Building a Civilization and Raising Cubs in the Beast World – Chapter 47

Chapter 47

When Bai Tu went out, the cat orc who was taking care of the cubs was sweating profusely as he went to look for Mao Lin.

When they first arrived at the Snow Rabbit Tribe, Mao Lin needed to cooperate with Bai An to arrange accommodation for the cats. After taking Bai Tu to see the injured, she was called away again, and the cubs were handed over to the cats who were traveling with her.

The other person’s name was Maolan, Maolin’s sister. She had only been helping to take care of the cats before. The cat tribe that led them to look after the cubs was bitten by orcs who were trying to seize their territory and died. The cat cubs were extremely lively, jumping and running very quickly. Mao Lan didn’t see them at first glance, but when she turned around, she discovered that one of the cubs was missing. She almost jumped up in fright.

The missing cubs were a big deal, but today was their first day in the Snow Rabbit Tribe, and many of the rabbit orcs didn’t recognize them. What if they mistook the cubs for mindless primitive beasts or cubs from a hostile tribe? Unfortunately, all the other healthy cats had been taken by Mao Lin to collect today’s food, and there was no one around to help.

By the time Mao Lan hurriedly picked up the other four cubs, it had been a while since that cub went missing. She searched several caves but couldn’t find it. Mao Lan was almost scared to tears. She was shocked and ready to ask Mao Lin for help. She didn’t know the rabbit tribe here, so it would be safest to find the leader of the cat tribe.

They had just walked for a while when they saw Bai Tu carrying the missing cub out of the cave. Mao Lan was so excited that she almost cried. Mao Lan, who was filled with joy, looked at the cub and almost sat down on the ground: “Found it.”

The cat tribe is small in number, but many cubs are born every year. Twelve cubs were born after the snow season this year, but three did not survive the full month. Three of the remaining nine did not survive the rainy season, and another died on the way. Now there are only five left. The cubs are the hope of the tribe. Mao Lan breathed a sigh of relief, everything is fine.

“It ran here on its own.” Bai Tu saw the parent coming over and returned the kitten to the parent. However, the kitten refused to cooperate and hooked its claws on the hide on Bai Tu’s body. No one knew how the black-footed cat kitten’s claws grew, but it found its way to the hide because there was only a small gap for buttons.

“Meow~” The kitten grabbed the white picture and was unwilling to leave.

Bai Tu also wanted to keep the cub and hold it for a while, but Mao Lan on the opposite side saw that she was about to cry again. Knowing that the other party was scared, he coaxed and tricked the kitten’s nails off her clothes: “Be good, I’ll make you something delicious later.” Facing the cub, her voice softened a few degrees.

I don’t know if the kitten understood what he said, but it obediently withdrew its claws. Mao Lan felt relieved and quickly took it.

The cub that returned to Mao Lan’s arms was obviously not as obedient as before. Even though it was wrapped in animal skins, it still couldn’t hide its lively nature. It tried to peel off the skins and crawl out to create another glory.

Mao Lan had learned her lesson and quickly wrapped the animal skin tightly.

“It might be uncomfortable if it’s too hot.” Bai Tu reminded. He knew that Mao Lan didn’t want the cub to run out, but it would be a bit difficult to wrap the cub in animal skins in this kind of weather because the temperature was too high.

It’s just that cat cubs are indeed more lively than rabbit cubs. Bai Tu thought for a few seconds and called out to the rabbit You who was not far away: “You, go ask Cai for a bamboo basket for the cubs to live in. It should be higher and have a lid.” Bai Tu added seriously.

“Okay!” Tu You agreed, and jumped to find Tu Cai to get the bamboo basket.

Tu Cai has a lot of commonly used items such as bamboo baskets, bamboo baskets and backpacks. A small part of them are made by herself, and the rest are all woven and sent to her by idle orcs in the tribe. It is more convenient for everyone to just ask Tu Cai for help when they need them.

The bamboo basket was quickly brought back. The elevated bamboo basket was similar to a basket, only bigger. Tu Cai knew that it was for the cat cubs, so she also brought back some of the rabbit cubs’ toys.

