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

Chapter 204 Losing the Argument
"Because our tribe has a very powerful young chieftain."

Chongzhen, holding the water pouch, tilted her head and asked, "Where's your water cup?"

Mousey took a small bamboo cup from the rope on its back and placed it on the flat stone slab.

After filling his bamboo cup with the water pouch, Chongzhen said with great pride, "She's very capable."

Shuli took a small sip from the bamboo cup and asked softly, "The young clan leader of the Stone Forest you mentioned, is he actually your partner?"

Chongzhen nodded: "You're quite well-informed."

Upon hearing this, Shuli couldn't help but stick out her tongue, her tone rather subtle: "I think there shouldn't be any rat-clan beastmen on the Mulan Plain who don't know that you are the young chieftain of the Stone Forest."

Chongzhen raised an eyebrow and asked, "Who told you that?"

He himself seemed to have never mentioned it before. These rat-kin beastmen lived on the Mulan Plain and had almost no communication with outside tribes. Their information was very isolated, so what Shuli said still surprised Zhongzhen quite a bit.

"I don't know either, but the news gradually spread after you started digging the underground drainage channels."

In fact, the rat tribe spreads information very quickly. Apart from working and eating, the only fun they have in their spare time, besides resting, is gossiping.

Previously, they were exhausted from working all day to get food, and sometimes they couldn't even fill their stomachs. Now that the Stone Forest provides them with some food, they no longer have to live the old life. Therefore, many rat-folk orcs feel that this kind of life is not so bad and have gradually become more inclined to side with these domineering invaders.

However, while there are supporters, there are also those who resent it.

There was still a group of orcs among the rat tribe who secretly clamored for revenge, wanting these invaders to pay for their blood debts.

However, the existence of the snake-like orcs rendered revenge a mere pipe dream.

In addition, the Stone Forest tribe gradually arranged for some orcs to come over to supervise the construction and participate in the building. Most of these orcs had experience dealing with their rat orcs, so resisting these people and driving them out of the Mulan Plain became an unattainable goal.

Shuli didn't have a good impression of Shilin, but she didn't dislike him either.

Because when the groundhog orcs were besieged by the Snake Mountain tribe, they suffered almost no casualties.

Shuli is the chieftain of the Marmot tribe, whose members number no more than a thousand and have been established on the Mulan Plain for less than ten years.

The reason they migrated from their original location to the Mulan Plain was that the western region had experienced little rainfall for three consecutive years, and the severe drought affected the normal lives of most of the orcs. As a result, the orc tribes in the west began to migrate to the central region one after another.

Many of their people also died in that severe drought. Finally, Shuli made up his mind to lead the remaining two hundred or so tribesmen to migrate to the central region with the main force.

After careful consideration, they finally settled in the Mulan Plain.

The Mulan Plain is rich in resources, but there are also a lot of rat tribes here.

Moreover, many of the rat tribes who have lived here for a long time have very poor living habits, and many people die on the Mulan Plain every year during the epidemic.

Moreover, not only are they ostracized by neighboring tribes, but the rat tribe is also constantly embroiled in internal strife, with fights breaking out every year over food issues.

The marmot orcs were latecomers, and their resistance to disease was not as strong as that of the native marmots who had always lived in the area. As a result, the tribe's population once plummeted to less than a hundred people.

Although the ruthless methods of the Snake Mountain tribe orcs were bloody and terrifying, from a long-term perspective, they were good for the development of the entire tribe, at least solving the problem of frequent epidemics at its source.

When Stone Forest and Snake Mountain tried to recruit the rat-tribe orcs, they gave preferential treatment to the tribes that surrendered and submitted first.

Rat Grain was the first to lead his people to surrender by raising the white flag. Although he was despised and cursed by other rat tribes, he felt that as long as he could lead his people to survive, that was enough.

From the current perspective, his choice is undoubtedly correct.

At least all the orcs of the Groundhog tribe have seen their living standards improve by several levels compared to before. The weak cubs and the elderly in the tribe are now well-fed and watered, and their bodies are stronger than before.

Shuli doesn't eat much; one roasted sweet potato is enough to fill her up. After drinking a glass of cool boiled water, her small stomach is completely full.

He picked up the leaves, stood on tiptoe, and stuffed them into the stone trash can by the roadside. He hung the bamboo cup back on the rope, rubbed his round belly, and turned around to say, "I'm going to work now. Do you want to go check on the construction progress of the underground sewer?"

