Volume 6: Helping the World Chapter 165 The Tribe Needs Your Face
Evelyn returned to the tribe with a heavy heart. After sending her shivering flying mount to the warm sheep delivery room, she ran to the mobile home to find Ayun. As soon as she entered the door, her body trembled.
The adventurers returned to Valentine with the parchment scroll that threatened Lamia, and the outer compartment of the mobile home became a place for the cubs to play again. When Evelyn entered the room, eight-year-old cub Moss and two other cubs under ten years old, Grass's daughter, were playing happily on the carpet in the outer compartment.
The point is, the toy these four wolf kids played with was a transparent crystal ball with a diameter of about 20 centimeters, inside which was a miniature green-skinned, big-bellied dragon the size of a bat.
As the four naughty kids bit and pounced on it, the miniature green dragon rolled and spun around in the sphere, howling miserably...
Evelyn: “…”
Evelin raised her hand and rubbed her eyes, then looked intently again.
She was not dazzled. The grass cubs were chewing on it until their saliva dripped, and then the moss cubs snatched it away and threw it to another cub, causing the grass cubs to chase it back and forth in a hurry... It was indeed a sealed crystal ball.
There is indeed a green dragon imprisoned in this sealed crystal ball.
"...Teacher Ayun finally couldn't stand Balke anymore?" This was Evelyn's first thought, "or did Balke make a big mistake?" This was her second thought.
Evelin suddenly perked up, bypassing the wolf cubs who were playing and heading straight for the inner room, Xiao Yun's room.
"...The engineering team and the dwarves are using a water-pressurizing pumping device. We are all very familiar with its principle. The piston that moves up and down removes the air from the pipe below to form a vacuum, and the water is pumped up under the action of air pressure. In theory, it is similar to a pneumatic engine. However, water has a sealing effect when pumping water. Even if the one-way valve is not sealed properly, it will not affect its operation. For a pneumatic engine, the sealed parts of the cylinder structure must not leak... Hmm? Evelyn is back?" Xiao Yun looked surprised. "Why are you kneeling on the ground? Are you tired?"
Evelyn bent forward in frustration: “……OTZ”
"Ayun, do you mean that these two places must be sealed?" Balk, who had found a new toy, didn't bother to mock Evelyn, and asked excitedly while pointing at the drawing.
"That's a must. Except for the exhaust port, there must be no leakage anywhere else."
"Hmm - I'll adjust the structure later." Sean said, touching his chin.
"Try to find out which structures are not designed properly by trial and error." Xiao Yun nodded, "But be careful about the output of the gas, don't mess around like before. The materials simulated by the material mimicry magic cannot be completely replicated with our current manufacturing level. We must consider the ductility and adaptability of existing materials." He waved to Evelyn naturally, "Evelin, come and see the pneumatic machine we are trying to produce. If your applied magic research team can find better materials, it will save Mr. Sean a lot of effort."
“…Okay.” Evelin wiped her face and got up bravely.
Sean and Balk were not the only ones interested in artificial machines that could generate their own kinetic energy. Evelyn's eyes lit up after she understood the design principles and applications of the pneumatic engine. Soon she caught up with the rest of the group and enthusiastically participated in the discussion. She also put forward practical suggestions on the design of the connection between the combustion boiler and the cylinder, and had her own ideas on lightweighting the boiler.
The three and a half scientific research leaders (Balke counted as half) discussed and argued for nearly an hour. When the lunch break was over, Balke picked up his father's... crystal ball and rushed back to the flour mill to work; Mr. Sean continued to use material mimicry magic to figure out the cylinder structure; Evelyn didn't mention Gwendolyn at all, and excitedly summoned the cat magic apprentices to go to the laboratory to study the materials.
