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

Chapter 266 Shameless

Ling Chengen went to the Hailing tribe to discuss the matter of illegally crossing into Nanyuan to mine.

Although the Northern Wilderness also has coal resources, she had checked the distribution of coal mines and found that they were basically located within the territories of various tribes.

Some areas are unclaimed land, but they are too far from the Stone Forest.

Moreover, these coals are buried quite deep, and Shilin currently lacks complete mining technology. Therefore, Ling Chengen only considers the coal mines in the unclaimed land as alternative energy sources for winter heating.

Red Origin Stone is an extremely convenient and easy-to-use clean energy source, and its heating efficiency is actually much higher than that of coal. It can also be recycled, but it comes at the risk of illegally mining it in the Southern Red Land.

The situation in Nanyuan was more dangerous than in Beiyuan, but Ling Chengen still wanted to give it a try.

The North Plains Beast City, which is still under construction, has not yet attracted the attention of the Yellow Rock Beast City.

Once they start providing heating, people will definitely be wondering where the energy for that heating comes from.

The people of Nanyuan take great care of the Chiyuan ore, which can be used for repeated heating.

Many tribes in the Northern Wilderness that have coal mines in their territories will, if they are smart, begin to strictly guard the resources on their territory and sell them to others at higher prices.

These are all foreseeable.

If they had a batch of Red Origin Stones, and could find an environment that could continuously provide high temperatures, such as magma flowing in certain underground fissures, they would have another option for heating energy.

It will not be entirely subject to a seller's market for heating energy.

Since it was his first time working with Shu Dan, and she had no experience traveling far alone, Ling Chengen didn't dare to exploit the young Baihe girl too much.

After flying for about three or four hours, she asked Shu Dan how her stamina was and whether she needed to stop and rest.

However, Shu Dan's stamina exceeded her expectations. While flying high in the sky with Ling Chengen, she said with a smile, "We've only been flying for a short while. Although my physical strength is not as good as the warriors in the tribe, my physical fitness is actually among the best of the females."

"Besides, I rarely have the opportunity to run away like this. When I was a minor, my father and mother wouldn't let me go too far away by myself. Even after I became an adult and had a partner, he still nagged me a lot, forbidding me from doing this and that..."

Shu Dan was also very frustrated.

She thought she could live freely after growing up, but the reality was not what she imagined at all.

She actually envied people like Ling Chengen. Although he was young, his family felt at ease letting him go out and didn't strictly control him.

But Shu Dan also understood that Shi Lin, the young clan leader, was far more powerful than any ordinary adult male warrior, which was the source of her confidence to travel alone.

Her family prevented her from traveling alone, fearing she might lose her life on the road.

Ling Chengen looked at her, her body covered in pure white feathers, with only her small face and long beak being orange-red. Above her head were upright orange-pink feathers, with misty pink beads at the tips. Ling Chengen didn't quite understand what those were, but they were probably what she naturally possessed in her beast form.

Shudan's beast form was beautiful, with an ethereal, fairy-like quality. This was the first time she had ever seen such a pure white crane. The Hanshan tribe had a relatively large number of them, and they seemed to be gray cranes.

Although the Moon Feather Azure Crane is also very beautiful, it is not known for its beauty, but for its power.

Compared to Bai Qingyu's beast form, Shu Dan's size was less than half of his.

As Ling Chengen listened to Shu Dan's intermittent complaints, he could tell that she was actually quite satisfied with her partner.

The two have been together for a little over a year and do not yet have children, so they are living a very sweet life.

Her partner is also a very strong warrior, loyal and tolerant. He may be a bit nagging when he's with her, but he never falls behind in his actions.

Ling Chengen would occasionally chime in, trying to keep her from falling silent, so as not to make her feel neglected.

Shu Dan is a warm-hearted person. After talking about her own affairs, she suddenly started gossiping about her daily interactions with Bai Qingyu.

Ling Chengen sat cross-legged on her back, his eyebrows twitching involuntarily. He smiled and said, "My relationship with him doesn't seem to be anything special. Most of the time, we're both busy with our own things. Everyone in our family is busy, with a ton of things to do."

Shu Dan asked curiously, "Don't you two try to build a relationship?"

Ling Chengen rested his chin on his hand and asked, "How do you cultivate feelings? Shouldn't you just let them develop naturally?"

