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

Chapter 260 A brief taste
Ling Chengen, exasperated by his repeated questioning, said, "It's beautiful, incredibly beautiful. So, can we get down to business now?"

Chongzhen sat up straight and said seriously, "Well, if you have any other questions, ask them all at once."

"I might not be free tomorrow."

Ling Chengen: "...You're busier than me now!"

Chongzhen chuckled and said, "No one in this family is busier than me."

He now wishes he could divide himself into eight parts, each responsible for one task, which would save him a lot of time.

"Termite tribe, you said you wanted to ask them for help? They're in the southwest, and most of the houses here need to be built before the snowfall. Are you sure there's enough time?"

Chongzhen: "How could it be too late? The termite tribe is busy collecting supplies outside, just like other tribes, during this season. However, they are severely afraid of the cold, so they won't go too far north. The farthest they go is to our area, which is nearby."

"Because they had some material transactions with Yao Luo before, they contacted our people as soon as they arrived in the central region this year. I left a message for them, calculating your return time, just to get your approval before making further arrangements."

Ling Chengen asked curiously, "What if I go hunting south with the group?"

"Then send someone to find you. If you head south, you'll have to pass through the central region, and if you go a little further south, you might have to go through the eastern region. But the Mulan Plain is right on the edge of the eastern plain. Send someone who is fast on foot and has good eyesight to keep watch over such a long troop. There shouldn't be any problems."

Ling Chengen: "Do you already have someone in mind to learn the trade, or should I make the arrangement?"

Chongzhen asked, "I originally wanted you to help arrange it, since you have more manpower available. But considering that it's easier for experienced people to learn construction, and it should be faster, I think it would be better if I selected a few from the city myself?"

"Or perhaps we could invite a few termite tribe members to stay and provide guidance?" Ling Chengen offered another suggestion.

Chongzhen: "It's possible, but they probably won't stay for long. Our environment isn't suitable for them. Around mid-to-late October, there will be a significant drop in temperature, which their bodies won't be able to withstand. If they stay until after October, before the snow melts, they probably won't be able to leave."

"Alright, you can arrange this. Just tell me what you need."

Ling Chengen decided not to get involved. Chongzhen was a meticulous and thoughtful person. He had been in charge of this kind of thing many times, so there was nothing to criticize or worry about.

……

Because the focus going forward will basically be on accelerating the city's construction progress.

Six months is definitely not enough time to fully construct the city.

But there are two places that must be finished before the snow falls.

One is housing, and the underfloor heating installed in the rooms.

The other is the defensive fortifications of the city.

Chongzhen was in charge of the inner city construction, while Ling Chengen's next focus was on building defensive barriers.

This defensive barrier must first and foremost withstand the test of large-scale hordes of ferocious beasts.

As things stand, almost no tribe dares to say that its tribal defenses can withstand the onslaught of a large horde of inferior beasts.

Even the two large tribes to the south couldn't do that; they only had the advantage of geographical location.

The large beast tide moved from north to south. By the time it reached the south, it had been weakened by the tribes in front of it, leaving only scattered, small groups of inferior beast tides.

Ling Chengen initially had no idea how to build the city's defense system, but later she thought of the defense system of safe zones in the post-apocalyptic era.

This case can serve as a reference.

Energy is extremely scarce in the post-apocalyptic world, but the mutated humans and beasts, as well as most of the alien plants, are quite powerful. Building a strong, safe, and reliable base in a dangerous world like this is undoubtedly very difficult.

But as the end approached, only seven of humanity's safe zones remained until the very end.

Anyway, city walls are a must; that's the most basic requirement.

What needs to be considered is the thickness of the city wall, the building materials, the craftsmanship, and the defensive capabilities of weapons at three levels: long, medium, and short range.

Weapons are actually what gives Ling Chengen the biggest headache.

In the beast world environment, orcs rely more on physical strength and supernatural abilities, and are basically still in the era of cold weapons.

She had only ever seen one type of ranged weapon: the bow and arrow.

It's still the simplest kind of large bow.

The one in her hand was taken from Ling Xiao. How should I put it... it was just a miracle of brute force. She wasn't very strong; she couldn't even draw the bowstring.

The bowstring is made from the sinew of a high-level mythical beast, making it extremely durable and resilient. Therefore, as long as the bowstring can be drawn, and the arrowhead is made of metal with a barb, its power is virtually guaranteed.

