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

Chapter 190 Harvest Season
After receiving a definite answer, Ling Chengen did not press further to inquire where Ling Xiao's spatial container came from. He simply said goodbye and left with the short gun.

Yu Heng returned after nightfall. This time, he didn't use that miraculous teleportation skill, but instead flew back with Chong Zhen on the "Bao Bao" ship. Shi Panxing was also taken by them.

The main issue is that Shi Panxing's condition needs constant monitoring, and Yuheng needs to use his special abilities to maintain his physical condition.

After the three returned, Shi Panxing was temporarily placed in the cave, occupying the stone bed that Su Weihua had been lying on for some time.

Su Weihua, on the other hand, has a brand new treehouse. Yu Shaochen had recently encouraged the trees to grow and built it for him. After it was completed, he moved in directly.

As for the cave where Ling Chengen originally lived, it has been left vacant and is currently used to store various furs, herbs and other miscellaneous items.

During dinner, Ling Chengen explained the matter of leading the autumn hunt to the rest of his family.

Yu Heng had no objection to this, and neither did Bai Qingyu. He was only eighteen years old, a vibrant age full of energy and yearning for the outside world. Moreover, he wanted to be with his partner at all times, so he wholeheartedly agreed to the plan to accompany Qiu Hunt.

Su Weihua was a man of few words, like a silent and gentle old ox, and did not show the slightest resistance. Ling Chengen still asked him about it, and after receiving his affirmative nod, he breathed a sigh of relief.

To be honest, she wasn't really used to dealing with Su Weihua.

Being quiet and reserved is actually an advantage.

But after getting to know him, Ling Chengen could actually sense that Su Weihua's personal style was very strong.

But perhaps because he was a sacrifice offered up by the tribe to seek peace, and in the end he owed her and Yuheng for saving his life, he suppressed his true nature from beginning to end, trying his best to appear as if he were completely obedient to them.

However, Shigeaki, who shared the same circumstances as him, behaved in a completely different way.

This alone shows that the two have very different personalities.

Ling Chengen privately asked Chongzhen what she thought of Su Weihua.

Chongzhen had many complaints about Su Weihua, but she never belittled her.

The fact that Su Weihua was able to maintain his position as the young leader of the Snow Wolf Clan despite being disliked by his biological father is enough to prove that he is not only capable but also intelligent.

However, he is not as flexible and adaptable as Chongzhen; he has a rigid and stubborn side to his personality.

But once you gain his approval, or can make him submit, you will receive his complete loyalty, and even protection at the cost of your life.

Take his family members for example. The person he was closest to was not Ling Chengen, nor Yu Heng, but Yu Shaochen, whose presence was always very weak.

Although Yu Shaochen was very weak, Su Weihua took care of him as much as possible after he recovered.

In his presence, Chongzhen had to restrain his attitude towards Yu Shaochen.

Although Shigeaki himself is not a bad person, he just has a sharp tongue and occasionally has a crooked mind.

……

Chongzhen had known for a long time that Ling Chengen wanted to go on an autumn hunt, so he didn't say anything from beginning to end. He's been so busy lately that he doesn't have time even if he wanted to go. Tonight he's sending Yuheng and Shi Panxing back to their tribe, and tomorrow morning he'll have Bao Bao take him back to supervise the work.

So he kept his head down and ate his meal. Unexpectedly, at the end, Ling Chengen pointed at him and said, "I'm going to bring my bag with me this time. The autumn hunt is a good time to train its hunting skills. It will also be more convenient to have it scouting in the air."

Chongzhen swallowed the bun in her mouth, blinked, and after a few seconds it took her to realize what was happening. She said with a hint of embarrassment, "The bun went with you, so it will be troublesome for me to come back and forth."

Bai Qingyu had already finished dinner and turned her head to say, "Let Wu Zhuo follow you."

Ling Chengen looked up instantly, a little embarrassed, and said, "Wu Zhuo is coming with me this time too."

Chongzhen: "..."

Are there any flying creatures in our tribe?

"The Lei Sang family, right?" Bai Qingyu asked uncertainly. "Besides them, there aren't many people who can fly."

The Stone Forest tribe is not small, and it is a typical tribe where multiple races of orcs live together. However, after screening them all, the number of orcs who can fly is pitifully small.

But the neighboring Hanshan tribe... they can all fly! I'm so envious.

"Can we borrow someone from Hanshan?"

Chongzhen really didn't want to waste time traveling between the tribe and the Mulan Plain. The distance wasn't far; it would take several beast times to fly there. If he relied solely on his beast form to run, the time it would take would at least double, or even triple.

Bai Qingyu raised her hand to cover her mouth and coughed lightly, saying awkwardly, "I'm afraid that's unlikely."

"The Cold Mountain Autumn Hunt should also start in the next day or two. With a large number of male orcs going out to hunt, the internal defenses will be weak. There aren't enough people to begin with, so the stronger females in the tribe sometimes have to form patrol teams to help guard the tribe."

"Moreover, the females also have a heavy workload in the autumn. Although they are not very responsible for hunting, they need to prepare supplies for keeping warm. So every day they form a fixed team to collect some straw and other insulating plants that can be stuffed into the nest, as well as a lot of edible nuts..."

