Building a Civilization and Raising Cubs in the Beast World – Chapter 96

Chapter 96

When Bai Tu first arrived at the tribe, he had already told Tu Mu and others to prepare food and hot water for the cubs. No matter how carefully the food prepared on the road was prepared, it was not as good as what the tribe ate.

Because they planned to give the cubs a bath first, they boiled hot water. As the weather was cold, the tribe always had a supply of hot water, so soon the bath water for the first batch of cubs was ready.

The larger the pottery, the lower the success rate of firing. Everyone still uses wooden tubs for bathing, but the cubs have more choices. The basins that some adult orcs use to wash their hands are enough for them. For cubs, entering an adult’s bath bucket is almost like swimming in a river.

There is a special bathing room at the foot of the mountain. It was originally designed to prevent orcs from taking a careless shower at the foot of the mountain. In order to use it in winter, a fireplace was specially built on one side. It is not used in the summer, but in the winter, you can light a fire and take a bath in the room without worrying about catching a cold.

Now all these are ready, just waiting for the cub to come over.

After a few days of feeding, the cubs became familiar with the orcs who took care of them. Bai Tu did not let other orcs come over, but let these people come to bathe the cubs.

Bai Tu carried the black bear cub in, and there were already several people busy inside. A familiar orc was needed to give the bath, and others could help with tasks such as running the bath water. Bai Tu walked to an empty wooden basin and put the naked black bear baby into it.

The weather was cold and the water temperature was slightly higher. The black bear cub, which came into contact with the warm water, grabbed Bai Tu’s arm.

“Be good. I’ll make you something delicious after you wash it.” Bai Tu rubbed the black bear cub’s head and reached into the basin to stir the water.

Seeing him playing in the water, the black bear cub was not as scared as at first and tentatively put one foot into the water.

“So good.” Bai Tu praised. The cubs that have not turned into human form usually cannot understand what adults say, but they can understand the meaning through the tone of voice.

The praised cub became bolder. It held the white map tightly with its two front paws and put all its hind paws into the water, playing with it back and forth.

Bai Tu took the opportunity to put all the little bears down. The little bears, whose whole bodies were soaked in water, struggled a few times.

“It’ll be done soon.” Bai Tu picked up the cleaning tool next to him. The brushes in the tribe were made of wild boar hair and bamboo strips. Combined with the cleaning mud made by Bai Tu using plants such as soapberries and mugwort, the cleaning effect was particularly good, especially in warm water.

The brushes used by puppies are softer than those used by adults. They are made of relatively soft hair and are very comfortable to comb their bodies.

The black bear cub really liked being taken care of in this way. After Bai Tu finished combing the hair on its back, it turned over on its own and exposed its belly.

Bai Tu combed the hair, rubbed the well-behaved baby bear’s head gently, and then took the cleaning mud and applied it evenly.

When it turns into a human form, washing with warm water can wash off the dust on the body, but warm water is not very effective for the cubs that have been soaked in grease, dust, etc. The first time you comb their hair is also to comfort the cubs. Wait for the cubs to slowly adapt to the water temperature and they can be washed more cleanly after soaking thoroughly.

Although it is kneading and rubbing, the force is very gentle and the baby bear likes it very much.

Bai Tu was stunned for a moment as he looked at the blackened foam and the lighter cub.

Wu Lai was careless when feeding the cubs, and many of them were covered with a layer of oil, making it impossible to see the original color. He didn’t know how long this bear cub had been in the Red Eagle tribe, and its whole body was black. He always thought it was a black bear, but black bears obviously wouldn’t fade so badly.

White bear? Or light brown? But the claws still seem to be black. Bai Tu was puzzled and put more cleaning mud on the baby bear until the foam turned black, then he put the cub back into the basin.

The clean water washed away the foam, grease and dust on the baby bear’s body. The black baby bear disappeared, and was replaced by a black and white baby bear.

Looking at the white picture from all angles, I confirmed that this is a giant panda cub.

Roll… Bai Tu rubbed the cub’s exposed belly. The cub’s fur was very smooth after washing. Bai Tu quickly rinsed the little Roll, wrapped it in a towel and wiped it dry, and then sent it to the fireplace to “dry”.

It is said that the drying is a bit serious, but in fact the temperature here is a little higher, so the hair dries faster here.

Bai Tu put a piece of animal skin next to Xiao Gungun for him to sit on, and pinched the cub’s paws and hind legs.