Chongzhen nodded, got up and followed him forward: "Can we finish the first phase of construction today?"

Shuli mentally estimated, "That's about right. The underground waterways in the eastern region are basically all dug through, and we're working on the last section now. If nothing unexpected happens, it should be finished by this evening."

"After we finish the underground sewer system in the east, will we move on to other places to continue digging sewers?"

Chongzhen shook his head and said, "No need. Other places have specialized tribes in charge. Your progress is the fastest. After it's finished, we need orcs with special abilities to reinforce the main structure of the underground waterway."

Mouse Grain hesitated, "We might not be able to do that. Although our tribe has over two hundred earth-type orcs, most of them are only at the third or fourth rank, and some are even only at the first or second rank. To use an ability to turn soil into rock, the ability must be at least at the fourth rank..."

Chongzhen also sighed heavily: "Let's take it one step at a time, and I'll think of another way."

"Those orcs who cannot be reinforced will be moved to the ground. You will continue to work in the East District and start building houses."

Mouse Grain nodded, and the two of them walked forward while discussing, soon following the downhill slope into a spacious and deep underground passage.

As the slope gradually decreased until the ground returned to level, the mouse led the heavy dog ​​to turn left.

Looking up, one sees a dimly lit underground palace.

The underground water system was built to a height of 20 meters and includes a main drainage channel as well as secondary drainage channels planned under each residential area.

Chongzhen stopped, placed his left hand on the wall, closed his eyes, and used his special ability to sense the situation inside the wall.

After opening his eyes, he frowned and said, "The thickness of the petrified wall is not enough; it needs to be deepened by an arm's length."

Shuli raised her hand and touched her arm. Chongzhen slapped his forehead speechlessly and pointed to his own arm: "Yours is too short, mine is..."

Rat Grain grinned. The rat-kin beastmen were short, and their arms were naturally short as well, so they couldn't compare to the long-armed and long-legged Chong Zhen.

Zhong Zhen was afraid that he would make a mistake again, so he took out a long, thin vine rope from the animal skin bag, cut it with a dagger, and handed the shorter piece to Shu Li: "Reinforce the inside of the wall according to this length."

After inspecting the underground sewer system beneath Dongcheng District, Chongzhen rubbed his sore calves, sat down in a shady spot, untied the water bag from his waist, and gulped down water.

As he dragged his weary legs toward the encampment, Chongzhen bumped into Linquan, who was just coming out of the encampment.

The two had spent some time together and had become acquainted.

Chongzhen raised his hand in greeting and casually asked, "I haven't seen your clan leader for a while. Did he go back to Snake Mountain?"

Lin Quan, his face expressionless, glanced at Chong Zhen with a long, brooding look before finally saying coolly, "Our clan leader is very busy; he led the hunt out a long time ago." Chong Zhen blinked. "When did that happen?"

"What does this have to do with you?" Lin Quan was unwilling to continue answering his question.

He's been in a terrible mood these past few days, especially after learning that the clan chief took Lin Jing out on the autumn hunt but left him behind on the Mulan Plain to "stay in jail" and supervise the work. His mental state completely collapsed, and now he feels like kicking any stray dog ​​that passes by him.

Chongzhen looked at his dark face. Although he didn't know the reason, he wasn't the type to fawn over someone who wouldn't listen. He straightened his back, clicked his tongue twice, and laughed, "I was just asking casually. Why are you so agitated?"

"Everyone knows what your clan leader is thinking!"

"They said they were going to lead the autumn hunt, but who knows where they'd be hiding, just to pretend to bump into our Enen."

Lin Quan gritted his teeth; he had no rebuttal.

Based on his understanding of his family's love-obsessed clan leader, he felt that Chongzhen was very likely right.

Having lost the argument, Lin Quan snorted coldly, turned around, and stormed off.

……

Inside the Luolu Mountains, because Su Weihua was injured, Xuan Yan and Lin Ying led the way this time.

Xuan Yan and Lin Ying were very familiar with the terrain of the Luolu Mountains. They led them around many dangerous areas, and the group soon arrived at the territory where the Fear Pigs were often active.

This is a forest with exceptionally lush vegetation, but there are not many towering giant trees, and traces of fire can be seen everywhere.

"A few years ago, there was a wildfire here that burned for almost a day. It took the help of several surrounding tribes and many nomadic beastmen from the mountains to put out the fire."

Seeing that the group's gazes were fixed on the charred remains, broken into pieces and buried beneath withered branches and leaves, Lin Ying assumed they were curious and offered an explanation.