Xiao Yun was very satisfied with Evelin's positive energy... The love for mechanical creations has never been divided by gender. Saying that women are not interested in the mechanical industry is actually as funny as saying that women are not good at science and literature and are only good at housekeeping and accounting before modern times, and that women are not good at science and are only good at being sad about the passing of time after the value of science has increased in modern times. How many female viewers are there for documentaries such as "Great Power Equipment" and "Super Engineering"! Narrow-minded or not!
Even the Japanese cult game KanColle has strong female players... ahem.
Evelyn was devoted to the study of magic technology, so Xiao Yun was relieved. After all, what happened to her other teacher Gwendolyn must have hurt her to some extent. Xiao Yun could use his status as the biggest financial sponsor of Ananas to exchange for Elder Meili to ensure that Evelyn's position in Ananas would not be affected, but he could not compensate her emotionally... After all, Elder Gwendolyn was just too arrogant, but she was quite good to her own disciples, which could not be denied.
"Young people, who hasn't fallen down the stairs?" Xiao Yun sighed, turned around, and started his own work... His heart softened towards Evelyn, but it was totally impossible for him to say that he felt sorry for Elder Gwendolyn!
During Valentine's trip last year, in addition to the workers, he also brought back a batch of crops that are more adaptable to the cold temperate climate. After trial planting in the tribe, the results were quite good. Among them, the best and most adaptable to the grassland climate was soybean.
The advantage of the black beans domesticated by the Minotaur is that they are easy to grow and can be harvested just by scattering them anywhere. The disadvantage is that they taste poor and have a low oil content. The oil yield of one hundred kilograms of soybeans is only five to seven kilograms.
The batch of soybeans "introduced" from Valentine is different. They are richer in protein and more suitable for making soy products, soy sauce, and vinegar. The bean paste and fermented black beans made from soybeans are more flavorful, and most importantly, the oil yield reaches 10%!
Although soybeans are not as easy to grow as black beans, the yield if taken care of well is worthy of the hard work of the Snow Wolf Tribe. The yield of soybeans and black beans planted in the same batch is about 400 kilograms per mu. If more effort is put into controlling pests and diseases, the income and utilization value of soybeans can be more than twice that of black beans.
Needless to say, when the snow melts in spring, black beans will definitely be replaced by yellow beans in the farming history of the Snow Wolf Tribe... Xiao Yun saved all 400,000 kilograms of yellow beans for seeds, and he probably didn't even have the yellow bean sprouts he missed the most to eat.
In addition to soybeans, Xiao Yun also brought back a batch of mung bean seeds, but unfortunately... this thing cannot be grown on a large scale in the grasslands of the cold temperate zone. They will freeze to death outside the greenhouse. He only planted a few and used them to make mung bean soup for the tribesmen.
The Snow Wolf Tribe has four main products: wheat, potatoes, sweet potatoes and soybeans. As long as there are no emergencies or war sweeping across the grassland, the Snow Wolf Tribe will expand the planting area step by step, develop farming, and carry out production and construction. The longer the peace lasts, the more stable the tribe will be.
After walking around the greenhouse area and inspecting the warehouse to make sure that the important seeds were well preserved, Xiao Yun calculated the time until the beginning of spring and let out a sigh, "If we wait for Maomao and the others to come back before setting off, time might be a bit tight... So let's take the delegation to St. Bridget's and go earlier and come back earlier."
After winter, the tribesmen who opened the shop in the Elf Port returned to the tribe, but the underground city branch that transported food from the underground world channel continued to operate. Xiao Yun did not think about finding an excuse to bring the tribesmen back to avoid being involved in the dispute between the dark elves and the dwarves, but thinking that the dark elves would never let others attack their home nest, he resisted the idea.
After being injured, Mumu realized that no matter how tough he was, he was not immortal. Although he was still a little bit naughty, he was indeed much more stable... and worth continuing to cultivate. As for Leopard Xia, after going to the dungeon, he saw how big and cruel the outside world was. He knew that if he didn't rely on the Snow Wolf Clan, the remaining members of his tribe might end up like the Gray Dwarves and Goblins. He also became visibly honest - the value of these two is not as good as that of Hongye, Languo, and Qingyan, but they are also talents that can be used.
