allonlinenovel Chapter 136 Ash Death Plain
Chapter 136 Ash Death Plain
The matter of the gray, dead soil completely piqued Jiang Luoluo's curiosity.
The main problem is that if Jiang Luoluo wants to grow something herself, the Gray Dead Soil is a problem that she has to solve.
That's a huge plain; it would be such a waste if it couldn't be used to grow anything.
Otherwise, Jiang Luoluo would have to learn from the shaman's methods and have Ge bring back some soil every time he went hunting, so he could make a small vegetable garden or something.
However, considering the appetites of the tribespeople, Jiang Luoluo dared not calculate how large a vegetable garden she would need to provide herself and Ge with vegetables and food throughout the year.
And it's not just Ge; Jiang Luoluo also has a good relationship with the Mao family, so she should get some of the past too. There's also He, Chi, Xi, Zhuang, Xing... Wu can't forget them either.
Now that all these relatives and friends have received their share, if other members of the clan want to bring something in exchange, can Jiang Luoluo refuse?
It would probably take converting the entire Silver Peak Mountain into vegetable gardens to truly meet the needs of the entire tribe.
Moreover, although Jiang Luoluo didn't say it, she always wanted to recreate the staple foods from her previous life.
A life without staple foods is incomplete!
Furthermore, Jiang Luoluo already had a complete plan and a practical goal—to find foxtail grass, or a plant similar to foxtail grass.
Many people may not know that foxtail grass and millet are plants of the same family, which is what we now call millet. With a certain period of cultivation and domestication, similar plants such as foxtail grass can be cultivated into nutritious millet.
Although millet is not rice and cannot be made into fragrant and sweet white rice, it can be made into delicious millet rice and millet porridge.
In Jiang Luoluo's previous life, millet porridge, fried dough sticks, and meat pies were her daily breakfast staples.
Millet porridge comes in sweetened and unsweetened varieties. Jiang Luoluo prefers the unsweetened kind, but occasionally she'll want to try adding sugar.
Just thinking about it made Jiang Luoluo feel like her mouth was watering.
Therefore, if Jiang Luoluo wants to achieve her dream of growing vegetables, her first priority is to find a large enough place where she can fully unleash her potential and plant with peace of mind.
Otherwise, if you just stingily grow a little bit of stuff and can't even bear to eat it, it's really not very meaningful.
We still need to go and see what the real Gray Dead Soil Plain is like.
Jiang Luoluo didn't think she could find a solution that the tribe hadn't been able to find in 1,500 years just by glancing at it.
However, she comes from another world and has insights and knowledge that the tribe lacks. Perhaps she can offer the tribe different ideas and find a direction that can bring about change.
Even if she ultimately finds nothing, Jiang Luoluo still needs to make some effort for her choice.
How will you know if it won't work if you don't try?
Jiang Luoluo excitedly expressed her thoughts to Xing. After being able to speak, even if she could only say one word at a time, it greatly improved the speed at which Jiang Luoluo could communicate with others.
"No, Luo." Xing rejected Jiang Luoluo's idea and suggestion without hesitation.
"You are still too young to leave Silver Peak Mountain."
The people in the tribe are naturally strong and courageous, as evidenced by the dangerous games they play as children. They must be very brave in other places as well.
Over the years, countless tragedies have occurred because children, out of their daring and playful nature, have ventured into the Taz Forest.
So, through generations of inheritance, a rule was eventually established that children under the age of ten are not allowed to leave the area of the three mountains of Yinfeng Mountain.
Children over ten years old who have not awakened their orc bloodline must be accompanied by orc warriors to roam the outskirts of the Taz Forest.
At Jiang Luoluo's age... she clearly doesn't have the right to leave, and no one would agree to let her leave.
Before she could even begin her mission, she died young... Jiang Luoluo once again succumbed to her youth.
However, Xing wasn't really that heartless. She could see that the cub's curiosity about the Gray Dead Plains was becoming increasingly obvious, so she quickly came up with another alternative.
Although Jiang Luoluo cannot leave the area of Silver Peak Mountain to see what the Gray Dead Soil Plain looks like, they can certainly go to the top of the mountain to see it.
