I Transmigrated Into A Fantasy World To Farm And Build Houses!-Chapter 466: Potential Allies

Always worried about Eric’s safety, Balu and Kiet had stayed at the Hadu tribe.

Now that Eric had returned, the Hadu tribe was running orderly, and there wasn’t much work in the fields - occasionally weeding or fertilizing, which these beastmen did very well. The two of them intended to come and say goodbye to Eric.

"You guys want to go back? That’s fine. I have written down the method for digging water wells and the method for planting potatoes on paper so that you won’t forget any details when you return."

There wasn’t much work in the fields right now, just the need to constantly pay attention to the crops’ growth trends. Plus, with Evan, an Elf, being here, Eric had no reason to keep the Ox-Head tribe members indefinitely.

The two Ox-Head tribe members had done a lot of work since arriving at the tribe; he was already extremely grateful.

Balu naively touched his horns: "That is great. The two of us have watched the water well digging process so many times, but we still couldn’t remember it all. Now we don’t have to be afraid anymore."

"That’s right, I asked Uncle Joseph to make a hand pump for you guys. After you finish digging the well, you can install it yourselves and use it; it saves much more effort than using a bucket to scoop water up," Eric added.

Fortunately, he had prepared in advance, intending to let the Ox-Head tribe take it back to use in their tribe.

There were also the Wide-Mouth flower seeds; for the Ox-Head tribe, a major farming household, this was the most important matter.

Kiet and Balu were not in a hurry to leave immediately. Eric stood up and went to the cafeteria, retrieving several large jars of chopped chili and pickled chili, as well as salted eggs, from the cellar beneath the cafeteria for the two Ox-Head tribe members.

The chilies planted in the fields were still seedlings; the only ones edible now were from Eric’s courtyard. Fortunately, the yield was quite high, and Eric had specifically planted a few more plants in the yard.

As for salted eggs, there were even more. The breeding farm now produced a lot of chicken and duck eggs every day. Eric even taught the small beastmen in charge there how to distinguish fertilized eggs so they wouldn’t eat the chicks and ducklings, which would be a waste.

Now the cafeteria had plenty of eggs for consumption every day; what couldn’t be eaten was salted. The salted eggs in the cellar were more than twice the amount of chopped chili and pickled chili combined.

It was perfect to let the Ox-Head tribe take some back now for Chief Tu, Bi, and the others to taste.

As for gifting the Ox-Head tribe the formulas for planting potatoes and digging wells, the content on the paper wasn’t the most important thing.

Consider it a repayment for the Ox-Head tribe’s help towards them. Whether it was the generous half-gift, half-exchange of food and vegetables in winter, or sending people to teach them farming, it all stemmed from good intentions.

Eric also had another purpose, which was the paper recording the formulas. Balu and Kiet would be surprised at most, but if it reached Chief Tu’s hands, he would certainly understand Eric’s intention.

The Ox-Head tribe had also learned to read. Once Eric’s paper appeared, comparing the parchment the Ox-Head tribe was using with this thin, light paper that had no strange smell would show a difference as vast as heaven and earth; Chief Tu couldn’t help but be moved.

Elf paper was naturally good, but the price was exorbitant. Although the Ox-Head tribe was wealthier than other beastmen, their lives were also simple, and they couldn’t possibly all use Elf paper. Eric’s paper was undoubtedly the most suitable.

Paper was a cheat-like item; high profit meant high risk.

Targeting the Ox-Head tribe as the first customer could earn money while avoiding risks. By the time the Golden Kingdom actually took notice later, the Ox-Head tribe would have already become a customer of the Hadu tribe, and the kingdom would have to show some respect.

By doing this, Eric could sell off his accumulated paper stock and gain an ally, bringing immense benefits.

He also wrote a letter to Chief Tu. Besides asking about his recent situation, he asked if the soy sauce brewing was successful and attached a detailed recipe. In case the Ox-Head tribe didn’t succeed, they could follow the recipe and try again.

He also included methods for making tofu skin, bean curd sheets, dried tofu, and smoked tofu to add dishes for the Ox-Head tribe.

His goodwill towards the Ox-Head tribe was very high, so Eric prepared a lot of things for Balu and Kiet. On the day the two Ox-Head tribe members set off, their backs were laden with ceramic jars and various bundles.

Max and Eric stood side by side seeing them off, recalling a matter in their minds:

"I wonder if the Black Wolf tribe went to the Red Grass tribe."

Under Eric’s questioning gaze, Max recounted saving the Black Wolf tribe back then, and how the entire Black Wolf tribe wanted to depend on the Hadu tribe but was refused by him.

"Is the Golden Kingdom already this vicious, not even sparing the Black Wolf tribe?" Eric asked in disbelief.

Max said in a deep voice:

"The kingdom saw that the Black Wolf tribe has no standing in the beastman world, so they used them as test subjects first. If they get a taste of success, we will face a similar situation later. By the time we realize and resist, the losses will already be heavy."

Truly despicable...

When reading the original novel, Eric had only focused on the romance and didn’t remember much of the later plot, especially the development of the Golden Kingdom. He only remembered roughly that Leo’s mother eventually became King.

He sighed. Although the Black Wolf tribe was annoying, such circumstances were pitiful. The Black Wolves who sacrificed themselves, and the cubs wandering everywhere, were all victims of the power struggle.

"Is that so? It’s already lucky for them to survive until reaching the Red Grass tribe, but their future will definitely be very hard. The Ox-Head tribe can’t support them for too long either. Several thousand Black Wolves - their daily consumption is an astronomical figure. How could the magical beasts around the Red Grass tribe be enough for them to eat?" 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

This was exactly why Eric insisted on opening a breeding farm. Beastmen ate meat, and naturally, they also ate grain, but only meat could replenish the necessary nutrition for their bodies and provide energy.

Beastmen on the Fantasy Dream Continent basically lived by hunting. Although the magical beasts here were all huge, the number of magical beasts on a piece of land was ultimately limited. If too many beastmen lived there, a situation of insufficient food would arise.

The territory of magical beasts was naturally not fixed, but migrating back and forth took time.

When there was no supplementary food, beastmen could only hunt in distant places. Going too far consumed a lot of stamina, and half the food brought back would be used just to replenish that stamina.

Over time, it would be like a certain country in his past life that overgrazed and ate an area clean.

So, outside the kingdom, other beastmen had a tacit understanding to live scattered.

The number of people in each tribe varied, but none exceeded a certain limit; otherwise, it would lead to the tribe constantly migrating due to insufficient food.