PNB Chapter 288 Opening the River
Chapter 288 Opening the River
"So fast?" Lin Baiyan was a little surprised.
Not long ago, Lang Cang led a group of orcs to the seaside. Now that they have a large number of people, they consume a lot of salt, and the tribe's salt supply has long been insufficient.
Taking advantage of the melting snow and ice in early spring, they planned to go to the seaside to collect more salt for future use.
Lu Xiao nodded. "I heard that the clan leader brought back a lot of things."
Wolf Cang took the little peregrine falcon with him on this trip, marking their first successful mission since taming the bird.
"Where's the little peregrine falcon?" Lin Baiyan asked after finishing the meat soup in his bowl.
Lu Xiao pointed to the breeding area, "After delivering the message, he rode on the badger's head and became the boss."
The other beastmen in the tribe were stunned when they saw the little peregrine falcon with the letter tied to its leg land on Badger's head!
Lin Baiyan: "???"
That makes sense, given the little peregrine falcon's arrogant personality. Apart from Lin Baiyan, he wouldn't bother with any other beastmen. The only reason he occasionally pays attention to Badger Cun is probably because of his status as a keeper.
"Let the badger store more fresh meat to feed the little peregrine falcon."
"Do you even need to tell me? Badger Village is treating the little peregrine falcon like his ancestor." Lu Xiao was also a little excited when he talked about this. After the first successful test flight, no matter how far away they were, they could always keep in touch with the tribe.
After the two talked for a while, Lu Xiao helped Lin Baiyan peel off the sheets of paper one by one. "Is this the final product?"
Lin Baiyan nodded. "That's right, we can write on it with charcoal pencils from now on."
He touched the slightly rough surface of the paper; he was already quite satisfied with how well he had done it for the first time.
These papers are made from leftover scraps from the tribe, and they're much cheaper than animal hides, so they don't feel bad using them.
Most importantly, he will never have to use leaves and bamboo strips to go to the toilet again!!
Thinking of this, Lin Baiyan was quite excited. Heaven knows how devastated he was when he first started using the leaves.
Now that paper has been made, he no longer has to suffer like this. Lin Baiyan couldn't help but laugh out loud as he thought about it.
Lu Xiao looked at Lin Baiyan, who seemed a little confused, and gently shook Lin Baiyan's arm. "Baiyan, Baiyan? High Priest!"
Lin Baiyan snapped back to reality, scratching his head a little embarrassedly. "What's wrong?"
"What are you thinking about so intently?" He chuckled, looking rather dim-witted.
Lin Baiyan beckoned Lu Xiao to come closer and whispered something to him.
Hearing what he said, Lu Xiao was somewhat surprised, "Can it still be used here?"
Lin Baiyan nodded vigorously, "You'll know once you try it!"
Once they've used it all, they'll never be able to live without paper again!
Lin Baiyan arranged the finished papers into uniform shapes and tied them together with straw rope to make simple books. The remaining stack was divided into several small portions. "Here, take some of these. Could you please go and deliver some to the elders for me?"
Lu happily accepted her share, "No problem!"
Two days later, the people who had received the gift came looking for her. Tu Lin awkwardly pulled Lin Baiyan aside and asked, "Baiyan, do you still have that piece of paper?"
Lin Baiyan understood immediately, "Uncle Tu Lin also thinks it's useful?"
Tu Lin nodded quickly. Ever since he had used paper, he felt uncomfortable using leaves again.
Lin Baiyan smiled and said, "I have some more here. You can use them first. In a few days, the Third Company will set aside a paper-making team specifically for papermaking."
All the paper produced will belong to the storage cave, and the beastmen can simply exchange it for work points when they want to.
Tu Lin accepted with a delighted expression, "That's great, we can just go and exchange directly from now on."
As the two were talking, a commotion arose outside. "Whoosh! Brother City Lord is back!"
When Lin Baiyan and Tu Lin went outside, they indeed saw a group of cubs circling around the returning salt-collecting team.
Lang Cang had already transformed into human form, and Lin Baiyan could smell a strong fishy smell as he got closer.
When Lang Cang saw him coming, he quietly took out two small pottery jars from the animal skin bag. "These are what you wanted."
Lin Baiyan's eyes lit up. He took the earthenware jar and looked inside. Sure enough, it contained prepared shrimp powder and oyster sauce.
All the salt brought back by the salt-gathering team had to be handed over to the tribe, but only one-fifth of the supplies they found themselves needed to be handed over.
The spices at home had long been exhausted. Lin Baiyan had been talking about wanting to make some more by the sea, but he and Lang Cang had to have one of them stay in the tribe, so he had to regretfully give up this trip.
"Is there anything else?" Lin Baiyan looked at the cart.
Lang Cang felt a pang of tenderness when he saw his partner's miserly appearance. "Yes, the ice and snow at the beach melt slowly, so I brought back a lot of fish and shrimp for you. We can have another round of that." There were also seaweed and kelp.
Lin Baiyan squinted his eyes happily.
Not long after Lang Cang returned, it was time for the river to thaw in the blink of an eye.
The moat of the City of Ten Thousand Beasts has been mostly dug. Now all that's left is to remove the layer of soil at the intersection of the moat and the East River, and the river water will slowly flow in along the dug ditches, forming a surrounding moat.
The leaders of Beast City stood on the banks of the moat.
Lin Baiyan looked at the dividing line. Several male orcs were holding shovels, their bodies tightly bound with several layers of sturdy rope. They were digging through the protective wall until it became thinner and thinner.
Seeing the river water about to break through the barrier and flow in, Lin Baiyan shouted down, "Pull!"
Several male orcs on the bank, holding onto one end of the rope for their companions, began to pull the rope with all their might, managing to pull the orcs ashore just before the river rushed over them.
Just a few seconds after we came up, the roaring river below broke through the thin barrier of the land.
In an instant, the murky yellow river water overflowed like a wild horse, with tremendous force.
The beastmen on the bank stared wide-eyed at the surging river, as if it would swallow them whole at any moment. They were stunned by the immense power of nature.
Before long, the trenches that the orcs had painstakingly dug over several months were filled in and turned into the moat of the City of Ten Thousand Beasts.
Fox Zhen swallowed hard. "With this moat, I don't think many tribes will be able to reach the foot of our Beast City smoothly."
Even if they arrived, didn't they see the tall and majestic city walls and the outer protective barbican?
Lin Baiyan smiled without saying a word. This was exactly the effect he wanted. Otherwise, why would he go to all this trouble?
Hu Kuo leaned on his cane with some emotion. Last year they were living in a dilapidated tent, but this year they had completely transformed into this exquisite and sturdy house.
The Silver Tiger Clan was the first clan to settle in the City of Ten Thousand Beasts!