After a brief thought, Chuck walked down the stone slope and headed straight for the Eastern Beach.
Now, some curious person might ask: Chuck, Chuck, isn't there a large rocky beach when you climb up the cliff? If you're looking for limestone, why go to the beach instead?
The answer was coral.
The stones found in the dried riverbeds on the island were varied, mostly useless pebbles, or materials like the flint he had found before. Limestone might exist, but searching for it would be troublesome.
Collecting coral was much simpler and more direct. Coincidentally, Chuck had once been curious about how these shallow sea formations were created.
Simply put, they are the calcareous exoskeletons secreted by marine animals called coral polyps. Through clustering and successive generations, large amounts of these exoskeletons bond together over the years, forming what is called a coral reef.
Chuck had previously seen colorful coral under the shallow water at both the Eastern and Southern beaches. Its main component was precisely the limestone he needed.
However, since he had limited mobility and needed to use his staff to walk, transporting the smashed coral back to the kiln was the problem.
Chuck couldn't find a better solution and would just have to make several tiring trips.
Still, after another round of potion enhancement, his mind and body had both been boosted by 40%. His abundant physical strength and much-improved coordination allowed Chuck to quickly adapt to the rhythm of walking with the aid of the staff.
Upon reaching the beach, Chuck rolled up his trousers and stepped into the shallow water. He then used the flint axe as a makeshift pickaxe. The coral was brittle and could be easily smashed into large, often exquisite and complete pieces, which he could then carry back to the shelter.
He repeated this process.
Unexpectedly, as noon approached, just when he was about to make his last trip and stop for a meal, he had an unexpected encounter in the forest.
Chuck raised an eyebrow as he saw Gu Yitong walking toward him, carrying a palm basket filled with wild fruits and vegetables.
The latter clearly saw him too. Her plump, mature body trembled slightly, and a hint of embarrassment instantly appeared on her beautiful face.
Chuck scanned her up and down and asked calmly.
"Looking for me?"
He thought the woman would put on airs and act aloof again, but this time, it was completely unexpected.
Gu Yitong flushed, awkwardly averted her gaze, and then nodded slightly.
"Yes, I have something I want to ask of you…"
Listen to her, as if any time she came looking for me wasn't to ask for a favor.
Chuck smiled, shook his head, and waved his hand.
"I'm busy. Go wait up there."
"..."
Seeing Chuck's cold attitude, Gu Yitong didn't show any dissatisfaction. She simply watched him leave, then silently walked toward the shelter.
After walking a distance, Chuck finally stopped and looked back, pondering.
He took out his phone, opened Gu Momo's chat window, and tried to find out what was going on.
As usual, Gu Momo was instantly responsive to Chuck's messages. However, perhaps due to the awkward "offering herself" conversation they had previously, the little Lolita's attitude toward Chuck was a bit stiff and shy, not as casual as before.
After a few exchanges, he couldn't get any specific information from Gu Momo, only sensing from her fragmented words that Gu Yitong was indeed behaving strangely.
[Momo the Great]: If I had to say, I feel like Mom has been very gentle these past two days. She used to lecture me occasionally, but recently she's only been worrying about me. I don't know what's wrong…
Chuck put his phone away and continued to bend down to smash the last piece of coral from the shallow water.
Don't say.
This is getting interesting.
The sun reached its zenith. Chuck had made over a dozen round trips and collected a large amount of strangely shaped coral reef. Julia had been equally diligent, gathering a good amount of firewood.
Chuck returned to the shelter and first saw Gu Yitong kneeling by the fireplace, with a palm basket of fruits and vegetables beside her, waiting for him with an embarrassed expression.
However, Chuck merely glanced at her, ignoring her, and went straight to the kiln to light the fire.
After stoking the fire and adding wood, Chuck felt the kiln temperature was adequate, so he tried to place a tree branch inside.
As expected, the production button did not light up.
[Synthesis Prompt: To make charcoal in the kiln, it is best to choose dense, slow-burning hardwood.]
Sure enough.
