67: Chapter 67: The Power Begins, the Two Build a Ship Together

The staff members quickly transported the materials to the beach.

There were piles of eco-friendly plastic bottles, visually estimated to be over a hundred in each pile, and right beside them were several rolls of wide tape and a few pairs of scissors, neatly stacked on the sand.

Each CP pairing was distributed a pile of materials, and they each occupied a section of the area to start figuring out how to build a boat.

Xu Hao squatted down beside the pile of materials, picked up a plastic bottle to look at it back and forth, and then turned his head to look at Lin Yu.

"What do you think, should these bottles be placed horizontally or vertically?"

Lin Yu also squatted down, picked up a bottle to take a look, and hesitated for a moment.

"How about placing them horizontally? Placing them horizontally gives a larger contact area with the water, so the buoyancy should also be greater?"

"Makes sense!"

Xu Hao's eyes lit up, and he immediately started working.

Seeing this, Lu Li helplessly shook his head; these two truly were not afraid of the boat falling apart.

Out of goodwill, he still couldn't help but offer a reminder.

"Actually, it is best to place them in a crisscross arrangement. Have you ever heard of mortise and tenon structures? That's what makes it the most stable."

As soon as these words were spoken, the others looked at Lu Li half-doubtfully, unsure for a moment whether they should follow this method.

Indeed, they were deathly afraid that Lu Li would scam them.

Seeing the half-doubtful expressions of the crowd, Lu Li couldn't help rolling his eyes and couldn't be bothered with them anymore; believe it or not, at least his conscience was clear.

[Whoa, Lu Li has got some skills, even knowing about mortise and tenon structures]

[He really does have some skills, the bricks for building walls at my house have to be placed staggered, otherwise the structure isn't stable]

[My gosh, with the upstairs poster's explanation, I understood instantly]

[I'm laughing to death, did everyone else think Lu Li was intentionally harming them]

[Remember their expressions now, later on we'll get to see what it means to eat one's words]

While the netizens were discussing, Lu Li and Shen Qingxue had already started getting busy.

Lu Li was responsible for the staggered placement of the bottles, while Shen Qingxue stood right beside him holding the tape.

The two of them cooperated with extreme tacit understanding; one placed and the other taped, with almost no superfluous communication.

"Stagger their orientations, this way the force distribution is more even."

Lu Li casually dropped this sentence while placing them, not knowing whether he was saying it for Shen Qingxue to hear or for himself.

Shen Qingxue gave an affirmative hum, her hands never stopping their movements as she wrapped the tape tightly and smoothly.

Soon, the first layer of the boat's bottom was built.

Lu Li stood up, took two steps back, lowered his head to look at his handiwork, and nodded slightly.

Not bad, at least it looked like the bottom of a boat.

Shen Qingxue also stood up, glanced along his line of sight, and then squatted down to press against the taped joints, standing up only after confirming they were secure.

"Continue?"

"Continue."

Lu Li squatted back down and began placing the second layer.

After all, just this thin layer as the bottom of the boat definitely wouldn't do; it would capsize upon entering the water, so there had to be at least three layers!

Thus, the two of them built it up layer by layer like this, their movements becoming increasingly proficient and their speed faster and faster.

On the other side.

Xu Hao was holding a bottle in his hand, but his eyes kept glancing over toward Lu Li's side.

Lin Yu was also squatting beside him, holding a roll of tape, and looked over following his gaze.

"How about… we learn from them too?"

Lin Yu said softly.

Xu Hao hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

"Let's learn!"

With Xu Hao and Lin Yu taking the lead, Lin Mo and Zhou Yichen also put aside their petty reservations and began learning in a proper manner.

For a time, the scene was entirely a matter of everyone copying each other.

During his free time, Lu Li glanced at them, unable to help cursing inwardly.

Although he didn't mind them copying, seeing this bunch of brats copying faster than one another made him think that had he known it would be like this, he should have collected patent fees one by one.

