Mystical Leaf

Summer has passed and autumn is coming quickly. School has been suspended for the past two days and the beastmen from various teams have asked for leave to prepare for the coming beast tide.

While all the tribes were preparing for war, the Mu tribe remained unchanged as usual. The only change was that there were fewer people in the tribe.

At the end of summer, Baoqiu set out again with a caravan, one for trading and the other for finding new crops.

During the time when Shen Wu was away, he did not find any gold mines, but he did find silver mines, copper mines, and various ores that could be used for painting. Shen Shiyi was so happy that he could not wait for Shen Wu to come back, so he went out on his own and brought back a lot of the ores he needed.

Now the pottery team has been divided into two, and the porcelain team has been added. Shilin is the captain of the porcelain team, and the pottery team is handed over to Langwu.

Shen Shiyi quite likes Shilin and thinks he has a talent for painting. From watching him make ceramics before, he can tell that he has considerable attainments in art.

To make pigment from ore, glue alum water is needed. Shen Shiyi chose cow bone glue. The helpers of the food making team worked for several days and nights to make glue that satisfied Shen Shiyi. Shen Shiyi asked Shen Liu to extract alum from alum stone, and finally made alum water according to the ratio.

After getting the mineral pigments, Shen Shiyi began to teach Shilin how to paint. The Mu tribe eventually made brushes, but not for writing but for painting.

After Shilin mastered some painting skills, he began to paint on porcelain. Compared with Shen Shiyi's paintings, his paintings were far superior to Shen Shiyi's. However, Shen Shiyi liked Shilin's paintings very much, especially those on porcelain.

In Shen Shiyi's words, Shilin's works show awe for nature and are pure and simple, and are rare works of art.

Shen Nong looked at a porcelain with exquisite and ingenious patterns and another porcelain with lines that looked like a child's first painting, and it was not smooth. He silently confirmed that he was still too vulgar and could not appreciate art or understand works of art.

He still thinks Shen Shiyi's painting is better.

The pottery team also began to draw patterns on the pottery and then apply simple coloring. The result is definitely not as good as porcelain, but it is much better than nothing.

Some of the pottery jars that Shen Nong had given to the Salt Ministry were painted with simple patterns. However, at that time, they used plant pigments and dipped their fingers directly into the pigments to paint simple patterns on the pottery.

But its adhesion and color are not as good as the mineral pigments now, it is difficult to color, and it is easy to fade. Later, I stopped doing this, and I would rather make more pottery with this time.

The cloth-making team, led by Shen Twelve, had already started dyeing cloth. Shen Liu had just extracted alum, and used alum water directly as a mordant, which, when used in combination with madder, could make the final dyed cloth more colorful and beautiful.

The day of the beast tide migration is coming soon, and all the orcs of the Wood Tribe Army Guard are dispatched. Now the tribe has enough salt. The beast meat can be made into bacon and sausages, which can be preserved for a long time.

It was difficult to hunt prey around now, so the Wood Tribe ate all kinds of seafood most of the time. And with the amount taken out for trade and the amount given to the orcs who worked, the Wood Tribe consumed both meat and fish quickly.

In short, the Mu Tribe would never think that they have too much meat, and this time the Beast Tide Army Guards are gearing up to fill up the tribe’s ten large warehouses at once.

Dahei also had to prepare meat for himself and Tuanzi for the winter. The meat they needed was stored in Shen Nong's system warehouse. In order to have enough food in the winter, Dahei and Tuanzi worked hard and prepared to do a great job.

In the familiar beast hunting area, the orcs of the Wood Tribe were looking forward to the beast tide. The orcs of other tribes looked solemn, not knowing how many people would be killed or injured in this beast tide.

While waiting for the beast tide, the little priest of the Ant Tribe brought thirteen orc warriors who came to participate in the beast tide to the position of the Wood Tribe.

Shen Nong really liked this kid. He supported a tribe at the age of nine. Every time he watched from outside during class, he saw that this kid was the most serious student.

He mastered pinyin the fastest and learned characters faster than others. Shen Nong looked at the infrastructure points counted by the system. The infrastructure points after the child's name were dozens more than those of other orcs.

