RPAGF Chapter 54 is pretty good!
Chapter 54 is pretty good!
Every male orc had to do it, not even the underage male orc cubs were spared. Heaven knows that after they finished hunting every day, they still had to do training. They were all exhausted and when they returned to their caves, they would fall asleep like dead pigs.
Tiger Hill nudged Xiong Fei mischievously, signaling him to make up an excuse. Xiong Fei, ever honest, blurted out the truth, "No, we haven't done it yet..."
Tiger Hill instantly lost heart... How could he forget that Xiong Fei was just a simpleton!
Lang Cang stared at them with a cold expression and dark eyes, "Then hurry up and go!"
"We're going right away!" Huqiu made a snap decision and ran off with Xiong Fei.
Wolf Cang returned to the cave with the charcoal.
At that moment, Lin Baiyan rushed to the waterfall. He quickly washed his hands and inadvertently saw his reflection in the water.
The young man inside looked nine-tenths like him in his previous life, often making him unable to tell who he really was.
Lin Baiyan splashed water on her face several times, trying to calm herself down.
You can't blame him, Lang Cang is really good-looking. He is rather quiet, with a cold and sharp look in his eyes and brows. His features are clear and smooth, like snow on a mountaintop.
Lin Baiyan comforted herself, "It's okay, it's okay. Lang Cang is so handsome, it's not illegal to look at him. Good-looking people will want to take a few glances!"
The young man comforted himself and soon forgot about it; in some ways, he was quite oblivious.
When Lin Baiyan returned, he had returned to normal.
Lang Cang didn't mention what had just happened again.
When it was time for dinner, Lin Baiyan put the sweet potatoes he had just brought back that day onto a large bamboo mat and steamed some in a stone pot. Sure enough, the beastmen loved this sweet food, especially the little ones. Little Cat Xia was tasting something sweet for the first time and was almost mesmerized.
The little wolfwood next to him had its head buried in a sweet potato, and it looked like it couldn't be pulled out no matter what.
"Let's dig up more to save for the snow season!" The young man thought to himself, seeing that everyone liked it.
As night fell, there was no firewood burning in the cave today. Instead, a large stone trough, resembling a brazier, was placed inside, filled with some dark things.
The beastmen were curious about the new and unusual objects.
Lu Xiao moved closer to Lin Baiyan, watching him light the charcoal, and asked, "Is this what you burned in that little mound of earth?"
The clansmen had long been curious about Lin Baiyan's work of mixing mud and building kilns.
The young man continued working, "Yes, this is charcoal. It burns very long; you'll see once you use it all night."
The charcoal was lit in no time. The young man placed his hands around the brazier, feeling the warmth gradually emanating from the charcoal, and smiled with satisfaction. "Alright, that's good enough."
Lu Xiao frowned. This little bit of warmth was nowhere near as good as a campfire. Was it really going to work?
The surrounding beastmen were also somewhat suspicious, but Lin Baiyan did not explain. No matter how much he explained, nothing was as convenient as his own real experience.
Warm currents gradually spread into the air, and slowly the orcs began to feel the warmth.
Lang Cang was the first to notice the change, and he said with certainty, "It's gotten warmer in the cave."
When they sleep, they block the entrance to the cave with two huge rocks, leaving only one exit for the male orcs to keep watch at night.
With no wind blowing in, the temperature dissipated very quickly, and the cave soon showed a noticeable change.
Upon hearing what Lang Cang said, the other beastmen quickly took a closer look.
It definitely seems warmer now...
The young man said with a smile, "It's not very obvious yet, but you'll know after you sleep for one night."
Night had fallen, and the beastmen were sleeping in twos and threes. The young man, who had been digging sweet potatoes all day, transformed into his beast form and crawled into his small animal-skin blanket. Soon he was comfortably snoring softly.
The next morning, when Lin Baiyan woke up, the white giant wolf was no longer around him. Lin Baiyan thought it had probably gone out with the hunting party.
He stretched comfortably, feeling his bones cracking and popping.
When he transformed into human form, he discovered that Lang Cang hadn't left. He and Tu Lin were squatting around the brazier, intently studying something.
Upon seeing that Lin Baiyan had woken up, Tu Lin quickly waved to him.
The young man walked over, and Tu Lin eagerly pointed to the brazier and asked, "Bai Yan, is the charcoal always like this?"
Because there was a large quantity of charcoal in the brazier, it still retained warmth and embers, and Lin Baiyan knew that they had discovered the benefits of charcoal.
He smiled and nodded, "That's basically how it is. The larger the charcoal, the longer it burns, and if you use the right method, it can burn all night."
Rabbit Forest was overjoyed to hear this. Every year during the snow season, many orcs freeze to death. The weather on the orc continent is unpredictable, especially during the snow season. Here in the northern continent, it's already freezing cold even before the snow has fallen.
Most of the animal hides stored in their tribe are from wild bulls. Without fur, it's hard to stay warm. If they had charcoal, they wouldn't have to worry about freezing to death!
The temperature inside the cave rose significantly last night, and a little warmth remained inside. Rabbit Forest immediately saw the benefits of charcoal.
Lang Cang stroked his chin thoughtfully. "Then we need to store some charcoal!"
Tu Lin quickly said, "I'll send out a few more orcs to build earthen kilns."
After listening to their conversation, Lin Baiyan thought about how they would be living independently in the future, and suggested, "Why don't we let the clansmen burn the fire themselves?"
He shared his thoughts, and Lang Cang pondered for a moment before shaking his head. "Let's build a few more kilns to fire more pottery first."
"We don't have enough manpower in the tribe right now. We need to cover all the caves before the first snow and finish processing the food."
"As for charcoal, it's not as essential as food. Let's talk about burning charcoal separately after everyone has moved into the cave."
Upon hearing this, Lin Baiyan realized that Lang Cang's words made sense; he hadn't considered it thoroughly. Compared to food for winter, charcoal was indeed more important.
He nodded. "Then I'll bring a few sub-orcs and build five more earthen kilns. That should be enough to produce a lot of charcoal."
After settling this matter, he spent the next few days working on burning charcoal with the sub-beastman Rat Moon, Sun Man, and the cub Cat Feather.
I'll check on the cured meat again in the meantime.
On the seventh day, Lin Baiyan stood under the bamboo poles covered with cured meat and looked up. The cured meat, which had been smoked, had turned reddish-black and looked as if it had been rolled in charcoal.
That should be about right...