I've been transported to the orc continent.

Chapter 116 Kiln Firing

Back in the tribe, Yue saw Ling running towards her, her eyes filled with joy and excitement at seeing her return.

The moon was just as excited and happy to see Ling, so it lowered its head and touched Ling's shoulder with its head, and even let Ling pinch its ears.

When the two were alone, Yue thought Ling would tell her that he missed her and longed for her, but Ling only talked about trivial matters in the tribe and didn't say a word about missing her.

Yue got angry because of this.

Orcs' emotions are straightforward and passionate. After her anger subsided, Yue quickly came to her senses. Since Ling didn't take the initiative to say that he missed her, she would speak first.

Bai Ling was stunned. Yue repeated, "Ling, I've already told you I miss you, but you haven't said you missed me when we broke up!"

Yue didn't ask Ling if she missed him. He knew there was no need to ask. It was a matter of course, like the sun rising and setting.

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Yue's words left Bai Ling completely stunned.

He was like a stone at that moment, without breathing, without a heartbeat, and without even thoughts.

Yue wasn't in a hurry. He just quietly looked at Bai Ling, waiting for Bai Ling's answer.

It took Bai Ling a while to react. He grabbed Yue's hand, his voice trembling slightly, "Yue, I miss you so much, I really, really miss you."

"I think of you when I eat, I think of you when I drink, I think of you when I walk, I think of you when I sleep, and I think of you even when I work." His voice calmed down, but the light in his eyes grew brighter and brighter. "Yue, I think of you every moment."

The moon smiled.

Just like the spring breeze blowing open a pool of clear water, layers of ripples spread across the pool, making it sparkle.

He said, "I believe you."

Because I feel the same way; I think about you every single moment.

*

Yue and Bai Ling packed their things and came out of the cave together. They looked exactly the same as before they went in, but anyone with eyes could see that something seemed different about them.

The atmosphere between the two used to be ambiguous, but now it should be sweet.

Orcs with partners or potential partners can immediately tell the difference between them, but orcs without partners can only see that the two seem a little different from before, but they can't see what the difference is.

Chen ran over from below: "Brother, Yue, the clan chief said we're going to have stewed meat today, mostly meat stew."

There is indeed still plenty of meat in the tribe, but there are also many orcs in the tribe. It is definitely not possible to eat to one's heart's content every day. These days, most of the tribesmen have been farming the fields. Farming is quite tiring, so their meals have changed from bone broth to meat broth. However, more than half of a bowl of meat broth is still made up of various dried vegetables and freshly picked greens.

To celebrate the return of the hunting team, Zhan asked the tribespeople to cook a stew that was mostly meat. Chen heard the news and rushed back, just in time to run into Bai Ling and Yue.

Bai Ling laughed and said, "We eat plenty of meat at home, so why are you still so excited when you hear about eating meat?"

Chen said, "Even if I eat meat every day, I still get excited when I hear about eating meat."

He then noticed that there was something different between his brother and Yue, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

Anyway, things are different now. It seems like my brother and Yue are becoming more and more like our father.

*

Bai Ling's uncle finally had a cub, a little leopard cat just like his father.

The newborn leopard kitten's eyes were still closed; it was wrapped in the snow beast's fur, with only its little head showing.

The little cub was sleeping soundly, surrounded by a circle of adults, each of them staring at it with wide eyes, seemingly oblivious to the fact that the cub was sleeping.

Bai Ling was no exception. In fact, he really wanted to touch the cub's head, but because the cub's eyes were not yet open, he couldn't just touch it.

Chen asked softly, "When will it open its eyes?"

"She'll open her eyes in about ten days," Qu's father said.

Lin, who had just become a father, no longer even left the house. He stayed in the cave with his mate and cub, and whispered, "I wonder what its eyes look like?"

Lin has gray eyes, while his companion Qu has brownish-yellow eyes. The cub's eyes may resemble either its father or its father, and it's unknown who the cub's eyes will resemble.

Looking at the sleeping cub, Lin felt as if her heart was filled with sweet worm water, a sweet and warm feeling constantly overflowing.

Feng walked in from outside, carrying two bowls. He called out to everyone, "Let's go eat. Stop crowding around the cubs. Brother, you should move over too; you've been standing here all afternoon."

Lin verbally agreed, but didn't move, remaining seated beside her partner watching her cub.

Qu nudged him: "Move around a bit, aren't you tired of sitting for so long?"

Lin grinned and said, "Okay, you eat first, and I'll move around after you finish eating."

Qu stopped talking. Since her partner was willing to stay here, she let him be. She was the same way; besides eating and sleeping, she just watched over her cubs.

The cubs are so cute, I can never get enough of looking at them.

The Lin family has a new baby, and Feng will stay there to take care of Lin and the baby, so Cang and Chen will have to do the work in the fields.

As for Bai Ling, he's so busy these days that he's nowhere to be seen.

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Brick kilns and pottery kilns are completely different. Brick kilns are larger, with thicker kiln walls and roofs, and they also need to have two fire openings. The fire openings cannot face the kiln chamber directly; there must be a fire-blocking wall between the kiln chamber and the fire openings.

Since it was Bai Ling's first time firing a kiln, she made a relatively simple brick kiln.

Bai Ling led his men to build a brick kiln here, while some of the clansmen were burning charcoal.

To fire bricks, you can't use firewood; you have to use charcoal, and firing a kiln consumes a lot of charcoal.

Fortunately, the tribe is not far from the forest, making it easy to collect firewood. Some tribesmen cut down trees while others were responsible for making charcoal. With their cooperation, they were able to supply Bai Ling with the charcoal she needed.

Besides making charcoal, some members of the tribe also make brick blanks.

These people are generally quite stable in character. They had already made adobe bricks before, so making brick bricks shouldn't be a big problem for them.

After the brick kiln was built, Bai Ling did not start firing it immediately, but left it to dry for a few days.

The charcoal was ready, the brick blanks were ready, and the brick kiln had been left to dry for a few days. Bai Ling chose a sunny day to start firing the kiln.

First, they carried the brick blanks into the brick kiln and stacked them in a neat row. Once the kiln was full, Bai Ling led all the clansmen out.

The first fire for firing the kiln was lit by the clan chief Zhan, and the second fire was lit by Bai Ling.

Chief Zhan and Bai Ling each guarded one of the fire pits, using iron shovels to feed charcoal in one shovelful at a time, and the orange-red flames quickly grew stronger.

The brick kiln temperature hasn't risen yet, so it has to be fired slowly first. After two days, when the temperature rises, more charcoal can be added to make it burn more intensely.