The Feather Tribe doesn't have large baskets. Even if they weave them themselves, due to the availability of raw materials, their large baskets can't bear the same weight as the Wood Tribe's, and ultimately they can't hold as much as the Wood Tribe's large baskets.
Eagle Cliff really liked the big basket. When he heard that they were to take more back, he happily said, "Okay, I'll fill it with shells and meat and bring it to you in two days."
Shen Nong smiled and said, "Okay."
This is just lunchtime for the Wood Tribe. In the past, the tribe only ate one meal a day, which was often not enough.
Since Shen Nong arrived, the entire tribe has been eating three meals a day without fail.
The Feather Tribe obviously eats only one meal a day, but Eagle Cliff knows from the tribespeople who have visited and returned from the Wood Tribe that the Wood Tribe eats three meals a day.
He was somewhat skeptical at first, but now he believes it.
When Eagle Cliff saw the pile of meat, his eyes widened in disbelief.
He had never eaten so much meat at once before, and it all smelled especially delicious.
Shen Nong did not disturb their meal. After finishing their meal, Lu Chun approached Shen Nong and told him about the caravan's trade with other tribes.
“Leopard Autumn contacted a tribe near the Feather Tribe called the Black Mountain Tribe. The chief of this tribe knew Leopard Autumn’s purpose and wanted to trade with us, but the priest of that tribe seemed unwilling.”
Lu Chun reached into his pocket and pulled out a stone. "This was secretly given to Bao Qiu by the clan chief. He said this stone is very hard, and if possible, he would like to exchange it for a stone like this."
Shen Nong looked at the black stone, not paying much attention. "Why would he think we would exchange fine animal hides for just a harder stone?"
Lu Chun also found it very strange. She handed the stone to Shen Nong and recalled what Bao Qiu had told her, "Bao Qiu asked the same question, but the Wushan tribe has nothing else to exchange with us."
The chieftain said that their priest valued these stones highly. Although he didn't know what the stones were used for, he believed that there must be a reason why their priest valued them so much.
Thinking that the priest might know, Leopard Autumn didn't speak too definitively. Just then, the chieftain gave Leopard Autumn a stone, saying, "He told me to bring it back for the priest to see."
Shen Nong took the stone, and the heavy feeling in his hand made him take another look. Although he was engaged in plant research, he also had some research on various soils and minerals.
What you're holding isn't a stone, it's iron ore.
Shen Nong examined it carefully, turning it over and over. This iron ore was somewhat different from the iron ore from interstellar space; it seemed purer. There were very few impurities, so it appeared to contain a considerable amount of iron.
He asked the system to check, and the system charged him 100 infrastructure points for the check and quickly gave Shen Nong an answer.
It contains 75% iron, similar to iron ore with a high iron content found in interstellar space.
[System notification: Iron ore detected in the host, ushering in a new era. Reward: 1/10 of the Hidden Shop unlocked.]
The sudden system notification startled Shen Nong for a while.
Immediately afterwards, the system's excited voice entered my mind, "Ahhh! Host! Part of the hidden shop has opened! Do you want to take a look!"
Shen Nong placed the iron ore on the table and said to Lu Chun, "Make sure Bao Qiu makes a deal with the Wushan tribe!"
Lu Chun watched as the priest went from being indifferent to being very concerned. She glanced at the black stone and thought to herself that there seemed to be something about it.
But Lu Chun then remembered what Bao Qiu had said about the priest of the Wushan tribe. Bao Qiu said that the other party's attitude was extremely tough, and they were directly driven out.
However, since the priest had given them instructions, they had to do their best to complete the task, no matter how difficult it was. Lu Chun accepted the order and said, "Yes, priest."
After Lu Chun left, Shen Nong summoned the system again, "What's in the Hidden Shop? Let me see."
The system quickly turned on the light screen, and Shen Nong discovered that the mall was selling fishing nets.
He had previously thought of making a large fishing net to catch fish in the sea, but since he hadn't found suitable crops to make it from, he had to give up.
The fishing nets in the system store cost at least 100 base points each and are made of hemp fiber. These absorb water and rot easily, so to prolong their lifespan, they need to be dried thoroughly in the sun every two days.
The most expensive one costs 1,000 infrastructure points. It is made of synthetic fiber, is very tough, and will not easily rot.
Even if the materials used in the products produced by the system vary in quality, the workmanship is always excellent.
Thinking of the abundant meat resources in the boundless sea, he couldn't resist and bought ten low-grade fishing nets.
The items in the hidden shop are mostly tools and some design blueprints.
Shen Nong opened the design drawings and discovered that it was a ship.
The water is rich in fish, but many orcs in the Beast World don't eat fish, not only because they don't know how to eat them, but also because they are difficult to catch.
Water is the domain of fish; no matter how well orcs are good swimmers, they cannot breathe freely in water.
To this day, the fish that the Mu tribe eats are all caught by Hu Xiao and his hunting team.
Lower-level orcs are simply not easy to catch, and there is also the risk of drowning.
A boat can solve all problems.
