Building a Civilization and Raising Cubs in the Beast World – Chapter 07

Chapter 7

Bai Tu did not introduce all the plants to everyone at once, but divided the picking team into five small teams, with each team recording one or two plants. This way the accuracy rate was higher and everyone was less stressed. In addition to edible plants, he also taught everyone several poisonous plants, including the heartbreak grass that almost cost him and Bai Chen their lives, and told them to try to avoid them if they saw them outside.

Normally, the hunting and gathering teams would have been about to set off at this time, but today’s events affected the entire tribe, and even the children who usually ran and played in the open space in front of the mountain early in the morning did not come out.

After teaching the picking team, Bai Tu went to find Bai Dong and the others. When passing by the big cave, he took a look inside. Tu Cai, who was in charge of looking after the cubs, was studying the reed leaves left over from yesterday. The others were cooking and had no time to look after the cubs, so they simply put them all in a woven straw basket.

More than a dozen palm-sized rabbits were trapped inside, unable to get out. They climbed up by stepping on each other, clinging to the edge of the basket and staring eagerly at the outside of the cave. Seeing the white picture, some of the bigger ones even barked twice, their voices sounding childish.

White picture:! ! !

I was surprised when I saw such a scene at first, but now that a group of cubs are in front of me, my itchiness has overwhelmed my shock. These white and chubby cubs are more attractive than any animals I have seen in my previous life. A few days ago, I saw six or seven at most outside at the same time. Now there are twice as many, and the shock level is also doubled. Although he wondered why Tucai had never taken the others out, it did not stop him from feeling the urge to pet the furry creatures.

Just thinking of the scene last time when an orc in the hunting team wanted to touch a cub and was scolded, Bai Tu could only give up with regret. He reminded Bai Dong and others to come and help turn the soil after dinner, which was the job they had agreed on yesterday. It is too hot at noon, so work like turning the soil is suitable for the morning and evening. The picking team must have brought back a lot of seedlings today, so if we don’t prepare in advance, we will be busy in the evening.

Before leaving, Bai Tu took a few more glances at the furry little rabbits in the basket. He couldn’t touch them, but he could just satisfy his gaze.

“Tu, do you like cubs?” Bai Qi came back after helping Tu Cai cut a bunch of reed leaves. As soon as he arrived, he saw Bai Tu looking at the cubs of the tribe with a greedy look on his face.

Orc cubs under the age of five are very fragile and will not be touched by unrelated orcs, especially young male orcs like them who are used to fighting prey and are careless with their hands and feet. An inadvertent movement can be a fatal attack to the cubs, and anyone who gets close to the cubs will be driven away. Bai Tu has been able to stay here for so long only because he is a witch doctor. Only careful girls have the right to take care of the cubs. This is an experience gained with blood and tears. As soon as

Bai Qi finished speaking, Tu Cai inside started shouting: “Qi, put the reed leaves over here, don’t put them so close to the cubs, they will be scared.”

“See, don’t touch them.” Bai Qi stepped back a few steps and patted him on the shoulder, “If you like, find a partner and have children yourself.”

“Forget it.” Bai Tu shook his head. He was a man and didn’t intend to delay others. As for having children, it was simply impossible.

However, if he could never go back, he could find a permanent partner, Bai Tu thought. The imbalance in the ratio of men to women in the Beast God Continent seemed to be quite serious. The number of female orcs in the Snow Rabbit Tribe was only about one-third of the number of male orcs, and it was not uncommon for two men to form a partner.

If you are lucky, you may have the opportunity to adopt a child. It is said that many cubs are abandoned by their parents every year. Not every tribe has a chief like the Snow Rabbit Tribe who will help take care of abandoned cubs. I will visit other tribes when I have the chance in the future.

Collecting his thoughts, Bai Tu returned to the cave to cook breakfast, and Bai Qi followed him.

Bai Tu suddenly remembered something was wrong: “Not going hunting today?” Time has already been wasted. According to the emphasis on hunting in the past two days, he should hurry up and eat before going out, but Bai Qi seems to be in a leisurely state?

