Chapter 39 Making New Pants
Shao Hao looked somewhat pleased with himself, "Isn't it beautiful? This is the treasure I just found, there's more inside."
"Quick, hide it! This is a treasure. I've heard that from time to time, rare treasures are discovered between heaven and earth. I didn't expect us to find one today."
Zhuang Yu's mouth twitched, "Xiongxiong, no, Shao Hao, didn't you notice anything strange?" Is this bear trying to make him laugh to death?
Shao Hao was taken aback, "What's strange?"
Zhuang Yu covered his face, "Where's the ceramics we burned?"
Shao Hao said, "I was just about to mention that. The things you burned are gone, all turned into these bowl-shaped flowers like white jade."
Zhuang Yu glanced at Shao Hao, "These are the ceramics I burned."
After saying that, Zhuang Yu didn't look at Shao Hao anymore, because he was afraid of laughing out loud. What treasure did he find?
Shao Hao opened his mouth, "No, when I put them in, weren't they all unremarkable?"
Zhuang Yu looked at the bowl in his hand. It was vitrified thoroughly, without any impurities, showing how high the temperature in the volcano was.
The vitrification of clay was indeed a miraculous phenomenon, turning a lump of clay into such a perfect thing. Glass was the same, turning clay into glass under high temperatures completely changed its appearance. One had to admire the creativity of ancient people.
Zhuang Yu touched the white porcelain bowl, the surface was smooth, and it felt like jade in his hand. It was very good, much better than the pottery he used to make.
After looking at it, he handed the bowl to a group of little radishes, "We'll use this to eat in the future."
The group of little radishes drooled at the sight, oh my, they would eat with such beautiful bowls in the future.
"Mine, given to me by Brother Yu."
The group of little radishes scrambled to grab them.
Zhuang Yu chuckled, "One for each person, and there's more inside."
He brought enough clay embryos for each person.
Shao Hao was still very confused. He wanted to say, "This is a treasure, keep it hidden, what's it for eating?" But looking at Yu's expression, was this really just a bowl for eating? Couldn't it be more miraculous?
Zhuang Yu asked Shao Hao to take out the remaining ceramics.
Each little radish hugged one, rubbing their faces against the bowls, looking intoxicated. These were their bowls; they could eat two more bowls of rice in the future.
To be honest, even Shao Hao wanted to hug a bowl. This thing was too beautiful. He was still puzzled, how could such a beautiful treasure be used for eating?
A plate was placed on top of the little mushroom's head; this one was for it, looking very nice.
Looking at the row of mushroom heads holding bowls, Zhuang Yu couldn't help but laugh.
After waiting for a while, Zhuang Yu handed the finished crossbow's molds to Shao Hao and gave some instructions.
When Shao Hao came out with the molds, the red iron in the molds made even Shao Hao feel a little frightened. If this thing splashed on him, it would be miserable.
And what about those small knives from the Red City he brought in? Why did they turn into a puddle of water?
He looked at Zhuang Yu in surprise.
Zhuang Yu thought for a moment, how could he explain it clearly to him? "Anyway, I can recast them. If there are any small weapons you can't use, you can also send them over."
Shao Hao: "..."
That was the exclusive skill of the Crimson City.
Shao Hao really wanted to ask, aren't you from the Red City?
But last night, the people from Red City were ready to assassinate Yu. It didn't seem like an act.
Shao Hao's eyes towards Zhuang Yu became fiery, "Um, you know a lot. Let's get in touch more in the future."
Zhuang Yu was already lying on the ground, flattening his molds. The uneven ground would result in strange-looking models if not leveled properly.
Shao Hao watched Zhuang Yu playing with the molten iron by the side.
A group of little radishes also crowded around.
Zhuang Yu didn't dare to let them get too close, just let them watch from a distance.
"The red water looks so beautiful, so bright."
The little mushroom stamped its little leg; this must be delicious. Later, the mushroom kid would use the plate on its head to serve a plate and drink it all.
The little mushroom had been licking the plate non-stop, and the little stick in its hand tapped on the plate, making a crisp sound.
The iron needed a lot of time to cool down. They had already moved everything out of the volcano, so it wasn't as hot as before.
"Brother Yu, when can we start eating?" A group of little radishes looked at the iron water and asked.
Zhuang Yu: "..."
Did these little gluttons really think it was for eating? They dared to drink iron water?
