Fatal Strike: Paladins Mercenary Road

Chapter 810 Taking a bath is a luxury
Instead of taking the children to see the wounded being treated, Mountain Eagle took Lilith to the cabin prepared for the wounded, then took the two children back to Xiao Wan's cabin, found a bunch of tools and buckets in the tool shed, picked up Tiffany and Marta who had finished chopping wood, and rode the motorcycle up to the big lake...

The recent extreme cold snap has caused the lake to freeze over with a thick layer of ice.

Mountain Eagle initially tried using a chainsaw, but the chainsaw was completely ineffective against the ice layer that was more than a meter thick. He could only drill several holes first, then use the chainsaw to break up some of the upper ice layer, and then use a steel chisel to break through the lower ice layer.

What sounds like a simple matter took the three of them almost an hour!

When the eagles were fetching water in Tiffany, they marked the ice hole with a dead log stuck in the snow. Before leaving, they filled the hole with snow to prevent it from freezing over again.

By the time their three sleds returned with more than a dozen large plastic buckets, the first bucket of hot water had almost boiled.

The mountain eagle placed the hot water bucket on the ground, then set up a second bucket on the rocket stove...

After finishing those tasks, he set up a ladder and climbed onto a steel-framed water tank on the side of the wooden house to inspect the tank.

Actually, the house built by Razer's granddaughter is quite nice...

Originally a small building used as a tourist camp to receive guests, it has 8 rooms, 6 upstairs and 2 downstairs. However, due to the environment, there are only two public toilets, one upstairs and one downstairs.

The wooden house is fully equipped with various internal facilities, and a generator room was built next to it. A fairly large septic tank was also dug to store domestic sewage.

The cabin is heated by a fireplace and electric heaters to ensure the temperature in every room as much as possible.

The only problem here is the inconvenience of water supply, because this place is located in a permafrost zone, and drilling a well is not very feasible. The only way to supply water to the house is through water tanks.

However, once summer is over, outdoor water tanks and pipes are prone to freezing.

After a quick glance, the mountain eagle decisively removed the frozen water tank and threw it in...

What's called a water tank is actually just a large oil drum with a water pipe connected to the bottom. A T-connector connects two water pipes, leading to the bathrooms on the first and second floors respectively.

After the water tank froze, washing up became a problem for the people in the cabin.

Even with these conditions, it's still much better than other homes in the village. Mountain Eagle had observed that other homes in the village didn't have any toilets, let alone water tanks or anything like that.

Most of them have to melt snow to boil water in winter. Diligent people need to boil many kettles of water every day for daily use, while lazy people have trouble even washing their faces, let alone taking a bath.

The mountain eagle discarded its old water tank, stood on the ladder, and pondered over the tank rack for a moment...

In this weather, which is below -60 degrees Celsius, even if we replace the water tank with one that has hot water, it will still freeze again tomorrow morning if we can't keep the water tank heated.

There's no time to install a matching electric heater at this point, so we have to think of other solutions.

The angle steel welded water tank frame is not only very sturdy at the bottom, but also has protective welds on three sides around the water tank...

After thinking for a moment, the mountain eagle had an idea. Then it went into the tool shed of the cabin and found a large patch and several new water pipes and connectors.

He first instructed others to wrap the water pipes with insulation material, and then returned to the water tank rack to clean the frozen water tank.

They replaced the frozen connector, removed the frozen water pipe, and then replaced it with a new water pipe to reconnect it to the bathrooms upstairs and downstairs.

When everything was almost ready, the mountain eagle reinstalled the cleaned water tank and then made a partition inside the shelf below the tank.

Use sheet metal and wire to wrap around the partition at the bottom of the bucket, then cut half of the sheet metal and use wire to create a hole to connect them and form a trapdoor.

After finishing all that, Mountain Eagle replaced the old water pipe with a newly wrapped one, replaced the oil drum with a new T-connector, and then returned to the cabin to find two brand-new small water pumps. After connecting the pipes and turning on the power, he pumped the heated water and the freshly drawn lake water to the water tank at the top.

Soon, cheers erupted from inside the house, and shortly afterward, several large washing machines began to run.

However, Mountain Eagle's work was not over yet. While Xiao Wan and the others were dealing with the accumulated dirty clothes, he went outside the gate and found a few wooden stakes with a diameter of about 30 centimeters. He deftly drilled a hole with a diameter of about 8 centimeters in the center and the bottom of the side of the stakes, and made several very durable 'Swedish torch stoves'.

A 'Swedish torch stove' with a diameter of 30 cm and a height of 40 cm can burn for about 10 hours. Placing this thing under the water tank can form a heating and heat preservation system.

As long as you remember to change the water regularly, there will always be warm water in the tank for use.

Of course, if you need to take a shower, you'll definitely need to boil extra water and add it in. It's certainly a hassle, but in a place where the temperature is below minus sixty degrees Celsius, it's a real luxury.

They lit a 'Swedish torch' with a stick and fuel, then stuffed it under the water tank.

After repeatedly confirming that the air intake below was working properly and that the flame of the torch was directly in the center of the bottom of the oil drum, Mountain Eagle let out a long sigh of relief.

Looking at the completely dark sky, Mountain Eagle checked his watch and realized it was already 8:30 p.m.

But when he entered the cabin, dinner was not yet ready. The large copper pot that Xiao Wan had brought herself was on the table, with charcoal burning and water inside, but there were no meat or vegetable dishes prepared...

