Orc Girl's Tribal Daily Life

Chapter 291

Jiang Luoluo first checked the storage conditions of the saltpeter and sulfur in the warehouse.

These two items have very strict storage requirements; the temperature cannot be too hot, and the air cannot be too humid.

Fortunately, the people in the tribe never cheat or shirk their duties. Even if they don't understand the meaning of what they are doing, they will still strictly follow the standards.

The wooden cabin serving as a laboratory is also very well done. It has several separate rooms, each with a large wooden worktable, allowing for separate experiments without disturbing each other.

There were also rows of standard containers that Jiang Luoluo had customized from the carpenter, which at first glance resembled the prototype of Jiang Luoluo's laboratory from the last world.

Jiang Luoluo herself even started to feel like a "researcher"... Jiang Luoluo was even thinking about whether she should get herself a white linen lab coat to wear.

Not long after, Li came over and called Jiang Luoluo to have lunch.

Since we had just moved here, everyone still had a lot to do, so we didn't make lunch too complicated. We just made a simple meat and jam soup.

Chi and his group quickly received the signal and returned from the nearby forest.

In such a short time, they certainly didn't have enough time to search the entire area, but they did manage to bring back two prey.

It's time to change things up.

However, since lunch had already been prepared, it would be too much trouble to cook them again, so the two prey animals were left to be eaten in the evening.

After lunch, everyone rested for a while to digest their food before starting their work.

Jiang Luoluo led everyone to start work, beginning a new round of gunpowder mixing experiments.

Akaya continued to lead his guard team to search the surrounding area.

Jiang Luoluo also gave Chi and the others a task: to find some sturdy, hollow, rod-shaped plants in the Taz Forest.

Jiang Luoluo's idea was to find bamboo and use the existing bamboo to make containers.

However, she wasn't sure what the bamboo in the Taz Forest looked like, whether it was the same as what she knew, or whether she could find it at all.

Therefore, the requirements were relaxed, and instead of using bamboo as a specific plant, we explored whether other plants with hollow rhizomes could be used as substitutes.

However, Jiang Luoluo also knew that these kinds of things were hard to find; she had to open and check them one by one, which was both time-consuming and involved a bit of luck.

So when Chi and the others returned at dinner time and said they hadn't found it, Jiang Luoluo wasn't disappointed.

In the log cabin laboratory, you can't light a fire. Without a fire for illumination, it's hard to see anything clearly once it gets dark.

Jiang Luoluo had no intention of conducting the experiment in the dark, so she paused the experiment and returned to her cabin early to rest and sleep.

But it was too early, and everyone was having trouble sleeping, so they started chatting.

Chi brought some fruit wine with her when she went out. She didn't drink it during the day, but when she was getting ready to sleep at night, she took out a little and savored it.

Chi knew that even if the area was safe and there was no danger, she couldn't let herself get drunk in the wild.

So I just took a couple of sips to taste it and satisfy my craving.

Jiang Luoluo can drink a little alcohol, but she doesn't like it. She prefers sweet milk tea and soft drinks, so she can't quite understand what it's like for someone like Chi, who is addicted to alcohol.

If Chi doesn't join the conversation, then it's just the three young girls chatting together.

Jiang Luoluo and Li were old acquaintances, and they always spent a lot of time together, researching gunpowder.

But since he didn't know much about spirits, he couldn't help but scrutinize them more closely.

Ling is 16 years old this year and has only been awakened in beast form for two years - after the sacrificial ceremony, she will be 17 years old.

Jiang Luoluo had no impression of Ling, even though Ling was only 13 years old when she went to Xiaoshishan.

However, since Ling was 12 years old, she had been hunting wild animals in the Tas Forest with her parents and had hardly ever been to Little Stone Mountain.

Unlike other children, Ling discovered her unique interests and hobbies from a very young age.

That is, she was filled with curiosity about the structure of wild animals.

So Ling started dissecting different wild animals when she was very young. When she was able to learn to hunt herself, she gave up socializing with her peers and focused on hunting and dissection.

