Building a Civilization and Raising Cubs in the Beast World – Chapter 59

Chapter 59

“Stop!” Bai Tu blurted out, stopping Langze from approaching.

Langze, who was rushing forward, braked suddenly and almost fell into the cement pile in front of Bai Tu. He stopped by holding on to the pillar next to him. Seeing six or seven pillars next to him, Langze wondered: “Tu, what is this?” ”

For testing the performance of cement.” Bai Tu explained. The demand for lime was high some time ago, and both tribes were mining it. As a result, they dug up a gypsum mine, but the orcs who dug it up didn’t find any difference and sent it directly to the calcination area. The finished products after calcination were placed there, and the orcs of the construction team didn’t find anything wrong, so they directly added water to make slaked lime. It was only when they were building the house that they found something wrong. This batch of lime was hard, unlike the other batches of slaked lime, which would break into pieces with a slight touch even if they were clumping.

The construction team quickly found Bai Tu. Bai Tu initially thought that the proportion of the materials added was wrong. After he arrived and checked the raw materials, the firing products and the reaction after adding water, he found that the raw materials had changed. This batch was not lime, but gypsum.

Bai Tu immediately brought back the remaining gypsum and burned cement together with limestone, clay, iron ore powder and other minerals.

Previously, kilns were fired with wood and charcoal. Although the maximum temperature was not low, the duration was short. Now coal has solved this problem, and it is no problem to reach the temperature for firing cement. Bai Tu successfully burned the cement, and now it is the stage of testing the cement solidification time.

The long solidification time of cement will affect the construction time. After all, the next work cannot be done before it solidifies. It is not suitable if the solidification time is too short either. It is too wasteful to use only cement. A layer of bricks should be laid underneath, and finally the cement layer should be smoothed. It will definitely not work if it solidifies without being smoothed. These stone pillars are the products of his testing. Now he has figured out the rules. A group with a solidification speed between half an hour and one hour is more suitable. More than half an hour is enough to smooth the place that needs to be smoothed, and it can be dried after being left for about a day.

With cement, more places can be renovated. Bai Tu widened the width of the sewer on the original basis, and planned a small drainage area at the edge of each breeding pen, so that the debris in the breeding area can be directly flushed down and flow to the back of the breeding area after flushing.

The white map has also been modified in other aspects. The biggest change is that a huge pit was dug not far from the breeding area. This is not for hunting or defense, but for composting, which can be used directly for planting later.

Bai Tu doesn’t like to rework, so since he has to build it in one go, he has to take all the procedures into consideration. The breeding area is semi-closed, with half-grown cubs raised on one side and newly born cubs on the other. A kang has to be built next to the latter. In winter, the breeding area is completely enclosed and heated to keep warm.

Bai Tu explained the planned pattern to the construction team, and the construction team, which had already built several houses, quickly understood what Bai Tu meant. Guided by the white map, mark out the required area and start making smaller subdivisions.

The breeding area does not need to have such a deep foundation like the living quarters, but there are many overlapping horizontal and vertical partition walls. In order to facilitate later management, only four or five cubs are placed in each breeding pen, and they are divided into two pens again when they grow up. This reduces the breeding density and makes feeding easier, and the animals are less likely to get sick.

Slightly larger prey such as pigs, cattle, sheep, and deer each have their own breeding area, and small poultry such as chickens and ducks are in another area. The Baitu map also divides the areas into breeding areas and growth areas based on the gender of the animals and whether they are used for laying eggs and giving birth. The former are for breeding, and the latter are raised specifically for meat.

This is no small project. There are nearly 200 prey animals. We cannot just build these shelters. We need to build about half more for each type of prey to avoid crowding in the future.

A breeding area was being built here, and Bai Tu was not idle either. He used cement on the house that was built before. It happened that most of the orcs had just moved in and had not had time to fill the rooms. He took this opportunity to cover almost the entire house inside and out with a layer of cement, especially inside the rooms and drains, so that even if it rained or the snow melted, there would be no need to worry about water everywhere.

When most orcs heard the name cement, they thought it was water and mud, just like Langze when they first heard it. But when they actually saw it, they found that water was indeed added to it and it felt like mud when used, but it was completely different from mud after solidifying. No matter how much water was poured on the smoothed cement floor, there was no need to worry about it getting dirty. Even if sand or other things were sprinkled on it, it could be cleaned by sweeping it with a branch. It was very convenient, and no matter how you swept it, it would not be covered with dust like the ground in other places.

The orcs who had originally envied the Calcination Area for having new homes now want to move there even more, but the number of people in the Calcination Area is already enough. The orcs who previously worried that it would be too troublesome to run back and forth to the Calcination Area are the ones who regret it the most. If they had agreed at the beginning, they could have lived in this new house! It’s cleaner than living in a cave.

Hearing the orcs’ discussions, Bai Tu promised: “Before the rainy season next year, everyone will be able to live in a house.”

The rabbit and wolf tribes cheered immediately, especially the little wolf, who was looking forward to his own house. The cave was nice, but it was too troublesome to go up and down the mountain. Although the house was not as cool as the cave, it was novel, and the water source was directly led to the doorstep. Not only did they not have to run to the back to fetch water, they could also use it at any time and could soak in the water all day. They could soak in the water during the day and go hunting at night. How happy they were!

