Building a Civilization and Raising Cubs in the Beast World – Chapter 36

Chapter 36

“Of course it’s to feed the cows, how else would you eat it?” Langze had a bad impression of Shipeng, so his tone was certainly not good either.

Shi Peng no longer had the heart to think about whether his tone was good or not; he seemed to be lost in his own world.

Bai Tu asked worriedly: “Are you feeling uncomfortable? Go back to the cave and rest for a while.”

Shi Peng shook his head: “I’m fine, I can still work.”

“Why work? Health is the most important. Go and rest.” Bai Tu pushed him back to the cave without saying a word. He glanced at the other side and said loudly, “Xun, help take care of Peng. He doesn’t feel well. I need to go out for a while.” It would be fine if there were fewer people for trap hunting, but Bai An didn’t want everyone to run around outside every day. He discussed with Bai Tu and finally decided to send out more than 20 orcs every day, and the tribe would leave one-fifth of the hunting team members, so that they would have one day off every five days.

Among the orcs left in the tribe today, Bai Tu was most familiar with Tu Xun, so he called out to him directly.

“Coming!” Tu Xun responded, and just as he finished speaking, he appeared in Bai Tu’s field of vision, “Tu, you guys go and do your work, I’m here.”

Bai Tu was very confident in Tu Xun’s ability to take care of people. He took the two brothers Lang Qi and Lang Ze to the cornfield and asked them about their planting progress on the way: “How is the corn?”

“It’s this high.” Lang Ze measured the height.

“Good, pollination should be possible. If it’s dry, remember to water it.” Bai Tu reminded that water and fertilizer must be kept up. In the first year of planting, the soil fertility can basically meet the needs of growth. Water is even more important. All the previous work has been done well. It would be a pity if the drought eventually caused premature maturity and reduced yield.

Lang Qi nodded and was about to agree when he heard Lang Ze gasp.

“Tu, what is that!!!” Langze stared at the huge object that was constantly spinning, wishing he could climb up and study it immediately. However, Langze also knew that when his brother and Bai Tu were around, he couldn’t even think about such a thing, as he would definitely be rejected.

There was a flash of amazement in Lang Qi’s eyes. He was also surprised by this strange thing, but he didn’t yell like his brother.

“The waterwheel is in the experimental stage now. If it works, we can use it to irrigate the plants after some time.” Bai Tu explained that the wolf tribe’s corn also needed watering, and the other party could obviously use a tool like a waterwheel, but he didn’t intend to teach him in vain.

“Making a waterwheel requires red leaf trees and stone knives. You can send the raw materials here if you need them. We’ll make them and you can take them. One waterwheel…” Bai Tu thought about it and decided to give the other party a friendly price because of the good relationship between the two tribes, “one waterwheel for two calves or a litter of piglets.” The prey caught by the tribe itself is enough for food, but the number of animal cubs is far from enough. In addition, since a lot of grass has been cut recently, they can raise more.

Lang Qi looked at the bucket that was carried into the air by the rotating waterwheel, then looked at the water flowing beside it, and nodded: “Okay.”

“Tu, can you make one without those wooden strips inside?” Lang Ze asked seriously, “I want one that I can run in.”

Lang Qi: “???” Although he didn’t know what his stupid brother wanted that for, he definitely had no good intentions.

Bai Tu was a little shocked, but after Langze’s description he understood. Isn’t it just a large wheel? It is slightly different from a wheel. It can also be called a roller. It is a toy that everyone, from hamsters to cats and dogs, likes to play with.

But he didn’t expect that Langze could come up with it on his own. As expected of an orc who is about to become an adult, he can already study toys by himself. However, Langze is indeed more curious about some mechanical items. The baking tray that the other party had made on the road before was more convenient than the ones dug by others. It could roast meat evenly and had an oil outlet. This inconspicuous change brought great convenience.

