Building a Civilization and Raising Cubs in the Beast World – Chapter 119

Chapter 119

The wolf cubs were not big. Hei Xiao could see that two of them were the nephews sent by Lang Qi before. He always knew that Bai Tu liked cubs. Besides, the two cubs were still young and would not affect Bai Tu’s quality of life, so Hei Xiao did not say much.

Even though they were blood brothers, they were just found. Hei Xiao understood that young orcs did not like to be disciplined and would never interfere in too many things. He had previously wanted Bai Tu to go back to the tribe with him but it was just a thought and he never mentioned it again after being rejected.

Hei Xiao could accept that Bai Tu would not return to the Black Eagle Tribe. Just like some grown-up eaglets can’t wait to fly out of the nest, he was willing to let Bai Tu choose where to live. Bai Tu was in the Snow Rabbit Tribe when he was awake, and he really liked this place more. Although he missed his brother very much, Bai Tu’s thoughts must come first in this kind of matter.

But this is not one of the things he can accept! ! !

Hei Xiao looked at the other three smaller cubs in the fence. They were much smaller than the other two and were obviously newborns, two months old at most.

If the number of cubs were smaller, or they were not so young, Hei Xiao’s mood would not be as complicated as it is now.

There is only one possibility for these two cubs, who are almost the same age and have such a good relationship: they are from the same litter. They were also raised together with two other cubs, proving their blood relationship, otherwise the two cubs would certainly not have been so easy to accept a new cub of a different age, and there were only three people in total who were related to these two cubs.

He had seen Langze before, but he didn’t have a partner. Langya also didn’t have a partner. Moreover, when he came last time, Langya’s belly was flat. Normally, an orc would take at least seven or eight months to carry a cub, so the timing didn’t match.

More importantly, there were three of them, not one or two. Different races give birth to different numbers of cubs, and if there are three, the probability of it being a rabbit race is greater.

Combining all these things, there is only one possibility left.

Thinking of that possibility, Hei Xiao almost couldn’t breathe. He looked at Bai Tu and the cubs as if he had been struck by lightning.

Bai Tu looked at Hei Xiao, who seemed unable to accept the reality, and was silent for a moment.

What should I do? It’s urgent.

After hesitating for a long time, Bai Tu decided to tell the truth: “Brother, this is my cub, I gave birth to him.” Although he was a little embarrassed, he still said it.

“Wait,” Hei Xiao raised his hand to stop Bai Tu from speaking, covered his head, and said weakly, “Let me slow down…let me slow down…”

Bai Tu was worried: “How about drinking some water?” It was the first time he saw Hei Xiao like this.

Hei Xiao waved his hand: “No, I’ll pour you some water.” He wanted to find something to do.

Bai Tu looked at his back, turned around to look at the cubs, touched his nose, it seemed a bit sudden.

When he came back again, there was no trace of shock on Hei Xiao’s face, but his movements were still a little stiff when he saw the cubs.

“Are these all yours?” Hei Xiao took a deep breath and asked resignedly.

Bai Tu nodded: “All three little ones.”

Hei Xiao: “…” Even though he had tried hard to convince himself, he still felt difficulty breathing when he heard this. Hei Xiao was silent for a while and finally said nothing.

Forget it, Bai Tu likes cubs, so it’s okay to have a few more, Hei Xiao tried to comfort himself.

It was not until the dead of night that I suddenly sat up. I couldn’t convince myself.

“I’ll go for a walk outside.” Hei Xiao said. He couldn’t sleep.

Hei Yan, who was sleeping soundly while holding Hei Xiao, looked at his suddenly empty arms with a confused look on his face. What happened?

“Tu has cubs.” Hei Xiao murmured slowly, his voice indescribably vicissitudes of life, “three at that.” Three cubs, alive, all black, white and gray. They were good in every way, except that it would have been even better if they were not born by his younger brother.

Today they lived in the room where Baitu’s cubs used to live in the cave. It was only separated by a wall from where Baitu rested. Heixiao didn’t dare to make any noise for fear of disturbing Baitu. Even if Baitu didn’t wake up, it would not be good to wake up the cubs, as Baitu would be the one to suffer. I can’t think about it anymore. The more I think about it, the more upset I feel.

Heiyan’s eyes lit up instantly. Bai Tu already has cubs, so when will they give birth to cubs?

