sbdcsierra Chapter 49 Longevity
Chapter 49 Longevity
The young man smiled somewhat awkwardly, then pulled Lang Cang along to make a simple shed using large leaves and straw ropes, which they then erected on the frame.
Then, they would add a few branches around the frame from time to time.
After Lang Cang finished his routine patrol, he led several male orcs away, leaving Lin Baiyan to watch the fire. The young man chatted idly with the old orcs nearby who were busy weaving baskets again.
"Grandma Xiyang, how old are you?"
Xi Yang kept working with his hands and said to Lin Baiyan with a smile, "I've lived through more than seventy winters."
Lin Baiyan exclaimed in surprise, "Then you're much older than Uncle Rabbit Lin!"
"He's a long-lived orc!" The young man gave a thumbs-up. Most orcs only live to be seventy or eighty years old. Despite their seemingly high life expectancy, they actually don't live past one or two hundred years old.
Male orcs are more likely to be killed because they have to hunt.
Xi Yang is considered one of the longest-lived male orcs.
Xi Yang looked at the young man's youthful face and smiled kindly, "Yes, you're not young anymore."
"Bai Yan, what are you doing?" asked the old male orc monkey who was weaving a basket.
Lin Baiyan smiled mysteriously, "Burning charcoal, that burns really well, it can keep you warm for almost the whole night!"
Monkey exclaimed in surprise, "There's such a thing?"
"Of course, Grandpa Houlin, it's just like the black lumps left over from when we used to burn firewood, but it doesn't produce as much smoke."
Previously, the ashes left by the orcs after they burned fires would contain some small pieces of charcoal, but no one had noticed.
Every time we burned firewood in the cave, it produced a lot of smoke, which was not only choking but also harmful to our health.
If it succeeds, it will make things much easier!
Just then, a gust of wind blew by, and the fire burning the pine branches used to smoke the cured meat seemed to have died down a bit, so the young man added another piece of firewood.
"Priest brother, the Rainbow Phoenix Chicken has laid eggs again, and several of them!" At this moment, Little Wolfwood came running over excitedly, gesturing with his little feet.
The young man was pleasantly surprised. "Really?" The pheasant had been laying eggs frequently a few days ago, but these past few days, perhaps because it's getting ready for winter, it's become lethargic and hasn't been laying eggs as much.
They've managed to save up to five eggs.
When Lang Cang and his group returned yesterday, they brought back six live Rainbow Phoenix Chickens. They looked listless and half-dead, and didn't seem to want to eat much.
The young man was probably frightened by spending too much time with the male orcs.
He had several male orcs trim the feathers from the wings of the Rainbow Phoenix Chickens and then put them all into the chicken coop where they were raised.
Lin Baiyan taught Xiong Fei and the others to build a simple shed. They dismantled the fence, built three walls with stones and bamboo, and wove a roof with hay.
To avoid the discomfort of being exposed to the sun, they are less likely to lay eggs.
After being turned around like this, the chicken coop was completely transformed, and the young man even put two feeding troughs for them, one for eating and one for drinking.
As Leopard Lu helped tidy up, he was a little amazed by the beautiful chicken coop. "Wow, even the Rainbow Phoenix chickens live a more comfortable life than I do."
No need to work, and people even bring you food and drinks.
"That's right," Xiong Fei, the big guy, nodded in agreement.
Upon hearing this, Lin Baiyan immediately asked, "How many did you place?"
Forehead…
Little Wolfwood paused, then counted on his fingers and chuckled at Lin Baiyan, "Hehe, I don't know..."
The young man almost forgot that on the Orc continent, most Orcs had virtually no ability to calculate.
No, Lin Baiyan couldn't sit still any longer. The cub was still young; how could he be illiterate?
As a child, I was a little illiterate; as an adult, I became a big illiterate.
He needs to see if any of the other cubs know how to do it.
Lin Baiyan stood up and said to Xiyang, who was standing to the side, "Grandma Xiyang, could you watch the fire for me for a while? I'm going to check on the eggs laid by the Rainbow Phoenix Chicken."
Xi Yang waved his hand, "Why not? Go ahead."
Lin Baiyan smiled and said, "Thank you, Grandma Xiyang!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Little Wolfwood eagerly grabbed Lin Baiyan's hand and ran towards the chicken coop.
Xi Yang looked at the two cubs with amusement and shook his head. They were still cubs after all, and hadn't grown up yet.
At this point, Lin Baiyan finally started to resemble a cub. The young man was usually busy managing a lot of things in the tribe, and he did them in an orderly manner, making people almost forget that he was a cub who had not yet come of age.
When Lin Baiyan and Langmu arrived at the chicken coop, Langyun and a group of cubs were also there, with Xiaomao Xia sitting next to Langyun's feet.
Seeing Lin Baiyan approach, Xia the kitten's eyes lit up, and she pounced on the young man like lightning, "Brother Baiyan!"
Then, after reaching Lin Baiyan's feet, he suddenly braked and looked up at him with wet eyes.
Brother Baiyan has been so busy these past few days; Maoxia hasn't been hugged in ages.
Ever since the young man said he had changed his name, Maoxia has been sensible and has stopped calling him by his old name.
Lin Baiyan picked up Xia the kitten and scratched its chin. Xia the kitten purred comfortably in the young man's arms.
With more food available these past few days, Xia the kitten's fur has become fluffy and shiny. Looking at the long fur of the little kitten below, he reached out and stroked it. Good, no fur was falling out.
At this moment, the young man unconsciously thought of another large, furry creature that was shedding. How come it seemed that the wolf cub was shedding even more than the cub?
The young man shook his head, dismissing the idea.
It seems that Lang Yun has already gone into the chicken coop and collected all the eggs. At this moment, there are six plump white eggs lying in the small bamboo basket next to him.
The little chicks excitedly surrounded Lin Baiyan, "Priest brother, look, the Rainbow Phoenix Chicken has laid eggs again!"
"Yes, yes, there are so many!"
Since being trained by the wolf cloud, the cubs have become proficient in using their own legs.
The young man smiled as he watched the little cubs frolicking about. "Then, let me test you. How many phoenix eggs do we have today?"
Ah this...
The group of cubs looked at each other and fell silent, even Wolf Cloud turned his head to look at one side.
Seeing their reaction, the young man felt a chill run down his spine.
No, it needs to be changed!
The young man put down the fluffy creature in his arms, found a relatively large stone slab on the spot, and placed it next to the chicken coop. The stone slab was relatively smooth, so he could carve words on it with small stones.
Thinking that the cubs had never learned numbers before, Lin Baiyan decided to teach them less today, only numbers 1 to 5. The young man clapped his hands and called the cubs over.