I've been transported to the orc continent.

Chapter 216 Talking about some things

Unlike the mulberry trees used for raising silkworms in my previous life, the mulberry trees here are very tall, almost thirty or forty meters high. Even if you stand on the ground and look up, you can see that many of the mulberry leaves have been eaten.

Bai Ling walked to a mulberry tree. Many branches of the tree had lost their leaves, leaving only leaf stalks hanging on the branches. Bai Ling pointed to the mulberry tree and said, "Can this tree be cut down? I want to look for something on it."

After receiving approval from the Greenwood Tribe, Bai Ling took out an axe from his basket and was about to start chopping down trees when Yue stopped him: "Ling, let me chop down the trees. I'm stronger than you, and I can chop them down faster."

Other orcs also gathered around, all offering to cut down the trees. In the end, it was the orcs from the Greenwood Tribe who cut down the trees, since it was on their territory and it was most appropriate for them to do so.

Iron axes are very effective at chopping down trees, and orcs are very strong. This tree wasn't very big in the forest, and it was felled by noon.

The moment the tree fell, Bai Ling rushed over and searched through the branches of the mulberry tree, quickly finding what he was looking for.

They were tiny silkworm eggs, each the size of a grain of rice, like little pearls embedded in a tree branch.

Bai Ling reached out and gently pinched off a silkworm egg, her voice trembling with excitement: "It's a silkworm! I've found a silkworm!"

With silkworms, the problem of clothing in the basic necessities of life could be solved.

Bai Ling was laughing so hard he didn't know what to do. In the eyes of the other orcs, this was exactly how Bai Ling was doing: grinning foolishly, carefully holding a tiny insect egg, and shouting like he had lost his mind.

These insects are actually quite annoying. They are ugly and eat leaves very quickly. Sometimes, when orcs walk under trees, these insects will even fall on their heads and bodies. Although the orcs are not afraid, they are still disgusted.

Although Yue didn't know why Ling was so excited, he knew it must be something extremely important, otherwise Ling wouldn't be so excited.

Yue walked to Bai Ling's side, squatted down like him, and asked, "Ling, what is the use of this thing called a silkworm?"

Bai Ling carefully placed the silkworm egg in her palm, stood up holding it, and her eyes shone with enthusiasm: "It can be reeled into silk, which is a very beautiful textile that can be used to make clothes and bedding."

Although the orcs didn't know what silk was, seeing Bai Ling's excitement, they also became excited. The Greenwood Tribe orc who was leading the way stepped forward and asked, "Ling, what should we do next? Should we continue searching for fruit trees and collect these silkworms you mentioned?"

Bai Ling thought for a moment and said, "Let's go back to the tribe. I want to talk to the chief about some things."

*

The chieftain was not in the tribe, but with the Sky Beastmen around, finding him was not difficult at all. After Bai Ling finished eating in the Greenwood Tribe, the Sky Beastmen carried the chieftain back.

After hearing the general outline of what happened from the Sky Orcs, he also made a plan in his mind.

According to the Sky Beastman's description, Ling was very excited when he found that thing, which meant that the insect called silkworm was very useful. Could his tribe use something to exchange with Ling and ask him to teach them how to use the silkworm?

That was his plan, but he hadn't decided what to exchange it for. Ling certainly didn't lack food or animal hides, and he probably had a lot of pretty ornaments too. So what could he use to exchange it for?

*

Upon returning, Bai Ling immediately made her request: "Clan Chief Hou, I would like to transplant this kind of tree." Bai Ling placed a mulberry branch in front of Hou, her tone urgent, "Clan Chief Hou, I would like to transplant many of these trees. Can you grant my request?"

He then said, "Of course. Ling, I've heard from the Sky Beastmen that these tree insects can be used to make clothes and bedding, is that true?"

Bai Ling nodded: "Yes. This kind of insect is called a silkworm. When it grows up, it will spin a bluish-white cocoon, and the insect will turn into a flying moth inside the cocoon and fly out."

Later I learned that every year at the end of spring, there would be many white cocoons on these trees. After a while, the cocoons would break open from the inside, and winged insects would fly out.

“We can reel the bluish-white cocoons into silk, and then weave the silk into brocade, which can be used to make clothes and bedding.”

He didn't know or could not imagine what silk was, but that didn't stop him from agreeing: "Of course, Ling, you can transplant as many trees as you want."

He rubbed his hands together, seemingly a little embarrassed: "Ling, how do we make clothes from these silkworms? Can our tribe learn from you?"

Bai Ling nodded: "Of course."

Then his smile widened: "Alright, I'll bring some people to help you dig up trees, as many as you can."

*

Bai Ling sat on the back of the Sky Beastman. The Sky Beastman wasn't flying very fast, but the wind in the sky was still very strong. Bai Ling couldn't stand up at all. He could only sit on the back of the Sky Beastman's neck, with half of his body pressed against the Sky Beastman's neck and his whole face buried in the Sky Beastman's feathers.

The wind blew the Sky Beastman's feathers, covering Bai Ling's face and calming the airflow, allowing Bai Ling to breathe more steadily. If he were standing on the Sky Beastman's back, he wouldn't be able to breathe at all.

The orcs of the central tribe were able to stand on the backs of the Sky Orcs before because they covered their mouths and noses with animal skins, and because the Sky Orcs flew relatively slowly back then. Now, with the Sky Orcs flying so fast, anyone would have to bury their face in its feathers, or they would be blown away by the wind and suffocate.

With the Sky Beastmen around, Bai Ling quickly returned to the tribe. The beastmen were very surprised to see Bai Ling back and all gathered around him. Before they could ask anything, Bai Ling made arrangements.

“Gao,” that was the name of the Sky Beastman who carried Bai Ling back. “Go find Chief Zhan and tell him to come back quickly. Oh, and all the Beastmen who were gathering with him should also come back. I have something important to discuss with the Chief.”

Zhan led his people out to gather resources; they were not in the tribe.

Gao agreed, confirmed the direction with the beastmen, and then transformed into his beast form and flew away.

"Zhu, go and call all the orcs who are cultivating the fields. I have something to say to them."

Zhu didn't ask any more questions. He found a place, transformed into his beast form, and ran out of the tribe.

Before the orc cooking in the tribe could ask anything, Bai Ling quickly walked towards an eastward direction.

The orcs who didn't have much work to do yet quickly followed. They didn't even know what had happened, but they felt it must be something big, otherwise Ling wouldn't have arranged for his people to do this and that before saying anything.