The wicked female is extremely fierce, but she's pampered by her seven beast husbands.

Chapter 118 Team Up to Steal Fish
Yuheng stood there for a while and saw Ling Chengen return with his bag, followed by Wu Zhuo, who looked very nervous.

"Can we go now?" he asked, turning back to look at the two of them.

Bao Bao had just finished eating and drinking and didn't want to move. Ling Chengen sighed in exasperation, but in the end he let it go and let Wu Zhuo take them out.

Following the direction Yuheng indicated, Wu Zhuo flew southwest until he left the boundary of the Stone Forest territory.

Yuheng pointed to a body of water below: "There's one nearby."

Wu Zhuo circled in the sky for a moment, then warned, "Sister En, this is not good. This seems to be the territory of the Green Forest Tribe."

The territories of the Green Forest Tribe and the Stone Forest Tribe are not adjacent; there are two tribes in between, so Ling Chengen doesn't know much about them.

"what's the situation?"

"The Green Forest tribe is mainly composed of deer-beastmen. The deer in the Northern Wilderness is a large population with many sub-types. Among them, the yellow-lipped deer of the Green Forest are the most difficult to deal with. The male yellow-lipped deer-beastmen have very large animal forms and can even withstand the Thunder Bull tribe. The key is that they outnumber the Thunder Bull tribe."

"Most importantly, they can fly!"

Wu Zhuo is now a little terrified even when flying high in the sky.

Yellow-lipped red deer are among the few species that can compete both on the ground and in the air.

Although its teeth and claws aren't very sharp, it has a terrible temper.

Even if they encountered the giant tiger of Boshan, they would attack it in groups, and the lone giant tiger would be helpless and would only die a gruesome death.

Ling Chengen frowned, pondering whether to go down or find the plant-based glue that Yuheng had mentioned elsewhere.

Yuheng had already made the decision for her: "Go straight down, don't be afraid of them."

"So reckless?" Ling Chengen turned around and looked at Yu Heng behind him.

Yuheng laughed and said, "It's not like we're going to kill them. We're just picking some plants they don't need. They might not even be able to find us."

The three of them were a small target.

Although the deer-beastmen have a bad temper, they are not a big problem if you don't anger them.

"If you hover in the air for too long, you'll attract their attention," Yuheng whispered a reminder.

It's perfectly normal for large aerial predators to fly over the grasslands.

However, if it lingers in one place for too long, it means that it may have its eye on the prey there.

The orcs living below would naturally be on guard, observing and monitoring the tracks of predators overhead so that the tribe could react in time.

After all, every tribe has cubs, and every year there are many cubs playing outside on the grasslands that are suddenly snatched away by aerial predators.

Almost none of these cubs survive; even if they are eventually found, they are usually just mutilated remains.

Therefore, each tribe has its own guard team, which is mainly responsible for the safety of the tribe's females, the elderly, the weak, the sick, and the young.

Watching out for enemies in the air is one of their daily tasks.

Without further hesitation, Wu Zhuo landed directly on the edge of the marsh.

As the three approached the ground, they discovered that there were many, many common animals on this open grassland.

Ling Chengen landed in the tall grass and asked in confusion, "Are all the deer here raised by the Green Forest Tribe?"

Wu Zhuo shook his head and said, "No, there are many deer tribes around here. There are at least five large tribes and more than a dozen medium and small tribes. These tribes were all established by deer beastmen."

"The south is mainly inhabited by the Sika deer-beastmen, the east is the territory of the reindeer-beastmen, the west is the territory of the roe deer and the muntjac, and the north is the territory of the moose and the red deer."

"The Green Forest Tribe is located on the edge of the Red Deer Territory. It is a medium-sized tribe, and its leader's animal form is a yellow-lipped red deer."

"These tribes have fenced off this grassland, creating a natural enclosure. All the common animals that can be hunted here are essentially kept in captivity by them, and other tribes' orcs are not allowed to hunt here."

“Before the winter season each year, these tribes would drive the prey from the grasslands to one place for unified slaughter and distribution.”

"Because of this relationship, the dozen or so tribes have always been very united, and the surrounding tribes are not willing to provoke them."

Fortunately, these tribes are self-sufficient and rarely hunt across regions.

Ling Chengen listened with amazement, while Yu Heng only overheard the conversation and wasn't particularly interested. Instead, he casually parted the grass in front of him to scare away the small insects hiding in the shadows and led the way.