When the iron water in the molds began to solidify, Zhuang Yu took off the bamboo tube around his waist and poured water onto it, producing bursts of white smoke.
The little mushroom stretched its nose and sniffed, why wasn't there any fragrance?
Pouring water served two purposes: to cool the iron faster and to make it more flexible.
Before long, the whole crossbow cooled down, and Zhuang Yu touched it; it was no longer hot.
Zhuang Yu hadn't reacted yet when he saw the little mushroom looking at the crossbow with confusion, then it bit it, letting the mushroom kid taste it.
A group of little radishes still watched without blinking, was it delicious? What did it taste like?
The little mushroom stuck out its little tongue; it couldn't bite through.
Zhuang Yu chuckled and opened the little mushroom's mouth with his fingers. The little mushroom's legs kicked, and it hadn't tasted what it was yet, so let it taste it again.
Zhuang Yu held the crossbow in his hand. Since it was a crossbow and not a bow, it wasn't large, and it could even be tied to the arm.
The whole crossbow was shaped like an eagle, and it looked quite stylish. Zhuang Yu tried it; it was very tough, requiring a lot of strength to pull it open, and the elasticity was also good.
Zhuang Yu started to tie the string. He used dinosaur tendons, which were boiled in water and dried, making them excellent bowstrings.
Zhuang Yu also made a safety lock specifically to prevent accidental triggering. Only when the safety lock was opened could the arrow be shot out.
Zhuang Yu stepped on the crossbow, pulled back the arrow, and then tied the crossbow to his arm.
"Brother Yu's arm has turned into an eagle."
"It looks pretty good."
Shao Hao also couldn't understand what was going on.
Zhuang Yu smiled and suddenly stretched his arm straight toward the nearby big tree, pressing a button on the crossbow with his left hand.
"Swoosh."
An arrow shot out, directly embedding itself halfway into the trunk of the tree.
This was no toy but a crossbow with extremely strong killing power.
At the moment the arrow shot out, Shao Hao's eyes narrowed, and the sound of the arrow breaking the air made the term "Thousand Hands Tribe" flash in his mind. But he immediately realized that it was shot by Zhuang Yu.
Shao Hao didn't even need to see how deep the arrow had penetrated the trunk to know its power just by the sound.
Somewhat surprised, he looked at Zhuang Yu. This shot was almost comparable to a war general's, just that a member of the Thousand Hands Tribe could shoot out more at the same time.
The gap with a real war general would definitely be huge, but...
Yu was just an ordinary person.
An ordinary person could deliver a blow similar to a war general's. Even Shao Hao was amazed.
Zhuang Yu looked at the crossbow on his arm, not bad at all. The only regret was that he had to restring it after each shot, but the element of surprise should still be effective.
Zhuang Yu asked Shao Hao, "Only the Thousand Hands Tribe under the Crimson City would use these small tools?"
Shao Hao nodded, "Others would rather use stone spears. Besides the Thousand Hands Tribe, no one would practice this, not because they lack strength, but because they lack their accuracy and ability to throw multiple at the same time."
Don't underestimate the ability to throw multiple at the same time; it requires both strength and accuracy. Without talent, it's impossible.
Zhuang Yu thought to himself, maybe he could pretend to be a member of the Thousand Hands Tribe in the future, extending his arm and shooting hidden weapons all over the place.
He would study how to release multiple arrows at once.
His arrows were made of iron, much more lethal than the arrows made of tree trunks they used before.
A group of children and the little mushroom were all stunned, and then they ran towards the big tree with their porcelain bowls.
The little mushroom put the plate on the ground, then climbed up the trunk. Wow, it shot so deep.
With its buttocks raised, it hugged the arrow with both hands and tried to pull it out, but it couldn't move it at all.
They thought it was for eating, but it turned out to be a weapon, a powerful one. It would definitely kill one bird with one shot.
A group of children also helped pull out the arrow, amazed at how powerful it was.
After pulling for a while, they finally pulled it out and rushed to Zhuang Yu, "Brother Yu, let's go shoot fish."
Right, they didn't have a river here. "Let's go back and shoot the birds on the mountain."
Zhuang Yu's face turned black; this was for self-defense.
However, it was also good to let them practice.
Unfortunately, the chickens they bought and released on the mountain were unlucky.
The children even said, "Let's shoot the male birds, and the females will lay eggs."
Zhuang Yu strung the other crossbows tightly.
These crossbows didn't require much iron, after all, they were just iron frames.