Standing at the highest point on the mountaintop, and finding a spot unobstructed by vegetation, you're sure to see what the gray, barren plain at the foot of the mountain looks like.
Although it's too far away, it might not be very clear.
However, it did satisfy Jiang Luoluo's curiosity to some extent. Xing didn't think much of the cub's thoughts, only assuming that it was just curiosity about the Gray Dead Soil Plain.
Jiang Luoluo thought about it and said, "Okay, there's no better way after all."
But... Jiang Luoluo couldn't help but glance at Xing, who looked eager to try, and felt that Xing was taking the opportunity to make such a request so that she could have more opportunities to go up and down the mountain to exercise.
After all, Jiang Luoluo would never agree to let Xing go to places that are too far away, and Ping would never agree either.
The more Jiang Luoluo thought about it, the more convinced she became that this was the truth.
However, seeing how smoothly Xing came down from the mountain last time, there seemed to be no problem, so Jiang Luoluo felt relieved.
So the two of them quickly packed up and immediately set off for the mountain.
The top of Silver Peak Mountain, where Wu was located, was a flat open space.
But that doesn't mean there are no plants at all on the mountain.
After all, not to mention the plants growing in the herb field behind the wooden house where the witch lived, there were also various trees and plants around the mountaintop, which often needed to be cleared by people.
In addition, the unique structure of Yinfeng Mountain, which is like a cake tower with layers, means that even if there are no tall trees on the top, the trees on the next layer will still block part of the view from the top.
So Xing's idea was to take the cub to a secluded spot on the mountaintop, and then take a distant look at the Gray Dead Soil Plain to satisfy the cub's curiosity.
Through the open wooden window, the shaman saw two familiar figures walking towards him in the distance, and a look of confusion immediately appeared on his face.
After all, he had just examined the cub yesterday and found nothing wrong with it. The cub didn't seem to be sick at all and was perfectly healthy.
Including Xing, her health is much better than it has been in the past ten years or so.
The shaman thought for a long time, but still couldn't figure out what these two people were up the mountain for.
As a result, Wu waited patiently for a long time, but the two children did not come into the house to find him. Instead, they kept running around in circles on the mountaintop, like two headless flies.
He had simply come up the mountain to find a suitable spot to look at the two people on the gray, lifeless plain below: ...
Of course, out of politeness, Jiang Luoluo and Xing eventually went to the witch's wooden house, greeted the witch politely, and explained why they had come up the mountain.
Well... another reason might be that Xing's legs have been walking for so long and she needs to rest for a while, so she came to Wu's place to freeload a seat.
After the two entered the wooden house, the shaman realized what had happened, and his expression froze for a moment.
But Wu really couldn't say anything to the two children. After all, they chose to go up the mountain to see the gray earth plain instead of secretly going down the mountain to the gray death earth plain. That was already quite good.
Since they were already in the cabin, and the two of them had nothing to do while sitting on the side, the shaman casually pointed to the nearest basket of herbs and began to speak.
"Help me pull up that bunch of moonflowers, just leave the leaves, and throw the roots in that basket over there."
Jiang Luoluo and Xing exchanged a glance, said "oh," and then obediently started working.
One reason is that they have nothing better to do than idle around, and the other is that it seems no one in the tribe would refuse the shaman's orders, even if the shaman hadn't given any orders. Few people would argue against or refuse the shaman.
But the feeling that Wu gives people is not the kind of strong pressure that ancient emperors or high-ranking officials in feudal society have, where if you dare to refuse, you will suffer the consequences.
Jiang Luoluo thought for a long time and felt that Wu was more like seeing her grandparents working at home and casually ordering her to do chores. Actually, it would be fine to refuse—but she really couldn't refuse this one.
After working quietly in the room for a while, Wu suddenly seemed to remember something and asked Jiang Luoluo.
"Did Luo get a clear look at the Gray Death Soil Plain?"
Jiang Luolu tilted her head in confusion, wondering why Wu had suddenly asked such a question, and shook her head.