“Father said that the hunting team will take a day off today.” Bai Qi replied, but in fact, he had not yet arranged a new hunting method.

Each member of the hunting team has his or her own mission, be it to drive away the group of prey, or to attract the prey’s attention, or to surround it from the side… The entire hunting team works together to separate the selected prey from the group to facilitate the action.

There were less than thirty people in the hunting team. Four of them left today, and with Chen being injured, the hunting method now needs to be redeployed.

Catching large prey is not as easy as small prey. If you are not careful, someone may get hurt. It is better to waste a day than to risk the lives of the tribesmen.

After listening to Bai Qi’s explanation, Bai Tu was also worried. Planting beans and wild vegetables is indeed a good idea, but it is already early summer and many seeds cannot be collected until autumn. That is to say, they are basically all transplanted now and the quantity is limited. After they mature, some of them must be retained as seeds for planting next year. We cannot rely on these to survive the winter this year, so hunting is crucial.

Thinking of the hunting methods that Bai Qi explained yesterday, Bai Tu seemed to be thinking about something. After thinking for two minutes, he simply went directly to Bai An and asked him how many types of prey there were around the tribe and what the characteristics of each prey were. His knowledge of animals was limited to the animal world, and he had no memory of the prey, so it would be more efficient to ask the patriarch who had been in the hunting team for more than ten years.

Bai An always had answers to all his questions, and this time was no exception. Prey often migrated, and the prey was different in each stage. There were three large prey near the tribe these days, namely wild boars, bison and antelopes.

Wild boars and bison are strong and difficult to catch. It is even more difficult to catch them alone from a group of prey, and it is not certain that they can be caught alone. However, one is enough for the tribe to eat for several days. Most orcs will keep some for storage, and some can even keep them until winter.

Antelopes are not very strong, but they can jump several meters high at once, which is a height that is out of reach for the rabbits. It is also not easy to catch them. However, the fur of antelopes is the most expensive of the three animals, and is particularly useful in exchanging for supplies.

Bai Tu listened carefully, thinking carefully about the difficulty of catching different types of prey, each of which was difficult in its own way.

After a moment, Bai Tu said, “Chief, can you dig a big pit and drive the prey into it?” When the rabbits are at the same height as the prey, whether in animal or human form, they are at a disadvantage. But it will be a different story if the prey falls into the pit, and then they can only be slaughtered by them.

The rabbits are extremely skilled at digging holes and soil; it is a skill ingrained in their genes. Apart from eating, hunting and resting, they basically spend the rest of their time digging holes. The Rabbit Tribe, known for their weakness, has a luxury of living that is rare among other orcs. Even the large caves where the sickly members of the tribe live are warm in winter and cool in summer, making them very suitable for living.

It’s easy to dig a hole, but how to drive the prey into it is still a problem. After all, the current way of hunting is to wait for the prey to be alone and then everyone will run after it together. They go wherever the prey goes, and they have never tried the reverse situation.

This is not too difficult. Bai Tu helped to give an idea: “Find the grass they like to eat to lure them over, and then use some intimidation. However, this method is only suitable for wild boars and bison. You can’t catch antelopes in this way.” A two or three meter big pit can be jumped into at will. There is no way to compete.

Bai An imagined the scene described by Bai Tu and felt a little moved. Under normal circumstances, he would not easily try this method, because if he chose to dig a hole, there would be no new prey in the tribe for at least one or two days. But today was different. He had decided not to hunt, so he had the opportunity to dig a hole.

Their tribe is in a good location, not far from the river, and a short distance to the east is a drinking water area that the prey likes very much. The weather has been hot lately, and prey go to the river to drink water almost every day. They hunt nearby and can choose a place to dig a pit.

Bai An excitedly went to call for help, while Bai Tu went to do another thing.

It is not enough to just dig a hole. He plans to make an extra-large “trap” and cover the huge pit to ensure that the prey can enter the pit smoothly after being lured over.

