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

Chapter 285 The Ox and the Horse are Depressed
"Father, my sister is bullying me again—"

Ling Xiaoxi clung to Ling Xiao's leg, refusing to let go, throwing a tantrum and insisting that Ling Xiao uphold justice for her.

Ling Chengen showed no mercy, smacking her head a few times: "Stop acting like a spoiled child. Get up from the ground and help settle the rest of the clansmen into the city. Remember what I told you this morning?"

Forced by Ling Chengen's imposing presence, Ling Xiaoxi got up from the ground with a disgruntled expression, shook off her short fur, squatted down, and said, "I know, I know, I'll go right now."

Ling Chengen breathed a sigh of relief as he watched Ling Xiaoxi run off.

Ling Xiao placed a large hand on the top of her head and gently ruffled it a few times: "Did you miss your father, En'en?"

Ling Chengen was silent for a few seconds: "..."

She reached out and hugged Ling Xiao. Although her expression didn't reveal anything, Ling Xiao still smiled, patted her on the back, looked up at the majestic Beast City, and sighed, "Our Enen is really amazing!"

"This was built by Chongzhen with the rat tribe and the orcs of Yaoluo. I didn't get involved much."

"Shigeaki is also very capable; he's a very good kid."

"Many people are returning today, what are your plans for settling them in?"

After letting go, Ling Xiao looked back at the bustling crowd and asked about the next steps.

"Father, don't worry. I had Yu Shaochen count the population of every household in Shilin and their ethnic structure beforehand. The houses in Beast City are ready to be occupied. They just need to decorate them themselves."

"I have already allocated houses to every family in Shilin and Yaoluo. Chongzhen will arrange the accommodations in batches later, and everyone will definitely be able to move in tonight."

Ling Xiao nodded and said, "Why don't we start now? Otherwise, if we dawdle, it will be inconvenient to find a house when it gets dark."

Ling Chengen nodded slightly and waved to Bai Qingyu, who was standing not far away.

He had been keeping an eye on the situation here, and only walked over after Ling Chengen and Ling Xiao finished talking.

"Ayu, you stay with your father and take him back to the house to wash up first."

Bai Qingyu nodded, preparing to leave with Ling Xiao first, but Ling Xiao waved his hand and said, "We'll go back later. I'll stay here and check the situation..."

He was physically exhausted, but the novelty hadn't worn off yet.

This city was truly beyond his imagination. He never expected that such a captivating city could be built in the barren northern wilderness.

Bai Qingyu didn't stop her, and said with a smile, "When I came back, I was shocked to see this city. I couldn't believe that it was built in just a few months. Chongzhen is truly a genius. Ordinary people simply cannot understand Enen's ideas and the blueprints she drew."

Ling Xiao nodded and pointed to the city gate tower, saying, "Let's go up and take a look."

After entering the city, the two climbed the steps inside the city wall.

Chongzhen was already standing on the city wall, looking at the noisy crowd below, feeling a bit of a headache.

He turned his head, looked at Chang Tianchen who was sitting lazily on the steps, and called out, "Can you do me a favor?"

Chang Tianchen curled his lip: "Why should I?"

Chongzhen retorted without backing down, "Do you even need to furnish your empty house? I can also make things difficult for you when we're installing underfloor heating later."

Chang Tianchen had no idea what underfloor heating was, but seeing Chongzhen's expression, he asked, "What is underfloor heating?"

"Something that will keep you warm in winter."

"Aren't you snake people most afraid of the cold in winter?"

"Are you sure you don't want this thing?" Chongzhen threatened with a sly smile.

Chang Tianchen's face fell, and he stood up, coldly asking, "What do you want to do?"

"Ring the bell over there to quiet the people below. Five rings will suffice."

"Just use the piece of wood next to the bell to hit it."

Chongzhen pointed to the large black and gold bell located in the bell tower to the upper right of the city gate.

The bell-ringing fish is made of purplish-red ironwood, which had been coated with tung oil several times before and was now shiny and glossy. It was tied with a rope and placed horizontally on the side of the large bell.

Chang Tianchen walked towards the bell tower, braced one hand against the end of the iron wire wood, and effortlessly slammed the wood against the large bell.

As the clear and melodious bell tolled, the city fell silent instantly.

Chongzhen looked at the bewildered orcs, who were looking around for the source of the sound, and nodded in satisfaction.

It really works.

This large bell was very complicated to build, and it has all sorts of intricate patterns and the name of the Beast City on it, so it was only completed the day before yesterday. After being moved to the bell tower, it has not been used since.

Ling Chengen had planned the clock tower from the very beginning.

Because on the Beast Plains, everyone judges time based on experience, so everyone's judgment of how long a Beast Time is may be different.

Therefore, she combined the ancient bronze water clock with the timekeeping system to create an accurate timekeeping system.