Since they are available, we should put in the effort to train them. Xiao Yun had sent two people from the previous food delivery team, and they should be on their way now.
In addition to Mumu and Xia, Xiao Yun also decided on Ah Shu, Chief Caogen, and Chief Ali as members of the delegation. This mission was undoubtedly more eye-opening than the one to Valentine. The projects he was responsible for involved external affairs, so he took everything he could to see how others fell, which would help him gain experience. Well, that's right, Xiao Yun knew with his knees that there were a lot of useless people under Carlisle, so he decided to take his people to see the negative examples...
While patrolling the tribe, Xiao Yun was thinking about who to bring along... Sean had to concentrate on studying the pneumatic engine and couldn't be disturbed. As for the military force, Primo would be enough. Saint Bridge wasn't some dangerous place, so there was no need to have paranoid thoughts.
If he were to be the poster boy for the Snow Wolf Tribe... Xiao Yun couldn't help but look disgusted when he thought of this - this was the first time the Snow Wolf Tribe visited the Human Kingdom as a tribe, so they had to pay attention to the standards; after all, it was the first time the Snow Wolf Tribe appeared in a national occasion, and if he, a young cub with a tender face, was too conspicuous, it would make the Snow Wolf Tribe look like "a hero is not a hero, but a young child is famous", so they had to do an image project. Speaking of this, obviously, except for Dahe not wanting to do what he wanted...
That's really bad.
Xiao Yun strolled to the Welfare Department, called out Da He who was busy preparing snacks, and mentioned the visit to St. Bridget's to her.
Not surprisingly, Da He immediately refused the three companies: "No, I won't go, you go by yourselves."
"...I'm not here to discuss with you, I'm here to inform you." Xiao Yun said with a dark face.
"Let someone else go. How can the Welfare Department function without me? Even if others don't say anything, Ashan will definitely not be willing to do so. He likes the hot pot of rice that I cook the most." Dahe was determined and smart enough to use a roundabout way to save the country.
"...Dahe." Xiao Yun said earnestly, "You have to understand one thing. If your face didn't have some value, do you think I would be willing to watch you doing nothing all day long but researching how to make the mess taste better? Do you know how much labor it takes for Niu Jiao's canteen to provide food for thousands of people every day? It's just a necessity for them, but is yours just a necessity? Besides, everyone's candy tastes the same? Now is the time when I need your face. Are you sure you want to waste the value of your face and let me re-evaluate the meaning of your existence?"
Taiga looked at him in shock.
Xiao Yun looked at her expressionlessly.
"...Okay, I'll go." Da He said aggrievedly, "But you have to promise that if I go with you this time, the Welfare Department will always be mine, and you can't transfer me to do other work."
——This is what makes Xiao Yun angry with her the most. She is obviously very smart and knows when to advance and when to retreat, but she just won't make progress and doesn't use her brain in the right place!
After taking care of Dahe, Xiao Yun went to the place where the cats were in charge... Qiuqiu couldn't move. This cute man was very dedicated to leading the employees of the wool spinning factory. After Xiao Yun gave in and allowed each department to "work six days and rest one day", he spent a lot of effort to adjust the rotation system in the wool spinning factory, and the production progress did not drop at all...
Fishbone couldn't move either. Although the pig farm and cattle pen were separated, the sheep flock was not a small number. Now was an important period for the birth of lambs in batches. Fishbone stayed in the ewes' delivery room for at least half a day. In order to avoid affecting the raw wool production of the wool spinning factory, this leopard could not leave his job...
Walking to the rabbit shed, he could smell the intoxicating smell of rabbit manure from afar. Even Xiao Yun couldn't help but show a trace of sympathy - the output rate of the rabbit shed increased every three months, and ordinary employees could work six days and rest one day, but Rosemary was in a difficult situation. Apart from eating, sleeping and combing, she basically couldn't leave the rabbit shed.