Hei Xiao didn’t know how crooked Hei Yan’s thoughts had gone. He just couldn’t understand why Bai Tu agreed to give birth to cubs to Lang Qi so easily. There were so many good orcs in the Snow Rabbit Tribe and the Black Eagle Tribe, why did they stop at Lang Qi?

Listening to the sound of Bai Tu coaxing the cub in the next room, Hei Xiao sighed and felt a thousand regrets in his heart. Calculating the time, the cub was conceived before winter. If he had paid more attention to Bai Tu at the beginning, it would have been better.

No matter how much he regretted, he could not change the ending. The next day, when Hei Xiao saw the cubs again, his mood became more complicated. These were Bai Tu’s cubs. Logically, he should like them. To be honest, these three cubs were indeed very cute. He also knew Bai Tu’s ability to raise cubs. He could raise the two extremely thin cubs so well, not to mention the three who were healthy right after they were born.

Just thinking about the fact that these three cubs were born by Bai Tu with great effort and risk, Hei Xiao felt even more distressed for Bai Tu. He didn’t know if those little rabbits were scared at the beginning. Fortunately, they were from the familiar Snow Rabbit Tribe.

After a night of thinking, Hei Xiao was able to control his expression, and his movements were not as stiff as last night. He tried his best not to let Bai Tu notice.

“Has anyone in the tribe seen the cub?” After calming down, Hei Xiao took the time to think about other things.

“As for the ones with whom we have a good relationship, the cubs have never gone out yet.” Bai Tu explained. The weather has only recently turned warmer and the cubs are too small. The two older ones have just been able to transform into human form and cannot control themselves yet. They often transform into beast form while playing, and then turn back into human form after a while. They are not suitable to be taken out, so he and Lang Qi would always leave one person in the cave.

The two of them tried to handle some things that did not require going out in the cave, so except Bai An, Tu Cai and others, no one else had seen the cub. The last time the cub needed to be hidden, it was directly handed over to Tu Bing.

“That’s good.” Hei Xiao felt a little relieved and warned, “Don’t let the vulture tribe know that you gave birth to three cubs.”

“Okay.” Although he didn’t know why the other party mentioned this, Bai Tu still agreed. The place where the vulture tribe worked was a bit far from here, and they really couldn’t be seen. As long as the people in the tribe didn’t tell others, it would be fine. Bai Tu planned to talk to Bai An about this.

In fact, if we don’t say it, the chance of it getting out is not high. Ever since Tu Cheng went crazy after hearing that Foxbu was dead, there has been basically no guards chatting in front of the punished orcs. In addition, the vultures killed many cubs, so no one likes to talk about the cubs in front of them. Seeing them always reminds them of the cubs that have passed away.

Hei Xiao listened to Bai Tu’s voice and tried to shift his attention from the cubs to other things. This time, in addition to delivering rubber and other items, he also brought news about the cubs’ relatives.

Some of the cubs of the Red Eagle tribe were caught outside by the Vulture Tribe, and some were brought back directly from the orcs of other tribes. The latter can be divided into two types: one is that the relatives of the cubs took the initiative to give their cubs to the witch in order to get medicine, and the second is that some orcs stole or robbed other people’s cubs in order to get medicine.

They contacted the orcs whose cubs were stolen or robbed. As for those who gave away their own cubs, Hei Xiao wrote down the names of the tribes after asking which tribes they were. He decided to stay away from these tribes in the future. He also reminded Bai Tu not to agree to any request from these tribes whether they wanted cubs or came to exchange medicine. Those who gave away their own cubs were not good people.

Bai Tu simply took out a blank wooden board and wrote all the names that Hei Xiao mentioned on it. It didn’t matter if others didn’t recognize these words, he had remembered them all. He blocked all these orcs and tribes.

Orcs care a lot about cubs, not only their own cubs, but also the cubs of other orcs in the tribe. For example, Tu Cai will come to visit his cubs, even if they are little wolf cubs, every few days. He says that he wants to see how old the cubs are, but in fact he wants to check on the condition of the cubs.

Tu Cai will not only look at the three little wolf cubs, but also the other cubs in the tribe. Some orcs who have just given birth are very wary, so Tu Cai will be very careful, but she will also take a look to prevent some orcs who have never taken care of cubs from not taking good care of them.

