si-mexico Chapter 54 Preliminary Planning
Chapter 54 Preliminary Planning
Sen and Yu, along with a group of small orcs, carried the stone jars back and placed them in a corner of the cave.
Ruan Mianmian asked them to pick some giant leaves to lay at the bottom of the stone jars, and then she filled the dozen or so stone jars with white salt.
Finally, they covered it with a layer of giant leaves to prevent moisture and dirt, which amazed all the orcs in the cave.
These things were beyond their imagination; perhaps only a goddess could possess so many skills.
Sen and Yu were absolutely overjoyed to see so much salt.
Ruan Mianmian then sent them out to the other side of the lake to skin and butcher the game they had hunted that day. She also helped them rub the game with salt to preserve it.
Sen was left with the task of digging a hole. He slowly rose to the top of the cave with soil on his head, and then dug a few times with his earth claws to create a large hole.
Ruan Mianmian directed the beastmen to erect the gate, and then put the extra space on both sides into the holes they had dug in the earth, and the gate was installed.
They tried to pull the door into the cave by the spider silk, and the cave instantly became dark.
"There's no wind anymore! There really is no wind. We're no longer afraid of freezing in winter! The goddess is amazing!" Some of the weaker orcs, sensing this change, burst into laughter.
The cave was bustling with activity tonight, as the little beastmen joined in. Some were using bone knives to shave the meat, some were salting the meat, and some were skewering the meat with branches.
At night, everyone sat around the campfire, enjoying delicious roasted meat.
"Goddess, the barbecue is so different with salt. I ate some salty barbecue last night, and I have so much energy all day today."
The little bear named Black was happily talking to Ruan Mianmian. At this moment, he had a large piece of roasted meat in his hand, which was also salted. He was eating it with great pleasure.
He couldn't remember the days before they were abandoned, but since they came to the valley, they could only get salty food by hunting with Yu and Sen.
Now they can obtain precious salt through the goddess, and they cherish and are very grateful for it.
Ruan Mianmian felt the admiring looks from everyone and couldn't help but blush.
This is not her achievement; she was just lucky to have the system. Without the system, she would be powerless now.
Sen and Yu discussed hunting more game recently. Since they had salt, they could preserve it well, and they weren't worried about not being able to keep more game after they caught it.
“Should we go to a nearby tribe to get some salt and trade it for some heavy animal hides? Winter is very cold, and judging from the little female’s appearance, she has never been to such a place before. I’m afraid she won’t survive the winter.”
Sen is a snake-beastman, a cold-blooded animal. It's already quite impressive that he forces himself not to hibernate during the winter.
His reactions are slower in winter, and his attack power is relatively weaker. He hopes to take good care of the little female before winter arrives.
"The closest tribe to us is the beaver tribe. They don't seem to be very good at hunting; they eat fish, so it's unlikely they'll be able to get fur from them. But we can trade with them for some fish; the little females should really enjoy them."
Yu thought for a long time but didn't dare to go far.
One reason is that the weather is unpredictable these days, and they don't know what the weather will be like tomorrow. If the weather suddenly changes, they might not be able to return in time if they go too far, which would put the tribe in danger.
The tribe is still supported by Sen and Yu. The reason why Sen went to the Lala Mountains to hunt is that he hopes that the little beastmen in the tribe can advance as soon as possible, and then the tribe will grow stronger.
The two were discussing things when Ruan Mianmian came over after chatting with the little beastmen. Hearing that they were making plans for the winter, she offered some suggestions.
The first issue is hunting; hunting is the most pressing matter right now.
Ruan Mianmian suggested that Sen and Yu take her with them when they went out, so that she could store prey and they could go to more distant places to hunt, and their harvest would be much better than usual.
The second issue is firewood. Although we now have a wall, we still need to find some dry branches.
Reeds on the plains are a great material for keeping warm. Ruan Mianmian suggested that the little beastmen in the tribe go out and find more of them so that she could make them into curtains to keep warm.
The third issue is regional distribution. Currently, the little beastmen in the caves sleep underground, which is damp and cold. Now that clay has been found, some earthen beds can be built to ward off the winter cold.
Finally, there's animal hide. In the tribe, most of the orcs know how to tan animal hides, and now a portion of the people are dedicated to producing a certain amount of animal hides for warmth.
The suggestions she made were all things a tribal chief would need to consider, and now Ruan Mianmian had summarized them all at once, making Sen and Yu marvel once again at the goddess's power.
They have no choice but to follow, and they follow willingly.
Now that the walls have been built around the cave, they no longer have to shiver in the cold wind. The little beastmen also have the leisure to play, frolicking and chasing each other inside the cave.
Looking at the joyful crowd, Ruan Mianmian felt a sense of satisfaction.
She realized that she had not only brought food to the orcs, but also hope and confidence.
In the days that followed, Ruan Mianmian decided to teach the orcs more survival skills so that they could better survive on this orc continent!