Seems Not Impossible

Remember, it's spring right now. The weather is gradually getting warmer, and I'd estimate the highest temperature during the day has reached around twenty degrees Celsius. Everything is coming back to life, and it's once again the season for animals to mate.

And these wild rabbits they caught, quite a few of them are probably old enough to mate.

It's even possible that some of the wild rabbits they brought back are already pregnant.

With this thought in mind, Zhou Xu examined the wild rabbits in the cage.

Just then, the litter of wild rabbits suddenly stirred. He looked closely and saw that one rabbit had suddenly attacked another rabbit that got close to it.

Everything happened quite quickly. If it weren't for the passive bonus from the 'Eye of Insight,' he might not have noticed that sudden movement.

"This rabbit..."

The rabbit that was attacked scrambled to the side, looking a bit disheveled. The rabbit that initiated the attack was now huddled in the corner of the cage, with a pile of dry grass around its body.

"Could it be pregnant?"

[Generally, after female animals become pregnant, their aggression increases to protect the cubs in their belly...]

Thinking of this, Zhou Xu immediately signaled to the tribe members beside him.

"Move the rabbit huddled in the corner into the cage next to it."

To provide a more stable and safe environment for the pregnant rabbit, after they finished the first rabbit hutch, they prepared another cage next to it specifically for pregnant rabbits, making it easier for them to be looked after.

The ones responsible for taking care of these rabbits were members of their tribe's 'Agriculture Department.'

Although their tribe hadn't found any crops yet and hadn't entered the 'Agricultural Era,' the breeding of livestock and poultry is itself a part of agriculture.

Therefore, the fishermen who fished on the lake and the personnel responsible for raising and caring for the rabbits here all belonged to the Agriculture Department.

Besides them, there was also a dedicated agricultural worker, but only one...

After all, there were no crops to cultivate at the moment, and it was uncertain when they would find any. With the tribe's manpower also being tight, assigning too many agricultural workers would simply be a waste of labor.

Under these circumstances, the reason for assigning this one agricultural worker was naturally because he had something to do.

There were indeed no crops, but the preparatory work still needed to be done.

For example, loosening the soil and accumulating fertilizer.

Doing these things also takes time. You can't wait until the crops are right in front of you before you start messing with this, right? That would be too inefficient.

All these things definitely need to be prepared in advance.

Once the crops arrive, they can start planting immediately.

The land planned for farming was currently designated around the outskirts of the Black Moon Camp. Zhou Xu had, for the time being, reserved plenty of space for the future expansion of the camp.

With the Black Moon Camp as the center, Zhou Xu had already roughly made plans for the future of this large surrounding area, and now it was just a matter of gradual implementation.

"Chief, the trees needed have been chopped and brought back."

Just as he finished arranging matters concerning the pregnant rabbit, the logging team ran over.

With the development of the tribe, their demand for timber was also constantly increasing.

Therefore, Zhou Xu had specifically organized a logging team, which currently consisted of five relatively suitable tribe members.

By this time, the chopped trees had already been piled up by the lake.

According to his previous plan, these trees were to be used for making rafts.

Regarding the construction of rafts, the original members of the Black Moon Tribe had accumulated some experience. Zhou Xu, on the other hand, had no practical experience at all.

But it didn't matter, because what he intended to do was, in essence, to upgrade the binding method of the rafts on the existing foundation, making the rafts more sturdy.

Although this task sounded simple, moving those trees was itself a strenuous job, and securing and binding them together was even more tiring. It turned out to be a major undertaking.

With a few people cooperating and helping each other, they had spent almost the entire afternoon to tie up those two rafts.

"Hoo--"

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Zhou Xu let out a long breath, taking a while to recover.

When they only ate one meal a day, this kind of physical labor placed a significant burden on their bodies. A single session was enough to leave them dizzy and exhausted.

And this situation would undoubtedly affect their work efficiency.

At this moment, Zhou Xu was already contemplating increasing the number of meals, changing their daily meals to two per day.

In fact, he had always had this plan.

However, according to the original plan, this arrangement was to be implemented after the successful breeding and raising of wild rabbits.

After all, once the breeding and raising of wild rabbits reached a certain scale, two meals a day would not be a problem.

But now, to form a certain scale, Zhou Xu estimated it would take at least two to three months at the earliest.

And now, wanting to change to two meals a day...

[It doesn't seem impossible.]

As this thought flashed through his mind, Zhou Xu's gaze fell upon the rafts that were now ready to be officially launched.

Feeling the gazes of the tribe members on him, Zhou Xu, having recovered a bit of his energy, perked up. He walked forward and placed his foot on the edge of the raft.

Then, with a burst of strength, he pushed the raft towards the lake!

At the same time, he seized the opportunity, jumped onto the raft, and drifted towards the lake with it, completing the raft launching ceremony amidst everyone's cheers.

Unlike the two rafts they originally had, the change in binding method made the new raft more compact and sturdy, giving it better stability.

The sweat they had poured out all afternoon allowed them to see the deserved results and rewards in the most direct way possible; this feeling was fulfilling and exhilarating.

The tribe members who helped build the raft were all very excited, and at the same time, the fishermen who were fishing on the lake cast their gazes towards them, making them instantly the focus of attention on the lake.

[That's right, changing it to two meals a day isn't impossible now. In a couple more days, the number of rafts in use by the tribe will completely increase to four, and by then, the Equipment Department should have finished weaving the fishing nets. At that time, fishing efficiency will directly double!]

Thinking of this, Zhou Xu immediately felt invigorated.

As they returned to the shore, the fishermen also happened to be finishing their day's work and preparing to spread their fishing nets to dry on the racks by the lake.

Taking this opportunity, Zhou Xu called the fishermen over and began making arrangements.

"Starting tomorrow, you will use the two newly made rafts for fishing. The two old rafts need to be reinforced again."

Clearly, in Zhou Xu's opinion, the two old rafts were undoubtedly a bit dangerous, and for safety reasons, he also needed to take the time to reinforce them.

Once the reinforcement is complete, all four rafts can be used simultaneously!