Building a Civilization and Raising Cubs in the Beast World – Chapter 102

Chapter 102

Tu Bing saw it first. The hand that was holding Bai Chen was quite strong, leaving a mark on his wrist.

Bai Chen didn’t care about the pain at all, because he also found that the cub was moving. The cub that had not been able to feel breathing since birth was alive! The two were so excited that they couldn’t even speak.

No one expected the cub to come back to life, not even Lang Qi thought he could really save it. In everyone’s perception, dead is dead, and there is no possibility of coming back to life.

Bai Tu didn’t know what the others were thinking yet. After the cub resumed breathing, he began to adjust the insulation measures.

To be fair, the temperature inside the cave is not low, but this is compared with the outdoor temperature. The actual temperature is only about ten degrees, which is completely unable to meet the requirements of newborn cubs. In the past, people would turn into animals to hug the cubs, wrap them with animal skins, etc. to keep them warm.

But it is impossible for an orc to lie on his cub all the time, as the cub also needs to drink milk. Moreover, the orc’s body size is huge compared to the cub, and one claw may crush the cub. Hugging a cub is a very challenging task. Usually, an orc dare not sleep all night, for fear that the cub will be crushed by him when he wakes up.

As for the animal skins, it is even more troublesome. The skins are thick and heavy, so you have to check them after a while to prevent the cubs from having their mouths and noses covered by the skins.

Both methods can keep the cubs warm, but neither is safe enough. Bai Tu thought of the modern incubator. Due to technical reasons, it is impossible to make an incubator for the time being, but the principle of an insulated water tank can be used to make a simple insulated bed and put the cubs on it.

The most important thing to make an incubator is waterproof material. Currently, the only soft and waterproof material in the tribe is animal skin, and animal skin has good waterproof ability on one side, but it is impossible to sew a complete water bag.

Smaller materials, such as fish bubbles, can also be waterproof, but it is difficult to use them to make an incubator, and it is not safe enough.

Just when Bai Tu was worrying about the waterproof material, he suddenly thought of a container for bringing food to the cubs.

There are two layers of pottery jars inside and outside, and hot water in the middle can keep it warm for most of the day. If warm water is added, the temperature of the inner layer can reach a temperature suitable for the cubs.

The clay pot used to hold rice was too deep, and it was too dangerous to put the cub in it. Bai Tu asked Lang Qi to go to the kiln and find two clay basins of suitable size. He fixed them with wood to prevent the two pottery vessels from shaking, and then added slightly hot water in the middle and tested the temperature of the bottom of the basin.

Pottery has better thermal conductivity, and the basin became hot soon after the hot water was poured in. However, it would definitely not be appropriate to put the cub directly into the basin. Bai Tu cut the animal skin he had just used into suitable sizes and spread it in the basin, and then put the cub in.

The temperature here is higher than that in the cave, and with a thin layer of animal skin covering them, the cubs can sleep comfortably. At the same time, Tu Bing can breathe a sigh of relief and no longer have to worry about the two cubs all the time.

However, this method is not completely without disadvantages. The most obvious disadvantage is that the water needs to be changed frequently. After all, the water temperature will slowly drop. Fortunately, the pottery will be placed on the kang where Tu Bing rests. The temperature here is slightly higher than other places in the cave, so there is no need to change the water all the time.

“Every time you change the water to this level, add hot water in the middle. When the water is almost full, take the cub out and replace the basin with new warm water.” Bai Tu was afraid that Bai Chen would not be able to control the temperature well and would freeze or scald the cub, so he repeatedly asked him to test the water temperature, and only felt relieved after making sure that he could control the temperature changes.

Bai Chen remembered Bai Tu’s words carefully. Tu Bing beside him was also listening. Even though they had witnessed the process of the cub’s birth from death, they both felt that everything now was a bit like a dream. Especially Tu Bing. Even though she had never given birth to a cub, she knew that something was not right with her condition today. When she heard Tu Cai say that the cub was not breathing, she knew that her intuition had come true.

Due to physical discomfort and sadness after hearing about the death of his cub, Tu Bing lost consciousness before he could even speak. She seemed to have had a very long dream, but her subconscious mind told her to wake up quickly because there were more important things to do.

Tu Bing didn’t know how long he had been unconscious, but the first thing he said after waking up was to ask Bai Chen to find Bai Tu.

