Building a Civilization and Raising Cubs in the Beast World – Chapter 28

Chapter 28

Langze and others highly praised the new method that saved trouble and saved animal skins, but among the people present, only the members of their own team thought this method was useful.

Bai Tu found that Lang Qi’s eyes were becoming increasingly dangerous. After spending some time with them recently, he had basically figured out the personalities of the wolves and could predict what would happen next from their eyes and actions.

In order to save this group of ignorant and fearless teenagers, Bai Tu quickly changed the subject: “Let’s go over there and take a look. We haven’t seen it before.” After all, today is the last day, so let’s quickly check to see if there are any needed items. If we miss this opportunity, we will have to wait for half a year.

Fortunately, Lang Qi had no intention of taking action in public. After hearing Bai Tu’s words, he withdrew his gaze from the wolf cubs. They went to the northernmost side, which was a bit far from where they rested and was also the end of the market. They did not visit here in the past two days and went back.

Not long after walking, Bai Tu saw the young man who raised eagles whom he had met when he first arrived. Bai Tu always felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity when he saw the other person. This time the other party did not bring an eagle, but there was a young man beside him. Orcs generally do not have a long lifespan, and when food is scarce, the old and weak will be abandoned first, with a larger proportion of young people. Going to the market requires a long journey, and teenagers and young men account for 70 to 80 percent of the people in the entire market. It is common to have more or less teenagers and young men in the team. What makes Bai Tu strange is the behavior of this new teenager.

The young man was holding an apple that was very common in the market, and the orc behind him was carrying a lot more, but the young man didn’t even look at them. From time to time, he grabbed the young man’s hand and took a bite. This scene made Bai Tu inexplicably think of the eagle on his body when he first saw each other. It can’t be said that the boy and the eagle have very similar personalities, they are exactly the same.

The road was quite narrow, and the two teams walking face to face could almost see each other by just looking up. The young man slapped the boy’s restless hands away again and looked up at the road. He noticed Bai Tu and his companions, and his eyes moved around Bai Tu and the people behind him. When the two teams were walking away from each other, the young man suddenly said, “Please wait a moment.”

Bai Tu turned around and looked at the other party in confusion.

“You…” The young man glanced at Lang Qi beside Bai Tu, and his gaze returned to Bai Tu again, “I am Hei Xiao from the Black Hawk tribe. Can I ask you something?” He

should have been wary of strangers, but Bai Tu had an indescribable liking for the young man. He hesitated for a moment, asked Lang Qi a few questions in a low voice, and then nodded: “Okay.”

The young man waved away the boy next to him and dragged Bai Tu to the other side.

Lang Qi hesitated for a moment, and ultimately did not follow. He just stared at the remaining orcs warily, and occasionally glanced at the two people who walked away. The people from the Black Hawk tribe were okay, but not absolute. If it weren’t for the fact that Hei Xiao who was speaking couldn’t fight, he would definitely have followed.

The boy snorted in an ambiguous manner, and it was unclear whether he was mocking them for being too cautious or was angry about something else.

Langze originally wanted to follow over to listen to what Bai Tu and the other person had to say, but when he heard the other person speak, he immediately exploded, and then hummed even louder.

Who can’t hum?

The young man responded with a laugh.

Lang Qi was silent for a moment and looked to the other side. He thought too much. The two of them were less than three years old in total.

Bai Tu followed the other party to an open space a few steps away. Just after he said his name, he heard Hei Xiao ask in a low voice: “Were you caught by them?”

“Ah?” Bai Tu was stunned. This question was too strange. What did he mean by caught?

Seeing his reaction, Hei Xiao turned his head to look at the orcs standing in the original place, who were obviously not of the same original form as Bai Tu, and then looked at Bai Tu with concern: “Really, they didn’t capture him and bring him back to the tribe?”

Bai Tu suddenly realized the other party’s thoughts from his two words and gaze, and was immediately at a loss whether to laugh or cry: “No, our two tribes came out together to exchange salt.”

The orcs of the Snow Rabbit Tribe are stronger than Bai Tu, and the wolves are generally stronger than the rabbits. Bai Tu usually feels like the one who is taken care of when he is with the rabbits, and it is even more obvious when he is with the wolves. Even though the height difference is not that big, he looks like he will be bullied at any time.

