Building a Civilization and Raising Cubs in the Beast World – Chapter 103

Chapter 103

Bai Tu knew that firing glass would not be completed overnight, so he left the raw material testing area after telling the team leader the formula. It was getting colder as the night went on, and no matter how many clothes he wore, the cold wind still penetrated his neck.

There are fewer people in the experimental area, which is not far from the tribe. It is mainly used to try new formulas and adjust previous formulas, and it is convenient for communication when encountering problems near the tribe.

After leaving the experimental area, Bai Tu couldn’t help shivering. It was too cold. No matter how long he stayed, he couldn’t get used to the low temperature. Fortunately, all the work in the tribe except the patrol team had been adjusted. Now the only work with low temperatures were the coal mining area and the limestone mining area, plus the orcs patrolling the edge of the territory.

“I’ll ask Bai Qi to send someone to pass on a message later. Remember to keep warm.” Bai Tu tightened the animal skin on his body, thinking about going back to put a button on his sleeve, otherwise it would be too cold.

Lang Qi listened to his words, raised his hand to help him tidy up his clothes, lowered his head and rubbed his neck: “I’ll carry you.”

It is much easier to have someone carry you than to walk by yourself. Before, he was worried about being seen, but now he is used to it. After all, the first time is stranger, the second time is familiar, so let them see it.

Lang Qi’s speed would be slower when he carried him on his back. Bai Tu was not too sleepy today, so he put his hand into Lang Qi’s outer skin. Lang Qi’s body temperature was high, so he was still very warm even through the inner skin. In this way, he lay his whole body on him. Bai Tu rubbed Lang Qi’s back and murmured, “Recover quickly.”

Maybe there was no one on this road now, and the silent environment made people feel inexplicably sad. Bai Tu sighed softly. If this continued, he would really be reluctant to separate after the other party recovered.

A complicated light flashed in Lang Qi’s eyes. He hugged the person on his back tightly and did not answer his question.

That night, the fist-sized rabbit was sleeping soundly in a furry blanket. The giant wolf beside him opened his eyes, lowered his head and approached Bai Tu, sniffing him.

The giant wolf was in a very good mood as he didn’t smell any other people’s scent. Then he thought of the conversation before returning to the cave. He raised his head and looked in the direction of the two cubs. Would he leave after he recovered? Take the cub and find another mate?

Thinking of the conversation he heard in the morning, where someone wanted to be each other’s partner, and there was more than one person, Lang Qi frowned, and a familiar feeling of irritation rose in his heart.

Lang Qi lowered his head and focused his gaze on the little rabbit in his arms again.

The sleeping little rabbit had no idea what was happening outside. It seemed that it was dreaming about something sweet and its mouth moved slightly.

It was a perfectly normal reaction, but Lang Qi stared at it intently, like a person who had been thirsty for days and nights and suddenly saw a spring of water, with only satisfaction in his heart.

Lang Qi raised one paw, wanting to touch the sleeping rabbit, but was afraid of waking him up. Finally, he put his paw down and lowered his head to kiss the rabbit on the forehead.

No matter who the other person’s previous partner was or where they went, the white map can only be his, and this cannot be changed regardless of whether he has recovered his memory or not. But he didn’t want to restore his memory, he was afraid that he would forget the little rabbit. Lang Qi held the little rabbit in his arms and closed his eyes.

Bai Tu had another dream in which he met the three little wolves from last time. Compared to last time, the cubs this time were a little bigger, but only a little, because the cubs he had seen before were relatively small. Bai Tu was very sensitive to the changes in the cubs’ size, and he would still notice even the slightest change.

Even though there were changes, the sizes of the three were still arranged in equal steps as seen last time. The largest black wolf cub was as steady and quiet as last time. Bai Tu watched it for a long time without saying a word.

The gray wolf cub and the white wolf cub were playing nearby. The white wolf cub was at a disadvantage due to its small size, and its movements were not as agile as before, but the gray wolf cub would deliberately slow down its movements every time it pounced.

The white wolf cub didn’t want to play anymore after playing for a while, so he called out to the gray wolf cub twice in a low voice. The gray wolf cub responded by calling out several times in a row.

