Chapter 324: Chapter 323: Delivering Snake Meat?

Si Shuo was a fast learner, and Yin Jiang was a patient, excellent teacher, explaining all the key points of flight.

Soon, she was able to fly freely through the sky, so happy she started trumpeting?!

There was nothing to be done. Although she had transformed into a white swan, her core was still controlled by her Cat Beast instincts, and she just had to express her happiness.

Yin Jiang chuckled softly and joined in with his own cry.

After a satisfying lap of flying, Si Shuo was exhausted and climbed directly onto Yin Jiang’s back, reverting to her human form.

Her arms were so sore she could barely lift them. Si Shuo quickly used the Spring Breeze Technique to heal herself. After circulating it for three to five Grand Circulations, she finally felt comfortable again.

But after exercising for so long, her stomach was rumbling with hunger. The two of them teleported home directly from the sky.

The moment she appeared, Si Shuo started clamoring that she was hungry. Ji Liang, amused, brought out the meal he had prepared.

Si Shuo and Yin Jiang dug in. Flying was physically demanding, and what’s more, they had been doing tricks in the sky, making them even hungrier.

After the meal, she pulled Wei Ce over and began to speak. “Wei Ce, I just flew around the entirety of Guangshou City, inside and out, with Yin Jiang.”

“Our Guangshou City has walls that block the floodwaters, which helps trap the silt, fish, shrimp, and crabs from the rainwater. This silt is all good stuff!”

“On the other hand, in the fields belonging to the Guangshou City beastmen and in the suburbs, the soil has been softened by the rain. Nutrients have been leached out, and some of the topsoil has been washed away…”

“You could say the fertile places are becoming even more fertile, while the barren places are becoming even more barren!”

The beastmen didn’t know how to nurture the land; they truly relied on the heavens’ mercy for their food.

Wei Ce listened with gleaming eyes and nodded. “That’s true. The fertile areas are all where the silt has been deposited.”

Si Shuo smiled. “Then, after the floodwaters recede, can we collect the silt that’s been deposited, dry it out, and then after it’s been baked by the spring sun, break it up and spread it on the barren land?”

“With these nutrients, the crops that grow on that land will definitely be good.”

Ji Liang narrowed his eyes. “HISS… That soil has all been washed in from other places. A lot of the topsoil contains things like years of fallen leaves, animal carcasses, and dung—all top-grade fertilizer.”

“What’s more, if some nutrients were leached out and washed away, then others must have been deposited.”

Hearing his analysis, Wei Ce couldn’t sit still. “I’ll go tell my Father right now! The silt is three times as thick this year as in previous years. If we keep raising the walls, they’ll become mountains.”

Si Shuo added, “We don’t need to keep composting our original fields. If we spread the silt on the land in the suburbs, we should be able to create new fields equivalent to half the area of Guangshou City.”

“These fields, created from silt, will belong to all of Guangshou City. Half the land can be rented to the beastmen in the city—each family can apply for one mu at most… The other half can be rented to the beastmen in the suburbs, but any beastmen or their relatives who participated in the sneak attack on the Iron-eating Beast Clan will be excluded…”

Wei Ce listened attentively and agreed. “Right. The attack on the Iron-eating Beast Clan from outside the city was just a precursor, triggered by the large number of beastmen in the suburbs and their various conflicts.”

“Blindly suppressing them might provoke an even stronger backlash. They might even join forces with other powers to attack the city.”

Situations like this have happened before; people just didn’t know how to resolve them in advance.

“Now we can use this land to control them and show them that as long as they behave themselves, they can get a piece of the pie. Otherwise, being crippled and hung on the city walls is a painful lesson.”

“Which of the beastmen living in the suburbs doesn’t want to live a stable life? If there’s a steady path to walk, no one wants to risk their lives.”

Si Shuo smiled and nodded. “That’s exactly it!”

Wei Ce couldn’t help but hug her and kiss her cheek soundly. “My Shuo is just so smart. The brains of everyone in the City Lord Mansion combined aren’t as sharp as my little female’s.”

“I’ll go discuss this with my Father now. Expanding the land outside the city will probably divert everyone’s attention, and the families and tribes inside the city will fight over it too.”

“But overall, expanding the land will ease the escalating tensions within the city, so they won’t keep targeting the Iron-eating Beast Clan.”

Si Shuo patted his back. “Exactly. So the problem now is the ownership of these fields, and how to distribute them in a way that leaves everyone mostly satisfied.”

That was indeed a headache. Wei Ce chuckled. “Well, that’s not our problem. Let them argue and make a fuss about it. Anyway, with so much land, at least half the beastmen will be able to get a taste.”

Wei Ce went out to find Wei Jin and told him about using the fertile silt left in Beast City by the floodwaters to enrich the land. “Father, this is just our proposal. Whether plants can actually grow, and how well they’ll grow—without seeing the real results, not even the Beast God can beat his chest and make a guarantee.”

“This uncertainty is the perfect opportunity for you all to negotiate the ownership of the land…”

Wei Jin listened attentively, asking a question or two from time to time. He then summoned the elders for a discussion before hastily seeking out a few Clan Leaders and leaders he was on good terms with to go to the City Lord Mansion together.

That evening, Si Shuo brought up Yin Jiang’s trip to the Eagle Clan. “There’s only about half a month left until winter truly sets in. The freezing weather isn’t suitable for traveling.”

“During this time, I want to accompany Yin Jiang back to the Eagle Clan for a visit, like visiting family and friends.”

Yin Jiang froze for a moment, then looked up at her, not expecting that she would go back with him. From the very beginning, he had followed her from a position of reverence.

’His life is mine,’ he thought. ’I never dared to have any extravagant hopes for our relationship; as long as she doesn’t chase me away, I’ll always protect her by her side. For this reason, I’ve worked especially hard, trying to make myself an indispensable part of the family.’

’Little females usually live with their Beast Husbands in bustling Beast Cities, or in the home of the Beast Husband with the best family background and Combat Power. The other Beast Husbands have a lower status, sometimes considered little more than appendages to the female.’

’Only Beast Husbands who are favored by the little female are qualified to visit their relatives. To bring the little female back to one’s clan territory is an exceptionally glorious thing!’

Si Shuo was still counting on her fingers. “Yin Jiang is a fast flier. If he wears a Speed Talisman that increases his speed tenfold, he can reach the Eagle Tribe on the Donghua Grassland in three to four Beast Hours.”

Ji Nuan leaped from Ji Liang’s palm, landed on Si Shuo’s lap, and coiled around her arm, rubbing against her. “Mother, I want to go.”

By now, Si Shuo was no longer afraid of the two little ones and had grown used to them jumping into her lap and wrapping around her arms.

To be precise, she was only unafraid of the father and his two sons. She was still terrified of and disliked other cold-blooded animals from the bottom of her heart.

“Sweet Ring, are you sure you want to go? You’re a Snake Cub, and that’s the Eagle Clan. Are you afraid they haven’t stored enough food for the winter, so you’re going to deliver some snake meat?”

Zhi Rui was clinging to Si Shuo’s pants, head tilted up. “Mother, what about me? I can break formations!”

Si Shuo pinched the scruff of his neck, lifted the little guy up, and said with a laugh, “Xue Bao, haven’t you seen Mother’s legacy? The Eagle Falcon Clan has huge Beast Forms. What kind of cub wouldn’t they fancy a bite of?”

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