Chapter 1405: Chapter 1244: The Ancient Beast Era 10
Beast skins aren’t like fabric that can be tied at the corners, so they’re quite inconvenient. Later, the beastmen figured out how to make Beast Skin Bags.
These Beast Skin Bags are simple to make. You fold a piece of beast skin, sew it with a rope made from a tough vine using a Fishbone Needle made from grinding a hard fishbone, and it’s done.
They don’t have straps or handles, making them quite basic and difficult to use. Originally, the Beast Skin Bags were used by the herbal collection team to hold some plant fruits. The Hunting Team didn’t use them as their prey were whole animals.
If it weren’t for Shuangshuang saying she needed to collect herbs, Saran wouldn’t have taken the Beast Skin Bag out. But the herbs are delicate and can’t be packed using the Beast Skin Bag.
The Beast Skin Bag would break the branches and leaves of the herbs, significantly reducing their effectiveness. Moreover, packing various herbs together in the Beast Skin Bag just ruins them.
Shuangshuang had to pull some vines and tree branches from nearby and weave her own herbal basket for carrying herbs.
Shuangshuang was very skilled, weaving quickly. Her hands moved swiftly, and soon a herbal basket with shoulder straps was in her hands, with beast skin padded at the shoulder and back to avoid friction. Shuangshuang was very satisfied with the basket.
But before Shuangshuang could put on the herbal basket, Saran picked it up, and Shi Li, standing beside Saran, looked at it with great surprise.
"Shuangshuang, what is this thing you’ve woven? It looks perfect for carrying fruits and wild vegetables during outings, much better than the Beast Skin Bag. It’s really a great tool."
Looking at the herbal basket Shuangshuang wove, Saran liked it more and more. The first thought was that with this, the herbal collection team could bring back much more each time, saving a lot of effort and reducing the number of trips.
Although the places the herbal collection team went were relatively safe, in this dangerous world, there is nothing absolutely safe, so fewer trips out are always better.
While Saran thought of the herbal collection team, Shi Li thought of the Hunting Team: "Not only can the herbal collection team use this, but our Hunting Team can also use it.
In the past, we wouldn’t hunt small prey because when we were carrying large prey, we had no hands free for the smaller ones.
We could only watch the small game helplessly and couldn’t hunt them. But with this, it’s different. We can weave it larger, carry it on the back, and bring back a lot of small prey. It would be like bringing a lot more prey back to the tribe."
"Shuangshuang, quick, teach us how to weave this. Let’s hurry and weave one each so we can bring back much more prey!"
After studying it for a while, Shi Li and Saran eagerly pulled Shuangshuang aside to teach them how to weave the herbal basket, excited at the thought of bringing back more prey.
Shuangshuang had to give up her idea of picking herbs and watch as Shi Li and Saran, along with others, cut a huge pile of vines and tree branches. They found a safe resting spot established earlier and began teaching everyone how to weave the basket.
For the next two days, the Hunting Team members were busy weaving baskets. To ensure the baskets were sturdy enough not to fall apart midway, Shuangshuang strictly required that the baskets everyone weaved had to meet the qualifying standards before use.
After everyone ruined two or three baskets, finally each managed to make a qualified basket. The beastmen were strong, so the baskets they made were very large.
Since having the baskets, the Hunting Team could fully take advantage, capturing all huntable prey except for cubs and pregnant animals, and filled the baskets to the brim.
As they carried the baskets full of prey, they looked like ants moving big stones, very odd. Shuangshuang often worried that the carrier might lose their balance and fall.
But in reality, Shuangshuang’s worry was unnecessary. These beastmen walked steadily, completely ignoring the large baskets filled behind them.
Shuangshuang herself made a significant harvest in those days, finding substitutes for onions, ginger, garlic, and chilies, as well as many herbs. The herbs needed to make the hemostatic powder were all found.
With Shuangshuang present, injured members of the Hunting Team received timely treatment, resulting in no casualties. However, Shuangshuang couldn’t accompany the team every time.
Therefore, she had to find out how to treat people without her presence, ensuring no one would die before returning to see her in the tribe.
The hemostatic potion was the first step. After that, Shuangshuang planned to train the Hunting Team on handling fractures and prepare some medicine for internal injuries.
The injuries from hunting involved two areas: heavy bleeding from external wounds and fractures, as well as internal damage from severe impacts. Bringing medicine for these could significantly reduce casualties.
Originally, they thought to hunt a Spotted Beast, but gathering herbs made Shuangshuang forget everything else. Yet it seemed like fate had it.
Without intending to search, while picking a herb parasitic atop a tree, Shuangshuang spotted two Spotted Beasts fighting over a female.
The two Spotted Beasts used their horns, claws, teeth, and bodies to attack each other fiercely, causing dirt and debris to fly, making the surrounding trees sway with the impact.
By usual hunting methods, one should wait for the two Spotted Beasts to exhaust each other before intervening to ensure a safe hunt.
However, Shuangshuang feared that too many injuries on the Spotted Beasts might make the prey’s blood scent too strong, attracting many dangerous beasts. So, relying on her great combat strength, she jumped directly from the tree.
Saran, who went to find Shuangshuang after she stayed long in the forest for herb collection fearing she might get lost, happened to see Shuangshuang dragging two Spotted Beasts out, a small figure with a herbal basket on her back, holding one in each hand.
Saran laughed upon seeing this: "You ended up getting what you wished for. Before we left, we talked about how tasty Spotted Beast meat was but difficult to catch, and here you are, encountering a pair. Such luck!"
Saying this, Saran took the two Spotted Beasts, stacked them, and slung them over her shoulder with ease. Combined, the two Spotted Beasts weighed eight hundred if not a thousand pounds, but Saran lifted them effortlessly. Beastman strength truly was formidable.
This time, the hunt lasted five days, returning home with twice the usual haul of prey.
After returning to the tribe, the merits of the basket immediately sparked a basket-weaving craze among the tribe, while, during this busy time, Shuangshuang found a vacant cave.
She cleaned the cave inside and out numerous times, ensuring it was spotless, before starting to recreate the hemostatic potion she remembered.
This hemostatic medicine was powdery. Sprinkling a little over a wound could instantly stop bleeding, with tremendously unscientific effectiveness.
