Chapter 99: Space Upgrade—Requesting a Loom

Pottery?

On her stone table there was unexpectedly a set of rather nice pottery, the pottery was earth‑gray, painted with some flowers, birds and insects; although the workmanship was not as refined as modern pieces, this was already a great advancement in the Remote Antiquity Era. The Ying Tribe had no pottery, only earthenware of poor quality; she had broken a few of those last time. That in itself was nothing, but she saw Axi's sympathetic gaze.

The Ying Tribe's handicrafts were backward, and the pieces she broke required many tribe members to remake.

Seeing this treasure, she was amazed, picked it up as if inspecting, and said, "Axi, who sent this?"

Axi, seeing that she liked it, said, "Qinghuan, this was made by our own people; did you forget? Rongdi last time sent us the method for making pottery, and we followed his formula. The first set of bowls we produced was sent to the Ying Tribe. Do you like it?"

Nan Qinghuan had to admire the wisdom of those ancient people; they had made it so well. Although they lacked ceramic techniques, in the Remote Antiquity Era it was already a luxury, and it was far more useful than a clay pot.

Clay pots leak and are unsafe; now it's better, with pottery jars. Then… "Axi, have each tribe member take one; from now on everyone will use bowls to eat, no longer using leaves to hold food, and also learn to use chopsticks."

Axi sounded a bit confused, "Chopsticks, Qinghuan, what are chopsticks?"

Nan Qinghuan was about to explain what chopsticks are when a ding‑dong sound rang in her mind, "Host, for saving a life, the Third Pole Function is now activated. What does the host desire?"

She instantly stood up; wonderful, the space had also upgraded.

"Axi, you go out first; I need to sleep for a while."

Axi didn't know why she suddenly wanted to sleep, so she got up and said, "Qinghuan, then I'll call you to eat later."

After Axi went out, she immediately entered the space and said, "Request an ancient loom, one shuttle loom."

In an instant, a flash of white light flickered inside the space, and then two ancient looms instantly appeared in her cave. Those looms differed from modern craftsmanship; both their design and function were wholly primitive, yet she needed this kind of loom to weave hemp threads, and the fabric could be turned into hemp robes.

"Great, Axi, Axi, come take a look at what this is."

She called out a few times to no response, was about to turn and leave to find her, when she suddenly saw… a woman.

Acai, who had somehow been standing behind her, made her nearly jump, "Acai? When did you come in?"

Why didn't the wild wolf Mos bark? Acai's gaze was as if looking at a corpse, making her feel a bit terrified; Nan Qinghuan swallowed saliva and inhaled a cold breath. Not good—this girl probably saw her space.

This is troublesome.

What to do? The atmosphere in the cave suddenly grew tense; a hint of a smile curled at Acai's mouth, "Goddess, I called you when I just came in, didn't you hear?"

Her smile seemed friendly, but in Nan Qinghuan's eyes it was not that simple; if there hadn't been anyone in the tribe who could use a Fishbone Needle, she might not have brought her back.

"Is that so? I really didn't hear."

Acai didn't mention what had just happened, then strode deeper inside; seeing how clean and cozy the cave was, Acai felt a bit envious, "Goddess, your cave is really clean, ah, what is this?"

Nan Qinghuan turned her head toward the wild wolf Mos outside; Mos was cowering at the doorway. She instantly realized this wolf‑tribe woman was not ordinary—she could silence a wild wolf with fear. Was she still that weak, helpless little thing? This woman must be handled carefully.

Seeing Acai's interest in the loom, Nan Qinghuan hurried forward to introduce, "This is a loom; you can sew beast skin, right? This time I need you to do me a favor."

Acai lifted her eyes to look at her, the smile at the corner of her mouth deepening, "Goddess, whatever you want me to do, I'm willing, as long as you don't drive me away."

"Is that so?"

Nan Qinghuan glanced at her, "Since you can mend, then come with me."

What Acai didn't expect was that Nan Qinghuan actually had her run errands outside the cave; indeed, she needed Acai to tidy up those tangled hemp threads, bundle them, and hand them back inside.

Such work was very tiring on the hands; after a while her hands ached. Axi, seeing she didn't want to continue, was a bit displeased, "Acai, you don't look like a worker; do the female wolves of your tribe never work?"

Acai felt a bit embarrassed, but didn't stop the hemp‑thread work in her hands; she glanced cautiously toward the brightly lit cave, "Of course we have to work; without work we'd starve. Axi, where did Ying go?"

When Axi heard the female probing about Ying, she seemed a bit upset, tossed the hemp thread aside, and said, "Stop asking. Ying is the Clan Leader; where he went is none of your business. Hurry up and work; Qinghuan will call soon."

After Axi went inside, Acai lifted her eyes toward the nearby area where the females were also working; she didn't know what kind of clothing Nan Qinghuan was talking about, only that she intended to whimsically make garments from those hemp threads.

Could that thing be better than beast skin? Inside the cave, when Axi entered, she suddenly saw… on the loom there was a small roll of something resembling beast skin, rolling back and forth as the loom worked. Axi, who had never seen a loom, was quite astonished, "Qinghuan, is this beast skin?"

Nan Qinghuan had unlocked the weaving method from the space and was weaving hemp cloth. Seeing Axi's curiosity, she hurriedly stopped, then brushed the hemp cloth she had made. Although the hemp cloth couldn't match the chiffon of her garments, it was the first material in the Remote Antiquity Era.

She gently ran her fingers over the fine weave of the hemp cloth, which was a bit rough, "Axi, this is called hemp cloth; go fetch the knife. I'll have Acai make you a piece of clothing to try."

Hearing this, Axi's face blossomed with a smile, "You say this thing can be worn on the body?"

"Of course it can; go quickly."

Quickly, Axi brought her fruit knife. Under the gaze of A Mu and the others, she cut the first roll of hemp cloth, then spread it out and used a rope to measure a custom size for Axi. Axi had never worn clothing before; she was so delighted she almost jumped for joy.

"A Mu, I have new clothes to wear; Qinghuan said this is called a hemp robe, not beast skin."

A Mu stood beside her, grinning with joy; her gaze at Nan Qinghuan was full of admiration. She couldn't help but grasp Nan Qinghuan's hand, "Qinghuan, I always knew you could help change our situation. That Ying found you is his fortune, and also the fortune of our tribe."

Flattered by A Mu's praise, Nan Qinghuan felt a bit embarrassed, brushed the long hair at her ears, and said, "A Mu, don't say that. I'm only doing what I should; I promised to make clothing for the tribe."

After speaking, she continued working, looking at the beast skin Axi wore, "Now that it's warm, wear short sleeves and a short skirt. Do you want it a bit longer or shorter?"

Axi giggled shyly, "Qinghuan, as long as it covers the butt, that's fine."

Nan Qinghuan almost burst into laughter; I must say, these ancient people are truly simple, "Alright, then I'll make an ultra‑short skirt. Who else wants one?"

"I want one, I also want a short skirt, Oum, please make me one; I don't want to wear beast skin anymore, this thing is so hot."

"I want it too, I want it too."