Originally, they thought of letting Bai Tu come over to look after the cub to reduce the impact of what happened during the day. However, Bai Tu’s series of actions did not seem real in Tu Bing’s eyes. Before they could take a closer look at what Bai Tu did, the cub came back to life.

Tu Bing didn’t know whether she should be glad that Bai Chen went to call Bai Tu, or whether she should be glad that Bai Tu was not angry because of Tu Lei’s matter. No matter what, today was the luckiest day in her life.

After Bai Tu finished speaking, he gave some more instructions and asked Bai Chen to pay attention to Tu Bing’s diet: “Remember to tell Mu and Cai if you need anything.”

Finally, he looked at the two cubs who were sleeping soundly. Bai Tu was worried that his cold hands would freeze them, so he did not touch the cubs. Instead, he carefully pulled up the animal skin next to him to cover the two cubs before leaving the cave.

After working for most of the night, Bai Tu was tired and sleepy. He felt so sleepy before he even reached the cave. It was too late and he almost slipped. Fortunately, Lang Qi was there to support him.

Lang Qi carried him on his back without saying a word and whispered, “Go to sleep.”

Bai Tu was indeed sleepy. Given their relationship, there was no need for him to be reserved. He lay on Lang Qi’s back and slowly fell asleep.

Lang Qi felt that the hand holding his shoulder was loosening, so he increased the strength in his hand and held Bai Tu on his back.

Back in the cave, Lang Qi prepared warm water, wiped Bai Tu’s face and hands with a towel, and then wiped them with a clean dry towel.

When Bai Chen came over, Bai Tu had already finished his shower and was about to go to bed, but he had been outside for half the night and there were a few rabbit hairs stuck on his face and hands.

After tidying up, he felt comfortable. Bai Tu seemed very satisfied in his sleep. He adjusted his sleeping position and then turned into the little rabbit that Lang Qi was familiar with.

Lang Qi took out the towel and water, took a quick shower, wiped himself clean before going to bed, changed into beast form and held the little rabbit in his arms, carefully supporting himself with his claws to make sure he would not crush the other.

Before closing his eyes, Lang Qi’s gaze paused on Bai Tu’s belly for a while, but the furry little rabbit was too small, and there was more hair on its body in winter, so no changes could be seen.

Lang Qi lowered his head and gently kissed the little rabbit on the forehead, then closed his eyes with great satisfaction.

The next morning, Bai Tu found that he had slept on Wolf Qi’s belly all night. He was no longer surprised. He had to say that it was good to have a bed companion in winter. At least it was warm enough, especially the thick wolf’s belly, which was warmer than all the thermal fabrics he had seen.

Bai Tu rubbed Lang Qi’s soft and warm belly twice, sighed with contentment, and was about to go down and change back into human form when he was held down by Lang Qi.

Bai Tu looked at Lang Qi in confusion and found that the other’s eyes were a little red. Was he angry? Lang Qi’s body temperature was high, and there was no need to heat the bed to keep him warm, but he was afraid of the cold. In order to take care of him, the temperature in the cave was higher than most caves. Bai Tu was a little worried, and after hesitating for a moment, he slowly climbed over the wolf’s belly and shoulders that were like a hill, and finally stopped on Lang Qi’s face and rubbed it gently on his face.

This touch made Lang Qi’s eyes even redder.

Bai Tu was not a child who knew nothing. He immediately thought of a possibility, quietly retreated, and obediently turned back into human form on the bed.

The next second, the giant wolf next to Bai Tu also turned into a human form, and the two of them were only covered with a blanket.

Lang Qi grabbed Bai Tu’s arm, and suddenly seemed to think of something. He slowed down his strength and gently kissed Bai Tu on the forehead twice.

“Okay, get up.” Although Bai Tu would feel sick for a while every morning when he got up, he still felt a little uncomfortable.

Lang Qi grabbed his arm and refused to let go. Bai Tu had no choice but to kiss him back twice: “Is it okay now?”

Lang Qi then got up and took Bai Tu’s clothes.

Although there was a kang, the temperature in the cave was still no match for summer. At least one had to wear a layer of animal skin to avoid being too cold. Bai Tu put the inner layer of animal skin under the blanket to warm it up before slowly putting it on.

Lang Qi was not afraid of the cold and put on the animal skins quickly. When Bai Tu finished putting on the animal skins, the other party was already ready.

