Building a Civilization and Raising Cubs in the Beast World – Chapter 114

Chapter 114

Langze was chased back to the wolf tribe by Langqi to work. Before leaving, he was still muttering: “I’ve called you brother for so many years, what’s wrong with calling me…”

Bai Tu expressed his admiration for this attitude of perseverance and provocation despite repeated defeats, and then began to work on the layout of the residential area. Last time, he only gave everyone a most basic template, marking the approximate areas, such as which side is for storing supplies and which side is used to build public facilities such as canteens and entertainment areas.

Now we need to make further divisions on the original basis. For example, we cannot build just one canteen. For the convenience of everyone, we should build one every few meters. For example, the comprehensive kindergarten we just considered is best built not far from home.

With all these arrangements, it would take several days to complete even if there were people to help. Otherwise, Bai An wouldn’t be so anxious about when Bai Tu would transform into a human form.

Fortunately, Bai Tu was very helpful and transformed into human form early, so there was more than enough time.

Bai An was anxious for another reason. There were some places marked by Bai Tu that only he could understand, and the others were left in the dark. Lang Qi could have helped a little, but when Bai Tu changed into a beast, Lang Qi would basically not leave him and the cubs. In addition, due to his personality, it was harder than climbing to the sky to get Lang Qi to squeeze out time to help them answer all kinds of strange questions.

The weather outside is still very cold, and Bai Tu will not go out easily. Besides, it is still in the preliminary design stage and construction has not started yet, so it doesn’t matter if he doesn’t go out. After all, the biggest confidence is that the area is large enough, and no matter what the design is, it can be built, as long as the surrounding trees are trimmed according to the designed area.

Knowing that the area that needs to be sorted out the most is the central area, Baitu first subdivides the middle so that everyone will have something to do after the ice and snow melt.

From the time when the snow began to fall until now, except for some jobs that require going out, such as patrols, other orcs rarely leave the caves or living areas. Only energetic little wolves like Langze run around. Overall, there are still more orcs who do not go out, and everyone is looking forward to this new job.

Within a few days, Bai Tu divided the specific area of ​​the most central location and handed it over to Bai An. Bai An took the newly-made plan and planned to go and take a look in a few days. Unexpectedly, before he set out, someone came to his house in the icy and snowy weather.

This scene surprised Bai An. In winter, people in his tribe didn’t want to go out. Except for those who didn’t want to cook, they would go down the mountain to eat. Other orcs who had nothing to do would rather stay in the cave and do the most boring work of spinning wool than leave the cave, let alone go to another tribe.

Bai An was even more surprised when he saw that the people who came were orcs from the Flower Deer Tribe. After all, some gaps still existed. For example, the deer tribe and the rabbit tribe were not as good at fighting as the wolf tribe, the lion tribe, the bear tribe and other orcs, so they were even less willing to go out.

Although the territories are adjacent, the area between the two tribes happens to be a sandy land with little grass, so the two sides do not meet very often. They only have a good relationship because of their personalities. Even so, they would not ask the other party to come over in this weather to maintain relations, so they must have something to say this time.

Bai An thought about what had happened in the tribe recently. Nothing had gone wrong, so he felt a little relieved. As long as they were not here to settle scores, it would be fine.

The Flower Deer Tribe, like the Cat Tribe, has a female leader. The leader’s name is Lu Hui, and her animal form is a very young flower deer.

The purpose of her visit this time had nothing to do with Bai An’s worries. She brought people here to borrow food.

Lu Hui did not make Bai An worry too much. After arriving, he went straight to the point: “All the food in the tribe has been eaten up. We want to borrow some food and return it after the rainy season.”

“Borrow food?” This surprised Bai An a little. After all, the deer tribe was famous for its speed. Although their ferocity in hunting was not as good as those of the other surrounding tribes, they were always able to catch up with the prey and then surround them with their speed. In addition, their body shape was larger than that of the rabbit tribe, so their hunting success rate was much higher than that of the rabbit tribe.