After thinking all this through, Bai Tu was silent for a moment. His current height was not much different from that of his previous life, and was about to break through 1.80 meters. He was about half a head shorter than the orcs traveling with him, and just a little thinner. When he stood with others, people actually worried that he would be captured. This was a big misunderstanding.

After hearing the explanation, Hei Xiao breathed a sigh of relief but was also a little disappointed. When he returned to the team and was about to leave, Hei Xiao introduced himself again: “If you encounter danger in the future, you can come to me.” Although he said this, he also understood that the two tribes were so far apart that they might not have the chance to meet in the future. Thinking of this, he felt inexplicably regretful.

Lang Qi whispered to Bai Tu another thing: “The Black Eagle Tribe is in the southern continent.”

Bai Tu asked Hei Xiao in surprise: “You are in the southern continent?”

Hearing this, Hei Xiao felt a glimmer of hope, but before he could say anything, Bai Tu had already said the second half of the sentence: “Does your tribe have ironware for sale?”

Hearing this, Hei Xiao’s hope, which had just risen, fell back and he shook his head and said, “Our tribe only has iron stones, but no ready-made iron tools. We have to go to the Iron Elephant Tribe to buy iron tools.”

Bai Tu was more excited than he thought: “Iron stone? Iron stone that can be used to refine iron?” The general naming method in the Beast God Continent is rude and straightforward. If the word “iron” is included, it proves that it is related to iron, and if the word “stone” is included, it is easier to guess. Iron stone is most likely iron ore.

Sure enough, Hei Xiao nodded after only a slight surprise: “Iron can be burned from iron stone, but only the Iron Elephant Tribe knows how to make it. Other tribes have no way to make it.” Although he didn’t know why the orc in front of him, whom he had only met twice, asked these questions, but Hei Xiao inexplicably wanted to say a few more words. Hei Xiao attributed the reason to the fact that he hadn’t met someone similar to him for a long time. Even if they were not from the same tribe or had the same prototype, he wanted to stay with the other person for a while.

“Will you sell the iron stones from your tribe?” Bai Tu asked. The most important thing for burning iron is temperature. The temperature of an ordinary bonfire simply cannot meet the requirement. He has not thought of a suitable solution yet, but it will take time to transport the iron from the southern continent. He can figure it out during this period of time.

Bai Tu didn’t know the exact area of ​​the Beast God Continent, but the distances between different tribes on the same continent were not small, not to mention changing continents. It would take more than ten days or even a whole month to walk in a straight line. The orcs would not go out during the snowy and rainy seasons, and would only come out in spring and autumn. If they missed this opportunity, it would take another half a year to meet them again. By then, it would take another half a year to transport the iron or iron ore to the Snow Rabbit Tribe, and it would probably take two or three years before they could use the iron tools.

There are so many things that can be made with iron. In addition to knives, it can also be used to make tools such as hoes. It is much more useful than stone tools. Of course, the sooner you use it, the better.

Looking at the white map is not just a casual talk, he really wants the iron stone. Hei Xiao advised: “Iron stone alone is useless. You need to find the orcs of the Iron Elephant Tribe to make iron tools, but the Iron Elephant Tribe has long stopped going to other tribes.” It can be said that there is basically no chance to smelt iron elsewhere. If you want to use iron tools, you can only buy them from the Iron Elephant Tribe.

“I want the iron stone for other uses.” Bai Tu explained. He had never even seen an iron mine, and no one would believe him if he said he could smelt iron, so he didn’t plan to use this reason. “I know a witch doctor who likes to parade, and he wants to use the iron stone to make medicine.”

Although he has been denying this title, other people don’t think so at all. It’s okay to use the title of witch doctor as a shield now, Bai Tu thought. And Hei Xiao was in the southern continent, so far away from the Snow Rabbit Tribe. He was not afraid of being exposed if he told the other party. He couldn’t cross half of the Orc continent to confirm whether he really used iron ore to make medicine.

The witch doctors use a variety of items as medicine. When Hei Xiao heard Bai Tu say that he was preparing to make medicine, he did not doubt it. However, the two tribes were separated by a long distance after all. Exchanging iron and stone was no problem, but how to exchange them needed to be discussed.

Hei Xiao: “Our tribe can deliver it for you, but we can only deliver a small amount each time.” An eagle can only carry about half a basket at a time, and it cannot fly if it carries too much.

