright smile.
"Dig up mud."
The three simple words instantly wiped the smile off Julia's face.
Chuck was no expert in building houses or kilns.
But he knew that mud was an important building material in rural areas, and now, it was the only material he could collect and use.
The silt in the puddles was almost depleted, but it didn't matter. Right behind the crack beneath the rock wall was a large mud pool!
They wouldn't easily run out of this one.
So the two, having just crossed the rock wall, turned back. Poor Julia was painfully scraped again, and she could only resentfully rub her large mounds.
Then she obediently bent her big ass and squatted by the mud pool, digging mud with Chuck…
Initially, although Chuck knew this work was necessary, he felt some resistance. After all, while this mud pool was much larger, it used to be the wild boar's habitat, and digging it would inevitably stain him.
But when he actually started digging, he gradually stopped.
Surprise appeared in his eyes.
Although it was still not exactly clean, still containing a lot of algae and sand, there was surprisingly little filth in the mud pool.
"That's odd…"
How could this be?
Did the wild boar he killed have decent hygiene?
What a joke.
But thinking of this, Chuck suddenly realized a serious problem…
Since arriving on the island, he really had never seen the feces of any animal other than himself.
The thought sent an inexplicable chill down Chuck's spine.
But unable to figure out the reason, he simply put the matter out of his mind.
There was more than one strange thing on this deserted island. If he overreacted to everything, he wouldn't be able to live his life.
As usual, he dug out the mud, loaded it into a bamboo tube, and casually placed it on the Workbench.
The familiar light screen reappeared.
[Workbench has been loaded with: Silt × 1]
[Synthesis Tip: Silt from the island jungle can be washed to create clay after the mud slurry settles, or it can be mixed with crack inhibitors (fine sand or charcoal ash) to create bricks.]
Previously, making mud slurry required placing silt and seawater together on the Workbench.
Now, by placing silt alone, he indeed found a synthesis tip he had missed.
So, mixing fine sand or charcoal with silt can create bricks?
Chuck no longer hesitated. He immediately stood up, briefly told Julia, and ran straight towards the beach.
A moment later, another bamboo tube, this one filled with fine sand, was placed on the Workbench.
[Workbench has been loaded with: Silt × 1, Fine Sand × 1]
[Target item for synthesis: Mud Brick!]
[Estimated Synthesis Time: 30 minutes. Start synthesis?]
It takes half an hour??
Chuck was genuinely surprised by the synthesis time displayed on the light screen.
This was the first time he had encountered such a long synthesis duration.
He would just have to wait.
Going back and forth between the mud pool and the beach to collect sand, half an hour passed quickly.
And the moment the first mud brick appeared in Chuck's hand, the Workbench underwent a series of unexpected changes!
[Synthesized: Brick × 1]
[Congratulations! You have successfully synthesized a building material using the Workbench! Workbench Construction Function Unlocked! Basic Blueprints Unlocked!]
[Current Available Blueprints: Basic Shelter, Simple Kiln]
[Blueprint Name: Basic Shelter Type: Tier 1 Basic Blueprint Description: A simple grass hut with basic protection from wind and rain. Supported by thick logs, it can withstand storms, but the roof strength is average, and it cannot block ground pooling water. Materials Required: Palm Leaves × 40, Sticks × 20, Vines × 10, Logs × 4]
[Blueprint Name: Simple Kiln Type: Tier 1 Basic Blueprint Description: A kiln primarily constructed from tamped earth, with ventilation and fuel ports. Used for firing pottery, limestone, etc. Can reach temperatures up to 800°C. Materials Required: Mud Bricks × 40, Stones × 20, Palm Leaves × 5]
[Construction Function User Guide:
Construction Blueprints are divided into two types: Basic Blueprints and Upgrade Blueprints. Basic Blueprints are unlocked as you gather specific materials and craft specific tools; Upgrade Blueprints are unlocked after the corresponding Basic Structure is completed.
The higher the Blueprint Tier, the larger the scale and construction difficulty of the building.
When using a Blueprint to construct a building, you must first select a suitable construction site to establish the build zone. You then add the required materials to the build zone via the Workbench to advance the construction progress. Construction is completed when the progress reaches 100%.]