Hearing that it was about food, Bai An waved to Bai Qi beside him and asked him to go find Bai Tu. Everyone learned a lot of words under Bai Tu’s instruction. When Bai Tu was busy or didn’t want to leave the cubs, Lang Qi would teach instead. However, after learning for half a year, everyone was still far behind Bai Tu in calculation. For things like this, Bai Tu had to make the decision. Besides, food could only be taken with Bai Tu’s consent, so Bai An definitely couldn’t do it alone.

“There are fewer prey before winter, and our tribe has caught fewer prey than in previous years. Now all the tribe has left are bones.” The bones and furs of the few prey could only last for a few days, but if they came out to borrow food at that time, they would probably freeze to death halfway.

Lu Hui thought about it early. Seeing that the tribe was running out of food, she immediately started looking for relatively easy-to-talk-to members of the Rabbit Tribe. This way, if they couldn’t borrow money from the Rabbit Tribe, they would have the opportunity to seek help from other tribes and would not be left alone on the road due to hunger and cold.

After hearing the explanation, Bai An nodded to show his understanding: “The prey this year is less than in previous years.” After saying that, he couldn’t help but sigh, “There are a lot more mouths to feed in our tribe.” Bai An talked about how he had rescued the cubs that were imprisoned by the Red Eagle tribe.

“Cubs?” Hearing these two words, Lu Hui excitedly grabbed Bai An’s sleeve, “Chief Bai An, have you brought back all the cubs that were captured by the Red Eagle Tribe?”

“We didn’t bring back all the cubs, but we brought back the living ones.” Bai An explained. There is a big difference between the two. After all, many of the cubs captured by the Red Eagle Tribe are already dead.

That’s when Bai Tu came in.

Seeing Bai Tu, Lu Hui and the young man beside her were a little surprised. After all, Bai Qi left when she asked to borrow food. They thought that the person he brought would be an orc who could make decisions in the tribe, but they didn’t expect him to be such a young one.

Bai An introduced the cubs to the others: “This is Tu. The cubs were rescued by Tu.”

After hearing Bai An’s emphasis on rescuing cubs, and considering what he heard when he came in, Bai Tu glanced at the several deer tribesmen in front of him, and his gaze moved around to the male deer tribe member next to Lu Hui: “Has your tribe ever lost a cub?” They

had originally planned to return the cubs after getting news from Hei Xiao in the spring, but it would be nice to help the cubs find their relatives at this time. For example, the cubs that have already returned to the Yellow Lion Tribe and the White Lion Tribe are said to be doing well. Even if they try their best here, it will take dozens of orcs to take care of nearly 200 cubs, while the relatives of the cubs will take care of each one together. A lot of food and toys are prepared here, but there is still some gap in terms of emotions.

There were indeed deer among the cubs that were brought back. Bai Tu remembered that there were two sika deer, but their color was slightly whiter. He didn’t know what color the lost deer cubs were.

Lu Hui had calmed down a little. She looked at the other deer around her and turned to Bai Tu and said, “The lost one is mine and Ji’s cub.”

The young man next to Lu Hui nodded and said, “I’m Lu Ji, Hui’s partner.”

“Your cub? When was it lost? How was it lost? How old was the cub? Do you remember its color and pattern?” Bai Tu asked a few questions.

Hearing these questions, Lu Ji didn’t dare to look directly at Bai Tu, nor at Lu Hui. Instead, he looked at the blank space next to him with a hesitant look.

Lu Hui didn’t notice his expression and answered one by one: “After the end of winter last year, the cubs were snatched away by the orcs from the Red Eagle Tribe while Ji was taking care of them. The two spotted deer cubs are both over one year old. They were born in the second month of last winter, and the patterns on their bodies are lighter than mine.”

In order to explain it more clearly, Lu Hui directly changed into an animal form to show them. Winter clothes are loose, and Lu Hui is tall in human form, so when she changes into an animal form, the animal skin on her body is just a little tight, and she can still wear it well without having to find a special place to wear it, which is more convenient than other orcs.

