bookcurios Chapter 146: No water
Chapter 146: No water
The mudslide had stopped, and they set out again after a rest. Because they had lost a large number of orcs, except for the females led by Qing Lingyu and Yuan who fell behind, the leading teams in the front had already returned.
She suffered a severe blow and her body was unable to bear it.
The four cubs are very lively.
With big eyes, he curiously observed the outside world.
They like Zhou Manman very much and stay quiet around her.
Seeing that she was very worried, Zhou Manman and An Lina suggested that each of them take care of a baby for her.
After two days of drinking milk, newborn cubs are able to bite raw meat fiercely.
Because most of the things they brought had been thrown away, Zhou Manman and Lin now only had a small package on them. Lin transformed into a beast and let the little female sit on it.
After the rain continued for another two days, the sky gradually cleared up.
In the sunshine, everything seems to come back to life.
A long-lost vitality filled everyone's hearts.
After it stopped raining, Zhou Manman often sat on Lin's back, unlike before when she would only sit on it for two or three hours at most while holding a leaf.
At noon, when the sun was at its highest, we saw the shadow cast by a huge rock.
The team decided to take a break temporarily.
Zhou Manman got off Lin's body and stretched comfortably.
“I feel like my bones are falling apart.”
She stretched her arms and legs.
Her cubs also followed her example and rolled over on their backs.
This made a few people laugh.
She looked at the cubs and then at Zhou Manman.
I felt indescribably happy in my heart, and suddenly I thought of Li again. A bitter feeling instantly welled up in my heart.
If Li were still alive, she would be happily playing with the kids now. She has a lively personality and she once said that she doesn't look like a mother.
When Anlina saw her expression, she knew that she had thought of Li again. When she saw the male delivering water, she quickly called him over.
The previous bamboo tubes were washed away by the mudslide, and the few that were found later were also damaged.
Later, when they passed through a forest, they cut down some trees, hollowed out the middle, and barely filled them with water. However, it was very troublesome to fill the water in this way because they could not cover it like a bamboo tube and had to keep the opening facing upwards at all times.
Plus the weather is slowly getting hotter.
The water evaporates quickly.
The male who delivered water was holding a bamboo tube and a wooden tube. He took the wooden tube handed over by An Lina and Zhou Manman, and each of them drew half a tube of water.
Anlina took it and looked at the half-full bottle of water. She immediately felt dissatisfied, "How come there is only so little? You drank it all in one day."
The weather is hot, how can we not drink water?
It used to be at least two-thirds before, but now it’s getting less and less.
Suspecting that the male delivering water was deliberately targeting her, she leaned over to take a look at Zhou Manman and Yi's wooden barrels.
Seeing that the water inside was about the same as hers, she sighed.
The male delivering water was not encountering this situation for the first time. He explained calmly, "We had to dig very deep to find the water these days. The water was turbid. It was only thanks to the female leader that the water finally became clean and clear like it is now. However, the water is getting less and less. This water will last for about two days, so everyone should save some."
After hearing this, Anlina sighed even more.
Zhou Manman looked at the clear water in her hands, then looked up at the scorching sun.
I couldn't help but sigh.
It would be better if it rained, she thought.
The amount of water will not increase because of everyone's complaints. On the contrary, the amount of water is decreasing every day.
The tribe kept the water source close to the females, but it had developed to the point where they only needed half a wooden barrel in three days, not to mention the males who had been walking under the sun all the time.
One after another, the males could not hold on and fell down.
The third one fell today.
Finally, a male who couldn't stand it anymore protested and drank the water secretly.
He drank a whole bamboo tube of water before he was subdued by the males around him.
But after drinking the water, he couldn't be happy at all, looking at the females who were covered in dust and the males who had chapped lips.
He could only keep repeating, "If only I hadn't left."
Seeing that he was in a trance, the patriarch held back for a long time before giving orders, but in order to maintain discipline afterwards.
He sent someone to beat him up and throw him out.
Zhou Manman witnessed everything. He saw him being thrown away with blood all over his face. When he left on Lin's back, he looked back anxiously.
She put a lot of water in her space...
She bent down and saw Lin's chapped lips.
She whispered in his ear, "Lin, I'll secretly bring you some water when we rest at night."
Lin's heart tightened and he couldn't suppress his anticipation.
But if you don’t have any symptoms of thirst.
He shook his head hard.
"No need to fill it up, I'm not thirsty."
"I do not believe."
After Zhou Manman finished speaking, she straightened up.
Lin wanted to speak, but they were too close to each other and was afraid that other orcs would hear him, so he had to give up.
When it was time to rest at night, the patriarch immediately organized the orcs to dig for water.
Digging for water requires digging very deep, and usually it is done once every three nights, but now it is obviously the limit that the males can endure, and they need to replenish some water.
But what was shocking was that no water came up even after they dug very deep.
The orcs came again and again to report.
We dug in three places but couldn't find water.
It was difficult to keep such a big commotion secret, and for a time everyone in the tribe was in a panic.
Zhou Manman learned from her mistakes, pulled Lin up, and handed the bag and the lamb to Anlina for temporary care.
Every night when resting, Lin would go out alone to find some grass for the lambs. Today they had just finished eating, so when they left, the people around them didn't think much of it.
That’s exactly what Zhou Manman thought, so she asked Lin to bring her out as well.
But they didn't expect that they didn't see any grass after walking for a long time, only some sand and soil around.
There are some plants crawling on the ground.
But you can’t eat any of them.
Zhou Manman was speechless.
Some of the orcs stopped and looked around. They had already walked a long way and there were obviously no orcs here.
"Forget it, let's not look for it anymore. Let's dig a hole and bury the bamboo tube in it."
Lin hesitated to speak.
Zhou Manman knew what he wanted to say.
She squeezed his palm and comforted him, "It's okay. I put a lot of water in the space. Let's take some out. Just take it this time. As for the rest, don't worry about it."
Lin nodded, and dug a large hole next to the stone according to the little female's instructions, and then Zhou Manman carefully placed the bamboo tube into it in front of him.
Lin buried the soil in it, and then turned it out a little.
Pretending to be surprised, he shouted to Zhou Manman very loudly: "Manman! There is water here!"
Zhou Manman was shocked. "It's actually water. Let's go back and tell the clan leader."