Xuan Yan leaped down from the tree, and Yuan Ran followed closely behind, jumping onto the tree next to them.

Yuan Ran spoke first, saying, "There's a group of dread boars not far ahead, about eight of them, three big and five small."

"It's impossible to determine the strength of the leader, the Fear Pig."

Yuan Ran didn't sense any supernatural energy fluctuations from that dire boar, but he had a very bad feeling about it; it was extremely dangerous.

If he encountered it alone, he would definitely turn around and run away; he wouldn't dare to provoke that thing at all.

After Xuan Yan finished speaking, he slowly said, "There is a lone dire boar on the left, a seventh-tier earth-type. It's a bit far from where we are now, but there are no other dire boars around it for the time being. If we act quickly, we should be able to take it down before its cries attract its companions."

"Go to the left."

Ling Chengen made his choice without any hesitation.

Xuan Yan led the way, while Lin Ying took the opportunity to supplement the knowledge of these novices who had never experienced the danger of the Fear Boar: "The Fear Boar has thick skin and flesh, and its defensive capabilities are extremely strong. Bone blades cannot pierce its head or break its skull. Although they can pierce the Fear Boar's shoulders, back, rump, and abdomen, because the flesh is too thick, it will not affect its movement. On the contrary, it will provoke it."

"The only weakness of the 'fear pig' is its throat."

"But because adult dire boars are so large, it's difficult to sever their throats with a single strike, so you need to make multiple precise attacks on the same spot, understand?"

The group nodded, eager to try their hand at the hunt.

The group stopped completely when they were more than 50 meters away from the porpoise.

Ling Chengen arranged for two teams to keep watch in the vicinity, while the rest were responsible for hunting.

Su Weihua originally wanted to go hunting, but Ling Chengen stopped her, saying that his leg had just been reattached and he was not suitable for strenuous exercise.

But battles are fought with every second counting and require all one's strength; his battered and tattered body is not suitable for that.

After explaining his reasons, Ling Chengen didn't look at Bai Qingyu's silent, seemingly broken expression. Without turning back, he led Bai Qingyu toward the location of the dreadful boar.

Lin Ying patted Su Weihua on the shoulder and said with a sympathetic look, "Brother, your status in the family... is a bit low."

Su Weihua brushed his hand away, her face expressionless, and led a group of people away.

……

At first, being quite far away, Ling Chengen could only make out the general shape of the dire boar, but he didn't have a clear idea of ​​its size.

When they were only about ten meters away from the reddish-brown porcupine, Ling Chengen realized that... apart from its head looking somewhat like a wild boar, the thing had nothing to do with pigs at all.

The direboar had long and thick legs. Judging from the distribution of muscles and bones, its forelimbs were stronger than its hindlimbs. In addition to a pair of tusks comparable to ivory, the direboar also had a row of very hard bones on its back, shaped like undulating hills.

Ling Chengen observed for a few minutes as the dire boar, which was only a little over four meters tall, repeatedly rooted itself in the soft soil under the tree roots with its tusks and long snout.

It pried up the roots of a clump of bushes, grunted and bit off the roots, tore them off and ate them, then continued searching for the next plant.

Because the bush leaves blocked her view, she couldn't see what the ravenous boar was eating for a moment, but now was not the time to worry about such things.

As the porcupine searched for the next clump of plants, it suddenly turned and charged towards them.

Ling Chengen looked at those dark little eyes and the breath coming out of their mouth and nose, and waved his finger at Bai Qingyu.

Bai Qingyu and Wu Zhuo flew directly out from the low sky. The two of them flew one after the other at an extremely fast speed, passing close to the head of the Fear Boar and kicking up two plumes of blood mist.

After completing the task, Wu Zhuo squatted on a tree branch, flicked his sharp beak, and said with a look of disgust, "This porcupine's blood smells awful."

Although Bai Qingyu didn't say anything, you could tell from his action of washing the bird's beak with water that he also disliked the dire boar and felt that his mouth was dirty.

The dire boar, its eyes blinded by a bird's beak, roared in pain and rage, then charged forward recklessly.

Ling Chengen glanced in the direction of Xuan Yan and waved to him.

The thick vines formed a net that was instantly pulled up from the ground.

The enraged and out-of-control dire boar was suddenly lifted up by the tree net, but because it was too heavy, it was only pulled about a meter off the ground. Its limbs stretched out from the gaps in the net and slid wildly, looking like it could fall to the ground at any moment.

"Now—"