The cub is very dependent on Bai Tu. It has been particularly close to him since they were on the road. Now it is even more so in an unfamiliar environment. It holds on to Bai Tu’s arm and refuses to let go.

Bai Tu took the opportunity to rub it a few more times. Although there was fur everywhere and there were a few bear cubs, the black and white ones were different.

The cub grabbed the white picture and hummed.

Bai Tu simply waited until its hair was completely dry, wrapped it tightly in animal skin, and took it to eat.

There are two rows of bathrooms in total, separated by men and women. Each row has three areas: waiting area, dressing area, and bathing area.

The temperature in the bathing area and the dressing area is higher. The dressing area is where he just waited for the cub’s fur to dry. The temperature in the waiting area outside is not as high as inside, but because it is inside the house, it is still better than outside.

There are now a dozen clean bamboo baskets here, waiting for the cubs to finish their bath and then be carried on their backs to eat.

Bai Tu rubbed the cub in his arms and said, “Let me take this one over.” He also took a look at how the cub’s food was prepared.

Knowing that the temperature would be low in winter, especially when it snowed heavily, there would be snow all around and no place to step, Bai Tu planned the route when building these buildings at the foot of the mountain. He paved a route with cement that could connect various places, and there were wooden boards on top to cover it, so that people could walk around during the snowy season.

It was a bit troublesome when it was first built, and there were two layers of overhead cover. Now the advantages are apparent. Even though some places have started to freeze due to the rain at night, the road in the middle is still clean.

Bai Tu took the cubs straight to the cafeteria. Tu Mu had just prepared the cubs’ food and served out more than a dozen portions. The cubs could eat whenever they arrived. The rest was kept warm in the pot over low heat to ensure that the last cub who had just finished taking a bath could also eat hot food.

“Is there any goat’s milk or cow’s milk left?” Bai Tu asked. He remembered that giant panda cubs seemed to like drinking milk very much. The tribe had always prepared cow’s milk and goat’s milk for the cubs. Now that there were more prey being raised, the supply for the cubs would never be less.

“Yes, I’ll get it right away.” Tu Mu agreed, and quickly poured a bowl of boiled milk and brought it to Bai Tu. He saw that in Bai Tu’s arms was a wolf cub he didn’t recognize, whose size was not the same as the two wolf cubs. He was stunned for a moment, “Tu didn’t bring the little wolf?”

“Qi is taking care of it.” Bai Tu explained. The temperature in the cafeteria was a bit high, so he simply lifted the outermost layer of skin on the cub, picked up the milk to test the temperature, and fed it with a spoon. A lot of food was prepared on the way, but milk was definitely the first time the cub drank it.

The giant panda cub hummed with excitement after drinking the milk. When he saw Bai Tu taking away the spoon, he thought he was not allowed to drink it and rushed to grab it anxiously.

“Huh?” Tu Mu didn’t look at it carefully at first because he saw it wasn’t a wolf cub. He was happy for a moment when he heard Bai Tu say that Lang Qi was taking care of two cubs. When he lowered his head again and saw the cub in Bai Tu’s arms,

he said in surprise, “Isn’t this a cub from the Flower Bear Tribe?” “Do you know him?” Bai Tu had some experience. Tu Mu was younger than Bai An. He had never heard of the giant panda clan. When he saw this one, he just thought it was from some bear clan. From what Tu Mu said, giant pandas have their own tribe?

Does that mean there will be more rolling? Bai Tu became instantly excited when he thought of the scene of a group of giant panda cubs running in front of him.

A group of people rolling around, playing with them as you please, in modern times only nannies and dads can have this treatment.

“I know. Look at these two circles.” Tu Mu pointed at the dark circles on the cub’s eyes. “Only the orcs of the Flower Bear Tribe have this kind. Their tribe is full of people like this. The eyes, ears and arms are black, and the belly is white.”

Tu Mu took another closer look and said, “But the ones I’ve seen before were not as white as this one.”

Bai Tu: “…”

Bai Tu: “It’s white because it just had a bath.” He washed it several times with soap nuts.

“That’s what I thought,” Tu Mu nodded, noting that the cubs in the tribe would indeed be whiter after washing, “but the Flower Bear Tribe moved away a long time ago, so they might be hard to find.” They knew that these were cubs captured by the Red Eagle Tribe, and they also knew that Bai Tu planned to send these cubs back to their original tribe, but the Flower Bear Tribe moved away several years ago, so they were indeed hard to find.