In addition to the iron small knives given by Shao Hao, there were also some other small iron pieces, probably obtained from the people of Red City before. They were too small for them to use, so Zhuang Yu received them all.
He melted them all, just enough for each little radish to have one crossbow.
Zhuang Yu taught the group of little radishes how to use them, emphasizing the role of the safety lock and the rule not to aim the arrows at people during ordinary times.
The people of the Tribe naturally had a kind of combat instinct, and the acceptance ability of these little radishes exceeded Zhuang Yu's imagination. They learned quickly.
A group of little radishes stepped on the crossbow body with their feet, their faces turning red from exertion as they pulled back the strings.
They were now fully armed too.
Zhuang Yu taught them one by one; if they weren't careful, they could easily cause accidental injuries. He had to teach each one thoroughly.
Then he drew a circular target on a tree in the distance with a bone knife.
A group of little radishes aimed, they had played with crossbow carts before, so they knew the line-of-sight aiming method.
Zhuang Yu said beside them, "One by one, Fēngwěn, you go first."
Fēngwěn shook its little head vigorously, "I dare not shoot, this crossbow is too fierce, I'll just watch the other kids play."
Its little face flushed with excitement as it touched the crossbow on its arm, then it aimed at the tree trunk, secretly shot an arrow, hitting the bull's eye.
It's fierce, it's powerful, Fēngwěn is scared.
Zhuang Yu: "..."
This little guy's world is really incomprehensible.
The other children exclaimed, "Wow, Fēngwěn, you're amazing."
Fēngwěn's face blushed, "No, no, Fēngwěn is scared, I dare not shoot."
The little mushroom climbed onto the woven arrows, urging everyone to let it fly on them.
After playing with the children for a while, Zhuang Yu led them back.
His team was getting stranger and stranger, a group of uniform mushroom heads, holding bowls as white as jade, with crossbows strapped to their arms with safety locks.
Their little team was also getting stronger; even if they encountered enemies, they might still have the ability to defend themselves with a coordinated volley.
Shao Hao watched in astonishment. Do you know why the people of Red are the most powerful among the five forces? One important reason is that they inherited the iron artifacts from the Three Tribes period.
When the Three Tribes unified the world, these iron artifacts played a significant role.
Nowadays, it seemed like their great mages all had a little bit of ironware.
Shao Hao walked up and said, "Give me a few of these weapons."
Zhuang Yu's mouth twitched. "Do you have iron? If not, iron ore will do."
Shao Hao: "..."
Zhuang Yu thought to himself, without materials, he couldn't do anything. Did Shao Hao think iron ore was just lying around everywhere, waiting to be picked up on the mountain?
But Zhuang Yu still told Shao Hao where to find iron ore. If they found some, it would be a big gain.
Shao Hao thought, even if it's difficult to find, he had to try. If they could find it, could they still let the people from Red City come and cause trouble repeatedly? But Yu said that iron ore was usually underground, which was troublesome.
Zhuang Yu led the group back to Tongshan. The first thing the children said was, "Brother Yu, can we eat the birds tonight?"
Zhuang Yu knew what these little guys were thinking. He said, "Be careful and stay safe."
Reluctantly, the group of little radishes put down their bowls and rushed towards the mountain.
Fēngwěn also took his crossbow and crawled forward.
Zhuang Yu thought, isn't it too early for you to crawl forward? By the time you climb the mountain, others probably already have the chickens.
Zhuang Yu was planning to make spicy chicken tonight, but he was worried that these kids were playing too crazily, so he followed them up.
The children all lay on the ground, with only their mushroom heads showing, waving their hands in the air, "Forward, forward, I see a bird."
They were playing very intensely, almost like fighting.
Zhuang Yu also understood that even the best weapons needed practice. It was just right to let them familiarize themselves with the weapons and exercise this way.
Even Zhuang Yu himself was practicing by aiming at the chickens on the mountain. Practicing with moving targets would be more effective.
It seemed like they needed to buy more chickens to raise; otherwise, they wouldn't have enough for practice.
Shao Hao followed behind Zhuang Yu, watching him practice. To be honest, he was also particularly interested in this weapon.
The weapons of the Tribe were basically stone spears. Even in Red City, they mainly used iron spears and swords. Weapons like the crossbow mentioned by Yu were unheard of.
If they mastered this weapon, wouldn't everyone become a member of the Thousand Hands Tribe?
