Chapter 144 It's Time for Her to Leave
Another day has passed.
The tribe had already soaked some wheat seeds last night, and Yuanyuan and Suxue were teaching them how to plant them.
The two weaved through the crowd, stopping every now and then to correct the orc's movements.
"You've sown too many seeds. You need to spread them out a bit. If they're too dense, they won't grow big."
"The sand here hasn't been broken up yet, quickly break it up before covering it with sand."
The beastmen listened to her and immediately corrected any problems she pointed out.
By noon, the sun was getting stronger and stronger, and fine beads of sweat appeared on Yuanyuan's forehead. Su Xue quickly took out some water for her to drink.
"Go and rest, I'll take care of things here."
Yuanyuan took a sip of water, wiped her sweat, and nodded.
The sun is still very hot today.
Seeing that she had gone to rest in the shade, Su Xue walked toward an orc who was digging an irrigation ditch. "The irrigation ditch needs to be dug wider and deeper, otherwise there won't be enough water. It also needs to be dug along the terrain so that the water can flow to every field."
The orc immediately stopped what he was doing and, as she instructed, adjusted the direction and dug wider.
Just then, a cloud of dust rose in the distance, and a group of people walked towards them. There were quite a few of them, about several dozen orcs, with a tall orc leading the way.
Yuanyuan squinted at him for a while and recognized him as Ali from the Zhasha tribe.
It was the first sand tribe she encountered in the beast world.
When I saw that they were severely lacking in water, I taught them to dig underground rivers to bring water from the oasis to the tribe.
They even taught them how to dig underground rivers.
Ali led his tribe closer and closer, and when they got close, he suddenly knelt down with a thud, and dozens of orcs behind him followed suit.
Yuanyuan was startled.
Yuanyuan was startled and quickly ran over, grabbing Ali's arm:
"Uncle Ali, what are you doing?"
"Little Messenger Yuanyuan, thank you so much for saving our tribe!"
Ali's eyes reddened. "If it weren't for you teaching us how to dig underground rivers, our tribe would have died of thirst long ago, and the females wouldn't be able to conceive."
Now we have water to drink and we have cubs, all thanks to you!
The orc behind him chimed in, "Little envoy, if it weren't for you, our tribe would have died of thirst during the recent scorching sun."
Yuanyuan then learned that a major event had occurred in their sandy area some time ago—a volcanic eruption.
This has led to the drying up of many oasis rivers, leaving many tribes without water to drink.
The surrounding tribes were most affected, and their only water source, the oasis, dried up overnight.
The sandy heat and lack of water forced many orcs to endure the heat to leave water for their female cubs, but many still died in the end.
Their tribe was able to overcome the difficulties thanks to the water from the underground river.
They also distributed a considerable amount to the surrounding tribes.
"Get up, we're all family, no need to be so polite."
"Yuanyuan, we've brought you the best animal hides and dried meat, as well as some stones."
Yuanyuan shook her head, "You already gave me enough last time."
She pointed to the fields next to her and said, "You've come at the right time. Quickly learn how to plant wheat with everyone. When the harvest comes, everyone will have enough to eat, which is better than anything else."
Ali nodded repeatedly, "Okay! Okay! We'll do whatever you say!"
The shamans and orcs from other tribes watched this scene with mixed feelings.
In the past, everyone looked after their own interests and never interfered in the affairs of other tribes.
Since meeting Yuanyuan, they have had more contact with other tribes. Not only have they acquired fertility pills and are able to have offspring, but they are also now learning to grow crops. Their future will only get better and better.
"Little envoy, our tribe will listen to you too!"
"Our tribe is the same; whatever you say goes!"
Yuanyuan smiled and nodded, "Let's all work together to grow the wheat well, and when it's ripe, we'll all have a good meal together."
"good!"
All the orcs responded in unison.
...
"Wait, Yuanyuan, is this metal ore?!"
"Uncle Zhang, what did you say? What is metal ore?"