This hobby might sound a little perverse, but Ling's interest isn't in the sadistic sense of killing. Instead, it's a very methodical process of dissecting all the internal organs and bones of wild animals.

Then reassemble them.

It feels similar to taking apart and assembling a model.

Ling was fascinated by the body parts of wild animals that were completely different from those of humans, and was keen on collecting all sorts of different animal bones.

However, the hunting routes of the tribe were relatively fixed, leaving her little room for free play, so Ling chose to join Chi's hunting team.

Chi's hunting team was a separate hunting squad that Chief Jing had set up to test Chi's hunting abilities. After Chi's abilities were confirmed, the team was not disbanded but rejoined the main group.

Instead, maintaining Red's current team size and allowing for more flexible hunting is also a better way to utilize Red's strength.

Dinner consisted of the two prey that Chi had brought back at noon, as well as some prey that he had brought back again in the afternoon.

Ling was in charge of processing the prey, skillfully removing all the bones from the animal.

Unable to sleep at night, she is reassembling the bones back into the original structure and shape of the prey, based on her memory.

It looks more like assembling a model.

Jiang Luoluo felt that Ling might be suitable to become a medical worker, if she were as familiar with the human body as she was.

However, since the tribe cremates everything, there don't seem to be any remains left for Ling to study... In that case, it seems that Ling can only strive to become a veterinarian in the Taz Forest.

Well, if there really were wild animals willing to seek treatment from spirits.

Ling doesn't seem to be a talkative person, but she is genuinely happy to share—Jiang Luoluo just stared at her for a little longer, and she assumed that Jiang Luoluo was also very interested in what he was doing.

He generously gave all the bones in his hand to Jiang Luoluo, letting her put them together herself. He even enthusiastically explained which part of the body each bone belonged to and taught Jiang Luoluo how to identify them...

Jiang Luoluo wasn't particularly interested, but she didn't dislike it either. Her curiosity got the better of her, and she actually played along for half a day.

And he tried his best to make some judgments based on his meager biological knowledge, most of which were approved by Chi and Ling.

This was probably the first time Ling had met someone whose interests and hobbies were so aligned with hers, and for a moment, the way she looked at Jiang Luoluo changed.

Li wasn't interested in this, but since Jiang Luoluo had already started, she watched for a while and offered some of her own opinions.

The strength that was chosen and taught by both Qing and Ti is that of someone with a strong talent for eyesight, which allows him to distinguish the textures on stones more easily than others.

It also allows one to see some marks on the bones and discern what kind of attack the beast suffered before its death.

As Jiang Luoluo listened, she felt as if she were listening to a forensic doctor give a lecture, except that the corpse was that of a wild animal.

They chatted for a long time before finally lying down to sleep.

……

The next day, after assembling a portion of the gunpowder, they began test blasting. Since the quarry was full of stones, they used some of the gunpowder to test the explosive effect.

This is a process that needs to be repeated; the amount of gunpowder needed to blast open a rock of a certain size must be determined through repeated trials.

Because the explosion was a dangerous event, Jiang Luoluo could only stand at a certain distance and watch the other tribesmen operate the device through her small binoculars.

It was thanks to the small telescope that Jiang Luoluo was able to judge some details from such a distance.

However, after conducting many experiments, Jiang Luoluo no longer needed to repeatedly guide him on many things. Instead, Jiang Luoluo would hold up his small binoculars and look around aimlessly.

From afar, a black dot could be seen rapidly approaching in the sky.

Just as Jiang Luoluo was about to call out for help, she noticed that the black dot was becoming more and more familiar.

"Angela?" Jiang Luolu jumped up immediately.

She didn't bring Angela with her this time, since she was going to the Taz Forest.

No matter how obedient and well-behaved Angela may be, she is still not human.

Everyone was worried that Angela would run away once she got to the TAZ Forest.

Jiang Luoluo will be heartbroken then.

Therefore, everyone unanimously opposed Jiang Luoluo bringing Angela out.

Jiang Luoluo didn't think too much about it. She just felt that the environment for conducting the explosion experiment might not be good for Angela, so she agreed to let Angela stay.

She never expected that Angela would come looking for her on her own.

