Orc Girl's Tribal Daily Life

Chapter 266 The outside world is normal

Yuan and Shou gave Jiang Luoluo a small stone and wood bow, which was specially customized according to Jiang Luoluo's body shape and had some adjustable parts, made according to Jiang Luoluo's previous suggestions.

Conservatively speaking, it can be used by Jiang Luoluo until she is ten years old. After she turns ten, Jiang Luoluo can ask them to come and exchange it for a more suitable stone and wood bow.

Jiang Luoluo's first subordinate, You, sent over her favorite toy, as well as her brother Li's favorite stone knife, which she had sharpened herself. Li was too embarrassed to take it back; he liked the stone knife simply because he felt that his own sharpening was the best.

Chi simply and directly gave her a processed, dried rabbit. Her house was practically covered with these things, and Jiang Luoluo couldn't even imagine how many meals Chi ate a day.

She's probably caught all the rabbits around the tribe.

Qing and Heng each gave Jiang Luoluo a telescope of a different size. The larger one was a little difficult for Jiang Luoluo to carry, but its advantage was that it could see very far. Standing at the highest point of the tribe, one could even see part of the interior of the Taz Forest.

The smaller one is closer to the view, but it's only the length of a palm. It's small and exquisite, just the right size for use in the tribe, and easy to carry around. It can be said to be a mini version specially made for children to play with.

Since the hunting team's basic needs had already been met, there was no longer an urgent need to make binoculars. As a result, Ao and Yoko were more relaxed and in the mood to do some fun things to unwind.

Ti made the handheld magnifying glass that Jiang Luoluo had mentioned and gave it to Jiang Luoluo to play with. Li also gave her the same one, with lenses that she had ground herself. After so much learning and practice, Li can now grind usable transparent lenses on her own.

Carpenter Cong gave Jiang Luoluo several wooden storage boxes. He successfully married the female tribeswoman he liked before the rainy season and is now a father-to-be... Yes, he had his child during the rainy season.

Forced to return to his old ways, Tai was freed from wiping his son's bottom and gave Jiang Luoluo some woodworking toys. They were Luban locks and similar items made according to Jiang Luoluo's instructions. They were very interesting and she studied them for a long time, but she still hasn't fully figured them out.

Rong gave Jiang Luoluo a lifelike wooden figurine of herself, just like the one Jiang Luoluo had looked when she came over. It was very cute, and Jiang Luoluo loved it the moment she saw it.

The other clansmen in the kiln gave Jiang Luoluo a forged knife made from the scraps left over from the forging process—some of the molten metal accidentally got mixed with other things during the extraction process, and the impurities couldn't be removed, so it became scrap.

This kind of scrap can also be used, but it's not as sturdy as the pure kind, so it can't be used by the hunting team. However, it can be used to make a small weapon for Jiang Luoluo as a toy.

Bei and You were similar; they both shared their treasured possessions with Jiang Luoluo, and it was clear they were very reluctant to give them away. Jiang Luoluo almost felt embarrassed to accept them.

Meng returned the favor with a stone painting to Jiang Luoluo. It was so beautiful that Jiang Luoluo was immediately struck by its beauty, and she realized that Meng was also an "art student".

I don't like fighting; I only enjoy creating beautiful things, like stone paintings.

But when Jiang Luoluo asked Meng if he would like to study further with Rong, Meng refused instead—he did these things only because he wanted to, and did not intend to treat them as a profession to study wholeheartedly.

For example, when he's in a good mood, he might post a short essay of several thousand words on social media, expressing his true feelings, sincerity, and deep emotions, as if he were a literary genius. But if you actually ask him to write a novel, he wouldn't want to.

Jiang Luoluo was actually more looking forward to Python's return gift than to Meng's gift.

The soft-shelled turtle she sent was barely eaten by the mantis; it was mostly eaten by the python. The soft-shelled turtle was cooked by Jiang Luoluo, the only chef in the tribe recognized by everyone.

The fact that the python ended up clutching its stomach after eating so much—after all, its body was still that of a seven-year-old child, and its stomach capacity wasn't that large—already proves the quality of Jiang Luoluo's cooking skills.

"What kind of return gift do you want?" Python asked with a raised eyebrow and a smile.

"Story, story, it's your turn to tell a story," Jiang Luoluo urged.

If it weren't for the need to secure a story from the python, she wouldn't be so diligent, willing to cook for others while not eating a single bite herself.

Python wasn't surprised. Although there wasn't a saying in the tribe like "If someone is being overly helpful, they're either a crook or a thief," the principle was pretty much the same.

After a moment of contemplation, Python began to recount how the tribe had just crossed the great river and settled on its banks.

The reason for choosing the riverbank was out of necessity. The Yanshuang tribe used simple wooden boats to cross the river, and each boat could only carry a few dozen people, including their luggage.

At that time, tens of thousands of people from the tribe crossed the river. Inevitably, some small boats drifted away and became separated from the main group. They temporarily stopped on the riverbank to wait for the other tribesmen to reunite.

At that time, the Yanshuang tribe believed that the abundance of soft-shelled turtles in the river provided a stable food source. Although the turtles were not very palatable and had a fishy smell, they were still acceptable.

It wasn't until some time later that the chief noticed most of the tribespeople had lost a lot of weight, and realized that soft-shelled turtles could not be their food. They needed other foods that contained more energy to survive.

They then turned their attention to the Taz Forest and began trying to hunt the wild animals there for food.

Jiang Luoluo thought about it seriously for a moment, and then asked, "Now the tribe lives by hunting for meat. What did the tribe eat back then, I mean, before crossing the river?"

Python recalled for a moment, "It's mainly meat. Our Frostfire tribe needs the flesh and blood of wild animals for power. Hunting teams regularly go to the nearby forests to hunt wild animals."

"However, there are plenty of other foods as well, such as green fruits from the Green Fruit Tribe, wheat seeds from the Golden Wheat Tribe, and rice from the Changshui Tribe..."

Jiang Luoluo's expression gradually became subtle.

It sounds similar to the current situation of tribes, but tribes now have no choice, while back then tribes actively chose to eat meat from among many food options.

Putting aside the sense of déjà vu associated with some of the foods, Jiang Luoluo looked at the python and carefully asked, "If they didn't eat meat, I mean, if they didn't hunt, could the tribes of that time have survived?"

“Of course.” Python nodded. “Triplets like our Frostfire Tribe that rely on meat as their staple food are a minority. Most tribes live by eating the plants found in their tribes, so our Frostfire Tribe can too.”

Jiang Luoluo nodded. "Very good, it's confirmed. The outside world is still the normal world; the only abnormal place is here!"