I've been transported to the orc continent.

Chapter 107: Farming Begins

Zhan snorted coldly: "Ling, sit down. Besides thanking you, Li has something else to ask you."

Bai Ling was puzzled, but still sat down as Li asked.

Li stopped joking with Bai Ling and directly stated his request.

“Ling, we want to learn how to make a kang (heated brick bed) from you, and we also want to learn the ‘seed’ (a type of kang),” Li’s expression turned serious: “Would you be willing to teach our tribe?”

"Ling, we hope you can hand over the kang (heated brick bed) and the 'seed' to us. We are willing to exchange gifts for it."

After hearing Li's request, Bai Ling did not answer immediately, but turned to look at the clan leader Zhan.

He was certainly willing to teach all of this to the orcs of the Great River Tribe, but since the chieftain was also there, he naturally had to consult the chieftain's opinion first.

Chief Zhan nodded slightly, his serious face softening considerably: "Ling, the tradition among orcs is to help each other. Li wants to learn these things from you so that the orcs in the tribe can live better. Of course, you can teach them these things."

"Of course, we can't teach you for nothing. The kang (heated brick bed) will keep us warm throughout the winter, and 'planting' will give us more food. These are very valuable skills, and you can ask for more."

Zhan told Bai Ling that even if he was willing to teach the kang (heated brick bed) and "seed" to people from other tribes, he couldn't teach them for free; he had to ask for more gifts.

Li also said, "Ling, Zhan is right. You can ask for anything you want. As long as it's within our power, we will definitely do it."

Bai Ling lowered his head and thought for a moment before saying, "Chief Li, I already have the seeds. This time I want live wild animals, as long as they are alive. 'Seedling' is a very troublesome matter. I hope you can send a few capable and strong tribesmen to help with farming."

Li's eyes flickered, and he agreed without hesitation: "Okay, it's settled then. When should I send someone over?"

"Once the snow has completely melted, you can send someone over," Bai Ling said.

Li stared at Bai Ling: "Ling, it's settled then. I'll personally bring people over on that day."

Bai Ling thought for a moment and then said, "Farming requires a lot of farming tools. You also need to collect iron ore to make farming tools."

"no problem."

Bai Ling: "Then there's no problem. You can come over when the time comes."

*

Besides the Dahe tribe, the chiefs of other tribes also came over, all wanting to learn from Bai Ling how to build a kang (heated brick bed) and how to farm.

Bai Ling agreed to all of them. His requests to each tribe were different. He wanted a lot of small bamboo and sorghum seeds from the Longhorn Tribe. The Red Rock Tribe produced jade, so he asked the Rock Turtle Tribe for a lot of jade and any plant seeds he could find. He also asked the Rock Turtle Tribe for dried fish, dried clam meat, and beautiful seashells. The chief of the Snow Mountain Tribe hadn't arrived yet, but Bai Ling had already decided that he would ask the Snow Mountain Tribe for sweet grass that could be planted and various plant seeds.

Time passed slowly day by day, and the weather had warmed up considerably. Apart from the orcs of the Snow Mountain Tribe, the elderly, children, and cubs of other tribes had all left.

Bai Ling also began teaching the beastmen how to farm.

If you want to farm, you must first choose the location of the land.

"We should try to choose flat fields, preferably plains, that is, fields without surrounding mountains. The fields should also be close to water sources, so that it is convenient to irrigate. Also, being close to a river means that there will be more moisture in the soil, which will be better for plant growth. We should choose fields where the grass grows lushly, which means that the soil is fertile and the crops planted there will grow well."

"You should also choose plants that can get sunlight, and the longer they get sunlight, the better, because most plants like sunlight."

"In summary, the land should be flat, receive plenty of sunshine, be close to a river, have good grass growth, and be level."

Bai Ling selected a flat field that was close to the river and was one of the most fertile areas in the entire tribe. Moreover, it was not far from the tribe, so the tribesmen could arrive in a relatively short time after transforming into their beast forms.

Bai Ling first led the orcs to clear a firebreak, and then set it on fire.

The snow had just melted, and the ground was still damp, as were the dry grasses. As a result, the fire did not burn quickly. The beastmen kept a close watch on the fire, and if it grew too big, they would throw out stones and clods of earth and then beat it with sticks, which would quickly extinguish the fire.

The land was black after the fire, and Bai Ling led the beastmen to collect stones.

Since they couldn't collect the stones yet, more than half of the tribe members were idle. With the help of orcs from other tribes, it took seven or eight days to clear away the stones from the land because the field Bai Ling had chosen was quite large.

The fields were not yet fully thawed and could not be cultivated, so the people began to search for fields to cultivate.

People from other tribes helped Bai Ling's family find land, set fire to grass, and collect stones. Yue also worked with Bai Ling's family. This was something Bai Ling and Yue had discussed long ago. Once the land was cleared, they would allocate a plot of land to Yue.

The Bai family's fields were cleared, and the ground had almost thawed enough to be cultivated.

Bai Ling made a plow, but it was the simplest version. His carpentry skills weren't very good, so the plow he made looked strange and was several times larger than plows on Earth. Since the beastmen's animal forms were several times larger than cattle and horses, their plows naturally had to be several times larger as well.

Cang transformed into its beast form, and Bai Ling and Yue together harnessed the plow to Cang's body. After everything was prepared, Bai Ling, holding the plow, said to her father, "Father, you can go forward now. Don't go too fast, just go forward slowly and try to walk in a straight line, just like we practiced before."

The large white lion roared twice, then took a step forward, slowly walking towards the rising sun. Bathed in the golden sunlight, the white lion pulled the plow behind it step by step towards the sun.

This was the first time farming had taken place in the orc world, and the beginning of a new life for the orcs.

*

Plants in the orc world grow quite tall, even wild grasses. Even if the wild grass on the ground is burned away, the root system underneath is still very developed. Bai Ling has to stop from time to time to push the grass roots on the plow aside.

The others followed behind Bai Ling, picking up the cut grass roots and small stones they had turned over and throwing them into their baskets. Some people used hoes to break up large clumps of soil, while others used rakes to level the land.

Bai Ling and her father gave a demonstration to the tribespeople for a while, and the other plows were also fitted onto the large beastmen.

Tilling land isn't actually that hard to learn, it's just that the beastmen aren't quite good at it yet, and the land they till is all crooked and worm-shaped.