What kind of plant-based glue are you looking for?

"A type of short grass that grows by the water."

Yu Heng suddenly stopped, and Ling Chengen steadied himself in time to avoid bumping into his back.

"what happened?"

Yuheng withdrew his right foot, looked at his soaked shoes and the dirty mud, and slightly pressed the corner of his mouth.

"It's nothing, I just stepped into the water without noticing."

He walked around to the side and went directly to the animals that were grazing leisurely, following their tracks toward the water.

This body of water has no name. It is neither too big nor too small. It is relatively long and narrow from east to west and narrow from north to south, but it provides drinking water for all the animals on this grassland.

These animals all have their own usual drinking spots, and the nearby vegetation and grass have long been trampled flat, so they are easy to find.

The group walked westward along the marshland and soon found the short grass that Yuheng had mentioned.

He bent down, grabbed a handful, and tossed them to Ling Chengen and Wu Zhuo: "This is the kind of grass. Find more of it. You can also pull it up by the roots and plant it by the stream."

This is someone else's territory after all, and it's definitely not a good idea to come here and pull weeds all the time.

Looking at the grass in his hand, Ling Chengen felt that this plant looked a lot like some kind of fern, but it was very short and had distinct characteristics, making it easy to find.

She and Wu Zhuo split up to pull weeds, while Yu Heng stood still, quietly watching the vast grassland and the wide, rippling water.

Just as Ling Chengen was enthusiastically pulling weeds, Yu Heng suddenly asked, "Can you cook fish?"

Ling Chengen straightened up, nodded, then looked at the shimmering water and asked uncertainly, "You want to steal fish?"

As mentioned, this grassland was specially fenced off for aquaculture, and this body of water is naturally included in it as well.

They were just weeding, and if they got caught, they could explain themselves and maybe the other party would be lenient.

But if you steal prey from someone else's territory, you'll definitely get beaten to a pulp if you get caught!
Yu Heng's right wrist was wrapped with emerald green vines at some point. The vines seemed to be alive, like long emerald snakes, slowly coiling and wriggling around his arm.

"The fish in this swamp are plentiful. I remember that the deer-tribe beastmen don't seem to like eating fish very much."

"If you don't like it, they can sell it!" Ling Chengen reminded him, trying to dissuade him from that idea.

You can catch fish almost anywhere there is water, so why bother catching them here?
Yuheng glanced at the pile of short grass and thought it was enough, so he told her to put the grass away.

Previously, Yunyi was poisonous, and juices flowed everywhere when it was picked. She didn't want to put it in her spatial storage, since cleaning a spatial storage with poison on it would be a hassle.

But this plant isn't poisonous, so it's fine to store it. Seeing that he couldn't persuade him, Ling Chengen gave up and simply called Wu Zhuo back, reminding him to run away at any time.

When Wu Zhuo returned carrying a bundle of short grass, he saw a green afterimage that vanished in a flash.

The green thing plunged straight into the water, quickly startling the fish in the marshland.

These fish must have been used to a comfortable life with few natural predators. In addition, the water quality is good and the surrounding aquatic plants are abundant, so they are raised to be plump and healthy.

When the green vines emerged from the water, three or four large fish, each nearly three meters long, were strung together like candied hawthorns and mercilessly dragged ashore. Before their tails even had a chance to slap the shore, they vanished into thin air.

Yu Heng showed no remorse whatsoever and continued skewering fish with unbridled abandon. Ling Chengen, with his arms crossed in front of him, watched him grab the fish like he was buying a lot, feeling somewhat helpless for a moment.

Until... they heard a noise in the distance.

The source of the sound was actually quite far away from them, but Ling Chengen felt they couldn't delay any longer.

Yuheng is just a passerby. He stole and ran away this time. He'll go wander around somewhere else and live a carefree and unrestrained life.

But she and Wu Zhuo are different. She is a respectable person and cannot be caught stealing fish.

Seeing that Yuheng still had no intention of stopping, she decisively grabbed his right hand, pulled him along without saying a word, and lightly leaped onto the broad back of the giant eagle that was already poised to pounce.

The long vines instantly thinned and quickly retracted into his sleeve.

Yuheng looked down at her slender fingers, his wrist twisting slightly as if he wasn't used to being touched like that.

Ling Chengen didn't care. After stopping his hand, he turned around and looked at the deer that was chasing after them.

