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

Chapter 81 Fox is the Best
Chang Tianchen was also curious about what she would do, so he jumped down from the pile of supplies and followed Ling Chengen like a little tail.

Ling Chengen took the unremarkable jade from the Cold Mountain beastman's hand, then returned to Bea, drew his bone blade from behind, and looked at Chongzhen squatting to the side: "Do you have a container, like a bamboo tube?"

Chongzhen glanced at the bone blade in her hand, hesitated for two seconds, and handed over the bamboo cup behind her: "This is all I have."

"I'll get you a new one when we get back," Ling Chengen said.

Chongzhen knew that the cup would be unusable in the future, but he didn't care much. He waved his hand and said, "If you can really get your hands on this space, what's a bamboo cup? I can make one myself when I get back."

Bamboo cups need to be replaced regularly because they are prone to mold.

"You want to take her blood?" Chongzhen put his hands behind his back, bent down and watched as she grabbed Bea's left hand and pulled it back, then ruthlessly cut her slender wrist.

Bright red blood rushed out and slowly flowed into the bamboo tube.

Ling Chengen didn't do much; he stopped when the blood only barely covered the bottom of the bamboo tube and called Qingchuan to stop Beiya's bleeding.

Although Bai Xi left in anger after being angered by Ling Chengen, she returned shortly afterward.

Because the more he thought about it, the more unconvinced he became, and he still wanted to see what Ling Chengen was going to do.

Even if they fail this time, if they can successfully learn the technique, they won't have to give away such a good thing to others in the future.

So after Ling Chengen finished drawing blood, he strolled back, crossed his arms, narrowed his eyes slightly, and quietly observed her movements.

……

When Ling Chengen interrogated Bei Ya yesterday, she actually had a preliminary guess about this space. Combined with some of Bei Ya's statements, she gradually confirmed that entering and exiting the space was mainly related to two factors.

One of them is Bea's blood.

Secondly, there is Bea's consciousness, that is, her mental power.

Bea's blood is the key to spatial recognition.

In other words, her blood information must be stored in the space. She only needs to find the place where the blood sample is stored and replace the blood sample... to complete the transfer of ownership of the space.

This is the first method.

It's challenging and requires earth-based abilities.

Therefore, we need Chongzhen's help.

The second method is to use mental strength to solve the problem.

According to Bea herself, she could access her space a maximum of ten times a day, which was her limit.

More than ten times, she would have a splitting headache, and even her mouth and nose would bleed.

Therefore, Su Kang only keeps some valuable items that he doesn't use often in his space and doesn't access them frequently.

This time, they wanted to vent their anger over the scorpion tide. Also, because they had given too many supplies to Shilin recently, they planned to use the little-known cheat device of space to secretly steal Shilin's supplies.

Ling Chengen knew that what she said was half true and half false.

The ten times figure might be fake, but the upper limit should definitely exist.

They figured the scorpion swarm's anger was just a side effect; stealing the supplies that Shi Lin was going to use for the trade market this month was something they had planned long before they even offered Shi Lin the prey.

If we hadn't cooperated with Hanshan and Chongzhen this time, relying solely on the supply team of only a dozen or so people from Shilin, we might have suffered significant losses.

However, these things are not important for the time being. She speculated that Bea's limited space usage limit was due to her relatively weak mental strength and therefore weak control over the space.

She intends to try both blood and mental energy.

Ling Chengen whispered a few words to Chong Zhen, whose expression gradually changed from curiosity to doubt. She squatted down next to her and pointed to the tip of her nose: "Are you sure? Can I really do it? If I can't help... you can't scold me."

Ling Chengen: "Am I such a heartless person?"

Chongzhen nodded very seriously and said decisively, "You are."

Ling Chengen was speechless for a moment, then finally asked with a stern look, "Just tell me, are you in or not?"

That's definitely something we'll do.

You can't lose anything by giving it a try.

Ling Chengen placed the jade in his hand: "Try it, use your earth-type ability to sense the structure of the space, and see if you can detect the direction of the abilities inside the space."

Chongzhen nodded slightly, sat down on the dried cattails, closed his eyes, and began to activate his supernatural abilities.

Ling Chengen took the bamboo tube, dipped a small stick into the blood in the bamboo cup, and reminded, "I'm about to begin."

As a drop of blood fell onto the jade, Chongzhen's eyelids suddenly trembled slightly.

Ling Chengen asked softly, "Is it effective?"

Chongzhen didn't answer immediately, but his supernatural power continued to output. After a few seconds, he finally managed to hum in response.