[So funny, looking disbelieving on the surface, but their bodies are very honest]

[Xu Hao: I don't believe Lu Li's routine, but I'm going to learn from him]

[Lu Li: Everyone get up for a moment, it's time to collect patent fees]

[Is it only me who thinks Lu Li and Shen Qingxue cooperate too well? One places and one tapes, just like an assembly line]

[I suspect Lu Li originally came from an assembly line]

The bullet comments flew by at lightning speed, and the progress at the scene was also advancing rapidly.

Lu Li and Shen Qingxue quickly built the seventh layer, and the entire boat was already beginning to take shape.

Of course, the bottom of the boat was only four layers thick, and the so-called seven layers just happened to include the three layers of the boat hull erected at the edges, while the inside was hollow.

It could be said that these three layers were specifically meant by Lu Li to prevent water from entering the boat; even if the effect wasn't huge, it was more of a psychological comfort than a practical function.

At least it looked like a proper boat now.

Soon Lu Li stood up, took two steps back, looked it up and down, walked forward again, and reached out to press against the side of the boat hull to confirm that the tape was pasted securely enough.

Shen Qingxue stood beside him and also reached out to press it.

"Is it sturdy enough?"

"It should be okay, but it still needs reinforcement."

As he spoke, Lu Li picked up another roll of tape and began wrapping a few extra circles around the critical load-bearing points of the hull.

Shen Qingxue wasn't idle either; she picked up another roll of tape and began reinforcing it from another direction.

The two of them had a clear division of labor, with one responsible for horizontal reinforcement and the other for vertical reinforcement, making their efficiency even higher than before.

Over at Xu Hao's side, the first layer had just been finished, and the second layer was half done.

Lin Yu was squatting nearby taping, and sweat was already beading on her forehead.

"Xu Hao, can you place them faster? Those people are almost finished."

"What's the rush? Slow and steady wins the race, do you understand?" Xu Hao said this, but the speed of his hands noticeably quickened by a bit.

The progress over at Lin Mo and Chen Wenwen's side wasn't fast either; they had just finished building the second layer and were preparing to build the third.

Lin Mo's speed at placing bottles was neither fast nor slow, while Chen Wenwen's technique with the tape was becoming increasingly proficient.

Zhou Yichen and Su Qing's group had the slowest progress; they had just finished the first layer and had only started the second.

He had been squatting on the ground placing bottles the whole time, and his movements were gradually growing stiff, while Su Qing, who was taping beside him, had her legs going numb from squatting continuously.

Neither of them had experienced much hardship, and right now they could be said to be suffering terribly.

[This progress gap is probably a bit big]

[Lu Li's group is almost formed, the other groups are still placing the first layer]

[Is this the difference between regular players and professional players]

[I feel like Lu Li had a complete plan in mind long ago, while the others are thinking as they make it]

[The Goddess is really amazing, she knows everything and does everything well]

[What kind of divine CP is this anyway, singing well, cooking deliciously, and even making a boat so skillfully]

[I've already laid flat, I'm shipping this CP for sure]

[Envying Lu Li every single day～]

At the scene.

Lu Li and Shen Qingxue wrapped several more circles of tape around the hull until they confirmed every single connection point was secure enough, before stopping.

Lu Li stood up, patted the sand off his hands, looked down at the boat on the ground, and began the final inspection.

Just the bottom of this boat was four layers of bottles thick, and the sides of the boat were three layers of bottles high, so blocking ordinary water seepage definitely wouldn't be a problem.

Including the space in the middle, it was already large enough.

If he and Shen Qingxue sat inside, it should be just right.

"It's about done."

As he spoke, Lu Li bent down to flip the hull over and inspected the tape at the bottom.

The bottom was also wrapped very smoothly, with no loose spots.

Shen Qingxue squatted down, reached out to press a few key load-bearing points on the bottom, and nodded slightly.

"It should be fine."

Lu Li flipped the hull back over, stood up, took two steps back, looked it up and down, and then turned his head to look at Director Zhou.

"Director Zhou, we're done making it. Can we launch it into the water now?"