"A critical issue with timber joint structures is moisture resistance, decay prevention, and insect protection."
"Ancient builders would have feng shui masters pick the site first, choosing places with less humidity, no pests, and where wood and stone materials wouldn't rot easily."
"Also, the wood used had to be soaked in special liquids, then dried, and coated with a layer of tung oil to prevent moisture from seeping in. Only after this treatment could raw wood be turned into usable building material..."
While explaining, Li Ran brushed a clear, odorless moisture-proof liquid onto the surface of a cedar plank.
The moisture-proof liquid had been redeemed from the system store just yesterday.
The cedar logs had already been cut by Li Ran into the shapes he wanted, using saws and axes.
Around him, semi-circular, square, and long strips of wood, as well as various wooden pegs and joints, were neatly arranged, all awaiting Li Ran's attention…
Outside the main gate on the open ground were several stones about half a person tall. These had also been exchanged for with sign-in points as building materials.
Li Ran originally wanted to redeem more as backup but found his sign-in points were all used up...
Mid Lane King tipped a rocket.
"666, learned a lot."
"Streamer, are you using tung oil to coat the wood?"
"Why doesn't your wood get soaked and dried first?"
Li Ran: "What I'm brushing on now can also be called tung oil, but it's different from regular tung oil. It's my own mix. Not only moisture and rot resistant, but it also emits a faint fragrance that repels mosquitoes."
"Alright, here goes the streamer bragging again."
"No joke, Li never lies. He said it himself (dog head to save face)!"
"So, streamer, are you really going to start building a villa now?"
"The old house isn't even demolished or has its foundation laid. How can you build?"
Li Ran: "Demolishing the house only takes a couple of hours. Plus, the old foundation is pretty solid, so no need to redo it. I'll just build on the old foundation."
"Demolish a house in a couple of hours? Does the streamer think he's a bulldozer?"
"In my rural hometown, tearing down a small house with a dozen people took a whole day. If the streamer is alone, it would take at least a week!"
"I'm new here—does the streamer always brag like this?"
"Li's been streaming only two days, so calling it daily bragging isn't entirely wrong, haha."
Yukinoshita Is My Wife: "Has anyone noticed? Everything Li has bragged about has actually come true!"
"Whoa, big shot, hadn't realized but it seems true!"
"Wait, let me count: started with a vegetable garden, then eel fishing, a homemade fridge, catching crayfish… wow, he really did all of it!"
"666, the streamer's a real boss, scary!"
"I'm starting to believe he can build a villa himself!"
"I believed that long ago, just not that he'd finish in a month—thought it'd take at least half a year."
Li Ran: "Actually, building just the villa itself won't take long, a few days tops. When I said a month, I meant building an entire villa ecosystem around the mountain villa. This includes the villa, a vegetable garden at the front gate, an ornamental garden at the back door, a walking park up the mountain, and more."
"Heavens! Streamer's planning to include the whole mountain in his territory?"
"Wow, I already have the picture in my mind—I'm so hyped!"
"If he really pulls it off, it'll surpass 90% of villa communities in the country!"
"Alright, Li's bragging keeps getting bigger."
"Though I know he's joking, I can't help but daydream…"
Li Ran shook his head helplessly. Why do these people always like to contradict themselves?
He was about to get back to work when suddenly an unusual comment appeared in the chat—
"A bunch of ignorant mortals, do you know who you're talking to? Our Li's talent is beyond your imagination! I believe him—if he says it, he can do it!"
The elderly chatters were dumbfounded.
"Who's that? Sounds crazy."
"A female avatar, probably one of Li's fangirls!"
"Joking or serious? Sounds a bit over the top but maybe she's serious…"
Witness Heritage tipped a rocket.
Witness Heritage: "Sorry everyone, my junior sister was drunk and babbling nonsense earlier."
Li Ran was slightly stunned. That username felt familiar—like he'd seen it somewhere before.
Before he could react, someone in the chat recognized it.
"Witness to Heritage? Isn't that the top grad student from Peking University this morning?"
"Whoa, right, the one who spent five thousand yuan buying that bamboo basket."
"The boss's junior sister must be a genius too, huh?"
"Congrats streamer, you've just gained another academic fangirl!"
Witness Heritage: "Not just my junior sister—our whole grad class, a dozen or so seniors and juniors, have all become your hardcore fans!"
"Damn, streamer's bragging paid off—just conquered a whole group of academic elites!"
"Awesome, Li!"
"Just as I expected from the man I admire!"
"..."
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