I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 317 - 224: The Second Brother is Truly a Genius!_2

Chapter 317: Chapter 224: The Second Brother is Truly a Genius!_2

"By the way, when was the well in this courtyard dug?" Lin Yan pointed to the water well and asked aloud.

"You’ve been away from home for a while, I forgot to tell you."

Lin Lei said, "In the square, carrying water always required going down to Bull Horn Mountain, back and forth, far and heavy. In Linjiang Square, only a few households had access to a water source, so it was possible to dig a well."

"Some time ago, I learned some knowledge about observing celestial patterns and surveying the terrain from Mr. Lu."

"Mr. Lu said, here in Linjiang Square, near the slaughterhouse, there was a severe subsidence underground, and later, the transformation near Dayin River also had a huge impact."

"The elderly man let me use this little knowledge to survey the buildings in Linjiang Square and then report to him, about what major and permanent changes in the terrain had happened after the two disasters."

"Yet, on my way, I accidentally discovered that there seemed to be a spring beneath our courtyard, so I spent some money to ask your sister-in-law’s brother to bring people over to dig a well."

"But your sister-in-law is always worried, feeling that the child is still small, easily plays with water, and could fall into the well, making it too dangerous, so she had the wellhead sealed."

As Lin Lei spoke, Lin Yan nodded slightly, yet he was looking at that wooden frame.

"The frame elder brother installed over the well truly does save effort. Even Yue’er can easily draw water now, saving a lot of effort in carrying water."

"You know elder brother isn’t very skilled, he just likes to study these things."

Lin Lei walked over, chuckling, "Before, I sent Mr. Lu two sets of things, one set that uses water flow to fan air, and another that can help him add medicinal herbs to his medicine pot..."

"Seeing my interest in this area, Mr. Lu then gave me a few books, one of which was called Mechanical Puppet Technique."

"I found it quite interesting, so I spent some time learning it."

"A couple of days ago, I heard that in the inner city, they had obtained some ancient crafts that had been lost."

"With Mr. Lu’s recommendation, I followed those skilled craftsmen to learn ancient techniques and exchanged insights with them, which was quite beneficial."

"After coming back, I spent some thought and built this wooden frame. The children can play with it, and it isn’t very dangerous. They can casually play a few times and the tub is filled with water."

Lin Lei said with a smile, "I really think this approach is quite good; I even mentioned it to Mr. Lu during a casual conversation... Our High Willow City is expanding the new city, and if we could prepare more tools like these, I believe it would save a lot of effort in transporting materials for the expansion."

Lin Yan fell into silence.

He looked at his elder brother and slowly said, "Elder brother thinks that with these tools, building the city would save some effort?"

"Of course, although I do not know how to build cities and many tools’ functions and how to make them are perplexing to me, I still believe that if we could make tools, they should indeed save effort," explained Lin Lei.

"Elder brother thinks that if I planned to build a house single-handedly, would it be feasible?" Lin Yan suddenly asked.

"What’s wrong? You’ve saved some money. Our family also has the money to hire craftsmen..." Lin Lei paused.

"It’s just a hypothetical, building a house by oneself, is it feasible?" Lin Yan asked.

"That would naturally be feasible," Lin Lei thought for a moment and said, "but regarding aspects such as masonry and carpentry, you have to understand each one, if not, you must learn, it’s very troublesome and not easy!"

"During the construction, setting up beams and pillars also cannot be done alone, of course, a Martial Artist’s strength is different."

"But to elaborate, building a residence on one’s own is by no means an easy task, even for a Martial Artist, one might not know how many years it would take."

Hearing this, Lin Yan contemplated before speaking.

"Although troublesome, it still seems feasible."

Lin Yan paused, then said, "But if we were to let a child, who has not yet grown up, build a house, would it be feasible?"

"That would be absurd," Lin Lei was somewhat baffled by these questions, found them inexplicable, but still said, "A child lacks the strength and can’t handle hardship, they can’t even lift a few bricks..."

"What if they used such tools?" Lin Yan pointed to the water well and said.

"How could that be the same? Building a house isn’t like carrying water..." Lin Lei replied.

"But the principle seems to be the same."

Lin Yan thoughtfully looked up and smiled, "Tools can save human effort, even doing things that one originally couldn’t do!"

"Yue’er can’t lift a water bucket, but with the help of the wooden frame, she can easily draw water, filling up the tub completely."

"Despite their weak strength, if they’re adept at using tools, they can even lift mountains."

"What’s lacking now is the method to make such ’tools’!"

Thinking this, he closed his eyes briefly.

Creating an Inner Realm Divine Domain should only be achievable by someone in the Refining God Realm, akin to building a house alone—extremely challenging, yet ultimately feasible.

The power of the Qi Refining Realm compared to the Refining God Realm is like a three-year-old child, essentially hopeless.

But what if tools were used?

In Lin Yan’s mind, there were only two types of tools:

One was Cultivation Techniques.

The other was external objects.

The world did not yet know of any treasures that could help the Qi Refining Realm create an Inner Realm Divine Domain.

Nor was there any Landscaping Technique that allowed Cultivators in the Qi Refining Realm, with souls not yet condensed into Primordial Spirits, to create an Inner Realm Divine Domain using True Qi.

But at least from the current perspective, though the path ahead was arduous, it was not a dead end.

Thinking this, Lin Yan opened his eyes and smiled, saying, "Elder brother is indeed a true skilled artisan now."

He thought for a moment and said, "Wu Chang, the Inspection Envoy, is currently facing a difficult problem but isn’t good at announcing it publicly. Elder brother, why not try to help him solve it?"