Legendary Shelter Survival Guide

Chapter 136 Ash concrete prospective plan

"Wait, won't that give us the ability to manufacture or something?" Sean asked bewildered by Lucas's idea.

They were becoming a manufacturing facility day by day and there seemed to be no stop for the diversity of products made.

"Did you get one after making the planks? No right? Then why would we get one now?"

"First it was the wooden planks, fiber ropes, and the axe heads and spear, but they were important for the shelter. Yet this time, it seems like an overburdening task, Lucas." Bill said from the sidelines while taking a gulp of his saliva.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

"You all got problems but don't you see the upside of this situation? If we were to make a trade of these concrete bricks with others, it would be a gold mine in a place like this where a good living accommodation is a necessity!" Lucas was getting annoyed with all these questions.

He had the habit of just getting his ideas approved and doing the work yet this time almost everyone seemed a bit against the idea.

"But we don't have time. With the stuff we need to upgrade the shelter again and our training. Do you think it will be a good idea?" Haley chimed in.

The people who did not speak much were coming after him one by one and Lucas only became grumpier.

"Fine, you don't want to help? Then I will do it on my own in exchange for you all will be making the material for the shelter upgrade, alright?"

"'But we do it without you anyway."

"Just say yes and we can move forward. We don't have a lot of free time as you have stated before." Lucas got up with the blueprint for his concrete and moved outside making the others talk with each other for a while.

"Do you think it's a good idea, Uncle John?" Sandra asked John while taking a sip of the rejuvenation potion from a refined-looking cup.

Since the abundance of the liquid had made the storage full of potions. The potion was now used as a good fragrant tea that also helped make the impurities get outside everyone's body.

The potion was much more popular among the women rather the men as with each consumption, their faces and bodies were looking younger and younger until even Ella who was a 44 year old lady and a mother of two started looking like a 30 year old.

"I don't know right now, but Lucas is the leader so if he wants to make this stuff, me and my family will support him completely."

Jerry's groups looked at each other and started whispering among them. There was an imaginary line splitting the shelter civilians into two different groups.

The two segregated groups had two different leaders. The first one was John and his family with Sarah who stayed among themselves most of the time.

And then there were Jerry's groups whose people were comfortable with their original group.

-"And what would that be?"-

"I got all the stuff aside from the lime. Like, how do I even get lime in this unknown forest? Does lime even grow here? I am a bit confused, Mom."

"Honey, listen. I might not know much about this material but I know some facts here and there. First, if you don't get anything close enough to lime which I can't tell you as I don't know a single thing about chemistry, you can just use something citrus till you find a lead. It may sound dumb but trial runs can have a great impact on the outcome. You just try it and tell me how it went, okay?

Lucas sighed but couldn't help but smile at his mother's advice. She had a point, even if it seemed too obvious.

-"And I don't think your small group had a good reaction to this new 'production' you are trying to start."-

"Heh, nothing hides from you."

-"Well what can I say, I would have been the same. There are too many variables to tell whether this is a good idea or not. But you should follow what you think is right, Lucas. Don't take anyone's advice to heart and go with your gut."-

"Thanks, Mom, If I make the concrete brick successfully, I will send it to you for inspection."

-"Always there for you son."-

Lucas kept talking with her until the conversation of how there was a gap between the people in the shelter came up.

"Lucas, there is only so much you can do about it. You can't force people to get along with each other, this is not worth the time and effort. Just remember, dear, that being a leader means not only being strong but also being wise and understanding. Take the time to listen to others and try to find common ground. You have a good heart, Lucas, don't forget that,"- his mother advised.

"I would like to believe that."

With a bit of heartwarming motivation and advice, Lucas disconnected the call and had a chat with his sister to make sure that she was alright.

Turns out, the goblins were nowhere to be found and her group focused solely on leveling their skills. Her level may have been less but her skill progression was progressing great with one of her skills already in the 3rd level.

Lucas was very happy for him and after talking for about 10 minutes, he disconnected the call and went with his study.

Lucas already knew a very useful fact that even if making the potions repetitively helped him increase his proficiency little by little.

But discovering new and complex recipes helped him gain a better amount of proficiencies.

For example- the rejuvenation potion gave him around 20 percent of his potions brewing proficiency.