A guide to surviving in the world of beasts

"Can it provide lighting just like the beeswax you made before?" Hu Yi asked in surprise.

"Yes, after Hushan and the others arrive, we will stay here for one more day to get the wax insects off the trees and make some wax to bring back to the tribe." Su Ling said with a smile.

"Okay, I'll listen to you. This place is not far from Xuri City. After we go back, I'll arrange for someone to come back and bring Duocai back." Hu Yi thought for a moment and added.

"Ah."

"Okay, let's eat first." Hu Yi cut the roasted meat into small pieces, wrapped it in leaves and handed it to Su Ling.

Without saying anything more, the two began to eat.

After eating, Su Ling called Hu Yi to collect the wax worms together.

The wax worms were tightly attached to the tree and were difficult to remove without tools, so the two men used the bone knives they carried with them to cut them.

Most of the trees in this forest are as thick as two people can hug together, and they are covered with thick layers of wax worms. The beastmen don't know what the wax worms are used for, so no one collects them, so every tree is covered with a thick layer of wax worms.

Su Ling and Hu Yi had been busy for more than an hour and had only just cleared most of the waxworms from a tree. A large pile had already been collected from the animal skins.

Su Ling looked at the pile of wax worms, and she was so happy, "I want to make candles from these wax worms first."

Hu Yi looked at the man whose face was flushed with excitement, stopped and nodded, "Okay, I'll help you."

The next step was to make the wax. Su Ling asked Hu Yi to get a stone pot, and then she found a cloth coat in her bag, put the wax worms in it, tied it up, and put it into the pot to cook. After the wax worms melted, she poured it into the prepared mold to cool and take shape.

Just as I poured the wax into the mold, I saw a large group of people coming from a distance. When I got closer, I saw that they were from Rising Sun City.

Su Ling smiled and said to Hu Yi beside her, "They have caught up."

"Well, sit down and rest for a while, and wait for them to put down the supplies. I will arrange for them to collect the wax worms, and you can arrange people here to melt the wax oil." Hu Yi looked at Su Ling and said softly.

"Okay, got it." Su Ling nodded in response.

As soon as the two finished talking, a group of people drove up to them.

Hu Yi stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Find a place to put the goods down and stay here for a day."

Hushan put down the goods on his body, walked quickly to Huyi, and asked, "Chief, we are not far from the tribe. Is there anything you need to do?"

Lang Ji also came up afterwards, with the same puzzled look on his face, but he knew that the leader and his men would not have stayed for no reason. He just didn't know why, so he didn't say anything and just waited for Hu Yi to tell him.

Hu Yi explained, "Su Ling found the raw materials for making candles here. Let's stay for a day to make some and bring them back to the tribe." He then said to all the people who had gathered, "The males will follow me to collect the raw materials, and the females will follow Su Ling to make candles."

"Yes, leader." Everyone responded in unison.

The orcs were all very active. After knowing what to do, they went to the forest and started working.

"Let's go to the woods to collect firewood. We will use it to melt the wax later." Su Ling said to the group of females who were looking at her.

"Okay, Su Ling, let's go now." Seeing that the males had all gone to work, the females became very anxious.

During this journey, everyone got along very well. Hu Di curiously asked Hu Shan, who was picking waxworms on the tree next to him, "Hu Shan, do you know what a candle is?"

The others who didn't know the answer also pricked up their ears and listened when they heard Hu Di's question.

Hushan scratched his head and said excitedly, "I know this."

The people of Rising Sun City could not use beeswax due to material limitations, but they had seen it at Su Ling's house, so when they heard Hu Di's question, they explained to them what a candle is.

Hushan's eyes grew brighter as he listened, and he asked expectantly, "Can it really glow like a fire? Then we can see the road clearly at night!"

Others also echoed it, full of curiosity and anticipation about the candles.

When Hushan finished explaining, a group of people exclaimed, "Candles can actually provide light just like a fire."

"No, it's longer than the fire can burn."

"Su Ling is so smart. How could she come up with so many amazing production methods?"

"Yes, I heard before that the method of making brown sugar was also provided by Su Ling."

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While sighing, everyone continued to praise Su Ling's wisdom and were even more yearning for life in Rising Sun City.

Su Ling stood there with an embarrassed look on her face, listening to Hushan continuing to praise her in an endless and clueless manner, while at the same time having to endure the heated gazes from others. She really wanted to rush forward and cover Hushan's mouth.

Hu Yi seemed to be aware of Su Ling's predicament, so he said to Hu Shan who was constantly praising Su Ling: "Hu Shan, you look very energetic! Why don't you take a few people and fetch some water for everyone to quench their thirst? I think everyone is thirsty after working for half a day."

"Okay, no problem!" Hushan agreed readily, completely unaware that Huyi actually wanted to get him away. He happily took a few people to fetch water.

Then, Hu Yi turned around and looked at Su Ling who was busy collecting firewood not far away, and said loudly: "Su Ling, we have already collected a lot here. You can take the females back first, and I will arrange for someone to send these waxworms over immediately."

"Okay, I understand." Su Ling replied with relief.

Then, she led the females to collect the firewood on the ground and returned to the place where she and Tiger Wing first made candles.

Not long after, Hu Yi also brought his men to deliver the wax worms. After giving a few brief instructions, he quickly left and continued to collect the wax worms.

Su Ling took out two pottery jars from the soup pot to melt the wax worms, and found some clean clothes to filter them.

After everything was ready, she started making candles again.

Su Ling put the waxworms into a ceramic pot and heated them carefully to ensure that they could be completely melted into a liquid state. At the same time, she kept stirring the wax liquid to ensure that it was heated evenly and prevent it from solidifying.

Then, she poured the melted wax into the prepared mold and waited for it to cool and solidify naturally.

Time passed minute by minute, Su Ling was busy all the time, until the evening, when she finally finished making a large number of candles.

Su Ling looked at the white wax that was still in the mold and had not cooled down, with a satisfied smile on her face.

This amount of wax is enough for the people of Rising Sun City to use for a month.

At night, there was no fire. Su Ling carefully took out the candle that she and Hu Yi had made from the mold and placed it on the ground.

Under the burning gaze of the crowd, she gently lit a candle.

In an instant, dazzling candlelight lit up under the not-so-bright night sky.

The warm and soft light illuminates the surrounding environment, bringing people a sense of security and comfort.

Everyone gazed at the magical candlelight quietly, their hearts filled with hope and expectation for future life.

No one spoke for a while.