OBS Chapter 387 Loom
Chapter 387 Loom
After a short rest, the entire Beast City once again fell into a flurry of activity.
He placed the weaving company to the south of the carpenters' team, a location closer to the central square, and he had his reasons for doing so.
Lin Baiyan had already instructed the carpentry team to expedite the research on looms and spinning wheels. Even after the finished products were made, there might still be areas that needed improvement, so having them next to the carpentry team would make repairs easier.
As for the cloth woven by the weaving company, a shop can be opened near the central square specifically for the tribesmen to exchange.
After the location of the weaving company was chosen, Xiong Zhi was busy tidying up the furnishings inside, and today it was finally completed.
Inside the office, Lin Baiyan was busy revising the final laws. They planned to promulgate the laws of Ten Thousand Beasts City during the snow season.
There's less to do during the snow season. In the north, heavy snow often closes off the mountains, giving the beastmen time to carefully study the law. A few months should be enough for everyone to memorize the explicit provisions.
Just then, there was a knock on the office door, and a small figure appeared. "High Priest, Master wants you to come over."
Lin Baiyan looked up and was somewhat surprised to see it was Dwarf Stone. He hadn't seen a cub in quite a while. Lin Baiyan put down his pen and waved to him.
The current Dwarf Stone is no longer the timid and cowardly little cub he once was. The rich and comfortable life in the City of Ten Thousand Beasts has gradually made him cheerful and generous.
Seeing Lin Baiyan's gesture, Ai Shi obediently moved closer, "High Priest Brother..."
Lin Baiyan sat in the chair and rubbed the cub's head. "Did your master say what it was about?"
Since the Dwarf Beast Clan fully joined the City of Ten Thousand Beasts, Dwarf Stone had already become Fox Jiang's apprentice.
Hu Jiang was very fond of this exceptionally talented apprentice. The two hit it off immediately and practically made the carpentry team their home, spending all their time there researching new gadgets.
As far as Lin Baiyan knew, the two of them even set up a small room in the carpenters' team's courtyard as a temporary resting place, where they would spend more than twenty days a month, practically living there.
Ai Shi felt the High Priest brother's warm hand stroking his forehead, a hint of affection flashing in his eyes. He smiled and rubbed against him, "Master said that he has figured out a bit of the blueprints for the loom and spinning wheel that the High Priest sent before."
Dwarf Stone idolizes his High Priest brother. In his eyes, the High Priest brother is the most kind and benevolent priest.
He saved the entire dwarf race, freeing them from having to hide and go hungry, giving them a peaceful home, and allowing them to learn valuable knowledge.
At first, the dwarf stone man was small and weak, and couldn't be of much help. But ever since he was taken in as a student by Hu Jiang, he has been absorbing knowledge day and night, hoping that one day he could be able to help Lin Baiyan.
Ai Shi looked up at Lin Baiyan with bright eyes, "The spinning wheel is finished, but the loom is having some problems. I'd like you to come and take a look."
Lin Baiyan said in surprise, "So fast?"
"What High Priest brother needs must be delivered as soon as possible, so as not to delay your important business," said Dwarf Stone with an air of seriousness.
Lin Baiyan chuckled and stood up. "Let's go take a look."
When the two arrived at the carpenters' team, Xiong Zhi was already waiting there. Lin Baiyan turned to look at Ai Shi and winked at him playfully, "The spinning wheel is something the Weaving Department needs, so naturally we'd like to invite Director Brother to take a look."
Lin Baiyan patted his little head as a reward.
Hu Jiang patted the crumbs off his hands and said to Xiong Zhi, "It should be about ready. Why don't you give it a try?"
After he finished speaking, he realized that Lin Baiyan had also arrived. Hu Jiang quickly went to greet him, "High Priest, you've arrived!"
Lin Baiyan smiled and nodded, then approached the machine that Hu Jiang had just been adjusting. He squatted down and turned the roller, and the thread on the roller slowly started to roll, causing the spindle next to him to rotate rapidly.
It seems fine from this perspective, but we still need to put it into practice. Lin Baiyan turned around and glanced at Xiong Zhi, who took out a large clump of cotton that had been rolled into thin strips from the basket behind her.
Lin Baiyan rubbed his hands together and slowly pulled a thin thread from the long strip of cotton, winding it onto the yarn spindle.
He sat on the ground next to the spinning wheel, one hand quickly turning the roller, while the other hand, holding the cotton sliver, slowly stretched outward, and a thin, long thread gradually appeared on the spindle.
After finishing a cotton ball, a few fine threads had accumulated on the spindle. Lin Baiyan rubbed his hands together, stood up, and looked at them with a smile.
"Hu Jiang, your craftsmanship is impressive! You made the spinning wheel so quickly!" Lin Baiyan praised.
Hu Jiang scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly, "It was all made according to the blueprints you gave me."
"But the loom you mentioned has encountered a problem..." Hu Jiang felt somewhat guilty. It had been almost half a month since the High Priest gave them the blueprints, but the progress of the loom had stalled.
Lin Baiyan waved his hand, "It's nothing. The spinning wheel is already quite good. As for the loom, you can do what you can."
"However, I can offer you some advice. Why don't you take me to see it?"
His family used to have an old-fashioned loom, which his grandmother used to spin linen. His grandfather loved to wear clothes made of linen in the summer, but the cotton and linen clothes on the market were not very good. So every summer, his grandmother would personally weave some cloth to make clothes for his grandfather.
Hearing this, Hu Jiang was overjoyed. "That's wonderful! High Priest, come with me."
The group followed him into a room. The room was spacious, but it was cluttered with a lot of things, making it feel a bit cramped.
Hu Jiang moved a few pieces of wood to make a path and led them to a half-finished machine. "This is the loom I made."
Lin Baiyan circled the loom, tapping on a few parts. Hu Jiang watched his movements. "The basic framework is complete, but I don't understand where to put a part to separate the warp threads on the blueprint into two layers."
Lin Baiyan struggled to understand what he meant. He slapped his forehead and shook his head. "This is my fault. I forgot you're a carpenter. You need someone who can weave to study with you."
Fox Jiang looked at him with some confusion, "High Priest, what does this mean?"
Lin Baiyan said with a smile, "These two layers are simply tied together with sticks. Two reeds are threaded through the front and back, and with this stick and the footboard, the two layers are formed."