Vol. 4Seeds, Cloth, and Chili

Jian Mo and Wu Jiong strengthened ties among the tribes through trade, medicine, farming, construction, and teaching. After the Riverside Tribe hosted the Summer Harvest Festival, they searched south for chili, and Jian Mo stayed with the Upper Meng Tribe after delivering Little Good One’s twins, planning to seek advice from Lian Ke.

  • Jian Mo joined Yun Long’s caravan, treated Bei Ya, and traded for supplies while learning about tribes and useful foods.
  • Jian Mo traded for thirty-one Honey Sparrow nests with Ji Xun and returned to a nearly empty Snow Foot Tribe.
  • Jian Mo and Wu Jiong traveled among tribes, treated Dan Guan and Ao Shen, and returned to the Riverside Tribe.
  • Jian Mo organized improvements and farming, placed Honey Sparrow nests, and began construction projects with materials from the Mengshui Tribe.
  • Jian Mo expanded the Riverside Tribe’s classes and facilities, and he and Wu Jiong traded with the Long Years Tribe for cotton cloth.
  • Jian Mo taught the Heimlich maneuver and hosted the Summer Harvest Festival, where teams began a three-day supply-gathering contest.
  • Jian Mo and Wu Jiong prepared the tribes for the summer wind, treated patients, and joined in building an arena.
  • Jian Mo and Wu Sheng delivered Little Good One’s twins, and Jian Mo stayed with the Upper Meng Tribe while planning to consult Lian Ke about his search for chili.
Chapters 301–400 Read from Ch. 301

Arc 13Caravan and Honey Sparrow Trade

Jian Mo traveled with Wu Jiong and a multi-tribe caravan, treating Bei Ya and visiting several tribes while gathering trade goods and new ideas. He secured thirty-one Honey Sparrow nests from Ji Xun and returned to the Snow Foot Tribe, where most residents were away hunting or gathering.

  • Jian Mo named the healed Flying-Winged Beast Ying'ao, and Ying'ao later led Jian Mo and Wu Jiong to a rich foraging spot beyond the Riverside Tribe.
  • After seven female Pack-Pack Beasts gave birth to forty-four young, Jian Mo and Wu Jiong searched for Jiujiu and the cubs, then helped rescue Bai Lu from a tree after a poisonous bug stung him.
  • Jian Mo joined Yun Long's caravan, traded most of his Pack-Pack Beasts, and pierced the Sharp Teeth Tribe members' ears in exchange for supplies.
  • Jian Mo discovered that powdered yellow parasol mushrooms made tough meat tender and savory, and the Sharp Teeth Tribe agreed to send him some dried mushrooms.
  • Jian Mo operated on Bei Ya's reopened facial scars, applied tension-relief strips, and agreed to let Bei Ya travel with the caravan.
  • At the Rain Rising Tribe, Jian Mo examined the people and praised their clay-pipe wastewater system, saying he wanted to build one at home.
  • Jian Mo visited Ji Xun with Wu Jiong and learned how Ji Xun raised Honey Sparrows, then returned the next day and traded for thirty-one nests.
  • Jian Mo and Wu Jiong fitted glass panes into Ji Xun's windows before returning to the nearly empty Snow Foot Tribe, where Jian Mo decided not to search for the hunting party.
Chapters 301–32525 summaries Read

Arc 14The Journey and the Honey Sparrows

Jian Mo and Wu Jiong traveled among several tribes, gathering food and treating Dan Guan and Ao Shen before returning to the Riverside Tribe. Back home, Jian Mo helped establish Honey Sparrow nests and organized farming and construction plans, while the Mengshui Tribe delivered building materials.

