Building a Civilization and Raising Cubs in the Beast World – Chapter 113

Chapter 113

After closing his eyes for three seconds, Bai Tu suddenly woke up.

No, there is another possibility.

Bai Tu opened his eyes again and slowly turned to the other side. A naked child was lying on the bed looking at him. Seeing that he noticed him, the child shouted again with joy, and this time the voice was clearer than before.

“Dad, Dad!”

Bai Tu looked into his arms. The three little wolf cubs were still sleeping. Only the big gray one was left, and it was trying to climb out by grabbing the animal skin.

After figuring out which child in front of him was it, Bai Tu was surprised and delighted: “Transformed?!” Although no one said it, everyone was concerned about the cub’s transformation into human form. After all, only a successful transformation into human form could prove that the cub was healthy enough. The two wolf cubs were relatively weak in the past two years. They were taken care of a little better this year, but they are still a little smaller than other wolf cubs of the same age.

Bai Tu didn’t know where the limit of the cub’s transformation into human form was, so he could only prepare as much nutritious and tasty food as possible. Now it seems that all these efforts have not been in vain, the cub lived up to their expectations and successfully transformed into human form.

The little wolf waited for a while and found that Bai Tu didn’t move, so he started to crawl forward. He was used to walking on four legs, and his speed increased instead of slowing down after changing into human form. Plus, there was only a short distance between the two of them, so he reached Bai Tu in a few steps. Just as he was about to climb onto Bai Tu, Bai Tu, who had reacted, hugged him and held him in the quilt.

His sight suddenly rose higher. The little wolf was not afraid at all. He waved his claws at Bai Tu and found that his claws had changed into another shape. He paused, lowered his head and began to study it. Looking at myself and then at the white picture, I am very happy that I have become the same as my father.

“Dad!” The clever little wolf became proficient after calling out twice and could even connect the two words together.

“Yeah!” Bai Tu could not hide the joy in his heart, and he didn’t care that he should actually call the little wolf uncle. He hugged the little wolf and gave it a big kiss. He had raised the cubs for several months, and it would be a lie to say that it didn’t hurt, otherwise he would not have let them get close to his den right after giving birth to the cubs.

Bai Tu was filled with joy when he saw the wolf cub transform into human form. For an orc cub, the probability of dying before successfully transforming into human form was very high. It was better to transform into human form. Looking at the wolf cub’s chubby little hand, Bai Tu couldn’t help but kiss it again.

The little wolf kicked its feet excitedly, and Bai Tu immediately held it a little higher to prevent it from kicking the other little wolfs. The three-year-old little wolf looked about the same as a one-year-old child. It could crawl and talk, but because it had used four paws before, it had not yet learned to walk with just its feet.

These can all be taught slowly. Bai Tu held the wolf cub, put the cub back into the den, and wrapped the wolf cub with a smaller piece of animal skin.

There were already a lot of animal skins in the cave, and later he found the softest ones and put them in the closet. Now they were just right for the cubs. Although many of the things he did recently were driven by instinct, it is undeniable that his vision is still there, and the animal skins he prepared for the cubs are all soft, comfortable and warm.

Orcs in human form don’t have that layer of warm fur, so they will feel cold. After turning back into human form, the first thing they should do is either cover themselves with a blanket or put on clothes.

The little wolf was not used to the strange animal skin, so he lowered his head with his mouth open to chew it, but found that his neck had become shorter and he could not reach the skin. He was so angry that he raised his hands to tear it.

Bai Tu hurriedly stopped him, but he didn’t expect that Xiao Xiao was quite strong. After much persuasion, he finally got the wolf cub to wrap itself in animal skins. He wanted to take a look at the others, but as soon as he turned around, he saw another naked child in front of him.

Bai Tu: “???”

Bai Tu looked back at the one under the quilt, then at the new one. Except for the slightly different hair color, everything else was almost cast in the same mold. Silently repeating the previous steps, wrapping up the new child and tucking him into the quilt.

With their hands and feet all bound by animal skins, the two cubs could neither walk nor crawl, and could only express their needs with their mouths, with their daddy’s calls coming one after another.

The three little wolf cubs were soon awakened by the two of them. The combined noise of the five cubs was as loud as a group of ducks. Bai Tu swayed for a moment and didn’t know what he was doing.

