Glass

The other small and medium-sized tribes on the coast who were curious about the Wood Tribe but did not dare to approach because of the Sea Tribe, all came when they learned that Yu Shui had brought his people back.

It’s not that they have to come, but there is really no one left in the tribe. Just like the Sha tribe, everyone has gone out to look for people.

This would make it easier for Yu Shui to spread the news that the Mu tribe had a water source. Telling it directly to the priests would be more credible than having an orc pass the message in between.

Yu Shui and his tribesmen spent a long time cleaning up. As the sun was setting, the priests were ready to go back. However, before they walked out of the Yu Tribe, they saw orcs from the Yu Tribe coming in carrying two large wooden barrels on large wooden boards.

The aroma of meat wafted from far away, and everyone knew what was in the two large wooden barrels.

The priest of the Coral Tribe turned around and went back to the Fish Tribe. "I suddenly remembered that I have something to ask the priest of the Fish Tribe."

Several other priests also said, "We have it too."

Yu Shui smiled and said nothing to the tribal priests who had returned. After they came back, their eyes did not fall on Yu Shui, but were directly glued to the big wooden barrel of meat and water.

This amount of meat was just enough for several orcs from the Fish Tribe. Yu Shui looked at the priests who were as motionless as wood in front of him and coughed lightly.

He took out his portion of meat and said to the others, "Try it?"

Except for Shamu, the priests from other tribes rushed over. One of them pinched a piece of meat and stuffed it into his mouth. Wow, what a taste! Delicious!

They couldn't describe the specific taste, they just knew that after eating a piece, they wanted to eat more and drooled at the smell of meat.

Although the meat was fixed, the water was obviously too much. Yu Shui understood what was meant and used the ceramic bowl that was delivered to him to get a bowl of water for each priest.

The priests took the bowls and were not in a hurry to drink. They looked at the water in the bowls. The water was clear and pure, and it smelled sweet. After drinking the water, the priests felt that this underground water tasted much better than stream water.

They were still somewhat skeptical that the groundwater of the Wood Tribe would be better than the stream water. Although the priest of the Sand Tribe showed them the water in the bamboo tube, they had no way of knowing since they had not tasted it.

The priest of the Fish Tribe had not lied to them. The foreign Wood Tribe had a water source that was better than the stream water of the Sea Tribe! So what were they afraid of?

After drinking the water, the priests took another deep breath of the meat aroma and left reluctantly. Yu Shui had been observing their expressions and knew that they had made up their minds, so he breathed a sigh of relief. He had done what the priest of the Wood Tribe had asked him to do.

After watching the priests leave, Yu Shui picked up the pottery bowl, which was full of meat. The meat in his pottery bowl was shared by the priests, and the tribesmen took some of the meat from their pottery bowls and filled his pottery bowl.

Halfway through the meal, Yu Shui tilted his head to pick up the bowl to drink water, and out of the corner of his eye he saw a person sitting under a tree not far away. He looked closely and found that it was Shamu, so he walked over with the meat bowl, "You must be hungry, you didn't eat when they were eating meat just now, these are for you."

Afraid that Shamu would not accept it, Yu Shui said, "I am old now, and eating too much meat makes me feel weird and uncomfortable."

Shamu knew that Yushui said this on purpose, just to let him eat some meat. He took the ceramic bowl, picked up a piece of meat with his hands and put it into his mouth, his cheeks puffed up, "It's as delicious as it smells. Yushui, how can this meat be so delicious?"

Yu Shui shook his head. "I didn't know meat could be so delicious before I went to the Mu Tribe. I'll get you some water." Yu Shui came back with a large bowl of water and placed it next to Shamu. He looked around and asked, "Where's the young orc you brought with you?"

"I asked him to take the bamboo tube back to the tribe first." Shamu finished the last piece of meat, picked up the water, and drank it all up. He wiped his mouth and said to Yu Shui: "You are right. As a priest, I have to make the best choice for my people. I want to become a subsidiary tribe of the Mu tribe. Do you think the Mu tribe can agree?"