Actually, I did find a pretty good angle, but Jiang Luoluo is too short. Standing in that position, most of her view was still blocked by the tree canopy.
You can only see a little bit, and even that little bit of vision doesn't reveal anything clearly. You can only roughly make out that it's a vast expanse of gray land with a fairly flat surface. It gives you the feeling that you want to plant crops all over it.
Jiang Luoluo planned to have Ge take her up the mountain again after he returned from hunting. She thought that Ge could hold her or lift her up so that they could see more of the scenery from that height.
Xing did want to pick up Jiang Luoluo so that she could see further, but Xing herself needed a cane to walk, and Jiang Luoluo dared not put all her weight on Xing's body.
Although the water chestnut can stand for a short period of time and bear some heavy objects during this time, its strength is undeniable.
Jiang Luoluo wasn't so conceited as to ask Xing to do these things for her, so she shook her head embarrassedly and refused Xing's suggestion.
The shaman shook his head, clearly having already guessed this outcome.
Then, the shaman pointed to the back of the wooden house, "The wooden platform used during the sacrifice is placed behind here. You can call a few people over later to help you carry the platform out. You should be able to see it clearly from the platform."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Luoluo's eyes lit up. The wooden platform was over three meters high, and standing on it, she wondered how far she could see.
Jiang Luoluo immediately looked up and thanked the witch, "Thank you..."
The recovery is going very well; I can now say two words completely, although the last word sounds a little weak.
After thanking her, Jiang Luoluo immediately lowered her head and continued working, speeding up her movements, preparing to finish the tasks the witch had assigned her as soon as possible so she could go down the mountain to find Chi for help.
At this time, most of the tribesmen are out hunting, but some will stay in the tribe to ensure its safety. For example, Chi will definitely stay behind to guard the tribe.
The shaman wanted to say that the cub could put down what it was doing and go find someone from its tribe to help.
But seeing the earnest and focused expression on the cub Luo's face, Wu couldn't help but smile and didn't say anything more.
Even though she really wanted to play, she knew she had to finish what she was doing first, and she wasn't perfunctory or careless. What a well-behaved and sensible child!
The workload assigned by Wu was not large; it was just something to help the two children pass the time. Jiang Luoluo quickly finished her share.
Before the shaman could speak, Jiang Luoluo greeted him and then jogged away from the wooden house, heading down the mountain to call for help.
The shaman turned his head and glanced at a wooden whistle on his table. The shaman lived alone in a wooden house on the mountaintop. There must be times when he needed help from others. At such times, he certainly wouldn't have time to go down the mountain to call for help. This whistle was the tool that the shaman used to communicate with other members of his tribe.
Watching Jiang Luoluo run away excitedly, Wu ultimately didn't call the cub back. She thought to herself, "Kids should run around and exercise more; it's good for their health."
Chi was indeed at home.
As Jiang Luoluo approached Chi's house, she smelled a strong aroma of fruit wine. She wondered how much fruit wine Chi had brought home from He's place this time.
Most of the fruit wines that Jiang Luoluo brewed before have already been officially made and only need to be left to settle for about two more months.
However, a small portion of the fruit wine had slightly gone bad, possibly due to improper sealing or other measures. Jiang Luoluo picked them out and gave them to He.
These spoiled fruit wines were stored at He's place. After Chi found out, he would occasionally go to He's place and take one or two barrels. He didn't know how much He had left now.
Of course, Chi always brings some food or other things to exchange each time he goes; he doesn't just freeload.
Brown originally intended to give these things to Jiang Luoluo, but Jiang Luoluo felt that since she had already given Brown the spoiled fruit wine, whatever Brown used it to exchange for should still be considered Brown's property.
You shouldn't give something to someone, see that they benefit from it, and then ask for it back.
Moreover, He helped Jiang Luoluo with so many things, so it's reasonable to consider this as payment to He.
After all, renting a warehouse to store things also requires paying rent, right?
Brown not only helps store these fruit wines, but also frequently helps with their care and inspection.
Jiang Luoluo felt that it was entirely appropriate to give He some compensation; it was something he deserved.