Orc Girl's Tribal Daily Life

Chapter 134 Beast King

Jiang Luoluo returned to her own cave.

To be honest, Jiang Luoluo never expected that the accident that caused her to time travel was caused by such a reason.

The shaman spoke calmly, but Jiang Luoluo heard it with such despair, because no matter how she thought about it afterward or what choices she made, she could not change the fact that someone was bound to die.

So no one blamed Ge, nor did they think it was Ge's fault; it was just Ge himself who trapped himself.

Jiang Luoluo also gained a new understanding of the Taz Forest outside the tribe.

The shaman said that there are two kinds of wild beasts in the Taz Forest. One is ordinary, which is the prey that the tribe brings back each time they go hunting.

There is another type of beast known as the King of Beasts, which has a more robust physique and greater strength than ordinary beasts.

Even a small, weak wild animal like a rabbit, once it becomes the "Rabbit King," will possess a powerful strength that will give the tribe a headache, and may even be able to kill members of the tribe.

However, such beast kings are not common. The weaker the beast clan, the less likely it is to have a beast king, while a powerful beast clan may even have multiple beast kings at the same time.

Beastmasters typically live deeper into the Taz Forest, or even in its central area, a place difficult for the tribes to approach.

They rarely roam outside the Taz Forest.

In comparison, the Crimson Wolf King is a beast clan that can reliably produce Beast Kings, thus providing a more stable supply of blood to the tribe.

Perhaps because the Crimson Wolf Clan is powerful enough, the Beast King changes very frequently within their clan, with multiple candidates vying for the position at the same time.

This led to the incident that occurred in the tribe.

No one could have guessed that the new Beastmaster and the previous Beastmaster had such a good relationship that they would travel thousands of miles, across most of the Taz Forest, to avenge the previous Beastmaster.

Jiang Luoluo suddenly felt that the world was really big, and she was so small.

It's worth mentioning that because this new Beast King took the initiative to seek revenge on the Frostfire Tribe, and with the blood of the previous Beast King, the tribe will not lack the blood of the Crimson Wolf King for about eight to ten years.

—Do you really think that after the Crimson Wolf King came to the tribe and caused so many casualties, it could leave unharmed?

Although at that time, Chief Jing was leading most of the orc warriors on their way back from the Taz Forest... it was certain that the tribesmen could not travel as fast as the Crimson Wolf King.

However, relying solely on the hundred orc warriors who remained in the tribe, they managed to spare the life of the Crimson Wolf King after paying a heavy price.

Jiang Luoluo's sorrow didn't last long, as news of the children from Yuerdong and the news of Zao arrived at the same time.

One person invited Jiang Luoluo to participate in the second brick firing, while another came over to ask Jiang Luoluo if she wanted to try making the fishing line, since it seemed to be finished.

Not only Ge couldn't stay idle, but everyone else also started working immediately after the sacrificial ceremony.

Faced with the choice between the two options, Jiang Luoluo chose to go to Yuerdong to see the new fishing line and try it out.

After all, Jiang Luoluo compared the options and realized that going there would only mean watching the fire burn for a while and being a spectator for the atmosphere group; she wouldn't be able to help with anything else.

But going to Fish Cave is different. Although she still can't get the hang of fishing, no one would feel comfortable letting her fish.

But she can help judge the quality of the fishing line and analyze if there are any problems, and she can also help adjust the bait.

It's not that Jiang Luoluo is saying this, it's just that the tribespeople are too stingy with food. They don't even put too much rotten meat in their bait. But if they don't put in more, how can the bait be attractive enough to catch fish?

She still has to do it.

It's like her grandparents eat leftovers every day, and every time she visits them, she has to help dump a bunch of leftovers.

Jiang Luoluo noticed that Little Fish King had gotten several shades darker after not seeing him for a few days.

I don't know if it's because Little Fish King is in the growth stage or because the food supply has been better recently, but Little Fish King's body shape has changed a lot since we first met.

Before you even get close, a strong smell of water and fish wafts over.

Jiang Luoluo's nose twitched slightly due to discomfort, and Little Fish King Biao immediately stopped a few meters away from her, refusing to approach.

Jiang Luoluo was taken aback, then a slight smile appeared on her face. She walked towards Little Fish King Biao and said, "No..."

