Chapter 526 (1/2)

Dig!

As soon as Shao Xuan reached the tribe, he called for the shamans, chiefs and hunt leaders to gather.

Promptly, the two shamans, two chiefs and three hunt leaders rushed into the house.

The messengers quickly delivered Shao Xuan’s message to them. Knowing that Shao Xuan wouldn’t gather them for a small matter like this, they dropped what they were doing and headed over.

They were relieved to know that Shao Xuan made it back safely after chasing the two robbers but what was making him rush back so urgently?

The few saw the large object as soon as they stepped into the house.

“What is this?” asked the shaman.

Shao Xuan peeled the rope and the large leaves back to reveal the emerald green cabbage.

They were in the house that they used for meetings which had a wide stone door so Shao Xuan didn’t have to squeeze the vegetable in. He was also careful when transporting it. Hence, the cabbage kept its original shape.

“I found something that may be very useful,” said Shao Xuan.

As he was speaking, someone walked into the house. It was Guang Yi.

Shao Xuan met Guang Yi in the Fearsome Beast Forest when he was heading back to the tribe. He asked Guang Yi to get two birds for him and bring it to the meeting house.

Guang Yi was holding two cubs as he entered the house. They were Dumb Birds from the Lu tribe.

“Dumb Birds” were a type of large birds that Shao Xuan seen before in the Lu tribe. Their upper limbs evolved to be degenerated so they could not fly, not that their large bodies allowed it in the first place. They had thick legs and were meaty. The Lu tribe reared them for food. Maybe they were tamed by the Lu tribe for too long, they almost lost all of their survival instinct. These birds were much dumber than any animal in the forest so they got the name ‘Dumb Bird’.

In their expansion, the Flaming Horn tribe did cultivate a lot more farmland and built more animal pens to meet their increased demands for food. They already bought some animal younglings to breed.

The Dumb Birds were the first batch to arrive. Although they were still babies, they were much larger than adult ducks.

Guang Yi brought another adult bird too but it was left on the wagon outside because it was larger.

“What are the birds for?” asked Ao.

“To test if this is edible.” Shao Xuan plucked two leaves from the cabbage and placed one in front of the two young birds and the other into the adult’s mouth.

Even though the flying squirrel was fine after it ate it, it was better to be safe than sorry.

Shao Xuan was even thinking about mashing the leaves into a paste if the birds didn’t want to eat the leaves but they all dug into it happily.

The lifeless bird on the wagon became energetic after a few bites. It bit on the leaf at a much faster pace than the young birds.

“This... is edible?!” said Zheng Luo excitedly.

The tribe members always felt a sense of accomplishment when they found a new edible plant. They were a family of edible beasts from their years of hunting but they had limited knowledge of edible plants.

They were excited about the new addition to their diets. The few plants they brought over from the other side of the sea hadn’t borne any fruits or matured so they had a limited selection of fruits and grains to repeat every day.

They didn’t have a shortage of food. Even with just hunting and gathering in the forest, they had plenty of food to pass around. Being able to plant a new species was more of a status symbol.

Even the visiting tribes knew that having something others don’t is a sign of how well your tribe is doing. They brought along speciality produce from their tribes as a gift to Flaming Horn.

The times were different now, any tribe that a larger variety of crops were better than others.

Duo Kang thought to himself, ’Planting this as a bluff would be great too. This will surely shock the other tribes.’

A vegetable ball grown exclusively in the Flaming Horn Tribe?

Doesn’t sound bad. Who said Flaming Horn couldn’t produce novelty vegetables. Not anyone can grow such a big plant!

Everyone in the house stared at the huge vegetable ball, lost in their thoughts. Shao Xuan had no idea what their actual thoughts were. He just continued observing the two birds.

Ten minutes passed.

One of the younglings pooped and looked slightly tired but it was overall still fine. The adult one outside was even more energetic than before and was fussing to have another piece.