Shuangshuang couldn’t do anything about these beastmen, she could only sigh and accept it. On the way back to the tribe, Shuangshuang and Yan Ming, one leading the way and the other at the back, brought a group of slow-moving beastmen back.

It’s undeniable that lotus roots and seeds are excellent things. The beastmen’s vegetarian diet has always been monotonous, and now with these two new foods joining, apart from a few who don’t like lotus roots, most beastmen love lotus roots very much.

Even beastmen who don’t like lotus roots can’t resist the delicious lotus seed soup, especially the one with added honey, which is so tasty that it could make one burst with fullness.

Afterwards, Shuangshuang led hundreds of beastmen back to the lotus pond and dug up all the remaining lotus roots. On the way back, Shuangshuang took a detour and found two more lotus ponds.

In addition to the lotus ponds, what surprised Shuangshuang the most was that she actually found napa cabbages. Yes, napa cabbages, fresh and tender, looking exactly like napa cabbages, except their size was five or six times bigger.

To be safe, Shuangshuang fed the cabbage to a rabbit, confirmed it was fine after it ate it and waited for a day to see it still lively, then she instructed to bring these cabbages back to the tribe.

After returning, Shuangshuang started pickling sauerkraut, thinking constantly of sauerkraut stewed ribs, sauerkraut pork belly, sauerkraut stewed vermicelli, sauerkraut dumplings, making her mouth water.

However, sauerkraut dumplings are just wishful thinking, as Shuangshuang hasn’t found any flour yet, so sauerkraut dumplings are out of the question, but sauerkraut stew with bones is extremely delicious. No matter how fatty the meat, once stewed with sauerkraut, it’s never greasy.

Before Shuangshuang could have her sauerkraut, the weather started to cool rapidly. In just three days, the previously hot temperature plunged to the point where water turned to ice, marking the official arrival of the cold season.

The cave stays warm in winter and cool in summer. Despite the cold wind howling outside, inside it remains as warm as spring. A thick grass curtain is hung at the cave entrance to block the cold wind, and the fire burning inside is mainly for illumination and to dispel dampness.

The cave where Shuangshuang lives has a pool deep inside, hence it’s a bit damp; normal caves are quite dry, even more habitable than houses.

Shuangshuang and Yan Ming wore loose, thin clothing; with the variety of clothing styles increasing in the tribe, it’s unclear which beastman came up with the idea to make flowing-sleeved long robes as witch clothes for the Great Witch.

Using this clothing entirely different from those of ordinary beastmen to signify the Great Witch’s identity and status, it’s undeniable that this beastman’s idea was somewhat ahead of its time, and their flattery skills remarkable, with a keen eye.

Once wearing the flowing-sleeved witch clothes, it felt quite ethereal, and Shuangshuang found the fabric woven from cotton fruits smooth, non-wrinkling, and with a nice drape, making it quite beautiful as clothing.

Both Shuangshuang and Yan Ming have good looks, and wearing this ethereal clothing makes them even more attractive. However, at the moment, Shuangshuang and Yan Ming are sitting here not to show off to each other.

Shuangshuang and Yan Ming are discussing an important matter concerning the future development of the tribe: to initially build a city, allowing the Silver Tiger Clan to shed their tribal form and officially become a city.

This is Shuangshuang’s idea which is still being refined, and she sought Yan Ming to propose some suggestions.

After all, Shuangshuang feels her idea is somewhat beyond this primitive society; she fears moving too fast would be hard for these primitives to accept, so she wants to see Yan Ming’s reaction in advance.

Shuangshuang explained her city concept in detail to Yan Ming, as well as how to construct houses and resist horror beasts.

Yan Ming’s vision is also relatively advanced to some extent; he fully agrees with Shuangshuang’s idea and offers many constructive opinions.

The two used branches to draw the city’s outline on Shuangshuang’s sand table, discussing house construction styles, street planning, and house layout.

Shuangshuang has considered before that this world has the existence of horror beasts, so it requires sufficiently high city walls to block them, and weapons should be mounted on the walls, with heavy crossbows being a good choice.

Arrows can be made from hard ironwood; with its high density, the arrows shot would be comparable to those with iron tips in power.

As for constructing houses, they should be built with gigantic stones, and the walls should be thicker. Houses are not as warm in winter and cool in summer as caves, but if built with gigantic stones and walls made thicker, they can have some effect akin to caves’ warmth in winter and coolness in summer.

If fire walls are added, living in them during the cold season would be far more comfortable than caves, and even in summer, they are cooler than those thin houses in modern society.

Houses can be built following the ancient methods, but those elaborate, labor-intensive decorations can be simplified, as there is a lack of personnel, there’s no time to carefully craft those, and primitive beastmen have not learned carving; even if desired, it’s unattainable.

A sewage system is also needed, as it is an essential facility to keep the tribe clean and tidy. Yan Ming wholeheartedly supports Shuangshuang’s proposal, as he detests dirtiness the most.

Using fired clay to make sewage pipes, they should be made thicker to avoid blockages that are hard to clear. If possible, Shuangshuang plans to dig several wells, as fetching water from well mouths is far more convenient than traveling all the way to lakes.

Streets need to be planned wide enough so that if suitable animals for domestication are caught in the future, they could be harnessed to make vehicles.

Yan Ming drew a circle at one corner of the sand table and suggested to Shuangshuang, "We can host a permanent gathering here, allowing people from surrounding tribes to come and exchange goods."

"We don’t have to demand as much jerky as those Super Tribes do; we can collect less so that smaller tribes can afford to come."

"The main advantage of having a gathering is convenient exchange of goods without having to travel far for tribal gatherings and enduring their unpleasant smells."

Yan Ming spoke for quite a while, but only the last statement was his true intention. His interest in opening gatherings in the Silver Tiger Clan stemmed from wanting to attend them without suffering through the smells at tribal gatherings.

Shuangshuang also greatly agrees. How could a bustling city lack a market for mutual exchange? Shuangshuang aims not only to host a gathering but to make it a well-known grand market, attracting numerous tribes from afar.

Thinking of this, Shuangshuang couldn’t help but frown and sigh, "If we are to host a tribal gathering, we must allocate part of the Hunting Team to ensure safety around the gathering."

"Our Silver Tiger Clan has limited manpower; our population is still too small."

Whenever she thinks about the population issue, Shuangshuang feels a headache. No city can function with just a few thousand people; however, in terms of population growth, there’s only a gradual approach, impossible to increase quickly unless absorbing populations from outside tribes.