Bai Tu looked at the patterns for a few seconds and said to Lu Hui apologetically, “No deer were found among the cubs we brought back.”

Lu Ji’s expression instantly relaxed a lot.

Even though she knew that the probability of encountering a cub by such a coincidence was very small, Lu Hui, who had turned back into human form, was still visibly disappointed: “Really? There aren’t any?” Deer cubs, especially spotted deer cubs, have very obvious features, and those with lighter colors are even rarer. If she could come across one, Bai Tu would definitely notice it. If she said there weren’t any, then it really wasn’t there.

: : So even if we can only borrow a small portion of food this time, it will be enough for the cubs to eat for a while.

When he heard about borrowing food, Bai Tu’s face became even more apologetic: “Chief Lu Hui, it’s not that we don’t want to help you, it’s that there is really not enough food.”

Lu Hui and several other deer tribe members behind him had surprise in their eyes, and then they looked at Bai An, hoping that the other party could give a different answer.

Bai An sighed and said, “The food for our tribe has always been arranged by Tu.” So whether to lend it or not is really just a matter of Bai Tu’s words. Even he couldn’t agree after Bai Tu had already refused.

This answer hit Lu Hui again. Lu Ji, who was standing next to her, said, “The orcs of the Snow Rabbit tribe are all so strong and healthy. There must be enough food, right?” He pointed at Bai Qi behind Bai Tu.

Lu Hui did not expect Lu Ji to say such a thing. She was too shocked to stop him. By the time she realized it, Lu Ji had already finished speaking. Seeing that several rabbit tribe members looked unhappy, she quickly apologized: “Ji is a little anxious about the affairs of the tribe. Please forgive me, Chief Bai An.”

Bai Qi looked puzzled. Of course he could eat the food of their tribe. What’s wrong with having a big appetite? He didn’t eat your food. The more Bai Qi thought about it, the angrier he became. He was just a little lacking in confidence. His appetite had indeed increased recently. If the tribe did not have enough food now, he would not be able to support such a way of eating.

Bai Tu could imagine Bai Qi’s expression without turning around, and glanced at Lu Ji: “How much our tribe eats has nothing to do with you.” Bai Qi was one of the first orcs he saw after waking up. Last year, Bai Qi was not as steady as he is now, but he would save fruits for him. Even though they did not contact each other as much as before before and after winter due to various reasons, Bai Tu would not let Lu Ji say that about Bai Qi.

The rabbits’ appetite has more or less increased. In addition to the winter season, another factor is that there was not enough food in the past, so everyone would try to eat sparingly. To put it simply, I didn’t eat enough in the past ten years, or I ate a full meal very rarely, but now I can eat a full meal every time, and because of labor, I haven’t gained fat, I’m just stronger than before.

Not to mention Bai Tu, even Tu Mu and others who were cooking were happily watching the young orcs in the tribe eat. They were all quite satisfied. What qualifications did Lu Ji have to ask this?

If he says there’s not enough food, then there’s not enough. However, Bai Tu only said this to Lu Ji. Lu Hui’s attitude has always been good, so there is no need to get angry at her.

Hearing Bai Tu’s direct criticism, Lu Ji became furious: “The Snow Rabbit Tribe obviously has food but is unwilling to lend it to us. Good job–”

This time Lu Hui reacted faster and interrupted him to say the rest of his words. With embarrassment and apology on his face, he said to Bai An and Bai Tu: “Lord Bai Tu is right. The food of the Snow Rabbit Tribe has nothing to do with the Deer Tribe. Ji’s words are just his own thoughts and do not represent the Deer Tribe. I will punish him.”

Lu Hui was able to become the leader, so he naturally had some skills. He knew that if he couldn’t explain today’s matter clearly, he would most likely offend the Snow Rabbit Tribe in the end. Even though the Rabbit Tribe’s martial arts value was not high, they were able to keep themselves clean in the winter and have no shortage of food, which proved that the entire tribe was as capable as the Flower Deer Tribe. It was not a wise choice to offend such a tribe, so he had to explain it clearly.