Zhang Cheng squatted down, picked up the stones that Ali had brought, and was increasingly delighted as he looked at them.
"This hardness and color, it's probably iron ore! With this, we can smelt iron."
Yuanyuan leaned closer and curiously touched the ore. "Iron smelting? What can you do with iron?"
"It's incredibly useful!"
This material, when smelted into iron, can be used to forge long knives that can cut through iron like mud, and to make iron plows that can turn the earth without dulling their blades.
"Really? This thing can be used to make weapons?"
"certainly!"
Zhang Cheng patted her shoulder, his gaze sweeping across the boundless desert. "As long as we can find enough of this iron ore and build a furnace, we can have iron weapons and farm tools, and we will no longer be limited by stone and wooden tools."
Yuanyuan never expected that the ordinary stone Uncle Ali brought would be so powerful.
"Uncle Zhang, do you know how to forge iron?"
"I know a little."
"How about I leave this to you?"
"no problem."
………
In the days that followed, the desert became lively.
Every day before dawn, some of the orcs would go to the fields with their farming tools.
I learned from Yuanyuan how to till the soil, soak the seeds, sow them, and water them.
One group went to search for iron ore, and Zhang Cheng was in charge of teaching them how to smelt iron and forge weapons.
Chen Youwei was responsible for teaching them how to make farm tools and cultivate sandy soil.
This includes how to make fertilizer.
Yuanyuan spends her days moving around in the fields, checking the germination of the seeds, guiding everyone on how to water them, and when she gets tired, she sits on the edge of the field to rest for a while, drinks some water, and then continues working.
Su Xue followed her around, helping her hand things over, wiping her sweat, and explaining to the beastmen how to prevent pests.
As the days went by, lush green seedlings sprouted in the fields. Looking at those tender green shoots, the beastmen's faces lit up with smiles they had never shown before.
The feeling was unlike anything they had ever experienced before; it was even more thrilling than hunting a wild beast with their own hands.
They watered and weeded even more carefully.
A sudden strong wind blew up that day, and yellow sand filled the sky. It looked like the seedlings were about to be buried by the sand.
The animal people immediately dropped what they were doing and ran to the field. They used animal skins to shield themselves from the wind, some used their hands to clear away the sand around the seedlings, and others quickly drew water to irrigate the field and wash away the sand.
Yuanyuan was also very anxious, and she joined everyone in digging through the sand with her little hands, her face covered in sand. Mo Jiu held her in his arms, shielding her from the wind and sand.
"Yuanyuan, stand back, it's dangerous here."
"No, the seedlings will be buried." Yuanyuan wriggled out of his arms. "I want to watch over them."
Chen Youwei stopped his work and, with a dozen or so orcs, dug a windbreak ditch around the field and cut many tree branches to plant along the edge of the field to block the wind and sand.
The wind finally stopped after blowing for most of the day, and the beastmen, though covered in sand, were filled with relief.
"Thankfully, Xiao Miao is alright."
A torrential rainstorm began that night, catching them completely off guard.
The beastmen braved the rain to check on the wheat seedlings, and only when they found that they hadn't been washed away did they breathe a sigh of relief.
But they didn't dare go back to sleep, so several people took turns keeping watch.
...
I don't know if it's because of the desert temperature, but the wheat seedlings are growing unusually fast.
As the seedlings grew taller, they had been staying here for a month.
The desert is becoming increasingly green.
What used to be barren sandy land is now covered with neat fields of wheat, which gives people a sense of peace of mind.
The other tribes have learned almost everything and are preparing to return.
They came to say goodbye to Yuanyuan one by one. Yuanyuan told them to go back and do a good job in planting, and that they could also start raising livestock.
Mo Jiu had already implemented her suggestion, and the tribe now raises nearly a hundred camels.
With over a hundred people gone, the tribe suddenly became empty.
Yuanyuan watched as Tiantian and the beastmen were still busy, some weeding and some catching insects.
Beneath the distant sand dunes, winding irrigation canals bring water from the oasis to every field.
It's time for her to leave.
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