Pampered in the Beast World: The Frail Beauty Has Many Children and Much Fortune – Chapter 12

Ch 12: Beastman Traveling Merchants

After sending Zhi Le away, Si Shuo felt listless, unable to muster any enthusiasm for anything.

Half of the males in the tribe participated in the Spring Hunt, and the remaining males were divided into two groups to take turns hunting and guarding.

For safety reasons, the females’ foraging trips were also changed to once every other day on a rotating basis.

Si Shuo slept until late morning. After getting up and washing, she directly bought a cage of steamed buns, two tea eggs, a corn on the cob, and a bowl of Eight Treasure Porridge from the supermarket.

Ever since she awakened her ability, her appetite had increased.

After eating, Si Shuo, having nothing else to do, continued to study Germination Art as usual.

She had a small basket in her hand, filled with some seeds and seedlings.

Each species had a different growth period, so the effects she germinated were different.

When foraging, she had tried to germinate nearly ripe fruits. The fruits did ripen, but the taste was like fruits in later generations that had been treated with ripening agents, not as delicious as naturally ripened ones.

Si Shuo watched the seeds sprouting in her palm and really didn’t understand the meaning of this spell.

Suddenly, she looked at a gray, spiky seed, which absorbed her energy and grew like a sprout that had absorbed enough water. In a short while, the green branches hardened, the color deepened to brown, and the soft, drooping thorns also became dry and hard!

Si Shuo was a little dazed and dug out another seed of the same kind to germinate. The seed sprouted as quickly as the previous one. Even because she was mentally prepared and provided a stable flow of energy, the branches were twice as thick and long.

Wasn’t this one of the main forces in the tangled thicket she encountered during her first foraging trip, which the beastmen couldn’t get their hands on?

The Germination Art had no combat power, but if she cultivated this spell, could she germinate a thicket when encountering enemies and disguise herself as a hedgehog?

With a goal in mind, Si Shuo continued to rummage through the seeds. There weren’t many of this kind; they were all accidentally picked up while foraging for wild fruits.

There were only about twenty in total.

She concentrated her ability to germinate one seed, and after the spiky branch grew, it remained in a budding stage and did not continue to grow.

Her ability storage was only enough to germinate five seeds, but she could control the growth direction of the spiky branches, which meant that she could weave while germinating, and even the growth direction of the thorns was within her control!

“Si Shuo, the traveling merchants are here! Do you want to exchange for something?” Just as Si Shuo was having fun, Yi Mei rushed in excitedly.

Si Shuo only had time to throw the spiky branch aside, holding a handful of dried fruit in her hand, and slowly stuffed it into her mouth.

Seeing her come, Si Shuo raised her hand with a smile, inviting Yi Mei to eat together.

Yi Mei waved her hand with a smile and repeated the words again: “At this time of year, traveling merchants come to our tribe every few days. They are teams composed of rogue beasts with good strength and reputation.

We can use delicious dried fruits, dried meat, beast hides, or crystals to exchange for salt, beautiful beads, good-looking beast hides, high-level crystals, rare foods, pottery jars, and even cotton clothes…”

Let’s go to the plaza first to see what they brought this time. It seems that the team is led by the Snake Beastman Ji Liang!”

Si Shuo couldn’t go out, but since the excitement had come to the tribe, she was naturally curious and followed Yi Mei out.

She saw that almost all the beastmen in the tribe had come out of their mountain caves and were rushing to the plaza!

Just as she climbed down the stone steps, Si Shuo ran into Yu Jiao and Ma Hui and several other females.

Usually, she either stayed in the mountain cave or went foraging with Zhi Le. In the past half month, she hadn’t spoken to Yu Jiao.

Yu Jiao glanced at her, took Ma Hui’s hand, and walked past as if she hadn’t seen her.

Ma Hui curled her lips: “Yu Jiao, I told you long ago that this younger sister of yours is not worth your kindness. Mutated beasts are heartless!

It’s a good thing you woke up, otherwise she would have dragged you down…”

Yu Jiao said with a smile: “Alright, let’s not talk about her. Anyway, I found a beast husband for her. From now on, whatever happens to her has nothing to do with me.

Let’s talk about Ji Liang. I heard the females in the tribe say that the traveling merchant team led by Ji Liang is the most powerful team near our Dongye Forest.”

Ma Hui nodded repeatedly, excitedly saying, “That’s right, as long as Ji Liang and his team pass by, no beastman would dare to provoke them.

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Ji Liang himself is a level seven combat strength beastman, and he is a Snake Beastman, so he can battle across levels.

The members of the team he leads are all battle-hardened, with one being able to withstand five or six beastmen of the same level.

More importantly, Ji Liang doesn’t have a female yet…”

Yu Jiao sighed, “Everyone says Ji Liang is very picky. He is very likely to find a Holy Lady.”

Ma Hui bumped her shoulder: “Even if it’s not Ji Liang, the other males in the traveling merchant team are fine. At least they are all level five combat strength, with one being able to withstand five or six!”

Yi Mei’s eyes darted around, grabbing Si Shuo’s arm and silently mouthing, “Si Shuo, the males in our tribe value offspring, but the rogue beasts are more casual about offspring.

The rogue beasts in the traveling merchant team are all capable and have good character. You can pick a beast husband!”

Si Shuo, who was eavesdropping, froze. She shook her head repeatedly and said softly, “No, Zhi Le is outside, working hard for me. I can’t, behind his back, find a beast husband.”

Yi Mei couldn’t help but poke her forehead, “Silly Si Shuo, finding a powerful beast husband is to share the burden for Zhi Le, so that he doesn’t have to worry about you when he’s outside.

In the past two days, the rogue beasts around have been more active. The chieftain is preparing to temporarily stop the foraging team.

No matter how good the tribe’s defenses are, some rogue beasts with strange abilities can still sneak into the tribe.

Without a male guarding the house, I’m worried for you!”

Si Shuo’s heart skipped a beat, “Sister Yi Mei, don’t scare me.”

It was already difficult enough for her to stay alone in the dark mountain cave at night, holding a small night light and listening to music.

Yi Mei raised her eyebrows, “So, you should hurry up and arrange a second beast husband for yourself. The weather these days is perfect for cuddling with a male at night.”

Si Shuo tugged at the corners of her lips, not responding.

When they arrived, the beastmen in the plaza had already formed a long queue, wanting to exchange things with the traveling merchants.

On the platform in the plaza, there was a stone recliner, covered with a whole red tiger beast hide.

A male with black hair tied high with ink crystals and golden vertical pupils lazily leaned on it. He wore a light, thin long shirt with gold trim and a dark red silver-patterned belt, highlighting his tall and muscular figure.

His angular face was exceptionally handsome. His lips held a smile that was both wicked and amorous, enticing the females present to keep calling out Ji Liang’s name.

Some of the bolder ones even asked him to consider being their beast husband.

Ji Liang seemed not to hear, watching the excitement, squinting his eyes in the sun, occasionally sticking out his forked tongue, making a hissing sound.

Si Shuo glanced at him and couldn’t help but shiver, feeling that the sunlight was a little cold today.

She turned her head to look at the transactions between the beastmen and the traveling merchants, but a cold gaze, faint and elusive, fell on her.

Si Shuo’s scalp tingled, and the hairs on her body stood on end uncontrollably!