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

Chapter 356 Extra Chapter: Serkin City

Huangyan Beast City became the only territory of the Xiao Kingdom in the Southern Plains.

The environment around Huangyan Beast City is harsh, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and the nearest city is at least two thousand kilometers away.

The nearest city is Sergin, which is ruled by the two-headed serpent race.

That is, the place where Chang Tianchen and Chang Yinbo were born.

Sergin is a city that looks very cyberpunk at first glance, and the entire city is basically constructed of metal.

The metal used to build the city was extracted from large-scale granite ore.

The metal refined from giant wrought iron through high-temperature decomposition is called serpentine.

The refined serpentine, after being soaked in a special solution, becomes resistant to water and fire erosion.

Sergin itself has top-notch hardness and toughness.

It can be used as building material, or as a weapon for soldiers.

All weapons used by the beast city armies in the Southern Plains were purchased from Sergin City.

The metal forging techniques of Sergin City have reached their pinnacle, far surpassing those of the barren northern wilderness.

Sergin City is completely different from Yellow Rock Beast City.

This city can be called a miracle in the history of beast world architecture.

It is a masterpiece of nature.

Because the city was surrounded by large amounts of serpentine, the first lord began to lavishly use refined serpentine to build houses and everyday items.

Over nearly a thousand years, the city's size has continuously expanded according to the preferences of each successive city lord.

As of today, its total area exceeds 80,000 square kilometers.

This is not its limit.

This city is expanded every year.

Most of the slaves in Sergin were burdened by this massive metal city from birth to death.

Every piece of sergeant is stained with their blood and tears.

Even in science fiction works, Ling Chengen had never seen a city made entirely of metal.

In the second year that Chang Tianchen guarded Huangyan Beast City, he mentioned Sergin City in a letter to her.

He also wrote a lot about Sergin City in the letter.

Ling Chengen knew his intention.

This was to help her gain a more comprehensive understanding of the characteristics of each city in Nanyuan, and also to facilitate her in formulating a more rigorous and meticulous siege plan.

Because of the fantastical content he wrote, Ling Chengen was intrigued from the very beginning and wanted to witness this cyber city beneath the beast world with his own eyes.

However, the situation in Namwon was still unstable, and her family members repeatedly tried to stop her from going there, so she had to suppress her curiosity and wait for the perfect opportunity.

Chang Tianchen was also well aware that it was not advisable to start a war with other beast cities in the Southern Plains before he advanced to the seventeenth level.

Because Shi Panxing had already left the mainland in the same year that he conquered Huangyan Beast City.

Strictly speaking, Huangyan Beast City is not actually guarded by any Tier 17 warriors.

However, Yuheng gave him a section of vine, which he could immediately use to support Huangyan Beast City if necessary.

But Chang Tianchen didn't treat him as a last resort.

The environment of Huangyan Beast City is very unfavorable for Yuheng, a wood-type warrior.

Fighting in this environment, he can't fully utilize his strength; at most, he can only use about 80%.

Shi Ruoan was capable of guarding the area, but he returned to the far north and was severely punished; he was temporarily detained at sea.

Ling Chengen negotiated with Shi Panxing to bring Shi Ruoan back as soon as possible.

Shi Panxing rejected her, but still revealed some details.

Shi Ruoan will definitely return to the land, but the Sea Sacrifice Temple will not release him easily.

After all, the divine servants of the Sea Sacrifice Temple followed Shi Ruo'an ashore, repeatedly breaking into Huangyan Beast City to gather information and rescue Shi Panxing, causing the Sea Sacrifice Temple to lose a large number of highly talented divine servants.

These divine attendants, in addition to protecting the high priest, also possess many ancient sacrificial rituals of the sea people, as well as various profound knowledge.

After the deaths of these divine attendants, the Sea Sacrifice Temple faced a crisis of succession failure.

Shi Ruoan, having received instruction from the Sea Sacrifice Temple since childhood, is currently the only survivor and a living encyclopedia of all the ancient knowledge of the sea race.

He's no longer a priest, that's fine.

Having been punished, he could naturally relinquish his priesthood.

But he must pass on the knowledge to the next priest.

The new priest of the sea tribe has not yet been chosen.

Shi Ruoan could only stay in the far north for the time being to compile all the knowledge he had acquired into a book so that his successor could learn and understand it.

This solution is actually the mildest one.

Everything was thanks to Ling Chengen's research on the sea paper technique.

Sea paper is paper that can be used underwater.

