Having a powerful lord as a father figure, what's wrong with just wanting to draw cards?

"Mission accomplished! Let's get to work, everyone. Let's try to get all the bricks out before dark."

While the others continued to produce bricks using molds, Domi also continuously dispatched three strong men to transport limestone back and forth.

Edward had to rest for a while before getting back up and continuing to scorch the limestone with a fierce fire.

If he hadn't eaten the Sulfur-Fire Fruit from the auction, the temperature probably wouldn't have reached this high. But maintaining such a high temperature had exhausted him.

Meanwhile, the finished bricks also need to be quickly cooled and hardened by Rosa's workers to form usable bricks.

They worked like this until evening before stopping, and the bricks they made had already piled up into a small mountain on the cleared ground.

"Is this... enough?" Edward was exhausted. If he had to do this for another day, he might as well jump into the sea.

But Domi shook his head mercilessly: "This is not enough. To build a house that can accommodate the six of us, we'll need to work for at least two more days!"

poof...

Edward collapsed immediately after hearing this.

Aiwei, who works part-time as a doctor, took his pulse, looked up and said, "Don't worry, he's not completely dead yet, he's just exhausted."

Chapter 102 101 Valkyrie

Night fell, and luckily, it was a clear night with not a cloud in the sky, and the sky itself was ablaze with stars.

Everyone else lay down to sleep, except for Domi and Shia, who remained awake and on guard.

Domi was originally supposed to keep watch alone for the first half of the night, but Shia was worried that he would be too lonely, so she kept watch with him for the first half of the night.

The two sat on a log lying between two coconut trees.

"What are you looking at?"

"Valkyrie Star".

"I remember this star, hey, isn't it that one?"

Shea pointed to the brightest star in the sky, its light shimmering with a magenta hue.

"You actually know that? I thought not many people studied the stars." Domi seemed slightly surprised.

Shia tucked a few strands of her long hair that had fallen in front of her ear behind her ear, and her eyes, gazing at Valkyrie Star, shone as brightly as the night sky, reflecting the countless stars:

"Because, whenever I return to my room after a busy day, my only two pastimes are leaning on the balcony railing and looking at the stars."

"And don't you think the glow of Valkyrie is similar to my hair color?"

"really……"

"That's why I like this star the most, because it's through which I've come into contact with many other stars."

Domi glanced cautiously at Shia beside him out of the corner of his eye. She seemed lost in a bittersweet memory, so he quickly changed the subject:

"What's your other pastime?"

Shea turned to look at him with a smile on her lips: "I thought you knew."

"Besides stargazing, the only other pastime is listening to news of you from spies. Of course, this has only become popular in recent years. When I was younger, I only enjoyed stargazing."

Domi felt that Shia's childhood must have been difficult; if it were like his and Edward's, she certainly wouldn't have shown such an expression.

"Enough about me, you still haven't told me why we should watch Valkyrie!"

Both of them were making their own efforts to create a pleasant atmosphere for their conversation.

"According to ancient texts, Valkyrie is basically fixed in the Northern Hemisphere, and we can use this as a benchmark to calculate our current coordinates."

Upon hearing this, Shia opened her mouth slightly in surprise: "Is there anything you can do that I don't know?"

Domi smiled smugly: "There are so many, it's worth a lifetime to explore them."

"lifetime……"

His words seemed to have no other meaning; he simply began to explain to himself:

"Look... Valkyrie is the point where the Earth's axis points, perpendicular to the equatorial plane at ninety degrees, so its altitude above the horizon is its latitude. Valkyrie can also be understood as the 'North Star,' hence the North Pole is at a latitude of ninety degrees. Stars are so far away that they can be considered infinitely far, so the line of sight from other latitudes to Valkyrie is the same as the line of sight from the North Pole. Or, to put it another way, a beam of light emitted from Valkyrie reaching the North Pole and reaching other latitudes can be considered parallel light to the eyes of people at those locations..."

He drew a sketch in the sand.

"Angle α and angle 3 are alternate interior angles, angle 3 and angle 2 are complementary, and angle 2 and angle 1 are complementary. Therefore, angle 3 = angle 1 = angle α. Angle 1 is the local latitude of point A. Thus, we conclude that the horizon latitude of Valkyrie is the local latitude..."

"In summary, as long as we know the current latitude of Valkyrie, we can determine our current latitude."

"Ha~~~"

Shea yawned widely.

"Then... what good is having latitude?"

"With only latitude and no longitude, we cannot know our exact location. But if I have the opportunity to come to this mysterious sea again in the future and know the latitude, I will definitely be able to return here again as long as I have the time."

