Time flies and it is already the end of spring.
The tribe also received good news.
After several months, the road leading to another tribe was finally repaired, and Hu Lin began to lead the orcs to the previously selected location to build the tribe.
The person who was most happy to hear this good news was Hu Qiang.
Hu Lin is the leader of the giant lizard orcs and the turtle orcs. Once the tribe is built, he will definitely go to the new tribe.
By then, no one will compete with him for Minmin.
The crops in the fields are ripening one after another, and the orcs responsible for planting the crops are busy.
Crops that were not picked included potatoes, sweet potatoes, beets and peanuts.
Hu Jiaojiao went to check the harvest in the fields as usual.
When she arrived at the field, she found that the situation was not as good as she had imagined.
Seeing the tribe leader and a group of orcs standing outside the field, talking about something with sad faces, Hu Jiaojiao hurried over.
"Chief, what happened to you?"
When they saw Fox Jiaojiao coming, the animals immediately stopped making noises.
"It's okay, we're fine." The clan leader also changed his sad face, shook his head kindly, and asked to change the subject: "Jiaojiao, why are you here?"
Hu Jiaojiao frowned suspiciously, not believing the clan leader's words "it's okay".
"I came to see the harvest in the fields." Hu Jiaojiao explained and looked at the fields.
Upon closer inspection, I found that the process was much slower than the first time I harvested rice.
The potatoes in the potato field have been harvested, and only one third of the sweet potatoes have been harvested, while the remaining beets and peanuts have not been touched at all.
This has been going on for four or five days.
Seeing this, the beastmen guiltily put their claws behind their backs, not wanting Fox Jiaojiao to see them.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they moved, Hu Jiaojiao discovered the clue.
His eyes fell on their hidden hands.
"What's wrong with you?" she asked the orcs behind the chief with concern.
"No, we're fine." The orcs shook their heads and stepped back. "Let's go dig sweet potatoes first."
But before he had taken two steps, Hu Jiaojiao called him.
"stop."
Hu Jiaojiao stepped forward, her clear voice a little harsh, "Show me your hand."
The beastmen wanted to continue hiding, but they couldn't bear Hu Jiaojiao's pursuit of the truth, so the chief had to signal to them:
"Forget it, stop hiding."
The animals then took their hands out from behind their backs guiltily.
The rough hands were full of pits, some were stained with blood, some were scabby, and some nails were gone.
Hu Jiaojiao took a look and immediately understood what was going on.
Although the orcs' claws are useful, long-term and intensive use will also cause damage to the claws.
After working on the farm for several days in a row, the claws of several orcs were worn flat or even broken.
"I'm sorry, Hu Jiaojiao, we are useless. We can't even do this little thing well, and it took so long."
"Don't worry, we can continue working. We won't waste any food from the fields. We will dig every last grain out."
The orcs lowered their heads, with guilty expressions on their faces.
After apologizing, he made a serious promise.
They were afraid that Hu Jiaojiao would mistakenly think they were useless.
After hearing what they said, Hu Jiaojiao frowned even more tightly.
"Why are you apologizing? This matter was my negligence. I didn't think it through."
Before, there was only one crop that needed to be harvested, but now we have to harvest several crops at the same time, which is a lot of work.
Beast claws are not tools, but parts of the orc's body, so they can naturally be injured.
Hu Jiaojiao pondered for a moment and said:
"Well, you guys take a rest for a few days. I'll ask my third brother to make some tools. When you use the tools to harvest crops in the future, you won't damage your claws."
“But what about the food in the fields?”
"Yeah, if we don't collect it, it will go bad."
The orcs looked anxious.
Some orcs even refused to rest.
"My hand is fine. I can still work."
"That's right, this injury is nothing for us males..."
How could Hu Jiaojiao not see that they were just trying to show off.
Even a drop of water can wear away a stone.
Beast claws are the foundation of orcs' hunting.
If their claws are damaged, how will they hunt and protect their mates and cubs in the future
"Listen to Jiaojiao. Just rest when I tell you to. Stop talking nonsense." The patriarch's voice did not allow for any further arguments.
Hu Jiaojiao looked at the clan leader.
"Chief, you can ask the orcs who are less seriously injured to dig up beets, sweet potatoes, and peanuts. They won't go bad in a few days."
Beets don't require much effort to dig, just pull them out, which doesn't cause much damage to the claws.
"Okay, I'll listen to you." The patriarch nodded.
He knew that Hu Jiaojiao was doing this for the good of everyone, and he knew nothing about this area. If he made a decision on his own, he might end up doing something worse with good intentions.
Seeing that the chief had spoken, the beasts stopped talking.
After saying goodbye to the clan leader, Hu Jiaojiao went to find Hu Qinglu.
Hu Qinglu was outside building a lookout tower with the orcs. After several months, the lookout tower was already reaching the final stage.
Before you reach the wall, you can see a tall lookout tower.
The tribe covers a large area, and a total of more than a dozen such lookout towers have been built, with no blind spots.
There was a group of orcs watching below the observation tower.
Hu Jiaojiao originally wanted to wait until Hu Qinglu finished his work before looking for him, so she waited behind the orc.
Who knew that just as she passed by, Hu Qinglu saw her and hurried down from the observation deck.
"Jiaojiao, why are you here? You didn't even tell me. You must have been waiting for a long time, right?"
"No, I just got here too." Hu Jiaojiao shook her head.
She told Hu Qinglu about the crops in the field.
When Hu Qinglu heard that Hu Jiaojiao came to him to make something, he was overjoyed.
"No problem. I just happened to be researching iron smelting methods recently, so leave the tool making to me."
Hu Qinglu patted his chest and promised without saying a word.
He was worried about what to do.
Hu Jiaojiao gave him inspiration.
Seeing that Hu Qinglu agreed readily, Hu Jiaojiao also took out the drawings and told him the details of the tools he would need.
Hu Qinglu was extremely efficient and delivered the tools within a few days.
With the tools, the chief and the orcs can finally get to work.
Fox Jiaojiao and the females were not idle either.
Summer is coming, and the females who participated in weaving received cloth and sewed their favorite clothes.
Because cloth is precious, males can also exchange supplies for cloth and ask females to help them make clothes.
When Hu Jiaojiao made this suggestion, she originally thought that it would be convenient for males, and females could also exchange their labor for supplies.
But unexpectedly, he turned out to be the matchmaker in the end.
The females who helped the males make clothes eventually became their partners.
Fox Jiaojiao: "..."
Well, she ignored the orc's possessiveness.
If it weren't for the intention, the male would never ask the female for help.