Song Mu brought more than 20 people to dig a trap outside the valley.
Everyone first marked the area with a ruler and then cleared away the snow covering it.
Under the snow was a layer of hard ice. Everyone was responsible for a certain distance and started digging down with their claws like a big tiger.
They used their own body size as a guide and dug until they reached a height where they couldn't jump out.
This is a big project, especially the upper layer of soil that has been bonded to the ice plate and is very solid.
Several big cats were working hard together, having a lot of fun digging the soil.
Someone asked, "Song Mu, the excavated soil can't be piled outside."
"Stay, it will be of other use."
The soil can be used to make clods with hay, and then coated with a layer of oil for later use.
"Okay, let's all pile in together then."
Everyone worked enthusiastically and didn't feel tired, after all, it was for the safety of the tribe.
The bones of all the animals in the tribe were collected and transported to the disabled and elderly orcs.
They have now produced tens of thousands of arrows with missing tail feathers, and they are making them almost non-stop every day, making use of their remaining energy and proving that they are still useful people.
The next day, Song Mu did not go to dig traps, but stayed at home. Instead, Ling Yun went out to teach the people in the tribe how to make catapults.
He and Lin Qiu had only developed a small catapult. If they wanted to expand it proportionally, they still needed some experiments. For example, the bearing capacity of wooden poles could not be expanded proportionally, and the type of wood to use and the thickness of the wood needed to be adjusted slowly.
Everyone was very interested in the lever principle that Ling Yun told them.
Ling Yun said proudly, "This is what Xiao Qiu taught us. The shorter the upper rod is, the less force we need to use. It's an inversely proportional relationship."
"What is inverse proportion?"
“It’s a math problem.”
"What is mathematics?"
"We'll talk about this later. Everyone, just remember this for now, and I'll explain it to you slowly later, okay?"
Lin Qiu taught Ling Yun and Song Mu a lot of practical things, such as how she calculated the lengths of the three sides of the beam and why she chose a shape with a point at the top.
They were also taught multiplication tables to make it easier for them to remember numbers.
Lin Qiu also expressed his willingness to let Ling Yun teach everyone these things. Ling Yun didn't dare to imagine how wise the Tiger Tribe would be if everyone knew these things.
"Then we have a deal! Ling Yun, you can't break your promise!"
White steam was coming out of everyone's mouths as they spoke, but everyone's face was filled with smiles.
Ling Yun took out the catapult model from his home and demonstrated it to everyone.
The catapult was only as tall as Ling Yun's legs. Ling Yun found a stone and put it in the bucket on top of the catapult.
"Look, a stone like this, if I press it lightly like this, will be launched out."
Ling Yun pressed the operating point at the bottom, and the stone in the bucket flew out in an arc.
"Oh my God."
"It's quite far!" The onlookers were all staring in amazement.
Ling Yun said, "We're just scratching the surface. Let's build these carts to be ten people tall and line them up outside the valley. With our strength, we can hurl rocks this big a long way, at least farther than the traps we've dug."
"That's five hundred steps!"
"We can do this."
After Ling Yun finished speaking, one of the males could no longer contain his excitement and transformed into a beast, howling.
“Ouch—”
This is too powerful!
Why be afraid of the beast tide when there are things like this!
A stone can crush several wild beasts to death. Come quickly, the beast tide is here to bring them food!
Once one person started, everyone else seemed to be infected and started howling like tigers.
Ling Yun pursed his lips and watched them howl and then turn into human form one by one and put on clothes shivering from the cold.
"Alright, let's get started. They made some progress digging the trap yesterday, and we can't fall behind."
"Okay! Let's get started!"
Now the strong males in the tribe are divided into three groups. One group takes care of the females at home, one group digs traps, and one group makes catapults here. As for bows and arrows, each male is responsible for making his own. Each person makes two so that there will be a spare if one breaks. After all, no one will care if you don't have a weapon during the battle.
Traps and catapults are both for protecting the tribe. Everyone is very active, so it is inevitable that they will compare themselves.
Ling Yun's words made everyone very motivated. They were shivering with cold just now, and now the fire in their hearts was boiling up again.
Song Mu and Ling Yun had discussed that it was a bit dangerous for Mei Yan, a male, to live in their cave.
Their Xiaoqiu is so cute, what if Mei Yan wants to pursue her?
Especially since Mei Yan wants to stay in the tribe, he needs to find a female partner.
He is also a member of the Feather Clan. If he stays in the tribe, he will be the only one in the tribe. Wouldn't he be unique among these big tigers?
What if Xiaoqiu really falls in love with him?
Ling Yun said that the bird was shot down by Song Mu and asked him to deal with it.
Song Mu went into the cave while Lin Qiu was taking a nap.
Now the entrance of the cave was blocked by several layers of animal skins. Mei Yan was huddled in the hay at the innermost part of the cave. The temperature was just right and it wasn't that cold anymore.
And there is enough food to fill your stomach, which is nothing better than this in the cold season.
He was sleeping to get through this boring and long time.
The sound of Song Mu coming in woke Mei Yan up. When he saw Song Mu, he took two seconds to identify who he was, but he didn't recognize him.
Mei Yan thought he was here to get firewood and meat, and just as his eyelids opened, they closed again.
"I came to see you."
Hearing the tone of Song Mu's voice, Mei Yan recognized him.
"Didn't you say that I would collect feathers for your tribe after I recovered from my injuries?"
"It's not this, it's that you can't live in our cave anymore."
Mei Yan became alert when he heard this.
The three feathers on his head stood up. "Are you trying to chase me away again? I've already explained myself clearly. I'm a good orc. I won't hurt anyone from your tribe!"
"No, I think living in a cave might be a little too cold for you. Our tribe has collective rooms with heated kangs, which are very warm. Ling Yun has already arranged for you to live there."
"Room? Kang?"
Mei Yan just landed in their yard and had no idea what the room looked like.
He also wondered why the people in this tribe didn't live in the caves they had built, but instead went to the trouble of building that kind of mud pile.
"I'll take you there and you'll understand," Song Mu didn't bother to explain. Seeing Mei Yan didn't move, he added, "The underage females from our tribe are also there. Some are about to reach adulthood. You can get familiar with them first."
Mei Yan stood up immediately.
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