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

Chapter 166 She's Not Polite at All! (Bonus Chapter for Mo Shu's Gift)

Ruan Xiyue arrived at the council hall and sat in the first seat on the right.

The middle-aged leader from the Holy City got straight to the point: "The Beast King said that the Holy Female Xi Yue doesn't like beating around the bush. So I'll just state the outcome regarding the Great Bamboo Fox Clan!"

“Their entire tribe was enslaved. Apart from the females and males who had already married, all 2312 beastmen of the Great Bamboo Lemur tribe in Lut Beast City were taken into slavery.”

Both the Lion Clan Chief and Luo Qizhao couldn't help but gasp. Their entire clan had been enslaved!

They didn't dare to breathe loudly, just sat there quietly listening.

"Once the priests have finished marking all of them with slave marks, they will be auctioned off in Lute Beast City. Of course, the Holy Maiden of Xiyue has the right to bid first and the right to offer a reserve price discount."

Ruan Xiyue thought for a moment and said, "Forget it. If I'm going to buy slaves, I'll buy some that I have no grudge against. Otherwise, I'll have to live in fear every day."

"You don't need to worry too much about the safety of the Holy Maiden Xiyue. The Beast King has decided to send a team of brown-rank beastmen. Their families will also come with the team."

"They set off with us, but their group includes a delicate female and a pregnant woman, so they are moving very slowly. They should reach the Lion Tribe in about twenty days."

"Where will their salaries come from from now on? In other words... the cost of hiring them. Will the Beast King pay for it, or will I?"

The middle-aged male replied, "The Beast King said that these beastmen are here to protect the Holy Mother Xiyue, and from this day forward, they will be her exclusive guards. They will be loyal to the Holy Mother Xiyue for life. They must swear an oath to the Beast God!"

"Therefore, the expenses of these orcs will be covered by the Holy Mother Xiyue, and the Holy Mother Xiyue will feel more at ease using them."

Ruan Xiyue waved her hand: "Actually, I wouldn't mind if the Beast King were to be released."

After all, Ruan Xiyue only partially believed what she told the middle-aged men—that they would only be loyal to her in the future. She didn't believe them completely.

"The Great Bamboo Lemur tribe, surely the only punishment is turning the entire tribe into slaves?" Ruan Xiyue brought the topic back to the present.

"The bamboo forests held by the Great Bamboo Lemur Clan belong entirely to the Holy Female Ruan Xiyue."

And their accumulated wealth: 63,789 brown-tier beast cores, 190,000 red-tier beast cores, 100,000 gray-tier beast cores, 470,000 orange-tier beast cores, and other low-tier beast cores exchanged for 10,000 gold-tier beast cores. This also belongs to the Holy Mother Xi Yue.

As soon as the middle-aged male finished speaking, Ruan Xiyue clearly sensed that the gazes of the Lion Clan leader, Dong Songlin of the Spirit Fox Tribe, and Luo Qizhao, the Cheetah Tribe chief, towards her had changed.

The look in his eyes was not much different from when he was starving and saw a bowl of braised pork.

"If Holy Mother Xiyue were to gather all the beastmen of the Iron-Eating Beast Tribe, including those already sold into slavery, she could only leave Holy Mother Xiyue with one-tenth of their wealth..."

"No need! This is the first time we've all been orcs, everyone has their own destiny!" Ruan Xiyue refused without hesitation.

Good grief, you want to find some people to swallow nine-tenths of my assets? Are you alright?

All the beastmen present couldn't help but frown slightly; they all seemed to disagree with Ruan Xiyue's approach.

Only Qin Ye, Long Ze, and Li Miao, who was standing behind Dong Songlin, remained calm. They felt that Ruan Xiyue's actions were not wrong.

Ruan Xiyue slowly explained, "As far as I know, a slave costs between ten and three hundred beast cores. Orcs of the red rank and above are slightly more expensive, but they're not this outrageously expensive, are they?"

"Although there are issues like escorting them along the way, I think, given time, I can definitely create a small tribe of iron-eating beasts. Besides, they have already integrated into their new lives."

“I’m now spending a lot of money to bring them back. They’ll think I’m a female iron-eating beast and that this is my due.”

But I also feel that I spent such a huge amount of money to redeem them, but they can't create corresponding value for me.

They might not even be able to express their gratitude to me.

Why should I bother? I'm not some kind of animal core hog with too much energy to burn.

"As you can see, I have many beastmen, and I have many enemies. I need to support beastmen and also maintain a guard."

I am too poor. Poverty makes me unhappy. My unhappiness will affect the health of my offspring.

At worst, I'll just make a public statement.

Whoever finds me fifty iron-eating beastmen, I'll give birth to a litter of cubs for them.

I believe there are plenty of orcs willing to find me orcs from the Iron-Eating Beast tribe, aren't there?

In this way, I've preserved both my wealth and happiness. What do you think?

Ruan Xiyue's words left the middle-aged man speechless. He actually felt that... what the holy woman Ruan Xiyue said made a lot of sense!

Li Miao's eyes grew brighter as he looked at Ruan Xiyue. Under everyone's watchful eyes, he walked directly to Ruan Xiyue's side and sat on the outermost seat.

Qin Ye and Long Ze frowned slightly, looking at the unmoved Ruan Xiyue, before continuing to look at the middle-aged man in the red linen robe without any further reaction.

"Is this all the wealth the Great Bamboo Lemur Clan has? What about their bamboo salt business, their shops in Lute Beast City, and so on?" Ruan Xiyue couldn't help but ask.

"These will all be auctioned off by Lute Beast City. These are assets of Lute Beast City and cannot be settled with you."

"Okay, is that all about the Great Bamboo Fox Clan?" Ruan Xiyue asked.

The middle-aged man nodded.

“Alright, then I need the help the Beast King can provide. Here’s what I need: five hundred boxes of iron ore, fifty boxes of coke, fifty boxes of limestone, and fifty boxes of ferromanganese, ferrosilicon, silicon-manganese alloy, silicon-calcium alloy, and aluminum ores.”

The middle-aged man opened his mouth slightly, dumbfounded. Five hundred boxes?

Even the blacksmiths in the Holy City who specialize in forging iron wouldn't dare to ask for materials like that!

"Also, I need a coal mine. That's all for now!"

Ruan Xiyue felt that the gift list was not long enough and that it didn't make her look impressive.

But everyone else couldn't help but wipe the sweat from their brows. If the Beast King could really give that away, they would seriously start to question his true motives!

"Also, I need a group of females willing to serve me, whether from the slave market or through other means. I need five hundred poor males with decent qualities."

"That's all. Anyway, you're staying for a few more days, right? We can talk about other things later!"

The middle-aged man looked at Ruan Xiyue and felt the oppressive and troublesome aura of the Holy Female for the first time!

He knew his mission was to wait for the guards appointed by the Beast King for Ruan Xiyue to arrive and hand over the duties before he could leave with his team.

His temples started throbbing for no apparent reason.