Bai Tu thought about it for a moment and agreed: “I’ll make one for you in the winter.” Time passed quickly from late summer to autumn, and they had a lot of things to do. Recently, he had a backlog of work for some reasons. It would definitely not be possible to make a large tool that could only be played with but not used. They could just wait until winter.

The winter in the Beast God Continent is more unbearable than the rainy season. Everyone hardly leaves the cave, so there is just enough time to make toys. Not to mention rollers, he can also try to study the car.

The two brothers both got a satisfactory answer and began to observe the waterwheel carefully. Although the direction they came from was not far from the cornfield, the place where the rabbit tribe planted corn was relatively hidden. There were tall trees all around, which blocked the cornfield and the waterwheel tightly. They could only see it when they got closer. It seemed to appear suddenly, otherwise Langze would not be so excited.

Although they are both watching the same thing, their inner thoughts are completely different: Lang Qi focuses on practicality, while Lang Ze focuses on fun. Langze now regretted very much that he did not pester his brother to come and take a look, otherwise he would have been able to see clearly how such a huge creature ended up here.

Bai Tu also mentioned a few things, such as that when the corn grows up, worms will grow on the top of the corn seedlings, and the worms need to be pulled out: “Otherwise, these worms will keep eating the tender shoots inside.” If the old leaves are eaten, it is possible to save the plant, but if the tender shoots are eaten, the plant is basically ruined. Even if new tender shoots can be grown in the end, the growth rate will be slower than that of the seedlings of the same period, and the corn produced will be smaller, which is a pity.

In addition to seeds, there is also the problem of weeds: “You can ignore the small weeds, but the large weeds must be removed.” Small weeds are scattered and will not compete for too many nutrients. The corn is almost as tall as a person, so it makes no difference whether or not to remove this weed at this time. But large weeds are different. Some of the weeds are perennials with very developed root systems in the ground, which will affect plant growth.

The two men kept these precautions in mind, and Bai Tu told them something that would be helpful in fertilizing the fields: “Wait until the water level drops a little more, and you can dig out the leaked silt and spread it on the ground to increase crop yields.” Bai Tu naturally did not intend to use the land that had been cleared with great difficulty for just one season. He would definitely continue to plant crops in the future. Whether it was a rotation of corn and wheat or a rotation of wheat and beans, at least two harvests would be harvested a year. If the growing time of the crops was short enough, three seasons would not be a problem.

If you don’t apply fertilizer at the beginning, you definitely can’t do this later. The soil fertility is limited. If you don’t apply fertilizer and just keep planting, the yield will only get lower and lower. Not to mention the trouble of opening up another place, it will take a certain amount of time for plants to grow on the original land. After you have opened up all the surrounding areas, you can’t go to other places, right? That would require frequent moving. Bai Tu feels quite comfortable living here and has no plans to leave anytime soon. Even if the tribe needs to relocate in the future, it will have to wait until there is no room for everyone, rather than being forced to move because of insufficient soil fertility.

The amount of fertilizer produced by animals is too small, and it also needs to go through operations such as composting, which takes a certain amount of time. River mud is much easier to use, and the effect will only be better if the two are used together. In addition, there will be silkworm feces and other supplies in the future, and Bai Tu plans to make use of them.

With the idea of ​​letting the Blood Wolf Tribe raise silkworms in the future, Bai Tu took the two brothers to the place where mulberry trees were planted. Even the mulberry branches that were transplanted had now grown into small saplings.

“Pi, are these about to bear mulberries?” Langze thought of the few days when he could eat whatever fruits he wanted at the market. That life was really happy. The only bad thing was that he didn’t eat as much meat as after he came back. But after he came back, he couldn’t eat many fruits anymore. Langze felt very regretful.

“We have to wait until next year. They may not bear fruit this year.” Bai Tu was not very sure. Logically, the fruit-bearing period of mulberries should be before this, but many plants in the Beast God Continent do not follow the routine, and they may even bear fruit for the second time. However, he was afraid that Langze would be disappointed after he told him that they would bear fruit, so he gave an ambiguous answer in the end.

