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

Chapter 171 Shocking Changes in Beast City
Neither Ling Chengen nor Bai Qingyu had ever seen this kind of stone before, but they could sense that this colorful stone, which emitted a dazzling light, contained some kind of energy and could also generate heat.

These kinds of stones that can generate heat are relatively rare.

Ling Chengen thought of many things in an instant, but most of them were about how to use this stone in houses to help ordinary orcs resist the extreme weather changes in the north.

However, these strange stones can be studied later.

Ling Chengen and Bai Qingyu followed Shi Ruoan's trail and continued deeper into the area.

The temperature inside the cave was getting higher and higher. Ling Chengen suspected that Shi Ruoan, this sea creature, was of the fire element. Otherwise, why would she go into such an environment that was not suitable for sea creature beastmen to live in?

"It's so hot here—"

Bai Qingyu was more sensitive to temperature changes, and the water-based superpower covering his body evaporated faster than usual, so the consumption of his superpower also increased exponentially.

Ling Chengen glanced back, worried that the pack of hyena-like Southern Plains beastmen would track him here.

But it wasn't until she entered the cave that she discovered... the cave was designed to isolate her from outside observation, making it extremely difficult for her to even use her mental energy to probe the surrounding area.

Shi Ruoan glanced back at the two slow-moving figures and said calmly, "Don't worry, they won't find this place."

“These Crimson Origin Stones can block all detection methods. The mountain is full of Crimson Origin Stones, so our presence was completely concealed after we entered the mangrove forest.”

As long as they don't leave obvious bloodstains, those idiots will never find them.

Fortunately, he ran into these two children. One of them happened to have water-based abilities, which relieved his embarrassing situation of extreme dehydration and also solved the problem of his aura not being able to be concealed.

Therefore, he didn't mind bringing these two fearless youngsters to the place where he had been hiding.

Shi Ruoan did not stop, but continued to walk forward. The stones in front of her had become extremely hot, and if she accidentally touched them, she would get blisters.

Ling Chengen frowned and asked, "Are we still going to go forward?"

She sensed that there might be lava ahead, and that this might be a dormant active volcano.

Without turning her head, Shi Ruoan said, "Shut up and follow me."

Bai Qingyu squeezed her fingertips: "Don't be afraid, I feel he means no harm."

Ling Chengen naturally knew that the sea creature in front of them had no ill intentions towards them for the time being, but the man's attitude was really too unfriendly. How broad-minded would one have to be to accept him without any reservations?

The deeper they went, the hotter it got. Ling Chengen and Bai Qingyu were already struggling to keep up. Large beads of sweat dripped down their skin and onto the stones beneath their feet. They could only hear a "whoosh" as the sweat evaporated completely in the blink of an eye, leaving no trace.

It wasn't until Shi Ruo'an led them across a narrow stone bridge that they finally reached the bridge. This stone bridge was likely naturally formed, with flowing red sand beneath it that looked like lava, but was a little cooler.

"The red sand and red source stone below come from the same source."

“After the red sand solidifies, it will become red source stone.”

"After the red source stone is melted at high temperature, it becomes the red rock sand we see now."

Ling Chengen asked in confusion, "Red Source Stone has special energy, but this flowing red sand, apart from the high temperature... I can't feel anything."

“It’s right that you can’t feel it.” Shi Ruoan glanced back at her, and after confirming that the two of them had crossed the stone bridge one after the other, she continued, “The conditions for solidifying the red sand and forming red source stone are quite demanding. Without specific conditions, the lowest quality red source stone will be formed.”

"The crimson and orange-red crystals you just saw at the cave entrance are high-grade Crimson Source Stones. Most Crimson Source Stones are the dull-colored, opaque bricks you were just stepping on."

“Those are also Crimson Origin Stones.”

Ling Chengen could sense that the stones containing energy were all high-grade Crimson Origin Stones.

"What is the purpose of this Red Origin Stone?"

Shi Ruoan raised an eyebrow and said, "It has many uses, but why should I tell you?"

"I've already told you about the product. Whether it works, whether you know how to use it, and how to use it are things you need to figure out yourselves. Don't rely on others for everything!"

“If you hadn’t helped me, I wouldn’t have told you about this place, or even shared the information about the Crimson Origin Stone with you.”

Bai Qingyu interjected, "Aren't you afraid we'll mine the Crimson Origin Stone here?"

Shi Ruoan chuckled and said, "Why should I be afraid?"

"This isn't our sea tribe's territory, is it?"

This is the Southern Beast Plain, near the Red Ridge of the Yellow Rock Beast City.

