King of the Wilderness

Chapter 127: Chapter 118: Building a Vegetable Greenhouse in Three Days

Returning to the Wood Forest Land, a construction routine that belonged solely to him officially began.

He first filled the professional seedling trays with substrate soil, then carefully opened several seed packages and sowed cucumber and tomato seeds, one by one, into the holes of the seedling trays.

After sowing, he used a spray bottle to thoroughly wet the substrate and then covered it with a transparent plastic lid, forming a mini-greenhouse, waiting quietly for life to sprout.

Then, while he regularly sprayed the concrete piles for maintenance, he dedicated most of his energy to the rapid construction of the greenhouse.

He adopted a highly popular ”high tunnel cold frame” plan from North America, known for its speedy construction.

Lin Yu’an started the Xu Gong XC760K loader, first clearing and leveling a 60-square-meter area (10 meters long x 6 meters wide) in the southeastern corner of the camp.

Then, he took out a new tool and demonstrated to the camera: ”This is a T-shaped pile driver, usually used for farm fence piling, but today I will use it to set ground anchors for the greenhouse.”

Lin Yu’an marked precisely every 1.2 meters along the 10-meter-long edges of the site using a tape measure and lime powder.

He explained: ”This spacing is crucial, as it determines the structural strength of our greenhouse. In Alaska, we must consider snow load, so it can’t be too sparse.”

Next, he positioned a heavy-duty galvanized steel pipe ground anchor with an outer diameter of 50 mm, wall thickness of 2.5 mm, and a length of 1.5 meters at the first marked point.

Then he started the pile driver. Thud! Thud! Thud!...

Accompanied by dull and powerful impact sounds, the hard steel pipe was driven inch by inch into the thawed ground.

Lin Yu’an used a level with a magnetic function to constantly adjust the verticality of the ground anchors.

Finally, when the ground anchor was driven precisely 1 meter into the ground, leaving half a meter above the surface, he stopped.

In just two short hours, 20 ground anchors stood on either side of the site like a lineup of soldiers.

After the ground anchors were set, Lin Yu’an retrieved 10 custom-made, perfectly semi-circular galvanized steel arch pipes from the supply pile.

”These arch pipes are slightly smaller in diameter than the ground anchors, at 45 mm, allowing them to fit perfectly.”

”However, I can’t complete this step alone. I need to find someone to help.”

As he spoke, he called Stan, who soon arrived on an all-terrain vehicle.

The total arc length of the arch pipe was close to 9.5 meters, spanning a width of 6 meters and reaching approximately 3 meters at the center height.

They positioned the ends of the arch pipe to align with the ground anchors on both sides, then pressed down firmly.

With a ”click” sound, the arch pipe fit securely onto the ground anchors.

In just half a day, a greenhouse skeleton composed of 10 huge arches, full of modern aesthetics, rose from the ground!

Lin Yu’an took out more connectors and straight pipes and used connectors at the top center line of the arch framework and along both shoulders.

He installed three longitudinal purlins each 10.8 meters long, linking all the arch pipes into an exceptionally stable whole.

After completing the skeleton, Lin Yu’an quickly constructed the end wall frames of the greenhouse’s north and south sides using wood.

And reserved spaces for a door and two manually operated ventilation windows within them.

Finally, the most critical step was sealing the film. He took out the roll of agricultural plastic film measuring 14 meters wide and 15 meters long.

With Stan’s help, he completely covered the enormous film over the metal skeleton.

Then they used professional film pressure channels and film clips to both secure and tighten the film, followed by using wave-shaped steel wire clips to fasten the film into the slots.

This method stretched the film very tightly, like a drum, allowing it to resist winds exceeding 80 kilometers per hour.

Moreover, in winter, it is convenient to add another layer of film to create a double-layer insulation structure.

Within just three days, a modern greenhouse stood miraculously on this piece of wilderness!

Lin Yu’an spent another day refining the elevated seedbeds and drip irrigation system inside the greenhouse, and transplanted all the previously cultivated seedlings into it.

Looking at the garden that was just brimming with new life, Lin Yu’an didn’t linger long.

His gaze shifted to the other side of the camp, toward an even grander challenge—the ”Whitewood Hill” composed of 120 giant logs.

The concrete curing period still had about sixteen to seventeen days left, and he had to use this time to start preliminary processing of these logs. ℴ

After completing the routine spray maintenance on the concrete piles, Lin Yu’an headed to the already assembled portable bandsaw.

His first task was to move a wall log measuring approximately 35 centimeters in diameter and 8 meters long from the massive woodpile to the bandsaw’s track.

The Xu Gong XC760K loader, equipped with a grabbing hook accessory, easily lifted the several hundred kilograms of heavy log, placing it steadily in the bandsaw’s material waiting area.