“Why are you moving away?” Bai Tu asked while feeding the cub, feeling puzzled. Most tribes were rarely willing to move away from their territories, and the giant pandas were not weak in fighting power, so there was no reason for them to move away.

“There were fewer and fewer cubs in their tribe. Sometimes only one survived a year. There was one year when none of the cubs survived. Later, it seemed that they said that the territory was not blessed by the Beast God…” Because of this reason, that territory is still ownerless, but no tribe dares to move in. After all, moving in means there might be no cubs.

Several question marks flashed through Bai Tu’s mind. No wonder those kids were so scared when they heard Hong Ku say that they couldn’t raise the cubs. It turned out that such a rumor was true.

Bai Tu looked at the giant panda cub in his arms who was eating very actively. It didn’t look like the cub would not live to adulthood. For the orc cubs, the ability to eat well is enough to win over most of the cubs.

“How many people were left in the Flower Bear Tribe when they moved away?” Bai Tu asked. If there were many people, they would probably move to an unowned territory, and if there were few people, they would probably join other tribes.

“There are still more than a hundred people, right?” Tu Mu guessed, “There were two or three hundred before.” For some reason, the number of cubs surviving is getting smaller and smaller.

More than a hundred, Bai Tu nodded. The number was indeed not that large. It was possible for him to occupy new territories or join other tribes by himself. It might be difficult to find them.

“Take your time to look for it.” Bai Tu said. The chance of orc cubs giving birth to cubs is lower than that of real animals, and giant pandas are notoriously low in birth rate, so the birth of giant panda cubs is even more difficult. This cub might be the one the entire tribe has been looking forward to for a long time, but in the end it was taken away by the Red Eagle tribe and suffered the same treatment.

Bai Tu picked up the well-fed cub, coaxed it for a while, took it back to the bathroom waiting room, and then went to bathe the next cub.

There were nearly two hundred cubs, and even with the help of others, the orcs who were taking care of the cubs were very tired. Everyone didn’t finish until the evening. Bai Tu washed nine cubs, and his hands were soaked after washing the last one.

After sending the cubs to a specially vacated cave, Bai Tu returned to his own cave to rest. As soon as he reached the cave entrance, he saw Lang Qi holding two cubs, waiting quietly at the cave entrance.

“Have you eaten?” Bai Tu asked, raising his hand to pick up the two cubs, but Lang Qi dodged him.

“Take a bath.” Lang Qi said with a flat tone.

Bai Tu: “???”

Lang Qi frowned: “There is another smell on you, the cubs don’t like it.”

As if to agree with him, the two cubs tentatively wanted to jump on Bai Tu, but began to hesitate after smelling the strange smell.

Bai Tu: “…” The uncle and nephew had the same expression, as if he had done something excessive. Bai Tu had no choice but to go to the bathroom to take a shower.

Lang Qi had already boiled some hot water and poured it all into the pool, so he could come in and take a shower directly. Bai Tu was also tired, so he simply took off his animal skin and went in to soak.

The hot bath was indeed relaxing. Bai Tu had hardly been idle since the market started. He yawned and had been planning to soak for a while before going out. However, he felt more and more sleepy the longer he soaked. In the warm and comfortable pool, he gradually closed his eyes.

After Bai Tu fell asleep, Lang Qi lifted the curtain and came in, felt the water temperature, and added half a bucket of hot water.

Bai Tu, who was feeling a little cold and about to wake up, slept even more soundly.

Lang Qi sniffed Bai Tu’s hands, took out the soap for bathing, and washed Bai Tu’s whole body, washing his hands twice. He was very careful throughout the whole process and did not wake Bai Tu up from beginning to end.

After cleaning, Bai Tu was taken out of the pool, and the foam on his body was rinsed off with warm water. A large towel was taken out, Bai Tu was wrapped in it and sent to the inner room. The towel was taken off him, and the brand new blanket on the kang exuded a warm scent.

Bai Tu came out of the bathroom and entered another warm room before he felt cold. In his sleep, Bai Tu rubbed the soft animal skin under him. He felt that today’s animal skin was softer than usual, and he fell asleep very comfortably.

Seeing Bai Tu’s actions, Lang Qi’s eyes darkened. He raised his hand and pulled the blanket upwards, wrapping Bai Tu more tightly. Then he went back to the bathroom, soaked Bai Tu’s clothes in the water, and began to wash them.

After washing all the clothes and making sure that there was no trace of anyone else in the cave except himself and the two cubs, Lang Qi felt comfortable. He skillfully covered the cubs’ ears and returned to the inner room.

