I've been transported to the orc continent.

Chapter 348 The gold is too beautiful

The golden water droplets were small, but clearly visible in the basin. All the beastmen gathered around, craning their necks to look into the earthenware basin. Unlike the previous basin which was mixed with specks of golden mud and sand, this time there were real stars falling to the bottom of the water.

Bai Ling reached out and took the gold out of the water.

The gold was only about the size of a date pit, and its color was a dark golden yellow. Judging from its appearance, it was certainly not as pure as the gold that Bai Ling had seen in his previous life, but Bai Ling was already very satisfied with it.

Bai Ling handed the gold nuggets to Yue: "Yue, this is the gold."

Yue held the gold between his two fingers, looking at it again and again, clearly delighted: "Ling, is this gold?"

In front of outsiders, Yue usually has very little emotional fluctuation, but today his tone of voice was a little excited, with a hint of disbelief and caution.

Looking at Yue's appearance, Bai Ling understood that beastmen and humans alike liked this golden-yellow metal with a unique luster.

Yue looked at the gold nugget in her hand a few times with reluctance, then handed it to Zhao beside her: "Uncle Zhao, here you go."

Zhao also loved the gold, but there were several tribesmen waiting there. After glancing at it a few times, he handed the gold nugget to the little one beside him.

The tiny gold nugget went through the hands of the beastmen and eventually returned to Bai Ling's hand.

Bai Ling placed the gold nuggets into the porcelain jar that had been prepared beforehand. Without him saying anything, the beastmen's enthusiasm for alchemy had already reached unprecedented heights.

No wonder Ling said that gold shines as brightly as the sun, and that gold jewelry is very beautiful. Let alone jewelry, just looking at those small gold grains sparkling makes the orcs think they are indescribably beautiful.

Many orcs from the central tribes were here, spinning thread, weaving cloth, knitting sweaters and scarves. When they heard that Bai Ling had created something useful, they all put down their work and ran to see.

When the orcs who had come to watch the spectacle saw the tiny gold nugget, they were all stunned. The gold nugget passed around among them, and everyone was so fond of it that they wished they could keep it in their pockets and possess it for themselves.

Of course, this was just an idea. After taking a few glances, the orcs reluctantly passed the gold nuggets to the next orc.

One of the orcs asked, "Ling, is gold made by refining that yellow mud and sand?"

Bai Ling nodded.

The orc who was speaking thought for a moment and said, "I think I've seen this kind of silt before. When the sun shines down on the riverbed, there are many shiny dots on the bottom, just like stars."

As soon as the orc finished speaking, the orc next to him asked, "Pig, where did you see this before? We're from the same tribe and go to similar places. How come I've never seen it before?"

The orc called "Pig" said, "How come you haven't been there? It's the Fifth Tribe area, that river that flows out of the mountains. There's that kind of mud with gold flecks on the bottom of the river. I've seen it twice."

Upon hearing this, an orc chimed in, "Yes, there is such a river. I also remember that there was this kind of sand at the bottom of the river, especially in the section that just flows out of the mountains, where there is the most golden sand."

After the beastmen discussed it for a while, the pig looked at Bai Ling and asked, "Ling, can that kind of sand with gold flecks be refined into gold?"

Pigs really love this thing called gold. It's shiny and sparkly, just like sunlight, and you can fall in love with it at first sight.

Many eyes turned to Bai Ling. After thinking for a moment, Bai Ling said, "I'll have to go and see for myself first. It's winter now, and the river is frozen over, so it's probably not convenient to go and check it out. I'll go and see it in the spring."

The beastmen immediately nodded, saying it was only right, and the pig patted his chest and assured them, "Ling, leave this to me. I'll take you to that riverbank to see it later."

*

All the gold has been refined. Bai Ling distributed some to his clansmen, and carefully kept the rest.

After the gold was refined, Yue and Xiao discussed it and decided to dye the cotton cloth.

The woven cotton cloth was a dull white, not a very attractive color. The orcs of the central tribe had heard that plants growing on the ground could be used for dyeing, and many had collected the roots, stems, and leaves. Knowing that Yue and Xiao wanted to dye the cotton cloth, the orcs were quite generous, wanting to bring over all the roots, stems, and leaves they had collected.

Yue felt very embarrassed and wanted to exchange something with them, but the orcs of the central tribe refused. They had become quite familiar with Yue and Xiao during this time. One of the orcs took Yue's hand and said with a grin, "Yue, you and Xiao are dyeing cotton cloth, so of course we have to learn from you. Consider these things as our tuition fees."

“Yes, yes,” one of the orcs said, putting his arm around the younger one. “If we’re really going to talk about it, we should be the ones exchanging things with you. You taught us such an important skill as dyeing, and we should be thanking you.”

The orcs of the central tribe were very enthusiastic. Xiao and Yue exchanged a glance, and Xiao said, "Alright, we'll teach you how to dye cloth. Dyeing cloth isn't troublesome, it's just that mixing the colors takes a long time, but we don't have much time to spare, so we can experiment slowly and find the most suitable colors."

This was the first time Yue and Xiao had taught so many people a skill, so they told Bai Ling about it and asked him for advice.

Instead of instructing them on what to do, Bai Ling asked, "What are your thoughts?"

Yue said, "Xiao and I have discussed it and decided to cut the cotton cloth into pieces about half the size of a palm. We will boil all the roots, stems and leaves they brought and test them on the cotton cloth one by one to find the most suitable color so that we can dye the cloth."

Bai Ling nodded: "Yes, that's what I think too. Yue, Xiao, remember to memorize the roots, stems and leaves of each plant. It will be troublesome if you remember them wrong."

Xiao said, "Of course. Yue and I agreed to select a large quantity of plants with beautiful colors for dyeing. If we have time, we also plan to try mixed dyeing, which is to mix several kinds of plants together to see if we can produce even more beautiful colors."

They had thought things through thoroughly, and Bai Ling had nothing more to say.

Xiao asked, "Ling, will you come to help us tomorrow?"

Bai Ling looked at Yue and asked with a smile, "Yue, would you like me to help?"

Yue thought for a moment before saying, “Ling, Xiao and I can do it.” He glanced at Xiao and said, “Xiao is very talented in this area. When he was in the tribe, he figured out several beautiful colors. Although we don’t recognize many of the plants in the central tribe and don’t know what colors they can dye, we believe in ourselves and we can definitely lead them to dye beautiful colors.”

After Yue finished speaking, she asked, "Xiao, don't you think so?"

Xiao was very proud of his friend's affirmation, and he nodded vigorously: "Yue is right. Ling, what do you think?"

Bai Ling would certainly support every decision Yue made, and he smiled, "I think so."