in2ebook Chapter 17 Potatoes and Colorful Phoenix Chicken
Chapter 17 Potatoes and Colorful Phoenix Chicken
Lin Baiyan squatted down and used a stick to dig away the plant. He then dug around the roots and found several potatoes of different sizes. The largest was as big as his palm, and the smallest was as big as a child's fist.
Lin Baiyan didn't mind that the potatoes were small; he carefully patted the soil off the potatoes he had dug up.
This is all his future food supply, so we have to take good care of it.
He excitedly picked them up and showed them to Tu Lin, saying, "Uncle Tu Lin, look! These are potatoes!"
Potato fries, potato pancakes, stewed chicken with potatoes, shredded potatoes and mashed potatoes!
Even the dry-roasted potatoes are incredibly delicious!
Tu Lin looked at the round, yellow ball in Lin Baiyan's palm with a puzzled expression.
What is this? Is this thing called a potato?
Seeing this, the other sub-beastmen assumed that Lin Baiyan had found new food and gathered around.
Tu Lin picked up a potato and examined it closely, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes: "There's actually fruit underneath this plant?"
He was somewhat worried, "These leaves are poisonous, so the fruit probably can't be eaten either, right?"
Lin Baiyan smiled mysteriously and shook his head, "On the contrary, the fruit is edible."
The young man explained, "Potato leaves contain a little bit of toxins. It's possible that those orcs ate too much of them, which caused food poisoning."
"But the fruit is perfectly edible, just be careful not to eat potato fruits that have sprouted."
Tu Lin was still a little worried, so Lin Baiyan quietly pulled him aside and said to him, "Uncle Tu Lin, don't worry, this is really edible. The Beast God told me..." As he spoke, he tapped his temple with his finger.
Tu Lin then remembered that Lin Baiyan was an awakened priest. It wasn't Tu Lin's fault; Lin Baiyan's behavior was indeed not very priestly.
In the Orcish continent, priests are generally responsible for counting food supplies, treating the wounded, and praying for the Orc God's blessing.
Who else would do what Lin Baiyan did, following the sub-beastmen to start gathering resources and calling him "Uncle Rabbit Lin" all the time?
Lin Baiyan was probably referring to the memories that the Beast God had passed down to him.
No, he needs to remind Lin Baiyan more often in the future, as well as the people in the tribe, that they can't fail to treat Lin Baiyan as a priest.
Seeing how certain Lin Baiyan was, he chose to believe him.
The two returned to the spot where they had just discovered the potatoes, and Rabbit Year announced to the sub-beastmen, "This is a new food discovered by the priest, called... Earth..."
Tu Lin couldn't quite recall it for a moment.
The young man prompted from the side: "Potatoes!"
"Oh right, potatoes. The priest said that the leaves are inedible, but the fruit underneath is."
The beastmen took edible food very seriously, and everyone was thrilled to hear that.
Tu Lin called on everyone to dig potatoes together.
A short while later, the young man saw that there were already quite a few potatoes piled up around him and shouted to the sub-beastmen, "I think that's enough for today. Let's go back first. It won't make a difference if we wait a little longer. I see there are quite a few potatoes here, and we can dig more later."
Rabbit Forest nodded, carefully noting down the surrounding environment, thinking that he could bring the sub-beastmen along next time he went to collect resources.
Carrying loads of plants, everyone walked excitedly towards the cave, with obvious smiles on the faces of every sub-beastman.
Back in the cave, Lin Baiyan saw Lang Cang sitting outside, processing his prey. The man also heard the noise and looked up to see the fair-skinned, slender young man standing out among the group of sub-beastmen.
Lang Cang always felt that Lin Baiyan was different from them.
If I had to pinpoint the difference, it would probably be that the eyes of young people are always filled with vibrant hope, shining like stars.
In this resource-scarce orc continent, the orcs think every day about how to obtain food and survive.
Many orcs live their entire lives in a daze, constantly struggling for food.
But the young man in front of him gave him a completely different feeling. He seemed to be full of enthusiasm and energy every day, and his eyes were full of determination.
Just like the dandelions my father gave to my mother when I was a child, they can survive strong no matter where they are blown, and they have spread all over the grassland.
Lin Baiyan immediately spotted the conspicuous man at the cave entrance. He was shirtless, with clearly defined muscles on his shoulders and abdomen, exuding a unique charm. His eyes were indifferent, and he radiated a cold aura.
It gives people a feeling of being unapproachable.
However, Lin Baiyan was not afraid. The young man ran up to Lang Cang, carrying the potatoes in his arms, and pointed them out to him like a treasure, "Look, these are the potatoes I found. They're delicious. I'll cook them for you later!"
Lang Cang's eyes flickered almost imperceptibly as he looked at the young man's smiling face. He nodded slightly, his voice hoarse and deliberately lowered, "Okay."
Lin Baiyan didn't pay attention to Lang Cang's taciturn nature, and looked at the roe deer beside him, "How was the hunting team's day? Did you catch a lot of prey?"
Lang Cang pursed his lips and said succinctly, "It's a little better than yesterday."
In fact, it was only slightly better than yesterday. Today we hunted a roe deer and three pheasants.
The young man leaned closer and patted Lang Cang's arm. "It's alright, don't worry. It's autumn now, and there are plenty of plants in the mountains. We won't go hungry anymore."
As soon as Lin Baiyan approached, Lang Cang subconsciously tensed up. Then, a pair of slender, soft hands rested on his arm and gently patted it twice.
The man froze. Apart from his mother and father, the young man was the first sub-beastman to approach him.
Lin Baiyan saw that Lang Cang had no reaction and remained expressionless.
Anyway, he was just offering routine comfort, and feeling that he had comforted Lang Cang, Lin Baiyan happily went to the stone pot to ask for stewed potatoes.
Lang Cang looked at the young man's back and felt a faint burning sensation on the skin where the young man had touched him.
Lin Baiyan approached the stone pot and spotted something resembling a pheasant tied together.
"what is this?"
Tiger Hill was about to process the Rainbow Phoenix Chicken when he heard the young man ask this question. He explained, "This is a Rainbow Phoenix Chicken. Its meat is tender and delicious. Sub-beastmen and cubs love to eat it. It can fly, so it's not easy to catch."
They only managed to catch these few colorful pheasants by sheer luck.
"Can't we raise them?" the young man thought thoughtfully.
Tiger Hill didn't understand the young man's meaning. "Why raise them? They need to eat!"
In Huqiu's eyes, nothing is more important than food. At this moment, when faced with the colorful phoenix chicken trying to steal their food, Huqiu instinctively resisted.
Lin Baiyan smiled and shook his head, saying, "You can't think like that. If we can raise the Rainbow Phoenix Chicken, and it lays eggs and hatches more baby Rainbow Phoenix Chickens, wouldn't we have a continuous supply of Rainbow Phoenix Chickens to eat?"