She gave birth to a litter of furry babies, thus extending her life.

Chapter 345 Speeding Up (Bonus Chapter for Added to Favorites)

Ruan Xiyue looked at Qin Ye: "Based on your understanding of them, tell me which tribe contributed the most and which contributed the least. If the tribe that contributed the most wants to bring more females to the bonfire gathering, we can make way."

Qin Ye nodded and said to Cong Xian and Jiu Chen, "If I have said anything wrong, I hope you will add to the explanation."

Cong Xian and Jiu Chen also nodded.

Ruan Xiyue was not clear about the exact amount of contributions made by the orcs of each tribe. She had only heard Qin Ye, Cong Xian, and Jiu Chen mention it occasionally, and felt that the Mammoth Tribe must have contributed quite a lot.

Ruan Xiyue, Qi Heng, and Li Miao listened carefully and realized that the Mammoth Tribe had truly made a great sacrifice.

Because the Mammoth tribe is generally honest and kind, the offerings from the Western Beast City and the Yel Beast City mean that they can only keep very little material for themselves each year.

Therefore, they just wanted to do their job well and hoped that Ruan Xiyue's newly built beast city would accept less of their offerings.

As a result, the Beast City promised that those who contributed more could have their future offerings reduced.

The Mammoth tribe mustered all their strength and mobilized all their orcs to work hard. Building the city wall wasn't impossible if other orcs had to carry the stones, but the mammoth orcs were about five meters tall in their beast form, and one orc could lift a stone from the wall.

It can be said that eight-tenths of the inner city walls were built by the mammoth orcs.

Then there are the Treasure Rat Tribe, the Gerbil Tribe, and the Golden-haired Rat Tribe. Because laying the bricks and stones for the sewer pipes is very troublesome, it is the orcs from the Sloth Tribe who have to explore and remove the solid stones and frozen soil in the underground permafrost layer to complete the construction of the city in Ruan Xiyue's mind.

Ruan Xiyue nodded: "Then let's give each tribe an extra fifty female slots. As for the guard team..."

Cong Xian shook his head: "The situation is different with the guard team. The characteristics of these tribes are suitable for reconnaissance, but the guard team's reconnaissance capacity is limited. In addition to them, we can also take care of the Parrot Tribe. The Parrot Tribe has also contributed a lot, although they don't actually play a significant role."

"But if someone has limited ability but does their best, it's different from someone with great ability but completes something mediocre. I think the former should be rewarded more."

Ruan Xiyue understood: "Then let's promise each of these tribes fifty female slots. We also need to recruit some merchant caravan slots. See if any of them are interested."

"Or we could support them with some additional technologies. We don't need to control the terracotta technology anymore. We'll only focus on the cutting edge. There's a big difference between ordinary clay pots and porcelain bowls and plates. In the future, we hope that Beast City will focus on high-quality products."

"Are crops like castor beans suitable for these tribes?" Ruan Xiyue asked.

Seeing that Ruan Xiyue's beastmen were exchanging bewildered glances, Duoduo spoke in Ruan Xiyue's mind: "Flax and hemp are suitable for planting near the Golden-haired Rat tribe. These two crops are not suitable for planting near the Gerbil and Treasure-hunting Rat tribes. However, cotton is suitable for planting in their areas."

Ruan Xiyue then explained the planting division and told Qin Ye, "Tell them that we will buy these things at high prices. We can even teach them how to weave. However, if we teach them how to weave, they must sign a five-year contract with us to receive flax, hemp, and cotton free of charge."

"If you're willing, we'll sign a contract for animal hide scrolls."

Li Miao's reaction was stronger than the other beastmen: "Why should we teach them this kind of business for free? Wouldn't it be better if we mastered this technology and let them only work for our downstream customers?"

Ruan Xiyue pursed her lips: "If we monopolize everything, the other tribes will see us as a thorn in their side. We share these technologies with the tribes that have contributed to us the most. Then all the tribes will feel that being on good terms with us and treating us well will bring great rewards."

"This will reduce the probability of them doing evil. They will first think about whether they can cooperate with us and get our help. Only if that fails will they turn against us."

Li Miao pursed his lips. He thought about it and realized it made sense. The other beastmen hadn't thought of this at all. They thought the same thing as Li Miao, but they hadn't said it aloud until Ruan Xiyue brought it up.

Ruan Xiyue said in a low voice, "The only technologies we want to keep secret are porcelain making and iron smelting. The reason I don't want the entire Cheetah Lion tribe to move here is because there are not only bamboo forests there, but also iron mines!"

"Besides, the clothes I'm wearing today, aren't they made of good quality? This fabric is called silk. In the future, I want to master high-end technology. We can share the technology for linen, cotton, and even wool weaving. Wooden cart making will only be shared with the Treasure-Hunting Rat Tribe and the Spirit Fox Tribe."

"In that case, Qi Heng and Li Miao, you can give your respective tribes an explanation. The Spirit Fox Tribe is suitable for raising sheep beasts, right? Let them raise them. I can share the wool weaving technology with the Spirit Fox Tribe. Otherwise, the Treasure Rat Tribe might feel it's unfair that they have cotton planting and wooden cart industries."

Qi Heng nodded, but Li Miao remained silent.

"Moreover, technology sharing isn't just a free gift. We require them to provide us with ten tons of sheep hair and ten tons of cotton free of charge over the next five years. Once the tribe has mastered the technology, they won't need to provide us with raw materials for free after five years. They can sell us the finished products directly at a low price."

Ruan Xiyue looked at Li Miao: "We started as a processing factory, and they were the raw material suppliers at the bottom. But we still controlled the sales channels. Later, we still had certain sales channels, and they became processing factories. We bought at wholesale prices, packaged them, and sold them at high prices. We still made the most money."

Li Miao sighed and nodded: "I understand what you mean."

Qin Ye and Jiu Chen frowned slightly. They were puzzled as to why Li Miao could understand all the new words Ruan Xiyue used without needing to explain them to him.

However, they hadn't noticed that Ruan Xiyue showed any particular favoritism towards Li Miao, which felt a bit strange.

Ruan Xiyue continued, "Next year, I will also launch glass firing products, so this year I must do everything I can to get all the orcs to help me build the orc city!"

"I'm being nice to them so they'll speed things up. Make sure both inner city districts are built before this year's beast tide season arrives!"

"I would also like to build the sacrificial and prayer site in the outer city. I know that the paving stones for the sacrificial and prayer plaza must all be specially made stones, which will require a lot of effort from the high priests."

"Give all the high priests healing water and promise them that if they finish paving the sacrificial plaza before the beast tide season, they will be allowed to bring their females to the five-year bonfire gathering. Guarantee that they will have at least three litters of their own!"

Li Miao rested his chin on his hand: "Your capitalist face is so charming..."

Ruan Xiyue couldn't help but roll her eyes at Li Miao: "Just your old job!"