“Oh.” Langze’s brows drooped, and Bai Tu inexplicably thought of the little wolfdog with its ears drooping in grievance.

“We also planted summer melons and melons on the mountain. We’ll give them to you when they’re ripe.” Bai Tu comforted her. He planted a lot of melons, but after the rainy season ended, he moved them to the other side where there was plenty of sunlight.

“Really?!” Langze, who had been dejected, immediately became alert and changed very quickly.

“Have all the mulberry leaves been picked so early?” Lang Qi ignored his stupid brother and asked Bai Tu, “Have the silkworms hatched?” He saw that most of the rows of mulberry trees had only very small leaves left, and the large leaves were basically gone.

“No, now that I have a laborer who can pick leaves quickly, I’ll pick them first.” Bai Tu pointed to the cave. Shi Peng is really useful here, but it’s a pity that he can’t keep this free labor forever. After all, he has other things to do, and it won’t be good to have someone following him around all the time, especially when this person is an insider sent by someone else.

Lang Qi looked up, and thought of Shi Peng’s devastated expression when he heard that weeds were used to feed cows, and felt that he still didn’t know enough about Bai Tu.

“By the way, you guys can take the people away later.” Bai Tu said. It was not a good idea to always stay in the Rabbit Tribe, mainly because the Rabbit Tribe’s combat effectiveness was weaker than the Lion Tribe. With Lion Peng here, they had to send several people to guard the tribe. The hunting team did not dare to go far away. If they did not want to find out the purpose of Lion Peng’s coming, everyone would have driven him out on the first day when he woke up.

“How did you find out something was wrong?” Lang Qi recalled the skinny lion from the previous moment. It was said that he had been raised in the rabbit tribe for several days, but he was still so thin. How did Bai Tu judge at a glance that he still had connection with his original tribe?

Bai Tu looked up at the mulberry tree in front of him: “After being hungry for nearly half a month, he was able to tell his whole life story by drinking half a bowl of water after waking up? The next day, he was able to climb trees full of energy and even picked all the fruits from several trees without even breaking a sweat.”

The timing of Shi Peng’s appearance was so clever. The rainy season had just ended and there was work everywhere in the tribe. He said that he had been oppressed for more than ten years. After leaving the Crazy Lion Tribe, he got lost and got caught in the rain and could hardly find anything to eat. However, after waking up, he was able to restore his energy with only half a bowl of water. Bai Tu was a little suspicious at that time.

However, there were some things that made people feel something was wrong when Shi Peng recounted his experiences. He gritted his teeth when he mentioned Shi Hong, but had a different attitude when he mentioned Fox Bu. When he mentioned that Fox Bu was not injured under the protection of Shi Hong and others, Shi Peng’s eyes were filled with joy. There is another problem that is easily overlooked. Injuries, deep wounds that can be seen to the bone, are not so easy to heal in the summer. Shipeng, who likes Foxtrot and has been injured, has had almost the same experience as Tucheng.

Bai Tu himself was very wary of the lion tribe. In addition, Shi Peng’s various behaviors, such as the physical strength that did not seem like that of an orc who had suffered from hunger all year round, his unusual concern for the tribe, and his initial desire to give food to the children around him, suggested that Shi Peng was right in some of his words. The Crazy Lion Tribe was very short of food, and the situation was particularly bad right now. Therefore, Shi Peng was even more anxious and wanted to learn all the skills of the Snow Rabbit Tribe.

In order to calm Shi Peng down and also to see what they were really trying to do, Bai Tu brought Shi Peng to his side and gave him some free time. As expected, Bai Zhou and Tu Xun discovered that Shi Peng would sneak out in the evening every one or two days, but would come back soon after putting his things down.

Because Shi Peng sneaked out when the hunting and picking teams had just returned, most of the orcs in the tribe were busy preparing for food, so not many people noticed him. If the two of them hadn’t been watching him, they wouldn’t have noticed anything wrong.