Lang Qi rubbed his forehead and said, “It’s snowing outside again. I’m going to get some food. It’s too cold. Don’t go down.”

Hearing that it was snowing again, Bai Tu thought for a few seconds and decided not to go down today. Although the taste of reheated food is not as good as that of freshly cooked food, going out in the morning when he didn’t know how many degrees it would be but it was definitely below zero was definitely not a rational choice.

While Lang Qi was away, Bai Tu finished washing up and hugged the two cubs. The cubs’ biological clocks were similar to theirs, and the time they were awake was just a little different. When they had finished cleaning up, the cubs had just opened their eyes.

When the little gray wolf saw Bai Tu, he immediately woke up, stood up and ran forward. He stopped halfway and carefully observed Bai Tu’s surroundings.

“Uncle is not here.” Seeing the actions of the Little Gray Wolf, Bai Tu knew what the other party was looking for and couldn’t help but smile, “I’m going to get you food.”

The Little Gray Wolf didn’t care about food or not. After seeing that there was no one around Bai Tu, he immediately sped up. When he ran to the bed, he wanted to jump into Bai Tu’s arms, but was blocked by the bedside which was more than one or two points taller than him.

Bai Tu had made this bed guard in the first place to prevent the cubs from running around and jumping around and falling off the bed. Seeing that the two cubs were blocked, he held them in his arms, one in each hand.

The two little wolf cubs returned to the familiar embrace and moved around in surprise. Bai Tu touched one and then the other, feeling very satisfied in his heart. So what if he didn’t have his own cubs? He raised all of them.

When Bai Tu was playing with the two cubs, the tribe was even more lively than yesterday.

Bai Tu’s behavior completely overturned everyone’s perception of him. The shocking degree of rescuing the dying cubs was unprecedented. Although there were only five people present yesterday including Bai Tu, everyone knew early this morning that Bai Tu had brought Tu Bing’s deceased child back to life.

Bringing the dead cub back to life is no longer within the witch doctor’s capabilities. No witch doctor has dared to do so over the years. Even Wu Jiulun, who once claimed to have great abilities, and Wu Lai, who was well-known far and wide, did not dare to say that they could revive a cub that had stopped breathing.

In everyone’s mind, Bai Tu’s ability has surpassed that of the witch doctor.

As soon as Lang Qi came down the mountain, he felt someone was looking at him. When he arrived at the cafeteria, he made sure that he was not mistaken and looked back around. Although he didn’t know what was going on, he could clearly see the envy in the eyes of these orcs.

Of course they envy him. The stronger Bai Tu’s ability and the higher his status, the more people envy Lang Qi, Bai Tu’s partner. While everyone envies Lang Qi, they also wonder why they are not Bai Tu’s partner.

But these things can only be thought about. I heard that Lang Qi doesn’t allow others to look at the white map now. At that time, I thought it was an exaggeration, but now it seems to be true. Didn’t you see that he didn’t let others take the white map down even when eating?

Everyone couldn’t help but sigh. Although they always knew that Bai Tu was powerful, they were always refreshed in their understanding, especially what happened yesterday. Thinking that even if the cubs died after birth, they could be rescued, everyone instantly became as excited as if they had eaten three pounds of meat.

The easy death of cubs is a pain in the heart of every orc. Older orcs have seen the death of their own cubs, and younger orcs who do not have their own cubs have also seen their younger brothers and sisters die.

The death of cubs is extremely common, with several cases occurring almost every year. More than half of the cubs that are born safely do not survive to their first birthday, and even after one year old they are not completely safe either.

But Bai Tu can obviously change this fate. I heard that Tu Bing’s two cubs are much stronger today than they were last night, and they will definitely become among the strongest cubs in the tribe in the future.

In fact, these descriptions are inevitably exaggerated. From midnight yesterday to this morning, only half a night has passed. Even if the newborn cubs have changed a lot, they will not change too much. As for the description of becoming a tribal warrior in the future, it was extremely exaggerated, but the other orcs couldn’t help but believe it.

After believing it, the topic of conversation inevitably revolved around the cubs. Then everyone discovered one thing. In previous years, even in the summer when food was relatively sufficient, cubs often died. Sometimes it was hard to tell why, but the cubs suddenly became sick. Vomiting and diarrhea were very common. Sometimes their bodies turned red and felt very hot to the touch. Some survived, but some died.