When Tu Cai heard someone coming, the first thing he did was to keep an eye on the cubs. Male orcs in their growth period are not careful and sometimes an unintentional action can cause fatal damage to their cubs. Therefore, when there are young orcs around, the orcs who take care of the cubs always become nervous unconsciously. This is also the reason why Tucai is unwilling to leave the cave today. The hunting team is all there, which is a disaster for the young cubs. Who knows, a hug from one of the brothers or uncles might cost the cub’s life.

Seeing that it was Bai Tu who came back, Tu Cai breathed a sigh of relief and was no longer so nervous. Bai Tu was much more careful than those in the hunting team.

The cubs were still playing, and although Bai Tu knew there was no chance of touching them, he couldn’t help but watch them for a while before asking Tu Cai: “Cai, can you help me weave an extra-large straw mat?”

“How big?” Tu Cai had just learned this skill and was still excited. She weaved two or three mats, intending to let the cubs play on them after the hunting team went out tomorrow. So Tu Cai thought it was totally fine for Bai Tu to ask for a large mat.

“Let’s go from here to the innermost part.” Bai Tu gave an approximate range and added, “It can be a little bigger.” Don’t be afraid of it being big. After all, if the big pit is useful in the future, it will probably be expanded further.

Tu Cai was shocked: “Tu, what do you want such a big straw mat for?”

“To set traps to catch prey, no…” Bai Tu suddenly remembered something. If prey fell into the trap, the cover on top would definitely be damaged. If he made a large one, it would be difficult to repair it later. He quickly changed his requirement, “It’s this big in total, make a dozen small ones, and each small one will be the same as this one.”

Bai Tu pointed to several straw mats that had been woven next to Tu Cai. When the time comes, they can use branches and other objects to support the bottom, cover it with straw mats, and sprinkle weeds on it to disguise it as an open space like the surrounding ones.

“Okay, I’ll weave it now so that they can weave it together after dinner.” Straw mats are related to hunting, so Tu Cai agreed very readily and promised to have it done tomorrow.

It’s just that Tu Cai was a little curious about the trap that Bai Tu mentioned: “Tu, what is a trap? Can you really catch prey with a trap?”

Bai Tu briefly introduced the principle of the trap, but as for whether it could really catch prey, he didn’t say for sure for fear that everyone would be disappointed: “We have to try it after it’s dug.”

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Because they said they would take a day off, three or four orcs from the hunting team went out to catch small prey such as pheasants, rabbits, and voles. A few others followed the picking team to pick wild fruits. It took some effort to find people, but when they arrived, Bai Tu had already finished his meal and followed the team directly.

After all, this was the first time this method was used, so the location had to be chosen carefully. Bai An led everyone to the road that bison liked most.

When they heard that today’s task was to dig a hole, everyone looked at each other, suspecting that the tribe leader had gone crazy because of Tu Cheng.

“Chief, why are you digging holes?” Rabbits like to dig, but they only dig by themselves at home or find a place to dig quietly. They have never seen so many people digging holes together.

Bai An: “The picture tells me that I can lure the prey into the pit and then kill it, just like the leopards drive their prey to the edge of the cliff.” Bai An had just thought of this. He had been to several tribes. The leopards liked to drive their prey to the cliff and then scare them down the mountain. Their hunting efficiency was particularly high.

At that time, he envied the leopard tribe because there was a cliff next to them, and he never thought of digging a pit to drive the prey to jump in. Although the pit would not kill the prey, the prey would not be able to escape once it fell into it!

After hearing this, some of the orcs in the hunting team believed it while others were skeptical. However, no matter what they thought, everyone did as Bai An asked.

In addition to the fact that Bai Tu was able to heal injuries, Bai Tu also recognized the poisonous weed after catching Tu Cheng who was secretly contacting the Crazy Lion Tribe at night. Whether or not the prey can be caught is another matter, but what Bai Tu asks you to do will definitely be useful!

Bai Tu didn’t know yet that the orcs in the tribe had already reached the point of blind worship towards him. After choosing a location, he started looking for vines. When he found any vines of suitable thickness, he cut them down and weaved three of them together.

The Rabbit Tribe was famous for their speed in digging holes, not to mention that there were more than 20 people digging together. In half a day, a large hole of five or six meters square and two or three meters deep was completed.