Seeing him coming over now, Shen Nong remembered that he had wanted to reward the child with some candy on the pretext of good study before they asked for leave to return to the tribe.

However, the day before these tribes asked for leave, Lu Shuang advanced again during training with him. When suppressing Lu Shuang's explosive power, he was also affected, and the energy of his spirit core reached the top. The surging energy was vigorous and seemed to be about to break through, but there was always a layer of mist between them.

By the time Shen Nong suppressed the energy of his spiritual core and returned to the tribe, the orcs from other tribes had already left.

"Why are you here?" Shen Nong smiled and pointed to the side and back, "Don't stand here, go to the back. When the beast tide comes later, the giant beasts will pass through here, and your tribe cannot be the vanguard."

The little priest of the ant tribe looked up at Shen Nong, his big black and white eyes full of seriousness, "High Priest, I know that being a meat shield means being in the front."

Shen Nong paused to smile, and then he remembered that there was an unwritten rule in the beast hunting. The weakest tribe had to act as a meat shield, attracting the giant beasts to attack for other tribes, so that other tribes could hunt more giant beasts.

"No need." Shen Nong squatted down and looked directly at Yi Feng. "The powerful tribe has to rely on the weak tribe as a shield to hunt prey. This is a shame for the big tribe and the orc warriors."

The Mountain Tribe and the Wind Tribe stood on the left and right of the Wood Tribe. Shen Nong's voice was loud, and he spoke on purpose for the other tribes to hear.

Since it is a subordinate tribe of the Hemu tribe, it must completely abandon the "meat shield".

The priests of the Mountain Tribe and the Wind Tribe heard it most clearly, and they quickly expressed their opinions, "The High Priest is right. It is a shame for the orc warriors to let the weak tribes act as meat shields for hunting."

Yifeng's eyes widened, and he couldn't hide his disbelief at all. His hands hanging by his legs curled up his fingertips, and he was excited and panicked, afraid that it was fake.

With the calls from the priests of the Mountain Tribe and the Wind Tribe, Shen Nong's message was also conveyed to other tribes, large and small.

The small tribes were naturally very happy, and it was hard to tell from the faces of the large and medium-sized tribes whether they were truly willing to do so, but no one was singing a different tune from Shen Nong now.

"High Priest, can we really stop being meat shields?" The childish voice trembled as it timidly waited for a positive answer.

Shen Nong looked at Yi Feng's cautious look. He took out five candies wrapped in leaves that he had just exchanged from the system from his pocket and stuffed them into Yi Feng's hand. "Of course it's real. Take this candy. I heard from Teacher Shen Ba that you are very good at learning calligraphy. This is a reward."

Yifeng held the candy tightly in his little hands, with a smile on his face. When he was in school, he heard the children in the mountain tribe say that they had eaten something called candy. It was very delicious, with the taste of various fruits, and very sweet. At that time, he thought, it would be great if he could see candy.

Unexpectedly, the high priest not only stopped the ant tribe from being a meat shield, but also praised him for his good study and rewarded him with the candy he had always dreamed of!

Yifeng opened the big leaf and took a look. The round candies were all different colors. The sweet fruity aroma rushed to his nose, and just smelling it made him feel good.

Yifeng took a long breath of the air that was tainted with the sweet smell of the candy, and then carefully rewrapped the leaves. He handed the candy to Shen Nong and said with a smile: "High Priest, the candy is for you."

Shen Nong was stunned for a moment, then pushed the candy back, stood up and said, "I don't like candy. Take the orcs from your tribe to the back quickly, the beast tide is coming soon."

The beast tide was indeed approaching, the ground was already shaking slightly, and the roar of the giant beasts could be heard faintly. The orcs of each tribe were completely ready for battle, and their minds were extremely focused. This time there was no meat shield to lead them, so they had to be more careful.

Ze turned his head to glance at Yifeng who was leaving with the tribesmen, and recalled the gentle look on Shen Nong's face when he squatted down and talked to him just now. It was not difficult to see that his partner liked children.

After realizing this problem, Ze clenched his teeth, his cheeks bulged, and he looked depressed. Shen Nong looked up, rubbed Ze's perfect and smooth jawline with his fingertips, and whispered, "Why are you unhappy?"

Ze Shun took Shen Nong's hand and asked, "Does the priest like children?"