Strictly speaking, these Crimson Origin Stones belong to the Southern Beast Plains.

But those fools didn't discover this place, and they haven't even fully figured out how to use the Crimson Origin Stone yet, so even if they did, they wouldn't be able to make much of a difference with it.

If these two little brats can successfully mine energy from this place long-term to supply the Northern Beast Plains... it would mean that the war between the Northern and Southern Beast Plains is about to begin.

After passing through a cave that was about half a person's height, the surrounding temperature dropped suddenly.

After bending down and passing through the low hole, Ling Chengen felt a chilling aura rush towards him, and the warm light in front of him instantly turned into cold light.

The pale blue light illuminated her bewildered face.

Bai Qingyu followed closely behind and bumped his head into her back. He quickly reached out to support her arm and used one hand to protect his shoulder, which had hit the rock. He couldn't help but gasp.

My shoulder bumped against the rock, and I experienced a sensation that was both cold and hot.

Ling Chengen quickly took a few steps forward to make way for him, then turned back and pulled him to his feet. The two of them quietly looked at the cramped cave that resembled an polar glacier, and did not go any further.

Shi Ruoan casually plunged her claws into the blue ice rocks, pried off palm-sized pieces of blue ice stone, and then, without hesitation, covered the wound on her waist and abdomen with them, her face turning pale from the chilling ice stones.

"Is he crazy? He's putting his body through all this trouble, isn't he afraid of dying?"

Bai Qingyu raised her hand to her lips, signaling Ling Chengen to observe carefully.

After a long while, Bai Qingyu said with certainty, "He should have a mutated water-type ability, or more accurately... an ice-type ability. This kind of environment can only benefit his recovery from his injuries, and will not do him any harm."

"The ice stones he pried off should also be something similar to Crimson Origin Stone, just with different properties."

Bai Qingyu blinked and suddenly laughed, "Don't worry about him. We can dig up more of these ice stones and put them in our space. That way, we can easily solve the problem of how to escape the heat during the dry season."

"Moreover, placing ice stones in the space can slow down the spoilage of food... This kind of ice-attribute stone can also be used in the tribe's meat storage warehouse."

Anyway, the orcs outside won't be able to find them anytime soon, and Shi Ruo'an needs to stay in this environment to heal her injuries. The two of them have nothing to do, so they might as well focus on mining these energy stones with special properties, which might come in very handy in the future.

After discussing it, the two immediately began their mining operation.

Shi Ruo'an wasn't dead, so he naturally knew what the two were doing, but he didn't stop them.

There are too many energy stones here.

There were only two of them digging, so they couldn't dig much at all.

And so, both sides remained at peace, each going about their own business.

Ling Chengen and Bai Qingyu got tired of digging, so they stopped to rest and eat.

Once the situation is adjusted, mining will continue.

Ling Chengen went out for a while, mainly to check if there were any orcs searching the area.

Unsurprisingly, there was a large number of them. However, the Red Ridge was very dangerous, as it was the territory of beasts of the 10th tier or higher. Most beastmen avoided this place, and only a few adventurers with decent strength took on the reconnaissance mission.

However, it's impossible to conduct a thorough search; at most, one can only take a look along the way.

Seeing several groups of people passing by outside, Ling Chengen decisively returned to the cave and continued mining.

It seems things won't be quiet for the next two or three days.

We'll have to wait a little longer.

Fortunately, she had a lot of supplies stored in her space, which ensured that the two of them could replenish their energy normally.

As for Shi Ruoan, Ling Chengen did not share any food with him.

Because this person doesn't seem to need it.

Shi Ruo'an is somewhat like the person she was when she first met Yu Heng.

They don't seem to die from lack of food; it's as if life has entered another form. As long as the superpower exists, people don't seem to truly die.

Yuheng had never said these things, but she had always had this feeling.

Until the fifth day after entering the cave.

Shi Ruoan, who had been sitting quietly inside the ice cave, finally opened her eyes.

Ling Chengen and Bai Qingyu remained in the space they had first entered, where the temperature was the most suitable for them, and they had been resting there peacefully for the past few days.

When Shi Ruoan came out, the two of them happened to be having dinner.

He stopped in front of the two of them, looked at the grilled fish on the wooden plate, and tilted his head: "You like to eat fish too?"

Ling Chengen calmly replied, "I'll eat whatever's available. I'm not picky."

"Are you fully healed?"

Shi Ruo'an sat down opposite them, her battle-damaged robes now changed.

He glanced at Ling Chengen, who was tearing at the fish skin with his eyes down, and felt a rare pang of hunger, but he was too embarrassed to ask the two children for some.

