Building a Civilization and Raising Cubs in the Beast World – Chapter 23

Chapter 23

Throwing away the leaves, Bai Tu clapped his hands and sighed imperceptibly: “Let’s go!” He hoped that the group of orcs could understand what he meant.

Langze was the first to respond: “Go, go, go—” He couldn’t wait any longer!

Not long after Bai Tu and his companions left, a middle-aged orc came over with a group of orcs, some of whom were carrying salt. The middle-aged orc said, “The salt is all here, just put the food here, and people in our tribe can move it.”

The young man agreed, but after the other party put down the salt, he did not hand over the food, but reached out to take the backpack from the orc behind him, “Let’s change it according to the backpack of our tribe.”

The smile on the middle-aged orc’s face froze, “Didn’t we agree just now? No, we won’t change the backpack. It’s troublesome to change the backpack. Our tribe is waiting to rush back.”

The young man waved his hand, “No trouble, just pour it.” After that, he picked up the salt and poured it into his own backpack before the middle-aged orc could react.

The middle-aged orc was unable to stop him and his face changed. Before he could say anything, an orc behind the young man suddenly shouted, “What is this?”

He saw that the backpack that the young leader poured salt into had salt only on the top layer and around the edges, and the middle was all white powder, which was completely different from granular salt.

The young man put down the backpack. They didn’t recognize the white powder, but they could tell it was not salt. If they hadn’t heard others say so and checked carefully, they would have carried it back to the tribe. By then, they would have no salt to eat during the entire rainy season!

The young man was furious: “You are using this thing to pretend to be salt?”

The middle-aged orc saw that something was wrong, and that the other side had more people than them, and they were all young and strong. He immediately shouted: “Run!” After that, a group of people ran back.

The young man reacted quickly: “Catch them!” Half of the orcs behind him ran after them.

Bai Tu left without worry when the young man said he wanted to pour salt. When he returned to the market, the people in front of the Yellow Monkey Tribe’s stall had changed. They were a few unfamiliar orcs. The bowls in their hands were about the same size as the surrounding ones. About 70% to 80% of the orcs who had stayed in front of the stall before had left, and the stalls next to it were no longer deserted like before.

The orcs gathered in front of each stall were similar, and there was no such crowded situation as before. The few of them quickly passed this area.

Compared to the salt exchanging area, other places are much more messy. Everything is for sale, and there is no unified distribution area. Next to the stall selling animal skins may be another stall selling food or tools. When you see this scene, you will understand that if you want to buy something suitable, you have to go.

This was Bai Tu’s first time to the market, while Lang Ze had been here many times and was still childish at heart. The two of them took a look at everything they saw. Bai Qi and Tu Xun brought backpacks and were ready to help later. Lang Qi was observing his surroundings. Even though most orcs agreed not to attack others in the market, it was not completely safe.

Bai Tu has a young face, and many people in the tribe speculate that he might have just entered the growth period. In addition, he has never done heavy work, so his status in the tribe is not low, not to mention Langze. The two of them wandered around there together, asking about the price from time to time, like the children of a big tribal leader, wandering around without knowing anything. Most of the orcs who set up stalls want the other party to buy their things. A few think that the two are easy to cheat, and the prices they offer are much higher than the normal price.

Only Lang Qi discovered that although Bai Tu seemed to be asking questions without any purpose, he had actually found out the prices of animal skins and food here.

Bai Tu did ask about the prices of many items and chose a stall where he could buy. The fruits near each tribe were different. There were many apples, mangoes, and cherries near the Snow Rabbit Tribe, and he saw watermelons here.

Watermelon has a high yield and can quench thirst, making it a must-have in summer. Moreover, the watermelons in the Beast God Continent are quite large. They are not the high-quality varieties cultivated in the previous life. One watermelon weighs more than ten kilograms. The most important thing is that it is cheap. The price of fruit is only one-eighth of that of meat. Four backpacks of fruit and a bowl of salt are truly the price of cabbage.

There were four baskets in front of the orc who was setting up a stall. Bai Tu took a look and found that all the melons were ripe, so he bought them all: “I want all of them.”

“All, all?” The orc who was selling melons was a little surprised. Fruits were not a necessity and were not as good as meat to keep people hungry. Generally, few tribes would buy them. After all, most of them would go bad if they were taken back. Only a few orcs who had plenty of food and came to exchange it for salt would buy one or two to try it. But there were not many tribes with such abundant funds. It usually took one or two days to exchange all the four baskets. He was a little uncomfortable with this because someone suddenly came and wanted all of them.