Shamu asked cautiously. Although he didn't know how the Yu Tribe became a subsidiary tribe of a large tribe like the Mu Tribe, it would always be a good idea to ask Yu Shui in advance.

Yu Shui knew what Shamu was worried about. He smiled and repeated what Shen Nong had said to him last night, "As long as you work hard and don't have any bad intentions, you can become a subsidiary tribe of the Mu tribe."

"Really?" Shamu widened his eyes. It was so simple?

"Why would I lie to you? Otherwise, do you think there is anything in my Fish Tribe that would be noticed by the Mu Tribe?" Yu Shui asked back.

Shamu nodded seriously and said jokingly, "That's what you said."

The two old men sat under the tree and smiled at each other, their laughter showing their joy.

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After a few days of fermentation, the news that the Wood Tribe had a water source and that the Fish Tribe and the Sand Tribe had become affiliated tribes of the Wood Tribe also spread to the coastal tribes.

Seeing that the Fish Tribe and the Sand Tribe were eating and drinking well every day, they had to work under the scorching sun all day long to help the Sea Tribe find people. If they wanted to get some water to drink, they would be beaten and scolded by the orcs of the Sea Tribe.

The six priests from small and medium-sized tribes who had eaten meat and drank water from Yu Shui before finally couldn't bear it anymore and quit.

The six tribal priests took the awakening crystals and ran to the Wood Tribe overnight, begging Shen Nong to let them become a subsidiary tribe of the Wood Tribe. If they wanted to work in the Wood Tribe in exchange for meat and water, they could only become a subsidiary tribe of the Wood Tribe or directly join the Wood Tribe.

Otherwise, the Sea Tribe will definitely not let them go.

Although the Sea Tribe, which has become a subordinate tribe of the Wood Tribe, will not let them go, at least the Sea Tribe will not dare to touch them easily because they are afraid of the Wood Tribe.

Shen Nong accepted all who came, but he also had conditions. Becoming a subordinate tribe of the Mu tribe was fine, but there would be an annual assessment. If you failed, he would cancel the priest contract. This was also because there were so many people from different tribes, so he set a constraint to prevent unrest.

Up to now, except for the three large tribes including the Sea Tribe, and two medium-sized tribes relatively close to the Sea Tribe, other small and medium-sized tribes have become affiliated tribes of the Wood Tribe.

With the addition of eight small and medium-sized tribes, the Mu tribe now has enough manpower.

Shen Nong started to build a glass factory.

The extraction of glass raw materials requires a lot of manpower in order to reduce the iron content in quartz sand so that the fired glass will be more transparent.

Because quartz sand has a high melting point, a solvent needs to be made. Shen Nong handed these over to Shen Liu, who is a chemist. The raw materials are all here, but they need to be refined, which takes some time.

Shen Nong had no time to research the glass-making equipment. He was not short of infrastructure points. There was no electricity in the beast world, so it could not be fully automatic. So he directly exchanged for a hand-cranked one. The beastmen were strong, so it was more than enough to crank it.

The prepared raw materials for burning glass are melted into liquid in the furnace and fall onto the roller. Shen Nongduo exchanged for a carved roller. The flat glass can be pressed into patterns through the carved roller. The transparency is not good but it looks good. After cooling in the temperature control zone, the glass can be made.

The Wood Tribe was busy making glass, and as the Sea Tribe's priest and chief had been missing for a long time, the other two large tribes also began to make moves.

This frightened the last two medium-sized tribes greatly. They were afraid that they would be captured by the three tribes and used as human shields. They did not care about the fear of retaliation from the Sea Tribe as they were close to the Sea Tribe, and they led their entire tribe down the mountain to ask the Wood Tribe to save them.

Finally, the two medium-sized tribes also became subordinate tribes. Shen Nong thought it was a good opportunity, so he released the people and let the three large tribes make trouble.

With Shen Er around, Shen Nong was not afraid that the Hai Tribe would dare to come and retaliate. No one knew what Shen Er had done, but the three people from the Hai Tribe looked at Shen Er as if he were a monster, trembling with fear, not daring to look at Shen Er.

