Chapter 68: Building a Water Purification Device, Artificial Holy Water?

In just over a week, the extreme heat heavenly disaster will arrive.

At that time, under the scorching heat, water resources in the wilderness will evaporate quickly, leaving even less water that can be collected.

After the extreme heat heavenly disaster, there is an even more severe waterless heavenly disaster.

Moreover, near Su Hao's shelter, there isn't even a single river.

If you want to collect water resources, now that the extreme cold has just retreated, there is still a thick layer of snow in the Dark Forest, which is the best time.

However, these snowfalls brought by the extreme cold heavenly disaster also contain the Dark Forest's ominous curse and the extreme cold power of the extreme cold heavenly disaster.

Not to mention drinking it, just bringing a large amount of snow back to the shelter, if left for too long, could cause Xiao Anni to undergo an aberration.

The shelter can indeed block the ominous curse, but bringing the source of the curse straight into the shelter—what's the point of blocking it then!

So, to make use of this snow, we must first build a water purification device.

Moreover, building the water purification device and the Withered Ancient Tree will satisfy the shelter's upgrade conditions.

After the shelter upgrades to Second Rank, it can unlock the contract function, allowing Da Xiong Mao and Xiao Anni to truly become members of the shelter.

Furthermore, after the shelter upgrades, it can unlock more building slots; a First Rank shelter can only build three structures.

To better endure the upcoming extreme heat heavenly disaster, we also need to build cooling structures like the Supernatural Air Conditioner, but the current building slots are insufficient.

No matter the reason, building the water purification device has become absolutely necessary.

After figuring this out, Su Hao immediately took out three Purifying Water Stones and used today's last synthesis opportunity.

Familiar golden synthesis light enveloped the three Purifying Water Stones, forming a golden orb.

Moments later, the golden orb began to dissipate, revealing a pure white jade-like stone before Su Hao's eyes.

【Purifying Stone】

Supernatural Grade: Second Rank

Effect: Carrying the Purifying Stone reduces damage from curse skills and can slowly dispel part of the curse.

……

"Yoohoo~! This effect is great!"

Looking at the appraisal result of the Purifying Stone, Su Hao raised his eyebrows, showing surprise.

The effect of the Purifying Water Stone is singular: it removes the ominous curse from water quality, eliminates impurities, turning undrinkable sewage into drinkable fresh water.

After combining three Purifying Water Stones into a Purifying Stone, the effect greatly increases.

Although it no longer purifies water, as long as the Purifying Stone is carried, it increases curse resistance and can slowly dispel part of the curse.

If we use the Purifying Stone to build a water purification device, would the purified water also possess the curse‑removing effect?

"Hmm…… In that case, isn't this essentially a weakened version of holy water?"

Su Hao stroked his chin, feeling this possibility was quite likely.

Afterward, Su Hao stored the Purifying Stone in his Storage Bag and went to lie down and sleep.

……

Day 2 morning.

Su Hao woke up early, and following yesterday's plan, he took out twelve Purifying Water Stones, used all four of today's synthesis opportunities, and synthesized another four Purifying Stones.

Knock knock knock—!

Just then, a first‑class knock came from the door, and Su Hao couldn't help but slightly startle.

Inside the shelter, besides Su Hao himself, there were only Da Xiong Mao and Xiao Anni—what were they doing knocking on the door so early in the morning?

As he pondered, Su Hao opened the door to see Xiao Anni holding a stuffed bear, standing at his doorway with a hesitant expression.

"What's wrong?"

Su Hao rubbed Xiao Anni's head and asked with a smile.

"……"

After a moment of silence, Xiao Anni pointed toward the toilet and, pouting her lips, said:

"The giant panda is asleep in the toilet, Anni wants to pee pee……"

"Ah?"

Hearing this, Su Hao's eyes twitched twice.

Hmm……

This kind of thing—this giant panda fellow actually seems capable of doing it.

"You go pee pee over here first."

