Staying on Guard (continued)

Not long after receiving the news, Wu Jiong rushed back and personally went inside to entertain the guests.

Yun Long watched as Wu Jiong sat down opposite him, then chuckled, "Is there any need to be in such a hurry? I've long since given up on Doctor Jian Mo."

Wu Jiong said calmly, "It's just going home, what's the rush?"

Yun Long smiled and said, "If you say so, then it is."

Wu Jiong: "What brings you here?"

Yun Long propped her chin on her hand. "Didn't we say we'd deliver the building materials to you? We've already prepared the materials, when do you need them?"

Wu Jiong: "It's fine to have it delivered now, thank you for your hard work."

Yun Long: "It's a small matter."

While they were chatting, Jian Mo finished tending to Bei Ya and Dan Guan's wounds, washed his hands, and came in. "Chief Yun Long, how much building materials did you have this time?"

Yun Long: "That's a lot. If you want, I can prepare at least three hundred baskets of suitable stones and one hundred and fifty pieces of timber for you."

Jian Mo: "We won't need that many. We've already collected some, and the current material shortage isn't that significant."

Yun Long: "I see, they're all piled up behind your house, right? When do you plan to officially start construction?"

Jian Mo can't say for sure either.

Qing Kuo and the others are still collecting materials to prepare lime and cement. They can only start construction once the lime and cement are ready.

Otherwise, even if all the other materials are prepared, it's all for nothing without lime and cement.

Jian Mo said, "It might take a few more days."

Yun Long pondered these words.

Jian Mo asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

Yun Long: "Besides building houses, you're also planning to build toilets this time?"

Jian Mo nodded, exchanged a glance with Wu Jiong, and wondered what Yun Long's purpose was.

Yun Long: "Is it just your family repairing it, or is it all the Riverside Tribe repairing it?"

So that's what I wanted to ask. Jian Mo breathed a sigh of relief, "We'll fix them all, but we should fix ours first and see if it works. If it does, then we can follow up with the others."

Yun Long: "How much work is this? Do you have to do it in several sessions?"

Jian Mo understood and asked with a smile, "Why are you suddenly bringing this up? Do you want to help us build toilets?"

Yun Long: "We can help you fix it, but after you're done, please replace some lime and cement for us."

Jian Mo was reluctant to agree, so she nudged Wu Jiong.

Wu Jiong, standing nearby, said, "Sure, you can bring stones and firewood in exchange."

Yun Long: "Then it's settled! How much for how much? Also, while you're building, people from our tribe can come and help, so we can learn from you."

Wu Jiong: "Okay."

The two discussed exchanging materials for lime and cement.

The kilns in the Riverside Tribe have been maintained and used for a long time, and the technology is very mature. If there are enough materials, firing them is not very troublesome.

Wu Jiong and his group had already discussed it and had no intention of making a profit from it; the exchange ratio they offered was quite reasonable.

Yun Long laughed and said, "Your Riverside Tribe is becoming more and more impressive; you truly deserve to be called a newly developed large tribe."

Wu Jiong: "No need to exaggerate. If these things can make everyone's life a little better, we won't collect too many materials."

Yun Long gave a thumbs up. "No wonder your tribe is developing better and better. This statement already shows the magnanimity of a central tribe."

The central tribe is the tribe that occupies the core voice in a group of tribes.

Now, in their tribe, the Mengshui Tribe is considered the central tribe. Whenever there is a major event or a large-scale activity, everyone will go to the Mengshui Tribe.

Wu Jiong remained unmoved. "You should send the materials over first. Once we've prepared everything, we'll let you know and ask you to come and help us then."

Yun Long: "It's settled then. I'll have someone bring the materials over when I get back."

Wu Jiong nodded. "Let's write down the accounts first, and then check them together later."

Although the orc world does not yet have a written language, bookkeeping is already common.

Large tribes like Yun Long are very skilled at bookkeeping, so they had no objections.

After discussing it, Yun Long went back first, while Wu Jiong went to discuss it with Qing Kuo and De Jiang.

At noon, the Mengshui Tribe indeed delivered a large amount of materials.

The materials were piled up like a small mountain, far exceeding the expectations of the Riverside Tribe.

Qing Kuo originally thought that everyone would keep track of the accounts and write them down in their minds, but when he saw so many documents, he realized that they couldn't possibly calculate them all, so he decisively asked Jian Mo to come over.

Jian Mo took out his pen and notebook, which attracted a crowd of onlookers.

After Jian Mo quickly wrote down the words and numbers, the number of onlookers reached its peak.

After finishing writing, Jian Mo glanced at the people of the Mengshui Tribe in front of him, then copied what he had written, making one copy for the Riverside Tribe and one copy for the Mengshui Tribe.

The orc Ya Zheng from the Mengshui Tribe waved his hand, saying, "No need to give it to us, we won't understand it even if we take it."

This guy is incredibly bold and meticulous; even if he doesn't understand it, he can tell whether the content on both sides is the same.

Jian Mo glanced at him. "Stop pretending, take it, I'll explain what it says."

Ya Zheng and the others immediately stood up straight. "Then we'll have to trouble Doctor Jian Mo."

Jian Mo explained the written content to everyone in detail.

The materials brought over by the Mengshui Tribe were piled on the ground; a quick comparison was all it took to match them.

Ya Zheng and the others nodded repeatedly, and had no further objections after hearing the whole thing.

Qing Kuo said, "Thank you for your hard work. We'll let you know when the materials are ready."

Ya Zheng smiled and said, "It's no trouble at all, then we'll wait."

After exchanging pleasantries, the people from the Mengshui Tribe left.

Those who remained in the Riverside Tribe quickly moved the necessary materials into the pottery kiln and began firing.

The entire Riverside Tribe was put into operation. Half of them stayed in the tribe to burn lime and cement, while the other half went out to hunt and gather.