Today, Chongzhen will talk about these few important things.

As the bell tolled five times, its lingering sound echoed through the air.

Chongzhen pulled out his homemade amplification equipment, a loudspeaker.

"Everyone, please be quiet. Whether you are inside or outside the city, listen carefully and remember this."

"What I'm about to say concerns each and every one of you."

Chongzhen: "The new city has been built. Starting today, everyone will be assigned their own house. These houses are currently free of charge, but they are not free either. After spring next year, the Beast City will plan out farmland, and everyone will be allocated land outside the city according to the number of people. This land is for planting tree wheat. Next year, someone will specifically guide you on how to plant it."

"When the wheat is harvested, forty percent of the autumn grain must be handed over as supplies to purchase houses in the city."

"This autumn grain delivery will continue for seven years in total."

"The house will then belong entirely to the individual."

"If the orcs do not cooperate with the spring planting and autumn harvest of the Beast City, their houses will be taken back by the city construction department. If that happens, they will have to find a place to sleep outside the city. If something happens, the city will do its best to rescue them, but the outcome is not guaranteed."

"Tonight, let's talk about the two most important things first."

"First, housing allocation."

"During the autumn hunt, if your family members are in the tribe, you can go directly to them."

"Go with your family members; the house has already been arranged in advance."

"Those without family members, or whose whole family participated in the autumn hunt, should line up at the place with the red flag after entering the city. Register one by one with Yuheng. I will go over in a while to arrange accommodation."

"Don't run around, don't cut in line, and don't cause trouble when you get emotional. If you have any problems, come to me to solve them."

"Otherwise, if I anger Yuheng, I won't care who he hits!"

"Don't go to the young clan leader to cry or complain, because she'll beat people up too."

"Secondly, do you see the clock tower in the upper right corner?"

"There is a bell tower at each of the four corners of the city, and there are similar small buildings inside the city." "Every four hours, the bell in the bell tower will ring three times to help you keep track of time."

"But the bell will not be rung at the eight hours of the night."

“Every morning when the bell tower rings for the first time, the city gates will open, and people can move freely.”

“Every evening, when the bell is rung for the last time, the city gates will be closed, and no one is allowed to enter or leave.”

"Except for urgent military situations."

……

Chongzhen's voice was loud. Although it did not reach every corner of the city, the orcs inside and outside the city gates could hear it clearly. As he spoke, countless orcs looked bewildered.

Although I don't quite understand, I'll just do as he says.

Soon, all the hunters entered the city.

As the city gates slowly closed, the city gradually became lively.

Although the towering trees within the city blocked out the last rays of the setting sun, the city did not appear dark, because countless lantern grasses grew and intertwined around the trunks of the giant trees.

The light is stronger for lantern grass than for succulent grass because its flower head is larger. Each one looks like a millstone pumpkin, appearing heavy, but it is actually very light and sways slowly in the wind.

Chongzhen looked at Yuheng sitting behind the table with an impatient expression. He was still a little afraid of him, but because there were not many people available, and not many who could read and understand the layout of the houses in the city, he had no choice but to temporarily grab him to fill in.

However, the employees were very resentful, especially people like Yu Heng who didn't like being told what to do. Their resentment was enough to support ten evil sword immortals.

Despite the pressure, Chongzhen sat down in the chair next to him and began to arrange things for the hunting team warriors who had no relatives, as well as the wandering orcs who had been recruited on the autumn hunting route.

Yuheng leaned back in his chair, a bamboo cup with a straw stuck in it beside him, filled with warm milk. He took a sip, looked up at the line, and his face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

"This is what you call an easy job? Look where the queue has gone!" Yuheng turned his head, his deathly gaze already locked onto the guilty-looking Chongzhen.

Chongzhen, holding a charcoal pencil, buried himself in registering the information of the warriors at the table. He immediately beckoned to the rat-child waiting beside him: "Take him to the west of the city, to the first house in the seventh room of the first building in the 11th alley of the Luhua Street.

Chongzhen handed the slip of paper with writing on it to the soldier and looked up, saying, "Don't worry if you don't recognize these addresses. The specific address is written on the doorplate. When you get there, check it. If every word is the same, then that's your room."

"The house isn't locked. Go find a metal-type locksmith from the rat clan in the city to make a lock yourself. Remember to carry the key with you at all times, and remember to lock the door when you go out. If you lose any items, report it to the management team in the Luhua Street area."

"Custom-made locks from the rat tribe require payment, usually a little over a pound of fresh meat or half a pound of dried meat."

Chongzhen pulled out the basket from under the table and pointed to it: "That's about it, remember it."

"If you're charged an exorbitant price, you can find another locksmith, but don't resort to violence."

