I Became The Chief of A Primitive Village

Chapter 240: Carpet

The next morning, Su Bai slowly opened his black eyes and silently said in his heart, [System, check in and open the Assistance Package.]

[Ding! Congratulations Host, check in successful!]

[Ding! Congratulations, Host has received Low Grade Assistance: one large carpet.]

Su Bai saw a huge carpet suddenly appear on the empty space in front of him. He estimated it to be about 10×10 metres in size.

He got up and walked over to examine the carpet, saying with satisfaction: “Not bad, the texture is very good, and the embroidery is exquisite.”

The craftsmanship of the 10×10 metre carpet was like those in European noble homes.

The size of such a large carpet surprised Su Bai a bit, as only Western nobility or even royalty would likely have a carpet this large.

Most of them were placed in the main hall of the palace, mainly used for decoration. “I did not expect the Assistance Package to contain something like this. We can put it in the newly built house later,” Su Bai muttered to himself.

He had already planned out the central building – it would be four stories tall, with the ground floor used to receive everyone.

The second floor would be his office, while the third and fourth floors would be for sleeping and living.

Of course, only this central building would be four stories tall. The other houses were planned to be two stories.

Because the rainy season was approaching, there was not enough time to build every house that tall.

They could only lay good foundations and build two-story houses for now. After the rainy season, if they wanted to add more floors, they could, since the foundations were already prepared.

But for this iconic building in the centre, Su Bai wanted to directly build all four floors.

He had initially considered a Western-style castle, but that kind of castle was too challenging to build – not everyone could construct one.

So he abandoned that idea and could only build according to a Chinese-style, more modern house design.

Of course, he made some changes, removing many complicated elements. It would be just an ordinary building, but with very good interior planning.

“Shaman, what is this? Why is it so big?” Yu Ying asked curiously.

The fox eared girl had just returned from the sweet potato field, still carrying a bucket used for fetching water.

“This? It’s a carpet. We’ll put it in the new house later. Help me put it away for now,” Su Bai smiled.

“Oh, okay.” Yu Ying nodded and started to put away the carpet. As soon as her hand touched it, she felt it was very different.

The fox eared girl found the carpet extremely soft and comfortable to touch, not prickly at all.

“Shaman, is this thing called a carpet supposed to be put on the ground? Like laying Animal Hides on the floor?” Yu Ying was quite clever.

Previously in the Ancestral Land, the Shaman and Chieftain’s Teepees would have Animal Hide rugs on the floor as a symbol of status.

Whoever had an Animal Hide rug in their Teepee, or Ferocious Beast Skulls hanging on the wall, it meant they had a high status in the Tribe.

“Smart girl, it is indeed laid on the ground,” Su Bai said softly.

After Yu Ying put away the carpet, she turned and said, “Shaman, the Chieftain has finished digging those holes. He’s asking what to do next?”

“The next step is to start making cement. Let’s go to the kiln,” Su Bai said, getting up.

“Okay.” Yu Ying followed quietly behind.

A few minutes later, they arrived at a kiln. Yan Jiao, having received orders, also went there.

Not knowing what to do next, Yan Jiao asked, “Shaman, all the holes have been dug. Can we start building houses now?”

“Not so fast. Before building houses, we need cement. Without cement, it can’t be done,” Su Bai raised his hand to calm him down.

“Cement? What’s cement? Is it soil mixed with water?” Yan Jiao guessed based on the literal meaning.

Su Bai paused for a moment, then said, “You could say that, but it’s not that simple.”

“Then what does the Shaman want us to do? I’ll have people do it right away,” Yan Jiao said.

He no longer had that initially fierce look. After spending time with Su Bai, he had gradually been won over by this person.

The gradual changes in the Tribe, and the reclaiming of the Ancestral Land, had made him see this person in a new light. He could not help but think that the Old Shaman was indeed wise, choosing someone so capable. The Flame Dragon Tribe truly had hope now.

“There’s a lot of dry grass here, right? Just put it in the kiln and burn it. I need the ashes,” Su Bai instructed.

Although Yan Jiao did not know what the ashes were for, he followed the instructions and had some slaves start the fire.

Since acquiring slaves, the Warrior Trainees had focused entirely on training.

The slaves took care of the trivial tasks, saving them a lot of time. Previously, when the Tribe had very few people, they had to handle these minor tasks themselves.

*Crackle, crackle…* Piles of dry grass were thrown into the kiln, making crackling sounds as they burned. Thick smoke billowed out of the kiln, and the flames were very large. The dry grass thrown in was burned to nothing in an instant.

“Shaman, why are we suddenly burning dry grass? Is the dry grass supposed to be used to stick stones together?” Yu Ying curiously asked.

Although the fox eared girl did not really think the dry grass could be used to stick stones together, this was what the Shaman had said.

“Haha… Silly girl, dry grass certainly cannot directly stick stones together. It needs to be processed first.” Su Bai heartily laughed.

He knew Yu Ying must have believed the dry grass would be used directly to stick stones together, and found her very adorable for thinking so.

Yu Ying scratched the back of her head and asked in confusion, “Shaman, isn’t that how it works? That’s what you said at first.”

She did not think she had misheard him. She had even asked twice and got the same answer.

“Dry grass alone can’t stick stones together. It needs to be processed, you know?” Su Bai said.

“I know, Shaman told me this before. Processed, I know.” Yu Ying nodded.

The fox eared girl recalled when she first asked the Shaman what ‘processed’ meant, and learnt that it was turning one thing into another, more useful thing.

“Just wait and see. After processing, what’s left can be used to stick stones together,” Su Bai smiled.

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