Chapter 651: Chapter 43: Cannon Fodder Bootlicker in the Beast World Farming Novel

After finishing all of this, he quietly sat on the stool, staring at the bed across from him as if he were daydreaming.

The moment the door opened, he straightened up and sat upright, like a tightly drawn string.

His nostrils were filled with the scent of soap mixed with flowers, just like the fragrance of the whole room: fresh and rich.

Jiang Lai glanced at him.

"Are you planning to sit like this all night?"

Today Ayuan was wearing a remarkably clean set of new clothes, and his hair was neatly trimmed.

Before, he’d always had long hair, somewhat messy, making it hard to see his face clearly.

Jiang Lai thought it was his personality and didn’t ask.

Unexpectedly, today he actually cut his hair, revealing an unobstructed face under the light, with clear and defined features.

His brow ridge was very high, his eyebrows thick, and below them, his deep eyes made those pupils seem like a deep green pond.

The straight bridge of his nose had a pleasing line, and his lips, slightly pursed from tension, appeared exceptionally vivid.

For the first time, Jiang Lai looked at him so closely.

He was quite good-looking.

"When did you start liking me?"

This question caught Ayuan off guard; he thought carefully and replied earnestly.

"That day, when you came to rescue me."

Unexpectedly, the kid was so innocent; saving his life made him fall in love.

Oh well, why ask so many useless questions?

The two aren’t just chatting under covers tonight.

The subsequent matters were more challenging than Jiang Lai had imagined.

Initially, she thought, being a strong Wolf Clan, faced with an even stronger Ayuan, she wouldn’t lose too embarrassingly.

Then, watching Ayuan’s increasingly dark green eyes in the darkness, a strand of wild light hidden deep within gave Jiang Lai chills.

No, no, this wasn’t her intention.

She was looking for a mate for happiness, not for making someone else happy.

Ayuan had always listened; when Jiang Lai said stop, despite his reluctance, he immediately stopped.

In the dark, he tightly embraced Jiang Lai.

The sound of breathing gradually transitioned from rough to calm.

"I feel like I’m dreaming."

"Stop expressing thoughts, sleep."

She was almost dead tired.

Instead of feeling disappointed by Jiang Lai’s coldness, Ayuan felt warm inside; just the thought of being able to hold Jiang Lai while sleeping made him feel like every day was too happy.

Soon, the matter of the leader having a mate spread throughout the whole tribe.

Everyone’s reactions were similar.

But realizing it was Ayuan, gradually, they accepted it.

After all, if the leader truly wanted a mate, besides Ayuan, no one else could match her.

The next day, just as Jiang Lai got up, Ayuan was already awake, with breakfast placed by the bedside, easy to reach with an extended hand.

Eating fresh fruit, Jiang Lai sighed.

Ah, this is what life should be.

Indeed, giving Ayuan a title was right, allowing her to accepting his care openly and justifiedly.

No doubt, he performed tasks that truly touched Jiang Lai’s heart.

Whether fruit or noodles, it was Jiang Lai’s most loved food.

After eating, Ayuan tidied up the table while updating her on the tribe’s affairs.

"The Wolf Clan from the First Tribe want to exchange gold for coal and iron with us; I think it’s very worthwhile, so I agreed."

"Mm, gold is a good thing, as long as the other party’s requests aren’t excessive, you can agree in such situations."

Ayuan nodded, handed her a clean silk napkin to wipe her hands.

"Also, this morning Ah Hai reported that Hei Yao escaped while collecting iron ore.

Ah Hai asked if we should chase, and I said no need."

Jiang Lai looked at him, smiled.

"Aren’t you afraid he’ll come back for revenge?"

"Not afraid, he abandoned his clan brothers for a woman, there’s nothing to fear from such a person."

Indeed, Hei Yao’s hurried escape was definitely to find Mu Mianmian.

As for other Wolf Clan People, after adapting to the leisurely life within the tribe, they lost the desire to leave.

Now, each one is working hard, fearing Jiang Lai’s displeasure and being expelled.

As for Hei Yao, who cares about him now.

Autumn is approaching, the tribe’s salt reserves are dwindling.

The old leader discussed this matter with Jiang Lai several times.

"Now everyone can’t go without salt, I know you have a plan, so I wanted to ask what your plan is."

"Mm, let’s go to the seaside tomorrow to talk with the Eagle Clan."

Although the Sea Snake Clan is quite domineering, all coastal territories belong to them.

Of course, sharing the territory with them were the Eagle Clan.

The Eagle Clan was slightly stronger, the reason the two clans could coexist peacefully was the Snake Clan’s concessions, yielding half of the sea produce annually and promising never to harm Eagle Clan hatchlings.

After all, before peaceful times, eagles ate snakes, and snakes ate eggs, the two clans fought bitterly till the Eagle Clan won at a painful cost, with many Snake Clan members dying.

Eventually, both clans realized prolonged fighting would yield no results, so they signed a treaty to ceasefire.

Two clans shared the sea.

Other tribes wanting sea products must exchange with other goods.

This time Jiang Lai directly brought dozens of carts worth of goods to the seaside.

Every cart was filled with boxes.

On the way, they attracted many Beastman Tribes’ attention; everyone knew they were from the New Tribe, hence, dared not come too close despite curiosity.

Beside each cart, there were four strong males following.

The leading two carts had females surrounding them.

Jiang Lai walked at the forefront, riding a giant wolf.

The giant wolf had a pair of fierce, intimidating green eyes, anyone caught in those eyes couldn’t help but shudder.

Due to the grandeur, this time, the head of the third tribe from the Eagle Clan personally greeted Jiang Lai.

Now the New Tribe’s reputation spread across half the continent, who didn’t know they defeated the Tiger Clan, almost unifying the entire forest.

Upon meeting, Jiang Lai directly stated her demand.

"I need enough seawater, as much as possible, what are your conditions?"

Seawater isn’t exactly valuable.

Everyone thought this trade would be very smooth.

Unexpectedly, the Eagle Clan leader directly said.

"If you want seawater, you can have it, we want grain, ten barrels of seawater for one bushel of grain."

Barrels were stone jugs commonly used by the Eagle Clan for water, likely holding around ten liters.

A bushel was their storage vessel for grain, a bushel equals twenty catties.

In other words, he wanted to use a hundred liters of free seawater for exchange of twenty catties of grain.

Beside him, the old leader laughed upon hearing.

"There’s endless seawater, you ask for a bushel of grain, hahaha, why don’t you just come raid our tribe?"

The other party, however, remained composed, looking confident of victory.

"You can choose not to trade, did I force you?"