I've been transported to the orc continent.

Chapter 129 Building a house is troublesome

With Chief Zhan absent, the tribe is short-handed. Zhan goes out hunting with the tribesmen, and when he's not around, several elderly beastmen handle any matters that arise in the tribe.

The orcs from the central tribe came to the Great River tribe. After arriving, they immediately said they wanted to see an orc named "Ling". Several elderly orcs discussed it and sent someone to fetch Bai Ling.

Bai Ling did know about the Central Tribe. It was said that the tribe was located in the center of the Beastman Continent and was the largest tribe on the continent. The tribe's caravans would come every three years, bringing many things that the surrounding tribes did not have, and they would exchange them with the orcs of the nearby tribes at the Chada Conference.

Bai Ling walked at his usual pace and asked the elderly beastman who had come to find him, "Grandpa Cong, what do they want with me?"

Cong said, "They said you discovered how to eat daikon radish and made a warm kang (heated brick bed) for winter, and they traded things with you."

Bai Ling: "That's a good idea. Grandpa, has the clan sent someone to find the clan chief? The orcs from the central tribe are guests from afar, so we need to get the clan chief back."

Cong nodded and said, "We've already sent someone to call Zhan, but he won't be back until tomorrow at the earliest."

*

The orcs from the central tribe saw many things in the Great River tribe. They thought that was already shocking enough, but they never expected that they would see something beyond their imagination in the High Tree tribe.

Their tribe has such beautiful houses.

The house was built with blue stones. It had doors and windows, which was not unusual. What was unusual was that the windows were covered with something transparent like water. The roof was not made of mud, animal hides or dry grass, but covered with something called tiles.

When the orcs from the central tribe entered the house, they discovered that the roof was supported by wood, with logs of varying thicknesses and lengths stacked together to support the roof tiles.

The house was spacious and bright, with gray floors and white walls. Bright sunlight streamed in through the water-like windows, forming visible beams of light that shone on them.

At this moment, the orcs of the central tribe were filled with questions. How was this house built? How comfortable would it be to live in such a house? Could their tribe also have such a wonderful house?

The leader of the central tribe seemed to remember something and asked the orcs of the tall tree tribe, "Was this house also built by Ling?"

Several old orcs from the High Tree tribe nodded in unison. One of them looked extremely proud, puffing out his chest and his beard almost standing on end: "Yes, this house was built by Ling. Ling said that by this winter, everyone in our tribe will be able to live in a house like this."

The faces of the orcs in the central tribe were beyond surprised; they were all stunned.

After a while, the orc leader of the central tribe hurriedly asked, "Can we do what Ling Xuefang did? We are willing to exchange things with you—meat, hides, ornaments—anything we can offer, we are willing to trade with you."

Not only him, but the other orcs in the central tribe also looked at the old orcs with pleading and expectant eyes.

The oldest orc said, "We can't make this decision ourselves; you'll have to ask Ling for his opinion."

*

Bai Ling was certainly willing to teach the other orcs the skills of building houses, but building houses was a very troublesome thing.

“Building a house requires bricks, tiles, lime, cement, glass, wood, a few tools, and skilled techniques,” Bai Ling explained to the orcs of the central tribe one by one. “Bricks, tiles, cement, and lime need to be fired. To fire these, you have to build a kiln first. To build a kiln, you have to make adobe bricks first.”

"Once all that is done, we need to choose a location to build the house. There are specific considerations for choosing a location. After choosing a location, we need to dig the foundation. There are also many things to consider when building the house. It's not something you can learn in a short time."

It was precisely for this reason that Bai Ling did not teach the house-building techniques to other tribes. He planned to build houses for his own tribe this year to train some skilled builders, and then help build houses for other tribes of orcs next year. At that time, each tribe would be assigned some skilled builders, and with just a little guidance from Bai Ling, they would be able to build houses.

The beastmen in the central tribe all understood what Bai Ling was saying. This house was so beautiful that it certainly couldn't have been built in just a day or two, but as long as Ling was willing to teach, they were willing to learn.

They would be willing to study for two or three years.

This is a treasure that can bring about tremendous changes to the entire tribe!

Not to mention that the Gaoshu tribe not only has houses as a treasure, but also ironware, kang (heated brick beds), and neatly planted plants, all of which they want to learn.

The orc leading the central tribe bowed and performed the most solemn salute among orcs to Bai Ling.

The clansmen behind him also bowed and paid their respects to Bai Ling.

Bai Ling: "Since you are willing to learn, I am willing to teach you. However, we will have to wait for our clan leader to return to discuss how to exchange the skills."

*

Chief Zhan was much more adept at dealing with people than Bai Ling. He invited the orcs from the central tribe to sit in the cave, and after exchanging compliments, they began to discuss business.

The orcs of the central tribe once again asked Bai Ling to teach them how to build houses. They said they could ask for anything as long as Bai Ling was willing to teach.

Zhan glanced at Bai Ling and said, "As long as Ling agrees, I have no objections."

Bai Ling: "I'm willing to teach you, but building a house is very complicated. It will take a long time to fully master the skills of building a house."

The orc leader of the central tribe said, "We came out together with more than fifty people. I will leave twenty of my tribesmen here to learn how to build houses from you. We'll take care of our own food. We'll exchange all the animal meat we brought with Ling. What do you think?"

After thinking for a moment, Zhan said, "You can leave twenty orcs behind to learn."

Bai Ling also said, "Trading with animal meat is also acceptable."

That was the decision. The leader of the central tribe did not leave immediately, but instead stayed with his people in the Gaoshu tribe.

*

At dinner time in the evening, the clan chief called Yue over.

Bai Ling and Yue were having dinner together. When Yue arrived, Bai Ling quickly followed her over.

When the clan chief Zhan Jianyue arrived, he smiled and said, "This is Yue. Give him the things."

A middle-aged orc walked over. He was an orc from the central tribe and carried a basket on his back. "Moon, is your father named An? He's a white wolf orc. Is your father named Meng? He's a red fox orc."

Yue nodded.