Communicating with birds

No matter how poor the Yu tribe was, it was a large tribe before. Even though its abilities had been lost, some secrets unknown to small tribes had been passed down orally by successive priests.

Yu Ji thought for a long time, but he didn't expect that the former priest's last words mentioned the ability to save dying people. However, this did not prevent Yu Ji from wanting to make friends.

For various reasons, the Yu tribe lived like a deserted mountain even though there were many tribes around them. It was good enough that those tribes did not come to cause trouble, let alone trade.

Not to mention that Shen Nong's abilities cannot be ignored, the fact that he has no hostility towards the Yu tribe and even makes deals with them is enough for Yu Ji to treat him with sincerity.

Yu Ji didn’t take the previous incident to heart, but he didn’t try to pull Shen Nong again. He just asked Shen Nong to walk to the entrance of the cave and stop.

A loud and crisp whistle sounded, and a moment later the sound of birds responded.

Shen Nong looked up and saw several birds circling in the blue sky. The group of birds was gradually expanding and continuously gathered from the dense forest.

This is, summoning and controlling birds?

"I can communicate with birds." Yu Ji said to Shen Nong, "I can ask them to help find the things drawn on the wood board you showed me before."

Shen Nong's eyes lit up, this is a good idea!

If they rely on themselves to search, it is really unknown how long it will take to find the place. If these birds help, it will save a lot of time.

Shen Nong did not refuse and asked Bao Qiu to bring the wooden board and hand it to Yu Ji.

Yu Ji took the board in his hand and blew a whistle again. Several birds flew down from the sky. Each bird was of a different size. They should be the leader birds of each type of bird summoned.

Yu Ji communicated with the birds by whistling, intermittently, with different priorities. The leading birds gathered around the wooden board, tilted their heads, opened their eyes wide and stared at the painting on the board.

From time to time, it would make chirping sounds, and Yu Ji would respond with a whistle at the appropriate time, as if they were communicating in another language system.

Seeing this scene, Shen Nong exclaimed in his heart how magical the orc world is.

The whistles and chirping of birds sounded one after another for a long time, and finally the birds flapped their wings and flew into the sky.

The birds that had been circling in the air followed the leading birds and flew away in all directions. Soon they were all gone.

Yu Ji smiled and said, "They have memorized the appearance and are now flying out to help with the search. It shouldn't be long before we get news."

Shen Nong thought that if he could plant rice this year, he would have rice to eat next year, and his brows relaxed. "If these birds really help find the place, our tribe will give us animal skins, pottery or meat as rewards."

Although the Yu tribe was really in need of these things, Yu Ji shook his head and said, "If possible, I would like to invite you to visit our sacred mountain."

Previously, the other party suggested going to the sacred mountain to see if it would allow the Yu tribe to get more wheat. But at that time, he did not believe this person. The wheat grown in the sacred mountain was the only food source for the Yu tribe in winter, and Yu Ji could not afford to take the risk.

Although I am a little worried now, this man is so powerful that if he really wants to do something to the Yu tribe, he can directly use Yingxi's life as a threat.

However, this person did not do that. Instead, he kept trading with the Yu tribe, and even gave the orcs from their tribe extra meat when he asked them to transport things.

If...if it is really possible to make more wheat grow on the sacred mountain.

Even if there is no meat in winter, the tribe can reduce the number of people starving to death.

Shen Nong agreed to Yu Ji's request. He also wanted to go and take a look at the so-called "sacred mountain".

Although Yu Ji doesn't want meat, if those birds really find the crops he needs, Shen Nong will still give some benefits to the Yu tribe.

Although he doesn't like to suffer losses, he also doesn't like to take advantage of others.

The sacred mountain of the Yu tribe is actually just a small hill, not too big, and its height is estimated to be about three or four hundred meters.

The place where wheat grows is not on the mountain, but behind the mountain. Yu Ji led a group of people to cross the hill. Because it was not very high, and there was a small path that the Yu tribe often walked back and forth, it didn't take long to cross the hill.

Behind the hill is a bare land.

Yu Ji pointed to the bare land and said, "Every year before returning the preserved wheat to the sacred mountain, we have to remove the weeds, otherwise the wheat will not grow well."

