I Became The Chief Of A Primitive Village

Chapter 633, Utterly Devoid of Any Vitality

Translator: Silavin

“Shaman, look, the linen has been dyed with colour.” Yu Ying said excitedly.

Yu Ying held quite a few fabrics in her hands. These fabrics were different from the previous linen. All of these linen pieces had been dyed with colour, no longer having that yellowish monotonous colour from before.

“Let me have a look.” Su Bai was also rather curious about what those fabrics would look like after being dyed.

After all, this was the Tribe’s first time beginning to dye clothes with colour. He did not know whether they would ultimately succeed.

Being able to dye them with colour now did not represent success, one still had to look at the colour fastness(colour change resistance) of the dyes.

As well as how long it could be maintained. If the colour faded after washing once or twice, then the dyes would not have much significance.

Worse, wearing this on a person’s body would also stain their skin with its colour, and cleaning it would be a troublesome matter.

“Shaman, several colours have been used, they’re all very beautiful.” Yu Ying said excitedly.

When she was collecting these fabrics, her entire person was filled with curiosity, her greatest emotion was excitement.

After all, it was the first time seeing fabrics dyed with colour, and with so many colours at that. Anyone would be very excited.

“They indeed look good. Have you tested them?” Su Bai asked.

He held several pieces of fabric in his hands, all of different colours, most of them dyed using several types of berries.

There were green, pink, red, and yellow. These few colours were more numerous, while others included black.

“I’ve already experimented with the colour fastness. After washing several times, the colours on these fabrics are still there.”

Yu Ying held a piece of fabric and continued. “I had people wash them ten to twenty times before the colours began to fade, but they didn’t become that faint either.”

Yu Ying was rather smart, having remembered all the previously assigned tasks in her mind.

So when these fabrics had finished drying, Yu Ying instructed others to conduct experiments together with her.

“Great. Which types of berries have the best colour fastness amongst them?” Su Bai asked.

He could see that amongst these fabrics were many colours he had not seen before, presumably they should be extras. Yu Ying must have squeezed the juice in her spare time to collect more colours.

“The fruits in the greenhouses are more difficult to use as dye. Even if they are used, they are only a faint colour. But the colour lasts for a very long time.”

Yu Ying passed over those fabrics with faint colours and continued. “As for those with bright colours, they’re all from berries in the forest.”

Yu Ying had eliminated many fabrics. Although they had all been dyed with colour, those colours faded too easily.

“These fabrics with faint colours are also very beautiful. This pale purple one should have been dyed using grapes, right?” Su Bai asked.

He felt the faintly coloured ones also look good. After all, not all fabrics need to have bright, vibrant colours. Fabrics with faint colours like these were fine, as one could use them to accentuate with layers.

“That’s right. Tomatoes also left a faint pinkish-reddish colour. I think these are all quite good-looking.” Yu Ying handed over another piece of fabric.

There were many fabrics that were dyed, more than a few dozen or so. However, in the end, only a few dyes succeeded.

“Continue dyeing fabrics with those that are considered to be successful. Do also leave some undyed fabrics. We don’t need all of them to be dyed.” Su Bai instructed.

Although dyed linen was beautiful, they would be traded for something more expensive. There would be some Tribes that had no way to afford them. So, ordinary undyed linen needed to be kept in reserve, so that people from other Tribes could come to trade for them.

“I understand. I’ll take two-thirds of the linens to be dyed, leaving the remaining portion undyed, so they can be used as backups.” Yu Ying nodded. She truly enjoyed dyeing. Putting a piece of ordinary linen into the dye vat, soaking it for a period of time and taking it out resulting in a brand new colour. To her, this was fun work.

“Great. You can recruit more people and establish a dyeing workshop.” Su Bai suggested. [Dyeing fabrics is a very complicated matter. Since it would definitely be needed in the future, it would be better to organize a dyeing workshop early on.]

The Tribe was still lacking many things. However, they could take it one step at a time. After all, one could not bite off more than they could chew.

“I understand. I’ll carefully select the people working in the dyeing workshop.” Yu Ying was excited.

“You can decide on the ratio of boys to girls yourself. If there’s more detailed work, recruit more girls; if there’s more physical labour involved, recruit more boys.” Su Bai reminded.

Regarding dyeing fabrics, he himself was not very clear on the specifics though he had been the one teaching them about dyeing fabrics.

Still, he believes he could leave all the specifics to Yu Ying. She had already proven herself by creating such beautiful fabrics.

“I understand.” Yu Ying nodded.

“Since these have been successfully dyed, then next you can use these coloured fabrics to sew clothes. Let’s start by wearing coloured clothes ourselves.” Su Bai smiled.

He had already forgotten how long it had been since he had worn coloured clothes. Even the clothes previously obtained from the System were mainly black and white.

He had not seen colourful clothes for a very long time. Most of what could be seen in the Tribe were Animal Hides or yellow linen clothes.

Such dressing was utterly devoid of any vitality, and was also extremely rigid and lacking in liveliness.

“Of course. I’ll start sewing clothes tonight. But I need to take the Shaman’s measurements again.” Yu Ying flicked her fox tail.

Yu Ying realised that the Shaman’s rate of growth was very fast. His current Physique had grown a bit larger again, and this was with her just using her naked eyes.

To be safe, she still needed to measure properly in advance, and when sewing, she would add more allowance. This way, when the sewing was completed, he should be able to fit for some time, even if his Physique grew larger.

“Haha… alright, but those previously sewn clothes won’t be wearable then.” Su Bai thought of the clothes sewn before coming to the Ancestral Land.

He recently felt his Physique was getting more robust, which meant it was also getting bigger. The previously worn clothes had all become very tight, making movement very inconvenient.