Orc Girl's Tribal Daily Life

Chapter 18 The Coming Rainy Season

With a "whoosh," all the water droplets fell, gathering into a stream on the grass and raincoat, and then dripping down through the gaps.

Jin raised his arm from under the straw raincoat; it was dry and clean, without a drop of water seeping through.

The onlookers exclaimed in amazement that the grass-leaf garment could actually keep out the rain, but Jin kept staring at the overlapping structure of the grass-leaf raincoat.

"Shen, cut me with the stone knife." Jin suddenly spoke up as everyone gasped, raising his arm covered with a straw raincoat.

The male tribesman who was called out was stunned for a moment, but without saying a word, he drew his stone knife from his waist and slashed at Jin.

After the procedure was completed, Shen asked, "Why did we have to cut it?"

Jin is the captain of the hunting team, the strongest, and has the sharpest senses. So when she senses something and warns her companions, everyone is used to doing it first and then asking why.

After all, if you ask first... you might miss the most crucial opportunity.

"Look!" Jin lifted the straw raincoat on his arm, and the wound that everyone thought he had was not there. There was not a single mark on his entire arm.

Upon examining the marks on the grass and straw raincoat, it was discovered that the top few layers of grass had been cut, but at the bottom, only faint scratches remained.

Therefore, Kim's arm was completely uninjured.

"What's going on?" The children were still a little confused, but the adult tribesmen were already filled with astonishment and asked in utter shock.

All eyes turned to Jiang Luoluo, awaiting an answer.

Jiang Luoluo looked back innocently; she didn't know either.

Jiang Luoluo actually knew, but since she couldn't speak and her gestures were too complicated for others to understand, it was easier for her to pretend to be innocent.

Everyone realized that Jiang Luoluo couldn't speak, but fortunately, no one thought that Jiang Luoluo had done it "intentionally." They just thought that she had just happened by chance.

So no one pressed for details. It was Jin who brought it up, and Jiang Luoluo demonstrated her method of making grass raincoats again.

I watched as Jiang Luoluo made a slit of roughly the same size on one leaf, then cut another leaf into the corresponding shape—similar to “I” and “T” shapes—and inserted them one by one, quickly assembling a large piece.

If we only consider the strength of a single connection point, it certainly cannot withstand the pressure, but what if there are hundreds of connection points?

Furthermore, to ensure a stable connection between the parts, Jiang Luoluo also used the veins of the grass leaves cut with a knife to interweave them, increasing the fixing strength. With the combination of the two, a very sturdy grass raincoat was remade.

Compared to the grass-leaf raincoat that Jiang Luoluo made at the beginning, which looked like a jacket on Jin, the new grass-leaf raincoat is several sizes too big, and can completely cover the body of an adult like Jin.

However, because many people were helping, the production time was actually shorter.

Jin looked at the grass and straw raincoat over and over, then suddenly exclaimed, "I understand!"

Before anyone else could join in, Jin picked out the overlapping parts of the grass and raincoat and began to explain. Her words were simple and straightforward, which is why they were more easily understood by others.

According to Jin, a single leaf of the Raingrass doesn't have much defensive capability, but when multiple leaves are stacked together, they provide sufficient protection, just like how thicker clothes are warmer.

The grass-leaf raincoat appears to be made up of different leaves of the grass, but it is not a simple connection like "one one one", but rather an overlapping connection like "two three four two three four".

It appears rather "thin" because each leaf is offset to the side, but the effect is actually cumulative.

Moreover, because the overlapping positions are different, the direction of force on the blades is different, making it more difficult to cut with one slash and increasing the resistance, which is why Shen's slash failed to break through the defense.

Jin excitedly exclaimed, "I'll go find the leader right now! We can use this method to make better and stronger armor!"

The other tribesmen cheered as well. The people in the tribe weren't stupid; it was impossible that they hadn't been able to find a way to make armor to increase the strength of their warriors for so many years.

