Building a Civilization and Raising Cubs in the Beast World – Chapter 20

Chapter 20

Seeing more than a dozen pairs of green eyes in the middle of the night, no matter how brave you are, you will inevitably be startled at first sight.

Fortunately, this group of people were traveling with him all the way. Bai Tu comforted himself in his heart, it’s okay, they won’t eat… and they won’t bite people.

After understanding this truth, Bai Tu felt much calmer and was in the mood to look at these wolves. In fact, when he was going up and down the mountain in the afternoon, several wolves turned into beast forms, but they were far away and he could only see their backs. Now that the distance is close, I can see the whole picture directly. The wolves around are all large in size. Although not as huge as the wolf Qi I saw yesterday, there are many of them, and the scene is still shocking.

The colors of the wolves were not uniform. There were more black wolves, followed by gray wolves, and the white wolves were the least. Bai Tu looked at the white one twice. A bunch of big wolves with smooth and shiny fur must feel great to the touch. This audacious thought only lasted for two seconds. After all, these were all adults, and he didn’t know how many cubs the wolf tribe had.

Looking at the wolves in front of him, Bai Tu’s thoughts gradually drifted away. In all these days since he came to the Beast God Continent, he had never held a cub in his arms. At most, he would touch one when delivering food. Wolves are bigger than rabbits, so the cubs should be bigger too? The larger cubs are stronger and should be more welcoming to touch.

I have to say that being furry is indeed a plus for animals. If the animal in front of him was not a wolf but a lizard or snake or something like that, even if he knew it was a human, Bai Tu would only want to stay away from it, instead of having the mood to think about the feel of the animal like he is now.

Lang Qi was unaware of Bai Tu’s complicated psychological activities. He discovered that when he saw the wolves standing still, he automatically interpreted it as fear. He angrily shouted to the wolves who were embarrassing the other tribes: “Change back!”

Upon hearing this, the big wolves, whether sitting or squatting, suddenly woke up, hid behind the trees, changed their clothes, and went to put on their clothes. Some orcs who couldn’t remember the location of their clothes became disoriented and ran to the wrong place and then ran back.

Bai Tu: “…”

The quiet wolves are like sharp arrows hanging on a string, sharp and powerful. Once they move, it is difficult to describe them in words. The nervousness just now disappeared instantly. Looking at the black wolf running in the wrong direction, Bai Tu was sure for a moment that it was no different from a big dog.

To be honest, most wolves are reliable, have amazing execution capabilities, and act quickly and efficiently. But just like everyone in a class often notices the naughty students first, those wolves with obvious characteristics are particularly prominent and eye-catching. What’s more, there are more than just one or two wolves standing out among the pack, which attracts more attention.

The leader’s orders cannot be disobeyed. Bai Tu had a deep understanding of the wolf pack’s execution ability. Less than two minutes after Lang Qi finished speaking, all the wolves turned into human forms and put on clothes, regardless of whether the clothes were theirs or not.

Perhaps they realized that their behavior just now was somewhat embarrassing, so the most noisy wolves hid behind the team dejectedly, only poking their heads out every once in a while to check on the situation and staring at the barbecue on the stone slab with greed.

Once there were no beast-form orcs in front of him, Bai Tu became much calmer and observed this group of wolves. He didn’t notice them when they were in beast form, after all, he was still a little unfamiliar with wolves. Now when he saw them in human form, he found a characteristic: those who were peeking were slightly younger, and looked about the same age as Langze Baiqi and others.

Compared to them, the older wolves were much more stable and focused on the things in their hands, and even if they peeked, their movements were not that obvious.

“Hiss——”

There was a noise from the crowd. Bai Tu looked over and found that the other party’s eyes were on him. Turning around, he saw Lang Ze had just stuffed the last piece of meat into his mouth.

Langze also heard the sound and raised his eyebrows proudly at the wolves. The next second, he met his brother’s sharp gaze and immediately put down his chopsticks obediently like a defeated rooster: “Bai Qi, I’ll help you grill the meat.”

Bai Tu, who witnessed the whole process, was silent for a moment. He coughed lightly, pretending that he saw nothing, and pointed to the rocks that were everywhere at the foot of the mountain: “You can pick some flat grilled meat. There are not many dipping sauces. Everyone can take out salt and fruit, and I’ll make some more.”