Winter is even more difficult for the cubs. In the year with the most cubs dying in winter, nearly twenty cubs died. In the year with the least number, several cubs were lost. But this year, from before the rainy season to now, all the cubs in the tribe are alive and well, and none of them have died of illness.

If the cubs in the tribe can’t explain the problem, then what about the cubs brought back from the Red Eagle Tribe? You have to know that there were more than 190 cubs. Except for a few returned to the White Lion Tribe and the Yellow Lion Tribe, the rest were all in their tribes.

Some of the cubs that were taken back by their mothers were sent back. It was not because their mothers did not want to raise them, but because the cubs were very familiar with their previous environment and lived more comfortably in that cave. In addition, the lions have to work during the day, so it is more convenient to send the cubs to the cave and pick them up at night.

Generally speaking, the cubs in the tribe are now divided into two parts. One part is raised entirely by the tribe, and the other part spends most of the time in the collective cave and a small part of the time with their own parents.

The similarity between these cubs is that they have hardly ever been sick since they came back. Even if they do get sick, Bai Tu will isolate them in a separate room and they will recover in a day or two. The previous situation where they would become increasingly serious once they got sick has never happened again.

Even in tribes with witch doctors, not all cubs are healthy, and cubs in large tribes can die if they are not careful. Sometimes a cub gets sick and is cured by a witch doctor, only to be discovered after a while that the cub has become a fool.

We didn’t know this before the discussion, but once we started, we discovered that the cubs in their tribe were actually healthier than those in the larger tribe.

Originally, some orcs were a little dissatisfied because everyone brought back so many cubs. After all, the food sent by the two lion tribes was not enough, and they would definitely have to eat the food in the tribe in a while. But now, everyone realized that they almost missed out on big things because of a small loss.

Bai Tu was able to help so many cubs survive the winter healthily. His ability was stronger than they had imagined, not to mention that he had revived the dead cubs yesterday. If such a witch doctor were placed in a large tribe, let alone raising more than a hundred cubs, even if they were asked to raise more than a hundred adult orcs, many tribes would be vying for him.

They almost became dissatisfied with Bai Tu because they felt sorry for the little food the cubs ate… Thinking of this, many orcs felt scared. Bai Tu usually made very few requests and his attitude was very gentle, which made many people overlook one thing. With Bai Tu’s ability, he would have no problem being a leader in other tribes. If he didn’t dislike the title of witch doctor, he would definitely be the one and only witch doctor in the tribe.

Bai Tu usually treated everyone’s wounds and never collected any extra items. Even the food he ate for each meal was much less than others. Even if their tribe didn’t use it, the food Bai Tu exchanged for medicine was enough for the cubs to eat, and they couldn’t even finish it.

I heard that the witch doctor named Wu Lai of the Red Eagle tribe had collected so much food that it filled several caves. Bai Tu is more powerful than him. If he is willing to give medicine only after collecting food, the food he can get in exchange is more than what they can catch by hunting.

Bai Tu’s abilities are more than that. Half of the tribe’s food in the summer comes from the traps that Bai Tu taught everyone to make, not to mention that much of the food in the tribe now is caught by the Black Eagle Tribe and the Blood Wolf Tribe to help Bai Tu.

The Black Mane Tribe is larger than theirs, but it was heard that the food stored this year is not enough for the tribe to survive the winter. Other tribes are in a similar situation. The number of prey has indeed decreased a lot this year. If it weren’t for the use of traps and the help of the other two tribes to raise the prey cubs according to Bai Tu’s requirements, and the food that Bai Tu exchanged at the market, they would probably be like the other tribes, saving money and considering how to survive the winter.

Thinking of this, several orcs who were fooled yesterday broke out in cold sweats. When they heard yesterday that the cubs had caused them to offend the Black Mane Tribe, their first reaction was to send those cubs away quickly. They even had some resentment towards Bai Tu. Now think about it, without the other party, the tribe would never have become like this.

At the end of the discussion, everyone regretted more than they did last night. Yesterday, they were only concerned about the food issue, but today, they completely understood how much change Baitu had brought to everyone.

Even if we put food and safety issues aside, the fact that the cubs could be rescued was enough for everyone to regard Bai Tu as helping someone more important than the leader.