Shen Nong looked at the land in front of him. The weeds were cleaned up. But the land was not turned over. He squatted down and could still see the wheat grains that had fallen on the surface.

Based on the observation of the approximate distribution of wheat grains, the feather tribe is scattered randomly and the density is not high, which is not bad.

He picked up a handful of soil with his slender white fingertips. The soil was moist and fertile.

If they take a good rest before sowing, the wheat yield will definitely be much higher than what the Yu tribe has now.

Shen Nong rubbed his fingertips lightly, and the soil flew back. He took out a handkerchief to wipe his fingertips. Now that the seeds had been sown, and their last wheat had been traded to the Mu tribe, it was obviously useless to turn the soil over and sow again.

"This year's wheat has been sown, and the yield cannot be increased." Shen Nong paused and said with a smile: "If you need to increase the yield of wheat next spring, I can let people from our tribe teach you."

"Really?" Yu Ji asked in surprise.

Shen Nong nodded, "Why would I lie to you? But I'm not helping you for nothing. I want to make a deal with you."

"trade?"

The technical guidance and the use of tillage tools cannot be helped in vain. After all, he is not here to do charity.

The system's latest mission is to build a small city. No matter how small it is, it is still a city.

He needed more crops and supplies to expand the Wood Tribe.

"Well, if the wheat yield from the next autumn harvest increases, you have to give a portion to our tribe. If it doesn't increase, then you don't have to."

Having said that, Shen Nong knew that it was impossible not to improve.

Yu Ji took a deep look at the fair-skinned priest in front of him. This was a priest who loved trading.

However, he likes to trade with other tribes!

Yu Ji grinned and said, "Okay."

After the group returned, Shen Nong, along with Ze, Bao Qiu, Lang Yu and Yu Ji, confirmed some matters regarding the transportation of goods with the help of some orcs from the Yu tribe, and the sun gradually set.

"Gurgle gurgle."

Ze covered his stomach, looked at Shen Nong and blinked, with a pitiful look, "Priest, I'm so hungry..."

Shen Nong chuckled, "I heard it."

No one had eaten since morning. Not to mention that they had climbed the mountain that day, and the orcs consumed a lot of energy, so it would be strange if they were not hungry.

Yu Ji also felt very hungry, but he was used to being hungry and could still bear it.

He glanced outside the cave and thought that the hunting team should be coming back.

Yu Ji said: "Wait a moment, our tribe's hunting team will be back soon."

Coincidentally, as soon as Yu Ji finished speaking, a voice came from outside.

The hunting team of the Yu tribe is back.

Yu Ji got up and went outside to check. Shen Nong was curious about the flying orcs, so he also got up to see.

In the air, three eagles, two or three times larger than usual, were flapping their wings and landing, followed by several large geese.

One of the wild geese and one of the eagles were holding their prey tightly in their sharp claws.

From a distance they looked like deer and wild boars.

When the eagles and wild geese slowly descended, Shen Nong could see clearly that, in addition to the deer and wild boars, the other beastmen had also caught fish and snakes.

However, this amount of prey is just a drop in the bucket compared to the entire Yu tribe.

The orc's stomach is like a bottomless pit, the higher the level, the bigger the appetite.

All these prey added together were not even enough to fill the gaps in their teeth.

Throwing down its prey, the orc transformed into a human form the moment it hit the ground.

Shen Nong was caught off guard and looked at several shriveled, naked men. He coughed lightly and turned his head away.

It just happened to collide with Ze's eyes.

A question emerged in his mind uncontrollably. Ze had transformed into a beast and laid beside his pillow as a doll to accompany him to sleep. However, because Ze always woke up earlier than him, it seemed that after Ze had grown up, he had never seen Ze completely naked...

Shen Nong's eyes involuntarily moved downwards, and when he saw the waist and abdomen, he asked softly, "What's wrong with the priest?"

Shen Nong suddenly came back to his senses, looking around in panic, "Nothing...nothing."

Ze pursed his lips and looked down at his waist. Was there something dirty and the priest didn't like it?

Shen Nong knew that orcs did not actually have what civilized humans called "shame". Even if they did, it was very vague and not obvious.

Being naked is not a big deal, but because of mosquitoes, they wrap animal skins or large leaves under their bodies to protect their bodies.

Otherwise, if you get bitten, the pain and itchiness can be fatal.

