At this moment, the changes happening to Xiaobai filled Lin Yue with delight.
The special ability of Frost Breath seemed to have been significantly enhanced compared to before. With such an attack, Lin Yue felt that even the big rat in the Secret Realm might not be able to withstand Xiaobai.
He glanced up at the Secret Realm, still existing beside the small grove, feeling a bit tempted, but he suppressed the impulse to go in and search around.
For now, he couldn't go there; what he needed to do was more important and urgent than exploring the Secret Realm.
The snow disaster would arrive in two days, and besides food and water to ensure survival, he had prepared nothing else.
Moreover, he had a significant shortage of materials, with not much wood, stone, and Iron Blocks left.
Especially wood, which was quite useful on a regular basis.
Looking at the crafted Iron Saw in the manufacturing menu that he had forgotten to make, Lin Yue quickly proceeded to manufacture it.
[You obtained an Iron Saw, consumes Wood -2, Iron Blocks -4]
Heading towards the small grove, Lin Yue quickly got to work.
There's no denying it; this tool was far more efficient at gathering wood than an iron axe.
After sawing several small trees, Lin Yue set his sights on the largest tree in the forest.
An hour later.
Seeing a total of one hundred units of wood in his inventory, Lin Yue contentedly picked up the Iron Saw and left.
"Xiaobai, it's time to go." Lin Yue prodded Xiaobai, who was napping soundly on a tree stump. It seemed that after using the enhanced version of Frost Breath, it was a bit exhausted.
Apparently, the ability couldn't be used frequently for long periods.
Xiaobai was still asleep, so Lin Yue placed it on his shoulder and glanced again at the Ancient Secret Realm Gate beside the grove.
He shook his head and quickly walked towards the Shelter.
There were many things to do next; exploring the Secret Realm had to be postponed for now.
At this moment, Lin Yue's mind was racing.
Warmth... How should it be done?
Under the snow disaster, trying to use his body heat to fight the cold in this stone house would surely result in freezing to death,
Though the stone Shelter was indeed sturdy, there were quite a few gaps in it.
As the saying goes: a hole the size of a needle lets in a wind as strong as a gale.
Right now, the ventilation was great for the heat, but it would be a big problem once the snow disaster came.
Warm things... sheepskin!
There just happened to be something useful.
If he used sheepskin to wrap the inside of the Shelter and block the gaps... just imagining it felt warm!
However, how to secure it?
Opening the trading panel, searching for "nails"
Oh wow, lots of people selling!
Indeed, just because he didn't have it didn't mean no one else did.
Lin Yue quickly exchanged 300 milliliters of water for 50 iron nails.
Although many people were driving down the price of water, quite a few smart people were hoarding it in bulk.
And it seemed not many people bought nails, nor did anyone trade for them.
After exchanging with Lin Yue, the person who sold the nails thanked him profusely.
"Next..." Lin Yue took out the sheepskin and unfolded it.
No denying it, the skin of the Mutant Sheep was quite large, about one and a half by two meters.
He took it to a corner of the room, pulled out the hammer, and started nailing!
However...
"This stone is too hard!" Lin Yue couldn't help but complain.
Several nails bent and didn't go in half an inch.
This method didn't seem to work.
But Lin Yue quickly thought of a solution.
"If I attached wooden pieces to the stone walls, would that work?"
Thinking this, he quickly took out one unit of wood.
Lin Yue used the saw to cut a square wood block into a piece about two centimeters thick, and soon the system notification came.
[You obtained a wooden plank blueprint!]
Just like that!
[Wooden Plank: Wood x1]
Lin Yue immediately manufactured it, and instantly a wooden plank measuring about twenty centimeters wide and three meters long appeared in his hand!
Nice, nice.
He immediately manufactured ten wooden planks and arranged them one by one against the wall.
Their mutual pressure made them fit tightly together, forming a wooden wall.
After completing this, the system immediately made a new judgment.
[You obtained a wooden decorative wall blueprint!]
[Wooden Decorative Wall Blueprint: Wooden Plank x10]
Lin Yue took a deep breath, feeling that things became much easier this way.
He immediately spent thirty wooden planks to transform the remaining three stone walls of the Shelter into wooden decorative walls.
Then, he used fifteen more wooden planks to line the ceiling.
The finished product was quite beautiful and pleasing to the eye.
After completing these, a large number of gaps were filled, and the Shelter's temperature instantly increased significantly.
"Looks like it's working, so what if I nail the sheepskin now?"
With the wooden planks, the iron nails easily held the sheepskin in place, but this time the system made no further judgment.
Lin Yue nailed the six pieces of sheepskin to the four corners and the junctions of the ceiling and walls. Though it wasn't very aesthetic, it was passable.
"Why is it so hot?"
Sweating profusely, Lin Yue opened the stone door, finding that the inside felt like a steamer.
He even felt it cooler outside than inside.
He had essentially spent all his efforts creating a sauna.
The little Xiaobai on the table was about to faint from the heat, so Lin Yue quickly took it outside, poured some water on it, and it regained some energy.
However, the idea seemed to be on the right track.
If there were more sheepskins pasted on the walls, perhaps the temperature could rise even higher.
Letting Xiaobai rest outside, with the heat flooding his face, Lin Yue re-entered the house to remove the sheepskin, only to find that the wooden wall could also be put into the inventory,
After a while, the room temperature finally gradually returned to normal. Lin Yue knew that at least in terms of keeping the Shelter warm, he had some solutions.
But it wasn't enough yet.
Lin Yue ate some bread and replenished some water, then began thinking about other heating methods.
Speaking of heating, that's fire.
He had fire, and plenty of it.
Matches and lighters could last a long time, enough to get through this snow disaster.
However, if he wanted to light a fire in the house, there should be no issue for now. A torch burning overnight, with some ventilation from the gaps, would prevent him from suffocating.
But if he considered doing it like before, laying a wooden wall and nailing the sheepskin again, it seemed problematic.
It seemed that a ventilation opening was also needed.
Moreover, this vent must be able to keep out bugs and other things from outside.
It seemed the next step was finding something to block insects and allow ventilation...wait, iron mesh?
Lin Yue immediately opened the trading panel to search for iron mesh.
However, he found nothing.
So it seemed he could only use wooden pieces and then make one himself?