I've been transported to the orc continent.

Chapter 273 Making Brew Starter

Seeing that Bai Ling wanted to say something, Zhan said, "Ling, don't refuse. I'm talking to you about this in my capacity as the clan leader."

“Ling, you’ve provided housing for all the orcs in the tribe. Now that you’re building your own house, it’s only right and proper that we come and help. This is not only my wish, but also the wish of all the orcs in the tribe.”

Cang said from the side, "Ling, don't refuse, just agree to the clan leader's request."

Back at the Salt Lake, Zhonghe and the two Sky Orcs said the same thing. Now, Chief Zhan has come specifically to discuss this matter with Bai Ling. Bai Ling knows that he should no longer refuse, as this is a token of the tribe's goodwill.

“Alright, it’s settled then,” Bai Ling said. “When I build my house, all the beastmen in the tribe will come to help.”

Zhan's eyes lit up with a smile: "Well, you don't need so many orcs to build your house. I want to build ten more houses for the tribe. With ten houses, all the orcs in the tribe can be accommodated. We can eat in the houses during the New Year instead of eating together in the caves on the hill."

The cave was dark and damp. In the past, people had no choice but to live in caves. But now things are different. With spacious and bright houses, who would want to live in a cave?

Bai Ling said, "Okay, leave this matter to me. We'll build those ten houses to be spacious."

Zhan smiled and said, "Alright, I'll leave this matter to you."

*

The orcs in the tribe were already very skilled at digging foundations. The orc in charge of shouting the slogans would yell "One, two," and the heavy stones would be lifted up by the orcs working together. When the orc in charge of shouting the slogans yelled "Three," the stones would fall quickly and crash heavily to the ground.

Bai Ling worked alongside the strong orcs, who were shirtless, their robust physiques on full display under the dazzling sunlight.

Bai Ling's forehead was covered in sweat, but he didn't feel tired at all. This was his and Yue's home. As long as he thought about how he and Yue would live a happy life in this house in the future, Bai Ling's heart was filled with anticipation.

Besides here, the foundations for the ten houses in the tribe also need to be dug. Moreover, the houses there are different from those of the orcs; only two houses are separated by a wall, making them open-plan.

All the foundations were dug, but Yue still hadn't returned. The smartweed that Bai Ling had planted had already bloomed, so he decided to make some yeast.

Alcohol has so many uses. Besides drinking it, it can also be used to make food or to sterilize and disinfect. Bai Ling wants to make alcohol so that she can drink it during the New Year.

Bai Ling carried a basket on his back and arrived at the place where he had planted the seeds of smartweed.

Polygonum hydropiper is very resilient. When Bai Ling planted it, she planted the seeds on a small hillside and then neglected it after it sprouted. However, the polygonum hydropiper grew very lushly, forming a large, green patch covered with purplish-red flowers.

Bai Ling took the basket off her back, picked up the wildflowers of the smartweed in full bloom, and cut them down with a sickle in her hand.

He brought home a large basket full of smartweed flowers. He first cleaned the smartweed flowers, then used the smartweed to make yeast. He only used the smartweed flowers, not the branches and leaves. The cleaned smartweed flowers were washed thoroughly, cut into small pieces, and put into a pot with water to boil.

Once the smartweed flowers have softened, use a strainer to scoop them out and then use silk as gauze to squeeze out the excess water.

Back on Earth, Bai Ling would never have imagined that she would ever be able to use silk as gauze.

However, times have changed. Although the living conditions on the Beastman Continent are far inferior to those on Earth, there are still some things that Bai Ling could never afford when he was on Earth, such as silk gauze.

Rice flour is the best ingredient for making yeast, but Bai Lingshou didn't have any, so he used sorghum flour instead.

Bai Ling ground the sorghum powder for making the yeast three times. To make the sorghum powder even finer, he also filtered it with gauze once.

Mix sorghum flour and squeezed-dry smartweed flowers together. First, stir slowly with chopsticks until the two are evenly mixed. Then, take a small handful and gently knead it into a dough.

This step is very important; do not use too much force, and be sure to knead it slowly.

Bai Ling laid a layer of wheat straw in the basket, followed by a layer of pine needles, and then placed the prepared yeast starter on the pine needles.

At this point, the yeast starter is ready. Ideally, it would be best to sprinkle a layer of old yeast starter powder on the yeast starter. However, Bai Ling did not have any old yeast starter powder, so he had to skip this step and let the yeast starter ferment on its own.

Bai Ling sprinkled another layer of pine needles on the yeast starter, and now it's just a matter of waiting for it to ferment.

*

Bai Ling wasn't very lucky. He made about a hundred yeast starter blanks, but only got about thirty intact ones. The rest of the yeast starters either had a layer of black mold or black spots on the surface. Some of the blanks were only half fermented, and the mycelium on the surface was half dead, so they were unusable.

Bai Ling placed the more than thirty intact yeast starters in the courtyard to dry in the sun. The yeast starters needed to be dried for two more days to be fully prepared.

The second time he made the yeast starter, the success rate was much higher. Of the more than two hundred yeast starter blanks, nearly 80% had fermented successfully. Bai Ling put all the yeast starters into jars. After the house was built, he would go and collect some fruit to see if he could make some fruit wine to drink.

*

A group of unfamiliar orcs arrived at the tribe.

These orcs were the ones Zhu had mentioned who were on the road. They carried baskets on their backs and followed Chen and another orc as they ran into the Tall Tree Tribe.

While patrolling the tribe's territory, Chen happened to encounter this group of unfamiliar orcs. After learning that they had come to the tribe to learn skills, Chen offered to take them back to the tribe.

Actually, Chen had a little ulterior motive. He saw many orcs from other tribes arrive at his tribe and what their first reaction was. They were all so shocked that they couldn't speak and stood there for a long time, unable to come back to their senses.

They would wander around the tribe, marveling at everything they saw, then marveling, then sighing and hoping, all wishing their own tribe could become just as good. Finally, they would eagerly ask who made all of these things.

At this time of year, his brother's name would be mentioned repeatedly, and the orcs in the tribe would tell the orcs from outside the tribe that all of this was created by an orc named Ling.

Chen loved seeing the expressions on the faces of the visiting orcs when they heard his brother's name; it made him feel incredibly proud.

The one who created all of this is Ling, his older brother!

He has the best and most amazing older brother in the world; everyone else can only be envious!