Long Years Tribe (Continued)

Wu Jiong glanced at Ban Ming: "Then you guys start by squatting in a horse stance."

Ban Ming and the others groaned and reluctantly changed their positions.

Jian Mo waved to Wu Jiong: "Will this disturb your training?"

Wu Jiong: "It can't be that bad, what's wrong?"

Jian Mo held up the two ends of thread in her hand for him to see, her eyes shining as she said, "I'll show you something!"

Wu Jiong took the end of the thread and twisted it. "What is this? It shouldn't be animal hair."

Jian Mo: "There are loose threads on Gong Wei's clothes! When I checked his clothes just now, I found they were a bit stiff, but they're also cooler and more breathable, perfect for this season."

Ban Ming and the others squatted in a horse stance, their ears all perked up.

Hearing Jian Mo's words, Ban Ming interjected, "Jian Mo, summer is almost over, you need to switch to softer, warmer fabrics."

Jian Mo smiled without saying a word. Her clothes didn't matter; upgrading her underwear was much more important.

Wu Jiong asked, "Which tribe's cloth is it from?"

Jian Mo: "The Long Years Tribe. I don't think the caravan passed through the Long Years Tribe last time?"

Wu Jiong: "You came from the edge of the Long Years Tribe. You want to go to the Long Years Tribe?"

Jian Mo nodded. "I think their tribe isn't too far from us. We can ride the Jiujiu and Ying'ao and get there the next day. Why don't we make the trip?"

Ban Ming spoke up again from the side, "Clan leader, you should go ahead. De Jiang will train us; it won't delay things."

A Hu: "Yes, yes, Chieftain, you can even assign tasks for us to practice on our own."

Wu Jiong looked up. "Want to do extra practice? I'll give you two individual assignments after you finish."

The other orcs who wanted to interrupt immediately shut their mouths upon hearing this and lowered their heads to squat in a horse stance.

Ban Ming and A Hu gaped, looking utterly wronged.

Jian Mo watched from the side, laughing uncontrollably, then waved and went home.

Jiujiu and Ying'ao went out. Jian Mo took a broom and swept their nests, then went to sweep the nests of the Pack-Pack Beast and Long-tailed Bird.

They keep milking the Pack-Pack Beast animals, and their milk hasn't stopped yet.

The Long-tailed Bird haven't started laying eggs yet, perhaps because they're not adapting well to life here.

Jian Mo plans to let it rest for a while longer. If all else fails, he'll ask someone in the Eighteen Bends Tribe if they can think of a solution.

After cleaning the house, Jian Mo went to the back hill to see the Honey Sparrow.

The Honey Sparrow had gotten used to staying in the back hills, Jian Mo could hear their chirping from a great distance.

He touched the soft ears on the top of his head. Perhaps it was because his beast ears were exceptionally sensitive that he was able to hear sounds from so far away.

He went to inspect the back mountain and found that all thirty-one Honey Sparrow seemed to be adapting well, with most of Honey Sparrow having already collected one or two honeycombs.

Once they've accumulated four or five coins, they're ready to be harvested.

These little guys can't count; they wouldn't even know if you took two honeycombs from their nest.

They will keep accumulating honeycombs as long as they haven't collected enough. Once they have enough, they will stop, find a mate, and breed, using the accumulated honeycombs to feed their Honey Sparrow.

Ji Xun said that the most important thing in raising Honey Sparrow is to pay attention to the amount of honey in their nests; it shouldn't be too much or too little, and you should check and collect it frequently.

After tidying up the house, Jian Mo even made fried meatballs and dried meat to eat on the way.

Both of Gong Wei's fathers said that they could exchange their cloth for the cloth from the Long Years Tribe. In order to make sure they could get it, Jian Mo specially found glass, metal blocks, soap, paper and other items from home and packed them into a whole basket.

When Wu Jiong returned in the evening and saw his packed belongings, he said, "I've made all the arrangements. Let's leave tomorrow."

Jian Mo: "So urgent?"

Wu Jiong: "Go there as soon as possible and get the fabric back, so you won't keep worrying about it."

Jian Mo nodded, happily saying, "Then I'll make something delicious for Jiujiu and Ying'ao, and we'll set off tomorrow."

They have Flying-Winged Beast, making it much easier for them to travel to more distant tribes than before.

The next day, Jian Mo and Wu Jiong rode on Jiujiu, with Ying'ao carrying supplies, and headed towards the Long Years Tribe.

The Long Years Tribe was indeed quite far away; even riding Flying-Winged Beast, it was impossible to reach it in a day. They rested in the wild for a night before finally arriving at the Long Years Tribe.

Upon seeing them, the orcs patrolling the Long Years Tribe asked happily, "Are you Doctor Jian Mo and Chief Wu Jiong?"

Jian Mo in surprise, "You know us?"

The patrolling orc chuckled, "We specifically inquired about you. Didn't you previously travel with a caravan through the nearby tribes? We thought you'd come, but you took a detour."

Jian Mo was a little embarrassed. "We had exchanged quite a lot of things and were a bit tired, so we didn't come over."

The patrolling orc. "I understand, you've come to exchange our cloth, haven't you?"

Jian Mo: "Yes. Does your tribe still have cloth?"

The patrolling orc said, "Of course we have some. It just depends on how much you want to exchange. If you want a lot, you'll have to stay in our tribe for two days. We'll go and gather some silk threads, weave them into cloth, and then we'll exchange it for you."

As they were talking, the patrolling orc led Jian Mo and Wu Jiong into the tribe, and then sent the little cubs playing nearby to report to the chieftain.

Jian Mo looked around at this unfamiliar tribe.

The buildings of the Long Years Tribe don't look special; they are just ordinary stone houses with ordinary roofs that are slightly sloping to drain rainwater.

However, this small village is relatively delicate, and the road is paved with stones, not the common dirt road.

Jian Mo followed behind the patrolling orcs and saw several Pack-Pack Beast leisurely grazing in the tribe.

The Pack-Pack Beast are very timid and generally cannot be allowed to roam freely. The fact that they can graze here shows that the Long Years Tribe has been raising Pack-Pack Beast for at least a considerable period of time; otherwise, they wouldn't be so well domesticated.

The patrolling orc was very talkative. He introduced himself as "Min Yan" and, in addition to telling Jian Mo and the others about the Long Years Tribe, he also inquired about the situation of other tribes.

Min Yan: "I've always wanted to be like those traveling merchants, carrying supplies to various tribes to exchange for goods, but my father and father-in-law wouldn't allow it, saying it's too dangerous to go out alone. Actually, someone as fast as me shouldn't have encountered any danger on the road. Did you encounter any danger when you came here?"