I've been transported to the orc continent.

Chapter 123 The Moon Returns

Once this process is complete, the host will tidy up the interior of the house. Guests who have chores to do will gather in other rooms to do their own things, while those who don't will go and help the host.

Most of the tribespeople who came to visit Bai Ling's home were young people. These young people had very lively personalities and loved to work alongside Bai Ling. After finishing their work, they would drink a bowl of hot maltose water, and the laughter of the young beastmen would become even louder.

The foundation of Bai Ling's house had been prepared, and the walls were almost painted. It rained heavily that day, so Bai Ling wanted to take this opportunity to clean up the floors in the room.

The floor in the room was not difficult to clean up. It had already been compacted beforehand. All that was needed was to lay a layer of adobe bricks on the floor and then apply a layer of cement on top of the adobe bricks.

Bai Ling didn't have any specific requirements, as long as the ground could be as flat as possible.

Bai Ling and her father were in charge of laying the adobe bricks, and several steady young beastmen were also called over to help. The other beastmen were responsible for passing the adobe bricks.

To prevent the adobe bricks from getting wet, Bai Ling stored all the adobe bricks she would need in the storage room and bathroom.

Chen and the young orcs lined up in a row. A large group of young orcs passed mud bricks from the storage room one by one, like playing a game of musical chairs. Although it was only a short distance of more than ten meters, more than twenty young orcs were crammed together.

The remaining young orcs who couldn't squeeze in began to eagerly try, wanting to learn from Bai Ling and Feng how to lay adobe bricks.

Bai Ling quickly refused. These orcs were all very lively and had never done this kind of work before. Bai Ling dared not let them do it.

With help, the work was done quickly. In just over half a day, the entire floor of Bai Ling's house was covered with adobe bricks. This was only because he worked very carefully. If he had worked even faster, it would have been finished in less than half a day.

After the ground is paved, the next step is to apply cement, which is more difficult. Currently, the only people in the entire tribe who can do this well are the few orcs who were responsible for building the walls when the houses were constructed. However, Bai Ling doesn't have strict requirements for the ground. As long as the cement ground doesn't have any obvious bumps, it's fine. He and his father can slowly apply the cement.

*

Just as Bai Ling and her father were slowly applying cement in their house, a group of orcs arrived at the original location of the Yuanhu tribe.

The group consisted of about fifty large orcs, each carrying several baskets on their backs. Two middle-aged men wearing sleeveless animal skin skirts sat on the shoulders of the orc at the head of the group. Several large birds flew in the sky above them, circling incessantly and calling out from time to time.

While it was raining heavily in the High Tree Tribe, it was only drizzling here. This light rain did not affect the beastmen's movements at all. These large beastmen circled around the original location of the Round Lake Tribe, but only found the broken wall.

The original site of the Yuanhu tribe is now overgrown with weeds, and there are no traces of orcs in sight. It seems that no one has lived here for a long time.

The two middle-aged people wearing sleeveless animal skin skirts jumped off their tribesmen and walked around the area where the Yuanhu tribe was located.

A middle-aged man said, "This is Yuanhu Village. The location should be correct. I wonder where they all went? Looking at these dilapidated houses, it seems they were washed away by the water."

Another middle-aged man seemed to have thought of something, and his eyebrows furrowed slightly. He thought for a moment and said, "Since the Yuanhu Tribe is gone, let's go directly to the Dahe Tribe. The Dahe Tribe is the largest tribe in the vicinity. We used to exchange things with the surrounding tribes in the Dahe Tribe. Let's stay in the Dahe Tribe for a while, exchange things with the surrounding tribes, and then leave."

After the two middle-aged men finished discussing, they jumped onto their tribesmen again and headed towards the direction of the Great River Tribe.

*

Bai Ling was naturally unaware of what had happened in the Yuanhu tribe. He hadn't even finished cleaning the floor of his house in a day. However, the rain stopped the next day, so Bai Ling and his family had to put aside the work in the house and do more important things.

Father Feng was going out to collect materials, and Chen was going to join the guard team. Bai Ling was running back and forth between the brick and tile group, the lime group, and the carpentry group, going wherever there was trouble.

The brick and tile group was the most tiring and the place where Bai Ling spent the most time. Although there was more rain in the summer, the brick kiln was not affected much, and the yield of finished blue bricks actually increased a little.

Bai Ling couldn't figure out why, but the increased yield of finished blue bricks was a good thing, as it meant the tribe would have more bricks to build houses.

The carpentry team and the lime team were not affected much. The carpentry team was working in a house that had been built but not yet finished. Even if it rained, it wouldn't be a problem. Their main job now was to make doors and windows. Every household in the clan built the same house, and the size of the doors and windows was also the same. Bai Ling simply set up a simplified "assembly line". The parts that each member of the carpentry team had to make were fixed. After the parts were made, people would assemble the doors and windows.

The lime calcining furnaces are all sealed, so even if it rains, the impact is not significant; at most, the burning speed of lime and cement will be slightly slower.

The charcoal group, which is most affected, needs charcoal not only for firing kilns but also for burning lime. The ironworks also requires a lot of charcoal. Now the entire tribe has six charcoal kilns, and the smoke from them never stops, while the fires inside burn day and night.

The sun had completely set, and the tribespeople who had gone out for dinner had all returned. Bai Ling reiterated the things to be careful about: "We just put the brick blanks in today, so don't rush to add charcoal. Don't make the fire too big."

The tribesmen who returned after finishing their meal laughed and said, "Ling, we all know. You should go eat now."

Another tribesman said, "Oh, right, Ling, the hunting team that went to the west is back. They caught several birds and said they're going to keep them."

Bai Ling's eyebrows twitched, and the weariness on his face was completely replaced by joy: "Really? Then, did Yue come back?"

Yue and some of her tribesmen went hunting in the western territory of the tribe and haven't returned for more than twenty days. They didn't come back even when it rained heavily the past two days.

After hunting, tribesmen would bring the game back to the tribe. Almost every day, tribesmen would bring back the game, but Yue never returned.

Bai Ling knew that this arrangement made sense. Yue was very skilled at hunting, so he should stay there. That way, he might be able to catch more prey. Bai Ling understood this.

But knowing this and understanding this, Bai Ling still really hoped that Yue could come back so that they could meet.