Farming With The In-game World - Chapter 16
Chapter 16: Chapter 16: Mortise and Tenon
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
After waking up early the following morning, An Wen headed straight to the renovation company.
Since he was now in charge of renovating his family’s new house, he certainly had to give his best to see the project through.
It was not simply a matter of doing the job well, but instead putting in the effort to do the job even better.
An Wen’s rationale for the job was very simple.
His parents had never expected much from him ever since he was a child.
Now that there was finally a task that he could be involved in, he certainly had to devote all of his effort into it, especially since it was something that he could perform well in.
This was also the reason why he did not accept the 20 million yuan from his father the previous night.
Although having 20 million yuan less would not make a difference to his father, being able to save such a sum of money would mean that his father could buy more of the things he liked.
He felt that he ought not to be self-centered.
Upon arriving at the renovation company, An Wen immediately began searching for the manager who attended to his father, and mentioned that he wanted to modify the design plan.
“Is there something that Mr. An is not satisfied with?” The manager asked.
“No, I must have been unclear. It’s not that we are unsatisfied with your design, but that we have changed the renovation materials, so there needs to be some modifications to the design plan.” An Wen explained.
After all, changing from a dark blue color to black, the original design would certainly be unable to be used.
Otherwise, the color tones would not complement each other well, and certain designs would seem strange and extremely out of place.
Upon hearing An Wen’s explanation, the manager let out a breath of relief.
The An family was ultimately an important client whose renovation costs amounted to more than 11 million yuan; clients like them were few and far between.
“May I know which renovation materials Mr. An has changed?”
“Mainly just the stone and wood materials. You may have a look.”
An Wen then retrieved samples of the stone and wood materials from the other world and handed them to the manager.
As someone who specialized in renovation projects, the manager would surely be able to determine the quality of a material when he touched and felt it.
When the manager was handed the materials from An Wen, his eyes immediately lit up.
Both the stone material and the wood material were superior materials.
“Mr. An, please hold on while I convey this matter to the design department. I’ll let them have a look at the materials as well.”
“Sure, go ahead.”
Subsequently, it would be easier to deal with the changes, since the design department would know how to modify the design plan after seeing the physical materials.
After all, compared to dark blue, black was a more versatile color that would also add depth to the design.
Within an hour, the design plan was modified.
The overall design style remained the same and only the color tones were changed, allowing the modifications to be made in a timely manner.
An Wen did not have many requirements for the modification of the design plan either.
After all, it was a design that his parents fancied, and he did not want to make unnecessary changes – such good intentions would only end in disaster.
“Alright, this will do. My parents are extremely satisfied with the design you guys came up with, you guys should start the renovation work as soon as possible. As for the stone and wood materials, give me the specifications and requirements, and I will send the materials over during the renovation.”
“As for the furniture, give me the renderings of those in the same style as the renovation design, as well as the specifications for them. I will make them myself, so you don’t need to purchase the stock products.”
An Wen made his final request after confirming the design plan.
“Alright, please rest assured that we will assemble the best renovation team to carry out the renovation. As for the stone and rock materials, the furniture renderings, as well as the specifications and requirements, I will send the information to you by WeChat, after all the data is calculated.” the manager replied immediately.
“Great, you may call me if there are any problems. If I do not pick up the call, just send me a message on WeChat. I’ll usually be free before the afternoon, so try to contact me in the morning if possible.” An Wen instructed.
“Alright, I’ll remember that.” The manager replied.
After An Wen left the renovation company, he told his parents that they did not need to concern themselves with the renovation. Afterward, he returned to the other world.
In the other world, An Wen continued working out and excavating the foundation, but there was one activity that had changed.
Previously, An Wen lit up and activated the wood-carving skills, and whenever he felt like doing so, he would familiarize himself with the skill by sculpting garage kits.
Now, however, in order for him to build furniture for the new house, he had to light up and activate the furniture skills, and start building furniture.
Truthfully, making wooden furniture did not require an extremely high level of technical ability.
The value of wooden furniture was typically determined by the cost of the materials used to make them.
In reality, however, wooden furniture in the modern-day was incomparable to that in the olden days, due to the different technology being used.
Of which, the most crucial difference between the two was the use of mortises and tenons.
Not a single nail was used in ancient buildings and yet, they could still remain standing for hundreds of years in the wind, rain, and sun.
In contrast, apart from buildings, even middle and low-end wooden furniture was made of an overwhelming number of parts. Only the high-end furniture retained some use of mortises and tenons.
“I should practice making a cabinet first.”
After An Wen lit up and activated the furniture branch of the skills tree, he had an urge to build some furniture.
Furniture which made use of mortises and tenons demanded extremely high pre-requisites of the wood materials used.
In terms of hardness, the wood materials found in the other world certainly made the mark and perfectly matched the standards required for mortise-and-tenon structures.
“Tsst, tsst, tsst…”
The sounds of wood being cut echoed throughout the workshop.
Three days prior, the complete set of woodworking equipment was installed in place.
The attributes of the wood processing plant now were significantly different from before.
“Building: Fully Equipped Wood Processing Plant”
“Grade: Outstanding”
“Attributes: Wood Processing Efficiency +60%, Wood Processing Quality +55%, Wooden Parts Precision +55%, Wooden Parts Strength +55%, Assembly Effectiveness of Woodworking Machinery +60%”
“Income: 147,000 Survival Points / Hour”
Such a wood processing plant would be considered a dream working facility for all woodworkers.
However, the woodworking An Wen carried out did not involve traditional handwork, and instead utilized various machinery and equipment.
After all, who would want to build everything by hand if there were other simpler methods?
He was not sculpturing anyway, so there was no need to strive for making everything by hand.
A short while later, An Wen put together the frame of a wooden cabinet using the mortise-and-tenon technique, not requiring a single nail.
“The ancient Woodworking Emperor must have been as happy as I am right now.”
An Wen smiled in happiness as he looked at the wooden cabinet that he had put together with the mortise-and-tenon technique.
Moments later, he began thinking about the woodworking master who was hindered as he became the Emperor.
I may not be qualified to be a true Emperor, but I am my own Emperor and I am still talented in doing other tasks.
At 12 midnight, An Wen’s mobile phone alarm rang.
“It’s already 12 o’clock? That’s fast.”
Putting down the wood materials, An Wen stood up and stretched his body.
Normally, he would only sleep at 2 a.m.
However, as he was busy dealing with the renovation for his family, he had no choice but to wake up earlier in the morning, forcing him to adjust his bedtime as well.
It was beneficial to sleep earlier anyway – well, at least for the body.
After cleaning up the area briefly, An Wen went to take a bath.
Taking baths was a necessity.
After he finished bathing, An Wen removed a piece of wooden plank from each of the buildings, then returned home to sleep.
The night passed uneventfully.
The next day, An Wen awoke at 8 a.m.
He was still feeling sleepy and in a daze, and had a strong urge to return back to bed.
However, at that moment, his mobile phone rang.
He instantly picked up his mobile phone to see that it was not the renovation company who was calling him, but instead one of his tenants.