Su Hao's shelter is a suite of about 100 square meters, with three bedrooms, two living rooms, one kitchen, and two bathrooms.

So, in Su Hao's master bedroom, there is also a bathroom; he took Xiao Anni's little hand and led her into the bathroom.

Xiao Anni closed the toilet door and hurriedly ran toward the toilet.

Meanwhile, Su Hao turned and went outside to the guest bathroom off the living room.

Seeing Da Xiong Mao lying in the bathtub with his head tilted back, mouth slightly open, still holding a half‑segment of Purple Gold Bamboo that dangled outside the tub, Su Hao shook his head helplessly.

After all, the Fragrant Brand bathroom fixtures have a toxin‑removing effect, capable of clearing the Purple Gold toxin from Da Xiong Mao's body.

Thus, Da Xiong Mao eating Purple Gold Bamboo in the toilet seems reasonable as well.

But you, a single giant panda, hogging the toilet and not even closing the door—what the hell does that mean?!

"Get up, don't sleep!"

Su Hao walked in and slapped Da Xiong Mao's big head.

"Roar?"

Da Xiong Mao let out a low growl, rubbed his head, and blinked his eyes open dazedly.

Who is this? Early in the morning, why won't you let the bear get a good sleep?

"Roar!"

After it saw Su Hao clearly, it instantly sobered up, grabbed the towel beside it, covered its belly with it, and gestured wildly at Su Hao.

That look seemed to say, "Thigh, how could you just barge in without pushing the door?"

This is way too disrespectful of a bear's privacy!

Su Hao: ……

No, I'm saying, you're all furry and lying in a bathtub full of bubbles—what are you afraid of, a hammer?

Besides, it's you who left the door open while showering in the toilet—how can I still be blamed?

"Sigh! Tidy up, I still have a mission to assign you today!"

Su Hao sighed, turned and walked out, deciding to give the giant panda some private bear space.

Looks like we need to upgrade the shelter ASAP; looking at the giant panda's current state, I'm afraid it might have to sleep in the toilet from now on…

Although the changes after upgrading the shelter vary, the interior space will definitely become larger; then we can arrange a dedicated toilet for the giant panda.

After leaving the toilet, Su Hao went downstairs, dismantled some glass doors and such, and refined them one by one.

After obtaining enough glass and other materials, Su Hao returned to the shelter and took out the Construction Platform.

He placed 100 portions of coal, 100 portions of gauze, 100 portions of plastic, 50 portions of glass, 5 Purifying Water Stones, 5 Purifying Stones, and the blueprints for the Water Purification Device into it, then began constructing the Water Purification Device.

【Please select the construction location for the Water Purification Device.】

Just like when building the fireplace last time, a prompt tone first sounded in Su Hao's ear.

Immediately after.

Before Su Hao's eyes appeared a 3D model of the shelter, and beside this model there was also a model of the water purifier.

Regarding the placement of the Water Purification Device, Su Hao already had an idea; he lightly tapped his finger to enlarge the kitchen's position.

Next, he dragged the water purifier's model onto the kitchen wall, with one end extending toward the freshwater storage tank.

This way, thereafter, as long as we fetch outside water, pour it into the Water Purification Device, the purified clean fresh water will flow into the freshwater storage tank.

【Are you sure you want to construct the Water Purification Device at this location?】

"Yes!"

Without any hesitation, Su Hao immediately made the choice.

The next moment.

The Construction Platform emitted a dazzling golden light, wrapping all the materials inside, turning into a golden orb of light that flew toward the kitchen and arrived at the wall beside the freshwater storage tank.

After the golden orb flew into the wall, the golden light expanded from the orb to the entire wall.

Immediately after.

On the wall about twenty centimeters from the freshwater storage tank, it began to bulge outward, gradually becoming a device with a faucet below and a transparent water bucket attached to the wall above.

The upper half of the water bucket is empty, while the lower half is filled with white and blue stones.