This is the result of countless experiments.

Sea paper, when soaked in seawater, will not rot or decay within three years, and the writing will not be affected in any way.

In a dry environment, as long as there is no intentional damage and insecticide powder is used regularly, it can be kept safe.

Sea paper should be able to be preserved for hundreds of years.

Shi Panxing couldn't interfere with the Sea Sacrifice Temple's decisions, but he could help with other things.

Therefore, a special space was built for the Sea Sacrifice Temple to store books.

This space is located on the seabed and is very dry, which is conducive to the preservation of written books.

Therefore, as long as Shi Ruoan records everything, he can leave at any time.

Shi Panxing had previously negotiated with the Sea Sacrifice Hall, hoping to help Shi Ruoan secure the opportunity to return to the City of Ten Thousand Beasts to organize the books.

However, the current chief priest of the Sea Sacrifice Temple has a very tough stance.

This person was originally the former chief priest who had voluntarily retired due to his advanced age.

The one who actually succeeded him as chief priest was his grandson.

When this person was chasing Ruo'an to Huangyan Beast City, he died under the swords of the Whiptail Lizard Beastmen in order to cover Ruo'an's escape. Not even his complete remains were preserved.

The previous chief priest was very dissatisfied with Shi Ruo'an's actions of interfering in the royal family's struggle for the throne and causing the Sea Sacrifice Temple to lose a large number of elite soldiers. He also disliked Shi Ruo'an very much, so he targeted him in this matter.

Shi Ruo'an did not refute this, but sent her daughter to Shi Panxing and asked him to take care of her. If Ling Jixue wanted to return to Ten Thousand Beasts City, Shi Panxing was to send her back to her mother.

He chose to deal with the old priest's difficult behavior alone.

Because this time, he was indeed in the wrong.

There's nothing to complain about.

Ling Chengen also received a reply from Shi Ruoan, knowing that he would not be able to go home in the short term, and could only respect his decision.

Although Ling Jixue was still young, she was not ignorant of everything. When she learned that her father could not return to the City of Ten Thousand Beasts and had to stay in the far north to atone for his sins, she decided to stay in the far north to accompany him. She would only return to the City of Ten Thousand Beasts for more than four months each year during the cold season.

The child has her own opinions and doesn't find wandering outside arduous, so Ling Chengen doesn't stop her. Moreover, Ling Jixue inherited Shi Ruoan's merman bloodline, so staying in the sea is actually more comfortable for her.

So she just let the child be.

However, the classes and assignments that are required will not be missed in any way.

Every month, she would arrange for someone to deliver her homework.

They also selected two teachers to go and teach there, and made sure that she spent no less than two hours a day attending classes.

In response, the eldest daughter, Ling Jixue, angrily wrote back a letter riddled with typos and utter nonsense, strongly protesting her decision.

But after reading the letter, Ling Chengen stuffed the letter, which contained hardly any matching words, into Bai Qingyu's arms and said with a look of disgust, "With her illiteracy level, she still wants to skip her studies? I didn't give her extra lessons because my motherly love was acting up."

Bai Qingyu looked at the large characters on the sea paper, lying crookedly on the hand-drawn horizontal lines, and couldn't help but chuckle, saying, "Not bad, you wrote seven characters correctly. When you wrote, the force was so strong that it seemed to penetrate the paper; you could tell she was trying very hard to express her dissatisfaction."

Ling Chengen looked at Bai Qingyu speechlessly and asked, "Do you find it especially cute when this kid farts?"

Bai Qingyu smiled, folded the sea paper, stuffed it back into the envelope, and said with a face full of affection, "Ah Xue is just so cute!"

“I remember when she was very little, she was so scared by a fart that she cried loudly… This child is so interesting.”

“I have to keep this letter and show it to her when she’s older.”

"I wonder how she'll react then."

Bai Qingyu got up to get the box, preparing to put the envelope into the box specially prepared for Xue.

Every time this child comes back from the sea, he brings gifts for the whole family.

Bai Qingyu received the most, and he didn't know why, but the child especially liked him.

So every time, she would first pick out Bai Qingyu's share of the most beautiful sea pearls and the most delicious seafood, and then sort out the rest to give to others.

While Bai Qingyu went to pack her things, Ling Chengen unfolded another letter.

The letter was written by Chang Tianchen.

He successfully advanced to the seventeenth level.

Ling Chengen is also at level seventeen, having advanced only four months earlier than him, but she didn't tell Chang Tianchen about this.