“Yes, I want them all. Can you help deliver them?” Bai Tu asked. He didn’t expect to encounter such a high price for watermelon, and the prices of other items in the market were ridiculously low except for meat, animal skins and tools. There were five of them in total, and even if each of them carried two backpacks, it would take two people, and he still wanted to buy other items.

“Of course,” the orc selling melons agreed, “There are some of my tribesmen over there, I’ll call one over.” He was the only one at the stall, and he needed one more, each of whom would carry two baskets to deliver the fruits over.

Bai Tu was just about to say that only one person would be enough, when he suddenly realized that other tribesmen might also be setting up stalls, so he asked him: “Are they also setting up stalls? Are they also selling this kind of melon?”

The orc selling melons shook his head: “No, they are a little smaller than this one, and the color is not as red when opened. They are yellow, and they taste good too. There are also small purple fruits.”

These are all fruits that the Snow Rabbit Tribe does not have. Bai Tu asked: “Where are they? I’ll go and have a look.” Many fruits have a high yield. Some, like watermelons, can be harvested the same year they are planted, and there are also fruit trees like apples and pears. The latter can be eaten for decades after planting once. No matter what kind of fruit, it is very suitable for planting.

The orc selling melons hurriedly said, “I’ll go call them over!” Hearing this, he knew that it was very likely that the remaining fruits would be exchanged as well. The orc selling melons couldn’t help but get excited. This way they could return to the tribe earlier, and if they were lucky, they could even transport the fruits over again!

Bai Tu agreed. Perhaps because he discovered that they brought a lot of salt, the melon-selling orc trusted them very much, so he put the backpack here and ran in the other direction of the market.

The other stall should not be too far away, because within two minutes, three orcs, two adults and one child, came over carrying three backpacks. This is a family of three. The child is only about five years old and follows his parents.

Bai Tu took a look at the new fruits the two adults brought, which were cantaloupe and mulberries.

When Bai Tu was looking at the cantaloupe, the female orc who had just arrived introduced the last backpack: “This is a fat white insect. It eats leaves on the tree. We will catch it and roast it. It’s delicious. Only a little salt is needed for so much.” However, not many orcs here like the food that their tribe likes very much. Most of the orcs’ first reaction when they see the insect is to kill it and they will not eat it at all.

When Langze heard the word “Bai Pang”, he thought it was something good and was excited. But when he saw clearly what was in the basket, he froze and trembled: “Brother!” ”

Huh?” Langqi took a step forward and glanced at it, then retracted his gaze as if nothing had happened, “Huh.”

Bai Tu was not interested in insects, but when he found out that Langze was scared, he thought it was something scary. But when he found out, he became excited. There were actually silkworms in the basket! Silkworms eating mulberry leaves, alive silkworms!

After wearing animal skins for so long, Bai Tu had long wanted to change into other clothes, but there was no raw material suitable for making hemp ropes near the Snow Rabbit Tribe, and leaves would easily spoil, so he had no choice but to continue wearing them. Now seeing the silkworms, he had only one thought in his mind: there is salvation!

Bai Tu grabbed the silkworm basket which was a treasure in his heart. He felt heartbroken when he thought that they had been used for eating. What a waste of resources! He asked hurriedly: “Where is your tribe? Is it far from the market?

” “Not far! You can get there in one day and one night, and come back in two days. ”

Bai Tu was surprised by the time calculation. Was he traveling without sleep?

Bai Tu: “What’s your name?”

“Ma Xin, this is my partner Ping.”

Last name Ma? Bai Tu seemed to understand and pointed at the silkworms that were eating leaves: “Ma Xin, I want to exchange salt for the mulberry trees in your tribe, the trees that produce leaves like this, is that okay?” There were not many silkworms in the backpack, most of them were eating leaves, but judging from their size, they should be able to spin cocoons soon. Such a good thing must be bought! But this is far from enough, he wants to raise the child himself.

The plants on the Beast God Continent have strong vitality. Before they set out, the plants at the foot of the mountain were already much taller than when they were first transplanted. Transplanting mulberry trees should also be no problem. Bai Tu plans to transplant a small part first, and then transplant them after the rainy season. When the newly transplanted branches grow leaves next year, he can raise a small batch of silkworms. Even if the adult orcs in the tribe cannot use them, it would be good to give them to the cubs first.

