Favorite of the Beast-world: I Got Rich Through Farming-Chapter 222 - 163: Head Over Heels for You and the Drenched Wolf
"Now that the Old City Lord of Beast Gathering City is dead, we lack a New City Lord to lead us forward. Would you be willing to take charge of this devastated city?" A respected Old Beastman stepped forward, his gaze sorrowful as he looked at An Jin.
Song Yi’s expression was also touched. His thin lips were pressed into a firm line, and his deep, handsome eyes held a glimmer of hope as he looked at An Jin.
From the moment he first saw An Jin, he knew she was extraordinary.
At first, he thought he was just captivated by her beauty. For a long time after she left, he couldn’t help but replay that stunning first meeting in the hazy mist every day.
Song Yi didn’t despise himself for it. It was perfectly normal—the kind of desire and thoughts any ordinary male would have for a beautiful and exceptional female.
But now, this hidden passion in his heart was layered with a higher level of reverence.
It was no longer the simple infatuation of a male for a beautiful female, but a deeper, more captivating admiration.
She was brilliant.
Her brilliant mind was always brimming with fascinating, forward-thinking ideas. Words that she spoke so effortlessly sounded world-shattering to them, yet they couldn’t find a single flaw in her logic.
There were many powerful Beastmen, but most were reckless and impulsive. Compared to Beastmen like them—all brawn and little brain—she was undoubtedly an excellent and suitable leader for a Beast Gathering City in desperate need of rebuilding.
"...You want me to take over Beast Gathering City?"
An Jin was stunned for a moment. Her fingertips tightened at her side. Meeting the insistent gazes of the Beastmen below, she pressed her lips together. "I understand the difficulty you’re in, and that you urgently need a leader who can guide you back to glory. But I need some time to consider this."
She was indeed ambitious. Who wouldn’t be happy to take over a city of ten thousand people out of thin air?
But An Jin also knew her own limits.
Taking control of a devastated city with ten thousand inhabitants was easier said than done.
’Managing a massive population of Beastmen, balancing the various factions, rebuilding the city on a large scale, securing food supplies... they were all daunting problems.’
An Jin wasn’t sure if she, with her limited experience, had the ability to handle such a heavy responsibility.
’With greater power came a heavier burden and responsibility.’
"Rest assured, we will not force you. You have ample time to think about this before you leave," the Old Beastman said in a sorrowful, deep voice, raising his cloudy eyes.
The Beastmen all understood that the Beast Gathering City of today was not as glorious as it once was, and for this Female Clan Leader, it would be a heavy burden.
The fact that she was willing to travel such a great distance to help them was already an act of utmost kindness.
"Let me think more about the City Lord position, but rest assured, since we’re here, we will absolutely do our best to help you rebuild the city," An Jin promised them.
The Beastmen were all so moved their eyes filled with tears, and they were too choked up to know what to say.
The vast square fell silent, as if completely deserted.
Finally, someone stood up to speak, and soon, resolute and determined voices rang out in unison across the square.
"Honored female, even if you don’t become our City Lord, should you ever need the help of the Beastmen from Beast Gathering City, we swear we will risk our lives to aid you!"
The Beastmen all made the same promise to An Jin.
She chuckled and nodded. "I trust that our two cities will establish a very friendly relationship in the days to come."
Next, the construction of beds began in full swing. The wooden beds used mortise and tenon joints, a design that embodied the wisdom of Ancient China.
To account for the Beastmen’s powerful builds, the wooden planks were made thicker and were smoothly curved.
Beast Gathering City boasted excellent natural conditions. It was surrounded on three sides by overlapping mountain ranges and endless forests, with giant boulders piled up everywhere.
The city had an abundance of stockpiled resources. There was no shortage of raw materials like wood and stone, which provided a solid foundation for the reconstruction efforts to come.
With a food source secured, the Beastmen worked with renewed vigor. In just a few days, they had built over a thousand wooden and stone beds, successfully mastering the craft.
[Ding—Mission complete. Reward: +35 Gold Coins. Account Balance: +880 Gold Coins!]
After being burned by the system’s predatory, compound-interest loans one too many times, An Jin had developed the good habit of maintaining her own private stash.
She avoided buying anything from the system’s shop unless absolutely necessary, refusing to be fleeced at every opportunity. By saving up day by day, she was, much to her delight, about to have a four-digit balance!
The system’s cheerful voice continued to ring out in An Jin’s mind.
[Personal Prestige +5. Cumulative +200!]
[Reward for reaching 200 Personal Prestige—
① Unlock Special Storyline: A Meeting with a Superior
② Reward: One System Lottery Draw, with a guaranteed SSR reward!]
’A Meeting with a Superior?’
"What does that mean?"
An Jin propped her arms on the table, blinked at the empty air in front of her, and asked the system in her mind, "Which superior am I going to meet?"
"You’ll find out when the time comes. Special plot points are top secret!" Mirror Mirror said mysteriously.
An Jin adopted a Zen attitude and couldn’t be bothered to overthink it. "Then start the draw. It’s been a while. Let’s see how my luck is today."
A dazzling golden light exploded before her eyes.
As expected, a guaranteed SSR.
[Ding—Congratulations on obtaining the special buff: [Head Over Heels For You (Single-use, duration: 24 hours)]]
[Head Over Heels For You: After activating the buff, anyone who makes eye contact with the user for more than three seconds will be affected. They will develop intense feelings of love for the user, becoming head over heels and unable to extricate themselves! They will become as obedient and docile as a little lamb!]
’This buff sounds pretty interesting.’
’But for me, it’s completely useless. I want buffs for strength, speed, or physical fortitude. Why does the system always spit out this random junk for me??’
’Oh well. At least it’s an SSR. A relatively rare mind-control buff. Maybe it’ll come in handy later.’
...
After half a month of extensive reconstruction, life in Beast Gathering City for the Beastmen gradually returned to normal.
But the horde of tens of thousands of Demon Beasts outside the city showed no signs of receding. Meanwhile, the city’s food supply was shrinking by the day. If they couldn’t deal with the Demon Beasts soon, the day would inevitably come when they ran out of everything.
The great rainy season descended upon the continent like the coming of the apocalypse. In the dark, abyssal sky, heavy black clouds churned and warped. Layers of black and purple clouds stacked upon one another, unleashing terrifying, massive bolts of lightning that snaked across the sky like giant dragons.
It felt as if the very sky was pressing down, threatening to crush the city.
BOOM—!
A bolt of lightning tore across the sky, shattering a large swathe of the mountain forest into charred ruins. A Long-eared Beast, unable to escape its hiding spot under a tree, was instantly turned to ash and washed away by the torrential rain.
An Jin happened to see this through a rain-streaked window, and her heart leaped into her throat.
"Stay away from the window. You’ll catch a cold." A man’s low, mellow, slightly hoarse voice sounded by her ear. An arm tightened around An Jin’s waist, and the smell of damp air hit her nose.
The next second, she was carried to the bed. Ling Hong carefully tucked her in, pulling the blanket up and tucking the corners in snugly.
Having just run back through the downpour, Ling Hong was soaked to the bone, looking like a drowned wolf.
He had no inhibitions in front of his mate, so he simply stripped off his wet clothes. His tall, sculpted upper body was now bare, revealing the wide expanse of his firm, honey-toned waist to An Jin’s eyes.
