Building a Civilization and Raising Cubs in the Beast World – Chapter 29

Chapter 29

Bai Tu finally used the excuse of “being injured and unable to travel” to help Langze get a chance to be acquitted.

Langze had no idea that he had just escaped a disaster. After criticizing the Eagle Tribe, he was not satisfied and started to complain to Bai Tu. In short, he could exchange items with the Eagle Tribe but could not give them food.

“What if they eat the food you cooked and want to capture you back to the tribe!” Langze vowed, “They must think so!”

Bai Tu: “…” He didn’t know whether the Eagle Tribe thought so or not, but the Wolf Tribe had a big tail that could not be covered up!

Even though Bai Tu agreed, Lang Ze still felt unsafe and tried to seek support from his brother: “Brother, you must keep a good eye on Tu and don’t let the Eagle Tribe take him away!”

Lang Qi was silent for a moment and began to think about a question: shouldn’t not kicking his legs affect his journey?

Bai Tu interrupted the two brothers and said, “Let’s buy a few more baskets of fruit.” It was a bit of a pity that they didn’t encounter any new staple foods, but seeing the fruits was also a good thing. The newly discovered fruits were grapes and pomegranates, which they could take back and eat on the way.

After a few people bought the fruits, the orc who sold the fruits left with the salt. A few new orcs came and occupied this position, put down the backpacks, and opened one of them.

Bai Tu was about to leave when he caught a glimpse of something in the backpack. He suddenly stopped, pointed at the basket and asked, “What is this?”

“Fire fruit, do you want it?” the orc asked, and then picked up one and handed it to him. “It’s not very delicious, but you don’t need to light a fire to eat it in winter.” After eating it, he felt warm all over.

Langze and his companions came forward, then retreated. Some of them had actually seen this thing before, and even tasted it. When they first came to the market, they saw the red fruit and thought it would taste sweet. They almost died after taking a bite, and never touched it again since then. The orc was right. You don’t need to light a fire after eating because it is too hot. Your entire tongue and throat will be hot.

Lang Qi took a look at it. He also recognized the fire fruit. This thing was very popular in some tribes before. There were many trees around the Blood Wolf Tribe, so they didn’t have to worry about being cold, so they naturally didn’t need this thing, so they never changed it. Later, some orcs said that if they ate too much fire fruit, their mouths would rot, and their hearts would feel like a burning fire. In more serious cases, they would even become half-mute. Gradually, fewer tribes ate the fire fruit, and only a few tribes wanted it.

Bai Tu took the fire fruit that the orc mentioned, but did not eat it. Instead, he observed it carefully. Yes, it was chili.

If there is something missing in meals recently, it must be condiments such as chili peppers and cumin. Eating meat without the right condiments is half the fun. Although he used apples and garlic to mix two kinds of meat, it would be greasy if he ate too much. He was worried about not finding condiments at the market these past two days. Now it’s like someone gave him a pillow when he dozed off. There is no happier thing than this.

Bai Tu took a few breaths to calm his excitement and asked, “How much salt does these fire fruits cost?”

“One bowl of salt and one backpack.”

Langze was unhappy at the time. The price was not right! He said dissatisfiedly: “Who are you kidding! No one wants a bowl of salt and two backpacks of salt!”

Hearing this, not only Lang Qi, but also Bai Qi and Tu Xun looked at Langze. Bai Tu, who was happy to find Chili, unexpectedly shifted his gaze from Chili to Langze.

It’s no wonder that everyone was surprised, it was really rare. You know, Langze never bargains for anything he wants to exchange, he just gives others whatever they want. Bai Tu has recently heard a lot about his past “glorious deeds”. This year, with Lang Qi and Bai Tu watching over him, although Lang Ze did not remain silent throughout the whole process, he was never taken advantage of from beginning to end, which was a big improvement.

This was already gratifying enough for everyone, but we didn’t expect to have another surprise for everyone today: they would actually bargain!

Langze enjoyed everyone’s shocked gazes and whispered to Bai Tu: “See, I am still useful!” He figured it out. It would be useless to just persuade Bai Tu. He had to prove to Bai Tu that he was useful. Only in this way would his status in Bai Tu’s heart surpass that of the Eagle Clan. His brother was useless, so he could not be useless.

Langze didn’t finish the rest of his words, but Bai Tu and Lang Qi were able to automatically complete the second half of the sentence based on his expression.

Bai Tu was hesitant to speak, as he felt that Langze would be beaten sooner or later.

Lang Qi was silent. He felt that his younger brother would be beaten sooner or later.

For the sake of Chili, Bai Tu once again pleaded for Lang Ze: “It’s also to save salt. The child is still young…”

Lang Qi looked at Bai Tu and shifted his gaze to the backpacks: “One bowl of salt and three backpacks.” It has long been despised by many tribes and almost no orcs want it. How could the price be so high?

The orcs, who had thought they could make a profit by seeing Bai Tu so happy, were disappointed. When Lang Ze finished speaking, they thought they could make the deal with one bowl of salt and two backpacks. Although it was cheaper than one backpack, it was at least higher than the previous price. Unexpectedly, Lang Qi told them the real price and they didn’t make any extra money at all.

Bai Tu did not expect that there was still room for price reduction. The prices he inquired about were all for common items. For example, fruits were basically the same price overall, with not much difference. Rare items were slightly more expensive. Grains that could be used as staple foods were more expensive, and meat was the most expensive. These can be roughly inferred whether the stall owner is telling the truth. It is the first time he has seen chili peppers, so he really doesn’t know how much the price is reasonable. A bowl of salt and three backpacks are indeed much lower than he imagined.

