bookrandom Chapter 152 Origin
Chapter 152 Origin
Lang Cang put down the bamboo tube in his hand. "The Southwest Mountains?"
"What are you doing there?"
Lin Baiyan sat up straight and took out a stone from the table beside him, which he had previously exchanged with Little Lynx. "Take a look at this."
Lang Cang took it and looked at it from side to side, then looked at Lin Baiyan with some confusion, "Isn't it just a stone?"
"This is no ordinary stone. If I'm not mistaken, this should be iron stone," Lin Baiyan said excitedly.
"This stone contains something I call iron. By firing it at high temperatures, you can extract the iron. This substance can be made into various shapes."
"And it's very durable, much better than our ordinary bone knives. I feel it's on par with your golden-skinned beast bone knife."
Lin Baiyan had used Lang Cang's golden-skinned beast bone knife before, and it truly lived up to its name; the bone knife was incredibly sharp.
However, the advantage of iron is that it can be used to make tools of various shapes, while the sharpening of bone knives is limited by their original shape.
Lin Baiyan carefully explained to him, "Iron has many uses. With it, our tribe's construction speed can be much faster."
As Lang Cang listened to Lin Baiyan's endless explanation of the benefits of iron, his emotions grew increasingly intense. However, he did not interrupt Lin Baiyan. Only after Lin Baiyan stopped, seemingly unsatisfied, did Lang Cang speak up.
"Is this knowledge also obtained from your tribe?"
Lin Baiyan was caught off guard by Lang Cang's question and was a little confused. He subconsciously looked up and met Lang Cang's ambiguous gaze.
"Fire, baskets, salt, carts, pottery... and now iron."
"Bai Yan, shouldn't you give me a reasonable explanation?"
Bai Yan had told him that he came from a very powerful "tribe," but Lang Cang racked his brains and couldn't think of any place on the beastman continent where such an equal, free, rich, and powerful tribe could be found.
Lang Cang hadn't originally planned to expose this secret so quickly, but Lin Baiyan had just too many secrets, one after another, from the small things like clothing, food, shelter, and transportation to the big things like training and hunting. It seemed like he had an endless stream of ideas in his head.
Not to mention the animal language that he had previously discovered Lin Baiyan had learned without a teacher.
If such a tribe truly existed, the Orcish continent would probably have been unified long ago.
Hearing Lang Cang say that, Lin Baiyan felt inexplicably uneasy. "I..."
Lang Cang noticed his unease but couldn't bear to "torture" him. He softened his expression and gently reassured him, "Bai Yan, I told you before that I wouldn't actively pry into your secrets."
"But you're making me increasingly uneasy. There are too many inexplicable things about you. At least tell me what I know now so I can better protect you in the future."
Looking into Lang Cang's sincere and determined eyes, Lin Baiyan's unease gradually subsided. He knew that these things could not be hidden from the male beastman in front of him. Lang Cang was a true king, intelligent, wise, calm and composed.
Lin Baiyan's expression gradually calmed down, and he said seriously, "Actually, you already realized it a long time ago, didn't you?"
"How could I, a sub-orc ostracized by my tribe since childhood, suddenly awaken my so-called 'talent' during my escape?"
"Moreover, his personality and behavior are quite different from the previous white cat."
"I think the people of Maobai's clan probably had many questions in their hearts before, but now that I am a priest who has suddenly awakened my talent, they dare not ask."
Lang Cang reached out and grasped Lin Baiyan's slightly cold fingers, feeling a little annoyed that he had spoken too directly and had startled Lin Baiyan so much that his fingers were cold in the middle of summer.
Lin Baiyan felt the warmth of Lang Cang's palm and smiled gently, "That's right, I'm not Mao Bai."
The question that had been lingering in Lang Cang's mind was finally answered.
"I am not an orc from the Orc Continent; I come from another world."
"We call it Blue Star. The reason I came here is because I accidentally got sick while working and died before I could take medicine and get treatment."
"And then, inexplicably, I ended up here."
"The original owner of this body, Mao Bai, should have died in the earthquake, but I came, so he came back to life."
"As for the knowledge I possess, it is all inherited from our country."
"The ability to identify herbs, and the sudden appearance of animal language, must be compensation bestowed upon me by the Beast God upon my arrival on this continent..."
Lin Baiyan rambled on and on, telling Lang Cang everything he had kept from him for so long.
Upon hearing this, Lang Cang couldn't hide his astonishment. "You saw the Beast God?"
Lin Baiyan seemed unaware of what he had just said, “Yes, that should be your Beast God.”
"He told me that he would send me some more seeds later, but I don't know when. These are all rewards for me leading the orcs to build our home."
Wolf Cang's eyes lit up with increasing surprise, and he said with absolute certainty, "You are the alien the old priest spoke of!"
Lin Baiyan frowned unconsciously. In his eyes, this was not a good thing. He didn't want the title of "the nail that sticks out gets hammered down."
"It's just good luck that I was given a second life."
"Then will you still leave?" Lang Cang gripped Lin Baiyan's hand tighter and tighter, a barely perceptible fear flashing in his eyes.
Do you still have family there? Would you like to go back and be with them?
Lin Baiyan winced in pain, and Lang Cang quickly released his grip upon hearing his voice, saying, "Sorry, I was in a hurry."
“Where else can I go? My body has turned to ashes, and I have no relatives there. What would I do if I went back?” Lin Baiyan patted Lang Cang’s hand, his words of comfort clearly intended.
Hearing this, Lang Cang breathed a sigh of relief, then hugged Lin Baiyan tightly, murmuring, "That's good, that's good..."
He has already lost too many relatives and friends, and cannot bear the pain of losing his lover.
Lin Baiyan was suddenly pulled into Lang Cang's arms, and he seemed to sense the fear in Lang Cang's heart.
He reached out and slowly wrapped his arms around the male orc in front of him. "Don't worry, I will always be with you."
Once Lang Cang calmed down, Lin Baiyan relaxed her expression. "I think you've been wanting to ask me this for a while, haven't you?"
Lin Baiyan had some premonitions after the transaction with the Silver Tiger Clan, but he didn't expect that the two of them would be so busy after returning.
Lin Baiyan was farming for the first time and spent all his time in the planting area. Lang Cang was busy leading the construction team to build houses and dig foundations for the city walls. All things considered, the time the two of them could spend together was very limited.
After confirming that Lin Baiyan would not disappear, Lang Cang's mood gradually improved. "I originally wanted to wait for you to tell me yourself."
"I never expected you, little turtle, to have been hiding in your shell all this time. If I don't ask, when are you planning to tell me?"
Lin Baiyan felt a little guilty. The matter was too fantastical to explain, and he originally wanted to delay as long as possible.