sbdcsierra Chapter 57 The Cave is Completed
Chapter 57 The Cave is Completed
To Lin Baiyan, this scene looked like a group of furry creatures playing games together.
Anyway, the young man didn't glean any fighting techniques from it.
Lin Baiyan's eyes brightened as he looked at the group of fluffy cubs in front of him. It had been so long since he'd had a cuddle with something so fluffy…
The young man had been so busy these past few days that he rarely had a moment to relax. He had just walked over and was about to randomly pick a lucky person to give him a good massage.
Halfway down, he felt a furry thing hook around his ankle. Lin Baiyan looked down and saw it was Mao Xia.
As a sub-beastman, Xia the kitten is not required to participate in activities involving male beastman cubs. However, Wolf Cloud would occasionally teach her some easy skills to prevent her from being foolishly bullied.
That's right. Don't be fooled by Lang Yun's cool and stern face. He actually has the heart of a loving father.
On the surface, she seems indifferent to Nyanko-sensei, as if she doesn't care, but secretly she teaches the other cubs not to bully her.
At this moment, Xia the kitten looked up at Lin Baiyan with her big, wet eyes, her gaze filled with longing.
The young man casually scooped the kitten Xia into his arms and rubbed her little ears. "How are you? Happy now?"
Although Lin Baiyan's question seemed nonsensical, Mao Xia immediately understood what he meant. She raised the corners of her mouth, her fluffy little face filled with a cheerful smile, "Meow meow meow!"
Cat Summer is super happy right now!
Now, no orc in the tribe looks down on Cat Xia for eating food without food, nor does any orc despise her because Cat Xia cannot transform into human form.
She found a comfortable spot in Lin Baiyan's arms and settled down, then raised one of her little paws and waved it rapidly, "Meow~ Meow meow meow!"
Brother Wolf Cloud led us to catch bugs to feed the Rainbow Phoenix Chicken, and then they laid lots and lots of eggs!
The young man watched with his eyes crinkled as the kitten Xia chirped and meowed, telling him about the interesting things that had happened these past few days.
To be honest, he wasn't very familiar with the other beastmen from the White Cat Tribe who were driven out with him. Lin Baiyan usually tried to minimize his contact with them to avoid arousing their suspicion, even though he wasn't very familiar with the beastmen in the tribe to begin with.
The only people he was close to were Cat Summer and another half-grown cub, Cat Feather, as well as an old sub-beastman, Cat Floss, who was said to have watched his parents grow up and was already quite old.
Logically speaking, he could probably call Maoxu his cousin.
However, kinship on the Orc continent is really rudimentary. Generally, it is just a parent-child relationship. Even ancestors are not so close anymore. Once an Orc cub reaches adulthood, it is equivalent to leaving the small family and joining the "big family" of the tribe.
So, in reality, he and Maoxu were just acquaintances.
Seeing Xia the kitten gradually becoming more lively, Lin Baiyan was very happy, but the only problem was the kitten's transformation into human form...
The young man appeared unchanged on the surface, but a barely perceptible hint of worry flashed in his eyes.
She's already five years old, and who knows when Neko-Natsu will be able to transform into human form...
He didn't know what triggered the orc's transformation. The young man had asked Rabbit Forest before, but Rabbit Forest had also looked blank. He guessed uncertainly, "Logically speaking, orc cubs should be able to transform into human form normally when they reach the time to transform. Cat Summer's body is probably too weak..."
The young man had only a superficial understanding of these things, and could only define it as malnutrition.
Thinking about this, Lin Baiyan frowned slightly. He didn't want Xiaomao Xia to stay in the form of a kitten for the rest of her life.
While lost in thought, Lin Baiyan stroked the kitten Xia's fur. By then, the "battle" of the little cubs had ended.
Wolf Cloud transformed into human form and slowly strolled towards them. In contrast, Little Wolf Wood and Little Tiger Leap were exhausted and collapsed there, their tongues lolling out.
Wolf Cloud walked up to Lin Baiyan, his dark eyes fixed on the man and beast before him.
Upon seeing Little Wolf Cloud, the young man immediately smiled, clearing his mind of all his chaotic thoughts, and gave him a thumbs up. "Our Wolf Cloud is really amazing. Beating them is like child's play."
Wolf Cloud's ears turned red. He turned his head and took the kitten Xia from Lin Baiyan's arms. Xia seemed to be used to his embrace and adjusted her position accordingly.
The young man couldn't help but wink at Wolf Cloud as he watched the two cubs move so naturally.
Didn't you look down on her for being a crybaby? How come you're hugging her everywhere you go now?
Wolf Cloud felt a little embarrassed by Lin Baiyan's gaze and, keeping a straight face, changed the subject in a firm voice, "Let's go feed the chickens."
After saying that, she picked up the kitten Xia and ran away quickly. The cubs lying on the ground saw their leader run away and immediately chased after her in a row.
Lin Baiyan couldn't help but laugh as she watched the cubs' backs. Wolf Cloud looked like a mother hen with her chicks.
For the next few days, the tribe maintained its usual routine of eating, working, and sleeping.
After more than twenty days of clanging and hammering as they chiseled the tunnel, the construction team was finally able to finish!
After finishing the last cave, Lu Xiao excitedly found Lin Baiyan, who was covered in dust and sifting through charcoal. "Baiyan! We've finished carving all the caves!"
The young man had just plunged his entire body into the kiln and retrieved the last piece of charcoal when he turned around and heard the good news!
Lin Baiyan patted his dusty hands and smiled, "Let's go take a look!"
The two of them walked towards the cave. The entire stone wall consisted of two rows, with ten entrances and twenty caves in each row. Individual caves were carved on both sides of the main cave, and stone steps leading to the second level were carved on the side closest to the main cave.
The two briefly looked at the first row of caves, and then followed the stone steps to the second cave. Lin Baiyan stepped onto the stone steps, which had a railing carved directly from the stone wall and integrated with the steps.
Lin Baiyan touched the railing with great affection. Lu Xiao really had a talent for architecture. He had only given a brief description, but Lu Xiao had managed to bring everything he said to life with the construction team.
Upon reaching the second level of the cave, Lin Baiyan randomly chose a cave to enter. The overall construction was similar to that of the first-level cave, with braziers carved into the walls.
Lin Baiyan went inside and took a look. It was about 30 or 40 square meters in size. He turned around and looked at the beastmen of the construction team who had followed him up. He praised them without reservation: "Everyone did a great job. I didn't expect that we could carve out all the caves in just a few days."
"Once the chieftain and the others return from the seaside, we will begin dividing up the caves."
Hearing the priest's praise, everyone felt a little embarrassed. The male beastmen scratched their heads and chuckled. Hearing the priest say this again, they were all very excited. Although beastmen are social creatures, they also need some private space from time to time.
Moreover, the caves are very close to each other, so even though everyone lives separately, they still spend every day together.
Several male orcs had obvious joy on their faces.
It's winter after all...
We still need to think about the "happy life" during the snow season.