I Became The Chief Of A Primitive Village

Chapter 270, Smooth Skin Lizard Hide

Translator: Silavin

Su Bai took out the Wolf Tail Grass Paper, along with a pencil and eraser, and began designing the shape and internal structure of a greenhouse from Earth.

The greenhouse looked simple, yet was complex. The only problem was the lack of plastic film.

Back on Earth, most greenhouses used plastic film to cover the top, which was excellent for heat retention. During daytime when there was no snow or wind, they would open the plastic film for ventilation.

Since plastic film stored heat extremely well, if it was not opened regularly for ventilation, the crops inside would easily be damaged.

“This is a problem. Where can I find plastic film?” Su Bai muttered to himself.

Plastic film was, after all, something manufactured artificially. In Primitive Tribes, where conditions were scarce, it was impossible to produce plastic.

Su Bai scratched his head and began thinking, considering if there were any alternatives to plastic film.

He lifted his cup for a sip of water and mumbled, “This material needs to be windproof, waterproof, and able to store heat. I just need to find an alternative with those properties.”

Yu Ying looked up toward the main seat, seeing the Shaman deep in thought. She felt more motivated by this and began to work in the linen more intensely.

“If only we can find a substitute, building the greenhouse wouldn’t be difficult. It would take just a few days. But the plastic film…” Su Bai was truly stuck.

Who would have thought his farming plans would be hindered so soon?

If the Primitive Tribe was not so lacking in resources, and if he had the knowledge, he could certainly have manufactured it.

“I wonder if this primitive era has anything similar?” Su Bai tapped the table with his pencil.

*Tap tap tap…* The crisp sound of the pencil hitting the table caught Yu Ying’s attention. She slowly raised her head, tilting it as she asked, “Shaman, have you encountered a problem?”

“Xiao Yu, do you know of anything that’s waterproof, windproof, and is excellent for sealing items in it?” Su Bai asked.

He was trying his luck, hoping the Tribe might have something similar that could serve as a substitute.

Yu Ying thought carefully, pointing her index finger at her chin as she murmured, “I don’t know about that, but Ah’Lan might know.”

The fox eared girl had not heard of such a thing, After all, she had spent all her years in the Tribe without leaving. Her knowledge of what existed in the forest came only from what others told her.

“I understand. I’ll ask Sha Lan when she comes.” Su Bai smiled and returned back to drawing.

Since the plastic film problem could not be solved for now, he could only draw out the greenhouse blueprint first.

Drawing was indeed a technical skill. Not only did the exterior need to be clear, but the internal structure needed to be even clearer. Otherwise, those looking at the blueprints would not be able to understand them, and the final construction would be different from what was intended.

With the rainy season approaching and cement houses under construction, there was not much time for trial and error with the greenhouse. He had to get it right the first time.

*Rustle rustle rustle…* The pencil moved steadily across the Wolf Tail Grass Paper, their collision producing sounds that seemed particularly loud in the small wooden house.

In the entire wooden house, apart from the sound of Su Bai drawing and the fox eared girl occasionally turning or folding of linen cloth, there were no other sounds.

After finishing its cat food, Rolly lazily laid by the table, completely ignoring everything else.

Su Bai could not help but wonder if this cat was really a cat? Back on Earth, cats would react like action movie stars when they saw moving things, jumping and freely pouncing around.

*Step step step…*

*Cough cough cough…*

“Shaman, I’ve finished training. Are there any tasks you want me to do today?” Sha Lan walked into the wooden house.

Although they no longer needed to announce themselves when entering the wooden house, the cat eared girl still felt uncomfortable about it.

Of course, she would not disobey the Shaman’s words, but before approaching the wooden house, she would deliberately make some noise to announce herself.

For example, walking loudly or coughing a few times when nearly arriving. She would do all sorts of these little tricks.

The purpose was to let those in the wooden house know she was coming, thus avoiding any awkwardness.

Su Bai naturally knew about the cat eared girl’s little tricks but chose not to expose them.

He looked up with a small smile and asked, “Sha Lan, do you know of anything that’s waterproof, windproof, and has good sealing properties?”

The cat eared girl was a Warrior Trainee and had left the Tribe for quite some time. Her experience and knowledge of the outside world should be greater than that of the fox eared girl.

Sha Lan widened her blue eyes in thought and said, “There seems to be a kind of Beast Hide that can do that.”

“Oh? What Beast Hide?” Su Bai’s face brightened. [Having a substitute would be perfect!].

“Smooth Skin Lizard Hide. We use this Beast Hide to make Animal Hide Bags to store water.” Sha Lan explained.

“Smooth Skin Lizard?” Su Bai raised his eyebrows, “How common is this beast? Is it difficult to catch?”

First, he needed to know if these beasts were numerous and easy to catch. If these two conditions could not be met, then it would not work.

The greenhouse could not be small, as it needed to store crops in preparation for winter. Naturally, it would have to be built quite large.

With a large greenhouse area, they would need more Beast Hide, and if Smooth Skin Lizards were hard to catch, it would not be practical.

“Smooth Skin Lizards aren’t that hard to catch. My Mother says there are many in our Hunting Ground,” Sha Lan said.

The cat eared girl had not been to the Hunting Ground belonging to the Flame Dragon Tribe. Forget about the distance, it was mainly because of status restrictions.

Usually only the Tribe’s Totem Warriors could go there; Warrior Trainees like them were not allowed.

Although there was an annual opportunity to join the Totem Warriors to go out and hunt, not everyone could go.

In any case, neither the cat eared girl nor the cow horned girl had been there before. When they were supposed to start selecting people to go, the Black Snake Tribe attacked. Thus, this event was delayed. Also, when the Hunting Team went to the Hunting Ground a few days ago, they had yet to select anyone.

“The Ancestral Land’s Hunting Ground?” Su Bai was curious about this place; he really wanted to see what kind of place it was.

“Yes, it’s three days away from our Tribe. All our Tribe’s food used to come from that Hunting Ground.” Sha Lan nodded and said.

“I see. When will the Hunting Team return?” Su Bai asked, already planning to have the Hunting Team catch more Smooth Skin Lizards on their next hunt.

“About tomorrow or the day after.” Sha Lan said.