Awakening divorce, the little female is scrambled by all the big guys

Chapter 163 Expanding the Industrial Chain

Ophelia also brought back some herb seedlings from the mountain, which were actually seeds she bought from her spatial storage and planted in the newly purchased land.

After gathering all the herbs, Taylor led the elderly males of the Golden Dragon Clan to begin building new stone houses to the north of the Fu Clan tribe.

Ophelia did not use all of the 20,000 square meters of land she had just purchased to grow crops.

Instead, 5,000 square meters were set aside to build stone houses, as the number of people in the Fu tribe increased so much that the houses could no longer be accommodated.

Once the stone houses outside are built, she will have all the single males live outside, thus separating men and women.

They even set aside a stone house specifically for treating males; any injured males would be sent there for treatment.

Moreover, Ophelia had already instructed the Fu tribe's chief physician on how to clean the wound and apply medicine.

In the future, she won't have to do everything herself; she'll only be needed to help seriously injured patients.

Ophelia brought back a large quantity of herbs, about 100 jin of each.

There are simply too many herbs for her and Taylor to manage on their own.

So Taylor suggested, "Princess, you could have the older males help you process the herbs. That would give them some extra income."

Ophelia's eyes sparkled. "Yes, how could I have forgotten about them?"

So Ophelia began to extend invitations to the surrounding tribes, indicating that she needed many older males to work.

Her decision solved the problem of elderly males not having enough to eat for the surrounding tribes.

Therefore, the tribal chiefs' opinions of her and their goodwill towards her increased even more.

Early that morning, the older males gathered at the Fu tribe's settlement. Looking at the small mountain of medicinal herbs, the males were all very nervous.

Because they knew that these herbs were miraculous medicines that could save the lives of males.

Therefore, everyone was worried about damaging such precious herbs.

Ophelia sighed as she looked at their trembling expressions.

"You don't need to worry, these herbs won't spoil so easily."

"As long as you follow my method, there will be no problem."

Even after Ophelia said that, the males remained cautious.

Fearing that they might damage the herbs if they touched them too lightly or too heavily, they would only touch them with each stroke lighter than the last.

For a moment, their movements were very slow. Ophelia sighed as she watched their cautious manner.

"You're moving too slowly and it's slowing me down. If you keep going like this, I'll have to replace you."

Several older males became nervous upon hearing that Ophelia was to be replaced.

They had finally gotten this precious opportunity, and they couldn't afford to lose such a good job, since it meant they could get a prey every day.

Their subsequent movements became much bolder, and once they became completely proficient, they moved even faster.

Ophelia was finally satisfied when she saw that everyone was processing the herbs faster.

The males processed the herbs every day, gradually becoming familiar with their scents and appearances.

So one day, a male mustered up his courage and approached Ophelia, tentatively asking her the question.

"Ophelia, I've seen these herbs in the forest. Can I trade them for food?"

"Of course you can. If you can gather enough herbs to fill a basket, you can exchange them for a rabbit."

Recently, the rabbit population in the Fu tribe has been growing rapidly, requiring them to collect a lot of grass every day to feed them.

Now that she can trade rabbits for herbs, she's naturally willing.

The males were naturally happy to see that they could exchange herbs for food.

After all, they feel justified in taking food earned through their own labor.

Ophelia had said before that such a large primeval forest must have many medicinal herbs, but they just haven't been discovered yet.

Now that they know herbs can be exchanged for food, the older males are motivated.

Not only did they have more energy for work during the day, but they even started walking with a brisk pace. The male chieftains of the tribe were all quite surprised by the increasingly confident demeanor of their elderly males.

Once the news spread that the Fu tribe could exchange herbs for prey, some clever males tried to take advantage of the situation.

But Ophelia always checked very carefully, so no one succeeded.

However, there are always a few scoundrels among them.

On this day, a young male ape came to the Fu tribe looking for Ophelia.

"Chief Ophelia, these are the herbs I gathered in the forest, why won't you accept them?"

"Can't you afford the payment?"

"If you can't afford the payment, why are you claiming to be buying large quantities of herbs? Aren't you just wasting our time?"

The male ape came up with a quarrelsome air, which made Ophelia frown in displeasure.

Klein was getting angry at the ape-beast for its unreasonable behavior. She was about to speak when Ophelia stopped her.

Klein was a little confused. Why was that?
Ophelia shook her head at her. "She's unreasonable, why bother arguing with her? Wouldn't that lower your status?"
Hearing Ophelia say this, Klein's anger gradually subsided.

However, she was still somewhat displeased with Ophelia's indulgence of the male's behavior.

Seeing that Klein was anxious, Ophelia quickly tried to persuade her.

"Don't worry, I have a way to cure him." Klein chose to believe Ophelia for the time being after hearing her say this.

The ape-beast assumed Ophelia had accepted, so she stretched out her hand, looking impatient.

"Give me my payment quickly, I'm still waiting to eat."

Ophelia picked up a herb that was slightly similar to this male's from the basket of another male nearby.

"This herb is called Wind-Dispelling Herb. It has a cooling nature and can clear heat, reduce inflammation, and clear lung heat. People with fever will feel better after drinking it."

"On the contrary, healthy people will turn yellow after drinking it, but it will not endanger their lives."

"You say this herb is a wind-dispelling herb, then boil it and drink it. If your complexion turns yellow, I will accept the herbs in your basket and pay you ten times the reward."

"I, I..." The ape-beast was somewhat tempted by the promise of ten times the reward.

Ophelia blinked and said, "However, I think this herb doesn't look like Wind-Dispelling Herb, but rather like Rushing Herb. This herb is poisonous; drinking it will kill you instantly."

So, do you still want to drink?

When the apes heard that the grass was poisonous, they broke out in a cold sweat.

After listening to Ophelia's words, Klein understood why she wanted to stop him.

Her face was cold, and she said in a deep voice, "Since you say it's a herbal medicine, then drink it."

"You, go and boil this herb and force it down her throat," Klein said, pointing to a male member of the Fu tribe beside him.

The male of the Fu clan was already enraged by the shamelessness of the ape beast.

She immediately went to take some grass from her basket to boil water, but the ape was so frightened that it quickly hid the basket behind its back.

"I...I won't drink it."

"I won't change it, okay?"

After saying that, the ape-beast awkwardly carried the weeds away.

The other males in the group who had tried to take advantage of the situation, seeing how powerful Ophelia was, all slunk away with their weeds.

"Ophelia, these herbs I picked are a bit small, would you like to take them?"

An elderly male with cloudy eyes took out a herb about the length of his index finger from his basket and asked in a low voice.

Ophelia noticed that the roots of the herb were intact.

She rolled her eyes. "Keep it. Although this herb is small, it can be replanted and used as medicine when it grows up."

Upon learning that even small herb seedlings could be exchanged for rewards, the older males became even more enthusiastic about gathering herbs.