Bai Tu didn’t understand what the two cubs were saying, but from the white wolf cub’s expression and tone, he knew that the gray wolf cub was criticizing it.

The white wolf cub, who was scolded by the gray wolf cub, huddled aside feeling aggrieved and whimpered twice.

The silent black wolf cub next to them looked at them, and the more Bai Tu looked, the more he felt that this one looked a bit like Lang Qi.

While Bai Tu was thinking, the white cub noticed him, stopped crying with grievance, and started running towards Bai Tu.

The gray wolf cub, who was originally teaching the white wolf cub a lesson, turned around and followed its gaze. He also discovered the existence of Bai Tu, and surprise appeared in his eyes.

The two cubs ran towards the white picture, one in front and one behind. After seeing the white picture, the black wolf cub did not go over immediately, as if the scenery next to it was more attractive. It observed its surroundings carefully, and only its two erect ears revealed its inner excitement.

This appearance was almost exactly the same as Lang Qi’s before. Bai Tu walked forward a few steps, picked up the two that were running to him, and pretended to pick up the black cub in his arms as well.

Maybe because these three were younger, they were not as lively as Lang Qi’s two nephews. After being picked up, they found a comfortable position in his arms and fell asleep. Only the gray one was more active. It climbed onto Bai Tu’s shoulder and kissed him on the chin.

Bai Tu kissed the cubs on their foreheads. He had seen through them all; the three cubs had three different personalities. The black cub is the most stable, but it is still a cub after all, and cannot hide its emotions very well. The gray cub is the most lively, but not as naughty as a naughty kid. When the two cubs were fighting just now, it was holding back. The white cub is the smallest in age and size, and is also the most delicate one, loving to act coquettishly.

But no matter which one it was, they were all very well-behaved now. Bai Tu looked around and it was still the familiar environment. He couldn’t help but relax and rubbed the heads and bellies of the cubs one by one.

The black wolf cub’s ears trembled slightly, the gray wolf cub grabbed his hand excitedly, and the white wolf cub hummed softly in comfort, the humming sound made people’s hearts soften.

Even though it was not the first time that he dreamed of the cubs, Bai Tu still felt a little lost when he woke up. He secretly wished that he could dream of them again next time. He adjusted his mood and prepared to get up. As soon as he looked up, he saw Lang Qi looking at him.

Lang Qi woke up earlier than Bai Tu. He witnessed the whole process of Bai Tu waking up and being reluctant to leave, and then returning to normal. He did not make a sound to disturb him. Only Bai Tu knew what he was thinking.

Bai Tu keenly noticed that Lang Qi was in a bad mood. After turning into a human form, he did not rush to get out of bed. Instead, he asked Lang Qi worriedly: “Are you feeling uncomfortable?”

“No.” Lang Qi shook his head to hide his inner uneasiness. No matter what Bai Tu dreamed about, the person in front of Bai Tu now was him.

Bai Tu raised his hand and touched Lang Qi’s forehead, making sure that the temperature was normal before feeling relieved. He changed his clothes and walked out of the bedroom, a gust of cold wind blowing in his face.

The temperature dropped again. Bai Tu went to the cubs’ bedroom and saw that the two cubs were not awake, so he quietly retreated. He walked to the entrance of the cave, looked at the snowflakes outside and said, “Bring the food here tonight, and we’ll cook in the cave tomorrow.” In such cold weather, it would be tiring for Lang Qi to run down three times a day. It would be better to bring the ingredients back and cook by himself. With the current temperature outside, it would be no problem to preserve the food for two or three days.

“Okay.” Lang Qi agreed and reached out to hug him.

Bai Tu didn’t dare stay outside for too long. It was cold for one thing, but also because the two cubs needed to get up.

Bai Tu touched the bed where the cub slept and discussed with Lang Qi: “The weather has been cold again recently, let the cub sleep with us?” Even though the kangs on both sides were integrated, if it was hot on one side, the temperature on this side would not be low either. Bai Tu was still worried. He was afraid that the cub would kick off the animal skin on his body in the middle of the night, or move around and crawl out of the animal skin… In short, he was uneasy about anything unless he was by his side.

Hearing his words, Lang Qi frowned: “I’ll take care of them.”