Bai Tu still maintained the same sleeping position, lying quietly on the blanket which was a little too wide for him. The fire on the kang was too strong, and the bedding he was covering himself with was too thick today. Bai Tu felt a little hot and could not help stretching his arms out of the quilt.

Feeling comfortable, Bai Tu changed his posture with satisfaction.

Lang Qi’s eyes darkened and he bent down and kissed him on the arm.

He felt bitten by a mosquito again in his sleep, wondering why there were mosquitoes in such a cold day. Bai Tu raised his hand, wanting to slap the mosquito to death, but his raised arm had no chance to fall.

Lang Qi grabbed the hand that was slapping him, put it to his mouth, and took a light bite.

Bai Tu was instantly awakened by the very familiar feeling, and as expected, he saw Lang Qi and wanted to retract his arm: “I’m tired today.”

Lang Qi held on to his arm and didn’t let go, vaguely comforting him: “You don’t have to move.”

Bai Tu: “???”

There was basically nothing that Lang Qi couldn’t do. Even though he had known this for a long time, Bai Tu still couldn’t help but kick him.

Lang Qi, who was kicked, didn’t care at all. He grabbed the restless leg and pressed it back, then kissed him gently on the mouth: “Right away.”

Bai Tu kicked him again and said the same words three times, you’re kidding.

Bai Tu looked up and stared at the ceiling of the cave. He felt like a fish flapping its wings on the shore. No matter how hard it struggled, it could not change its final fate.

Realizing that his attention was not on him, Lang Qi bit his chin lightly with some dissatisfaction.

Bai Tu quickly came back to his senses and pinched him: “Are you born in the year of the dog?”

The marks on the neck could be covered with clothes, but how to cover this place?

“Yeah.” Seeing his attention returned to him, Lang Qi was satisfied and didn’t care about those words at all. Although he didn’t know what the dog was that Bai Tu talked about from time to time, as long as Bai Tu looked at him, he was satisfied and nothing else mattered.

The moon outside the cave moved from east to west, and the intermittent sounds in the cave finally stopped. Inside, a little rabbit as big as a fist was sleeping in the arms of the giant wolf. The giant wolf carefully hugged the little rabbit and finally fell asleep contentedly.

Bai Tu opened his eyes and found himself on a vast grassland. There was knee-high grass everywhere, stretching as far as the eye could see, and not a single tree.

This place is suitable for breeding, and the white map draws the conclusion after observation.

Unfortunately, there were no sheep or cows around, and he was the only one around. Bai Tu was puzzled and walked to the side for a while, but there was still no one around.

Just when Bai Tu was wondering whether he should give it a try by shouting, there were a few voices not far away.

It didn’t sound like the sound of a human, but rather like the sound of a cub at home. Bai Tu walked over quietly.

A few steps away from him, a little black wolf was looking back, taking a few anxious steps from time to time.

Behind the black wolf cub, a little gray wolf that was a little smaller than him was also looking behind. The little gray wolf was obviously more impatient and barked every once in a while. The sound that Bai Tu just heard was made by it.

Although they were also one black and one gray, Bai Tu was very sure that these were not the two from his home.

Bai Tu looked in the direction the two cubs were staring at and held his breath for a moment.

A snow-white cub without any other colors was walking forward. It was smaller than the two in front. The grass that just reached Bai Tu’s knees looked like a small hill in the eyes of the little wolf cub. However, the little wolf cub still did not stop, and ran towards the direction of the two cubs in front with its short legs.

But this one was too small. It became breathless after walking a few steps. It stopped to rest for a while, and then continued to run forward after it was rested.

Bai Tu looked anxious, but there were no adult wolves around. Although there were many cubs to take care of, Bai Tu knew that if strangers touched the cubs, the cubs’ parents would most likely bite them to death or abandon them. He usually got permission before touching the cubs in the tribe, and those cubs were slightly older, so their mothers could recognize them and were not afraid of other people’s scent mixed in.

But there was no one here, and the little white wolf cub was obviously very tired. Bai Tu felt distressed and wanted to call for help, but when he opened his mouth, he found that no sound came out.

Bai Tu wanted to walk over and pick up the smallest cub, but found that he couldn’t move. It seemed like an illusion that he could walk around just now.

Unable to make a sound or move, Bai Tu could only stare at the three little wolf cubs, especially the white one, which was too small and was quite far away from the other two.