Humans are complex creatures. Seeing that what they make is popular, they feel more comfortable, so they want to do more. For example, now, Bai Tu doesn’t mind teaching everyone to make some dipping sauce to improve the food. Of course, he is definitely not paving the way for his own audacious plan to try to pet the wolves.

After Bai Tu finished speaking, the wolves looked at Lang Qi, waiting for the next order. Although they were looking forward to the food, they could not act alone without the order from their leader. Even the youngest wolf boy knew this.

Lang Qi exhaled and nodded: “Go.”

A group of wolves who had just dug the stone pot immediately ran to choose suitable stones. After coming back, they imitated Bai Tu and others, placed the stone slabs next to the fire, and then cut the meat.

“Meat with a little fat will taste better. Apply some lard on the venison and beef. Is there any fat left? I’ll get some more.” In order to help others, Bai Tu taught the wolf tribe how to choose meat suitable for roasting.

Although the process was rather tortuous, the final result was gratifying. All the orcs were very satisfied with the dinner, especially the wolves who had hardly tried other ways of eating. They ate one more basket of meat than at noon. Together with the meat they had exchanged for braised meat, they ate several baskets of meat in one day.

The price of a lavish dinner is having to work overtime. After everyone had finished their meal, Lang Qi arranged the orcs to keep watch and then ordered another thirty orcs to go out.

The wolves changed their previous cheerful demeanor and transformed into beast form, following Wolf Qi. The thirty-odd adult wolves looked even more majestic than before. However, Bai Tu no longer felt the nervousness he had just felt. On the one hand, he was not as shocked as when the wolves suddenly got close to him, and on the other hand, the gazes of the well-fed wolves were not as aggressive.

Lang Qi looked back at the team, his ears moved slightly, and finally he set off in one direction, and the wolves immediately followed.

Bai An envied the wolves: “They go hunting.” Only the wolf tribe, which is large in number and good at fighting, dares to hunt on the road to exchange salt. Most other tribes will not do this. Hunting in unfamiliar areas is difficult and dangerous, so the rabbit tribe will prepare the items needed for the road before setting off, and live frugally along the way. The wolf tribe has no need to save money and can even have extra meals.

Bai Tu didn’t know much about hunting. He could dig traps near the tribe to lure prey in, but now it was useless in this unfamiliar place. After all, it took most of the day to dig a trap, and it could only be used once, which was not cost-effective. The supplies brought by the tribe were barely sufficient, and after some exchanges with the wolf tribe, there were a lot more supplies. Now there are more supplies than when they set out. Not only did they make back the money for today’s food, but there are still a lot left over.

In order to extend the shelf life, the remaining raw meat is still made into braised meat, which means that if the wolves want to exchange it tomorrow, they can give it to them. Using the raw meat of the wolf tribe to make braised meat in exchange for the raw meat of the wolf tribe, you only need to invest in the initial braised meat and the effort in the intermediate processing, which is simply a huge profit.

If it is possible in the future, helping to process food can also be a good business. Bai Tu stared at the gurgling stone pot and thought, since the rabbit tribe and the wolf tribe like these processed foods, other tribes should not refuse. The current dried meat is just the most basic, and seasonings can be added to make more flavors in the future.

The braised meat is being watched by other rabbits. After following Bai Tu for the past few days, he is not very good at preparing the seasoning, but the heat is just enough. The follow-up work after adding the seasoning can be taught to others. Bai Tu is going to find a place to take a shower.

After walking for a whole day, even if you don’t sweat, you will still feel uncomfortable. Bai Tu had already chosen a secluded place. After taking a shower, he wiped the animal skin he was wearing today. I use homemade cleansing liquid to wash my hair and take a bath. I add mint to soap nuts and it gives me a cool feeling after washing. This cool feeling is more obvious in the hot summer.

There was not much cleaning liquid produced, so he kept most of it. The rest was divided up by Bai Qi, Tu Bing and others. Just like the herbal toothpaste, Bai An felt that it was too troublesome to use, so it would be easier to just jump into the water and rinse it.

Bai Tu hung the wet animal skins on the branches. In this kind of weather, they would dry overnight, so he wouldn’t have to travel with wet clothes.

After hanging up the clothes, Bai Tu began to weave straw hats. He remembered what Langze said, that there were no trees on the mountain behind to block the sun, so he had to do a good job of sun protection. Not only him, but many people from the Rabbit Tribe came to find materials and learn how to make them. Backpacks, straw sandals and straw hats all have something in common, and they are for their own use, so they don’t need to look too good. They can basically weave the shape after learning for a while.