“Okay.” Although it was a little different from his plan, it would be much safer to have someone take care of the cubs. Either he or Lang Qi could take care of them.

On the third day after the two started cooking for themselves, the Black Haired Tribe began to take action.

The wolf tribe, rabbit tribe, lion tribe, cat tribe and the leopard tribe that arrived later had been squatting on the edge of the territory for a few days, waiting for the other side to make a move. The people of the Black Mane Tribe had already been beaten twice before they entered the territory of the Snow Rabbit Tribe.

With the advantage in numbers, they didn’t have to waste too much time. When they saw the difference in numbers between the two sides, the orcs of the Black Haired Tribe began to lose confidence.

Mentality has a great impact on the battle situation. Seeing that the other side has more people, many orcs from the Black Haired Tribe’s first thought is to escape or seek peace.

As more orcs had this mentality, those who had originally planned to fight forward no longer had their previous enthusiasm. What was even more unexpected was that Lion Five actually became cowardly.

The wolf tribe was led by the younger Langze, the rabbit tribe was led by Bai An, and the lion tribe was led by Shi Zhen. Logically, as the leader of the Black Mane Tribe, the lion tribe should have chosen at least one of these three people. No one expected that the person the other party chose to attack in the end would be Mao Lin from the cat tribe.

The number of cats is smaller than that of rabbits. There are only about ten people who went there this time, so there is no need to form a separate team. Mao Lin brought a few people with Bai An, and she never expected that the lions would come towards her.

However, the flexibility of the cat clan is obvious to everyone. Not to mention Shi Wu, even if another young lion comes, Mao Lin can still dodge safely.

At first, Mao Lin didn’t expect that the opponent’s target of attack would be her, so she paused for a moment. However, even so, she still dodged before Shi Wu’s claws landed on her.

Later, Mao Lin acted like she was playing with a kid and didn’t put in much effort at all. The two races had a big difference in size and Mao Lin’s attacks didn’t have much impact on Shi Wu. However, she didn’t give the opponent any chance to attack from beginning to end and she had already won most of the battle.

Most male lions don’t have very good personalities. After several failed pursuits, Lion Five obviously lost his patience. In a rage, he even started to hit trees in front of so many people. Even the leaders were like this, not to mention the other orcs.

The Black Haired Tribe actually came to attack without being prepared. The number of people in the Snow Rabbit Tribe exceeded their expectations. They didn’t gain any advantage from beginning to end, and so many people were watching their leader’s incompetence and violence.

“Tu, you don’t know, Shiwu is like crazy, he actually banged his head against the tree.” Bai Tu and Langqi were preparing to eat hot pot when Langze came over. In such cold weather, eating a hot pot couldn’t be more comfortable. So Langze, who was planning to say hello to the two and go to the cafeteria, stayed directly.

However, it still takes some time to prepare the hot pot, especially to cut all the meat into slices. Langze is very observant and took the initiative to help cut the vegetables after washing them, while vividly describing the scene to Bai Tu.

Lion Wu’s actions stunned everyone. Only a few orcs from the Black Haired Tribe had the courage to fight. Others thought that their leader’s actions were embarrassing, or they thought the chances of success were slim. In short, they basically did not take action.

Although they fought, the process was faster than the attack on the Mad Lion Tribe. Langze patted his arm and said, “I’m not hurt at all!” He was accidentally scratched by the opponent’s teeth when attacking the Mad Lion Tribe last time, but this time he didn’t even have that small wound.

“Are there enough medicines in the tribe?” Bai Tu asked. Even if there were not many people fighting, it was still possible that someone would get hurt.

“That’s enough. Mao Lin said that you prepared too much medicine and you can’t use it all.”

Hearing this, Bai Tu felt a little relieved. Seeing that the bottom of the pot was boiling, he poured two plates of meat slices into it. After the meat slices were cooked, he immediately scooped them out and gave them to Langze: “Eat something to fill your stomach first.”

These people have been squatting outside the territory for a few days. It would be a lie to say that it is not hard work. After all, there is no place to live there. At night, everyone can only transform into beast form and find a place to sleep for a while. Bai Tu is thinking about giving these people a few days off so that everyone can have a good rest for a while.

