Building a Civilization and Raising Cubs in the Beast World – Chapter 38

Chapter 38

Bai Tu looked up and saw that most of the Snow Rabbit Tribe’s territory was blocked by trees. Only the tops of the hills and cornfields could be seen above. He hoped that the Black Hawk Tribe could find a place.

The silkworm eggs were transferred to the cave where Shi Peng lived before. This cave was originally intended for raising silkworms. In order to facilitate observation of Shi Peng’s whereabouts, he was placed here. Bai Tu was worried that he would dirty the cave, so he would come to check on him every day. Fortunately, it did not affect the silkworm breeding.

Silkworms are clean animals, and they can die if the temperature and humidity are slightly unacceptable. The vitality of these silkworms in the wild is slightly stronger, so Bai Tu still dare not be careless.

Thinking that it would probably hatch tomorrow, Bai Tu stretched and checked the weeds that were ready to be dried.

After the rainy season, these grasses grow too fast. New ones will grow again within a few days after one crop is cut. You can take this opportunity to cut more for convenient feeding in winter. However, when cutting in large quantities, it is inevitable that some poisonous grass or grass that animals cannot eat will mix in. Even if you inform the orcs who cut the grass, Bai Tu will check it again.

An inspection doesn’t take long and can ensure the safety of the animals to the greatest extent possible. After all, the loss from eating poisonous plants is more than just one or two points, and these animal cubs will bring a lot of food to the tribe in the future.

After looking at the surface and finding no problems, Bai Tu lifted the top layer and suddenly saw a mushroom.

mushroom? Bai Tu was stunned. This was the first time he saw mushrooms here. Mushrooms should appear in large numbers after the rain, but he didn’t know if it was because the temperature was too high or for some other reason, he hadn’t seen any mushrooms for several days.

Bai Tu picked out the mushroom and put it aside. After checking the weeds, he took the mushroom out and asked the orcs in charge of mowing the grass: “Who mowed the pile of grass on the top?”

An orc came out and said timidly: “It was me.”

Bai Tu held up the mushroom in his hand: “Where did you mow it? Have you seen this?”

The moment they saw the mushroom, many orcs’ faces changed. The orc who spoke just now was so scared that his face turned pale: “I’m sorry, Tu, I avoided the poisonous weeds, but I didn’t expect to miss it.”

Many people were still nervous, and some even blamed each other.

“Wan, you were so careless. Fortunately, Tu found it.”

“That’s right. You must pay attention next time.”

“Huh?” Bai Tu was stunned, looked at the mushroom in his hand, and quickly interrupted several people, “Wait, I didn’t say this is poisonous.”

“This is a poisonous weed. Someone was poisoned to death after eating it before.” The orc who criticized Tuwan just now said, “There are a lot of this kind in the back mountain. We don’t go there.”

Bai Tu: “???”

“This kind of mushroom is not poisonous.” Bai Tu hurriedly explained to several people, “Anyone that looks a bit like it can be called a mushroom. Some are poisonous, but there are also many that can be eaten. Like this one, it’s called oyster mushroom, and it’s delicious.” The one in his hand is a very common oyster mushroom. Although Bai Tu did not live in a province known for mushroom picking in his previous life, he had been to the mountains, and he could tell the difference between edible mushrooms and non-edible ones. The oyster mushroom that Tuwan smuggled in was edible, and not only could it be eaten, it could also be grown.

Hearing that it was not poisonous, Tuwan breathed a sigh of relief. She almost made a big mistake! But when it comes to the back mountain, Tuwan feels a little embarrassed.

“The place where I was mowing the grass yesterday was too hot, so I wanted to find a cooler place, so I went to the back mountain.” It’s just that there were a lot of poisonous weeds, no, there were a lot of mushrooms on the back mountain. Tuwan avoided all the mushrooms at the beginning, but finally found that the amount he mowed today was a little too small, and he mowed a little faster. He must have accidentally mowed the mushrooms later.

Bai Tu remembered that he seemed to have missed the back mountain. Because it was too convenient to cross the mountains in front and enter the cave in the back mountain where food was stored, he started taking this road after the rainy season began. Even after the rainy season, he had no intention of going back. Other orcs would go around the mountain from the bottom if they were transporting prey, and most of them would also like to take shortcuts if they just wanted to take the prey.

After reading these words, he suddenly remembered that mushrooms like a cool and humid environment. These places outside are humid, but not cool enough and the temperature is too high. It is different over there in the back mountain, because there is no sunlight all year round and there is vegetation blocking the view, so the temperature is much lower than the front, so it is normal that mushrooms can grow there.