The little gray wolf couldn’t wait any longer and barked at the little white wolf twice, as if urging him, but also as if there was some other meaning mixed in.

Bai Tu didn’t understand, but the little white wolf seemed to understand and ran forward even more anxiously. Because he was too anxious, his short legs were tripped by a piece of grass.

The impatient little gray wolf cried out again, with heartache in his voice.

After a moment, the little white wolf climbed up and continued to move forward unsteadily. Maybe it was because it had been tripped once that it learned to be careful, or maybe there was another meaning in the little gray wolf’s voice. This time the little white wolf was not as anxious as before. Although it moved slowly, it moved forward steadily.

The little black wolf stared at the little white wolf intently without saying a word, but for some reason he made people feel a sense of calmness.

Bai Tu’s gaze stayed on the little black wolf for a while, and a somewhat absurd idea arose in his mind, this should have been what Lang Qi looked like when he was a child, right?

While Bai Tu and the two cubs in front were waiting, the little white wolf was getting closer and closer to the little gray wolf.

Finally, the white cub came over to the gray cub.

The originally irritable gray wolf lowered its head and rubbed against the white wolf, and then the two continued to move forward together.

Two of them walked up to the black wolf cub, and the three cubs rubbed against each other, and then as if they suddenly discovered Bai Tu, they ran towards him.

Bai Tu tentatively crouched down, and when he found he could, he waited for the three cubs to approach.

The black wolf was the fastest. He ran to Bai Tu’s side and was a little excited, circling around his feet.

Seeing such a small cub spinning around him, Bai Tu could no longer bear it and picked it up. At most he would wait for the cub’s parents to come over and explain. Besides, it would be a dereliction of duty for a parent to leave the cub in such a large open space and not care about it.

Bai Tu had just picked up the black wolf cub when the gray one arrived, followed closely by the white one at a distance behind him.

Hugging one is the same as hugging three. Bai Tu picked up the gray wolf cub that had just arrived at his feet and put it in his arms, then stretched out his hand to welcome the white wolf cub.

It is easier to see when you are closer. The white wolf cub is much smaller than the gray one. Bai Tu felt extremely distressed to see such a small cub running such a long distance, and he kissed the little white wolf on the head.

The little white wolf, who had originally closed his eyes, slowly opened his eyes and kissed Bai Tu on the face.

When the gray wolf saw this, he immediately imitated the white wolf and kissed him on the face.

The black wolf saw it as well, but did not move. Bai Tu looked down at him, and the black wolf immediately turned his head to the other side, his ears trembling slightly.

The look of saying one thing and thinking another was so adorable that Bai Tu couldn’t help himself and kissed the little black wolf on the ear.

Even though its whole body was black, Bai Tu could feel its shyness. It seemed very uncomfortable and didn’t even dare to look at him, but it didn’t struggle from beginning to end.

The white wolf hummed softly, and Bai Tu raised a finger and brushed it carefully.

This litter of cubs was smaller than the pair he raised, so he didn’t even dare to touch them too hard for fear of hurting the little wolves.

The cub obviously liked this kind of strength and squinted its eyes comfortably.

The little gray wolf bit Bai Tu’s other finger and asked him to touch him as well.

Bai Tu chuckled, and seeing that the ground was covered with grass, he simply lay down, placed the three cubs in a row on his stomach, and patted their heads one by one.

The cubs were indeed satisfied and narrowed their eyes.

A faint breeze blew over from not far away. Bai Tu closed his eyes comfortably and fell into sleep unknowingly.

Suddenly, Bai Tu felt like he had touched nothing and woke up instantly. When he woke up, he found himself back in bed. The soft grass under him turned into a blanket. Judging from the height of the pillow, he had turned back into a rabbit.

Thinking of the three cute little wolf cubs in his dream, Bai Tu began to look around him. There was nothing except the giant wolf staring at him, and no new little wolf cubs.

Even though he knew it was a dream, he couldn’t help feeling disappointed. Bai Tu closed his eyes and wanted to go back to that dream, but it was obviously impossible. The sun rises late in winter, and the bright room reminded Bai Tu that it was probably noon. His sleep quality has always been very good, and he went to bed because he was extremely sleepy yesterday. Waking up proved that he had gotten enough sleep, and it would be difficult for him to take another nap.

Bai Tu lay on the blanket, recalling the three cubs in his dream. He opened his eyes reluctantly, raised his paw and patted the giant wolf’s paw to remind it that it was time to get up.