When Langze heard that Bai Tu planned to let everyone rest, his eyes lit up. He didn’t even look at the meat in the pot and tentatively discussed with Bai Tu: “Tu, can I stay with you for a few days?”

You know, many delicacies in the tribe were taught to everyone by Bai Tu. Now many people have begun to cook their own ingredients in the cave. Although the food in the cafeteria tastes good, Langze knows that it is a little different from what Bai Tu cooks.

Langze got excited when he thought about eating food processed in different ways every day while staying here. He wished he could live here until the end of winter.

Lang Qi next to him slowly shifted his gaze to Lang Ze: “Finish this meal and leave immediately.”

Receiving Lang Qi’s threatening gaze, Lang Ze howled sadly in his heart. As expected, with his brother around, he could not eat the food made by Bai Tu.

Seeing Langze looking distraught, Bai Tu couldn’t help but soften his heart and said, “The tribe has made a lot of snacks recently, you can take some back when the time comes.” It was not very convenient to let Langze live here. After all, Langze’s personality was relatively simple, but he was almost an adult in actual age. There would always be inconveniences in living together.

However, Bai Tu couldn’t bear to see him look so distraught, so he took the initiative to mention several condiments that the cafeteria had recently made.

After he decided to bring the food ingredients back to the cave and cook them himself, many people in the tribe followed his example and also went to get their own ingredients to cook.

As a result, the work in the cafeteria was reduced by half compared to before, and the workload was even less as the patrol team had not returned in the past two days.

Tu Mu doesn’t like to be idle. When he asked Bai Tu to add more people, it was because he was really too busy. Now he feels uncomfortable when he is idle, so he immediately discussed with Bai Tu whether he could cook something.

Bai Tu thought about it and taught him how to make sauces and seasonings of various flavors.

Pure meat sauce and pure chili sauce have been made before, and what we are making now is the improved version, such as beef chili sauce, bamboo shoot beef sauce, etc. Meat sauce and chili sauce of various flavors are packed in palm-sized ceramic jars. After taking them home, you can eat them with meat or mix them with noodles. They are all good choices.

Tu Mu also learned how to roll noodles. Especially now that the temperature is low, the cut noodles will freeze hard if left outside overnight, but it’s fine to take them home and keep them for a day or two.

Although many orcs have decided to cook for themselves, the cafeteria has been busy trying to add some variety to everyone’s food.

As long as it does not involve the cubs’ food, Langze’s taste is still good, because he will add seasoning while eating, and stop if the taste is not right. Generally speaking, the final product can be eaten, but often at the end there is only the bottom of the pot left.

Bai Tu reminded Langze that when he returned to the wolf tribe, he should try to eat in the cafeteria. The food in the cafeteria, combined with various rice sauces, would definitely taste good.

The wish to stay in the Snow Rabbit Tribe was not fulfilled, but there were some new gains. Langze was depressed for a while and then recovered. His sadness always came and went quickly, just a meal’s time, and his mood changed back and forth several times, but in the end he was generally happy.

After all, they had been worried that the Black Haired Tribe would secretly attack the Snow Rabbit Tribe, so of course they were happy to see them retreating in such an embarrassed manner today. Langze said what he meant and he would show it if he was happy.

Bai Tu was also happy. The Black Haired Tribe retreated and it would be impossible for them to attack again for a while. The orcs’ fighting spirit was greatly affected by their emotions, and at the same time they had a leader. Especially the lion leader, if he does not set a good example, he may be blamed by other orcs. If he returns in disgrace this time, there will definitely be chaos within the Black Haired Tribe for a while.

Shi Wu is older than Shi Zhen, and there are young lions under his command who are dissatisfied with him. Bai Tu guessed that the Black Haired Tribe should change its leader.

Lang Qi didn’t say anything, but seeing that Bai Tu was so happy today, he decided to let Lang Ze go this time.

After dinner, Langze went to see his two little nephews. After going down the mountain, he led the wolf clan back to the Blood Wolf Tribe.

In fact, spending a snow season with Bai Tu is just talk. After all, Lang Qi is not here, and many things of the wolf tribe need to be decided by Lang Ze. There is no need for hunting in winter, but there are many other things to do in the tribe.