"To ensure the safety of the collection team, a group of soldiers who stayed behind also had to accompany the team."

"So, your idea is basically impossible to realize." Bai Qingyu bluntly shattered his daydream.

Chongzhen: "..."

"Fine, then I won't be coming back for a while."

He looked up at Ling Chengen: "When are you leaving? Can Bao Bao take me there tomorrow morning? Is that enough time?"

Ling Chengen nodded: "No problem."

Chongzhen breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."

He'll stay at the construction site for now. He'll try to finish building the houses in the inner city and the outer city walls before the cold season arrives, and then install the heated brick beds. This way, the tribe can be relocated first, and everyone will be more comfortable during the cold season.

"There's something else."

Ling Chengen thought for a moment and decided to discuss it with Chongzhen: "Although Yaoluo has been incorporated into our Shilin, due to differences in physique and endurance, Father only selected a group of warriors from Yaoluo who can keep up with them to join the hunting team."

"But most of the beastmen are still unable to join the hunting teams. With so many mouths to feed, we can't just wait for others to feed us. So I wanted to ask if you have any plans?"

Chongzhen had been so busy lately that he had almost overlooked this issue. When asked about it now, he was caught off guard and thought for a while before saying, "I'll arrange for a group of people to go to the Mulan Plain."

"The rest is to form gathering teams to collect food from the former territory of the Medicine Tree."

Many of the beastmen are of medium to small size and do not have an advantage in hunting, so they have their own ways of surviving the winter.

First and foremost, there's the food...

They store a lot of nuts and fruits.

In autumn, the mountains and fields are full of food. Some of it may not taste very good, but it can fill their stomachs, which is enough for them who are struggling to survive.

"There aren't many orcs with awakened offensive abilities, and their ability levels are generally low, but there are quite a few earth and wood-type orcs. This group can play a significant role in the construction of the orc city, as well as in the harvesting of potatoes and rainbow velvet fruits."

Ling Chengen slapped his forehead, suddenly realizing, "I almost forgot about the Rainbow Velvet Fruit. We need to pick it before it bursts open, right?"

Chongzhen nodded and said, "I want to keep a flying creature by my side, just for the potato field and the rainbow fruit."

He and Yu Shaochen were in charge of the potato field and the rainbow berry field, but Yu Shaochen was severely socially awkward. He was only good at farming and not good at dealing with people, let alone coordinating and mobilizing manpower for harvesting.

He spoke, but the orcs in the gathering team probably couldn't understand what he was saying, let alone manage them.

“Oh, right, there’s also the hemp harvesting!” Chongzhen said, “and the later processing.”

The fabric of Yunyi is too thin and light, so it is only suitable for wearing in warmer weather. Moreover, Yunyi is not durable. It looks nice, but it will tear if it is washed too many times.

However, the tribe has now mastered the technology of making cloud-cloth fabric, and many orcs in the tribe have abandoned the heavy and dull animal hides and replaced them with light and breathable cloud-cloth fabric.

But compared to Yunyi, Ling Chengen still prefers cotton and linen.

Hemp has many uses. It can be used to make clothes, as it is readily available and produced in large quantities. It can also be used to make sacks, weave windproof curtains and ropes, and even make paper... In short, it has many benefits.

Especially burlap sacks, which are in very short supply.

When the wheat was harvested in May, Ling Chengen wanted burlap sacks, but unfortunately he didn't have time to prepare them in advance.

Ling Chengen had Yu Shaochen cultivate a batch of ramie and made some things from it, but because the hemp plants in the northern wilderness were not yet ready for harvest in July and August, it could not be widely used during the dry season.

August and September are the best time to harvest hemp each year.

She didn't want to miss out on such a practical plant.

Ling Chengen pondered for a moment and said, "How about this, before we set off, I'll try my best to find someone who can take you back and forth on your journey."

Find another bag...

Ling Chengen had no hope.

Don't let Bao Bao's cute and silly appearance fool you; she's actually a rare animal, practically as rare as a giant panda before the apocalypse.

After all, the things that can fly in the sky now are basically birds, or bird-beastmen.

There are only a few species that can fly and have "dragon" in their names.

Moreover, none of them are easy to encounter.

Chongzhen nodded, but didn't have much hope for what she said.

He was well aware of the current situation in Shilin.

Shortage of people.

Orcs who lack the ability to travel, run errands, and fly.

When the cold season arrives this year, there will surely be wandering orcs who want to join the tribe for protection.

Therefore, he decided that before the cold season arrives this year, he must first get the storefront up and running so that he can show off the power of their tribe.

Only then can we attract more powerful and capable orcs to come and join us.

Next year, he also wants to find a flying henchman to run errands and deliver messages for him.

……

Before setting off, Ling Chengen still helped Chongzhen find a flying beastman.

This person was introduced by Bai Xi; he wasn't a crane-clan beastman, but a pelican-clan beastman with a somewhat questionable reputation.

But this person doesn't have any major flaws, he just has a bit of a perverse sense of humor.

Because this orc has a large mouth, it likes to carry small orcs in its mouth, not actually swallowing them, but just enjoying playing pranks.