Thinking of this, Bai Tu was no longer in a hurry to eat. It had stopped raining for more than ten days now. If he delayed any further, he would not be able to pick these mushrooms. Fortunately, the mountain behind was moist and the mushrooms could continue to grow. Otherwise, he would have to wait until next year to discover this delicacy. Bai Tu called out Tuwan: “Take me over there to have a look.” ”

Okay.” Tuwan ran out immediately, fearing that he would be snatched away by others if he was slow.

The others looked at each other, and finally the two people who spoke first spoke again: “Tu, is this thing really edible?” Before, everyone accepted wild vegetables so quickly because some orcs were fine eating grass, and only some orcs were poisoned after eating grass. But mushrooms were different. They had seen people put this in a pot and cook it, and the person died after eating it.

“I’ll teach you how to distinguish them.” Bai Tu said. Some poisonous mushrooms are easy to distinguish, while some are very similar to edible ones. It is good that some mushrooms are edible, but orcs must distinguish them clearly before they can be eaten.

A group of people walked to the back mountain, and just as the orcs said, many places were covered with mushrooms. Bai Tu was surprised and happy. He was happy because there were many edible mushrooms, but he was shocked because there were also many poisonous ones!

Bai Tu only took everyone to pick a few non-toxic species. The largest number was the oyster mushrooms that Tuwan accidentally brought back. In addition to oyster mushrooms, there were also some chicken mushrooms and matsutake mushrooms. Bai Tu did not miss any and picked them all. However, while picking, he told everyone to only pick them and not take the roots away, otherwise they would not grow.

This was an unexpected gain. Bai Tu had given up looking for mushrooms, but he unexpectedly found such a sudden turn of events. It was just a pity. If he had found it before yesterday, he would not have stewed fish for Langze today. As a semi-senior foodie, Langze would definitely like this kind of food that he had never seen before.

But mushrooms can be cultivated. Bai Tu thought about it. Although there are a lot of them on the back mountain, in fact, the whole tribe can only eat one or two meals of them. Moreover, it has to be eaten with other foods for two meals. It is still a little too little. If they are cultivated, they can be added as a dish in the summer. If the temperature is kept good, they can be eaten in the winter.

Thinking of this, Bai Tu began to recall mushroom cultivation. He remembered that it required a substrate and a strain of fungus. The former seemed to be able to be replaced by different raw materials, corn cobs and the like could be used, and the latter could be directly taken here.

After thinking about it, he felt that growing mushrooms was more reliable. Bai Tu looked at a few orcs who were still a little hesitant and decided decisively: “Let’s eat this tonight!”

Most of the orcs still believed in Bai Tu. After all, he had taken everyone to eat so many foods, and none of them were poisonous. Even the fish that everyone didn’t like to eat before, Bai Tu could make it taste good. The poisonous weeds that everyone was worried about before were also easily identified by Bai Tu. He introduced everyone to so many wild vegetables. But a few orcs were still a little skeptical. Even though Bai Tu said these were non-toxic, they still didn’t dare to eat them.

Bai Tu didn’t blame them. No matter who it was, if they saw unknown food poisoning their companions, they would be wary. However, Bai Tu didn’t want everyone to be afraid of eating mushrooms. Not only were non-toxic mushrooms edible, but they could also be dried and preserved for a long time, even for a year or two, and could be used as food reserves. It would be a pity to reject all mushrooms just because some were poisonous.

After returning to the tribe, Bai Tu first picked out a piece of fattier meat, stir-fried it to release oil, then added water to stew it. On the other hand, he boiled water in a pot and blanched the mushrooms.

Bai Tu is not used to skipping the blanching step. He always feels that mushrooms without blanching have a different taste. A lot of mushrooms were picked this time, but not everyone ate them. Moreover, it was the first time to try it, and Bai Tu couldn’t guarantee that everyone would like them, so not all of them were put into the pot, but the amount was cooked in two stone pots.

Chicken stewed with mushrooms is a classic, but the tribe didn’t catch any chickens in the past two days. The remaining chickens were laying eggs or hatching chicks, and the few remaining roosters also had heavy tasks. Bai Tu decided to save the chickens and make mushroom stewed with meat, which tasted pretty good.

The hunting team returned after the mushrooms were cooked, and they also brought back a group of familiar young people.

“Tu, the Black Hawk tribe is here!” The one who acted as the messenger of good news was Bai Qi. He had been very happy since he saw the people from the Black Hawk tribe. He knew that recently Bai Tu, apart from paying attention to corn and silkworms, was waiting for the people from the Black Hawk tribe to come!

When Bai Tu heard this, he stood up in surprise and looked at the returning orcs. Sure enough, he found a familiar figure in the team: “Hei Xiao!”

