Chapter 244: Intruder
The Tribe's temporary stronghold was chosen in the Thousand Thorns Wasteland, near the Gate of the Wolf's Skull.
Compared with the endless, wide and flat Wild Wolf Plain, the Thousand Thorn Wasteland is full of all kinds of boulder bare rocks, and the edge of the terrain is slightly undulating, with a large highland area.
The area around the Gate of the Wolf's Skull was chosen for the sake of water, and primitive civilizations were born from the river basin and then radiated to all parts of the world.
Orcs have sprouted the seed of civilization, and the 'Gate of the Wolf' delta is the breeding ground for this seed.
These are all well-served camps, the only regret is that they are too close to the dangerous outside world, and the territory is scattered to form an integrated territory, and there is no basis for the large-scale expansion of the orc clan.
The other main reasons are:
It's a place where wolves frequent!
In addition to the main wolf pack, 47 species of wolves, such as jackals, gray wolves, and ferocious wolves, can be seen here, and even the ancient blood-winged two-headed giant wolf can be seen here.
When it comes to wolves, they have to be labeled as bloodthirsty, ferocious, cunning, cruel, and highly organized and social.
In the case of the wolf, for example, a family of wolves consists of 3-5 adult males and 7-11 adult females, with 1.5 times the number of wolf cubs.
The total number of family members is in the range of 20-30, and then it is not the number that a family can afford, and the aggregation of three or five families is the real wolf pack, with about 100 adult wolves, whether male or female wolves can join the hunt, and the wolf king will lead the entire wolf pack.
The wolf is a typical intelligent beast in the wolf pack, with an intelligence equivalent to 15 years of human life in adulthood, and can understand orc, goblin, and ogre languages, but does not have the ability to converse. With a keen sense of smell, night vision, and cunning intelligence, wolves know how to use simple methods of coordinated operations, and know how to ambush, induce, and set traps.
In order to survive, wolves in the wild will hunt in conjunction with other wolf packs, and even the largest groups will be disbanded due to lack of prey, and these creatures are not averse to being domesticated by the orcs, as this means that they will have enough meat to eat in the orc tribe.
The Blood Axe had also considered domesticating the wolf to train the wolf cavalry, but it had to be mentioned that the cost of forming a wolf cavalry was very huge.
The consumption of supplying a wolf cavalry is enough to be worth 20~30 barbarian warriors, and each of the three major tribes of the Gaoshan clan can only maintain a wolf fighter of about 20 people, and if it is a second-level wolf cavalry, it can be expanded to 80.
Normally, a team of 12 wolf cavalry requires a clan tribe of 10,000 people to maintain the structure, 100 horsemen is 100,000 people, and 1,000 horsemen are millions.
It is said that in the richest land of the Central Great Plains, only a large tribe with a population of a million people there could supply a wolf cavalry of a thousand men.
Therefore, the Blood Axe had to abandon this tempting idea for the time being.
The temporary base was chosen in a low mountainous area intertwined with a network of rivers, surrounded by a natural bunker wall of large bare rocks, and the land on this side was not suitable for the growth of the thousand thorn grass, but instead swelled up with dense bushes and a fruit called 'thorn fruit', which was edible and had a strong taste.
After determining the location, the orc warriors in the clan temporarily put down their weapons and went to the jungle on the other side of the river with axes and saws to cut wood, and some of them directly used stones to build stone houses.
Women and girls also have their own jobs, picking fruits, preparing farm tools, and cultivating farmland...... It's up to them to do it.
Half-orcs are not as good at farming as humans, and the farming mode is only maintained at the level of 'slash-and-burn', but because the half-orc race is born with a bonus of strength, adult men and women can farm, but male half-orcs are generally good at hunting, so they can get more food, but they can live a richer life than humans in the primitive clan period when they start working at the same time.
The land of the Wolf's Skull Gate is fertile due to the continuous irrigation of the dense river network, and it is a natural arable land.
Night's method of making simple farming tools was also given to the orcs, including hoes, plows, wheelbarrows and other farming tools, which were made of iron due to the improvement of smelting methods, making the reclamation work more efficient. There are also large herds of wild asses and buffaloes, which can be captured and domesticated.
In addition, there are a large number of wild horses, wild boars, and goats, which are all food sources for wolves, and can also be used as livestock for orc herding.
In addition, the way of farming must also be changed, the mode of rotation farming is more suitable for the current orcs, and the night has also given the method of making the waterwheel to the clan, which can speed up the irrigation of the farmland.
Farming, animal husbandry, and hunting are the main sources of food for the orcs, and farming is the most stable way for the development of the clan at this stage.
After nearly a day, the orc lumberjacks returned to camp with a large amount of timber and began to build the wooden sheds.
Because of the climatic factor, the building style adopts a dry stilt type to prevent humid climates and avoid fierce insects and poisonous snakes, and at the same time, it can also resist the frequent rainy season to a limited extent.
Most of the buildings are residential houses, with the council hall in the center of the stronghold, the training room for the fighters on the outermost floor of the stronghold, and the weapons depots scattered to wait for emergencies.
Outside the stronghold, Cangye has selected more than a dozen locations to set up outposts and guard towers, for this land, the orc clan is an out-and-out invader, although the forces have not yet noticed, but after a long time, the natives will gather an army to drive away this unknown invader.
It has nothing to do with good or evil, it is purely a conflict of interests, and the conflict between outsiders and natives is always accompanied by killing and blood, which is also allowed by the law of the jungle.
For this reason, the most important thing for the clan is to have enough military armament, in addition to regular training, it is also necessary to be careful in equipment.
Sentinels have been sent around to survey the terrain, mapping and exploring the location of ore veins, iron ore is an important part of ensuring a clan's uninterrupted supply of ordnance.
After the weapons came the medicinal herbs, and the jungle was a treasure trove of natural richness, producing fierce insects and poisonous snakes, as well as countless herbs available. In the event of a war in a primitive and ignorant civilization, in addition to the number of casualties, the proportion of wounded who died due to improper treatment was also frighteningly high.
Night's next preparation was to improve the clan's medical level.
Primitive witch medicine methods are not advisable, but they can be taught more advanced medical methods, and at this stage, herbs are an essential material. Effectively reduce casualties and maintain the combat effectiveness of clan warriors at all times.
For more than ten days, Nightnight has been doing his best to build the foundation for the development of the Indomitable Blade clan, and all kinds of knowledge that seems incredible to orcs comes from Night.
As a result, the elder became the most admired leader after the Blood Axe.
Maybe even Cangye himself didn't know what he was doing for, he was just satisfied with this achievement, watching a new force rise in his hands, this memory will be kept in the database forever, so that the feeling will always be engraved in the mask hall of the spiritual world.
A red mask, the expression is a smile with a slight upturned smile on the corner of the mouth, which is the truest portrayal of the soul of the night today.
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In the past half a month, the orcs have adapted to the new life in the Eastern Continent, a rare comfort, far from the burning of war.
It's just that the invaders are invaders after all, and there are already natives who have begun to notice the clan.
Two days earlier, a sentry had managed to locate an open-pit 12 miles north-east of the Clan's stronghold, where they had been attacked by the Lizardmen tribe.