The orcs of the cat and lion tribes were not as excited as them. As later members, they were usually treated worse than the previous members, especially the lion tribe. They were captured for sneaking into the territory of the snow rabbit tribe. The very self-conscious lion tribe did not expect the houses that were better than the caves as rumored. As long as they could have enough food in the winter, they had no other wishes.

Under the leadership of Mao Lin, the cats gradually adapted to life in the Snow Rabbit Tribe, especially the young orcs, who learned quickly and were far ahead in weaving speed. Now, 80% of the members of the Snow Rabbit Tribe’s textile team are from the rabbit and cat tribes, with only a few from the wolf tribe.

The cats are very satisfied with their current life. When they were driven out of the territory, they never thought they could live the life they have now. No matter they follow the hunting team or other teams, they can eat their fill every day. Several cat cubs even have special food subsidies and are treated the same as rabbit cubs. They all eat well and are plump. Now the cats have completely lost their initial wariness.

Even Mao Lin was not as defensive as before when she met the wolf clan. She even took the initiative to care for the little wolves. As an adult orc, she was absolutely tolerant of the cubs, no matter whether they were about to grow up or were newborns.

With the white map of the plan, the breeding area was built very quickly. After all, the number of brick kilns is several times more than before, the bricks are burned quickly, and there are many orcs building houses. The mobility of dozens of people is amazing, and there are new changes almost every day.

The open space in front of the tribe was also covered with lime. Bai Tu placed the second batch of harvested corn, beans and other crops on it to dry, and taught everyone how to thresh the first batch of corn.

The corns harvested at the beginning were already dry, so it was relatively easy to thresh. The kernels would fall off if you stepped on them. However, this method was too inefficient. Bai Tu embedded the hard prey bones into the wooden board, leaving only the tiny end exposed. He placed the corn on top and pressed it down. A row of corn kernels would fall off, and an empty row would appear every few rows. He would rub two corns against each other, and the ground would be covered with corn kernels. It was very efficient.

Just when the tribe was busy preparing for the harvest, Langze discovered something interesting again.

Because Bai Tu stopped him before, Langze held on to the stone pillar next to him, and the handprints on the stone pillar were left untouched, so they have been preserved. When Langze discovered it by accident, he was very excited for a moment, and after obtaining Bai Tu’s consent, he directly moved the stone pillar away.

Langze moved the stone pillar to the entrance of the cave, with his handprint facing outside. He then asked Bai Tu for some cement, added water and smeared it on the stone pillar, turning it into its original shape with a wolf’s paw print. He looked left and right and always felt that something was missing. Finally, he saw the bamboo slips in the cave, and an idea came to him. He used two stone knives to carve his name on the stone pillar, stroke by stroke, and added a number at the end.

The little wolves passing by were amazed. After hearing about Langze’s production process, they were immediately inspired and went to Bai Tu one after another to ask for stone pillars and cement.

Bai Tu didn’t care that Langze wanted a stone pillar. After testing the setting time of the cement, those pillars would be useless. There were stones everywhere nearby and many bricks were fired. A stone pillar was not a good thing and had no value for secondary use, so he just gave it to him if he wanted it.

Unexpectedly, this seemed to set off a trend, and that night several other stone pillars were taken away. The wolf tribe also wanted cement. In view of their good performance recently, they only wanted a little cement. Bai Tu didn’t even deduct any points and gave them some.

Unexpectedly, the next day, the entire wolf clan came to ask for stone pillars and cement as if they had discussed it beforehand. Of course, there were no stone pillars left, but there was cement. The group of little wolves were not picky and only wanted cement. Seeing that a furnace of cement was used up, Bai Tu was curious and simply followed them to see what the group of little wolves were going to do next.

The little wolves stopped only when they reached the entrance of Langze Cave. They waited to see the finished products they had made. Especially the leader Langze, who was proudly teaching everyone how to carve words. Bai Tu almost couldn’t keep up and almost choked himself.

Sure enough, if you don’t beat him for three days, the tiles on the roof will fall off. He shouldn’t have been soft-hearted just because these brats had been behaving well recently. Look what they had done!

Lang Qi, who had been following along with the cubs in his arms, took two steps closer and supported Bai Tu, who almost fell down, with one hand: “What’s wrong with you?”

Bai Tu has a lot of things to do recently, and Lang Qi basically stays with the rabbit tribe during the day. In addition to helping, he can also take care of the two wolf cubs. The wolf cubs have become fatter due to Bai Tu’s feeding, and their tempers have become worse as a result. They don’t care about anyone except Bai Tu, and only Lang Qi can deal with them. Just now, Lang Qi was taking care of the cubs in the cave, and saw that the two cubs were getting more and more irritable because they hadn’t seen Bai Tu for the whole morning. He happened to hear Bai Tu’s footsteps outside. After waiting for a while and not seeing him return to the cave, he brought the cubs out to look for someone.

Not getting a reply, Lang Qi looked around and saw the little wolves, led by Lang Ze, carving their names on pillars or stones. Lang Qi frowned. There was something wrong with this scene, but he couldn’t tell what was wrong. Anyway, he really wanted to beat the wolf.

Bai Tu took a deep breath and tried to explain in a calm tone: “In some places, names are engraved on stone tablets, which are erected in front of graves after death!!!”

Lang Qi: “…”

Lang Qi: I came to see the cubs.

Langze: Yes, yes, yes.