Finally, he could only change the subject and replied, "The injury was quite serious and not fully healed, but I've recovered to about 70-80%."

"Your sea tribe's healing methods are quite unique. You don't need the healing spells of witch doctors and wood-type ability users; you can heal wounds with just some ice stones."

Shi Ruoan: "..."

"Do you have some misunderstanding about us sea creatures?"

Ling Chengen looked up at him blankly: "Why do you say that?"

"Otherwise, why would you portray us sea creatures as such demons?" Shi Ruoan retorted.

Ling Chengen: "Didn't you show it first? I've only ever met one other sea creature like you."

"Like the orcs on land, the sea creatures also need healing spells when they are injured. However, the number of wood-type orcs among the sea creatures is very small, especially the advanced wood-type ability users who possess powerful healing spells."

"I chose to use this method to heal because my special ability is unique, and I couldn't find a wood-type witch doctor who could treat me, so I had to settle for second best. If there were a witch doctor around, I would naturally use it."

Ling Chengen roughly understood, and casually tossed an untouched grilled fish into his hand: "Here you go."

Shi Ruoan reacted quickly, reaching out to grab the stick with the fish on it, and raising her eyebrows to look at Ling Chengen in surprise.

"Now that your injuries have almost healed, are you planning to head east from the Red Land and go straight back to the sea?" Bai Qingyu had already finished lunch and was somewhat concerned about Shi Ruoan's next action plan.

Shi Ruoan shook her head and said, "I need to go to Huangyan Beast City again."

Bai Qingyu and Ling Chengen both looked up at him and asked, "Did Huangyan Beast City dig up your ancestral graves? Or did they do something to offend you?"

Shi Ruoan lowered her eyes, her expression somber, and said coldly, "No."

Seeing that he was unwilling to elaborate, Bai Qingyu did not ask any further questions.

It's good that this person is going to Huangyan Beast City. If he causes a commotion there, it will be easier for him and Enen to leave the Southern Beast Plains.

Without much hesitation, the three decided to proceed with their plan that very night.

Shi Ruoan was going to Huangyan Beast City, while Ling Chengen and the others were preparing to return.

Once the three left the Red Ridge, they went their separate ways.

Bai Qingyu led Ling Chengen back to the vicinity of the cable car station to investigate the situation at the cable car entrance, which was still not optimistic.

Although there weren't many defenders, and most of the high-level warriors had already withdrawn, there were still five people stationed near the cable car entrance.

Ling Chengen stood on a tree branch and sighed softly: "What trouble has Shi Ruoan caused in Huangyan Beast City? Why are they all on high alert like this?"

"It seems that forcing our way through is the only option right now. We've been out for too long, and our families will be worried."

Ling Chengen shook his head and said, "I told Yuheng that I'll take you for a walk outside and ask him to take some time to go home and comfort his father and the others."

"But the effect might be limited, right?" Bai Qingyu felt it wasn't safe enough.

“Going away for a few days is fine, I’ve had that experience before, but not going back for more than ten days… I’m afraid it will make them worry.”

"Moreover, I have a feeling that what Yuheng gave you is not just about communication, but may also be able to pinpoint your location."

Ling Chengen glanced at the leaf hanging from his waist and pursed his lips slightly: "Whatever, so what if we can locate him? Let him come if he wants."

Bai Qingyu and Ling Chengen planned to launch a surprise attack under the cover of night and force their way through the checkpoint at the cable car entrance.

But plans can't keep up with changes. Before the two could even begin to implement their plan, a terrifying explosion came from the direction of Huangyan Beast City.

Ling Chengen and Bai Qingyu stood on the tree, looking in the direction of the soaring flames, their faces filled with shock.

"It must have been Shi Ruoan who did it," Bai Qingyu said with certainty.

Ling Chengen glanced at him, then looked at the five people at the checkpoint who were also startled by the explosion and fire.

After watching the five warriors, whose strength was comparable to their own, leave, the two jumped down from the tree.

Bai Qingyu turned to look at the source of the raging fire: "It must have been an explosion caused by the Crimson Origin Stone. Before leaving the Crimson Land, Shi Ruoan acquired a large quantity of Crimson Origin Stone..."

He wondered why this person, who was clearly an ice-type, would hoard Crimson Origin Stones instead of Ice Stones.

Now, we have all the answers.

"Walk--"

Ling Chengen, disregarding the changes in Huangyan Beast City, and Bai Qingyu stepped onto the suspended cableway one after the other.

Just then, a heavy thud was heard behind them.

(End of this chapter)