“It’s me.” Hei Xiao smiled at Bai Tu tiredly and helplessly, then asked tiredly, “Baitu, is there any food? They are lost, so we stayed in the sky for two more days.” The Black Eagle Tribe is far away from here, but the Eagle Tribe has strong flying ability. What Hei Xiao said about six or seven days that day was not a lie, and it is even faster when flying rapidly, but everyone carried things with them. As for why they have not arrived until now, it is purely because someone led the wrong way.

Because they were very confident in their flying ability and ability to identify directions, the Eagle Tribe did not send anyone to follow Bai Tu and his group back from the beginning. Instead, they asked about the approximate direction and tribal characteristics and then separated. But it was obvious that finding the route was not so smooth this time. The originally planned seven days of flying ended up taking nine days, and everyone only brought enough food for seven days.

Several of them had not eaten for two days. They could have stopped to hunt, but at that time everyone had just realized that they had taken the wrong path and had no idea about the situation below. They were worried that staying would cause attacks from other tribes. They belonged to another continent, and the longer they stayed here, the more dangerous it would be. There were not many of them this time, and in order to reduce trouble, the group did not stay in the unfamiliar place for long and immediately changed direction.

Going hungry for two days is a very common thing for most orcs, but Heixiao is weaker than the others. In addition, he has been flying for so many days, and now there is no comfortable place on his body. Thinking of this, Heixiao slapped the people around him away.

“I knew it!” The young orc next to Hei Xiao was very dissatisfied, “You throw me away every time you see him!!”

Bai Tu: “???” What he said, it seems that they have only met three times in total? The first time he just glanced at her without saying a word, and the second time he didn’t say much either, most of which was said in front of the other party. Why did he sound as if Hei Xiao had abandoned him and left with him? This pot was too big, and Bai Tu felt that he couldn’t take it. Hei Xiao pushed the other person away obviously because he wanted to lead the way. After all, the other party had sworn that the Eagle Tribe would not get lost, and they would be able to find the location as long as they were told the direction.

Feeling deeply ashamed, Hei Xiao waved his hands and said, “Ignore him.”

Bai Tu didn’t intend to argue with the young and arrogant orc. He took out some fruits and dried meat and said, “Fill your stomachs first. The mushroom soup will be ready soon.”

The young orc stood beside Hei Xiao angrily, not saying a word, but not leaving either.

Hei Xiao explained apologetically: “He is my partner Hei Yan. My original form cannot fly, so he brought me here.” This was also the way he got lost. Hei Xiao silently added the second half of the sentence in his heart.

Bai Tu understood. Hei Yan’s attitude had not been very good since he met Hei Xiao. Sometimes he was angry with others and sometimes he was sulking by himself. It was probably because he was young and jealous.

Hei Xiao talked about Tie Shi: “Because this is my first time here, I brought few people. Tie Shi, please take a look and see if you are satisfied. I will bring more next time.” After all, they had never been here before, and this was the first time for their tribe to cooperate with the tribe here. Hei Xiao trusted Bai Tu, but was still wary of other orcs in their tribe, so he only brought a small part of the first batch of goods. If there were orcs here who did not intend to cooperate sincerely, they could abandon this batch of Tie Shi and leave directly, with less loss.

“It’s okay, we’ll see later. Eat first.” Bai Tu advised. It’s not that he was not in a hurry, but Hei Xiao’s physique was the same as his. He was not as strong as others. Being hungry on the road for two days was not a trivial matter. His complexion was far worse than when he was seen at the market before the rainy season. The iron ore could be seen at any time. Anyway, it was there and could not run away. He should eat more to replenish his energy.

Worried that the other party might suspect that there was something wrong with the food, Bai Tu took out half of it and shared it with the orcs around him. He also took two pieces of jerky to chew on. This thing was delicious and satisfying, and he could eat a lot of it almost every day. Not to mention the children in the tribe, who had to work every day in exchange for food.

After hearing Bai Tu’s words, Hei Xiao finally ate the food in his hand with peace of mind. Several Eagle orcs around him also started eating. Only Hei Yan put his food next to Hei Xiao. Hei Xiao gave it to him several times but he refused.

Bai Tu reminded: “There is still a lot in the tribe, enough to eat.” As a true partner, Bai Tu would definitely not be stingy with food. Although the tribe did not catch much prey after the rainy season, it would still be no problem to support a few more partners. There was no need to be so frugal.

