It was too cold outside, so Ma Yue hurried back to his cave to spend the winter.
Qingpi still ran away. Seven people came from the Goldfish Tribe, but only Qingpi was separated. He had to do heavy work all day long. It was winter, and he had to work in the most uncomfortable logging team. Qingpi couldn't stand it.
Run away if you want. The other six people in the Goldfish Tribe seemed to have gotten used to Qingpi's absence. A sea tribe this big couldn't be any worse for Qingpi.
In the winter, the Hai tribe mainly boils salt and makes tools (especially plows). The efficiency of the plow is close to that of three able-bodied men. Lu and Ban have encountered a bottleneck in technological improvement, and there is no chance to increase efficiency in the short term.
A wildebeest plow could pull the equivalent of three men, which wasn't bad at all. There wasn't much demand on Lu, Ban, or Ma Yue. Primitive humans, with their limited brain capacity, were hardly suited to the challenging task of technological innovation.
"Second Priest, is there any farming industry in Sun City?" Ma Yue didn't know much about it, but he hoped there were more advanced tools he could buy.
"I've never seen the grains you mentioned." said the second priest. Of course, the second priest was very concerned about Ma Yue's instructions, especially the new varieties of food.
"They raise wildebeest and sheep. It seems that animal husbandry is the main industry there." Ma Yue was helpless. Finding something new to eat seemed difficult. After all, Sun City didn't seem far away.
"How about... charlatan, you come with us next year?" the Second Priest tentatively asked. He knew from his experience that he was no match for Ma Yue. The radishes, onions, and sunflowers cultivated by the Hai Tribe were all brought back by Ma Yue. Who knew those things were edible before?
"No!" It would take a month to go back and forth, and it would be so slow. There were no trains or cars these days, so it was too inconvenient.
I knew it was like this. The second priest knew that this charlatan in his family was good in every way except being lazy.
"That...charlatan, don't you need a woman?" The second priest was really curious. With Ma Yue's height and age, is he already an adult?
"My aesthetic concept is different from yours." Although the primitive people in this area have evolved to have less hair on their bodies, they still have pointed chins and monkey cheeks, so how can they have an appetite?
The second priest didn't understand what kind of beauty Ma Yue liked. Aren't aesthetic standards the same these days? Perhaps, after communicating with the sea god, the charlatan had developed a new aesthetic concept. Perhaps the sea god wasn't a whale, but a beautiful woman? The second priest's imagination ran wild.
"Charlatan, traveling in winter is indeed very troublesome. However, if we can really go to Sun City in winter, everyone is short of food, and the value will be higher." The second priest changed the subject.
What else could he do? Ma Yue couldn't build a car.
etc!
Ma Yue also had an idea. He remembered that there were dog sleds in his past life. Although the snow was cold, it would not be so difficult if they could slide on the snow.
If Ma Yue wants to turn his ideas into reality, he needs Lu and Ban to work!
The logging team brought in a lot of big trees in winter.
According to Ma Yue's idea, Lu and Ban found two trees that were not too thick, about the thickness of a bowl. As for how to split them in half, it was very difficult, but there was no way, right?
The bark must be peeled off first...
Is it that simple? A log split in half, with the rounded part at the bottom, perfect for sliding on ice and snow. As for the top, basic horizontal beams are connected and fixed, and some wooden poles are used to create a fence-like structure... Isn't that a car?
I can't build a car with wheels because I don't understand the principle of axles. This car that slides on ice and snow is pretty simple, right?
Lu and his team worked tirelessly for over ten days, finally creating a simple snowmobile. Was it simple? Much better than the snowmobiles of my previous life.
"Put on the ropes and try! Put more skins on the wildebeest's neck and back."
The test drive went very well, super well. The friction on the ice and snow was very low, and with two horn horses pulling the cart... a thousand-pound carrot would run very fast.
Yes, worried about the wildebeests' slippery roads, Ma Yue carefully covered the hooves of the two wildebeests with animal skins to increase friction and prevent slipping. Of course, after running for a long time, the fur also became slippery, so he just replaced the fur with a new one to wrap the hooves.
"How is it?" Ma Yue asked happily.
"What a great thing!" The second priest's eyes lit up. "With this precious ice and snow vehicle, it's faster to get to Sun City than in the summer."
"Goddess, please get some more. This snowmobile can carry a lot of weight." The high priest was also very jealous. If he could go to Sun City to trade, why should he be exploited by the Cowhide Tribe?
A single wildebeest can carry about 200 kilograms, and two wildebeests can carry 400 kilograms. However, two wildebeests pulling a snowmobile can carry over 1,200 kilograms, making it more than three times more efficient.
"Well, from now on, our Sea Tribe will rely mainly on this Wildebeest Snow Vehicle in winter, hehe!" Damn, if I had known it was so simple, I would have made it earlier.
The high priest and the second priest quickly mobilized people, because the Sea Tribe has a lot of people.
"You charlatan, let me take this wildebeest snowmobile out for hunting first!" Even if it's covered with ice and snow outside, it's faster and more convenient to go out. Why not go out hunting?
"Okay! Let's go out and try the effect of the long journey. If there are any problems, we can gradually improve it." Ma Yue had no objection. The two hunting teams would take turns going out.
Generally speaking, traveling to Sun City in winter is still very expensive. There's no grass on the roads, so what do wildebeests eat? Eating only hay wouldn't sap their strength, would it? Without a high enough profit margin, Ma Yue wouldn't agree to a winter caravan journey.
The thing that wildebeest snowmobiles fear most is uneven roads, so the front of the snowmobile must be made as curved as possible to avoid hitting anything and overturning.
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