On the other side, Bai Tu was not idle either. After Langze left, he began to think about making an hourglass and a thermometer.

The hourglass can be used to record time, and the thermometer can be used to measure water temperature. In a few days, the cement-making team has made glass. It is not as transparent as the glass he has seen before, and there are some bubbles in some places, but it can still be used.

Making a thermometer is not difficult. The first thing needed is a glass tube. The glass tube delivered this morning was a little thick, so Bai Tu asked them to process a few thinner ones, which have now been delivered. He was thinking about another raw material for making the thermometer, ink.

One end of the glass tube is open, and the other end is a hollow glass ball about the thickness of a thumb. Fill the glass ball and glass tube with ink and put them into an ice-water mixture. When the temperature inside drops to the same level as the ice-water mixture, pour out some of the ink so that the ink is flush with the joint of the glass ball and glass tube.

Now it is just the first step. After taking it out, put it in the room. When it is almost at room temperature, mix a few bowls of warm water or hot water with temperatures ranging from low to high. The hottest bowl is boiled water.

Mark and seal the position where the thermometer last rose, dividing it into 10 areas from top to bottom. Each small grid is equivalent to a change of 10 degrees, and then a finer distinction is made.

After the white chart was completed, I measured my body temperature and was satisfied with the accuracy.

He made a few more in the same way, and Bai Tu took the thermometer to Bai Chen’s cave first.

After a few days, the speed at which the two of them added and changed water had become much faster than before. However, there was a small problem: regarding the temperature, their perceptions were not exactly the same. The warm water mixed by Tu Bing was slightly hotter, while the water mixed by Bai Chen was slightly cooler. The two discussed this issue more than once.

Bai Tu placed two thermometers in the water and in the incubator respectively, and then adjusted the water temperature to ensure that the temperature in the incubator was around 30 degrees.

“From now on, this black line will be in the correct position.” Bai Tu looked at the 30-degree scale line with the two of them. Because the cubs need to be fed and have their skins changed in the middle, the temperature of the incubator will change at any time. The previous stable and fixed water temperature was only a temporary method, and now this method is more reasonable.

With the specific values, the two of them no longer had to argue about who felt the water temperature most accurately, and they all followed the scale lines.

“This thing is not completely accurate. If you feel the temperature is not right, remember to come find me.” Bai Tu reminded the two that both the water-heating insulated box and the thermometer were simple versions he made based on existing items. They can only serve as a reference and may break down, so they still need to be careful.

After talking to the two of them, Bai Tu took the remaining thermometers to the big cave where the cubs lived. With the thermometers, both the water temperature and the temperature in the incubator could be better controlled. The children or Tu Cai who were responsible for looking after this place only needed to check whether the temperature was within the range, without having to worry about how long it had been since the last time water was added.

However, although he no longer needs to keep track of time when adding water, Bai Tu still plans to make an hourglass. The freshly fired glass is more plastic and easier to make an hourglass box than using wood.

Bai Tu first made a large one to test the amount of sand needed from sunset of the previous day to sunset of the next day, and then divided the sand into two equal parts and poured one part in, which was 12 hours.

Based on the big hourglass, hourglasses with durations of twelve hours, six hours, three hours, one hour and half an hour were made. Finally, a test was carried out. The hourglass was turned over once in the middle of twelve hours, and a full day would leak on both sides. The same procedure was followed for the others.

The bigger the hourglass, the greater the error time. For a 24-hour hourglass, the error time can sometimes be nearly an hour. For a smaller hourglass, the error time is smaller, and the sand leakage speed in half an hour is almost the same. Because there is no too delicate work to do, that little error can be ignored.

The first place where the hourglass was used was the kitchen. Nowadays, people still retain the old characteristics when cooking. The way to check whether the food is done is to pick up a piece and put it in their mouth to taste it.

With an hourglass, when stewing meat, just put the hourglass next to it when the water boils. When the hourglass runs out, it means the food is almost done. Although there will be some differences due to the size of the meat pieces, you don’t have to taste it from the time it’s put in the pot to the time it’s taken out of the pot like before.

At the beginning, everyone was not used to this timing tool. After the sand had all leaked out, they always forgot to turn it over. But then they found that it was so convenient. Not only can it be used in the kitchen, but they also put one next to them when they work to record whether the work to be done each hour has been completed.