It was worth noting that the Thousand Hands Tribe was very likely to replace the White Pupil Tribe as one of the twelve warrior clans, indicating that their strength was not to be underestimated.
Zhuang Yu returned with several chickens, and the group of little radishes happily hugged the chickens, their faces all red. These were the prey they had hunted themselves.
Their crossbows were also too powerful. With one in hand, they could all go hunting. However, sometimes the arrows flew too far, and they had to run far to retrieve them. Arrows were also good things; they were sharp.
Plucking feathers and killing chickens, the little radishes were excited, feeling a different sense of accomplishment because they had hunted the prey themselves.
Fēngwěn was also excited, his little face flushed. Although he hadn't hunted any, he had gone to retrieve several. He was brave and not afraid of the birds.
While the children in Tongshan were training with their new weapons, Pi Mao and Chang Kong Jun were also training.
Pi Mao was roaring with his eyes closed, banging against the stone wall. He bounced back and rolled on the ground several times before shaking and getting up, feeling painful.
But there was no time to rest; he started banging against the wall again. As the son of the Earth God, he had to be more diligent than others, and the uncle of his Tribe who supervised him was very strict, so he couldn't rest.
Chang Kong Jun was almost the same. He was tied to a big tree, and several big men were beating him with sticks. It was strange; although they beat Chang Kong Jun until his blood boiled, his body turned red all over, but not a single skin was broken.
Chang Kong Jun screamed in pain; it hurt him so much.
The two poor little guys, from morning to evening, ended up lying on the ground like two rags, not moving at all.
Difficult brothers, "I miss Tongshan, I want to take a bath."
"Me too, shall we go back to Tongshan and play?"
When Pi Mao and Chang Kong Jun climbed up Tongshan, Zhuang Yu was stunned for a moment. Where did these two beggars come from? They looked so tattered.
At this time, the spicy chicken Zhuang Yu made was the most delicious.
The two little guys were screaming loudly.
Zhuang Yu let them clean up, feeling strange. How did these two little guys end up like this?
Only after asking did he realize that the Great Hunt of White City was approaching, and they had to train to their limits. They were the sons of war gods, carrying a heavier burden on their shoulders than others.
They were still young now, perhaps they couldn't feel it yet, but in a few years, even if they didn't want to, they would have to bear the expectations of their Tribe.
The little radishes surrounded Pi Mao and Chang Kong Jun, proud, "We're also training."
This surprised Pi Mao and Chang Kong Jun. Weren't these children ordinary beast warriors?
A group of little radishes were showing off, inviting Pi Mao and Chang Kong Jun to see their new artifacts.
But before that, "Pi Mao, Chang Kong Jun, are you guys with us?"
Pi Mao and Chang Kong Jun looked at the delicious spicy chicken, nodded eagerly, without any hesitation.
"Well then..." a little mushroom happily brought over a bone knife, allowing you two to join our mushroom-headed Tribe. We're the most handsome guys on the mountain.
So, their team became a bit stronger again, with two more mushroom heads.
Zhuang Yu shook his head in amazement, a whole mountain of moving big mushrooms.
As a result, a group of children and little mushrooms ran over. "Brother Yu, how about we rename our mountain, mushroom Mountain?"
Zhuang Yu felt like pulling his hair out.
The group of people ran away, going to let Pi Mao and Chang Kong Jun try their new weapons.
Pi Mao and Chang Kong Jun were both amazed, drooling.
"Aren't we awesome?" a group of children said proudly.
Pi Mao and Chang Kong Jun couldn't be underestimated either.
Pi Mao said, "Try shooting another arrow."
As a result, "Swish" went the arrow, and Pi Mao's body also shot out, grabbing the flying arrow and pulling it back.
The children's mouths turned into "O" shapes. Pi Mao was so amazing; his speed was fast enough to catch the arrows they shot out.
Pi Mao also performed a charge for them, "Our White Deer Warrior is known as the feet of the battlefield, with the fastest speed. Charging based on speed makes our strength unmatched."
"So when our White Deer Warrior is in battle, we're either charging or on our way to charge."
Pi Mao charged out with the arrows, piercing the tree trunk. The extremely fast speed allowed them to move quite a distance, then they turned around and charged towards the tree trunk again, the arrows piercing holes in the trunk repeatedly, charging non-stop.
The little radishes were drooling; Pi Mao was so amazing.
Zhuang Yu was extremely surprised; it seemed that the abilities of the warrior clans were indeed quite extraordinary.