But this kind of bow and arrow is useless against inferior beasts.

Even if you pierce the beasts into a sieve, they won't feel any pain.

As long as the heart stone is not removed, the inferior beast still has a physical body and the ability to move, it will always be a threat.

Therefore, if you can't use bows and arrows for ranged weapons, you have to switch to firearms.

In situations where basic conditions are relatively underdeveloped, there is only one option for long-range firearms.

Long-range artillery.

Further weapon improvements and technological enhancements will be made later.

Ling Chengen settled down in the small courtyard next to Chongzhen. During the day, he spent his time running around the city walls and the outer city, mainly to memorize the terrain and quickly draw up blueprints. The later design would be modified according to the actual terrain.

In fact, Ling Chengen only met Chongzhen once on the first day he arrived. For the next period of time, the two of them were so busy that they didn't have a chance to sit down and have a meal together.

After finishing his work and before moving on to the next project, Chongzhen had a few hours of free time and decided to have dinner with Ling Chengen. However, he waited in the courtyard until night fell and the moon shifted before Ling Chengen finally returned through the night mist.

Ling Chengen sensed someone in the courtyard before entering. He climbed over the wall and looked at Chongzhen sitting on the threshold. After a few seconds of stunned silence, he asked, "Why didn't you light the lamp?"

Chongzhen looked up and said quietly, "I just want to wait and see if you'll come back tonight."

"You're really wild! Running around outside alone at night, aren't you scared?"

Ling Chengen chuckled and said, "Should I be afraid?"

This is practically her territory. If she's afraid of something on her own turf, then she must be a complete failure.
Chongzhen: "Alright, I asked other people, and they said you've been going out of the city every day lately? What exactly have you been doing?"

"We need to survey the terrain and also investigate the nearby mines."

Chongzhen flicked her finger, lighting up the kerosene lamp placed at her feet. She stood up, picked up the handle, and pushed open the half-closed wooden door behind her: "Come in, let's eat and talk."

Ling Chengen asked in surprise, "You cooked?"

Chongzhen: "This afternoon ended early, so I came back and quickly made something. The variety of supplies here isn't that great, so let's just make do with this. It's better than eating the rat tribe's big pot of food."

Ling Chengen also expressed his disdain when this was mentioned.

She's been eating dry rations lately, and when she gets really hungry, she hunts and roasts some food while she's out and about.

She refused to touch any of the food prepared by the rat tribe.

If the catering industry is to be developed in the city in the future, she will definitely arrange a team to supervise the market vendors, otherwise who knows what kind of deadly food they might cook. Chongzhen's cooking skills are beyond question. He had been cooking for a long time before, and Ling Chengen had gotten used to it. So after washing up briefly in the courtyard, he went inside, sat down, and picked up his chopsticks to start eating.

With his fingers pressed against the plate, he controlled the temperature of the small stove below, quickly reheating the cooled food.

Looking at Ling Chengen's hearty eating, he couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Didn't you give yourself a little treat?"

"No time." Ling Chengen swallowed the food in his mouth before saying, "There was a large beast tide in the north before, the impact on the city must have been quite significant, right?"

"I've been researching how to build a city's defense system recently. Whenever a horde of inferior beasts approaches the outer edge of the beast city, we must deal with it as soon as possible, and also ensure that casualties are minimized."

Chongzhen held his chopsticks, looking hesitant, and asked, "Can the beast tide really be completely stopped outside the city?"

"I feel that's a bit unrealistic. At the very least, there's no way to keep flying beasts out of the city."

"Once the airspace above is breached, the outer city defenses will become even more useless."

"The soldiers guarding the city walls would face a situation where they were attacked from both sides, which was extremely dangerous."

"Instead of resisting, it's better to just hide in a shelter."

Ling Chengen: "You mean the drainage channel built underground?"

Chongzhen: "The reason why the underground drainage system was built so grandly is because this is a plain with no end in sight. There are no mountains or caves to hide in, so people can only hide underground. Therefore, the underground shelters must be built to be large."

If it's only used to deal with flood season drainage, then this time-consuming and labor-intensive project is really a waste.

Ling Chengen: "Ordinary residents can hide underground, but a ground defense system definitely needs to be built. Otherwise, if large, inferior beasts break through the city gates and rampage through the inner city with hordes of beasts, their supernatural abilities will go out of control, and this city that we have worked so hard to build will be completely destroyed."

