sbdcsierra Chapter 100 Finalized
Chapter 100 Finalized
The first batch of bricks was ready to be fired. After listening to the beastmen's murmurs, Lin Baiyan clapped his hands and walked towards the brick kiln.
Beside the brick kiln, Shu Yue was overseeing the firing process, his hand constantly cranking the blower. Seeing Lin Baiyan approach, he greeted him with a smile, "Priest Baiyan."
After they finished building their first brick kiln, they immediately started building the second one, working together to speed things up the process.
By this time, the bricks in the first brick kiln had been cooling for a day.
Lin Baiyan smiled and replied, "I'll open the kiln."
Upon hearing this, the beastmen nearby all stopped what they were doing.
Lin Baiyan climbed up the bamboo ladder to the top of the brick kiln.
He used a stone axe to break open the top of the brick kiln, and below the opening, neat rows of red bricks appeared before him.
This kiln contained about three thousand bricks. Lin Baiyan reached out and tentatively touched them; they were no longer hot. He picked up a brick and weighed it in his hand; it was quite heavy.
He picked up a few bricks, held them in his arms, and climbed down the ladder.
The orcs stared intently at the priest—at the brick in his arms.
"Is this what you need to build a house?"
They've been working diligently these past few days, digging and shaping the soil, all to create these clods of earth.
Lin Baiyan reached out and slammed his hand hard onto the ground.
Seeing Lin Baiyan's actions, Lu Xiao quickly reached out to catch him.
Ugh, why ruin something you've worked so hard to make?
The bricks on the ground were not as fragile as the orcs had thought; only a small corner of them had broken off.
Hmm, its hardness is alright.
Lin Baiyan picked up another brick and threw it at the brick on the ground. The two bricks collided and shattered, revealing neat cut surfaces.
The orcs curiously gathered around and picked up the fragments; they were quite hard.
"But why don't we just use stones?"
This brick doesn't feel as hard as stone.
Seeing this, Lin Baiyan explained to them, "Because there are so many different shapes of stones, it takes a lot of effort to chisel them. This makes the bricks neat and tidy, and they are also more durable."
Oh, everyone nodded thoughtfully.
At night, Lin Baiyan gathered the beastmen together once again, saying, "Everyone has done a lot of work these past few days, you've all worked hard."
The male beastmen were exhausted, not to mention the sub-beastmen; several of them had been throwing bricks so many times that their arms were sore.
Orcs are quite capable workers, but this is not a small project; it requires the resources of an entire tribe.
Even though their tribe doesn't actually have a large population right now, it's still a significant number.
At this moment, the orcs remembered their earlier confident boast that they didn't need anyone's help, and they felt a little embarrassed.
"Tonight I'll give Huqiu and Quanling a little more food so everyone can eat better."
Nothing can invigorate the orcs more than more food.
Sure enough, everyone's faces lit up after hearing this.
After Lin Baiyan finished speaking, he stopped talking. He turned to leave, but was stopped by several orcs.
Seeing the hesitant expressions on everyone's faces, Lin Baiyan understood, but asked calmly, "What's wrong? Is there anything else?"
Several male beastmen looked at Lin Baiyan and Lang Cang hesitantly.
Lang Cang looked at their hesitant manner and became somewhat impatient. "Get to the point, stop dawdling."
In the end, everyone pushed and shoved each other, and Tiger Hill was pushed out.
Anyway, Tiger Hill is tough, so the boss won't hold it against him.
Hu Qiu was puzzled. "Why didn't you say so?"
He asked directly and frankly, "No, I just wanted to ask Priest White Flame, weren't you supposed to call those dwarf beasts over to do the work?"
He rubbed his hands excitedly, thinking that orcs would soon come to share his work, and asked expectantly, "Priest, when are they coming?"
Lin Baiyan asked knowingly, "Didn't you disagree? I thought about it later and realized there's really no need to waste our food."
Hearing him say that, the beastmen who had been secretly eavesdropping suddenly became anxious. How could they not come over?
They're exhausted these past few days, like beasts. After finishing work each day, they just collapse on the spot. Who knows how long this kind of life will continue...
Everyone was scratching their heads, unsure of what to say.
I really wish I could go back a few days and yell at my arrogant self.
Lin Baiyan looked at their expressions and subtly curled the corners of her lips.
He cleared his throat and glanced around at the beastmen with interest. "What, are you having second thoughts?"
Hehe, everyone gave Lin Baiyan an awkward smile.
Ai Shi was grinding stones with Hu Jiang in a corner of the cave when he heard the name of his tribe and instinctively looked towards the beastmen.
The beastmen over there gathered together, surrounding Lin Baiyan in the middle, and were talking about something.
He absentmindedly used a stone to rub the splinters off the wood, when suddenly a splinter pricked his hand, causing him to hiss in pain and frown as he looked at the blood seeping from his finger.
Seeing his uneasy expression, Hu Jiang comforted him, saying, "Don't worry, the priest will definitely do what he says."
These past few days, he has been staying with Dwarf Stone. Although others do not know, Fox River greatly admires this cub.
He saw the resilience and indomitable spirit deep within Ai Shi's heart, a quality that made him look at Ai Shi with new respect.
At this moment, Dwarf Stone managed a forced smile, "I know."
However, a deep worry rose on their young faces, for it concerned the fate of them, a group of dwarf beasts.
Until the very last moment, Ai Shi still dared not let his guard down.
After seeing enough of the orcs' embarrassing state, Lin Baiyan said seriously, "Let me make this clear first: now that we've accepted them, let's not look at them with strange eyes anymore."
“Treat them like our workers; we provide food, and they provide labor.”
"As for the incident where Ai Hong and the others stole our food, I discussed it with the clan chief and decided that they would have half the food of everyone else for three consecutive ten days."
He explained his plans to them one by one, and finally asked, "So, does anyone have any other questions?"
The beastmen all shook their heads. They thought it was alright; they had people to help them with the work, and most importantly, the dwarf beasts didn't eat much.
“Alright, then the clan chief and I will go and bring them over tomorrow.”
Lin Baiyan made the decision in one fell swoop.
After resolving the matter, Lin Baiyan finally breathed a sigh of relief. At first, he really had a saintly heart, but fortunately, these dwarf beasts were decent-natured, and the thing he was most worried about did not happen.
Later, they were brought to the tribe, partly because the tribe was short-handed, and partly because he couldn't stand by and watch a group of uncontrollable orcs operate within their tribe's territory.
Even if they were just some cowardly dwarf beasts.
He muttered to himself, "I don't know how they hid. They were like mice, impossible to catch."