Shao Hao glanced over and said, "The White Deer Warrior is the most tragic. Because every time they charge, they don't even know if they can come back. Even if there are thousands of troops ahead, they still have to charge in without hesitation. Their Tribe has a fighting style called 'charge to death.' Unless one side dies, the charge won't stop."
Unless one side dies, the charge won't stop. Just thinking about it, Zhuang Yu could imagine that tragic scene, riding a white deer, fighting until death.
Chang Kong Jun was much simpler. He simply pulled his clothes aside, and his whole body was covered in eyes, like they were painted with some unknown substance, but these eyes could actually blink.
Suddenly, the eyes on Chang Kong Jun's body emitted a light like a reflection, making it impossible for people to look directly at him. Trying to force oneself to look would make tears flow uncontrollably.
Shao Hao said, "The Nine-headed Demon Jiao Tribe is the most arrogant. No one can look directly at them in battle."
Zhuang Yu was stunned; it was indeed a strange ability.
But just not being able to look directly?
Then he saw Chang Kong Jun charging out like Pi Mao.
Zhuang Yu was stunned and looked at Shao Hao. Didn't he say that this was the White Deer Warrior's way of fighting?
Shao Hao said, "They can replicate all the attack styles of others with their eyes."
Zhuang Yu: "..."
It really was amazing, almost like superpowers. It's hard to say what scientific principle explains it.
But in this world, it's not science that's developed; I guess science might not even be able to explain it clearly.
Many incredible things have happened on Earth too, like when a mother sees her child trapped under a car and can lift the car. How can that be explained? Using a simple explanation like "motherly love is great" seems too simplistic.
Perhaps after countless years of evolution, the genes in the human body have become different.
Just like the warrior clans in this world, their genes have always been evolving towards unlocking human potential, so they have acquired some seemingly strange abilities.
At this point, Zhuang Yu's spicy chicken was almost done, but unfortunately, there was no rice, so they could only eat it with tofu pudding, which was also quite strange.
Today, they used porcelain bowls that were fired at the crater, one bowl of spicy chicken per person.
When Pi Mao and Chang Kong Jun came over, they were both stunned. This, this, this...
Why were the bowls so beautiful!
As a result, there were only enough bowls for each of the little radishes, and the plates were occupied by the little mushrooms, leaving none for Pi Mao and Chang Kong Jun.
The two of them carried pottery bowls. In the past, they thought pottery bowls were already very impressive, but now, they felt that everyone else's were much fancier.
With little white hands, holding a white bowl filled with meat and green peppers, it looked so beautiful.
Shao Hao sat on the side, looking at his big pottery bowl, he also wanted a bowl like Bai Yu's.
A group of little radishes acted like drama queens, "Oh, such beautiful bowls, we don't dare to touch them."
"We're just like the Young lords of big factions, extravagant."
Shao Hao silently picked up the large pottery bowl, "You're wrong, the Young lords are not like you."
When they started eating, their mouths didn't stop moving.
"Wow, it's so delicious, Brother Yu said it's called Spicy Chicken."
"Brother Yu specifically scooped a chicken butt for me in my bowl, hmph, it's all meat, delicious."
Zhuang Yu: "..."
Shao Hao, Pi Mao, and Chang Kong Jun didn't speak, eating non-stop, their mouths oily.
Zhuang Yu prepared various dishes, and the key was that they were so delicious that they wanted to eat their tongues.
Zhuang Yu noticed that these people had particularly strong tastes and liked dishes with strong flavors the most.
The little mushroom ate voraciously in front of its white plate, its little tongue sticking out. It loved eating chicken skin; it was the most flavorful.
After eating, a group of little radishes went to wash their bowls.
These bowls were theirs now, and they had to protect them.
After cleaning up, it was already late in the day.
Shao Hao looked at Zhuang Yu's cave and said seriously, "I have to protect you. I don't know if the assassins from Red City will come again."
Then he walked straight into the cave without looking elsewhere.
Huh, who dares to gossip? He, the grand mage of White City, is openly protecting them.
Look at this beautiful wooden floor, look at this clean environment, look at this warm kang, he's moving in openly now, and he really wants to roll on the warm kang, wait, why such strange thoughts?
The little mushroom had already rolled onto the kang, wearing a little sweater, looking quite interesting. The mushroom's kang was so warm.
Shao Hao sat down, then moved a little closer to the kang.