"We can't rebuild every time there's a beast tide, can we?"

There is no such thing.

Why is it that when faced with a beast tide, they are the only ones left to hide and flee?

Previously, conditions did not permit it, but now it is imperative to try to create a more powerful weapon to stop these inferior beasts outside the first city in the Northern Wilderness, so that the inferior beasts that pass through this place will never be able to go any further south.

Chongzhen: "What you said makes a lot of sense, but it is very difficult to do in practice."

"To put it bluntly, I think it's unrealistic."

Ling Chengen didn't react to his criticism and continued eating until he finished. Only then did he reply, "If it's unrealistic, it's unrealistic. If you're going to criticize something before you've even done it, then you won't be able to accomplish anything."

Chongzhen didn't mean to say that. Seeing Ling Chengen's firm attitude, he didn't say anything discouraging. He quickly finished his meal, tidied up the table, and said to her, "If you want to do it, then do it. Don't cry if you don't do it well. I won't comfort you."

After eating and drinking his fill, Ling Chengen stood up, stretched, and chuckled, "Me, a crybaby? You underestimate me."

"If you need any help, just tell me, and I'll help if I can."

Ling Chengen glanced at him, rubbing his stomach, and said, "Why have you changed your ways today?"

Chongzhen paused in her picking up the bowls and chopsticks, then turned to ask, "Can I sleep here tonight?"

Ling Chengen's eyes widened, and he paused in rubbing his stomach, asking, "Your reproductive period has come early? Aren't you still a minor?"

Chongzhen said speechlessly, "Is it only when I enter my breeding season that I can sleep here with you?"

“I would rather you didn’t sleep here during your breeding season,” Ling Chengen answered honestly. “Male breeding season is just too noisy.”

Chongzhen looked shocked and clutched his chest, saying, "...In the end, I was wrong to trust you."

"You're so heartless! Don't you know how to comfort me?" Chongzhen said incredulously.

Ling Chengen said expressionlessly, "I'm not good at coaxing men; I'm better at using physical methods to lull them to sleep."

For example, using psychic abilities to control the other person into a sleep state.

Ling Chengen opened the door and said quietly, "Isn't it better to sleep alone? The bed is big and comfortable. If there's another person, don't you want to just kick them off the bed?"

Chongzhen clung to the doorframe and said, "I am your first partner, and you personally brought me home."

"Are you sure you want to be this cold and heartless to me?"

"I'm going on strike."

"I'm really going on strike!"

"It really will..."

Ling Chengen pried his fingers off the doorframe and said through gritted teeth, "I'm still just a two-hundred-month-old baby! Don't you know anything about respecting the elderly and caring for the young?"

"Let go, or I'll kick your butt!"

Ling Chengen pretended to lift his foot and threatened fiercely.

"Let's talk about this when I'm an adult. If you're of reproductive age, I won't hesitate to use my blood to soothe you and ensure you get through your reproductive period smoothly."

"Until that, everything is off the table."

Chongzhen stood outside the door, looking dejected, and said, "I knew you didn't like me, I knew you only liked Bai Qingyu! After you've used me, are you planning to just kick me out?"

"Ling Chengen, you have no heart."

Ling Chengen's forehead veins throbbed: "If you keep making sarcastic remarks about me, I'll really get angry."

Chongzhen immediately withdrew his supernatural powers and asked, "If I don't want to sleep here, how about you give me something in return?"

He had already decided that one couldn't be too rule-abiding with someone like Ling Chengen.

Otherwise, he would only ever be a nominal partner in his life!
Ling Chengen rubbed his forehead and asked, "Tell me, what exactly do you want before you stop?"

Chongzhen walked back to the door in one step.

Knowing her reflexes were quick, he reached out and grabbed her shoulders to prevent her from escaping.

The next second, he lowered his head and kissed him.

Ling Chengen staggered backward, but Chongzhen pressed him back down by supporting his lower back with her other hand.

The kiss landed squarely on her lips.

Chongzhen's kiss was very light, just a brief touch, and they quickly distanced themselves.

Although it was just a fleeting kiss, Shigema was already very satisfied.

He smiled at her with an extremely bright smile, sweeping away his previous gloomy and mushroom-like state, and exuding a bright and cheerful feeling, like the radiant spring sunshine and the vitality of all things.

Ling Chengen slammed the door shut behind him, his voice booming from the doorway: "Get out of here!"

(End of this chapter)