If Bai Tu was reluctant to leave his dream, then Lang Qi was reluctant to leave Bai Tu. Knowing that Bai Tu was going out again after getting up, Lang Qi pretended not to notice his actions and carefully wrapped the little rabbit with his two front paws and placed it on his belly.

Bai Tu: “…” This posture would be very awkward if it were turned into a human form, so Bai Tu decisively moved to the side.

The wolf looked big enough in human form, and looked like a mountain in beast form. Bai Tu moved to the edge and was about to jump down when the giant wolf under him turned into a human form.

Lang Qi changed back into human form and took the white map down, but did not take his hand back.

Bai Tu was too lazy to expose his little trick, so he decisively transformed into a human form. The next moment, he was embraced by Lang Qi.

“Get up and work.” Bai Tu patted Lang Qi’s shoulder. There were too few safe areas early in the morning.

“I don’t want to go.” Lang Qi hugged Bai Tu tightly, “Let them do it themselves.”

“There are too many people. The tribe leader and the others will definitely be too busy to handle it. Besides, Ze is coming over today, and the Wolf Tribe has other things going on.” Lang Ze rushed back to the Wolf Tribe yesterday at noon. He should have turned back when he passed through the Wolf Tribe’s territory, but he walked an extra distance to send the people from the Red Eagle Tribe over.

The original number of people from the two tribes plus the orcs from the Lion Tribe was over a thousand. Now with the addition of more than 800 people from the Red Eagle Tribe and the cubs, the number has doubled. Even though Langze and Bai An have been dealing with things for a while, they still feel their scalps tingling when they see so many people.

Arranging work is never something that can be done with just a simple statement. After all, many jobs are related to each other. For example, if more people are added to the construction team, the number of people in the latter two types of work must also be adjusted. Otherwise, the construction team will be idle while the cement team and the brick-making team will be extremely busy. At the same time, the team that digs raw materials such as limestone and clay must also add people.

The same applies to other teams, such as the blacksmith team, the iron smelting team and the coal mining team. The adjustment of a work must take into account all the teams related to this work, and any adjustment will affect the entire body.

Some important tasks cannot be assigned to them, so there are more aspects that need to be considered. If they are not arranged quickly, everyone will be unhappy to see the people of the Red Eagle Tribe eating for free. Therefore, there is a lot of work and not a single day can be wasted.

Lang Qi had no memories of the past and had no sense of belonging to the two tribes. In his heart, as long as Bai Tu was by his side, he was satisfied. However, Lang Qi knew the status of the orcs and cubs in the tribe in Bai Tu’s heart, so even though he was a little dissatisfied, he still let go.

However, letting him go does not mean that he can touch other cubs at will like he did yesterday. After getting up, Lang Qi pulled the two little wolf cubs off the bed, held them in his arms, and followed Bai Tu out.

Bai Tu was no longer surprised that he had to follow her. He glanced at the sky and asked, “What do you want to eat?”

There should still be food in the cafeteria. There was one good thing about winter: food could be stored for a long time, and the food in the cafeteria would not be gone after a certain period of time like in summer. Because it’s cold in winter, everyone’s appetite has increased more or less, so the canteen will prepare more food. It doesn’t matter if you can’t finish it, as the food will not go bad in this weather even if left for a day.

Because it was not meal time, there were not many people in the cafeteria. A few people were sitting at a table near the fireplace to eat. Most of them were orcs who had just returned from the market. The low temperature and the fact that they had been walking for more than twenty days were exhausting for everyone. After a good rest, they got hungry very quickly.

Bai Tu looked back at Lang Qi. The members of the salt exchange team were all more or less tired after returning. Why was Lang Qi in such good spirits?

Lang Qi glanced at Bai Tu for a few seconds but didn’t answer the question.

If he hadn’t said anything, Bai Tu would have assumed that he wasn’t picky about food. He patted his lower back and walked to a few windows. In the end, he ordered two portions of barbecue, two portions of braised meat, two roasted corns and two bowls of porridge.

After bringing the food to the empty table, Bai Tu placed a corn and a bowl of porridge in front of himself, transferred half of the barbecue to another plate, the remaining half was his, and the rest was Lang Qi’s.

Lang Qi was a little dissatisfied with the fact that he divided the food before eating: “You eat first.”

Bai Tu rolled his eyes at him. What’s wrong with him? He just likes to eat the leftovers.