The wolves left quickly and came back just as quickly. When Bai Tu got to the third one, the orc on guard suddenly stood up and looked vigilantly in the direction where the wolves left: “Who?”

The answer to him was a wolf howl. Bai Tu didn’t understand the meaning and guessed it was a secret code or something, because after that sound, the orcs on guard around immediately relaxed and lost their previous vigilance. Not long after, the wolves that had just left appeared in everyone’s sight.

The wolves captured a wild boar. Probably because there were no orcs nearby, the boar was fat and strong. The orcs who came back with the prey left the boar behind to rest. The orcs who had stayed behind but were not on night watch took over their places. The division of labor was clear.

Unlike the tribe, this place does not have a place to store prey. If the captured prey is not divided quickly, it may go bad tomorrow. A group of orcs took their tools and prey to the downstream of the water source to deal with it.

Bai Tu has always been very punctual in his work and rest schedule. He used to rest about two hours after meals in the tribe. Today, he started yawning at about the same time. There were people guarding around, so he could still sleep peacefully even outside. Some orcs had already started to rest, after all, they still had to travel early tomorrow morning.

After the last pot of braised meat was ready, Bai Tu took out the animal skins and straw mats he had brought with him, spread them out not too far from the fire, sprinkled some mint and wormwood nearby, and lay down to prepare for sleep.

Bai Qi, who was also preparing to rest, looked at him and said in surprise: “Tu, why don’t you change into beast form to sleep?”

Hearing this, Bai Tu looked around and saw that most people had turned into beasts, and they didn’t pick a place to sleep, lying in a mess. Orcs are not picky about the environment, but human form is more fragile than animal form and is more easily bitten by mosquitoes. When they transform into animal form, they don’t have to worry about these things and can fall asleep even if the ground is uneven.

Looking at the sleek wolves and rabbits, Bai Tu retracted his gaze and shook his head, “I’m not used to using animal form.” Even the smaller rabbits weigh dozens of kilograms, and the wolves weigh hundreds of kilograms. With his tiny size, he’d better not join in the fun, as others could crush him to death by just turning over.

He couldn’t help but feel sad when he thought of this. After observing for several days, he couldn’t find a second rabbit in the tribe with the same situation as him.

The growth of rabbits is in stages. The first growth is from birth to one month old. Then the entire cub period is only the size of a fist and there will not be much change within a few years. This age group is the most in need of protection in the rabbit’s life. The second wave of growth begins at around three years old, when the animal form becomes slightly larger, a little bigger than an adult’s palm, and not as fragile as a cub.

The most obvious change is that they enter a growth period at around sixteen years old. The beast form will grow rapidly, reaching the same size as an adult rabbit within two years. If the nutrition is sufficient, it may even only take a year. After the growth period, the orc’s body shape is basically fixed. Later, it will become thinner or fatter due to food problems, but the size of its skeleton will not change.

Bai Qi, whose growth period has not yet ended, is only slightly smaller than an adult rabbit after turning into a beast form. Children who have not yet reached their growth period feel that their beast forms are not majestic enough and are unwilling to show them to others. Bai Tu has only seen it once and can confirm that it is bigger than his beast form.

Bai Tu didn’t care much about the size of his beast form. After all, he still preferred to maintain his human form to do these things. What he was worried about was whether it was because of illness that it became so small. Obviously, no one could answer this difficult question.

Finally, he yawned and fell asleep with this question in his mind. He did not sleep well because he had been thinking about heavy questions before going to bed.

When Lang Qi, who had just returned from arranging the task, passed by the rest area, he saw the wolf and rabbit tribes transformed into their animal forms and sleeping together. Only the little witch doctor was sleeping alone on one side. He looked pitiful and was at least a dozen steps away from the other orcs.

Not sociable? Lang Qi frowned. This was a bad habit. Orcs of the same age in the wolf tribe ate, drank, slept and played together since birth. When they grew up, they joined the hunting team at the same time. The cooperation was closer and could maximize the success rate of hunting. Orcs who were too independent were more likely to encounter danger.

Lang Qi thought about it, retracted his steps, and walked to the nearest tree to rest.

In his eyes, even if there were people on guard, the wilderness at night was still not safe enough.

After all, he is a witch doctor, so he needs to be protected, Wolf Qi thought.

Bai Tu knew nothing about what happened that night. After a good night’s sleep, he woke up and first put away the bed and the animal skins that had been drying yesterday. Animal skins are precious items here, and there are very few tribes that can tan soft animal skins. A lot of food is needed to exchange for such a piece of animal skin.