This was the scene that Wolf Qi saw when he came in with food. Three of the five cubs were crying and two were calling for their daddy.

Although he didn’t know what his father meant, it was obvious that the cubs gathered together disturbed Bai Tu. Lang Qi put down the food and poked the cubs one by one.

The group of cubs immediately became quiet. Although they were young, their anger was obvious. Their instincts told them that if they continued to howl, they would probably get beaten.

The two cubs who had transformed into human form looked at Lang Qi, wanting to eat.

Lang Qi said nothing and picked up their food from the side.

“I’ll feed them.” Bai Tu said. He hadn’t fed the cubs for a long time. It was okay to let the wolf Qi feed the animal-shaped cubs, but it was better for him to feed the human-shaped cubs himself.

“No need.” Lang Qi shook his head. “Look.”

Lang Qi had just finished speaking when the two cubs turned back into wolf cubs one after another. The wolf cubs were much smaller than human cubs. The animal skins could wrap up the human cubs, but the animal cubs could easily crawl out. The first thing they did after crawling out was to find Bai Tu and tell him about the grievances they had just been wrapped up.

Bai Tu hugged them one by one: “Can you hold them longer next time?” It was not that he didn’t want to hug them, but the cubs that suddenly turned into human forms couldn’t get cold. It would be safe and warm to wrap them in animal skins and put them in the quilt. This way the cubs would not easily get sick. The only drawback was that they had to be wrapped tightly to prevent them from running around.

Transforming into human form for the first time is very physically demanding. After the two cubs rubbed against Bai Tu, they began to look at the food nearby. Bai Tu simply carried them over to eat.

This meal was completely different from the previous ones. While Bai Tu was still in shock, the two had already finished the food on their plates. Lang Qi was not surprised at all by their appetite and shared some of his food with them.

The ability to transform into human form proves that the cub’s teeth and other organs have developed well, and it is possible to eat all the food without turning it into meat puree. Of course, wolf cubs under three years old do not have to eat meat puree. Some wolf cubs start to gnaw bones after they are one year old. It’s just that Bai Tu raises the cubs more carefully than others, and the cubs are very weak when they first arrive, so they need more care.

But now there is no need to worry about this. The two wolf cubs held the piece of meat and chewed it with great relish. Under Bai Tu’s shocked gaze, they ate nearly one-third of their body weight in food.

Bai Tu slowly looked at Lang Qi: “Eat so much?”

Lang Qi nodded: “Yes, at least this much for every meal in the future.” This is only the first day of turning into a human form, the cub’s appetite will only get bigger and bigger.

Bai Tu was slightly shocked but then accepted it. After all, this amount of food was normal for an orc, and he couldn’t judge the orc cubs by his own standards. Such a strong body for an adult cannot be developed in a short period of time. It relies on years of accumulation, so the cubs cannot lack nutrition.

Langze couldn’t stay in the cave late at night. The bedroom, which was warmer than other places, was very comfortable for Baitu and the cub. For Langqi, it didn’t matter where Baitu was, and he could tolerate the hot weather. But the same environment was a disaster for Langze. Langze, who felt hotter and hotter as he slept, secretly ran out in the middle of the night to find others to play with.

The little wolves are not short of energy. In addition, they have been working less and eating more recently, so they are all much stronger than before. They want to go out after staying in the cave for a day or two, and someone will go there as soon as Langze calls.

A group of little wolves were having a lot of fun playing on the ice and snow that had not yet melted. If they hadn’t been hungry, they would not have remembered to go back to the cave.

But after returning to the cave, he did not find anyone outside. There was only one food in the pot. Langze ate it without hesitation and then knocked on the door of the innermost bedroom.

In fact, he could go in directly, but even if Langze had ten times the courage, he would not dare to go in casually. If he didn’t want to live anymore, there were various ways to do it, and there was no need to choose the worst one.

Worried that no one inside could hear him, Langze called out a few times quietly: “Brother? Tu?” He had already finished his food, so why was there no movement from the inner room?

