"Then it will be hard on you again, Uncle Thomas. But I think you should take Chief Queen or Chief Karin with you; it will certainly be more persuasive."
Eric had an idea and offered a suggestion to Thomas.
Relying on Thomas alone wasn’t very persuasive, but if either Karin or Queen went along, it could significantly shift the attitude of the other Snow Wolf tribes.
Although everyone knew their relationship was good, they couldn’t just lead their whole tribe into danger.
Thomas also felt this was a good idea: "Eric is right. Taking the two of them along will make the other Snow Wolves trust us more."
After Thomas left happily, Eric kept making more milk candy, wrapping them in non-toxic leaves to prepare for Thomas to take along.
Milk candy could represent the wealth of the Hadu tribe and build good relationships with the cubs, thereby lowering the Snow Wolves’ guard - killing two birds with one stone.
On the day of departure, Thomas led Luci, several warriors, and Karin, carrying dry rations and spices prepared by the cafeteria, laughing heartily as they waved to Eric and the others.
Karin even joked: "Eric, don’t worry, we will try to bring back some people for you before autumn!"
Eric couldn’t help but laugh out loud. Everyone knew he valued farming the most, so they joked about this.
"Alright, then I will wait for you uncles to return victoriously!" He also waved vigorously at the receding figures.
Karin and Thomas also waved at him, a bit reluctant to part, and Luci looked back several times before continuing on.
The Hadu tribe was now on track; although they were reluctant to leave, they were very reassured.
After that, Eric continued his routine as usual, waking up early in the morning to go to distant forests with Evan to learn nature magic, then going to the fields with him to cast magic on the seedlings, trying to avoid diseases.
He also specially selected some dexterous small beastmen and taught them how to make pottery. Now that there were more people in the tribe, the demand for pottery was increasing.
Previously, out of necessity, Eric had led Max, Michael, Grass, and others to mold pottery. Now that manpower was abundant and small beastmen were nimble, it was perfect to teach them this skill so these beastmen could specialize in making pottery.
The utensils in the tribe were now more diverse. Besides pottery, there was glass made by the Dwarves. Eric also planned to go around looking for different types of clay to see if porcelain could be fired.
There were also the stainless steel basins he liked most in his past life. If stainless steel could be made, not only could they make durable, rust-free utensils, but it could also replace iron pipes that corroded easily, whether for underground drainage or foundations.
He didn’t remember the specific composition of stainless steel perfectly, so he could only describe it to Uncle Luban a few more times. Whether it succeeded or not, perhaps different minerals in this world could collide to create sparks and produce even better materials.
The sweet potatoes brought back earlier had finally sprouted. The tribesmen had planted a lot of potatoes, so they were proficient in planting sweet potatoes naturally, just that planting them now was a bit late.
Eric and Evan took turns casting nature magic on the sweet potato field several times.
The sweet potato sprouts then caught up with the growth progress of other crops.
During this time, Eric thought about how the Ox-Head tribe could plant winter wheat, but his own tribe, due to lower winter temperatures, could only harvest once a year, so he expanded the scale of glass production.
The greenhouses in the past were mostly built with plastic, which was easy to clean up, relatively cheap, and easy to replace.
But here there was none, and Eric really didn’t know how plastic was made, so he planned to use glass to make greenhouses.
Previously, only very rich people used large glass panels to make greenhouses, mostly for growing flowers. Using it for farming was a bit luxurious, but it was a method.
Making greenhouses was a big challenge for the purity and durability of the glass. Beastmen couldn’t help with anything other than heavy labor, so production couldn’t increase overnight.
After all, the Dwarves still had a lot of work to do, and not many people could spare time to make glass.
Eric thought of other Dwarf tribes. Although they couldn’t be brought to live together like beastmen, if there were too many Dwarves in the tribe, it would arouse the suspicion of the Golden Kingdom and the Elf race.
Don’t look at Evan being here; the Elf King’s attitude towards beastmen was not friendly.
But they could trade glass with the Dwarves, just like trading bricks with the Gray tribe. with the terrifying strength of the Snow Wolves measured in tons, it was more convenient than any truck for transporting goods.
The Dwarves’ lives were difficult. If this really succeeded, not only could it increase the amount of glass for the Hadu tribe, but if Snow Wolves went there frequently, the magical beasts around the Dwarf tribe wouldn’t be too active, and the Snow Wolves could clean them up - killing two birds with one stone.
The Dwarves of the Gray tribe lived very stably now.
Snow Wolves constantly came to haul bricks. Every time they arrived, the first thing they did was hunt in the surroundings. The Dwarves could even eat magical beast meat and didn’t need to worry about danger, no longer living in fear like before.
"Eric, your idea is very unique. A house made of glass?" Evan smiled as he listened to Eric mumbling the plan: "It can shelter from wind and rain without affecting sunlight; it is indeed a good idea."
He pondered for a moment: "But the cost is a bit high. You can use a barrier to replace it, but each has its own advantages. Although a barrier saves costs, it needs frequent infusion of magic power, otherwise, it will lose effect. If you aren’t in the tribe, it will be very troublesome."
Eric’s eyes lit up: "That’s right, a barrier is even more economical. After all, the surroundings are full of wasteland. We can build greenhouses and use a barrier to cover a field at the same time to see which is more effective. I won’t go out this year."
If the effect of the barrier wasn’t bad, or even better, it would be too economical. His magic power cost nothing; just meditating for a while would restore it.
It was a pity that the disadvantage of using a barrier was also quite obvious.
In the tribe, besides him, no one knew magic. Evan was an Elf and couldn’t stay at the Hadu tribe forever. Arthur was also a variable. If he had something to do and had to go far away one day, wouldn’t the barrier lose effect?
If it happened to be winter, wouldn’t the crops in the greenhouse freeze to death?
Between greenhouses and barriers, it was like milk powder and breast milk. One cost money but didn’t depend on an individual; the other was economical but couldn’t leave the person.
"How long does a barrier usually last?" Eric asked curiously.
Evan thought for a while: "With your magic power, a simple barrier that isolates wind and rain like this, covering a range of a few hundred square meters, can last about three days."
A barrier of a few hundred square meters - that wasn’t small.
Moreover, the barrier Eric used only needed to block wind, rain, and hail, not to withstand attacks. He could cast dozens of them. If his magic power increased another level later, the number of barriers he could cast would be several times more.
Although it relied too much on magic power, it was really useful. For such a large field, if changed to glass greenhouses, it would require quite a lot of materials!
The more he thought about it, the more moved he was.
The time to use barriers and greenhouses was after the weather turned cold. During this period, he probably wouldn’t have anything to do. Tasks requiring going out could be given to others. Persisting until the weather warmed up, about five months, wouldn’t be too difficult.
The Hadu tribe was currently still an ordinary tribe and didn’t need to go out for diplomacy; he could totally handle it.