Orc Girl's Tribal Daily Life

Chapter 238 Tribe Attack

Although what we have now is just a defective kang (heated brick bed) full of problems, it has already proven its usefulness in addressing key issues.

So the crowd quickly dispatched Ge, the youngest and fastest runner, to the mountaintop to invite the shaman and the chief down to see the effect of the kang (heated brick bed).

We will strive to popularize kang (heated brick beds) as soon as possible during this snow season, so that more people in our tribe can live on such kangs in the shortest possible time.

Although more than half a month has passed since the end of the snow season, compared to the full, nearly three-month-long snow season, they still have more than two months to endure.

Even if it's just a couple less days of freezing weather, it's definitely worth it.

After the shaman and Chief Jing rushed over, they personally experienced the effect of the heated kang and immediately acknowledged its usefulness.

The initial calculations determine how many bricks and mortar are needed to make a standard-sized kang (heated brick bed) that can accommodate a family of three.

After calculating the number of bricks and stones that had been completed and stored, it was decided to prioritize supplying them to the children of Yuerdong to build heated kang beds.

At the same time, they provide free heated beds for families in the tribe with newborn children or children under ten years old who still live in caves.

Secondly, there are the elderly tribespeople who have retired but still live in caves.

When the tribesmen who were making fire bricks were urged to speed up the production of more bricks and stones, Chief Jing even discussed with the shaman whether to build another brick kiln to increase the output of bricks and stones. Just for making fire kang beds, the number of bricks and stones was already tight, and when they were to make brick and stone houses, the demand would be even greater.

Wu also agreed with this point, but everything is difficult during the snow season. Expansion and additions can only be carried out after the snow season ends. For now, we can only make an effort with this one brick kiln.

Fortunately, the people living in the wooden houses don't need to rush to make heated kang beds, and there's no need to worry about them, since the wooden houses are much warmer than caves.

Since so many people from the tribe were present, and everyone knew the process of building a heated kang (a traditional heated platform bed), they were able to split up and build kangs for other tribe members at the same time, which saved time.

Jiang Luoluo's family was also on the first list to build a heated kang (a traditional Chinese bed-stove). The materials were brought back by Ge and made by himself... He also participated in the making of the kang, so he didn't need help from other clansmen.

Jiang Luoluo was on the first list not only because she was the provider of the heated kang bed, but also because her qualifications were already on the first list.

In most matters, the tribe prioritizes protecting underage children.

Besides the fact that children are the future of the tribe, it is also because children are physically fragile and are very likely to die if they are not cared for more carefully.

The elderly, the weak, the sick, and the disabled are ranked after the children. After all, they are already adults with fully grown bodies and stronger physiques. Even if they cannot awaken their beast transformation due to individual reasons, they are still far stronger than children.

As for the clansmen who have awakened their beast-like powers, it goes without saying that aging does not affect the power within them; what torments them is only the various injuries left by their many battles.

In previous years, a considerable number of children in the tribe died during the snow season, all because they could not withstand the cold and fell ill.

Now that we have heated kang beds, which are a great way to keep people warm during the snowy season, we should definitely make sure to provide them for the children first, so that they can get through the snowy season smoothly and accumulate strength for the continuation of the tribe.

Therefore, Yuer Cave is ranked first, followed by families with children under ten years old who live in caves for various reasons.

Jiang Luoluo is only seven years old, which is within this range.

The first heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed) was built inside a cave kiln. Under the high temperature, all kinds of reactions were very rapid, and the entire process was completed in just three days.

However, other places, such as the cave where Jiang Luoluo lives, do not have such conditions, so the overall time required is longer.

Of course, if you're willing to use firewood, expand the fire's range, and raise the temperature inside the cave, you can complete the entire process a few days earlier.

If you can't bear to use too much firewood, you'll have to stay on the ground for a few more days—after all, you'll have to rebuild a heated kang (traditional Chinese bed) in the place where the original stone bed was, and most caves don't have enough space to accommodate two beds.

In order to leave enough space for the kang (heated brick bed), it is necessary to lay a makeshift bed on the ground next to it for a period of time until the kang is completed.

Of course, you can also stay at someone else's house.

For example, Jiang Luoluo could go to He's house, which is farther away, and Ge would definitely agree to send her there.

If it's a place that's closer, Ke and Mao wouldn't mind having another person in the family.

However, Jiang Luoluo still chose to stay at home and sleep on the floor with Ge.

Although it was colder to sleep on the ground, laying out more animal hides on the ground and being closer to the fire made it not too unbearable.

The key point is that Jiang Luoluo was also quite curious about the complete process of building the heated kang (a traditional Chinese bed-stove).

She personally participated in building this, working alongside Ge to construct it!

Jiang Luoluo had never carefully observed the entire process of building a heated kang before. She would often watch for a short while before being led away by an adult to prevent her from being accidentally injured while the adults were working.

With something to look forward to every day, Jiang Luoluo no longer felt bored staying at home.

Her family's heated kang (a traditional Chinese bed-stove) was successfully completed on the thirteenth day, and the other cave dwellings took about the same amount of time.

As for the heated kang bed in Yuerdong, it was not fully completed until a month later. Because a place was to be left for the children to sleep and rest normally, half of the heated kang bed was built first. After half of the heated kang bed was completed and people could sleep on it normally, the other half of the heated kang bed was built, which took twice as long.

Just when Jiang Luoluo thought the snow season would pass by in such an ordinary way, the tribe was attacked by wild beasts from the Taz Forest.

It wasn't until half a day after the battle began that Jiang Luoluo realized what had happened, because she heard the terrifying roars of wild beasts.

The beasts in the Taz Forest are extremely intelligent; they remain remarkably quiet before launching an attack.

Only when they confront the tribespeople and engage in battle will they tear off their disguise, let out a powerful roar, and summon more wild beasts.

"Luo, don't worry, this is normal," Ge comforted Jiang Luoluo, who was nervous and panicked because she had never experienced anything like this before.

"Why?" Jiang Luoluo didn't understand why the tribe would be attacked suddenly.

"Because there are always some wild animals that haven't stored up enough food before the snow season."

They have lived alongside tribes for so long that they have learned the tribes' food storage habits. When they are hungry and cannot find other food sources, they will turn their attention to the tribes.