"If the cat tribe only has one Xia, it's not enough to show the Snow Wolf tribe's respect and sincerity towards other tribes. Anyway, there is enough rabbit meat, so let Rosemary relax for a while." Xiao Yun made the decision with some sympathy...
Rabbit meat can be eaten, rabbit skin can be used to make clothes and quilts, and rabbit viscera can be used to feed carnivorous predatory birds, attracting wild eagles, falcons, eagles and other large birds to build nests around the tribe, effectively suppressing bird flocks from damaging crops in summer and autumn.
Rabbits have a very short digestive tract and poor absorption capacity. Like birds, they eat and defecate at the same time. At least 40% of the nutrients in the feed they eat will be excreted by the rabbits. Rabbit manure has therefore become the organic fertilizer with the highest comprehensive fertility. After being decomposed and fermented, it can be directly sprayed with water, which can greatly increase crop yields and can even be used to feed fish.
Considering the above advantages, the practical value of rabbit farming is self-evident, second only to pig farming. But the most regrettable thing is that rabbit feces is too smelly. No matter how strict the sanitation of the rabbit shed is, the smell is still strong. The rabbit shed that was originally next to the pig pen has been moved outwards again and again, and has been moved to the north of the old industrial area. This is a clear proof...
After deciding on Rosemary, Xiao Yun thought about it and decided to add Qingyan as well. It was not for any other reason. The spring ploughing work was over in the spring, and the tribe would transfer a group of people to the hilly new district to choose a suitable place to open up wasteland and set up a farm pilot. At that time, Qingyan, the executive deputy district chief of the new district, would have more things to do and more troublesome problems to deal with. Before that, it would be like arranging some benefits for Qingyan and letting him go out for some fresh air...
Having decided on the members of the delegation, Xiao Yun gave a summary report to the clan leaders, representatives of various tribes, and management of various departments at the tribal work meeting that evening on the correctness, necessity, and historical significance of this mission to St. Bridges. He made an impassioned speech that from now on the Snow Wolf Tribe would cautiously, boldly, openly, and with a learning attitude step out of the grassland, toward the world, and into the sight of people of all tribes... and so on.
Uncle Ashan, the person in charge of the brick factory, listened to Xiao Yun's official language with his mouth half open. He looked at the Huoyan tribe leader, who was on good terms with his brother, in confusion: "Huoyan, what is Ayun talking about?"
The Fire Clan leader was as serious as ever: "Ayun wants to take people to visit Carlisle's hometown."
Mr. Sean happened to be sitting in the same row, and unfortunately he also had a strong sense of perception, so he almost burst out laughing.
Uncle Ashan raised his hand bravely.
"Oh, Ashan has something to say, please go ahead." Xiao Yun was extremely surprised. Could it be that Uncle Ashan had also come to his senses?
Uncle Ashan stood up and said excitedly: "I want to go to the Carlisle family to play, Ayun, take me with you!"
Xiao Yun's proud head drooped instantly.
Ah Shan thought Xiao Yun disagreed, and said nervously: "Take me with you, Ah Yun. If Mumu can go, then I can go too. You didn't take me with you last time you went to Valentine, so are you going to take me with you this time?"
"...Bring them, bring them." Xiao Yun wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and looked at the others with a dull look, "Who else wants to go? We go to Ananas City to borrow the teleportation array of the Bards' Association. It costs 300 gold coins to activate it once. It can accommodate 12 people, and there is still one spot left."
The reason why this extremely convenient thing, the teleportation array, has not become popular is because the cost of using it is too high.
The principle of the teleportation array is to exchange the space in the array with the space at the other end of the teleportation array. Each time the teleportation is activated, different amounts of magic crystals are consumed depending on the distance. This thing is so expensive that it's a rip-off. The Bards Association and Xiao Yunkede have a strong alliance of interests. When the teleportation array is activated, only the minimum consumption is charged to the Snow Wolf Tribe, and no profit is made. Even so, the cost of teleporting the Snow Wolf Tribe to the headquarters of the southern continent, Elliot Palace, is as high as half a pound of gold per person...
