Chapter 972: Creating Water Tanks And Ropes (2/2)

They intended to have a couple more water reservoirs just in case they had an emergency. Moreover, they also needed to provide a source of running water in the tank with the Mutated Motor Fishes. After all, if they lived in stale water, they would come down with diseases.

Setting up everything required time, a lot of it. Once the first water tank was completed, Krune made numerous visits to it, carrying a small bottle that he filled with water and used to water the Rope Bushes.

Making repeated travels along the slope was hard and exhausting. Nevertheless, he persisted while relying on his Ocean Heart. The Seamstress relied on the Healing Extract he had created, subsisting on it to continue working with almost no rest.

In the night, they played with Solare for some time before sleeping. It almost seemed like they had formed a routine as they worked without a single complaint, soon running out of rope to use. They had first prioritized creating pipes using the ropes to obtain a reserve of water for their use.

And now, the water tank in the topmost cave was fitted with almost ten taps, with each tap connected to one of the caves. Among them was the longest rope that caused them to run out of their stock. Even though Krune had brought in a massive amount that he had stolen from two Monster Gecko villages, their expansive project quickly burned through the reserves.

”Thankfully, it was enough.” Krune sighed in relief as he noticed the pipe continue to drip a drop of water every couple of seconds. Currently, he was standing atop the rock pillar. And surrounding the bone tree before him was a small circular platform.

It had been built around it, with enough space between it and the bone tree to house some water. The walls were made of coral. And inserted into it was the pipe that continuously dropped a drop of water every couple of seconds. This way, the bone tree would have a continuous supply of water.

At present, Krune wasn't sure if that level of water was enough for the bone tree. So, he was just experimenting to see the level of water it needed. Moreover, another pipe was attached to the walls around the bone tree.

From this pipe spanned a rope, heading into their cave, connecting with their boat, the Paddle. This way, they can fill up their water reserves. Moreover, Krune also installed a simple drainage system in their cave so that their level of hygiene would be maintained.

The drainage was connected to a thick rope pipe that was connected to the nearby rock pillar. From there, it fell wherever. Krune noticed how the murky drainage water fell through the layer of clouds, coughing once as he muttered, ”May you have pleasant rains under.”

A month later, the first batch of Rope Bushes finished growing. Krune harvested them and planted the thirty Rope Bush seeds that grew on their top. Now, they got more material to use. They constantly worked to finish setting up.

When they rested, they took turns to teach Solare about simple stuff, carefully taking him to the top of the rock pillar for fresh air. Once the pool of water for the Mutated Motor Fishes was completed, Krune and the Seamstress struggled a lot to transport them to their respective cave.

It took them a day to transport each. Once they reached the cave and noticed the pool with a length of 30 meters, the Mutated Motor Fishes were overjoyed. It was more than enough for them to live happily.

After all, Krune had increased the depth of the pool to a staggering four meters. It gave them plenty of space to swim. Moreover, a pipe was connected to the pool, supplying it with fresh water from the ocean.

Plus, another pipe was connected to the pool that siphoned out the murky water at regular intervals. Thanks to the Seamstress and Krune's efforts, they had made it entirely automatic. Thanks to the bone tree fruits, they could keep them fed easily.

After three months passed in such a fashion, they were close to running out of food. After talking it through, the two of them headed into the ocean layer above, struggling for some time before they killed a massive fish.

Krune dissected it while in the waters as they constantly moved around, dodging the attacks of other predator fishes that had been lured by the blood. Once he had cut out sizeable chunks of the fish, they left it in the water and arrived at the topmost cave.

”This is enough for a week.” Krune heaved a sigh. Then, they carefully brought in pieces of the meat, making numerous trips to do so. Once he stored all the meat in his boat, Krune said, ”Let's hunt once every three days. That way, we can stock up on food. I need a lot of energy since I've already expended four rings of my Ocean Heart.”

”Fine by me,” The Seamstress nodded and headed out to work once again, keeping her conversation with Krune to a minimum. He understood why she was doing that. It was because if they interacted more, over time, they might become used to the company of the other party.