Work Prophet
Chapter 119 - 35: The Little Maid’s First Lesson

Chapter 119: Chapter 35: The Little Maid’s First Lesson

Fitzwilliam was then warmly invited by the lizard people to enter the village, where he saw much more.

Wherever the shipwright looked, almost everything was bustling with production and construction.

Apart from those figures swinging their sickles to harvest crops in the crisscrossing strip fields, Fitzwilliam also saw logs that had been chopped into sections being dragged back from the direction of the swamp, and piled up under several thatched sheds.

Groups that looked like carpenters selected their preferred logs in these sheds and began processing them right on the spot.

Crab’s Corner is located on the eastern side of the Empire where there are hardly any brick kilns, so Fitzwilliam couldn’t recognize these smoke-billowing, loaf-shaped buildings and could only guess that the lizard people were probably firing something.

But he himself was a shipwright, and was more than familiar with woodworking.

However, standing by the thatched shed for a while, Fitzwilliam soon noticed a difference.

At Crab’s Corner, carpenters often used square rulers and compasses for measurement before processing.

Especially with the square rulers, they are handy, but because they have limited length, if something longer needed to be measured, it had to be done in segments or by first cutting a string of the same length.

But here, apart from the aforementioned tools, the people also used a small disc-like tool that could be held in one hand, from which a thin metal strip with markings could be pulled out.

These thin metal strips could be extended a long distance, marked, and then by releasing the finger, they would snap back quickly, which was very convenient.

Astonished by what he saw, the shipwright thought that this tool would be extremely useful for building ships, especially large ones, although Fitzwilliam soon regained his senses.

He was already banished to the western boundaries; there were no ships left for him to build.

He shook his head, discarding this somewhat fanciful idea, and continued to observe.

After finishing their measurements, the carpenters began to cut, using traditional tools such as axes and wedges, and for thicker planks, they would use a two-person crosscut saw.

This was not different from the carpenters in Crab’s Corner, but during the subsequent finishing process, the carpenters here used a tool Fitzwilliam had never seen before.

It was a rectangular tool with two short handles on the side, which could be pushed by hand, and the wooden surface it passed became smooth quickly.

In other places, this part of the job was done using chisels and axes, clearly not as efficient and requiring high levels of skill from the carpenter.

Fitzwilliam also saw many standardized wooden frames neatly erected around the village, presumably intended for houses.

Only, he did not know why they hadn’t started applying mud to the walls yet.

It was not until the shipwright saw several brick houses under construction on the other side of the village that he got his answer, and afterwards he was invited to visit a completed brick house.

It was the first brick house built in the village with gray tiles and red walls, consisting of two rooms and a hall, including a kitchen and a chimney on the roof connected to a stove bed in the sleeping chamber.

The brick house itself didn’t occupy a large area, about sixty square meters, only half larger than the most common thatched huts on the Bratis Continent.

However, all the rooms were separated by brick walls, forming independent spaces, and in addition, the floor was tiled, no longer just bare earth.

In this way, even in rainy weather, it remained dry to step on, and it could also prevent poisonous insects from burrowing up from the ground; moreover, the tiles covering the roof were far superior in waterproofing than thatch, nearly eliminating water drips inside the house during heavy rains, and greatly reduced the risk of fire.

Fitzwilliam, taking care of his sick sister, stayed at Teacup Castle ever since arriving at Green Field and had not been allotted a farmhouse yet, whereas other members of his family who had arrived with him had gradually moved into their new homes.

Once Jane’s health had almost recovered, the shipwright also visited the nearest few houses.

For the nobles accustomed to living in towns and castles, their dwellings in Green Field were only slightly better than gloomy dungeons.

At least there was sunlight and some freedom.

Yet apart from these two aspects, other areas were not much different from a dungeon.

There were no beds or furniture, a dirty and messy environment, walls and windows that leaked air everywhere, and the rooms were filled with the pungent odor of livestock that could not be cleaned away.

Whenever it rained, one had to catch the water in barrels, and some people could not stand sleeping in leaky areas, so they sought help from the manor overseer, but were told to fix it themselves.

This was not the overseer intentionally mistreating these new arrivals, for the houses were indeed meant to be maintained by the tenants after they were rented out.

However, most of the Weiting Family nobles did not know how to repair roofs, and although someone tried to challenge their limits and ended up breaking their leg, this made others dismiss the idea and continue to make do with their living conditions.

In comparison, the brick house being constructed on the edge of the swamp in this village could be considered luxurious.

Even if compared to Fitzwilliam’s original residence, it was not much different.

Moreover, apart from the living quarters, each room was equipped with a small yard, which contained a pig pen and livestock shed, achieving separation between humans and animals, leaving almost no odor inside the house.

Fitzwilliam watched with envy.

The first brick house in Green Field was naturally offered to Li Yu, the Prophet, by the lizard people.

However, Li Yu spent most of his time away from Bratis, so the actual master of the house was the little maid, Clara.

She had now joined the Double Rest Sect, and Li Yu had given her the religious name Mary, not expecting her to discover polonium and radium someday, but hoping she wouldn’t waste her intelligence and at least study and work more seriously.

However, as it stood, Li Yu’s hopes seemed to have been dashed.

Upon seeing Fitzwilliam, the little maid’s eyes lit up, and she grinned as she pulled open the drawer behind her, taking out a small square box, and said to the shipwright,

"The Prophet is not here now, he won’t be back until after midnight tonight."

Fitzwilliam nodded, "No worries, I can wait. This place is interesting, there are many novel things, and I would like to wander around a bit more."

"We can talk about wandering around later," Clara said seriously, "You said you want to join the Double Rest Sect, but do you know what the most important doctrine of the Double Rest Sect is?"

The shipwright looked stunned for a moment, then immediately replied respectfully, "Please enlighten me."

"Enjoy life. Every follower of Saturday should deeply recognize and understand the importance of rest and entertainment, let me teach you that now."

As she spoke, Clara opened the deck of cards in her hand.