usatvline Chapter 139: Silk Threads of the Spider Monster
Chapter 139: Silk Threads of the Spider Monster
When searching for the place where the water spider was hiding, it was soon found. If Tulio was interested, he could even put his hand in it, the silk ball was just the right size.
As it was difficult to find the end of the thread, he cut off a thread from the surface with an Orihalk silver knife. Despite some resistance, he wanted to use the thread because of its high strength, but the mucus adhering to it was unacceptable.
The untied silk thread was rolled into a small handful, and then the components of the silk thread itself were pulled out through the transformation magic. As the separated mucus flowed down from Ye Kai's hand.
“Did it work?”
“How is it? How is it?”
In order to know the result as soon as possible, she stopped her inquiry with her palm and tried to wash it with river water. Touching the silk thread lightly, it was no longer sticky.
He pulled the thread with both hands, and even a person with enhanced body could not break it. It seemed that the strength had not decreased.
"That's it."
"Very good!"
Chamu peeked over from behind, then hugged Ye Kai from behind and said happily: "The fishing line is done!"
"oh oh!"
Now everyone was in high spirits. However, Ye Kai did not tell them that there would be a difficult task ahead.
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The three silk balls were secured, and they left the dense forest. They wanted to catch the clue of the silk thread before dawn. And it was the end of the silk thread, not the opportunity, but the real end.
In order to make it easier to untie, they first took out the slime. After cleaning and drying it, they fell into thinking. There must be a clue in the huge silk ball, but there is no way to find it.
"Ah! This, it's no longer sticky, right?"
“It should be.”
"Well, then, if I stroke it gently, the end won't disappear?"
"That's it!"
Finot's suggestion was very reasonable. Just increase the friction and the unconnected ends will pop out.
As a result, a group of adults gathered around the silk ball, stroking it one by one. Is even a small force a comfort? When found, the outstanding Fino showed the ability to grab the end of the silk thread. Today seems to be a warm hug day.
"Then I'll leave it to you guys."
"Huh? Why?"
Ye Kai announced his withdrawal midway, and everyone was confused.
“I’m going to go and reel the line. Unwind it and then wind it around a suitable wooden stick. A few dozen meters or a few hundred meters will do.”
"Really?"
“Well, okay, I’ll do my best!”
Once Cham gave the order, they had to get to work. They were going to make tackle for everyone, so get going.
(So, what should I do?)
It seems a bit difficult to make a reel like the ones used in the original world, and even if it is made, maintenance is impossible for ordinary people. Even a simple version will hopefully be easier to use than before.
(Let’s try that first.) Ye Kai thought.
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The highly hard alloy is first deformed into steel wires, which are then cut to precise lengths and molded into true spherical shapes.
After the size of the finished ball is confirmed to be correct, the two rings are made. A small ring is made inside the large ring, the size of which is adapted to the inside of the large ring, and then a semicircular high-precision groove is made on the contact surface, and the ball is placed into it through the pre-made hole in the large ring.
When the ball is filled, use the Transformation Magic to flatten the hole. Fill the inside with the small ring, then play the outer ring with your fingers, gradually fine-tuning it to a smooth turning size.
Ye Kai is making ball bearings.
Among mechanical parts, this is a component that requires extremely high precision. Although it is widely used in common tools such as bicycles in daily life, it is rarely noticed.
This mechanical component is often used in situations where smooth rotation is required, and he is trying to recreate it from scratch.
He looked up the structure on his tablet device and memorized it in his mind.
The actual production of balls that required high precision was only a matter of imagination, so they solved this problem. However, they encountered difficulties in producing large numbers of balls of the same size.
Initially, they considered using a scale to make adjustments, but that was too delicate and time-consuming, so they came up with the idea of preparing the same amount of material to make the ball by deforming the material into a certain size of wire and then cutting it into precisely equal length pieces.
Ye Kai does often draw on past knowledge, but to achieve this, such wisdom is also required. But it is not that he is taking advantage of the hard work of others.
Ye Kai looked at the ball bearings making light sounds with satisfaction, and then began mass production.
Nearby, people were busy unwinding the thread from the skein. Terrio probably had a hard time adjusting the angle of the skein to ensure it would unwind freely.
While Chaim, who was reeling in the fishing gear, was imagining the finished fishing tackle, humming a little tune.
“That’s really amazing.”
Finau marveled at finding herself holding a finished ball bearing. She was the most intellectually curious person at the party.
Although Chaim was also curious, her interests were broader. Fino always accurately guessed the purpose of even the most unfamiliar institutions.
"Yeah, that's a handy way to turn an axle. Where do you think it could be used?"
"The first thing that comes to my mind is a cart or a horse-drawn carriage. Or a waterwheel or something like that. Anything that has the word 'cart' in it can be used, right?"
“That’s right.”
She was very perceptive. Although she had no idea what the mechanism was, she was able to pinpoint its purpose.
"Mr. Ye Kai's hometown is indeed full of people with great ideas."
"Yeah, that's amazing. I respect you."
“Me too~”
They smiled at each other, but Terrio looked at them with dissatisfaction. He urged Fino to continue the work of winding the wire. When the mass production of ball bearings was completed, it was already a good time.
After finishing the day's work, we started preparing dinner. Apparently, spider legs are more suitable for roasting. The experimental soup pot was too sweet and difficult to adjust the taste, so it didn't turn out well. Such failures are also common when cooking unknown ingredients.
A busy day is over, and everyone relaxes their tired bodies and falls into a peaceful sleep.
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When they woke up, they found that it was raining early in the morning, which was rare. Because they were camping under the ruins bridge, they were not woken by the rain, but they still felt a little irritated.
However, since we had no plans to move that day, it was a good thing. The three of them still had work to do with the reeling, but I heard last night that it was almost finished.