The surroundings are very neatly arranged to ensure that the prey will have no place to gain leverage after falling in.

Bai Tu handed over the thickened vines and told everyone how to tie them to the tree nearby. One part is about one and a half meters high, and another part is close to the ground. There are many trees here, so they can be tied everywhere.

It’s okay to tie up vines, but there are two types. A group of people didn’t understand. Bai Qi was next to Bai Tu, and others didn’t dare to ask, but he had the courage to speak: “Tu, what are you doing?” ”

After tying these on the tree, find some branches to hang on them to block the two sides. The prey will go to the middle to avoid obstacles. Those tied close to the ground are for laying straw mats on the traps tomorrow, and then laying another layer of grass just like the ones next to it, so that the prey won’t avoid them when they come.” Bai Tu knew that not all prey could fall into the pit smoothly as he planned, but as long as there were one or two stupid ones in a group, it would be enough.

Bai Qi’s eyes lit up: “Tu, you are so smart! This way we can catch more prey!”

After hearing the explanation, the members of the hunting team suddenly realized and tied up the vines more seriously.

Although everyone was working very fast, because they started late, the hunting team was busy until the evening before returning. That night, the tribe had dinner with the food saved from the previous two days and planted the seedlings brought back by the picking team under Bai Tu’s command.

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At the same time, the Mad Lion Tribe.

The orc who was responsible for finding out the whereabouts of the Snow Rabbit Tribe ran all the way back to the tribe and walked to the campfire in the middle: “Chief, Bai An led the hunting team to dig a big hole in the woods today. I don’t know what they are going to do.” The orcs have a very sensitive sense of smell. They could only watch from afar. Moreover, that place was close to the Blood Wolf Tribe. The two tribes had always been at odds. They didn’t dare to go over for fear of being beaten to death.

Shi Hong sneered with disdain: “Why dig a hole? If you can’t catch the prey, you’re going to bury yourself alive?”

Foxbu, who was grilling meat nearby, chuckled when he heard this. Just as he was about to speak, his hands were empty. Shi Hong had already taken away the piece of meat he had just grilled. His smile froze immediately.

Tu Cheng, who had been paying attention to Foxbu, quickly offered his barbecue. Today, the Crazy Lion Tribe captured two bison, and he, as a newly joined member, also got a large piece.

Thinking about his current treatment and his past hardships, Tu Cheng said with great admiration: “Don’t worry, chief. Without us, the Rabbit Tribe will not be able to catch any prey, and they will regret it in a few days.”

Shi Hong didn’t even look at Tu Cheng. He was very puzzled by Foxbu’s constant attention to the Snow Rabbit Tribe. All the people in the Rabbit Tribe combined were not enough for him to defeat alone. As for the Tu Chengs who came to join him, he didn’t even want to give them food if Foxbu hadn’t asked him to.

Being completely ignored, Tu Cheng’s face turned pale. He looked up and saw Foxbu smiling at him, and he suppressed his anger.

Shi Hong, who witnessed the two people’s little actions, suddenly said: “Tucheng, you will keep watch tonight.”

“Hong?” Foxbu was stunned for a moment. The Crazy Lion Tribe had offended many tribes, and the strongest orcs had always been on duty to keep watch. Tu Cheng is considered one of the strong ones in the Snow Rabbit Tribe, but he is not as good as before in front of the Lion Tribe. He can’t help at all while on night watch, and it’s the same whether he is there or not.

“The rabbit tribe is not good at hunting, so what else can he do except keep watch?” Shi Hong said contemptuously, “If you can’t even keep watch, then go to the rabbit tribe and starve. Dig a hole with your people and bury yourself.”

“It’s such a pity to bury you alive,” another lion looked at Tu Cheng unscrupulously, “He looks good…”

“Hahahahaha…” The surrounding lions laughed unscrupulously. In their eyes, the weak rabbit tribe could be crushed to death with one hand.

Hearing the laughter, Tu Cheng clenched his fists.

The darkness concealed the resentful gazes and some silent movements. The lions once again cheered for today’s harvest, unaware of this.