I've been transported to the orc continent.

Chapter 284 Visiting the Tribe

Since they had decided to visit the High Tree Tribe, they needed to set off as soon as possible. The old orc made arrangements for the tribe and then set off with two tribesmen.

Two members of the tribe transformed into their beast forms. The old beastman and the elder sat on the back of a sky beastman. The old beastman waved to the beastmen who were seeing them off, and the sky beastman cried out a few times before slowly disappearing into the horizon.

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When Zhan returned to the tribe, Bai Ling was weaving cloth at home.

Bai Ling and her father Feng take turns using the loom at home. Today, Feng went out to cut grass for the livestock, so Bai Ling stayed home to weave cloth.

After Zhan returned, he immediately asked the orc to call Bai Ling over. The old orc had come to his tribe, so of course he had to take a good look around. Zhan planned to have Bai Ling show the old orc around the tribe.

Bai Ling pulled Zhan aside and whispered, "Chieftain, they are chieftains from other tribes. Why don't you show them around?"

Zhan laughed and said, "Ling, you're the one who brought all these things to the tribe, so it's perfectly normal for you to lead them on a tour. You should talk to them properly and let them see the benefits of our tribe, and try to persuade them to stay."

Faced with Zhan's earnest instructions, Bai Ling could only agree. The three orcs were arranged to live in the caves on the low mountain. The ten rooms that had just been cleaned were not completely dry yet, and the rooms were too cold and not suitable for old orcs to live in. Orcs from the central tribe had always lived in the caves on the low mountain, so adding three more orcs would not be a problem.

The next day, Bai Ling got up early and went to the low mountain. The three orcs who had come from afar had already eaten and packed up.

Bai Ling tried to make her expression brighter and said, "Chief Gao, our chief asked me to show you around the tribe. Which places would you like to visit?"

Fei, speaking in a gentle tone, said the old orc, "You can go anywhere."

Bai Ling thought for a moment and said, "Then let me take you to see the fields where our tribe grows crops."

As they walked along the road, Fei and the two members of their tribe kept looking around.

The roadside was lined with common weeds, which was nothing unusual. However, the road beneath their feet intrigued them. It was extremely smooth and easy to walk on, unlike walking on grassy ground where they had to constantly watch their surroundings and the movement of their feet, lest wild animals or insects suddenly jump out.

Moreover, they could push wooden carts back and forth on these roads. They had just encountered some orcs from this tribe pushing something made of wood, and after asking them, they learned that it was called a cart and could be used to carry things. It was a very suitable tool for small orcs.

The fields of the Gaoshu tribe are all located near water sources. Before they even arrived, Fei and the two tribesmen saw the green expanse.

The fields in the tribe are carefully tended, unlike the weeds. They grow much more vigorously and are planted very neatly. The fields are arranged in a neat row, and when the breeze blows, the crops look like undulating waves, swaying incessantly.

Fei recognized the beans and sorghum. He had traveled before and knew that the seeds of both plants were edible. However, the beans and sorghum grown in the fields looked much more robust than those growing freely in the wild.

Walking along the path in the middle of the field, Fei saw that the plants growing there were pumpkins, winter melons, celery and leafy greens. These were plants that orcs often ate, and they were all growing very well.

Bai Ling led them for a while before saying, "These fields were all cultivated by us. We planted the seeds in the spring, and in the autumn, we can harvest a lot of grain."

"Now, the orcs in the tribe basically don't go out to gather food anymore. We work in the fields, carefully tending to the crops. Compared to gathering, farming yields more food, is much more stable, and is less dangerous."

Bai Ling led three orcs to a cassava field and said, "This is called cassava. It's now the staple food of our tribe. Its yield is very high. Our tribe doesn't lack food now, and a large part of that is thanks to it."

Although Bai Ling prefers wheat flour to cassava, she has to admit that the tribe members are able to have enough to eat because of cassava.

The two younger orcs didn't recognize cassava, but Fei did. He widened his eyes in surprise: "Isn't this poisonous? Can you eat it?"

Bai Ling nodded and said, "As long as it's handled properly, the cassava won't be poisonous. The steamed dumplings you ate yesterday had wrappers made from cassava."

It's fair to say that yesterday's dinner at the Gaoshu tribe was the most delicious meal Fei had ever had, especially the steamed dumplings. He had never eaten anything so delicious before. He asked Zhan what they were made of, and Zhan just smiled mysteriously and said he would find out. But he never expected that the steamed dumplings were made of large root grass.

He had seen this thing when he was traveling. The orcs of that tribe had warned him repeatedly that it was poisonous and would kill him. So it turns out it is edible.

Fei's expression was very complicated. Bai Ling then led them to a field where wheat was planted: "This is wheat. The flour made from wheat is called flour. Flour is a very delicious food."

Wheat is the best-nurtured crop, and it grows the best. At this time, the wheat has not yet formed ears and looks no different from ordinary grass. Fei stood in front of the wheat field for a long time without saying a word, and it was unknown what he was thinking.

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After returning from the fields, Bai Ling took them to visit the tribe's carpentry team.

The carpentry team was right next to the council chamber. In fact, Fei had already taken two of his tribesmen outside to look around yesterday. They could see through the glass that there were several large houses with many orcs working inside. However, because of the glass, they couldn't see what the orcs were doing inside the houses; they could only see that they were working on a pile of wood.

Bai Ling led three orcs into the carpentry workshop. The orcs working there greeted Bai Ling, who smiled and said, "You just keep working. The chieftain asked me to show these three guests around."

The carpentry team now makes custom-made wooden items for the clan members, including tables, chairs, cabinets, buckets, wooden basins, doors, windows, and silkworm frames. The two carpentry teams are working on looms.

Bai Ling introduced the carpenters' tools to the three beastmen one by one. The three beastmen were like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, staring at them intently. Fei was particularly interested in the carpenters' tools and kept asking Bai Ling questions for a long time.

When they reached the loom, Fei asked, "What is this for? It looks so complicated."