bookrandom Chapter 153 Setting Off to Find Iron
Chapter 153 Setting Off to Find Iron
When Lang Cang saw Lin Baiyan shrink back, he knew that Lin Baiyan had no intention of confessing. He chuckled and said, "I knew you were going to keep dragging this out."
Lin Baiyan unconsciously frowned. "I don't know where to begin explaining this to you, and besides, there's the Beast God and all that. Aren't you scared?"
Lin Baiyan turned his head and looked seriously at the gentle-faced male orc beside him.
“We have always believed in the existence of the Beast God. This continent is already full of fantasy, so it’s not strange that there is another one like you.”
"At that time, my parents were also guided by the Holy Crystal, which is why I led Wolf Cloud and the others to flee north."
"As it turns out, the prophecy of the Holy Crystal was indeed correct. We met you, formed a new tribe, and began a new life."
"Moreover, many, many years ago, there was a legend on the Orcish Continent that one day in the future, an alien star would descend upon the Orcish Continent and lead the Orcs to a higher civilization."
Hearing him praising her so highly, Lin Baiyan quickly waved her hand, "Any alien or not, we can talk about it among ourselves, but we can't gossip about it outside!"
He wanted to live a few more years!
Lang Cang chuckled lightly, "Do you think I'm that stupid? I'm not Tiger Hill."
"Besides, our people trust you so much, whatever you say is probably right."
At this point, Lang Cang thought of his clansmen who had been scattered and lost, and a faint trace of sadness flashed in his eyes.
Lin Baiyan noticed the change in Lang Cang's emotions. He grasped Lang Cang's large hand and said, "When the market opens this year, let's go and inquire about the lost clansmen."
Upon hearing this, Lang Cang immediately turned his gaze to the sub-beastman beside him.
Lin Baiyan smiled slightly, "If we can find them, we'll take them home with us."
"It's okay if we can't find it. Once the tribe is more or less built up, I'll go with you, and we'll go to even farther places."
"As long as you don't give up, you'll find it eventually."
Wolf Cang's eyes grew brighter and brighter as Lin Baiyan spoke, "Going home..."
Yes, he lost a home, but fortunately, the Beast God was merciful and gave him a new haven.
He originally thought he would spend his whole life searching endlessly and living a numb life, but now there is someone else by his side.
Lang Cang will not stop searching for his people. He will continue his search with the help of his father and mother. Of course, now that he has a kitten, he says it will always stay by his side.
……
"So you mean there are these iron rocks in the southwestern mountains?" Lang Cang raised the stone in his hand again.
Lin Baiyan nodded. "That's right. These iron stones don't appear alone. The presence of one iron stone proves that there are more nearby."
"In a few months, the trading market will open. Our tribe is still small. If we can smelt iron, I have several types of weapons. When the time comes, we can equip each member of our tribe with one, which will definitely greatly improve our combat power."
Lin Baiyan imagined how incredibly cool it would be if each member of their clansmen were equipped with a long sword!
There were also bows and arrows, farm tools, carts, kitchen utensils...
I can't wait just thinking about it.
After discovering the existence of iron ore, Lin Baiyan planned a grand scheme to smelt iron. He racked his brains to recall the steps of iron smelting. Lin Baiyan was not a chemistry major, and he had almost completely forgotten the little chemistry knowledge he had.
However, Lin Baiyan was not discouraged. He hadn't expected to be able to successfully fire pottery and bricks, but it was always good to try a few more times.
At least he still remembered the basic formulas.
Lang Cang listened slowly to Lin Baiyan's plan and felt that his concerns were not unreasonable. Their tribe had few people but many treasures, so they needed some means to protect themselves.
"Let's settle things with the tribe today, and tomorrow morning we'll take a few male orcs to scout the area."
Lin Baiyan thought for a moment, "Let's also call Ai Xun, because it was actually him who discovered it."
Lang Cang nodded. "Then take him with you. If we can find iron ore this time, the tribe will give him a reward."
Lin Baiyan smiled and said, "Don't worry, I remember all of this. I definitely won't treat the dwarf beastmen unfairly."
After the two finished discussing, Lin Baiyan went to the cave of the dwarf beast tribe. Ai Xun agreed without hesitation after hearing his words.
He also asked to bring Ai Hong along, and Lin Baiyan, thinking that Ai Hong was older and more experienced, agreed to his suggestion.
The next morning, a kitten was lying on the head of the big white wolf. Huqiu and Niulie continued to work with the beastmen in the tribe. The seven beastmen, along with Ai Hong and Ai Xun, pulled two carts towards the southwest mountains.
The southwestern mountains were not far from their tribe. After running for about an hour, the orcs arrived at their destination.
After landing, Lin Baiyan transformed into human form and said to Ai Hong and Ai Xun behind him, "Think carefully, where did those iron stones appear?"
Ai Xun was the first dwarf beast to discover the iron stones. He spoke first, "I used to pick up these stones by the stream, which is not far away."
Lin Baiyan also showed the iron stone to Ai Hong. Ai Hong's dark, aged face wrinkled slightly, the wrinkles on his face becoming more pronounced. "I think I've seen this iron stone before..."
He tried hard to recall where he had seen this thing before, but couldn't remember for a long time.
Lin Baiyan pondered for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "Then take us to the stream first."
Ai Xun nodded and led the way, and the group arrived at the stream where Ai Xun had been collecting stones.
Once there, Ai Xun looked around, ran a short distance away, suddenly lifted a stone from the water, shook it off, and quickly returned to Lin Baiyan's side. "Priest, take a look, is this what you wanted?"
Lin Baiyan took the stone from Ai Xun's hand. Almost as soon as he held it, he felt its weight: iron stone, which, after being calcined at high temperatures, could be used to make various tools. It had a wide range of uses and was extremely valuable.
A hint of joy flashed in his eyes, and he nodded slightly to Lang Cang behind him. Several orcs approached the stream.
Although it's called a stream, the current is actually quite rapid. This stream flows down from the mountains, so the iron rocks must have rolled down from the mountains and been carried here by the current.
Lin Baiyan's gaze followed the end of the stream to the west...
At that moment, Ai Hong suddenly exclaimed, "I remember now!"
“When I went to the western mountains to find food, I saw a lot of these iron rocks.”
Lin Baiyan became even more certain of her own thoughts.
Lang Cang also sensed something, "Let's go up the mountain."
The orcs hid the carts they had brought with them, and a few of them, lightly equipped, began their ascent.