"The direction of the superpowers in this space is very mysterious. If we can figure it out, maybe we can make our own storage equipment in the future."

Chongzhen suddenly opened her eyes, her face filled with undisguised enthusiasm and excitement, her eyes shining as she looked at Ling Chengen in front of her.

He was so excited that his fingertips trembled slightly, his right hand resting on Ling Chengen's knee, and a dazzling smile on his face.

Ling Chengen glanced down at his hand, and seeing that he was happy, she didn't try to dampen his spirits.

How long does the effect of a drop of blood last?

“It’s very short.” Chongzhen came back to her senses and realized that she had been a little too excited. She quickly straightened her back and withdrew her fingers from her leg. “The blood will not be absorbed by the space, but it will cause fluctuations in the internal energy of the space.”

Ling Chengen also noticed that Chongzhen opened her eyes after the blood flowed down the surface of the jade.

“I need to try a few more times before I can figure out that special spot you mentioned,” Chongzhen said.

Seeing this, Ling Chengen felt relieved: "You try first, try to figure out the spatial structure as much as possible, and then slowly study the direction of the superpower cycle."

"Time is short, let's get our hands on the space first."

Chongzhen nodded and took the bamboo tube for holding the blood from Ling Chengen: "Then you should rest first."

Bai Xi stared with dead fish eyes at the two talking in hushed tones and couldn't help but let out a soft snort.

How could he not have thought of that?!

Beya was in their hands, but because Ling Chengen had said he wouldn't kill anyone, he simply left Beya aside...

They're so stupid they might as well die.

Chongzhen spent the entire night finally finding the core location for storing blood that Ling Chengen had mentioned.

The internal structure of this jade stone is round with a square base, and its area is roughly the size of a basketball court.

The interior was filled with a large amount of supplies, but he was not allowed to touch or inspect them.

This space is divided into three layers. The innermost layer has a dense network of earth-based energy pathways; if any one of these pathways is damaged, the entire space will be rendered unusable. The blood is stored at the bottom of the second layer, where all the energy converges in one place. The blood droplet that Bea was absorbed is suspended at the very center of this energy convergence point.

Without Ling Chengen lifting a finger, he had already attempted to remove Bea's blood from that location.

He expended a lot of his supernatural abilities, but his interest in it was so strong that he didn't feel tired at all.

As dawn broke, he finally opened his eyes.

Inside the cave, many orcs were slumped together, most of them not sleeping very comfortably, but that was the condition... there was no other way.

It's still raining outside, and the rain is quite heavy right now. I don't know when it will stop.

Ling Chengen lay on the pile of supplies, covered with an animal skin blanket, resting with his eyes closed.

As he stood up, she suddenly opened her eyes and sat up from the pile of supplies.

"Are you done?" Her voice was a little hoarse, sounding like she had a cold.

Chongzhen stood in the darkness, smiled faintly at her, and stretched out his left hand: "The space is no longer hers."

"Didn't you secretly claim the space as your own?" Ling Chengen rested his cheek on one hand, his slightly hoarse voice carrying a hint of mockery.

"Isn't what's yours mine?" Chongzhen tossed the jade to her. "Hurry up and try it out. See what's inside. That's all of Su Kang's wealth."

Ling Chengen raised his hand and grabbed the jade stone in mid-air, smiling as he said, "Maybe there's more."

"Since Su Kang dared to bring Beya to steal supplies, and was accompanied by several earth-type mutant beastmen, it means that at least those people knew about the abnormality of Beya."

"Perhaps she still has some of the supplies that Snow Wolf participated in at the trade market?"

Chongzhen: "You really dare to dream, but if that's really the case... then we've struck it rich this time?"

Su Kangna Laodeng has lost both his wife and his army this time.

Ling Chengen dripped blood onto the jade stone and quickly grasped the area, which was not small.

Half the space of a basketball court is enough to store a lot of things.

For a long time to come, she no longer had to worry about bringing burdens when she went out, and she could only bring good things home little by little.

Chongzhen stretched out a big yawn, his eyes were dark and puffy: "I need to rest for a while, I'm too sleepy... Call me if you need anything, I won't eat breakfast."

Seeing that he was about to turn around and lie down on the haystack in the corner to sleep, Ling Chengen threw the animal skin blanket he was wearing into his arms: "You should rest first, we can talk about the rest when you wake up."

Chongzhen pulled the animal skin blanket over his head, lay on his side, and quickly fell into a deep sleep.

Ling Chengen, however, was wide awake. She sat cross-legged on the spot and began to take stock of the supplies. When Chang Tianchen returned from outside in the rain, she excitedly walked outside and said, "You stay here and guard the place. I'm going out to hunt."

