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

Chapter 219 Seizing a Stall
Although Amber Bay is located in the far north, the temperature here is not yet high enough to form glaciers.

So it's quite strange that a small iceberg suddenly appeared here.

Ling Chengen's first thought was that this must be an iceberg created in a short time by a high-level ice warrior using his special ability.

Due to buoyancy issues, if the iceberg is manufactured in advance, it will rise to the surface earlier.

There is another possibility: the iceberg was built in advance, and then people were arranged to pull it from below.

However, she felt that pulling the entire iceberg below the water's surface would be quite difficult, given the buoyancy alone.

Wu Zhuo shared the same thought, and he couldn't help but sigh softly, "What a grand scheme! I doubt a high-level warrior could handle this iceberg in a short time. The sea creatures of the far north are truly formidable."

Ling Chengen said thoughtfully, "Perhaps that's what they meant?"

Ling Chengen also couldn't accurately judge the overall combat strength of the ice-type warriors; she had only encountered two ice-type warriors so far.

Even the low-ranking members, like the newly joined former Rattlesnake warrior Gek, only had level six ice-type abilities.

At a higher level, there's Shi Ruo'an, a seventeenth-level ice-type, who is already very close to the peak.

Many people spend their entire lives, giving their all, but it's practically impossible for them to reach this level.

Unfortunately, when she met Shi Ruoan, he was basically in a state of over-consumption of his supernatural abilities, so she was unable to accurately assess the abilities of the seventeenth-tier ice warrior.

But she guessed that if it were Shi Ruoan... he could probably create this small iceberg in a short time without the help of others.

Ling Chengen pulled his wandering thoughts back and focused his attention on the shimmering, golden sea.

As expected, she did not sense any familiar presence.

Whether it was the female sea creature high priestess on the surface of the sea, or the other merfolk who were emerging in Amber Bay.

Shi Ruoan had not yet returned to the Sea Clan, but judging from the time, he should be in their Stone Forest by now.

The high priest in charge of presiding over the sea tribe's sacrifices should be depicted in the form of a purple sea serpent.

Beneath their shells and algae skirts, a winding purple snake tail was visible, along with concentric white rings of patterns, making it both exceptionally beautiful and extremely dangerous.

Ling Chengen overheard several orcs below, dressed in unusual attire and resembling natives of the far north, whispering among themselves.

"The high priest of the sea tribe has changed this year?"

"I've never heard of this before."

"The previous High Priest of the Far North Sea should not be even twenty-eight years old this year. I heard he is a seventeenth-level ice warrior. He is still very young. It's impossible for him to have died so young, right?"

Although life at sea is dangerous, the high priests of the sea tribes generally do not need to participate in battles.

Therefore, as long as the high priest doesn't do anything reckless, he can generally live for a very long time.

They outlive most orcs.

"Is this new priest from the Baman serpent tribe of the sea?"

"Isn't it said that the high priests of the sea tribe can only come from the merfolk?"

After all, in all the legends, the sea god of the sea tribe is depicted as having a human body and a fish tail.

The high priest is the messenger responsible for listening to divine pronouncements. Generally, only those who share the same bloodline as the beast god can more easily gain the beast god's trust.

"Who knows?"

"This must be the first high priest of the sea tribe who is not a merman, right?"

Most of the orcs who knew something about the sea creatures were whispering among themselves.

Ling Chengen listened quietly, trying to learn as much as possible about this unfamiliar ethnic group from them.

She would glance at the sea from time to time, where the female high priestess of the Baman snake tribe was holding a tortoise shell in her hands, reciting a prayer in a clear and loud voice. Her long, deep purple hair was parted on the left and right sides and braided into two very long and thick braids, which were adorned with lustrous golden pearls and red coral beads, hanging down on both sides of her chest.

The woman appeared to be between twenty and thirty years old. Her expression was solemn and dignified, and she remained indifferent to the surrounding discussions from beginning to end, until the chanting of the sacrificial text was finished.

This sea tribe priest looks no less capable than the elderly elephant tribe priest.

After listening to the gossip around them, Ling Chengen waited until the sea tribe's sacrificial ceremony ended, then had Wu Zhuo take her back to the Stone Forest Squad's encampment.

Her gaze swept over the tens of thousands of orc warriors below, and she frowned slightly, saying, "Father and the others set off before us, so why haven't they arrived at Hai City yet?"

I initially thought that the locations where we were stationed were too far apart, so we hadn't run into each other yet.

However, the large hunting teams from the Stone Forest were nowhere to be seen below.

Wu Zhuo comforted her, "Sister En, you don't need to worry too much about the clan chief and the others. Our small team of thirty-odd people was able to reach the far north smoothly. The clan chief and his team of over a thousand people are unlikely to have encountered any trouble. They were probably delayed on the way."