Ma Xin quickly agreed: “Okay, sure. How much do you want to exchange?” There are many such trees around their tribe, and many are cut down every year for firewood. Everyone would agree to exchange them for salt.

From the moment Bai Tu mentioned buying insects, the expression on Langze’s face froze. From the sound of it, he was planning to buy some to feed the animals? Langze blinked and had a bad idea. Could it be that Bai Tu was planning to keep these insects? ? ? When Langze thought of this, he felt sick all over.

Bai Tu thought for a moment and said: “Let’s start with twenty trees.” He will transplant the rest by cuttings himself next year.

After talking about the mulberry tree, Bai Tu checked the number of mulberry leaves in the basket: “How many days will these leaves be enough to eat?” Since he wanted to start breeding next year, he had to give it a try this year. After all, the number was small, so even if he couldn’t raise them, there wouldn’t be much loss. He could gain some experience first. So this batch of silkworms must lay eggs, and it would be best if they could make cocoons on the way or in the tribe.

“Enough for two days. My people will come tomorrow and bring new leaves.”

Hearing the conversation between the two, Langze took two steps back, pointed at the backpack and asked in a trembling voice: “Tu Tu Tu, you want to raise insects?”

Bai Tu was looking at the chubby silkworms. Hearing this, he corrected the other party’s name: “These are silkworms.” Other insects are bugs, but how can silkworms be called bugs? These are silkworm babies.

Langze felt like he was not feeling well! Today is an unhappy day. Not only do I have nothing delicious to eat, but I also have to buy bugs! I’ll have to take the bugs back later…The more he thought about it, the more scared Langze became. He grabbed Langqi’s arm and howled, “Brother!!!”

The howl was too tragic. Bai Tu looked back at the two brothers and asked with his eyes: What’s wrong?

Lang Qi pushed his brother away without hesitation and said to Bai Tu, “It’s nothing, you buy it.”

“Oh.” Bai Tu turned around and continued to discuss with Ma Xin, “Then pick more leaves. Will your tribe accept the delivery job? Just follow us and deliver them to our tribe. We will come to you when we need these trees in the future. We will help you solve the food problem.” The horse tribe is fast and has a stronger endurance than any other tribes like theirs. Bai Tu thinks it is a perfect match. The other party can complete the journey that takes them two or three days in one day. Ma

Xin nodded: “Of course, of course.”

Bai Tu thought for a moment and said: “Then you can go back to the tribe with us in a few days, get to know the route first, then go back to dig up mulberry trees, catch some silkworms, and bring people to deliver them to our tribe.”

The longer a plant is away from the soil, the harder it is for it to survive. It took them eight days to get here, and even if they go back quickly, it will take another three or four days. In such a hot day, the saplings will definitely be affected.

Langze was disheartened, but no matter how sad he was, Bai Tu had already bought all six baskets of fruit and the basket for the silkworms, including the silkworms and leaves.

The only good news was that Bai Tu decided to carry the basket himself, fearing that others might hurt the silkworms through rough movements, and that the others only had to carry the fruits. Bai Tu also dismissed his original plan to shop around for a while before going back. Nothing was more important than the silkworms. He had to put them away before coming back. One could go to the market at any time, and silkworms would easily get sick if not properly cared for.

On the way back, Langze, contrary to his usual behavior, did not stick to Bai Tu. Instead, he walked at the farthest place from Bai Tu, carrying a basket of melons on his back. Lang Qi took his place, and everyone else breathed a sigh of relief.

Bai Qi moved his stiff shoulders, and Tu Xun looked to the other side. They were not afraid of insects, really, it was just that these soft things made their scalps tingle, and they inexplicably wanted them to disappear from their sight.

In order to save time, Bai Tu discussed the itinerary with Ma Xin on the way.

The rabbit and wolf tribes have not decided on the time to return, so the time when Ma Xin will go with them needs further confirmation, but what is certain is that it will be at least two days later, so Ma Xin decided to return to the tribe after delivering these and pick some new leaves. Their tribe likes to eat fat white worms, but they often cannot sell them for many days, so they will bring more leaves every time they come.

Bai Tu also taught Ma Xin and Ma Ping how to cut bamboo into pieces to make simple silkworm cocoons: “When the silkworms make cocoons on the bamboo, that is, when they spit out very fine silk threads to wrap themselves, you can pick them and send them to our tribe. I will exchange them with herbs and salt from you.” When

the two heard that they would collect silkworms in the future, they nodded in agreement. There were quite a few of these insects near their tribe. If they could keep exchanging salt, then they would not have to worry about running out of salt!

