Chapter 44
After sleeping on the kang in their old home, the cubs went home and asked their parents to build a kang for them so they could sleep warmly and comfortably. They no longer liked the broken haystack at home!
They also used their furry paws to gesture how beautiful the glass windows in Yu Sui's house were, and how safe the room felt after pulling the linen curtains.
The word "sense of security" was taught to children at the age of 21, and these little ones can learn and apply it on the spot.
Although the Snow Wolf People had never used this word before, they understood its meaning as soon as they heard it. They couldn't help but look at their own animal skin tent that was blown away by the wind and fell into deep thought.
"And the cellar at Xiaochu's house is huge. He said that if you put food in it during the winter, it won't freeze solid. It's great!"
Xiao Ding said to his parents with envy. Actually, he wanted to talk about how much fun it was in the cellar, but at such a young age, he knew what would impress his parents the most.
"Xiaochu's house has a toilet, so he won't get a cold butt when he goes to the toilet anymore."
Xiaochu's family... The homes of the snow werewolves with cubs in the tribe have been filled with words that start with this recently. They have heard it so many times that their ears are about to get calluses, and they can't help but go to Xiaochu's house to visit.
Yu Sui had been welcoming the clansmen who kept coming to visit him these past few days, and he felt quite strange about it. As each of them came in, they looked around, and their eyes gradually became envious.
Before leaving, he did not forget to pat Yu Sui on the shoulder and praised him with a tone of satisfaction and praise, which made Yu Sui feel embarrassed.
He had imagined that his tribesmen would gradually start thinking about building new houses, but he had not expected that they would be interested so early. However, this was a good thing, no matter what the reason was.
As the weather grew colder day by day, Yu Sui finally welcomed his first snow in this world.
Tiny snowflakes fluttered down from the sky, turning the entire earth white, and every house in the Black Rock Tribe was covered with white spikes.
Although the snow was light, it fell all night long and the sky cleared up the next day. A thick layer of snow had accumulated on the ground.
Both the snow werewolves and the dwarf cubs were so happy that they jumped into the snow and rolled around.
Yu Sui couldn't help it either, and turned into a silver-white little wolf, rolling around in the snow and blending into the snow pile.
The dwarf cubs did not have thick fur, but wore thick cotton clothes, with fur around their necks and heads, and threw snowballs at each other in the snow.
Their gloves were also made of fur, unlike the five-fingered gloves that Yu had worn before, which looked very clumsy.
Yu Sui suddenly remembered the woolen gloves he had worn before, and then thought of a raw material that he had completely overlooked, which was wool, which was readily available among orcs!
Not only wool, but also gray rabbit hair is long and soft, and the hair of several other animals can also be used.
It doesn't affect the value of the fur. He can use low- or medium-level Warcraft fur, and the warmth-keeping effect is the same.
How could he forget such an important thing? Yu Sui wanted to pat his head.
He jumped out from the snow pile in a flash and ran home without paying any attention to the surprised looks of the other cubs.
The tribesmen had some free time on snowy days and officially began their hibernation life. Yu Sui played with the cubs at the edge of the tribe and passed through the tribe when he ran home.
Seeing his impetuous look, the group of snow werewolves cast curious glances at him.
There were a lot of leftover gray rabbit fur skins at home, and this kind of gray rabbit happened to be a long-haired rabbit. After Yu Suichong returned home, he took out a gray rabbit skin and cut off the long hair with scissors.
Thanks to the dwarves, without them even the scissors would have to be made.
He had seen pet bloggers spinning cat and dog hair into yarn for handicrafts before, and it didn't seem very difficult. He had even successfully made a down quilt, so what else could stump him?
Yu Sui soaked the rabbit hair in a basin of water with great satisfaction, then he remembered that he needed to use a comb to comb the hair before it could be spun into thread. It turned out that people should not be too proud, as if they were, they would suffer a blow.
It’s definitely the right thing to do if you want to hook the iron to the dwarf. You don’t have to be forced to DIY like before. It was a wise decision for Uncle Black Rock to keep the dwarf.
Hank was playing in the snow outside, Aunt Ellie was busy with her work in the cafeteria, and Uncle Rob was alone at home.
It just so happened that he had some free time these days, and he had no desire to create new weapons recently. He was bored at home and was picking his feet, and then Yu Sui came over.
Seeing Yu Sui, he greeted him warmly.
"This kang is so comfortable in winter, but you can't burn too many black stones. The day before yesterday, the fire at Barlow's house was too strong, and the wooden planks underneath were smoking, almost roasting him, hahaha!"