She hadn't fully recovered and couldn't speak in continuous sentences, so she paused for a while before continuing, "...things."

Looking at the cub's expression, Little Fish King Biao saw that the cub wasn't suppressing its disgust, but just not used to it yet, so he nodded and said with a smile, "You can talk now, Luo."

Jiang Luoluo nodded vigorously, very happy.

Being able to speak again was one thing, but another was that every friend she knew was genuinely happy for her, which made her even happier.

Artificially dried fishing lines made from hooks and vines are finer.

Compared to the first batch of hook vine fishing lines that were made by chance, this one is about one-third thinner in diameter and is also much stronger.

Moreover, without the pits and bumps left by the dried hook structure, it is much easier to grip.

However, thinner fishing lines also mean they are sharper. If you don't pay attention to how you hold them, they can easily cause cuts, especially when struggling with soft-shelled fish.

The first batch of fishing lines came out in large quantities. Except for children under ten years old who were only allowed to watch from a distance, almost every other child was given a line to test the quality of this batch of fishing lines.

The next step for the first batch of fishing lines should have been to dry them over a fire, but cutting down trees in the Taz Forest wasn't practical for the children of Fish Cave, so Jiang Luoluo changed it to drying them in the sun.

In any case, the goal is to dry out the water inside the hook vines, so there's not much difference between the two.

Even if the difference is significant, quantity can sometimes cover up quality issues. It's better than painstakingly cutting down a bunch of trees every day and then burning them to increase the workload.

It would be better to just leave the hook vines on the ground under the hot sun every day and let them dry slowly. That would be easier work and more suitable for the children of Yuerdong.

And the final result wasn't bad, was it?

After confirming that this batch of fishing lines was usable, the next step was to deliver the fishing lines to the tribespeople who had placed orders, one by one, as agreed upon with them.

Today I was testing the fishing line and caught quite a few soft-shelled fish. I was worried I wouldn't be able to eat them all, so I decided to include one or two soft-shelled fish with each fishing line and deliver them directly to people's homes.

Jiang Luoluo also specially taught the children who went to "deliver" the goods, making them memorize a "Complete Guide to Handling Turtle Fish". She told them to recite it when they delivered the turtle fish so that people would know how to handle them.

Although soft-shelled turtles are no longer a food that everyone in the tribe hates, only a small number of people know how to properly handle them, and most tribespeople still don't pay much attention to them.

Eating them is fine, but figuring out how to cook soft-shelled turtles well is too much trouble for most of the tribespeople.

But since they've ordered fishing line, they're probably interested in soft-shelled turtles and curious about how to handle them, so they'll probably look into it.

Jiang Luoluo, feeling as if she had inexplicably expanded into the "express delivery" industry, rubbed her chin.

Forget it, whatever. Anyway, if they don't pay wages, it's not considered child labor.

These tribesmen didn't only use food to exchange for fishing lines; many of their items were also essential supplies, such as bitter salt and stinky scallions.

There were also some old animal skin clothes.

For ordinary tribesmen, these worn-out animal skin clothes have weakened defensive capabilities and are no longer safe to wear, so they have no choice but to make new animal skin clothes.

However, for the children of Fish Cave, they don't need clothes with strong defensive capabilities; what they need more is warmth when it's cold. And old animal skin clothes are certainly warm enough.

Just by looking at those old animal skin clothes, the children in Fish Cave could already imagine how warm this year's snow season would be.

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After resolving these matters, Jiang Luoluo took a soft-shelled turtle that Little Fish King had given her and, escorted by Little Fish King, went to find Zao-Xing. After Xing came down from the mountaintop, Jiang Luoluo didn't let her follow anymore; the amount of exercise she had done that day had already exceeded her limit, and she couldn't do any more.

At noon, Xing was carried back by her younger brother Ping. Although Xing insisted that she could walk on her own, Jiang Luoluo and Ping were both worried about her and refused her request.

Without Jiang Luoluo's involvement, the brick firing process proceeded without any unexpected incidents. After all, they had already gained experience once, and it was simply a matter of following instructions, making it unlikely that any problems would arise again.

When Zao saw Jiang Luoluo, he didn't have any special reaction. After all, the clansmen who were supposed to forward the message had already done so.

"Fish!" Jiang Luoluo pointed at the soft-shelled turtle and exclaimed excitedly.