In the past, people would pile up the entire day’s work in front of them, but now many people like to divide the day’s work into ten or eight parts. If they finish one of them but still have time left, they will take a short break and continue in the next hour.

After the most basic formula for glass came out, the finished products became better and better, and before long, almost everyone had a thermometer and hourglass.

It’s almost, not absolutely. The quantity produced is sufficient, but glass is too fragile for most orcs and will break if they are not careful. Some orcs broke them as soon as they got them.

After all, it was made with great effort and it is impossible to repair it casually, so if it is broken, you can only share it with people around you pitifully.

As for the group of people who all broke the hourglasses in their hands, Bai Tu directly made a reinforced version, wrapped it with layer upon layer of wood strips and animal skins.

Bai Tu handed the hourglass, which was a circle larger than the others, to Langze, sighed helplessly, and warned: “This is the last one. If you break it again, don’t even think about using a new one this year.”

Langze nodded solemnly. In fact, he felt that it was not their problem. Sometimes they would just pick it up and take a look at it and it would break. However, considering that their team was the only one that broke all the hourglasses in the team, Langze did not dare to say this out loud for fear of being beaten.

After solving the problems with the thermometer and hourglass, Bai Tu shifted his target to another object, the glass window.

Although it has been like this since the beginning of winter, Bai Tu still feels uncomfortable with such a large cave being so pitch black. There was no way before, either to keep the temperature or to keep the light, but not both.

But now this problem can be solved. Although the transparency of the glass is still not high enough, it is perfect compared to the animal skins and bricks that are not transparent at all.

When the compartments were built, Bai Tu left space for windows. When it was not so cold before, light came in through these windows. At that time, the cave was much brighter than it is now. But later the temperature was too low and all the windows were blocked with animal skins. The originally normal cave became pitch black. If it weren’t for the orcs’ physique that allowed them to see objects in the dark, they would probably have to walk by feeling the walls every day.

Now that we have glass, we can just remove the animal skins and put the glass on top.

The team leader in charge of firing glass is called Tu Miao. He had just become an adult and was originally in the team that fired cement. Later, as the use of glass increased, Bai Tu selected some of his people to form this small team.

The rabbit seedling’s physical strength is not as good as that of wolves and some strong rabbits, but she has an advantage that no one else can replace: she is more sensitive to the adjustment of raw materials.

Firing glass was not a successful attempt at the first try. The experiment was repeated several times in the past two days. The finished product was either blurry and nothing could be seen, or had cracks. Finally, it was fixed because Tu Miao adjusted the formula. Therefore, he deserved the position of team leader.

On the day he heard that Bai Tu wanted to flatten a large piece of glass, Tu Miao started to prepare. It was easy to deal with large pieces of glass, but it was a bit difficult to make it flat and smooth. After two days of preparation, he finally delivered the finished product.

All the windows were replaced with transparent glass, and the cave looked brand new. Bai Tu sighed comfortably. It was inevitable that he felt a little depressed after being in a dim environment for a long time, but he had to do this for the sake of the temperature in the cave. It was much better now with the glass.

To keep the heat in, the glass on each window has two layers and is not easily affected by the low temperature outside.

Everyone easily accepted thermometers and hourglasses, but when they heard that a transparent glass that could see both sides clearly was going to be placed on the house, many orcs expressed their refusal.

Bai Tu did not explain it to everyone, but installed glass in an empty house and waited for everyone to go in and visit.

The windows are positioned relatively high and there are animal skins inside, so if you don’t want outsiders to see in, you can block the inside at any time and there is no need to worry about privacy issues.

The room with glass windows is almost as bright as the outside even if all the doors are closed. After a group of people visited it, they all asked if their cave could be installed with the same system.

In the past, everyone had to dig the structures in the caves by themselves. There were relatively few twists and turns, and at most there were only two turns. But now, after redistribution, brick walls have been added again, and almost all the caves are much darker than before.

Moreover, after the kang was lit, the temperature inside the cave was very high. In order to keep warm, everyone wanted to hang all the animal skins at the door to block the wind and frost outside.