Bai Tu had a normal appetite in the morning and only ate some fruit. The wolves not far away seemed to have fallen in love with the new way of grilling on stone slabs and had already started a fire. Two younger wolves had already started fighting for the last portion of the dipping sauce, and the wolf ears on their heads and the wolf tails behind them were faintly visible.

Orcs normally do not display these animalistic traits when in human form, and only orcs that have not yet reached full adulthood will inadvertently lose control of themselves when they are emotionally agitated.

Bai Tu’s gaze lingered on the two pairs of wolf ears for a while, and he decided to make some more dipping sauce. The dipping sauce is quite simple, and not only stone-grilled meat, but also braised meat, wild vegetables and even dried meat can be eaten with the dipping sauce, all with different flavors.

Bai Tu had just packed up and was about to start working when Lang Ze came over with a large piece of meat: “Baitu, can I exchange it for three more bags of jerky?” The jerky I got yesterday was too little, and it was gone before I could finish it. I ate too much barbecue in the evening, and now that my stomach is a little empty today, I immediately missed the taste of the jerky.

There is definitely no problem with replacing the meat with jerky, the problem is the weight of the meat. Bai Tu looked at Langze: “Does your brother know?” Does he know that you are such a spendthrift?

The three packs of dried meat weigh only one pound in total, but the piece that Langze brought weighs at least ten pounds, so it is no problem to exchange it for three three packs. Langze brought it over so casually and only wanted three packs.

“I know. He told me to do whatever I want.” Langze said his brother’s reply without any ulterior motive.

Bai Tu sighed, feeling deeply that Lang Qi had a hard time too, so he filled a small bamboo basket with a dozen bags of dried meat and gave them to him, and said, “Don’t make any noise when you get to the market to exchange things, let your brother go.”

Lang Ze was surprised: “Bai Tu, you said the same thing as my brother!”

Bai Tu: “…” Silly child, I’m just afraid that you’ll be cheated!

Langze returned happily with a small basket of dried meat, quietly observing his wolf pack rushing over and snatching all the meat in an instant. Langze was quick-witted and only managed to save one bag.

After a day of getting along, the wolf tribe deeply understood one thing, that is, the food of the rabbit tribe was more delicious than theirs. No one ate the jerky, but looking at Langze’s expression, they knew it was delicious, so of course they had to try it.

Langze held the only child that he had managed to keep alive and walked to his brother to seek shelter. In front of Langqi, even the most cheerful wolves would restrain themselves.

Lang Qi, who had guessed the result long ago, didn’t even look at his stupid brother. He arranged for the wolf tribe to eat. He caught a glimpse of the rabbit tribe’s backpacks out of the corner of his eye and made some calculations in his mind. After a moment, he turned his eyes to the several new backpacks that were filled yesterday. Three backpacks were filled with processed wild boars. According to his current appetite, he would have to hunt more times on the road this year.

Today we have to reach the bottom of Black Stone Mountain before dark. After breakfast, the team will regroup and set off. Bai Tu is still in the middle of the team.

Before setting off, Langze persuaded Langqi to take another piece of meat in exchange for dried meat. This time he learned his lesson, and after getting it back, he immediately wrapped it in his arms and refused to give it to anyone.

Seeing that it was hopeless to take it from Langze, the other wolves turned their attention to Langqi.

Lang Qi was silent for a moment and nodded.

The first to take action were the two teenagers who had previously grabbed the dipping sauce. One of them took out a piece of roasted meat from his backpack and asked Bai Tu to exchange it for dried meat. Like the rabbit tribe, the wolf tribe’s food is also divided into two types, the tribe’s public food and their own private food. The former is used to exchange for salt and provide food on the road, while the latter can be exchanged for salt or used to cook for themselves.

When they got closer, Bai Tu realized that the two men looked almost exactly the same. It was not uncommon for orcs to have multiple babies in one litter, but most of them were fraternal twins. The pair of brothers in front of him were obviously different. They were identical twins, which were rare among orcs. The only difference between the two was a small tuft of white hair next to their ears, one on the left ear and the other on the right ear.

Bai Tu keenly discovered that the two had the best relationship with Langze and they often played together, which always ended with them seeing Langqi.

The ratio of grilled meat to salt and raw meat is similar. Bai Tu gave them dried meat at the ratio of about four pounds to one pound of dried meat, and asked casually: “What are your names?”

