I've been transported to the orc continent.

Chapter 111 Cutting Down Trees

Bai Ling taught all the beastmen how to plant the seeds and told them about the precautions to take when planting. The beastmen from other tribes basically learned how to plant cassava and various seeds, and they all bid farewell to the people of the High Tree Tribe and left.

Only the orcs of the Snow Mountain Tribe have not yet left.

Neither the Greenwood Tribe nor the Snow Mountain Tribe has cassava. If they want to grow cassava, they can only take stems from other tribes.

The Greenwood Tribe is relatively easy to deal with, as they are close to the Longhorn Tribe. If they want to grow cassava, they can go to the Longhorn Tribe to exchange for cassava stems. The Snow Mountain Tribe is more troublesome. They are closest to the Rock Turtle Tribe, but it takes four or five days to get there from the Rock Turtle Tribe. How to preserve the stems during these days is the biggest problem facing the Snow Mountain Tribe.

We need to seek Bai Ling's help with this problem.

Bai Ling came up with a solution for them: once the weather gets warmer and the buds on the cassava stems grow larger, they can carry the cassava stems back in baskets.

The chieftain of the Snow Mountain Tribe had already returned with his people, but the Snow Mountain Tribe shaman was still in the High Tree Tribe and had not left. Bai Ling suggested that they could try this method, and the shaman immediately agreed.

*

The weather was still a little cold, and it wasn't the season for planting yet. With plenty of food, the other tribesmen were idle, but Bai Ling took her family to cut down trees.

He's building a house this year and will need a lot of timber, so Bai Ling plans to prepare the necessary timber now that he has the time.

When making roof beams, you should choose trees with large diameters, straight trunks, and relatively hard wood. Tall trees live in colder places, where the wood is generally harder. As for large, straight trees, you can find them everywhere once you enter the forest.

Bai Ling didn't even need to search much; she found suitable trees shortly after entering the tribe's forest.

This tree looks a lot like the red pine from my past life, but it is much taller. Its leaves are a very, very dark green. The tree is so tall, but the pine cones are pitifully small, less than the size of a fingernail.

This tree is quite hard, so even if orcs wanted to cut it down for firewood, they wouldn't cut it much. Because it's difficult to cut and doesn't burn well, it's not very useful to them.

However, it is quite suitable for use as a roof beam.

Bai Ling peeled off a piece of bark with a machete, bent his index finger and tapped it lightly. This kind of tree made a crisp sound when tapped, not muffled at all, and it didn't sound like the kind of soft, limp tree.

Bai Ling smiled and said, "Father, Father, let's choose this one."

Lin stepped forward, holding the axe in his hand: "Ling, step back a bit, I'll handle this."

Cang also stepped forward: "Let's go together."

Lin and Cang started cutting down trees, and the others weren't idle either. Chen and Feng found the same tree and started cutting it down, while Bai Ling naturally joined Yue.

Orcs used to use stone axes to cut down trees, but now that they have iron axes, it's much easier for them. Plus, the orcs are very strong, so even though the trees are quite hard, they slowly developed cuts in the trunks after each swing of their axes.

Bai Ling chose a tree that one person could hug. This kind of tree is considered a little brother in the forest. There are many trees in the forest that are much thicker than it. However, Bai Ling only wants to build the simplest house and does not plan to build any high-end pavilions or towers. This kind of tree is more suitable. There is no need to use a thicker one.

Everyone else chose thicker trees because, in addition to houses, they also need to make furniture, doors, and windows, so they should try to choose thicker trees for those as well.

The Bai family cut down the tree at the edge of the forest, pulled it out of the forest, cut off all the branches, and then rolled it back.

*

It was almost noon, and most of the tribespeople who had gone out to work had returned to the tribe. When they saw Bai Ling's family rolling so many logs back, the tribespeople stopped and asked Bai Ling what he was doing.

Cang said with pride, "Ling said that we needed wood to build a house, so we cut some down."

The tribespeople all knew what a house was, but they didn't need such thick timbers at all. The only place where timber could be used to build a house was the roof, but you could just put some branches on the roof. How could they put such thick timbers on the roof?

The clansmen were all very familiar with Bai Ling's family, and since they had questions in their minds, they immediately asked them.

Bai Ling replied, "This is a new type of house. It's quite troublesome to build, but once it's finished, you can live in it for a long time."

After saying that, Bai Ling glanced at Yue, signaling Yue to say something as well.

This was originally a secret between the two of them, and now that it was to be revealed to the tribe members, it was only natural that the two of them had to do it together.

Yue understood Bai Ling's meaning. His expression softened considerably, and a hint of a smile appeared in his icy blue eyes: "This kind of house is spacious and bright. There will be a kang (heated brick bed) inside, so it will be very warm in winter and relatively cool in summer." Yue thought for a moment and then added: "This kind of house is much better than the houses we used to build."

The tribespeople now have complete faith in Bai Ling. Hearing that this kind of house is excellent, they no longer even return to Aishan. Instead, they gather around Bai Ling's family, asking him all sorts of questions about how to build the new house.

The tribespeople had so many questions that Bai Ling didn't even bother to free her hands and waved them, saying, "Alright, everyone, listen to me."

The tribespeople immediately quieted down, their eyes fixed expectantly on Bai Ling.

Bai Ling said, "Building this kind of house is quite troublesome. First, we need to fire bricks, then make doors and windows out of wood, and we also need to get cement and glass. Once everything is ready, you can come and see how I build the house. I will teach you how to build a house."

The beastmen didn't know what bricks, cement, and glass were, but since Bai Ling said he would teach them, the tribesmen stopped asking questions and instead focused on the wood that Bai Ling's family had brought back.

The Bai family had to cut wood before building their house. If they were to build a house, would they also have to cut wood first?

"Ling, are we going to cut down this kind of wood too?" several tribesmen asked in unison.

Bai Ling nodded and said, "Yes, this kind of wood is quite hard and is very good for making beams, pillars and furniture. If you want to build a house, you should cut this kind of wood."

Bai Ling stretched out her hands as if to hug it: "This thickness is fine."

The tribesmen imitated Bai Ling, stretching out their arms as if to embrace her, nodding as they memorized the gesture. They planned to cut down trees just like Ling's in the afternoon, trees as thick as they could carry in their arms.

Bai Ling then said, "This tree is called a red pine, right? Since it's useful, we need to give it a name."

This tree has no name. It is of little use to orcs, and they rarely use it, so naturally it has no name.

The tribespeople nodded, indicating that they remembered the name of the tree.