The Snow Rabbit Tribe originally focused on defense, fearing that the Mad Lion Tribe would sneak around and attack them, but based on the information brought back by Langze, Bai Tu understood that they did not want to launch a sneak attack, but wanted to copy the Rabbit Tribe’s operations in order to survive the coming winter.

The major reshuffle of the Lion Clan’s territory had the greatest impact on the Mad Lion Tribe. It is said that almost one-third of the orcs chose to join other tribes, most of whom were the orcs who had been oppressed before. After all, they were all Lion Clan, and it made no difference to them which tribe they were in. What’s more, the Mad Lion Tribe treated orcs of low status so badly. Those who were loyal to Shi Hong and others were the vested interests, and the oppressed orcs were more inclined to leave.

Lang Qi pondered over the various doubts Bai Tu mentioned and nodded, something was indeed wrong.

Langze listened to the two people’s charades conversation, looked at Bai Tu and then at Lang Qi, and after a long time he asked: “Brother, Tu, what are you talking about?”

“The Crazy Lion Tribe tried to steal a chicken but ended up losing the rice.” Bai Tu replied.

Lang Qi had never heard such words before, but he understood the meaning after a little thought. Only Lang Ze was left, who became even more confused after hearing the explanation.

“It’s okay, you don’t have to worry about these. Go up the tree and pick some branches.” Bai Tu patted Langze’s shoulder. Not only the rabbit tribe was preparing for the winter and the next market, but the wolf tribe was also doing the same. So the two brothers would go back soon and they had to prepare the mulberry branches now.

After Langze broke off a few mulberry branches, Bai Tu taught the two men how to cut them: “If you want to raise silkworms, you can do so. If you don’t want to, just send us mulberry leaves. We will give you some after we’ve raised them. You can make clothes with them, which are lighter than animal skins and are best to wear in summer. You can also make silk quilts for the cubs in winter.” What

Bai Tu envied most was the number of people in the wolf tribe. After subtracting four hunting teams and several picking teams, there were still more than 200 people left. With so many people, they were all good at planting and processing food. Even if we can’t cooperate with the wolf tribe to produce food now, simple tasks such as planting mulberry trees can be handed over to them. The reason is still the same. The silkworms’ appetite is too amazing. In the later stage, they can eat a large pile of mulberry leaves a day. It is really not possible for their tribe to rely solely on them.

Lang Qi agreed, thinking that the wolf tribe should not need the silk quilts and clothes that Bai Tu mentioned, but if they didn’t need them, they could exchange them for supplies. Overall, it would be a business that would not lose money.

After telling the two of them a lot of things, Bai Tu went to the cave where he kept prey and took out a few lively fish. He put them in a bamboo basket and brought them to the entrance of his cave.

Shi Peng, who had no idea that he had been exposed, was waiting in the cave next door. When he heard the voice, he immediately ran out: “Tu, where have you been?”

Hearing the call, Lang Qi glanced at Shi Peng.

Bai Tu raised the fish in his hand and said with a smile: “Let’s go catch some fish. Langze wants to eat fish, so stew some fish for him.” They had been outside for a while, and this man must have wished he could see and hear from afar. Bai Tu was happy when he thought that the other party was anxious in the cave and he couldn’t follow them to see what was going on.

Shi Peng stared at the big fat fish and continued to ask: “How did you catch them? Why didn’t I see you catching any fish a few days ago?”

The smile on Bai Tu’s face deepened: “I didn’t want to eat them a few days ago, but I wanted to eat them today.” How can I let you see me catching fish? If I can let you see me, then of course it’s something that you’ll learn in vain.

“Fish doesn’t taste good, does it?” Shi Peng calmed himself and asked casually, “Is there not enough food in the tribe recently? So we eat fish?”

