Chapter 264: Lin Ye, That’s Truly Illegal!
“Huh? What?!”
The Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls let out confused sounds upon hearing Lin Ye’s words.
After a moment of thought, Lin Ye continued, “Because only then will those wolf cubs truly submit.”
“Otherwise, if they’re stimulated by the smell of blood again next time, their ferocity will be reawakened.” After hearing Lin Ye’s explanation, the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls finally nodded in understanding.
Then, one by one, they picked up their tools and went to mine.
Lin Ye, carrying a pickaxe, walked towards the mine.
The mine had already been dug into a downward staircase. All they had to do was follow it down.
“Clang! Clang! Clang!”
Accompanying the rhythmic sounds of hammering, Lin Ye, Xing, and Yun began striking the iron ore in front of them with pickaxes. With each strike, sparks flew. The strong recoil made Xing and Yun’s arms a little numb. However, as chunks of iron ore were chipped away, the two Horned Girls worked with increasing enthusiasm.
Their Talent Ability was constantly activated. Whenever their stamina was depleted, Susu would come to help them recover. Lin Ye, meanwhile, continuously swung his pickaxe, dislodging large pieces of iron ore. The other Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls were using the tools provided by Lin Ye to mine in other areas.
Just as all the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls were working diligently, Shi suddenly ran over. Lin Ye quickly looked over. Seeing the happy smile on Shi’s face, Lin Ye knew that the three little wolf cubs had finally submitted.
Upon reaching Lin Ye, Shi excitedly shouted to Lin Ye, the Beast-eared Girls, and the Winged Girls, “They succeeded! Sakura, Diona, and Setsuna, the three of them succeeded!”
“Those three wolf cubs no longer dare to bare their teeth at Sakura, Diona, and Setsuna!”
Upon hearing Shi’s voice, the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls immediately wore happy smiles.
Soon after, Sakura, Diona, and Setsuna also walked over, with the three wolf cubs trailing behind them dejectedly. The constant struggling had exhausted the three wolf cubs, leaving them with no energy to jump around. They simply followed behind Sakura, Diona, and Setsuna. Sakura, Diona, and Setsuna looked at Lin Ye with happy smiles.
Seeing this, Lin Ye smiled and nodded at the three of them. After a moment of thought, Lin Ye addressed all the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls, “From now on, these three little wolf cubs are no longer wolves.”
Hearing Lin Ye’s words, the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls became confused again. Shi, standing above the mine, tilted her head and looked at Lin Ye. Unable to figure it out, she asked Lin Ye, “Ye, if they aren’t wolves anymore, what are they?”
After Shi asked, the other Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls also looked at Lin Ye with puzzled expressions, awaiting his answer. Lin Ye had anticipated this question. Pointing at the three little wolf cubs, he said, “Their wolf nature has just been erased. From now on, they are dogs!”
“Dogs? Like those hyenas that form packs to steal prey from other animals or people?” Hearing that the three wolf cubs had been domesticated into dogs, Shi blinked and spoke a few words to Lin Ye. The other Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls couldn’t process so much information at once. When they heard Lin Ye say they were dogs, they were a bit slow to react. Upon hearing Shi’s words, the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls all looked at the three wolf cubs.
Susu, standing behind, couldn’t help but say, “Weren’t they those big gray wolves? How did they become ugly, hateful hyenas?” After Susu spoke, the other Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls also nodded in agreement.
Lin Ye, hearing this, shook his head at them and continued, “They haven’t become those thieving hyenas, but a new kind of dog. They will still look like gray wolves!” Lin Ye explained to the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls. He knew about the kind of hyenas they were referring to. Dogs domesticated from wolves would definitely not be those hateful thieves. After a few generations of training, these wolf-turned-dogs would become loyal guard dogs.
“New dogs?” Hearing Lin Ye’s words, Shi’s eyes lit up again, and she began to ponder. After thinking for a moment, Lin Ye added, “After extinguishing their bloodthirsty ferocity, the three of them have become wolves that don’t hunt and don’t know how to find their own kind. Such wolves can no longer be called wolves, so they are called dogs.”
After hearing Lin Ye’s explanation, the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls nodded, seeming to understand but not entirely. Lin Ye didn’t care if they understood. He stated, “From now on, just remember that the three of them are dogs.” With that, Lin Ye resumed swinging his pickaxe to mine.
The Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls blinked and then, looking at the three wolf cubs that had just become dogs, slowly smiled on their faces. They all continued mining with renewed vigor. Shi, Sakura, Diona, and Setsuna also picked up their tools and joined the mining effort. The three little dogs, having no strength left, found a spot and lay down to rest after joining the mining.
After a while, the iron ore knocked down by Lin Ye and the two Horned Girls, along with what the Beast-eared Girls had mined, filled the wooden buckets and the carriage. Then, Lin Ye began to lead the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls back to the tribe.
On the way back to the tribe, the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls began to fantasize about the daggers Lin Ye would forge for them. Upon successfully returning to the tribe, the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls immediately began unloading the iron ore from the wooden buckets on the horses and the iron ore from the carriage. Lin Ye began to make molds for the daggers. After the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls finished unloading the iron ore, they carried the body of the saber-toothed tiger to an open space to skin and butcher it. Lin Ye instructed them to ensure the tiger hide was cut intact. The Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls happily agreed. Lin Ye was confident in their skills, especially with the sharp cast-iron knives they now had, which made butchering prey even easier.
Lin Ye, meanwhile, was at the workbench, continuously making molds. While making the molds, Lin Ye changed his idea for the daggers. He decided to make molds for what was called a karambit. The karambit also had another famous name: the Nepalese kukri. Lin Ye reasoned that after the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls received the daggers, they would most likely be used in daily life, and daggers were not ideal for such situations. However, the Nepalese kukri could perfectly suit various scenarios. Lin Ye estimated that one smelting of iron ore could produce five Nepalese kukris, so he made five molds. To equip everyone in the tribe, excluding himself, Grandma Nanrong, Xing, and Yun, there were forty-five Beast-eared and Winged Girls. This would require nine smelting sessions. However, by the time Lin Ye finished making the five molds, it had already turned dark. The sun had set at some point, meaning they couldn’t smelt iron today. After finishing the molds, Lin Ye brushed the debris from his hands and then went to the water pipe to wash them. Charcoal was being burned near the water pipe. Since the charcoal had to be transported to the furnace, the furnace was actually quite close to the water pipe. After washing his hands, Lin Ye returned to the open space. The Beast-eared Girls had already started fires.
The meat from one saber-toothed tiger, frankly, didn’t amount to as much as that from a long-nosed boar. However, the long-nosed boar was the saber-toothed tiger’s prey. After distributing the meat from the saber-toothed tiger among all the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls, there wasn’t much left. Lin Ye was also eating tiger meat for the first time, so he was a little excited. Animals at the top of the food chain were not only powerful fighters but also protected animals. If Lin Ye had eaten tiger meat on Earth, he would have been truly committing an illegal act!
