Free Web NovelChapter 1415: Chapter 1254: Ancient Beast World 20
Under Shuangshuang’s careful guidance over the years, the Silver Tiger Tribe has made tremendous progress; first, Shuangshuang has achieved literacy, and now everyone in the Silver Tiger Clan is literate.
Secondly, she has developed several types of medicines for preventing children’s illnesses, treating internal injuries, common colds, and specific antidotes for poisonous snakes and insects and the accidental ingestion of poisonous plants in the wild.
Now the tribe has more than a dozen teachers specializing in teaching young beastmen, all of whom are older beastmen who are relatively idle in their daily lives.
Shuangshuang finally realized her past idea of allowing these old beastmen, who toiled for the tribe their entire lives, to have support in their old age, being well-fed and warm.
These elderly beastmen, having nothing to do, volunteered to help when they heard Shuangshuang was looking for people to teach young beastmen. To keep them busy and not overthink, Shuangshuang agreed.
These old beastmen were very dedicated to the task, diligently following Shuangshuang’s teachings until they were sure they could instruct the young beastmen before they started teaching.
Apart from teaching the young beastmen literacy, these old beastmen also pass on the hunting experience and wisdom they’ve accumulated in nature over their lifetimes.
Shuangshuang has also trained a full twenty-four independent pharmacists, with the best and most skilled being Saran and Tu Ya.
With no worries about food and drink, naturally, the focus has shifted to the spiritual realm; now, everyone in the tribe enjoys dancing, and many beastmen with a passion for song and dance have created many original songs and dances.
Indeed, some self-created songs and dances by the beastmen are still difficult to look at or listen to, but some are truly surprising, showing that the beastmen’s aesthetic sense is actually quite good.
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It is now spring, and after a fresh rain outside, the land is filled with the fragrance of earth and grass. During the previous cold season, with ample grain and firewood stored, the beastmen comfortably stayed indoors throughout the leisurely, peaceful winter.
During winter, the beastmen all lived together in a large cave, which, despite being somewhat damp, stayed warm in winter and cool in summer, much more effective than air conditioning.
No matter how hot it got outside in summer, the cave remained cool, more refreshing than having air conditioning, and in winter, the cave would become warmer than heating.
Thus, the cave is truly a highly comfortable dwelling; during the entire cold season, the beastmen sheltered in the cave, avoiding the previous hardships of hunting in the cold and the risk of starvation.
With nothing else to do, the beastmen could only enrich their nightlife, resulting in most new births in the tribe occurring at this time. fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com
In spring, with nature awakening, prey emerges, and beastmen begin their hunting activities again. However, while spring is not as harsh as winter, it is not an easy season either.
The prey in spring, having endured a whole hard winter, becomes very irritable, and predators grow even more frenzied, making hunting during this time more dangerous than ever.
Fortunately, under Shuangshuang’s guidance, the tribe has raised many herbivorous animals. Though more than half were slaughtered over the cold season, the remainder is enough to last through half of spring, easing the Hunting Team’s pressure.
Early in the morning, Shuangshuang got up to take Ting Lan and Tingxue to the herb field to pick medicinal plants. Ting Lan and Tingxue are a pair of orphan sisters adopted by Shuangshuang.
Life for beastmen is hard, and when they can’t even feed themselves, raising a child becomes too big a burden, making child abandonment quite normal.
When Shuangshuang was six, she found the sisters Ting Lan and Tingxue outside. They looked thin and small then, appearing to be about seven or eight years old.
After bringing them back and asking about their age, the sisters, feeling the knots on a rope, told Shuangshuang they were already ten years old.
However, the children didn’t have names at that time. Beastmen don’t really value names, especially in smaller tribes where many people go their whole lives without one.
The naming rule in the Silver Tiger Clan was left by the Great Witch, requiring everyone to have a name, forcing the Silver Tiger Clan to rack their brains to name their children upon birth.
Indeed, they strained their brains as most beastmen didn’t have names back then, nor much knowledge, leading to very bizarre names that shocked everyone.
Now, having learned to read and understand the meaning of words, many beastmen went through the trouble of renaming themselves because their previous names were unbearably unpleasant.
Shuangshuang personally named Ting Lan and Tingxue. She found the sisters very smart and wanted to groom them as her right-hand helpers.
Thus, Shuangshuang personally gave them names and enlightened them, teaching the sisters. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com
Ting Lan and Tingxue’s names are considered the most beautiful in the tribe. Since Shuangshuang named them, many in the tribe have sought her help in naming their children, hoping for a good name.
Now, Shuangshuang’s greatest trait in the tribe is that she is respected more than any Great Witch but is also more approachable and less intimidating than any Great Witch.
Beastmen think of Shuangshuang, the Great Witch, for everything but also dare to approach her to solve problems, no longer casually kneeling to her. These are the results of Shuangshuang’s many years of effort to change this.
The herb fields are one of the few most prized places by all beastmen, opened through much effort specifically for planting the herbs Shuangshuang needed.
The entire field is securely surrounded by thorny barricades planted by the beastmen. As you enter the field, you’re met by a wall of thorns over a person tall, tightly packed and bristling with hard spikes, leaving no gaps.
Ting Lan and Tingxue skillfully located the only non-green spot on the thorn wall, an artificial gate. They opened it to reveal an expansive field lush with greenery.
Shuangshuang stepped inside, and Ting Lan and Tingxue immediately closed the gate. Ting Lan remained steady and followed closely by Shuangshuang’s side, while Tingxue, more lively, immediately had her gaze stray to some newly fruited wild fruits.
These wild fruits were especially planted by Shuangshuang for convenient, anytime snacking, though they weren’t planted extensively.
The wild fruits Tingxue was eying are known for maturing quickly; half a month after fruiting, they would gradually ripen and continue to fruit from spring until the end of autumn.
The incredibly long fruiting period was precisely why Shuangshuang chose to plant these wild fruits, and their taste was quite delightful too.
Tingxue, always gluttonous, had long set her sights on these fruits. Since the fruits had been ripening for over ten days, Tingxue expected some to be ready, which is why she immediately focused on them upon entering.
Ting Lan shook her head at Tingxue’s greedy look, intending to scold her. However, before she could speak, Tingxue let out a startled cry, giving Ting Lan a fright.
