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

Chapter 220 Rainbow Fruit Harvest
The Golden Jackal Hunting Team's hasty retreat caused other teams that were originally interested in this area to quietly abandon their plans.

Shi Lin's team of over thirty people was really conspicuous.

Many teams are very curious about them.

However, because they were not familiar with this small team, they held back for the time being and quietly observed them.

After all, nobody's stupid. If a few dozen people dared to occupy the trading area of ​​a medium-sized tribe, they wouldn't dare to be so arrogant without some strength.

Several tribes were planning to encourage one or two leaders to test the waters.

Who would have thought... before they even started making any moves, the Golden Jackal tribe in the northwest tested them, proving to them that this small team was indeed not to be trifled with.

Everyone suppressed their restless thoughts, obediently dispersed, and continued to look for better stalls.

Chang Tianchen regained his upper human form and strolled over from the Snake Mountain stall.

Although Ling Chengen didn't think she couldn't handle Jin Chai's people, Chang Tianchen was helping out of kindness, so she wasn't ungrateful and nodded slightly to him, saying, "Thank you."

The rare gentle voice brought an overly bright smile to Chang Tianchen's face.

He raised his left hand to brush away the strands of hair that had blown into his face. The silver open double snake bracelet on his wrist collided with the black, white and red bone bead bracelet that was wrapped around his wrist three times, making a soft rustling sound.

Ling Chengen couldn't help but take another look and noticed that he had changed his accessories. On the silver-white double snake bracelet, the snake eyes were inlaid with emerald gemstones. Although the stones were small, they emitted an extremely dazzling light in the morning light.

He used to wear a dark brown leather cord on his left hand, with several red and yellow beads hanging from it. It looked extremely simple and unpretentious, much like most male beastmen in the Northern Wilderness.

When Chang Tianchen noticed her gaze on his wrist, he took off the bracelet and offered it to her: "You like it?"

Ling Chengen didn't reach out to take it, and asked in confusion, "Why do you think I like this kind of jewelry?"

"You rarely stare at the accessories worn by male orcs for long, isn't that a sign of liking them?"

Ling Chengen shook his head: "I'm not very interested in these things."

"However, your craftsmanship and eye are quite good. I've never seen an emerald used to make a snake's eye before."

I was praised again.

Chang Tianchen was somewhat pleased, but he tried to suppress his smile and remain calm as he said, "I figured it out myself. I had a green gemstone before, but I accidentally broke it a while ago. I was originally planning to throw it away."

"But at the time, I used my superpower to refine some metals. After practicing, I also made a pair of double snake bracelets. I couldn't figure out how to make them look nice. I accidentally saw some broken gemstones in the corner and put them on the bracelets."

Ling Chengen no longer wanted to discuss this topic, so he listened casually and replied somewhat perfunctorily, "That's quite an idea."

Chang Tianchen noticed that her attention had shifted to Shi Lin's own stall.

His gaze followed the direction and landed on the white sugar: "You brought salt powder?"

Ling Chengen was listening to the people around him talking about other things when he suddenly caught the words "salt powder" and slapped his forehead, saying, "I almost forgot."

Shilin is a major salt-producing area, how could they forget about table salt?!
Su Weihua watched as Chang Tianchen walked to the open bag containing sugar and handed him the small wooden shovel hanging beside him: "This is not salt powder, this is sugar."

"The dark red stuff here is brown sugar."

"Brown sugar can be processed using special methods to eventually become white sugar."

Chang Tianchen thought for a moment: "Can I try some?"

Su Weihua nodded, placed a small pinch of white sugar in a palm-sized wooden plate, and then added a small piece of brown sugar: "You can try it for free."

"However, sugar is much more expensive than salt powder, and it's more troublesome to extract. It's not a necessity... If you're interested, you can buy some as needed."

Chang Tianchen dipped a tiny bit of sugar into his tongue and put it on his lips. His thick eyelashes drooped slightly, obscuring the expression in his eyes. After pondering for a long time, he suddenly said, "Is this kind of sugar like salt powder, which can be preserved for a long time?"

"Pretty much. If stored properly, it should last one to two years without any problems."

Chang Tianchen looked up at Su Weihua quietly: "Do you know how much of a stir this would cause if it were to circulate in the maritime market?"

Su Weihua nodded.