Thinking of this, the group of people looked at Lang Qi with not only envy but also a bit of viciousness. Such a good white map was actually snatched away by Lang Qi!

Several younger orcs had other ideas. Many tribal leaders had more than one partner, not to mention the witch doctors. Some witch doctors would find a few new partners when they had a lot of beards.

It’s true that Lang Qi is Bai Tu’s current partner, but no one can be sure that he will always be Bai Tu’s partner. And even if their relationship remains unchanged, Bai Tu doesn’t necessarily have to have only one partner, right?

The witch doctors in the Beast God Continent are generally not affected by the rules of the tribe. No tribal rules can override the witch doctors, so the rule that a person can only have one partner does not apply to Bai Tu.

This was not the first or second time that Lang Qi was stared at, but he did not take these looks to heart. But when he was walking back with food for the two men and the two cubs, he noticed someone was following him.

Lang Qi paused, then quickened his pace and returned to the cave to see Bai Tu holding two cubs and putting food next to them: “Wait a moment.”

Bai Tu was about to put the cubs back when he heard Lang Qi’s footsteps, but before he could do so, the other party came in. Before he could say anything to him to hold the cubs gently, he found that Lang Qi, for the first time, did not lift the cubs, but said something and hurried out.

From the other person’s back, Bai Tu saw that he seemed to move his wrist. He wanted to chase him out to see what was going on. He looked down at the cub in his arms and the clothes on his body. Bai Tu hesitated for a second, then returned to the bedroom, put the cub on the bed, put on a coat, and then walked out. But just as he reached the door, Lang Qi came back.

The wolf put his arms around Bai Tu and rubbed his face again. He walked to the other side to wash his hands, and came back to serve food to Bai Tu and the two cubs as if nothing had happened.

“It’s two layers and still hot.” Lang Qi took out the food he prepared for Bai Tu, all of which were Bai Tu’s favorites.

“A large thermos?” Bai

Tu, who was about to ask him what he was doing outside, was attracted by the smell of food. He picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and put it carefully in his mouth. It was hot, and he nodded, “The insulation effect is pretty good.” The thermos used by the cubs had been made earlier and was enough before, but now that the number of cubs has increased, a batch has been made urgently. The large thermos had always been planned to be made, but the size had increased so much that the difficulty had increased by more than one or two points, and there had been many failures. He hadn’t been to the pottery kiln to check on it these days, but he didn’t expect that it had already been made.

Lang Qi nodded: “Well, we don’t have to go down the mountain in the future.” He saw the finished product when he went to get the two pottery basins last night, and used it directly today. He went downstairs to bring the food up, and Bai Tu didn’t have to go out.

Thinking of the orcs who had followed him just now, Lang Qi’s gaze paused on the large thermos and said, “It’s snowing, and there are too many people walking on the way down the mountain. It’s very slippery, and someone just fell down.”

Bai Tu, who originally thought it was not good to have Lang Qi deliver every meal to him, immediately gave up the plan of going down to eat when he heard someone fell.

Many passages have been dug out in the mountain where the Snow Rabbit Tribe lives now. In particular, there is a special path for going down the mountain, which is not affected by the wind and rain outside. After reaching the foot of the mountain, you can walk along the specially paved path. Because there are wooden boards on it to block it, you don’t have to worry about getting wet.

It’s just that it snows a lot in winter, and the orcs who go out on patrol or come back from outside have some rain and snow on their feet, and some children like to play, so there is more and more water on this narrow road.

The temperature is too low, and the rain and snow brought back and forth will freeze into ice at night and in the morning, making some places very slippery.

The orcs were used to falling and fighting, so slipping was a small problem for them and they didn’t take it seriously at all. However, Bai Tu didn’t like walking back and forth on such a road.

After thinking for a while, Bai Tu decided to trouble Lang Qi for the time being.

However, he did not intend to let Lang Qi run back and forth like this all the time: “When the weather gets colder, we can bring the ingredients over and cook our own food.”

He did not have a thermometer in his hand, so he did not know the exact temperature, but based on the degree of coldness, the lowest temperature at night could reach around minus 10 degrees Celsius, and the temperature in the morning was also below zero. It was only a little warmer when the sun came out at noon, but that temperature was almost negligible. Before the sun could melt the morning ice and snow, it was night, and the ice and snow that had just shown signs of melting was frozen solid again.