The design plans here also vary in quality, ranging from small wooden boats to aircraft carriers.
The sky is filled with everything from hot air balloons to starships.
Prices also range from low to high.
The highest price has countless zeros.
Shen Nong had considered shipbuilding before, but no matter how broad his interests were, it was impossible for him to be involved in everything.
Boats were one of the things he had never ventured into before.
It's true what they say, when you're about to doze off, someone brings you a pillow.
Besides the ship's design drawings, there were also some blueprints for steelmaking.
Given the current level of technology, we can't use any of the high-end products; we can only afford the most basic ones.
Shen Nong spent 100 infrastructure points to buy the blueprints for a simple wooden boat, and another 100 infrastructure points to buy the process diagrams for the steel casting method.
After all that, he still had 12,000 infrastructure points left.
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After resting and having a full meal, the Yu tribe members prepared to return home.
Shen Nong took out five fishing nets made of hemp fiber and gave them to Yingya along with the large basket.
Eagle Cliff and his group are very fast. They only need to put the fishing net into the sea, and together they can drag the net and catch a lot of seafood.
There's never too much meat, and with so many younger brothers around, it's inevitable that some of them won't have enough to eat.
Having multiple sources of meat is not necessarily a bad thing.
Yingya didn't quite understand what this big lump of stuff was, so Shen Nong explained it to him and demonstrated it. After listening, Yingya was eager to try it out.
I wish I were on the sea right now, to see if I could catch a lot of fish just by grabbing this thing called a fishing net and flying over it.
Seeing that Yingya was in a hurry to go fishing at sea, Shen Nong didn't say anything more and waved goodbye to them.
After seeing off the Feather Tribe orcs, Shen Nong drew the process of building the wooden boat on a clean wooden plank and then handed the plank to Shi Xia.
Shi Xia watched carefully for a while, understood the process, and knew how to build it.
She asked, "Priest, what is this strange thing used for after it's made?"
Shen Nong replied, "It allows us to walk on water."
Lion Xia's eyes widened; it could make people walk on water!
She looked at the wooden board again, as if she wanted to see a hole through it, which was simply unimaginable.
How can something that looks like a leaf allow people to walk on water?
Knowing its ultimate purpose, Shisha was excited and wanted to make it as soon as possible to see if it could really walk on water.
Although the wooden boat also needs to be secured with iron nails, the giant trees of the wooden tribe can temporarily replace iron nails. However, once iron is available, it will definitely need to be replaced with iron nails later.
Although the hardness of a giant tree is no different from that of iron, it is still a tree and has the characteristics of a tree.
It is prone to rotting when exposed to water and cannot be used for a long time.
Making wooden boats takes time, and Shen Nong wanted the tribespeople to get used to balancing on the water as soon as possible, so she asked Shi Xia to make some bamboo rafts first.
The bamboo rafts were made quickly; four were made in half a day.
Shen Nong had the hunting team take fishing nets and bamboo rafts to the river to practice and catch fish.
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The same ability as a priest
The sun was setting when the bamboo raft entered the water and floated on the surface.
Shen Nong had experience rowing, so he inserted a bamboo pole into the water. The long pole slowly propelled the bamboo raft, allowing it to drift gently with the current.
"Did you see it clearly?"
Shen Nong hadn't rowed far; the river was wide. He stopped on the water and shouted to Hu Xiao and the others who were still on the shore.
"Don't just stand there, get on the bamboo raft, just like I did."
There are three bamboo rafts left, and the remaining nine people can be divided into groups of three.
They chose the one closest to them and pushed it into the water. Niu Shan and Niu Mu then boarded the chosen bamboo raft.
Tiger Roar tried it out on the bamboo raft, but found it too shaky and refused to be the first to try. Rabbit Wind had no choice but to carefully get on first, and after another hunting party of orcs got on, Tiger Roar cautiously stepped onto the bamboo raft.
Cat Cloud was leading two people onto the third bamboo raft.
Ze has excellent balance. After getting on the bamboo raft, it was very stable, except for a slight sway at the very beginning.
He encountered some difficulties while pole vaulting, and after struggling for a long time, he just kept going around in circles.
This made Shen Nong, who was not far away, laugh non-stop while leaning on a pole. After he had laughed enough, he told Ze not to rush and to slowly find his footing in the direction he wanted to go.
He nodded at the chosen spot and began to focus intently on pole vaulting.
He has a strong ability to understand and put things into practice, and soon the bamboo raft began to drift normally on the water.
When Ze rowed the bamboo raft to Shen Nong's side, Tu Feng and Mao Yun had just finished their umpteenth collision.
Tu Feng even lost his footing and fell into the water twice because the bamboo raft was rocking.
Tiger Roar clung tightly to the bamboo raft, nearly crushing the bamboo in his hands.
After he learned the ropes, he taught Niu Mu, who learned very quickly, although at the beginning he kept going around in circles.
Once Niu Mu learned how, he stopped paying attention and went to Shen Nong's bamboo raft to fish with him.
Shen Nong had already cast his fishing net, and seeing Ze straddle his bamboo raft, he also wanted to slack off.