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

Chapter 155 City Site Selection
The velvet tree is usually sown in April or May and harvested in September or October. Now that we have entered the cold season in July, it will definitely be difficult to harvest it before the cold season.

In addition to finding suitable land for planting, she had Yu Shaochen lead twenty or thirty wood-type warriors to start cultivating seedlings on a relatively fertile piece of land near the tribe.

By utilizing the growth-enhancing abilities of wood-type warriors on plants, the breeding and propagation time can be shortened as much as possible.

Moreover, plants infused with special abilities will have stronger vitality than plants grown in a conventional manner.

Considering that the velvet tree needs to be planted in a relatively open area without lush vegetation around it, Ling Chengen chose the area near the potato field.

Yuheng's only contribution was providing all the seeds of the rainbow velvet fruit.

However, his generation of velvet fruit seeds was clearly insufficient.

So before handing the seeds to Ling Chengen, he had already begun to cultivate and nurture the velvety tree.

By repeating this process, the final yield of seeds was approximately 500 jin (250 kg).

If the row sowing method is used, about 8 to 16 jin of seedlings are needed per mu (0.067 hectares). Thinning is required in the middle stage, which results in a lot of waste.

Because the number of seeds for velvet fruit is still relatively small, we should adopt planting methods that save as many seeds as possible.

Therefore, she decided to use hole sowing, which is neat and easy to manage, and consumes about 5 to 10 kilograms of seeds per acre.

First, seedlings should be raised in a centralized manner. After the land is cleared, one seedling should be planted in each hole. Finally, any plants that did not survive should be replanted.

However, when she actually tried to do it, she found that her estimate was too high.

The cotton tree is larger than a regular cotton plant, so it takes up more space and has a higher fruit yield.

Moreover, the velvet tree is a perennial plant, so once planted, it can generally live for 7 to 15 years. However, if the tree is over 12 years old, the fruiting rate will be greatly reduced.

Because of Yuheng's experience in conducting early sowing trials, he provided a more reasonable sowing plan.

The ideal distance between each seedling in a row is 50 to 80 centimeters, even without pruning.

The velvet tree is similar to cotton in some ways. When it grows to a certain stage, it is best to prune the top to control apical dominance, control plant height, thereby shortening the fruiting time and increasing the yield.

After careful cultivation and meticulous experimentation, only three jin of seeds were ultimately needed per mu (unit of land area).

They used more than 500 kilograms of seeds to plant a total of 180 mu of land.

Having solved the problem of planting Rainbow Fruit, Ling Chengen also successfully obtained the reward for conquering Yuheng: an extremely detailed and complete city construction blueprint.

Meanwhile, the White Bear tribe, with whom they had previously had contact at the trade market, sent two or three people over in early July to discuss the harvesting of the Baba fruit.

Ling Chengen handed this matter over to Bai Qingyu, mainly because picking Baba fruit requires climbing and flying abilities, which happens to be Shilin's weakness. When she first mentioned this matter to the Baiba chieftain, her purpose was only to connect Hanshan and the White Bear tribe. She only wanted Shilin to get some benefits from it.

It's so hard to find something sweet these days. The main sources of sweetness in the Beast World, besides various wild fruits, are only honey.

Wild honey is terrifying. Without thorough preparation, you'll likely be half-dead if you try to harvest it.

Moreover, wild honey is extremely rare, and few orcs would be willing to exchange such a precious thing for anything other than to find it themselves.

Children in Shilin have no shortage of sweet fruits since the beginning of summer, but things like honey are something even Ling Xiaoxi rarely gets to eat.

The honey she initially traded with the Baiba tribe is now almost gone, even after she has been extremely frugal.

Life is already so hard, so we have to have some sweetness.

Both sugar beets and sugarcane can be used to make sugar, but she had never come across sugarcane. She had seen sugar beets before, but only scattered ones, with only a few dozen plants per patch. Wild, large-scale sugar beets were something that could only be found by chance.

Although Baba fruit is a plant, it is actually quite similar to sugar beets and sugarcane. Ling Chengen plans to connect the two tribes and then purchase some Baba fruit from the White Bear tribe after their bumper harvest this year.

