novelden Chapter 114 Long-necked Beast
Chapter 114 Long-necked Beast
Hu Qiu listened to Lin Baiyan's words, his expression becoming increasingly conflicted.
The priest is right, but…
"You should also bring Huancun along. Although he's young, he's still quite capable in combat."
Badger Cun is another male orc cub left behind by Wolf Cang. Like Elephant Lei, the two are about fourteen or fifteen years old.
Both of them had a significant advantage in their beast forms, but unfortunately they were too young, which is why Lang Cang rejected their request.
Lin Baiyan thought about it and agreed.
So, a simple salt-gathering team was formed again. The next day, Lin Baiyan explained some trivial matters about the tribe to Tu Lin.
"Uncle Rabbit Forest, please remember to check on my chicks from time to time, and don't let them die."
"And the toilets also need to be built."
“And more…”
Tu Lin remembered his instructions one by one, "Don't worry, I won't let them die."
Lin Baiyan thought about it one last time and felt that he had explained enough, so he waved his hand and set off with a few beastmen.
Pig Mountain transformed into a beast and pulled the cart. The sub-beastmen also transformed into beasts and jumped onto the cart. This cart was the latest version, with a carriage and sideboards. The wheels were reinforced with animal hides, so it should be able to support them to run the round trip.
A large earthenware pot was placed on the cart, which made boiling salt much faster. Badger also transformed into his beast form and followed behind them.
Several sub-orcs huddled inside the earthenware pot, which saved some space.
Their main purpose in going to the beach was to collect salt. Lin Baiyan planned to stay at the beach for about five days, collect enough salt, and then head back.
The group walked for about half a day. The kitten in the pottery jar tapped the jar with a small bowl. Pig Mountain, who was pulling the cart outside, heard the sound and gradually slowed down before stopping.
Several sub-orcs transformed into human form and jumped out. Lin Baiyan said, "Let's rest here for a while."
There's only one male orc pulling the cart in Pig Mountain, so let's give him a break.
Zhu Shan didn't care; they had weight training every day, so this amount of weight wasn't too bad.
"Then I'll go out and see if there's any prey, and while I'm at it, I'll scout out the surrounding area. The badger is staying here."
"If you're collecting samples, just don't go too far."
This is their usual hideout, so it's actually quite safe.
Lin Baiyan nodded.
The sub-beastmen skillfully set up small earthenware pots, while Lin Baiyan led Yang Ye to search for wild vegetables. They had been eating potatoes and sweet potatoes for three or four months this winter, and he was now eager to eat some fresh leafy greens.
The weather in the north was still quite cold in March, but some wild vegetables had already sprouted. Lin Baiyan and Yang Ye found a small patch of wild vegetables without much effort, and the two of them picked them clean.
Yang Ye was extremely careful when picking wild vegetables. It seemed that there were many weeds mixed in with his patch of wild vegetables, and he had to remove all the weeds.
After picking a small handful, Yangye put his wild vegetables into the priest's basket.
As soon as Lin Baiyan turned his head, he noticed something mixed in with the wild vegetables that Yang Ye had picked. He leaned over and pulled it apart, his face lighting up with surprise, "Chives!"
Yang Ye was completely confused. "What is that?"
Lin Baiyan quickly pulled out the chives mixed in with the wild vegetables. "This, this is chives. Where did you get the sheep leaves?"
Yang Ye pointed to the wild vegetable area he was in charge of, "There are so many over there. I thought they were weeds, so I picked them all out."
Lin Baiyan was overjoyed as he looked at the tender chives in his hand. Chives have so many benefits: they can aid digestion and improve spleen function. Chive blossoms can also be made into a sauce that tastes amazing with meat!
Of course, chives also have another well-known function: strengthening... well, you know...
Lin Baiyan's thoughts drifted slightly, then he shook his head, trying to shake off those strange ideas.
"Let's pick more; we can make sauce from this when we get back!"
Yang Ye naturally listened to him. The two sub-beastmen harvested wildly, and Lin Baiyan was lucky enough to find a few older chive plants with chive seeds already on them.
He carefully collected all the leek seeds into his animal skin bag, which was a treasure. He would plant them in their planting area later. The leeks grew quickly, one crop after another, and they could eat them for a long time.
After picking the wild vegetables, the two sub-orcs circled around the nearby forest.
The area was a bit damp, and they unexpectedly found a few mushrooms and wood ear fungus.
The two men looked contentedly at the half-full basket of food and returned to their temporary camp.
When they returned, Zhushan had already come back, bringing with him a large wild rabbit weighing over ten kilograms, and also found several eggs.
Zhu Shan handed a few eggs to Lin Baiyan, saying, "I just saw some long-necked beast eggs by the lake, so I brought them back."
Lin Baiyan looked at the egg, which was much larger than a regular egg, that was handed to him. "A long-necked beast?"
"Oh, it's the kind with white feathers and a yellow beak." Pig Mountain didn't doubt it; perhaps the priest had never seen a long-necked beast before.
After listening to Zhu Shan's description and thinking for a moment, Lin Baiyan knew what he was talking about.
Isn't that a big white goose? A great guard dog, incredibly strong. When he was a kid, he was pecked on the backside several times by the big white goose that Grandma Liu next door kept, and it would chase him around and beat him.
Lin Baiyan had a sudden inspiration. There weren't many male beastmen in their tribe to begin with. If they raised a few big white geese, they would definitely be the first to know if anything happened.
"Are they still there?"
Zhu Shan thought for a moment, "I didn't see any long-necked beasts when I went there, but there were eggs, so they must have built their nest there."
Upon hearing this, Lin Baiyan immediately said, "Then let's take this route back. I want to catch a few long-necked beasts."
Zhu Shan was observant, and as soon as Lin Baiyan mentioned it, he had some guesses: "Does the priest mean that we can raise these?"
Lin Baiyan nodded. "But it's not convenient for us to take it now. We'll have to wait until we get back."
By this time, Fox Shadow had already skinned and processed the rabbit, and Rat Moon and Badger had started a fire and set up a clay pot.
Lin Baiyan looked at the chubby wild rabbit, which was quite fat. Rabbits are usually lean with more muscle, but this rabbit looked like it had eaten well during the snowy season and had gotten quite fat.
"Let's braise a rabbit today, and then stir-fry some goose eggs with chives!" Lin Baiyan quickly decided on today's menu.
The few sub-orcs had no objections. They had already experienced the priest's skills firsthand. Usually, Lin Baiyan was busy, and the orcs rarely had the chance to taste his cooking.
Except for the wolf.