As for Lu Ji, Lu Hui frowned, unable to understand why her usually smart partner didn’t even understand this today. She winked at the two fellows behind her, asking them to catch Lu Ji. Lu Hui then apologized to Bai An Bai Tu again and said goodbye.

After all, she came out this time intending to borrow food, which she could not borrow from the Rabbit Tribe, so she had to rush to the next tribe as soon as possible. The food consumed on each trip was several times more than in the cave, and the small amount of food on them could not sustain them outside for too long.

“Of course what Lu Ji said has nothing to do with the Deer Clan.” Bai Tu completely changed his attitude towards Lu Hui. When he heard that the other party was about to leave, he raised his hand to stop him. “It’s getting late now. It will take midnight to reach the next tribe. Why don’t you stay here for a day and set off tomorrow morning?”

Lu Ji broke free from the two Deer Clan members and said angrily, “No! What are you planning to do?”

Lu Hui frowned and looked at the two Deer Clan members who had just grabbed Lu Ji behind them. The two men trembled all over and quickly grabbed Lu Ji again.

Bai Xiang acted as if he didn’t hear Lu Ji’s words and continued to invite Lu Hui: “Although there are no cubs from the Deer Clan among the cubs, there are many of them and they are very cute. Chief Lu Hui might as well go and take a look. If you like any cubs, you can take them home to raise.”

Lu Hui paused slightly: “Can I take them home to raise?” She was injured when she gave birth to her two cubs, and she will never have cubs in the future. After losing her cubs, she would stay for a while when she saw cubs of other tribesmen. She didn’t know if it was a coincidence or the tribe’s luck was bad. In recent years, the number of cubs born in their tribe has been decreasing year by year, and only three cubs were born this year. The newborn cubs are taken care of by their mother and her sisters, and the number of times she, as the leader, can help is limited.

Half of the reason for coming out this time was to make the cubs in the tribe eat better. In the eyes of some orcs, soup made from bones and skins can also be used to feed cubs, but she felt sad when she saw it.

It is impossible to take a cub from the tribe and raise it by your side, but if it is a rescued cub, it seems not bad either?

Thinking of this, Lu Hui almost agreed to Bai Tu’s words directly, but she remembered another thing and hesitated for a moment: “Can I wait until after winter to come?” After winter, the ice and snow melted and the road was not so difficult to walk. Moreover, the tribe could catch prey, and it was okay to stay outside for a day. Now every bit of food needed to be used well. It was irresponsible to the tribe to delay for a day to see the cubs.

“Not enough food?” Bai Tu easily guessed the reason why the other party said that. “There is not much food in the tribe, but it’s no problem to invite Chief Lu Hui to have two meals. It happens that you haven’t tasted the food in our tribe yet, why not try it? Those cubs have lived in the tribe for a winter. Taking them away now can help them get familiar with the new environment quickly. If they stay with us for too long, they may not be willing to go with you in the future.”

Lu Hui began to waver. On one side were the cubs that could be adopted, and on the other side were the cubs in the tribe. She didn’t want to give up either of them.

Bai Tu saw the other party’s hesitation and continued, “Half of the food in our tribe is reserved for these cubs. If you take the cubs away, we will also give you food for the cubs in winter and will not rob the food of the cubs in your tribe. Besides, it is not safe enough to travel at night. It is better to set off early tomorrow morning when the weather is warmer and people will be more energetic.”

This sentence basically dispelled all worries. Lu Hui hesitated for a moment, turned back to discuss with one of the deer tribes, and finally agreed, “Thank you, Lord Bai Tu, we will trouble you for one night.”

“No trouble.” Bai Tu waved his hand, beckoned to Bai Qi, “Qi, you take the deer tribe to rest, I will take Chief Lu Hui to see the cubs.” Lu

Ji, whose mouth was covered by the other two deer tribes, was about to burst out with anger in his eyes, but the deer tribe who had been warned by Lu Hui did not dare to let go this time.