She had stated this condition from the beginning, and the polar bear did not hesitate at all, patting his chest and guaranteeing, "If we can harvest half of the Baba fruit in our territory this time, I can sell you 10% of the total harvest."

Ling Chengen asked curiously, "What percentage of the total fruit yield in the entire territory do you harvest each year?"

"Less than ten percent, I guess." Bai Ba was a little embarrassed, raising his hand to rub his furry belly twice, laughing a bit guiltyly, "The monkeys next door are so annoying. We're not good at climbing trees, so the Baba fruits in our territory are either stolen by them or just picked and smashed on the ground..."

"Anyway, they just focus on one thing and don't leave any for us."

Therefore, the orcs of the White Bear tribe really hate their smelly monkey neighbor.

In terms of fighting strength, the other side definitely can't beat them.

But those monkeys were incredibly fast runners, and they loved to leap and bound through the forest. Sometimes they wanted to retaliate, but they were powerless to do so. They could only stay underground and confront those bastards from afar, angrily cursing their ancestors for generations with all sorts of foul language.

Upon hearing this, Ling Chengen couldn't help but feel some sympathy for Bai Ba.

However, she didn't concern herself with the matter afterward. Bai Qingyu was very happy that she had introduced such a big business to the Hanshan tribe.

After all, the dry season is quite difficult for the crane tribe. The rivers and lakes that flood during the rainy season are quickly dried up during the unbearably hot dry season. Tribes like the Hanshan tribe, which like to hunt in water, can only go to larger rivers and lakes to hunt. But the larger the area of ​​water, the more dangers are hidden.

Take the Yehelan River, for example. It is the fourth largest river in the Beast Plains, but it is home to many large carnivores.

The saltwater crocodile, later known as the largest crocodile, was an extremely lowly species in the Yehelan River basin.

During a casual chat, Bai Qingyu told him about a hunting trip he and Bai Xu led together to the Yehelan River during the dry season last year.

Last year, he was only seventeen years old and it was his first time going to the Yehelan River. He didn't quite understand Bai Xu's caution.

But the hunting experience he had during that period remained vivid in his memory.

“Last year, our Hanshan Hunting Team went hunting in Yehelan River seven times, and there were casualties in five of them.”

"A total of nine soldiers were lost, including one level eight superhuman warrior."

"The water beasts of the Yehelan River are very famous. The largest of these, exceeding 40 meters in length, is commonly known as the Migratory Mosasaurus, a ferocious carnivorous aquatic creature." Every year from mid-June to September, the Migratory Mosasaurus migrates upstream from the estuary of the lower reaches of the river to lay its eggs and hatch its young in a relatively secluded spot near the middle and upper reaches of the Yehelan River. Then, before the arrival of the cold season, it leads its newborn cubs down the Yehelan River into the sea.

Therefore, the annual mosasaur migration season is the most dangerous time of year for the Yehelan River.

Female mosasaurs lay eggs and incubate their young, during which time they have low food requirements. However, male mosasaurs will roam the waters hunting to bring prey to the females, ensuring that their mates do not starve during the egg-laying and incubation period.

A saw-crocodile that is ten or twenty meters long is no match for a mosasaur. It is like a snack, and it can be swallowed up in a few bites.

The saw-crocodile has relatively short legs and is not a fast swimmer. Although it is a formidable predator in the water, it may not be able to escape a mosasaur if it encounters one.

"If you're curious about the Yehelan River area, I'll take you there when you have time."

Land-dwelling beast races rarely hunt in the Yehelan River, so Bai Qingyu thought it was normal for Ling Chengen to know nothing about that body of water, because before last year, he had only heard about it from his family and had never seen the waters with such cruel rules of survival.

"With the task of helping the polar bear tribe with harvesting, we can get more rewards, which will at least reduce the number of times we have to hunt in dangerous waters, and thus minimize the number of casualties during hunting."

Moreover, the business that Ling Chengen introduced could be developed into a long-term business.

After all, the Baba fruit ripens every year, and the White Bear Tribe wouldn't only harvest it this year.

The thought that this business deal was made before he and Ling Chengen had even established a relationship filled him with joy.