"Don't be fooled by the large number of people below; this is actually not the peak time for foot traffic in Haishi."

“I heard from the warriors who participated in the mirage from Snake Mountain that, generally speaking, the number of people participating in the mirage will reach its peak around mid-September, and then hunting teams will leave one after another, and the number of people will gradually decrease.”

Ling Chengen simply sighed softly, then pointed to the surging crowd: "Fly over there, they went over there."

The market was already taking shape, and the elephant-clan orcs had planned out the trading area several days in advance.

Furthermore, the area of ​​each trading zone has been divided.

Each hunting team participating in the market can choose their own trading location before the market opens. If a conflict arises, the elephant-like beastmen in charge of managing the market will come to mediate.

But most of the time, the fight is already over by the time the market administrators arrive.

Each hunting team doesn't engage in large-scale battles; usually, it's just the strongest warriors from the local police station fighting each other.

The rules are very simple.

The winners stay, the losers leave.

So, after being notified, the city's administrators usually walked slowly toward the place where the dispute was taking place. When they arrived, they would intervene to stop the fight before it was over. Once the fight was over, they would take a quick look to make sure no one was dead, and then leave it at that.

Small hunting teams generally avoid central trading locations beforehand.

Because they can't protect their own stalls at all, occupying them is pointless.

When Ling Chengen arrived at the stall occupied by Bai Qingyu and the others, he glanced at the neighbors on both sides.

As expected, the trading position on the left is Snake Hill.

The person on the right is also an acquaintance; it's the White Bear tribe, with whom they had previously made a transaction in the Stone Forest.

Their clan chief, Bai Ba, was tall and looked a bit rounder than a few months ago. His round face was full of joy when he smiled. As soon as he saw Ling Chengen and Bai Qingyu, he walked over happily and said with a smile, "What a coincidence! I didn't expect that this time we would be next to your Stone Forest."

"Young Master Ling, please take good care of me in the coming days."

Ling Chengen peeked slightly, glanced at something not far behind him, and raised an eyebrow, asking, "You've found a partner?"

Bai Ba's smile widened immediately. He scratched his head somewhat foolishly, then said excitedly, "Yes, it's all thanks to you and the warriors of the Cold Mountain Tribe. This year, our White Bear Tribe has had an unprecedented bumper harvest. Because of the abundant resources, and also because I suddenly broke through while fighting with the neighboring tribe..."

"So, Deya felt that I could protect him now, and when the dry season ended this year, he finally agreed to become my partner." Deya is seventeen years old this year and has not yet reached her reproductive age, but she is already a beautiful woman with a graceful appearance. In addition, she is the most beloved daughter of the tribe's shaman and has awakened water-based abilities, so many powerful warriors inside and outside the tribe are interested in her, but she has never been in a hurry to settle down with a partner.

So Bai Ba was lucky enough to become her first beast husband.

"congratulations."

Ling Chengen could tell that Bai Ba was genuinely happy, and he would often turn around to look at his beloved partner while speaking.

Although Deya appears aloof, her gaze towards him is gentle.

The young couple were clearly in the throes of new love; their affectionate behavior made Wu Zhuo feel embarrassed and turn away.

"Deya and I haven't officially held our marriage ceremony yet. We confirmed our relationship just before the autumn hunt, so we didn't have time to prepare. We plan to hold it after the autumn hunt. You, Chief Bai, and Second Brother Bai must come together then."

Ling Chengen smiled and nodded. Bai Ba stuffed a few sweet Baba fruits into Su Weihua's arms, who was not good at refusing, and nodded to the poor person who was obviously not as favored as Bai Qingyu, saying, "Take them, share in the good fortune."

Bai Ba knew Su Weihua; the two had previously traded at the border market.

To be fair, Su Weihua is an excellent trading partner; he is honest and trustworthy.

After he left the Snow Wolf tribe, Bai Ba dared not easily trust the current Snow Wolf leader.

Therefore, this year the Snow Wolf tribe wanted to trade Baba fruit with them, but he did not agree.

He had heard a little about Su Weihua becoming Ling Chengen's beastly husband.

The twists and turns of his experiences are no secret in the central part of the Northern Wilderness.

So he felt some sympathy for his trading partner.

After all, he has such sharp eyes; he can tell at a glance that this poor guy is not popular with his partner.

Being quiet, hardworking, and reliable is a good thing, but you should also let your partner know that.

Su Weihua: "..."

Bai Qingyu glanced at the Baba fruit in her hand and didn't intend to take Bai Ba's little scheme to heart.

After exchanging pleasantries, Bai Ba was called back to his stall by his partner.

This is the busiest time of the year. As the clan leader, he has many decisions to make and it's not appropriate for him to stay here and chat.