The three big tribes on the mountain were fighting fiercely over the stream, but no one of them dared to pay attention to the Wood Tribe at the foot of the mountain.

Of the thirteen tribes on the coast, ten were affiliated with the Wood Tribe, not to mention that the Wood Tribe also had an incredibly powerful orc. Even the strongest warriors among the tribes on the coast, the Sea Tribe's chieftain, Shark Sea, and the unprovoked Tiger Water, were so scared of him that they hid in the cave and dared not come out.

After several days of hard work, the first batch of glass was finally produced. With Shen Liu's supervision, the final product was much better than Shen Nong had imagined. The glass had no bubbles and was very transparent, but some of it was not completely transparent and had a little color.

Shen Nong didn't think there was anything wrong, but Shen Liu couldn't stand it and started making a decolorizer.

But Shen Nong couldn't wait for the second batch of glass to be shipped, so he had to go back. He had been out for too long, and Shen San left a message saying that the tribe had captured several suspicious orcs.

The next day, Shen Nong asked the orcs from the Yu tribe to follow him back to the Mu tribe with the first batch of glass produced.

When I left, the city wall of the Mu tribe had been built for a quarter, and when I came back, it was already being finished. The moat had also been dug for the most part, but the water had not yet been diverted.

Shen San, along with Hu Xiao, Mao Yun and Lu Shuang, stood on the city wall early in the morning, waiting for Shen Nong and Ze.

The orcs of the Yu tribe were hovering in the air. When Shen San saw them, he ordered them to lower the drawbridge. Then he led Lu Shuang and the other two down the city wall and walked towards the city gate.

Shen Nong walked onto the suspension bridge and met the four people at the city gate. He asked Hu Xiao and Mao Yun to go to the meeting building to wait for him first, and asked Lu Shuang to take the orcs of the Yu tribe to the warehouse, put the glasses away, and then go to the meeting building as well.

After everyone left, only Shen San and Ze were left by Shen Nong's side.

"Why isn't this suspension bridge being lowered?" Shen Nong asked.

Shen San replied, "We just found out today that those orcs are from Beast City. They are trying to trick you, the priest, into going to Beast City. Lu Shuang and the others were afraid that there were more than just these few people from Beast City, so they said they would put up the suspension bridge.

Anyway, the orcs working in the tribe all live in dormitories, and now they want to do more work to build houses for their own tribe. They rarely return to their own tribe to live, so there is no need for a suspension bridge.

It’s not easy for the orcs in the Beast City to get in. The pit in the moat is dug very deep, and they will definitely get hurt if they jump in.”

Beast City... Shen Nong repeated it softly. As the Mu tribe grew stronger, they would sooner or later confront the Beast City.

But as the saying goes, when the enemy comes, the general will fight, when the water comes, the earth will cover it. Shen Nong didn't think about it anymore and changed the subject, "How many rooms did the orcs from the Mountain Tribe and the Wind Tribe earn?"

"The Mountain Tribe built six, and the Wind Tribe built nine." Shen San added: "The Wind Tribe has more orcs than the Mountain Tribe."

The reason why the Mountain Tribe and the Wind Tribe built houses was because of the Stone Tribe of the marginal tribe. The Wood Tribe sent people to the marginal tribe to build houses, but they could not hide it from the orcs who were working on it.

When the priests of the Mountain Tribe and the Wind Tribe heard that they could actually trade houses with the Wood Tribe, they realized that they had been coveting the houses of the Wood Tribe for a long time. In the past they coveted wooden houses, but now they covet brick houses.

Knowing that he could trade houses, he went to Lu Shuang, the priest candidate chosen by Shen Nong, and said that he wanted to exchange the extra pickled meat and animal skins for houses.

Lu Shuang thought about it overnight and agreed. Hu Xiao and Mao Yun also thought it was okay. After the three of them discussed it, they decided to exchange a room with the Mu tribe for the amount of pickled meat and animal skins needed to build a house.

After the three of them confirmed it, they reported the matter to Shen San, who told Shen Nong the same day.