There were few large animals near their tribe, and little meat to exchange for salt, so they had to use fruit instead. Fruit was cheap and unpopular at the market, so only occasionally someone needed it. Sometimes they had to wait from the beginning of the market until the end to get enough salt. In the meantime, almost all of the tribesmen tried to eat as little food as possible.

What Bai Tu meant by this was that there would be a lot more to be replaced in the future. The two of them wanted to return to the tribe immediately and send all the silkworms over. However, only a part of them could turn into a ball as Bai Tu said, and it would take some time to turn into that. Thinking of this, the two of them slowly calmed down.

After returning to the tribe’s place, Bai Tu found a cool mat and poured the silkworms on it. The basket was too stuffy, and some of the silkworms would die even if they were very strong. Bai Tu picked them out and put them aside. The wolves, thinking they were some kind of delicacy, scattered in a hurry. However, many rabbits stayed behind, knowing that Bai Tu was going to tinker with something new.

After handing the silkworms over to a former member of the picking team to help take care of them, Bai Tu told Ma Xin about the symptoms before the silkworms made cocoons. Whenever he saw similar popular science articles in the past, he couldn’t help but read on. Perhaps it was destined to be useful, Bai Tu thought randomly.

After Ma Xin left with his partner, children and salt, Bai Tu distributed the fruits to everyone and asked Lang Qi to open a watermelon. He pointed to the seeds in the flesh and said, “You can eat whatever you want of the fruits in these baskets, but the summer melons will spit out the seeds, that’s the one. No one can eat the seeds.” He originally wanted to say watermelon, but this place is different from his previous life after all, and this melon was not brought over from the Western Regions, so Bai Tu abandoned the name watermelon and used summer melon instead. Anyway, they all refer to this kind of melon, and Hami melon is called sweet melon.

Although they prefer to eat meat, fruit is also a part of everyone’s daily food. No one would refuse fruit that is placed in front of their mouth, not to mention that the weather is so hot now. When the rabbits heard that they could eat, they agreed to start eating right away. The wolf clan, as usual, asked Lang Qi and confirmed that he had no objection before starting to eat.

But this time the food was obviously different from usual. He needed to pick the seeds. Mulberries and melons were okay, but the largest summer melon became a problem. Langze held a piece of big melon and bit it, which was just given to him by Langqi.

Lang Qi naturally put the remaining half of the summer melon of Bai Tu into his brother’s hand, picked up a piece of melon, washed it, and imitated Bai Tu to use a stone knife to pick the seeds onto the leaves. Then he took a bite and it tasted good. He might buy some for the tribesmen to try later.

As for those big summer melons, they can be eaten back in the tribe, but forget about eating them outside. Lang Qi frowned as he looked at the group of wolves who had no image at all.

Sensing the gaze from the Wolf King, all the wolves’ bodies trembled. Normally, when the Wolf King stared at them with such a look, it meant that someone was going to be scolded. As for who would be scolded and how many words would be scolded, it was not certain. Several young wolves paused for a moment, then ate the melon faster. They were going to be scolded anyway, so they decided to finish their food before being scolded.

Lang Qi wanted to say something but stopped himself, and finally withdrew his gaze. Forget it, the Rabbit Tribe has seen this kind of scene all the way, and there is not much difference between seeing it once and twice.

Bai Tu and the others waited until Langze finished eating, washed their hands, and explained again: “These are yours, and these are for those who go out.” If they go now, they can make another purchase before dark. They only used up a little more than a bowl and a half of salt in six or seven backpacks, less than one fortieth of the salt that Bai An gave him. At this rate, even if everyone stayed until the end of the market, he might not be able to finish a basket.

Bai Tu was thinking when he suddenly heard someone shouting not far away: “Chief, here!”

The other party’s voice was unfamiliar and the volume was not low. Although there were many tribes nearby, there was a distance between each tribe. This voice seemed to be closest to their tribe.

Just as Bai Tu was about to look over there, Lang Qi beside him had already pulled him to the place where salt was placed at the back, with his other hand raised.

Almost at the same time he waved, the orcs who were eating melons instantly dropped the food in their hands, some took sticks and some changed into beast form, and in the blink of an eye, there were more than a dozen black and gray wolves in the place where they were happily eating melons a second ago, guarding around Yan and Baitu together.

