I've been transported to the orc continent.

Chapter 217 Transplanting

Bai Ling arrived at a flat area, very close to where the orcs lived. The land was flat and covered with lush wild grass. Bai Ling planned to plant mulberry trees here.

The orcs who had been clearing the land returned first. They all asked what had happened, and Bai Ling said, "I found a tree in the Greenwood Tribe. The insects on that tree are very precious. I want to transplant that tree back to the tribe, so I need your help."

Bai Ling pointed to the land and said, "You guys clear this land, cut off all the weeds, and pick out all the stones."

One of the orcs asked, "Is there any more plowing to do?"

Bai Ling shook his head: "No need," he stretched out his arm and said, "Just dig a tree pit with a shovel every such distance."

Without asking any questions, the beastmen immediately got to work. Since it was too close to their dwelling, they dared not light a fire. The lush weeds could only be cut with sickles. Bai Ling didn't just stand there either; he joined the beastmen, cutting the grass with a sickle.

While cutting grass, Bai Ling answered the beastmen's questions: "Silk is a very beautiful fabric, and the clothes made from it are very beautiful. It's impossible to describe it in words. If we're lucky, we'll be able to make silk next year, and then everyone will know."

Just how important is silk? You can tell by looking at the ancient Chinese trade route that was named after silk. Back then, a beautiful piece of silk could be directly exchanged for gold when sold to other countries.

Bai Ling also knew that the silk made from wild silkworms would not be as beautiful and dazzling as in her previous life, but the wearing experience would definitely be better than that of animal hides. More importantly, she would not have to wear the stuffy animal hides in the summer.

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Zhan jumped down from Gao's back, and before he could catch his breath, he ran over, grabbed Bai Ling's hand, and asked, "Ling, did you find something good again?"

Bai Ling nodded: "Yes, we've found something good. Clan leader, we must transplant the mulberry tree back."

Zhan didn't even ask any more questions, and simply nodded: "Okay, then let's go to Greenwood Tribe now and transplant those trees."

There are currently five Sky Beastmen in the High Tree Tribe. Bai Ling took four Sky Beastmen, four strong tribesmen, and tools such as shovels and baskets with her.

Before leaving, Bai Ling assigned the orcs in the tribe another task: to prepare enough water.

"Chief, bring out all the unused earthenware jars and pots in the tribe and put them here to fill with water. We'll need a lot of water when we plant the trees later."

Chief Zhan said, "I understand, Ling, don't worry, I'll arrange for them to fetch water right away."

Bai Ling gave a few more instructions before climbing onto the back of the Sky Beastman and burying his face in its feathers.

A sharp cry rang out from the Sky Orc's mouth, and then it flapped its wings and took to the sky.

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Bai Ling not only needs to transplant mulberry trees, but also oak trees. Both of these plants can be used to raise silkworms, and if mulberry silkworms and oak silkworms are crossbred, it may be possible to cultivate a better silkworm breed.

On Earth, silkworms are mostly grown in the south and tussah silkworms in the north. The Gaoshu tribe undoubtedly belongs to the northern climate zone, so why would there be so many silkworms here? Bai Ling didn't know. But if she couldn't figure it out, she stopped thinking about it. The most unlikely event—time travel—had already happened; what else couldn't happen?

Upon arriving at the Greenwood Tribe, Bai Ling, without taking a break, immediately began searching for suitable mulberry and oak trees to dig.

When transplanting trees, the best choice is one-year-old or two-year-old trees. Although these trees are young, they are more adaptable and more likely to survive after transplanting.

Bai Ling alone certainly couldn't dig up many trees; it would require the combined efforts of all the beastmen. Bai Ling explained the key points of digging to the beastmen and personally demonstrated how to dig up two mulberry trees, after which the beastmen began to work.

While the other orcs went to dig up trees, Bai Ling and Yue continued to traverse the forest. Bai Ling wanted to dig up some mulberry and oak trees with silkworm eggs so that they could collect silkworm larvae next year and let them spin cocoons.

It's not hard to find them. Wild silkworms have a strong reproductive capacity and adaptability. They can often devour entire groves of trees. Bai Ling saw several mulberry trees in this forest with almost all their leaves eaten away, and even a whole stretch of oak trees with almost all their leaves gone. So finding trees with silkworms is not difficult.

Bai Ling dug up a partially gnawed oak tree. On the branches of this oak tree, there were many white dots the size of rice grains, which were the silkworm eggs.

The moon transformed into a beast, carrying six baskets on its back, five of which were already full.

Bai Ling carefully placed the dug-up oak logs into her basket, and then began searching for young mulberry trees with silkworm eggs. Four of the five baskets were filled with oak logs, and the only basket containing mulberry trees was not yet full.

In order to find as many mulberry trees with silkworm eggs as possible, Bai Ling began to dig up thicker and taller mulberry trees. Even if these mulberry trees could not be planted and survived, the silkworm eggs on them might not necessarily die.

The beastmen carried baskets of mulberry and oak wood on their backs and tied them to the sky beastmen. Bai Ling also climbed onto the sky beastmen and went back to the tribe with them.

Although the beastmen have started farming, they have never transplanted trees. They need Bai Ling's guidance to plant all the trees.

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When Bai Ling returned to the tribe, the tribespeople had already cleared a large area of ​​land and dug tree pits. Bai Ling went over to take a look and found that the tree pits were dug a bit too deep. He then used an iron shovel to fill them with some soil and poured a whole bucket of water into the tree pits.

Seeing Bai Ling pour water into the tree pit, the beastmen also sprang into action, pouring water into the dug tree pits, and then transformed into their beast forms to fetch water from the river.

Once the water in the tree pit had dried up, Bai Ling picked up a mulberry tree, placed it in the pit, and then began to cover it with soil.

"When burying the tree, first bury the relatively moist soil that was dug out, and then sprinkle a layer of dry soil on top," Bai Ling explained to the villagers while demonstrating. "After burying the tree, you should tamp it down with your feet and dig a shallow hole around the tree so that it will be easier to water it later."

Bai Ling demonstrated several times to the tribespeople, and they quickly learned how to plant trees.

Zhan said, "Leave this to us, Ling. Don't worry, we will definitely plant these trees carefully."

Bai Ling smiled and said, "Well, then I'll go back to the Greenwood Tribe. I plan to dig up more mulberry and oak trees and plant as many as possible."

To raise silkworms, mulberry and oak trees are essential. While there is still time, Bai Ling should transplant as many mulberry and oak trees as possible so that the silkworm farming business can be developed.