The vicious female Ye Youcha, who is in Shura Field every day

Chapter 374 Pre-ordered Blue Bricks
As soon as I reached the entrance of the reception area, I heard a noisy commotion inside, as lively as a market, with all sorts of things being said.

Su Xiyue stepped inside and saw many unfamiliar faces in the reception hall. They were all elderly orcs, and it was easy to guess that these were elders sent by various tribes to order blue bricks.

Su Lie sat in the seat of honor, trying his best to maintain order and deal with the various questions from the tribal elders, a stiff and helpless smile plastered on his face.

Seeing her come in, for some reason, Su Xiyue could vaguely see excitement on his face, real excitement, the kind that makes his eyes shine.

He rushed to Su Xiyue's side and whispered in her ear, "Daughter, you're finally here. You'll have to deal with these old folks. They keep asking questions, like how many bricks are needed to build a house and what the exact number should be. How am I supposed to know all this? It's making things difficult for me! And they just keep asking. It's so annoying!"

Seeing her father's relieved expression, she couldn't help but laugh. "Father, you're the leader, how can you be so troubled by something like this?"

Su Lie chuckled awkwardly and touched his nose. "These things have always been handled by you and your men. How would your father understand them?"

Su Xiyue glanced at her father but didn't say anything.

She turned and walked to the center of the hall. When the elders of the various tribes saw her, they immediately fell silent and looked at her with awe.

Everyone here, whether they've met her or not, has heard the rumors about Su Xiyue.

In everyone's eyes, Su Xiyue was the messenger, or even the spokesperson, of the Beast God, so naturally no one dared to be disrespectful.

Her gaze slowly swept over the elders present, and she smiled slightly. "Elders, you have come from afar, thank you for your hard work. I heard that you all want to decide on the number of bricks needed for building houses next spring?"

"Yes, yes, Miss Su."

The elder of the Leopard Tribe, a lean old orc, stepped forward with a smile, his expression somewhat bewildered. "It's about these blue bricks... We don't know how many to order, and we don't understand these things. The chief asked me to ask you how many blue bricks are needed so that we can determine the exact number to order."

The other elders chimed in, chattering amongst themselves:

"Yes, yes, Miss Su, this brick house is nice, but how many bricks will it cost?"

"Our tribe has a large population, and we want to build a large meeting hall. How much would that cost?"

"And where our elders live..."

All the questions came at once, and Su Lie, listening from the side, had a headache. He was just glad his daughter had come.

Su Xiyue raised her hand to signal everyone to be quiet. "Elders, please don't be impatient. The number of blue bricks needed to build the house depends on how big the house is, how many rooms you want to build, whether it's a single-story house or an extension, and the number of blue bricks needed for the living quarters, the tribal reception hall, and the banquet hall. Of course, there's also the foundation, and whether you want the floor paved with blue bricks, all of these need to be taken into account."

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone present looked at each other in bewilderment.

These are things they never considered.

In their minds, it's just building a house; there's no need to consider these things.

The wolf tribe is truly meticulous; no wonder they can manage so many strange yet useful things.

"How much would it cost to build houses like those in your wolf tribe?"

The elders of the Mad Lion tribe were the first to react and couldn't help but ask.

She glanced at the elder and explained calmly, "The size of the brick and tile houses built in our tribe is not the same. They are all based on the needs of each family. After all, some female beastmen have many husbands, five, six, seven or eight is the norm, and some have even more. In addition to the offspring, there are front yards, back yards, and kitchens, so the houses needed are relatively large. Of course, some female beastmen have fewer husbands and fewer offspring, so their houses do not need to be so large. As for single females and beastmen, our tribe lives together first, and then builds their own houses when they have a mate."

At this point, she looked at the elders present and said, “How about this, you all give me a count of the tribe’s population, such as how many families there are and how many people are in each family. It doesn’t have to be very specific. Just give a rough estimate. It’s okay if there isn’t enough room. You can add more houses later. Or you can build according to the most common number of female beastmen, six or seven beastmen. Such a house would require about 18,000 to 20,000 bricks.”

As soon as she finished speaking, the entire reception hall erupted in chaos.

"Twenty thousand yuan?"

The elder of the deer tribe nearly ripped his beard off. "How many prey would it take to trade for this? By the way, how much do you price these blue bricks?"

"Our rabbit tribe only has a little over three hundred people in total."

The elder of the rabbit tribe counted on his fingers, but he didn't know the price. If it was too expensive, he decided to pass.

Su Xiyue had anticipated this and said with a faint smile, "Don't worry about the price, it's absolutely fair. One cart of bricks can be exchanged for two adult rhinoceroses, or meat of equal weight, or one cart of bricks for ten complete ferret pelts. Other animal pelts are also acceptable, and the price will be determined by their rarity and commonness."

This price is already very favorable, at least half the price it was originally sold to the dragons.

Unlike the dragon race, the various tribes cannot afford to buy them if the price is too high.

The elders present visibly breathed a sigh of relief; although the price wasn't cheap, it was still affordable.

