I've been transported to the orc continent.

Chapter 237 Unicycle

After saying this, the old man slowly closed his eyes and fell into a coma.

Life is unpredictable; the old man passed away after being in a coma for four days.

The custom of keeping a deceased orc at home for three days is somewhat similar to that on Earth. It is said that some orcs will suddenly come back to life after they die. If an orc does not wake up after three days, he is considered to be completely dead.

The deceased old man had no relatives, but he had several friends. They had all grown up together in the same tribe, and their bond was almost stronger than that of family. For the next three days, the old man's friends and young people from the tribe took turns guarding his body. After three days, the old man's body would be placed in a coffin and buried.

The orcs of the High Tree tribe prepare their own coffins in advance. When they get old, they find a thick tree, cut it down, and split it in two. One half is the base, and the other half is the lid. A hole is dug in the half that will be the base. After they die, they put their bodies into the hole, close the lid, and tie it securely with hemp rope and animal hide. Finally, they carry the body to a valley far away from the tribe and bury it.

To be honest, Bai Ling wasn't very familiar with this beastman. The beastman was old and couldn't do any heavy work. He mostly sat in the square, watching the cubs play.

Although their houses were next to each other, they would only greet each other when they bumped into each other, and they didn't have any deeper interactions.

Even though they weren't close, Bai Ling still felt a little bad seeing someone she knew die.

The other orcs also had red eyes. They stood silently in front of the coffin carved from trees, bidding a final farewell to the dead orc.

Finally, the deceased orc's friends closed the coffin lid and tied it with layers of hemp rope and animal hide. The large orcs of the tribe transformed into their animal forms, and together they lifted the coffin onto the orcs' backs. Zhan also transformed into his animal form and carried the deceased orc's friends on his back.

The other large orcs also transformed into their animal forms, carrying the smaller orcs behind the coffin.

The weather is too cold now, and there's a thick layer of snow, so the roads are difficult to walk on. Everyone is walking very slowly. Fortunately, there are no hills or slopes along the way; the roads are all flat, so it's just tiring but not dangerous.

This is a large valley. The coffin of the dead orc was not buried underground, but placed in a cave. The weather was too cold and the ground was frozen solid, so it was impossible to dig a pit to bury it. The orc's coffin was placed in the cave for the time being, and it would be buried in the ground next spring.

And so the orc's funeral came to an end.

Without any wailing or fanfare, the orc quietly completed his final journey.

*

After returning from the low mountain, Bai Ling pulled Yue away; he had something he wanted to say to her.

The two walked to the outside of the tribe. There was no one else there. The world was a vast expanse of white, and there wasn't a single animal to be seen, let alone a person.

This time, Yue took Bai Ling's hand and put it in her pocket, their two warm hands inside the same glove.

"Yue, I have a request. Can you grant it to me?" Bai Ling said.

He didn't even state his request directly, but simply asked Yue if she could grant it.

If Yue agrees, that would be wonderful; if Yue doesn't agree, he'll have to keep pestering her until she does.

Yue asked, "What is it?"

Bai Ling: "Hmm, what kind of funeral would you like after you pass away?"

Yue was truly at a loss as to what Bai Ling was going to ask, so he simply asked, "Ling, what are your requests?"

“Moon, this is what I’m thinking: if I die first, I’ll put my coffin in the cave, and when you die, I’ll put it in the same coffin as your body and bury it together. If you die first, I’ll keep your coffin, and when I die, I’ll be buried with you.”

"That way, even if we're all just bones left, we won't be separated."

This is Bai Ling's wish.

He wanted to die and be buried with the moon, never to be separated for all eternity.

Even in death, he wanted to be with Yue, with their bones placed in the same coffin. Even if they were separated in the end, they would still be inseparable.

After thinking for a moment, Yue said directly, "Ling, how about this: if I die first, you bury me, and after you die, you dig me up and bury us together. If you die first, I bury you, and after I die, I dig you up and bury us together. Does that sound alright?"

“If we were to be placed in a cave, and we were to die at different times, the one who dies first would have to stay in the cave by himself. I don’t think that’s a good idea, because the cave is just too spacious.”

Bai Ling couldn't refute Yue's words.

Bai Ling laughed and said, "Well, it's settled then. After I die, I'll bury you, and when you die, I'll dig you up and bury you together. When you die, I'll bury you, and when I die, I'll dig you up and bury you together."

“Let’s both turn to ashes together,” Bai Ling said. “Maybe after we’re buried, wildflowers will grow on our graves.”

Yue didn't speak; he simply gazed quietly at his lover, who was so close to him, his eyes filled with tenderness.

*

During this winter, Bai Ling made a wheelbarrow and a cart.

The most difficult part of these two items was the wheels. Bai Ling made the wheels into twelve equal parts and then assembled them one by one according to the blueprints. Apart from the wheels, the other parts were much simpler. He just made the parts according to the blueprints and then assembled them one by one.

Animals in the orc world are larger than those on Earth, so the wheels Bai Ling made were also larger and taller, and the carriage was also wider. To make the carriage more stable while moving, Bai Ling also covered the wheels with animal hides, and then covered the hides with a layer of iron.

There are also many corresponding parts for wheelbarrows and carts, which Bai Ling has made, and the materials are also available in the Materials Tribe.

After the wheelbarrow was finished, the orcs from the carpentry team pushed it around the yard a few times. Bai Ling made the wheelbarrow according to the orcs' height, so it was just right for them to push. However, at the beginning, the orcs couldn't keep their balance and often tipped over to one side while pushing it.

Bai Ling shouted, "Stop for now, I'll teach you how to push."

As Bai Ling spoke, he walked over, hung the animal skin strap from the wheelbarrow handle around his neck, and then pushed the wheelbarrow forward.

The unicycles that wobble around among other orcs are perfectly steady in Bai Ling's hands. He tells them which way to go, which way to turn, and which way to stop. It's more like a toy in Bai Ling's hands than a unicycle.