Bai Tu then remembered what he had overlooked, the Black Hawk Tribe, the Eagle! Bai Tu was silent for a moment. He suddenly understood why the bad-tempered boy next to Hei Xiao was like the eagle that day, because he was one. However, most orcs would not stick to others after they turned into beasts. He naturally thought it was a pet and ignored the possibility that the other party was also an orc. He was still thinking that this pet was very obedient. Fortunately, he hadn’t told others about it.

Speaking of transportation, Bai Tu suddenly thought of Ma Xin’s family. It would be a waste to use the speed of the horse tribe only to transport fruits. Such a good talent is very suitable for helping to carry items over long distances. However, it would be better to trouble the Black Hawk Tribe at the beginning, because the quantity needed at the beginning is not much.

“How much iron stone do you need?” Hei Xiao came here originally intending to find someone to exchange items with. However, apart from salt, there were not many items they needed in the East Continent, so they had no choice but to stroll around. Although what Bai Tu wanted was rather strange, Hei Xiao still decided to agree, even though the other party had not yet said what he wanted to exchange.

This problem needs to be pondered. After all, he is not sure what the specific ratio is. There are many people nearby, so the two groups found a remote and quiet place and agreed that the Snow Rabbit Tribe would exchange medicine for the Black Hawk Tribe’s iron stones. One basket of medicine would be exchanged for ten baskets of iron stones, and the Black Hawk Tribe would be responsible for delivering them to the tribe.

It is not known whether it was out of trust in Bai Tu or for other reasons, but Hei Xiao even suggested waiting for them to deliver the iron stone to the tribe before getting the medicine. In this way, the Snow Rabbit Tribe would suffer almost no losses. The other party was so sincere that Bai Tu didn’t even feel embarrassed to lower the price of the exchange ratio.

After discussing the delivery process, the only thing left to be confirmed was the location of the Snow Rabbit Tribe.

This was not a problem for the Eagle Tribe at all. Hei Xiao said, “Just tell us the direction, and we will find it within a day after we get there.” The Bird Tribe was different from the Beast Tribe who could only rely on their legs. They could fly in the sky. As long as they were given a rough area, they could find the specific location within the same day. They did not need to cross mountains and rivers like the Orcs.

Hearing this, Bai Tu was very impressed and drew a simple map on the ground, marking the locations of the Snow Rabbit Tribe and the Blood Wolf Tribe. The Snow Rabbit Tribe only had one mountain, so it was not easy to find, while the Blood Wolf Tribe was a series of mountains, so it could be found quickly even on the ground, let alone in the sky.

Hei Xiao noted the location, nodded, and agreed with Bai Tu on the time for their next meeting.

After the other party left, Bai Tu sighed and said, “It’s still faster to have wings.” Hei Xiao said that it would only take six or seven days to bring the black stone from the Black Eagle Tribe to the Snow Rabbit Tribe. After the rainy season, he would take his tribesmen to the Snow Rabbit Tribe to deliver the iron stone.

This speed is faster than 90% of the beastmen. You should know that it takes other beastmen a month to travel the same distance.

“No matter how fast you fly, it’s useless. You can see you have no strength and can’t fight!” Because of a grudge, Langze had a very bad impression of the Black Hawk Tribe and spared no effort to belittle his opponents, “Don’t envy them! My brother runs much faster than them! And he can fight!” His brother is better than any Black Hawk or Gray Hawk! As for himself, he is only slightly worse than his brother.

Thinking of this, Langze added: “I’m also very good. In two years, I will definitely be able to beat my brother.”

Bai Tu: “???” He seemed to have only praised Fei for his speed. Are kids nowadays so competitive that they want to compete in the ring even if they are not of the same race? Now he’s even starting to drag down his own brother. I have to say, he’s really brave.

Lang Qi took a deep breath and said to Lang Ze, “You go back.” If this continued, it would be hard to resist taking action.

“I won’t!” Langze howled, “What if Tu falls in love with someone from the Eagle Clan? What if Tu wants to take someone from the Eagle Clan back? You’re useless!” He wouldn’t even stop him!

Lang Qi: “…”

Lang Ze: Jumping on the edge of getting beaten every day.

The word count is almost up, so I’ll update one more chapter at 0:00. I’m just starting to adjust. I should be able to update two chapters on time at 21:00 tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.