Orc Girl's Tribal Daily Life

Chapter 109 Talent Level 1

Currently, Zao is mainly responsible for making weapons for Chief Jing and some of the orc warriors.

For someone of Chief Jing's imposing stature, a suitable and handy weapon has a significant impact on him; a good weapon can enable him to unleash even greater power.

It can also reduce the reliance on animalization.

However, Zao was getting old, and Chief Jing dared not let her work at a high intensity anymore, constantly urging her to cultivate a suitable successor for the next generation.

It's just that, whether the requirements for creation are too high or for some other reason, no one of the clansmen who meets the requirements for creation has ever appeared.

Ge's decision to lead Jiang Luoluo to visit this tribesman was not a spur-of-the-moment decision, but rather with the permission of Chief Jing and the shaman, or rather, a direct instruction from Chief Jing.

After all, this tribeswoman is really too old, and Chief Jing really hopes that she can entrust her responsibilities to younger tribespeople, so that she can have an easier time.

Having witnessed the performance of the cub Luo, Chief Jing had a rather unusual idea—perhaps the cub Luo could be recognized.

With a suitable successor, her life's focus will likely shift. Even if he insists on not retiring, the reduced workload will make her life easier.

Having dedicated so many years to the tribe, both Chief Jing and the shaman hoped that Zao could enjoy a more comfortable old age.

After passing piles and piles of different stones placed in the open space, Jiang Luoluo finally arrived at the cave where this tribesman lived.

Fortunately, unlike wood, stone does not require a dry space for storage and can be exposed to wind and sun without any problems. Therefore, the caves used for living are of normal size and are not as exaggeratedly large as those used for other purposes.

As soon as she stepped inside, Jiang Luoluo saw an extremely robust figure.

To put it bluntly, apart from not being as tall as the leader, this figure was by no means weak in width, and his bulging muscles were like blocks of stone.

Her physique was the complete opposite of Cong's, who was so thin.

Although Cong also needs to move a lot of wood and timber, and engage in physically demanding activities.

But no matter how much wood you put together, it can't compare to those massive, solid stones that you can move around and even break into the size you need...

You can't imagine that he would have a very thin build.

Even the thinnest person, if they can lift all kinds of heavy stones day after day for decades, will definitely become as strong as this.

Seeing Ge and Jiang Luoluo appear at their doorstep, Zao was no less surprised than Cong, but it must be said that as people get older and gain more experience, they tend to be more composed.

Therefore, Zao only glanced up at the two people who came in before lowering his eyes again and calmly continuing to do his own thing.

At her age, nothing can evoke strong emotions in her anymore; the worst outcome is death. But isn't every day she faces death?

Ge and Jiang Luoluo didn't disturb her, but obediently stood by and watched until they finished what they were doing, and then they finally gave these two perceptive and sensible juniors a look.

"Speak, what brings you here?"

Zao gently tapped the stone in his hand against a nearby whetstone, and the fragments fell off with a clatter. The prototype of a stone weapon was thus created.

“The leader asked me to bring Luo here,” Go said honestly and directly.

Ge took out the small stone knives that Jiang Luoluo had made and respectfully handed them to Zao—the double-edged axe was left with the chief Jing and the shaman.

However, if you want Zao to see the cub's strength, these few small stone knives are enough. They are enough to show the whole picture from a glimpse. For Zao, these things are enough for her to understand the cub's level.

Zao put down what he was holding, did not take the stone knife that Ge handed him, but glanced at it up and down a few times, then turned around and found a similar stone knife from a place that looked like a pile of stone garbage.

"Was it this child who did this before?"

Jiang Luoluo was slightly taken aback, but Ge had already nodded in agreement.

The first stone knife that Jiang Luoluo made was so beautiful that it was imitated and copied by many of her people.

As a stone tool expert in the tribe, when she encountered this new-shaped stone knife, she would definitely try it out to see how well it worked. This stone knife is the result of her imitation.

I just don't know why, even though it was done so well, it was carelessly discarded among a pile of stones and trash.

“I know her.” Zao glanced at Jiang Luoluo, clearly seeing the leader Jing’s intention in sending her over. He wasn’t exactly disgusted, but he wasn’t particularly enthusiastic either.

He calmly said, "Her talent is average. Go back and tell the leader that he doesn't need to bring her next time."

Go stood there stunned, seemingly not expecting the cub to receive such an evaluation.

He was a little incredulous. After all, anyone who saw the stone tools made by the cub would feel the shock. He thought the creator would accept the cub as well, since the cub was so powerful.

Unexpectedly, when they arrived at the training center, the cub only received the assessment that its talent was only average.

On the contrary, Jiang Luoluo herself accepted this assessment well, because she knew clearly that she really only had average talent.

The reason she received such favorable treatment from her people was simply because she possessed knowledge from another world.

That wasn't her talent or innate ability; she was simply using things she didn't have to cheat and obtain a reputation that didn't belong to her and exceeded her actual talent.

Ordinary people might see this and think that it's already remarkable that she made such a thing, but a stone tool expert with real talent could naturally see that Jiang Luoluo was just clumsily imitating, rather than actually creating something herself.

Or rather, the things Jiang Luoluo was familiar with were the shapes of finished products she had created using advanced technology—mere creations with shapes, not things that could be made by polishing stones.

After all, the most important thing about weapons made from stone tools is to determine the hardest and most durable shape based on the different textures of each stone.

Jiang Luoluo is too focused on the "aesthetics" of the appearance. Even when it comes to the extension of the stone itself, there is still a significant difference between "customizing" a stone according to its shape and using a "mold" to fit its shape.

Just like a triangular stone, Zao can judge what shape of weapon it is suitable to be made based on its own structure, while Jiang Luoluo can only think about what triangular weapons are available and then imitate them to make them.

Perhaps seeing Jiang Luoluo's expectant expression, he paused, giving Jiang Luoluo more attention and focus.

"You see things more clearly than they do."

Jiang Luoluo nodded, then pointed to the stone knives she had made and shook her head.

At first, she didn't mind being told what to say, but she didn't want to be misunderstood, so she tried to explain it using relatively complicated gestures.

If you can't understand, then forget it; she tried her best.

Go had intended to help translate, but he realized that he could no longer understand the cub's meaning from the moment it made its first move.

But to the surprise of both of them, after frowning and watching the cub gesture for a long time, Zao actually understood it.

Even when Jiang Luoluo herself had no expectations, Zai fully understood most of the meaning and was even able to communicate directly with her using these gestures.

"You mean these stone knives aren't suitable for polishing, but should be made using another method?"

Zao seemed to be deep in thought. "Indeed, they look like the kind of shapes that can be mass-produced, but how to make them..."

"You mean burn it with fire?" Zao pinched his chin, actually considering the cub's suggestion, then shook his head.

"Fire doesn't have that kind of temperature, and stones don't burn like wood."

Jiang Luoluo shook her head and waved her hand seriously in rebuttal.

Yes, even stones can melt.

"So, you mean to wrap fire up and burn it... Hahaha, that makes a lot of sense." Zao laughed, finding the expression quite amusing.

"So, how do we contain the fire?"

As the cub tried its best to demonstrate a feasible plan, Zao looked at the cub with a slightly complicated gaze. Having lived in the tribe for so many years, she knew many things that ordinary tribespeople did not.

Therefore, it's easy to associate this with the cub's identity—is it a legacy?

Perhaps she was indeed old, and heaven did not send another Stone Age genius like her, but gave the tribe another option.

Originally, the creator had little interest in the cub's genius status in the Stone Age, but after discovering that the cub's true talent lay elsewhere, he became interested in the cub.