SFS Chapter 122 Cat Feather Helps
Chapter 122 Cat Feather Helps
I wonder where Lang Cang and the others are now, and whether their hunt went well?
Lin Baiyan was lost in thought as he thought of the hunting party that had gone out.
"White Flame, White Flame?" Rabbit Forest's voice grew louder and louder beside him.
Lin Baiyan snapped back to reality and smiled awkwardly at Tu Lin, "What's wrong, Uncle Tu Lin?"
Tu Lin teased, "What were you thinking about just now? You seemed so lost in thought."
He noticed that Lin Baiyan's face was slightly flushed, and he wondered if she was thinking of something or someone.
"No, it's nothing..." Lin Baiyan replied somewhat awkwardly, meeting Tu Lin's knowing gaze.
I just suddenly thought of Lang Cang and the others. The hunting team has been gone for almost half a month. I wonder what the situation is like there.
With information so scarce and unable to be transmitted in a timely manner, Lin Baiyan wondered if he could raise a few pigeons.
Perhaps, with the power of faith, they can be trained into carrier pigeons.
It wouldn't be like this now, where we can't provide timely assistance if something unexpected happens.
"Pah, pah, pah!" Lin Baiyan cursed himself inwardly for thinking too much. The hunting team will definitely be fine. What bad luck!
Wolf Cang himself, whom he was talking about, suddenly sneezed several times in a row.
For a moment, all the talking stopped.
Tiger Hill, who was next to him, chuckled and started talking to the orc opposite him.
In the Azure Flame Tribe.
Tu Lin didn't ask any more questions, just smiled, and then pulled him towards the big cave.
"It's perfect timing that you're here. I was just about to look for you."
"The tribe receives new supplies every day, and things have gotten a bit messy while you were away. Take advantage of your free time these next couple of days to tidy things up."
"It'll save you from getting busy again in a couple of days and having no one to take care of these supplies. You know I'm getting old, and I can't really understand your math concepts anymore."
Tu Lin pulled Lin Baiyan aside and chattered on about what had happened these past few days.
Lin Baiyan listened to Tu Lin's words and seemed to be deep in thought. Uncle Tu Lin was right. The numbers and simple characters that he had taught his people were difficult for adult beastmen to understand.
This is normal, after all, adults' minds don't work as fast as little kids'.
Take Lang Cang as an example. He is already a very intelligent adult male orc, and his learning ability is much faster than others. But this is because he has worked hard and forced himself to learn, which is why he has caught up with the progress of the cubs.
Other adult orcs don't have as much of a thirst for knowledge, so they naturally don't learn as quickly as the cubs.
Even worse, some people scratch their heads and ears as soon as they hear about counting, clearly having a terrible headache.
Lin Baiyan and Lang Cang lived close by and knew best how hard Lang Cang worked. Every day after patrolling, Lang Cang would study for a long time by the charcoal brazier.
He couldn't bear to see it, so he used butter and straw rope to make a makeshift oil lamp for him, which provided a little more light at night.
However, this kind of oil lamp is not very stable, so Lin Baiyan has not yet taken it out for everyone to use.
Lin Baiyan considered suitable candidates among the half-grown cubs in his mind, then turned to Tu Lin beside him and said, "Uncle Tu Lin, since you're too busy, why don't I find an orc to assist you?"
Upon hearing this, Tu Lin quickly looked up and said, "Sure, I was just worried about not being able to handle it all."
Lin Baiyan already had someone in mind. "What do you think of Maoyu?"
Tu Lin was taken aback, a hint of worry in his eyes, "Can the cub handle it?"
"Cat Feather is a very serious cub. He is a little older than Wolf Cloud and the others, and he is also very careful in his studies."
He wasn't chosen randomly. Ever since he started teaching the tribesmen arithmetic, Mao Yu has always studied very diligently. Lin Baiyan estimated that he was at least in the top three in terms of ability among these people.
Of course, Lang Cang and Lang Yun don't count. Those two are practically two top students, one big and one small, who always strive to learn everything to the best of their ability.
Wolf Cloud no longer hangs out with the cubs; he's now eagerly training, hoping that one day Wolf Cang will allow him to join the hunting team.
Lin Baiyan comforted him, saying, "Anyway, it's just a try. If it doesn't work, let them study for a while longer."
Tu Lin thought it over and agreed. Anyway, he would be there to keep an eye on things, so nothing would go wrong. He nodded and said, "Okay, then let Mao Yu help me."
After the matter was settled, Lin Baiyan quickly found Maoyu. At that moment, Maoyu was peeling potatoes with Huqing and the others. The tribe was short-handed, so he was transferred to cook.
These days, the half-grown cubs are like bricks, used wherever they're needed.
Lin Baiyan greeted Hu Qing and the others, saying he would borrow Mao Yu to help Tu Lin organize the supplies.
Hu Qing waved his hand, his smile hearty, "Go ahead and borrow them. We can manage here; the supplies are more important."
Lin Baiyan smiled and nodded, then took Maoyu away. Maoyu obediently followed Lin Baiyan, pouted, but couldn't help looking up, "Priest brother, will I be following Uncle Rabbit Forest from now on?"
Lin Baiyan smiled and replied, "Yes, how about I have you work with Uncle Tu Lin to calculate the tribe's resources from now on?"
Mao Yu was only fourteen years old and quite nervous. "Can I do it?"
Lin Baiyan ruffled Maoyu's head. "Of course you can. You're really smart when you're learning numbers."
“Priest brother believes in you, but there’s no need to force yourself. If you don’t like it, priest brother will choose someone else.” Lin Baiyan said to him earnestly with her eyes lowered.
Mao Yu shook his head vigorously. He wasn't stupid. Lin Baiyan had found him a good place to manage the tribe's resources. It sounded like such a noble job.
You should know that only the chieftain and priests usually know the exact amount of resources in a tribe, and he actually has the honor of helping Lin Baiyan manage them.
Mao Yu clenched her fist and looked at Lin Baiyan with a determined expression. "Don't worry, Priest Brother, I will definitely work hard!"
Lin Baiyan smiled and nodded, "Don't put too much pressure on yourself, you've already done a great job."
In his view, Maoyu is just a child who has just started junior high school.
Lin Baiyan, along with Maoyu and Tulin, organized the tribe's resources.
Currently, their Cangyan tribe has a population of 68 people, plus 14 dwarf beastmen, making a total of 82 beastmen.
They arrived in the north around October last autumn, and half a year has passed since then, but the tribe's resources have seen a qualitative leap.
Leaving aside the animal hides and bones, when everyone was living separately, they each received some, and there were still two stacks of animal hides that were taller than a person left.
In addition, there are pottery jars and bowls, bamboo baskets, wooden tables, wooden chairs, carts, and various tools, not to mention the items.
This was the first time Lin Baiyan had ever done such a detailed calculation, and he was quite surprised when they finished.