According to the current cooling trend, in a few days all visible places will be covered with ice and snow. Bai Tu is thinking about adjusting everyone’s diet a little after dealing with the Black Hair Tribe. He can let some orcs who don’t need to go out every day cook for themselves, or have neighboring orcs form a team with one orc cooking.

When the weather gets cold, you will be freezing if you take a short walk. Of course, you cannot change the days when you need to work, so it is more convenient to eat in the cafeteria as before. However, during the rest time in the cave, it is more suitable to eat by yourself. After going down and coming up in the low temperature, the warmth from the food will be completely frozen.

Lang Qi didn’t know what Bai Tu was thinking about how to adjust the tribe. He only heard Bai Tu say that they would cook for themselves in the future. His eyes changed slightly and he nodded: “Okay.”

It’s better to cook for themselves. If they cook for themselves, Bai Tu won’t have to go down the mountain. Lang Qi wished that Bai Tu would stay in the cave forever from now on.

But Lang Qi’s wish was destined to fail. Just as they finished their meal, Tu Cai came to find Bai Tu.

The reason why Tu Cai looked for Bai Tu was very simple, it was mainly for the simple version of the incubator he made last night.

Tu Cai went to check it out early this morning. The two cubs in the ceramic basin were sleeping very comfortably. She touched the temperature inside and it was indeed warmer than other places. Even on the kang, it was sometimes impossible to maintain the same temperature all the time. Sometimes it was too hot and sometimes a little cold. But the temperature here in the ceramic basin was much easier to control. She just had to add hot water in it regularly.

After studying the pottery basin, Tu Cai thought of the cubs in the big cave, especially the one that was weaker than the other cubs.

Nowadays, the big caves also have earthen kangs, which are covered with two thick layers of animal skins. The temperature can generally keep people warm. Except for the occasional fire that requires emergency relocation and rescue of animal skins, everything is fine.

The situation where the fire is too hot will occur once every one or two days, but if there is not so much firewood or coal, the temperature in the cave will become low and the cubs will be cold.

Another thing is that the fire takes too long, and the orcs and their cubs who live in the cave all day long are more or less getting irritated.

It is common for adult orcs to get angry. If they are diligent, they can go to Bai Tu to get some medicine and take it twice, and they will basically be cured. If you are a little lazy, you can just hold on for a few days and you will be almost recovered.

Cubs feel uncomfortable when they get angry. For some of them, the anger will attack their mouths, making it difficult for them to eat.

Tu Cai has always felt that these are not a big deal compared to suffering from the cold. Compared to suffering from the cold, people would rather light a fire a few times in a winter. No matter how uncomfortable you feel from getting a sore throat, it is only a little bit uncomfortable, but when it is the coldest, it can be fatal. But yesterday I heard Bai Tu mention that an insulated box made of warm water will not cause a sore throat as easily as sleeping on a heated kang.

Bai Tu had just said it casually at the time, and no one else took it seriously, but Tu Cai remembered it. Today, when she saw that the weak cub was not eating as much as before, she hurried to find Bai Tu, wanting Bai Tu to go and check on the cub and ask if the water bed could be used for the smaller cubs.

After listening to this, Bai Tu went to check on the cub first, and just as they guessed, he was a little irritated.

The phenomenon of getting angry has become more and more common since we started to burn the kang, but there is no good way to change it in the short term. The only improvements we can make are to add water basins in the cave, increase the amount of water we drink, and change the diet structure.

It is more difficult to deal with cubs getting inflamed, because their stomachs and intestines are relatively fragile, their liver functions are limited, and the medicine has a strong taste. Cubs cannot take medicine directly like adults, and can only drink more water, add food that reduces heat, etc.

Bai Tu instructed the child who was taking care of the cubs to give them more water in the next few days. When he heard Tu Cai mention adding water beds to these cubs, he thought about it for a moment.

It’s not that he didn’t want to agree. After all, using water to keep warm is indeed better than sleeping directly on a kang. The temperature can be completely controlled within a comfortable range for a cub. It’s just that this method works well for Bai Chen and Tu Bing, but it’s a bit difficult to use here.