Bai Tu didn’t care about the gazes behind him at all. He went back to the cave before going to the cubs’ cave. While saying goodbye to Lang Qi, he looked at the cubs. Even though they could transform into human form, the two older cubs would still stay in animal form for a longer time.

After tucking in the quilt for the cubs, Bai Tu said to Lang Qi, “There’s a problem in the Hualu Tribe. We may be back late.”

On the way to the cave where the cubs were to be raised with Lu Hui, Bai Tu asked about the Hualu Tribe.

“Chief Lu Hui is very powerful. I rarely see female chiefs.” Due to the large disparity in the ratio of men to women, coupled with the natural difference in body size, many tribal leaders are male orcs.

Lu Hui explained: “The Hualu tribe has always been like this. The position of tribe leader is only passed down to daughters or sisters, not sons and brothers.” Many young orcs who saw them for the first time were surprised. It was the first time that Lu Hui met Bai Tu, so she was not surprised to hear his doubts.

Bai Tu nodded and asked another question: “Isn’t Lu Ji an orc from the Hualu tribe? I see there is no pattern on the back of his neck.” The orcs of the Hualu tribe have patterns behind their ears even in human form, but Lu Ji does not have any. When he struggled just now, his animal skin loosened a little, and there was no pattern on his exposed shoulders.

“He is a member of the deer tribe that I rescued. He originally belonged to the Brown Deer Tribe. He was framed in the tribe and was seriously injured. I happened to see him when I was passing by there with my men hunting.” Lu Hui explained.

“Chief Lu Hui and Lu Ji are very loving.” Bai Tu said.

Lu Hui paused, neither admitting nor refutating. I wanted to say something, hesitated, and finally didn’t say it.

Bai Xiang seemed not to notice her dilemma. After entering the cave, he did not look around for long, but went directly to the second fire bed. Many of the cubs on this bed were from the horse and deer tribes.

Before Lu Hui had time to consider why Bai Tu lied, her eyes were immediately attracted by two of the deer with very distinct features.

Perhaps it was the induction between the cubs and their mother, the two cubs who were playing stopped at the same time and slowly looked to the side.

When she met the cub’s eyes, Lu Hui was almost certain that it was her cub.

“Can I, can I hold you?” Lu Hui asked in a low voice, as if she didn’t dare to disturb the beautiful dream in front of her.

“Hold her.” Bai Tu nodded. He brought her here originally to let her see the two cubs, so of course she could hold them.

After going through most of the winter, the cubs are now completely different from when they were first rescued. They are all chubby. The two spotted deer cubs are also very plump from eating too much. However, their long legs save some of their image and make them look more flexible than the other cubs.

After getting permission, Lu Hui immediately walked to the edge closest to the cub, stretched out her hand, and carefully touched the cub.

The surrounding cubs were very curious about this stranger, but most of them just looked at him and went straight to find Bai Tu. However, the two spotted deer cubs did not move, but slowly approached Lu Hui who was holding out her hand.

Seeing her stretch her hand in front of her, one of them came closer and sniffed the scent curiously.

Even though she only touched the cubs’ noses, Lu Hui was still extremely excited and held her breath watching the movements of the two cubs.

After smelling the scent, the cub raised its head and tilted it as if thinking about something. After a while, it moved closer to smell it again, then walked forward.

Seeing the cubs walking up to her side, Lu Hui took immediate action and picked up the two cubs.

The cubs should have been very resistant to the stranger they met for the first time, but she had a familiar scent, so the two cubs did not struggle. After being held in Lu Hui’s arms, they even leaned over to sniff Lu Hui’s neck.

There was no need to use the animal form to identify them. Lu Hui hugged the cubs, fearing that she would lose them again.

After a while, Lu Hui looked at Bai Tu: “Master Bai Tu, I…”

Bai Tu, who was petting the cub, raised his hand to stop the other person from speaking, and suggested: “Leave the cub here for the time being, and check your partner carefully.”