SFS Chapter 264 So much salt!
Chapter 264 So much salt!
At this time, an assembly line of work had been set up in the central square.
The older orcs skinned and butchered the animals, then packed the bones with meat and chunks of meat into baskets on their backs. The half-grown cubs carried these baskets to the large pot and handed them over to the orcs who were cooking.
Most of the meat here needs to be cured, otherwise it will easily spoil even if it is stored in the innermost cave.
Lin Baiyan had already had the dog spirit bring out ten large baskets of salt from the storage room.
It was just placed there very hastily in the central square.
When the dog spirit lifted the lid to reveal the white salt grains inside, surprisingly no one made a sound of surprise; everyone seemed quite calm.
"That shouldn't be the case," the dog spirit looked around at the beastmen with some doubt.
Why is it different from what she expected?
She was shocked when she first saw all that white salt; how come they didn't react at all?
At this moment, Fox Fairy spoke with a smile, "Little Ling'er, what new food did you bring out?"
The other orcs were also curious, "What is this?" They didn't seem to have ever seen this kind of food before.
Oh, that's okay.
The dog spirit immediately understood; it turned out it hadn't recognized what this thing at all.
Upon hearing the question, the dog spirit nonchalantly began to show off, "This isn't food, it's salt, we'll use it to marinate the meat later." It said it simply, but inside it was screaming wildly.
Haha, you've never seen so many good-looking salts before, have you? Hurry up, scream!
She wouldn't allow anyone to be more composed than her!
The surroundings suddenly became completely silent, which was completely contrary to what the dog spirit had expected.
She thought for a moment, then noticed the beastmen still looked calm. "Oh, it's all salt..."
One second, two seconds, three seconds…
"What?! This is all salt?!" Fox Zhen shouted at the top of his lungs, his eyes practically popping out of their sockets.
He dashed to the basket, grabbed a handful of salt, dabbed some in his mouth, and said, "Salty..."
Fox Zhen's voice trembled slightly, and his fingers holding the salt shook violently as he looked at Lin Baiyan in disbelief, "This, these, this is all salt!"
Lin Baiyan glanced at the dog spirit with a hint of helplessness. He vaguely knew what the little girl was thinking; she just wanted to show off. However, he hadn't originally intended to hide it from the two clans, so he nodded and said, "That's right, these are all."
"And this is only a part of it; it was all obtained by the White Flame Priest!" The dog spirit proudly raised its chin and said confidently.
What she said is not wrong. The method provided by Lin Baiyan is almost the same as what Lin Baiyan did!
Fox Zhen breathed a heavy sigh of relief. At this moment, choosing to join the merger was definitely the best decision he had ever made. Luckily, he hadn't refused!
Hu Kuo had some suspicions when he first saw the cured meat, but he was still quite shocked to see the clean and tidy salt.
Most salt these days contains many impurities and has not been purified. It is common for it to turn yellow and clump together, and it tastes bitter. The beastmen have gotten used to it.
We're lucky to have anything to eat; we can't be picky.
However, Lin Baiyan didn't like the bitter taste. He didn't have the means to make it before, but now he simply couldn't stand it. After several attempts, he managed to make it taste roughly like the salt he used to eat.
However, this satisfied him quite a bit, considering that he couldn't even remember the chemical formulas before.
"Although the three races have merged, this salt was made by the Azure Flame Beastmen, so you still have to hand over a portion of the supplies."
Lin Baiyan did not accept any supplies from the two races, so they couldn't just take the Cangyan Beastmen's things for nothing. Several elders nodded repeatedly, "Of course, of course."
They've already taken advantage enough; they can't be so shameless now.
After a celebration that evening, the orcs resumed their previous life of building infrastructure.
A dozen or so houses have been sparsely built in Beast City, with the residential area being the first to be constructed.
This way, the orcs can move in first, and then carry out other construction.
Lin Baiyan wandered around providing technical guidance.
He carried his small animal skin bag, changing the animal skin every now and then. To make things easier, he even cut the damaged animal skin into pieces and made a book out of animal skin.
At this moment, Hu Qing pushed the cart and stopped in front of Lin Baiyan. "Priest, would you like a bowl of radish soup?"
Lin Baiyan closed the animal skin book, smiled and nodded, "Give me a bowl."
"Alright!" Hu Qing quickly poured out a bamboo tube of radish soup and handed it to Lin Baiyan.
Lin Baiyan took the bamboo tube, drank a sip, and then held it in his palm. "Why does it feel like the snow season came so suddenly today?"
According to the calendar he made, it is now mid-December, which should be the beginning of the snow season, but the temperature difference between day and night is very large.
You have to wear a fur coat in the morning, otherwise you'll definitely catch a cold if you go out.
"The radish soup must be served continuously, and if any of the tribespeople develop a fever recently, you must tell me," Lin Baiyan casually remarked.
Hu Qing readily agreed, "I'll go back and tell the elders to do a good job of compiling statistics for their tribes."
Lin Baiyan smiled and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you."
Lin Baiyan looked at the gloomy sky and frowned. For some reason, he felt that this year's snow season was not simple.
He never easily ignored any of his feelings. At that moment, Lin Baiyan grabbed Hu Qing again, "Wait a minute, I'll go back with you."
Hu Qing looked at their high priest's somewhat serious face, obediently responded, and didn't say anything more.
Upon returning to the tribe, Lin Baiyan went straight into the activity room.
The village's mobile homes have now been temporarily requisitioned as their offices.
The entire prefabricated building was divided into small sections, where each department worked.
At this moment, Rabbit Forest and Cat Feather, along with the elders of both clans, were in the accounting district.
This is where the daily work points of each member of the tribe are tallied. Initially, it was done by Cat Feather and Rabbit Forest, but as the population increased, the two of them were no longer enough.
Fortunately, since the elders of both clans did not yet have specific positions, Lin Baiyan simply arranged for them all to be assigned here.
At first, everyone was full of enthusiasm and studied hard with Rabbit Year. But after only two days, Hu Luan quickly backed down and never mentioned his boast again. He begged Lin Baiyan to give him a different job.
"High Priest, it's not that I'm not cooperating, it's just that I'm really not cut out for this job." Hu Luan looked at Lin Baiyan with a bitter face and a furrowed brow.
"How about I go with them to build the house?" He was best at physical labor!