The valley now had lookout posts set up. For better visibility, the posts were placed on the rock walls. There were originally four posts, each manned by an orc.
Initially, the plan was to have young, healthy orcs take turns manning the posts. But Su Yi proposed a different approach, which surprised everyone.
Many tribes had elderly, weak, or disabled orcs. These orcs often relied on their families for support, and those without families depended on the tribe for help.
Being dependent on others or receiving charity often made these orcs feel uncomfortable.
Su Yi suggested that these orcs take on the role of lookouts. Although they were elderly, weak, or disabled, most of them could still fly. As long as they could fly and had no issues with their hearing or eyesight, they could perform this duty.
“You might ask me why I’m not using the healthy orcs and instead choosing them,” Su Yi said with a smile, seeing the confusion on everyone’s faces. He continued, “Healthy orcs could use their time hunting or spending time with their families. At the same time, the elderly, weak, and disabled orcs wouldn’t have to sit around doing nothing. They can guard our tribe, and we’ll provide them with food in return. This way, they have something to do and don’t have to rely on others.”
Su Yi then explained the benefits in detail.
Hearing that their mates could spend more time at home, the females immediately raised their hands in agreement. The elderly, weak, and disabled orcs were also very pleased with the arrangement.
Having something to do meant they wouldn’t have to sit around idly, constantly feeling like a burden.
Ordinary people might not understand the bitterness in the hearts of these orcs, but Su Yi did. They were once brave warriors, but some were injured for the sake of the tribe and could no longer hunt; others were too old to fly or fight for long periods, and some were born weak or sickly, unable to fight beasts.
Su Yi counted the orcs who couldn’t hunt. Excluding one who was deaf and two who were too old, there were eight left. All eight could fly and had normal hearing and eyesight.
Su Yi asked for their opinions, and they were all willing. Ideally, they needed five people, but with only eight available, Su Yi had them guard the original lookout posts. The new post above the stone gate required a separate arrangement.
The lookout posts only required the orcs to watch for danger. If they spotted any, they weren’t expected to fight, they simply had to blow the horn in the lookout post.
After another rain, the temperature suddenly dropped.
Tang Yu, who was sensitive to the cold, was the first to light the kang (heated bed) in his house.
After Veil and Redra’s house was built, many people in the valley began collecting branches and firewood. These were mostly families with females. Single orcs, on the other hand, didn’t seem to care much, as they weren’t afraid of the cold.
Su Yi had prepared winter clothes in advance. When Sinoer went out, Su Yi made sure he wore a fur coat. Eli, being a snake orc and still young, was even more sensitive to the cold. Because of the cold, Eli had to stay home and often got bored.
Su Yi didn’t have the patience to make clothes, so he took out some furs and found a skilled female in the valley to make them. In return, Su Yi gave the female an entire spiked dragon. Following Su Yi’s example, others began trading as well. Some were good at sewing, others at making shoes, and some at crafting small items. People gradually gathered in the square, and for convenience, Su Yi had them trade every two days. This marked the beginning of a small marketplace.
In his spare time, Su Yi went into his space to organize things. Seeing the mountain of prey piled up in the space, Su Yi felt a headache coming on.
For convenience, the processed prey had been placed on the grass outside the yard. Why not in the yard? Because both the front and back yards were already filled to the brim.
There were whole prey, fresh fruits, grain fruits, corn, potatoes, and other vegetables, various herbs, burnable stones, and the most important items like salt, seasonings, and all kinds of furs.
Su Yi sighed and left the space. When Sinoer asked what was wrong, Su Yi couldn’t help but say, “I really wish I could take you in there. You have no idea how much stuff is in my space, it’s a complete mess.”
“But we tried before, and I couldn’t get in,” Sinoer said, remembering when Su Yi first told him about the space and tried to take him inside, but failed.
Su Yi knew that, he was just venting to Sinoer.
Sinoer walked over and hugged Su Yi. Su Yi still felt frustrated, and as Sinoer held him, he couldn’t help but wish that Sinoer could join him in the space.
The thought had barely crossed his mind when Su Yi felt a sudden shift, and then he was stunned.
Sinoer also looked around in surprise. He finally understood how Su Yi must have felt when he first discovered the space, it truly was like a paradise.
Su Yi stood frozen for a moment before Sinoer picked him up. They were now standing in the front yard of the space, surrounded by piles of items.
When Su Yi regained his senses, he said with childlike excitement, “Look, this is all the stuff I’ve collected. Isn’t it enough to last us a long time?”
Just moments ago, Su Yi had been worried, but now, his wish had come true? Su Yi suddenly felt that fate had a sense of humor. If Sinoer had been able to enter the space earlier, maybe it wouldn’t be such a mess.
The two of them tidied up the yard, and then Su Yi took Sinoer on a tour of the house in the space. As they walked, Su Yi chattered nonstop. When they reached the cozy bedroom, Su Yi suddenly grinned mischievously.
“In the future, we can, you know, here, so Eli won’t keep interrupting us.”
Sinoer knew what Su Yi meant. Since returning to the valley, both of them had been busy and hadn’t had much time to be intimate.
When Su Yi brought it up, a faint blush appeared on Sinoer’s handsome face. In this regard, Su Yi, as a female, was always bolder than him, the orc.
Seeing Sinoer’s slightly evasive gaze, Su Yi found it amusing. Looking up into Sinoer’s beautiful gem-like eyes, Su Yi suddenly felt a flutter in his heart.
Just as Su Yi was about to pounce on Sinoer, Sinoer suddenly grabbed his hand. “Let’s go out first. The kids will worry if they can’t find us.”
Su Yi snorted, pouting slightly as he dragged Sinoer out of the space.
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