Other tribespeople nearby noticed Angela approaching and heard their masters calling out Lolo's name. They did not make any aggressive moves.

Angela landed safely at Jiang Luoluo's feet.

Before the person and the bird could even exchange words, they heard a deafening explosion from the side. Angela jumped up and hid behind Jiang Luoluo.

Jiang Luoluo didn't have time to exchange pleasantries or feelings with Angela now; she had to go and record the data from the explosion first.

The experiment for the next explosion will be adjusted by comparing it with other previous records.

Ge arrived just as the data recording began.

Goh had come after Angela. Having been domesticated and barely knowing how to hunt, Angela couldn't possibly have escaped Goh's notice when she ran away.

Almost as soon as Angela left, Goh followed.

She arrived a little later than Angela.

Seeing that Jiang Luoluo was busy, Ge did not disturb her. He silently looked around and wondered if Jiang Luoluo would be comfortable staying here.

It wasn't until Jiang Luoluo finished her work that Ge came over and started talking to her about Angela.

At first, Angela didn't realize that Jiang Luoluo's departure from the tribe was a long-term matter.

For Angela, there were far too many times when Jiang Luoluo wasn't home. Jiang Luoluo always had many places to go and many things to do.

So Angela obediently waited at home for Jiang Luoluo to come home.

But Jiang Luoluo didn't return by evening, and Angela began to feel something was wrong, pacing around anxiously.

As Angela moved around, she noticed that the scent of Jiang Luoluo in the house had faded—Jiang Luoluo had taken all the everyday items with her.

Angela waited until the next day, but Jiang Luoluo still hadn't returned home. So, following Jiang Luoluo's habit, she wandered around the tribe.

When Angela couldn't find Jiang Luoluo anywhere, she started to panic.

Although Angela is intelligent, she cannot fully understand things like a human. Jiang Luoluo is away on business and needs to stay away for a while.

Based on its own understanding, it could only conclude that Jiang Luoluo had been driven away by the tribe.

This is common among wild animals. For example, when some cubs grow up to the age where they should be independent, their parents will forcibly drive them away so that they can live independently.

For example, some social animals may have leaders who worry that the sub-adults who are about to grow up will become a threat to them, so they will drive them away before they reach adulthood.

Because Jiang Luoluo was physically healthy and looked two or three years older than normal, in Angela's eyes, she did indeed seem to be a sub-adult who was about to be driven out of the tribe and become independent.

Without hesitation, Angela followed the trail of Jiang Luoluo's departure and came looking for her.

It wants to live with Jiang Luoluo, and even if Jiang Luoluo is driven away by the tribe, it will not abandon her!

If it weren't for Ge following Angela closely and signaling to the other tribesmen in time, Angela would have been pinned to the ground and killed by the other tribesmen before she even left Silver Peak Mountain.

Rather than saying that Goe chased after Angela, it would be more accurate to say that Goe escorted Angela all the way here.

Jiang Luoluo felt a little touched, and also a little amused.

However, since Angela has already come all this way, there's no need to send her back. Letting her stay here and developing her hunting and survival skills in the wild is a good option.

We can't just let it live in the tribe like that for the rest of its life.

Jiang Luoluo didn't expect Angela to become anything extraordinary, but at least she should be able to survive like a bird outside the tribe.

After seeing where Jiang Luoluo lived, Ge quickly left, leaving Angela, who had never left Silver Peak Mountain before, to curiously explore her surroundings.

There were originally many wild animals near the quarry, but some were driven away by Chi and his group, while others were frightened away by the continuous explosions.

Angela flew around high in the sky, seemingly safe.

As the number of experiments increased and the tribespeople became more familiar with the various operations, Jiang Luoluo's life became easier and easier, with others helping her with some of the tedious and complicated tasks.

Whenever she had some free time, Jiang Luoluo couldn't control her restless body and wanted to leave the rubble pit and wander into the Taz Forest.

It was fortunate that the captain of the guard team this time was Chi.

Chi agreed.

If it were anyone else, they probably wouldn't pamper Jiang Luoluo like this.