"All acts of violence are prohibited within the city, and those guilty will be sentenced to varying lengths of forced labor depending on the severity of the crime."

"Remember?"

The Golden Horned Goat warrior, somewhat bewildered by his words, nodded blankly, took the key, scratched the back of his head, and followed the Rat Child in front of him.

Yu Heng crossed his arms in front of him and rolled his eyes: "How long are you going to take to explain everything one by one?"

Chongzhen didn't even look up and said, "If you're willing to help, the efficiency will be much higher. If it's just me, we definitely won't get any sleep tonight."

Yuheng placed the cup on the table and waved to someone behind him: "You, come here."

"Why are you shaking? I'm not eating people."

Yuheng said a few harsh words, but still obediently began to help with the registration and allocation.

This busy period lasted for three whole beast hours.

Ling Chengen originally wanted to ask Chongzhen and Yuheng to go back for dinner, but seeing the long line behind them, she decided to stay and help. Chongzhen and Yuheng immediately refused her: "You should go back quickly. The clan leader just returned today. You haven't seen each other for a long time. Have a good get-together. The two of us are enough here."

"Besides, Yuheng can do the work of two people."

Chongzhen pointed to the vines lying in front of another small table. The vines could even wrap charcoal pencils with their tendrils and write and draw neatly on the paper.

Ling Chengen was a little surprised. She knew of Jiaojiao's existence and that this plant fairy, which was difficult to define precisely, was very intelligent, but she never expected that it had learned to read and write.

This is no different from a living, breathing person.

Yuheng stood up and handed the empty cup to her. He glanced at Chongzhen, who was treating him like a beast of burden, and then looked away. He spoke gently to Ling Chengen, "You go back first, but remember to save some food for us. The queue here isn't long anymore, we'll be done soon."

"Also, if you have time, could you make me something sweet?"

Yuheng made his demands with a clear conscience, without feeling that there was anything wrong with doing so.

Seeing that both of them looked completely drained of their energy, Ling Chengen smiled and nodded, saying, "Okay, there's still some milk at home. I'll make you ginger milk curd."

Ling Chengen turned and left. Yu Heng sat back down, resting his chin on his hand and scribbling on a charcoal pencil with the other. He sighed deeply, "You really are generous with other people's money. You don't want to go back, but I do."

Chongzhen tilted her head slightly, unable to suppress a smile, and said, "Then why didn't you leave? Why did you stay and help me?"

Yuheng was dejected and said with no will to live, "What's the use of going back? That crane is practically glued to her, there's nowhere for me to stay. Just looking at it is annoying, and the worst part is I can't do anything about it."

Chongzhen knew he was genuinely upset, but said somewhat strangely, "I've never seen you dislike him this much before."

Yu Heng snorted, "If I hadn't stolen your fragrance and jade, I could naturally be the same as before."

"But it's hard to go from extravagance to frugality..."

Chongzhen sensed something was wrong and slowly tightened his grip on the pencil, almost breaking the bamboo casing that covered the charcoal pencil.

Perhaps because the atmosphere between the two was too strange, the orc, who was originally very excited about receiving a new house, lowered his voice and cautiously looked at the two.

After dealing with the people in front of him, Yuheng turned to ask, "Is the clan chief of Snake Mountain also going to live in the city?"

"It's not just him, the entire Snake Mountain will probably have to be moved here."

"What about their territory?" Yuheng asked. "Snake Mountain is for raising snakes, and those snakes alone can bring in a lot of profits. If they move all of them here, they will lose this part of their resources. Can those snake people really bear to give it up?"

Chongzhen frowned and said, "The warriors of Snake Mountain will definitely have to be moved, but snakes cannot be kept in the city."

"So this matter still needs to be negotiated and resolved. The best solution is to find a piece of land relatively close to the Beast City and allocate it to them specifically for raising snakes. But in that case, no one in the surrounding area will dare to approach, so the location needs to be somewhat remote and suitable for the snakes to live in."

"I also have a terrible headache..."

The two chatted for a while, and after registering and arranging for everyone, they finally finished their work for the day.

Chongzhen rubbed his aching wrists and said, "This can't go on. We need to popularize writing as soon as possible."

"I really can't stand this job, it's so time-consuming and requires so much talking..."

If the orcs in the city are literate, any notices can be posted directly, and the officials in each district can simply notify them.

The thought of having to register his household registration tomorrow gave him a huge headache.

Yuheng picked up the basket under the table, stood up and said, "Don't look for me tomorrow. I will absolutely not help you with these chores again. If you need anything, go find Bai Qingyu. Doesn't he know about these things too? He's been following Ling Chengen around for two days since he came back. It's time to find him some work to do."

Chongzhen exchanged a glance with him, put the table and chairs into his spatial storage, and said, "That's exactly what I was thinking."

"I've never felt we were so compatible before!"