Alaska Gold Rush

Chapter 489 Everything is ready

Henderson looked a little excited and said with great anticipation, "I always thought that those professional skills would be useless, but I didn't expect that I would have the opportunity to show my abilities again!"

Chen Ruobai was not happy with these remarks, "I am recruiting you only because of your rich experience in wilderness survival and your certain military qualities. I don't think that working at Robert Mining Company will make your previous abilities useless."

"Really?" Henderson looked at Chen Ruobai and asked, "We used to do prospecting for a short period of time, and we could leave at any time, so a tent is enough. Do you think it's okay to build a shelter? Is it necessary?"

It seems to be true. For Chen Ruobai and the others, sometimes these things are really of no use. This is also a fact.

Henderson continued, "I think it will be very easy to do this now because we don't take into account the local materials that some extreme survivalists pursue."

There are many people in the United States who have a sense of crisis. They like basements and shelters, while some people pursue local materials and try not to use modern civilization equipment or tools.

But those are not necessary for people like Chen Ruobai. They have some ready-made tools in their hands, so of course they have to use them. Only in this way can they be more efficient and save some time.

Henderson nailed a few small wooden stakes and pulled up the thread. An area that seemed to be only a dozen square meters appeared, which can be regarded as the 'foundation'.

"We are building a semi-buried shelter. I think it is safer this way." Henderson said directly, "Now your task is to start digging here. My requirement is that the depth is one meter and a half. This is where we’ll be staying for the next while.”

Of course, Chen Ruobai would not object, but he still said, "If it were me, I could choose to prepare the wood. That is my professional field. Digging in the mud is too unskilled for me."

Henderson joked, "No, you don't need to do anything technical. We only need a few wooden boards, which we even bought. So hurry up and dig the soil. I hope it can be done today." Finished.”

Morgan was already standing by with a shovel and said, "He went to deal with those things. Now we just need to dig the soil. Dig the hole out so that we can continue the construction work."

Chen Ruobai made some small complaints and said, "Well, no one can be lazy, I can only work hard. I am sure now that even if I am the boss, I will not get any special treatment."

Morgan immediately gave a small compliment and said, "This is why we respect you very much, not just because you make money or give us a good salary. We all respect you as a person, and you must also know that some bosses treat What a bad attitude from the staff.”

Henderson, who was not far away, also said, "That's true. Although you are a young man who has made great achievements in your career, you have always worked hard and have great respect for us. You have been in contact with us. Some people are different, they are not as rich as you, but they are very proud."

Chen Ruobai seemed a little proud of this kind of small compliment, but he didn't need to blush at all. He felt that what everyone said was true.

Morgan said while digging, "I'm a gold digger, and my job is to dig. Whether I'm digging for mineral sand with an excavator or drilling holes with those special shovels, I can't do without digging. I didn't expect that there are so many more now." An experience, digging a hole and building a shelter.”

It seems that this is really the case. Chen Ruobai and the others have really gained some seemingly good experiences, as long as they are digging hard. Even if the nature is slightly different, you need to dig when it's time to dig.

Morgan continued, "I think driving an excavator is the easiest, and this job is relatively easy now. What I hate the most is drilling holes. It is the most tiring job!"

"But even if you don't like it, drilling holes is the focus of your job." Chen Ruobai said happily, "It is like this now and it will be like this in the future. As long as you are still at Robert Mining Company, you will have to come into contact with the job you hate most. .”

Morgan was speechless for a moment, but he knew that what Levi said was very reasonable, and he could only accept such a thing.

These are the types of work he does. At this time, don't think about what you like or dislike, and work hard to do the job well. This is what he should do.

There is nothing more to say, Chen Ruobai and Morgan are just digging hard. Henderson began to process some of the previous wood, dig out some mortise and tenon structures, and perform some simple processing.

These things are not difficult to say, especially considering that Chen Ruobai and the others have bought a lot of things, so it is more convenient to make them.

It took a long time for Chen Ruobai and Morgan to dig out a pit that was about one and a half meters deep. It was a little over three meters wide and a little over four meters long. It was not particularly big, but it was basically enough. .

After taking a look, Henderson said, "Dig a few holes along the edge, and I'm going to prepare to erect the wood."

Chen Ruobai did not act like a boss and quickly dug a hole with Morgan. Henderson immediately carried over the wood that had been processed before. There was no carbonization or other work. These shelters were for one-time use only.

Six pieces of wood are erected, and the mortise and tenon structure is also used as a support at the bottom. In addition to further ensuring stability, this is also to enable better laying of wooden boards.

"I'll lay out the tarpaulin later, and you can put the planks in." Henderson was still very happy, but he also complained, "This has no technical content at all. We bought these planks."

There are grooves on both sides of the load-bearing columns, which Henderson made when Chen Ruobai and the others were digging the pit. This was naturally to enable the subsequent installation of wooden boards.

"We are not considering survival in the wilderness. I would definitely be happier if we could directly build a work shed." Chen Ruobai joked, "But this shelter looks pretty good and is very safe to live in."

Henderson just smiled and said nothing more. What Chen Ruobai said was very reasonable. This is not survival in the wilderness, nor is it a test of the survival skills of survival experts. It should be done as conveniently as possible. Saving time is the first priority. bit.