Rob laughed heartily and without sympathy.
The dwarves' homes are very close to each other, similar to how humans live, unlike the snow werewolves who live far apart for convenience.
Barlow and Rob are neighbors and good friends. They are a little different in age but have similar personalities.
At this moment, Barlow came over unhappily after hearing the voice and said, "You've been making fun of me for three days. I really want to challenge you to a duel."
Rob laughed even louder, "With your low-level vitality, you dare to duel with others? Watch out for your teeth."
"You're not much better than me. If you weren't older, you might even be worse than me. Come on, come on!"
Barlow swung his sledgehammer in defiance.
Unable to bear the dwarf's way of communicating, Yu Sui hurriedly called a halt.
"Oh, you guys can fight later. Uncle Robert, please make me a nail comb quickly. I need it urgently!"
Rob and Barlow were just joking. This is the simple and unpretentious way for dwarves to build relationships.
Seeing that Yu Sui was indeed very anxious, Rob now knew this cub quite well and knew that he must have something serious to do, so he put Barlow aside.
Yu Sui described the appearance of a nail comb to him and squatted on the ground to draw a shape for him.
What he needed was definitely bigger than the one the pet blogger needed, but it was not difficult. Barlow, curious, also came over to listen. After knowing the approximate shape, he stood up and took the wooden boards and nails, and after hammering the nails and frames, he soon made one.
It was the first time that Xiao Yu needed this kind of unskilled little thing, and Barlow felt a little bored. He thought this kind of comb was made for combing the hair of the animal form of the snow werewolf.
However, he still carefully prepared a few for Yu Suiduo and even made an extra large one.
He had seen the size of an adult snow werewolf in its beast form, and he would definitely not be able to use such a small one when he grew up.
He was quite thoughtful and didn't even consider that he had guessed the purpose wrong.
However, Yu Sui was very satisfied with the finished products and thanked them happily. Before going home, Uncle Robert gave him a kitchen knife specially made for snow werewolves, which was wider than ordinary kitchen knives.
Even a kitchen knife made by a dwarf has a unique charm. Yu Sui picked it up and saw the mysterious patterns of the blade that had been tempered by thousands of times under the sunlight.
Why does it look like it is of higher grade than the mid-level broadsword that Uncle Robert placed there? Yu Sui looked at Robert in confusion.
Uncle Robert proudly stroked the iron ring on his beard and explained, "I forged this sword using a special hammering method. Even a swordsman can use it as a weapon."
Coming from the dwarf's mouth, this weapon must be very expensive in the human world. He said that swordsmen can use it, so human greatswordsmen will also have to grab it.
Weapons made by dwarves allow people to exert greater strength in battle and are of higher grade among humans than those customized by their own tribe.
Wow, the kitchen knife in his hand is actually a high-grade weapon. If humans see him cooking with this knife, will they cry?
He thought Uncle Robert might not remember it after he sobered up, but he didn't expect him to make such a high-quality kitchen knife for him.
The more he looked at it, the more he liked it. Yu Sui held it up in the air and performed some fancy moves.
"By the way, Uncle Robert, what exactly is Yuanli? Can't we orcs cultivate it?"
Hearing his question, Rob smiled and replied, "Elemental Force, spiritual power and magic. We dwarves don't understand the other two. We cultivate elemental force as an auxiliary force for forging. I have never heard of orcs cultivating elemental force."
Thinking of something, he and Barlow looked at each other, and their expressions became a little depressed.
"Once upon a time, there was a senior who was incredibly talented, almost on par with the human sword masters. Unfortunately, in order to lead us out of the human continent, he and other high-ranking warriors sacrificed their lives to hold back the enemy. Otherwise, we wouldn't have made it this far."
Yu Sui seemed to have read in the original text that in order to pass on the forging skills of their race, the powerful dwarves risked their lives to send their talented companions to the fantasy continent, otherwise the dwarves would all become slaves sooner or later.
It is indeed quite sad. Colonialism has been unpopular since ancient times. I wonder when the world will be able to get rid of slavery.
Seeing that he was interested in Yuanli, Barlow cheered up and went home to bring Yu Sui a few scrolls of parchment.
"There are several martial arts here, as well as techniques for cultivating Yuanli. Although I don't know if orcs can cultivate Yuanli, these martial arts will definitely be of some help to you."
Since he was a child, he had heard adults talk about their predecessors who saved them, so he also wanted to become such a hero, but unfortunately he did not have such talent.
