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Chapter 252 Silkworm Raising

Wild silkworms are very resilient; even after a rain, they survive.

Bai Ling went to check on them several times a day. After the wild silkworms molted twice, Bai Ling began to bring them back.

Bai Ling carefully washed his hands with soap, and tied a reed basket around his body. He first sprinkled a layer of tender mulberry leaves into the basket, then found a wild silkworm, carefully pinched it off a branch, and put it into the basket.

Not only him, but also several orcs worked with him. These orcs were all meticulous and skillful. They also learned from Bai Ling, gently pinching the wild silkworms and putting them into the baskets on their bodies.

The basket was filled with layers of wild silkworms and mulberry or oak leaves. After filling it to more than half full, Bai Ling led the orcs home, poured the wild silkworms onto the silkworm tray, and gently flattened them with his hands.

The mulberry and oak trees were transplanted from the Greenwood Tribe. They were specifically chosen for their abundance of silkworm eggs during the transplanting process. However, the mulberry and oak trees inevitably collided during the transplanting, causing many silkworm eggs to fall off. In addition, not all the mulberry and oak trees transplanted last year survived, so Bai Ling obtained fewer wild silkworms than he had expected.

Bai Ling made a decision: after all the wild silkworms in the tribe had been collected, she would go to the Greenwood tribe to collect more wild silkworms.

This would have been very troublesome in the past, because the Greenwood Tribe was not close to the Tall Tree Tribe, and it would take five or six days to go back and forth. Even if they found the wild silkworms, it would be difficult to bring them back.

But things are different now. Now there are Sky Orcs. They can fly back and forth several times a day from the High Tree Tribe to the Green Wood Tribe. They can put silkworms in baskets and have them carry them back.

Furthermore, there's no need to worry about running out of mulberry and oak leaves in the tribe. They can simply go to the Greenwood Tribe to collect mulberry leaves and ask the Sky Orcs to carry them back.

Chief Zhan fully supports Bai Ling's silkworm farming. Whenever people are needed for silkworm farming, Bai Ling can ask any beastman in the tribe for help.

Bai Ling went to the tribe's miscellaneous tasks group and asked them to help her weave some silkworm trays. The orcs in the group didn't ask any questions and immediately put down their other work to help Bai Ling weave the trays with reeds.

The silkworm frame is also very easy to make. The carpentry team can find any beastman to make it. All Bai Ling needs to do is give the carpentry team the blueprints with the dimensions drawn on them.

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The mulberry and oak trees in the Greenwood Tribe are very tall. To find silkworms, you have to climb the tall trees. The beastmen of the Tall Tree Tribe are not very good at climbing trees. Fortunately, the beastmen of the Greenwood Tribe help them. Several monkey beastmen carry baskets around their waists. They walk on the tall trees as if on flat ground. Even the agile Bai Ling is afraid for them.

Seeing the worry in Bai Ling's eyes, an orc from the Greenwood Tribe laughed and said, "Ling, don't be nervous. When our tribe members are gathering, they often have to climb up trees. These trees are not very tall, so it's no problem for them at all."

Even though the Greenwood Tribe orcs said that, Bai Ling was still extremely worried. He stood on the ground, looking up at the orcs in the tree, barely daring to breathe.

When the beastmen came down, the basket was already full of wild silkworms and mulberry leaves. Bai Ling poured all the wild silkworms into a basket and sprinkled a layer of mulberry leaves on top.

Once he was certain that the orcs of the Greenwood Tribe were safe, Bai Ling stopped watching from where he was. He was going to search for wild silkworms on the oak trees. The more wild silkworms he found, the more cocoons they would spin, and the more silk he could weave.

With more silkworms being raised, the need for mulberry and oak leaves also increased. The mulberry and oak trees in the tribe alone could not meet the demand. At this time, they had to rely on the Sky Orcs again. Every day, people from the tribe would go to the Greenwood Tribe to pick mulberry and oak leaves and then have the Sky Orcs transport them back.

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Yue didn't go hunting today, and Bai Ling had nothing else to do, so he took Yue with him to pick mulberry leaves. The two sat on the back of the Sky Beastman, and the breeze that brushed against their cheeks was no longer icy cold, but carried a faint warmth.

The Sky Beastman flew very slowly and steadily. The weather was bright and the breeze was gentle. Bai Ling and Yue sat side by side on the Sky Beastman's back. Bai Ling took out a few pieces of candy from the basket.

"Here you go, Moon."

Yue took the candy from Bai Ling and put a piece in her mouth.

This sugar was made by Bai Ling. The weather was getting hot, and the sweet grass looked like it was going to spoil, so Bai Ling boiled the remaining sweet grass into sugar.

"Moon, didn't you also want to plant sweet grass? The sweet grass I planted has sprouted branches, so it can be propagated by cuttings."

Yue nodded without speaking, so Bai Ling continued, "I asked the clansmen, and they said they won't start firing the kiln until all the work in the fields is finished. The bricks and tiles left over from last year were all used up in the spring. He's getting married this autumn, so he's in a hurry to build a house. If we want to build a house, we'll have to wait a while longer for the clan to have bricks and tiles for firing the kiln."

This year, the surrounding tribes have all started building houses. The orcs who were in charge of building houses last year have all been invited by the nearby tribes. More than half of the tribesmen who were in charge of firing kilns and making glass, lime, and cement have also been invited by the nearby tribes. Even Bai Ling has made several trips to the surrounding tribes to help them build brick kilns and select locations for building houses.

Previously, it would take several days to travel to nearby tribes, but now with the Sky Orcs, it's much more convenient to go out, and some tribes can even be visited and returned on the same day.

The tribespeople went to help out in nearby tribes, and they also had to farm, so the kiln firing was suspended. The tribe will resume firing the kiln once this busy period is over.

Bai Ling plans to build the house in the summer, when he won't be so busy and will have time to properly design his and Yue's home.

Yue said, "Well, let's wait a while longer. There's no rush to build the house."

Bai Ling then said, "Yue, do you want to raise some livestock? I have too many livestock at home. There are two sheep, two horned beasts, two gnats, one round-horned beast, and one long-eared beast that is pregnant. Once they all give birth, my house will be too small to support them all."

His family now has seven sheep, six horned beasts, seven gnats, three round-horned beasts, three long-eared beasts, and several female beasts are pregnant with their young. Once the young are born and grow up, they will truly be unable to raise them all.

After thinking for a moment, Yue said, "Then I'll raise two 'Kengchi' beasts and one 'Wanjiao' beast. I want small beasts, not big ones."

Bai Ling nodded: "Alright, I'll send them over to you once the cubs are weaned. Since you're going to raise them, you'll need to build two sheds in your backyard, one for livestock and one for hay."

Yue: "There's no rush. We can do it when we have time. Your livestock haven't given birth yet. We can build the shed after they give birth."