“Put it in.” Bai Tu pointed at the cub, “Next time you put a cub in, remember to cover the lid so you can relax.” The lid on the bamboo basket is not airtight. It was designed by Tu Cai to deal with a few cubs who are particularly good at crawling and can easily flip out of the bamboo basket if you are not careful. Clean and smooth bamboo strips that will not hurt the cubs are arranged horizontally and vertically. There is a difference of about three fingers between two bamboo strips to ensure that the cub cannot get out and will not feel suffocated when locked in the bamboo basket.

Bai Tu likes lively cubs, but the tribe has been busy these two days, and it’s a mess outside. If a cub runs away, it’s no small matter. It’s more dangerous than a modern kitten escaping through the window. The careless orcs don’t pay attention to their feet when they run around in a hurry. Before he figures out a safer way to take care of them, he can only bear with these cubs.

The kittens in the bamboo basket kept meowing. Seeing that it was getting late, Bai Tu decided to prepare dinner for the kittens first. There are many cubs in the tribe, and besides Tu Cai, there are also several children who take care of the cubs. The food is not all prepared by Bai Tu, but he often takes the cubs’ share when he prepares food.

Having just eaten steamed eggs in the morning, Bai Tu simply stewed fish soup in the evening. The cat cubs calmed down instantly after drinking the fish soup. After eating, they licked each other’s faces. After being put back into the bamboo basket, they no longer ran out or meowed. They chased each other for a few times, and their movements gradually became sluggish, and they fell asleep soon.

Leaving the tribe and arriving in a strange place is a challenge for both adult orcs and cubs. Orcs usually do not leave their own territory, not only because they like to stay in familiar places, but also because the outcome after leaving is usually not good.

The reason why Mao Lin brought the cat tribe to join in so easily was because the cat tribe had reached a point of almost despair. Every day when they woke up, they thought about where to hide, and were always worried that something might happen to the cubs. They also had to distract themselves to take care of the injured. In addition to these, they also needed to catch food… Life in other tribal territories was very difficult.

Now that they had arrived at the Rabbit Tribe and saw the cave the Rabbit Tribe had prepared for them, the Cat Tribe all breathed a sigh of relief. Those who had joined other tribes halfway had received very poor treatment, usually doing the most work, eating the worst food, and living in the worst caves. Some small tribes joined the larger tribe and the entire tribe lived in only one cave. In comparison, the treatment they were enjoying now was already good.

Not to mention that after Bai An divided the cave among everyone, he started distributing food, obviously knowing that they were not having a good time outside. The cat tribe’s hearts, which had been tense all the way, couldn’t help but relax after seeing Bai An’s attitude.

Mao Lin was more cautious, but it had to be said that Bai An’s attitude was very good. His defenses gradually softened, but this change was only limited to when facing the rabbit tribe. He was still very vigilant when seeing the wolf tribe.

Maolin has three attitudes towards other orcs in the Snow Rabbit Tribe. She is best to talk when facing Bai Tu, and will not be too defensive when facing other rabbit tribes. Only when she sees the wolf tribe, she will instantly get angry and be ready to fight back at any time.

Langze usually doesn’t care about the cat tribe, but he will appear instantly when he sees a cat tribe approaching Bai Tu. Maolin tried to find an opportunity to ask Bai Tu several times, but every time she said a sentence or two, she was interrupted by Langze who came over. She was instantly annoyed, but she also understood that if she had a conflict with the wolf tribe in front of the rabbit tribe, it would be a complete disadvantage for the cat tribe. After all, the rabbit tribe and the wolf tribe are more familiar with each other. Some wolves here are like their own tribe, and they have residences and are treated the same as the rabbit tribe.

The more this happened, the more Mao Lin wanted to ask the wolf tribe when they would leave. The cat tribe liked the rabbit tribe, but they felt a little conflicted when the wolf tribe was around. Mao Lin looked at Lang Qi, who appeared not long after Lang Ze arrived on the other side of the white map, and suddenly felt that this question might never be answered.