Bai Tu and Lang Qi were feeding goat milk to a few wolf cubs. The newborn cubs couldn’t even eat meat paste or broth, they could only drink goat milk. The cubs were too small, and letting them drink by themselves would only make a mess, so the two of them just fed them. Feeding with two people saves more time than feeding alone. After feeding the baby the last bite and before putting down the bowl, I heard a noise outside.

Bai Tu was the first to react and put all the cubs back into the nest.

Lang Qi didn’t let Lang Ze in until Bai Tu had taken care of the cubs, because no other place was as warm as here.

As soon as he stepped into the bedroom where the temperature was much higher than outside, Langze saw the cubs who had eaten and turned back into human form on the bed before he could say anything. He pointed at two of them in surprise and said, “Brother, they have turned into human form?!”

Langqi nodded, “Just now.” As he spoke, he helped Bai Tu cover the cubs with animal skins. In fact, he didn’t think it was necessary. The cubs who had just started to transform usually couldn’t maintain the same form for a long time. They could change more than ten times a day. As for the illness that Baitu was worried about, it basically wouldn’t happen. The wolf cubs under three years old in the tribe still needed to be paid attention to, but no one would care about the wolf cubs after three years old.

No matter how much he thought about it, Lang Qi did not refute Bai Tu’s words. He obediently followed Bai Tu to learn how to wrap up the restless cub.

“Do this for the next two days, and you can make it thinner after a few days.” Bai Tu explained. After all, it’s just the beginning of the transformation, just like he could persist without wearing animal skins when in animal form, but needed to wear several layers of animal skins when changing back to human form. The cubs who are just starting to change their form are prone to getting sick due to the changes in cold and heat. Help wrap them for a few days, and wait until the cubs develop the habit of going into the quilt when they change into human form.

However, Bai Tu did not wrap their hands this time. After all, he just wanted to let the cubs get familiar with the cubs. Just now, he was the only one watching them. It would be too dangerous if the cubs ran to the edge of the bed if he was not careful. Now there are three adults, so there is no such concern. One person can watch one and one person can be free to take care of the three little ones.

After wrapping the cubs, they were not placed in the innermost part, but placed beside the bed near Langze. Bai Tu said to them, “This one is black, and this one is gray.” Maybe it was because they were young, the cubs’ hair was very soft and the color was a little light, and they looked exactly the same, so it was not as easy to distinguish them as when they were in animal form. After all, when they were in animal form, their whole body was different colors, and now only the hair color was different.

After all, he is the cub’s uncle. Although Langze is not as caring towards the cub as Bai Tu and Lang Qi, he still thinks about the cub sometimes. He grew up in the wolf clan. Even though he has not fully reached adulthood and has no partner, he still knows what it means to turn into a human form.

Looking down at the two cubs who were looking at him with their eyes open, Langze raised his head and asked them: “Brother, Tu, are they going to live with the other cubs?”

There are some differences between the wolf tribe and orcs of other races. That is, after the cubs are able to successfully transform, they will raise cubs of the same age together. No matter whether they were raised together or with their parents before, once they change into human form, it means they will have their own teammates.

There are just enough cubs of the same age as these two wolf cubs to form a team. If nothing goes wrong, they will be sent there as soon as winter is over and raised together with the other cubs.

Bai Tu almost forgot about this matter. He looked down at the two children who were grabbing his hands. He was reluctant to separate them just when they could transform into human form.

It has always been the tradition of the wolf tribe to raise the cubs together after they are able to transform. Bai Tu certainly will not interfere with the cubs just for his own pleasure. After all, the adjustment during this period is related to the hunting skills of the cubs when they grow up and the relationship with their own tribesmen.

The relationship between the same tribesmen who grew up together is closer. Not only do they cooperate well when hunting and attacking others, but they also support them in the fight for leadership at certain times.

For example, Lang Qi became the leader not only because of his own abilities, but also because of his relationship with other wolves. Only when the leader gains the trust of all wolves can the entire tribe become a cohesive whole.

Bai Tu lowered his head and kissed the two cubs on their heads. The snow had stopped now. Bai An said that the snowstorm this year was not that severe, which was good news. But now it seemed that the cubs might have to return to the wolf clan earlier.

Lang Qi looked at the white map, which he was reluctant to give away because Lang Ze mentioned it, and said after thinking for a moment: “Send it before next winter.”