Except for the two weirdos Ashan and Huoyan, everyone else who could sit in the conference room to attend the tribal work meeting had at least a passing IQ. After hearing this price, everyone looked at each other and did not dare to speak casually.
"How about we just go with eleven people and use the remaining teleportation space to bring some goods over?" The Grassroots Chief said, "The cost of teleporting is too expensive... it would be better if we could make some money back."
Everyone nodded in agreement when they heard this. The tribe's annual trade balance accounts were not only made public but also used as teaching materials. After completing elementary arithmetic courses, everyone had to learn how to calculate the tribe's accounts. Everyone knew that making money was not easy.
Xiao Yun, who had just been nearly brought to tears by Uncle Ashan's stupidity, was very happy to see that everyone was so sensible. He felt that his hard work over the years had not been in vain, and that he was finally not surrounded by stupid teammates...
"Wait!" Balk raised his hand. "I'm going too. I have a space bracelet that can hold much more things than you can carry with you."
"That's fine...but what about your father, Austin?" Xiao Yun said.
Balk immediately picked up the crystal ball at his feet and handed it to Qingcao across the row: "Give it to your cub to play with. She likes it very much. Just don't lose it."
The miniature green dragon that was lying dead in the paralyzed sphere flipped over and sat up, flapping its wings against the inner wall, shouting with all its might: "Rebellious son! Rebellious son!"
Others: “…”
Xiao Yun: “…” I don’t think there will be a day when you two, father and son, will reconcile.
"..." Qingcao took the crystal ball with a twitch of his lips. He looked at Auston rolling around inside it awkwardly, then looked at Balk, "Forget it... I'll keep it well, and when you come back, I'll return Auston to you intact."
"It doesn't matter. He won't die anyway." Balk said indifferently.
grass:"……"
Auston burst into tears without caring about his image...he didn't have much of an image anyway.
"Auston, be quiet and don't disturb our meeting." Ironheart Yun said calmly, "Okay, let's continue. In addition to the mission to St. Bridge, our biggest task in winter is still learning. I looked at the learning progress of each group in the past two days and found that the progress of at least half of the groups is not ideal. Here, I must reiterate the importance of learning..."
When Xiao Yun mentioned studying, Huo Yan felt a headache... Even the centaur Sail, who was the biggest and could only squat by the door of the conference room, couldn't help but want to cover his ears - the study arrangement of the Snow Wolf Tribe was too heavy! It was even harder than living under the hands of the Tiger Tribe!
"...I regret that there are still a small number of people among us who do not understand the importance of learning. This is the biggest problem in our tribe right now. Without the most basic arithmetic skills, you don't even know how many bowls of rice you can eat. Without the most basic language organization skills, it is even more difficult to understand the content of the work tasks, let alone lead others."
Putting pressure on the whole audience, Xiao Yun said in a sonorous and powerful voice: "This situation must not be allowed. We must smash and remove any obstacles that will hinder the development of production! From tomorrow on, in addition to the classes on the rest days and the group's internal organized study every three days, each study group will have a small test every half month and a big test every month! Before the spring ploughing season comes, we must ensure that all members of the study group reach the passing score!"
The crowd couldn't even make loud cries... Even the new tribe leaders who had just joined the tribe two months ago were silent - the environment had a huge impact on the individual. After accepting the learning atmosphere in the tribe, everyone had at least become accustomed to "accepting everything" in this regard...
Elder Gwendolyn's absence from the Frank Feast did not cause much of a stir in Ananas. Ananas was just a remote city to the forest elves, and Gwendolyn was the only one who had a reputation in the "airborne faction". The other elders were too happy to be surprised by the loss of such a powerful person who embezzled financial funds in the Council of Elders, so they did not have time to make a fuss about her departure.