The little mushroom squinted its eyes, hmph, caught by the mushroom, it would always keep an eye on you, don't think about climbing up to sleep together.
Zhuang Yu boiled water for honey water while starting to weave square beach pants for the group of little radishes. Since this morning, these little radishes had been circling around him, wanting new pants.
Zhuang Yu also felt that the square beach pants on him were much more comfortable than the thick beast skin skirts. In this hot weather, wearing beast skin skirts, they had all gotten red bumps.
A group of little radishes came over, "We also want to help Brother Yu weave."
Zhuang Yu thought about it; it was simple to weave spider silk into pieces, so he let the children help.
So, he began teaching them, he just needed to piece the woven "fabric" together.
With the help of these little radishes, it was much faster.
Pi Mao and Chang Kong Jun were about to leave after playing for a while, reluctant to leave. They also wanted to stay; they knew how comfortable the kang was.
Zhuang Yu promised to weave them a pair of beach pants, and then they reluctantly left.
Shao Hao looked at Zhuang Yu's soft pants, they looked really good, then looked at his own beast skin skirt, feeling like it was bulky and inconvenient.
Shao Hao looked at Zhuang Yu seriously, "Your pants are really nice."
Zhuang Yu: "..."
And then?
After seeing Zhuang Yu's lack of response for a while, Shao Hao said again, "Actually, can you give me a pair of pants?"
Zhuang Yu was stunned, "Why?"
"I can give you all my meat, and everyone on your mountain wears these kinds of pants, while I wear beast skin, it feels strange."
Zhuang Yu: "..."
Your excuse is really unbeatable, exchanging a pair of pants for all the meat?
Zhuang Yu thought about it; the dignified Young Prince of White, following them all day to protect them, and even helping to make pottery and crossbows, were indeed laborious.
Zhuang Yu agreed to give him a pair; after all, he made it himself, and it wasn't anything special.
Shao Hao was happy. Why was he happy? He didn't know either, but he just felt that it was quite interesting for them all to wear the same pants.
Before long, the honey water was also ready, and a group of children carried bamboo tubes of honey water back to their cave.
As a result, as soon as they went out, Zhuang Yu heard voices outside, "Hey, this is our honey water, don't steal it."
A group of little radishes ran off with the bamboo tubes.
Outside, a bear-like creature blinked its eyes, then bent over at the entrance of the cave, looking inside. Where was the sweet honey water?
It even reached in with a furry hand, claiming the honey water for itself. They all got their share.
Shao Hao's face turned embarrassed as he drank the honey water, "Um, it's not usually like this. It's usually very serious."
Zhuang Yu: "..."
Are you talking about the bear-like creature?
Zhuang Yu gave the remaining honey water to the creature, which sat by the cave, holding the bamboo tube, feeling content. This was the bear's sweet water, and no one else was allowed to drink it.
Zhuang Yu pieced together the "fabric," while Shao Hao sat beside him, drinking honey water.
The little mushroom slept on the kang in the shape of a large character, occupying all the space, not giving anyone a chance to take advantage of it. It seemed to feel that its body was small and didn't occupy enough space, so it rolled around on the kang, sharing it with Zhuang Yu.
From his blanket, Fawn revealed two eyes. What were the brothers and Shao Hao doing? Were they going to start having children? That's how it was with people from the Tribe; two people living in one cave, and soon they could have children.
The night was deep, and Zhuang Yu finally finished piecing together the beach pants, then fell asleep.
Shao Hao, who was sleeping on the floor, closed his eyes, but his body arched like a caterpillar, arching repeatedly under the kang.
So warm.
It should be warmer on the kang, right?
The little mushroom stuck out a little head from the kang, its mouth raised high, then it stretched out a little foot, kicking you, kicking you, not allowing you to come up.
After tossing and turning for a while, the little mushroom also began to sleep, but it didn't know what kind of dream it was having. Its little hands and feet kept moving in the air.
Then with a thump, it fell off the kang.
Half-awake, it opened its eyes, then hugged the nearby "Yu" and closed its eyes again, falling asleep.
...
The next day, Zhuang Yu was awakened by the piercing screams of the little mushroom.
Opening his eyes, he saw the angry little mushroom stomping on Shao Hao's face.
Zhuang Yu was baffled; what was going on?
The little mushroom, with tears in its eyes, had been poked by the boar.