Even without Chang Tianchen's reminder, Ling Chengen had already foreseen the consequences of bringing this product to market when he decided to take out the white sugar.

But one should not give up eating because of a minor setback.

Besides, the Stone Forest is no pushover now, and not just anyone can come up and take advantage of it.

Chang Tianchen: "If a large tribe wants to seize your sugar-making methods, do you have the ability to protect yourself?"

Ling Chengen had finished talking with the people around him. He turned his head slightly and answered Chang Tianchen's question for Su Weihua: "Of course, we have the ability to protect ourselves."

Yuheng was just worried that the people from those large tribes wouldn't come to cause trouble.

Since he joined Shilin, those who used to follow him around have somehow gradually disappeared.

She smiled slightly and said, "Besides, we don't have much sugar on hand."

"Besides, this isn't something we sell to just anyone. We don't plan to advertise it, so it's fine if someone who knows its value sells a little."

Ling Chengen pointed to the shelf at the front. The front table was filled with fish pieces and river shrimp coated in flour, ready to be fried, and there was a large pot on the stove filled with braised dishes.

The granulated sugar was placed in a corner of the back shelf.

Moreover, only one bag was put in, weighing about 80 jin (40 kg).

This is the total amount of sugar they will sell this time.

Today, Zhilu is in charge of selling braised food, Xuanyan is in charge of frying fish, and the remaining orcs are to stay near the stall, mainly to watch the goods on the shelves and prevent some unscrupulous guys from taking advantage of the chaos to steal them.

After all, orcs are not ordinary humans. Some orcs are very small in size and possess superpowers. Some even awaken strange and unusual talents, like Shi Ruoan and Shi Panxing.

Most orcs wouldn't talk about this rather special ability; they would usually keep it as a trump card or a means of self-preservation.

In this world without surveillance and without impartial law enforcement agencies.

If it really gets stolen, if we can find the culprit, we might be able to get it back.

If you can't find it, then you can only accept your bad luck.

Ling Chengen had no intention of gambling on other people's moral bottom line.

After she released her mental energy, she scanned the surrounding area and found that most of the hunting teams' stalls were in a similar situation, with many people guarding them.

However, none of them were as well-prepared as their stall.

After all, few people thought to prepare shelves; most just used animal hides, wicker baskets, or bamboo hampers, haphazardly packing the items and then arranging them in rows. Bai Qingyu, holding a list, said to Ling Chengen, "If you plan to go out, remember to bring two people with you; don't wander off alone."

Although Ling Chengen is indeed very strong, the hunting teams from various tribes in Haishi are mostly male beastmen. Only some very confident tribes bring a small number of females.

Therefore, it is still very dangerous for a female to be alone in the market.

While male orcs experience a very strong desire for females during the breeding season, they are not only in heat during this period.

Especially male orcs who have been engaged in long-term battles are in a high-spirited state most of the time, making them extremely dangerous.

The incident of lone females being persecuted by strange orcs happens every year.

Therefore, even among the native tribes in the far north, most of them only have male orcs showing up; young female orcs are rarely seen.

Shi Lin's team consisted of only thirty-odd people. Zhi Lü stayed at the stall, where she was looked after by warriors from Snake Mountain and White Bear Tribe, so the situation was alright.

But Ling Chengen is never idle; he will definitely wander around the market.

Bai Qingyu and Su Weihua had discussed it from the beginning: before leaving Haishi, they absolutely could not let her go out and wander around alone.

If the two of them are both too busy, then they should ask Chang Tianchen for help.

Chang Tianchen would certainly be very willing, but the two of them would absolutely not want to take this step unless absolutely necessary.

Ling Chengen was actually somewhat dissatisfied with this, but he was also well aware that this was the stark reality.

She still has a long way to go before young females can confidently go out alone.

Therefore, she still needs to work hard.

Bai Qingyu and Su Weihua exchanged a glance, and Bai Qingyu said, "I need to meet with some acquaintances first and reserve some goods in advance."

"To avoid having to negotiate later, in case the ordered goods are not in very good condition."

Ling Chengen: "Do you want me to go with you?"

Bai Qingyu looked up at her face, which had become noticeably more radiant over the past few days, and kissed her forehead. "I'm sure it'll be very boring here. The negotiation process takes a long time. I reckon you'll get bored after a while. I'd better go by myself."