The transformed orcs of the Feather Tribe quickly wrapped themselves in large leaves, the same as the other orcs of the Feather Tribe.

The leaf is quite tough and large enough, with one on the front and one on the back, and the two sides are tied together with ropes made from grass.

As long as you don't pull it hard, it won't break or fall off easily.

If you look at it from the side, you will be exposed.

However, the only one who cares about this issue here is Shen Nong.

The hunting team didn't get much prey, and the Yu tribe was barely able to eat them.

The fair-skinned priest saved Yingxi and also traded with their tribe. Yu Ji thought that at least he could make sure his people had enough to eat.

He finally gave all the prey to the Mu tribe. He could feel that these orcs were of high level and hoped that these prey would not keep them from going hungry.

Shen Nong looked around, at the skinny orcs of the Yu tribe, and then at the prey on the ground. He could feel that the Yu tribe was extremely short of food. If it weren't for the lack of food, the tall tribe leader wouldn't have eaten a belly full of poisonous wild vegetables and tortured himself to death.

Even if these prey are not full, at least they have food in their stomachs so they can hang on and not starve to death.

Shen Nong sighed and said, "Eat, we can go hunting in the forest, it will be quick."

Without waiting for Yu Ji to speak, Shen Nong asked Bao Qiu to take people to hunt in the forest.

They didn't just eat the pickled meat they brought from the Mu tribe on the way here. Sometimes they would go hunting, otherwise there wouldn't be enough food.

Baoqiu was originally a member of the hunting team, and their orc level was not low, so hunting in the forest was easy for them.

Yu Ji wanted to say something but was interrupted by Shen Nong, "Just consider it as a thank you for summoning birds to find crops for me. I will give your tribe twelve clay pots."

He took out the clay pot and placed it on the ground. He didn't take it out until Shen Nong told him to stop.

Yu Ji actually didn’t quite understand how to use these things, so Shen Nong told him how to use them.

"Each person won't be able to eat much if we grill the meat, so you can try making soup."

The prey was quickly processed. Under Shen Nong's command, the Yu tribe took fire from their fire pit and cooked the broth in a clay pot.

The clay pot was bubbling and the aroma of meat began to spread.

Shen Nong was grateful to Yu Ji for giving him all the prey before, and looked at the little orc who was squatting beside the clay pot and drooling with hunger.

He thought of Maocao and those little brats.

Forget it, just help them to the end.

He has always liked to look around when walking. On the way to the sacred mountain, he found several familiar wild vegetables at the foot of the mountain.

I just didn't look at it carefully, so I'm not sure if it's edible.

After all, he had never eaten it in the interstellar space, and had only read related introductions in ancient books.

He told Yu Ji about this and asked Yu Ji to send someone to pick some and bring them back for him to identify carefully.

Upon hearing this, Yu Ji immediately asked the hunting team to pick the fruits.

There were a few piles of fallen leaves on the ground and a few big birds in the sky.

The orcs of the Yu tribe came back quickly, spending only some time picking the fruits. They brought back all the fruits that were around.

Shen Nong rummaged through a pile of weeds and looked at them one by one.

Finally, four items were confirmed to be edible, but some of them contained a certain amount of oxalic acid and needed to be blanched in hot water.

After he talked to Yu Ji in detail, Yu Ji asked the hunting team to pick the four things that Shen Nong said were edible.

Shen Nong was also curious about the taste of wild vegetables. He said to Yu Ji, "Give us some to taste after you pick them. I'll trade you some fine salt."

After hearing this, Yu Ji completely dispelled his doubts. He was a little worried about what would happen if he made a mistake and got poisoned.

Yu Ji nodded, "Okay."

Then he asked, "What is fine salt?"

Shen Nong asked Ze to bring some fine salt, and Ze quickly put a bamboo tube in Shen Nong's hand.

Shen Nong opened the bamboo tube, lifted the fish skin at the seal, revealing the white salt inside.

"This is fine salt, similar to salt rock, but it tastes better than salt rock."

Yu Ji shook his head, "We don't eat salt stone."

This time Shen Nong was the one who was confused. "You don't eat salt stone? What if you don't eat salt and have no strength?"

Yu Ji summoned an orc and said, "I have some long green grass in my cave. Go get it."