I thrived in the primitive tribe

"The rattan clothing making is done, what's next? The raw materials for building the pottery kiln haven't been prepared yet, it seems we'll have to wait a few more days. Maybe we should take a stroll around the tribe and see if we can find any edible ingredients? It would be best if we could find some cooking seasonings or something." Lu Yao thought to herself.

Thinking of this, she suddenly remembered that she had mentioned to the chief that she wanted to transplant the Gaga fruit trees to the tribe. She wondered what the situation was now. Thinking about these things, Lu Yao slowly drifted off to sleep.

When Lu Yao opened her eyes, it was already the next day. Looking at the bright daylight outside, Lu Yao knew that she had overslept again.

She jumped up and saw the shaman sitting to the side eating breakfast, with another portion next to him, which must have been brought back for her.

"Thank you, Great Shaman..." Lu Yao said coquettishly.

"Hurry up and get ready, come and eat."

"Follow your orders~"

The Great Witch was already used to Lu Yao occasionally spouting things she didn't understand.

When Lu Yao finished getting ready and came over to eat, Da Wu had already finished his breakfast. Since he had nothing to do today, Da Wu sat to the side and watched Lu Yao eat.

"Great Shaman, do you have nothing to do today?"

There are no plans for today.

"That's perfect. I was thinking of going out for a walk today to see if I could find some food. Would you like to come with me if you're free?"

"Sure! Where are you planning to go? I wonder if any of the orcs in the tribe are free today. You should have mentioned it yesterday, so we could have arranged for orcs to escort you in advance. With your small frame, if you encounter any wild beasts, you wouldn't even be enough to fill their teeth."

"How could that be? I'm very powerful too..." Lu Yao's voice trailed off as she looked at the mocking gaze from the Great Shaman.

She suddenly remembered how she got to the Dragon Alliance tribe when she first arrived. If she had to come back again and no one came to save her, she would really be doomed.

"I haven't seen Loya in a long time. Is he not in the tribe?"

"Loya, he was sent out by the chief to exchange for salt."

"Isn't there still some salt left in the tribe?"

"The tribe's salt reserves won't last until the end of the cold season. We need to set off now, before the cold season begins and while the weather is still warm, to exchange for enough salt so that as many people as possible can get through the long cold season."

Will people die in the cold season?

"It depends on whether the tribe is well prepared, whether the salt and food reserves are enough to last through the entire cold season, and also whether they can guard against attacks from wild animals."

"Will there still be attacks on the tribe by wild animals during the cold season?"

"Yes, after the cold season begins, herbivores will migrate away because there is no food to eat here. Some carnivorous beasts will also migrate, but some will not leave their territory. Usually, at this time, the beasts will find a safe place to sleep."

"Then why are there still beast hordes attacking?"

"Because there are always various reasons that cause wild beasts to wake up from their slumber, and once they wake up they need to find food, otherwise they will starve to death, so they form herds to attack tribes."

"Are they usually all of the same race?"

"That's not necessarily true. Sometimes it is, and sometimes it isn't?"

"Why didn't they solve their food shortage problem internally? How did they know to attack the tribe as a group?"

"I don't know about that. Maybe in their eyes we are also considered food for them."

"Perhaps that's the case."

"Has our tribe ever been attacked by herds of wild animals before? How did you defeat them?"

"We have encountered them before, but the number of beasts we encountered was relatively small. Thanks to the Beast God's protection, we didn't encounter any particularly large beast groups."

How do you know we haven't encountered a large herd of beasts?

"Actually, there used to be another tribe living in this place. They were only two hills away from us. They encountered a large beast attack. In that resistance, almost all the beastmen in the tribe died in battle, and the rest were either crippled or wounded. After the cold season passed, our tribe sent people there and found that their tribe no longer existed. None of the people in the tribe survived the cold season. They either froze to death or died in the beast attack. The entire tribe no longer exists."

"Is it that scary? Should we strengthen our tribe's defenses before the cold season arrives?"

"What is defensive capability?"

"So it makes it harder for the beast hordes to attack us, thus protecting us from their threat?"

"How do we do this?"

"Using stones, wood, mud, etc., to build walls, fences, or other defensive structures around the tribe to block attacks from herds of wild animals, aiming to provide a strong barrier."

We can also dig a river around our tribe, and once it's filled with water, it can also serve a certain defensive purpose.

If we have enough manpower and time, we can prepare both at the same time.

"After the river is dug and filled in, how will we get across?"

“We can make a movable bridge out of wood, like this,” Lu Yao gestured on the ground with her hands.

After Lu Yao's demonstration, the Great Shaman thought it was feasible. There was still some time before the cold season, and it might be too late to do both projects, but doing only one should be fine. He would discuss it with the chief when he returned that evening. The Great Shaman pondered this in his mind.

Lu Yao didn't hear the Great Shaman's response, so she asked.

What do you think?

"I'll discuss this with the leader and see if we can find some people to do these things."

“It is still necessary to build defensive fortifications. Our tribe is still too small. It would be great if we could have more people.”

"A larger population means more food. Currently, the tribe can only support this many people. If there are any more, we won't be able to feed them all," the high shaman lamented.

"Looks like we still need to find a way to get more food."

"Yes, there's no way to solve the food shortage problem right now. The weather is fine now, and there are enough prey in the forest, but there won't be as many when the cold season comes. Hunting teams will have to search for a long time to catch prey."

"Then why not take advantage of the abundance of prey now, catch more, and eat them during the cold season?"

"The weather is hot, and the food spoils quickly. There's no way to keep it until then. If people eat spoiled food, they'll get sick, and if they can't be cured, they'll die."

"Isn't there a way to store food for a long time?"

"So far, we can only use salt for storage, but the amount of salt is not much. Each time we exchange for it, we can barely get the tribe through the cold season. There is no more salt to preserve food."

"The salting method does require a lot of salt." Lu Yao thought to herself, wondering if there was a better or more suitable preservation method given the current situation. Suddenly, Lu Yao had a flash of inspiration and thought of something.

Seeing the look of surprise on Lu Yao's face, the Great Witch thought she might have come up with a good idea, but she didn't know if it would work.