In the end, the problem lies in the water temperature control. There are two adults, Tu Bing and Bai Chen, one guarding the water bed during the day and the other at night, so it is no problem for them to look after one water bed. There are many cubs here, and except Tucai, the ones taking care of them are all children. Bai Tu can rest assured to leave other things to these children, but he needs to be very attentive to things like adding hot water every once in a while.

It’s not that these children are not obedient, but children and adults do things differently. Children are easily attracted by other things, and they easily forget what they have to do when their attention is diverted. It doesn’t matter if some unimportant things are done a little earlier or later, but for this simplified version of the incubator, the time for adding water must be controlled, otherwise the water temperature will drop and the cubs will not be living in an incubator, but a refrigerator.

Bai Tu thought about it and did not reject Tu Cai’s suggestion, but did not agree immediately. Instead, he said, “I will go back and think about the adjustment method, and teach you all when it is done.” He wanted to try to make the time of adding water more precise, or think of a more intuitive way to judge the water temperature.

Tucai nodded, as long as Bai Tu was willing to consider it, there would be no problem.

After talking to Tu Cai, Bai Tu did not return to the cave immediately. Instead, he looked in the direction of the mountain below and finally tugged at Lang Qi’s clothes: “Please bring me two more pottery basins, one large and one small. Take them and go directly to the wooden house.”

The wooden house is a cave used to make wooden utensils. There is a larger and wider workshop underneath, but two older orcs do not like to go down the mountain and still prefer to work in the familiar cave.

There were already a lot of wood piled up in this cave, and it would be troublesome to move them all out. The two men didn’t want to go out, so Bai Tu just let them do as they pleased. Now that he found that there were people here, it was quite convenient. At least he didn’t have to run to the wooden house at the foot of the mountain.

After Bai Tu entered, he asked an old man to help him make the same wooden card as the one he made yesterday. Then he picked out a larger piece of wood and walked to the other side, wanting the other party to make a shell that was narrow at the top and wide at the bottom.

“What are you doing with this?” Although the other party heard Bai Tu’s request clearly, he was still confused, because the thing Bai Tu wanted had leaks above and below, and it was impossible to hold anything.

“I plan to make an hourglass.” Bai Tu replied. He knew that the other party didn’t understand, but he didn’t want to continue explaining. Everyone would understand once the thing was made.

After Lang Qi came back, Bai Tu took the hourglass shell and went back to the cave with Muka and Lang Qi. On the way, he asked Lang Qi to scoop up a handful of sand.

Back in the cave, Bai Tu first filled the wooden box with sifted sand and then made adjustments.

Fill the basin with warm water and wait for the temperature to drop. Repeat the test several times until the time it takes for the sand to leak out coincides with the time it takes to add water. This simple timing tool is ready.

But the hourglass he made couldn’t be simpler. Although there was a lid on both sides, the lid on the upward end had to be opened every time, otherwise you couldn’t see how much sand was left.

After repeating this for an afternoon, Bai Tu sighed, found the bamboo slips, and began to recall how glass was made.

He originally thought that glassmaking was relatively complicated, and there were not enough raw materials at the time, so he thought it probably wouldn’t be used. He didn’t expect that less than a year later, he would have to start having painful memories.

Bai Tu rubbed his head, wrote down what he remembered on a bamboo slip, and then went to find the team that was making cement.

The teams that burn cement and lime are considered a whole team, but this big team is divided into several small teams. Cement has a relatively high temperature requirement, so it is easier for them to burn glass, but this kind of work is more difficult for the other team.

Fortunately, there are enough people to work on the firing. The space used for cement in winter is not as much as in summer, and the speed of building walls in the cave is a little slower. In addition, he only needs a few people to try it out first, so it will not delay normal work.

Just the word “glass” made everyone confused. The team leader of the cement-firing team wondered: “Tu, what is glass?”

“A kind of transparent tile that can let light in and is as clear as water. It can be inlaid on the house in the future, and the house will not be as dark as it is now.” Bai Tu tried to use familiar objects as examples. Glass is very useful, and hourglasses and thermometers are just a small part of its uses.

The tiles were as clear as water. After a group of people listened, they looked at each other. Finally, the team leader said with difficulty: “Willn’t we be seen naked by others?” They live in caves and houses not only for insulation but also to prevent others from seeing them. When the time comes, using glass, can they face each other nakedly again?

Bai Tu: “…”

Bai Tu: “Just a small piece, so that the light can get through. Who told you to build a house with glass?”