Elder Meli's days after her return were busy and energetic. Without Gwendolyn to intercept the flow of money, she could generously use the remaining proceeds from the sale of soy sauce to other elven cities and the dwarf kingdom for municipal affairs. The officials who had originally defected to Gwendolyn were dismissed, and the funds owed to the departments were neatly distributed. She also had to help the more needy families in the city - in winter, a large number of adventurers chose to spend the winter in the city. The daily consumption of these people may not seem much, but it is enough to be used for "poverty alleviation."
After receiving the letter from Xiao Yuntu Evelyn delivered by flying mount, Elder Meli quickly contacted Crest. On the same day, General Crest sent a team of elven warriors to the Fire Tribe to pick up the people.
After bringing Xiao Yun and his party who were passing through Ananas, these green-skinned pointy-eared guys were not as stingy as Stephens who didn't even let them enter the city gate. They generously arranged for Hailin and Kai, two good friends, to be tour guides and took Xiao Yun and the others around Ananas... The elves have their own experience in city construction, but unfortunately their cities are built on the mountains, which is not compatible with the Snow Wolf Tribe on the great plains. They can only use it as a reference to learn a thing or two.
The poor city of Ananas did not have a teleportation array. The Bards Guild was wealthy, but as a branch, its teleportation array could not compare with that of the Queen's city like Stephens, and it was very troublesome to activate. After Xiao Yun and his companions arrived, they waited for a long time before all the required magic crystals were in place and arranged. They paid the material fee of 300 gold coins with great pain. After more than ten seconds of nauseating weightlessness, Xiao Yun and his eleven companions appeared in a neutral city-state thousands of miles away from the grassland and in the southeast of the southern continent: Elliot Palace.
The Bards Guild has many labels, such as wealthy, free and romantic, and a holy place of history and knowledge, but there is one thing that the Bards Guild is most proud of, and that is its artistic atmosphere.
Leo Silvester, a plains elf from Bradrick Continent, went to the Elf Forest and negotiated successfully with the forest elves, and was awarded the position of the head of the Ananas branch. He was then fascinated by the rich artistic atmosphere of the forest elves, and became so close to General Crest that they seemed like brothers...
Leo, who was reporting back to the headquarters, received a message from General Crest using the branch's water mirror in the morning. He immediately put aside the day's affairs and rushed to the transmission point to greet Ayun and his party from the Snow Wolf Clan. Firstly, the association, especially the Ananas branch, made a lot of money relying on Ayun's contributions from the Snow Wolf Clan. Secondly, Ayun was a person whom General Crest valued very much. No matter from which aspect, Leo had to complete the task entrusted by General Crest.
After waiting for more than two hours, a bright light finally flashed in the teleportation array, which perked up Leo, who was dozing off. He strode forward, put on a bright smile that was unique to plains elves, spread his arms and said, "Welcome to Elliot, friend...of the Snow Wolf Clan?"
A group of people appeared in the formation. Except for one dragon and one human, the rest of them were all staggering...
There was a snow werewolf who was particularly unaccustomed to long-distance teleportation and stumbled out of the range of the teleportation array. His face turned pale and his brows were slightly furrowed. He staggered and looked back with lingering fear, as if the teleportation array that only the rich could afford was some kind of monster. When he ran into Leo, the plains elf who was coming towards him, the snow werewolf turned his head with fear still lingering, and his eyes briefly met Leo's.
Despite his miserable appearance, the glance from the snow werewolf was able to give people a stunning feeling; although there was fear in his eyes, Leo was able to truly and vividly understand what "captivating" meant.
Leo: “…”
After staring at the obvious snow wolf ears on both sides of the other person's head for two seconds, he moved his gaze to the snow wolf's face. The plains elf Leo instantly felt a kind of envy and jealousy that made him not want to be friends with the snow wolf tribe...