Shu Dan shook her head and said, "That's definitely not the case. If everything is left to its own devices and no effort is made, the relationship will definitely develop cracks very early on. Although we cranes are loyal to our partners, there are still conflicts between husband and wife."

"Therefore, cultivating feelings is a very important part of stabilizing a relationship."

Ling Chengen had never thought about these things. She only had a superficial understanding of relationships. Before coming here, she had never met anyone who particularly moved her, nor had she ever had any unforgettable feelings.

During that period of youthful innocence, I did experience some attraction, but as the other person started dating, those subtle feelings gradually faded away. At that time, I was more focused on financial and academic pressures. I needed to work part-time in my spare time to earn money and frantically do practice problems to ensure stable grades.

In her life, it seems that no one's love was particularly perfect; everyone's life was just ordinary.

After the apocalypse, all energy was focused on survival, and the need for emotions became increasingly indifferent.

So feelings need to be cultivated?
Ling Chengen stared blankly at the floating clouds in the sky, lost in thought.

The two didn't spend much time on the road and quickly arrived at the Hailing tribe.

Although the chieftain of the Hailing tribe looks kind, he is actually stubborn. He firmly disagrees with such a risky trip to the Southern Plains, especially since it involves helping the orcs of the Stone Forest to sneak across and conceal their whereabouts.

Moreover, he didn't want the children in the tribe to go to the Southern Plains to suffer.

The orcs of the Southern Plains severely discriminate against the orcs of the North. They are often criticized when they go there, and if they are not careful, they may be forcibly locked up and enslaved.

Ling Chengen spent a lot of time persuading him, and even offered certain benefits.

However, the patriarch of Hailing still said he needed to consider it.

Ling Chengen could tell that he was really resistant to this matter, and from his expression, it was clear that he must have gone through something, perhaps he had truly witnessed the darkness of Nanyuan, which was why he was so cautious.

The Hailing tribe has become wealthy in just half a year. The abundance of resources has naturally made the tribe more prosperous and powerful. Therefore, the younger generation of the Hailing tribe is no longer as thin and sallow as when they were first met, and their temperament has also changed a lot.

Several months later, Ling Chengen reappeared. Several young Shanna beastmen who had dealt with Ling Chengen before were very happy and interested in Ling Chengen's proposal.

Ling Chengen stayed in the Hailing tribe for a day, and as time went on, she lost hope that the Hailing chieftain would agree to the matter.

At the same time, she was also considering how to proceed with her plan to go to Nanbara to collect Red Origin Stones if the other party refused.

But the result was beyond her expectations.

Chief Hailing agreed. But on the condition that the safety of their tribe's orcs be ensured, especially that they not be captured by the Southern Plains people.

Moreover, their people are mostly confined to the area around Flying Fish Mouth and cannot enter the inland areas of Southern Plains.

Flying Fish Mouth is a bay on the coast of Namwon. It has a lot of seawater and a relatively small land area, so if you encounter any problems while you are in the area, you can quickly enter the water and leave.

Ling Chengen agreed. She herself did not want the beastmen of the Hailing tribe and the people of Nanyuan to have too much contact. She only needed to pretend to be an ordinary Shanna tribe member going there to trade.

The orcs of the Hailing tribe have a deep cooperative relationship with them, which can be considered as developing together. Therefore, she hopes that these young people of Hailing can also go out and see the world. Because they have the method of making sea salt, they will definitely face various situations in the future. They need to grow up slowly so that they will not hold back the Stone Forest.

Otherwise, the cooperation between Shilin and Hailing will fall apart sooner or later.

After receiving the approval of the Hailing Clan Chief, Ling Chengen breathed a sigh of relief and told them to try to gather information from the other Shanna Clan members who were also going to Nanyuan, so as not to be completely unaware when they went to Feiyuzui, which could easily lead to trouble.

The team to go to Namwon for mining has not yet been decided.

On his way back, Ling Chengen was thinking about this matter. First of all, he needed someone who was familiar with the route.

Without a doubt, no one knows the coast from the northern plains to the southern plains better than the merfolk in the sea.

If the people of Hailing are lucky enough to find someone willing to take them on a trip, they will be able to become familiar with and master the route later.

However, the safe landing route that Shi Panxing mentioned...

Only he knows.

But he's like a fish with a broken leg now, and Yuheng strictly forbids him from going into the water while he's recovering.

