Seven days had passed since Sane led the army to conquer Obsidian, and Kaelen had also completed the awakening for the entire tribe.

Bathed in the sweet dew for three days, the awakening condition of the entire tribe had reached its peak, and the awakening process was also incredibly smooth. Currently, excluding those who could not awaken, the tribe had more than six hundred people who had successfully awakened.

This ratio of 620/1461 was truly staggering.

Right now, let alone the Intermediate City, even if the Advanced City came here, they might not necessarily be able to take down their tribe. Of course, this did not count the scenario where those groups joined forces.

Kaelen was extremely satisfied with this result. Furthermore, what pleased him the most was that regardless of whether they awakened or not, the hearts of the people in the tribe remained consistent from beginning to end, without creating a divide.

With time being pressing, Kaelen allowed the tribesmen to apply their abilities to work. For example, in brick baking, those who awakened the Earth element would use their ability to speed up digging and mixing clay; Water and Wind elements would combine to extract moisture from the unbaked bricks, while the Fire element enhanced the heat in the kiln.

Theron’s glass workshop had also gone into operation. After a long period of experimentation, Theron had proficiently mastered the temperature required for the glass-baking process, and could also apply the ability to shape molten glass.

Currently, five hundred and twenty houses in the tribe had been completed, and with the intervention of tribesmen with abilities, the speed was even faster, expected to reach a thousand in half a month. Kaelen had started allowing everyone to use contribution points to exchange for houses. He planned that once everyone had exchanged for their own houses, he would proceed to distribute land.

Now, while supplies were still scarce, everyone would work together unitedly. But when supplies became abundant, it would be inevitable that there would be lazy individuals, working little yet still receiving the same contribution points as those who worked much. The subsidy system of the past was a prime example.

Handing land to everyone, making them responsible for self-sufficiency, and only allowing the surplus to be traded - only this way could the mentality of being gluttonous and lazy, constantly waiting for the tribe’s subsidies, be severed.

"Kaelen, this part of the Temple’s structure is not quite appropriate, take a look and see if my modification plan is feasible."

Mossi walked in carrying a stack of Dó paper. Currently, paper-making technology had been improved, and the paper used for writing was primarily produced from Dó trees. Reed paper was now only used for wiping butts.

Kaelen took Mossi’s modification plan, seeing that Mossi had altered the area of the side wings and increased the depth of the main hall. Additionally, he removed the classrooms dedicated to the Priest’s disciples, replacing them with a large-scale meeting room. Seeing Kaelen looking at the classrooms for a bit longer, Mossi immediately explained:

"I see that your school model is currently quite good. In the future, once the tribesmen have learned the basic knowledge, they definitely will not come to learn anymore, leaving only the children to study. If so, why not just dedicate an area for teaching specialized knowledge? The things that definitely need to be kept confidential are high-level meetings, and there is no place more reasonable to put a meeting room than inside the Temple."

After hearing Mossi’s explanation, Kaelen nodded, his eyes inevitably showing a few more degrees of admiration. In a short seven days, this beastman had accurately used the specialized terms heard from Kaelen, and also knew how to utilize his brain perfectly.

If Cassian was a master of mechanism creation, then Mossi was a master of construction; any architecture that fell into his hands would become the most perfect existence.

"There is no rush regarding the Temple. How far have you thought about the city wall?"

Mossi immediately continued: "Using bricks is too wasteful. Beastmen’s claws are not just for show, moreover, those with Earth-element Divine Energy are becoming increasingly proficient in building houses. I decided we will build the city wall with stone, using sticky tree sap as mortar." 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

The sticky tree was a type of tree the beastmen discovered not long ago; in terms of adhesiveness, it stuck even firmer than sorghum honey mortar. Kaelen frowned:

"If so, how long will it take to finish? The area around us does not have that many rocky mountains."

Mossi smiled and said: "I have already thought of that; we will not build it entirely solid with stone, only the outside will be built, and the inside will be poured with mortar mixed from sticky tree sap, small gravel, and river sand."

However you listened to it, didn’t it sound like the technique of pouring concrete pillars for houses? Previously, the books of the orphanage director had also mentioned this type of city wall architecture; it seemed to be called... Roman concrete?

Kaelen took a deep breath, looking at Mossi as if looking at a God. A beastman who had never had much contact with knowledge, solely through the working process could independently research things that even a modern person like him had not yet thought of - he truly did not understand how Mossi’s brain worked!

"Uncle Mossi, hurry over here and sit down, let’s delve deeper into this matter together!"

Kaelen and Mossi researched for an entire afternoon; it was not until Jaxon came knocking on the door that they concluded their discussion.

"You brat, you said you were treating us to a meal today, why haven’t you lit the fire yet?"

Kaelen smiled brightly and signed: "I was too busy and forgot, I will go cook right now."

Jaxon laughed heartily: "Oh please, I was just joking, who would make you cook. My mate has already prepared the food, it is just that sweet and sour fish dish you mentioned, he does not know how to make it. Come over to my house, Mossi too, come over to my house to eat as well, we can conveniently discuss some matters."

Mossi also did not stand on ceremony. Lately, he was also getting a bit tired of eating at the communal dining hall, so freeloading a meal at Jaxon’s house was fine too.

Today, besides Jaxon’s family, there were also Collins, Nyx, and Cassian. Kaelen planned to make sweet and sour fish, so Zephyr had already cleaned the fish; Kaelen only needed to show off his skills.

The fish on the cutting board was a species somewhat resembling a grass carp, with a long body, hard scales, and very tough skin.

Kaelen used a bone knife to score a line along the fish’s spine, separating the fillet, and sliced it into pieces about ten centimeters each. He only took the meat; as for the skin and scales, he planned to take them back to prep them again, then deep-fry them to make snacks for the kids to eat.

Collins stared fixedly at the fish fillets frying in the pan, swallowing his saliva as he said: "The water beast called Fish is truly delicious; previously, before meeting everyone, we always ignored it."

"Before Kaelen was here, we also did not know it could be eaten. And this grass seed... ah no, this sorghum seed too, previously only the Avian clan used it as a snack, who knew it could fill the stomach." Zephyr stood beside him clicking his tongue in admiration.

Kaelen smiled brightly, quickly flipping the fish, and signed: "If anyone wants to eat crispy fried fish, let me know, I will save some."

The group waved their hands: "Make it all into sauced fish, we are not picky eaters."

Kaelen nodded, scooping all the crispy fried fish fillets onto a plate, and sprinkled a little chopped coriander on top.

He scooped some fat out of the pan, then added shallots to fry until fragrant. Next was adding berries along with a bit of sorghum sugar and stirring until it turned a caramel color, pouring in a little water to prevent the pan from burning.

Crushing two Indian Jujubes, removing the pits, he added them to cook with the sweet sauce, adding salt. When the sauce thickened slightly, he scooped it out and drizzled it evenly over the fish. The smooth, shiny sauce spread evenly over each piece of fried fish, enhancing its aesthetic appeal, causing everyone’s saliva to flow uncontrollably.

Once the fish dish was finished, Kaelen immediately turned off the stove and signed:

"It is ready to eat."

Everyone immediately stood up to set the table, not letting Kaelen carry anything.

Jaxon nimbly picked up a piece of fish; the sweet and sour flavor blending with the chewy, crispy fish meat made him let out a soft ’Mhm’, closing his eyes to savor the taste. Opening his eyes to see everyone’s chopsticks swinging like afterimages, Jaxon let out a tragic howl:

"Hey, save a portion for me too!!"

Of course, no one bothered to yield. If you’re eating, focus on eating, what are you doing acting all cultured and savoring it!