Chapter 138

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Chapter 138: Planning the Layout

Life gradually returned to normal.

The city gate, previously damaged by Zhou Kai’s battering ram, took the construction team a full week to repair, primarily because fixing the pulley mechanism was so time consuming and labor intensive in this era.

After the city gate’s repair was complete, Luo Ji didn’t let the construction team sit idle.

He immediately handed the silver-grade ancient military camp design blueprint to the construction team captain, instructing them to begin the military camp’s construction.

Meanwhile, as time passed, Mirror Tribe, which always prioritized fishery development, welcomed its first fishing ban.

Freshwater fish in Mirror Lake were now forbidden from being caught, leaving many members of the fishing team with free time.

Luo Ji seized this opportunity to select twenty strong young tribal members to join the military, first as new recruits for the reserve.

He also appropriately increased the number of hunting team members.

As their tribe’s first fishing ban, it might be a bit tough with the sudden loss of a major food source, but Luo Ji believed he could get through it.

Days passed, and a new one dawned.

Luo Ji opened his eyes, pulled uncomfortably at the animal hide blanket covering him, and then dragged his somewhat fatigued body out of his tent.

He looked up at the overcast sky, a light rain was still falling.

This rain had been going on for a week, and the air was filled with the scent of rain.

The animal hides he wore were noticeably damp, making him feel uncomfortable.

Luo Ji clearly realized that the rainy season had arrived in this era.

For an era where everyone still lived in tents, the rainy season was a disaster.

Although the outer layer of the tents was made of processed animal hides with some waterproof properties, they couldn’t completely block out the moisture.

At this rate, he felt he might develop rheumatic arthritis.

He also worried about the health of his tribal people.

At this moment, Luo Ji clearly realized he had to do something.

Thus, the construction team’s workload increased, as he decided to build houses.

Of course, he couldn’t build concrete and tile houses now, lacking the conditions and technology.

However, upgrading the tribe’s tents to the level of small wooden cabins was certainly possible.

For this purpose, Luo Ji even returned to the real world specifically to look up information.

There were quite a few design blueprints for wooden cabin structures.

Upon reviewing them, he realized that while small wooden cabins seemed simple, examining their entire framework showed they were not as straightforward as they appeared.

The entire house structure clearly had its intricacies.

This was, after all, a place for people to live, and Luo Ji dared not build houses based on his own casual thoughts.

After carefully comparing several design blueprints, he finally picked a suitable one and memorized it.

Back in the other world, he then meticulously drew the blueprint from his memory and handed it to the construction team.

As for the earlier task of building the ancient military camp, it was decisively put on hold.

A large project like the ancient military camp couldn’t be completed in just a few months.

It was more efficient to build things that could be completed sooner.

After all this bustling, Luo Ji suddenly felt his tribe’s population was a bit insufficient again.

However, increasing the population in the short term would add to the food burden.

Out of helplessness, he resumed his old routine of patching things together and constantly shuffling manpower around.

As for house construction, it could start immediately.

After all, the logging team had already stacked a good amount of timber, prepared earlier for the military camp’s building materials, which could now be directly used.

The first building to be constructed was obviously Luo Ji’s own house.

This wasn’t a privilege of the Chief but a natural course of action.

He even carefully chose a good location for his house, where he could see Mirror Lake behind the tribe just by opening a window.

What’s that saying?

“Facing the sea, with spring blossoms?”

Although this wasn’t the sea, it was a 2-star natural wonder!

The scenery was indescribably beautiful and pleasing to the eye.

In the real world, property in such a location would be ridiculously expensive, the kind ordinary people wouldn’t even dare to dream of.

Unlike the houses planned for ordinary tribal members, Luo Ji’s house would definitely be much larger because he needed an office for himself outside to handle the tribe’s daily affairs.

He also took the opportunity to produce wooden furniture like beds, tables, and stools.

The inner walls of the wooden house were also covered with a thin layer of animal hide to prevent drafts and leaks.

After all, technology was limited in this era, so one shouldn’t dream too optimistically.

Nevertheless, looking at the final product, Luo Ji was quite satisfied.

The overall feel had a touch of refined taste.

After Luo Ji’s Chief’s office-cum-residence was completed, it was then the turn of important tribal departments, such as the armory and medical department.

There was no alternative, the construction team had limited manpower.

With over four hundred people in the entire tribe, plus various work departments, it was impossible to build so many houses in a short period.

So, they could only prioritize based on urgency.

While doing so, Luo Ji also re-planned the entire layout of the tribal camp, separating residential areas, work areas, and other zones one by one.

This was undoubtedly a massive undertaking that would take several months to complete.

The construction team would be very busy.

In contrast, Luo Ji, having assigned all the task plans and drawn all the blueprints, felt a little more at ease.

“I wonder how my senior sister is doing…”

As this thought flashed through his mind, Luo Ji couldn’t help but feel a little worried.

Although the novice period didn’t involve threats from other players, it was definitely not easy to get through.

As a modern person, merely surviving in ancient times was no small test in itself.

On this point, Luo Ji always believed he was relatively lucky.

After all, he had discovered Mirror Lake early on, solving the crucial initial food problem.

Furthermore, his life in the real world had also been very difficult, so he was accustomed to hardship.

But Ye Qingxuan was different from him.

The reason he was so certain was the news he had learned previously, Ye Qingxuan’s family had moved abroad more than ten years ago.

That was over a decade ago.

At that time, how bad could the economic situation of families who could afford to move abroad be?

Thinking this, Luo Ji couldn’t help but worry more.

Finally, he simply sent a message.

“Senior sister, this is Luo Ji. Are you doing well?”