So the letter Chang Tianchen wrote this time was full of pride after his advancement, and it was clear that he was really happy.

When Bai Qingyu returned, he saw her staring blankly at the letter. He glanced at it and said, "Did you tell him that you're planning to send another level 17 warrior to Huangyan Beast City?"

"The letter should still be on its way. It will probably take another two days to reach him." Ling Chengen placed the letter on the table, weighed down the corners with a nearby ironwood paperweight, and then sighed softly, "He'll probably be angry for a while."

"Wouldn't it be better if more people helped?" Bai Qingyu asked, puzzled.

Ling Chengen pulled up a stool next to him, gesturing for him to sit down and talk.

Bai Qingyu sat down naturally, resting his chin on his hand, and leisurely sized her up.

Ling Chengen explained, "The attitude towards this kind of thing depends on the person."

"If Yuheng were on the front lines, and I sent a level 17 warrior there, he would be more than happy to send twelve urgent messages a day, urging us to send the person over as soon as possible so he could sit back and relax."

"If it were Chongzhen, he might feel a sense of disappointment, but it would be acceptable, and he wouldn't feel too much resentment."

"Because he himself doesn't value power that much."

"But Chang Tianchen is different."

"Chang Tianchen devoted himself to the army. Every city and every territory was captured by him with painstaking efforts and all his might."

"For him, having power was his source of confidence and proof that he was highly valued."

“Decentralization means weakening his power, which will make him feel uneasy.”

Bai Qingyu tilted his head, his upper eyelids drooping, and said thoughtfully, "I think you're overthinking it. Chang Tianchen may value power, but he might not think that sending a level 17 warrior is an attempt to suppress or restrain him."

"Although I don't have a good impression of him, from an objective point of view, he is actually extremely loyal to you."

Bai Qingyu saw it clearly from the very beginning.

Chang Tianchen's loyalty was not to the Xiao Kingdom, but to Ling Chengen as a person.

He had no faith and no goals.

There is only one obsession.

He needed to get close to Ling Chengen and become an important part of her life.

Ling Chengen may not be unaware of this, but she still remained wary and did not believe in Chang Tianchen's absolute loyalty.

Bai Qingyu didn't understand why she was being so cautious, but she couldn't interfere with her judgment.

It is right to maintain a certain level of caution towards everything.

People change.

Although this kind of thing didn't happen to him, seeing with his own eyes how she treated the sincere Chang Tianchen, he couldn't help but feel a slight sadness.

Bai Qingyu's fleeting emotions came and went quickly.

He wouldn't express his sympathy for his rival, or the subtle thoughts in his mind, to Ling Chengen's face.

Having been with Ling Chengen for so many years, he has gradually learned some things from her.

Even if they are lifelong partners, they cannot avoid feeling distant at times.

But more often than not, they are keenly aware that they can never leave each other in this lifetime.

After Ling Chengen came to his senses, he found that Bai Qingyu was also lost in thought.

She gently touched his brow with her fingertip and asked softly, "What are you thinking about?"

"I'm wondering how you would comfort him?"

Although he didn't think Chang Tianchen would be angry, Ling Chengen would definitely offer him some reassurance.

Ling Chengen pushed the note he had just written in front of him.

Bai Qingyu's gaze swept over, and his expression immediately froze.

On the beige paper, only three words were written: Sergin City.

"You want him to attack Sergin City?"

……

When Chang Tianchen received the order to attack Sergin City, he was not surprised at all.

Su Weihua also arrived at Huangyan Beast City with the seventeenth-level warrior sent by Ling Chengen.

Chang Tianchen glanced at the pile of things Su Weihua had brought, then slumped back in his chair like a boneless slouch, casually twirling a butterfly knife between his fingers with his left hand, while his right hand propped up his chin as he stared at Su Weihua. He said in a low voice, "Nothing new! Every time she brings a bunch of stuff. Is she worried I'll be unhappy with her?"

Su Weihua didn't care about his attitude and calmly sat down on a chair to the side, saying, "You've asked the wrong person."

"Even Bai Qingyu couldn't fathom her true thoughts, let alone me."

Chang Tianchen glanced at him and snorted softly, saying, "Tsk, you're... very shrewd."

It's just that ordinary people can't see it.

Don't think he doesn't know; this quiet guy in front of him is actually very good at making Ling Chengen happy.

Even Yuheng has complained that this guy is a real brooding pervert.

Especially in private, she was very charming and knew exactly what Ling Chengen's sexual fetishes were like.