As a result, the temperature in the cave has indeed become higher. In previous years at this time of year, everyone would lie in the corner of the cave holding animal skins. This year, being in the cave has not affected work at all. Some of the beastmen will feel stuffy after staying in there for a long time and will come out to get some fresh air.

However, no matter how high the temperature is, it cannot change the fact that it is dark inside the cave. Many orcs’ caves are almost as dark during the day as at dusk, and even darker at night. The moonlight is weak to begin with, and when blocked by the animal skins, everything is pitch black.

Bai Tu was worried about carbon monoxide poisoning and did not allow anyone to make a fire in the cave. The problem of darkness in the cave has not been solved since the beginning of winter. Everyone has almost gotten used to the darkness, but they didn’t expect there was another way.

At first, I didn’t agree to install glass mainly because I was worried about my privacy. Although it’s okay for everyone to go to the river to take a bath together in the summer, it feels weird to think that everyone can see what they do outside.

Now they realized that they were overthinking it. The scene inside the room could indeed be seen clearly through the window, but when they covered the window with animal skins at night, they could not see anything outside.

However, there are many people who want to install glass, but the glass team does not have so much glass to use. What’s more, large pieces of glass are more difficult to make, so they can only line up one by one according to the order of registration.

Tu Miao explained to the beastmen what reservation meant, and then promised that once the glass was produced, it would be installed as soon as possible, but the installation fee would depend on the order of customization.

“If I had known, I should have made a reservation just now.” An orc muttered. Most of them had not thought that glass could be used in this way. Although Bai Tu had said at that time that glass could be placed on the house, the orcs who heard it did not take it seriously. Only now did they realize what they had missed. If you had made a reservation before visiting, they would probably have been installed by now. But now you have to wait slowly, as I heard there are still twenty or thirty seats ahead.

Seeing that everyone was satisfied with the glass, Bai Tu wondered whether he could sell it at the market.

The pottery that was brought over last time was very popular. Compared with traditional stone pots, pottery is more convenient to use. Not only does it heat up much faster, it is also very light to carry. An orc would be very tired if he carried two or three stone pots, but he could easily carry ten pottery pots.

Glass is more complicated to make than pottery and requires higher temperatures. If it can be sold, the price will definitely be more expensive than pottery. However, Bai Tu is not sure whether the orcs from other tribes will like glass.

After hesitating for a while, Bai Tu decided to put the matter of selling glass windows on hold. At least for now, glass windows only have one advantage, which is light transmission. In the orc tribe where food is the most important thing, using food in exchange for windows that can only add a little brightness to the room might be considered a waste by others. What’s more, the orcs in their own tribe haven’t used them all yet.

Bai Tu drew a few more bottles and gave them to Tu Miao, asking him to make a few glass bottles for him to store medicine in the future.

The tribe here was busily preparing to make and install windows. Bai Qi walked in with a bad look on his face and whispered something to Bai Tu.

“Tu Cheng ran away.”

“Huh?” Bai Tu almost forgot about this person, “How did he run away?” At that time, in order to prevent Tu Cheng and Hu Bu from contacting each other, Tu Cheng was assigned to the key observation team, and there was almost no possibility of escape.

“He dug a hole leading to the other side where he was working, and it was only discovered at noon today.” Tu Cheng, like everyone else, was responsible for digging coal. He had to hand in a sufficient amount every day to get food. Because of this requirement, the orcs had to complete the day’s tasks no matter how reluctant they were, otherwise they would not even have any food to eat.

The amount that Rabbit Cheng digs every day is less than that of the others, because rabbits are smaller than lions, and they have never seen them contacting other people, so the orcs guarding them think that they are too weak and cannot complete the task.

It was not until noon today when they were handing over work that they discovered that one person was missing. The two beastmen guarding them began to look for him and discovered the secret passage dug by Tu Cheng.

The group of people who were angry because of his escape saw the hole and didn’t know what to say for a moment. If he had used this perseverance to hunt, he would at least be a team leader now, instead of doing a job here that doesn’t give him any points.

Working in the mining area is the most tiring of all jobs. It is not so bad for the orcs from our tribe who come here voluntarily, because because of the hard work, the treatment here is among the best in the tribe.