A series of usage instructions appeared on the light screen. On the other side of the Workbench, a brand new blue light screen appeared! Two neat blue diagrams gradually materialized on it!
Construction Blueprints?!
Carefully reading the information on both screens, Chuck's excitement grew.
He had originally prepared to just stack a kiln with mud bricks without much thought.
He never expected that the most challenging step—construction—could also be replaced and completed by his Workbench cheat system!
If this were the case, wouldn't all kinds of structures, like a seaside villa, be possible to build by unlocking blueprints through the Workbench?!
Goosebumps instantly erupted on Chuck's back.
Honestly, this was the most astonishing development since he awakened the cheat system.
He glanced at Julia, who was still bending her big ass and working hard in the mud pool. Chuck took the mud brick in his hand, crossed the rock wall alone, and arrived back at the platform.
He didn't hesitate for long, choosing the construction site on the inner side of the platform, close to the cliff face. If a storm came, the towering cliff would be a natural protective wall.
Chuck raised his hand and gently tapped the newly unlocked Basic Blueprint: Simple Kiln.
Suddenly, a large area of light dots appeared in the direction his finger was pointing!
The dots gathered on the cliff face in front of him, glowing a glaring red, seemingly indicating that the kiln could not be built directly on the cliff.
Damn…
This is exactly like a survival crafting game!
Chuck took half a step back, found a flat, empty space beneath the cliff, and tried adjusting the direction of his finger.
Sure enough, the light dots scattered like snowflakes and converged here, turning white. The [Construct] button on the Workbench in front of him also lit up at that moment.
He pressed the button without hesitation.
The next moment, the converged light dots instantly solidified, vaguely forming the shape of a kiln!
[Construction Zone Selected!]
[Tier 1 Basic Blueprint: Simple Kiln, Current Construction Progress: 0%]
[Please add required construction materials via the Workbench within 5 meters of the build zone according to the blueprint.]
It worked!
Chuck was utterly amazed by the sight before him.
Now all he needed to do was add materials to it and raise the construction progress to 100% to build the kiln?
Thinking of this, Chuck couldn't wait to look at the blueprint again.
The materials required for the Simple Kiln—stones and palm leaves—could probably be gathered in minutes.
So, the critical material was indeed the mud bricks needed to build the kiln body.
He thought for a moment and tried placing the newly synthesized mud brick in his hand into the Workbench.
With a flash of light, the mud brick instantly vanished into white light.
Then, within the construction zone covered by light dots, a small section of the kiln's base, formed by the light dots, was filled with an actual brick. At the same time, the construction progress went from 0% to 2%.
Seeing this, Chuck took a step back and thought about the math.
The kiln required forty mud bricks. Even if he kept the only two work queues running non-stop, the synthesis time alone would take ten whole hours! Not to mention collecting all the silt and sand required for the synthesis.
Looking at the long progress bar, Chuck let out a long sigh.
Even though it was strenuous, with the cheat system's boost, this efficiency was already ten or even nine times higher than normal!
What was there to complain about?
Time to get to work!
Sweating in the mud pool with the foreign woman, making repeated trips between the beach and the rock wall.
Time flew by, second by second.
Brick after brick was synthesized from the Workbench and added by Chuck to the kiln's build zone, becoming a part of the kiln. The blueprint's progress bar steadily climbed.
It wasn't until the sun was directly overhead that the two finally took a break, resting in the cool shade of the cliff. They used the torch brought from the cave to start a small fire for a simple break.
"Whew…"
Julia raised her clay bowl, emptied the water in one gulp, and then fanned herself by pulling at the neck of her T-shirt, which was soaked with sweat and mud. Her pale, full mounds were faintly visible, glistening with sweat.
Suddenly, she remembered something. Just as she looked at Chuck to ask, footsteps sounded behind them.
"Oh, she's here?"
Chuck, who was fiercely gnawing on some roasted smoked meat, was the first to look up at the newcomer. He then waved his hand, inviting the person to sit by the fire.
Julia turned her head in surprise, her blue eyes widening.
Then, they lit up with excitement.
"Wow, what a cute little sister!"
"…"
Seeing the enthusiastic foreign woman, Gu Momo, who had been invited, was startled and took half a step back. She instinctively raised her hands, her face filled with caution.
She looked ready to bolt at any moment.