Next, he rolled the log onto the bandsaw track and used the machine’s built-in clamps to secure it firmly.

He gestured over the cross-section of the log with his hand: ”My goal is to smooth the top and bottom respectively, so it has two absolutely parallel contact surfaces to prepare for the subsequent wall stacking.”

”Doing this also serves the most important purpose, which is to expand the surface area for moisture evaporation within the wood to accelerate its drying process.”

He meticulously calibrated the cutting gauge, setting the first cut thickness to approximately 5 centimeters.

Then he pulled the starter cord on the Honda engine attached to the bandsaw.

”Vroom—vroom—”

Accompanied by a steady and powerful roar, the long bandsaw blade began to spin at high speed.

Lin Yu’an donned his goggles and earmuffs, holding the saw head steady with both hands, he pushed forward slowly.

”Sss—”

The sharp saw blade sliced into the wood, producing a smooth and linear sound. A large amount of sawdust, carrying the scent of pine resin, scattered like golden fireworks under the perpetual daylight!

In just over a minute, as the saw head pushed from one end of the log to the other, a long and evenly thick plank was flawlessly cut from the top of the log.

The top of the log instantly revealed an especially smooth and flat cross-section, as if planed by a giant plane.

”Nicely done!”

Lin Yu’an muttered to himself in admiration, and then he did not pause.

He used the loader again to hoist the log, now shaved on one side, flipped it 180 degrees, letting the smooth side face down, and secured it on the track once more.

Using the perfect plane as a reference, he proceeded with cutting again.

Soon, both the upper and lower sides of this log were processed into absolutely parallel planes.

He then transported this processed, first standardized building material to an empty site with the loader.

He didn’t place it directly on the ground but raised it with several blocks of wood to ensure its bottom could ventilate.

One, two, three logs...

In the following days, Lin Yu’an’s life fell into an extremely regular yet immensely arduous routine.

Every morning, he first went to water and nurture the concrete piles, then took a quick tour of his beloved vegetable garden.

After that, he would start up his one-man woodcutting factory and commence his day’s work.

The roar of the loader and the cutting sound of the bandsaw became the only sounds on this land.

Alone, he played multiple roles, acting as the crane operator loading materials on the loader, the technician calibrating the cutting dimensions, and also the warehouse keeper arranging the finished building materials neatly.

His main task was to process those over seventy logs prepared by his brothers-in-law for the walls, as well as some timber for internal floor joists, into standardized materials with smooth top and bottom sides.

The dozen or so top-grade giant logs he stacked separately didn’t require bandsaw processing.

They only needed precise mortise and tenon work on their ends during the subsequent construction.

These giant logs would be used as columns for the porch and ridge beams for the roof, requiring their most primitive round shape to support the entire home’s style.

Lin Yu’an estimated the workload.

For processing a standard wall log (8 meters long, 30 centimeters in diameter), from loading, two cuts, to final stacking, it would take approximately 30-40 minutes once proficient.

Given that his physique was enhanced by the Golden Finger, in conditions of perpetual daylight, Lin Yu’an could maintain over 15 hours of high-intensity work each day.

On average, he processed about 12 to 15 wall logs daily, allowing him to handle over 200 logs in 16 days.

This figure far exceeded the number of logs he initially needed to process for his entire goal.

This meant he not only could complete his task, but he also had surplus time to carry out more meticulous preparation work—a truly astounding, utterly unimaginable efficiency!

Thus, during the concrete curing period, Lin Yu’an’s life entered an exceptionally regular cycle.

In this period, he was both a carpenter and a farmer, processing log after log into standardized building materials for his home, while constantly tending to his thriving greenhouse garden.

As Lin Yu’an immersed himself in his busy and fulfilling dual-task work, one afternoon, an unexpected visitor arrived.

A tall figure emerged from the woods. She appeared to be in her thirties, with golden-brown hair tied into a neat high ponytail, revealing a smooth and full forehead.

She wore a well-fitted outdoor jacket and work pants, highlighting a physique full of strength and healthy beauty, evidently from years of outdoor activities.

Her features were sharp and pronounced, and her bright blue eyes, tinged with a bit of wariness and strong curiosity, surveyed the site that suddenly appeared in the wilderness.

Her eyes were bright, but there was a hint of fatigue and helplessness on her face.

This must be Emily, the town’s only veterinarian mentioned by Stan and Old George.

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(The first female supporting character has appeared! Once again, no backstabbing single heroine readers, it has been mentioned multiple times that it is not a single-heroine story.)

(But I believe those shareholders who have read this far should no longer be pure love warriors. Asking for monthly votes once more~)