Asking him to lead the way would be extremely difficult.

They might even need to assign him a team doctor and someone who can fly as his mount.

Only Yuheng can treat his injuries, which means that if she sends Shi Panxing out to lead the way, Yuheng will also have to go.

After landing and entering the Red Land, search for the Red Source Mine where Shi Ruo'an had previously hidden.

Only she, Bai Qingyu, and Shi Ruoan knew the exact location.

In other words, one more person has to leave among the three of them.

They're just secretly mining, yet they've sent out so many elite troops all at once...

It's really a waste of talent.

……

After Ling Chengen returned home, she tossed and turned in bed that night. Yu Heng pressed her arm down and said with a headache, "If you have something on your mind, just say it. Don't keep tossing and turning. The bed that we finally warmed up will cool down again in a little while."

Ling Chengen explained the problem, and Yu Heng lay on the bed for a while, thinking. Then he turned to look at her and said, "There's no need for such trouble. Just arrange for Shi Panxing to leave."

"His injury."

“He won’t die.” Yu Heng said calmly, resting his chin on his hand. “Don’t be fooled by his half-dead appearance. It doesn’t affect his normal life at all. Didn’t you see how well he uses his superpowers? He doesn’t need anyone’s help at all.”

“His injury wasn’t fully healed. They had basically scraped away all the flesh from his leg. I used my skills to reconstruct the blood vessels and some nerves in his leg. The rest was to use those medicinal herbs to help him regrow flesh.”

"Does that mean we can't get it wet?" Ling Chengen asked.

"You think reshaping the blood vessels and nerves in your legs just means leaving them all exposed?" Yuheng reached out and tapped her on the head, amused. "You're usually so smart, why are you being so stupid right now?"

“I reshaped his skin and wrapped it around the wound to ensure it was sealed and clean, and wouldn’t get contaminated during the recovery period.”

"However, his legs are indeed not suitable for movement, especially impacts and forceful pressing, none of them are allowed. Otherwise, all the previous efforts will be in vain."

"But his suppressed powers have been restored and can be used normally. As long as his powers are not overused, it will not have any effect on his body."

"So, let him go."

“Arrange for someone who can carry him, or prepare a large bucket for him so that the Shanna people can pull him across the sea…”

Ling Chengen was speechless at his wild imagination and slapped him on the forearm: "I was just asking you for no reason."

What an unscrupulous doctor!

Yu Heng tilted his head and suddenly smiled, "Why wouldn't my idea work? Don't think of him as so fragile. He's a male merman of the seventeenth level. You can't judge a book by its cover. Although he looks fair and clean, and has a pitiful, broken appearance, he's actually quite ferocious at heart!"

Shi Panxing may have killed more people than she has eaten.

After all, that guy dared to fight him with his severely injured body on the third day after his powers were restored.

He only acts mild and harmless in his daily life; he's an extremely good actor!
"Okay, even if all of this is fine, what about after we get ashore?" Ling Chengen poked his neck and asked.

Yu Heng raised his hand and grasped her fingertips, raising an eyebrow as he said, "Do you have some misunderstanding about these two brothers surnamed Shi? A cave described in such detail, with such obvious features, how could it be that difficult to find? Besides, there's the map you gave me, and his almost cheating ability..."

"Even if he were a pig, he could turn the land upside down and find the mine after three days in the barren land."

Ling Chengen looked up at the direction of the cave, narrowed his eyes slightly, and suddenly asked, "You said that to him, do you think he'll hear you?"

Yu Heng blinked rapidly a few times, then suddenly smiled and said, "With his strength, this distance is definitely not a problem. It's not that far. But he still has some manners; he probably doesn't have the habit of eavesdropping on couples' whispers..."

Ling Chengen said, both amused and exasperated, "I don't know why, but I feel that he might not have heard what you said before, but he definitely heard what you just said to him."

Yu Heng: "...Tsk, so what if I heard you clearly?"

"What? He dares to go against me? Does he not want his legs anymore?"

Ling Chengen slapped him on the face and gritted his teeth, saying, "You're shameless."

"They have absolutely no bottom line as doctors."

Yu Heng scoffed, "That thing is utterly useless to me."

As he spoke, he sat up, reached out and pinched her chin, raised an eyebrow and said, "You've got some nerve, starting to slap me in the face! Are you planning to ride on my head and be my living ancestor someday?"