bookrandom Chapter 194 Visiting the Market
Chapter 194 Visiting the Market
Lin Baiyan feigned ignorance. He had no intention of getting involved with these large tribes, but he couldn't bear to see a sub-beastman destroyed in front of him, which is why he secretly took action.
Xiong Zhi glanced at the slingshot sticking out of his animal skin bag and smiled slightly. Lin Baiyan awkwardly tucked his slingshot inside.
"It's nothing. I'm Xiong Zhi, from the Giant Bear Tribe."
Xiong Zhi understood Lin Baiyan's meaning. After all, it was a private matter between him and Shi Min. If that crazy woman found out that it was this sub-beastman in front of them who hit his ankle, it might be detrimental to them.
He thought for a moment, then bent down, opened the animal skin bag, took out an incredibly beautiful feather, and handed it to Lin Baiyan.
The feathers appeared white at first glance, but shimmered with iridescent colors in the sunlight.
"These are the feathers of a rainbow sparrow; they look beautiful in the sunlight. I'm giving them to you." The sub-beastmen all loved this dazzling color.
The rainbow finch is a special bird that lives around the giant bear tribe. It has gorgeous feathers. This one feather is the head feather of the rainbow finch. It takes five winters for a rainbow finch to grow a single head feather.
Moreover, the rainbow finches have wings, making them very difficult to catch, and thus they are considered a relatively precious resource.
Lin Baiyan waved his hand and refused, saying, "You don't need to give it to me. I didn't do anything."
Xiong Zhi shook her head and insisted on putting the feather into Lin Baiyan's hand, saying, "Let's just consider this as us being friends."
Looking at the feather stuffed into his hand, and then at Xiong Zhi's serious expression, Lin Baiyan had no choice but to accept it.
After putting the peacock feathers into the animal skin bag, Lin Baiyan turned his head and whispered a reminder, "You'd better be wary of what that Lion Min said."
He found the orc quite agreeable, so he gave him a heads-up.
Lin Baiyan clearly saw the malice in Shi Min's eyes just now. "She actually dared to say it, so it wasn't just a rumor."
Xiong Zhi was indeed a little uneasy about what had just happened. Hearing Lin Baiyan's reminder, he nodded very seriously, "I will, thank you."
Seeing that Xiong Zhi had taken his words to heart, he didn't say anything more. They were just strangers who had met by chance, and he was only saying this because he found Xiong Zhi pleasing to the eye.
Xiong Zhi looked at the tall male beastman next to Lin Baiyan. Lang Cang still had an expressionless face, only showing a hint of tenderness in his eyes when he looked at Lin Baiyan.
A hint of envy flashed in his eyes, and he said softly, "You two are a perfect match."
At this moment, Lang Cang finally looked at the sub-beastman properly and nodded slightly, "Thank you."
Lin Baiyan heard Xiong Zhi's words and realized that he had misunderstood, and his ears turned a little red.
After expressing their gratitude, Xiong Zhi led her people away in a hurry. Lin Baiyan watched their retreating figures and pinched Lang Cang's arm, "What were you thanking me for just now!"
Wolf Cang lowered his head, his deep eyes fixed on the sub-beastman beside him, and said seriously, "We are a perfect match."
Upon hearing Lang Cang's words, Lin Baiyan seemed to remember something and snorted, "Don't talk nonsense, we're not partners."
He glanced at Lang Cang with a wistful look. Back when he was about to confess his feelings, this male orc blocked his way and wouldn't let him say it. Now look what happened.
Lang Cang looked down at him, his eyes full of laughter. He gently ruffled Lin Baiyan's hair. "Let's go."
Lin Baiyan glared at him awkwardly, freeing her head from Lang Cang's large paws, then let out a heavy snort and walked ahead first.
They had barely begun their stroll when they stumbled upon Xiong Zhi's gossip. Now that they had finished enjoying it, Lin Baiyan didn't forget his own business.
He squatted in front of a plant stall, studying the items on the stall very seriously.
The stall owner was an elderly orc, thin and dark-skinned, looking to be in his sixties or seventies. Seeing Lin Baiyan stop in front of his stall, he nervously rubbed his fingers together. "Sir, what would you like?"
The two orcs in front of him were clearly rich and noble, but in order to maintain his persona, Lin Baiyan still dressed himself up in a glamorous manner, like a nouveau riche.
Lin Baiyan reached out and picked up a tuber the size of his palm. As soon as he touched it, he said, "Taro contains mucus. It is neutral in nature and sweet in taste. It can be used as medicine to strengthen the spleen and replenish deficiencies."
Lin Baiyan's eyes widened in surprise. It's no wonder he found it strange; most taro grown by farmers are small, but this giant one in front of him was equivalent to three or four small taro roots.
However, Lin Baiyan didn't mind at all. Bigger is better, bigger means more food!
Lin Baiyan's gaze lingered on the taro for two or three seconds before he put it down. He then touched the other plants on the old orc's stall. He was lucky; he had even found a sweet potato.
Unlike sweet potatoes, white potatoes have a milder sweetness but are extremely high in starch.
"Sir, this stuff isn't tasty, it has no flavor. Why don't you take a look at my fruit? It's sweet and sour, perfect for a sub-beastman like you!" A beastman at a stall next to the old beastman saw Lin Baiyan pick up a sweet potato and immediately smiled obsequiously at him, not forgetting to promote his own fruit.
Hearing the orc's words, the old orc felt a little embarrassed, but he still mustered up his courage and said, "Although this ginkgo nut doesn't taste good, it can fill your stomach."
"This is the food around our tribe; we survive on this."
Sweet potatoes don't need much water, are cold- and drought-resistant, and can grow simply by scattering a handful of seeds, making them a viable option for grain reserves.
Lin Baiyan nodded casually, then
"This, this, this, how many of these do you have? I'll take them all!" Lin Baiyan randomly pointed to five or six items at the old orc's stall, including sweet potatoes and taro.
When the old orc heard that Lin Baiyan wanted so many, he was so excited that he didn't know what to say. He was a little uneasy, "Sir, are you sure you want them all?"
Lin Baiyan nodded and said somewhat arrogantly, "Of course I want them all, but you have to deliver them to the stall around the corner."
The Cangyan tribe also set up a stall in front of their tent, mainly selling small handmade toys made by the carpentry team, such as wooden tops, wooden nine-linked rings, toy cars and horses, as well as some supplies of the tribe members themselves.
And soap!
Lin Baiyan had previously found a soapberry tree, crushed the soap pods, and added lard to make a simple soap.
He even added some flower petals to it on a whim and made a soap.
Soap for washing clothes, soap for washing hair and bathing—once made, it was very popular among the tribespeople, so Lin Baiyan would even think of selling it at the market.
These days, not many orcs can afford these things; most are tribes with some assets, and the target audience for soap and bar soap is generally sub-orcs.
So Lin Baiyan put some effort into making several molds, and the soaps and bar soaps he made were very attractive. In addition, their tribe's stall was in a good location, and in the past few days, they had sold most of their stock.