Ch 64: A Little Anxious
Si Shuo took her arm and walked outside, offering particularly insightful advice: “Then you have to go to the Beast Fighting Arena. Many powerful warriors go there to show off their strength.”
“Besides combat strength, you also have to examine their character,” she added.
“Although there is the restraint of the beast mark, the character and moral fiber of the beastman are related to the cubs’ inheritance and future conduct, all of which are closely related to survival,” she explained.
Yi Mei listened carefully, smiling, “Okay, after I find them, I’ll bring the males to Si Shuo first.”
Si Shuo quickly shook her head, “That won’t do. It’s Yi Mei who’s choosing the beast husbands, not me!” She continued, “You’re the one who will be living with them in the future. Choosing a beast husband depends more on what catches your eye.”
Gong You suggested, “When I was defending the stage in Nanye City these past few years, I met many beastmen with decent power and good character. One of them has the most outstanding combat strength, but his face is injured, and he’s an albino ape beastman, Pan Zhou, so he’s not very popular with the females. He’s been staying here for two years.”
Yi Mei listened, slightly nervous, “Si Shuo, a level nine male, would he really choose me? Would he bully my other beast husbands?”
Hearing her concern, Si Shuo, who had been happy for her becoming a Holy Lady, smiled, thinking of her own four apprehensive beast husbands.
Si Shuo couldn’t help but laugh, “Who was it who told me not to worry about anything and let the beast husbands discuss it themselves? They are all your beast husbands and sincerely care about you, so they won’t go too far.”
Yi Mei nodded, “Then I’ll go take a look!”
Ji Liang pinched the back of Si Shuo’s neck, pulling her in front of him, “Little Shuo Shuo, recently some people have formed a merchant band to the Central Continent. Shall we go take a look?”
Hiss, it was enough that he had to compete with his bonded brothers for the Little Female’s affection, but now there was another female taking up most of her attention. This was making the beast a little anxious!
Si Shuo hummed in agreement, turning her head to say to Yi Mei, “Yi Mei, you are now a Holy Lady, and Nanye City has arranged guards for you. No one will force you to become their beast husband.”
“Choose carefully, don’t just focus on combat strength. Consider all aspects and listen to the opinions of your other beast husbands,” she advised.
“I’ll go take a look at the merchant band first. Once we’ve chosen a band, we can decide on a departure date,” she said.
“Then we can gather some food and get ready to hit the road,” she concluded.
Yi Mei smiled in agreement, waving goodbye as she headed to the Beast Fighting Arena with her beast husbands and guards.
Many males, seeing this, quickly followed, thinking of showing off in front of the newly chosen Little Holy Lady.
Si Shuo sat on Ji Liang’s head, followed by Gong You and Xu Chi, heading to the East District market town of Nanye City, where the traveling merchant bands gathered.
Many rogue beastmen would choose to pay crystals to follow the merchant band back to their tribe or to some destination, and some would ask the merchant band to deliver things.
As soon as they reached the entrance of the market town, many beastmen greeted Ji Liang happily, “Lord Ji Liang, you’re here! I heard you’re not leading a team anymore and have found a Little Female to protect. Is this your Little Female? She’s really beautiful…”
“Lord Ji Liang always has good taste. Who would have thought that a mutated cat beast female would be chosen by the Beast God as the Holy Lady…”
“Lord Ji Liang, is there something you need here?”
Ji Liang smiled and replied to each of them. It was clear how popular he was, as he spoke to people while walking. Si Shuo smiled as she looked at Ji Liang, who was different from his usual lazy self, feeling proud and confident. This was her beast husband.
Ji Liang walked to a large stone house, and the leader inside greeted him with a hearty laugh, “Ji Liang, long time no see! Greetings, Si Shuo, Gong You, Xu Chi.”
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Ji Liang and Gong You were both famous in Nanye City, and Si Shuo was now the Holy Lady, so even Xu Chi was well-known.
Setting Si Shuo down, Ji Liang transformed into his humanoid form, put his arm around her waist, and introduced, “This is Xu Lie, the captain of the Dongzhou Merchant Band. I used to be in this team for three beast years before I started the Dark Crow. Xu Lie is like half a mentor to me.”
Si Shuo and the others greeted Captain Xu Lie.
Xu Lie waved his hand, “Don’t mention it, don’t mention it. Ji Liang’s Dark Crow is much more famous than our Dongzhou.”
He invited them into the stone house, and some beastmen brought fruit, dried fruit, pastries, and tea.
Ji Liang whispered into Si Shuo’s ear, “This is the standard for entertaining distinguished guests in the Central Continent.”
Si Shuo nodded, a glint in her eyes. System, are there any transmigrators on the Beast World Continent?
System: Host, please rest assured, there are none. The universe is divided into major chiliocosms, each of which contains a thousand mesocosms, and each mesocosm contains a thousand microcosms. There are enough of them for each lucky host to exclusively enjoy a small world. Too many transmigrators would disrupt the stability of the plane.
Si Shuo was relieved. As long as there were no other transmigrators like her, she could attribute all her skills to the Beast God! After the pleasantries, Ji Liang stated the purpose of their visit, “Captain Xu, we would like to follow your Dongzhou Merchant Band to the Central Continent.”
Xu Lie wasn’t surprised. Many Holy Ladies recruited powerful beast husbands and wanted to settle in the Central Continent.
After all, the living conditions there were good. The beastmen could be self-sufficient through farming, animal husbandry, handicrafts, and trade. They didn’t have to risk their lives fighting savage beasts in the forest every day, living in constant fear.
Moreover, the level of beastmen in the Central Continent was also higher, with the highest reaching level fifteen! Females admired strength, so they naturally wanted to recruit beast husbands with level ten or higher combat strength to show off their charm.
“Ji Liang, have you thought this through?” Xu Lie asked.
“You know, although you’re traveling with us to the Central Continent, you’ll have to take care of your own food, clothing, shelter, and transportation along the way. If we can help in case of danger, we will, but if we can’t, it’s up to you. Just because we’re used to this route doesn’t mean you’ll reach the Central Continent safely. Besides, the Central Continent isn’t as good as everyone says,” he warned.
“There, beastmen value combat strength, family or tribe affiliation, and even the type of beastman. There’s a strict hierarchy, and they value inheritance and bloodlines. It’s difficult for beastmen from our side to gain a foothold,” he explained.
“After all, each family and tribe worships several Holy Ladies, and even ordinary females have average or above average fertility,” he added.
“The Holy Ladies who are highly sought after here won’t receive such good treatment there,” he said.
“If they take a liking to a female, they’ll force her to join their family or tribe, and the female’s original beast husbands will be forced to end their bond!” he concluded.
Rather than saying that Xu Lie was speaking to Ji Liang, it would be better to say that he was warning Si Shuo and the others to understand that going to the Central Continent was not as simple as saying it. There were too many problems to face.