We made you the chief, and now you've become the world's chief?

Chapter 148 The Shepherd's Thirst

Hearing the continuous screams, Mu Ling's pupils widened suddenly.

She looked at everything happening before her eyes in bewilderment.

But gradually, Mu Ling sensed that something was wrong.

He then quietly moved to another spot and began to read.

When he saw the details, Mu Lingfang suddenly realized what was going on and remembered what the great elk often did in the spring.

But this pose is strange, or rather, novel...

Suddenly, Mu Ling saw Xia Minghao's last move and immediately covered her mouth...

But why?
After a brief moment of astonishment, a question arose in Mu Ling's mind.

This doubt stems from a shock to one's understanding.

If you do that, you won't have children.

If you don't have children, why do this?

Mu Ling didn't understand, but during the tender moment of Xia Minghao's illicit affair, she quietly found a more secluded place and hid.

But unexpectedly, the story doesn't seem to be over yet; it's only just beginning.

Seeing this, Mu Ling found another prime viewing spot and stared wide-eyed, like a girl who had accidentally stumbled upon a shady website...

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"Chief, what will we ship over next?"

"next time?"

Back at the fishing grounds, Xia Minghao still had to push Huo Li back; she could barely stand, let alone walk back.

"Next time, bring the limestone over."

These bricks and tiles are enough to build houses far exceeding the village's needs.

Since it's all men, there's no need to actually build houses one after another for now. We'll wait until things are completely stable before letting women flock into this new settlement.

What we need to build now is a dormitory. With the construction of timber, and by using multi-layered beam-and-column structures, the span capacity of the beams can be greatly increased, making it much easier to build the dormitory.

This dormitory can still serve a purpose in the future, namely by being converted into a communal canteen, built right by the river to facilitate the acquisition of ingredients for cooking.

"Yes, Chief!"

"Wait, also, we should go to Insect Valley along the way and see if there are any dead pheasants or honey."

Before the group left, Xia Minghao gave them a special instruction.

During this period, I've been eating dried meat and fish from the fishmonger, Yu Liang, every day.

Although there are many more kinds of fish in the river, they are still fish no matter how many different ways they are prepared, and we've long been tired of eating them.

After so much construction work, it's time to enjoy it.

After seeing everyone off, Xia Minghao called the carpenter.

After this period of time, the craftsmen he brought with him can now be called true craftsmen, or rather, true carpenters.

Especially after Xia Minghao's guidance led to the creation of the "stool," the carpenters' skills had become so advanced that they were capable of working independently.

Xia Minghao was planning to send a few people back to teach the carpenters left in Yanquan Mountain when the ship came again, so that the carpentry skills of the entire Xia tribe would be improved dramatically.

After making a rough plan in his mind, Xia Minghao began to lay out the lines himself.

Then a group of people were sent to mix clay, along with the hay that had been prepared beforehand and which these people had been sleeping on during this time, to act as an adhesive between the bricks.

This led most people to start using bronze shovels for foundation and basic engineering.

Xia Minghao then led the carpenters to begin processing the beams and columns.

Multi-layered raised beams are one of the core technologies that allow traditional wooden buildings to "stand for thousands of years without a single nail or rivet".

For example, the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City all use this technology.

If Xia Minghao remembered correctly, in the elective course on traditional wooden structures, the Hall of Supreme Harmony was a three-tiered raised beam structure.

In fact, the purpose of beam lifting is to replace the "single beam bearing" with "layered stress distribution".

In terms of beam-lifting technology, the core is actually the beam supporting the column and the column bearing the load.

Logically speaking, the technology used in ancient China to build palaces that still stand today should not be used to build dormitories.

In reality, this technology was not used when building houses for the Xia tribe.

The reason why Xia Minghao wants to use this technology now is not only because it can build houses with large spaces and high stability, but also because he wants to improve his wooden structure building technology.

In this way, one thing can be achieved: on this plain, in this alien world where everyone is like a European, a magnificent Chinese wooden palace can be built!
If such a palace existed, it would immediately exert a powerful pressure on the Fire Tribe.

Don't you have a God?
Can your God create it?

You can't create it, can you? If you can't even create this, what kind of god is Goba?