Zhuang Yu picked up the little mushroom and ran. How dare it stomp on the face of the dignified White Young Prince? This little one had guts.
The little mushroom's annoyance came and went quickly. When a group of little radishes came over to change into their beach pants, the little mushroom also put on its little sweater and went to show off.
A group of mushroom heads wearing beach pants, what a scene...
The children touched their pants, "Thin, the wind can blow through, so cool."
"It feels so relaxing."
A group of little radishes ran around, "No more crotch pulling, before when we ran fast, the beast skin skirt always got caught in the crotch."
Although they were thin pieces, they were incredibly convenient and good-looking.
Wearing beach pants, that feeling of freedom was particularly evident.
Shao Hao also came out, wearing his big pants, feeling pretty good...
Zhuang Yu glanced at Shao Hao wearing his square beach pants, looking like he was posing for a magazine cover, but with an added touch of wildness.
Not to mention how amazed the children were, Shao Hao was also like that, actually standing on his giant beast to try it out.
A giant beast, a man in beach pants, what a sight...
The scenery is splendid.
Zhuang Yu looked up for a moment, then Shao Hao suddenly turned back. Zhuang Yu quickly looked away and ran towards a group of children who were bouncing around.
The corners of Shao Hao's mouth twitched slightly as he stole another glance at him, hoping to catch him off guard next time.
After breakfast, Zhuang Yu took a group of children to the market because they had promised the stall owners yesterday that they would bring some chickens and sheep.
They estimated that they would need a lot of chickens on the mountain recently.
A group of people wearing square pants and strange eagle-like instruments tied to their arms descended from the mountain, attracting quite a few glances.
These people looked at their own beast skin skirts and then at the children's shorts.
Especially when these children deliberately kicked their legs high and took big steps, pretending not to notice, not pulling at the crotch, and not falling off.
Zhuang Yu thought to himself that his pants were secured with processed tendons, so of course, they wouldn't fall off.
Everyone looked at them with surprise; why did these little radishes' pants seem so relaxed and comfortable?
They attracted attention wherever they went.
The pottery exhibition below was not yet over, and the crowd was still very large.
Then they saw Shao Hao walking behind them.
"Even the Young Prince wears such pants; it looks really good."
Shao Hao had the kind of body proportions that were very balanced, and wearing beach pants, he exuded a strong masculine charm. Otherwise, Zhuang Yu wouldn't have looked at him a few more times just now.
A pair of beach pants showcased a man's primitive wildness and physical charm to the fullest.
Zhuang Yu smiled; were they leading the fashion of the White City?
Zhuang Yu and a group of proud children went to buy chickens and sheep. There seemed to be more things on the stalls today than yesterday, probably because these people also found it to be a good place and brought more goods.
Zhuang Yu exchanged a large pile of chickens and sheep. Today's harvest was pretty good, but it seemed that meat was not valued much by the people in White City. However, the meat earned from selling tofu was also used up.
It seemed that training their new weapons with chickens wouldn't be so easy.
They needed to work harder to earn money, um, to earn meat.
However, their tofu restaurant had reached its limit. Firstly, they had only this many people, and secondly, their beans couldn't support them to expand.
Zhuang Yu thought for a moment; it seemed that they had to think of other ways.
As he walked and pondered, Zhuang Yu's peripheral vision glanced at a stall, "This is..."
It was a pile of green granules.
Seeing Zhuang Yu approaching, the stall owner hurriedly said, "Great Mage, this is a medicine commonly used by our Tribe. If you're injured, put some in your mouth, and you won't feel any pain."
Zhuang Yu: "..."
Wasn't this Sichuan peppercorn? They actually used Sichuan peppercorn as a painkiller; this Tribe was quite interesting.
Zhuang Yu bought a bunch directly; there were many Sichuan peppercorn seeds inside, which could also be planted.
This was a good thing.
Zhuang Yu's mood improved a lot, and a group of little radishes kept praising the things he made as delicious. But in his opinion, the taste was completely inadequate.
Since he found Sichuan peppercorn, Zhuang Yu started to browse again, hoping to discover more good things.
Their luck was good; Zhuang Yu found garlic at another stall. For Zhuang Yu, as long as there was oil, salt, chili, and minced garlic, anything would taste good. Perhaps this was a taste cultivated by a southerner.
Zhuang Yu pointed at the garlic interestingly and asked, "What do you use this for?"
"Great Mage, this is very useful for deworming. There are many bugs on the mountain. Hanging a row of garlic at the cave entrance can reduce the number of bugs."