"Where are you going to hunt in this weather?" Chang Tianchen quickly guessed the reason from her rosy complexion. "Did Chongzhen break through that space?"

“Yes.” Ling Chengen hung the jade around his neck and said with a smile, “It’s mine now.”

"People are in high spirits when they have good news, but it's raining heavily now. You'll get soaked if you go out for a while. Let's wait."

"In this kind of weather, even prey won't wander around outside."

Chang Tianchen pointed outside the cave: "When I came back, I casually caught a few big fish from the flooded valley. If you want to find something to do, you can cook those fish."

"Remember to leave one for me."

Ling Chengen thought about it for a moment and decided to listen to him.

She'd like to cook fish, too; she's been craving it lately.

I really miss the days when all the seasonings were readily available, even if life was a bit tough.

But every time he returned to the human base after a mission, he was always able to enjoy a delicious meal.

Now... we have nothing.

Ling Chengen did not cook in the cave where everyone was resting. Instead, he set up a large pot in a cave not far away and moved the leftover firewood from last night to the next cave. Just as he was about to start a fire, Bai Xi ran in quickly through the rain.

"You want to cook? I'll help you."

Bai Xi snapped his fingers, and the firewood placed under the iron pot caught fire.

He gathered some dry grass and placed it aside, then sat down to dry off the moisture from his body. Looking up at Ling Chengen, who was cleaning a large fish on a wooden board, he asked, "What are you planning to do?"

"Grilled fish and fish soup."

She worked quickly, calling on a water-type mutant beastman who was on patrol to help wash the fish clean.

The fish that Chang Tianchen caught were very large, somewhat resembling swordfish. Each one was over 2.5 meters long, with round bodies, thick layers of fat, and high protein content.

However, Ximatian Valley is far from the sea, so these fish are all freshwater fish, and they just look similar to swordfish.

She plans to use the fish head and bones to make soup, while the fish meat can be sliced ​​and eaten raw with some dipping sauce.

The rest can be used for both frying and grilling.

Ling Chengen rinsed the bone blade clean, swiftly chopped off the fish head, cut it into chunks, and used the lard rendered the night before to fry the fish head in a hot pan. Then he added a pot of water and turned to fillet the fish meat.

Do you know what kind of fish this is?

Ling Chengen sliced ​​off a piece and popped it into his mouth to taste it.

It tastes pretty good, with no fishy smell at all.

This was the first time she had ever tasted such firm fish meat, with a subtle, almost imperceptible sweetness.

Bai Xi looked at the fish piled on the cutting board, blinked, and said slowly, "Those are white-spotted fish that live in underground rivers. They are very fast in the water and have strong attack power. If you are not proficient in swimming or have water-based abilities, it is difficult to catch this kind of fish."

“When I was a kid, my two brothers and I went to the underground river to catch these things. Bai Xu and I weren’t very good at dealing with these fish, but A Yu caught them every time.”

"When I was seven or eight years old, I was a little slow to react and one of these fish pierced my thigh." Bai Xi sighed softly as she recalled her childhood. "Although I am a Qinghe Beastman, I am a little afraid of water because I awakened a fire-type ability."

"These fish were brought back by Chang Tianchen, right?" Bai Xi was a little envious. He also really liked eating this kind of fish, especially raw, as the fish meat was very delicious. "Chang Tianchen must have special fish-attracting skills. Before I came of age, I would sometimes go to the underground river to practice hunting and occasionally run into him."

"It's so easy for him to catch fish. He just needs to stay on the shore, stick his tail in the water, and the fish will stupidly bite his tail. Then he'll slap them so hard they're stunned and fall right onto the shore."

Bai Xi was genuinely envious of this guy. He was clearly a snake that wasn't good at swimming, but he had the same fire-type ability as Bai Xi.

But comparing yourself to others is just infuriating.

"Want some?" Ling Chengen sliced ​​a plate of fish and handed it directly to Bai Xi. "Chang Tianchen only allowed one to stay, so I think he shouldn't mind if you share the fruits of his labor."

Bai Xi immediately reached out and took it without any hesitation, replying with a smile, "Thank you."

"By the way, does your Stone Forest want any domesticated horned cattle? I just ran into the Thunder Ox Tribe when I came here. They brought more than a dozen domesticated horned cattle to the trade market, including bulls, cows, and calves... They said they wanted to sell a few and buy some salt to stock up."

Ling Chengen suddenly looked up and asked, "Where?"

(End of this chapter)