The wolf with silver hair on the right: “My name is Wolf Zuo.”

The wolf with silver hair on the left: “My name is Wolf You.”

Bai Tu: “…”

Feeling that it was too boring to lead the team in a place without danger, Langze, who was walking back while chewing on dried meat, casually put his arm on Wolf Zuo’s shoulder: “Their father couldn’t tell left from right, and called them the wrong names when they were young, and later he couldn’t change it.”

Childhood memories are very magical. Some things are forgotten after learning, such as left and right. The little wolf cubs who have been taught countless times can still remember them the wrong way, and are confused between left, right, and right every day. Some are very profound, such as the names Wolf Zuo and Wolf You, which can never be changed back once you remember them.

After hearing the explanation, Bai Tu was silent for a moment. It turned out that this kind of operation was possible.

With wolves on the left and right taking the lead, the second group of wolves will soon come to exchange for dried meat. Anyway, the leader has already agreed, so if they don’t eat it now, it will be eaten up by others later!

The characteristic of dried meat is that the more you chew it, the more fragrant it becomes. It is especially suitable for a journey like this where there is nothing to do except hurrying on the road. A group of people ate while walking, and by the time they reached the foot of the burned mountain, the Rabbit Tribe could hardly carry any more.

It was the first time that Bai An was worried about having too much food.

The idle wolves volunteered to help. Not everyone had extra meat, especially the growing teenagers, who would eat almost all of it as soon as they got it. Now their extra energy could be put to good use. The Blood Wolf Express was quick and convenient. It would deliver the meat to the right place and they would never steal any food. Only one bag of dried meat was needed for a ten-mile journey.

The burned mountain was not big, and the most difficult part was the heat. Even with straw hats, it was impossible to cover all parts of the body. By the end, everyone was almost running, but fortunately they reached the foot of the mountain quickly.

Bai Tu couldn’t estimate how far they had walked, but he only remembered that they stopped to rest every two hours or so because they needed to reach the bottom of the mountain today. For lunch, everyone hurriedly ate some boiled water and set off again. Mainly because they had eaten dried meat along the way, they weren’t very hungry.

After walking and stopping along the way, when it was about to get dark, Bai Tu finally saw the legendary Black Stone Mountain.

Black Stone Mountain is the middle mountain of a mountain range that stretches for dozens of miles from south to north, and is the only way to the market. The climb takes two days and one night, while the detour takes three or four days.

The road became difficult to walk on before we even got close to the Black Stone Mountain. There were stones of various sizes everywhere. No wonder the monkeys only lived around the area and not in the middle. They only took advantage of the passing tribes to rob them.

That night, the team stopped to rest about ten miles away from Black Stone Mountain. There were fewer obstructions and a wider field of vision here, so any problems could be discovered immediately. In order to maintain sufficient physical strength, even the wolves did not look for places to hunt.

The wolves picked and chose, throwing away some stone slabs and stone pots that were not useful and replacing them with more suitable ones. There were more stones to choose from, and Langze found a large stone slab that was more than one meter long, which he used to barbecue and could accommodate two or three people! He also made some modifications on his own, with a groove in the middle and the surrounding areas being a little higher, so that he wouldn’t have to worry about oil flowing everywhere when grilling meat.

The rabbit tribe, which was a little nervous at first, calmed down after seeing this scene. The wolf tribe even had the mind to pick cooking tools. Maybe Blackrock Mountain was not as scary as they thought. The rabbits fell asleep while comforting themselves, while the wolves dreamed of defeating the monkeys and having a barbecue party.

On the morning of the third day, everyone woke up earlier than usual and set off at daybreak. They were even more nervous because they knew the next section of the journey would be unsafe.

Although no monkeys were seen, everyone was already on guard. The wolves transformed into beasts and surrounded the team, ready to deliver a fatal blow to any opponent that jumped out. Even the brothers Langze and Langzuo and Langyou, who had been very happy along the way, became serious and looked around cautiously.

Bai Tu understood this tension very well. Ambushing on the salt-exchanging road to rob supplies was the same as murder for money. Without salt, the orcs would be extremely weak and hunting would become a problem. These young wolves looked unreliable at ordinary times, but they were still reliable in big things.

Compared to the wolves, the rabbits were more vigilant. After all, the wolves were numerous and powerful, and they were basically used to moving around in such places. The rabbits would choose to avoid them most of the time. Occasionally, they would have no choice but to choose this place and would quietly climb up in the middle of the night after the nearby monkeys had rested. This was the first time they had walked so blatantly on the Black Stone Mountain.