Shen Nong nodded without thinking too much, "It's okay, I don't like naughty kids, the kind that are particularly unreasonable and mischievous."

Ze's heart sank, he lowered his head to hide his emotions and said "hmm".

The beast tide was getting closer and closer. Shen Nong knew that Ze had something on his mind, but now was not the time to talk, so he could only put it aside for the time being.

"Be careful, a tide of beasts is coming." After Shen Nong gave a reminder, he and Ze Fen separated and quickly moved to a tree not far away to occupy a wide view.

A tide of beasts came, dust filled the sky, and the earth shook.

Shen Nong saw from afar a cloud of dust and mist rushing towards them with a roar. The beasts moved very fast, and Shen Nong seized the opportunity and used his supernatural power in time. Several vines and branches broke out of the ground, and many giant beasts were tripped by them before they could react and fell to the ground.

The giant beast behind him didn't react in time, stepped on it, and fell down. The orcs of the Wood Tribe took this opportunity to start hunting and gain the upper hand.

The orcs from other tribes also had their own methods. Some of them would have several orcs join together to attack a giant beast, while others would lead the ferocious beasts to attack each other. They only had to dodge and wait for one side to win before appearing again to attack the giant beast that had already consumed a lot of its physical strength.

Shen Nong's current level of supernatural powers is much higher than when he first came here last year. Not only can he control giant beasts, but he can also help rescue small tribes that are in trouble.

An orc from a small tribe was knocked to the ground by a giant beast. Just as he was about to be trampled by the beast, a vine wrapped around his waist and helped him quickly avoid the beast's attack range.

In addition, there were many orcs from other tribes who were able to catch their breath and save their lives because the vines controlled by Shen Nong blocked the fatal blow of the giant beasts.

The rescued orcs did not know that the vines were controlled by Shen Nong. They thought that it was the Beast God who came to the world to save them. If it were not for the wrong place, they would have knelt down on the spot to thank the Beast God for saving their lives.

They didn't know, but the priest of the vine tribe saw it very clearly. Since arriving here, Teng Mu's eyes have never left Shen Nong.

Fujiki saw all his movements clearly. Although it was a little strange, he could figure it out after watching for a while. He knew that Shen Nong controlled the vines to save many orcs.

He even saved an orc from his vine tribe.

Tengmu stared at Shen Nong with complicated eyes. Now, except for their Tengman tribe, all other tribes have become affiliated tribes of the Mu tribe. There are beastmen from every tribe working in the Mu tribe. It is said that there is a house called school in the Mu tribe. Beastmen can learn writing in that house by paying some meat.

This time, among the many beast warriors brought by the Wood Tribe, he saw Wolf Leaf, Fox Five, and Deer Ten. They had changed a lot compared to when they were in the Vine Tribe.

They became stronger and taller. And the look between their eyebrows was something he had never seen before, something that only the most powerful beasts had. Not only the three of them had it, but all the orc warriors from the Wood Tribe had it, and each one was stronger than the other.

What kind of tribe is this? How can it have so many incomparable orc warriors?

If...if their Vine Tribe could have these orc warriors, the tribe would definitely be called a big tribe, and all the surrounding tribes would become affiliated tribes of their Vine Tribe.

High Priest, he also wanted to hear the priests of other tribes call him that.

Fujiki's cloudy eyes revealed a strange obsession. It would be great if the priest of the Wood Tribe died. Because of his appearance, the Wood Tribe only took four seasons to go from being a meat shield against the beast tide to becoming a large tribe.

If the Wood Tribe priest died, the Wood Tribe would definitely return to its weakest state. However, their Vine Tribe would develop well under his leadership, and sooner or later, the priests of other tribes would call him the High Priest.

Fujiki looked at the animal skin bag tied around his waist, which was filled with powder made from dried and ground leaves.

The smoke from the vine leaves of their tribe could make orcs and all animals fall asleep, while the powder made from the leaves after drying them could drive orcs and all animals crazy.

If he could use the mad beast to get rid of the priest of the Wood tribe today, he, Fujimu, would be able to become the high priest sooner or later!

Fujimu held the animal skin bag tightly and took advantage of the chaos to slowly move towards Shen Nong.