Hearing the weak, breathy sound, Zao finally raised his eyelids and looked at Jiang Luoluo, "You can talk now, Luoluo."

Jiang Luoluo smiled and nodded repeatedly, then skillfully found a large stone pot about half the size of a person in the cave she had built, and called on Xiaoyu Wangbiao to carry it to the fire.

When Jiang Luoluo passed by her own house on the way, she brought a lot of seasonings from home, knowing that there wasn't much food available there.

These experts and geniuses with their specialties don't seem to care much about the taste of food; as long as they can eat their fill, it doesn't affect their physical activity, and it ensures their energy expenditure, that's enough for them.

However, if Jiang Luoluo makes any delicious food, Zao will not refuse it and will appreciate it. So when she saw that there were many extra soft-shelled turtles today, Jiang Luoluo had the idea of ​​making a delicious soft-shelled turtle soup for Zao.

As for going home, it would probably be a few days before Ge returned from hunting. Only when he was home alone would Jiang Luoluo not worry about being late to get back.

You can even stay out all night and live here; Zao definitely won't mind.

However, Jiang Luoluo still had to go home in the end, because Ke would check on her to see if she had rested and gone to sleep properly.

Ke now stays home every day making jam, so he doesn't need to go out hunting. When he rests at night, he goes next door to check if the cubs are sleeping well, which is just a small thing he does.

Otherwise, Jiang Luoluo wouldn't have been able to move those few wooden planks on the cave door by herself.

Although the stone pot is half a person tall, it is not big enough to hold a whole soft-shelled turtle; it has to be cut open before it can be put in.

Little Fish King Biao was in charge of doing the work, while Jiang Luoluo directed from the side.

First, chop off the fish head, then cut off the tail, and then cut it in half to pull out a whole fish skeleton—Jiang Luoluo clapped her hands vigorously, wondering how many fish Little Fish King had cut off to have this skill.

Set aside the fish bones, head, and tail—after dinner, you can put them in a pot to make soup. The next morning, you'll have a pot of rich fish bone soup, perfect to eat with breakfast.

The white lard chunks were thrown into the bottom of the pot, and the heated pot quickly melted the lard from the rendered pork fat, turning it into transparent golden oil.

A sizzling sound rang out as a bunch of pre-prepared scallions, garlic cloves, and ginger chunks were thrown into the pot. As they were stir-fried until fragrant, large chunks of fish were added and fried until they turned golden brown.

Then add water and bring to a boil. Once the fish is cooked, add salt to taste, and finally add some scallions, ginger, and garlic. Then it's ready to serve.

A delicious pot of fish soup is ready.

"Not bad." Zao gave it a very high evaluation.

The fact that someone who isn't particularly interested in food said "not bad" already proves how good it is.

Little Fish King was also holding a bowl of fish soup full of fish meat in his arms.

Little Fish King was initially unwilling to accept the soup, but he couldn't resist the insistence of his offspring and had no choice but to take the bowl.

The cubs always make things more delicious than others. For example, the fish soup cooked in the fish cave is a great improvement over the past, but there is still a faint fishy smell in it.

Little Fish King's gaze fell on the seasonings and ingredients that the cubs had used, partly because the cubs had used so many things to adjust the flavor.

But Little Fish King Biao always felt that the reason why the food made by the juveniles tasted better was because the juveniles always had a very positive attitude when making food. They were not just making food to fill their stomachs, but had a higher level of thinking about food.

Just as food is not merely something to fill one's stomach, it also carries deeper meaning and symbolism.

"Thank you for your food." After finishing his meal, Little Fish King Biao politely thanked Zao.

Zao glanced at Little Fish King Biao, waved his hand, and said, "What are you thanking me for? I only cooked a pot. You brought the fish, and you cooked it too."

Jiang Luoluo was putting fish bones into a stone pot, filling it with water, and simmering it over a low flame. She planned to have a fragrant pot of fish bone soup by tomorrow morning.

"Okay..." Jiang Luoluo clapped her hands, nodded in satisfaction at the stone pot, waved to Zao, and happily left with Little Fish King Biao.

Just like when she came.

Looking at the cub's back and then at the fragrant stone pot, a smile involuntarily appeared on his hard, stone-like face.

How could anyone not like someone who cares about other people's cubs?