However, with the snow season approaching, there were simply no extra game or animal hides to exchange for blue bricks.

Fortunately, only the quantity of bricks has been determined so far, and the formal transaction will take place next spring.

Soon, an elder couldn't help but ask, "Then how do you exchange the clay pot and the large iron pot, and what about other ironware from your tribe?"

She glanced at the elder and pondered for a moment before saying, "Ironware is rare and precious, and it is not easy to forge, so the price will be relatively high. A large iron pot can be exchanged for twenty complete ferret pelts, and the price of pottery jars is calculated according to size. The smallest pottery jar can be exchanged for five animal pelts."

The price of the pottery jars was reasonable, cheaper than those traded in the Winged Tiger Tribe or in Beast King City. But the large iron pot was really expensive. Without a large iron pot, it was difficult to cook, let alone make dishes with the flavor of the Wolf Tribe.

The elder of the deer tribe was so anxious that he kept rubbing his hands. Before he came, the old priest had repeatedly told him to bring back a large iron pot and that the female he brought today must learn how to make braised pork.

Twenty ferret pelts are really expensive.

If it's usually expensive, it's fine to grit your teeth and buy it.

The problem is that winter is just around the corner, so buying now is really a bit...
"Miss Su."

The deer tribe looked somewhat flustered and embarrassed. "The snow season is just around the corner, and we need to keep the animal hides for the winter. Could we buy a large iron pot on credit first? We can deliver the hides next spring."

He said this with a heavy heart, and even he felt embarrassed.

Su Xiyue smiled upon hearing this, "Of course that's possible. However, you can exchange it for something else."

"What else would you like?"

None of the elders present understood much of what was being said: in the Beast World, the most valuable things were prey, animal hides, salt, and beast crystals.

Salt and beast crystals are impossible; the tribes themselves don't even have enough, so how could they have any surplus to trade?

Seeing the puzzled looks on everyone's faces, she smiled and explained, "For example, your tribe's specialties, such as carrots from the Rabbit Tribe, corn from the Cow Tribe, and silk from the Insect Tribe, can all be used for trade."

Upon hearing this, the elder of the cattle tribe's eyes lit up instantly. "Corn works too?"

Using corn as a thank-you gift a few days ago was a last resort. We had to save the animal hides and game for the winter, and we couldn't offer anything else, so we carried ten baskets of corn over.

I thought the wolf tribe would think they were stingy, but to my surprise, they didn't mind at all and even offered to exchange it for a big iron pot. It was a wonderful surprise.

The same applies to the rabbit tribe and the insect tribe.

I was very happy to hear that I could exchange it for a large iron pot and earthenware jars.

"of course can."

Su Xiyue smiled, looked at the eager crowd, and continued, "Of course, other things are also fine, such as cotton, potatoes, sweet potatoes, wheat, these can all be traded, as well as some strange stones, as long as you have never seen them before, you can bring them over for me to take a look. If I think they are useful, we can trade them."

These words excited the elders present.

There are indeed many strange stones in the mountains and forests surrounding their tribe. They hadn't paid attention to them before, but now it seems they could try trading them.

Although we don't know what use it will be, what if the wolf tribe finds it useful?

There are also cotton, potatoes, and wheat, which they have never heard of or seen before, or perhaps they have seen them but don't recognize.

But since Su Xiyue said so, it must be something very precious.

The elders of the various tribes became increasingly excited, wishing they could immediately return and send their people to the mountains to find these things.

However, it is more important to determine the number of blue bricks needed for next spring.

The elders estimated the population of their tribe and the number of people in each family, using the most common figure of six or seven male beastmen for each female.

As for the reception hall and banquet hall, like those built by the Wolf Tribe, the specific number will be determined after final inquiry.

Su Xiyue quickly instructed Ye Ling, Mo Lin, Bai Qi, Qing Zhu, Feng Su, Xuan Yuanming, and others to compile the statistics one by one.

As for Xuanming, she decided against it. That brute was never careful, and she was afraid he might get the quantity wrong, so she didn't call him.

Xuanming panicked when he saw that she hadn't called him. "Little Moon, why won't you let me help with the statistics?"

She glanced at him, a half-smile on her face, "Are you sure you can accurately count the numbers? What if you count 20,000 as 200,000, or even 2,000? I'd be completely lost then."

Upon hearing this, everyone present couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Ye Ling and the others almost burst out laughing, unable to contain their amusement.

Feng Su laughed the most exaggeratedly.

Xuanming's face instantly turned red. He glared at the show-off who was laughing the loudest and said, "What are you laughing at? If you laugh again, I'll steal your spiritual power next time."

"I'm telling you, you brute, you're addicted to stealing spiritual energy, aren't you?"

Upon hearing this, Feng Su's laughter abruptly stopped, his handsome face darkened visibly, and he muttered a curse.

He couldn't be bothered with this brute and turned to count the number of bricks.

Su Xiyue shook her head and smiled, but didn't say anything, just sat to the side and waited.