He didn’t go to the wolf tribe very often, but from the care that Langze and other little wolves showed to the cubs, he could see the wolf tribe’s attitude towards their cubs. They also cherished them very much and tried their best to protect them.

It is almost impossible to conceal the fact that there are newborn cubs in a tribe. Bai Tu has observed that he takes three months to give birth to cubs, but the others are around seven or eight months old. Basically, it spans at least two seasons and is close to summer, so it is almost impossible to conceal it. For example, when Tu Bing was pregnant with cubs, and the cubs were still a few months away from being born, almost all the orcs in the tribe knew about it.

If someone sends a cub to the Red Eagle tribe in order to please the witch, there are only two possibilities: the entire tribe knows about it, or there are powerful orcs in the tribe who help to conceal it. Regardless of the possibility, the tribe cannot have any more dealings and must be added to the blacklist.

After writing down the list, seeing that Heixiao was not as excited as yesterday, Bai Tu felt a little more relaxed. He knew that the fact that she gave birth to a cub was very shocking, and everyone else tried not to show surprise in front of him, but Heixiao was different. When others were surprised, he would only explain one or two words at most, but when facing Heixiao, Bai Tu wanted the other party to accept the cub.

After all, these were all his cubs.

Hei Xiao’s attention quickly shifted from looking at the white map to the cub. He sighed in his heart. What could he do? His brother was his biological brother, and the cub was also his brother’s cub. No matter how much he felt heartbroken, he had no choice but to accept it.

This was the second time the three wolf cubs saw Hei Xiao. Hei Xiao didn’t stay in the cave for long yesterday. He left after the cubs finished eating, so this was the first time the cubs looked at this stranger seriously.

There were not many orcs here. The cubs were held by Bai Tu and looked at Hei Xiao with some curiosity.

The two older cubs turned into human form again, wearing a warm and comfortable sweater and crawled towards Bai Tu: “Dad, Dad~”

When Hei Xiao heard it for the first time, he thought it was just an interjection. When Bai Tu agreed, he found out that it was a title. He was a little surprised: “What’s Dad?”

Bai Tu explained: “It’s another name for father. I seem to have learned it before, but I can’t remember where I learned it.” He explained it this way every time he said something or said something that other people didn’t know, which basically eliminated the possibility of being questioned. Everyone knew that he had lost a piece of memory, so they would stop asking questions after saying this.

As expected, Hei Xiao did not ask where this kind of question was learned. He just expressed his surprise at the fact that the two cubs called him dad: “Why do they call you dad, Lang Qi?” Since he knew that Bai Tu had given birth to cubs, Hei Xiao never called Lang Qi by a single word, and always called him by his full name.

Bai Tu: “…” This question hits the point.

Bai Tu paused for a moment before saying, “Call him uncle.” The name “Mom” was only a short-lived one. Lang Qi was just trying to convince himself that mom and dad were the same, but last night he discovered that the two cubs had returned to calling him uncle and no longer called him mom.

Hei Xiao: “…”

Hei Xiao was silent for a while, thinking that this was probably a habit he didn’t understand. The closer uncle title had not changed, and uncle’s partner was called dad. It was only these two cubs, and this was the first time he heard of it.

It was so unexpected that Hei Xiao didn’t realize that when it came to the relationship between Bai Tu and Lang Qi, he had already assumed that the two were partners.

After the two of them finished talking, they went out together to look at the items that the Black Eagle Tribe brought yesterday. It was already evening when Hei Xiao and others arrived last night, and Hei Xiao was so shocked by the fact that Bai Tu had given birth to a cub that those items were still in the warehouse of the Snow Rabbit Tribe. No one dared to touch them until Bai Tu looked at them.

Bai Tu was about to go out, and the cub continued to be left to the care of Lang Qi. Lang Qi’s gaze paused for a moment on Hei Xiao, who had a very unfriendly look, and nodded: “Come back early, the cub will miss you.”

Bai Tu waved his hand to show that he understood.

Hei Xiao glanced at Lang Qi. Don’t think he didn’t notice that Lang Qi said this deliberately for him to hear. Thinking of something, he suddenly said to Bai Tu: “Tu, remember what I said yesterday, we found a very soft plant and there are a lot of it. It’s more comfortable than fluff.”