“Well, it’s not enough, but it’s okay.” Bai Tu replied casually, “Anyway, we have prepared spare food.” After that, he handed the fish to Lang Qi and asked him to kill the fish. Lang Ze shouted that he could do it, but the two ignored him at the same time. If they gave it to Lang Ze, they were afraid that he would only eat the bitter food with internal organs.

Although he had been to the Snow Rabbit Tribe only a few times, Lang Qi had a good memory and knew where the Rabbit Tribe usually processed food. With a flick of his knife, he cleaned the five fat fish, removing the gills and scales in one go. After eating fish several times on the road, this thing also appeared on the menu of the Blood Wolf Tribe.

While Lang Qi was processing the fish, Shi Peng was still trying to find out from all directions what kind of reserve food the tribe had. However, no matter how he asked, Bai Tu did not reveal what the backup plan was. He just acted as if there was no need to worry about the snow season or the market. Shi Peng was so anxious that he wanted to change into his original form and capture Bai Tu for questioning.

However, this idea could only pass through his mind, unless he did it at night when no one was paying attention. But for some reason, he fell asleep as soon as he lay down in the cave every night recently, and had no chance to do it at all. Even to pass on the message, he could only sneak out in the evening because he could not wake up at night.

The possibility of being able to capture people from other tribes during the day is zero, not to mention that there are two wolves next to him whose abilities are no less than his. Shi Peng lowered his head to help make a fire, hiding the viciousness in his eyes. He must take action tonight, even if he doesn’t sleep, and he must force the Snow Rabbit Tribe to tell him what they have prepared to survive the winter, otherwise it will be too late for the Crazy Lion Tribe.

The amount of salt they brought with them when they left their original residence was pitifully small. Later, they did not go to the market due to lack of prey. Even though more than half of the injured starved to death, the Crazy Lion Tribe still did not have enough salt to eat. They must exchange salt before the snow season. Shi Peng glanced at Langze out of the corner of his eye, considering the possibility of kidnapping this man to threaten Langqi. This was the Wolf King’s younger brother. If he was caught, the Wolf King should catch the witch doctor of the Snow Rabbit Tribe and then help send him out of the Snow Rabbit Tribe… He could not be captured alone, but it would be different with the Wolf King. The surrounding tribes all knew that the Wolf King could beat Shi Hong.

Maybe he could also threaten the Wolf King to kill Shi Hong… Shi Peng thought silently in his heart, if Lang Qi killed Shi Hong, then he who brought the rabbit witch doctor back to the tribe would be the new Lion King, and those who bullied him before would have to listen to him, and Fox Bu would be able to become his partner, and the two of them would not be separated because of the difference in status…

Shi Peng thought more and more, his mind gradually emptied, and he ignored the work he was doing. When Bai Tu brought Lang Ze out with salt and seasonings to prepare to stew the fish, he saw a lot of branches scattered at the entrance of the cave, and sparks were everywhere.

Langze held the stone pot and was very dissatisfied: “Are you a fool? You can’t even make a fire?!”

Shi Peng, who was concentrating on taking action, was almost scared to death by this voice. He sat down on the ground, and when he looked up, he saw Langqi staring at him gloomily, and he immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

“Tu, this guy is too stupid, leave him to my brother. My brother will take him away later. I will help you here!” The more Langze thought about it, the better he felt that this plan was. He began to promote himself, “I know much more than him. Look, he can’t even light a fire!” He is so stupid. How can such a person be by Bai Tu’s side!

“No, no, I was rescued by Chief Bai An, and I just want to stay in the Snow Rabbit Tribe…” Shi Peng shook his head desperately. His daydream was scared away by the two brothers. He had only one thought in his mind: he couldn’t go to the Wolf Tribe. If he went to the Wolf Tribe, how could he find the food hidden by the Rabbit Tribe? How to contact the tribe?

“You can’t help, you’ll only cause more trouble!” Langze became even more dissatisfied and complained to his brother, “Brother, this guy is really ignorant.”