Chapter 38 Farming
Son of the High Priest
Because they need to go out for trade, the tribe doesn’t have that much pottery and needs to make more.
The pottery-making team is short of staff, with only eight people. Except for the team's captain, Shilin, who is a young second-level orc warrior, the rest are all old people.
The earthen houses of the Water Tribe were almost completed. In order to add some manpower to the pottery-making team, Shen Nong went to find Lu Shuang and asked him to select a dozen dexterous orcs to join the pottery-making team with him.
After all, he was once a priest of the tribe. Even though Lu Shuang was young, he knew his people very well.
He quickly selected sixteen people who had polished stone tools when they were in the Water Tribe, including men, women, young and old.
Shen Nong was not sure if they were good at making pottery, but at least they had tried it before. He would take them to the pottery team to try first, and then switch if it didn't work.
When they heard that their new priest wanted them to try making pottery, they were very happy.
During these few days in the Mu tribe, they learned a lot.
One of them is pottery.
It turns out that the "stone pot" that Lu Shuang brought back to the Water Tribe from the Wood Tribe was not called a stone pot, but pottery.
They survived the entire winter safely by cooking fish soup with it.
Pottery not only looks good, but also feels light in the hand. It is very quick and convenient to boil water and cook food. After they ate cooked meat in pottery, they could no longer eat raw meat.
But they only know what this thing is called, but don't know what it is made of.
Now, the priest actually asked them to try making pottery! Although only those who made good ones could be kept, this was something they had never thought of!
Those who were not selected watched Shen Nong and the others leave with envy in their eyes. The sixteen people who were selected followed Shen Nong, rubbing their hands in anticipation of studying hard, hoping that they would be the one left behind.
The captain of the pottery team is Shilin, who is Shixia's younger brother.
The orc warriors in the tribe have plenty of energy because they eat well. In addition, the system says that Shen Nong's spiritual core energy can not only awaken the orcs, but also allow them to advance faster.
Therefore, Shen Nong would intentionally or unintentionally release some spirit core energy for the orcs to absorb. Now, except for the orcs who have just awakened, there are still no level 2 orc warriors in the Mu tribe.
At least level three.
However, Shi Lin is an exception. His foundation is damaged and he can no longer advance.
In the past, when the tribe had no meat to eat, Shi Lin was so hungry that he couldn't stand it anymore and ran into the woods alone to find food.
As a result, he was chased by the wild boar as prey, and was finally knocked away, fell on a tree trunk, and rolled into a grass ditch, suffering serious injuries.
Shixia arrived in time and prevented Shilin from becoming a meal for the wild boar.
Although the Lion Forest Man was still alive, his body had become very weak due to the injury, and his orc level had been stuck at level two and could not be raised.
When Shen Nong rescued the dying Yang Lei and Yang Dian, Shi Xia came to find Shen Nong to see her brother.
However, Shi Lin was deeply hurt. It had been delayed for so long, and Shen Nong's healing ability was limited, so there was nothing he could do.
If it is a new injury, his ability can still play some role.
But due to the orcs' special physique, they are just weak, nothing else.
Although it may continue like this, there is no danger to life.
If an ordinary person had this injury, the serious one would die on the spot, while the mildest one would have to drink medicine and cough up blood every day.
The current situation of Shilin is already very good.
Shi Xia learned from Shen Nong that although his brother would not advance any further and his body would be weaker than the orc warrior, his life would not be in danger. He breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved.
Shi Lin had long accepted his weak body, even though he used to blame himself for being useless when he saw his sister getting into danger every day for a bite of meat in the hunting team. He prayed to the beast god every day to let him get better quickly so that he could go hunting.
But after the tribe had a priest, he no longer prayed to the Beast God to make his body better.
The priest kept them from starving and freezing, and taught them many things. He only asked the animal god to bless the priest.
Originally, Shi Lin thought that he could only follow the gathering team to pick berries, but he didn't expect that the priest would make him the captain of the pottery-making team.
Shilin will never forget the day when the priest praised his pottery for its beauty, saying that the surface of his pottery was smooth and the body was round after firing.
Then he was asked if he wanted to be the captain of the pottery team and lead the tribesmen to make pottery.
Shi Lin never dared to think that he could be the captain. He wanted to say yes, but he knew that he was very weak.
Even changing shape is somewhat difficult.
But before he could say no, he heard the priest's voice, as sweet as the sound of a gurgling stream, saying to him, "Captain of the pottery team, I only want the best pottery maker to be the captain. It has nothing to do with the orc's level."
Shi Lin's heart was beating very fast. He couldn't bear such strong emotional fluctuations and coughed for a long time.
In the end, it was the priest who used his divine power to calm him down.
The first thing Shi Lin did when his breath was unblocked was to shout, "Priest, I will do it well!"
The brother and sister, Shixia and Shilin, are good at hands-on work, quick-witted, and able to draw inferences from one instance.
After handing over the production team and pottery team to the brother and sister, Shen Nong never worried about them again.
Shi Lin was making a big-bellied pottery jar at this time, trying to add ears on both sides. He was so focused that he didn't see Shen Nong bringing people over.
It was Shen Nong who called out from behind him that made Shi Lin turn around and quickly stand up, "Priest."
Shen Nong responded and pointed at the sixteen people behind him, "The tribe needs a lot of pottery. These are the newly selected people. Let them try it out. Those who can be used will stay in the pottery team."
