I Became The Chief of A Primitive Village

*sizzlin* With a sizzling sound, the liquid glass was completely poured into the flat square mold.

“We just need to wait for it to cool.” Su Bai smiled.

After all this effort, the first piece of glass was finally made. Just preparing the materials had taken a considerable amount of time and energy.

Materials like silica sand, calcium carbonate, and borax all needed to be prepared, and they were not readily available. Getting large quantities was not easy, especially galena, which was particularly hard to find.

So, seeing the first piece of glass being made brought a great sense of achievement.

“This is glass?” Yan Hua crouched down to observe.

She looked confused, because was glass not supposed to be transparent? Allowing one to see through to the other side?

But right now, the glass appeared to be reddish and yellowish, quite different from what had been described earlier.

“It looks strange…” Yu Ying tilted her head as she examined it, noting it was indeed different from what was initially described.

“Will it change to become transparent after it cools down?” Sha Lan asked, seeing the steam still rising from the liquid glass that had just been poured in.

She thought the colour would probably change once it cooled, just like iron turned blackish-grey after cooling.

“Yes, we need to wait for it to cool. It will look different after cooling.” Su Bai nodded.

“That’s amazing!” Yu Ying still found it fascinating. Her pink fox tail kept swishing as her pink eyes watched the glass change.

Half an hour later, the glass’s colour began to change, no longer the initial orange-red. It gradually became quite colourless and transparent, quite similar to glass from Earth.

“Not bad. The quality is passable.” Su Bai nodded with satisfaction.

He had not expected their first glass-making to be so successful. It was fortunate that he had some prior knowledge about certain processes, and heat treatment. Plus, there was the glass manufacturing guide provided by the System, which really cemented all the steps and materials he needed. Otherwise, he really would not have known how to proceed.

“It really did become transparent!” Yu Ying exclaimed, her pink eyes wide open.

She crouched on the left side then the right side, her pink fox tail constantly swishing, looking just like a curious baby.

“This is glass?” Yan Hua was also convinced, noting how it had started as just rocks and powder. She had not expected it to transform so well after being fired in the kiln, becoming something completely unrecognizable.

Sha Lan reached out to touch it and found it was very hard. She exclaimed in surprise: “It feels just like stone!”

The cat eared girl was seeing and experiencing glass for the first time, so the texture felt very strange to her.

“Really?” Yan Hua also reached out to touch it and found it was true, “It really is, just like stone.”

“Is it as durable as stone then?” Yu Ying also did not miss the chance to touch the glass.

Su Bai shook his head and cautioned. “Glass is very fragile. Don’t drop it, or it will shatter.”

Glass could not be compared to stone. Although some of its components were stone-related, once fired, glass was very fragile and could easily shatter to pieces.

Yu Ying quickly pulled her hand back in fright, looking innocently at Su Bai as if to say: ‘the glass touched my hand first, it wasn’t my fault’.

The fox eared girl’s pink fox tail began to slowly droop, as if she had done something wrong.

Yan Hua and Sha Lan did the same, immediately hugging their own hands, pretending the previous scene had not happened.

The three of them grinned playfully, looking very cute, trying to act natural.

“Hahaha… Just touching it is fine, don’t worry. Just don’t drop it or smash it.” Su Bai laughed heartily.

He had not expected the girls to be so nervous, but it was understandable since it was their first time seeing glass.

“Shaman, can we put this in a cement house now?” Yu Ying asked curiously.

“Yes, we’ll put some frames around the window, then we can install the glass,” Su Bai said softly.

With glass, the Tribe had taken another step toward modern society. Now, houses could have proper windows.

“This piece of glass is so big, we’ll be able to see so many things through it.” Yu Ying marveled.

The fox eared girl noticed the glass was even bigger than herself, thinking it would look beautiful on the house.

“There will be even bigger ones, right where we live.” Su Bai said.

Yu Ying froze upon hearing these words, unsure what expression to show. She had heard the word ‘we’. Did that not mean the Shaman was including her in his future plans? Otherwise why would he use the word ‘we’?

Once she realised this, her face instantly turned red.

“Xiao Yu, what’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?” Yan Hua noticed something off about the fox eared girl beside her.

Sha Lan noticed too. The other’s face was completely red, and her pink eyes were glazed over. She waved her hand in front of Yu Ying’s face, calling out: “Xiao Yu, are you alright? Is it too hot?”

“I think it must be it. She was just digging with us earlier, and with her poor stamina, she must be exhausted.”

Yan Hua worriedly asked. “Shaman, can you use Shaman Technique on Xiao Yu? She seems sick.”

Yu Ying came to her senses and kept shaking her head, repeatedly saying. “No, no, no, I’m fine.”

The fox eared girl immediately lowered her head, realising how embarrassing her previous reaction had been, wishing she could find a hole to crawl into.

“Hahaha… If you’re tired, go and rest for a while. Qing Mu and Chi Tu can keep watch of things here.” Su Bai pointed to the two men.

“Shaman, I’m not tired,” Yu Ying quickly corrected her earlier statement to further emphasise.

“How strange, wasn’t she sick just now? How did she recover so quickly?” Yan Hua muttered.

Sha Lan swished her cat tail, saying. “She probably thought of something and got embarrassed.”

Yan Hua’s red eyes widened slightly, as if understanding something.

She nodded thoughtfully, pursing her lips. “I understand now, she must be embarrassed.”

The cow horned girl suddenly felt strange too, unsure whether to be happy or sad, unable to describe the feeling.

Yes, she realised what this feeling was. It must be envy. That’s right, envy.

It was the same feeling she had when she heard the cat eared girl had become a Shaman Priestess. She was happy for her but also envious.

This envy was not about wanting to be a Shaman Priestess herself, but rather envying the additional time others got to spend with the Shaman – that was what mattered most.

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