Heiyan looked at Bai Tu suspiciously and said, “Aren’t you from the rabbit tribe?” Then he looked at Bai Qi and others beside him. The rabbit tribe was notoriously difficult to hunt. There were less than ten tribes of rabbits in the four continents of southeast, northwest, northeast and southwest, and the rest starved to death or were swallowed up by other tribes.

Hei Xiao couldn’t stand it anymore and slapped Hei Yan: “Eat quickly!”

Bai Tu: “…” He regretted that he should have kept Lang Ze. As expected, it is better to have a naughty child at home. Although he knew that the other party had no ill intentions and was merely expressing doubt, the tone of his voice made him want to hit someone.

Heiyan was very dissatisfied with the two people’s expressions of disgust towards him. He took a bite of the jerky in a huff. He was too hungry now. After eating this one, he would not eat the food of the rabbit tribe anymore. However, the more he took a bite, the more delicious it tasted. He was silent for a moment. Suddenly I feel that this tribe called Baitu Rabbit is not so annoying, and we can continue to cooperate in the future. But they are the only ones who can deliver the goods, Hei Xiao cannot be allowed to come again!

Hei Xiao noticed the change in his expression and couldn’t help but hold back his laughter. He slowly ate the dried meat that Bai Tu had given him, and the fatigue from traveling for nearly ten days slowly disappeared.

Bai Tu stirred the mushroom soup in the pot: “It’s almost done, Dong, go get a few more bowls.”

When Bai Dong brought out the wooden bowls, Bai Tu scooped out a few bowls and placed them in front of Hei Xiao: “You came at the right time. If you were a day later, you wouldn’t be able to eat it.” The orcs didn’t understand, but Bai Tu knew how delicious mushroom soup is. It may look inconspicuous, but once everyone has tasted it, they will know how delicious it is. These mushrooms will definitely not wait until tomorrow’s sun.

“What is this?” Hei Xiao looked at the unfamiliar food and was puzzled. He had never seen this kind of food in the market of East Continent. Generally, edible things could be found in the market.

“Mushrooms, that kind.” There were some that had been picked but not cooked nearby, and Bai Tu pointed at them.

The moment he saw the mushrooms, Hei Yan stood up and protected Hei Xiao: “Do you want to poison us to death???” As expected, there are no good people in the tribe outside. He just praised the other person in his heart, and this person wanted to kill them! treacherous! Bad water!

“You specially stewed the soup to poison us?” The more Hei Yan thought about it, the more he felt that Bai Tu was cunning. He gave them food first, and then gave them a bowl of poisonous soup when they let their guard down, so that they would drink it without any defense. No wonder such weak people could survive, it turns out he has so many schemes!

“How is this possible? Tu made the food for us!” Bai Qi said dissatisfiedly. He couldn’t even drink the soup cooked by Bai Tu, but this guy thought it was poisonous. He really had no vision.

Hei Xiao pushed Hei Yan away with a frown on his face: “Sit down, we just got here.” The two pots of soup had been cooked a long time ago, and they had just arrived at the Snow Rabbit Tribe, so how could they possibly want to poison them.

“You can’t drink that either!” Hei Yan still protected Hei Xiao.

Hei Xiao couldn’t push away the boy who was half a head taller than him. He immediately regretted feeding him so much food that he made him stupid. He couldn’t help but ask Bai Tu: “Where is the wolf who was next to you before?” When the other party was around, the one in front of him didn’t seem so prominent.

“The wolf tribe’s territory is over there, a little far from us.” Bai Tu didn’t know how the other party changed the subject, and then began to explain the mushroom soup in front of him, “These are called mushrooms. The ones we picked are non-toxic and delicious.” If it were someone else, he might not give it to them, but he had a good impression of Hei Xiao. From the beginning, he felt that the other party was very easy to get along with. Facts proved that he was not wrong, so he liked to share with the other party.

However, in order to prevent Heiyan from continuing his conspiracy theory, Bai Tu picked up the bowl, scooped up some water with a spoon, blew it cool, and took a sip first: “It’s really not poisonous, and it tastes good.” Most of the food in the Beast God Continent tasted good, and the mushroom soup did not disappoint his expectations. It was fresh and delicious. Because it was stewed with meat, it was mixed with the aroma of meat. The thick white mushroom broth was very tempting.

Bai Tu has already drunk it. The other orcs looked at the pot behind them and winked at each other. There was only one pot of soup left, but there were so many of them. How would they grab it later? Wouldn’t it be embarrassing to rob too aggressively?

Bai Qi, who had wanted to taste it for a long time but had to maintain the image of the tribe in front of other tribes, asked: “Tu, can we drink it?” Normally he would be the first to drink it, but now he could only watch. He had to watch the fool doubt Bai Tu, he really couldn’t bear it any longer!