I Became The Chief Of A Primitive Village

Chapter 965, Running Water System

Translator: Silavin

After inspecting the curtains, Su Bai left. There was another product to go and inspect.

That was the running water system. This was a plan he had been contemplating for a long time.

Relying daily on water from the pool in the middle of the forest, letting it flow to the pool in the middle of the Tribe for use. This method was already outdated.

At the start, for a Tribe lacking water, this was a good method. But now it was different.

Now the Tribe was beside a river. They definitely should rely on the river for sustenance, and the running water system was the best method.

It could save the Tribe the trouble of constantly going out to fetch water, and also solve everyone’s bathing problems.

Over ten minutes later, Su Bai arrived at another workshop. This workshop was for producing water pipes.

Of course, the raw material was the trunks of Hollow Trees. The primitive era did not have plastic for PVC pipes.

“Shaman, we’re in the midst of development. We didn’t know you’d come,” Gu Mu immediately walked out.

He was the Flame Dragon Tribe’s most outstanding carpenter. Ever since all the Tribe’s people moved back to the Ancestral Land, he had taken on many apprentices to study under him.

One had to know, before the Black Snake Tribe invaded the Flame Dragon Tribe, Gu Mu already had quite a few outstanding apprentices. Each one could individually produce many exquisite wooden products. Now they were merely continuing their former glory.

“It’s fine. How is the water pipe development going? Any updates?” Su Bai asked.

He had already issued the command to make better water pipes.

Previously, they directly used Hollow Tree trunks as water pipes, but over the long term, these were very prone to rupturing.

If the running water system matured but they still used Hollow Tree trunks as water pipes, he believed within a few months there would be pipe bursting incidents.

Burst pipes were not anything major, but if pipes made during the same period all developed problems simultaneously, that would be a major issue.

“We’ve already begun experiments. The only difficulty now is the turning points. The problem of turning point pipes is quite difficult to resolve,” Gu Mu was troubled by this difficulty.

His recent experiments involved the interior of the pipes, considering what materials to use as lining inside the trunks, so they would not be soaked in water for long periods.

As long as the Hollow Tree trunks were not soaked in water for extended periods, the pipes’ lifespan could be greatly increased. But this was also unrealistic. If water pipes did not carry water, they had no reason to exist.

“You mean directional pipes?” Su Bai asked.

“Yes, Shaman. Let me show you.” Gu Mu had the apprentices bring out the two Hollow Tree trunks that had been vexing him.

He arranged the two Hollow Tree trunks on the ground and began explaining, “Shaman, look. Because houses are positioned differently, and there are also first and second floors, the water pipes will inevitably pass through many places. But when it comes to turning points, what should we do?”

The way the Hollow Tree trunks were arranged on the ground formed a right angle. What puzzled Gu Mu was how to handle the junction between wood and wood at turns.

“This is also easy to resolve. You just need to use an elbow joint to solve this problem.” Su Bai took out a twig and began drawing a right-angle elbow joint on the ground, explaining, “Look, as long as you make this elbow joint slightly larger than the original water pipe, but not too large, just right to insert the water pipe into it, won’t this resolve the difficulty of turning points?”

This was not a problem for him. He just had not expected Gu Mu not to think of it. Otherwise, he would have told him earlier.

But then again, this was the wisdom of modern day people. For someone who had not been exposed to this, it was indeed somewhat difficult. Still Su Bai believed Gu Mu would eventually discover this himself.

“This… this is too miraculous. How did I not think of such a simple method?” Gu Mu was shocked.

The solution he’d been puzzling over all day without finding an answer turned out to be this simple.

“By the way, has the interior problem been resolved?” Su Bai asked.

The most difficult part of the running water system was the water pipes. Water from the river needed to utilise the siphon principle properly. Most important was the pipeline for transporting water.

“We’ve already tried many materials, but it seems there’s still no change,” Gu Mu said regretfully.

Although Hollow Trees were the best water pipe material because the interior didn’t need to be hollowed out, there was the problem of water damage.

“Try various methods. If not, find other materials. The raw material for water pipes must be better than Hollow Trees.” Su Bai instructed.

The cleanliness and hygiene of water pipes was very important. If the interior of Hollow Trees rotted later, it would very easily cause water quality pollution problems.

Even if they could be regularly replaced, this was an enormous workload. One would need to spend a lot of time replacing water pipes.

When replacing them, the Tribe’s people would have no way to use water and would have to go to the riverside to carry water again.

The best solution was to do this work properly in the early stages to avoid too much trouble later.

“Yes. Recently I’ve already had apprentices go into the forest to search. I believe there should be an answer very soon,” Gu Mu said solemnly.

He secretly vowed in his heart to definitely break through this problem. After all, this was something that would benefit the entire Tribe. It had to be done well.

“By the way, are there any parts of the design drawings I gave you before that you don’t understand?” Su Bai asked.

He remembered previously drawing many furniture diagrams from Earth’s side: over a dozen types in various sizes.

For instance, some coat hangers, drying racks, shoe cabinets and the like. These were not absolutely necessary, but they could make the quality of life better.

“None at all. The blueprints you drew, Shaman, are all very good. There’s nothing incomprehensible anywhere. All very detailed.” Gu Mu said immediately.

When he saw those blueprints, he could not help but admire Su Bai’s wisdom. They were truly excellent things. Of course, he did not need to worry about these things. He could directly hand them over to the apprentices to make.

After all, the blueprints were already very detailed. If apprentices couldn’t even do this, then they really had no talent for carpentry after learning from him for so long.

“Uncle Gu Mu must remember to rest more. You’re a very important person to our Tribe,” Su Bai instructed.

He understood these craftsmen. Sometimes when encountering new things, a person would become deeply absorbed in them, leading to forgetting to eat and sleep.

“Rest assured, Shaman. I know my limits,” Gu Mu stroked his greying beard. He now just wanted to quickly resolve the water pipe matter. Only then could he sleep soundly and eat well.

Su Bai knew the other party was difficult to persuade. After staying in the workshop for a while, he left.