Zhuang Yu: "..."
A very unique use; he bought it.
It just so happened that his beans had been harvested, and there was land to plant them. With the bathwater from the little mushroom, it shouldn't take long for them to grow well and yield more.
When the little mushroom saw Zhuang Yu buying garlic, it picked one up and stuffed it into its mouth. What kind of fruit was this?
Then its whole face turned green, and it collapsed on the ground. It couldn't take it anymore; the little mushroom was going to die.
This little actor was becoming more and more skilled.
Zhuang Yu looked around again and actually found bay leaves.
There were many plants in this world that didn't exist on Earth, but those that did exist on Earth were also here. Zhuang Yu had doubted more than once the connection between here and Earth, but he still had no clue.
Zhuang Yu asked around, and it turned out that bay leaves were used by the Tribe's women as accessories to hang around their necks.
It was indeed a strange hobby, but they had a good eye for things. These were all good items, and there were even some seeds mixed in with the bay leaves.
After that, Zhuang Yu didn't find anything else, but even so, it was an unexpectedly bountiful harvest.
It seemed that setting up their market at the foot of the mountain had many benefits. Originally, he wasn't very clear about what existed in this world. Roaming around the market was actually a good way to understand this world.
Zhuang Yu had the children carry the bags of items on the back of a big fish since their mountain road hadn't been repaired yet, and it wasn't easy to walk.
Shao Hao looked at Zhuang Yu buying a bunch of miscellaneous items and couldn't help but ask, "What are you buying all this for?"
Especially the bay leaves, those were only worn by the Tribe's women, but Zhuang Yu should also look good wearing them.
If Zhuang Yu knew about Shao Hao's strange appreciation angle, he would probably jump up and hit him.
Zhuang Yu happily replied, "These are all premium seasonings that can make exceptionally delicious dishes."
Shao Hao secretly put a bay leaf in his mouth and chewed on it. Wasn't it just a tree leaf?
The little mushroom looked at Shao Hao. How could this person be like their Big Fish, eating leaves? In the future, let Yu give him leaves to eat; all the other delicious things were for the little mushrooms.
Zhuang Yu and the others rode the Big Fish back up the mountain.
Above the mountain peak, a big fish took off, looking quite mythical.
If it were the original Zhuang Yu, he probably could have been mistaken for an immortal wandering between mountains and seas.
Zhuang Yu now felt like they had some of the qualities of mythical immortals. He even thought that countless myths and legends on Earth might have originated like this.
This time, they took off from the tail end of the market, whereas before, they always took off from the road downhill.
And here, they were facing the adjacent mountain peak.
On the adjacent mountain peak, Yu Shi and Feng Hou were basking in the sun. Recently, the three giant beasts of the Young Prince hadn't been causing trouble, making their days leisurely.
However, suddenly, both of them jumped up.
"F-Feng... Feng Hou, what did I just see?"
Feng Hou also rubbed his eyes vigorously. "Who's that person on top of Kun holding a strange staff?"
The two of them looked at each other, screamed, and ran towards the cave. "Two generals, it's bad..."
Han and Ba also ran out, looking at the blue big fish flying towards the adjacent mountain peak.
Yu Shi and Feng Hou couldn't restrain themselves any longer and ran away.
But they were stopped by the two generals. "Have you forgotten about the Young Prince's plan? What will happen if you run over and disrupt the Young Prince's plan?"
Yu Shi and Feng Hou were taken aback. "What should we do then? We serve the Young Prince day and night, and we should always stay by the Young Prince's side."
Han and Ba frowned, "Actually, it's not impossible to get close to the Young Prince. Isn't the Great Hunt of White City about to begin? We can participate in the Great Hunt of White City as envoys from Crimson City."
The Great Hunt served two purposes: to hunt enough food for the City and to showcase the City's strength to other forces.
The rules of the Great Hunt allowed envoys from other forces to come and observe.
Wasn't it somewhat like a military parade?
At this time, because of the opening of the pottery exhibition, scouts from various forces had already spread the news back.
White City actually had its own pottery, and the quality was not inferior to that of Red City?
How could other forces not take such a big matter seriously? Moreover, White City had solved its water source problem and had not participated in external conflicts in recent years. What would be their attitude now?
The situation on the mainland would definitely change because of White City's return. Therefore, envoys from various forces were also on their way, and they were all extraordinary people.