Bai Tu seemed to have such a thing, but before the two of them had time to talk about it in detail yesterday, the cub hummed, and then Hei Xiao was absent-minded, and never mentioned it again.

Hei Xiao’s description reminded him of a very common item in modern times, cotton.

If it really is cotton, that would be great. Bai Tu asked excitedly: “What color is it? Is it big? You encountered it before winter, why didn’t you use it?”

The orcs’ fur is already very soft. If it’s softer than fur, it’s most likely cotton. Cotton has excellent thermal insulation properties. The Black Hawk tribe doesn’t have blankets like them, and the down quilts they make are not enough. Bai Tu felt a little sorry that they didn’t use it in winter.

Hei Xiao explained: “The eagle tribe has no shortage of feathers, and there is a hard piece in the middle of that thing, which everyone doesn’t like very much.” The adults’ fear was not the main issue. The main reason was that everyone thought that the piece in the middle would damage the eggs.

This description made it seem more like the real thing. Bai Tu quickened his pace and walked into the warehouse. As expected, he was right. It was cotton, and quite a lot of it.

“These things are very light. One person can carry a few baskets. I picked everything I came across and brought them all here.” Hei Xiao explained. Although it looked like a lot, it was actually not as heavy as a few baskets of food. It was even lighter than iron and stone. He brought everything he came across here.

“It’s really cotton…” I had already started to guess it just now, and now I am even more surprised when I see it. It’s cotton, it’s really cotton.

There are so many things that can be made with cotton. With cotton, he can wear clothes made of cotton. Wearing animal skins in summer is simply a torture. It doesn’t feel so warm in winter, but it is surprisingly hot in summer. Unless you stay in one place without moving, you will feel so hot that you want to soak in water.

Cotton cloth is breathable and perfect for wearing in summer. These cottons weigh several hundred kilograms even without the seeds, and can be used to make a lot of clothes. Even if we can’t give everyone one, we can at least give everyone two pairs of underwear.

As for the cotton seeds, they were naturally used for planting. Now was the season for planting cotton. Bai Tu did not waste time. He spoke to the orc guarding the warehouse and asked him to tell Bai Chen to plow another piece of land.

In order to speed up the sowing process, many lions were assigned to work such as plowing the land and watering it. With a large number of people, the efficiency was naturally high. The number of plants planted this spring was several times more than last autumn, and the time taken for planting was about the same as last year. Basically, a large area could be planted in two days.

Not only the Snow Rabbit Tribe, but the Blood Wolf Tribe’s planting progress is also very fast. The Leopard Tribe originally planted on their own, but later found that the number of people was small and the speed was slow, so they came here to borrow dozens of Lion Tribe to help. As for the rental fee, it will not be paid until after the food is harvested in the fall.

Bai Tu would naturally not get anxious about such a small matter. He would just lend them out if the other party was short of people. He hoped that the tribes would become stronger and stronger. Relief could only help them temporarily, not forever. Bao Duo obviously understood this very well, otherwise he would not be in a hurry to plant and raise people.

The current results are good. At least the Leopard Tribe will have a good harvest this autumn. Bai Tu will also take the initiative to give some seeds to the other party when distributing them.

The same is true for the cotton this time, the difference is that the cotton seeds need to be obtained first. Bai Tu decided to ask the carpenters and iron workers to make two simple cotton seed removers for use first, and then make a larger batch when there is more cotton in the summer.

Hei Xiao brought more than one surprise this time. Cotton was just one of them. There was also rubber that Bai Tu had missed for a long time. With rubber, the tires of carts and wheelbarrows would not need to be repaired as frequently as they are now.

“We’ve only been collecting for a while and it’s winter now. The quantity is a bit small. I can bring you more next time.” Seeing that Bai Tu liked it, Hei Xiao made a promise without hesitation. They had a lot of this kind of tree.

Bai Tu nodded happily and did not argue with Hei Xiao. He just suggested that he teach the Eagle Clan after the finished tire was produced. The Eagle Tribe is rich in resources. If the raw materials are transported here, processed and then brought back to the Black Hawk Tribe, it will undoubtedly waste a lot of time. If they are processed directly in the Black Hawk Tribe or sold outside, it will be a sure-win business.

Hei Xiao was silent for a moment before he slowly nodded, still sighing in his heart. How could such a good brother of his fall in love with Lang Qi and be willing to give birth to cubs for him?