After watching Bai Ba leave, Ling Chengen glanced at the small team behind him, who were working in an orderly manner, and nodded in satisfaction.

The current small teams are much more organized and methodical in their work.

When I assigned tasks, I was in a complete flurry of activity, wanting to ask her about everything without giving her any thought at all.

Ling Chengen took out the small table he had prepared in advance, and Lin Ying began to take things out of the basket little by little. The earth-type warriors in the team had already skillfully set up two earthen stoves, and the people around them immediately carried the large iron pot and metal bucket up there.

On the simple, handmade display rack, the samples they would be trading were neatly arranged, with the total quantity and unit price marked on the wooden board with charcoal pencil.

Although most of the team members were illiterate, they needed to remember numbers and be able to calculate quickly because they could not learn to read and write for the time being, but they had to be able to memorize numbers.

This arithmetic nearly drove the thirty-odd people crazy.

However, this also allowed Ling Chengen to discover a few promising talents.

Among them, Zhilv and Yuanran have the best computational capabilities.

Most ape-like beastmen are very intelligent and good at applying what they've learned to other situations.

Ling Chengen was not surprised by this.

Besides being very intelligent, Zhilu seems to have an innate sensitivity to numbers.

Most people need to count on their fingers or draw lines to keep track of the first three days of learning.

But she basically only did the mental calculation for a few seconds before she was able to give the correct answer.

Moreover, Zhi Lv's accuracy in spatial detection exceeded Ling Chengen's expectations.

She seems to have this ability innately, especially after learning to use numbers, she can express herself more accurately with numbers and make the people around her understand her meaning more quickly.

Therefore, in this market, Ling Chengen directly assigned her to a stall, mainly responsible for counting the number of transactions and sorting out the number of goods left each day, a job that most beastmen were unwilling to do.

Ling Chengen initially thought that if no one else was willing to accept the offer, then she would have to take it on herself.

After Zhilu's talent was discovered, she absolutely fell in love with this tall, beautiful woman with a lovely round face.

After setting up the stall, Ling Chengen stayed nearby for a while.

Because their stall was quite large, but the number of people who stayed nearby to help was pitifully small, a hunting team initially tried to seize it.

As a result, before the other party could even overturn their stall, they were whipped away by a thick snake tail covered in hard scales.

A rainbow-colored python coiled between two stalls. When its huge body stood upright, it was six or seven meters tall. The remaining long body was coiled beneath it. Its tail would occasionally slap the ground in frustration. When its huge head was slightly lowered, it created a suffocating sense of oppression.

His arrogant and sharp vertical pupils swept over the few troublemaking orcs who had been thrown out. His thin, dazzling ear wings, like fish fins, slowly opened, and he said in a deep, cold voice, "These two trading positions are under the protection of Snake Mountain. If you dare to touch them, just try it."

Bai Ba also came out, hands clasped in his pockets, and said with a smile, "And our White Bear tribe is also their partner."

"Don't you know whose territory this is? Get lost!"

When he uttered the last two sentences, the smile on his face had vanished completely, and a ferocity unique to high-ranking warriors was revealed in his eyes.

Before Ling Chengen and Lin Ying could even speak, the dozen or so people who had been pulled away by the snake tail scrambled out of the trading area.

She touched her chin and asked in confusion, "Who's so blind as to pick a fight with our Stone Forest?"

“It should be the Golden Jackal tribe, right? They are a medium-sized tribe in the northwest.” Bai Ba withdrew his gaze from the distance and turned to Ling Chengen, saying, “Don’t worry, the individual fighting strength of the Golden Jackal tribe’s beastmen is actually very weak. Their tribe is quite united, so if it’s a group fight… you might really suffer.”

However, none of the dozen or so warriors from the Golden Jackal Hunting Team who came this time should be a match for Bai Qingyu.

Not to mention Ling Chengen, whose strength remains a mystery to this day.

There's also the Snake Mountain Clan Chief, who's like a small mountain next to him, and whose strength skyrockets when he goes berserk.

The Golden Jackal Hunting Team probably doesn't communicate enough with other hunting teams in the central region.

Because they were out of touch with the locals and unaware of the situation on their side, they dared to target the Shilin team's trading area.

Looking around at the dozen or so hunting teams in the more remote trading areas, none of them had ever thought of coming here to cause trouble. From the very beginning, they had avoided Snake Mountain, this plague.

This is the wise thing to do.

If it weren't for its connection to the Stone Forest, Bai Ba wouldn't have been willing to set up the White Bear Tribe's trading area here.

After all, Chang Tianchen was a notorious madman in the central part of the Northern Wilderness!

If anyone were to anger this madman and cause him to go on a killing spree, the neighboring tribes would definitely be the first to suffer.