“So late?” Lang Ze was a little surprised.

Lang Qi pointed at the two cubs who couldn’t even walk and said, “They are too young. They will be bullied if they go in.” Although it is normal for cubs to get together and fight, these two haven’t even learned to walk. If they are left together at this time, they won’t be able to escape if they get beaten.

In the past, Lang Qi didn’t think there was anything wrong with being injured. After all, everyone had been injured, including himself. But when he thought about how much Bai Tu loved the cubs, he would feel sad even if the cubs were not injured. In that case, they decided to get together later. As the cubs get older, they become more familiar with their own bodies and know how to avoid fatal parts during a fight.

Hearing Lang Qi’s words, Lang Ze fell into thought. After a while, he looked up and said, “Brother, why didn’t you tell me when I was a child and I was beaten?” He was half a year younger than the other little wolves, and because of this half-year age difference, he had been beaten a lot! Although the fights between cubs don’t cause serious injuries, and the occasional injuries are just small scratches from the other’s nails, it cannot hide the fact that he was stuffed into the group of cubs just after he learned how to transform into a human form, and he learned how to fight after being bullied by the cubs several times!

“It wasn’t sent by me.” Lang Qi blocked the other party with one sentence.

Langze muttered softly: “You can tell me it wasn’t given by you.” He was not worried that he would get hurt.

Bai Tu listened to what the two brothers said, thought for a while, and suddenly said: “How about building a comprehensive kindergarten?” In the initial construction of the residential area, buildings that everyone needs, such as canteens and schools, were taken into consideration. The school was a simplified version of the schools in the previous life. At the beginning, there was no distinction by age. After all, everyone started from the same starting point, and slowly learned to recognize some commonly used numbers and names to facilitate future communication.

However, children who are too young to hold a pen are definitely not suitable for learning these things, so the age he considered is six years old. Children around six years old are already somewhat sensible and can sit quietly for more than half an hour. They will not yell during other lectures. Younger children are more playful and will change back into animal form from time to time. You can’t let the teacher teach two words and then start catching rabbits, wolf cubs, lions, and cat cubs. By then, it will no longer be a classroom, but an animal world.

The original plan was to continue as it is now, leaving these young cubs to be raised by a few orcs, and the parents who did not want to let them raise them would raise them themselves. However, now, Bai Tu felt that an environment should be arranged for the cubs to live together.

Now all the cubs are divided into several caves. The cubs of the rabbit tribe and the cat tribe are in one place, the cubs brought back from the Red Eagle tribe are in another place, and the cubs of the wolf tribe are in a separate place.

When building the residential area, we might as well arrange a comprehensive kindergarten, or it can be called a nursery, to raise cubs of the same age together. It would be similar to what we do now, but more complete. The cubs would eat and live there, and their parents would take them home regularly and send them back after the rest day.

In this way, the cubs’ parents can arrange their work properly, and the orcs who look after the cubs can also take a break frequently, instead of having no rest time from beginning to end of the year like they do now.

There is no concept of New Year in the Beast God Continent. People determine the time by counting the days. The tribe leader or another person who is selected to record the time draws a horizontal line on the stone wall of the cave every day. When the tenth line is drawn, a vertical line is drawn to connect them. Thirty-six lines constitute a year, and the next line starts again at the beginning of the next year.

This method is used to calculate food for the snowy and rainy seasons and to go to the market. Bai Tu has asked about it and found that the weather is almost the same every year when returning from the market, which shows that there are indeed 360 days in a year, without any error. Bai Tu was thinking about getting a calendar out in the spring and arranging workdays and rest days. Working non-stop every day can easily make you tired, and after a long time, it is easy to get depressed, while taking a break at will will delay work. It would be best to consider rest days in advance when arranging work.

Within a few breaths, Bai Tu had several more ideas in his mind, so he simply took a pen and wrote them down. Looking at the heavy and inconvenient wooden board, he began to miss paper again. Thinking that the water by the river was about to melt, Bai Tu assigned a task to Langze: “Go back and chop some bamboo, remove the bamboo leaves, cut into sections and soak them in lime water. Remember to soak them for more time.”

Langze suddenly jumped into work mode. It took him a while to react and he nodded quickly.