Bai Qi was beside Bai Tu, counting the tribes whose supplies the monkeys had robbed in recent years. Never underestimate the orcs’ ability to get information. Usually, they are restricted by inconvenient transportation and the content disseminated is small. But it is different at the market. In addition to exchanging salt, the exchange of information between tribes is also a vital part.

The experience on the road to exchanging salt is obviously important. Many tribes had their supplies robbed. The tribes that reacted quickly had only a small portion robbed, and the rest of the salt they exchanged was used sparingly to barely last until the next market opened. Some tribes were miserable. Most of their supplies were robbed, and some tribes even had all their supplies robbed, and even eating became a problem.

There are many tribes that like to rob supplies from other tribes. The Brown Monkey Tribe is a famous robber on their road. No matter which way they go, they can’t avoid this area. Bai Qi has a deep resentment towards this place.

The walk from the overnight camping site to the foot of the mountain was very peaceful. We didn’t see any monkeys. Looking up, the trees on the mountain were also clean. One could not help but suspect that one was overthinking. After all, monkeys don’t always steal food. Maybe they won’t steal today?

This idea was most obvious when the team reached halfway up the mountain. The orcs stopped to rest, drank water and ate dried meat to prepare water for the afternoon, and prepared for the afternoon journey in an orderly manner. Today’s mission is to climb to the top of the mountain, spend the night on the open space on the top of the mountain, and go down the mountain at dawn tomorrow.

It turns out that accidents are most likely to happen when we are most relaxed.

As the orc guarding the backpack turned around, a monkey suddenly jumped out from the tree closest to the backpack, picked up the backpack at lightning speed and threw it to the other side.

There was also a monkey hanging on the tree behind. I took it and threw it back without even looking at it. I don’t know how long the monkeys had been waiting on the tree. They were like a chain with a clear division of labor, one link after another, without hesitation. In the blink of an eye, the backpack passed through four or five monkeys.

“Jerky!” Bai Qi, who had been following Bai Tu to pack the food, saw at a glance that it was a full basket of jerky.

In an instant, all the wolves, whether they were eating or resting, stood up. Except for those guarding the backpack, all of them turned into beasts. Sixty or seventy big wolves, some black and some snow-white, stared at the monkey who wanted to throw it back.

Even the monkeys, who always had the logic of bandits, felt their scalps tingling when they were stared at by dozens of wolf eyes. What was more important was that in the end, it was the black wolf that broke the Monkey King’s head last time. If the Monkey King had not climbed up the tree, he would have died. Now the Monkey King has a bald spot on his head.

The monkey carrying the backpack was frightened by the terrible sight, and the basket fell from his hands and fell to the ground with a bang, attracting everyone’s attention. The monkey who had dropped the backpack came to his senses and looked at the wolves not far away, but he didn’t have the courage to go down and pick it up.

The monkey tribe guards a road that the western tribes must take to go to the market. They have seen many tribes and know how to bully the weak and fear the strong. They know very well which tribe they can mess with and which tribe they cannot.

Of the two tribes that went up the mountain today, the Rabbit Tribe had no power to fight back, and the Wolf Tribe was an existence that must not be provoked, so this time the monkey group planned to steal the Rabbit Tribe’s backpacks while they were resting. The Rabbit Tribe is known to be the weaklings. They dare not retaliate even if they are robbed, but will only speed up their way down the mountain. The Wolf Tribe has never cared about the affairs of other tribes, and they have long seen through it. Even if they travel together, the Wolf Tribe will not help.

After careful consideration, all the plans were successful, but no one expected that the entire wolf tribe would suddenly transform into beast form.

The fighting power of the wolf tribe in beast form is known to the entire Beast God Continent. No one dares to challenge the teeth of these wolves with his life. After being shocked, a group of monkeys did not even dare to try and evacuated quickly, jumping back and forth on the trees. The reason why the monkeys dare to show off their power in Black Rock Mountain is their ability to climb trees. As long as they climb up the trees, other tribes will be unable to do anything to them.

The wolves obviously understood this. When they saw the monkeys leaving, they did not chase them. On the one hand, they did not want to waste their energy, but the important thing was that the supplies were still here. The monkeys would be afraid of a team of hundreds of people, but if they encountered a team of fewer people, they would try to launch a sneak attack. Once they dispersed, they would be in danger of having their supplies taken away.

