Transmigrating to the Beastman Continent to Live a Happy Life - Chapter 121

After a lively lunch, Lei Lu, Wu Xiaoyin, and the others went to the grasslands where the ramie was found, as well as the valley where the cotton grew. Wu Xiaoyin confirmed that it was indeed the clothing raw materials he needed, and the group was overjoyed.

Wu Xiaoyin had drawn out the process of making ramie and the structure of a loom on the animal skin scroll. This was all thanks to the previous trip to the southwestern area where a minority group still preserved traditional weaving techniques. After observing for a long time, Wu Xiaoyin finally understood the manufacturing principles. Before that, he had already sketched out all the raw materials and steps needed to make clothing, including the weaving device, cotton, ramie, and linen, which saved himself a lot of trouble.

Thus, Wu Xiaoyin decided not to attend the exchange day this time and instead chose to stay peacefully in the Giant Tiger Tribe to produce cotton and linen fabrics. As for cotton clothes or quilts, it depended on whether there would be enough fabric. He even worried about not having time during the cold season!

When the Harvest Festival ended, Wu Xiaoyin noticed a dark spot in the sky gradually growing larger until it became a giant beast blocking the sun. He knew that this was the tribe chief leading the tribe back.

Wu Xiaoyin quickly learned from Xiao Kai about the details of the exchange day. The conversation went as follows:

“Xiao Xiao, did you know that the animal skins, herbs, and meat everyone brought this time were very few? It seems like the main goal was to exchange information, but…”

“Why did you stop mid-sentence? That’s the most annoying thing!” Wu Xiaoyin said in a muffled voice.

“Hey, I just wanted to see if you were really listening to me. Did you know our pottery was the focus of trade this time? When we arrived on the first day, the Giant Bear Tribe’s Lan Shi and the Giant Wolf Tribe’s Li asked about it. By the time the official exchange day began, everything had already been traded.” Xiao Kai’s eyes sparkled as he looked at Wu Xiaoyin.

Wu Xiaoyin nodded calmly, then asked, “What happened next?”

“Then, of course, we received some sour words from the Giant Snake Tribe and the Giant Fox Tribe. But the tribe chief ignored them. You wouldn’t believe how annoying Lian was. He was constantly asking why Lei Lu didn’t come. I just told him that he was of course with you. It was really embarrassing!”

Wu Xiaoyin thought about the female he had met briefly. This person was indeed hard to shake off, especially among the pampered females of the Beastman Continent. “What about the exchange situation for the coarse salt from the Giant Snake Tribe and the light gauze from the Giant Fox Tribe?”

Xiao Kai chuckled a bit with some gloating. “The Giant Fox Tribe was okay since we didn’t trade cotton and linen as items on the Exchange Day this year, so some beastmen from other tribes still traded with them. But now, the most important thing is the food and clothing issue. Compared to previous years, the amount exchanged is much less.”

“Our tribe still traded some preserved animal meat this year, so the exchange for coarse salt from the Giant Snake Tribe was even less. I could see the way the beastmen from the Giant Snake Tribe looked at us. They seemed like they wanted to eat us, but I don’t think they had the guts, haha!”

“So it sounds like our situation is still quite good?” Wu Xiaoyin asked.

Xiao Kai puffed up his chest proudly and replied, “Absolutely!”

Wu Xiaoyin learned about the situations of other tribes on the Exchange Day only after Lei Lu carried him to the tribe chief’s house. It turned out that this year, the water and food issues in the western Giant Lion Tribe and the Giant Leopard Tribe had become severe. After all, the drought this year was worse than last year.

As for the southern Giant Bear Tribe, they were better off since they were closer to the north and the temperature wasn’t as high. However, some females and cubs still suffered sunburn. The Giant Fox Tribe and the Giant Snake Tribe, which were located further south, should have been in the most fertile land, but now many plants had dried up. Animals that usually stayed in the south couldn’t withstand the heat and migrated north. This created a series of problems: threats to the lives of females and cubs, food shortages, and dried-up water sources pushed both the Giant Snake Tribe and the Giant Fox Tribe into a difficult situation.

To make matters worse, during the exchange day, the amount of exchanged meat decreased. The Giant Snake Tribe and the Giant Fox Tribe lacked enough herbs and animal skins to trade for preserved meat from the Giant Tiger Tribe. So when the exchange day ended, Lin and Ken both approached the tribe chief to request a portion of preserved meat on credit. They promised to return it once the abnormal situation passed. Seeing the weary Lin, Ken, and their tribesmen, the tribe chief agreed.

After hearing this news, Wu Xiaoyin thought about how severe the situation in the south was. Since it was a high-temperature area, it would be extremely humid and hot there. Fortunately, they hadn’t suffered from mosquito or insect infestations, which spoke to the strength of the beastmen on the continent.

As for whether next year’s hot season would be even worse, no one knew for sure. However, Wu Xiaoyin thought about the priest Uncle Luo’s smiling face and felt confident about the coming year. At least this year, they hadn’t been thrown into panic by the tribe chief’s beastly roars. He wondered if the situation would worsen.

When the first snow of the cold season fell, Wu Xiaoyin was already wrapped in a warm quilt and sleeping soundly in Lei Lu’s embrace.