After all, building a small shelter does not require much money, which is no burden to Chen Ruobai.

It is indeed because of the inconvenience of the road, otherwise it would not have taken half a day to build a shelter. Problems that can be solved with money are not problems at all for Chen Ruobai.

Chen Ruobai and Morgan were responsible for one side of the wall. They installed the purchased wooden boards directly along the slots, just like stacking wood. There was no gold content and no technical difficulty. Henderson was not idle at this time. He was still further processing some wood, including fixing the frames and so on.

"Robert, the wall is almost finished." Henderson continued to arrange the tasks and said, "Backfill, fill the gaps between the soil and the wall. Although the tarpaulin is good, it will be more warm after backfilling."

Chen Ruobai didn't have any objections because this job was relatively easy. And Henderson and Morgan are now busy putting up the beams and the roof, which is the gable. It seems that the triangular structure is indeed more stable.

The shelter is semi-buried, with a hole of about 1.5 meters. Including the roof, the internal height is almost more than two meters. It is relatively spacious, and there is absolutely no need to lower your head when entering.

The roof also needs to be installed with a tarpaulin and some beams laid on it. It is basically complete. At that time, it only needs to be covered with some moss, branches and leaves, etc. Basically this shelter will be enough.

Chen Ruobai and the others didn't think about things like warmth retention. They didn't need to think about it in this season. The most important thing was that they couldn't live here in the cold winter, so of course many things could be simplified and they didn't need to be so complicated. The problem.

Leave a small window, take out a smoke exhaust hole, and install the small door I bought. After all this busy work, it's basically done.

"Now only the internal wooden boards are left, and we also brought a small generator." Henderson said happily, "All the work here will be completed tonight. This shelter is high-end enough."

There is absolutely nothing wrong with this statement. Chen Ruobai also thinks that this shelter is quite good. Compared with tents, such a shelter is absolutely perfect. No one even needs to think about things like vigil.

Morgan happily said while arranging the boards, "If we had known the time to work here, we should have built the shelter earlier."

The truth is this, but no one can actually guarantee things like prospecting, and no one can guarantee how long it will take to prospect here.

"Now we only need to install a small fireplace, and the initial insulation can be guaranteed." Henderson said confidently, "The biggest advantage of the semi-buried shelter is the warmth. We don't have to sleep in sleeping bags at night. ”

Living standards are constantly improving, and Chen Ruobai is a little proud, "This is your value. It is definitely the right choice for you to join this dynamic young team!"

Henderson also laughed and expressed confidently, "I think so too. This is the right decision for me and the company!"

Morgan stopped talking nonsense. After finishing these things, he went to prepare dinner first. A lot of things have been done in this day. Although some actual prospecting work has not been carried out, the preparations can be said to be quite sufficient.

This is a very good thing. Sharpening the knife will not miss the time to chop wood. Everyone has now done these preparations, which means that the next work can proceed smoothly.

Everyone is busy, and these preliminary preparations are actually not tiring. Compared with prospecting, I don’t know how much easier it is.

The shelter was set up, which really made everyone feel a lot more relaxed, and they felt a sense of security and accomplishment. Even though this shelter is not very high-end, it can indeed bring a lot of help to everyone.

After simply cleaning the board, Morgan said, "It seems like this is the only way to go. I think putting a camp bed is enough. But it's still too small here, and we can only squeeze in this small space."

"It's better than a tent. Its purpose is just to save us from keeping vigil." Chen Ruobai said with a smile, "I think this place is better than a tent. At least we don't have to think about keeping vigil at all now."

This is indeed the case. There is no need to consider such complicated things now. The purpose of this shelter is to allow Chen Ruobai and the others to have a solid sleep after a hard day of prospecting work. Naturally, there is no need to expect much else.

After all, this is prospecting in the wild. Even if living standards are relatively better now, the improvement is indeed limited.

The small shelter is quite comfortable, and the safety of the semi-buried shelter can be guaranteed. Even if a beast like a bear comes over, you don't have to worry about being slapped to pieces.

What's more, even with some protection, people like Chen Ruobai can't completely ignore some things. After all, they are armed. If there is any special situation, these people can wake up immediately and join the battle.

Of course, this is only for wild animals. If they are attacked by some bad guys, this shelter will not be able to give everyone any sense of security. At that time, they will most likely end up being caught in a trap.

Fortunately, there is no need to worry too much about these things. Although there is some chaos here in the United States, it is not so chaotic that some people come with guns and cannons to encircle and suppress them.

Chen Ruobai is doing serious business, which naturally means that some things require a sense of crisis, but there is really no need to be intimidated. It is not good to scare yourself like that.

The preparation work can be said to be quite complete. Chen Ruobai and his team's preliminary preparation work is obviously not just a shelter where people can sleep soundly. The other equipment, instruments, etc. they brought can also be used in the shelter. It will provide a lot of help in the next work.

Chen Ruobai, who was confident in his heart, felt more stable and at ease, and he was looking forward to the next work.

He had prepared so much just to be able to go smoothly in the next work. He had very high expectations for the next prospecting work.

He is already at the threshold of success. As long as he continues to work hard, he will definitely be able to create greater success, and he is full of expectations for this!

(End of this chapter)