Lang Qi stared at the direction where the monkeys left. Further away was the habitat of the brown monkey tribe, which was separated from the Black Stone Mountain by a mountain.

After successfully driving away the monkeys, the black wolf with a tuft of white hair on its right ear jumped up, ran to the backpack, walked around the basket, made sure the basket and the dried meat were still good, and carefully picked up the handle of the basket.

Although it was a false alarm, it also wasted everyone’s time. Bai Tu and Bai An discussed it and took out another basket of dried meat and distributed the 70 kilograms of dried meat to everyone.

Over the past two days, the wolves had used a lot of meat to exchange for snacks, so their tribe had enough to exchange for salt. They didn’t feel bad at all about giving away these two baskets of dried meat. After all, without the help of the wolves, it would be a question whether they could preserve the food.

The wolves who received the thank-you gifts all looked at the place where the monkeys disappeared, and even hoped that they could do it again.

The frightened monkeys were as quiet as chickens, allowing the wolf and rabbit tribes to spend the night on the Black Stone Mountain. Even when they came down the mountain the next day, Bai Tu did not see the ferocious Monkey King as rumored.

The speed of going down the mountain was faster than that of going up. When the team reached the foot of the mountain, the sun had not yet set, so they simply walked forward for a while until they left Black Stone Mountain and the Brown Monkey Tribe far behind.

Looking back, there was only the top of the Black Stone Mountain left. Bai Qi threw down his backpack, lay down beside it and let out a long sigh: “Huh…” Climbing the mountain was too difficult as he had to climb it and be on guard against someone stealing his supplies.

The others were equally tired, but not as obviously as Bai Qi.

But no matter how tired they are, they still have to continue making fire and cooking. The wolves had finished eating all the raw meat yesterday, and now they are eating roasted or dried meat. No one would have had any objection in the past, after all, they have been eating it all year round, and it is just a little hard on the teeth.

But the wolf tribe today is not the same as before. After eating braised meat, stone-grilled meat and two days of pickled dried meat, the big black meat is not so attractive now. The pork with fat and lean meat is better, but the roasted beef and venison chunks are hard enough to hit people.

If the conditions were not right, they might have endured it, such as when they were in the mountains. But now that they have come down the mountain, the surroundings are basically flat. Should they catch prey on an empty stomach and bring it back for a good meal, or choose to barely fill their stomachs with the prey?

The wolves, who had been fed with a greedy appetite, chose the third way. They first exchanged the roasted meat pieces with Bai An for dried meat, and then went hunting after eating half full. The number of people hunting this time was twice that of the first night, and only one-third of them were left here to guard.

Hunting this time was obviously not as easy as last time. After sleeping for a long time, Bai Tu was awakened by the sound of the wolves returning. The sound was a bit loud at first, and Lang Qi probably felt it was noisy. Then everyone slowed down their movements, and Bai Tu, who was a little tired, soon fell asleep again.

The next morning, Bai Tu heard cheers as soon as he woke up. In a trance, he thought he had returned to the first day of his time travel.

“Wake up, wake up!”

“Bai Tu is awake!”

The voice was obviously not from Bai An or Bai Qi, but from an overly energetic wolf boy. Bai Tu opened his eyes and saw two people squatting beside him, Lang Ze and Lang Zuo.

“Bai Tu, are you hungry?”

Although he was asking himself, Bai Tu knew very well that this sentence meant that he was hungry. He sat up and stretched, and his body felt much more relaxed after a good rest.

Bai Tu looked towards the place where the wolves were resting. Apart from the orcs who were stalking, only Lang Qi and a few other orcs were busy. The others were either still asleep or eating to replenish their energy. He immediately realized that not everyone had such good energy like the two in front of him, who could get up early in the morning after hunting until the middle of the night.

Langze let Bai Tu watch. If he had a tail behind him now, it would probably have swung into a circle.

Bai Tu had no resistance to the young man with expectant eyes, just like he did with the half-grown children in the tribe. Every time he saw such a look, he couldn’t bear to refuse. He got up and washed up: “What did you catch at night?”

Langze pointed to a full backpack: “Two cows! Both over there.” There were no suitable prey nearby, and the wolves chased for a long time before finding a small herd of cattle. Because the distance was too far, they only caught two. After bringing them back, they cleaned them and brought them here.

