Chapter 397: Sturdy without using Cement

Chapter 397: Sturdy without using Cement

Han Cheng looked at the collapsed pile of bricks, sniffed, then moved the bricks aside and continued this seemingly never-ending task.

His craftsmanship had few shortcuts; it could only be improved through continuous trial and practice.

He was just an ordinary person from the future with no superpowers, so he had to try repeatedly, learn from his experiences, and then continue trying.

"Clatter..."

Just as Han Cheng was about to rejoice at the finally connected arch, the bricks pieced together collapsed once again.

"Brother Cheng, just use some mud to stick them together, and they won't collapse..."

After watching for a while, Bai Xue stood by the side and couldn't help but speak up.

She didn't understand why Brother Cheng only used bricks instead of using well-mixed mud as adhesive or stronger cement to build.

How could it be possible to build without using mud? How could it not be possible?

People like Bai Xue, who had never been exposed to such things, didn't understand its reasoning. He had seen skilled craftsmen build an arch piece by piece with bricks before, without any adhesive, and it was solid.

It seemed to involve some force, which, as a humanities student, he didn't quite understand, but he also understood that this principle was similar to that of an eggshell.

An eggshell is thin and fragile, but most people can't crush it with their hands.

The arch that Han Cheng wanted to make was similar to this.

There's no room for laziness; a forcibly constructed arch using straw ash cement or mud wouldn't achieve a perfect state structurally, and such an arch wouldn't bear weight.

Han Cheng was preparing to make a brick kiln, the kind that required people to enter, place brick blanks, and remove bricks.

How could he not take this seriously?

Otherwise, if people were working in the kiln and the kiln collapsed...

Han Cheng wiped the sweat from his forehead, straightened up to rest momentarily, and smiled at Bai Xue, "We can't use mud for now. I'll finish building them first, then use mud... Didn't I already build it for a while just now..."

Bai Xue blinked her eyes. It collapsed right after she let go, and that was considered built?

What surprised them even more was what happened next. After waiting for a while, the Divine Child put one foot on it.

This made everyone very worried. It was already very difficult for this thing, which seemed unable to bear any weight and could collapse at any time, to support itself. Why step on it with a foot?

However, the expected collapse did not occur. After the Divine Child put his foot on it, the thing, which seemed unable to support any weight and could collapse at any time, was surprisingly stable.

"Brother Cheng!"

After realizing Han Cheng's intention to go up to the top of the arch, Bai Xue worriedly called out.

Although the arch was not high and falling from it wouldn't cause injury, it was built with bricks, and it was very likely that the collapsed arch would trap his foot.

Han Cheng smiled at her and then climbed up.

To everyone's surprise, the seemingly weak, dry brick arch with an empty middle withstood the Divine Child's weight and showed no signs of collapse.

Seeing this miraculous scene, everyone couldn't help but marvel.

After standing on it for a while and testing it, Han Cheng began to jump lightly on it, gradually increasing the force until he jumped down with all his strength. There was no sign of collapse, and Han Cheng couldn't help but smile.

With perseverance, he finally built this thing!

Everyone wondered how this seemingly weak arch could withstand so much force. After consulting Han Cheng's opinion, they also began to climb up one by one.

After experiencing the strength of this arch firsthand, everyone was even more surprised. Even after successfully slimming down, the second elder brother, still the heaviest in the tribe, went up and down several times. After experiencing the strength of this arch, everyone had a whole new understanding.

In everyone's regretful expressions, Han Cheng personally dismantled the arch that had been so painstakingly built.

Then, after moving one of the walls, which was only 30 centimeters high, back half a meter, he continued to build the arch with bricks.

However, the arch's span reached one and a half meters this time.

"Clatter..."

As expected by Han Cheng, the first attempt failed again.

However, with the experience of building the smaller arch, the larger span arch didn't fail too often. By the second day, he had it set up properly.