  • Wu Jiong helped the Cypress Branch Tribe gather translucent seeds, and Jian Mo joined them in collecting Pearl Rice roots and sharing a feast.
  • Jian Mo developed a fever and new cat ears, recovered with Wu Jiong and the Snow Foot Tribe’s care, and examined Dan Guan’s hair loss.
  • Jian Mo and the caravan visited the Eighteen Bends Tribe, where they hunted long-tailed birds and received birds and eggs to take home.
  • At the Banhe Tribe, Jian Mo linked Ao Shen’s chronic congestion to mushroom spores, advised him to avoid them, and saw his symptoms improve.
  • Jian Mo returned to the Riverside Tribe and proposed improvements to its roads, houses, sanitation, and animal facilities.
  • Jian Mo and Wu Jiong collected forty Honey Sparrow nests, and the birds later returned to the thirty-one nests they had placed for them.
  • Jian Mo and the tribe tended their fields, held feasts, and began making glue and assembling a boat.
  • Yun Long arranged a trade of stones and timber for lime and cement, and Jian Mo recorded the materials delivered by the Mengshui Tribe.
Chapters 326–35025 summaries Read

Arc 15Lessons, Cloth, and the Festival

Jian Mo expanded the Riverside Tribe’s classes and medical care, helped neighboring tribes improve their homes, and traded with the Long Years Tribe for tree and cotton cloth. After teaching the Heimlich maneuver and hosting the Summer Harvest Festival, the story leaves the tribes competing to gather the most valuable supplies.

  • The Riverside Tribe hired the Tianning Tribe and neighboring tribes to help renovate, and Jian Mo organized the construction of drains and other facilities.
  • Jian Mo and Ye Luo began teaching cubs from neighboring tribes, and the chiefs arranged for more than 130 students to attend while providing teachers in return.
  • The Ice River Tribe cubs ran away after class, but the adults and searchers found them safely by the river, where everyone caught scaleless fish together.
  • Jian Mo treated Gong Wei for a bezoar, operated to remove it, and later traced the unusual fabric in Gong Wei’s clothes to the Long Years Tribe.
  • Jian Mo and Wu Jiong visited the Long Years Tribe, learned how its people made cloth, and gathered cotton with help from the chubby chirpers.
  • The Long Years Tribe wove cotton cloth for Jian Mo, who returned to the Riverside Tribe with new fabric and taught people to make cloth-soled bedding and shoes.
  • Jiujiu and the Fat Chirps brought the choking Tu Shao to Jian Mo, and Wu Jiong dislodged the meat blocking his throat before Jian Mo taught the Heimlich maneuver to others.
  • The tribes chose the Riverside Tribe to host the Summer Harvest Festival, where Jian Mo traded goods and sold ointment as teams began a three-day supply-gathering contest.
Chapters 351–37525 summaries Read

Arc 16The Search for Chili

Jian Mo and Wu Jiong helped the Riverside Tribe through the summer wind, harvested crops, and followed a possible chili lead south. After delivering Little Good One’s two babies, Jian Mo stayed with the Upper Meng Tribe and planned to seek advice from Lian Ke.

  • Jian Mo and Wu Jiong helped the tribes through the Summer Harvest Festival, treated injured participants, and celebrated the Ice River Tribe’s victory.
  • Jian Mo treated Dan Guan’s bald patches with ginger, operated on Tu Chuan, and confirmed Ran Shao’s pregnancy before warning the tribe about an approaching summer wind.
  • Jian Mo and Wu Jiong secured the animals and fields during the wind, then discovered Jiujiu was secretly caring for a River Fluff Beast.
  • De Jiang disciplined fighting cubs, and the Riverside Tribe and its neighbors built an arena before Jian Mo’s oversized Wood-Stabilizing Roots were harvested.
  • Jian Mo planted forage grass and seeds from the Rain Rising Tribe, then treated Shui Mian’s long-standing back tumor and heard of a spicy southern plant.
  • Jian Mo and Wu Jiong traveled south seeking chili seeds, visited the Upper Meng Tribe, and agreed to help the pregnant Heqin Little Good One.
  • Jian Mo and Wu Sheng delivered Little Good One’s two babies and treated her wound, then Jian Mo stayed to watch over them and shared a shellfish meal with the tribe.
  • Jian Mo declined the offer of a baby Heqin and decided to visit Lian Ke for advice while continuing his search for chili peppers.
Chapters 376–40025 summaries Read
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