But for his hobby he also collected quite a few. In addition to the basic cultivation techniques, he also found a way to exchange a few with humans.
Now he brought them all to Yu Sui.
Yu Sui was indeed very interested, so he did not refuse and took the kitchen knife and nail comb home. The two idle dwarfs followed him out of curiosity.
After drying the soaked rabbit hair on the kang, comb it repeatedly with a nail comb to make it fluffy.
Yu Sui found a wooden stick and rolled the wool ball into thin strips so that it would be easier to spin the yarn later.
Barlow and Uncle Robert happened to be there, so Yu Sui gave them a general explanation of the structure of the spinning machine. It was easy to make as long as you knew the principle, and you could make it with wood.
Two dwarves squatted there, whittling wood, while discussing the production of bearings and springs, which could be used in other tools in the future.
The spring, in particular, is an indispensable part. The two of them almost instantly thought of adding it to various parts.
Don't underestimate these small parts. Many tools can work more smoothly without them.
The spinning machine could not be made in a short time, and it was time-consuming and labor-intensive to twist the thread by hand. So Yu Sui poked a hole in a round stone and found a branch to fix it on.
First, take out a thread from the rolled wool ball and tie it to a tree branch. Then, push the stone hard to make the branch above rotate continuously, which becomes a simple spinning device.
Rabbit hair is soft, and the ball of yarn spun from it is also soft.
This operation stunned the two dwarfs. They put down their work in disbelief and rushed to see the ball of yarn in Yu Sui's hand.
"You, you, you can make such a soft thread with such a small branch?"
Barlow looked at the gray wool in front of him in disbelief.
"And it's made of fur? God of Craftsmen, this person must be the messenger you sent, otherwise who could turn monster fur into thread!"
Robert prayed to God excitedly. The most difficult thing for them to adapt to when they came to the Fantasy Continent was that cloth was not produced here. Apart from exchanging with human caravans with fear and anxiety, the only thing left was elven cloth.
Elf cloth is more comfortable than human cloth, but it is also very expensive, and there is not much elven cloth in their tribe combined.
They believed that their living standards were not bad. Compared to the orcs, for whom linen was rare, they could already use cotton to make inner clothes, quilts and cotton jackets.
However, this requires exchanging with caravans, as cotton and cotton weaving skills are controlled by nobles and royal families, and the dwarves don't know how to do it.
Now they saw what it was: a snow werewolf cub had made such a soft ball of yarn using a bunch of worthless gray rabbit fur!
All they used were branches, stones, and a comb they made themselves!
Oh my god, if this isn’t a miracle, then what is? Rob and Barlow’s eyes were so eager that they were about to burn Yu Sui.
Yu Sui shook off the goose bumps on his body and looked at their exaggerated expressions with disgust.
"If you could make the spinning machine quickly, I wouldn't need this branch. The spinning machine is much faster."
Could this be used for spinning? Because it has wheels, they wondered if it could be used as a cart, but the front structure didn't seem to suggest it.
It turned out that this was a tool for spinning yarn. They did not dare to delay for a moment and speeded up their hands.
The quality of the yarn produced by this crude device is certainly not very good, but fortunately the raw materials are good. Yu Sui pulled it and felt it was okay.
At least it is better than the one rubbed by hand, and the thickness is more uniform.
After successfully making a ball of wool, his impatience was suppressed. Seeing Uncle Robert and Barlow's anxious looks, he thought to himself that it would be better to wait until the spinning machine was finished. Sitting for half a day with a twig would not be as efficient as the spinning machine for a short while.
While making the woolen yarn, he thought of the felt that was spread under the kang when he was a child.
How could he forget such an important thing when he was in contact with fur every day? Yu Sui thought of the straw mat under his kang, which he had spent a long time weaving.
Felt is much easier to make than wool, and the requirements for raw materials are also lower. Yu Sui was reluctant to use soft gray rabbit hair, so he went to the square and picked up some miscellaneous beast hair.
The tribe also processes the monster fur and trims the beast's fur to make it smoother and more beautiful, and a lot of fur is thrown away as garbage every day.
The hair trimmed in this way has a rough texture and is perfect for making felt.
The idle snow werewolf was puzzled to see him holding an arm full of fur, but seeing how hard he was trying, he still helped him carry it home.
It is winter now. There are fewer monsters hunted and less fur trimmed. Yu Sui couldn't help but feel sorry for the fur that was thrown away before. How much felt could be made from that?
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