Chuck couldn't help but smile and shake his head.
It seemed trying to take a shortcut by using ordinary sticks and firewood to make inferior charcoal wouldn't fool the Workbench system.
However, hardwood wasn't hard to get. Just like when he upgraded the shelter, he could go to the Redwood Forest, chop down a redwood log, haul it back, and split it with the axe.
But that also meant that until Chuck's leg injury was healed, he likely couldn't burn charcoal and upgrade the kiln. So, before then, he would have to prepare the lime, clay bricks, and clay.
In short, everything was focused on getting the sago starch as soon as possible. Chuck couldn't wait any longer to live the life of eating flatbreads heartily.
He retrieved the stick, throwing it directly into the fire pit below the kiln to raise the temperature further. Then, Chuck placed a whole piece of coral reef into the kiln.
This time, the button finally lit up.
[Facility "Simple Kiln" detected item placed inside: Coral Reef] [Can be fired into: Lime Powder × 20. Kiln temperature has met the firing standard. Estimated firing time: 8 hours. Start production?]
Holy cow.
Chuck was startled when he saw the required firing time.
Just one piece of coral would take that long?
However, once finished, he would get twenty portions of lime powder, which was more than enough for his current needs.
Chuck looked at the more than ten pieces of coral he had laboriously carried back to the kiln area all morning and scratched his head.
Poor planning. I collected too much.
But lime would surely be useful later on, so he didn't worry about the waste.
He pressed the button. The countdown light cluster appeared and slowly drifted into the kiln. Calcination smoke curled up from the top of the furnace.
Eight hours, just enough time to finish by nightfall. All he had to do was make sure to keep adding wood.
Having done all this, Chuck finally turned around and looked at Gu Yitong, who had been kneeling by the fire pit, waiting for a long time.
He had deliberately ignored her to confirm the depth of resolve this once-arrogant woman had reached.
Judging by the posture Gu Yitong had adopted from the beginning and her patience in waiting until now, this visit was fundamentally different from previous times when she sought help only for food or water out of desperation.
Frankly, even without concrete information from Gu Momo, Chuck had a vague idea of what was happening after his deliberations on the way back.
The "Career Woman Transformation Project," which had quietly emerged in Chuck's mind since the day he killed the wild boar, accidentally entered the Eastern Beach, and first met the mother and daughter, seemed to be finally reaching its conclusion.
From the first time, kneeling naked; to the second time, the frantic stripping dance; and the third time, crawling and barking like a dog—Gu Yitong had repeatedly lowered her boundaries before Chuck for the sake of her daughter.
The arrogant pretense she displayed during their first meeting, looking down on him and trying to chase him away, had been thoroughly shattered by her own actions, transforming her into a shameless, compliant puppet.
At the same time, it also allowed Chuck to discover the perverted nature hidden deep within her heart.
Chuck slowly stepped forward, unhurriedly sitting down on the wooden bed. Then, he looked at Gu Yitong, who was kneeling opposite him, and spoke calmly.
"Speak."
Beside Chuck, Julia, who was preparing lunch for the two of them in a clay pot, also raised her blue eyes and looked at Gu Yitong with interest.
She had disliked this proud yet incompetent Chinese woman from the start, so she naturally felt pleased to know that the woman was about to make a ridiculous spectacle of herself again.
Under the gaze of both of them, that familiar sense of humiliation resurfaced in Gu Yitong's heart.
But this time, she showed no expression of anger or sorrow, not even dissatisfaction.
She stood up as she had before, not even needing Chuck to prompt her. She actively slipped out of her light, tight floral dress, revealing her tits, and then the tight triangle below.
In a blink, her shy, massive twin peaks, still large and heavy like water bags, and the neat black forest below were once again fully exposed before Chuck.
No matter how many times he saw her, Gu Yitong's body exuded a mature, feminine scent that truly ignited the most primal fire in a man's heart.
She flushed with an almost pathological crimson across her face, dropped to her knees with a thud, and then looked up at Chuck, pleading in a tone she had never used before.