Bai Tu wrote down the calendar and holidays he had just thought of on the wooden board, and also wrote down the kindergarten plan. Only then did he feel relieved.

Looking down at the two cubs again, Bai Tu suddenly remembered something: “Is it time to give the cubs names?” He had mentioned this issue before, but orc cubs generally do not have names before the age of three. Now that they are three years old and can transform into human form, the issue of naming should be put on the agenda.

“Call you Wolf Black and Wolf Gray!” Lang Ze was the first to give a choice, “It’s black and gray anyway.”

Bai Tu gave him a displeased look: “How about naming you Wolf Dahei?” Don’t forget that he is also a black wolf.

Langze immediately shook his head: “No, no.”

“You don’t even want to use it for the cub?” Although it is a cub now, it will not always be a cub, so this name definitely cannot be used.

As soon as Bai Tu finished speaking, he heard Lang Ze say, “My brother should be called Lang Dahei.” At most, he is Erhei.

Lang Qi could no longer suppress his urge to hit someone.

Bai Tu quickly interrupted Langze’s words: “Anyway, names with black in them cannot be used. Think again.” Some orcs will use animal races and colors to name their children. There is nothing wrong with that, but this way of naming is similar to calling someone Zhang San or Li Si in the previous life. If you call them casually, there will be four or five people in the tribe who will agree.

So this name definitely cannot be used and must be changed.

“Then I need to think about it carefully.” Langze decided to go back and think of a name that would shock everyone.

Bai Tu waved his hand: “Think about it.” He just mentioned it and didn’t plan to decide on a name today.

But Langze did not leave. Instead, he looked at the three little wolf cubs with envy, especially the one on the outside: “Tu, can I hold them?” Langze rubbed his hands, feeling a little itchy.

“No.”

“No!”

Bai Tu and Lang Qi replied in unison.

Not only Bai Tu, but even Lang Qi rejected Lang Ze’s request. The two knew Lang Ze very well. They couldn’t guess all of his thoughts by hearing what he said, but they could guess five or six points. Not to mention that Lang Ze had a history of bullying the black wolf cub yesterday. It would be strange if the two could let him touch the cub without any hesitation. When Langze wagged his tail, they could guess that the other was up to no good.

“Okay.” When he heard that he couldn’t touch it, the light in Langze’s eyes dimmed instantly, and he could only squat beside the cub and stare at the sleeping cub.

Even if the wolf is usually unreliable, it is hard to bear such a pitiful little wolf. Bai Tu looked at Langze, then at Langqi next to him, with a questioning look in his eyes: Do you want him to hug you?

Anyway, Langze can only hug the cub and can’t do anything else. Bai Tu thought, at worst he could just keep protecting the cubs. After yesterday’s lesson, Langze probably wouldn’t attack the cubs. As long as the cubs’ safety wasn’t threatened, nothing else would be a big deal.

After all, he is his biological brother. After receiving Bai Tu’s gaze, Lang Qi looked at Lang Ze again and finally nodded: “Hold him, but only for once.” Considering that Lang Ze has no cubs, Lang Qi decided to be a little more tolerant of him and allowed him to hold him once.

“Really?” Langze was instantly surprised, and an unknown light flashed in his eyes.

“Open your hands and be careful.” Bai Tu picked up the black wolf cub and carefully placed it in Langze’s arms, “Don’t use force with your hands.” This one was the most stable and sensible of the three cubs. Langze had only had contact with the cubs a few times and could only hold this one. If he held the other two, they would definitely cry or be scared.

Suddenly entering a relatively unfamiliar atmosphere, the little black wolf cub moved a little, and then felt the familiar touch on its back and gradually relaxed.

Langze stared at the cub in his hands intently. This was his brother’s cub, and it looked exactly like his brother when he was a child. If he held it in his arms, did it mean that he was holding his brother when he was a child?

Thinking of this, Langze looked at Langqi and said, “Brother, look, I held you in my arms when you were a child! Brother, can you call me brother?” If he calls him brother, he can’t hit him!

Bai Tu: “…” He would tear down the roof of his house if he didn’t fight for three days, and now it’s not even a day and he’s already challenging his own brother. The saying “it’s hard to change one’s nature” is very appropriate for Langze.