Of course, this is only one of the factors to consider. Xia Minghao still adheres to the principle of proceeding from reality, which is why he made the decision to build a large number of wooden structures.

There are very few stones here, but plenty of wood, including even Jianmu trees.

Xia Minghao only learned this after conducting his investigation, due to his lack of geographical knowledge in this area.

As for stones, they are all on the other side of the river; there are quite a lot of them.

I don't know if it's because I'm on the floodplain of the river's convex bank that the stones are so scarce.

It's technically feasible to quarry stone, but it's definitely a losing proposition, especially now that everything is just beginning.

Therefore, choosing a wooden structure is the optimal solution.

The entire collection consisted of bronze artifacts, bronze shovels, and hand-made bronze saws, ensuring extremely high efficiency.

By sunset, the foundation pit was complete, and all that remained was backfilling.

The main beams have been completed, and the secondary beams are almost finished.

At this rate, the preparation of building materials can be completed by tomorrow, and with everyone's efforts, the house can be built in one go and we can move in the night after tomorrow.

The fire was lit, and the food was once again placed into the earthenware pot to cook.

The people from Yanquan Mountain guessed that Xia Minghao's purpose was to build a house.

Therefore, during the meal, he began to answer everyone's questions.

Everyone now obeys Xia Minghao and has developed the "good habit" of doing things without asking why.

The two definitive statements were also conveyed to the ears of the craftsmen from Yanquan Mountain.

After hearing the craftsmen explain what a house is, everyone's eyes were filled with surprise and anticipation.

This was something they had never seen before, and it was full of all sorts of fantasies.

But people can't imagine things they haven't seen before, and these Wa clan men simply couldn't imagine what a house looked like.

At best, it's just a bigger pit, and not as damp.

After finishing their meal, Huo Li began the "fire show".

This fire show had become the highlight of everyone's evening activities a week ago.

Xia Minghao arranged for Huo Li to do this not just to entertain everyone, but he also had deeper considerations.

That is to help everyone eliminate as much of their fear as possible of the Fire Tribe they will inevitably encounter in the future.

This proved to be quite necessary, especially for the Wa clan, a group of hardworking but timid "honest people".

Even after a week had passed, the craftsmen who had come with him from Yanquan Mountain and had seen many storms had begun to get used to this performance and even understood what it meant to appreciate it.

However, the Wa clan members were still terrified. Some of them were even forced to stay by Xia Minghao, who insisted that they watch it, otherwise they would have already found a place to hide.

The fire serpent rose up and suddenly flew towards a man from the Wa clan.

Before the man could react, the fire snake suddenly disappeared.

Only then did the man realize what was happening and scream in panic. Seeing the man's terrified reaction, Huo Li giggled.

The ability to instill fear in these "human machines" is what makes Huoli's entertainment so captivating.

Just like in the Fire Tribe, Fire Beauty also enjoys listening to the Fire Tribe members who go out and share anecdotes about how they scared those people.

Before she could have had enough fun, Huo Li felt a wave of fatigue wash over her, not only from using the power of the totem, but also from the "travel fatigue" she had endured on the car that day.

This was the last time Huo Li used the power of the totem, and this time she used flames to create a very abstract image.

Xia Minghao saw the two humanoid flame lines, one lying down and the other standing, and immediately understood what they meant.

Dinner has officially ended, and the game with Huo Li will begin in the small wooden cabin specially built for Xia Minghao next to the fishing grounds...

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Now, Mu Ling returns to the Mu tribe very late every day, relying entirely on the great antler deer he rides for navigation.

In fact, over this period of time, Mu Ling had figured out the patterns of these men's behavior.

Once the fire is lit at dusk, there will be no more long-distance movements.

But Mu Ling always waited until the sun had completely set before leaving.

Because she wanted to see how these people ate meat and fish.

Under the firelight, seeing the crowd feasting after a long day of hard work, Mu Ling always felt an urge to act.

She wanted to snatch the meat and stuff it into her little mouth.

Then, just like them, they began to feast.

"Mu Ling, what did they do today?"

As soon as Mu Ling arrived at the place, his tribesmen by the campfire immediately asked him questions.

The movements of the Xia tribe have become the most pressing concern for the people of the Mu tribe.

Mu Ling seemed not to hear, first glancing at the wild vegetables that had no appetite for her, and then taking a big gulp of water.

