I Became The Chief Of A Primitive Village

Chapter 645, Knowledge Reserve

Translator: Silavin

Su Bai took a sip of water and continued asking: “Apart from this, what else would you like to ask?”

He needed to clear up all of the other party’s doubts right now, otherwise running back and forth would be a waste of time.

“Shaman, will those things called cement be used to make this wall?” Shan Qiu asked.

Being a stonemason, he naturally knew the miraculous effects of cement, and also knew how great this invention was.

“Yes, since we’re building city walls there’s no need to be so meticulous. Those stones don’t need to be polished as long as they’re not too deformed.” Su Bai nodded.

“Understood.” Shan Qiu nodded.

He had originally been in charge of supervising the construction of cement houses, so naturally he knew that cement could be moulded into any shape at will.

More importantly, no matter how ugly two stones were, they could be stuck together without expending too much effort on polishing.

This undoubtedly saved time on polishing stones. Without the time-consuming and laborious stone-polishing stage, the overall construction speed could reach another level.

Thinking of this, Shan Qiu appeared particularly excited and could not help but want to give it a try.

“You can pick however many people you want. Just say it’s my command.” Su Bai said.

He was already impatient to see construction of the city walls begin. Only when the city walls were truly built up would his heart feel more at ease.

“Yes, besides those stonemason apprentices, I might need another 300 people.” Shan Qiu said.

“You decide on the numbers. If there aren’t enough, then transfer them from those doing house construction. The urgent task is to complete the foundation of the city walls before the rainy season arrives.” Su Bai tapped the table with his index finger.

He naturally knew about the rainy season and the snow season. If those trenches were not filled before these two seasons arrived then this long and wide trench would be equivalent to having been dug for nothing. Once it was filled with snow and rainwater, when they wanted to continue digging the next time, they would have to dig deeper and wider.

This was secondary though. The main issue was that all the previous busy work would have been filled up again, if not with soil, it would be with water.

Even if they could not build a complete city wall before the rainy season arrived, they absolutely had to fill up those dug out trenches with the foundation for the wall.

“Understood. With the cement and not having to polish stones, I believe we can finish building everything before the rainy season arrives.” Shan Qiu was eager to try it out immediately.

As a stonemason, what he was about to do now was extraordinary. It was no longer the simple task of making stone knives and stone bowls as before. This time, what rested on his shoulders was the safety of the entire Tribe, and even more so, the future of the entire Tribe.

“Go ahead. I’ll think of a way to allow you to talk.” Su Bai smiled gently. He had indeed been thinking of a solution recently.

A perfectly good Totem Warrior had lost his legs. Even ordinary people would find it difficult to accept losing both feet.

Not to mention, the pain of being a Totem Warrior without feet. If he could give him a pair of feet, the Flame Dragon Tribe would definitely gain another tough elite fighter.

“Thank you, Shaman.” Shan Qiu became even more excited and could only nod repeatedly.

*Step step step…*

He supported himself with both hands and left the Yong’an Building, having someone take those blueprints with him when he left.

“Shaman, what were you two just talking about? I don’t quite understand.” Yu Ying looked completely innocent.

Yu Ying did not understand matters concerning construction.

The two of them having that serious conversation, going back and forth, left Yu Ying completely confused.

“It’s nothing. How are the people in the Tribe who are learning to read and write recently?” Su Bai asked.

Because it was not just those children who needed to learn to be literate, adults also had to make time to learn.

Apart from the things they absolutely had to do each day, they should make time to learn whenever possible.

If they did not have time, then all the people without time would be gathered together and taught on a fixed day.

In any case, the people in the Tribe absolutely could not fall behind in literacy. If they wanted the Tribe to develop better, such things needed to be kept up to pace.

“Everyone’s enthusiasm for studying has been very high. They recognise most of the simple characters.” Yu Ying immediately said.

Yu Ying had initially worried that when she went to teach others how to read and write, they might show great resistance, as she was not the Shaman.

However, she had been overthinking it all. They had been curious, wanting to learn whenever possible, regardless of who taught them.

“Help me pay attention to see which adults learn quickly, or are particularly clever.” Su Bai instructed.

Yu Ying blinked her pink eyes in confusion and asked. “Shaman, what’s wrong?”

Yu Ying’s heart began to worry again. Was he dissatisfied with her teaching and preparing to find someone to replace her?

“It’s nothing. I want to train more teachers so that both you and I will have it easier in the future.” Su Bai said gently.

He knew the other party was definitely overthinking again. After speaking, he rubbed Yu Ying’s head.

Yu Ying’s sensitive personality still had not completely changed. Whenever this sort of matter was involved, she would begin to doubt whether she was not good enough.

“So that’s it. Shaman, you wish to train more teachers? But then you’ll have to start teaching them from scratch again.” Yu Ying felt relieved, but was worried at the same time.

What she worried about was that if the Shaman did this, he would be too tired from having to teach the same knowledge to too many people.

“It’s fine. When I teach you next time, just have them present too.” Su Bai picked up his teacup and continued: “You can all study together. After they understand, they can go teach the children, so it won’t be too troublesome.”

Always having Yu Ying continue teaching was not a solution, since she had many other things to keep busy with.

People in the teaching profession still needed to be specially trained. In any case, they would be useful in the future.

“Understood. This way it will be easier.” Yu Ying nodded.

“How are Feng Cao and the others getting on recently? It’s been some time since I’ve been to the hospital.” Su Bai asked.

Feng Cao was Yu Ying’s friend, one of the people who had previously been separated from Sha Hong and the others.

Because she had learned some knowledge about treating wounds and herbs from her Mother since childhood, when selecting talent for the hospital, she was the first to be chosen.

“The hospital side is going very smoothly, and their progress hasn’t fallen behind either.” Yu Ying said with a smile.