Only Yulia was washing vegetables with her griffin, cardinal, and hummingbird; everyone else was busy in the backyard buckets and the downstairs bathroom…

Mountain Eagle watched as Marta, laughing, carried a bucket of lake water into the bathroom, and then Yue Yi's annoyed roar came from inside... "Get out of here, all of you get out of here..."

The mountain eagle curiously peered closer, only to be blocked at the door by Tiffany, who was wrapped in a bath towel...

Tiffany, her shoulders bulging, looked Mountain Eagle up and down and said with a smile, "Boss, Mrs. Lee and Tessa are giving the kids a bath. I was just about to go in and take a shower. Do you want to come with me?"

The eagle looked at Tiffany's armpit hair, which was even thicker than its own, shook its head in disgust, pushed her aside, and then pushed open the bathroom door to peek inside...

It's called a restroom, but it's actually divided into two parts. On the right are several toilet stalls and a row of washbasins. On the other side is a sauna and a public shower room. Yue Yi's roar came from the sauna...

When the mountain eagle peered out, it happened to see Selena wrapped in a bath towel, holding her clean 'perfect baby' and almost three-year-old Ava as she came out.

Judging from the two little ones' rosy cheeks, they must have been cleaned up.

Through the crack in the open door, Mountain Eagle saw his son and Luna being washed in two steaming wooden tubs by Xiao Wan and Tessa...

Judging by the way those two women are washing the car, they're going to wash the two kids dry in one go.

Seeing his son screaming and crying like a baby, Mountain Eagle smacked his lips and suppressed the urge to save his son. Just as he was about to retreat and pretend he knew nothing, Selena, wrapped in a bath towel, walked over, stuffed the 'perfect baby' into his arms, and then carried Ava out...

"Come up and help dress the child..."

Selena's tone was natural, but Tiffany's strange look made Mountain Eagle very unhappy...

Looking down at the chubby, brown-haired, black-eyed baby in his arms, Mountain Eagle smacked his lips, but finally followed Selena's footsteps...

The only place in the house that gets relatively warm is the area heated by the fireplace; the rest of the house, heated by electric heaters, can only be kept around 12 or 13 degrees Celsius.

Selena, this Russian girl, is quite fierce. She led Mountain Eagle to her room, ignoring the glimpses of her exposed skin that she was revealing as she moved around. While laughing and joking with Ava, she directed Mountain Eagle to dress Perfect Little Treasure in a onesie of warm pajamas.

At this moment, Mountain Eagle would never make a mistake. He dressed the baby and then decisively went out and returned to the restaurant on the first floor.

Everyone was in a hurry to take a shower, so the preparation of dinner was delayed.

Mountain Eagle volunteered to be the chef, taking out the beef and mutton he had brought, and went to the tool shed to find a wood plane to slice the large pieces of beef and mutton into thin slices.

With so many people involved, the workload is also huge...

Fortunately, Zack and Angel, who had already finished showering, came over to help, which allowed Mountain Eagle to prepare the beef and mutton before everyone else finished showering.

While busy at work, Mountain Eagle looked at the mess around him and said to Yulia, who was washing vegetables, with some dissatisfaction, "Xiao Wan would never stand living in a place like this. Didn't Razer arrange for someone to help?"

Yulia has already learned that her older sister's entire salary has been docked this year, and she has been consciously avoiding her boss...

Upon hearing Mountain Eagle's question, Yulia said somewhat helplessly, "Sir, Razer previously arranged for his wife and women to help clean up, but if you've seen their living and hygiene habits, you'll understand that we'll do a better job ourselves."

Today, Mrs. Li asked us to do a thorough cleaning and personal hygiene, which is why the house is a bit messy.

It was actually fine before; as long as we hid the dirty clothes and such, we were clean!

Thinking of his clean-loving wife living in a house with a group of rugged women with military service experience, and the house even lacking hot water, Mountain Eagle nodded somewhat helplessly...

"Don't let Mrs. Li do the laundry, you take care of it..."

Upon hearing this, Yulia pointed to her own nose and said, "Me alone?"

Mountain Eagle frowned and said, "What's wrong? There's a washing machine and a dryer, what's wrong with one person?"

Yulia said with difficulty, "Sir, Mrs. Lee doesn't allow us to wash underwear with other clothes; it has to be hand-washed..."

As she spoke, Yulia glanced at the small hummingbird who was washing vegetables with her head down and said with disdain, "Boss, that bitch hummingbird's underwear is already moldy. I will absolutely not touch her underwear with my hands."

The mountain eagle couldn't understand women's habits either. He glanced at the charming young woman, Hummingbird, hesitated for a moment, and then decided not to disturb Xiao Wan's routine. So he decisively waved his hand and said, "Then everyone wash their own..."

"Damn, luckily I'm smart enough to bring enough underwear. Wearing one and throwing the other away will last me a month."

As he spoke, Mountain Eagle pretended not to see the shining eyes of Yulia and the others, turned around and patted Zack on the shoulder, saying, "I brought a lot of underwear, including yours and Fies's. Come to my place tonight, and I'll give you the underwear. After you're done wearing them, just secretly throw them away. Don't bother Mrs. Lee to wash them for you."

As Mountain Eagle spoke, the door to the cabin was pushed open. Thunder Serpent stood in the doorway but didn't come in. Instead, he beckoned to Mountain Eagle and said, "Mountain Eagle, come with me..."

The wounded soldier has woken up. Come with me to see him; I need your opinion on some things!

(End of this chapter)