When ordinary wolves appear in other tribes, it may be that the two tribes have reached an agreement, and most of them will leave when the time comes. However, the wolf king will not leave his tribe casually. Some leaders will not move except to change salt, because leaving the tribe means that other orcs with ideas may seize power. Although the probability is very low, it is not impossible.

Mao Lin calculated that Lang Qi had stayed in the Rabbit Tribe for at least a whole day. Did he not plan to go back? Don’t wolves need to hunt?

But Mao Lin couldn’t ask these questions. She was distractedly observing her surroundings. The rabbits, wolves and the orc of unknown race were not surprised by the appearance of Lang Qi.

Strange rabbit tribe, Mao Lin thought.

The cubs cannot be hungry. Bai Tu has to feed the cubs before considering food for everyone else. Every tribe has been very tired these past two days. The rabbit tribe is cleaning up their homes, the wolf tribe is hunting at night and going out with them during the day, the eagle tribe has not returned from catching cubs, and the cat tribe has been worried and fearful outside for so many days and they all need a good rest.

There were a lot of dried meat and refrigerated meat in the cave. Bai Tu took out the dried meat and distributed it to everyone. The refrigerated meat was stewed directly, which was faster. With the addition of bone soup, they could eat and drink it all for dinner.

Heiyan came back when everyone was about to eat, and as soon as he came back, he put the cub down from his back and said, “Look at us!” He focused on Langze.

“Tsk,” Langze looked at the number, “we caught more!” Last night, in addition to the chickens and ducks, they also caught seven or eight cubs, and did not delay their normal hunting. Although the eagle tribe caught the prey cubs, they did not catch any food.

“That’s because we are outnumbered.” Hei Yan retorted. There were only ten of them in total. If their number was the same as that of the wolf tribe, they would definitely be able to catch more cubs.

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Bai Tu decisively chose a safer place to sit down and eat. He thought that he would be familiar with the situation after the first time, so he would not try to persuade them to quarrel. As long as they did not use weapons, there would be no big problem. The only time they almost used weapons was because of chopping meat. He was indifferent to it and really did not need to persuade them.

When Mao Lin saw the newly returned orc arguing with Langze, she thought the two tribes had a grudge against each other. After all, Langze was so childish, it was normal for him to offend others. But the more she listened, the more she felt something was wrong, so she glanced at Heiyan.

Although Heiyan was mainly fighting against Langze, he did not completely relax his vigilance around him. He immediately noticed Maolin’s gaze, raised his eyebrows, and said rudely: “Why are you looking at me?!” In Heiyan’s mind, there was no tribe that could not be fought, no matter if it was the Rabbit Tribe with which they had a cooperative relationship or the Wolf Tribe without a cooperative relationship, including the new and unfamiliar Cat Tribe. In short, he had only one attitude: fight if he was not satisfied.

The orc’s attitude could be seen from his eyes and expressions. Heiyan was asking a question, but his expression was not polite at all. He looked like he was out for a fight. Anyone who saw it could understand the provocation.

Maolin’s fur instantly exploded, and in an instant the wolves didn’t seem so hateful anymore. Seeing Heiyan showing off his wings as if he was eager to fight, she immediately understood the other party’s race. As expected, those with wings are also annoying and should be caught. Maolin stared at the pair of wings. There were fewer flying prey in the tribe before the rainy season, and he hadn’t eaten for a long time…

Heiyan felt his wings inexplicably cold, and then he was slapped by Heixiao. He decisively folded his wings, glanced at Maolin who didn’t answer his question, and then looked at Langze, and snorted. These orcs who could only run must be jealous of him for having wings.

I can’t let him show his wings to them anymore, Hei Yan thought to himself, these people will surely be so envious that they plan to destroy his wings.

“Let’s eat quickly.” Hei Xiao reminded. He didn’t mean to interfere with the quarrel between the two immature orcs, but the act of releasing the wings… Hei Xiao was silent for a moment.