She observed the deer-like beastmen with curiosity. In their human form, they naturally did not have wings, but in their beast form, they did.

On either side of its enormous body, a pair of large, fleshy wings had grown. The wings were very thin and covered with fine, short downy hairs.

They are quite different from avian orcs.

The deer-beastmen only chased for a short distance before giving up.

Ling Chengen sat sideways on Wu Zhuo's back, stroking his chin and pondering, "These deer-beastmen can fly, but it seems there are height restrictions, and their speed isn't very good either."

Yuheng concealed his bony wrists in his sleeve before slowly raising his eyes and saying, "My body is too cumbersome."

"It can only fly."

Ling Chengen rolled his eyes at him: "Being able to fly is good in itself. At least when a flood comes, you can at least save yourself a little."

Every year during the rainy season and summer floods in the Northern Beast Plains, countless beastmen drown because they cannot swim or have been in the water for too long.

"Isn't there a flood in the Southern Beast Plains?" Ling Chengen asked curiously.

Yu Heng stared at her curious expression for a few seconds before answering, "Yes."

"But it depends on the location."

"In the Kamishomoriya where I was born, flooding only occurs during the extended rainy season."

"But the flood will not significantly affect the lives of the orcs in Kamishimori Valley."

"Most orc houses are built on giant trees or mountain peaks. In the orcs of the Upper Aomori Valley, each household has at least one contracted bird or beast that can fly, or the beast itself can fly."

"There are vine bridges everywhere between giant trees and between mountain peaks. The vine bridges are very sturdy and make it very convenient to travel between them."

Therefore, even if the floodwaters are extremely high, they will only flow under the vine bridge and houses, and will not affect their lives.

"Won't it affect hunting and gathering?" This was the first time Ling Chengen had heard about the specifics of Kamishomori Valley.

Yu Heng opened his left palm towards her, and a ball of light green light slowly emanated from his palm.

"Over 80% of the beastmen in Kamishimori Valley will awaken wood-type abilities."

Ling Chengen suddenly caught the key point he made: "All?"

Yu Heng pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "All, unless it's a congenital disability."

"Such people are very rare; you might not find one out of a hundred."

Ling Chengen's expression was solemn. If everyone in the Southern Beast Plains could awaken superpowers, then why was the awakening rate in the Northern Beast Plains so low?

She looked up at Yuheng, wanting to ask, but then felt that such a confidential matter might not be something he would tell her.

Wu Zhuo also listened intently, he was extremely curious about the awakening of superpowers.

And I'm really looking forward to it.

Because he showed no signs of awakening for a long time, he has been extremely anxious lately.

Yu Heng saw through her thoughts at a glance: "You want to ask why the level of supernatural awakening is so low in the Northern Beast Plains?"

Ling Chengen humbly asked, "So, can you tell me?"

"There's nothing that can't be said."

"The Southern Beast Plains is divided into five major beast cities, but not every city has the same awakening probability as Aomori Valley."

"Moreover, the awakening of superpowers is generally random. The direction of awakening is related to lifestyle habits and talent, but it is not certain."

"So the fact that nearly 80% of the beastmen in Kamishimori Valley awaken wood-type abilities is problematic in itself."

Ling Chengen looked at him quietly, feeling as if she had stumbled upon his private affairs.

Yuheng calmly explained, "The underage cubs in Kamishōmori Valley will receive a potion to stimulate their supernatural abilities before they turn ten."

"This medicine can stimulate the potential within a beast's body, but it will also have a certain degree of impact on the body."

"At first, no one knew."

"What kind of impact?" Wu Zhuo asked curiously.

Yu Heng's expression darkened slightly as he said, "The upper limit of superpowers is very low; generally, once you reach level three, you can't improve any further."

"This drug that stimulates superpowers fundamentally destroys the orcs' foundation and cuts off any possibility of further growth."

“Some exceptionally talented cubs may become powerful beings at levels 10 or 12 in the future, but because of this potion, they completely lose the possibility of becoming stronger.”

Wu Zhuo clicked his tongue in astonishment: "Then wouldn't the person who created this potion be... condemned by everyone?"

"The person who researched the potion was assassinated, and his clan was silenced."

Yu Heng remained calm, and Ling Chengen was unsure whether what he was talking about was related to himself.

This person is very emotional.

Yu Heng looked at Ling Chengen and smiled slightly: "I am not that person's clansman, much less his relative. You don't need to look at me like that."