Chapter 592 - An Idea (1/2)

Chapter 592

An Idea

Every time a flock of birds flew by their tribe, Shao Xuan would observe and see what kind of birds they were. Even though he couldn’t see them too clearly, he could tell what species they belonged to, their body shape, and their speed. These were simple judgements he could make.

The first flock that flew over were large-sized birds. Most of them were beasts that travelled fast and had strong stamina. After these birds left, other ordinary birds came.

The green ducks were one of the last flocks to fly by their tribe. Maybe they were a special case. If the green duck flew here by himself, he would’ve been one of the first birds to arrive, but because he was bringing along his family members- a group of ducklings- it delayed his travel, so they were one of the last flocks to arrive.

After the green ducks arrived, the birds that came after were even more ordinary than before. The birds that departed from their flock and flew down because they heard the green ducks’ calls belonged to those regular types. They were even more common than those Shao Xuan had seen before when they were living beside the sea.

These ducks had different colours of feathers and behaved differently. But because they looked similar, Shao Xuan categorised them all as wild ducks.

Back then, when they were living on the other side, the green duck had also attracted many wild ducks into the tribe. Now, the same situation was happening again- except this time, it wasn’t just the green duck calling out to the other birds. His ducklings also followed what he did and quacked to the birds from afar.

The wild ducks that were flying over caught the attention of many tribal workers who were busy working on their task. The people who had seen this phenomenon before were delighted. With so many ducks in their tribe, they knew more eggs would be laid.

The guards did not stop the wild ducks from getting close, so right after the wild ducks departed from their flock, they followed the green ducks and flew down to the lake.

The lake that was usually serene and quiet was suddenly full of excitement. The wild ducks that landed took up more than one-third of the lake’s surface. But this was only the beginning. Many other wild ducks were still descending into the lake.

Not all the birds that flew by the tribe descended, and the tribesmen knew there were many more ducks from these flocks. These ducks just didn’t know about this place because they hadn’t heard the green ducks’ quacks.

“We underestimated them!”

Shao Xuan looked toward the fat duck on the lake. He shouted, “Hey! Duck!”

The fat duck, swimming peacefully in the man-made lake, slowly turned its head in Shao Xuan’s direction.

“Please… don’t fly up into the sky anymore.”

The fat duck turned its head, and without giving any response or acknowledgement, it kept swimming in the same direction.

But afterwards, when Shao Xuan observed them, the ducks no longer flew into the sky again. Shao Xuan calmed down and breathed out a sigh of relief.

The people who worked on the lake once again dug out and expanded its area. Judging by the lake’s current size, the s.p.a.ce was insufficient for all these wild ducks.

The keeper who took care of the duck shed also renovated the shed, so they didn’t have to worry about the sudden increase in the number of ducks. The green ducks were picky, but the wild ducks weren’t. Their food was easy to make, and it wouldn’t be too much trouble for the keepers because they already had experience taking care of them.

Two days later, five boats had already been constructed, and they were ready for testing. On each boat, there were fifty to a hundred people, and this time, the number of people who were going out to trade was around three hundred. Their name list had already confirmed this number.

The five boats with Flaming Horn totem signs marked with paint departed from the man-made lake into the ca.n.a.l.