However, protective gear is troublesome to make, troublesome to wear, and even more troublesome to carry. Without sufficient resources, it's better not to carry it at all.

With the inspiration from Jiang Luoluo's grass-leaf raincoat, Jin was certain that the newly made armor would be at least half the weight, making it not only easier to carry, but also allowing for the production of more armor using the same materials!

Jiang Luoluo looked at Jin in surprise. Wow, is this person a genius? She seemed to have had this thought from the first moment she saw the grass-leaf raincoat. Is his awareness that sharp? Is this the captain-level figure in the tribe?

Seeing the cub's gaze, Jin bent down and patted the cub's head. "You're still the best, Luo. If you hadn't made this grass leaf garment, I wouldn't have thought of this."

"Oh, by the way, I tore this shirt for you. I'll make you a new one."

Jin got to work quickly and steadily, making sure every joint was exactly the same size. The grass raincoat she made was several times neater and of better quality than the ones Jiang Luoluo made herself.

Jiang Luoluo watched Jin's finger movements; his micro-management skills were already comparable to a machine!

Although part of the reason is that Jiang Luoluo's body is still young and her arm movements are unsteady, Jiang Luoluo knows that even her adult body in her previous life could not do this level.

Ah, this world where everyone has superhuman abilities!

After giving the new grass raincoat to Jiang Luoluo, Jin Cai took several grass raincoats—other tribesmen also made several—and headed straight for the summit of Silver Peak Mountain to find the chief.

Jiang Luoluo only just learned that the mountain where she lived was called "Silver Peak Mountain", with two smaller mountains on the left and right, namely "Small Stone Mountain" and "Big Stone Mountain", which together were called "Three Peaks Mountain".

Xiaoshishan is located to the west of Yinfeng Mountain, next to a huge river called the Nabel River, but Jiang Luoluo has never seen it.

Although it's said to be next to Little Stone Mountain, you have to go down to the foot of Little Stone Mountain, at least halfway up the mountain, to see the scene. Jiang Luoluo has never been there before.

The Great Stone Mountain connects to the Taz Forest, where dangerous and powerful beasts often appear deep within the forest. The tribe's strong orc warriors train on the Great Stone Mountain while defending against these beasts to prevent them from attacking the tribe.

The hunting that the tribe members often talk about refers to going deep into the Taz Forest to hunt dangerous large wild animals. The tribe members have big appetites and eat a lot, so only those large wild animals can fill their stomachs.

Prey the size of a hare is at most a snack.

The adult members of the tribe dispersed. He glanced at the sky and, based on his experience, judged the time. It wasn't long before he had to go home for lunch, and there wasn't enough time for training.

In addition, everyone was intrigued by the grass raincoat made by Jiang Luoluo, so He simply waved his hand and let the children pick the leaves themselves and learn to make grass raincoats together.

Even if the purpose of something useful is not yet certain, it is good to let the children learn it first. The tribe is never afraid that the children will learn too much.

My only fear is that... the children will have nothing to learn.

When young Ge came to pick up Jiang Luoluo, the children on Little Stone Mountain already had a straw raincoat in each of them. Although most of them were not very well made, they were all excited to put them on and run home to share them with their parents.

Jiang Luoluo handed another large straw raincoat she had made to young Ge. Everyone was making them, and since she had nothing else to do, she made one for young Ge as well.

"Thank you, Luo." Young Ge was unaware of what had happened to Jiang Luolu that morning. Seeing that all the children had received gifts, he accepted them as a normal present.

Not long after I got home, a boy who was not much older than me and even thinner than young Ge rushed over.

“Ge, the shaman said the rainy season is coming, which will make hunting in the Taz Forest troublesome. The chief said the hunt will start two days earlier so we can hunt enough prey before the rainy season begins to get through it. We’re leaving tomorrow morning. Get ready, I’m going to inform the next family.”