Bai Tu glanced at the animal skin behind Heiyan and was curious about one thing. He remembered that there seemed to be no holes on the animal skin that Heiyan was wearing. How did the wings appear?

Bai Tu’s doubts were soon answered.

Hei Xiao sighed: “Tu, do you have any animal skins?”

“Huh?” Bai Tu looked up, “Yes, do you want to change to new ones?” Animal skins are a must-have in the Beast God Continent. As long as the tribe is well-off, they will prepare a few. The price and quality vary. There are several tribes that can tan, and the raw materials of animal skins are different, so the tanned products have different characteristics. The softest and warmest animal skins are the most expensive. The next best ones are those that are warm but not soft, or those that are soft but not warm. The worst ones are neither soft nor warm, and can only serve as a covering function, which is better than nothing.

The animal skins prepared by the rabbit tribe were not good enough, but they were later exchanged for a lot of salt at the market, and everyone’s treatment became better. Bai Tu had several more animal skins in his hands, and the quality was not exactly the same. When he encountered Hei Xiao’s problem, his first reaction was to take the best one. Then he thought that was not right. It was so hot now, so softness was enough and there was no need to keep warm.

“He wears it.” Hei Xiao pointed at Hei Yan’s back helplessly. As if to confirm what Hei Xiao said, Hei Yan moved his arms, and the animal skin on his back suddenly changed from the upper back to three pieces. The shoulders were still connected, and for a moment it looked like he was wearing a rag.

Bai Tu: “…” I have to say, he has some personality.

Bai Tu: “I’ll get it.” Since it’s for Heiyan to use, there’s no need to get something too good. It’s not that Bai Tu doesn’t care about his partners, but all orcs know that orcs in hunting teams cannot wear expensive clothes.

“Take the worst.” Hei Xiao reminded that they didn’t know how long the lifespan of the next animal skin would be. They did bring animal skins when they came, but they haven’t returned yet and there is no stock left.

Bai Tu: “…” After all, there is still some cooperative friendship, so I’d better take the second worst one.

“Hahahahaha——” Langze immediately laughed unceremoniously.

Lang Qi looked at his stupid brother and for a moment he didn’t know what words to use to describe his feelings.

Langze met his brother’s gaze, and thinking of the animal skins he had torn, which were enough to cover half of the cave, he shut up and concentrated on eating. He laughed secretly in his heart, but his brother soon could not control him anymore. Langze was in high spirits, and his brother would not come tomorrow! ! ! By then, all the wolves will be under his charge and he can laugh however he wants. Thinking of this, Langze was so happy that he almost couldn’t hold back.

“What are you doing?” Mao Lin was eating at the same place as Bai An, not far from Bai Tu, and now only a short distance away from Lang Ze. She had wanted to laugh at Lang Ze, who was frightened by a look from his brother, but when she thought of the look Lang Qi gave her at noon, she suddenly gave up the idea of ​​laughing at him. When she looked away, she found that Lang Ze was actually trembling, and was stunned for a moment.

Were you scared by just one look from the wolf king? Are wolves so timid? Mao Lin suddenly felt that she shouldn’t have said that Langze was childish. Perhaps this was a wolf cub that had not yet grown up? Although she hated the wolf clan and wanted to move to the most remote cave to get away from them, if Langze was a cub, then his previous behavior would not be so abominable. After all, who would care about a cub? In the Beast God Continent, the mistakes made by cubs can basically be forgiven. It is not until the growth period that the beastmen have to grow up.

Heiyan was very dissatisfied with Langze’s behavior of laughing at him. Seeing Langze shaking, and after making sure that all the food in front of Langze had been eaten, he kicked the chair where Langze was sitting.

Langze, who was trying to hold back his laughter, found himself flying out. In the blink of an eye, he turned back and landed on the ground in his original form. He turned around, saw the culprit, and pounced on him instantly.

Heiyan was a little surprised at Langze’s reaction ability, and immediately changed into his original form and fought back.

For a moment, everyone was in a state of panic, trying to protect the food in the bowls.

Bai Tu: “…”

Very good, the pants are also ruined.