Shen Nong calculated the time and was a little surprised. "They built so many houses in such a short time. Where did they get so much pickled meat and animal skins to exchange?"

Shen San knew about this. "All the people from the two tribes came to the Mu tribe to work. Everyone is very active. When the teams are evaluated for excellence every day, they are definitely the orcs from these two tribes."

This really is a whole-hearted effort to build a house...

Shen Nong went to the warehouse again to check the goods sent by the marginal tribes. After confirming that they were correct, he went to the meeting building.

Although Shen San would report to him in detail every day about what happened in the tribe, Shen Nong still simply asked the three of them about what happened in the tribe.

It must be said that Hu Xiao and the other two worked very well together. They complemented each other's strengths and made the best choices in some decisions. Shen Nong was very satisfied with this. "You three did a great job during my absence. When we leave, Lu Shuang, you take Hu Xiao and Mao Yun to the warehouse where the glass is stored. You three can choose the glass you like, and I will have someone replace it for your windows."

Glass? What the hell?

Hu Xiao looked at Lu Shuang and asked, Lu Shuang shook her head, he didn't see it either, it was all wrapped in big leaves. He knew it was heavy.

Shen Nong ignored the quarrel between them and continued, "Lu Shuang, inform the production team to hurry up and get the tables and chairs. The school will be put into use in the fall. Hu Xiao and Mao Yun, the tribe will hold a military guard competition in the fall. There will be single-player competitions and multi-player competitions. Multi-player competitions must be at least two people in a group, and there is no limit to the number of people. There will be rewards for the top three in each event, so go back and prepare well."

Hu Xiao had been thinking about the reward for a long time. He grinned and said, "I'll arrange it when I get back!"

"The military guards should pay more attention to the farmland and livestock areas and send more people to patrol. If they encounter any thieves, they should be arrested directly." After Shen Nong finished speaking, he thought about it and saw that there was nothing else to say, so he let the three people leave to choose glass.

Lu Shuang walked at the end and took out a large bag of leaves from her pocket and handed it to Shen Nong. "Priest, I met Tu Dong on the way to the warehouse just now. She wanted to come to the priest, but an orc was about to give birth, so she was called away by the orcs in their medical team to help. She asked me to give this to the priest, saying that it might be the flax and ramie that the priest was looking for."

Shen Nong opened the bag of leaves to identify it, and it was true!

The first hemp of ramie is the best during the Grain in Ear season. Now it has been too long and the fiber has become woody. But as long as there are seeds, it will be fine. The Mu tribe has set up a piece of land to grow ramie.

Flax can be used, but it is still some time before harvest. It takes a lot of time to retten, beat and comb the flax.

Shen Nong went to the system platform to ask Shen Yi about the progress of a series of weaving things. Shen Yi replied that there was still one thing that was not finished, but it would be done soon. After it was finished, the orcs of the Yu tribe would deliver it.

The basic spinning and weaving is not difficult, but the difficult part is brocade and embroidery. Shen Nong can't do these by himself. He originally planned to make ordinary cloth, and he could succeed after trying a few more times.

However, after learning about the intermediate bionic people sold by the system, his thoughts changed. If he were taught by professionals, he could avoid a lot of detours.

It was the wool of this main system. If you can get it, don't get it when you can. If you miss it, you will never get it again. The system wouldn't let him buy on credit again. Shen Nong felt dizzy for the whole day because of this textile expert.

The teachers were there, and the school was also built when the village was rebuilt. Shen Nong was obsessed with education, but he just needed pen and paper.

There is a method for making paper that has been improved through trial and error by predecessors. Just follow the instructions. But when it comes to the pen, Shen Nong is in a dilemma. Should he choose a brush or a pencil?

But Shen Nong soon gave up the idea, because if he used a brush, it would take too long to make ink, and if he used a pencil, graphite had not yet been found. He only had the option of using charcoal sticks.

In order to make paper, Shen Nong built a paper mill. After selecting a few skillful orcs from the Mu tribe to follow him, Shen Nong plunged into the papermaking business.