"When we see the shelter we built together again, we will definitely be filled with emotion. After all, it was a house that was actually livable, built by a group of pampered children from noble families. It is a symbol of our wisdom, hard work, courage to resist fate, and never giving up."

I think...it will be as meaningful as a time capsule.

Perhaps even Domi himself didn't realize how romantic those words were when he said them. He only knew that Shia had been watching him out of the corner of her eye for a long, long time, until her eyelids started to droop and her head finally slumped limply onto his shoulder.

Ah!

He was startled.

"Sia...Sia?"

There was no response, only slow and rhythmic breathing.

Having studied breathing extensively, he knew that faking sleep wouldn't work, so Shia was truly asleep.

"Let me know in advance if you're going to sleep..."

Domi sighed helplessly, carefully stood up, picked her up in a princess carry, and placed her next to Rosa. He also tucked the hair behind her face to prevent her from sneezing while sleeping and waking herself up.

"Have a sweet dream."

May tonight pass peacefully.

The next morning, before the sun had fully risen, Domi was already ready to greet the first rays of sunlight.

Self-discipline is a personal matter; strong people never complain about their environment.

The others knew that Domi had this habit, so they didn't disturb him after he woke up and went off in groups to pick coconuts for breakfast.

After breakfast, it's time to get back to work.

However, this time someone had to start laying the bricks, so Domi handed the skill over to Shia and Aiwei, who had nowhere else to use it.

I was responsible for transporting the limestone, Edward for lighting the stove, Argyle for rubbing the bricks, and Rosa for speeding up the cooling and solidification. After thinking it over, I realized that the two of them were the most suitable.

They were all born into noble or royal families, so they should have some aesthetic understanding of architecture.

Domi doesn't need any castles, a matchbox will do.

Moreover, the two don't get along. Since they don't get along, they should spend more time together. It would be good for them to get to know each other better through work.

Thus, the six people had a clear division of labor and were extremely efficient. The prototype of the brick shelter had already appeared, with four walls and even an opening left to block the door.

The next day was sunny, and there was no wind or rain all day.

On the third day, although it was cloudy, Domi urged everyone to speed up and quickly lay the wooden planks on the roof.

Judging from the sky, it looks like an even bigger and longer downpour is coming.

As for the door, since they didn't have a hinge or any other mechanical mechanism, and there wasn't enough time to make one out of wood, Argyle raised a clod of dirt to block the door after they hid inside the house.

Let's talk about whether it was properly closed or not.

A circular recess was left in the middle of the house to be used to build a campfire, and the dried branches and the remaining coconuts were piled in the corner.

The thoughtful Shia and Ivy even built an extra toilet, digging a pit and stuffing it into a clay box made by Argyle as a storage place for excrement, which could also be changed.

The bathroom has a separate vent, which prevents odors from drifting into the master bedroom—it's incredibly convenient!

You have to turn right after you go out the door, and the issue of tissues also needs to be resolved...

But that's a matter for the future; let's leave it for later.

"Boom, boom, boom!!"

Just then, thunder rumbled outside.

Unlike distant thunder, this thunder seemed to strike right on their heads, so loud it made their ears ring, as if they were afraid they had done something wrong and were about to be struck down by the heavens.

Crimson lightning tore through the sky.

A tornado rose again from the sea, enveloping the cursed island. No ship could enter in such weather, and no one could leave.

Isolated from the world.

Perhaps only this blazing, warm flame before them can offer them solace.

Domi looked at his worried and frightened companions and knew full well what was going to happen.

Even a person with some power in society might go insane if they fall into such a predicament, let alone those who are already at the very top. The disparity in status and experience is enough to destroy the young heart of a child.

The reason why Rosa Edward and the others didn't cry and fuss like children in movies and TV shows was largely due to their own existence.

He gave everyone hope to survive, and the construction of the brick huts gave them temporary refuge, but this could not eliminate the abyss-like gap between them.

Actually, even he was the same. Just two days ago he was indulging in a life of luxury in the castle, but today... Look at himself, his suit is tattered from working, his shoes are covered in mud and dust, and his face has become thinner from not eating much.

If this continues, everyone's spirits will eventually break down.

He needs to figure something out...

"Boom, boom, boom!"

The thunder was like divine punishment, repeatedly stimulating their already fragile hearts.

"Tomorrow... let's improve our meals tomorrow," Domi suggested. "It's best not to go deep into the forest, there are unknown monsters there. We can dive down to the sea not far away and catch some fish to eat."

"It can also be used to make a distillation apparatus, so that we can drink pure water."

Domi throws out one hope after another, trying to rekindle even a sliver of their expectations for life and to help them forget a little of their past lives, but it is all in vain.

Everyone just nodded silently; the atmosphere inside the small house was extremely oppressive.