Chapter 499 - Making a Water Wheel (2) (1/2)

Parker naturally agreed to her request. After finishing his breakfast, he did as she asked and headed to the mountains to look for wood.

Bai Qingqing came up with a rough blueprint in her head while waiting for him.

The theory behind a water wheel was simple, and once she understood it, they would definitely succeed.

The morning passed, and Parker returned with the material that Bai Qingqing wanted most—bamboo.

The two of them sat under the tree at the house that shielded them from the wind and got to work.

“Parker, make an axle first.”

Bai Qingqing drew a simple diagram on the ground before drawing a thick line for the axle. She pondered and said, “This axle has to be hard enough to withstand large amounts of force. What should we use to make it?”

“Stone,” Parker replied without hesitation, despite not knowing what Bai Qingqing wanted to make.

Bai Qingqing happily asked, “Can we? I need it to be this long, and it has to be very smooth and rounded.”

“Whatever you want, I’ll take care of it,” Parker said and patted his chest.

Bai Qingqing’s face lit up instantly. “Okay.”

Parker found a long piece of stone and began making the axle. Bai Qingqing picked up a snake scale and started to cut a bamboo pole by drawing lines on it.

She didn’t have enough strength and still had to depend on Parker for the primary structure as a result.

Because the water in the water hole was completely stagnant, Bai Qingqing decided to make a smaller water wheel. Making a bamboo pole as wide as a bowl was sufficient.

They were in the middle of making the water wheel when Curtis suddenly came over.

“Let me help you.”