After Langqi stopped, Bai Tu looked in the direction where the movement had just occurred. It was a young orc, about the same age as Baiqi Langze. He had obviously realized the consequences of his words. He was stunned for a moment and spoke tentatively: “We are not…”

Before the young orc could finish his words, a team appeared on the other side. The wolf and rabbit tribes in defense became more vigilant.

However, after seeing the few people who had just appeared, Lang Qi waved his hand and reminded everyone that everything was fine: “Go eat melons.” After that, he was silent for a moment.

“Ah!” Langze howled and jumped out, then realized that there were not only his own tribe and the rabbit tribe in front of him, but also a strange tribe that had just arrived. He froze suddenly, then picked up a backpack and went to the blocked place at the back of the team.

Anyway, he is not from their tribe. Even if they had seen him at noon, they would not know who he was in beast form. The most important thing is to eat the melon. Several orcs of similar age followed, either running or sprinting.

Bai Tu instantly understood Lang Qi’s silence and raised his hand to pat the other’s shoulder. Now he had a feeling that the wolf tribe had always lived in seclusion and did not communicate with other tribes. The reason might not be the indifference and arrogance that Bai An said, but perhaps because of something else.

The larger orcs were not so anxious. The fruits were all there and they couldn’t run away. Some people are still somewhat vigilant. After all, salt is a precious commodity and safety must be ensured at all times.

Compared to them, Bai Tu Lang Qi and his companions were much more relaxed. The newly appeared team was none other than the salt-exchanging team they met at noon, which was preparing to exchange food for salt with the Yellow Monkey Tribe. The one who was called leader by the young orcs was also the young leader at noon.

Seeing the white map, the young leader quickened his pace, but did not get too close. All orcs knew that it would be a provocation to approach other tribes casually when they had salt.

The young leader stopped about ten meters away from everyone and said, “I am Bao Duo from the Leopard Tribe, and I am here to thank you.”

Bai Tu looked at Lang Qi, and saw that the other party was more professional in judging friends and foes and their fighting strength.

Lang Qi glanced at the other party a few times and nodded slightly, but still protected Bai Tu’s side: “Let’s go over.” Bai Qi and Tu Xun followed behind them.

When the few people approached, the young leader took the backpack carried by the orc next to him and explained: “This is what they use to pretend to be salt. If it weren’t for you, we would have been cheated.”

When he heard that the salt might be mixed with stones, he remembered how dangerous his behavior was. What if the salt was fake, he was afraid that he would not be able to compensate the tribe even if he died. Later, after catching the people of the Yellow Monkey Tribe, he realized another thing. The people who were talking did not seem to be short of food, so it was impossible for them to only exchange a little salt. They would not just check a backpack. They said those things there on purpose to remind him.

After figuring this out, Bao Duo started looking for someone, but the market was too big and there were many tribes staying nearby, so even though he was fast, it took him a while to find someone.

“It’s okay.” Bai Tu shook his head. He just gave a reminder. It’s enough if the other party can understand what he means. “It’s good that you haven’t been fooled.” He took a look at the thing pretending to be salt, but he didn’t expect it to be lime.

Lime is quite useful. Bai Tu hesitated for a moment and asked, “Do you need these things? Can you give me some? I’ll exchange it with you for salt.”

He planned to raise silkworms, but silkworms are delicate creatures. Ma Xin also said that even if the silkworms near the Ma tribe are not caught, few can survive to spin silk. Lime is very useful in silkworm breeding. Sprinkling it from time to time can not only disinfect but also prevent some diseases. Lime is not precious, but it takes time to find it, and it may not be available in a short time. These ready-made ones are just right for emergencies.

“We don’t need it. You can have it all. There are also three backpacks. I’ll bring them over in the evening. If it’s not enough, I’ll go dig more.” Bao Duo put down the backpack on his shoulder and said, “This is food that only our tribe has. I want to give it to you. I don’t bring much this time. I’ll bring some more at the next market. I hope you don’t mind. I’m really grateful to you.”

Bao Duo felt very embarrassed when he said this. He should have given meat as a thank you, but the meat they brought this time was only enough to exchange for salt. Besides, that was a common food for several tribes, and this was the only thing that belonged to their tribe, so he could make the decision.

Bai Tu lowered his head and suddenly said, “No, I should thank you.”

Bao Duo brought a basket of corn, which was very suitable for planting in summer and had a very short growing period.

One setting was changed: the Golden Monkey Tribe was changed to the Yellow Monkey Tribe. The orcs have not yet learned alchemy, so they don’t know the color gold.