"Yes, priest."
After sending the people there, Shen Nong didn't care about it anymore. Shilin would select the most suitable people to stay, so he didn't need to worry too much.
The most important task now is sowing. The wasteland has been turned over these days and it is almost time to sow.
Shen Nong took out the corn seeds and rapeseed seeds purchased by the system from the warehouse and placed them in the cave. On the day of sowing, Ze easily picked up the two bags of seeds and followed Shen Nong to the wasteland.
Shen Nong didn't need to explain these seeds that appeared out of thin air to the tribesmen. In their hearts, they firmly believed that their priests could communicate with the beast god, and the beast god would send things to their priests from time to time.
In the eyes of the orcs of the Mu tribe, anything Shen Nong took out from the system was given by the Beast God.
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The soil around the Mu tribe is fertile, and the reclaimed land is soft and looks like soft brown-black cotton from a distance.
If you want to farm, it is not enough to just turn the soil well, you also need to take certain drainage measures.
Shen Nong thought that when he first came here, it was the end of summer in the Orc world. Judging from the amount of rainfall in that short period of time, it was very necessary to take drainage measures in the fields.
Otherwise, all the crops you worked so hard to grow will be soaked by the rain.
The orcs picked up hoes and dug small ditches in appropriate places according to Shen Nong's request to facilitate drainage.
Once everything is ready, start sowing.
Rapeseed does not have so many requirements. Just make sure the soil is fertile and soft, and the drainage is good. Remember to irrigate after sowing.
In order to facilitate later care, corn needs to be sown in rows and kept neatly arranged.
The orcs had never farmed before, so after Shen Nong demonstrated it once, they carried out the operation with extreme care and attention.
I was afraid that I might make a mistake accidentally. The priest said that what they are growing now is good enough to make them full every day even without going out hunting.
This job is much safer than hunting, even safer than gathering.
Sometimes when going out to collect, you may encounter poisonous snakes and insects, and being bitten accidentally can be fatal.
Farming is so good, both the elderly and children can do it, but you just need to spend some time to take care of it.
When planting corn, they were afraid that the corn would be planted crookedly, so they learned how to build a city wall. They stretched a straw rope on the ground, stretched it straight, and planted along the rope.
After planting a row, pull it again. Although the speed is slow, the effect is good.
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The moon was bright in the sky. A dark shadow flashed past the entrance of the cannibal priest's cave. Wuming, who was sleeping on the animal skin, immediately opened his eyes and shouted, "Who!"
"it's me."
The man's voice was rich and full of unquestionable authority.
Wuming was stunned for a moment, then quickly stood up. He then knelt on one knee, crossed his arms over his chest, and his previous stern expression disappeared, replaced by infinite respect, "Son of the high priest."
"Um."
Wuming thought of the giant tree he had seen in the Ze tribe before, and he had been wondering whether the other party had come here, but he didn't expect to actually see it today.
He said excitedly: "Son of the high priest! You are really here!"
Konoha heard the hidden meaning in Wuming's words, as if he knew he was coming.
But how could a small cannibal priest from a marginal area know that he was coming here?
What's more, he concealed it very well, and Beast City also provided cover. Could it be that someone leaked the news?
Muye frowned and asked, "How did you know I was here?"
Wuming could tell that the other party was extremely unhappy with what he said. He thought about it carefully and wondered if the son of the high priest didn't want others to know that he had been to the Ze tribe?
The more Wuming thought about it, the more he felt it was true. The last time they met, the high priest's son had repeatedly and strictly instructed him to keep his visit a secret and not tell anyone.
If the high priest's son knew that he had spied on the other party's whereabouts, Wuming had no idea what the other party would do to him.
He didn't dare to say much, only said: "I'm just surprised."
Konoha looked at Wuming for a while and saw that his expression was uncertain. His previous words did seem to be spoken casually.
He let down his guard and told the purpose of his visit. "I came here this time because I want you to help me do something."
Knowing that he had escaped, Wuming breathed a sigh of relief. He immediately replied, "No matter if I can do it or not, I will help the son of the high priest!"
"I want you to destroy the Ze tribe."
Wuming didn't expect that the other party asked him to do this.
But come to think of it, he had heard about the giant tree in the Ze tribe before, and the son of the high priest had already taken action against the Ze tribe.
But Wuming didn’t know why the high priest’s son came to him again.
Moreover, how did the Ze tribe offend the other party? Wuming really couldn't figure it out, he asked softly: "I don't know how the Ze tribe offended..."
Muye frowned. A little cannibal priest dared to ask him about his actions?
A thorny dry vine wrapped around Wuming's neck at lightning speed and strangled him tightly.
Wuming was frightened by the sudden attack. The sharp pain in his neck forced him to reach out and pull. He struggled and said, "The High Priest..."
Muye interrupted Wuming impatiently, "Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask. Remember, I want to kill everyone from the Ze tribe. If the Ze tribe doesn't disappear in a month, it will be you cannibals who will disappear."
Wuming was horrified. How on earth did the Ze tribe offend them? !
No matter what, Wuming could only agree. The dry vine around his neck was getting tighter and tighter, suffocating him and causing him great pain. Wuming couldn't speak, so he could only nod his head.
Muye narrowed his eyes and warned, "Also, don't let anyone know I was here."
Wuming nodded with difficulty, Konoha retracted the dead vines, turned around and left quickly.
The cave returned to silence, as if no one had ever been there.