I've been transported to the orc continent.

Chapter 157 We're going to Yuanhu Tribe

The principle of bows and arrows is based on the lever principle and projectile mechanics. Although it sounds simple and the shape of a bow and arrow is not complicated at all, it is not so simple to make.

Bai Ling first sought out an old orc in the tribe to inquire about wood that was hard, resilient, elastic, and not prone to cracking.

The old orc first asked, "What do you mean by 'elastic'?"

Bai Ling spread his hands and gestured; "It means the wood can bend slightly, and then it can return to its original shape."

The old orc thought for a moment, then said, “It seems that we don’t have this kind of tree in our tribe. However, I heard from the orcs from the Round Lake tribe that they have a kind of black tree that is very difficult to break by hand. Even if you bend a stick as thick as a child’s wrist without using force, it will straighten out after a short while.”

Bai Ling immediately became interested in this tree, and he went to find Huo, the original chieftain of the Yuanhu tribe.

After Yuanhu tribe merged into Gaoshu tribe, Huo was no longer the chief. He was also quite old and stayed in the tribe's miscellaneous work team, cooking with Cai and the others.

This year, the tribe is short-handed. Huo is still quite mobile, so he sometimes tends to the fields in the tribe and sometimes goes out to gather resources.

Today, Huo went out to gather resources with several orcs. Fortunately, they wouldn't stray too far from the tribe. Bai Ling transformed into her beast form and, following the tribespeople's directions, ran towards Huo and the others.

As Bai Ling ran, he shouted loudly. He soon heard the shouts of his clansmen. When Bai Ling ran over, he saw Huo and several elderly clansmen.

Bai Ling first found a place to transform into his beast form, then came out and greeted several old beastmen before saying, "Grandpa Huo, I've come to see you."

A basket sat beside Huo. He wiped the sweat from his face and asked, "Ling, what do you need me for?"

Bai Ling explained his purpose, and Huo thought for a moment and said, "We call that kind of tree blackwood because the color under the bark is darker after you peel it off." Huo stretched out his hand and gestured as if he was breaking it. "It's easy to bend. Other branches can be easily broken after they've dried, but it's different. It's like a freshly cut branch. You have to use a lot of force to break it."

Bai Ling was looking for this kind of wood, and then asked, "Grandpa Fire, does this kind of wood burn very quickly?"

Fire said, "It can burn for quite a long time. We like to use it for cooking in winter because it burns for a long time."

The longer the wood burns, the harder it is, and the denser the wood is. After hearing Huo's description, Bai Ling decided to go to Yuanhu Tribe immediately.

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When Bai Ling expressed her desire to go to the Yuanhu tribe, the tribe chief Zhan only asked a few questions before agreeing.

As for what Bai Ling was going to do in Yuanhu Tribe, Zhan didn't ask any further questions after Bai Ling said he was going to find wood. However, Zhan did make a request: Bai Ling couldn't go to Yuanhu Tribe alone; someone had to go with him.

Bai Ling thought the same thing. He said, "Chieftain, let my father come with me. He knows the way to Yuanhu Tribe."

Zhan said, "Your father knows the way to Yuanhu Tribe. Does he know where the kind of wood you're looking for is? Ling, besides your father, let Wu go with you too. Wu used to be an orc in Yuanhu Tribe. He knows where the wood you're looking for is. You might have to spend the night in Yuanhu Tribe. It will be much more convenient with Wu there."

With Ling and Feng, two large orcs, plus Wu, a fox orc, there wouldn't be any danger even if they encountered wild beasts on the road.

When Feng learned that he was going to Yuanhu Tribe with his son, his expression was one of pure surprise.

His partner, Cang, went hunting in the Yuanhu tribe and wouldn't be back for at least half a month. If he could go to the Yuanhu tribe, he would be able to see Cang.

Feng was very excited, and Bai Ling was also very happy, because Yue was with her father, and he could see Yue, whom he longed for, when he went to Yuanhu Tribe.

The father and son were both very happy, but Chen was a little unhappy.

Chen is a member of the guard team and returns every three days. Today, as soon as he returned, he heard that his father and brother were going to Yuanhu Tribe, and he also wanted to go out with his father and brother.

He was getting a little tired of patrolling the tribe every day, and it would be so nice to be able to go out for some fresh air.

Seeing that her younger brother was unhappy, Bai Ling said, "Chen, we're going out tomorrow, so I made some bean curd candy. Father, Yue, and I will take some with us, and we'll leave some for you. You can share it with the tribespeople when we're patrolling the tribe tomorrow."

Chen used to be very happy whenever he could eat something delicious, but this time he wasn't happy right away; instead, he was a little unhappy.

Taking the opportunity, Chen made another request: "Brother, the sweet grass you planted is already quite big. When you and Father come back from Yuanhu Tribe, can you pick a few to eat?"

If you were to ask who in the family cares most about the sweet grass that Bai Ling planted, it would definitely be Chen.

Bai Ling was most concerned about the wheat, while Feng treated all crops equally. In his eyes, they were all food, and even if some were delicious and others weren't the best, they were all edible and should be treated the same. As for Cang, he was often away hunting and spent relatively little time at home, so he didn't pay much attention to the crops in his fields.

Every time he returned from patrol, Chen would walk around the two places where sweet grass was planted. You could say he knew the sweet grass in the fields by heart; he would know if even one was missing.

The sweet grass wasn't ripe yet, but it already had a faint sweet taste. As for how Chen knew this, it was because he had secretly picked a sweet grass and eaten it a few days ago.

Bai Ling didn't expect Chen to make such a request. When she saw her younger brother's slightly unnatural look, Bai Ling knew that he must have tasted the sweet grass.

However, Bai Ling didn't share her brother's ulterior motives and instead smiled and agreed: "Okay, when Father and Yue come back, I'll go pick a few sweet grass plants, and we'll each eat one."

Ever since Yue confessed her feelings to Bai Ling, she has implicitly become a member of Bai Ling's family. Whether it's cooking delicious food or doing anything else at home, Yue is always included.

Chen's face immediately lit up with a big smile: "Brother, it's settled then. We'll go pick the sweet grass that's planted on the flat land. The sweet grass grown there tastes better than the one grown on the mountain."

After Chen finished speaking, he saw his older brother's ambiguous smile and realized what he had said, so he immediately shut his mouth.

Bai Ling's eyes were filled with laughter: "Chen, how do you know which area of ​​sweet grass is the best? Have you tried it?"

Chen turned his head away and stopped looking at his older brother. What could he say? Could he say that he had not only tasted the sweet grass, but had tasted it several times?