Normally, even if they were traveling together, the orcs would not allow others to look at the supplies of their tribe. However, Langze, who had been fed by Bai Tu for three days, had already asked Langqi for permission in advance. Even the orcs guarding the supplies knew that they didn’t need to stop Bai Tu from passing by.

After washing up, Bai Tu took a look and saw beef, beef bones, beef offal, etc. were placed in different categories. In addition to these, there was a basin of eggs and two cleaned chickens next to them.

These are the food and food expenses for the wolf tribe for the next two days. Since there is no detour, their journey ahead can be easier. They will set out this afternoon, so he has a whole morning to prepare.

Bai Tu looked at the teenagers, whose eyes lit up and were full of energy after half a night’s rest, when they heard about food, and gave them an important task: pounding the beef.

It is not difficult to find stones in the wild. Bai Tu found a few stones of suitable size and asked the wolf tribe to change into animal form and dig a large stone mortar. He gave each person a piece of meat and asked them to slowly beat it into meat paste.

After arranging the work, Bai Tu took out the onion, ginger, garlic and salt, marinated the beef ribs and cut steaks, and stewed the beef bones directly.

Add onion, ginger, salt and eggs to the minced meat and mix them evenly. Bai Tu instructed Langze to bring it to the stone pot of boiling water, wash his hands, and start the next step – boiling the beef balls.

The beef balls made from pounded beef are very chewy and purely handmade without any additives. The stone pot is large and the orcs have big appetites, so Bai Tu directly made large beef balls, only slightly smaller than lion heads.

It takes some time to wait for a pot of meatballs to be cooked. Bai Tu is busy back and forth between the two stone pots. By the time the second pot is full, the first pot is also cooked.

Cooked beef balls with some vegetables make a bowl of delicious meatball soup. The first two pots were sold out.

The large stone slab that Langze had found earlier was just right for frying steaks. Seven or eight palm-sized steaks could be fried at a time. The marinated steaks were juicy, and the color, aroma and taste were so delicious that the orcs who were still resting lost their sleepiness.

There were beef bones cooking in several pots. Bai Tu did not stew the beef ribs, but used a different method. He wrapped the beef ribs with clean leaves, covered them with mud, and slowly roasted them next to the fire.

Beef bone soup with wild vegetables is what the rabbit tribe is used to eating. The wolves are a little unfamiliar with it, but after tasting it, many of them started eating it too. The wild vegetables are just the right way to relieve the greasiness of eating too much steak.

Beef ribs cook the slowest, after all, there is a layer of mud between them, but the aroma after knocking them open lived up to everyone’s expectations. Because they were wrapped tightly, the moisture did not evaporate at all, and the aroma of the marinade removed the fishy smell of the beef, leaving only the meaty aroma. One bite was full of aftertaste. The unstable wolf revealed its ears left and right, and the animal skin behind it bulged slightly.

Several teenagers ate secretly while working, and by the time they finished their work at noon, they were so full that they were burping.

The food that Bai Tu and his men prepared was limited, and it was definitely not enough to feed everyone in the team, but no one cared about that. After eating half full, they took the initiative to grill or fry the meat. Although the taste was not as fragrant as beef meatballs or steak ribs, it was much better than the previous meals.

This was a lunch that shocked everyone. Even the usually steady Lang Qi looked over at Bai Tu from time to time. After the meal, Bai Tu led everyone to process the remaining raw meat to extend its consumption time, as raw meat would spoil too easily in hot weather.

That sumptuous lunch made everyone feel that the journey over mountains and hills was much easier. Unfortunately, they no longer had the chance to enjoy the delicious food in the next few days. It was not that Bai Tu was unwilling to do so, but the closer to the market, the fewer prey there were. Some distant tribes would catch prey near the market, which meant that it usually took a whole day to find prey. Staying one more day means consuming one more day’s worth of food rations. Even if you have a lot of supplies, you can’t consume them like that. Eating becomes much simpler.

The wolves love delicious food, but they still know what is important and what is not. Moreover, Bai Tu is now teaching them to steam the dried meat and add wild vegetables or fruits to it. The dried meat that was originally hard to chew is not so unacceptable anymore. At worst, they can use the extra prey to exchange for jerky and bacon from the rabbit tribe.

When they arrived at the market, both the wolves and rabbits breathed a sigh of relief. The wolves breathed a sigh of relief because they had eaten a lot recently and the salt they brought was obviously not enough, while the rabbits breathed a sigh of relief because if they arrived soon, all the dried meat would be gone!