“Feed the cub quickly after eating.” Bai Tu said. Maybe it was because the cub was too tired from the bumpy journey, but today the cub did not get up early, which was unusual. It was still sleeping at noon.

“Yeah.” Lang Qi nodded, without telling Bai Tu that the cub had already eaten in the morning.

“Mu’s cooking skills have improved again.” Bai Tu ate a piece of barbecue and sighed. In fact, the food on the road was not bad, but it was definitely not as good as the food in the tribe.

The breeding area not only raises young prey, but also catches a lot of big prey. The latter are tied more tightly to ensure that they will not attack randomly, so they are untied several times. However, they are always tied with an iron chain. These big prey are the tribe’s reserve food for the winter. They can eat fresh ones at any time and don’t have to eat frozen ones all the time.

Thinking of this, Bai Tu felt that he should add more people to the mowing team. While the temperature is not yet so low that it is unbearable, he should store some hay. These prey can actually eat it. After all, they rely on eating these to survive in extreme drought and winter.

Lang Qi ate quickly. After he finished eating, he went to get food for the two cubs and woke them up to feed them.

The two cubs who were still half asleep smelled the fragrance before they even opened their eyes. They quickly woke up and grabbed Lang Qi’s hand to eat the food in the spoon.

“I should have known not to bring the cub out.” Bai Tu felt distressed. Although the cub had not suffered any harm along the way, life was not as comfortable as in the tribe.

“No.” Lang Qi looked up at him, “You must take it.” The cub must be taken with him wherever he goes. Without the cub, Bai Tu will definitely find a way to run away. Lang Qi concealed the complexity in his eyes and fed the last spoonful of food to the cub.

“Okay, okay, I’ll take him with me.” Bai Tu was helpless. He thought positively, Lang Qi would surely recover by the next market, and he would not be so paranoid then.

Bai Tu finished eating the corn and barbecue, and touched his stomach. Normally, this amount of food was enough. After all, when he asked for food, he ordered according to the appetite of two people. A portion of meat in the cafeteria weighed about two kilograms. He ate about one kilogram of barbecue, plus a corn and a bowl of porridge. Logically, he should be full, but now he felt like he could still eat more.

“Are you not full?” Lang Qi noticed Bai Tu’s condition and asked.

Bai Tu nodded. He was still a little hungry. He suspected it was because he had not eaten breakfast, so he decided to get up early tomorrow morning.

Lang Qi stood up and went to get a portion of fried meat.

Bai Tu originally thought that he could only eat two bites at most of this food, but he didn’t expect that his appetite was particularly good today. The food that usually seemed greasy to him just after waking up now tasted especially delicious. He ate two-thirds of the plate of fried meat by himself, and in the end only a little more than half was left, which was eaten up by Lang Qi.

Bai Tu touched his stomach and stretched. He wanted to go back to sleep, but he couldn’t do that now. It was already late enough to get up at noon. If he continued to sleep, he would be late for work. If he slept for half a day longer, he would be tired after coming back from the job. If he slept for another day longer, he was afraid that new rumors would spread.

Thinking of the misunderstanding between the leopard tribe and the horse tribe, Bai Tu immediately gave up the idea of ​​going back to rest. There were already enough rumors, and there must not be any more.

Assigning work to the Vulture Tribe members was not a difficult task for Bai An, and even Bai Tu took a whole day to figure it out. Right now, the most in-demand jobs in the tribe are coal mining, limestone mining, and preparing fodder.

After all, coal is the main fuel in the tribe nowadays. Whether it is burning kilns or cooking and heating, more than 80% of them use coal. After all, coal has many more advantages than wood.

Originally, it didn’t take too many people to dig limestone, after all, it was cold and the construction team should be idle. But after making the kang, many orcs also wanted to use bricks and cement to make partition walls. After all, brick walls have much better sound insulation than the previous wooden boards. With the brick walls, the cave is not much different from the previous one, and the construction team’s work has increased. Fortunately, there are not many things to do in winter, and building brick walls at this time will not delay the tribe’s affairs.

As the demand for bricks and cement increases, the teams digging for raw materials such as limestone and clay will definitely be busy, which will be enough to send some vultures there.

Needless to say, there is no upper limit on the work of fodder. One chicken can be fed three kilograms a day, or even ten kilograms. The difference is that the more fodder is given, the more meat there will be in the end. If there weren’t so many people that it would be difficult for Mao Lin and others to manage, it would be no problem to arrange everyone there.

Once these tasks are assigned, half of the headcount problem will be solved. After all, the increase in headcount for each job involves two tribes together.

