Chapter 188 Desperate Machine_2

Wang Tai fished desperately with his net while contemplating how he could gather enough quantity.

Eventually, he came up with an idea.

Wang Tai modified the net basket based on scallop cages from the breeding platform, which were connected by a rope with many shells in each layer.

Using the structure of a scallop cage, he added levers and cranks commonly used in the mining area. In Steel Refining City's mine, miners used these tools to pry rocks and steer stone-laden carts.

The combination of the two created a crude hand-cranked windmill.

Wang Tai had to take a shot in the dark.

He put this contraption through the working window into the Dead Sea, operated the crank to spin the wooden pieces on top, which set the net basket in motion to collect and catch.

However, when he pulled it up, he saw hardly any sediment in the net because the burlap itself would roll inside out, like long hair blown by strong winds, which was difficult to keep neat.