"Please, take care of Momo for me from now on!"
At those words, Chuck's expression and mood remained completely unmoved.
He subtly tilted his head, exchanging a glance with Julia beside him, who merely shrugged, her small face conveying an expression of "not surprising at all."
The woman had finally accepted her incompetence and realized that her daughter's life was more important than her own dignity.
However, despite Chuck's expectation, and despite his original intention to provide for both the mother and daughter, intentions were just intentions.
He knew that the true feeling in the heart of this mature puppet before him was not the desolate despair she believed it to be.
Otherwise, why was the black forest between her legs flooding again?
Why did a puddle of water stain mysteriously appear on the ground beneath her pale body?
Why did her eyes, despite her sorrowful expression, look up at him full of anticipation?
"What a wretched woman."
Julia pursed her lips in disgust.
Even the slightly slower Julia had now seen through this woman's perverted nature. Every time she was humiliated, her body clearly became excited to the point of squirtin', yet her mouth insisted on maintaining her dignity. Coupled with her aggressive demeanor when she first came looking for Chuck, Julia had completely lost the last shred of respect for the Chinese woman.
"He—tui."
She spat in disgust toward Gu Yitong's vicinity. She didn't expect this action to upset the other woman; instead, Gu Yitong's cheeks grew even redder, and her mature, soft flesh trembled involuntarily once more.
Chuck saw her fully opened switch—her perverted nature was completely awakened, yet her mind hadn't fully caught up. She was only one step away from realization.
He pondered for a moment and decided to personally tear down this last psychological barrier.
Taking a bowl of meat soup from Julia, Chuck took a sip, then slowly stood up, looking down at Gu Yitong kneeling before him.
Finally, he spoke slowly.
"Gu Yitong, you are a perverted masochist, aren't you?"
"..."
Huh?
Hearing Chuck's sudden words, Gu Yitong's flushed face and intoxicated eyes paused momentarily, and then her mind went blank for an instant.
Pervert?
Masochist?
Me?
She looked at Chuck, her eyes full of confusion.
What a joke? How could I possibly…
Sshhh—!
But just as she was about to protest, her body seemed to contradict her thoughts. A powerful stream of fluid suddenly jetted out, actually splashing water onto the ground.
Her plump, mature body arched abruptly. Her snow-white neck, along with her face, instantly turned scarlet. Her beautiful eyes became somewhat unfocused.
Eh?
A torrent of intense pleasure and bliss blurred her consciousness. Gu Yitong's mind was blank, leaving only a question mark.
What is happening to me?
Chuck was startled by the sudden stream of fluid and instinctively stepped back half a pace, then laughed in annoyance.
"Damn, you almost sprayed my leg. I call you a pervert, and you get excited?"
"Speaking of which, considering your usually haughty and dignified appearance, what would your beloved daughter think if she knew your perverted nature?"
Sshhh—!!
It was as if her mature, pink lips below were speaking back to Chuck. Every word he uttered was met with a powerful stream of fluid from Gu Yitong's body, each one stronger than the last.
A small stream had already gathered on the ground, slowly flowing down the flat stone slope toward the fire pit.
Gu Yitong's legs were violently twitching now, her body shaking like a sieve. Her two pink, mature feet lifted high, arching her entire voluptuous body into an exaggerated curve. Then, she flipped over and collapsed onto the ground, utterly drained.
Her black hair was scattered, her eyes unfocused, but there was a hint of terror in them.
What is happening to me?
Why does this feel so good?
So good, as if the past thirty-something years of my life were lived in vain.
Chuck looked at her completely broken state, realizing it was time to deliver the final blow to this career mother, to thoroughly crush and destroy the arrogant facade on her face.
So, he pulled out his phone, opened the front camera, and held it right up to Gu Yitong's utterly collapsed, beautiful face, displaying her own image to her.
Then, he spoke calmly.
"Look at yourself, Gu Yitong. Look at your expression now."
"Do you think there's a woman more perverted than you in the world?"