However, these orcs who came here because of mistakes did not receive such good treatment. Even basic food could only be given after they had completed their work.

The orc who was guarding Tu Cheng was from the Rabbit Tribe. It would be a lie to say he wasn’t sad to see his fellow tribesmen, with whom he used to hunt together, become like this. But he didn’t expect that just because he couldn’t bear it for a moment and stared at the other party for a little less time, Tu Cheng found the opportunity to escape.

The road was very long. From the traces, it could be seen that Tu Cheng only dug a small section each time, then covered the exit with coal, and would look for another opportunity to continue digging next time. It took at least more than a month to dig it out.

The coal in this area has been dug deep enough, and we will go to the side to dig in a few days. Perhaps for this reason, the digging depth in the past few days has been relatively deep, and today we even ran away directly.

After listening to this, Bai Tu thought for a while and said, “Tell the patrolling wolves and leopards to be careful. If they meet them, catch them back. If not, forget it.”

Tu Cheng made more than one mistake. Not only did he want to kill Bai Chen and Bai Tu at the beginning, but later he even lured Langze to take risks. Adding these things together, even if he worked for a lifetime, it would not be enough to atone for his sins.

Logically, we should continue searching in the direction the other party left, but Bai Tu didn’t want everyone to run around in such cold weather. Not to mention that the chance of Tu Cheng running away alive is very small, even if he is alive and can still work for decades, it is not worth taking the risk.

The orcs are strong, but the road conditions are completely invisible in those areas covered with ice and snow. The roads that were opened up before are fine, and the surrounding woods now look flat. However, just like there may be deep pits everywhere after the rainy season, there is a chance of stepping on air and falling into an ice pit when walking in the woods now.

Even though the tribe had laid wooden boards on the traps they had dug before winter and marked them on the trees nearby, Bai Tu still felt that they were not safe enough.

Going out specifically to find Tu Cheng? No need.

After getting Bai Tu’s reply, Bai Qi did not stay in the tribe for long. After eating a meal, he continued to rush back without stopping.

They accidentally let an orc who had made a mistake escape. The rabbit tribe who were responsible for guarding them and the orcs who managed the mining area were anxiously waiting for news from Bai Qi.

No one is afraid of losing points, after all, points can be earned again if lost. What they are worried about is that Bai Tu will be angry about this incident and remove their jobs and replace them with other people to take charge.

The two wanted to organize people to look for them, but they were afraid that too many people would leave, and the remaining lions and the rabbits who had made mistakes would try to escape, so they paced around the room.

Bai Qi took a few acquaintances who were there to deliver messages and went to the Wolf Tribe first, then came over to inform a few people: “No need to look for them, just take a rest.”

After saying this, without giving the other party time to thank him, Bai Qi went straight to the Leopard Tribe.

At the same time, Baoduo scratched his head and asked Tucheng: “What did you just say? Say it again.”

Tucheng, wrapped in tattered animal skins, suggested to Baoduo seriously: “Lord Foxbu knows the chief of the Black-maned Tribe. As long as Chief Baoduo contacts the Black-maned Tribe, we will be able to overthrow the Snow Rabbit Tribe and the Blood Wolf Tribe. Chief Baoduo’s territory is too small. The Wolf Tribe can’t even patrol its territory, but they are unwilling to give you a larger territory.”

After hearing his words, Baoduo scratched his chin embarrassedly and said honestly: “But the Black-maned Tribe has been beaten back by us.” Their tribe specially sent people to help. Although there were not many opportunities to take action, they also participated!

Considering that the other party was once a member of the same tribe as Bai Tu, Bao Duo tried to explain the scene at that time to him as gently as possible. In order to make him understand it more clearly, he specifically emphasized the scene of the battle between Mao Lin and Shi Wu. Finally, he said: “I’m sorry, we don’t cooperate with the Black Mane Tribe.” Who would cooperate with their defeated subordinates?

Having been in the mining area from beginning to end, Tu Cheng thought that the fact that the Crazy Lion Tribe was all captured by the Wolf Tribe was the most despairing news. He never expected that more things happened outside. In just one or two months, the Black Haired Tribe was also defeated.

Seeing that he didn’t move, Bao Duo advised him honestly: “It’s very cold outside, you should go back quickly.”