“No, I’m here to plant something,” Su Bai shook his head slightly, opening his hand to reveal two pieces of ginger.
Yu Ying curiously took one piece, sniffed it under her nose, and suddenly frowned, “Shaman, why does this smell so strange?”
“Smell it again.” Su Bai smiled, as he quite liked the scent of fresh ginger.
Yu Ying put the ginger under her nose again, sniffed for a while, then looked up and said, “This smell… it’s actually a bit pleasant.”
“Right? This is called ginger, and we can use it when cooking meat.” Su Bai explained.
“Is it the same as chilli peppers and salt?” Yu Ying asked curiously.
“Hmm… in principle, they’re different, but in a way, they’re the same.” Su Bai pondered as he said. [Well, loosely speaking, all three are seasonings. But strictly speaking, two are plants, and one is a natural from the environment.].
Yu Ying once again heard words she could not understand, so she quietly lowered her head and continued watering.
Su Bai really liked the fox eared girl’s cute behaviour. He walked to the edge of the field, simply dug two holes with a stick, and buried the ginger.
“It usually takes over a hundred days, but judging by the growth speed of other crops, it might only take about fifty days.” Su Bai considered. [The growth speed of chilli peppers and sweet potatoes after planting have exceeded my expectations. Now, the chilli peppers are already flowering and bearing fruit. There is even a small green chilli pepper that looks especially vibrant. In just seven or eight more days, it would be ready for harvest.]
Yu Ying expectantly wagged her pink fox tail and asked, “Shaman, what does this ginger taste like?”
“You’ll find out when the time comes.” Su Bai said with a mysterious smile.
That was when Yan Hua came running over, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and said, “Shaman, Xiao Yu.”
“Oh? You’re done training?” Su Bai turned and asked.
Yan Hua tossed her black hair and proudly said, “Today, I spent much less time than in previous days.”
“As expected of someone who’s going to be a Totem Warrior, very impressive.” Su Bai praised the cow horned girl.
He knew that saying this would make the cow horned girl happy for the whole day, and she would be full of energy for everything she did afterwards.
Sure enough, Yan Hua really liked hearing these words. She even visibly straightened her back.
She composed herself and confidently said, “Shaman, do you want to see the results of my training?”
“Of course.” Su Bai raised his thick eyebrows slightly.
Yan Hua immediately grinned and took the lead, walking towards the training ground.
Su Bai smiled and shook his head, telling the fox eared girl to go to the Teepee first to prepare breakfast for the three of them.
Seven or eight minutes later, Su Bai and Yan Hua arrived at the training ground. Along the way, people greeted Su Bai, each showing great respect.
“Greetings, Shaman.” The Warrior Trainees at the training ground all greeted him, and in the next second, everyone became very energetic.
They did not want to embarrass themselves in front of Su Bai and wanted to show their best side. This was the purest behaviour in a Primitive Tribe.
Yan Hua took out her usual training longbow and put the quiver on her back.
“Relax.” Su Bai said, feeling that the cow horned girl had suddenly tensed up.
“En.” Yan Hua turned her head and responded, her slightly raised shoulders relaxing.
The cow horned girl drew the bowstring to a Full Moon shape, her red eyes fiercely focused on the distant wooden stake.
If looks could hurt, the cow horned girl’s serious demeanour just now should have been able to wound the target.
This was also the first time Su Bai had seen the cow horned girl so serious. Before, he always felt she was genuine and straightforward, which was very cute, but this time he was surprised.
*Whoosh!* Yan Hua didn’t need to take aim for too long. From taking the arrow to nocking it and shooting, the series of actions were very smooth and fluid, without any hesitation.
*Thud!* A muffled sound rang out as the arrow struck the centre of the wooden stake. The violently shaking arrow tail showed how much force was behind the shot.
*Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!*
The cow horned girl shot three more arrows in quick succession, each one hitting the bullseye. Her movements were just as crisp and clean, happening before one could even react.
“Shaman, how was that?” Yan Hua’s previously fierce expression suddenly softened.
*Clap clap clap…* Su Bai was stunned for a moment by this contrast, then reacted and applauded, praising, “Indeed, after some time apart, one must really look at them anew.”
A few days ago, the cow horned girl’s archery skills were not this impressive. Although she could hit the wooden stake, she did not have the perfect accuracy she showed now.
“After a short… must look… anew… Shaman, what are you saying?” Yan Hua was a bit confused. Such a long, unfamiliar phrase really made the cow horned girl’s head spin.
“Hahaha… It’s nothing, just praising you for being so impressive.” Su Bai said with a smile.
Yan Hua put away her longbow and asked expectantly, “Shaman, when we go to reclaim the Ancestral Land, can I go?”
The reason the cow horned girl had been training so hard these days was in anticipation of that day.
“Of course, I’m going too, but you’ll need to stay by my side,” Su Bai said.
He said this to protect the cow horned girl, as she had not awakened to become a Totem Warrior yet. He himself was uncomfortable in letting her rush out.
“Shaman, I want to charge to the front. I want to kill those from the Black Snake Tribe!” Yan Hua said with fierce determination.
“No need to rush, you can kill them without being at the very front.” Su Bai raised his hand to calm her down.
Yan Hua blinked her red eyes several times and asked in confusion, “Shaman, how can we kill them if we don’t charge out?”
Su Bai pointed to the distant wooden stake and asked, “Have you forgotten what you just demonstrated? Can’t you shoot an arrow through their heads without getting close?”
Yan Hua slapped her forehead with one hand and said, “Oh right! How could I forget? But, Shaman, I’m afraid I won’t be able to aim accurately if we’re not close.”
“That’s why you need to keep practising. Don’t slack off. Make sure you can hit the target from even further away.” Su Bai said.
Charging to the front was for Totem Warriors. Warrior Trainees should stay back and provide support with bows and arrows. Moreover, Su Bai had thought of a brilliant plan last night that could save the Flame Dragon Tribe even more manpower.
“Yes, I will definitely continue practising,” Yan Hua’s red eyes became serious again.
“Let’s go, we’ll eat breakfast first. You can continue practising after eating. I have something to give you,” Su Bai said, standing up.
Yan Hua was stunned, hesitated for a while, then asked, “Shaman, what are you going to give me?”
“You’ll know when we get to the Teepee,” Su Bai left the training ground first.
“Shaman, wait for me,” Yan Hua put away her longbow and quickly followed.
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