It would be unreasonable not to buy all of them at such a low price, so Bai Tu used two bowls of salt to buy all six baskets of peppers from the other party.

Peppers are very light, and a basket of peppers is not as heavy as half a basket of fruit. It is no problem for a group of orcs to carry fruit and a basket of peppers in their hands. Bai Tu doesn’t need to carry it at all. The last basket in his hand was taken away by Lang Qi.

When they came, almost all of the more than one hundred orcs were carrying backpacks. On the way back, more than half of them were idle. Even though they had a few baskets of food and fruit, everyone was still very leisurely. Ma Xin and his partner followed the team. In addition to helping feed the silkworms, they also paid attention to remembering the way.

Langze has more free time, and whenever he has time, he stays by Bai Tu’s side and can understand what he is thinking at a glance.

However, there was not much food left when they came back. Apart from the staple food that could not be eaten, there were only fruits and two baskets of barbecued meat. The taste of the barbecued meat was just so-so, and no matter how hard they tried to save the texture, it would not be very good. As a result, the little wolves, led by Langze, all looked listless and walked listlessly.

It wasn’t until the team passed the second mountain that all the little wolves cheered.

Crossing this mountain means everyone can go hunting! All the prey near the market had been caught. This place was quite far away from the market, so they could go hunting. New prey meant new food to eat. They still remembered the sumptuous lunch on the way here, and they were still drooling when they thought about it.

After traveling for two or three days, everyone was a little tired. Lang Qi and Bai An decided to rest here that night. In addition to resting, there were prey nearby, so it was a good place.

The little wolves, who were full of anticipation, ignored their image when they heard this, put down their backpacks and ran in another direction. A moment later, Bai Tu heard a wolf howl.

Lang Qi counted the people, and another hunting team soon followed.

Facts have proved that the temptation of delicious food is huge. The hungry little wolf actually came back ahead of the other team this time. You know, the prey caught by the two teams are almost the same size, and the little wolf is not as strong as the adult wolf.

When a buffalo weighing tons was thrown to the ground, a group of teenagers lay on the ground in a mess. This weight did not tire them out, but in order to eat earlier tonight, they ran over as fast as they could. After catching the prey, they brought it back without stopping. Anyone who saw it would be shocked by their energy.

Langze was still full of energy and rubbed against Bai Tu: “Tu, can you cook tonight?” Although the rabbit tribe knew a lot of cooking methods under the leadership of Bai Tu, Langze still felt that only Bai Tu’s cooking tasted the best, even if the ingredients were the same!

Bai Tu naturally would not refuse this request, and he was also hungry. Food had been limited in recent days, and everyone tried to save as much as possible. He ate fruits most of the time and was reluctant to touch the staple food because that was the future food supply for the tribe.

The tribal experience that Baoduo told him that day set off alarm bells in his heart. The population of the tribes around the Rabbit Tribe was also increasing. It could be said that the entire Beast God Continent was basically in a stage of population growth. The only difference was whether the growth was fast or slow. More people meant more food was needed, and the Rabbit Tribe was in a very dangerous position. They were the weakest and easiest to bully.

The Mad Lion Tribe had previously wanted to slowly encroach on the surrounding territories, and even wanted to cut off the source of the problem and directly break up the Snow Rabbit Tribe. Ultimately, an important reason was the food problem. The lion tribe is large in number, and the food supply is already in short supply. However, due to their fighting power, they are not starving yet.

Part of the prey in a large area is shared. Some migratory animal groups roam in the territory of one tribe today and may go to another tribe tomorrow. The former tribe will hunt more and the latter tribe will have less prey. The Snow Rabbit Tribe has enough food now, but that doesn’t mean there will be enough food in the future. Bai Tu plans to give some of the seeds to the Blood Wolf Tribe. Not only because the two teams are traveling together, but also because the tribes are close to each other, if the Blood Wolf Tribe lacks food, the neighboring Snow Rabbit Tribe will not have an easy time either.

So no matter whether these seeds can be used up this year or not, they cannot be eaten now. They must at least be kept until the first batch of crops mature. The same goes for wheat. Although he and the orc who exchanged wheat have agreed to exchange some next time, who knows how much the other party will bring next time? What if the quantity is not enough?

The food had to be saved, and the newly caught prey was not needed. Bai Tu was thinking about what to cook.

Everyone liked the several kinds of food I made last time, but there is one drawback, which is that it wastes too much time. Now there are a group of wolf cubs crying for food, and if we continue to eat like this, we will probably have to eat until tomorrow morning.

Bai Tu looked around and finally his eyes fell on the backpack containing the peppers.

Because there was not much food, he didn’t dare to touch the peppers in the past few days. The high spiciness and saltiness were definitely good helpers for whetting the appetite.

Bai Tu: “Eat hot pot and barbecue!” Eating while boiling and grilling, there is nothing happier than this.

Langze opened his eyes wide with a look of disbelief: “Fire fruit barbecue???” It’s not winter yet, why should he eat fire fruit? Does Bai Tu no longer like him? Are you tired of him and want to silence his words?

“Hot pot and barbecue are two ways of eating, but both involve fire fruit. Let’s call it chili pepper from now on.” Bai Tu said. Although fire fruit is very descriptive, how can the existence of such a leader in the food industry as chili pepper be renamed casually?

Langze could no longer hear the second half of the sentence, his focus was all on those two words. He suddenly felt hopeless and murmured, “No, I’m young and can’t eat…”

Langze: I’m still young, I can’t eat!