This is the first thing I do every time I return to the tribe during this period.

The reason is simple: watching them eat meat, especially when the aroma is carried by a gentle breeze and enters their noses.

This caused Mu Ling to drool a lot.

After finishing his water, Mu Ling began to report on everything he had seen that day.

"That big thing has come back from the river again, and there are many more of those identical stones now..."

Every day, she would tell the tribe what had happened, and sometimes, upon hearing her descriptions, the tribe would engage in heated discussions.

Mu Tuo listened to Mu Ling's description but remained silent, feeling much more at ease.

This group of people was different from the Mao people, which caused his fear of the Mao people to gradually disappear from the Xia tribe.

Hearing that the story was similar to what had happened before, the people did not stay any longer and left to go back to sleep in the leaves they had built.

After everyone left, Mu Ling suddenly remembered the scene she had witnessed earlier that day.

"I also saw that yellow-skinned man..."

At this moment, only Mu Tuo remained in the room, listening to Mu Ling's story. Mu Tuo didn't care at all, because Mu Ling was born when he did just that.

This makes it easier to have offspring, and that's what the great elk do.

In the wild, not in caves or in piles of leaves.

"And one last thing..."

Suddenly, Mu Ling changed the subject, and upon hearing what she said next, Mu Tuo was shocked.

This will not achieve the goal of reproduction at all.

In this world, Mu Tuo only knows of one kind of animal that does this.

Those hairy people!

Those hairy people did it not only among their own tribe, but also to the women by the Great Lake.

When the hairy men capture a woman, they do certain things, and in the end, they will jump up and smash the woman's head to pieces!

Then, as if he was very happy, he made strange noises while pounding his chest and making muffled sounds.

This is something that wasn't done for the purpose of procreation; otherwise, they wouldn't have killed the poor woman.

Mu Tuo discovered the commonalities between the Mao people and their "new neighbors," which plunged him into panic once again.

"I won't go again!"

"Not going?!"

Mu Tuo immediately forbade Mu Ling from observing the Xia tribe's movements.

Too dangerous!

They might be just as dangerous as the hairy people, and they might inflict the same horrific torment on the women of the pastoral tribes!

We absolutely cannot let them discover the herding tribe, and even more importantly, we cannot let them discover our daughter!
Actually, he didn't want Mu Ling to go from the beginning. Why did he insist on sending his daughter when other families didn't go?

Upon hearing this, a hint of sadness flickered in Mu Ling's eyes.

Actually, she really wanted to go; she wanted to see those people enjoying their meals and smell the aroma of meat carried on the wind.

But seeing her father's stern gaze, Mu Ling finally nodded.

It was a sleepless night, and Mu Ling remained somewhat lost and dejected until the next day, as if life had lost all its color.

This state went unnoticed by Mu Tuo, who was caught up in anxiety. The tribesmen were also preoccupied with discussing whether to run away and where to run away, so no one paid any attention to Mu Ling.

Three or four days later, Mu Ling's desire reached its peak!
She decided to sneak off and take another look at the fish and smell the aroma of the broth!

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"Delicious!"

After brushing the chicken with honey, it was put on the fire to roast.

There were eight large, fat pheasants in total, all brought from the Insect Valley.

The seven were divided equally among everyone, but Xia Minghao kept one for himself, along with the honey glaze.

When it was almost cooked, I first broke off a chicken leg, took a bite, and savored it.

A bit dry...

It's probably because of the old hen.

The taste wasn't great, but what more could you ask for in this primitive era?
Normal pheasants must all be kept for breeding to expand their reproduction, which means that only these older pheasants can be eaten.

However, the taste could still be considered a delicacy in this primitive era.

"Chief!"

Just as he was about to take his second bite, Xia Minghao suddenly heard a call from behind him.

Not knowing what had happened, I hurried over and put the chicken leg aside.

"It smells so good..."

Having endured so many days without a "feast for the eyes," Mu Ling's saliva was now flowing like a spring.

Looking at that roasted chicken with its browned skin, you can't look away once you see it.

After Xia Minghao left, Mu Ling looked at the honey-glazed roast chicken alone, and a bold idea suddenly popped into her head: she wanted to try a bite...

Just one bite!
(End of this chapter)