To be fair, Hei Xiao knew that Lang Qi was a pretty good orc, but that was all. In his heart, Bai Tu of course wanted to be with whatever kind of orcs he wanted, and be free forever, instead of being tied to a tree called Lang Qi early on.

The wolf clan is too insidious, Hei Xiao thought secretly. He didn’t know how many things Bai Tu had done by taking advantage of his amnesia, but he was not angry at all. The more Hei Xiao thought about his innocent brother, the more heartbroken he felt. At the same time, it was not only his heart that hurt, but also his stomach.

Hei Xiao has been easily distracted since yesterday. Bai Tu knew that the appearance of the cub was still a bit stimulating for him, so he decided to give him enough time to digest it. So when he saw Hei Xiao distracted again, he didn’t say anything and just waited here.

After waiting for a while, I found that Hei Xiao’s face looked a little strange. There were still more than twenty days before summer, and even the temperature at noon was not very high. The temperature in these two days was around 20 degrees, which was one of the most comfortable seasons of the year.

The temperature outside is so high. The cave where the storage warehouse is located is naturally a place where the sun cannot reach, and the temperature is even lower. Even without a thermometer, Bai Tu can feel that it is no more than ten degrees. Why is Hei Xiao sweating?

“Brother, what’s wrong with you?” Bai Tu was worried, recalling the topic they had just discussed. He said that he would teach several techniques to the Black Hawk tribe. It had nothing to do with the cubs, and even less to do with Lang Qi. Why was Hei Xiao’s reaction even bigger than yesterday?

Just when Bai Tu was feeling confused and worried, Hei Xiao spoke up: “My stomach hurts a little, you’ll be fine after a while of sleep.”

The food poisoning incident in the Heibin tribe had only happened not long ago, and Bai Tu’s first reaction was that he had eaten something bad, but when he recalled the food of the past two days, nothing was spoiled, not even some foods that are easy to cause allergies. These were all things everyone ate every day, and it was not the first time that Hei Xiao had eaten them.

Bai Tu helped Hei Xiao back to the cave while considering various possibilities, but he thought about everything from food to water to living place, but he still couldn’t figure out what was going on. After all, the two of them had been eating and drinking together from yesterday afternoon until now. The only time they were apart was at night when they were separated by a wall. They didn’t even go to other caves. Why did Hei Xiao suddenly feel unwell?

However, Hei Xiao had some vague guesses in his heart, and for a moment he didn’t know what mood to use to face it. He returned to the cave, worried that Bai Tu would be worried, and explained: “I just didn’t sleep well yesterday. It doesn’t hurt now. Just rest for a while. You go and do your work, I’ll find you in the evening.” He was right, the pain was only for a short while just now, and it doesn’t hurt now, but he still can’t be outside.

Bai Tu wanted to ask more, after all, only by clarifying the situation could he help prescribe medicine. However, when he met Hei Xiao’s serious gaze, he could only agree: “If it hurts again later, you must tell me.”

Hei Xiao responded, lay down on the bed and closed his eyes.

Bai Tu stopped disturbing him, walked out of the second bedroom lightly, and slowly closed the door.

The moment Bai Tu closed the door, Hei Xiao in the room disappeared, and a black little rabbit appeared under the quilt, which was almost identical to Bai Tu’s beast except for the color.

The black rabbit stretched out its claws and scratched the fur on its belly. After a moment, it slowly took it away, reached out to the quilt next to it, and scratched it hard.

A lot of light feathers instantly squeezed out through the cracks.

The black bunny breathed a sigh of relief.

…

Because he was worried about Heixiao, Bai Tu didn’t even take a nap. He would go to check on him every once in a while. He didn’t dare to make any noise for fear of disturbing Heixiao’s rest. He calculated the time Heixiao said and planned to go in as soon as the time was up.

However, Heixiao did not give him the chance to rush in. In the afternoon, Heixiao came out of the bedroom neatly dressed.

Bai Tu helped to remove a feather from his hair. When he lowered his head, he found that Hei Xiao’s right waist was a little bulging, so he took a closer look.

Hei Xiao coughed lightly and took out something: “I found an egg in the room.”

“It’s just right, cook it and eat it.” Bai Tu continued.

Hei Xiao: “…”