I've been transported to the orc continent.

Chapter 272 Are you coming to our tribe?

Bai Ling picked up a piece of soaked dried fish and tasted it. This dried fish tasted quite good, with delicate and chewy flesh and very few fish bones. Apart from being a bit salty, the taste was actually not bad.

Bai Ling said, "This kind of dried fish tastes good when fried. Yue, I'll go home and get some flour first."

As they were talking, Bai Ling had already walked out of the kitchen. Zhu nudged Yue with his elbow and said with a smile, "Yue, my father said he's a great cook. I'm going to have to try his cooking later."

Yue: "Brother, Ling's cooking is really delicious. You'll know once you try it."

*

Mix flour and water to make a batter, then crack two quail eggs into it, and finally sprinkle in a little salt.

Drain the soaked dried fish, roll it in batter to coat it, and then fry it in oil.

The hot oil sizzled and popped as Bai Ling coated the dried fish with batter and placed them into the pan one by one. Once the surface of the dried fish turned slightly yellow, she flipped them over.

Yue sat in front of the stove to tend the fire. The two had developed a great understanding; as long as Bai Ling gave a few instructions, Yue knew how to tend the fire.

The aroma of fried starch slowly wafted out. Yue, who was sitting in front of the stove, brightened up. He stood up, looked at the dried fish in the pot, and said, "Ling, this looks delicious."

Bai Ling said, "If you think it tastes good, then I'll make it for you next time. Our tribe doesn't have fish this small, so we can cut the fish meat into pieces, coat them in batter, and fry them in a pan."

As if she had thought of something, Bai Ling continued, "If only we had chili peppers, I could make spicy dried fish, which would be perfect as a side dish with rice."

Speaking of dishes to accompany rice, Bai Ling couldn't help but think of rice, and rice made him think of paddy rice. He had already found wheat, one of the two major staple foods, but he wondered when he would be able to find paddy rice.

*

Bai Ling's fried fish jerky received unanimous praise from everyone. Zhu was eating flour for the first time, and he was immediately captivated by its flavor.

Although flour doesn't have much flavor, it tastes surprisingly good after being deep-fried. In particular, eating flour brings a sense of satisfaction to the whole person.

Zhu asked, "Grandpa, what is flour? I've never eaten it before."

Grandpa Yue smiled slightly and said, "This is multi-headed grass."

Zhu had lived in the Dahe tribe for two years and knew about multi-headed grass. When he heard his great-uncle say that it was multi-headed grass, Zhu didn't believe it at all. He looked at his grandfather and saw that his grandfather also nodded.

Zhu: "Grandpa, is this really multi-headed grass? Isn't multi-headed grass hard to eat?"

Like every other orc who had eaten multi-headed grass, Zhu looked utterly bewildered when he tasted flour made from multi-headed grass.

Zhu had also collected many kinds of grass, and he knew that it was difficult to cook and the taste was just average after cooking, so how could it become so delicious?

Grandpa Yue said, "Multi-headed grass needs to be ground with a stone mill. Once it's ground into powder, it becomes very delicious. You can use it to make steamed buns, noodles, or bake bread. It tastes absolutely wonderful."

"We also planted some wheat this year. After the harvest, I'll make you steamed buns and noodles. I'm sure you'll love them."

Zhu took another big bite of dried fish and said with a smile, "Well, then I'll wait for Grandpa to make me something delicious."

*

Bai Ling made a lot of tofu, which she not only ate with her own family but also gave some to familiar orcs in the tribe.

The beastmen who received the tofu were overjoyed to see that Bai Ling had prepared delicious food again. Bai Ling also sent some to the beastmen living on the low mountain. The Grand Elder tasted a piece of tofu, and the smile on his face deepened.

He beckoned to Bai Ling: "Ling, come here, I have something to discuss with you."

The Third Elder also ate a piece of tofu and sat down on the kang (heated brick bed). He said, "Ling, I'm going back to the tribe. Do you want to come back with us?"

The elder's smile was particularly amiable, almost like a big bad wolf luring a child: "Ling, our Central Tribe is the most prosperous and powerful tribe on the Beastman Continent. Our tribe has more beastmen than all the surrounding tribes combined. From south to north, it takes a whole day for our tribe to fly through the sky. From east to west, there are mountains, lakes, and plains, and to the far east is a vast and boundless sea."

"The tribe is rich in resources, with countless plants and animals. If you go there, you're sure to find some useful seeds."

The First Elder and the Third Elder both hoped that Bai Ling could go to the Central Tribe, and preferably stay in their own tribe for two or three years.

Bai Ling has so many ideas; he's inventing things all the time. His tribe is much richer than the Gaoshu tribe, so maybe Ling can create even more things in his own tribe.

The First Elder and the Third Elder looked at Bai Ling with eager eyes. In their eyes, Bai Ling was a treasure, and they wished that this treasure could come home with them.

Bai Ling lowered his head and thought for a moment before saying, "Elder and Third Elder, I plan to build a house this summer, and I also plan to teach the tribesmen how to raise silkworms in the fall, so I can't leave for the time being. How about this, I'll go with you to the central tribe next year, what do you think?"

The elder asked, "Ling, are you really not going to our tribe this year?"

Bai Ling shook her head.

The elder was somewhat disappointed, but quickly adjusted his mindset: "Ling, we agreed that you must go next year. If you go, you will be the most honored guest of our tribe, and our entire tribe will hold a grand welcoming ceremony for you."

Bai Tou nodded in agreement: "Okay, it's settled then. I'll visit your tribe next year."

*

Yue is about to go hunting. This time they are going to the original territory of the Yuanhu tribe, and it will take at least half a month.

Before Yue left home, the two of them determined the size of the house together and then drew the foundation on the ground with lime.

The houses in the tribe are arranged in two lines. Anyone who wants to build a house can choose between the two ends of the horizontal line.

Bai Ling and Yue's house is on the same straight line as Bai Ling's house, separated by five or six houses.

The news that Bai Ling and Yue were going to build a house quickly spread throughout the entire tribe. Many orcs, after returning from work, would first go to Bai Ling's new house to take a look, and then come to Bai Ling's house to ask when Bai Ling would start building the house.

When they learned that Bai Ling planned to dig the foundation the day after tomorrow and then build the house in half a month, all the beastmen who came to Bai Ling's house said that they would help with both the foundation digging and the house building.

Even the clan chief Zhan came over in person. He inquired carefully about Bai Ling's house-building plan and then said, "Ling, how about this, when digging the foundation, I will send the strongest orc in the tribe to help. When you build the house, all the orcs in the tribe will come to help."