"Let Su Weihua stay with you, don't leave him behind."

Ling Chengen pursed his lips, but under his earnest gaze, he nodded helplessly.

"Aren't you interested in sea creatures?"

As Su Weihua watched Bai Qingyu walk away, Ling Chengen wandered around the stall with his hands behind his back, looking utterly bored. He reached out and pulled her to his side, handing over his work to Yuan Ran, and looked down into her eyes.

"How about I take you to the seafood stalls by the sea?"

Before Ling Chengen could answer, Chang Tianchen had already finished instructing Keharen to leave the snake molt behind, and then returned with a small bag of white sugar and a small bag of brown sugar.

He turned around and said, "I'll go with you."

……

The Stone Forest Tribe, thousands of miles away.

As dawn broke, Yu Shaochen had already taken stock of a group of small beastmen from the Yaoluo tribe in the tribe's small square, along with a few water-type beastmen. After counting the number of baskets and sacks, he quickly led the team out towards a hillside planted with fluffy trees.

There aren't many large trees nearby, and the slope faces the sun, so the velvet fruit is the first to ripen.

Over the past few months, he has encouraged the growth of many velvet trees and analyzed the different stages of velvet fruit. He can now accurately identify the state in which velvet fruit is most suitable for harvesting.

If velvet fruits are harvested too late, they may suddenly burst open during the harvesting process, posing a certain danger. In addition, the fluff will scatter in the air, and even the slightest spark can cause a sudden explosion or start a fire.

Harvesting too early will result in poor growth of the velvet fruit, leading to excessive moisture in the fluff and reduced yield of collected fluff.

Chongguang stood at the rear of the gathering team, looking at the nearly one hundred people in front of him from afar, and whispered, "With so few people going to gather, and most of them not even being superpowered warriors, can they really manage?"

Yuheng had already turned around to go back when he heard Chongguang's voice. Without turning his head, he said, "What's wrong with that? The Rongrong Tree planting area is right on the edge of the Stone Forest territory. If anything happens, the patrol team can detect the movement in time and provide support."

Besides, he's also in charge of the Stone Forest.

Several nearby tribes had suffered greatly at the hands of the Stone Forest, and now most of their warriors had gone on the autumn hunt.

Even if some restless people were to light lamps in the latrine, he wouldn't mind moving his hands and feet a bit.

"I'm going back."

"There's nothing important going on right now, so please help me with this. I'm busy with the injured people at home."

Yuheng rolled up his sleeves and strode back.

As Chongguang watched his dashing figure disappear into the distance, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

What is this?

He barely managed to govern a small tribe, but fortunately his son was intelligent and managed the tribe well even before he came of age. So he was happy to relax and handed over his power early on, basically remaining a figurehead.

He thought that after the Yaoluo tribe merged into the Stone Forest, he could be like other orcs, only needing to do what he could each day, without having to worry about so many people and all sorts of things.

As a result... he was busier than before after the autumn hunt began.

If it weren't for Yuheng, his pillar of strength, he would be overwhelmed with problems every day.

However, Yuheng has been very busy lately.

I heard that the young clan leader brought back a sea creature, who was seriously injured, and even Yuheng had a hard time dealing with him.

So during this period, all the miscellaneous tasks of the tribe fell on his shoulders.

Chongguang looked at the now empty square with a worried expression and sighed deeply: "What kind of mess is this?"

"Gangfeng, when is Shigema coming back? Doesn't he give us a definite answer?"

Gangfeng, with a hair tie in his mouth, tied up his recently long hair and said indistinctly, "Our young clan leader probably won't be back for a while. He's busier than us over there. Clan leader, you should get back to work and take care of the miscellaneous affairs here in Shilin."

Gangfeng has recently been in charge of transporting supplies to the Mulan Plain. Because the grain produced there is limited, it needs to be replenished by Shilin on time, so he took on this job.

Currently, he goes to the Mulan Plain once every ten days.

Every time I go there, I am amazed by the changes on the Mulan Plain.

He couldn't describe what he saw in words, but he felt that once the entire hunting party returned and they saw with their own eyes the magnificent building that his young clan leader had overseen the construction of, they would surely be awestruck by the colossal structure that rivaled the Southern Plains Beast City.