The following morning, the aroma of breakfast filled the air, and the family gathered to eat.
While they ate, Neil announced his plans for the day. "I'm going to start working on the fence today," he said, a determined glint in his eyes.
Soon after, everyone busied themselves with their respective tasks.
Neil's first step was to mark the boundary for the fence. With the house as the center, he carefully measured out thirty meters in all directions, outlining a large square perimeter.
He then began to dig a trench along this marked border using a stone shovel, intending to clear a one-block-wide strip of dirt around their home.
However, the stone shovel unexpectedly broke after he had only managed to clear one side of the border.
Undeterred, Neil accessed his mental crafting table and quickly fashioned three more stone shovels, using nine stone blocks and six sticks in the process.
Equipped with the new shovels, he continued digging the one-block-deep trench along the remaining three sides of the border, using one shovel for each side.
By the time he finished digging, he had cleared ninety blocks of dirt on each of the four sides.
Neil then mentally checked his inventory:
Page 1:
* 17 oak wood blocks (1 slot)
* 79 sticks (2 slot)
Page 2:
* 2 oak saplings (1 slot)
* 7 sweet berries (2 slot)
Page 3:
* 100 stone (1 slot)
* 35 stone (2 slot)
* 26 coal (3 slot)
* 100 dirt (4 slot)
* 100 dirt (5 slot)
* 100 dirt (6 slot)
* 60 dirt (7 slot)
Realizing he didn't have enough stone for the entire fence, Neil decided to return to the cave to mine more. He grabbed his iron pickaxe and held a torch in his off-hand, venturing back into the depths.
As he mined, his iron pickaxe eventually gave way and broke.
Checking his inventory, Neil was pleased to see he had collected ten full slots of stone, totaling one thousand blocks. Adding the one hundred and thirty-five stone he had before, he now had a substantial eleven hundred and thirty-five stone blocks.
Emerging from the cave, he noted it was already afternoon. He made his way back to the house.
After resting for a while and having a light meal, his sister asked if he wanted to go out together. To this Neil declined, explaining that he needed to focus on building the stone fence. So she went out on her own.
Afterward, Neil immediately got to work.
First, he placed stone blocks in the empty trench he had dug earlier, using up three hundred and sixty stone blocks in the process.
Next, he calculated the amount of stone needed for the walls. Knowing that six stone blocks crafted six stone wall blocks and aiming for a two-meter-high wall around the perimeter, he did the math. With ninety blocks on each of the four sides, the total length was three hundred and sixty blocks. Doubling that for the two-meter height meant he needed seven hundred and twenty stone wall blocks. He then accounted for a two-by-two block space for a door on each of the four sides, totaling sixteen blocks of space to leave empty. Subtracting this from the total, he needed seven hundred and four stone wall blocks
(720 - 16 = 704).
So, he crafted the seven hundred and four stone wall blocks.
And then, he carefully placed these stone wall blocks on top of the stone block foundation he had laid. Working diligently, he completed the wall around all four sides of their property, intentionally leaving a two-by-two block space in the center of each side for a door.
And so, his wall construction was complete.
Next, Neil used three oak wood blocks to craft twelve wooden planks.
by using these twelve planks, he created eight wooden doors (six planks make four doors).
Finally, he placed two doors in the two-by-two opening on each of the four sides of the stone wall.
With that his work was complete.
Soon after, his sister returned, her eyes widening in amazement at the impressive stone fence surrounding their home.
The women of the family were equally astonished and impressed by Neil's hard work.
Feeling the exhaustion of the day's labor, Neil rested. Meanwhile Aunt Astrid, noticing his fatigue, offered him some fruit to eat.
While resting, Neil checked his inventory:
Page 1:
* 17 oak wood blocks (1 slot)
* 79 sticks (2 slot)
Page 2:
* 2 oak saplings (1 slot)
* 7 sweet berries (2 slot)
Page 3:
* 71 stone (1 slot)
* Empty (2 slot)
* 26 coal (3 slot)
* 100 dirt (4 slot)
* 100 dirt (5 slot)
* 100 dirt (6 slot)
* 60 dirt (7 slot)
As evening arrived, everyone returned home, their expressions a mixture of shock and happiness upon seeing the sturdy stone fence.
They showered Neil with praise for his incredible effort. Grandpa offered a heartfelt thank you, recalling the many times wild animals had breached the village's wooden fences, injuring family members. He expressed his relief that they would no longer have to fear within their property's boundaries, all thanks to his grandson.Whom he was proud of.
Later, They had dinner together, the atmosphere lively and filled with appreciation. Afterwards,Neil utterly exhausted, fell asleep almost instantly, seen that his sister abandoning her nightly story with a gentle smile, understanding his fatigue goes to sleep.