There were still four hundred people left, some of whom were assigned to the transport team. Previously, only the number of people digging coal and raw materials had been increased. If more raw materials were mined, it would not work if there were fewer people to transport them.

After arranging these extra people, Bai Tu thought about it and finally decided to replace the lions who had performed better before. He assigned these lions with good attitudes some tasks that the vultures could not do, such as making bricks.

These are just temporary arrangements for now, and we will make adjustments based on how these people perform. After everything was arranged, two days passed and the breeding area was suddenly empty. Because the work of digging raw materials is far away from the tribe, and it takes time to run back and forth every day, it is a waste of time to let them live here. Only the transportation team still lives here temporarily, and those vultures working in coal mining areas and other places live directly nearby. However, the treatment of these people is not as good as that of the wolf and rabbit tribes. Their own people live in single rooms or double rooms, while the vulture tribe lives in large bunk beds.

The Hongku people who had previously been cursing and refusing to live in the breeding area were frozen at the door for three days, and finally moved in obediently. Bai Tu was worried about this person. Hongku had no great abilities, but he was a little smart, and it would be a bit dangerous to let him go outside, so Bai Tu directly arranged for him to clean the breeding area.

Cleaning the breeding area is the job that people are most reluctant to do. It is not that tiring, after all, cleaning the ground is much easier than digging coal and rocks, but this job stinks.

No matter how much preparation is done before work, even if several layers of animal skins are applied, once the breeding area is cleaned and the dirt is transported out, there is always a smell on the workers that cannot be dispelled.

As soon as he moved into the warm and clean room, Hong Ku noticed that there were far fewer people inside than in the previous few days. Thinking of the Vulture Tribe that had left in the past two days, he decided to discuss with everyone how to escape at night. However, he was called to work that afternoon. Hong Ku, who had hardly done any work in the Red Eagle Tribe, didn’t even know how to hunt. He was stunned when a broom was stuffed in his hand, and he became more and more confused afterwards.

After finally making it to night, Hongku returned to his residence and planned to discuss things with the others, but he found that as soon as he approached, the others hid far away.

The orc who was guarding the vulture tribe watched all night and came to Bai Tu to report the situation at noon.

“No one pays attention to Hongku.”

Bai Tu nodded, quite satisfied. This was the last chance. If Hongku talked nonsense again, he didn’t mind using some medicine. He didn’t have his own venom like Wu Lai, but it was not difficult to prepare a medicine to poison and mute a person.

After everyone left, Bai Tu finished the drawing with the last few strokes and put down the charcoal pencil.

“What is this?” Bai Tu had less to do today, so he could stay in the cave all day. Lang Qi didn’t want to go out either, but there was nothing to do in the cave, so he simply looked at Bai Tu to see if he would find it the first time he stopped writing.

“Sickle.” Bai Tu explained that this time he went to the market to contact the orc who sold wheat last time and exchanged it for several hundred kilograms of wheat seeds. When spring comes, he can sow spring wheat.

The wheat in their tribe is growing well. Wheat is frost-resistant and can be harvested in the summer. He made the tools first to avoid being in a hurry.

The sickle can be used not only for cutting wheat, but also for cutting grass. Now that it is made, it can be put to use. Bai Tu described the production method and usage to Lang Qi.

“I think we can make some other farm tools.” Bai Tu said. Winter is a season of idleness, cold and hunger for orcs, but in his opinion, there are no less things to do in winter than in summer. In fact, because most people do not need to hunt, there is more labor force.

These were all items he didn’t know what to do with. Lang Qi didn’t say anything. He listened to Bai Tu’s explanation and memorized the contents.

Bai Tu talked for a while and felt a little dry in the mouth. He was about to ask Lang Qi to help him pour a glass of water, but Lang Qi had already started moving when he stopped: “Honey water?”

Bai Tu responded, took the water and drank two sips. He felt a little hungry.

Even without a clock, Bai Tu could be sure that he had just finished his meal less than two hours ago, and that he had eaten a lot of food today. In the past few days, the amount of food he had eaten at each meal was half more than before he went to the market.

I used to feel full after eating a pound of meat in one meal. Now, not only do I not feel full after one meal, I feel hungry right after eating. I have to eat four or five meals a day.

Even though he knew that his appetite would change in the winter, he didn’t expect it to be so great, doubling his food intake per day.

If this goes on, the tribe will be bankrupt, Bai Tu thought worriedly.