Therefore, Bai Qingyu cooperated with her during this period. Even when Yu Heng clearly showed that he was in competition with her, he did not show any anger or resentment.

The cooperation with the White Bear Tribe was mainly handled by Bai Qingyu and Bai Xi. To thank her for making the connection, the Cold Mountain Tribe even had Bai Qingyu ask the few flying beastmen in the Stone Forest if they wanted to join them in earning this extra money.

Ling Chengen was naturally pleased with this, as most of the flying orcs in the tribe were small in size.

They actually went to pick fruits with Hanshan, but were mostly taken care of by the beastmen of Hanshan.

Once they arrived, all they needed to do was pick the fruit; they didn't have to fight the monkeys that wanted to steal it. It was like enjoying the shade under a big tree.

With the warriors from Hanshan keeping things in check, the monkeys didn't dare to be too arrogant.

After all, in terms of speed, the monkey can't compare to the giant crane, and in terms of attack power, it can't compare either.

Moreover, giant cranes can fly. Although the forest environment is not conducive to flight, the crane clan can maintain a semi-animal form, which can reduce the disadvantage of their large size in the jungle.

After Bai Qingyu led the team out, they might not be able to return for more than half a month.

Ling Chengen suddenly found herself in a much quieter environment, and she began taking Wu Zhuo out more frequently during this time.

Yuheng spends most of his time in Youdi, mainly overseeing the small salt-making workshops there, and the rest of his time managing the fertile natural land of Xilu Youdi.

The land in the Netherworld is more fertile than other places because countless corpses have rotted there, making it very suitable for farming.

The area around Youdi is surrounded by a ring of mountains and forests, with a large river to the south. Ling Chengen decided to cut down the trees in Youdi that had little economic value and turn it into fertile farmland.

Those southerners who wanted to kill Yuheng had been hesitant lately and hadn't dared to venture further into Youdi.

Therefore, the Dark Land is now considered a very safe place.

Ling Chengen and Wu Zhuo frequently went out, mainly to select sites for city construction.

Shilin's current geographical location is not very advantageous, and this year's rainy season has confirmed her guess.

The system has currently suggested three suitable locations for building the city.

One location was in the southern region, but she didn't consider that location at all because it couldn't be secured in a short time.

The second location is in the east. She and Wu Zhuo have already visited it. It is located in the middle of the territories of three large orc tribes. If they want to build a city there, they will have to conquer those three large tribes in one fell swoop.

Given Shilin's current strength, it would be tantamount to throwing an egg against a rock.

The last remaining location is precisely between the Yehelan River and the Xuemu River.

Located in the middle and lower reaches of two major rivers.

It is a vast plain called the Mulan Plain, which is extremely large.

In the north, there is a mountain range that runs east to west and stretches for nearly two thousand kilometers. Its highest elevation is about five thousand five meters. It is called Snail Mountain by the orcs on the Northern Beast Plains.

Near the lower reaches of the Yehelan River, there is a steep mountain range running east to west, with an altitude of about two thousand meters.

Ling Chengen has been focusing his investigation on the Mulan Plain these past few days.

In addition to the city-building blueprints provided by the system, she also had to consider the defense of the passes outside the city.

The Mulan Plain is a habitable area, with the Luoshan Mountains to the north serving as a natural barrier, and the Changling Mountains in the lower reaches of the two rivers acting as a natural barrier to the south.

The Yehelan River and the Xuemu River are natural barriers, making the Mulan Plain a typical place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The Yehelan River, in particular, is a natural barrier that can play a huge role during beast tides, blocking at least 70% of the land beasts.

All that is needed is to build a pass north of the upper reaches of the Xuemu River on the west side, and the Mulan Plain can be transformed into an impregnable city.

The only problem is.

Located in the middle and lower reaches of the Mesopotamian River basin, sandwiched between two treacherous rivers in the northern wilderness, if the area is flooded during the rainy season, it is equivalent to being directly elbowed by the two most dangerous rivers. The orcs living on the Mulan Plain will be powerless to fight back.

To build a city on the Mulan Plain, in addition to having a strong city wall, it is also necessary to control these two extremely dangerous rivers.

That's why Ling Chengen inquired about the Yehelan River from Bai Qingyu some time ago.