readsfreenovel Chapter 313 More Orcs Are Coming
Chapter 313 More Orcs Are Coming
When he got home, it was not yet noon, but the weather was already unbearably hot. After Bai Ling took off the grass he was carrying, he transformed into human form and quickly took a bath.
To prepare for bathing, Bai Ling specially made a large iron basin. In the morning, she would fill the basin with water and let it dry in the sun. When she returned from working in the fields, the water in the basin would be warm from the sun, just right for bathing.
After showering, I just quickly dried my hair and tied it up. There were no hair dryers in this day and age, so hair could only air dry. Luckily, the weather is hot now, so it didn't take long for my hair to dry.
When Chen saw Bai Ling come out, he said, "Brother, the clan leader sent someone to find you and said he wants you to go to the council room."
Bai Ling nodded and asked, "Did the clan leader say what it was about?"
Chen: "They didn't say anything, they just said they wanted you to come over."
Bai Ling then took a clean piece of animal hide, carefully wiped her hair, combed it, tied it into a high ponytail, and changed into a silk short-sleeved shirt and shorts.
At this time of year, unless she's working in the fields, Bai Ling wears silk clothes at home.
Wearing animal skins was just too hot. Before silk was available, Bai Ling could tolerate it, but now that silk was available, she simply couldn't stand wearing animal skins in the sweltering summer heat.
At first, the fathers were reluctant to part with the silk, but Bai Ling insisted that each of them wear three sets of short-sleeved shirts and shorts. As soon as they came back from working in the fields, Bai Ling would force them to change into them. After doing this a few times, the fathers got used to wearing silk at home.
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There were several people in the council room. Besides Zhan and the two elders from the tribe, the Grand Elder was also there. Two orcs were sitting next to the Grand Elder. Bai Ling glanced at them and felt that they looked familiar. After thinking carefully in his mind, he quickly remembered who they were.
They were orcs from the central tribe, whom he had seen three years ago.
At that time, they were mostly in human form, only transforming into beast form when they left. Therefore, Bai Ling recognized their faces but not their beast forms.
Knowing they were orcs from the Central Tribe caravan, Bai Ling felt even more puzzled. It wasn't time for the caravan to arrive yet, so how did they get here? Or were there only the two of them? Where was the caravan?
Bai Ling's doubts were quickly answered: they hadn't come with a caravan this time, but with orcs from other tribes.
The caravan passed through many tribes along the way. These tribes had heard that the High Tree Tribe had many good things that could provide the orcs with enough to eat and wear, and also allow them to get through the winter in a warm environment. They all wanted to come to the High Tree Tribe to learn from them.
At first, a few tribes of orcs followed the caravan, but later the caravan grew larger and larger, with more and more orcs following. The caravan had to stop at many tribes along the way, and the orcs who came along discussed it and decided to come ahead of time.
These two Sky Orcs came ahead of time to warn the High Tree Tribe, because there were far more Orcs than the High Tree Tribe had.
With so many orcs coming, many things need to be arranged in advance, and the most pressing issue is finding accommodation.
Zhan said, "Clean up all the caves on the low mountain and let these orcs live there first."
Bai Ling asked, "What about the food?"
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The orcs learning skills in the tribe now exchange their own goods for food. The tribe's food is enough to feed these orcs. Now that there are so many more orcs, food has become a big problem. I wonder if the tribe's food can feed so many orcs?
Zhan Xiaoxiao said, "Ling, you don't need to worry about food. The tribe has plenty of food stored up, enough for everyone to eat until autumn. I asked around, and they all brought their own food. Even if our tribe doesn't have enough food, we can exchange food with other tribes."
Since we started farming, the surrounding tribes have had plenty of food, and it's no problem to exchange goods for food with them.
Bai Ling lowered his head, then raised it and said, “Chieftain, they will be traveling for a long time. Even if they bring things, how much can they carry? Of what they bring, they will have to exchange some with us as payment for learning skills. That will leave them with even less. In addition, their tribes are far away from ours, so they will likely stay in our tribe for quite some time. This will make the food problem even more difficult to solve.”
If orcs lacking food came to the High Tree Tribe to borrow food, the orcs in the tribe would certainly be willing to give them food. However, these orcs are not really lacking food; they came to the High Tree Tribe to learn skills, which means they are already taking advantage of the High Tree Tribe. Even if the High Tree Tribe were willing to provide food for free, they probably wouldn't accept it.
Zhan thought for a moment and said, "In the past, when they studied in our tribe, they would go back every two or three months. Anyway, they would ride back on the backs of the Sky Orcs, so it wouldn't take much time for them to go back and forth. When they came back, they would bring things again and exchange them for food with us. This time there are more orcs, and their tribes are not all together. Even if there are Sky Orcs, we can't take them back often. We really need to think of a solution to their food problem."
The elder coughed lightly and said, "Our caravan was too naive. We didn't expect so many orcs to come together. How are we going to solve the food problem?"
Zhan quickly said, "Elder, what does this have to do with you? We welcome orcs from other tribes to come. The more people there are, the more things we can do."
After saying that, he looked at Bai Ling and said, "Ling, do you have any ideas? Here's what I'm thinking: how about we lend them food first and let them pay us back later, or we can do what we used to do and have them work for us in exchange for food?"
Bai Ling: "I think it's better to exchange work for food. But if they only work, they won't be able to learn skills. I think it's better if they spend a year learning skills and then another year working for the tribe. During these two years, their tribe will be provided for them."
The tribe has an iron smelting workshop, a carpentry team, and this year they also have a pottery firing team. In terms of ironware alone, the Gaoshu tribe has exchanged many good things with other tribes. Now the Gaoshu tribe is the richest tribe in the surrounding area.
With the good goods obtained through trade and the surplus food in the tribe, feeding another two hundred to three hundred orcs would not be a problem.
Moreover, these orcs can work for the High Tree Tribe, and with these orcs around, the High Tree Tribe will develop even faster.
Zhan thought for a moment and said, "Ling, what you said is a good idea. After they arrive, I will talk to them and see if they are willing."
The elder said from the side, "Zhan, one year is too short. I think it would be better to change it to two years. During these two years, all the orcs who come to learn the skills will have to work for your tribe for free."